Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 92 The Influence of Level Engineers (Subscription Request)

During work, I chatted with the deputy factory director in the office for a while.

Although it seemed a bit like being lazy, it was the leader's request, so Zhou Fengnian stayed temporarily.

Through the conversation, Zhou Fengnian also learned some things. Although Bai Yujie was only 28 years old, she had been working for eleven years.

I used to work in the street office under the district government, and later I was transferred to the textile factory, and then to the steel rolling mill. This time I was promoted to the machinery factory.

He had front-line work experience, good personal abilities, and with the help of the people behind him, he became the deputy director of a machinery factory at the age of 28.

But Zhou Fengnian is not bad either. He will soon become an eighth-level engineer, which will equal his status to the factory director. What happened to him before will never happen to him again.

Moreover, Zhou Fengnian is a legitimate eighth-level engineer with a good family background. He comes from a poor peasant family and has no foreign-related experience or capital background. Even an 18-force gale cannot reach him.

He is now in charge of Zhang Anhong’s previous work, but the technical department has not been handed over to Bai Yujie and is still under the management of Deputy Director Gao.

I have been in charge of the technical department for a few months and everything has been going peacefully and well. There is no reason for me to give it to Deputy Director Gao.

During their first conversation, Zhou Fengnian just felt that Bai Yujie was a nice person. Not only was she pretty, but she also had a certain charm. Most importantly, she was a relative of a friend.

It’s not known whether he had any other ideas, but Zhou Fengnian didn’t say much and left Bai Yujie’s office on the pretext of going back to work.

I'll have a meal with Bai Kang some other day and find out what his cousin's plans are. Today is the first time I've met Bai Yujie, so we can't talk about too much.

After returning to the technical department, Zhou Fengnian prepared to start work.

There is no director in the machine tool workshop now. It is directly managed by the technical department, and Luo Cheng is basically in charge of all production matters.

However, when Zhou Fengnian came back, Luo Cheng announced something to everyone in the technical department: he would no longer be in the technical department, and Zhou Fengnian would be in charge.

Moreover, Zhou Fengnian has become an eighth-level engineer. He took some time to go to the ministry to change his technical level. When he came back, he could hear the announcement on the factory radio station.

Upon hearing the news, everyone in the technical department looked at Zhou Fengnian in shock.

I used to be a little jealous and fantasized that they would also be promoted to level 13 technicians and then receive commendations from the factory.

Now Zhou Fengnian has suddenly jumped to the eighth-level engineer, which is too far away for them, the fifteenth and sixteenth-level technicians.

Previously, there were grade 12 technicians in the technical department, but when the first electrical appliance factory was established, all the middle and senior technicians were transferred there.

Almost all those who remain now entered the factory at the same time as Zhou Fengnian, and some are still doing internship.

"That's it for now. I'll be busy with the machine tool workshop from now on. Yu Cheng and the other four will follow my orders. Others should report to Fengnian if they have any issues, including maintenance and deployment tasks."

After Luo Cheng announced this, he let everyone go back to do their own work.

The technical department is basically divided into two parts, but they are not divided into factions, but are divided into two parts according to work requirements.

Luo Cheng was also training Zhou Fengnian. He would first let Zhou Fengnian take charge of the general people, and let Zhou Fengnian handle all matters such as technical guidance, maintenance dispatch, etc. He would take over and familiarize himself with the work in advance so that he would not be overwhelmed in the future.

After Luo Cheng went to the workshop, Zhou Fengnian said a few words casually and then returned to the office.

After taking out the drawings, he began to think about designing other series of CNC machine tools.

The core part is almost the same control system, and the rest is the functions of each machine tool, which can be improved according to the current boring and milling machines.
It just so happened that the original body had worked in mechanical design and maintenance for decades before his rebirth, and he had too many memories in this area, so there was no need to waste even the number of simulations.

So Zhou Fengnian began to concentrate on designing and drawing. Except when there were reports that required him to take the lead, basically nothing else could disturb him.

Regarding the issue of the eighth-level engineer technical grade, Zhou Fengnian plans to go to the First Ministry of Machine Building with Luo Cheng tomorrow morning.

Let's arrange the tasks this afternoon to avoid wasting time.

Time passes quickly, especially when you are concentrating on doing something. When it was time to finish work, Zhou Fengnian didn't notice it at all.

It was not until Luo Cheng returned to the office and knocked on the table that Zhou Fengnian raised his head.

"Mr. Luo? Why are you back?"

"It's time to get off work. Of course I have to come back to see the CNC boring machine you are researching?"

Luo Cheng picked up the drawing aside and took a look at it, and quickly figured out where these parts came from.

“I guess so. I plan to integrate the functions of these machine tools into a production line, so I made some changes.”

Zhou Fengnian looked at the time and suddenly remembered that he hadn't found a date yet, so he said to Luo Cheng, "Mr. Luo, I have to go first."

