Chapter 82 Improving the Sulfadiazine Production Process...
The older brother retorted in a low voice, "What kind of man cooks!"
Zhou Dafu retorted confidently, "Just go when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much? You're not proactive at all. No wonder your salary hasn't changed at all after all these years of work. You have the lowest salary in this family. Aren't you going to cook? Do you expect me to serve you?"
Although the older brother was unhappy, he didn't dare to contradict his father, since his father was the absolute authority at home. He could only say reluctantly, "I don't dare. I'll go cook now."
Sister-in-law Xue wanted to help her husband cook, but she was too weak to do so. Her due date was in the next few days, and her water could break at any moment, so she dared not make any sudden movements.
As night fell, the aroma of food wafted from every household. After Zhou's mother and eldest brother finished preparing the meal, Zhou Dafu stood at the door of Xue's sister-in-law's room and called Lin Yuanshu to eat.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuanshu immediately put down his book and went to the living room to eat with Zhou Xiangyang.
Aunt Wei kept a close eye on what was happening next door. When she heard Chef Zhou call for dinner, she quickly scooped out the ribs and carried them over herself.
Zhou Ma looked at Wei Da Ma, then at the carrot and pork rib soup in Wei Da Ma's hand, and said angrily, "Don't go too far. If you're going to eat pork ribs, just eat pork ribs. Why do you have to put them in front of me to show off, as if you're afraid I won't see them?"
Aunt Wei was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Aunt Zhou to think that way. She couldn't help but roll her eyes at Aunt Zhou, then stepped aside and walked straight to Lin Yuanshu, placing the pork rib soup steadily on the dining table.
She explained with a smile, "This is pork rib soup that I specially brought for Comrade Lin Yuanshu, so that he can taste my cooking. Please don't be shy, I have a big pot of it simmering in the pot!"
Zhou Ma looked at Wei Da Ma with suspicion and questioned, "You would be so kind? You wouldn't have poisoned it, would you?"
Aunt Wei said expressionlessly, "You can choose not to drink it; it's not the pork rib soup that was meant for you anyway."
Zhou Ma muttered under her breath, "If you don't want to drink, then don't. I don't care anyway."
Aunt Wei rolled her eyes at Aunt Zhou again, then turned around and looked at Lin Yuanshu with a smile on her face. She said in a gentle tone, "Thank you so much for taking care of my husband. If it weren't for you, my husband wouldn't have had the opportunity to join the transformation program. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, just tell me, and I will definitely help you without hesitation."
"I didn't do anything. It's just that Uncle Wei is very capable. It has little to do with me. I can't accept something for nothing. You should take this pork rib soup back!" Lin Yuanshu denied with a smile.
If she dares to admit it today, a group of middle-aged women will be showing up at her house tomorrow, trying to pull strings and bringing all sorts of gifts. She doesn't accept bribes.
Aunt Wei understood Lin Yuanshu's thoughts. Some things didn't need to be said so bluntly. She understood, and Lin Yuanshu understood too.
“We don’t need to be so formal. I accepted your kimchi without hesitation before, but why are you making excuses when I offer you pork rib soup today? I have a whole pot of it at home, and I can’t possibly finish it all,” Aunt Wei said warmly.
After saying this, Aunt Wei, fearing that Lin Yuanshu would continue to refuse, simply turned around and left the living room, not giving Lin Yuanshu a chance to refuse.
Seeing this, Lin Yuanshu had no choice but to accept the bowl of pork rib soup.
Once Aunt Wei's figure was completely out of sight, Aunt Zhou said with a displeased look, "You know what kind of people the neighbors are, why did you help them! Helping them is pointless, they're just offering a bowl of pork rib soup."
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow. It was fortunate that Zhou Ma was just a housewife. If she were a leader, she would be destined to be in jail no matter what. She was always thinking about taking the wrong path.
She explained seriously, "I didn't mean to help Uncle Wei, but I was thinking about Dad. Do you want Dad to work on my reputation? If Uncle Wei and the others are with him, my dad's work there won't attract so much attention. After all, I have a good relationship with Uncle Wei and the others."
Zhou Ma fell into deep thought, wondering how she could refute Lin Yuanshu's words.
Before she could figure anything out, Zhou Dafu said impatiently, "Long hair, short brains. You only care about your own little corner of the world. Do you need to teach your second wife how to do things? Hurry up and eat! I'm starving."
Zhou's mother sat down at the dining table with a wronged expression, picked up a steamed bun made from two kinds of dough and started eating it, venting all her anger on the bun.
