Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 380 Cross-Industry Competitors! (Second Update!)
Zhu Jingyao was stunned by the words, and Cao Bin was also stunned.

Before coming here, Zhu Jingyao learned about Cao Bin through Gao Hai.

He is very young, energetic, and capable; he does things in a way that is not typical of a young person.

Moreover, according to Gao Hai's statement, Cao Bin had previously led the research and development of Xiaomi Heavy Industry's ultra-high-performance battery.

Based on the relevant information, Lin Yi was involved, but Cao Bin's personal abilities should not be underestimated.

In Zhu Jingyao's mind, this young man should at least be a specially appointed professor, but Lin Yi's words just now clearly told him that this young man was not even an intern researcher.

This……

This……

It's a bit hard to give a proper evaluation!

Zhu Jingyao's gaze lingered on Cao Bin for a few seconds before he quickly shifted it to the others. He had also learned about these people from Gao Hai, and in terms of research ability, they were on par with Cao Bin.

However, he is slightly less taciturn than Cao Bin in his dealings with people.

He would be an invaluable talent even in other places.

very nice!
Sweeping across him with his gaze, Cao Bin snapped out of his daze and quickly turned his questioning gaze toward Lin Yi.

Professional titles are a lifetime requirement for researchers.

Compared to government agencies, it is more complicated to get professional titles evaluated in private companies. Also, because there are only a few quotas each year, even if you apply for an evaluation, it may be rejected.

Many large enterprises, not wanting the hassle, choose to build their own evaluation system for internal use.

Xiaomi Heavy Industry does not have this system.

Or rather, this system has not yet been established.

But now, my senior colleague actually said that I can jump directly to the position of assistant researcher.

There are only two possibilities. The first possibility is that Xiaomi Heavy Industry has established a corresponding evaluation system. However, establishing such an evaluation system is an unavoidable hurdle for the person involved.

If you haven't received any related inquiries, then you can rule out this possibility.

That leaves only the second possibility!
They were recruited!

Xiaomi Heavy Industry was incorporated into the company and, for the convenience of its operations, was placed under the auspices of a research institute.

This research institute allocated several slots.

As the chief engineer of a special alloy manufacturing company, he was allocated a position.

Adding Director Zhu Jingyao in front of us, this should be the second possibility.

I just don't know which research institute it's affiliated with, or whether the original people at that institute are easy to get along with.

Noticing his questioning gaze, Lin Yi explained in a low voice:
"Our company will have another name in the future: Research Institute 80515, and will be under the jurisdiction of the General Armament Department and the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense."

“This is a separately established research institute. I am the deputy director, and this Director Zhu is the director. From now on, you will be the chief engineer of our research institute.”

"Chief Engineer with Intermediate Professional Title!"

"We're going to a meeting at Jiangnan Shipyard later, and they might discuss aircraft carriers. Think about it beforehand, and if they ask you anything, be confident and don't be afraid!"

The sudden news caught Cao Bin off guard; he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He should be happy and laugh out loud at being able to become the chief engineer of a research institute directly under the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

However, the chief engineer of a research institute directly under the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense only had an intermediate professional title. In the future, when he went out and met other people, he would not know how to introduce himself.

When others introduce me, they say I am the chief engineer of a certain research institute, and my current professional title is senior. You can call me Professor So-and-so.

He introduced himself, saying, "I am the chief engineer of the 80515 Research Institute, with an intermediate professional title. You can call me Engineer Cao."

People who don't know the specifics would definitely think they are from some shady research institute.

Absolutely!

No, I need to level up quickly, I need to get to the highest level quickly...

Seeing Cao Bin still lost in thought, Lin Yi reached out and gave him a push.
"gone!"

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Shanghai, Jiangnan Shipyard.

In the shipyard's No. 5 test workshop, Liao Ping stood in front of the control panel, facing a dozen or so people of varying ages and genders, and calmly began to speak:
"This is the steam turbine unit I mentioned in the letter. This steam turbine unit can provide the same power as other steam turbine units of the same class while consuming half the fuel."

"Besides fuel consumption, the structure and materials of this steam turbine unit itself support its rapid start-up and rapid shutdown."

