Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2910 Breaks the Ice of the Pacific Ocean
In Mr. Chen's office.

After learning about the situation of the ice-breaking team, Yang Xiaotao sat down to the side and drank water.

"Boss, so you're saying that we can basically resolve this over the phone?"

"What else do you think?"

Old Chen said irritably, "Let their people fly over the Pacific Ocean."

"Last time you made a deal that caused such a commotion, why are you sending the real people this time? What are you planning to do?"

Yang Xiaotao scratched his head, remembering another world where someone seemed to have 'acted out a play' and then quietly arrived in Beijing.

How come this person no longer exists in this world?
Uh

Perhaps it was the advent of satellite phones that caused the butterfly effect, and then everyone changed.

Thinking about this, Yang Xiaotao felt that if it was okay with the other people, there was no reason why it wouldn't work with someone else.

So he thought for a moment and said, "I just feel that for such a big matter, we should find a decent person to talk to in person."

"Besides, people are adaptable, and there are always more solutions than problems."

"How many words can you say on the phone when it's across the Pacific Ocean?"

"And we also need someone to translate, and we don't know if the translation is right or wrong, or if the other party understands it. I don't think that's a good idea."

Yang Xiaotao spoke his mind, and Old Chen sat in his chair, lost in thought.

When Yang Xiaotao left Old Chen's office, he stood at the door and let out a long sigh.

Although he now has an extra burden on his shoulders, Yang Xiaotao is used to the fact that he's afraid of being bitten by lice.

"Minister Yang! What's wrong with you...?"

When Secretary Guo saw Yang Xiaotao come out and stand at the door sighing, he quickly went up to him to find out what was going on.

"Secretary Guo, just let me know if you need anything in the future. I was fine until I came here and ran into a big problem!"

"Ugh!"

After saying that, Yang Xiaotao walked out of the office building.

Secretary Guo looked suspicious. "Didn't you come here looking for trouble?"

Just as I was thinking this, Old Chen's voice came from inside the room.

"Xiao Guo..."

"Chief!"

Secretary Guo immediately went into the office, and then heard Old Chen say, "From now on, if anything happens to Xiao Yang, you must report it immediately and take action immediately!"

"Also, whatever he asks you to do, you must complete it as soon as possible and get it done properly!"

When Secretary Guo came out, he was still in a daze.

He then stared blankly at his desk.

"Doesn't this make me Yang's secretary?"

Just as Secretary Guo felt the weight on his shoulders increase, Old Chen picked up the phone and made a call.

He suddenly realized that what Yang Xiaotao said made a lot of sense.

However, this matter needs careful planning to be accomplished.

At the very least, it can't be too obvious.

Especially since they're separated by the Pacific Ocean!

After returning to the Ninth Division, Yang Xiaotao summoned Shu Xingbei and didn't say much, just told him to forget about it.

Judging from Yang Xiaotao's expression, Shu Xingbei knew that nothing should have happened.

He nodded and then brought up the topic of satellite phone improvements.

Thanks to the breakthrough progress made in integrated circuits through the full efforts of the research institute, and after a period of continuous investment in testing, the new satellite phone is becoming more and more like the mobile phone we know.

It is one-third smaller than before and weighs one-quarter less.

The key feature is that this design incorporates storage functionality. Although the memory is less than 100 bytes, it still provides basic storage capabilities.

It can save ten nine-digit phone numbers.

This is a breakthrough for satellite phones, going from nothing to something.

Correspondingly, storage functions will find greater application on computers.

Yang Xiaotao started talking to Shu Xingbei about work and quickly put the previous matter behind him.

For pure academic and technical researchers, politics and all that other nonsense are utter rubbish!

As long as there's enough funding, that's fine!
After chatting for a while, Yang Xiaotao returned to his office.

Sitting behind his desk, Yang Xiaotao pondered for a moment, then decided it wasn't a big deal.

Isn't it just a errand-running job?
It's just a bit of a hassle, but you don't have to make any decisions yourself; you just need to consult with others when the time comes.

Thinking about it that way, I didn't feel much pressure.

So, I continued working.

Recently, Yang Xiaotao felt that his credits were progressing rather slowly, so he decided to set aside a fixed amount of time to review his books.

Even half an hour a day would be fine.

As the saying goes, time is like water in a sponge; you can always squeeze some out.

However, in the following days, Yang Xiaotao discovered that squeezing the water out of the sponge really required a lot of effort.

Only then did I understand the meaning of the other sentence.

Time flies and never returns.

……

"Minister Yang, please come in this morning. Old Chen has something to discuss with you."

As soon as Yang Xiaotao arrived at the office, he received a call from Secretary Guo.

