Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 474 Building While Doing, Dynamically Advancing

That night
Dormitory 421 was quiet.

Chen Luyang lay on the bed with wide eyes, looking excitedly at the family photo of the Chen family pasted on the dark ceiling.

He's never been a torchbearer before!
I don't know if there are any requirements for the torchbearers' clothing or anything like that.

Last year, when Song Liaosha went through the back gate of the textile factory, the perfectly crisp military overcoat she had made for herself was still folded in her suitcase.

Before, I was always running around, and I was usually in school attending classes.

I never took out my military overcoat to wear.
Countless nights, he could almost hear the army coat weeping, questioning him, "Why won't you wear it?!"
Now~
The opportunity has come!!!

Thinking of this, Chen Luyang couldn't help but excitedly pull the blanket up to his chin!
He couldn't even imagine how dashing he must have looked that day, wearing a military overcoat and carrying a torch as he walked along the shore of Weiming Lake!
Close your eyes,
Chen Luyang had already mentally rehearsed the torch relay route, her own expressions, and every movement on the day of the relay, just like in a movie.

Including what kind of gaze to give, and where to look when the time comes.

They even rehearsed everything, from which angle their face looked best in photos to other details.

After all of this was "rehearsed",
Chen Luyang finally let out a soft breath, having finished her arduous rehearsal, and prepared to drift off into a sweet dream...

suddenly!

He snapped his eyes open and rolled out of bed.

No, I still need to pee.

Why do I need to pee whenever I'm thinking about something at night?
"Ugh……"

in the dormitory

Chen Luyang secretly opened the door and tiptoed out to urinate.

Tao Runze, who was awakened by the glare of the corridor light, sighed, turned around, and faced the wall.

I went back to sleep.

the next morning

While everyone else was washing up in the washroom, Chen Luyang was frantically rummaging through drawers and cabinets, trying to find his military overcoat.

"Good heavens... it's even started to smell!"

Chen Luyang shook her military overcoat with heartache.

My little darling... it's all wrinkled from being pressed down.

These are nice clothes; it would be a waste not to wear them soon.

Chen Luyang was packing her clothes when Lao Tao came back, having washed his face, carrying a washbasin and a thermos.

"Why did you even take out your military overcoat?"

"It's been a bit cold these past few days. My cotton-padded coat isn't enough, so I'm wearing a thick one."

Chen Luyang speaks without even writing a draft.

"Cold?"

Tao Runze asked, puzzled.

Speaking of cold, it was really cold a few days ago after it snowed.

But the temperature has been quite nice these past two days.

However, since Chen Luyang said it was cold...

Ok!

After all, Chen Luyang always goes to the bathroom in the middle of the night, so he might actually be a bit weak.

The morning classes had just ended,

The homeroom teacher, Ms. Shang, called Chen Luyang to her office.

To Chen Luyang's surprise, besides being the seventh torchbearer on the day of the "December 9th" commemoration,

After the torch relay, he will also give a speech on behalf of the freshmen in front of the statue of Li Dazhao!

"You need to prepare your speech carefully. Once you've written it, submit it to the Youth League Committee, and they'll review the content."

Teacher Shang looked at Chen Luyang and said gently:
"It is essential to express the spirit of our generation of students and to align with the theme of this event, understand?"

"Understood!" Chen Luyang readily agreed.

You absolutely must understand!

If he doesn't understand, then no one understands it better than him!
For Chen Luyang now, writing speeches is no longer a big deal.

After two hours of intense, exhilarating writing in the study room,
Chen Luyang finished writing the last sentence crisply and neatly, then picked up the manuscript and read it from beginning to end with great satisfaction.

Then a sigh escaped my lips!
Damn, this is really well written!

How can someone write such a good draft?!

I wonder where all this talent came from!
After I finished writing it, I was so moved when I read it myself.

But it's no use for me to be moved; I have to move the Youth League teachers too.

Putting the speech aside, all that's left to do is get down to business.

Although he and Jiao Long are now running around, digging holes and stealing materials.

However, the ignition coil module, brake push rod, and coupling sleeve are complex components with high material requirements.

In addition to the basic materials, high-strength spring steel, bearing steel, and special molds for casting are also required.

These are far from enough to rely solely on begging for alms.

Although my hometown has everything.

There are also "Uncle Lu" from Shishan Steel Plant and "Uncle He" from Shishan Machinery Plant who can help.
But after all, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

Moreover, due to Chen Luyang's personality,

Try to solve things yourself as much as possible, avoid troubling your hometown if you can avoid it, and avoid favors or favors if you can avoid them!

