A few days later, in the research institute's office, Sun Zhengguo was leisurely drinking tea and looking at the production reports for the past period.
Everything went as he expected. Although he was away from the institute during this time, he did not fall behind in his work.
Chen Lianshan's work was temporarily taken over by Chen Wanchun, and it was almost finished.
In addition, the production progress of the rolling mill is not slow, but it is estimated that it will take until after the new year to complete it.
Today is the last day of the assessment, and only three people participated in the engineer assessment, which was held at the research institute.
So all he has to do now is sit back and wait for people to come.
A moment later, Zhang Yucheng came in from outside to report.
"Director, Section Chief Wu from the ministry and Director Qiu from the machine tool factory are here, they're downstairs!"
"Oh! Then go down and greet them! Also, go and inform Director Li to bring the person over for the assessment."
"Yes, Director."
After saying that, Zhang Yucheng went downstairs first, preparing to go to the machinery factory.
Then, Sun Zhengguo picked up the form in his hand and followed him downstairs.
Downstairs in the office building, Zhou Weimin was chatting with several people, including Engineer Zhang, who was an old acquaintance, needless to say.
Today, Director Wu is representing the department to oversee the assessment.
The other two are Director Qiu from the machine tool factory and the other person is probably someone who came to take the assessment.
"Director Zhou, I heard that your research institute is about to release a new machine tool. Could you tell us about it?"
"Hehe! Director Qiu, you really are well-informed. It's just an ordinary machine tool, nothing to mention," Zhou Weimin replied with a smile.
Actually, he knew what Director Qiu was thinking, but the machine tool production at the machinery factory was not yet at full capacity, so he was not considering switching factories for production at the moment.
Factory Director Qiu understood Zhou Weimin's meaning, but he was unwilling to accept it!
To think that their once prestigious First Machine Tool Factory has now been reduced to a mere accessory to the Machinery Factory, producing nothing but useless junk.
If this continued for a long time, the First Machine Tool Plant would become a mere shell of its former self.
Therefore, Director Qiu decided that he would fight for it no matter what today.
"Director Zhou, I wonder if you could consider our machine tool factory once this machine tool is developed?"
Seeing that Director Qiu was still arguing, Zhou Weimin didn't know what to do.
Although it's true that he's a standing committee member of the research institute, he's a nobody and his words carry little weight.
Even Sun Zhengguo couldn't make decisions on his own, so did Director Qiu not know that?
Just then, Sun Zhengguo came over from the stairwell and saved Zhou Weimin from his predicament, so he decisively chose to shift the blame.
"Director Qiu, our director is here. You can ask him for details!"
Since things had come to this point, Director Qiu didn't ask any more questions, and the group walked towards Sun Zhengguo together.
"Director Qiu, Section Chief Wu, Engineer Zhang, welcome to visit our research institute."
From afar, Sun Zhengguo extended his hand and greeted them warmly.
Factory Director Qiu and Section Chief Wu knew that the other party was just being polite, so they didn't dare to be negligent and quickly extended their hands to greet them.
After exchanging greetings, they started talking about the upcoming assessment...
Not long after, Factory Director Li arrived with a technician, and the group exchanged pleasantries.
However, a little joke happened here. Director Qiu and Director Li were like children having a tiff, constantly undermining each other.
Sun Zhengguo knew why they were competing, so he just smiled and led them to the small workshop to prepare for the assessment.
The small workshop had already been set up, with three tables far apart, where examinees were already seated.
They were Zhou Weimin from the research institute, Chen Baosheng from the machinery factory, and Li Dongming from the machine tool factory.
Now that the candidates were in place, Director Wu didn't stand on ceremony. He took out the exam papers brought by the ministry from his briefcase, gave one to each of the three candidates, and then nodded to Sun Zhengguo.
Sun Zhengguo didn't hesitate and then slowly spoke.
"Now I will announce the examination rules: no copying and no loud noises. Otherwise, your score will be canceled. This examination will last 60 minutes. Please use it wisely. The examination will now begin."
Although these are all old clichés, they still need to be said.
After speaking, the three candidates buried themselves in answering the questions, while Sun Zhengguo took advantage of the free time to flip through an extra test paper.
I must say, this engineer assessment is quite difficult, you could say it's extremely challenging.
The theoretical exam alone covers engineering mathematics, mechanics, principles of machinery, machine design, materials science, manufacturing processes, engineering drawing, and so on.
It's safe to say that without real skills, wanting to pass the engineer exam is just wishful thinking.
Even Sun Zhengguo, upon seeing this exam paper, couldn't guarantee a perfect score, demonstrating just how difficult it was.
As time slowly passed, the candidates still hadn't stopped writing. Sun Zhengguo checked his watch again and realized that he had already exceeded the time limit by 5 minutes.
But the two assistant examiners next to them, including Director Wu who was supervising the assessment, seemed not to see it at all, and sat there leisurely drinking tea.
After a while, two of the candidates stopped writing, and another one, although he didn't stop, was probably still thinking and holding his pen.
Seeing this situation, Sun Zhengguo could no longer delay, so he pretended to look at his watch and then made the announcement.
"Alright, time's up, everyone stop writing!"
Without anyone having to tell them, Chen Lianshan took the initiative to collect the exam papers, and then the group began grading them.
Ten minutes later, the grading was completed, and fortunately, all three students advanced.
Li Dongming from the machine tool factory barely passed the test, even though he didn't finish answering all the questions.
The results were announced hastily, and the second round of practical assessments began immediately afterward.
The difficulty of this round was designed by several examiners, so it wasn't too difficult.
Zhou Weimin and Chen Baosheng, both having the advantage of being close to the source, completed the task easily and advanced successfully after inspection.
Li Dongming, who had just barely passed the test, couldn't keep up. It wasn't a matter of time; he simply couldn't do it and eventually gave up on his own.
Seeing this, Director Qiu, who was watching from behind, could only shake his head and sigh helplessly. He was simply outmatched and had nothing to say.
At this point, you realize the difference between having someone to guide you and not having one.
The third round of assessments combined understanding and practice, and the questions were also set by the ministry.
Director Wu then took out two small drawings from his briefcase and handed them to the two candidates before announcing the assessment content.
"Please listen carefully, both of you. Please point out the deficiencies in the drawings within the allotted time and make corrections. The assessment will last one hour. Let's begin!"
Following the instructions, the two did not dare to waste any time and began to study the blueprints on the machine.
Forty minutes later, Zhou Weimin was the first to finish, and ten minutes later, Chen Baosheng also completed the assessment task.
Upon inspection, both students' scores were found to be fully satisfactory, but this was not the end of the matter.
Then, the three examiners, along with Director Wu, the supervisor, conducted another interview with the candidate.
The questions mainly focused on on-site handling experience and deeper questions about mechanical principles.
After comprehensive evaluation, all three examiners unanimously determined that the two candidates were qualified and agreed to promote them to engineer level.
Director Wu supervised the entire process and, of course, wouldn't be the bad guy, readily affixing the official seal.
At this point, Zhou Weimin and Chen Baosheng officially became level nine engineers.
However, to obtain the necessary documents, you will need to make a trip to the ministry.
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