Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 297 People are forced to their limits! (Third update!)

He held the silver-white metal combination lock case in his hand; it was heavy, and so was Lu Jingchen's heart.

If they had told me earlier that the start date would be from the day of my interview, I wouldn't have gone back after the interview.

I made a direct phone call to the school and asked them to grant me two months' leave.

Two months in exchange for the launch of a complete satellite system and a chance for hype—I'm sure that clueless dean knows what to choose.

However, people are often pushed to their limits; you won't know your potential until you push yourself.

Lu Jingchen was about to assure Lin Yi that he was right, but unexpectedly, Lin Yi turned around and pulled out a bunch of letters from his pocket, stuffing them into his hand:

"This is a letter of introduction. If you can't buy something, just take this out. It's very useful."

"Now, you two should go over there!"

After giving them a proper explanation, Lin Yi pushed Liu Daneng and Lu Jingchen out.

He pushed the two into the elevator, then turned and went into the finance office.

In the finance office, Ji Shuangshuang saw Lin Yi come in and casually took a list from her drawer and placed it on the table:
"Yoshigo Hidehiro's reply indicates that he is cooperating with Eisent to go through the process. This piece of paper contains Eisent's requirements."

After taking the paper and glancing at it, Lin Yi started cursing.

Eisent, that bastard, is all about taking kickbacks.

The purchase price is very high, reaching $5000 per set.

But the price I quoted him was 1900, and this son of a bitch made 3100 profit on one set.

1 sets, that's $3100 million.

Bitch!

Cursing inwardly, Lin Yi handed the paper back to Ji Shuangshuang:

"Tell Yoshihiro Yoshitsugu to complete all the formalities properly, and he will naturally receive a bonus at the end of the year."

"Mmm!" Ji Shuangshuang nodded obediently, took out a lighter from the drawer, lit the paper, and put it in the ashtray on the table, letting the flames extinguish the paper.

After the paper burned to ashes, I poured some water into the ashtray and crushed the ashes.

After finishing all that, she looked up at Lin Yi and asked, "What do you want to eat for lunch?"

"You choose! I'm not picky, as long as it's not West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce!"

Thinking of the West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce he had eaten a couple of days ago, Lin Yi couldn't help but shudder.

terrible!

…………

Standing in the sunlight again, feeling the scorching sun, Lu Jingchen still felt like he was in another world, but the heavy weight of his hands reminded him that it was all real.

He took a deep breath and turned to look at Liu Daneng, only to find that Liu Daneng was looking at him.

After forcing what he thought was a friendly smile, he asked Liu Daneng:

"Mr. Liu, what do we do next?"

"Don't ask me!" Liu Daneng waved his phone, then waved the briefcase in his hand:

"I brought the cooperation agreement with me."

“I’ve already ordered all the parts that ordinary manufacturers can provide. As soon as we get there and get the factory address, we can arrange logistics and delivery.”

"The focus now is..." Liu Daneng put down his briefcase and pointed to the box in Lu Jingchen's hand:

"The focus now is on these things you have, these are core components that we cannot process."

"These things are the key to determining our launch time."

Hearing this, Lu Jingchen waved his hand and said, "You don't need to worry about that. I, Lu, still have some influence. Of course, if my influence doesn't work, then I'll go to my master."

"Let's go! Two months from now, we'll make a name for ourselves!"

"It's 50 days!" Liu Daneng corrected Lu Jingchen's statement as he followed behind.

Yanjing International Airport.

Liu Juncai took out his phone to check the time, but found that his junior brother's plane hadn't arrived yet, so he put his phone back.

Close your eyes and go back to sleep.

In his sleep, he felt someone knocking on the door. He mumbled a reply, then suddenly realized something was wrong.

I should be picking someone up at the airport, not at home, so the person knocking on my door must be a traffic policeman!

He opened his eyes and looked out the driver's side window, where he saw a kind-looking traffic policeman showing him a ticket.

"Sir, could you please move your car forward a bit? You're blocking the cars behind you."

Relieved that he wasn't fined, Liu Jun started the car and moved it to the spot the traffic police officer had pointed to.

After the car came to a stop, he took out his phone again and found that there were two new phone numbers associated with Lu Jingchen.

He dialed back without thinking.

The phone rang for a few seconds before being answered on the other end, followed by Lu Jingchen's roar: "Hey Liu, you're supposed to be my senior brother, where are you?"

"Didn't you say you were coming to pick me up? Why don't I see you here?"

"Speak up, stop playing dead!"

