Chapter 507 Solving Two Things at Once (Bug Fixing): Requires a high-quality [work/resource].
The factory manager had no objection. He had just asked for 1 million yuan from them, and the money hadn't even arrived yet. If he refused, what if the cooked duck flew away?
Besides, there aren't any particularly challenging tasks at the factory right now.
What's wrong with taking this opportunity to use other people's projects and resources to train talent in your own factory?
Ma Gong had no objections.
Firstly, although the factory had him on loan, which meant he would be on long business trips, the destinations weren't some remote, impoverished area; they were in Shanghai. He could get reimbursed for two round-trip airfares a month, so it wasn't like he was going to be away from home year-round.
Secondly, even if someone goes out to work for a private boss, the factory will not shortchange him on his wages and bonuses. He can also get an extra salary from the private boss. Why not?
Most importantly, the third point is that, as a veteran technician, he participated in the entire process of the "municipal solid waste incineration technology" project. He is aware of the achievements, but also knows the regrets. He sincerely wants to make up for these regrets and reach a higher level.
Now that someone is paying him to do this, why wouldn't he do it?
If neither the factory nor Ma has any objections, then things will be much easier to handle.
Wang Xiao made an agreement with them: Ma would first hand over his work at the factory, then settle things at home, and then fly to Shanghai with him.
As for what specific job I will do in Shanghai?
She hasn't gone yet, has she? How would she know?
She only knew that if you have money and connections, things were already half done.
Everyone was having a good time, and the factory manager even wanted to treat them to dinner.
However, everyone firmly refused, repeatedly stating that they were determined not to let the factory spend money, and that the factory's funds should be spent wisely.
Good heavens, even if they were incredibly greedy, they wouldn't eat next to a garbage dump. The stench was utterly repulsive.
It's better to go back to Huaqiangbei and eat at the same hotel as last time.
I was busy drinking last night and didn't get to try all of their signature dishes.
As the car drove back to Huaqiangbei, Liu Ba looked at the SEG Plaza, which was still under construction, with a constant flow of people coming and going from the electronics market on the ground floor.
She couldn't help but sigh inwardly, when it comes to being bold and fearless, the Chinese are truly the most formidable.
Last night they were saying the building was going to collapse, but there's still no definite answer today. Yet, it doesn't stop everyone from going in and out and busy doing business.
Wang Xiao followed her gaze and casually remarked, "It's probably just the visual effect of cloud movement; there wasn't much wind last night."
She then turned to Tang Yicheng and teased, "Mr. Tang, how about it? Want to be a real estate agent and sell them an office building?"
Tang Yicheng waved his hands repeatedly: "Forget it, forget it. What if I sell it and then it really goes wrong?"
They were lucky this time because it was almost past lunchtime when they returned to Huaqiangbei from Bao'an, so there were empty tables at the restaurant.
Everyone sat down and ordered the signature dishes.
Section Chief Hong, unaware of Mr. Wang's swollen face incident that morning, proactively asked, "Would you like some baijiu or beer?"
Seafood just doesn't feel complete without some alcohol.
Tang Yicheng quickly stopped him: "No, let's just eat. It's broad daylight, let's not drink anymore."
Section Chief Hong smiled and nodded, "That's true, let's drink again tonight."
Wang Xiao smiled but remained silent.
Tang Yicheng didn't respond to that, but instead nudged Wang Xiao's arm, signaling her to listen to the people at the next table.
Wang Xiao listened intently, her ears perked up like a rabbit's, but after a long time, she had to sadly admit that she hadn't understood a single word.
Because it seems like they were speaking Cantonese.
Although Shenzhen is under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, it is a typical city with a large migrant population. Mandarin is the main language of communication here, and there are not many Cantonese speakers.
But since Section Chief Hong had been in Shenzhen for a long time, he understood.
As he listened, he chuckled and whispered, "People in Shenzhen really know how to do business; they'll use any trick or find any channel."
Where did he get this idea?
The people at the next table are still eating and discussing their plans to switch careers, moving from a shop in SEG Plaza to running a nationwide online computer supermarket.