"What's the matter?"

"I didn't say anything, I just wanted you to come as soon as possible!"

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements and head over!"

After saying that, Yang Xiaotao hung up the phone.

He then sat down in the office, looking helpless.

Lou Xiao'e and Liu Lixue exchanged a glance and shook their heads.

I guess we won't see Director Yang today!

However, they didn't dare to ask, and even Liu Lixue didn't know much.

When I asked the elders in my family, they only told me not to ask too many questions.

Finally, I overheard someone at the dinner table saying something about breaking the ice in the Pacific Ocean.

She just couldn't understand, what happened to the ice in the Pacific Ocean?
They even want to smash it; they must have nothing better to do.

"Xiaoxue, take a break from your computer research for a while."

"Let them discuss it and let me know the result!"

Yang Xiaotao picked up a report from the table. It was a joint report written by Han Sanfeng, Lu Tao, and several others, about their ideas on computer construction.

Yang Xiaotao was originally going to the research institute today to discuss the matter, but now he can only ask them to come up with a solution first!

"Ok!"

Liu Lixue quickly wrote it down, and then heard Yang Xiaotao say, "Also pay attention to the Alloy Research Institute. The Sixth Ministry of Machinery Industry has been urging us several times. If all else fails, we can cooperate with the Metallurgical Bureau."

"The road ahead cannot become narrower; we are a whole."

Yang Xiaotao spoke as he organized the materials, and Liu Lixue took notes again.

"Xiao'e, remember to go to the logistics department today and have them distribute the prepared supplies."

"Oh, right, there's something else important."

At this point, Yang Xiaotao looked up at Lou Xiao'e and said, "Keep an eye on where Director Zhao is, summarize the issues that were uncovered, and then issue a notification to the other factories!"

"We can't wait until the end to summarize everything. There are still many things to do during the Chinese New Year, so we need to prepare in advance!"

Lou Xiao'e nodded, then added, "Director Yang, Director Bai from the pharmaceutical factory is coming to report to you today!"

"What time is it scheduled for?"

"10:00 AM!"

Yang Xiaotao glanced at it, then shook his head. "Tell him to find Lao Xu. I can't help him here. It would be good if he could come back this afternoon."

After saying that, he tidied up the materials on the table and prepared to leave.

Just as he reached the door, he suddenly remembered the technical school and immediately turned back to say, "By the way, the technical school students will be doing their internships in a couple of days. I've already talked to Elder Ye about this." "These kids need to stay and be absorbed internally; no one from the other departments can come."

"Tell HR to finalize the children's work registration as soon as possible. This needs to be done quickly."

He left after saying that.

Behind them, Liu Lixue and Lou Xiao'e looked at each other, bewildered by the assigned task.

But then the two women felt a little helpless, as they were now struggling to keep up with the pace of Yang's advance.

"Xiaoxue, do you think we should get another secretary?"

Lou Xiao'e felt a sense of defeat, and her face darkened.

Back when I worked at the steel rolling mill, I followed Yang Xiaotao around doing odd jobs, like wiping tables and getting food.

But that was also the most worry-free time. She didn't need to worry about anything; she just did whatever Yang Xiaotao told her to do.

Later, when she became a machine factory, she felt that her abilities were a bit lacking, but she was still okay. She helped Director Yang with design drawings and managed the office work.

Although sometimes I couldn't keep up with Yang's pace, I could still manage.

Moreover, just as Yang Xiaotao had said, she would read books whenever she had free time to recharge herself.

I thought I had done enough by following in Yang Xiaotao's footsteps, but I never imagined there was an even bigger stage ahead.

Later it became nine parts.

Even with the help of her good friend Liu Lixue, she still felt powerless.

In many situations, there was simply nothing that could be done to help Yang Xiaotao.

Gradually, she began to feel increasingly useless.

Compared to Lou Xiao'e, Liu Lixue, although from a better family and with a better education, was able to adapt to the current situation, was still not at ease.

The reason for this is that my own boss has a very unconventional way of thinking.

They're talking about computers one minute, but the next second they're talking about alloys. Who knows, they might ask her to go and check out the machine tools later.

The business has been expanded too much.

For the other departments, having even one such major project would be a remarkable achievement.

But what about nine parts?

There is no main project, yet everything is a main project.

It's remarkable that so many projects have been handled well and smoothly.

This is the skill of the Nine Departments.

That's Yang Xiaotao's ability!

Unlike some departments, which concentrate so much manpower, material resources, and financial resources on a single project but still fail to produce results.

Truly, what a waste of revolutionary resources!

