Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 682 Dragon Enters the Sea! (Third Update!)

There shouldn't be any problems, right?

Lin Yi raised his eyes, asked himself a question in his heart, and then lowered his head to quickly pack his luggage. By the time he finished packing, about half an hour had passed.

He took out his phone and dialed the contact information Lu Ming had left. After the call was transferred to Lu Ming, Lin Yi told him that he would be leaving Yanjing for a few days, and they arranged a time to meet again. He hung up the phone and nodded to Zhu Jingyao.

"Old man! Let's go!"

The two went out together and rushed to the airport. They had a quick lunch at the airport and then boarded a plane together to go to Huludao City.

When Lin Yi saw Tan Chuan again, he had a few more gray hairs, but his overall spirits were still quite good. Upon seeing Lin Yi, he walked over and gave him a hug: "Long time no see!"

"It hasn't been long, only a few months!" Lin Yi returned the hug, then turned around to take in the changes at the shipyard.

A few months is not a long time for a shipbuilding company. There were not many changes on site. The only changes were the signs and the slogans added for the event.

"No change!" Tan Chuan interrupted, pointing to the dock: "Let's go, I'll take you to see the boat first. You can get on freely today, but tomorrow we'll need to go through procedures, and the day after tomorrow we'll have to follow the procedures. Getting on will be very troublesome then."

Zhu Jingyao, who was standing to the side, pointed to the office building in the distance and said, "You two can continue your conversation. I'll go over there and talk to the people from the shipbuilding industry about the reception."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Jingyao left with several guards, while Lin Yi and Tan Chuan walked slowly toward the gray-white "island" in the distance.

The aircraft carrier stands in the construction dock beside the pier, with dozens of chains reaching the waist of people, firmly securing the carrier in the dock.

Arriving at the dock, Lin Yi slowly raised his head and focused his gaze on the aircraft carrier in front of him. Although he had seen it once before, he was still awestruck when he saw it again.

Hundreds of meters long, it's practically an island, a moving island.

Under the setting sun, the "island" is backlit, with the golden sunset shining on its gray-white metallic surface and reflecting off the two people, making the island look exceptionally sacred and invincible.

As he looked up, Tan Chuan remarked with heartfelt emotion:

"We finally have an aircraft carrier!"

"I still remember the shock I felt when I first saw America had an aircraft carrier. I thought to myself, when will we be able to have an aircraft carrier like that?"

"At that time, I secretly vowed to myself that I would do my part in building the aircraft carrier."

Lin Yi turned around at this moment and asked with a smile, "Back then you didn't expect to become the chief designer, did you?"

When asked, Tan Chuan smiled but remained silent. After a moment, he whispered, "I've thought about it, but later, on my path of learning, when I thought about these things, I just felt that they were just youthful, ignorant dreams."

"I never imagined that the dream I had when I was young and ignorant would come true."

"Congratulations!" Lin Yi cupped his hands in a gesture of congratulations, then his gaze fell on the aircraft carrier beside him.

"Are all the functions fulfilled?"

"No!" Tan Chuan shook his head: "The radar system is still being tested. Next, it needs to be put on the water, and the navy will send people up to use it and make adjustments as they go."

"While they are achieving combat readiness, we are simultaneously adjusting some of the aircraft carrier's functions."

"We'll need your help with these features later. Let's go upstairs and take a look!"

The scaffolding around the aircraft carrier had been removed, leaving only two temporary access passages. There were guards at the entrances of the passages. Tan Chuan scanned his face and led Lin Yi onto the deck.

At the end of May, the seaside in Huludao was not hot, and the sea breeze made people feel carefree.

Lin Yi stood at the end of the flight deck, looking down from above, when Tan Chuan slowly approached him: "Would you like to recite a poem?"

After a moment's hesitation, Lin Yi shook his head: "Forget it! Someone like me can do data analysis, can scam people, but asking me to compose poetry? You'd better spare me!"

"By the way, what's the general process for the event?"