"Looking for a partner?"

"Hehe, I take care of everyone during the day, and take care of my family after work, so I don't delay either."

Zhou Fengnian sorted out the drawings with a smile. Seeing that Luo Cheng wanted to take a look at them, he asked him to keep them after reading them.

After giving the instructions, Zhou Fengnian left the office. When he left the building, he saw Zhou Yan waiting for him downstairs.

"Zhou Yan."

Zhou Fengnian saw his partner stamping his feet at the door, and he stepped forward a little embarrassedly and said, "You must be cold. I was so busy just now that I forgot the time. It's my fault."

"It's okay. I guessed you were busy. Otherwise, since you usually pay so much attention to time, you would definitely leave work on time."

Zhou Yan said with a smile, and the next second her hand was held by Zhou Fengnian, who rubbed it in his hand.

This action immediately made Zhou Yan blush a little. After looking around, she whispered: "Fengnian, he is still in the factory. Someone is passing by."

Zhou Fengnian rubbed it twice and then let it go, saying, "Then I'll keep you warm when we get back. By the way, did your parents say anything to you after I left last time?"

"No, what did you say to them?"

Zhou Yan was a little surprised when she said this, and continued, "It's okay for my father, he has helped me before, but my mother's personality is such that she didn't even tell me about the blind date during the Chinese New Year.
Fengnian, what did you say to them? "

"Besides marriage, what else can it be? At most, we can talk about the law."

Zhou Fengnian smiled and whispered, "Thirteen years ago, the marriage law for women was promulgated. I gave them some popular science. Now they should realize their mistake."

"It's that simple?"

"Of course, it is normal to turn to the government when you have difficulties."

Zhou Fengnian said as a matter of course: "Didn't we all seek help from the government when we were oppressed in the past? We are workers, a group that is in charge of our own affairs. Now no one can bully us."

This slogan is not just shouted casually. The workers and farmers have stood up. How can they be bullied?

"And I have good news, Zhou Yan. I will be a level 8 engineer tomorrow."

"What? Level 8 Engineer?"

After hearing this, Zhou Yan's pretty face was even more shocked, and she looked incredulous: "Tomorrow is it? Fengnian, didn't you say that you would take the exam in May?"

"It was my own idea to take the exam, but I made an achievement that was of great help to development, so the ministry determined that my level was that of an engineer and directly upgraded my technical level to that of a grade eight engineer."

Zhou Fengnian explained that he didn't know much about this aspect, and his original body didn't have any memory of it. He had been suppressed by the Xue family for a long time, so naturally he didn't know about these things happening at the top.

But being able to be promoted is a good thing. An eighth-level engineer can already be in charge of the technical guidance of a factory. If it is higher, he will be transferred somewhere else.

Even in large factories directly under ministries and commissions, the highest number of engineers are level seven or eight. If they are higher, they will be transferred directly away so that their talents will not be wasted in the factory.

After hearing this, Zhou Yan said with some excitement on her pretty face: "Well, that means."

Zhou Fengnian smiled and said, "Tomorrow, Engineer Luo and I will go to the ministry to change the technical level, and you can broadcast this matter in the factory in the afternoon." The salary is almost the same as that of the factory director, and the status is higher than that of the factory director. This is an eighth-level engineer.

"Fengnian, you are so awesome!"

Zhou Yan was so excited that she wanted to hug Zhou Fengnian immediately, but they were still in the factory and there were many people coming and going, so she felt shy and did not move in the end.

Fortunately, she had decided on Zhou Fengnian at that time and pursued him without hesitation. Otherwise, when Zhou Fengnian achieved his current success, Zhou Yan felt that she would not even be able to get in line.

Zhou Yan is a 23-year-old level 8 engineer. The inferiority complex that had originally disappeared in her heart quietly emerged again.

Zhou Fengnian is really outstanding.

Pushing his bicycle out of the factory, Zhou Fengnian rode his bicycle to take Zhou Yan to the gate of the yard this time, instead of taking her to the street corner and letting her walk back by herself as usual.

He had been here last time, and the people in this courtyard knew who Zhou Fengnian was, so there was no need to hide him anymore.

After Zhou Yan jumped out of the car, she smiled and said, "Fengnian, I'm going back then."

"Well, go back and have a good rest."

Zhou Fengnian paused for a moment and continued, "Yanyan, I'll ask my parents to come to the city next month to discuss this matter?"

Zhou Yan was startled, then she said with anticipation: "Let's discuss it."

"When I got married."

Zhou Fengnian continued, "We agreed before that I would get married when I became an engineer. Now that I am an engineer, it is time to get married. The only thing I need is a house. I will take care of that."

"Okay, then I'll talk to my parents when I get back."

Zhou Yan said happily, and then chatted for a while before watching Zhou Fengnian ride away on his bicycle with a smile.

