Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 278 The Critical Moment

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, three days had gone by. During these three days, Lu Shaohua stayed in the manor villa without leaving for a single moment. Chen Guobang, as he had expected, only rested for one day and went to the production base, which is also the headquarters of Phoenix Group, the next day.

It just so happened that Chen Guobang had a day off, so he had a car when he set off the next day. After all, it would take time to get the car from Hong Kong. Even if Lu Shaohua was the boss of Phoenix Group and had a great influence in Hong Kong, it still took time. So the Mercedes-Benz did not arrive in Shenzhen until the afternoon of the next day.

Chen Guobang himself didn't have any requirements for cars. When he saw that it was a bulletproof Mercedes, he knew it was worth a lot of money. He just smiled bitterly and shook his head, and didn't say much. He knew that a bulletproof Mercedes was nothing to Lu Shaohua at this time, and he was happy to enjoy it.

Chen Guobang went to the production base, and Lu Shaohua asked him to bring the car shape he had drawn two days ago to Chu Lei, and at the same time asked him to find a few professionals to standardize the shape he had drawn as the first generation model of the Phoenix brand car.

At this point, the preliminary preparations for the car are almost complete, and testing is still being intensively carried out. According to Chu Lei's estimation, the testing should be completed in the near future, and will not exceed three days at the latest. In other words, after three days, if there are no accidents, the car's engine can be officially put into production.

The engine can be put into production, and other spare parts have been designed some time ago. The spare parts that can be produced first have also started production a long time ago. The only thing lacking is the steel refining technology. You know, a lot of steel is used in a car. As long as the steel refining technology is out, then production can officially start.

The steel refining technology suddenly became an obstacle to the formal production of automobiles, which made Lu Shaohua very depressed. However, there was no other way at the moment and he could only wait for news from Li Zhijie.

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Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, five days had passed. This morning, just after daybreak, Lu Shaohua was still sound asleep in bed, when the phone at the bedside rang. Naturally, he stretched out his right hand and fumbled around on the table for a while, finally finding the receiver, picked it up and put it to his ear, saying in an irritable voice, "Who is it?"

There was silence on the line for a few seconds before a familiar voice came over. "Hello! Is this Xiaohua? This is Zhijie."

"Oh! It's Brother Zhijie. What's the matter? So early in the morning." When Lu Shaohua heard that it was Li Zhijie who called, he became a little more awake, but not completely awake because his speech was still a little unclear.

"Haha! I forgot about the time difference, hehe!" Li Zhijie on the other end of the phone laughed awkwardly at first, then said in a serious tone. "It's like this, the technology for refining steel has been developed."

"Oh!" Suddenly, Lu Shaohua lost all his sleepiness, sat up, and asked excitedly, "Really?"

"Yes, really. The results just came out. I was so happy that I forgot the time difference and called you directly." Li Zhijie said happily.

"Okay, okay, okay." Lu Shaohua said "Okay" three times in a row. He was so excited. The official production of the car was stalled because of the steel problem, which was also one of Lu Shaohua's most headaches in recent times. He didn't expect that after this call, all the problems would be solved at once. After the excitement, Lu Shaohui quickly calmed down and asked, "How does the refined steel compare with the ordinary steel on the market?"

This is the question that Lu Shaohua is eager to know. He wants to create a solid shell for the cars produced by his company. Only with a solid shell can Phoenix brand cars gain an advantage and successfully enter foreign markets.

"Haha!" Li Zhijie on the other end of the phone laughed bitterly again, and then said, "You know, I don't understand these things at all, but I can be sure of one thing, the refined steel is definitely several times or even dozens of times better than ordinary steel."

It's no wonder that Lu Shaohua thought too much. The Soviet Union is full of military talents. If they are given enough time, it will be no problem for them to develop bulletproof steel. As for steel that is better than ordinary steel, that is naturally a piece of cake.

"That's good!" Lu Shaohua also came to his senses at this time. He almost forgot what those people in the African base did. "How about this, you bring the refining technology to the production base later. We need it urgently."

Lu Shaohua simply gave orders. As for what means and channels Li Zhijie used to get the technology to Shenzhen safely and quickly, it was not Lu Shaohua's business, because he believed that Li Zhijie had a way.

Li Zhijie didn't waste any words. He just said that the technology could be delivered to the production base by that evening at the latest and then hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Shaohua looked at the clock on the wall and realized that it was only 7 o'clock. He didn't want to sleep anymore, so he got up, washed up, and went downstairs. As soon as he got downstairs, he saw Chen Guobang dressed and ready to go out.