Wang Xiao raised her eyebrows in surprise as she listened to his explanation: "Why would they want to create an online computer supermarket?"
Wow! No wonder this is the forefront of reform and opening up; this person's brain is really sharp.
Before she traveled through time, she had only heard that business in Huaqiangbei was declining day by day due to the impact of e-commerce.
In fact, the owners of the 1-meter cabinets in the SEG Electronics Market had already ventured into the e-commerce industry as early as 1999.
She said, "How could a city that gave birth to Tencent not have anyone benefiting from the internet shopping boom?"
It's just that they were unlucky and didn't make it to the end.
Section Chief Hong then quietly translated the conversation at the next table: "Because they feel that the SEG Electronics Market has expanded again, and more merchants will disperse customer traffic, they are afraid that their business will not be able to keep up, so they want to do electronics business."
He was more convinced that these people were simply envious of the success of foreign shopping websites.
Because they kept discussing the stock prices of companies like Yahoo, Amazon, and eBay.
The one who was clearly in charge was still analyzing the market, saying that according to the development pattern of the international Internet, a website can grow healthily as long as it has more than 5,000 users.
Tang Yicheng listened and laughed, nodding as he did so.
They are seriously preparing to do this, and have already set up a three-step process.
The first step is to enable people who plan to buy a computer to find reference prices for the product online, learn about the manufacturer and brand, and know where to buy it.
The second step is to gain customers' trust in their website and make them willing to buy things from their website.
The third step is to find ways to make a profit.
Section Chief Hong nodded in agreement, then lowered his voice and commented, "They're quite down-to-earth; they didn't think about getting ahead overnight."
It even takes into account all aspects of the process of conceiving a business idea.
For example, how do customers pay when they buy a computer online?
Their website uses China Merchants Bank's encryption technology to achieve online connectivity, and online shoppers can use their bank cards for payment.
The waiter brought over a tray with roast goose and stir-fried crab, and everyone immediately picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
After the people at the next table left, Tang Yicheng sighed, "Everyone's busy seizing the online shopping market now, moving their shops online."
Take that guy who was about to set up a website, for example. He has a computer science background, is technically skilled, and has been working in Huaqiangbei for several years. He has a lot of familiar manufacturers and distributors, so he doesn't have to worry about finding merchants willing to join his website.
In Shenzhen, there are probably countless bosses like this.
Section Chief Hong laughed: "Maybe in a few years, these shops will become supply and marketing cooperatives, and nobody will bother with them anymore."
How fast times are changing!
Twenty years ago, who would have imagined that one day supply and marketing cooperatives would have to close down?
He now suspects that in eight or ten years, the electronics market might become like the supply and marketing cooperatives of yesteryear.
Wang Xiao smiled and shook his head: "I reckon it won't be that fast."
Section Chief Hong was taken aback for a moment: "Why? I think the development speed is quite fast."
Wang Xiao picked up a piece of roast goose and put it on his plate, explaining, "He does have connections with manufacturers and distributors, which is an advantage; at the very least, he can get in touch with suppliers. But customers are the ones who pay, and they may not trust his website. This process of building trust might take eight or ten years."
Section Chief Hong nodded in agreement: "That's true. It's just some random website, not Yahoo or Amazon, that's rich and powerful. People have never even heard of it, so they really don't dare to give it money. It has no buildings or shops. If people give it money and then the website shuts down, they won't even have anyone to turn to for repayment. I think in the end, it's still the big websites like Yahoo that will make money in our country first."
Wang Xiao did not deny his judgment.
To be fair, among the earliest internet users in China, Yahoo, Amazon, and eBay were naturally more credible.
The rise of domestic shopping websites can be attributed to the rapid expansion of the domestic internet user base and its penetration into lower-tier cities.
That's why later on, foreign monks couldn't perform well in the local market, because they couldn't adapt to the Chinese market and had to leave one by one in disappointment.
Her confidence in "WoBuy.com" lies in the fact that it combines the advantages of both.
As an international shopping website on par with Amazon and eBay, it naturally gained the trust of domestic netizens at the turn of the millennium.
