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Chapter 280 The First Person in Private Aerospace! (First Update!)

Thinking about those honors and the benefits they brought, Lu Jingchen found that he couldn't let go of them, and he couldn't see them clearly either.

Or rather, they don't want to see clearly.

If I were an academician now, I would definitely be able to put everything aside and confront Lin Yi directly, getting to the bottom of things.

But I am not an academician, not even a half-step academician.

Therefore, it's good to be a little oblivious in life; let others do the things that require relentless questioning.

I am just an ordinary person, an ordinary person who walks a little faster and a little better than the average person.

When faced with such an opportunity, an ordinary person should react in the same way they would normally.

There's no need to force yourself to dwell on it.

It's impossible to say that America, in order to curb China's development, pulled out something that she herself didn't even have, and then prepared to lock down China's technology.

That reason doesn't hold water.

Nobody would be that stupid.

After mentally reciting his thoughts for a while, Lu Jingchen nodded slightly:
"Mr. Lin, I've figured it out."

"I, Lu Jingchen, am just an ordinary person!"

"Whatever President Lin says goes!"

After receiving his reply, Lin Yi took out his phone and called Wang Bo.

In less than 20 minutes, Wang Bo, covered in sweat, appeared in front of the two of them carrying a laptop and some documents.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Lin Yi pointed at Lu Jingchen and said, "Process the onboarding procedures for Professor Lu, and then process the onboarding procedures for each member of his research team, no matter how many people there are."

"Their department is called the Satellite Research and Development Center, and it's under the telecommunications company."

“Okay!” Wang Bo nodded, smiling broadly as he walked towards Lu Jingchen.
"Professor Lu, I told you, you would definitely agree once you met our General Manager Lin!"

“Look how stubborn you were back then.”

"Come on, sign this form and fill in all the required information. We'll be colleagues from now on."

Lu Jingchen kept glancing back at the computer in front of Lin Yi before finally turning to Wang Bo to sign the employment form.

Of course, since his main job is at Jinling University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, his position here is only considered a temporary assignment.

The main culprits were his group of graduate students.

Those poor children, without even leaving the house, were sold for a good price by their teacher.

By the time he finished signing the employment form and returned to me, Lin Yi had already put away the hard drive and computer.

He nodded slightly as he watched the person walk back.

"Professor Lu, please make some preparations in the next few days."

"Once I've contacted the parts suppliers and the satellite manufacturing center of the aerospace group, I'll get in touch with you."

"You will need to go to the site to supervise."

"Our satellite network must be in orbit within two months."

"By the way, I also need ground control personnel."

"Professor Lu, if you have any suitable people, you can recommend some."

"Of course, those who are easily offended shouldn't come; they won't waste my time."

Lin Yi's words were cold and serious. If it were before signing the employment form, Lu Jingchen would have argued with him.

But now, once you've signed the employment form, the other party is considered your boss.

Arguing with your boss when you're not wrong is a losing proposition.

He nodded and said softly, "President Lin, don't worry. Even if I, Lu Jingchen, were to recommend someone, I would definitely recommend someone I know well."

"I wouldn't waste my favors on ordinary people."

"I'll go back and make some contact first. If I find a suitable person, I'll recommend them to General Manager Wang, and General Manager Wang and General Manager Liao will review them."

The aerospace field is a relatively closed field.

People in related majors are either poached by research institutes after graduating from school.

They don't have time to train new people, so they need to rely on the veterans.

To rescue some elderly people, you have to ask for help from people in the industry.

Jinling University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a relatively well-known university in the relevant field. I know a lot of people there, and it's a good place to recruit people.

Lin Yi nodded with satisfaction upon receiving his reply:
"When you leave later, go to Wang Bo's place and get some materials so you can help promote it when you get back."

"I have work to do, so I won't see you off!"

Hearing the implication in Lin Yu's words that he wanted to leave, Lu Jingchen smiled, waved, and turned to walk towards Wang Bo:
"Mr. Wang, Mr. Lin said he wants me to go with you to get some documents."

"Let's go!" The two left Lin Yi's office one after the other.

The huge office suddenly felt rather deserted.

After admiring the leather chair in his new office, Lin Yi picked up his phone and dialed Qin Chao's number.

The call went through, but it wasn't Qin Chao who answered; it was Xiao He who answered.