When asked about the event schedule, Tan Chuan first sighed, then started counting on his fingers:

"First, the leaders will speak, then all parties will speak, and representatives from all parties will speak!"

"This is the standard procedure. Once these procedures are completed, personnel will board the ship."

"Once everyone is on board, the chains will be loosened, and the ship will slowly slide into the water."

"Finally, there is the inspection."

"All the officers and soldiers on board went up to the deck, started the ship, went out for a walk a few hundred meters and came back."

"The entire process is complete!"

Hearing the familiar and dear speech segment, Lin Yi wanted to punch himself. He cautiously asked:

"Can I not participate in the speaking session?"

Tan Chuan flashed a bright white smile and said gently, "No!"

"Among the research teams involved, your Xiaomi Heavy Industry... your 80515 Research Institute is a relatively heavyweight unit."

"Your seat is just two or three seats next to me, very close to the front."

"If you don't participate, and that position becomes vacant, you're doomed if the boss asks about it!"

"Heh!" Lin Yi let out two cold laughs, turned around in despair, and plopped down on the deck. "What are we having for dinner tonight?"

“Pot-fried pork!”

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"...We will advance relentlessly..."

"Next, please welcome Professor Tan Chuan, the chief designer in charge of the refitting of this aircraft carrier, to speak to us and launch the next step!"

Amidst enthusiastic applause, Tan Chuan slowly walked onto the stage, took the microphone from the host, and without speaking, scanned everyone present with excited eyes.

He only brought the microphone to his mouth after he had finished looking at the last person:

"I am very happy to be able to stand on this stage and speak at this moment."

"In this renovation project, everyone here has given their all, racked their brains, and used every possible method to complete the project, enabling us to achieve a breakthrough from zero to something."

"This time it was a renovation; next time, we'll build it ourselves on our own!"

"We will officially step into the sea, into the deep blue, into the starry sky. We want to tell the world that we are not inferior, we are the most powerful, and the smartest!"

"Now, please prepare to board our fleet officers and men!"

Immediately after he finished speaking, an order came from the back of the venue.

"Attention, everyone! Right turn!" At the back of the venue stood a square formation of several hundred people, all dressed in naval uniforms. At this command, they, who were originally facing the podium, turned to the right in an instant, retracting their left feet and stepping on the ground almost simultaneously, making a neat stomping sound.

Then another command was given.

"Target ahead is the gangway, run forward!"

Upon receiving the command, the hundreds of people leaned forward, moving in unison like waves of wheat swaying in the wind.

They were not far from the gangway to board the ship, only about 200 meters away.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, they marched in unison, taking less than a minute to traverse the 200-meter distance and appear beside the gangway.

They emerged one by one, like bottles on a conveyor belt, and entered the cabin one by one.

As the last person disappeared down the gangway, the gangway was retracted by an electric switch.

After a long, drawn-out whistle, Tan Chuan brought the microphone to his lips:

"Attention all units, loosen the chains!"

After that sound, the chains holding the aircraft carrier did not immediately loosen. Instead, the last chain, along with the two chains at the front on the left and right, started moving backward, pulling the aircraft carrier a short distance.

It was a short distance, but enough for the other chains to loosen.

With a series of rattling sounds, the other chains holding the aircraft carrier loosened, leaving only the two at the very front and the last one.

Apply force to the last one again, and the left and right ends will disconnect.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the last chain hooked to the stern came loose. Without the restraint from behind, the aircraft carrier's own weight pressed down on the logs beneath it, and it slid forward along the ramp leading to the building before plunging headfirst into the water.

The ship, weighing tens of thousands of tons, plunged into the water, sending up waves dozens of meters high. The towering waves soaked the security personnel guarding the dock, but none of them moved; their attention was entirely focused on the ship ahead.

The aircraft carrier rocked in the water for several minutes before gradually stabilizing.

A few more minutes passed, and the sound of the horn came from the aircraft carrier. The sound was not as sharp as the first one; instead, it sounded somewhat deep, like the first cry of a newborn child.