Its business in China is based on offline physical stores, so there is no problem of it not adapting to the local market.
Section Chief Hong didn't know that Wang Xiao was the owner of "WoMai.com," otherwise he would definitely have flattered him vehemently.
Tang Yicheng noticed that his boss seemed a bit distracted, lost in thought.
So after the meal, he suggested without hesitation, "How about we take a walk around here?"
If you come to Shenzhen and arrive at Huaqiangbei, it feels like you've wasted your trip if you don't visit the shopping malls, electronics markets, supermarkets, and women's world.
Their existence proves just how successful Huaqiangbei's shift from secondary to tertiary industries has been.
People everywhere, a sea of heads, one after another, so many that you can't take it all in.
Their first stop was the Women's World, for a very simple reason: it was too eye-catching.
There is a large banner covering nearly 100 square meters above the main gate, which anyone can see from a distance.
Section Chief Hong smiled and complimented, "President Wang, your colleagues are everywhere here."
Wang Xiao thought he meant everyone was in the retail and wholesale business, but his next sentence was: "They're all rich women!"
Tang Yicheng laughed: "That's really true. There are a lot of millionaires and multi-millionaires coming out of the 1-meter counter in the Women's World."
Having come from a background in small commodity sales, he knows all too well just how high the profit margins are on these seemingly insignificant clothing and accessories.
Women's World sounds like a very high-end name, but in reality, it's just a small commodity market. Its initial success in Shenzhen wasn't due to its fashionable or beautiful products—in fact, how could the things sold in Shenzhen's large department stores not be trendy?
But things in big shopping malls are expensive. When everyone's salary is only two or three hundred yuan, a dress can easily cost eight or nine hundred yuan.
Unlike the Women's World, which is cheap, a pretty dress can be bought for just a few dozen yuan, making it especially popular among working girls who are short of money.
Tang Yicheng was still marveling: "They figured out their niche from the beginning, so they never had to worry about business. Like Ladies' Market in Hong Kong, locals see it as just a cheap commodity market, but to mainlanders, it's fashionable and beautiful. So it can sell to ordinary locals and those who want to save money, and it can also be wholesaled to mainlanders as fashionable goods."
That's why this small commodity market, a mix of the smell of new clothes, cheap and pungent perfume, and the sweltering afternoon air, has become one of Shenzhen's landmarks.
Section Chief Hong listened with a smile and nodded, then said, "Thank you, Shenzhen, for being a special economic zone, and the most successful one at that."
He said this because the other special economic zones in the Pearl River Delta clearly do not have the special status that Shenzhen has in the hearts of people across the country.
Wang Xiao was still lost in thought.
The online computer supermarket being discussed at the next table in the restaurant just now gave her a lot of inspiration—not in terms of expanding the product range of "WoBuy.com," in fact, it already sells a wide variety of things. You wouldn't believe it, there's nothing it doesn't sell, except for prohibited items.
This is also one of the selling points of my online store.
Other well-known online retailers, such as Amazon, initially only sold books and CDs. These products are highly standardized and very easy to control in terms of quality. Although Amazon expanded its product range last year, books and CDs remain its main focus.
eBay, on the other hand, conducts secondhand auctions, selling products through auctions.
Unlike "WoBuy.com", which was originally an offline mall moved online, it is more in line with the positioning of real life in the virtual world.
That's why it rose to prominence and was consistently favored by the Nasdaq market.
Wang Xiao thought that she should use "WoBuy.com" to achieve more business goals.
It's not just about selling department store goods; it's also about using its influence to affect the business activities of suppliers.
How can we influence suppliers? Should we get them to willingly offer discounts, attract online attention, and increase brand awareness?
Yes, but that's just the basics. It's the same principle as when she was selling products before she time-traveled, where she lowered the prices.
Now, she has more to do.
She wants to influence the suppliers' suppliers in return.
What do you mean by that? It's quite simple.
Suppliers also need to purchase raw materials to produce goods.
For example, if you're making laptops, aside from everything else, you at least need a display screen. What's your display screen made of? An LCD panel, of course.