Moreover, the project itself has a certain quota for "experimental materials".

Give it a try!
If we could obtain the necessary materials through official channels, under the guise of a project, from the university or the municipal science and technology commission...

Not only is it convenient and compliant,
It can also pave the way for a proper future.

Anyway, as long as you're thick-skinned, writing a few more documents and making a few more trips to the office isn't a difficult task.

If it really works out, that would be much better than asking someone for help!

While thinking about it,

Chen Luyang picked up her pen and carefully wrote the title on the manuscript paper:

Request Report Regarding the Allocation of Trial Production Materials

……

Whoosh!
I wrote until late into the night before I finally finished a rough draft.

The next day, Chen Luyang handed the first draft to Lian Yinghua.

"Are you short of materials?"

Lian Yinghua frowned as she looked at the materials Chen Luyang handed her, and asked while flipping through the manuscript.

"Mm." Chen Luyang nodded.

"We obtained a batch of supplies through alms-begging before, but these key steel materials are very difficult to obtain."

“I was thinking of applying for some ‘experimental materials’ since the project budget included a quota.”

Lian Yinghua nodded and put the materials away.

"I'll take it to the Youth League Committee and the project management office this afternoon to talk to them and see how to proceed."

After speaking, Lian Yinghua looked up at Chen Luyang.
"You've been away from school these past few days, how's things going at the repair shop?"

Chen Luyang chuckled and sighed, "Not so great, just running around aimlessly, running to vocational school and then begging for alms, never idle."

Lian Yinghua asked him with a smile, "Didn't you think about asking a few classmates to help you?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Luyang answered directly:

"I never dared to imagine this..."

Every single one of his classmates got into Peking University through their own hard work and talent.

Don't say anything else,

The boys in their dormitory building would sit in the corridor all night studying until dawn.

Several times, when Chen Luyang was studying late into the night, she would get up from the corridor to go back to her dormitory to sleep.
There are always a few pairs of eyes that are intentionally or unintentionally glancing at you.

She studied even harder than him.

There is nothing I can do.

I'm busy running errands at the repair shop during the day, so I don't have time to study. I can only catch up on my daytime classes by staying up late at night.

However, these students are all focused on their studies and are working hard to learn.

I wouldn't dare ask them for help.

Lian Yinghua laughed: "What's there to be afraid of?"

He gestured for Chen Luyang to sit down and said:

"The generalized parts project is led by the Department of Economics. In addition to off-campus production results, it also requires cost calculation, resource allocation model, project management experiment, and writing related reports."

What do you mean?
Chen Luyang was numb.

Can't he handle all of this by himself?

No matter how capable he is, he only has two hands and two feet.

Just running production alone is so tiring that he's exhausted and goes to bed late every night.

If these tasks are piled on him again,

He shouldn't bother sleeping; he should just close his eyes and lie down.

It seemed they knew what Chen Luyang was thinking.
Lian Yinghua laughed and said, "I know you definitely can't do all of this by yourself."

Chen Luyang nodded frantically!
Lian Yinghua said softly, "So the department set up a project collaboration team and assigned two classmates to assist you with your work."

Really?!

Chen Luyang's eyes lit up immediately.

Lian Yinghua smiled and said, "These two are sophomores. One is named Ma Jin, and the other is named Guo Anli. They are both outstanding students in the department."

"If you need any help with the project in the future, just contact them."

Chen Luyang asked urgently, "Then, teacher, could you also have the two senior students write the cost calculations, resource allocation models, project management experiments, and related reports that you just mentioned?"

Lian Yinghua nodded: "The department arranged this collaborative group to help you with these tasks."

"but……"

Lian Yinghua paused, then reminded him:

"Don't think that having helpers means you can be a hands-off manager."

"As the project leader and frontline practitioner, you are the provider of key 'raw materials and data,' the facilitator of the structure, and a participant in the writing."

"We need to keep an eye on production, and the related processes and materials also need to be in place."

Chen Luyang nodded: "Teacher, I understand."

Don't underestimate the time and effort required for writing materials, making models, and writing reports.

But these things are just as important as manufacturing parts.

Sometimes, "writing well" is even more important than "doing well"!

"now it's right."

Lian Yinghua nodded in satisfaction, but her tone remained firm: "Your current project is a pilot industry-education project that is attracting attention from both the school and external organizations."

"Even a single report or form can affect the allocation of subsequent resources and the level of support."

He went through Chen Luyang's application materials again, saying as he read:

“Don’t think of these paperwork tasks as ‘empty’.”

