World-class infrastructure maniac

The recovery plan can be called the most ambitious and fastest plan in the history of the Philippines.

At the press conference, Santos, the general construction company, determined that in the next 20 years, it will carry out a recovery infrastructure project that will change the Philippines and revitalize the economy.

He read out the detailed construction plan, and the project representative given by the projector behind him was the Yuping Bridge that countless people had seen.

The Yuping Bridge is simple in shape and parallel to the sea.

The carefully re-drawn design made it a huge and magnificent body, and its feet stepped into a pool of dark mud, showing an amazing huge body and a solid base.

The span is exactly the same as the crude design drawing on the blackboard, but because of the blue sky and yellow ground, the bridge looks very real.

The Filipinos, who never thought that a bridge could be built in the Yuping area, were shocked by this huge recovery plan.

Groups of islands scattered across the ocean will all be connected as one.

All channels are fast-tracked.

The dilapidated and crude roads were completely renewed.

Even the short section of the railway in the city center can be spread all over the country.

The era of rapid development has finally come to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines.

The long list of bridges, roads, tunnels, and railway projects in the recovery plan seems to be a little bit of light connecting the map of the Philippines, which can follow the winding and circling passage and ignite a raging flame.

People who didn't understand why the bridge was built in the Yuping area before realized it after seeing the official economic strategy map——

Yuping, but a small part of the Filipino makeover.

What they really want to build is a strong and developed country.

Once the recovery plan was announced, partners followed suit.

The construction company prefixed with China has undertaken all the projects in the recovery plan.

Among them, the name of Yuping Bridge was given the name of Rhythm, declaring to the whole world: this unprecedented bridge was designed by Chinese and jointly built by China and the Philippines!

News stories are pouring in, and every reporter is paying attention to the recovery plan.

The grand project of over 500 billion U.S. dollars initially and over [-] billion U.S. dollars in the mid-term involves not only financial issues, but also more complicated behind-the-scenes competition.

However, foreign politics has nothing to do with legal style.

He only needs to complete the most basic bridge design, and lead the Filipino architects to study more detailed engineering drawings together.

In the hot and humid summer in the Philippines, Li Feng stays in the hotel, often at three o'clock and one line, and does not feel any exotic atmosphere at all.

A total of 16 Chinese engineers studied bridge design together, and more than 30 Philippine architects studied and shared work with them.

Most of the architects in the Philippines graduated from local colleges and universities, and a few went to developed regions such as the United States and the United Kingdom for further study.

The theory of architecture is passable, but when it comes to bridge construction...

It may not be as good as some newcomers who have worked for a year or two that Lifeng has seen.

The knowledge of bridge construction in the Philippines is too backward.

Bridges built with Chinese aid often require construction workers rather than designers and architects.

They do acceptance and evaluation, and they either invite Americans and British or senior Chinese architects.

Even Gonzal, who followed Lifeng and studied the detailed design drawings of the Yuping Bridge, had more questions than suggestions.

Gonzale is a taciturn and hardworking architect.

Li Feng first met him at the exchange meeting, and thought he was a helpful and enthusiastic Filipino.

After getting in touch with him, I found that this gentleman actually doesn't like talking very much.

Every time he opened his mouth, he was seeking knowledge.

"Mr. Lu, if the cofferdam is poured with concrete at the bridge foundation, won't it bleed and segregate?"

"Mr. Lu, the Yuping Bridge has been changed to a dual-use design for road and rail. If a typhoon comes, what should we do for repairs and maintenance later?"

"Also, why are such long approach bridge piles built? Will it not affect the service life of the entire bridge?"

Even if the questions are extremely simple, and some of them are beyond the scope of bridge design, Lufeng can answer them patiently.

He even hopes that other architects will work hard like Gonza to complete the design of the Yuping Bridge as soon as possible.

Because he really wanted to go home.

After the recovery plan was announced, Lufeng, as the chief designer of Yuping Bridge contracted, naturally became a member of the aid project to the Philippines.

There is no need for him to take the initiative to sign up, let alone make an application.

The State Council directly arranged for him to join the aid team to the Philippines, and with colleagues who arrived in the Philippines to participate in the recovery plan, they worked hard for this country close to China.

Li Feng was very calm when he got the news.

After all, he drew all the pictures, designed the bridge, and made a lot of noise, which is known all over the world.

It is impossible for him not to stay and help the Philippines complete the detailed bridge drawings.

