Chapter 131 Pilot Experiment
After relaying Director Yu's words to Lin Yuanshu, Director Huang asked with a puzzled look, "Do you know why Director Yu suddenly changed his mind?"
Lin Yuanshu had no intention of keeping it from Director Huang, since she might need his help with Tang Dasi's matter later. So she told Director Huang the whole story.
Director Huang stroked his chin, waved his hand dismissively, and said casually, "It's such a small matter. You should have told me earlier. Comrade Tang Dasi can refuse if he wants to. There's no need to save face for Director Yu and the others. If Director Yu is dissatisfied, we'll keep Comrade Tang Dasi here."
Lin Yuan smiled and echoed, "You were right. I'm too timid and hesitant in my actions. I still have a lot to learn from you."
Although she said that, that's not what she really thought. It's better not to offend others if possible, after all, she's not the director of the research institute, she's just a somewhat capable assistant researcher.
After leaving Director Huang's office, Lin Yuanshu returned to the office area and called Tang Dasi out.
In the quiet hallway, he lowered his voice and said, "The matter has been resolved. You can now focus on your work in the project team. Director Yu and the others won't bother you anymore."
Upon hearing this, Tang Dasi excitedly hugged Lin Yuanshu, stammering, "Ah...this is wonderful, Team Leader Lin...thank you so much! Without you, I would have had to go back to the First Research Institute. But more than going back to the First Research Institute, I'd rather work with you to complete the penicillin improvement project..."
After all, her return to the First Research Institute now is not a good thing, but a bad thing.
The two chatted outside for a few more minutes before returning to the office area.
During lunch, Hong Shuang'er curiously asked Tang Dasi what she had talked about with Team Leader Lin in the corridor that morning. Tang Dasi and Team Leader Lin had been chatting mysteriously together for the past two days, and she felt excluded.
Tang Dasi looked hesitant, unsure whether he should reveal his relationship with Team Leader Lü.
Although she knew that Hong Shuang'er wasn't the kind of person who would hurt her by talking too much, there were some things that were safer if fewer people knew them, but she didn't know how to refuse.
She subconsciously looked at Lin Yuanshu beside her.
Lin Yuanshu noticed Tang Dasi's predicament. She raised an eyebrow and reminded him, "As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat. Sometimes, being too curious is not a good thing. What you should do now is try to control your curiosity instead of trying to find out information. If someone takes advantage of this weakness of yours to deal with you in the future, you will really regret it."
Sometimes she really felt that Hong Shuang'er was too curious. Whether she could know it or not, she would try every means to find out, which is why she kindly reminded her.
Hong Shuang'er stared wide-eyed at Lin Yuanshu, instinctively covering her mouth. She didn't choose to argue, but readily agreed, "I understand. I'll be more careful in the future. I know the saying 'trouble comes from the mouth.'"
Spending so much time with Team Leader Lin has made her forget that he's not her friend, but her boss, and that she can't treat him like a friend.
If it were Team Leader Zhuang who was in the situation today, she wouldn't have dared to inquire about Team Leader Zhuang at all. Having too good a relationship with the team leader is also a headache, as it's easy to lose one's sense of propriety.
Lin Yuanshu was very satisfied with Hong Shuang'er's tact; she still preferred dealing with intelligent people.
Tang Dasi breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Hong Shuang'er would stop asking questions.
In the days that followed, Lin Yuanshu led Tang Dasi and others to work on improving penicillin. Fortunately, there were no ulterior motives in the project team, and everyone worked together to complete the project as soon as possible.
Zhang Xin also used his abilities to make it easy for their project team to apply for the research materials they needed.
Lin Yuanshu couldn't help but praise, "Comrade Zhang Xin, you are truly amazing. I really hope we can continue to cooperate in the future."
With Zhang Xin around, she was spared a lot of work. Even if they didn't give her face, they wouldn't disrespect Zhang Xin's grandfather. "Borrowing power from others" was really quite enjoyable.
Hearing Lin Yuanshu's praise, Zhang Xin felt an inexhaustible surge of energy. His previous project team leaders all saw him as a burden and wished he would leave their teams. Only Team Leader Lin valued his abilities and wanted to continue working with him.
This indescribable feeling is probably what is meant by "a scholar will die for one who understands him".
Lin Yuanshu was unaware that her words of praise had won Zhang Xin over completely. After all, she liked to be a master of impartiality; she not only praised Zhang Xin, but also Tang Dasi and others. She praised every member of her group.
She lived a life of going back and forth between home and work, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.
In the pilot plant, Lin Yuanshu and the others looked at the penicillin in its purified white crystalline state with anticipation in their eyes. They had already conducted three pilot-scale experiments.
Repeated pilot-scale experiments are conducted to ensure the stability of experimental results and to avoid a situation where the experimental results cannot be industrialized, resulting in a situation where the laboratory can do it, but the pharmaceutical factory cannot.
