Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 381 has run into problems, I'll take responsibility! (Third update!)

The clear and loud voice echoed in the conference room until it disappeared without a trace, and no one present spoke.

National Day!

Today is July 31st. There are only one year and two months left until next year's National Day. However, Zhu Jingyao later said that that was just the time for launching the boat. The actual work had to be completed before launching the boat.

This timeframe needs to be at least 1 to 2 months in advance.

In fact, given the current state of various research institutes, it is indeed possible to launch that large ship before National Day.

But all of that is predicated on the fact that all procedures go smoothly, every step is error-free, every part is manufactured without problems, and the installation is also problem-free.

But everyone knows that's impossible!

Humans are not machines, and even machines cannot guarantee 100% error-free operation.

In the silence, a middle-aged man who looked to be around 50 years old stood up, first raising his hand to salute Zhu Jingyao, then turning his gaze to the refined-looking man beside Zhu Jingyao.
"Mr. Tan, as the chief designer of the aircraft carrier, I'd like to know if this is true?"

"It's true!" Tan Chuan nodded calmly, shifting his gaze from Gu Yuanfeng to the others:

"This news is true. I went back to Yanjing for a meeting a couple of days ago, and this was the main issue discussed at the meeting."

"The purpose of today's meeting is to inform everyone in advance that the official documents will arrive in a couple of days."

"Xiao Gu, the notification to Shipbuilding Industry should be given to your General Manager Yu first, and he will notify you when the time comes."

These words caused an uproar, but the uproar subsided completely once everyone had received the information.

Hearing that there would be official documents in two days, Gu Yuanfeng's face twitched involuntarily.

If there were no documents, one could say that the idea was just someone's flash of inspiration.

However, if there are documents, it means that this matter has been discussed and decided!

He took a deep breath, his voice trembling, and asked the question:
"Leader, I don't know what basis the leaders used to make such a plan and give such advance approval."

"Our motto at Shipbuilding Industry is to be bold and daring, to be aggressive and proactive."

"But I would like to say that, as the ancients said, haste makes waste."

"Let's not talk about anything else, just the steel needed to build an aircraft carrier."

“After these things are manufactured, they need to be stress-relieved, but we don’t have any particularly good means of stress relief, so we can only leave them there and let time relieve the stress.”

"Can it be installed in advance?"

"can!"

"But if something goes wrong, Mr. Tan, can you take responsibility?"

His words were like a signal; as soon as he finished speaking, other people's voices followed.

"Professor Gu is right. This is our country's first aircraft carrier. No matter from any perspective, we absolutely cannot allow any problems to occur. If it were just a month or two ahead of schedule, everyone could understand. But now the plan is almost two years ahead of schedule. This is impossible. No one can bear that responsibility."

"Leadership, as researchers in this field, we all know that we are under a lot of pressure. What we should do is turn that pressure into motivation, work hard, and take one step at a time to grow bigger and stronger, instead of rushing ahead like we are now."

"Boss, our institute is different from those two guys. If you say we can move up the schedule, then we can move up the schedule!"

"Considering defeat before battle is indeed a good habit, but the question is, if we don't even dare to take on challenges, are we still human?"

"Are you from China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation? What is the spirit of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation? It's about daring to fight, daring to charge forward, and daring to act! What are you afraid of? Just charge forward first!"

The voices were mixed, with roughly half thinking it was worth a try and the other half opposing it.

Aside from those who held these two attitudes, there were a few who remained silent.

The majority of these people were from Jiangnan Shipyard, and the rest were a few from Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

Amidst the lively discussion, those who remained silent stood out as eccentric and out of place.

Seeing the people from Jiangnan Shipyard acting this way, Gu Yuanfeng simply dragged them into the fray:

"Professor Liao, besides our shipbuilding industry, your Jiangnan Shipyard undertakes the most branch projects. Don't you have anything to say?"

When Gu Yuanfeng called his name, Liao Ping reluctantly stood up. He first looked at Zhu Jingyao to see what the other party's attitude was.

The two men looked at each other, and Zhu Jingyao gave him a smile, then nodded, signaling Liao Ping to speak.

Upon receiving the signal, Liao Ping remained silent. He first turned his gaze to the Xiaomi Heavy Industry Group's camp, his scrutinizing gaze lingering on Cao Bin for a moment before quickly shifting to the others.