"While fulfilling these functions, this steam turbine unit is about 80 tons lighter than the Soviet TB12 steam turbine unit."

"If we had used four steam turbine units as per the original design, we could have reduced the weight by at least 320 tons."

"The 320 tons of weight saved can be allocated to other places."

"Ammunition, supplies, personnel, or fuel, or aircraft..."

"The third test is currently underway. Since its startup, this steam turbine unit has been running continuously under over-limit conditions for more than 72 hours."

"It can be said that the problem of our aircraft carrier's power system has been perfectly solved."

"Once the power system is resolved, we can shift our focus elsewhere."

After answering the questions for the people in front of him, Liao Ping moved a few steps to the side, removing himself from their gaze, and went to check the data.

A dozen or so men and women stood there, looking at the steam turbine unit with varying expressions.

The people present were all from various research institutes of the Navy. Most of them knew each other, and even if they didn't, they had heard each other's names more or less in the documents they exchanged.

They racked their brains but still couldn't figure out which research institute had the capability to design, develop, and manufacture such a steam turbine unit on its own.

This is no ordinary research institute!
"Do you have any recollection of such a research institute existing?"

"I don't know, anyway, I haven't heard of any related research being conducted by the Institute of Power Engineering under the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

"Perhaps it's not from within the system!"

"Impossible. Even if it's not within the system, the research they encountered is the same, so they would definitely have made some noise. How could they have remained completely silent without any activity!"

"Where's Liao Ping? Tell him which research institute he's from!"

"He's recording data over there, wait a bit!"

After recording the data, Liao Ping returned to the group. The group wasn't interested in the data in his hands; they just wanted to know which research institute had this capability.

Under the questioning gazes of the crowd, Liao Ping calmly finished tidying up the data and uttered a name:
Xiaomi Heavy Industry!

"Or, Research Institute 80515!"

Upon hearing the two names he uttered, the group of people were all stunned. After regaining their senses, they turned to look at each other, and judging from their bewildered eyes and dumbfounded expressions, none of them had ever heard of such names before.

Just then, a weak voice rang out: "Um... I went home to visit my family a couple of days ago and saw an appliance commercial. The commercial mentioned a company called Xiaomi Heavy Industry."

Immediately after that sound faded, another sound appeared.

"A while ago, the aerospace department launched 27 satellites in one day with three rockets. I remember that Xiaomi Heavy Industry was one of the companies involved in that event. Could these three be the same company?"

"I remember now, a few months ago, there was a top-tier SCI paper on high-performance battery materials, and the company that the research team belongs to seems to be Xiaomi Heavy Industry!" The voice was noisy, but very clear, reaching everyone's ears with perfect clarity.

Those who heard the content clearly turned their heads and cast curious glances at Liao Ping.

At the same time, a hint of struggle began to appear on their faces.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Stared at by his peers, Liao Ping touched his nose and then gave them an answer that filled them with despair:
"This is the company!"

The answer was clear; in just a moment, the group of people in front of Liao Ping completely lost their composure.

The institute that could improve Soviet steam turbine units must be a ministry-affiliated research institute!
Large research institutes are also acceptable!

People from other industries, like satellite engineering, are welcome to come over!
A professional company is also acceptable!
What the heck is this "selling home appliances"?

What the heck is this battery manufacturing company?

Looking at the group of bewildered people, Liao Ping opened his mouth, preparing to organize his thoughts to explain, when hurried footsteps came from the doorway, accompanied by shouts:

"Engineer Liao, the leader has arrived and wants everyone to proceed to the conference room!"

The shouts snapped Liao Ping out of his reverie. He waved to the person who had called out, then turned and waved back to the people in front of him.

"Let's go to the conference room!"

About 10 minutes later, led by Liao Ping, the group entered the conference room of Jiangnan Shipyard. As soon as they entered, their attention was drawn to a few people on the left front of the conference room.

Because each of these people had a sign placed in front of them.

Research Institute 80515

Besides the unfamiliar sign, what's even more eye-catching are these people, all of whom are incredibly young.

People who entered looked at these individuals, then went to their respective seats, and after sitting down, their gazes lingered on them.