"Brother, are you going to Baoan?" Lu Shaohua called out to Chen Guobang.

"Huh?" Chen Guobang turned around and saw that it was Lu Shaohua. He smiled and said, "Yes! Oh, why are you up so early?"

"I was woken up by a call from Brother Zhijie." Lu Shaohua briefly explained the reason for getting up early, and then said, "Wait a moment, I'll go to Baoan with you."

"Oh!" Chen Guobang nodded lightly and returned to sit on the sofa.

As soon as they said they were going to set off, Lu Shaohua set off without even having breakfast. He directly called Li Shangkui and others who were elsewhere and asked them to drive out and prepare to go to Bao'an. Then he sat on the sofa and chatted with Chen Guobang for a while while waiting for Li Shangkui and others to come.

Soon, Li Shangkui and his team prepared the cars, with Chen Guobang's Mercedes-Benz leading the way, Lu Shaohua's Rolls-Royce in the middle, and Yang Yang's Mercedes-Benz at the back. The three cars formed a small convoy and slowly drove towards Baoan.

After nearly an hour's drive, Lu Shaohua finally arrived at the production base. After getting off the car, Chen Guobang went back to the Phoenix Security Company building alone, while Lu Shaohua brought Li Shangkui and his party to Chu Lei's office.

It was already past eight o'clock in the morning. When Lu Shaohua came to Chu Lei's office, Chu Lei was already there looking at documents. When he saw Lu Shaohua coming, he was stunned at first, then he put down the documents in his hand and stood up.

"Please sit down." Lu Shaohua waved his hand, pulled a chair in front of the office and sat down, then said, "I came here today for the steel refining technology. The refining technology will be delivered to you by evening at the latest."

"Really?" Chu Lei asked.

"Yes, it's true." Lu Shaohua nodded with a smile.

"That's great, that's great." Chu Lei was very happy. He had been anxious these past two days. Ever since the car engine was developed, he couldn't wait to see the first car. Now as long as the steel refining technology is developed and then good steel can be successfully refined, he will be able to see a finished car soon.

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua laughed. How could he not be happy? But now was not the time to be happy. Lu Shaohua said with a serious expression. "Today is the 12th. I hope you can develop the first car in 5 days. Is that ok?"

This time, Lu Shaohua gave a death order. It was not an easy task to produce the first car in 5 days, but there was no other way. Lu Shaohua had to do it this way, even if he had to work overtime, because it would be of great use.

Seeing Lu Shaohua's serious expression, Chu Lei knew that Lu Shaohua was not joking. After thinking for a while, he said, "I can't guarantee it, I can only try my best."

"Haha! You don't have to say try your best. My goal is to build one. There are so many technical talents in various fields here. You can stop other projects and bring all the technical talents involved to help." Lu Shaohua waved his hand and said.

At this critical moment, Lu Shaohua wanted a guarantee rather than a promise. He was willing to stop other projects as long as he could produce the first car in 5 days.

Hearing what Lu Shaohua said, Chu Lei felt that Lu Shaohua was willing to do anything at all costs. He couldn't help but secretly guess the purpose of this move. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't guess Lu Shaohua's true intention. In the end, he could only give up guessing helplessly.

"If we bring all the technical talent involved to the car production plant and have them work overtime, it should be completed in five days," said Chu Lei.

"Okay, that's what I want." Lu Shaohua nodded, and then said, "You arrange it, I'll go around by myself."

After saying that, Lu Shaohua stood up and walked out the door without waiting for Chu Lei to react. To be honest, he had been to the production base a few times during the early stages of construction, but he hadn't been there since. It just so happened that he had nothing to do today, so he might as well wander around.

First of all, Lu Shaohua's first target of the visit was the main building. This main building, which is only 15 stories high, has many meeting rooms. Except for a few offices with desks and chairs, the other rooms are empty. There is no way, the base is still in the early stages of establishment and has not yet been officially put into operation. This is normal.

After wandering around for a while, Lu Shaohua lost interest in the main building and went downstairs with Li Shangkui and the other four to the headquarters of the security company. The headquarters of the security company was built in the most remote part of the production base, covering a large area. In addition to an office building, there was a dormitory and a playground the size of a football field. It was morning and training time, and almost everyone gathered in the middle of the playground for training similar to that of the army.

Looking at the young people lined up in rows, Lu Shaohua began to doubt whether he had entered a military camp, because the atmosphere was really no different from that in the army. The loud voices and the neat footsteps when running were almost the same as those in the military training ground. He shook his head and didn't want to think too much, and went straight into the office to find Chen Guobang.

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