His gaze swept over them one by one, finally settling back on Cao Bin.

Beside Cao Bin, he met a young man he had never seen before.

When he looked over, he saw Cao Bin looking at the young man next to him for instructions.

So, this young man is Lin Yi, the CEO of Xiaomi Heavy Industry and a senior from the same school who is highly praised by Cao Bin and the others!
Liao Ping's gaze locked onto Lin Yi, and he smiled before turning back to look gently at the others:

"Well... although our Jiangnan Shipyard undertakes the vast majority of tasks outside of shipbuilding and heavy industry."

"However, we are actually an intermediary. We also have various research institutes under us, and the main tasks are still handled by these research institutes."

"Of course, we definitely support the leadership's idea. After all, the pressure our soldiers bear on the front lines is definitely greater than that of us guys sitting in the back doing nothing but writing!"

"Uh... um..."

"By the way, the leader just highlighted the 80515 Institute, so why don't we let our colleagues from the 80515 Institute share their thoughts?"

Let's welcome them!

Changing the subject, Liao Ping kicked the ball away and led the applause.

In Xiaomi Heavy Industry's camp, Lin Yi, with a stern face, also raised his hand to clap. When the clapping stopped, he nudged Cao Bin with his elbow:
"It's your turn to speak!"

Cao Bin took the elbow strike head-on, while keeping a low voice, "That's not a good idea!"

“These are all senior members. Look at those over there, the way they’re looking at us is awful. They look like they want to devour us. Senior brother, come here!”

Lin Yi gritted his teeth and made a sound through his nose, "You come when I tell you to!"

After saying that, he didn't forget to raise his hand again and give Cao Bin another slap.

After taking another elbow to the head, Cao Bin finally stood up with a smile. He bowed first to those looking at him, and then to Zhu Jingyao. Just when everyone thought he was about to launch into a long speech, he abruptly stood at attention, raised his hand, and said:
"On behalf of Xiaomi Heavy Industry and the 80515 Research Institute, I hereby assure the leadership that whatever task the leadership assigns, we will guarantee to complete it!"

"Absolutely no delays! Absolutely no excuses!"

"Report complete!" His voice was loud and resolute, each word louder than the last. After shouting these words, Cao Bin's scholarly face had turned bright red.

At the front of the conference room, Zhu Jingyao listened to the powerful report, nodded in satisfaction, and then raised his right hand to gesture for Cao Bin to sit down.

After Cao Bin sat down, he turned his gaze to the others:
"I have listened to everyone's opinions just now."

"Time is tight, which means we are very likely to fail. It's only natural for everyone to consider failure first,"

"But the problem is that the development of the world is not based on our subjective will."

"It's an objective development!"

"Since the beginning of this year, countries, especially NATO led by America, have been very active on the international stage."

"Their attitude is getting increasingly arrogant!"

"They're completely different from how they were two years ago; that's just how things are!"

"They are changing, and we need to adjust our plans to cope with the changes that follow."

"Otherwise, if things really get to the point where it's beyond repair, we won't even have a decent tool left!"

"Actually, according to the normal procedure, today's meeting should have been held at the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation."

"But I chose this place!"

"It's all about seeking change!"

"So, let's not discuss those issues you just mentioned anymore."

"The only issue left to discuss is how to speed up the process."

"Let's see what adjustments need to be made to speed things up!"

Zhu Jingyao's words served as a definitive conclusion to the discussion among those present. Knowing that he didn't want to waste time on this, Gu Yuanfeng and the others who had initially expressed their opposition did not continue to press the matter.

Tan Chuan, who was standing next to him, naturally took over the conversation and began discussing with everyone the branch projects that could be completed in less time:
"After reviewing the past few days, I found that some of our projects can be carried out simultaneously, while others do have some difficulties, such as our radar, our main layout, and our control system."

"Please have all the relevant personnel say something!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the head of the radar research team immediately spoke up:
"Radar is not a big problem. Although the production rate of our designed active phased array radar is very low, from now until next year, no matter how low it is, we can still put together a few sets that fully meet the requirements. I think the main problem is the internal structure of the ship."