Unlike the booming chip industry, there are very few domestic companies making LCD screens now, and their technology is generally lagging behind, leaving a large untapped market.
Wang Xiao originally planned to focus on niche markets for LCD panels to avoid direct competition with giants like Samsung.
But now she has changed her mind. With such little competition in the mainland market, her LCD panels can really shine.
Because after acquiring Hyundai Electronics' LCD panel business unit, she already had the technology for LCD panels, which was not technology that had been phased out by the international mainstream.
Because "WoBuy.com" has grown so much, she is confident that she can turn online sales into one of the important sales channels for laptops, video game consoles, and eventually, LCD TVs, which will gradually become the mainstream in the market.
With this influence, she can actively market her LCD panels to manufacturers.
Just like before online shopping, she used the influence of the trade city and container market to get manufacturers of small household appliances such as rice cookers to use Wuzhou's chips.
There is no fundamental difference between offline and online.
Between suppliers and distributors, whoever has more power has more say.
So, everyone is right.
The internet has indeed revolutionized people's production and lifestyles.
Tang Yicheng turned his head and called out softly, "Boss?"
Wang Xiao then came to her senses: "What is it?"
Section Chief Hong thought she was just looking at the trinkets in Women's World and laughed, "It's an honor for Women's World that our Boss Wang is looking at them so carefully. Our Boss Wang is the King of Department Stores."
Wang Xiao smiled and said, "The things here are really nice, they're in a different style."
The main customer base in the trade city is still from the former Soviet Union countries and Eastern Europe, but now they have added customers from Africa.
There is still a difference between people's aesthetic sense and the products available in the world of women.
Yes, we need to pay attention to this. There should be more variety of products available online, and aesthetic preferences should also be more diverse.
Tang Yicheng laughed from the side: "Then I'll show you one with a similar style."
He pointed to the stalls in front of him.
There was a customer buying goods in bulk, haggling with the stall owner.
But the skinny stall owner's voice was much louder than his: "I can't lower the price anymore, this is already the lowest I can go. Let me tell you, this is imported, genuine imported, not a counterfeit! They used to make ballet tutus specifically for Ulanova!"
The customer didn't realize what was going on: "Who is Ulanova?"
The stall owner's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and he yelled, "Soft as a cloud, light as the wind, you've never heard of that? Then why are you even stocking ballet tutus? You don't know anything! She's the best ballet dancer in the world."
The customer immediately defended herself: "Oh, Ulanova, I know, it was your accent just now."
Then he received a glare in return.
The stall owner was quite assertive: "If you want it, take it at the original price; if not, move aside, there are people waiting behind you. Hey, what do you want?"
While she was speaking, she actually greeted the people in line behind her.
Anyway, the Women's World business is booming, and there's no worry about a lack of customers.
She wouldn't bother with someone who's difficult to deal with.
Wang Xiao watched from the sidelines, thoroughly amused; it was so funny.
Tang Yicheng then gestured for her to look at the ballet tutu: "Is this it?"
Lyuba squeezed to the front, took a closer look, and even touched the fabric. When she came back, she nodded and confirmed it was true.
Many foreigners come to Shenzhen via Hong Kong, so her distinctly Caucasian features did not attract much attention or surprise.
The only person who was surprised was Section Chief Hong. His surprise stemmed from the question: "Is there something wrong with these clothes?"
He seemed to be doing quite well.
As for the talk about Ulanova or not, just listen to it and don't take it too seriously.
People in Huaqiangbei are willing to say anything when they're selling goods.
Tang Yicheng said meaningfully, "This is not fake. The factory that makes these clothes used to make ballet tutus for Ulanova, including the ballet shoes that are being sold."
Section Chief Hong was stunned: "Really!"
My goodness! This once bustling, mundane world of women has suddenly become so elegant, like a grand theater.
Tang Yicheng nodded: "At the beginning of the year, Russia signed a foreign trade cooperation agreement with our country, and this is one of the earliest batches of goods."
According to what he overheard Xiao Gao and Xiao Zhao gossiping, the website's idea at the time was to capitalize on the first anniversary of Ulanova's death.
