Chapter 61 It's time for some tenderness.
Liu Nian was led directly to the factory director's office by Chief Wu. Before even entering, he could hear the arrogant voice coming from inside—
"I don't care!"
Liu Nian quickly raised her hand, indicating that she should go in later.
"I'm telling you, you have to give me shares in this factory! Otherwise, I won't go back to work!"
“Master Chen, aren’t you putting me in a difficult position? This isn’t something I can decide. You’ve seen how tough things are for the factory right now; it’s exactly the time we need you! Just consider it a contribution to the country.”
"Anyway, without me, the factory wouldn't be able to meet its targets! Over the years, if I hadn't worked so diligently for the factory, would it be where it is today? You must agree to my request!"
"Yes, yes, the factory remembers all your contributions." The factory manager was already speaking in a humble tone, repeatedly pleading, "Please, do me a favor, okay?"
This guy has such a big face, he's so arrogant.
Judging from what he said, the factory really can't function without this person, which would lead to a 50% reduction in profits, and he's taking advantage of his abilities to blackmail people.
Liu Nian raised an eyebrow and pushed open the office door.
When they went in, the man was sitting in a chair with his legs crossed like a big shot, while the factory manager of a large steel plant was bowing and scraping with a fawning expression.
"Oh dear, what brings you to this matter?" The factory manager pushed up his glasses, his face full of worry. "Chief Wu, you've come at a really bad time."
The group all looked at Master Chen.
Master Chen snorted and tossed a peanut into his mouth. "You even called in the top leader? That's like calling in the Heavenly King himself! If you don't give me shares, I absolutely won't serve you!"
He squinted, swayed his head, and munched on peanuts, perfectly embodying the phrase "arrogant and disdainful of everyone."
"Is he that capable?" Liu Nian looked at the factory director. "The steel plant can't function without him?"
Master Chen spoke first, in a tone he considered very impressive: "Yes, that's right! They can't do without me!"
"Because I'm the only one in the whole factory who knows this technology! Watching the molten steel!"
In the past, when steel mills had less advanced equipment, they relied heavily on experienced master craftsmen. Master Chen had a unique skill: he could judge the temperature of molten steel by observing its color, fluidity, and other characteristics, and then guide the workers to adjust the temperature accordingly.
After being instructed by Master Chen, both the quality and quantity of steel produced improved significantly. This is because Master Chen's skills allowed him to challenge the factory manager and make demands.
The factory manager said with a mournful face, "You said before that you would have all your relatives come and work as workers, and I agreed! You asked for housing, and I agreed to that too! Now you're asking for shares, and I really can't do that!"
"Fine, you don't have to agree." Master Chen crushed the peanuts, threw them on the table, and stood up. "Then you just wait and see how much profit your factory will lose!"
Liu Nian curled the corner of her lips and said, "Don't be so sure of yourself. What if someone else could do this job?"
"Oh?" Master Chen chuckled sarcastically. "Let me tell you, no one else in the entire factory has this skill except me!"
That's true. Master Chen, relying on his unique skill, was a force to be reckoned with in the factory. Countless people wanted to become his apprentices, but he refused them all. There's a saying that teaching an apprentice can lead to the master starving—would he really do such a thing?
Liu Nian smiled slightly and said, "Coincidentally, I have that ability too."
"What?" The factory manager's eyes widened immediately, and he exclaimed in surprise, "You mean you can do that?"
Liu Nian nodded.
Actually, she doesn't know how to use it; rather, she can buy advanced temperature measuring instruments from the future using her mobile phone.
Master Chen didn't believe it at all, and scoffed as he looked Liu Nian up and down, saying, "You're quite the big talker, aren't you, woman?"
"If I say I can, I definitely can." Liu Nian said to the factory manager with a confident smile, "If I help your factory get through this difficult time, you have to help me too."
The factory manager looked at Liu Nian with great suspicion, then at Chief Wu, and said hesitantly, "You really know how? If you really do, I'll agree to whatever you ask!"
"Alright, it's settled then!" Liu Nian winked at Su Xu.
Su Xu winked at her, knowing what Liu Nian was going to do.
The next day, Liu Nian brought the equipment he had bought from his mobile phone to the steel plant and, accompanied by the plant manager, went down into the workshop himself.
A group of men in blue uniforms, all dirty, kept glancing at Liu Nian.
"She's talking about the one who can watch molten steel?"
"It's actually a woman! Don't say I look down on women, I really think women are inferior to us men!" These words made Liu Nian pause in her steps, and she looked over with a cold gaze.
This man is Master Chen's son, who works as a workshop foreman in the factory thanks to his father's skills.
Liu Nian immediately retorted, "You look down on women so much, weren't you born of your mother? Did your father pull you out of his anus? Are you an anal-born child?"
These words left him speechless, and he could only think resentfully: Wait until she makes a fool of herself, and then I'll see how I make fun of her!
Liu Nian brought only Su Xu and one technician into the workshop.
Then Liu Nian took out the instrument and said, "Install this instrument according to the requirements, and you will know how to control the temperature of molten steel by looking at the instrument in the future."
Liu Nian didn't even buy the latest version; he scratched off the manufacturing date and told the factory manager it was a foreign product. Anyway, in those days, nobody knew what foreign countries were like or what stage of technological development they had reached.
The technician was completely baffled and could only start working according to the instructions.
He was working diligently, but that couple was truly despicable!
The man fanned his wife, handed her water, and praised her.
"Niannian, I've noticed you're getting more and more beautiful!"
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