It only took eight days to draw the overall design of the bridge.

However, it will take five or six months to lead the Chinese and Philippine designers to complete all the construction drawings of the Yuping Bridge.

However, after half a month of busy work, Li Feng discovered——

It's so beautiful to think about it for five or six months.

No matter how hardworking the Filipinos are, they still refuse 996. I don’t need to send more helpers for this picture. It takes two years to draw it!

An efficient activist like Lifeng couldn't bear two years of simple bridge construction drawings.

However, in other people's territory, it is impossible to encourage colleagues who lack the blood of struggle in their bones without years of subtle influence.

You'll only get a "they've tried hard enough" response.

Therefore, it is rare for Lufeng to report to the National Council.

It described in detail the current situation of lack of personnel in the construction drawing design of the Yuping Bridge, and by the way, clarified the willingness of the Philippine side to accept more designers to assist.

If you can't do 996 together, then expand the team to improve efficiency and work hard for a hundred days.

After the report was made, Li Feng began to enjoy the boring weekend in the Philippines.

Before he could lie on the bed and be a salted fish chatting with Yin Yiqiao from the air, there was a knock on the door.

It's Gonzale.

The architect, who is bound to go home on weekends with his wife and children, unexpectedly appeared here.

He said sincerely and friendlyly: "Mr. Lu, I heard from the front desk that you didn't go out on weekends, so I would like to invite you to take a stroll around and have fun."

In the Philippines, guys who haven't gone out for a long time will be paid attention to.

Especially a designer with a special status like Lufeng.

In the past, he had to come up with the bridge design drawing before the recovery plan was announced, so he stayed behind closed doors all day, so it can be said that he was busy.

Now, everything is on the right track, and the design is shared by colleagues.

Gonza heard from the front desk that Lu Feng was still very worried because he still didn't leave the gate on weekends.

Li Feng listened to his worries, as if he had become a poor person in the eyes of the Philippines.

Living in a foreign country, with no relatives or friends, I had to stay in a hotel and think hard about the future of the Philippines.

Gonza was so moved that he could speak incoherently, and strongly invited him to go out to play and relax.

"No..." Li Feng had to correct Gonza's emotion, "I have friends in the Philippines, but we often chat on the Internet."

Unfortunately, online chatting is not communication at all here in Gonzales.

He insisted: "Then let's take them out! It's the weekend!"

Lifeng couldn't refuse the sudden enthusiasm of the usually silent Gonza.

"Okay, then let's go to the Kukan Bridge."

He traveled with Gonza and sent a message to Yi Xingbang.

Even going to see them on weekends, he thought, would look like inspecting a construction site.

Yi Xingbang's construction team, after completing the acceptance work of the Pupa Bridge, quickly invested in the construction of the Kukan Bridge.

The construction standards and design ideas of the two bridges are almost the same.

Under the leadership of Mr. Yi, the steel piles were quickly driven in and three bridge foundations were erected.

The Kukan Bridge is located on the future traffic artery.

It didn't take long for Gonza and Lifeng to drive there.

The logo of the construction aided by China is printed on the blue fence, and as soon as you arrive at the gate, you can see the security team with weapons, standing guard and patrolling in the attitude of preparing for a major construction site.

After experiencing a demonstration-style robbery, returning to the aid team in the Philippines again, of course, it is impossible for nothing to happen.

The security of the Kukan Bridge is stronger than that of the Pupa Bridge, with more guards armed with guns, and a high-voltage barbed wire fence is cast around it, which shows the experience gained by the builders.

Gonzal thought that Lifeng came to see his friends, and was ready to be a dedicated driver at any time, taking them around the bustling areas of the Philippines.

Unexpectedly, after shaking hands with the chief engineer of the Kukan Bridge, Lufeng was about to go to the bridge construction site to see the Chinese bridge built on the economic artery.

Gonzal, who is accustomed to work stoppages on rest days, is the first time to come to a bridge construction base that is all designed and constructed by Chinese and has no Filipino employees.

They walked all the way to the construction site, and the sound of noisy machinery was constantly heard in their ears.

Li Feng and Yi Xingbang chatted as usual.

"How many years is the expected construction period of the Kukan Bridge?"

"Two years. The road around the island is just in line with the recovery plan." Yi Xingbang pointed to the wasteland in the distance, "Our bridge is connected to the road around the island, which is the best expressway."

Gonzal knows every item of the recovery plan.