On March 21st last year, this legendary and great ballerina passed away.
March 21st this year will mark exactly one year.
Unfortunately, Russia's production mobilization speed could not compare with that of mainland China. Even with the Vice Premier personally urging them and the Minister of Industry living in the factory to oversee the process, and despite their best efforts, production did not go online until April.
Surprisingly, ballet tutus and ballet shoes appeared in Shenzhen's Women's World so quickly.
Section Chief Hong clicked his tongue in admiration: "No wonder there are so many rich women in the world; they really know how to do business."
These vendors don't need to go to Russia or have others bring them their goods; they can place orders directly online and sell the goods directly from their hands.
Wow, this saves me so much trouble!
I never knew you could do business like this.
He sighed for a long time, then suddenly remembered, "Hey, isn't this Russian deputy prime minister Mr. Wang's fiancé?"
No wonder Mr. Wang is beaming with pride; he's genuinely feeling honored.
Wang Xiao is indeed very happy right now.
These ballet shoes and tutus were originally conceived and designed by her.
Now they're made, on the counter, and selling very well—customers who were just haggling with the vendor have already paid up and left with a big bag of goods.
Of course she's happy!
This opened up sales channels.
She couldn't wait until evening to have a good talk with Ivan about it.
Why is everyone so superstitious about a good start to the year? Because good omens really do bring good luck.
Moreover, she astutely noticed that, besides the ballet tutu and ballet shoes, the plush toy displayed prominently next to it was likely also a result of trade cooperation.
The aesthetic of that design is typical of the Russian style.
What style? The style of "Hat Cat," the mascot of the 2022 Russian Olympic team.
Of course, the main processes of making this doll were all completed in China. When it arrived at the factory in Russia, only the last step remained: sewing on the outer fabric cover and stuffing it in.
So the actual product perfectly reproduced the design drawing, and she thought it was so cute.
The customers at the stall felt the same way; it was so novel and unlike any other doll they'd ever made.
What made Wang Xiao even happier was yet to come. As they walked further, they saw a stall selling Korean clothing. The stall owner confidently declared, "Genuine Korean goods, the ones Kim Hee-sun wore. That's all. Take them quickly, I won't hold any for you. I can't keep them."
Tang Yicheng watched with great interest and even discussed with his boss, "Did she pick up the goods herself at the Dadongmen Market, or did she place the order online?"
Wang Xiao shook his head: "I don't know either, anything is possible."
The website features developed by the group's pedestrian street, which specifically target Korean products, have also been incorporated into the "WoBuy.com" sub-module.
This kind of mixed-use model is not conducive to the long-term development of a website, but it can maximize the gathering of popularity in the short term and form a cluster effect.
Or to be more specific, effectively boost investor confidence.
Stock market investors don't segment website users into such fine details; they only need to see how many regular users there are and how many active users.
Once things are up and running, we can break down the website's functions and separate retail and wholesale operations.
However, these are all things for the future, and Wang Xiao chose to put them aside for the time being.
All she wants right now is to be happy, she's really happy!
Unfortunately, this happy mood didn't last long. Once she flew back to Shanghai, she stopped giggling.
The head of the Tongji University project team, which was collaborating with the Shenzhen Municipal Environmental Sanitation Integrated Treatment Plant on "Urban Solid Waste Incineration Technology," was unexpectedly summoned to a meeting in Beijing by phone.
Unlucky Wang Xiao missed her target again, and this time it was the kind of missed opportunity where she just brushed past someone at the airport, which was really infuriating.
The doctoral student, who was temporarily pushed out by his supervisor to act as a receptionist, was so embarrassed that he wished he could carve out a three-bedroom apartment on Siping Road in Yangpu District with his toes.
He gave a dry laugh: "I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry. My supervisor was revising my thesis when I suddenly got a call, so I immediately booked a flight to Beijing. It's really not my fault for neglecting you. The leaders of Shanghai have already spoken to my supervisor."
Given all this, what else could Wang Xiao say? She could only ask, "When will Professor Weng be back?"
