Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 19 Prosthetics
When Li Weidong and Wang Jianjun entered the conference room, they saw Secretary Zhang, Director Wang and their secretaries chatting inside.

"Director, you're back." Li Weidong said.

Director Wang and the secretary all looked over at the same time.

"Yes, I just came back a while ago. Secretary Ting said that you have made another prosthetic limb, so I came to take a look." Director Wang said with a slightly tired look.

In fact, Director Wang and Li Weidong's secretary have not rested since last night. First, they had a meeting, then waited for the engineer to verify, and signed a confidentiality agreement... Only after completing these processes did they return to the steel rolling mill.

Although they were physically tired, they were mentally extremely excited.

The two of them also understood Li Weidong's abilities. He is indeed a rare genius in Harbin Institute of Technology!

Early this morning, several leaders from the Ministry of Industry, carrying blueprints and engineers, went to the southwest to build a new steel plant.

They had just returned and were about to discuss the Ministry of Industry's award to Li Weidong when Secretary Zhang mentioned that Li Weidong had made some prosthetic limb and would be conducting experiments in the conference room. So they both came over.

Seeing Director Wang and the other two, Li Weidong introduced them to each other and asked them to wait in the conference room for a while. He immediately went to the laboratory to get the carbon fiber prosthesis he had made.

"Mr. Li, is this a prosthetic limb?" asked Director Wang.

"Yes, this is a prosthetic limb. It's very simple, just a model of a fake leg. You just need to put it on. It's suitable for Brother Jianguo's situation." Li Weidong said, motioning Wang Jianguo to show the broken leg to Director Wang and others.

Wang Jianguo pulled up his pants, revealing his broken leg, and showed it to Director Wang and the others.

Director Wang and his team understood it as soon as they saw it, because it was too simple and easy to understand.

Li Weidong measured Wang Jianjun's size, adjusted the prosthesis, and put it on Wang Jianjun.

After putting on the clothes, Li Weidong asked Wang Jianjun to take a few steps to try it out.

Wang Jianjun stood up with an excited look on his face. Maybe he was not used to it yet, so he was a little unsteady at first. But after he got used to it, he was just like a normal person.

"Weidong's prosthetic limb is not expensive, right? Many soldiers in our army are injured. Can they use this prosthetic limb?" asked Director Wang.

"Director Wang, you can see that this thing is very simple, but it can only be used for cases like Brother Jianjun's. It won't work for cases like those broken above the knee. Not for now. As for the price, it shouldn't be expensive if it's produced on a large scale." Li Weidong replied.

"Oh, as long as it's useful, any help is better. Hmm? For now?"

"Yes, it's not possible now. How should I put it? Don't underestimate this prosthesis because it seems simple. If you want to make that kind of prosthesis, you need a lot of technology, including power system, energy system, sensor system, control system, etc. In short, it's very troublesome. Now is not the time to do this. Our foundation is not enough." Li Weidong said.

Director Wang and his colleagues were stunned. They saw that the prosthetic limb was simple and thought it would only require a few minor improvements. But it turned out to require so much technology!
"By the way, Director and Secretary, can you please arrange for Brother Jianjun to work in our factory? This prosthesis may need to be kept confidential. If we arrange for Brother Jianjun to work in the factory, it will be easier for us to manage him." Li Weidong asked.

Wang Jianjun stood by and listened to their conversation. At the beginning, he felt that Li Weidong was very capable. Later, when he heard that Li Weidong asked the factory director to arrange for him to enter the factory, he was stunned.

Wasn't I here to experiment with prosthetic limbs? Why were you suddenly allowed into the factory?
Then he reacted, looked at Li Weidong with gratitude, and looked at Director Wang and the others with anticipation.

(⊙_⊙) (⊙_⊙) (⊙_⊙)… Director Wang and the others stared wide-eyed. This thing still needed to be kept secret? Wouldn’t it be obvious at a glance? What was there to keep secret?

Li Weidong saw the expressions of the three people and realized the misunderstanding. He said to his secretary, "Xiao Wang, take Brother Jianjun to my office for a while."

Secretary Xiao Wang said, "Okay, Mr. Li."

"Brother Jianjun, you and Secretary Wang, please sit in my office for a while. I'll handle the onboarding process later."

Secretary Xiao Wang took Wang Jianjun to the technical department's office.

As soon as they left, Director Wang couldn't wait to ask, "Engineer Li, does this prosthetic limb also need to be kept secret?"

"Director, you misunderstood. Prosthetic limbs do not need to be kept secret, and this cannot be kept secret. How can we keep secret something that you can see at a glance! But the materials used to make prosthetic limbs may need to be kept secret. This material is very important. Whether it should be kept secret depends on the Ministry of Industry. I estimate that there is a high probability that it will be kept secret, so let him join the company so that we can manage him better." Li Weidong said.

"Ah? Materials? Is this material important?"

"Yes, this is a material I just made. It is a new type of material with the characteristics of high temperature resistance, friction resistance, thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance. This material has a wide range of applications in aerospace, automobiles, weapons manufacturing and other fields. That's why I..." Li Weidong said.

(⊙o⊙)(⊙o⊙)(⊙o⊙)
The two of them opened their mouths wide. They developed a new technology in three hours yesterday, and now they have come up with a new material.

The two of them were stunned for a moment, and then Director Wang said, "Engineer Li, I will arrange for Wang Jianjun to join the company. Please organize the information, and I will take it to the Ministry of Industry for the leaders to review."

"The information is ready. You can take it away, Camera Factory Manager. It contains video records of my entire production process, but you have to bring it back to me tomorrow. I still need it tomorrow." Li Weidong said.

"No problem, you go and sort it out. I'll ask someone to arrange for Wang Jianjun to join the company. I'll pick it up at the door of your laboratory later." Director Wang said.

"Okay, then I'll go prepare it now." After saying that, Li Weidong got up and went to the laboratory.

"We have found a treasure this time!" Secretary Zhang said to Director Wang.

"Haha, that's right! Lao Zhang, you don't know, several chief engineers from the Ministry of Industry were very impressed after seeing the drawings Li Weidong drew yesterday. They all wanted to come and visit the senior!" Factory Director Wang laughed.

The two chatted for a few more minutes before leaving the meeting room. Secretary Zhang went to the technical department to see Wang Jianjun for his onboarding. Factory Director Wang then went to the security department, again looking for someone to pick up the boxes. It was the same process as yesterday.

After a while, Li Weidong, holding the documents and camera, met Director Wang and two armed security guards at the door of the laboratory.

After putting the documents and camera into the box, Director Wang said goodbye to Li Weidong and left with two security guards.

Li Weidong saw Director Wang off and returned to the lab. He checked the time and realized it was almost time to get off work, so he decided to continue working on carbon fiber materials. He planned to make a carbon fiber bicycle.

Just like today, if something happens, it should be more convenient.

I'll consider making a motorcycle once the special steel is finished. For now, I'll just ride a carbon fiber bike!
Li Weidong immediately started making carbon fiber materials in the laboratory.

(End of this chapter)