"The Party Secretary is in a meeting. Mr. Lin, you can speak directly if you have anything to say."

"I have obtained the qualifications for the design, manufacture and launch of domestic private satellites and rockets."

"what?"

"I said, I went to Yanjing and obtained the first qualification for the design, manufacture and launch of satellites and rockets in China!"

Lin Yi repeated what he had just said, and then explained it again, just in case the other person hadn't understood:
"This is the first qualification in China, and it may be the only one for the next ten years or so."

"You can give the Party Secretary some good news, and then have him go and mock Nanjing next door!"

The next second, Xiao He's cheerful voice came from the other end: "Don't worry, President Lin, I'll tell the Party Secretary about this after he finishes his meeting."

"The Party Secretary will definitely be happy!"

"Then I'll hang up!" After hanging up the phone, Lin Yi imagined Qin Chao's expression when facing those people in Jinling City and couldn't help but laugh.

After laughing, he found Liu Daneng's number:
"Come to my office! The new telecommunications company office!"

"Don't go the wrong way!"

After ending his call with Liu Daneng, Lin Yi opened the system, found the supplier interface, and began searching for suitable suppliers.

We plan to shortlist a few suitable suppliers and then continue supplying parts to them.

The difficulty in manufacturing satellite parts lies in the fact that reliability outweighs performance, which in turn out to be more important than cost.

This is a triangular game.

Because satellites are hundreds of kilometers above the ground, it's impossible to walk over with a screwdriver and wrench like you would with ordinary equipment, open it up, and then repair it.

For most manufacturers, it's better to spend time, effort, and money on a part that works under extreme conditions but is only used in a few or even a dozen parts.

Instead, we should use these resources for manufacturing ordinary parts.

Although the profit margin is low, we can increase the sales volume!

If you make a penny on each part, and you sell millions of them, that's hundreds of thousands.

If you earn one dollar and sell millions of units, that's millions.

After browsing through the list provided by the system and excluding those parts that he could produce himself, Lin Yi quickly found more than 100 suppliers.

After spending some more time, he divided these more than 100 suppliers into three levels.

The first level consists of core system components.

The main components provided are those for structure, propulsion, and power supply.

The second level consists of some key components.

The first tier suppliers provide things like gyroscopes, momentum wheels, atomic clocks, and thermal insulation materials. The third-tier suppliers provide standardized basic components and materials.

After classifying the suppliers into different levels, Lin Yi began to break down the blueprints and assign the corresponding blueprints to the corresponding suppliers.

There's not much to say about Tier 3 suppliers; they provide standardized basic components. You only need to sign a cooperation agreement to empower them.

Improve the strength of the batch of parts you need.

The focus is on Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers.

These suppliers are all well-known and major players worldwide.

The only positive aspect for Lin Yi is that the suppliers recommended by the broken system are all domestic suppliers.

Furthermore, these suppliers all have partnerships with aerospace groups.

We can leverage our connections with the Aviation and Aerospace Group to get these manufacturers to pay for expedited processing.

For this, we have America to thank.

After silently thanking America, there was a knock on the office door, and Liu Daneng's head popped out from behind it:
"Boss, what's the matter?"

Seeing the head pop out, Lin Yi pointed at the computer: "You need to contact the supplier!"

"Same as always, I've already prepared the blueprints and documents."

"A team of experts will come to assist you in a couple of days."

"Your task is to lead them and visit the suppliers as quickly as possible."

"Get the parts we need within a month."

Hearing that it was about finding suppliers again, Liu Daneng immediately straightened his back, squeezed out from the half-open door, slowly walked up to Lin Yi, and patted his chest with his right hand:
"Don't worry, boss. I, Lao Liu, am incredibly steady, meticulous, and efficient in handling matters."

"Let me see what kind of supplier they are!"

As he spoke, Liu Daneng bent down, dragged the mouse with his right hand, and began to check the catalog on the computer, as well as the corresponding part names.

As before, the part names are clearly labeled, and there are corresponding hyperlinks to the drawings.

The hyperlink to the drawing indicates the allowed range of unit prices for purchases.

Easy.

The name of this part is a bit long, and it looks a bit like... something used in satellites?
As he watched, sweat beaded on his forehead, large beads of sweat sliding down his face, quickly gathering into a river on his chin and dripping down like threads.