Once the roaring on the other end subsided, Liu Juncai finally put the phone to his ear:

"After you get off the plane, head towards Exit 6. I'll be in the parking area outside Exit 6. Hurry up, or if I get a ticket, I'll put all the money on your tab!"

In less than 10 minutes, Lu Jingchen appeared in Liu Juncai's sight. When he saw that the other party had only brought two people, his face darkened even more.

After the three of them put down their luggage and got into the car, Liu Juncai immediately said in a sarcastic tone:
"Junior Brother Lu, are you now a full-time scammer after graduating from Jinling University of Aeronautics and Astronautics?"

"You're just taking two people with you, and you're planning to launch a satellite within two months?"

"Are you out of your mind?"

Lu Jingchen fastened his seatbelt and glanced sideways at Liu Juncai:

"It's 49 and a half days, not two months!"

"Heh!" Liu Juncai chuckled coldly, started the car, and drove towards the Space Technology Research Institute of the Aerospace Group.

As the vehicle sped along the highway, Lu Jingchen began introducing the group to each other.

"Mr. Liu, the driver is my senior colleague who works at the Space Technology Research Institute of the Aerospace Group. You two are actually from the same clan."

"Yuxiang, this is your second senior uncle. He has a daughter who is a little younger than you. I'll arrange for you two to meet sometime."

"Senior, this is General Manager Liu Daneng, the head of the purchasing department at Xiaomi Heavy Industry. He is responsible for purchasing and allocating parts for the manufacturing of these 27 satellites. Just tell him what you need."

"Of course, we have to follow the blueprints."

"This guy next to me, Su Yuxiang, is your junior apprentice. He's 25 years old this year, a handsome young man, and single!"

After listening to his introduction, Liu Juncai turned around, nodded to Liu Daneng, and then glanced at Su Yuxiang.

Then, turning his gaze back to what was directly in front of him, he shouted, "Get lost!"

His senior brother's irritable words made Lu Jingchen chuckle. He grabbed the seatbelt and shook it: "If I jump out of the car, won't you explode?"

"You're a man!" After saying that, Liu Jun floored the accelerator, and the 1.6-liter 08 Toyota Corolla roared, but did not accelerate.

Upon arriving at the Space Technology Research Institute, Liu Juncai led the three of them straight upstairs and into the office of Director Feng Zhenhua.

In the office, Feng Zhenhua had already prepared tea. Seeing the group of people enter, he pointed to the chair opposite him:

"Everyone, please take a seat!"

After Lu Jingchen and the others were seated and had finished introducing themselves, he brought out the tea and served it to them.

"The higher-ups have already explained your purpose, and as the assisting party, we naturally wholeheartedly support it." "However, let's be clear from the outset!"

Feng Zhenhua had already made his unpleasant point clear, but he didn't continue speaking. Instead, he stared at the three people opposite him, and finally, his eyes landed on Liu Daneng.

Lu Jingchen was someone Liu Juncai had seen in photos, and he knew that Lu Jingchen was a technical assistant sent by a company called Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

The young man next to him was his apprentice.

So, of these three people, the only one who can directly contact Xiaomi Heavy Industry and offer advice is the unremarkable man in the suit standing next to him.

Having worked in technology, Liu Daneng had met all sorts of people after taking charge of procurement. He understood Feng Zhenhua's idea after just one glance.

He held the teacup with both hands, took a sip of tea, and then said slowly and deliberately:
"Director Feng, rest assured, Xiaomi Heavy Industry never fights a battle we are not confident of winning."

"We have confidence in our products and in our technology."

"It's our problem, we won't play dead."

After speaking firmly and forcefully, Liu Daneng opened his briefcase, took out a thick stack of agreements, placed them in front of Feng Zhenhua, and continued:

"These are cooperation agreements, which contain clear clauses defining the division of responsibilities."

"Director Feng, you can take a look."

"If there are no objections, we can get started once Director Feng signs the agreement."

Feng Zhenhua looked at the agreement documents in silence for a moment, then casually picked them up again.

Each agreement document was very thin, only five or six pages long.

Such an agreement is rare in their field.

After all, when conducting research, mistakes are possible, and unexpected results may also emerge.

To avoid problems and disputes, when cooperating, the agreements signed by both parties are often piled up and can even be taller than a person.

He was a little unaccustomed to suddenly receiving such a thin agreement.

As Liu Daneng said, the agreement did not impose high demands on them.

In fact, there is only one requirement: construction must be carried out according to the drawings. Participants are strictly prohibited from having any of their own ideas, not even a little bit.