Throughout the year, through continuous artificial mutagenesis and hybridization breeding of Penicillium chrysogenum, they finally cultivated a "high-yield strain".
Previously, penicillin strains could produce an effective amount of penicillin per milliliter of liquid after fermentation, typically a few thousand units. However, the W3-2 strain they cultivated can reach about 20,000 units per milliliter, greatly increasing the yield of penicillin and reducing its cost.
Moreover, the "high-yield strain" they cultivated is not only that, but its strain also has particularly strong passage stability. Even if it is repeatedly passaged in a fixed culture medium, it will not easily "degenerate".
Hong Shuang'er took a deep breath and said with a smile, "As long as our pilot test data this time is roughly the same as the previous pilot test data, we can write a report and apply for acceptance of the experimental results."
Her voice was filled with an undeniable excitement. She had thought they could successfully complete the project, but she hadn't expected them to be this amazing.
It can be said that the project task was about to be completed beyond expectations; it was not just a 50% increase in productivity, but a 100% increase.
Since Team Leader Lin started conducting pilot-scale experiments, her dark circles have become increasingly severe, not because she is too tired, but because sometimes she wakes up laughing from her dreams.
Tang Dasi saw that Hong Shuang'er's eyes were squinting into slits as she smiled and said softly, "You're getting ahead of yourself. Before the data from this pilot test comes out, it's hard to say anything for sure."
Although she was also very excited, she still maintained a degree of composure.
Hong Shuang'er said confidently, "I have a feeling that we will succeed this time. I had the same feeling when I worked with Team Leader Lin to improve the acetaminophen production process last time."
Tang Dasi: "..."
Fang Ren chuckled and interjected, "Comrade Tang Dasi, don't be so serious. Even if the pilot test data is abnormal this time, it doesn't matter. Anyway, our project team's research direction hasn't gone astray. We can just find a way to solve this problem later."
They were quite confident about this pilot test, since they had passed the previous three tests successfully, so there was no reason why they couldn't succeed this time.
Lin Yuanshu cleared his throat and earnestly instructed, "Alright, enough of the small talk. We need to start collecting data from the pilot-scale experiment. As before, Comrade Zhang Xin will be in charge of sample analysis, and Comrade Tang Dasi will be in charge of collecting the core parameters of the fermenter..."
Lin Yuanshu assigned tasks to everyone. Collecting pilot-scale experimental data was not an easy task; it was meticulous and tedious, and it couldn't be completed in just one or two days. Writing reports was much easier than collecting pilot-scale experimental data.
Everyone said in unison, "Okay, we guarantee we'll complete the mission."
Time passed slowly, and the bell rang on time to leave work. Lin Yuanshu immediately put down his work and said with a smile, "It's time to leave work again. Everyone, pack up your things and get ready to go home."
Being a team leader is great; no one will ask her to work overtime when she's about to leave.
Seeing that Team Leader Lin was about to leave the office area, Tang Dasi and the others naturally didn't bring up the unpleasant idea of working overtime.
They knew Team Leader Lin's personality; they knew she was most enthusiastic about two things: meals and getting off work.
Fortunately, the microbial fermentation laboratory has dedicated personnel responsible for checking power issues, and they don't need to assign anyone to work the night shift, so it's safe to keep W3-2 in the "temperature control chamber".
Director Huang knew that Lin Yuanshu's project team was conducting the fourth pilot-scale experiment in the pilot plant. After finishing his work, he went to the pilot plant to check on the progress of Lin Yuanshu's project.
As a result, the pilot plant was completely empty.
The assistant forced a smile and said, "Comrade Lin Yuanshu and the others may have returned to the office area."
Director Huang nodded thoughtfully, agreeing, "You're right, they probably went back to the office area to organize the data."
They left the pilot plant and headed towards the office area.
They found the room door locked.
The assistant thought for a moment and guessed, "They might have gone to the microbial fermentation laboratory."
Director Huang sighed and said helplessly, "You don't need to make excuses for them. Comrade Lin Yuanshu must have already left work. I feel like they're living a more leisurely life than I am. They disappear as soon as it's time to leave work."
The assistant cautiously inquired, "Should I remind Comrade Lin Yuanshu tomorrow? Tell her to pay more attention to the project tasks and lead the team members to get off work overtime."
Director Huang shook his head and refused, saying, "There's no need. She has already performed exceptionally well. She managed to advance the penicillin production process improvement task to the pilot stage in just two years. It took Team Leader Lü of the First Research Institute four years to get to this point, and Team Leader Lü hadn't even passed the pilot experiment back then. She just likes to leave work on time, which isn't a big problem. As long as it doesn't delay the project, let her be!"
The assistant felt a mix of emotions. To be honest, he also liked leaving get off work on time. Director Huang could tolerate Lin Yuanshu, but that didn't mean he could tolerate him. In that case, being a member of Lin Yuanshu's team was pretty good, at least he could leave work on time.
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