Reborn in 1985, starting from a machine factory

Chen Mo has gone mad!

Yang and many other workers saw that Chen Mo seemed to be completely captivated by the pile of documents.

For several days in a row, Chen Mo spent his work hours reviewing documents.

When Chen Mo left work, he brought the documents with him.

Even while walking, he would silently recite the contents of the documents.

Despite studying the data so diligently, Chen Mo never actually got close to a gantry milling machine, let alone tried to repair it.

Yang and his colleagues were slightly disappointed.

The situation was even worse in the Song team leader's workshop. After several days of studying the spirit of Lei Feng, these workers who usually worked hard were all wilted and listless.

I lose all my energy as soon as I get to work.

Song, the squad leader, was so anxious that he developed several blisters in his mouth.

But today was different; the whole factory seemed cleaner when I arrived at work.

Not long after starting work, a loudspeaker suddenly announced: "Comrades, in thirty minutes, a West German mechanical expert will be visiting Production Department 3. Please maintain cleanliness and discipline within the factory."

"Comrades..."

The sound was like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's ears.

What?

Foreign mechanical experts?

Even Yang, the engineer, couldn't help but look at the loudspeaker.

Wasn't it supposed to be about the Soviet Union?

How did it become West Germany?

Chen Mo looked up from the documents, having pretended to look at them for several days in a row until his neck ached.

Fortunately, Secretary Liu was quite efficient and managed to get the experts from West Germany to come!

Not long after!

Several blond, blue-eyed foreigners entered the workshop, led by the factory manager and secretary.

The factory manager was wearing a black suit, a white shirt, and a black and white tie today.

Secretary Liu followed closely behind the factory director, his suit fitting him perfectly.

They walked straight toward the gantry milling machine, and Chen Mo, holding the documents, approached it.

"No, factory manager, this equipment is too old. In Europe, it's a product that's been obsolete for twenty years. It's not worth repairing."

The blond, blue-eyed engineer named Hans spoke, as relayed by the translator.

The factory manager smiled, and Secretary Liu stepped forward: "Hans, can this equipment be repaired? We are very short on time."

"European technology and Moscow technology are completely different. Perhaps Moscow can find someone who understands these old-fashioned devices," Hans shook his head.

"Ordinary equipment doesn't need to be this big; it should be more sophisticated. Moscow's development direction is wrong, and it's destined to be eliminated by the times."

Secretary Liu blinked: "Does Germany have similar equipment?"

"Yes, if your factory chooses our German equipment, it can be installed in just six months..." Hans said with a smug look on his face.

"Our German machinery is the best in the world!"

The factory manager rubbed his forehead.

"Hans, this way please, this is our work area..." Secretary Liu's heart sank as well. He forced a smile and led the group in another direction.

Engineer Yang looked around, then leaned closer to Chen Mo, deliberately lowering his voice: "Engineer Chen, it was your idea to have Secretary Liu invite experts from West Germany, wasn't it?"

Chen Mo did not answer.

"That's a great idea!"

"It's useless and a waste of foreign exchange; I heard it wasn't cheap!"

"No need for Engineer Yang to worry, we're all in trouble. If this equipment is shut down indefinitely, I'm afraid someone will have to be reassigned..." Chen Mo replied.

"Yes, some people, they were just average workers, they really should be transferred back to other jobs." Engineer Yang turned his head.

Chen Mo ignored it and looked down at the data in front of him. This result was exactly what he expected.

As that mediocre Hans engineer said, European machinery and Soviet machinery followed completely different paths, with fundamental differences from the very beginning.

Although the equipment functions are not much different, their performance when first encountering this equipment will not be much better than that of Engineer Yang and his team.

I never expected that Hans would be so perfunctory, not even lifting a finger before condemning the equipment to death.

Chen Mo rubbed his hands together, turned the page of the document, hoping not to implicate Secretary Liu.

As soon as he arrived at work in the afternoon, Secretary Liu walked into the workshop.

His face was expressionless, and his eyes were filled with exhaustion.

Over the past few days, I have repeatedly gone to the United Front Work Department to submit materials, and the United Front Work Department has coordinated with the Third Light Industry Factory to finally manage to invite the West German experts over.

Unexpectedly, these foreign devils were helpless. Although they could sense their perfunctory attitude, I heard that these foreign devils would not mess around or talk nonsense when they got to work.

It seems that this gantry milling machine in front of us is truly beyond saving!

But the order is stuck here, and even if we replace the equipment, it will definitely take several months to get a result.

Secretary Liu was somewhat worried.

As for Engineer Yang, he was overjoyed when he saw that the West German experts couldn't fix it.

This fully proves that it's not that our skills are lacking, but rather that our equipment is too outdated.

Upon seeing Secretary Liu, he greeted her from afar, "Secretary Liu, what are your instructions?"

Secretary Liu glanced at Engineer Yang, but quickly looked away: "Engineer Yang, you and the others, the factory manager requests your presence!"

Yang's expression froze. Even with this outcome, he was still a little uneasy when he heard the factory manager invite them.

After all, equipment maintenance is their primary job.

Could it be that Chen Mo's jinx has come true?

Is someone being reassigned?

With a thought in mind, Engineer Yang tentatively asked, "Secretary Liu, what are the factory manager's instructions?"

"You'll see when you get there!" Secretary Liu didn't say much more.

"Engineer Chen, come here, you come with me!" Secretary Liu said to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo immediately put down the documents in his hand and followed Secretary Liu, Engineer Yang, and the others, walking behind.

"Brother, we can't rely on West German experts, is there any other way?" Secretary Liu asked in a low voice.

"From the Soviet Union!" Chen Mo whispered.

"Don't joke around, we can't get the Russians to come!"

"That's all!"

Secretary Liu felt inexplicably discouraged.

The factory manager's office was the last one in the main building. Near this office, Engineer Yang and his colleagues tactfully waited outside.

Secretary Liu knocked on the door, then pushed open the maroon door to the factory director's office.

The factory manager's office was simply furnished, with a black leather office chair behind a huge solid wood desk.

The surrounding bookshelves were filled with books, including "The Complete Works of Lenin" and "Selected Poems of Mao Zedong".

Upon seeing the group enter, the factory manager turned the book he was reading face down on the table.

"Engineer Yang, tell me, how's the gantry milling machine repair progress?"

Engineer Yang was taken aback: "Factory manager, even the West German experts couldn't fix it, so there's no way we can fix it!"

"This gantry milling machine is too old!"

The factory manager put down his pen: "You're the head of the technical department for this area. Tell me, this equipment is beyond saving!"

"Okay, then tell me how to ship the goods at the end of the month?"

"Factory manager, we've tried our best, but this really isn't our responsibility," Engineer Yang argued.

"None of your business?" The factory manager frowned. "Can I assume that your skills are substandard, and therefore you're unfit for this job?"

Engineer Yang opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

This was the most severe warning, and the person who issued it was practically the one who had the final say in the factory.

"Factory manager, I can't fix it anyway. Whoever can fix it, let them do it!" Engineer Yang gritted his teeth and agreed without hesitation.

"Snapped!"

The factory manager slammed his hand on the table: "Secretary Liu, draft a reprimand notice for me!"

Engineer Yang was taken aback.

Originally, it was a strategic retreat, but why does this factory manager seem to be serious about it?

A public reprimand will be recorded in your personnel file.

But he hesitated to open his mouth to immediately back down.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Chen Mo standing to the side raising his hand high!