The two remained silent for a long time before Liu Lixue finally gritted her teeth and said, "I have an idea!"

Lou Xiao'e looked up. "What method?"

"Let's find someone to train us and improve our skills!"

Lou Xiao'e's eyes lit up. "Who are you looking for?"

An image of a sophisticated older woman wearing glasses appeared in Liu Lixue's mind!
……

Yang Xiaotao drove to Chen Lao's office. As soon as he entered the building, Secretary Guo immediately stepped forward to help Yang Xiaotao carry his backpack.

"Director Yang, why don't you just work here? You won't have to travel back and forth every other day!"

Secretary Guo joked, but he understood what his superior meant.

Who knows, this place might belong to the person in front of me in the future.

Yang Xiaotao rolled his eyes. "Forget it, it's too depressing here. I'd rather go to the Ninth Division!"

As they spoke, the two arrived outside the office. Yang Xiaotao knocked on the door and went inside.

Secretary Guo closed the door behind him and stood guard outside.

"Boss, have they made any news?"

Yang Xiaotao sat opposite Old Chen and asked a question.

Old Chen handed a document to Yang Xiaotao, saying, "This is their arrangement, but you still need to contact them to ensure everything goes smoothly."

Yang Xiaotao took the document and muttered, "Boss, I know someone who's really good at this kind of underground work. I think we can entrust it to him!"

Old Chen naturally knew who Yang Xiaotao was talking about, and also knew why he said that.

They just wanted to be lazy and outsource the work.

However, this kind of thing does require experienced people.

So he nodded, "You're the labor committee member, you can arrange who does the work yourself!"

Upon hearing what Old Chen said, Yang Xiaotao immediately slapped the table excitedly, "Hey, I'm finally not a lone commander as the labor committee member!"

Old Chen curled his lip, knowing this guy was just trying to grab people to do hard labor, and said irritably, "Whoever does the work for you, you really have to thank me properly."

Yang Xiaotao also pursed his lips, "The way you're saying that makes it sound like I'm not working for you."

Old Chen remained silent.

This kid learns everything very quickly.

After reading the document, Yang Xiaotao immediately picked up the phone on the table.

After working here for a long time, I know which phone on the desk to use.

Old Chen didn't mind; he was used to this kind of thing.

Instead, he gave up his desk and went to the side to start fiddling with tea leaves.

This is the kind of life retired cadres should be living!
As soon as Yang Xiaotao answered the phone, he said, "Old Zeng, this is Yang Xiaotao. Yes, yes, I've been forced to work as a laborer again!"

"Ah ha ha."

"Um, I need Director Yu Zecheng to come over. Yes, to Old Chen's place."

"There's something I need his cooperation on. Don't worry, it's definitely something good!"

"What? You already know? That's even better..."

Yang Xiaotao exchanged pleasantries with Mr. Zeng, then hung up the phone and looked at the documents on the table again.

"Boss, there's something wrong with their route."

Yang Xiaotao looked at it for a moment and then immediately spoke up.

Old Chen turned around and walked over with his teacup in hand. "Is there a problem?"

Yang Xiaotao pointed to the "transit station" above, which turned out to be Persia, which now has a good relationship with China.

"What's wrong? Is Persia not good enough?"

Old Chen asked curiously, and Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Persians aren't very good!"

"Talk about it!"

Old Chen sat to the side, watching Yang Xiaotao intently, wanting to hear his opinion.

"Sir, the one we have a good relationship with in Persia is Mosidov, but his relationship with the United States is not so good!"

"Although he has now acquired most of Persia, the team is a mixed bag, and it's hard to guarantee that no one will leak information."

"As you know, there are still quite a few Alliance members there!"

"If they can smell it, they'll cause trouble for you even if there's nothing wrong with it!"

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Old Chen fell into deep thought.

When I first saw the plan submitted by the other party, I didn't think it was a problem. On the contrary, I thought Persia was a good choice.

After all, China has provided support to many businesses in Persia and has trusted people there.

But hearing Yang Xiaotao say this now does seem somewhat inappropriate.

After a moment of contemplation, Old Chen said, "This is just their first draft. If you think it's inappropriate, talk to them about it."

"This time, they're the ones who will be in charge. We just need to keep our own affairs confidential!"

After Mr. Chen finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao immediately understood what he meant.

You can offer suggestions on matters abroad, but you can't overstep your boundaries.

"I see!"

Old Chen nodded, then got up again and walked to the potted plant next to him. He looked at the garlic sprouts that were growing longer and longer, and was full of joy.

Yang Xiaotao glanced at Old Chen's retreating figure, sighed, and then picked up the project proposal to continue studying it.