“They are the ‘shell’ and ‘sound’ of your project.”

"If you want outsiders to understand what you're doing and whether it's valuable, you rely on these written documents."

"No matter how hard or tiring you work, if others don't understand or hear it, it's all for nothing."

Chen Luyang nodded: "Don't worry, teacher, I'll keep an eye on these too."

"Okay." Lian Yinghua nodded and closed the document.

"Okay, I'll have two students from the collaboration group come over to meet with you first, so you can get to know each other. If there are any problems during the project, feel free to come to me anytime."

"okay!"

Chen Luyang readily agreed.

……

After class in the afternoon,
Ma Jin and Guo Anli then found Chen Luyang.

Ma Jin was a tall, thin man in his twenties with a sharp glint in his eyes.

Guo Anli, on the other hand, was not very talkative. Before going to university, he worked as an accountant in a grassroots unit and was skilled at bookkeeping and accounting.

Although the two men were older and in higher grades than Chen Luyang, they showed no arrogance in their words.

Especially Ma Jin!
"I've been so excited to be involved in your project for days! So many of us sophomores have been talking about you. You're really capable of leading a project involving the Economics Department, the Philosophy Department, and the Mechanics Department all by yourself!"

Chen Luyang blushed and said shyly, "No, no, it's all thanks to the teacher's support!"

After the three introduced themselves, they found a study room, sat down, and started talking about business.

"Xiao Chen, the department has arranged for us to assist with your project, including writing and collecting some data."

"I'm in charge of the resource allocation model, and Guo Anli is in charge of cost estimation," Ma Jin explained with a smile.

Chen Luyang said warmly, "Thank you for your hard work, senior brothers."

Ma Jin quickly replied, "It's no trouble at all! It's a rare opportunity for us to participate in this activity with Chen!"

"That's right, we're both new to the project, and there are a lot of things we don't know yet."

"We need some data and content to write materials and reports, so we need Xiao Chen's cooperation to talk to us about it."

Chen Luyang's gaze immediately deepened!
No wonder he was chosen as a helper by his own teacher!

They came here to help me with my work and write materials, yet they asked me to cooperate.

“Senior brother, please speak!” Chen Luyang said readily.

Ask me anything!
"Okay!" Ma Jin opened his notebook and said:

"Little Chen, I've designed a resource allocation model template these past couple of days, and I'd like to check it out with you. Let's build a framework first."

"Go ahead and ask!" Chen Luyang sat obediently and sensibly in her seat, playing the role of a cooperative partner!
Ma Jin quickly wrote down a line: "Part One: Preliminary Planning of Parts".

"Xiao Chen, which core components are you planning to trial-produce this time? Are there any specific components that must be completed?"

"Yes, three." Chen Luyang held up three fingers.
"Ignition coil module, brake push rod, coupling sleeve. If these three don't come out, everything else is in vain."

"Understood!" Ma Jin quickly wrote it down, then asked:

"Do these items involve multiple processing steps? Is there support within the school? Or do we need to find a partner?"

Upon hearing this question, Chen Luyang paused for a moment, then smiled and said:
"Well... we haven't reached the stage of formally connecting with relevant parties yet. There are areas for cooperation, but we're still in talks."

Watching Ma Jin's pen scribbling away on the notebook,

Chen Luyang couldn't help but remind him, "Senior brother, don't finalize this yet! It's not decided on the date!"

"Understood!" Ma Jin smiled at Chen Luyang.

"Build as you go, and progress dynamically!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Those are the eight words!"

Chen Luyang couldn't help but agree.

"We'll build as we go, and progress dynamically!"

Chen Luyang couldn't help but glance at Ma Jin a few more times.

No wonder Lian Yinghua arranged this helper for herself; just look at the eight characters she used to name him!

It sounds high-end and sophisticated!
“Then I’ll continue asking,” Ma Jin said, turning the page to write.

"Has the source of the materials been determined yet? Has the school allocated any materials?"

This question immediately hit Chen Luyang's sore spot.

"The materials... haven't been approved yet, they're still going through the procedures."

"The school's procedures don't mean you can only start something after it's approved. Sometimes, in order to meet deadlines, you have to get things moving first."

“I understand!” Ma Jin once again deeply understood Chen Luyang.

"Start the process from the beginning, work backwards from the start, and then attach the production path!"

In an instant,
Chen Luyang almost thought she had found love.

How could Ma Jin manage to pierce my heart with every single word he uttered?!
Even Chen Jinyue couldn't say something so precisely that he wanted to hear!

(End of this chapter)