Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

The next morning, the sun rose high and its rays filled the earth.

In the hot rolling mill workshop of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, the roar of the machines has disappeared, replaced by silence.

All hot rolling mills have stopped operating, and workers are busy shuttling between workshops, dismantling equipment and cleaning up the site in preparation for the upcoming major transformation.

Sun Zhengguo led a group of technicians and maintenance workers into the hot rolling workshop.

After entering the workshop, Sun Zhengguo immediately saw Section Chief Zhang who was in charge of coordination work.

He walked quickly to Section Chief Zhang and asked seriously.

"Chief Zhang, how are the parts we need being prepared?"

Section Chief Zhang showed a confident smile on his face. He was well prepared for the parts problem, so he said.

"Deputy Section Chief Sun, rest assured, we have been working overtime since yesterday afternoon. Although we haven't finished all of them yet, the quantity we have produced is enough to support our renovation plan."

Sun Zhengguo listened and nodded with satisfaction, "Okay! But we still need to speed up the process. After all, we are currently shutting down for renovation and we can't waste too much time."

Section Chief Zhang nodded solemnly in agreement.

Afterwards, Sun Zhengguo turned to Chen Lianshan beside him and discussed the specific work plan with him.

"Brother Chen, I plan to arrange it like this later. You take Zhao Guoping and others, plus a group of maintenance workers, and let you act alone. Is this okay?"

"can!"

Chen Lianshan nodded without hesitation, with a determined light in his eyes.

He knew the importance of this mission and believed that he was capable of doing it.

After all, I participated in the whole process from beginning to end, and studied it every day, so I have already thoroughly understood the principles of these transformations.

Sun Zhengguo continued, "Your task is to be responsible for the transformation of the No. 1 rolling mill. You must ensure that every detail is handled in place and no hidden dangers are left."

Chen Lianshan said he understood and he would do his best to ensure the quality of the transformation of the No. 1 rolling mill.

Sun Zhengguo went on to say: "At the same time, I will personally lead another group of technicians and maintenance workers to be responsible for the transformation of the No. 2 rolling mill. We must work closely together, support each other, and work together to complete this arduous task as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Deputy Section Chief Sun!"

Chen Lianshan said happily.

In fact, he knew in his heart that it was Sun Zhengguo who was taking care of him. The so-called close cooperation and mutual support, to put it bluntly, meant that if there was anything he didn't understand, he could go directly to him.

After assigning the tasks, Sun Zhengguo finally spoke to Zhao Guoping.

"Guoping, you need to learn more from Brother Chen. After this batch of people is transformed, you can start the next batch on your own. The organization is very optimistic about you, and you have a lot of responsibilities on your shoulders!"

This sentence has a meaning, Zhao Guoping also knows what it means, so he said it very seriously.

"Deputy Section Chief Sun, don't worry, just wait and see how I perform!"

"Ok!"

Sun Zhengguo nodded in satisfaction and announced loudly.

"Let's work together. The renovation work has officially begun. Come on!"

"Come on~!"

Waves of loud shouts echoed in the workshop and could not be calmed down for a long time.

. . . . . .

Time flies, and 20 days have passed in the blink of an eye. During these 20 days, the transformation task of the hot rolling workshop 10 has been nearing completion, nearly days ahead of schedule.

During this period, the renovation work was not as smooth as imagined, and some problems would arise from time to time.

However, these problems have been solved through the concerted efforts of the team.

The fact that this transformation was able to be completed so quickly is certainly due to Chen Lianshan’s contribution.

Chen Lianshan was unfamiliar with the process at the beginning and often needed personal guidance from Sun Zhengguo. Later, he gradually became familiar with it and was able to complete the transformation independently.

Zhao Guoping, who was studying behind him, also made great progress during this period. He could occasionally work on his own and maintain quality and quantity.

Sun Zhengguo was very satisfied with this situation and had already made a decision in his mind. When the second workshop was renovated, he would split the staff again and try to renovate the three machines at the same time.

After the renovation of the first workshop was completed, Sun Zhengguo called the electrician team again to start connecting the electricity. This time, the people who came were acquaintances.

Sun Zhengguo saw the person coming and greeted him with a smile.

"Cousin, I'm going to trouble you again this time."

"What are you talking about? It's no big deal. This is my job."

After Lin Jiguo finished speaking, he didn't even bother to exchange pleasantries and immediately led his workers to start powering on the machines.

After all the machines were powered on, Sun Zhengguo looked at the time and it was already time for lunch, but he still called Section Chief Zhang.

"Chief Zhang, please arrange for the workers to start the machines first. If there are no problems, we can officially start production during the afternoon working hours."

"Okay! I'll arrange it right away."

Section Chief Zhang said this with a smile on his face, and then he ran away.

After a while, all the workers who went to other workshops to help returned.

With the arrival of the workers, the machines began to start up one by one, and the roar of machines could be heard again in the workshop which had been silent for 20 days.

Seeing that all the machines were started up and no malfunctions occurred, Sun Zhengguo nodded with satisfaction and then gave instructions.

"Chief Zhang, let the workers go eat! We will stay here and observe. If there are no problems, we will start production this afternoon."

"Deputy Section Chief Sun, thank you for your hard work. I will arrange it right away."

After receiving the notice, the workers started to pick up their lunch boxes and rushed to the canteen.

After arranging the workers, Section Chief Zhang went to Director Yang's office and reported the matter.

Hearing that Sun Zhengguo and his men had not even eaten and were still working in the workshop, Director Yang could not remain silent.

So they arranged in the canteen to add two dishes for them.

When the official working hours came in the afternoon, the machines in the workshop had been running for about an hour without any problems, so they were ready to go into formal production.

Director Yang and a group of other cadres also came to the workshop to witness this historic moment.

As the workers took their positions, the heating furnace was turned on and the feeding device was started.

Sun Zhengguo looked at his watch and then said to Director Yang.

"Director Yang, you make the announcement!"

Director Yang nodded in good faith and then spoke loudly.

"Now I declare that the production is officially underway."

Following Director Yang's order, the workers began to operate the machines in an orderly manner.

Pieces of red-hot metal materials are sent to the rolling roller device, and after high-speed rotation and pressure, they begin to deform and stretch.

When the final product is formed and sent to the cooling device, the workers will follow the steps again and start the second round of work.

This cycle was repeated for half an hour, and everyone left the workshop when they found no problems.

Arriving outside the workshop, Director Yang, who was in a good mood, immediately reminded.

"Deputy Section Chief Sun, you haven't eaten yet, right? I've added two dishes for you, go eat them quickly, don't starve."

"Thank you, Director Yang."

After expressing their thanks, Sun Zhengguo and his people were indeed hungry, so they all rushed to the cafeteria.