Lin Yuanshu deliberately gave a small portion of the ribs to Zhou Xiangyang, and then ate the rest of the ribs without any thought of sharing them with others.
Pork that isn't fed with feed tastes better, and the carrots really taste like carrots.
No one else dared to raise any objections. Given Zhou Dafu's current bias towards Lin Yuanshu, if they wanted to divide the ribs equally, they would definitely be scolded by Zhou Dafu, since the rib soup was specially given to Lin Yuanshu by Aunt Wei.
Although Chow Tai Fook had favored Lin Yuanshu before, it wasn't as obvious as it is now. It's gotten to the point where it can't distinguish right from wrong, and it believes whatever Lin Yuanshu says.
At the same time, just as Aunt Wei put the dishes on the table, an older woman downstairs came over to ask Aunt Wei for a favor. Without thinking, Aunt Wei pulled Uncle Wei along to help.
Wei Yong came back from outside and saw the pork rib soup on the table. There were only carrots in it, and not a single pork rib in sight. He asked Sun Yiyi in confusion, "Where are the pork ribs? Why is there only carrot?"
He had seen ribs in the pot before, but when he came back from the toilet, all that was left in the rib soup was carrots.
Sun Yiyi explained with a grim expression, "My parents took it to Comrade Lin Yuanshu to thank him for his care. My parents are so generous; they gave him so many ribs without hesitation, even if they didn't eat them themselves, so that Comrade Lin Yuanshu could have some."
She said that on purpose, hoping to make Wei Yong as indignant as she was.
Upon hearing this, Wei Yong's expression changed immediately. He frowned and said, "My parents are really something. They didn't even tell me about this beforehand. If I had known, they definitely wouldn't have sent such a small amount of ribs. I remember you and Comrade Lin Yuanshu are in the same production team. Don't stay at home all the time. Try to build a relationship with Comrade Lin Yuanshu. Only if you have a good relationship will she be willing to promote me."
Sun Yiyi wondered if she had misheard. She couldn't help but say, "Didn't you tell me before not to get close to Comrade Lin Yuanshu? I thought she was really weird."
Wei Yong awkwardly touched his nose and said shamelessly, "Times have changed. Her work ability can't be described as amazing, it's practically heaven-defying. She's even planning to convert the chemical plant into a pharmaceutical factory. What can't she do? My dad wasn't on the original list, but as soon as Comrade Lin Yuanshu spoke up, the minister immediately changed the list. If I could get close to her, a promotion would be a piece of cake. If you want to live a good life, you have to find a way to get closer to her. If Comrade Lin Yuanshu weren't a woman, I would have already tried to get close to her."
The men in the dormitory building all had similar thoughts to him. They wanted to get close to Lin Yuanshu, but because of Lin Yuanshu's status, they could only send their wives and daughters-in-law to the front. It was all so that they could be the first to enter the workshop where the two sulfadiazine production lines were located after they were modified.
After all, no one knows whether the number of workers will increase after the chemical plant is converted into a pharmaceutical plant. If it does, then they will have to be transferred to other chemical plants. Naturally, everyone would prefer to stay in the pharmaceutical plant rather than the chemical plant.
Now, a single casual remark from Lin Yuanshu can save him several years of hard work. Who wouldn't want to curry favor with Lin Yuanshu!
After hearing Wei Yong's words, Sun Yiyi felt a strange sense of disgust towards him. He actually wanted to curry favor with a female comrade in order to get promoted. He was not as capable as she had imagined. She resolutely refused, saying, "I don't want to be so eager to please someone who doesn't care. Comrade Lin Yuanshu doesn't even look at me."
Wei Yong took a deep breath and said with a smile, "You're already lucky to have this opportunity to be so eager to please Lin Yuanshu. So many people want to curry favor with Comrade Lin Yuanshu but can't find the chance! It's normal that he doesn't want to talk to you. As long as you work hard enough, Comrade Lin Yuanshu will go from looking down on you to liking you."
Sun Yiyi gave a fake smile. She was there to be a daughter-in-law for the Wei family, and her task was to give birth to a son, not to be a grandson to the woman next door. Just as she was about to reply, she heard a child crying from inside the room. She immediately ran to comfort the child and ignored Wei Yong.
Wei Yong couldn't help but sigh. His wife just didn't have a big vision, so this task could only be handed over to his mother. His mother was much more composed. No matter how bad things were between his mother and Aunt Zhou, she still smiled whenever she saw Lin Yuanshu.
