60s: I have a store

Chapter 152: Build a Rice Cooker
Seeing that all the tools and materials were available, Zhou Yimin tried to make a simple rice cooker.

The rice cooker actually has very few parts and a simple structure.

Soon, Director Ding came to the R&D room. He wanted to ask Zhou Yimin some questions, but seeing that Zhou Yimin was busy, he not only did not interrupt him, but also stopped Section Chief Wang and Section Chief Zheng from talking.

"Let's go outside and talk." Director Ding led Section Chief Wang and Chief Zheng out.

After going outside, he asked Section Chief Wang and Section Chief Zheng some questions.

We finally learned that the idea of ​​the rice cooker was accidentally proposed by Lu Guofu's two sons, and Comrade Zhang Jianshe from the research institute provided the intellectual and technical support.

"Since the comrades in the research institute have all offered suggestions, there will definitely not be any major problems," Director Ding said happily.

Rice cooker, it sounds very high-end. This kind of product should be popular, right?
Since Xiao Rizi is already producing it, we should be able to find out how the product is selling overseas and what the market response is.

Thinking of this, Director Ding immediately went to find Director Hu.

When it comes to checking news from abroad, Director Hu is better. Of course, Director Ding can also check, but it will be much slower. And they are anxious to confirm the news.

When they arrived at Director Hu's office, Director Ding went straight to the point and explained his purpose.

After hearing this, Director Hu also showed some excitement, and immediately picked up the phone and made a call.

It just so happened that he had an old comrade who worked in the Ministry of Foreign Trade. It was easiest to confirm this kind of thing by asking him. If rice cookers were really hot sellers overseas, they would also produce them and work hard to create an export product.

"Is our comrade Zhou Yimin currently conducting research and development? What else does he need? The factory will try its best to meet all his needs." Director Hu said to Director Ding.

That's the attitude of the steel mills.

"I'll go ask." Director Ding immediately returned to the R&D room.

Director Hu was thinking about who would fill the vacant position after Zheng Lidong left.

In the past two days, some people have used their connections to get to him. To be honest, Wang Weimin does not have an advantage. However, he has the support of Director Ding, so he has a chance of winning.

And now, Director Hu is considering that after Wang Weimin is promoted, he can make room for Zhou Yimin, which seems to be a good idea.

If Zhou Yimin really developed the rice cooker, there would be no way the factory would not express its support, right? Another promotion? Giving him the position of section chief would be more sincere, right?
Thinking of this, Director Hu made a decision in his mind.

In addition, Lu Guofu's son, Zhang Jianshe from the research institute, and the steel plant should also be thanked, right? I just heard Director Ding say that Lu Guofu's son is still studying, so it's easier to fool him, just give him some prizes.

Director Hu also wanted to make friends with Zhang Jianshe from the research institute. After all, those who can work in the research institute are all great people! If the steel plant needs technical support in the future, maybe they can help!
Therefore, Director Hu needs to carefully consider the "statement" made by Zhang Jianshe of the research institute.

First of all, a thank you letter is indispensable.

Then comes some material thanks.

At this time, Zhou Yimin made the heating plate of the rice cooker. Because it was made entirely by hand, it was a bit rough.

Director Ding's voice rang out next to him: "Yimin, do you need anything else?"

Zhou Yimin finally realized why he should do it himself. There are so many skilled workers in the factory, just let them do it! They can do it quickly and well.

"Director, can you call a few skilled workers to help?"

Director Ding immediately smiled and said, "No problem! Director Hu said that you can use all the people and machines in the factory as you like."

Then, Director Ding went back to see Director Hu.

He didn't want to go to the workshop and run into trouble. He didn't get along with Director Liao and others in the workshop. If he went to the workshop people at this time, wouldn't he be controlled by them?
Director Hu went to the workshop personally to select people, and all the people he selected were level 7 and level 8 workers.

"Director, look! I've already said that Comrade Zhou Yimin is the most suitable person to come to our workshop. There are so many machines and skilled workers in the workshop, and he can be deployed at will." Director Liao wanted to poach people again.

Director Ding snorted coldly: "It's as if we can't use the machines and people in your workshop in logistics."

Director Hu spoke up immediately to prevent the two from quarreling again. "Okay, all of you, follow me." Director Hu said to the technical workers.

Everyone came to Zhou Yimin's R&D room together.

Zhou Yimin explained the working principle of the rice cooker to Director Hu and others. What he wants to make now is one with heat preservation function.

It is still the most original rice cooker, which has no advantages.

The rice cooker with heat preservation function was only launched on the market this year. We can reduce the price of rice cookers by relying on labor costs and gain price advantage.

Of course, Zhou Yimin didn't say these words.

It is better for them to investigate foreign affairs themselves rather than hearing them from him. It is not easy to explain. How do you explain that you are a buyer and you are so well-informed about foreign news?

After hearing this, the technical masters started to work.

Even the heating plate that Zhou Yimin rubbed by hand was remade. In the eyes of those masters, this thing was completely unqualified!

"Ahem! You know, I'm not very good at hands-on work." Zhou Yimin said embarrassedly.

Director Hu burst into laughter immediately.

In his opinion, this is the demeanor a young person should have!

"Every profession has its specialties! It's nothing, Comrade Zhou Yimin, you don't need to be ashamed, your most powerful thing is your brain. From now on, you can leave this kind of thing to the masters in the factory, and you just need to do product design." Director Hu said.

Director Ding and others also agreed.

It took about an hour to make all the parts, including the outer shell of the rice cooker.

The outer shell is also made of metal, and insulating materials are used in some key locations, so even if power is supplied, there will be no current in the outer shell.

Zhou Yimin began to assemble.

He couldn't help but admire the skills of these craftsmen. They made the products look as if they were mass-produced by machines with such high precision.

Soon, an electric rice cooker appeared in front of everyone.

"Have you brought the rice?" asked Director Hu.

He wants to test the performance of the rice cooker on site.

"Here." Section Chief Wang brought a bowl of rice and a pot of cold water from the cafeteria.

There is no need to wash the rice. After putting the rice in, just add water.

"Well! It's okay." Zhou Yimin shouted.

Section Chief Wang paused in adding water.

Zhou Yimin plugged in the power and pressed the rice cooker's cooking button.

Everyone heard a "tick-tock" sound, and the cooking indicator light came on. Fortunately, this was a steel factory, otherwise this small light would be hard to find.

"Is it starting now?" someone asked.

Zhou Yimin nodded: "It will probably take about 20 minutes. After the rice is cooked, it will automatically switch off and enter the keep warm state."

At this time, more and more factory leaders came to the R&D room to watch.

(End of this chapter)