The doctoral candidate shook his head honestly: "I don't know, my supervisor doesn't know either, and the person who called didn't say."
Wang Xiao rubbed his forehead. Oh well, he was already here.
She readjusted her smile, then took the initiative and gestured for Engineer Ma to sit down: "In that case, if you have time, you can talk to me about this municipal solid waste incineration technology. Engineer Ma has explained it to me from the perspective of a factory technician, and I hope you can tell me from your perspective."
Hearing that she wasn't angry, the doctoral student secretly breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed his tone: "Mr. Wang, what do you want to know? As long as we know it, we will definitely tell you everything we know."
As he was speaking, he turned his head and saw someone coming out of the laboratory behind him. He immediately called out, "Hey, Junior Sister Wu, come over here and give our Boss Wang a proper introduction."
Wu wanted to refuse because she was a master's student and had hardly participated in the project.
However, her senior brother wouldn't let her leave. After all, she was a girl, and it was most appropriate for her to serve the boss.
Seeing that the two kids were rather nervous, Wang Xiao simply waved his hand and said, "How about we find a place to sit down and have something to eat and drink? I'm actually a little hungry."
However, Wu's junior sister still had to keep an eye on the experiment and couldn't go far, so in the end, the assistant went to buy milk tea, potato chips, and other snacks.
Everyone sat together in the office eating and drinking milk tea.
The senior PhD student leading the group asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Mr. Wang, what aspect of the content would you like to know?"
His doctoral dissertation, which he is currently writing, is mainly based on this project.
Wang Xiao cut to the chase: "I heard from Engineer Ma that because the calorific value of household waste is insufficient, this grate furnace must be fueled with oil for combustion. However, I've also visited Jiangbei University before; they use coal, which is significantly cheaper than fuel oil. Regarding cost control..."
The ancients were right: those in the same profession often belittle each other.
The PhD student immediately frowned deeply: "Oh dear, coal dust, why bother with a fluidized bed? We might as well just burn coal directly."
Wang Xiao laughed and said, "They only use 20% coal."
The PhD candidate scoffed: "You're just bragging, Mr. Wang. Let me tell you the truth, their ratio of garbage to coal is at least six to four, and that's an ideal figure. In reality, it's almost half and half. I don't even know if they're burning garbage or coal."
Ma, who was listening nearby, chuckled, but being older, he spoke more tactfully: "Coal is indeed cheaper than oil."
The soon-to-be PhD student glared at him and said, "If it's cheap, why burn coal? Wouldn't it be better to just burn straw?"
Wang Xiao stared in disbelief: "Burning straw?"
The doctoral candidate nodded: "Yes, household waste can't be burned, mainly because it has a low calorific value, while straw has a high calorific value, so it can be combined with it."
Wang Xiao was a little skeptical: "Will it really catch fire?"
This time, Wu Shimei nodded affirmatively: "It can burn. I've seen it done. I'm from Xuzhou, and there are factories there that do it this way."
The top student is truly versatile. She put down her milk tea, picked up a piece of paper and a pen, and began to draw a diagram: "It should be considered a fixed-bed waste incineration model."
Wang Xiao leaned closer to look at the drawing she had made, and it looked a bit like a honeycomb briquette.
As she drew, Wu explained, "It uses steel plates as the enclosure of the furnace, and then places household waste and straw, wheat stalks, and rapeseed stalks in layers. The bottom layer is straw as ignition material, which forms a simple vertical incinerator."
After finishing the drawing, she looked at Wang Xiao carefully and said, "I really think that instead of using coal to increase the calorific value, there is really no need to use straw. There is plenty of straw in the countryside now."
Her senior colleague chimed in, "Especially in our Yangtze River Delta region."
He explained, “In the past, straw, wheat stalks, and rapeseed stalks were all valuable things, used for cooking and heating at home. Rural people even used straw as a mattress on their beds. But now it’s really different. Nobody treats it like a treasure anymore. The price is very low. You can just haul it away without any problem. Apart from the transportation costs, there’s zero cost.”
