The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 4 Hey, why is he at the entrance of the auditorium?
"Student Li Mu, what do you think?" Professor Wei asked.

Li Mu resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Did he have the option of refusing?

"I have no objection, but I have already delayed the award ceremony for too long. Why not let the next award-winning student come up first?" Li Mu said.

Professor Wei nodded and praised: "Student Li Mu is very thoughtful!"

The microphone was returned to the female host and the award ceremony continued.

Li Mu finally stepped down as he wished.

However, rather than the winner who was giving a speech, everyone's eyes were intentionally or unintentionally on Li Mu in the audience.

"Professor, we got the stuff!"

Not long after, several boys who went out to get tools and materials ran back and shouted.

The female host had already received the professor's instructions, and she said loudly: "Students, I believe you must be very curious about the reversible electric drill that Li Mu just proposed. Let's try it out."

"Everyone, move a few tables and make an operating table."

As soon as the female host finished speaking, some people in the audience couldn't wait to take action.

Soon, a circle of people gathered around the operating table made of tables on the podium.

The host girl quickly suggested:

"Everyone calm down first. The chaos will make the students below unable to see anything."

"Students who have nothing to do on the podium should go down first. This method was proposed by Li Mu. I think it would be better to let him do it to avoid everyone taking a detour."

Someone reacted: "Yes, Li Mu, where are you? Come up quickly!"

"Hey, why is he at the entrance of the auditorium?"

"Li Mu, come and help!"

Everyone looked around but couldn't find Li Mu, but then they saw him at the door of the auditorium.

Hearing someone calling him, Li Mu pretended to close the door of the auditorium and turned around without changing his expression.

A teacher suddenly realized: "Li Mu is a good student! He closed the door because he was afraid of disturbing the students who were taking classes nearby!!"

"Student Li Mu, why don't you do it yourself and implement the forward and reverse functions of the electric drill according to your design ideas?" the female host asked into the microphone.

Everyone fell silent and looked at Li Mu, waiting for his answer.

The pressure came again.

Li Mu's mind raced, and he waved his hands:

“I think experiments should be done by everyone together.”

“Everyone can learn from each other and compete with each other during the experiment, which is more conducive to our progress.”

Li Mu said this and smiled as he looked at the pretty girl, the man with bottle-bottom glasses, and the tough guy who was researching engines.

"Me?" The pretty girl looked surprised.

The man with the glasses at the bottom of the wine bottle waved his hands repeatedly: "I can't do it."

Those who are interested in engine research are eager to try it out.

Li Mu said: "Not just you, everyone can do it. At most, we have to wait a little longer and get more materials. I believe you won't mind, Professor Wei!"

"As for me, I won't do it with you. It would be a little unfair."

After Li Mu finished speaking, the students burst into laughter.

Professor Wei certainly would not object, and he waved his hand and said, "Student Li Mu said it very well! Let's do it together!"

As for Li Mu, no one mentioned letting him go on stage again.

After all, he is the originator of the theory. If he comes to power, who can compare with him?

Soon, more than ten boys went out and came back with a set of tools in their hands.

There are ten sets in total, which can be used by ten groups for experiments.

The students were divided into groups of five or six and began to conduct experiments enthusiastically at the podium.

Li Mu looked at the beautiful girl.

She walked to the operating table, put on gloves, and began to assemble the accessories.

Her movements were not fast, but very precise, revealing a sense of beauty.

Occasionally I would stop to think, but it would never take more than ten seconds.

After about five minutes, the stator of the electric drill in her hand was modified.

Li Mu was a little surprised. The other groups were still winding coils, but he didn't expect the other side to be so fast.

I just don’t know if it was successful.

"The next step is to turn on the power." Under Li Mu's gaze, the beautiful girl put down the modified electric drill.

Her hand trembled slightly as she reached for the round black socket beside her, and she seemed a little nervous.

Many people also noticed the progress of the beautiful girl, looked at her in surprise, touched each other's shoulders, and asked their companions to look.

All eyes were focused on the beautiful girl's hands.

One thought popped up in everyone’s mind: “Will it succeed?”

"Zizila~" the current is connected.

In the first step, the left coil is energized and the right coil is not energized.

The rotor rotates in the forward direction and everything is normal.

In the second step, the right coil is energized and the left coil is not energized.

The rotor...rotates in reverse.

It worked!
There was silence in the classroom for a moment, and then there was a huge cheer.

"It worked, it really worked! Li Mu, you are so smart!"

"It turns out it's that simple, but we couldn't think of it!" "As expected of Li Mu, so amazing!"

……

"Li Mu, your theory and operation are so powerful. I admire you very much!" The second boy who was called by Li Mu to ask questions came over and said.

Li Mu felt a little embarrassed by the affirmation from the hard-core guy who studied engines.