The ring road starts from the capital and circles the entire island, becoming a new lifeline for the Philippines.

But he didn't expect that the Kukan Bridge seemed to have just laid the pile foundation, and several thick steel pipes were exposed in the mud. The chief engineer dared to say that it would be completed in two years.

"How long is this bridge?" Gonza couldn't help asking, suspecting that there was something wrong with his memory.

Yi Xingbang glanced at him and replied strangely: "752 meters, what's wrong?"

"The 752-meter bridge!" Gonzal showed the confusion of the Filipinos, "How could you finish it in two years!"

There are countless Chinese construction projects in the Philippines. Gonzal has been to many construction projects and learned about more than a dozen Chinese-aided facilities, and was surprised by China's speed.

Those estimated construction periods of 40 months, 35 months, and 30 months made him excited and full of expectations.

Because he knows the speed of construction in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, there is no time for five or six years (60-72 months), and it is absolutely impossible to reach a consensus.

He thought he understood China's infrastructure.

But in the chat between Lufeng and Yi Xingbang, he felt his narrow vision.

He pointed to the mechanical iron arm that was smashed into the ground in front of him, and said in surprise: "You have just dug out the pile foundation."

If other people questioned it so seriously, Yi Xingbang would definitely be full of hostility.

But Gonza's surprise was on his face, and the color in his eyes was pure and curious, which couldn't make him feel displeased in the slightest.

He raised his hand and touched his sweaty neck, and said calmly: "We can drill three pile foundations in a week, and complete the pouring of the bridge abutment in a month. It is not difficult to build 700 meters in two years."

He was just stating the truth, but it scared Gonza enough.

One week is not enough for the project he knows to complete the pile foundation drilling.

Even other projects aided by China have not achieved the current appearance of the steel pipes in a week.

The rumors of the Chinese working hard and overloading, Gonzal can hear from his Filipino compatriots in every construction aid project.

Outside the prescribed working hours, Filipino workers often need to continue to work overtime according to the requirements of the Chinese technical director, so as not to delay the construction period.

However, to the site of the bridge, which was built entirely by the Chinese.

It was only for the first time that he realized that he didn't know what it meant to be desperate.

"Why are you rushing to work?" Gonza's voice did not condemn, only doubts, "Could it be that you want to end the project early and return to the motherland?"

Yi Xingbang smiled silently, and looked at Lufeng, "Isn't it better to ask Lugong?"

The National Academy of Sciences is well-known as an overtime maniac, why did he not teach his colleagues in the Philippines why he came to the Philippines?

When Yi Xingbang changed the subject, Lu Feng was a little embarrassed to answer.

People of all countries have their own habits and rules, just like when he was in the UK, he would never ask the British "why don't you work hard".

Therefore, he will not condemn Filipino architects for not going to work on weekends to fight for the country.

However, Gonza's thirst for knowledge is written on his face, and he is not a character who casually fools people.

"It's one thing to finish the project early and go back to China." Lufeng looked at the Kukan Bridge under construction. "More importantly, this bridge is built on the China-Philippines International Corridor."

He chose his words carefully, avoiding the declaration that the Kukan Bridge is China, and chose a more acceptable way.

"Because if the bridge is completed one day earlier, China can fulfill its promise to the Philippines one day earlier. For the Chinese who built this bridge, the Kukan Bridge is not only a bridge for the Philippines, but also a bridge of friendship between China and the Philippines."

As Lifeng said that, he laughed himself.

"For friendship, of course we will do our best."

Of course Gonzal knows why the Chinese value the Kukan Bridge.

The China-Philippines international channel will pass countless materials that China continues to import to meet the huge demand of the Chinese market, so hundreds of Chinese workers have been mobilized all the way from Pupaxiu to Kukan.

However, Li Feng spoke so sincerely, with pride in his smile.

It made him more willing to believe that these Chinese people worked day and night and tried their best for an international friendship.

Gonzal was amazed by China's speed and got the only answer.

The Chinese can fight hard on the land of any country because of China's needs.

For Gonza, who had been educated in patriotism since childhood, he felt envious and ashamed.

Because the bridge was built by the Chinese.

The bridge will pass the goods that the Chinese need.

But the bridge will remain on the land of the Philippines and become a part of the great recovery plan to activate the economic construction of the Philippines.

The Chinese work so hard, but as a Filipino, is he too loose?

They visited the construction site of the Kukan Bridge, and Yi Xingbang was taken away by technicians to check the situation while he was giving them a tour guide.

