"Alright, everyone, quiet down. The escort personnel are still waiting for us, so we need to work overtime today and recalculate the industrial parameters of this drawing."
After Chief Engineer Li finished speaking, everyone knew that the task was urgent, so they began to perform their respective duties and devote themselves to the intense work.
"Clap clap clap...!"
The night passed quickly, and as the first rays of sunlight broke through the darkness and slowly rose, thunderous applause erupted in the conference room.
"Sir, this blueprint is completely feasible; it has reached perfection. This is an incredible surprise, a great blessing for the nation!"
Seeing the extremely excited Chief Engineer Li, the leader smiled and nodded.
The rest was much simpler: the drawings were put back into the file folder, sealed with new ink, and handed over to the escorts.
Only after the escorts left did the leader pick up the red phone.
"Hello, is this General Lai? This is the Northwest Base."
"It's me. How are you?"
"Boss Lai, great news! After the experts calculated it overnight, the result of that drawing is perfect and completely feasible."
"I see."
Suppressing his excitement, Mr. Lai slowly put down the phone and then rang the doorbell again.
The staff outside heard the bell and quickly pushed the door open and came in.
"Mr. Lai, what are your instructions?"
"Please inform the Ministry of Machinery to have Vice Minister Li come over when they start work, and also have Sun Zhengguo come over."
"Okay, Mr. Lai."
After speaking, the staff member left the office.
Around eight o'clock in the morning, when Sun Zhengguo arrived at the Ministry of Machinery, before he could even stop his bicycle, Secretary Zhang pulled him into Vice Minister Li's car.
Before Secretary Zhang could explain, the car drove out of the Ministry of Machinery's gate.
"Secretary Zhang, what's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"
After the vehicle started, Sun Zhengguo couldn't help but ask.
"Brother Sun, the higher-ups want to see you, and Vice Minister Li also needs to go, so it's in such a hurry. I hope you can understand."
"It's alright, it's all work, I understand."
After finding out the reason, the two didn't talk much. Soon, the car arrived at Vice Minister Li's house.
After Vice Minister Li got into the car, the group exchanged greetings, and the car headed towards a certain hospital.
After arriving at the location, they went through several strict checks before being allowed to enter the hospital.
Vice Minister Li had visited several times before, so he was quite familiar with the place.
Sun Zhengguo, on the other hand, was visiting for the first time, so he took a few more curious glances but found nothing particularly special about it.
So he put aside his curiosity and followed the staff to a small meeting room.
"Please wait a moment, Mr. Lai will be right there."
"Thanks."
After the staff left, Vice Minister Li asked in a low voice.
"Jung-guk, could it be that your blueprint has already been approved?"
“Vice Minister Li, I don’t know either? But apart from this, there shouldn’t be anything else.” Sun Zhengguo said in a low voice as well.
"..."
"..."
The two spoke quietly for a few minutes before hearing footsteps at the door.
Upon hearing someone approaching, the two immediately stopped talking and stood up.
Then the meeting room door was pushed open, and Mr. Lai walked in from outside with a beaming smile.
"Hello, Mr. Lai!"
Hello everyone!
The two sides greeted each other first, then shook hands, and finally Mr. Lai spoke warmly.
"Please sit down! Don't be shy."
"Thank you, Mr. Lai."
After both parties sat down, the staff brought them tea.
"Comrade Zhengguo! I never expected that you would give me such a big surprise. Your drawings have shocked the entire expert group."
"You flatter me, Mr. Lai. This wouldn't have been possible without the help of the country. If the country hadn't helped me find so much information, I wouldn't have been able to complete this drawing smoothly."
Seeing that Sun Zhengguo spoke appropriately without a trace of arrogance, President Lai nodded with satisfaction.
"Don't be too modest. Merit is merit, and we won't deny it. We called you here today to discuss the next steps. You can share your thoughts."
After hearing what General Lai said, the two exchanged a glance, and then Vice Minister Li spoke.
"President Lai, as is customary, if we want to manufacture new machines, we will definitely need to set up a laboratory or research institute. Sun Zhengguo is undoubtedly the person in charge of this. Why don't we listen to his opinion?"
Upon hearing that Vice Minister Li wanted to solicit his opinion, Sun Zhengguo shook his head helplessly.
"Comrade Zhengguo, the capable should do more work! I would also like to hear your opinion."
Sun Zhengguo hadn't expected that General Lai's ideas would be so aligned with those of Vice Minister Li.
Seeing the two big shots staring at him, Sun Zhengguo had no choice but to explain everything according to his own ideas.
"General Manager Lai, Vice Minister Li, I don't want anything. The country is in trouble right now. Just find me a few helpers and a place to work. I'll ask other units to help me out. That would be enough."
"What?" General Lai asked in surprise. "Comrade Zhengguo, don't you need some high-end machines? Wouldn't it be troublesome if all the parts had to be produced by other units?"
"President Lai, what kind of machines do you need? I will manufacture them myself in the future. As for parts processing? Let's set up the First Machinery Factory. That way, we won't need to run around to process the parts. Their factory has no shortage of any kind of machinery."
"Great! Comrade Zhengguo, I'm sorry to trouble you. I guarantee that the machines you manufacture will be given priority to you, and all units will fully cooperate with your work."
Mr. Lai stood up, grasped Sun Zhengguo's hand tightly, and said with heartfelt sincerity.
"By the way, Vice Minister Li, I plan to set up a working group, with you as the group leader in charge of supervision, and Sun Zhengguo as the deputy group leader in charge of manufacturing. I hope you will work together to produce our country's first high-precision machine tool."
"Yes, Mr. Lai."
"Alright, you can discuss the rest yourselves. If you encounter any difficulties, feel free to come to me, and I will do everything I can to help you solve them."
"Thank you, Mr. Lai."
After the matter was settled, the two said goodbye and left, as Mr. Lai was quite busy.
After the two returned to the car, it drove towards the Ministry of Machinery.
"Zhengguo, why didn't you apply for a few more machines just now?" Vice Minister Li asked, puzzled, on the way back.
“Vice Minister Li, would you believe me if I said I don’t like it? Just wait another month or two, and you’ll understand why.”
Vice Minister Li understood what Sun Zhengguo meant: they were just waiting for the new machine tools!
"Zhengguo, is this new machine tool so good that you praise it so highly?"
“Vice Minister Li, haven’t I already said that this new machine tool is a revolutionary product? Why doesn’t anyone believe me?”
Upon hearing this, Vice Minister Li was at a loss for words. "Can't you be a little more humble?"
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