Great Power Heavy Industry: Rise

Chapter 37 Haicheng Machine Tool Expo

It was Zhong Cheng who spoke, and his words successfully attracted the attention of everyone in the conference room, but with different expressions.

The R&D personnel looked at them with contempt and disdain. They also accepted this broken project. Did they want to show off in front of the leaders?Or is it only at this level?

Director Luo and Assistant Huang looked worried. Zhong Cheng is also undertaking an important technical transformation project of the R&D Institute. Will it affect the work?
But the people in the engine business department breathed a sigh of relief and were grateful. Zhong Cheng's ability was obvious to all. As long as Zhong Cheng took over this project, there would be no problem.

With Zhong Cheng's ability, he was a bit overqualified for this project. He must have accepted it because of the face of his "natal family". Everyone in the business department thought so.

In fact, it was Zhong Cheng's deliberate decision to take over this project. As for the "maiden's family", he really didn't think about it. The people in the business department were a little sentimental.

Vice Minister Xu's requirements on high efficiency, energy saving and environmental protection reminded him, isn't this the characteristic of electric cars?
The application of power batteries in military drones has fallen into a bottleneck, but the requirements for use in civilian vehicles have been greatly reduced.

He can design a power battery suitable for electric vehicles for the business department, laying the foundation for future application on military drones.

Even if the development of electric cars fails, he is fully capable of improving the van's fuel engine in a short period of time to complete the task of the engine business department.

"Xiao Zhong, are you sure that accepting this project will not affect other work?"

Director Luo is still a little worried, but it's hard to say anything about Nuwa No. [-].

Zhong Cheng said disapprovingly: "Director, don't worry, my work is almost finished, and I can deliver it for use in a few days."

Director Luo nodded, "That's how it is, Xiao Zhong will be in charge of this project, the meeting is adjourned!"

Director Luo and other R&D personnel left, and Assistant Huang and Zhong Cheng stayed to discuss specific matters with the people in the engine business department.

Assistant Huang wanted to document the other party's design improvement requirements for project approval, while Zhong Cheng needed to know the specific performance indicators and the original van engine information.

We didn't finish talking until it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon.

After Minister Zhang and his party left, Zhong Cheng returned to the third underground floor of "Tianwaitian".

He found that the colleagues in the R&D center who never looked at him at ordinary times were secretly looking at him, and some even pointed at him.

He sighed in his heart, the gossip must have spread too fast.

I should have said this in private after the meeting ended today. My EQ is much lower than IQ.

Back in the office, he dealt with Liu Yuzhu a few words, ignoring the eyes of Deng Lin and Li Mei, he sat down on his seat and buried himself in his work.

Try to finish the work on Nuwa No. [-] in the past few days, and the project team at the machine tool factory basically has nothing to do with him, and then you can start the research and development of electric cars with peace of mind.

In the next few days, Zhong Cheng was hit again.

He simulated the design of an electric car in the computer. If the current popular lithium-ion battery is still used, the energy density will hardly exceed 300 Wh/kg.

In terms of cost and performance, there is no obvious advantage over the electric cars currently on the market. It is simply unrealistic for Red Star to produce electric cars.

He did in-depth research on lithium-ion batteries a while ago. Even if he continuously improved the positive and negative electrode materials, the performance of the electrolyte, and even developed into a lithium-ion solid-state battery, he was stuck by the ceiling of 600 Wh/kg.

It is far from the minimum energy density of 1000 Wh/kg he envisioned, let alone the requirement of 2000 Wh/kg for military drones.

The same problem exists in sodium-ion batteries, potassium-ion batteries, magnesium-ion batteries, and hydrogen-ion batteries.

Is this road really a dead end?
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On September 9, Nuwa-8 successfully completed the final test and was ready for trial operation.

Director Qian and Director Luo specially came to "cut the ribbon" for the test machine.

Seeing Zhong Cheng's exhausted appearance, the two leaders thought he was tired because of Nuwa No. [-].

The next day, Director Qian called Zhong Cheng to his office.

"Xiao Zhong, you have worked hard this time, and the institute has decided to give you a week off so that you can go on a trip."

Director Qian said to him with a smile that he had noticed Zhong Cheng's work day and night in the past few months.

Zhong Cheng sighed in his heart, how could I be in the mood to travel around?
"Boss, thank you, I really don't need it, I'm in good health!"

His reaction was expected by Director Qian. Director Qian pondered for a moment, and said seriously: "Comrade Zhong Cheng, since you don't want to take a break, the office has entrusted you with an important task. Are you willing to complete it?"

Zhong Cheng cheered up, stood up straight, and said loudly: "I promise to complete the task!"

A soldier has to look like a soldier, can he say he doesn't want to?

"Very well, pack your things and go to the machine tool factory to find Li Changfeng in the afternoon, and go to Haicheng with them to participate in the International Machine Tool Exhibition."

"This?!"

What kind of routine is this? Didn't you just deny it a while ago?Zhong Cheng was a little confused.

Director Qian still looked serious, "Your task is very important. You must demonstrate the performance of Nuwa Shenshi series machine tools to the exhibitors. No one can do this job better than you."

"Yes! Guaranteed to complete the task!"

Zhong Cheng simply took the order, this job is really suitable for him, who is more familiar with the performance of these machine tools than him, he knows where every screw is.

Watching Zhong Cheng leave the office, Director Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and said to himself: "This little guy is also a hard worker, but if he can't combine work and rest, his body can't bear it, so let him go to Haicheng to relax." Let's go!"

The next morning, Zhong Cheng was already on his way to the provincial capital airport.

Red Star Company attaches great importance to this exhibition. It is led by Mr. Wan, the deputy general manager in charge of marketing of the group company. Minister Yang of the Purchasing Department, Minister Meng of the Equipment Department, and Manager Li of the Machine Tool Factory are the deputy team leaders, forming a huge exhibitor group of more than 30 people. .

Zhao Wei was also among them, and Zhong Chengcheng sat with him in the last few rows of the bus.

Zhao Wei is very happy that Zhong Cheng can also participate in the exhibition, and there are not many people who can agree with him.

"I thought you wouldn't be able to go. Why did Director Qian suddenly become enlightened?"

"I don't know either. I was suddenly notified yesterday that I would go to Haicheng to participate in the exhibition. Maybe Manager Li has found him again." Zhong Cheng couldn't tell.

"Haha, I'm relieved when you go. I'm really worried that if something goes wrong with the machine tool assembly, no one will be able to solve it if you're not here."

The dozens of machine tools exhibited by Red Star Company this time were unpacked last week and sent to Haicheng by railway.

At that time, they will have to reassemble the machine tool at the exhibition site. If the technology is not strong, there will be problems.

Although it doesn't mean that we can't do without Zhong Cheng, but having him as a designer is always reassuring.

Don't miss out on this exhibition!

(End of this chapter)