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While we were talking, the food and drinks were served.

Just seeing the dishes whetted one's appetite. The rich aroma of the food wafted into the nose, making Minister Liu and others swallow their saliva.

He is a "gourmet" and is very particular about food. There is no delicacy that he has not tried.

Even so, after eating the meal Zhou Zheng cooked once again, people could not forget his cooking skills, which is enough to show how good Zhou Zheng's cooking skills are.

Old man Zhang Youchang has also seen the world. With just a careful sniff, he knows that the dish today is not bad.

So he couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and took a bite of the braised pork.

The braised pork made by Zhou Zheng is just the right amount of soft and glutinous, fat but not greasy, with the light bounce of collagen and the salty and fragrant unsaturated fatty acids that melt in your mouth. It is so delicious that you are reluctant to swallow it, but you can't wait to swallow another piece.

"You're welcome, come and have a taste of my cooking."

Zhou Zheng greeted everyone. Seeing that people liked the food he cooked made him feel satisfied, regardless of whether his cooking skills were good or not.

Minister Liu picked up the Kung Pao Chicken, which was tender and spicy, with a hint of sweetness that made people salivate.

He chewed it slightly and praised, "It's red but not spicy, spicy but not overpowering, with a strong spicy flavor and smooth and crispy meat. It's delicious. Xiao Zhou's cooking skills are always surprising."

Zhang Xingmao and Liu Guangsheng nodded in agreement. Zhang Youchang didn't stop eating and his eating manner didn't look like that of an old man at all.

Zhou Zheng raised his glass at the right time.

"Mr. Zhang, Minister Liu, Team Leader Zhang, and our Engineer Liu, thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come to the institute to inspect our work, and for ensuring that the work was completed perfectly. As the host and the youngest person here, I would like to toast you all."

While he was speaking, Zhang Youchang, Minister Liu, Zhang Xingmao, and Liu Guangsheng all stopped what they were doing and listened to Zhou Zheng's speech with a smile.

After that, everyone raised their glasses.

Zhang Youchang, as the representative of the Academy of Sciences, spoke first. He said with a smile: "It is our job to inspect the institute. Xiao Zhou, as the director of the institute, personally cooked for us. We feel very honored. Thank you very much for the hospitality. At the same time, on behalf of the Academy of Sciences, I would like to express my affirmation of Comrade Zhou's scientific research achievements. I hope that Comrade Zhou can exert his wisdom and wisdom in the future scientific research and strive to reach new heights."

After Zhang Youchang finished speaking, Minister Liu, as the representative of the Ministry of Metallurgy, followed up with a speech.

"The prosperity of a country is inseparable from the development of science and technology. I am honored to witness the birth of new technologies in the institute today. At the same time, I would like to pay tribute to all the comrades who are working on the front line of scientific research with this glass of wine."

After he said this, Zhang Xingmao and Liu Guangsheng applauded.

Then Zhang Youchang said bluntly: "Okay, okay, the routine speech is over, let's drink and eat."

As he spoke, he raised his glass.

The rest of the people understood what Mr. Zhang meant and toasted.

Zhang Youchang drank a glass of wine, sighed, and then began to evaluate the wine.

"This wine is not bad, it is worthy of being that person's collection. It is really thanks to Minister Liu that I can drink such good wine."

Minister Liu smiled modestly and waved his hand gently.

"Actually, I am just borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha. If I were to borrow light, I would be borrowing the light of Comrade Zhou, haha."

Zhou Zheng knew what Minister Liu meant and nodded slightly to him.

Then he said, "Eat some food, eat some food."

Everyone was very satisfied with the meal, and old man Zhang Youchang even invited Zhou Zheng to visit his home whenever he had time.

Zhou Zheng also discovered that when Mr. Zhang said he wanted him to be his granddaughter's son-in-law, he was not joking, he really wanted to marry his granddaughter to Zhou Zheng.

His granddaughter is called Zhang Xitong, also known by the courtesy name Changli. She is 19 years old this year. Judging from the photos, she is an absolute cool beauty, with a graceful figure and a fairy-like appearance.

Zhou Zheng fell in love with it at first sight.

But then again, Zhou Zheng already has enough women.

Liang Qiu, a beautiful lady with a cool and elegant temperament;

The strong and resolute rose - Tian Xinyue;

The gentle and tactful pretty lady - He Yushui;

Lou Xiao'e, a lovely girl with intelligence and generosity;

Pseudo-literary girl - Su Yumo;

The cute and lovely Lolita beauty - Zhong Xiaolu;

The intimate and seductive big sister——Bai Zhiwei.

How to put it, each of them has their own characteristics, and Zhou Zheng is not willing to give up any of them, and he also doesn't want his women to be sad.

But, then again.

As the saying goes: "Too many lice don't itch; too many debts don't worry." Even if he licks another Zhang Xitong, as long as his body can cope with it, why not?

We’ve strayed off topic, let’s get back to the point.

After the reception, Zhou Zheng saw Zhang Youchang and his friends off from the institute and accompanied them all the way to the institute’s gate.

There was an armored vehicle following behind them, which was assigned by Zhou Zheng to transport the "mechanical cantilever". Zhou Zheng had no intention of going back on his promise to Zhang Youchang.

Because of the presence of a "mechanical cantilever" colleague, old man Zhang Youchang refused to ride in his car and insisted on riding in an armored vehicle, saying that he was letting his "big arms" escort the vehicle, just like an old child.

Of course, the matter of the "stamping integrated steel molding machine" is not over yet. It still needs to continue to sign documents with the Academy of Sciences, and then the Academy of Sciences will sign a contract with the Ministry of Metallurgy. Finally, the Ministry of Metallurgy will delegate the production task of the machine to the relevant machinery production units.

The steps involved are quite complicated, but Zhou Zheng doesn't have to participate in them.

After seeing off the people from the Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Metallurgy, Zhou Zheng returned to his office.

At this time, Tian Xinyue and He Yushui came to inquire about the situation, and Zhou Zheng told them roughly.

After listening to Zhou Zheng's story, He Yushui couldn't help but frown.

"Brother Zhou, from what you said, we submitted the design and related procedures, but the Academy of Sciences didn't offer much bonus?"

Zhou Zheng nodded, indicating that this was the case.

In fact, Zhou Zheng feels very helpless and confused about the current policies.

Although the research institutes are established by individuals, the research results they produce are not privately owned, which means that they cannot sell their research results directly to the Academy of Sciences.

Instead, these results need to be submitted to the Academy of Sciences, which will then communicate with other relevant departments and be responsible for manufacturing the finished products.

Then, based on the market feedback of the product, the Academy of Sciences will give the institute corresponding bonuses in return.

However, it is a little disappointing that the bonus amount will not be too high.

Zhou Zheng once learned through some channels that a large-scale project like the "stamping integrated steel molding machine" could only receive a maximum of 100 million yuan in research and development bonuses.

If the bonus is distributed according to normal procedures, the amount that ultimately reaches the R&D team will be quite limited.

Compared with later generations, this is undoubtedly a disadvantage.