Seeing Lu Yuan's somewhat solemn expression, Shi Quan gritted his teeth and continued, "Moreover, its engine has not been maintained for a long time and will probably need a major overhaul. A major overhaul is particularly troublesome. The engine is a core and critical component of the entire aircraft. Once the engine has a problem, the entire aircraft will not be able to operate. With China's current capabilities, we cannot replicate it. I have never seen this kind of engine before. It would be even better if it were not damaged!"
Lu Yuan bit his lower lip and paced back and forth a few steps: "If the engine isn't damaged, but just lacks lubrication, can the other key steps be made as I described before?"
Shi Quan didn't dare to agree immediately, after all, this was a matter of life and death. As an aircraft assembly worker, he certainly knew the stakes involved. So, under Lu Yuan's burning gaze, he said, "I can't guarantee this. I can only try my best!"
Lu Yuan nodded. As long as the other party agreed, there wouldn't be any major problems. Even if the repairs were damaged, Lu Yuan wouldn't be bothered, since the fighter jet wasn't his.
"Okay, I'll put this in your hands. From now on, you're the person in charge here! I'll leave everyone else to you. If you need anything, just let me know, and I'll do my best to help you!"
After speaking, Lu Yuan walked up to the other person, patted him on the shoulder, and then turned and left. Shi Quan stood there in a daze for a long time, his mouth agape, not knowing what to say. In the blink of an eye, he had become the chief person in charge of this project.
Several mechanics nearby looked at him with envy.
"Old Shi, you've really struck gold! I heard the head of the department gets three meals a day, and every meal includes meat!"
A thinner man standing next to him said with a hint of envy.
"What? Three meals a day? And meat too?"
Shi Quan could hardly believe his ears until someone brought him a list of their food rations. The person at the head of the list was the person in charge, and the person in charge's food rations and various benefits were clearly listed on it.
Besides the person in charge, there are other people responsible for maintenance and processing listed. Each person's food standard is basically different, but three meals a day is a common standard for them.
Shi Quan stood there, swallowing hard, feeling a surge of excitement in his heart. It wasn't until Lu Yuan brought over a pile of food that they realized what was written on it was true.
"Eat first, so you can get back to work. In a little while, go and list out everything you need, and I'll try to find a way to get it for you! You can stay here for now!"
Lu Yuan placed the food box on the ground and then spoke to Shi Quan.
Shi Quan looked at Lu Yuan with gratitude, then straightened up and widened his eyes: "Don't worry, Boss Lu, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
Lu Yuan nodded with a smile and left again.
The news that Lu Yuan had acquired an airplane spread like wildfire in the East District, and even reached the West District, which was currently facing a water shortage crisis.
Although they did a good job in overall planning, they lacked follow-up supplies, which led to their resources dwindling until now, even getting water has become a problem for them, and many people have started to make a fuss.
"Hmph, this bastard is trying to shake us off. He brought a plane and thinks he can just fly away!"
"It's said to be an Apache attack helicopter they got from the United States. That thing is the most powerful attack helicopter in the world right now! It'll probably be a lot of trouble to repair!"
"Yeah, it's troublesome to fix. This thing is a rather sophisticated piece of equipment even in the bases of the United States. It'll be difficult to repair it!"
The crowd was buzzing with discussion, and a man sitting in the distance, munching on dried sweet potato, had a smug look on his face.
"Don't worry, they can't fix it. I've handled this kind of thing before when I was doing training in the United States! It's difficult to build, and even more difficult to repair. The parts and some other components inside are extremely difficult to source even in China!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him turned their attention to him. A man standing to the side glanced at him and suddenly realized who he was.
"Hey, isn't this Chief Designer Chen? What are you doing here!"
The man glanced at the other person and immediately remembered what he did for a living.
Chief Designer Chen sat on the ground, not even lifting his eyelids, munching on a sweet potato in his hand: "You should know how I got here!"
After rolling his eyes twice, the leading man suddenly had an idea: "Chief Designer Chen, how about we go over there and talk?"
Chief Designer Chen stuffed a sweet potato into his mouth, glanced at the burning desire in the other person's eyes, nodded, and the two went to a small cave nearby.
"I heard that Chief Designer Chen won some major international awards before? Since you have that ability, how about I spread the word that you can fix it, and have him come over to see if we can cooperate! You can take the lion's share, and we'll get some food?"
"Haha, you're exactly on the same page as me! But Lu Yuan is a very cautious person. You should just talk to him directly, face to face, and he'll definitely agree!"
Chief Designer Chen had a smug look on his face. He even believed that his skills were the best in the entire base, and no one knew more about repairing aircraft than him.
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