The next day, after Lin Yuanshu went to work, he gave the note to Deputy Factory Director Mao and explained the whole story to him.
After listening to Lin Yuanshu's words, Deputy Factory Director Mao looked at the note and said, "It's not so much that Wu Jianhua is targeting us, but rather that Director Xia is targeting us. Without Director Xia's permission, would Wu Jianhua dare to target us like this? Ever since I came to the chemical plant, Director Xia has been looking down on me. I considered that because of my arrival, Director Xia missed a promotion opportunity, so it's normal for him to feel resentful. Therefore, I kept backing down to him, but I didn't expect that it would only make him target me even more..."
Lin Yuanshu felt that Deputy Factory Director Mao's words made sense. Back then, Wang Gang betrayed Director Xia and was punished by Director Xia. Now that she had betrayed Director Xia, Director Xia couldn't just sit idly by.
Lin Yuanshu said with a smile, "It seems we need to be careful of Director Xia from now on. I'm not very good at handling these things, so I won't get involved. I heard that the process engineer from Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory has arrived. I'll go talk to him about the sulfadiazine production process first."
She didn't want to get her hands dirty; it was better to let Deputy Director Mao handle this. Although Deputy Director Mao had only been at the chemical plant for a short time, she had plenty of people willing to follow her orders, thanks to her leadership position and connections.
Fortunately, she had already met with Zhao Hong and others yesterday and told them the general direction of the equipment modification. Now she just needs to wait for Zhao Hong and others to draw up the design drawings. She doesn't need to worry about the equipment modification. Now she only needs to focus on how to design the production process of sulfadiazine.
Deputy Factory Director Mao waved to Lin Yuanshu and said in a serious tone, "Leave this to me. Now you just need to focus all your energy on renovating the production workshop. I promise I won't let these people bother you."
"Okay," Lin Yuanshu readily agreed.
After Lin Yuanshu left, Deputy Factory Director Mao immediately instructed his secretary to investigate the origin of the small note.
The secretary lived up to expectations and quickly figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
After listening to his secretary's words, Deputy Factory Director Mao solemnly instructed, "We don't need to worry about the worker who wrote the note. Although he was bribed by Wu Jianhua, he did remind us. But good deeds cancel each other out. You should reveal some of the bad things Director Xia did to him and give him a warning. As for Wu Jianhua, leave him out of the picture for now and let him continue to live in fear."
"Okay, I know what to do," the secretary said excitedly, finally having the opportunity to show off her abilities in front of Deputy Factory Director Mao.
On the other hand, Lin Yuanshu and Engineer Tian hit it off immediately. Lin Yuanshu wanted to do more than just build two sulfadiazine production lines.
She also wants to improve the sulfadiazine production process to increase its production efficiency.
Since she's already so famous, she doesn't mind becoming even more famous. She doesn't want to be promoted in the usual way; only by demonstrating her outstanding work ability can she be promoted as an exception.
If she can successfully improve the sulfadiazine production process, the house issue should be settled.
Coincidentally, Engineer Tian shared the same idea. Because Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory always sought stability, it only allowed him to make minor improvements to the sulfadiazine production process, while he had always wanted to make major changes.
That's why I thought of temporarily transferring him to the Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant, intending to make sweeping improvements to the sulfadiazine production process here.
"Do you have any ideas?" Lin Yuanshu asked Engineer Tian with a smile.
Engineer Tian stroked his chin, confidently stating, "I think we can start with the condensation reaction and try to optimize it. Perhaps changing the raw material for the condensation reaction would be better. Currently, 2-aminopyrimidine has poor solubility in some organic solvents, which leads to an uneven reaction system, affecting the rate of the condensation reaction and resulting in a low yield..."
Lin Yuanshu nodded in agreement and offered his own thoughts, "Your idea is similar to mine. I think we could use tetrabutylammonium bromide for the condensation reaction; who knows what surprises might occur. The chlorosulfonation process could also be improved. If we replace [specific substance] with sulfuryl chloride, the reaction might be milder with fewer byproducts. The crystallization process could also be improved..."
She had already given the correct answer. If it weren't for the fact that the production of sulfadiazine was not allowed in this era, she would have already produced the improved experimental data. Now she could only bring it up first and ask the purchasing agent in the logistics department to purchase the raw materials. Then, after the workshop was renovated, she could slowly conduct experiments.