Fearing that the big boss wouldn't understand this logic, Wu Shimei explained, "Now there are many township enterprises in our Yangtze River Delta region. Farmers work in factories and receive wages, so they can afford gas stoves and gas. Burning gas is definitely more convenient than burning large pots."
"Moreover, family planning is strictly enforced here. Nowadays, new rural families are generally small families of three or four people. One rice cooker and one gas stove are enough for the whole family to eat. Many employees of township enterprises buy vegetables directly from the factory and cook a pot of rice at home, and then the whole family can have a hot meal."
“Families like this don’t need straw. After harvesting the rice and threshing it in the field, they dry the straw for two days and then burn it. This kills insect eggs and the ash can be used to fertilize the field.”
As Wu Shimei spoke, she shook her head, "The smoke was so thick, the whole sky was gray. I think we should collect all this straw and burn it together with the household garbage. Anyway, most of the big landfills are located in the suburbs, so burning it all together would actually save us trouble."
Wang Xiao found it increasingly reasonable and was almost bursting with admiration.
Wow, so smart! How can someone be so smart?
In 1999, people in most areas may not have felt the power of straw burning, but it will be a major problem for decades to come.
Especially for local governments at the grassroots level, the harvest season is a time when everyone is collectively on edge.
In this context, straw can be used as a combustion aid for household waste instead of coal, thus having a natural policy basis for support.
Because it did one thing and solved two problems.
Wang Xiao nodded enthusiastically: "Yes, this plan is very good. I'll talk to Jiangbei University about it later and see if they can directly use straw to replace coal. Buying coal also costs money."
The two students exchanged a glance. Well, it turns out they were the ones offering advice to the fluidized bed through their grate furnace.
When my advisor comes back, will he scold them to death?
Ma Gong listened attentively, nodding in agreement, and couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity we can't find a substitute for the oil we use. If only we could really turn water into oil."
That would be incredibly wonderful, but unfortunately, like turning lead into gold, it's just a fantasy.
Wang Xiao touched her nose and decided to leave the technical problems to the technical experts to solve; she wouldn't get involved, she was the one who would pay for it.
Since she was already at Tongji University, she casually asked around: "Hmm, have you ever heard of biodiesel? I think I saw a report about it in the newspaper before, but I don't remember the details or who was involved. I was wondering if it's possible to make biodiesel directly from waste cooking oil, like kitchen waste oil?"
Wu Shimei took a sip of milk tea and shook her head: "It seems like there aren't many people doing this. In my impression, it's quite troublesome. There are many steps involved in turning gutter oil into biodiesel, and the cost is not low either. Because gutter oil has too many impurities, it takes a lot of work to refine it to the level of engine diesel."
Wang Xiao didn't care. All she needed to do now was know who was doing it. As for how to reduce costs, she could figure that out later.
"Then you guys help me find out who does this. We need to solve the problem of household waste and the problem of gutter oil, otherwise we won't be able to eat out in peace."
The two students nodded and readily agreed: "Okay, we'll ask around."
Ma Gong laughed and exclaimed to Wang Xiao, "Boss Wang, you're really something! You solved two problems in one go."
Wang Xiao waved his hand with a smile: "I'd like to solve two things at once, just like the problem of burning household waste and straw. You can't solve those problems, can you? And you can't put gutter oil and household waste in..."
Suddenly, it was as if a bolt of lightning struck her head.
She suddenly realized, why can't they be put together?
The process of turning waste cooking oil into biodiesel is indeed very complex, because biodiesel is used in engines, so its quality requirements are very high.
What if the waste cooking oil isn't used to make biodiesel, but only as fuel to burn garbage? Then it wouldn't need to be of such high quality; it could be incinerated along with household waste.
It needs to be of very high quality!
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The use of straw as a combustion aid for municipal solid waste incineration appeared in Xuzhou in 1995, representing a sideline to the mainstream methods of fluidized bed and grate furnace incineration. When I was researching, I was struck by how clever they were; they truly made the best use of local conditions. Although it was eventually superseded by grate furnace technology, it still held significant importance during a particular historical period. [Starry-eyed]
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