Along with this sound, Lin Yi suddenly noticed a faint crying sound behind him. He quickly turned around and found several people whose appearances were completely different from those of Chinese people.

They look very much like Slavs.

Lin Yi scanned the Slavs and the large ship in the distance twice, and then he understood the relationship between them.

When this ship was brought back from Ukraine, it is said that a group of engineers were also secretly brought back. I never expected to see them here.

When this ship was in Ukraine, it was like their own child. Later, it was dismantled to pieces, and they must have felt quite sad about it.

Seeing that they can go into the water again should be a relief.

After lingering for a moment, Lin Yi raised his eyes and shifted his attention from them to the ship in the distance.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the originally low horn sound suddenly became louder, and at the same time, several small tugboats appeared in sight, around the aircraft carrier, and pushed it outward from the bow.

This scene made Lin Yi's eyelids twitch.

I didn't realize that "going out for a stroll" meant being pushed around in a wheelchair for a while.

These small tugboats were very capable; they managed to push the ship, weighing tens of thousands of tons, out of the dock, circle around it, and then push it back to the dock.

During this process, all the fleet officers and soldiers who boarded the ship stood on the deck, maintaining a salute posture throughout, motionless, as if they were cast on it.

Once the ships returned to port, Tan Chuan, standing on the dais, once again brought the microphone to his lips:

"Comrades, the revolution is not yet complete, we must continue our efforts!"

Let us encourage each other!

"Next, let's move on to the Q&A session. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have, as long as they don't involve any key points, I will be happy to answer them!"

He had barely finished speaking when a reporter in the area, wearing a BBC badge around his neck, stood up and asked, "Professor Tan, as far as I know, the company that bought this ship back then assured the Ukrainian side that it would not be used for military purposes and that the purpose of buying the ship was to convert it into a gambling ship. Why has it now become a warship?"

Tan Chuan, standing on the stage, twitched his eyelids. He really wanted to ask the leaders above why they had let these foreign journalists in.

Why not just not let them in?
Thinking about all this, he couldn't help but sigh again, and at the same time began to think about how to answer this pointed question, because if he didn't answer it well, these bastards in the audience would distort the facts.

After a few seconds, he sighed, “The idea is good, but promoting gambling goes against our country’s basic laws.”

"The company that purchased the ship did not have the relevant qualifications."

"So it's illegal!"

"After the buyer realized the problem, he was very generous and handed the ship over to the state to be used as an exhibition hall and as learning material, and then it ended up in our hands."

"We were thinking, since we're just killing time anyway, why don't we modify this ship and see if we, the students who have returned from studying in the Soviet Union, can surpass our teachers?"

"As for the result, it's what you're seeing now."

"Compared to the technology of the Soviet Union decades ago, we are still far behind."

"We still have a long way to go to catch up!"

He had barely finished answering when the BBC reporter asked another question:
"Does this mean that your country has the capability to build aircraft carriers?"

Tan Chuan sighed again. This time, he decisively tucked the microphone under his arm, and using his right hand to count on his left fingers, he began to count things:

"We didn't touch the hull of the ship much; it's made using Soviet technology."

"The power system is still the same steam turbine; we just polished the rusty parts and repaired the parts that needed repair."

"As for other structural materials, they were also purchased from Russia and Ukraine."

"In addition, we plan to use French equipment for the ship's radar system, and we have been in talks recently, but the French side is not willing to budge. If you are willing, could you do us a favor?"

"Besides the radar system, we are also missing some spare parts. These spare parts are in America. If you can help us, we can discuss them in detail later."

The reporter who asked the question was stunned. He had seen people take advantage of others before, but he had never seen it done like this.

I'm just a small-time reporter. This time, I was invited here, and the task I was given was to make things difficult and to get to the bottom of things.

It's causing trouble.

I'm not here to listen to your complaints, nor am I here to help you!
If you need a radar system, go find one yourself. Why are you asking me?

The BBC reporter, with a dark expression, slowly sat down. As soon as he sat down, the Asahi Shimbun reporter stood up.

(End of this chapter)