Engineer Tian was stunned. He hadn't expected Lin Yuanshu to be so reasonable and well-founded, and to have even thought of the materials for improvement. Unlike him, he only had a general direction, and if asked about the specific materials to use for improvement, he would be completely clueless.
He had previously thought that Deputy Factory Director Lu's insistence on Lin Yuanshu working at the pharmaceutical factory was absurd, but after talking with Lin Yuanshu, he felt that Deputy Factory Director Lu's actions were quite correct, just using the wrong method. What was the use of threats? He should have directly offered Lin Yuanshu benefits, such as a housing allocation or a higher salary than her current position...
Engineer Tian sighed, looking regretful, and said, "It's a pity you didn't come to Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory. I wish I had met you sooner."
Lin Yuanshu patted Engineer Tian on the shoulder and comforted him, "Don't feel regretful. Even if I went to Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory, it wouldn't make a difference. After all, you, who wanted to make such a big change, could only show your skills at Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant. You would still be restricted at Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory."
Engineer Tian: "..."
He thought for a moment, but couldn't think of a single sentence to refute Lin Yuanshu.
Around noon, Lin Yuanshu went to the canteen for lunch and saw Zhou Moli and the team leader waiting in the corner at the canteen entrance. She knew they were waiting for her, so she quickly went over and said to Zhou Moli, "I'm sorry, I didn't do what you planned. Not only did I not persuade Deputy Director Mao to give up adjusting the chemical plant, but I also helped him with this."
She didn't have many close friends at the chemical plant, only Zhou Moli and the team leader, and she didn't want this incident to affect their relationship.
Zhou Moli looked at Lin Yuanshu with a complicated expression. She was indeed quite unhappy at first, but this unhappiness was not directed at Lin Yuanshu's plan. Rather, it was because she learned from Director Zhou that the chemical plant was going to undergo restructuring, and she felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
So she was quite grateful to Lin Yuanshu, at least he had put forward a feasible plan, unlike the previous plan of Deputy Factory Director Mao, which was a bit crazy and didn't consider the consequences.
However, her parents were quite happy and eagerly anticipated that Lin Yuanshu's plan would succeed soon, imagining the wonderful days after the chemical plant was transformed into a pharmaceutical factory. They also regretted that Lin Yuanshu hadn't mentioned the plan sooner.
“I’ve never blamed you. I know you’re doing this for the good of the chemical plant and all the workers. You’re everyone’s hope now, and everyone is hoping you can successfully complete the plan.” A hint of admiration flashed in Zhou Moli’s eyes.
The team leader breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Zhou Moli's words. While she and Zhou Moli were waiting for Lin Yuanshu at the canteen entrance, she was worried that Zhou Moli would blame Lin Yuanshu for the renovation of the production workshop.
It's great that Zhou Moli was able to figure things out on her own, since the two of them would fall out over this. To be honest, she also thought Lin Yuanshu's plan was pretty good. She really couldn't understand what was wrong with turning a chemical plant into a pharmaceutical factory!
Seeing that there was no reluctance in Zhou Moli's expression, Lin Yuanshu hugged her and said softly, "Thank you for your understanding. Instead of urging me to finish the plan sooner, why not finish it with me? As long as you don't mind helping me out, that's fine."
Zhou Moli said excitedly, "Of course I don't mind. Even if you asked me to do the cleaning, I would be happy to do it, let alone help out."
This isn't about making her an assistant; it's about promoting her. If this plan can be successfully implemented, considering her previous work performance, she should be able to be promoted to a team leader, even if it's not in the usual way.
Lin Yuanshu's lips curled up slightly. She liked ambitious female comrades like this and was willing to promote them.
She turned to the team leader, looking apologetic, and said, "It's not that I didn't want to call you, but being my assistant involves handling all sorts of chemicals, so I was worried about the impact on your child."
The team leader smiled slightly, subconsciously touched his lower abdomen, and said with a smile, "Between you and me, there's no need for explanation. I know you're doing this for my own good. I've been transferred to the logistics department now. After all, staying in the production workshop for too long isn't good for my child. I was originally planning to let you gradually take over my work, but things didn't go as planned. You've now been assigned to other tasks."
After Director Xia learned that she was pregnant, he wanted to transfer her to another position, but she never agreed. Later, Lin Yuanshu took over most of her work, and she only needed to report to the chemical plant occasionally. Therefore, she did not consider the transfer at all, but wanted Lin Yuanshu to take over all her work so that she could go home to rest during her pregnancy.
