After listening to Director Ma's remarks, Staff Officer Lu couldn't help but laugh. Director Sun is quite young now, isn't he?
However, he could only think about it in his heart and dared not say it in front of his superiors.
"Oh! By the way, sir, when Director Sun saw those blueprints this time, he seemed to immediately recognize that they were related to Professor Wu."
"This is all normal. After all, Director Sun has been with Old Wu for several years. It would be strange if he didn't notice. Just pretend you don't know anything."
After listening to Director Ma's words, Staff Officer Lu nodded and continued.
"Sir, there's one more thing I feel I need to report to you. Before he left, Director Sun told me that there were a few errors in the drawings he sent, and he explained it very clearly. What do you think...?"
"Oh~!"
Director Ma's smile froze instantly.
If an ordinary person said that, he would definitely scoff at it.
These drawings represent the culmination of countless days and nights of hard work by many experts; how can we allow others to criticize them?
But Sun Zhengguo is clearly not an ordinary person; his words carry immense weight, even surpassing those of many industry experts.
"Let's go find Professor Wu and the others."
The matter was of great importance, and Director Ma dared not delay. He immediately got up, took Staff Officer Lu with him, and headed towards the laboratory…
Meanwhile, inside the military research institute's laboratory, a group of well-known experts in the field were discussing two engines.
One of them is a gasoline engine and the other is a diesel engine; both were developed by the Mechanical Research Institute.
"Old Wu! Your student is truly a prodigy. I'm certain that these two engines were not made by Chen Wanchun. After all, don't we know Old Chen's skill level?"
The man referred to as Lao Wu immediately retorted.
"Isn't that obvious? This is a joint research result. Old Chen didn't try to claim credit for it. It's clearly stated on the research and development list that Sun Zhengguo came first and Chen Wanchun came second."
After saying this, Old Wu glared at the other person with dissatisfaction.
If Sun Zhengguo were standing here right now, he would definitely recognize the person speaking at a glance as his mentor, Professor Wu.
The two had not seen each other for more than ten years. Although Professor Wu's hair was now gray, he was in good spirits.
After participating in the completion of the two bombs program, he also participated in the satellite launch program.
After completing his mission, he was transferred back to Beijing, but the situation was complicated at the time. Given Professor Wu's background, something was bound to happen.
Therefore, in order to protect him, the higher authorities secretly had him join the military research institute, where he has remained ever since.
"Hey~! Old Wu, don't glare at me. I know you have a good relationship with both of them. I won't say anything next time."
"Hahaha!"
Upon hearing Engineer Wan admit defeat, the others burst into laughter.
Just then, Director Ma and Staff Officer Lu walked in.
Seeing everyone so happy, Director Ma casually asked, "What are you all talking about? Why are you having so much fun?"
"Nothing much? Is there something you need, Chief Ma?"
When asked, Director Ma organized his thoughts and tried to phrase his words tactfully to avoid hurting anyone's feelings.
"Well... it's nothing serious. It's just that someone looked at your drawings and offered a small suggestion."
"Oh~!?"
No one present was stupid; on the contrary, they were all highly intelligent and could understand what was going on.
Since ancient times, there has been no first place in literature, but there is no second place in martial arts. Since someone is challenging us, we should show some real skills.
The engineer who just backed down only respects those who are capable, so he's the first to disagree.
"Director Ma, all talk and no action is useless. We're not people who can't listen to advice, so please just tell us! What's wrong with our drawings?"
Engineer Wan's words immediately cornered Director Ma.
He could only grit his teeth and signal to Staff Officer Lu that it was his turn to go.
"Listen to me, everyone."
Staff Officer Lu quickly stepped forward and relayed what Sun Zhengguo had told him live.
Although his narration style may be a bit lacking, the audience was full of experts who understood some of the issues immediately.
After he finished broadcasting, all the experts on site were speechless.
After a long while, Professor Wu finally completed the mental recap, and only then did he realize that Staff Officer Lu was absolutely right.
It turns out that copying homework can sometimes lead to mistakes; not everything is set in stone.
The two engines on the ground are, after all, car engines; some aspects can only be learned from, not copied.
"Let's go together and revise the drawings and recalculate the parameters."
Professor Wu waved his hand and led the way to the workbench.
"Let's go, let's go." The others followed.
Only Director Ma and Staff Officer Lu remained, standing there unattended.
...
The next morning, as soon as Director Ma arrived at his office, he saw Staff Officer Lu wandering around aimlessly.
"No, Staff Officer Lu, what are you doing here so early in the morning?"
Upon hearing the sound, Staff Officer Lu turned around and immediately looked as if he had seen a savior, forgetting all the rules.
"Oh! Commander, you've finally arrived! Come and take a look! Those experts have been working since yesterday, their bodies can't keep up like this."
"What?" Director Ma panicked completely. "Why are they doing this?"
"Oh dear! It's all because of what happened yesterday. They don't understand it and say they can't eat or sleep properly."
"Let's go take a look."
Before Director Ma could finish speaking, he turned and ran towards the laboratory.
Upon seeing this, Staff Officer Lu followed without saying a word.
The two jogged along, and as soon as they reached the laboratory entrance, they heard cheers from inside, followed by applause.
"Is there a dance party going on inside?"
Director Ma didn't have time to think and quickly pushed open the door and went inside.
To his surprise, when he came in, he saw a group of old men gesturing wildly, completely lacking any semblance of decorum.
"Comrades, please stop for a moment."
When the experts saw the director arrive, they all gave him face and stopped immediately.
Engineer Wan quickly came over to share the good news.
"Director Ma, I have good news for you. Last night, we made modifications according to Staff Officer Wu's ideas, and it was a great success! The thrust can be increased by at least 5%."
"Really? That's great! Thank you for your hard work, comrades."
Director Ma had originally come to "question and punish," but upon hearing this news, he had forgotten his original purpose.
It's important to understand that increasing the thrust of an aircraft engine by even 1% is extremely difficult, let alone 5% or more.
Professor Wu then walked over and politely asked, "Director Ma, can you tell us now which expert guided us this time?"
"Hahaha!" Director Ma was already laughing uncontrollably. "Professor Wu, you know this expert, and even everyone here knows him."
"Could it be Chief Engineer Li?" Professor Wu then shook his head.
"No, no, Chief Engineer Li has other missions to attend to, and he's not in Beijing either."
"Could it be Chief Engineer Qi from Jiangnan Shipyard?"
"It must be Professor Jiang from Harbin Institute of Technology."
...
Director Ma kept shaking his head as he listened to the names suggested by the experts.
Engineer Wan finally couldn't hold back any longer, "Oh! Director Ma, you don't need to keep us in suspense, just tell me the name!"
"Hahaha!" Director Ma laughed loudly and solemnly announced.
“Then I’ll tell you, this person is in Beijing, he is the director of the Mechanical Research Institute—Sun Zhengguo.”
"What? It was him? I should have known..."
"Look at us, these self-righteous old folks, it seems we're really blind to what's right under our noses..."
"Yes! Sun Zhengguo is very capable, but why didn't everyone think of him first?"
"Why else? Because he's young! But to be fair, Sun Zhengguo is really amazing. Look at his abilities, I'm embarrassed to call myself an expert."
Professor Wu remained silent as his colleagues discussed the matter.
It's not that he was unhappy, but rather that he kept that joy deep inside his heart.
...
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