This clause was followed by more than a dozen exclamation marks.

The other party emphasized this point, and Feng Zhenhua said he could understand.

In the past two years, the people we've hired have become increasingly highly educated and have a broader range of knowledge.

Extensive knowledge can make research smoother, but it can also bring trouble.

That is, some people are arrogant and think that their fate is in their own hands, and they like to do fancy things when doing research.

He hasn't found anyone like that on his end, but similar people have appeared in other research institutes and affiliated companies.

After reading the agreement, he saw the last signature, which was written in a flamboyant style, and casually picked up a pen and wrote his name on it.

The agreement was made in four copies. Liu Daneng took his two copies, pushed the other two copies in front of Feng Zhenhua, and then pushed the other agreements over as well.
"I'll need to trouble Director Feng to contact these companies and ask them to sign a cooperation agreement."

"Doing this is good for everyone."

Feng Zhenhua did not refuse the request. After glancing at the names of the companies on the document, he took out his phone and started making calls to contact people.

In 2009, China launched a total of 6 satellites, including two Beidou navigation satellites, two remote sensing satellites, one scientific experimental satellite, and one commercial communication satellite.

These six satellites are the result of collaboration among dozens of research institutes of all sizes across the country, as well as dozens of related companies.

There are too many wolves and too little meat.

Those assigned to the Space Technology Research Institute had even fewer tasks. Without tasks, there was no training, and without training, there was no growth.

If they don't grow, there will be no successors.

There is now a mission involving 27 satellites. What is this?
This is a mouse that fell into the rice jar!

It's still authentic Northeast rice.

After making dozens of calls, Feng Zhenhua smiled and looked at Liu Daneng:
"Mr. Liu, some of these companies are near Yanjing, and some are not."

"Although the group company had given prior notice, they still need time to prepare."

"It will probably take the next day or the day after to get here."

"It's getting late today, so let me show you around and introduce you to the people at our research institute."

"How about it?"

"That would be great!" Liu Daneng did not refuse. Meeting the person in advance and exchanging ideas would only benefit the work later on.

Having received his agreement, Feng Zhenhua gave Liu Juncai a wink, and Liu Juncai turned to gather his men.

After everyone left, he started helping Liu Daneng pack up the agreements.

After carefully putting away the agreement and drinking another cup of tea, he led the group outside.

"This is the administration building. All our offices are located here. If you need anything during this time, Mr. Liu, you can come directly to my office or find someone in the General Affairs Department. I will have someone from the General Affairs Department help you get access cards later."

"That building is the laboratory building. Xiao Lu, I heard from your senior that you're thinking of changing jobs recently. Are you interested in coming here?"

"Not interested? What a pity!"

“That’s the production building over there. Unlike your modern factories, Mr. Liu, our production building is a bit old.”

"Actually... it's not that we don't want to upgrade, it's just that we wouldn't need it even if we did upgrade."

"From 05 to last year, a total of 50 satellites were launched. The year with the most launches was 08, with a total of 15 satellites launched."

"We've been allocated two satellites."

"hey-hey!"

"But don't worry, Mr. Liu. Although we receive fewer tasks each year, our people are constantly experimenting and practicing."

"27 satellites, constructed exactly according to the blueprints, we absolutely will not make any mistakes!"

Following the sound, Liu Daneng kept nodding without saying a word.

While they were talking, the group had already entered the production workshop.

After changing his clothes, Liu Daneng realized that the outdated workshop that Feng Zhenhua had mentioned was actually a cleanroom.

After figuring out the situation, he couldn't help but shake his head at his earlier contempt.

It's a national-level research institute, after all; how could it possibly be backward?

In the workshop, the research institute members, now dressed in uniform, lined up in two rows, one for men and one for women, under Liu Juncai's leadership.

When the two rows of people saw their director appear with two strangers, they couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

Feng Zhenhua stepped forward, pressed his hands together to mute his voice, and then announced loudly:

"A few days ago, the group's head office issued a notice asking us to cooperate with an unknown company to launch a satellite."

"At the time, no one was satisfied!"

"Now I'll tell you all what this mission is!"

"In the next 49 and a half days, we need to assemble 27 satellites according to the blueprints."

"However, because some parts haven't started production yet, strictly speaking, we only have less than a month."

"That means, one a day on average!"

"You no longer need to complain about your director not being able to find projects!"

People are forced to do things!

"We have to be tough on ourselves. Keep it up!"

(End of this chapter)