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Chapter 540 Ji Shuangshuang: I'm going to pilot an aircraft carrier, are you serious? (First update!)

Tilting his head, he watched the people putting up the banners for a while. Perhaps because the aircraft carrier's progress had accelerated, or perhaps because of the intense overtime work recently, Tan Chuan, in a moment of mischievous excitement, walked over to the person directing operations on the dock, asked for the loudspeaker, and shouted at the people hanging up the banners:

"5 centimeters to the left!"

"Yes, yes, 5 centimeters to the left!"

“It’s my left, yours is your right. You need to move 10 centimeters to the right! And then 2 centimeters down!”

On the deck, the men who had been lying down and carefully hanging up banners suddenly raised their heads, squinting at Tan Chuan below. Their squinted eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Sensing the raw killing intent, Tan Chuan stood below, hesitated for a moment, then calmly handed the megaphone to the person in charge beside him, patting the other person on the shoulder: "You take command!"

After leaving those words behind, he put his hands behind his back, hummed a song, and slowly walked away. Only his singing voice echoed in the falling snowflakes.

"I'll play my beloved pipa..."

He hummed a song as he climbed onto the aircraft carrier via the other side of the gangway.

Instead of going into the aircraft carrier's cabins, I stood on the deck, my left hand outstretched, feeling the snowflakes falling gently.

After a while, a person ran out of the aircraft carrier's command building.

The other person's gaze searched the deck for a moment before spotting Tan Chuan standing by the deck, who jogged over against the cold wind:

"Mr. Tan!"

Hearing the sound, Tan Chuan didn't turn around, but continued to ask into the cold wind:

"Is the powertrain ready?"

The man nodded: "Ready! Just give the order, and we can ignite..."

As he spoke, his voice softened, and before Tan Chuan could speak, he whispered, "Although this system ignites faster than a normal steam turbine, it's still very slow. If we want to achieve the same level of responsiveness as tomorrow, where a single command starts the power, we need to ignite it earlier."

The next second, Tan Chuan turned around, smiled, and said, "Then let's do it earlier!"

"Isn't this...not good?"

Noticing the hesitation of the person in front of him, Tan Chuan gently shook his head: "There's nothing wrong with it! The basic work on this ship is complete, and the next step is the interior details."

"Furthermore, it's normal to ignite the fire ahead of time for better results; you have to be flexible!"

"Go check it one more time. In a little while, I'll be going to pick up my customers!"

The visitor nodded vigorously, "I understand!"

After leaving those words behind, he braved the cold wind and ran back to the cabin.

After the man left, Tan Chuan wanted to savor the feeling of being alone on the cold river for a while longer, but unfortunately the wind at sea was too strong and the snow was getting heavier. His old bones couldn't withstand it, so he had to succumb to the cold wind and disembark.

As soon as he returned to his office, his assistant came up to him: "Mr. Tan, Mr. Cai just called and said that Mr. Lin from Xiaomi Heavy Industry will be arriving soon."

"Then his plane and those from the General Armaments Department and the General Staff Department were scheduled to arrive a few tens of minutes later, so we went to pick up General Lin first and waited for them at the airport."

Upon hearing from his assistant that the elderly gentlemen would be arriving soon, Tan Chuan waved his hand and said, "Let's go then!"

The assistant didn't move, but pointed to Tan Chuan's clothes. Tan Chuan was still wearing the same work clothes. When he went up on the deck earlier, the wind and snow blew on them, and they were covered with snowflakes and wrinkled.

"It's nothing!" Tan Chuan patted it off nonchalantly, opened the passenger door, and plopped inside.

This car led the way, followed by several other cars, forming a convoy that headed towards the airport in a grand procession.

Huludao Airport.

As soon as she got off the plane, Ji Shuangshuang saw snowflakes falling all around her and exclaimed happily, "It's snow! Such heavy snow!"

"It's been years since Guangling has seen such heavy snow!"

"Suzhou is experiencing only sleet!"

"This blanket of snow is so beautiful! By the way, didn't you say someone was coming to pick us up? Where is that person?"

"I don't know!" Lin Yi replied as he dragged his luggage forward. He had only taken a few steps when he saw Tan Chuan's assistant standing at the arrival gate, waving at them.

Upon seeing the other person, he called out to Ji Shuangshuang, dragged his luggage towards them, and just as he got close, Tan Chuan's assistant said with a smile:

"It's been a long time since we last met, Mr. Lin. Mr. Tan is not available to show up; he's waiting for you in his car."

"I'll take you there first!"

Lin Yi followed behind, "By the way, have those old gentlemen arrived yet?"

"Old man?" Tan Chuan's assistant was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized who the old man Lin Yi was referring to was, and shook his head:
"Their plane was about an hour later than yours. From the time your plane landed until you got out, about half an hour had passed."

