Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

"Stop! Stop everything."

At this critical moment, a loud shout made all the workers present stop.

Sun Zhengguo looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man with a dark complexion, a dignified appearance, about 40 years old, jogging towards him from a distance.

The middle-aged man quickly ran up to the workers, not even taking a breath, grabbed the iron forks and iron rods in the workers' hands and threw them all to the ground.

"Uncle Li, you are the one who instigated this incident today, right? You are totally disorganized and undisciplined. You are a veteran party member, but I will settle the score with you later."

"Director Zhou, how can you blame me for this? Who told him to take Technician Wang away?"

Faced with Uncle Li's sophistry, Director Zhou did not tolerate him and glared at him fiercely.

Uncle Li knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't dare say anything more and obediently retreated behind the crowd.

"Comrade, I am so sorry! I am the director of the Hongqi Steel Plant. The workers just offended you. I apologize to you on their behalf. Please forgive them. They are all rough guys who had no choice but to do this in order to make a living."

It can be seen that Director Zhou is very sincere and is definitely not playing the good cop. There is no need for Sun Zhengguo to keep harping on this matter, after all, he will have something to do with the director later.

"It's okay, Director Zhou. Since it's just a misunderstanding, let's forget it. But can we find a place to talk?"

"You are……?"

"Oh! Director Zhou, let me introduce myself first. My name is Sun Zhengguo, and I come from..."

After listening to Sun Zhengguo's introduction, Director Zhou was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

It turns out that this unbelievably young guy is actually serving as a deputy section chief in a ministry. Fortunately, the conflict was stopped in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

"It's Deputy Section Chief Sun. Welcome to our factory for inspection."

Director Zhou walked forward as he spoke, and the two men shook hands politely.

"Deputy Section Chief Sun, this is not the place to talk. Please go to my office!"

Sun Zhengguo had already had this idea, so he nodded and prepared to go to the office with Director Zhou.

"Why are you still standing there? You should thank Deputy Section Chief Sun for not getting on with you. Apologize immediately and then go back to your work."

A group of workers, seeing the stern-faced factory manager getting angry, quickly said "I'm sorry".

Sun Zhengguo did not make things difficult for them and nodded to show his acceptance. Seeing this, the workers left one after another.

After resolving this matter, Sun Zhengguo followed Director Zhou to a low bungalow.

"Deputy Section Chief Sun, this is a rural area, so the conditions are quite simple. Please bear with me."

"It's okay, it's okay, Director Zhou, you're welcome. My hometown is also in the countryside, and coming here makes me feel at home."

As they were talking, the two walked into the office. Sun Zhengguo looked around and found it was indeed quite simple.

There was an office desk and a file cabinet, both of which were in tatters. The only presentable thing was probably the old telephone on the desk.

"Deputy Section Chief Sun, don't stand there, sit down and have a glass of water."

"Thank you, Director Zhou."

After taking the teacup, the two sat down, and Director Zhou said with an apologetic look on his face.

"Deputy Section Chief Sun, I know why you came here, but we have no other options. You didn't mean to deceive the organization, and Technician Wang doesn't want to leave."

"Oh! Director Zhou, can you tell me what all this is about?"

Things had come to this point, and Director Zhou had no need to hide anything, so he began to explain the whole story.

It turns out that the Red Flag Steel Plant was a product of the Great Leap Forward. It is said that the steel quality of such a crude steel plant does not meet the standards and should have been closed down long ago.

But since Wang Lefeng's arrival two years ago, the situation has improved. I don't know what means he used, but the quality of the steel miraculously met the standards, so it has been maintained until now.

This is why these workers made such irrational moves today. If Technician Wang was taken away, these people would face unemployment.

After listening to Director Zhou’s story, Sun Zhengguo fell into deep thought.

It seems that Wang Lefeng is really a talent. With his steelmaking skills, he can make the traditional steelmaking method meet the standards. If he changes to a steelmaking furnace, can the quality of steel be improved to a higher level?

"Director Zhou, I'm deeply sorry for what happened to your factory. Can you let me meet this Wang Lefeng first? If he's a talent, I'll definitely take him back with me. Then we can discuss a solution that will satisfy both parties. What do you think?"

"Okay! Come with me, he's next door."

Director Zhou knew that he couldn't refuse this, so he took Sun Zhengguo to a bungalow next door.

After entering the room, it was equally simple, with just a small wooden bed and a tattered desk.

Sitting at the table was a middle-aged man wearing glasses for severe myopia. The two people entering the room did not affect him at all. He was still writing something on a piece of paper.

Why do you say middle-aged and elderly men?

Because Sun Zhengguo checked the information when he came, Wang Lefeng is only 43 years old this year, but now he looks like a little old man.

Moreover, this old man did not care about his appearance. His beard was untidy, his hair was like a bird's nest, and his clothes had several holes in them. Even when someone came in, he was still concentrating on writing.

With this look, no one would believe you if you said he was not a madman. Even if the Fire Cloud Evil God came, he would have to call him Big Brother.

"Technician Wang, the superior is here."

Facing Director Zhou's call, Wang Lefeng acted as if he didn't hear it. He was still immersed in his own world, still writing.

Seeing this, Sun Zhengguo stopped Zhou Changchang and came behind Wang Lefeng, wanting to see what he had written.

只见纸上写着$Fe十(95\%）+C(0.5\%）+Mn（1\%）+S1(0.5\%）$……等一系列的公式。

If someone else saw these formulas, they would definitely think that this was a heavenly book and that this person was a lunatic.

But Sun Zhengguo is an excellent student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering after all. Although he doesn’t know much about the steelmaking industry, he still knows these chemical compositions and industrial parameters!

Seeing that Wang Lefeng was still writing quickly, Sun Zhengguo did not disturb him. Instead, he winked at Director Zhou, and the two of them went outside and returned to Director Zhou's office.

"Deputy Section Chief Sun, why didn't you call him just now?"

As soon as he entered the office, Director Zhou asked in confusion.

"I couldn't yell just now. Maybe he was having some inspiration in his brain, and I couldn't interrupt him easily."

"But the things he wrote...?"

"You don't understand, right?"

Director Zhou nodded and admitted that he couldn’t understand it. After all, it was the world of madmen, who could understand it?

"What he wrote just now are some formulas. It's normal for ordinary people not to understand them. Even professionals only have a vague understanding of some of them."

Sun Zhengguo then explained the whole thing to Director Zhou, but it had little effect. Judging from his expression, he still found it difficult to understand.

"By the way, Zhou Changchang, how long should we write about Wang Lefeng's situation?"

"It's hard to say. If no one disturbs him, he might write for an hour, or even longer."

Sun Zhengguo was not in a hurry after hearing this. He couldn't go back today anyway, so he simply took out some tea leaves from his bag and made two cups of tea himself. The two of them drank and chatted while waiting.