Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

"Then I'll have to trouble Brother Yuan!"

Zhou Tian nodded slightly, and together with Zhang Mingzhi and Secretary Yuan, he went up the stairs to the second floor and entered a spacious hall.

The furnishings inside the hall were rather simple, with only a broad sickle flag hanging high on the wall directly in front.

Below the flag is a large cement platform with several tables neatly arranged on it. Each table has a nameplate with a name on it. Among them, the nameplate of "Deputy Minister Xie Yuanchang" is particularly eye-catching.

Below the stage were neatly arranged rows of tables and chairs. Above the first three rows of tables and chairs were also nameplates with the names of the current factory leaders in Sijiu City.

Although these names may not seem surprising here, in fact, the factories under their command are all large-scale factories with tens of thousands of employees. They play a vital role and have influence that cannot be underestimated in the industrial field of the old city.

Zhou Tian's name was at the end of the first row, and Zhang Mingzhi was at the last place in the second row.

At this moment, there were already quite a few people sitting in the hall, talking to each other enthusiastically. What made Zhou Tian a little embarrassed was that most of these people were middle-aged, and he knew very few of them. He couldn't help but hesitate for a while, wondering if it would be a bad idea to just go over there.

Naturally, everyone in the hall noticed Zhou Tian and the other two, but those who didn't know them didn't pay much attention to them, probably mistaking them for staff from the Mechanical Department.

"Hey, how did this research institute do it? The machinery factory was just established three years ago, but in just a few years, they have been able to rank among the top!"

A factory leader asked with curiosity.

"Who knows? But this institute has really been in the limelight this year. The family housing project has almost made many of our factory workers jealous. Some workers even went to the secretary to ask the factory to build family housing, but they didn't think about it. How can family housing be built so easily? With the little profit of our factory, even if the higher-ups approve it, I'm afraid we can't afford to build it!"

Another factory leader who was intrigued by Zhou Tian's affairs couldn't help but complain.

"Yeah, I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking to give the institute such great convenience. But I heard that the institute's products can earn foreign exchange, but I don't know if it's true or not!"

"Of course it's true. Our factory only found out about this matter after personally verifying it with the minister. I have to say, this research institute is really capable!"

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding factory leaders immediately caused a commotion. Earning foreign exchange through products is no small matter. As the leaders of the Sijiucheng factory, they are well aware of the twists and turns involved. Not to mention that the product quality must be excellent, first of all, you have to ensure that the foreign market can accept your product, and even ensure that the quality is better than that of domestic products.

Let alone other things, this alone is daunting. After all, the current status of domestic industry is clear to these leaders. Although the industrial level has been significantly improved in recent years due to the emergence of new machine tools, there is still a big gap compared with foreign countries. However, the Institute has been able to accomplish this, which makes them admire sincerely.

"Do you think the people in this research institute are really super-intelligent? I seem to have heard that the machine tools used in our factory are also made by them?"

At this moment, a factory leader suddenly dropped a piece of news that sounded like a bombshell, instantly shocking the surrounding factory leaders.

"No way, could it be the new machine tools your factory shipped last year?"

One of the factory leaders who was more technically proficient suddenly asked with his eyes wide open.

"Exactly!"

Hearing the other party nod confidently, everyone was silent for a moment, not knowing where to start. Although they were jealous of the export of products for foreign exchange, they could still accept it. However, the research and development results of the machine tools made them completely lose their jealousy.

After all, they were fully aware of the huge role that last year's batch of machine tools played in improving the domestic industrial level, and they themselves were also direct beneficiaries. However, they had never expected that those extremely advanced machine tools would come from Zhou Tian's research institute.

"Good fellow, look, could that young man be Zhou Tian?"

At this moment, a middle-aged man in his thirties shouted in shock, with a hint of disbelief on his face.

Everyone turned their heads and saw a very young man sitting at the end of the first row. That seat was exactly the focus of their discussion. It went without saying that the young man was the director of the institute, Zhou Tian.

Although they had many assumptions about Zhou Tian, ​​they had never expected him to be so young. At first glance, everyone looked at that extremely young face, and an indescribable complex emotion surged in their hearts.

Too young, so young that it's even a little scary.

Although they were not jealous people, when they realized that the other party was only a few years older than their son, they couldn't help but feel jealous.

Zhou Tian and Zhang Mingzhi naturally had no idea what these people were thinking, but when they sat down, they noticed the gazes of the people around them, and their cheeks became slightly hot. But they could only force a smile at everyone and nodded reluctantly.

He knew that this situation would happen, and even though he had prepared for it, he still couldn't help but secretly complain.

"Xiaotian, you're here?"

A familiar voice sounded, which startled Zhou Tian for a moment. Then he saw Director Yang and a middle-aged man wearing glasses walking towards him.

"Director Yang, you're here too. Long time no see!"

Seeing an acquaintance, Zhou Tian felt relieved and quickly stood up to greet him.

Director Yang walked up to Zhou Tian, ​​looked him up and down carefully, and said with a smile: "Xiaotian, I'm afraid it's been nearly three years since you left the steel mill. This is a bit mean of you!"

"Old Yang, this little brother is Zhou Tian?"

While the two were talking, several middle-aged men in the second row, who were obviously quite familiar with Director Yang, couldn't help but ask.

They had already noticed the young man Zhou Tian, ​​and after he sat down, they had already become suspicious. Now seeing Director Yang being so close to the other party, they simply stood up and asked.

"Oh, look at my memory! I was careless! Come, let me introduce you!"

When Director Yang heard the questions from his old friends, he raised his hand and tapped his forehead, then said with a smile, "This is Comrade Zhou Tian, ​​also a chief engineer from our steel mill. Don't underestimate Xiaotian because he is young, but his contribution is greater than ours. Didn't you ask who developed the machine tools for the steel mill? Look, it's Xiaotian!"

After Director Yang's introduction, everyone was stunned, and then they shook hands with Zhou Tian enthusiastically and said, "President Zhou, I have heard of your name for a long time, but I never expected that President Zhou is so young!"

Everyone present was experienced and thoughtful. Perhaps a dean who could only produce products to earn foreign exchange was not enough to make them so enthusiastic. However, a dean who could develop machine tools comparable to the most advanced ones abroad could be called a national treasure.

How dare they neglect it? Apart from other things, there are very few factories in the city that can be compared with the research institute in terms of scale. It would be beneficial for them to make friends with such people, so how could they be stingy with their enthusiasm?

Zhou Tian was naturally a little overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of these factory directors, but after all, the training over the past few years was very effective. He quickly reacted and greeted everyone enthusiastically.

Soon, everyone became much more familiar with each other, and when they started talking again, Zhou Tian also became much more natural.