When the problem was thrown at him, the person in charge of the main structure construction immediately spread his hands:
"There's no other way. Before coming here for the meeting, I was still urging those big steel mills to provide the processed parts, especially the steel for the deck. They are still testing it and there's no definite answer yet. The deck is on top. If the materials provided by the steel mills cannot meet the requirements, then we can only try to find a way to work around the problem. If we work around the problem, the internal structure may need to be adjusted."

After stating his own problem, he conveniently passed the buck to the person in charge of the control system.

The head of the control system rolled his eyes at the guy who betrayed his teammates and explained:
"The control system is not a big problem. The biggest problem with the control system is that we only have the system now, but no hardware. It's like a skilled cook who has no rice but still expects someone to cook. We urgently need to move this system to the ship, match it with the ship's hardware, operate it, and test for bugs. Don't ask why we don't use that cement ship. The answer is that it's not suitable for the local conditions."

"..."

Several people took turns speaking, and in the end, the topic returned to the materials.

Upon hearing about materials, Zhu Jingyao subtly glanced at Lin Yi. Among the people present, Xiaomi Heavy Industry might not be the most skilled in materials, but they were definitely the most efficient, had the most stable output, and the most reliable quality.

He had barely cast his gaze in that direction when Lin Yi noticed it. He then turned slightly to the side and elbowed Cao Bin in the lower back, saying, "It's your turn to shine!"

This was the third time Cao Bin had been hit by his senior's elbow, and all three times it hit the same spot. He felt a slight pain in his lower back.

He stood up, supporting his back, first bowing to everyone, and then bowing to Zhu Jingyao:

"Boss, if you're comfortable with this, you can leave all the materials manufacturing and processing to us!"

"I, Cao Bin, guarantee with my life that I will complete this mission!"

Leaders like it when someone gives them a way out, and Zhu Jingyao was no exception. Just as he was about to agree, Gu Yuanfeng from the Shipbuilding Heavy Industry cut in front of him, staring intently at Cao Bin, and said:
"Young comrade, I know you're eager to make a name for yourself. Your way of taking on so many responsibilities sounds impressive and attracts a lot of attention."

"But as a senior colleague, I'd like to ask you one more question, taking advantage of my age."

What if something goes wrong?

Having voiced his question, Gu Yuanfeng stood up from his seat, walked around the conference table, and finally came to Cao Bin's side, staring intently at this young man who was even younger than his student, wanting to get an answer from him.

Cao Bin was about to give two examples in response, but when he got to the point, he suddenly realized he had no examples.

Since joining Xiaomi Heavy Industry, the business I've been involved in has been going smoothly with almost no problems.

Naturally, they also lacked experience in handling related issues.

Just as he hesitated, a calm voice broke in, standing between the two:
"I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuanfeng subconsciously frowned and looked down at the person who spoke.

It was only then that he noticed the young man who was speaking looked even younger than Cao Bin.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Cao Bin across from him hurriedly call out, "Senior Brother!"

This address of "senior brother" made Gu Yuanfeng swallow back the words he was about to say.

The people from Xiaomi Heavy Industry Group present today are all young people, and Cao Bin, who is speaking, should be the leader among them.

Yet this leading figure actually called this young man in front of me "senior brother"!
In other words, this young man is their true leader!

Taking a deep breath, Gu Yuanfeng extended his right hand to Lin Yi:

"Gu Yuanfeng, Chief Engineer of Shipbuilding Industry!"

"Lin Yi, CEO of Xiaomi Heavy Industry!"

The two shook hands amicably, but their friendliness was limited to that brief moment; their hands touched briefly before quickly separating.

The atmosphere between the two returned to freezing point, even more tense than before.

"President Lin, I want to ask you, what are you going to offer to take responsibility?"

"Countless people have devoted themselves to this aircraft carrier, trying every possible means to transport the ship back from Ukraine. We spent several years modifying the ship, and even built a 1:1 cement model of it."

"Money, time, manpower, and resources have all been spent."

"You could say this aircraft carrier is like our child. We hope our child can grow up as soon as possible, but we don't want anything to go wrong with it!"

"Anyone can make a promise by patting their chest, but the question is, even if they pat their chest, who can guarantee that they will actually do it?"

(End of this chapter)