The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 520 Explosion
Sun Guangming asked curiously, "Your company has actually researched two types of aircraft engines. What's the explanation for not producing any results?"

Ma Shan dismissed the issue, saying, "Since that one has already yielded results, we can stop the one that hasn't, to save money."

"Exactly, good steel should be used where it's most needed."

Liu Hua nodded and said, "Alright, then let's stop the aero-engine research for the sixth-generation fighter jet that I envisioned. It's not a big deal anyway."

Sun Guangming nodded and said, "That's right. We don't need many things for aircraft engines; one good one is enough."

Sun Guangming didn't catch the implication, but Ma Shan did and hurriedly asked, "No, you were talking about the engines of several generations of fighter jets."

Liu Hua, feigning ignorance, said, "The sixth generation."

Ma Shan asked incredulously, "Then which generation is the one we're testing today?"

"You're forgetful," Liu Hua said with a laugh. "No wonder you're about to retire; isn't this a fifth-generation fighter jet?"

“Yeah, this is a fifth-generation fighter jet.” Ma Shan clapped his hands: “You old rascal, you’ve already researched the sixth generation, that’s pretty advanced.”

"Absolutely, that's in line with our country's consistent scientific research policies." Liu Hua said with a smile, "We have to keep some things hidden, right? The wisdom of our ancestors tells us that we can't reveal all our cards at once; we have to have a trump card that can win us the battle."

"What kind of thing is this sixth-generation fighter jet engine?"

“It’s a complete idiot.” Liu Hua chuckled. “A knock engine, how about that? It doesn’t generate thrust through the heat of combustion in a traditional combustion chamber, but rather through an explosion inside the engine.”

“I don’t need your explanation, I’ve heard of this kind of engine.” Ma Shan said seriously, “But in my mind, this thing is just like the legends. I didn’t expect you to have already started researching it.”

"What do you mean by 'legendary'?" Liu Hua asked with a smile. "What you call legendary is just something you haven't yet come to understand. Once you do understand it, then it becomes reality."

"Let's go in and take a look," Ma Shan urged. "Let's see what this legendary thing really looks like!"

Liu Hua swiped his card to enter the laboratory, which was a highly confidential facility. Apart from the project staff, Liu Hua was the only person in the entire company with this access card.

A strange-looking, unfinished engine sits in the center of the laboratory, surrounded by a group of technicians. Some are calculating data, some are drawing diagrams, and others are conducting digital simulations.

"This is the legendary knock engine."

Ma Shan wanted to touch it, but was stopped by the researchers.

"Don't touch it, it's dangerous."

Ma Shan asked, puzzled, "How can it be dangerous if you haven't even started it?"

"This is the treasure and hope of our entire lab. If you break it, our whole lab will go crazy. We might do anything then. Do you think that's dangerous?"

Sun Guangming chuckled: "It is indeed quite dangerous, but you have to go easy on him when you make your move. With his old arms and legs, he might not be a match for you."

"Have you tested it?" Ma Shan asked curiously, "How is this thing different from the engine of that fifth-generation fighter jet?" "Don't compare our treasure with such outdated stuff," the researcher said proudly. "That thing, no matter how big it is, is still a turbofan engine. Ours is a knock-off engine, and it's the world's first mature product."

Sun Guangming asked incredulously, "Your product is already mature?"

The researcher immediately changed his tune: "What I mean is that our product will definitely be the world's first mature knock engine, and no one else can compare."

Ma Shan patted him on the shoulder: "Not bad, not bad, you are a promising young man with ambition."

Sun Guangming asked, "When will you be able to come up with a mature design?"

The researcher shook his head: "There's no guarantee. After all, it's the world's first knock engine. There's no precedent to follow. Nobody knows when we'll be able to come up with a mature product. Maybe one of us will figure something out and the technology will break through."

Sun Guangming said with satisfaction, "Not bad. If you study and research in a down-to-earth manner, I have high hopes for you. You will definitely be able to produce the world's first mature knock engine."

Less than a week later, several experts from all over the country arrived. They were all top experts and academic leaders from various top research institutes.

What they have in common is that these experts have all been thinking about knock engines to varying degrees, but they have never initiated a research project.

These experts have all published papers on detonation engines, which have been recorded by relevant departments so that they can be involved in future research on detonation engines.

Now that Dijun Company has started its research, these experts who have been studying it for many years naturally will not miss this opportunity and have applied to come and visit to learn.

Listen to how humble they are with this phrase: "visiting and learning." A group of accomplished senior experts come to learn from a group of young men in their twenties and thirties.

Of course, we can't expect the experts to act like students, following the researchers around asking questions and then taking notes in a notebook; that would be too insulting.

Liu Hua suggested that the experimental group organize a seminar, create a PowerPoint presentation, share their proudest achievements and their difficulties, and discuss them with the experts.

Originally planned as a half-day seminar, it ended up lasting two days because it was so popular. The experts asked very detailed questions and shared their insights thoroughly.

Their decade or two of thinking has not been in vain; they must have gained some insights. Through communication with them, the Dijun research group gained new inspiration.

What pleased Liu Hua the most was that several big shots had a great time exchanging ideas here and even made a phone call to his research institute.

"I'm not going back for now. I'm getting along really well with these kids. I plan to work here for three to six months to mentor them."

This greatly worried their former employers, as these people were the backbone of their research institute. If they suddenly stopped coming back, what would happen to the institute's existing research work?
But there's nothing you can do about being anxious. That's just how impulsive the boss is. Especially when he sees a group of talented young people in their twenties and thirties in the research institute, he can't help but want to mentor them.

Liu Hua was naturally delighted and instructed the logistics department to take good care of these veteran experts.

However, Ma Shan and Sun Guangming were not so happy. They were the ones who spread the word about the knock engine, and now that these old experts were not going back for the time being, the research institute naturally came after them.

(End of this chapter)