Unexpectedly, Lin Yuanshu was transferred to take charge of other work, so she had to return to her post. She knew that pregnant women staying in the production workshop for a long time might cause miscarriage, so she was able to accept Director Xia's job transfer arrangement.
Lin Yuanshu touched his nose and whispered a promise: "Don't worry, once you're out of maternity leave, I'll definitely reinstate you as the team leader."
The team leader was overjoyed and said, "That's great! Anyway, Director Xia doesn't like me now, so I might as well work for Deputy Factory Director Mao."
Lin Yuanshu nodded in agreement and readily agreed, "I will help you with the introduction."
The team leader gave Lin Yuanshu a thumbs up and said happily, "Thank you very much. I won't play any tricks. Whenever you want to buy meat, just go to Lao Hu. I guarantee you won't have any trouble buying meat from now on."
Lin Yuanshu patted the team leader on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Ever since I met your Lao Hu, I've never had a problem buying meat."
She was able to eat meat every now and then in this era thanks to the team leader's husband. After all, each person's monthly meat ration was only one pound, not even enough to fill her teeth.
She used to avoid fatty meat, but now she finds it delicious; she's really starving.
Although she could buy pork from her team leader's husband at any time, she didn't dare to be too extravagant and ate pork every day. It wasn't that she didn't have money, but the Zhou family could only cook outside, and the neighboring aunties could see exactly what they ate every day.
To avoid being used against her by those with ulterior motives, her standard of living is only slightly better than others. Once she has her own kitchen and her own house, she can eat however she wants!
The team leader replied with a smile, "That's good!"
She really didn't know about Lin Yuanshu's meat-buying situation. She had previously told Lao Hu that Lin Yuanshu was their great benefactor, and they couldn't refuse him if he wanted to buy meat.
After the three of them explained the situation, they went into the cafeteria to get food. Because there were too many people in the cafeteria, it wasn't a good time to talk about these things, so they found a quiet place to talk at the entrance of the cafeteria.
While queuing for food, the cafeteria lady glanced at Lin Yuanshu and scooped a full spoonful of stir-fried green peppers with meat slices for her.
Lin Yuanshu noticed that everyone else's bowl contained only a small spoonful, while his own bowl was overflowing with a large spoonful, and quickly said, "That's too much..."
The workers behind Lin Yuanshu laughed and said, "This is not too much, I think it's too little. You have a heavy workload now, so you should eat more meat so you can work well. We are counting on you to quickly transform the chemical plant into a pharmaceutical factory!"
The workers nearby chimed in, "That's right. We have no problem with you eating more meat. If you feel there's not enough meat, I can even share my portion with you."
“Me too!” one worker shouted.
Faced with the workers' good-natured jokes, Lin Yuanwen couldn't help but sigh at how simple and honest people were in this era. She smiled and declined, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, but this is enough meat. I can't eat that much."
After saying this, Lin Yuanshu took her lunchbox and left through the queuing window, afraid that if she stayed any longer, the workers would enthusiastically put meat from their bowls into hers.
The team leader and Zhou Moli covered their mouths and chuckled, teasing, "You're really popular now."
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and said shamelessly, "When have I ever been unpopular!"
Team leader and Zhou Moli: "..."
Compared to shamelessness, Lin Yuanshu is on a whole other level.
The workers at the chemical plant believed that Lin Yuanshu was capable of completing the task, but people outside the plant were skeptical. No one believed that the Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant could be transformed into a pharmaceutical factory. When they brought up the matter, they were all just watching with amusement.
Although there have been cases in Beijing where factories have been converted into pharmaceutical plants, this requires government support. It is quite difficult for an individual or a single factory to convert a chemical plant into a pharmaceutical plant. A few cases may succeed, but most end in failure.
Just as Director Guan finished the meeting, Wang Xiaoming approached him. Knowing that Director Guan disliked Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant, he deliberately mocked him, saying, "Director, ever since Hongguang Dye Factory won first place in the labor production competition, the whole factory has become arrogant, thinking they're something special. Now they even want to convert the chemical plant into a pharmaceutical plant. They're really ignorant and delusional. Such recklessness, aren't they afraid of ending up with nothing? Unlike you, who are steady and methodical, not discouraged by losses and not arrogant in wins. That's the demeanor of a great general."
Wang Xiaoming's words struck a chord with Director Guan. Every word was so pleasing to the ear. He gently raised his chin and commented, "Director Qian has now become Comrade Lin Yuanshu's yes-man. He has no opinions of his own at all. Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant was terribly conservative before, and now it is terribly radical. It is unbelievable that they would come up with such a foolish move. This plan is of no use except to appease the chemical plant workers."
