Back in his office, Sun Zhengguo immediately made a phone call and contacted Minister Li.
"Minister Li, this is Sun Zhengguo. I have good news to report to you."
Minister Li, on the other end of the phone, could not contain his excitement upon hearing this.
He already knew what the news was, but he still asked in a cooperative manner.
"It's Comrade Zhengguo! What good news do you have?"
"Minister Li, the large machine tool has been assembled and is expected to be completed today. We are still awaiting your latest instructions."
"Great! Great!" Minister Li stood up excitedly from his chair. "I'll personally lead the team to the event tomorrow to cheer you on. How about it? Are you confident?"
"Please rest assured, sir, we guarantee you will have a worthwhile trip."
After reporting the matter, Sun Zhengguo hung up the phone, then called Zhou Weimin over and handed him a form.
"Weimin, here are some data about the new machine tool. Write a report on it first, and give it to Minister Li when he comes to inspect it tomorrow."
Zhou Weimin took the form with a puzzled look on his face, unable to understand it at all, and asked a question.
"Director, this new machine tool hasn't been started yet. Where did this data come from? Is its accuracy guaranteed?"
“Hehe!” Sun Zhengguo pointed to his head and said with a smile, “When the design drawings were made, this data was already stored here. Even without the machine, I can access this data at will.”
Faced with Sun Zhengguo's pretentious behavior, Zhou Weimin not only felt no discomfort, but also felt a great sense of admiration.
"Director, you're amazing. I'll go back and draft the report right away." After saying that, Zhou Weimin left the office.
After he left, Sun Zhengguo stretched comfortably.
"Oh! I can rest for a while longer."
Next, Sun Zhengguo took out a set of blueprints he had already drawn from his spatial storage. These were blueprints for a gear hobbing machine.
What exactly is a gear hobbing machine? You can tell just by the name.
This large machine tool is specifically designed for the production of gears, because most machines rely on gears and bearings, making this machine tool extremely important.
After looking at the blueprints for a while, Sun Zhengguo put them back into his spatial storage, planning to start the project again after his sister got married.
Time flew by and it was noon. The workers were starving after a morning of hard work, and what's more, there was braised pork on the menu today. Who could resist?
So when it's mealtime, long queues form in the institute's canteen. Luckily, there aren't many people in the institute, otherwise, who knows when we would have to wait.
Sun Zhengguo, who arrived last, didn't even need to queue; he got his food easily, found a random spot, and began to feast.
A short while later, Sun Zheng'an quietly sat down next to him again. Without asking, he must have gone next door to deliver food again.
In the afternoon, the workers who got to eat meat performed admirably, completing their task an hour before the end of their shift.
Sun Zhengguo was still not at ease, so he went to the site to check again. After confirming that there were no problems, he simply gave the workers an early shift so that they could go home and rest earlier.
The workers cheered again, and then happily took the meat they hadn't finished eating at noon and went home.
The next morning, not long after starting work, Minister Li and his entourage arrived as scheduled.
When the group of leaders saw the new machine tool, they all looked incredulous.
Even before the new machine tool was assembled, it was already ridiculously large.
Now that it's assembled, it's worlds apart from those imported large machine tools.
"Comrade Zhengguo, is this machine tool ready for use now?" Minister Li asked impatiently after taking a look.
“Absolutely, we can test it now,” Sun Zhengguo replied confidently.
"Alright, you make the arrangements. We old guys will be here today to see what's so special about this machine tool."
Upon hearing Minister Li's words, Sun Zhengguo immediately began arranging manpower and started the live performance.
There were no problems with starting up and running the machine. The workers worked together and used a crane to lift a huge steel billet onto the workbench.
"Zhengguo, this steel billet is so big, it must weigh several tons! What kind of part is it going to be used to make?"
This question intrigued not only Minister Li, but also a group of other leaders present.
"Distinguished leaders, this part is a major component of this machine tool. In the past, we relied entirely on imported machines to produce this part. This time, we'll try out our domestically produced machine tool."
After listening to Sun Zhengguo's explanation, the leaders nodded and then continued to watch the workers operate the equipment.
As time passed, thanks to the skilled craftsmen, the steel billet gradually took shape.
A keen eye will immediately notice that the steel billet looks exactly like a part on this machine tool.
After waiting for another hour, the part was finally completed, and the workers immediately stopped operating and began taking measurements.
After careful measurement and checking the time on their watches, the group finally showed very satisfied smiles.
"Parts perfect, power off."
With a command from Master Geng on the control panel, the buzzing machine slowly came to a stop.
Only after the machine had completely stopped did Master Geng happily walk up to Minister Li and his entourage.
"Reporting to the leaders, part number 2 of the large milling machine has been completed. The part is now perfectly finished, and the time taken was 1 hour and 47 minutes."
"Thank you for your hard work! Master, could you tell us what's different about this machine tool?"
When faced with Minister Li's questioning, Master Geng showed no fear whatsoever.
"Reporting to the leader, I am a level 8 lathe operator. I can say that I have spent my whole life working with machine tools. How should I describe it?"
Master Geng pondered for a moment, then continued to blow—no, to continue talking.
"This new machine tool is almost flawless. It's not only fast but also accurate, and the entire machining process is incredibly smooth. As for the success rate? There's no need to worry about it at all. All you need is your hands."
"Hahaha……!"
Master Geng's exaggerated description amused everyone present.
However, even so, Minister Li's understanding of machine tools was still insufficient, so he continued to ask questions.
"So you finished it in less than two hours. How does that compare to before?"
"How can that be compared? In the past, to produce such parts, someone like me wouldn't even be able to do it in less than two days, and there was no guarantee of success."
Alright! Now all the leaders fully understood that Sun Zhengguo was still the same Sun Zhengguo—silent until he made a stunning move.
"Comrade Zhengguo! You developed this machine tool, don't you have anything to add?" Minister Li turned to Sun Zhengguo again to ask in order to get detailed data.
"Minister Li, Mr. Geng has already described some of his functions, so I won't repeat them. I only want to say one thing."
"From today onwards, we can produce large parts that others can produce, and we can also produce large parts that others cannot produce. That is the only purpose of this machine tool."
"Hiss~!"
Sun Zhengguo's domineering declaration made the leaders present gasp in shock, their mouths agape in astonishment.
However shocking it may seem, facts speak louder than words: Sun Zhengguo's machine tool has already been produced and tested.
Anyone who disagrees? Then let's fight!
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