But I can’t show my weakness now!

Li Mu pretended to be calm: "It's just applying what we have learned. As long as we think more, we can do it."

At this time, Professor Wei and two teachers who were sitting in the front came over.

Professor Wei took over the topic with a smile:

"Then I hope there will be more students like you who can apply what they have learned. This will be good for the school and the country!"

The other two teachers also encouraged or praised:

"But don't be too proud. Keep working hard and strive for greater results!"

"Li Mu, you have set a precedent for our award ceremony! I think we can add another session in the future so that we can work together and gain true knowledge through practice."

The three of them surrounded Li Mu and praised him.

Being surrounded closely, Li Mu was nervous, fearing that the conversation would turn to academic matters again. He did not dare to show his shyness: "Thank you for the compliments, teachers. It was just a sudden flash of inspiration, it's nothing!"

At this moment, the door of the auditorium was suddenly pushed open.

An old professor with a serious face walked in, frowned when he saw the noisy classroom, and asked in a loud voice: "What's going on? It's so noisy. Who is presiding over the meeting?"

"Professor Wang, why are you here?"

Professor Wei and several teachers hurried over. The old professor was the head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and had a very high reputation and status in the school.

Professor Wei explained: "It's like this. At today's individual competition award ceremony, a student proposed a solution to make the hand drill dual-purpose..."

……

The old professor was more and more surprised as he listened. How could he come up with an improvement method just by making a speech?
He quickly walked up to the operating table and picked up the improved electric drill.

I tried it and it works!

"Wang Ya, did you do this?" the old professor asked the beautiful girl who had not had time to go downstairs.

This girl was a student of a professor in the school, and he had some impression of her.

"No, Professor Wang, it was Li Mu who did it." Wang Ya explained quickly.

"Li Mu?" Professor Wang took a glance and found Li Mu in a corner of the auditorium.

"What are you hiding there for? Come here and tell me your ideas for improvement." Professor Wang said with a smile.

He had impressions of the top students in the academy, so he was naturally familiar with Li Mu.

Li Mu saw that he couldn't avoid it, so he stepped forward and said, "Actually, it's just a change of thinking. The direction of the current..."

Professor Wang nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

"Haha, you have made a great contribution this time! I will report the good news to the dean later and apply for a reward for you." After listening, Professor Wang praised generously.

Li Mu quickly refused, "Professor Wang, it's just a small change, forget about the reward."

Professor Wang said seriously: "How can this be possible? Reversing can expand the application range of the hand drill. It is a very successful improvement result."

"Awards are a must. They are not only a recognition of your contribution, but also an incentive for you to continue to develop your spirit of research and make more machines that are useful to the country and society."

After hearing what Professor Wang said, the students around looked at Li Mu with envy in their eyes.

Professor Wang encouraged Li Mu again, and suddenly remembered:
"This is not a trivial matter. It is important not only to our department but also to the entire college. I must inform the dean and ask him to come over!"

After saying that, Professor Wang hurried out of the auditorium.

If this matter is well publicized, it will undoubtedly be a great thing for Beijing Institute of Technology!
The students became even more excited when they heard what Professor Wang said.

They gathered around Li Mu:

"Congratulations, Li Mu, you've become famous now!"

"Our department head, Professor Wang, this is the first time I've seen him be so friendly to others!"

"The dean is an authority in the field of mechanical engineering in our country. We don't usually see him. Today, thanks to you, we can also benefit from your glory!"

……

Beijing Institute of Technology, Dean’s Office.

Professor Wang knocked on the door.

"Come in." A slightly hoarse voice came from inside the door.

Professor Wang opened the door, and before anyone entered, laughter came in: "Hahaha, Dean, this is great, this is great, our college has a student with great engineering talent!"

"Oh?" The dean raised his head from the books on the table and adjusted his glasses. His eyes were full of wisdom accumulated over the years under his gray hair.

"A sophomore named Li Mu used to have an electric drill that could only rotate forward, but he redesigned it and integrated both forward and reverse functions!" said Professor Wang.

“The hand drill may seem inconspicuous, but it is widely used and is a basic tool. After integration, its practicality is greatly increased and it can effectively improve efficiency!”

The dean laughed and said, "Wow, this is quite an improvement!"

"You said this improvement was made by sophomore Li Mu?"

"I'm impressed by this little guy! I didn't expect that he would produce results so quickly!"

The dean thought for a moment, stood up, and said, "Well, the school will tentatively offer a reward of 30 yuan. I will report this to the higher-ups. This is great news and it's worth promoting as a model."

“By the way, where is Li Mu? I’ll go see him first.” The dean said again.

"It's still in the auditorium. Shall we go there together?" Professor Wang said.

As they spoke, the two of them headed towards the auditorium.

(End of this chapter)