In the main seat of the conference room, Zhu Jingyao watched everything with a smile. After everyone was seated, he covered his mouth with his hand and coughed lightly.

The cough wasn't loud, but it was enough to serve as a signal.

The attention of everyone present also turned to Zhu Jingyao as the coughing sounded.

Zhu Jingyao nodded to everyone first, then opened the document in front of him:

"There is only one purpose in inviting everyone here today to hold this meeting."

"That is, after comprehensive consideration, the top leadership decided to adjust the construction plan for the 001 aircraft carrier."

"Move ahead of schedule!"

The five words "ahead of schedule" struck like a heavy hammer in the conference room.

Everyone present was shrewd; although they had doubts, no one voiced them, only revealing a small part of their emotions on their faces.

Sensing the obvious change in the atmosphere, Zhu Jingyao gently shook his head:

"Don't panic, everyone!"

"The decision made by the top management was not unfounded, but rather the result of careful consideration and multiple verifications, confirming that the schedule could be brought forward before proposing the adjustment of the plan."

"Before we go into the details of the adjustments, let's get to know a few new colleagues!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the conference room except Liao Ping turned their attention to the group of people with the sign "80515" in front of them.

They were the only strangers present.

The new comrades must be them!
Seeing that everyone's gazes were fixed on Lin Yi and his group, Zhu Jingyao's lips curled up slightly, and he pointed at Lin Yi and his companions:

"As you've probably guessed, the new comrades I'm going to introduce to you are these few."

"You should all have heard of the name of the organization they belong to."

Xiaomi Heavy Industry Group!

"Some time ago, we collaborated with the Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation to launch three rockets and 27 satellites simultaneously, independently building our own satellite navigation system."

"The Army, Air Force, and other departments are testing and using that satellite navigation system."

"It works great!"

"Of course, to make it easier for everyone to communicate, they now belong to the 80515 Research Institute. From now on, everyone will use this code name when communicating with each other."

"Their main responsibilities are the research, development, manufacturing, and processing of special metal materials, as well as the design, manufacturing, and processing of related precision machinery."

"They have already conquered two projects."

"Copy the TB12 steam turbine unit and the aircraft carrier arresting gear."

"In addition to these two projects, they have also overcome several challenges in the manufacturing and processing of special metal materials."

"After testing, the quality of their finished products far exceeded expectations, and it can be said that they are in a leading position internationally."

"At this point, I'm sure you've all guessed the general direction of this plan adjustment."

A clear and loud voice echoed in the conference room, reaching the ears of the attendees.

Some people were eager to try and seemed very excited, while others were ashen-faced, wanting to speak but not daring to.

An aircraft carrier is an island made of metal that floats on the sea.

This island requires a lot of metals, and the metal materials used in different parts of the island have different properties and functions.

Judging from what they just saw and what Zhu Jingyao said, Xiaomi Heavy Industry's forte is the research, development, manufacturing, and processing of special metals.

Moreover, it has extremely high efficiency and yield.

Under these circumstances, the research institute originally responsible for the research, development, manufacturing and processing of special metals would certainly be replaced at this time.

Even if they are not replaced, their tasks will be diverted.

Task allocation means a reduction in research funding, which also means that the credit this behemoth will receive after its completion will be reduced.

Putting aside ideals, everyone has selfish desires.

Nobody wants this!
At the head of the table, Zhu Jingyao tilted his head, taking in everyone's reactions. After waiting a while and seeing no one speak, he nodded.

"In this adjustment of the plan, the task they need to undertake is the research, development, manufacturing, and processing of all metal materials on the ship, as well as the research, development, manufacturing, and processing of the power system."

"In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, their research and the research institutes that have already undertaken related research are conducting parallel research."

"In other words, research institutes that previously conducted similar studies will continue their research."

"Finally, we will use the results of whoever has the best results."

"This can be considered a form of indirect competition."

"Finally, there's the progress on the 001 aircraft carrier; the plan has been brought forward!"

"As per the leaders' instructions, the launch date for this ship has been moved up to next year's National Day!"

"That's the time for public display; the actual launch will have to wait until later."

So everyone, keep up the good work!

(End of this chapter)