After watching for about ten minutes, he turned around shakily and stammered as he asked Lin Yi:
"Boss, can I refuse this job?"

Faced with his pleas for mercy, Lin Yi pointed to his right foot: "You just went in with your right foot first. Go to the finance department to collect your salary!"

Liu Daneng knew that Lin Yi wouldn't fire him, but he was well aware that Lin Yi's words were a statement.

If he can get things done, he can continue working in the procurement position.

Incapable of doing anything.

Then let's move to a different spot.

His back straightened instantly, and the sweat on his forehead stopped dripping out.

Liu Daneng patted his chest: "Don't worry, boss, I'll risk my life to complete your mission."

"I'll give you the contact information for the expert team so you can contact them later."

After arranging the work, Lin Yi gave Lu Jingchen's contact information to Liu Daneng, and also gave Liu Daneng a copy of the entire supplier list and parts list.

Only then did he pick up his computer and hard drive and leave the office.

I locked the door and went downstairs.

Ji Shuangshuang was still in the car when she saw the person get out, and she quickly waved to greet them:

"Get in the car, let's eat!"

"Where to eat?"

"Taihu Tower, let's eat your favorite West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce!"

"Are you crazy? What idiot would eat that stuff?"

"I see you order this every day!"

"I ordered, have I eaten yet?"

"Just kidding! Let's go eat noodles. A really good beef noodle shop recently opened across from the factory! My friend said that dumplings are eaten before getting off the bus and noodles are eaten after getting off, so beef noodles are perfect."

"That's a northern custom, but you, my dear Comrade Ji Shuangshuang, are a coward from Jiangdong!"

The car stopped in front of the beef noodle shop as the two were chatting and laughing.

Ji Shuangshuang stepped forward, skillfully ordered her food, and then sat down opposite Lin Yi, resting her chin on her hands:

"Tell me about this business trip. Was there anything fun that happened?"

“Yes!” Lin Yi smiled and took out his phone, showing Ji Shuangshuang a photo he had taken at Xiaomi’s opening ceremony, showing her a table full of Xiaomi products.

"I'll send you these photos later. Find a photo studio and have them retouched to high definition."

"Save the digital files and print out some more photos for me."

"Hang it in my office then."

"I will laugh at Lei Jun for the rest of my life."

Ji Shuangshuang was speechless at Lin Yi's actions and could only give him a thumbs up.
"6!"

Just then, the noodles arrived, and she pushed them towards Lin Yi:
"Have some noodles to wash away the bad luck on you."

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Meanwhile, Lu Jingchen, who had already embarked on his return journey, returned to Jinling University of Aeronautics and Astronautics with a blank mind.

Back in the lab, as soon as his students gathered around, he pulled out a stack of documents and handed them to them:
"Come on, let me help you sell... no, I've found a good place for you."

Once he reconnected with people, his brain began to function again.

After several students had taken the materials, he explained:
“I went to the company that contacted us.”

"I don't know what their boss's background is, but they obtained the first, and possibly the only, license for the design, manufacture and launch of a private satellite rocket in China for the next few years or even the next decade."

"This means that after you graduate, besides the research institute, you will have another place to go."

He had barely finished explaining when he saw his student hand him a form of information:

"Teacher, you've already signed these job application forms for us, where else can we go?"

"You're not thinking of selling our kidneys, are you?"

"Impossible!" With a wave of his hand, Lu Jingchen subconsciously denied it, then flicked his finger at the salary on the data sheet:

"A monthly salary of 3 yuan, five social insurances and one housing fund, plus a private dormitory room, and reimbursement for travel to and from home. What more could you want?"

"Go to a research institute and start with 3000 yuan?"

"Then after working for 10 years or so, you find you still only have an intermediate professional title?"

"Forget it!"

Pushing the students aside, Lu Jingchen picked up the phone and went to the balcony to call his senior, Liu Juncai.

One of them works at a research institute under an aerospace group, and is considered a mid-to-high-level employee.

As soon as the call connected, he couldn't wait to ask Liu Juncai:
"I heard that someone has obtained qualifications for private satellite and rocket manufacturing."

"Senior brother, have you heard anything?"

The next moment, Liu Juncai's sarcastic voice came from the other side:

"Of course I heard rumors!"

"Because we've been ordered to cooperate with them, I'm busy right now!"

(End of this chapter)