Lufeng and Gangza walked around, and before Mr. Yi came back, they prepared to return by car.

As Lifeng fastens his seat belt, Gonzal asks a question.

"Mr. Li, for Mr. Yi, the Kukan Bridge is a project that must be completed as soon as possible. Then, is the Yuping Bridge the same for you?"

"Of course." Li Feng looked at him calmly, "There will be no builders, and I don't want my project to be completed as soon as possible."

The one-day trip to the Kukan Bridge on the weekend became the subject of night conversation between Lifeng and Yin Yiqiao.

That bridge, which is being built in full swing, may not be long before it will dominate the domestic and foreign news again, adding new glory to the construction aided by China.

The next day, Lifeng received a call from Gonza.

"Mr. Lu, can you receive the email I sent and help me see if there is any problem with the design?"

He didn't say anything about the design, but when Li Feng clicked on the email, he saw a familiar structure.

The Yuping Bridge stopped at the plan of the cofferdam during off-duty hours on Friday, which was drawn by Gonzal and was successfully completed according to his ideas.

In addition to the lines of different thicknesses, there are also careful markings by Filipinos.

"There is a problem here." "Is the deviation value 0.9 or 0.8?" "The eight-hole scheme is more suitable for the specifications of the lifting tower in the Philippines. If the Chinese side has a more suitable lifting tower, please point it out."

The law looked at them one by one, opened the software casually, followed Gonzal's annotations, and slowly modified the problematic parts.

Gonzal is the one who studies the most seriously and progresses the fastest among Filipino architects.

However, his stable 965 working hours could not achieve the efficiency that Lifeng wanted.

Now, a detailed silt cofferdam foundation construction design drawing has been modified by law, and the final plan has finally been finalized.

He returned the drawings to Gonza, but hadn't dialed yet.

Gonza called again, as if he had been staying by the computer.

"You changed it so quickly? Let me see... Oh, so it is like this!"

"This part of the design should be able to be submitted for review according to my revised plan." Lu Feng said, "Tomorrow morning, we can make a stress model of the foundation pile."

"Strength model? Got it." Gonzal replied earnestly, "I'll make a preliminary estimate tonight, and you can take a look at it tomorrow to see if there is any problem."

Lifeng didn't say yes, nor did he say no.

After hanging up the phone, he wondered whether Gonza was stimulated by the continuous construction of the Kukan Bridge and decided to join the 996 camp.

Chicken blood is easy, but maintenance is difficult.

I don't know how many times I've seen Lu Feng. At the beginning, he was a struggling young man who was high-spirited and could fight ten. After the test of time, he gradually became salty.

Therefore, he didn't take Gonza's spontaneous overtime work on weekends to heart.

But Gonzal's efforts outweighed the whims of Lifeng's speculation.

He finished the calculation of the force model of the foundation pile in one night. Even if there is a little problem in taking the data, he can change it casually and get the best result.

That weekend was no longer an accident, but a new normal for Gonzales.

The architect, who would usually say goodbye to Lifeng with a smile, became busy with the design, and would ask Lifeng questions at any time, asking Lifeng to review the newly drawn drawings for him.

Talent always emerges after hard work.

In terms of bridge design, Gonzal is not just an imitator who follows in the footsteps of China, but also a suggester who proposes revisions based on the existing construction technology and materials in the Philippines after learning the design of Yuping Bridge by Lufeng .

The Philippines' own bridge, after Gonza's suggestion, has become more suitable for the mud in the bay, and it is more in line with the principle of using local materials.

Li Feng has never been surprised or praised Gonza.

However, after the Yuping Bridge successfully entered the main bridge drawing stage, Lufeng said with emotion: "Mr. Gangza, you seem to be very different recently."

Different loves to work overtime, and by the way, the bridge design ability has improved by leaps and bounds, helping Lufeng reduce a lot of workload.

After hearing this, Gonza smiled on his serious face.

He said, "I've learned a lot from working with you. Sometimes I feel guilty—"

"If I hadn't traveled day and night and tried my best for the Philippines, how could I have the nerve to say that I am a Filipino and I love my motherland."

Gonza's eyes were persistent and determined.

Li Feng suddenly felt that maybe there was no need to send additional staff.

The author has something to say: Wu Yingqi: ?No way, your report has been typed, we have approved it, and the manpower will be here soon.Hurry up and come back to me after painting!I will never let you go out to a meeting again!