At noon, in the small canteen of the No. 1 Steel Rolling Mill, several people sat around a table, toasting and drinking merrily.
Although resources are scarce at the moment, the No. 1 Steel Rolling Mill can easily save money and not be short of food and drink for these few people.
In addition, Director Gao deliberately tried to win him over, so the lunch banquet was very lavish.
After drinking two glasses of wine, Professor Wu didn't want to drink anymore, since he still had work to do in the afternoon.
"Director Gao, I won't drink with you. I have work to do this afternoon. Please forgive me."
"It's alright, Professor Wu. We understand you have work to do. But your student is the hero of today. He saved the country over 200,000 foreign exchange. We must toast him."
Director Gao's positioning is very clear: he definitely can't win over Professor Wu and his group, but these two students are truly talented, not the kind of privileged kids who come down from the compound to get a gilded reputation. They are absolutely worth winning over.
Professor Wu shook his head and smiled bitterly, then fell silent. He understood Director Gao's intentions; he simply wanted to win over Sun Zhengguo.
But he probably doesn't know yet? Sun Zhengguo has already been reserved by the Ministry of Metallurgy. Do you dare to compete with higher authorities for his services?
As for trying to get Son Jung-kuo drunk? You'll be disappointed.
Professor Wu knew Sun Zhengguo's drinking capacity all too well. This kind of thing had happened many times before when he was modifying machinery in other factories, and it always ended tragically, almost making him vomit blood.
Seeing that Professor Wu acquiesced, Director Gao remained calm and gave a wink to the people next to him. These people were also shrewd and immediately understood Director Gao's intention. They took turns going forward to offer him a toast.
As for Director Gao himself, he remained calm and waited for Sun Zhengguo to get drunk before trying to win him over.
Half an hour later, when Deputy Factory Director Chen was helped off the table, the only people who could move besides Professor Wu and the other two were Factory Director Gao.
Then look at Sun Zhengguo, who is not red-faced or out of breath, and continues to eat his food calmly.
Factory Director Gao realized he had miscalculated today, not expecting Sun Zhengguo to be such a heavy drinker, so he had to find another way.
"Professor Wu, we have prepared a small token of our appreciation for your help in repairing our machines today. We hope you will not find it offensive."
After saying that, Director Gao took out an envelope that he had prepared in advance from his pocket and handed it to Professor Wu and the other two.
Professor Wu and his two colleagues were prepared for this. They were there to conduct research, not to repair machines, and they accepted the payment without any qualms.
Seeing that Professor Wu and the other two had accepted the red envelopes, Director Gao felt that the matter was half successful and continued.
"I've already reported this matter to my superiors, and the Ministry of Metallurgy will definitely offer some reward. However, I have a favor to ask, but I don't know if I should say it?"
"I understand what Director Gao means. Does he want our help to repair the remaining machines?"
"Professor Wu, since you've guessed it, I won't keep it from you anymore. Please help us out. Don't worry, we will give you every penny of the due reward, and we will report all the credit you deserve."
Hearing what Director Gao said, Professor Wu was a little troubled. They came to conduct research and prepare to modify the machinery, not to be repairmen.
"Professor Wu, don't be so quick to refuse. This is also the order from higher authorities. Think about it, if you fix one machine, you can save so much foreign exchange, which is also a way to reduce the burden on the country."
Factory Director Gao pulled out his trump card, invoking national righteousness, which instantly softened Professor Wu's heart.
"Alright, alright. Since the higher-ups have already given their approval, the three of us can divide the work. I'll continue with the research, while Lianshan and Zhengguo, you two can assist with the machine repairs and draw up the plans. That way, we can do both without any delay."
Upon seeing Professor Wu agree, Factory Director Gao was overjoyed.
"Thank you, Professor Wu! Thank you, Professor Wu!"
In the afternoon, Professor Wu went to the cold rolling mill workshop alone to conduct research, while Sun Zhengguo and his colleague stayed in the warehouse to repair and draw up plans for the broken machines.
Of course, the actual work was done by the factory's maintenance workers. Sun Zhengguo was in charge of directing, Chen Lianshan was in charge of drawing, and Section Chief Lu from the technical department was also there to accompany them, ready to be dispatched at any time.
Before leaving get off work, thanks to everyone's efforts, another machine was successfully repaired.
This made Section Chief Lu so happy he didn't know what to say. He immediately ran to the factory director's office to report the news.
"Gao Chang Factory, good news! Another machine has been repaired."
"What?"
Factory Director Gao, who was packing up to leave work, was also startled and stood up, his face full of disbelief.
"Is it still that same Son Jung-guk?"
"Yes! Director Gao, I've figured it out too. This kid is really capable. How about we...?"
Section Chief Lu wanted to keep Sun Zhengguo, but Director Gao wanted the same thing.
He tapped his fingers lightly on the table, seemingly lost in thought.
Finally, Director Gao had made up his mind and stood up to walk out the door.
"Let's go! I'll go and see for myself."
When the two arrived at the warehouse and saw the machines still running, Director Gao's determination became even stronger. No matter the cost, he was determined to keep Sun Zhengguo.
Seeing that the machine was running smoothly, Sun Zhengguo signaled to stop it and told the workers to go home and come back tomorrow.
Factory Director Gao came over when he saw that Sun Zhengguo had some free time.
"Technician Sun, I never expected that you could repair two machines in one day, even though the engineers from the Ministry of Metallurgy couldn't do it. You are truly admirable."
"Director Gao, you flatter me. It's all thanks to Old Wu's excellent teaching. Otherwise, what could I do with not even a college degree?"
Seeing Sun Zhengguo's humility, Director Gao found him more and more agreeable and decided to drop the pretense and lay his cards on the table.
"Technician Sun, I heard you're graduating this semester. How about we assign you to our factory? Don't worry, I'll handle everything."
Sun Zhengguo smiled and then shook his head.
"Technician Sun, don't be so quick to refuse. Listen to my terms first. I'm planning to have you take over the technical department, but you'll have to start as deputy head first. After two years, I'll promote you to head."
Section Chief Lu, who was standing nearby, paid no attention to what Factory Director Gao said.
Because he is Director Gao's protégé, if Sun Zhengguo takes his place, he will definitely be promoted as well.
Chen Lianshan, on the other side, felt a mix of emotions upon hearing this. He hadn't expected his junior brother to be so sought after. To win him over, Director Gao had even offered him the position of section chief.
Sun Zhengguo himself remained completely unmoved by Director Gao's blatant temptation.
Since he had already promised Professor Wu, he could not possibly do such a despicable thing again. The position of a section chief could not shake his morale in the slightest.
"Director Gao, I am very grateful for your kindness, but unfortunately, I will be assigned to the Ministry of Metallurgy as soon as school starts. Moreover, this matter was arranged by Vice Minister Bai himself, and there is nothing I can do about it."
Factory Director Gao returned to his office disappointed. He didn't have the guts to try and take the man from Deputy Minister Bai.
But then I thought, since Sun Zhengguo has joined the Ministry of Metallurgy, he will be part of the same system from now on.
If there are any problems that can't be solved, you can still ask him for help.
"Hehe! It's not a loss this way!"
Thinking about these things, Director Gao's mood instantly improved.
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