"In other words, those old men you mentioned will take about half an hour to arrive."

"However, they will use the VIP channel and won't have to wait too long."

"That's okay..."

The two exchanged questions and answers, and soon arrived at the designated parking lot. Under the guidance of Tan Chuan's assistant, Lin Yi and Ji Shuangshuang got into the fourth car.

As soon as he got in, Tan Chuan got out of the lead car, climbed into the passenger seat of the fourth car, and asked Lin Yi with a smile:
"How have you been during this time?"

"It was quite fulfilling!"

"I heard that the first phase of your factory project is almost completed?"

"The dock work is still a little short. As you know, the area under the dock is full of silt, so we need to drive a lot of piles. Once the piles are driven, the work will be almost done."

Hearing this, Tan Chuan leaned back and asked mysteriously, "I heard you're planning to build a large destroyer."

"Um... are you short of a chief engineer?"

"Hmm?" The strange words made Lin Yi tilt his head involuntarily.

Across from him, Tan Chuan touched his nose: "It's nothing, it's just that I feel... well, you have to have a big one!"

Hearing him say that, Lin Yi rolled his eyes: "Does that mean we'll stop building aircraft carriers after this one is finished?"

"You can go take a look, but if you were to stay at my place permanently, Old Master Zhu would tear me apart!"

"Then drizzle it with soy sauce and throw it outside to feed the dogs."

"Never mind..." Tan Chuan sighed, shaking his head with a regretful expression.

The next second, he turned his gaze to Ji Shuangshuang: "President Ji, are you and President Lin getting married soon?"

"Listen to me, you should have two children while you're young, so you can balance work, children, and family..."

Lin Yi couldn't help but roll his eyes at his words, while Ji Shuangshuang blushed and lowered her head.

Time slipped away as Tan Chuan lectured, and soon footsteps could be heard outside the car.

Then someone knocked on the car window, and Zhu Jingyao's large face appeared outside the window:
"I'm leaving! We'll talk more when I get back!"

As he spoke, Tan Chuan got out of the car, and two security personnel got in.

The convoy started and headed towards the headquarters of the shipbuilding industry.

As the vehicle approached the seaside, numerous warehouses came into view. Ji Shuangshuang looked at all this with curiosity, and was about to ask if the purpose of this visit was to discuss the shipyard.

But out of the corner of his eye, he saw something in the distance through a gap in the warehouse.

She pointed her right hand into the distance, at something that occasionally peeked out from the gap in the warehouse, and turned to call out to Lin Yi:
"There's a big ship over there, a really big ship! Look!"

"Just like the island!"

"No, it's bigger than an island!"

Finally, Ji Shuangshuang excitedly raised her hands and gestured to indicate the height of the ship: "It doesn't look like a container ship to me. Is it the aircraft carrier you were discussing before?" On the left, Lin Yi pointed to the two people in the pilot's and co-pilot's positions, "A container ship doesn't need these two."

Soon, the vehicle drove into the scene. After getting out of the car, the large ship that had been in the distance was now very close, and at this moment, the ship could be seen more clearly.

At 4 p.m., the sky was gradually darkening. The large ship, painted in gray and white, sat quietly under the dim sky, giving off a strong sense of oppression at first glance.

After everyone had watched for a while, Cai Hengxun, the CEO of the shipbuilding heavy industry, clapped his hands and walked over:

"Everyone, our event is scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow, but today, you can come aboard and take a look around."

"It's 4:10 pm now, and we'll start dinner at 7:00 pm."

"You have more than two hours to visit. The areas that are sealed off are unfinished and dangerous, so please do not approach them!"

After Cai Hengxun finished speaking, he turned to Tan Chuan and said, "Mr. Tan, I'm leaving the tour guide duties to you. I'll go check on the progress of the event!"

After saying that, he nodded to the other person and turned to leave.

After Cai Hengxun left, Tan Chuan pointed at the aircraft carrier and said, "Everyone, let's go!"

Under his guidance, the group boarded the ship, chatting and laughing.

Once they were on the ship, their smiles vanished.

Because the wind was very strong.

Great!

It's snowing.

But none of the people who boarded the ship, including Ji Shuangshuang, complained about the strong wind. Instead, they kept serious faces and silently braved the wind and snow as they walked toward the ship's island.

Upon reaching the main entrance to the island superstructure, Tan Chuan did not immediately lead everyone into the cabin. Instead, he suggested taking a photo here in the wind and snow.

Upon hearing his suggestion, Lin Yi immediately turned to look at Zhu Jingyao and Leng Yun, one of whom was in charge of the Navy's equipment and the other was in charge of the General Staff.