Hearing their conversation, Wen Yun couldn't help but retort, "Comrade Lin Yuanshu's plan might not fail; it might even succeed!"
Upon hearing this, the conference room erupted in laughter.
Director Guan gave a helpless smile and said softly, "Comrade Xiao Wen, you are still too naive. You don't understand the difference between a chemical plant and a pharmaceutical plant. Although dye plants and chemical plants both belong to the chemical industry, their production processes are completely different. Comrade Lin Yuanshu understands the relevant knowledge of dye chemistry, but she may not understand professional knowledge such as drug synthesis and pharmaceutical industry. You women just like to think too highly of Comrade Lin Yuanshu. No matter what, she is just an ordinary high school graduate."
Although Director Guan had never chatted with the female colleagues in the factory, he knew that Lin Yuanshu was quite popular among the women in Beijing. She had no connections or background and relied solely on her work ability to rise through the ranks, surpassing a group of male colleagues.
Most working women in Beijing looked up to her as a role model and wanted to become like Lin Yuanshu, so Director Guan was not surprised at all that Wen Yun spoke up for Lin Yuanshu.
Wen Yun wanted to retort, but Wang Xiaoming quickly stopped her, saying, "Team Leader Wen, instead of chatting here, you'd be better off going back to the production workshop. You have no sense of propriety with your mouth!"
Factory Director Guan was stingy with outsiders, but very tolerant of his own people. He didn't take Wen Yun's offense to heart. He waved to everyone and said with a smile, "You all go ahead and get busy! I should go back to my office to handle some business."
Upon hearing this, everyone left the meeting room without prior arrangement.
On the way back to the production workshop, Wang Xiaoming couldn't help but remind him, "Don't you know that Director Guan doesn't like Lin Yuanshu? You still insist on praising Lin Yuanshu in front of Director Guan. Do you want to die?"
Wen Yun retorted softly, "I wasn't praising Comrade Lin Yuanshu. I was just stating the facts. I have a feeling that Comrade Lin Yuanshu's plan will definitely succeed this time. In fact, we can also learn from Comrade Lin Yuanshu and transform the chemical plant into a pharmaceutical plant!"
Wang Xiaoming exclaimed, "You really are very clever. It's a pity that our chemical plant doesn't have a mental hospital, otherwise we could really send you in for a checkup."
Although Wen Yun is beautiful, she is sometimes a bit slow on the uptake.
Wen Yun: "..."
She couldn't understand why Wang Xiaoming was angry; she was genuinely offering her opinion very seriously.
The outside disturbances were irrelevant to Lin Yuanshu and his group; they focused all their attention on renovating the production workshop. Zhao Hong led the technicians to make major modifications to the production equipment, mainly changing the reaction kettle, redesigning the independent pipelines, temperature control system, and wastewater treatment methods.
Faced with these successive problems, Zhao Hong did not back down in the slightest. Instead, she met these challenges with full energy. She enjoyed the thrill of overcoming these problems. She lived and ate at the chemical plant and would quickly take out paper and write down any inspiration that came to her.
She was happy and became more and more excited as she worked, while the other technicians suffered. Not only did they have to work overtime every day, but they also had to keep their minds highly active. If they lost focus, they might fall behind everyone else's progress.
They had complained to their families about how hard they worked, but their families couldn't understand their pain at all. They would only urge them to finish the project quickly so they could enjoy it sooner, saying that the pain they were going through now was for a better tomorrow.
The technicians had no other choice but to grit their teeth and keep going.
Lin Yuanshu's situation wasn't easy either; he was basically working overtime every day. After all, the director of the Chemical Industry Bureau would inquire about their progress every few days, leaving them no time to leisurely renovate the production workshop.
She is now facing a major problem. She had previously asked the purchasing agent to buy tetrabutylammonium bromide, but now the purchasing agent is telling her that tetrabutylammonium bromide is not yet in industrial production, which means it is not available on the market.
She then remembered that phase transfer catalysts were only proposed abroad two years ago, and tetrabutylammonium bromide was one of them. Due to the technology blockade imposed on China by foreign countries, it was impossible for China to start researching and applying phase transfer catalysts so quickly, and naturally, it was impossible to industrialize the production of tetrabutylammonium bromide.
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A note from the author: The professional knowledge in this article comes from various sources.
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