As soon as Ji Wei entered, he saw everyone gathered together. He walked over with a stern face and found Chen Ke and Jin Yue there as well. He immediately said in a deep voice, "Why aren't you two busy with your own things? What, did you lose your way from the start?"
Seeing this, the other researchers immediately explained to Ji Wei, "Engineer Ji, Engineer Chen is helping us solve the problem of abnormal noise from the hydraulic system. He suggested that it might be because we haven't installed a filter, and we are preparing to conduct an experiment."
Ji Wei's expression remained calm, but a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He then shouted, "What are you all standing there for?!"
The researchers' expressions changed, and they immediately got to work, designing filters, calculating data, reassembling...
The hydraulic transmission experimental group was extremely busy. Ji Wei turned his gaze to Chen Ke, and Jin Yue immediately became worried about Chen Ke. Engineer Ji was known for his strictness and harsh words. Would he scold Engineer Chen for "not doing his job properly"?
After all, they are now two completely different experimental projects.
Just as Jin Yue was thinking this, he heard Engineer Ji, who was usually stern, speak softly to Engineer Chen: "The seeder and harvester need to be made as soon as possible. The research institute has already made contact with the factory. As long as your prototypes are tested and there are no problems, they can be mass-produced and put into use."
Chen Ke didn’t expect Ji Wei to be so fast. For a new product, all factories take time to undertake mass production because they don’t know if it can be sold after it is manufactured, or if there will be large-scale problems when it is sold and used. So it takes a long time from design and manufacturing to promotion and use. But in such a short time, the research institute has already contacted the factory.
As if sensing Chen Ke's surprise, Ji Wei sighed and explained in a heavy tone, "The research institute has high expectations for these two agricultural machines of yours. After reporting to the agricultural department, the leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture and the city leaders have attached great importance to them. The food problem is imminent, Chen Ke, time waits for no one."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ke's eyes lit up, and he made a decision in his heart. "Engineer Ji, my project needs to increase manpower. I want to hand over the manufacturing of fully automated agricultural machinery to someone else. I want to start a new project."
Ji Wei was taken aback. "What project do you want to research?"
Chen Ke: "High-lift centrifugal pump."
!!
"What did you say?" Ji Wei's usually calm and serious expression cracked slightly in shock.
Chen Ke remained calm, saying, "I want to develop a centrifugal water pump for irrigating farmland." The north was experiencing a severe drought, and farmland was parched. Relying on manual water carrying for irrigation would exhaust people and wouldn't save even a single acre of land. However, a large-scale irrigation system could completely save areas with many rivers flowing through it.
Ji Wei looked at Chen Ke with scrutiny in his eyes. "Do you know that our country is in talks with Soviet fluid machinery experts to replicate their K-type single-stage single-suction cantilever centrifugal water pump and convex single-stage double-suction end-supported centrifugal water pump? However, the other side has made many demands, so the negotiations have stalled."
Chen Ke knew what Ji Wei meant by those words. If he could independently develop a clean water centrifugal pump in a short period of time, he could not only proudly refuse the Soviet Union's demands, but also make a significant contribution to the blank field of fluid mechanics.
Looking into Ji Wei's deep gaze, Chen Ke said with absolute certainty, "Give me two weeks, and I will definitely deliver a satisfactory result."
"Two weeks? Are you sure?"
Chen Ke: "I'm sure."
After listening, Ji Wei began pacing again. This time, he pondered for a long time, so long that Jin Yue beside him was sweating with tension. Finally, he spoke: "Alright, Director Chen, I'll give you two weeks. Next week was supposed to be the time to negotiate with the Soviet experts, but I'll try to persuade the research institute to give you another week. If you can't conduct the research by then—"
"I will definitely figure it out in less than two weeks," Chen Ke interrupted Ji Wei, speaking with conviction.
"Okay! Remember what you said." Ji Wei finished speaking and strode away.
Chen Ke was also a little excited. my country's centrifugal pumps started by imitating Soviet products. In the 1980s, we were still importing foreign licensed technology. For a long time, we were just picking up what others had left behind, imitating and improving it. It wasn't until the 1990s that we began to develop our own.
Chen Ke never liked eating other people's leftovers.
Standing on the shoulders of giants, Chen Ke refused to believe that they couldn't turn the tide this time!
Because Chen Ke suddenly changed his research project, the agricultural machinery manufacturing project was completely handed over to Jin Yue, who then immersed himself in the research of centrifugal pumps.
Two days later, cheers erupted from the laboratory.
"We did it! We did it!"
"It really was a problem with the filter. My goodness, Engineer Chen is amazing. He spotted the problem at a glance."
"Yes, before, the strange noise would only last for a few hours at most, but now it has been going on non-stop for two days without any problems."
"Haha, Liu Yang, hurry up and write the research report! This research project is finally seeing a glimmer of hope for success!"
"Yes! Hurry up, I need to take a vacation after this, it's been so long since I've been back."
"Hey, should we add 'Engineer Chen' to the end of our report?"
Liu Yang's words suddenly silenced everyone who was cheering.
a long time.
"What are you thinking? Of course we have to add him! Without Engineer Chen, we might still be racking our brains right now!"
"Yes, yes, add it."
"It absolutely must be added!"
Liu Yang was also extremely excited and shouted, "Okay, add it!"
At this moment, Ji Wei came in from the door. Seeing everyone excitedly waving their arms and legs, a barely perceptible smile flashed in his eyes, but he said in a deep voice, "What's all the fuss about? How long have you been working on this project and you still have the nerve to celebrate? Raise your hand if you want to join Engineer Chen's centrifugal pump research project as soon as it's finished."
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Everyone was jolted. They were going to research centrifugal pumps on their own?
Then.
"I!"
"Me! Me!!"
"Ji Gong, it's me!"
"Get lost! Didn't you want to go home to see your wife and kids? If Engineer Ji doesn't have time, I will. I have plenty of time!"
"Bullshit, I'm not going back! I... Engineer Ji, I'm going!"
Everyone was so excited their faces turned red, and they looked like schoolchildren, eager to raise their hands in front of Ji Wei.
Ji Wei's face turned serious. "What kind of behavior is this? Cough cough... Besides, there are so many people, we can't possibly finish them all."
Everyone looked around and realized that they seemed to have gotten a little too excited and lost their composure, so they all chuckled awkwardly and gave each other threatening looks, telling the other person to put their hands down.
Researcher A: "Do you still want the chicken leg from the cafeteria? Put your hand down."
Researcher B: "Haha, that's hilarious. I don't want to eat chicken legs anymore. Chicken legs are nothing compared to being remembered in history."
Researcher C: "Put your hand down, and you can choose the projects first from now on."
Researcher Ding: "Thank you, no need, I'll go first."
All forms of coercion and enticement are no longer effective; the raised hands remain unchallenged.
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