Whether or not the ship leaks secrets is entirely up to them to decide.

Others also turned their attention to them, wanting to hear their opinions.

Leng Yun spread his hands: "Go ahead and take pictures. It's just the exterior anyway, no big deal. Everyone can take one later! We can keep it as a souvenir!"

Having received his advice, Zhu Jingyao nodded to Tan Chuan.

Tan Chuan nodded to his assistant again.

His assistant, carrying a camera, immediately took the camera to the opposite side upon receiving instructions and began arranging the positions:
"Everyone should stand in order of height, with women and older comrades in the middle, and younger and taller people step back!"

In just a few minutes, the photo-taking formation was ready, and Tan Chuan's assistant smiled and raised the camera: "Follow me, 3, 2, 1, cheese!"

Click, click, click!

The camera flashed, snapping photos frantically.

After taking the group photo, they started taking individual photos.

Lin Yi pulled Ji Shuangshuang to stand at the back, and only after the people in front finished taking pictures did he step forward: "Come and take a picture of the two of us!"

Tan Chuan's assistant raised his hand and made an "OK" gesture.
"Guaranteed to look good!"

After finishing his actions, he turned around and surveyed the area, then pointed to the empty deck ahead:
"Move forward a little, yes! Stand in the windiest spot!"

"Right there!"

The assistant raised his hand to sense the wind direction, then began giving instructions again:
"Ladies, stand on the left, like little birds nestled together; gentlemen, stand on the right, to block the wind!"

"Yes, this is the style!"

A photo was snapped, and the assistant began giving instructions again:
"Come on, ladies stand in front, and gentlemen stand behind. Put your hands over the ladies' shoulders, yes, that's the pose of embracing them."

After taking two more photos, the assistant looked at the camera screen and nodded slowly.

"Next!"

The two walked back to the ship's island and took shelter in a calm spot. As soon as they stopped, Guo Song leaned over and asked, "Is good news on the horizon?"

"Have you decided on a name for the child yet? If not, I can suggest one!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhu Jingyao kicked him from the side:
"Let's go inside and have a look!"

As he pushed the person into the cabin, Zhu Jingyao said from the side, "You have to let me handle the naming!"

"Look at his name, Guo Song. Now look at mine, Zhu Jingyao!"

"Jing means to bring peace and stability to the country, and to be humble and respectful."

"Yao, whose name is Tongyao, is of noble character and conduct, and acts with composure!"

"When it comes to naming, our Zhu family is professionals! You can tell just by looking at the name! For example..."

Zhu Jingyao didn't finish his sentence. Instead, he raised his eyes, searching for someone to lecture him, but Guo Song had already gone inside. He could only naturally look back, but before he could turn his face, Leng Yun kicked him from behind.
"Get out of the way!"

After kicking the person inside, Leng Yun turned around and shouted to the person behind her:

"As Mr. Tan just mentioned, some areas that have been sealed off are not yet completed and still pose a danger, so please be careful."

After saying that, he walked past Lin Yi and the other person, lowering his voice to say:

"The Zhu family, when it comes to naming their children, they really just flip through a dictionary!"

After leaving those words, Leng Yun went into the cabin, while Lin Yi stood beside Ji Shuangshuang, waiting for everyone else to go in.

Ji Shuangshuang suddenly looked up and asked, "You've even thought of a name yet?"

"It's not even close to being done yet, what are we thinking about? Our toes? Let's go!" With that, the two entered one after the other, following in the footsteps of the others, and slowly toured the interior.

The deck was empty, and the cabins were much the same.

They're all pretty empty.

Following the directional signs and the others, the two slowly walked into the command center inside the island superstructure.

The dashboard is empty except for the power system control terminal, which has already been installed.

Tan Chuan was standing in front of the dashboard, smiling as he introduced the items to Zhu Jingyao and the others:

"After replacing the steam turbine unit, we had more electricity, so we adjusted the level of electrification of the equipment."

"The related power control has also become much easier, unlike the previous steam turbine unit which required a lot of operating procedures."

"The current controls are so advanced that even an ordinary person who is completely unfamiliar with them can barely operate them after reading the relevant instructions."

"If you don't believe me, we can find someone here to test it!"

After a few words, everyone present turned their heads and focused their attention on Ji Shuangshuang.

The people who came today, from the shipbuilding industry, have studied the relevant materials and are not completely unfamiliar with the subject.

People from the General Armaments Department and the General Staff Department have also been familiar with the relevant information.

As for Lin Yi, he said he didn't understand. Is that possible?

That leaves only the young woman who, according to the information, is the CFO of Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

Under everyone's gaze, Ji Shuangshuang pointed her slender finger at herself:
"I'm going to operate an aircraft carrier, seriously?"

(End of this chapter)