Turning around and walking towards the yard, Zhou Yan's steps were somewhat cheerful today.

An auntie passed by and saw Zhou Yan and asked with a smile: "Zhou Yan, are you off work so early?"

Zhou Yan greeted, "Aunt Fan, it's not that early. It's usually around this time."

Aunt Fan's eyes rolled, and after remembering something, she quickly stopped Zhou Yan and said, "Yan Yan, you are still alone at this age. It just so happens that I have a nephew who is also a formal employee."

"Aunt Fan, I have a partner, and we're getting married soon."

Zhou Yan raised her thick eyebrows and said dissatisfiedly: "It was my boyfriend who sent me back today. He also came to our house last time."

Aunt Fan said quickly, "Listen to me, my nephew's family is quite wealthy. If you like him, he can give you 200 yuan as a betrothal gift."

"Even if you offer a thousand or two thousand yuan as a betrothal gift, I still don't care. Aunt Fan, don't tell me about this again in the future."

Zhou Yan said this with a firm attitude, then walked past Aunt Fan and walked into the yard.

After everyone left, Aunt Fan snorted coldly and muttered, "What are you so proud of?"

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When Zhou Yan returned home, she saw Lv Honghui picking vegetables and asked, "Mom, is Dad not back yet?"

"No, go light the fire first and cook later."

Seeing her daughter, Lv Honghui felt so angry that she raised her to this age but she didn't know how to make money for the family and even called outsiders to scare her.

However, after Lv Honghui privately inquired about the Women's Federation, she was really scared. During the New Year period, she no longer forced blind dates or marriages, but she felt very unwilling.

Without the dowry for her daughter, the family's savings would not be enough to find jobs and get married for her two sons. Although her husband is a fourth-level fitter, Zhou Xiangde is the only one in the family who has a job.

After all these years, I have only saved a little over two hundred.

But half of it was given by Zhou Yan after she started working.

"Wait until Dad comes back, I have something to tell you."

Zhou Yan had nothing much to say to her mother, and felt that they would start arguing as soon as they started talking, so she left this sentence and went to light a fire and cook.

Not long after, after Zhou Yan finished cooking, Zhou Xiangde also came back dragging his tired body.

They are given a lot of tasks as soon as they start working, and today's task load is 30% more than before the holiday last year.

"Yanyan is back, where are your brother and younger brother?"

"They haven't come back yet. I left some food for them. Eat first."

Zhou Yan brought the meal to the table, and after Zhou Xiangde sat down, she suddenly said, "Dad, I have something to tell you."

"what's up?"

"Next month, Fengnian's parents plan to come to the city to discuss my marriage with you."

Zhou Yan felt a little embarrassed when talking about this, but she still had the courage to say it.

"By the way, Fengnian said today that he is already..."

"Humph, country folks have to go all the way to the city."

Before Zhou Yan finished speaking, Lv Honghui whispered sarcastically, so Zhou Yan said, "Aren't grandpa and grandma also from the countryside? Aren't grandma and grandpa also from the countryside?"

"Zhou Yan, you are so rebellious. How dare you talk to me like that?"

Before Lv Honghui could slap her chopsticks in a hurry, Zhou Xiangde frowned and scolded, "Alright, can you still eat peacefully, Yanyan, keep talking."

Zhou Yan immediately said: "Zhou Fengnian is already an eighth-level engineer. Everyone in the machinery factory will know about it tomorrow."

"Level 8. Engineer?"

Zhou Xiangde had seen engineers before. A few years ago, an engineer came to their steel rolling mill and gave orders to the workshop director as if he were giving orders to his grandson.

At that time, he and his fellow workers joked about the workshop director, saying that the workshop director was defeated by the engineer.

But Zhou Xiangde didn't expect Zhou Fengnian to become an engineer.

"Yanyan, are you sure? That guy is an engineer? And an eighth-level engineer?"

"It will be broadcasted to the whole factory tomorrow. Why would I tell such a lie?"

"Yes, yes, the whole factory will know tomorrow. Oh my god, how old is this kid to become an engineer!?"

Zhou Xiangde still found it hard to believe in his heart, but he knew it couldn't be fake. He was shocked.

After a while, Zhou Xiangde hurriedly said to Zhou Yan: "Yan Yan, tell us in advance when the time comes. You really need to discuss your marriage carefully."

Lv Honghui, who was standing by, didn't understand why Zhou Xiangde changed so quickly, so she pulled him and asked, "What's wrong with you? What does an engineer do?"

"Don't ask too much. Just know that an engineer is equal to a factory manager."

Zhou Xiangde didn't know what an engineer did specifically. He only knew that he could point at the workshop director's nose and scold him. Only the factory director could do that.

"Don't say anything more about Yanyan's marriage, and don't tell anyone in the courtyard about it!"

(End of this chapter)