60s: I have a store

Chapter 526 Research Room

In the slightly old office of the steel plant, Zhou Yimin is enjoying this rare leisure time.

He leaned lazily on the old wooden office chair, his body slightly tilted back, his head lightly resting on the back of the chair, his legs stretched out casually, as if he wanted to release all the fatigue in his body at this moment.

There was a pile of documents placed messily on the table, the edges of the papers were slightly curled up, and some of the words on them were already blurred.

A fountain pen lay horizontally on the document, as if it had just been thrown there casually, and the ink stain left a small dark mark on the paper.

The sunlight squeezed in with difficulty through the stained window, casting mottled shadows on Zhou Yimin's body. The light and shadows swayed slightly with his breathing.

Zhou Yimin closed his eyes, and his thick eyelashes cast a faint shadow on his eyelids.

The corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he was having a sweet dream. At this moment, his thoughts had already drifted out of this small office.

He recalled that when he first traveled through time to this period, he could be said to be "unfamiliar with life". After more than a year of hard work, he finally left a few "footprints" in this great period.

The office was very quiet, with only the old-fashioned wall clock ticking tirelessly. The sound echoed in the silent space, as if setting a unique rhythm for Zhou Yimin's nap.

Occasionally a breeze blew by, gently brushing the corners of the documents on the table, making a slight "rustling" sound.

Suddenly, a fly flew in with a buzzing sound, circled in the office for a few times, and then landed on the document in front of Zhou Yimin.

Zhou Yimin seemed to sense a slight movement and frowned slightly, but he did not open his eyes. He just subconsciously waved his hand, trying to drive away the uninvited guest.

The fly was disturbed and started buzzing again. After circling around the office a few times, it finally flew to the window and hit the glass, making a bang sound.

Zhou Yimin was immersed in this pleasant atmosphere and had no intention of getting up to work.

He thought to himself that he had been working day and night to research new feed some time ago. It was a rare moment of leisure like this, so he must enjoy it.

He was silently thinking in his mind that after he had enough rest, he would go to other places in the factory to see what was going on inside the factory and see if he could help out a little.

Just like that, Zhou Yimin continued to enjoy his short time of slacking off in this quiet office, until the sudden sound of the door being pushed open broke the tranquility.

With a creaky sound, the office door was pushed open, and the harsh sound instantly broke the silence.

Zhou Yimin was startled by the sudden sound of the door being pushed open. His eyes, which had been closed, quickly opened and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

He wondered in his heart who was so impolite.

When his eyes fell on the door, he saw the familiar figure of Director Hu.

Director Hu has gained a little weight, with a bulging belly and a round face. At this moment, his face is flushed, with beads of sweat on his forehead. He is breathing heavily, as if he has just gone through a period of intense running around.

The slight dissatisfaction in Zhou Yimin's eyes disappeared instantly, and was replaced by a face full of enthusiasm.

He quickly stood up from his chair, his face full of smiles, and said enthusiastically: "Director Hu, how come you have time to come here today?"

Zhou Yimin knew clearly that as the head of the factory, Director Hu had many affairs to deal with and was very busy on weekdays. He would never come to his office easily unless there was something important.

Director Hu wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and walked quickly into the office with an expression of uncontrollable excitement on his face.

He said: "Yimin, I have great news to tell you!"

When Zhou Yimin heard this, he immediately became interested, and his eyes sparkled with curiosity.

He couldn't help wondering what the good news might be. Could it be that his work performance during this period was recognized and the factory was going to give him a promotion and a raise?
But looking at Director Hu's appearance at this moment, it doesn't seem like that.

When it comes to things like promotion, Director Hu should be more calm and not so excited.

After all, it was me who got the promotion and salary increase, not Director Hu, so Director Hu would definitely not be so excited.

Zhou Yimin couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "Director Hu, what's the good news?"

He leaned forward slightly, staring closely at Director Hu, afraid of missing any key information.

Seeing Zhou Yimin so anxious, Director Hu stopped keeping him in suspense and said directly, "Yimin, did you know that the factory has set up a research laboratory?"

When Zhou Yimin heard this question, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Research lab? It doesn't sound like it has anything to do with my job.

But he still answered honestly: "Well, I just heard some of it."

Director Hu nodded, and suddenly his thoughts drifted back to the time when he had this idea.

There was a gleam of reminiscence in his eyes, as if he had returned to the days when he was running around to set up a research laboratory.

I went through a lot of hardships to set up this research laboratory.

During that period, I got up from bed before dawn every day, washed up simply, and without even having breakfast, I began to carefully prepare the materials that I would take to my superiors that day.

I reviewed our factory's production data, technical problems and future development plans over the past few years over and over again to ensure that every data was accurate and every plan was feasible.

My eyes revealed determination and persistence. After preparing the documents, I hurried out, got in the car, and rushed to the office of my superior.

Along the way, in order to be more clear-headed, I rolled down the window of the car. The wind blew on my face, but all I thought about was how to convince my leader.

After arriving at the building where the leader's office was located and parking the car, Director Hu took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the leader's office step by step while holding a thick stack of documents.

It seemed that I was still immersed in that tense time. I walked into the leader's office, where a leader was sitting with a serious expression, busy handling various affairs.

I walked up carefully, greeted him politely, and then found a suitable seat to sit down.

At the beginning, I tried to keep my tone calm and confident, and explained to them the importance of establishing a scientific research laboratory to our steel plant.

Director Hu said: "Leader, although our steel plant has completed its production tasks fairly well in recent years, looking at the entire industry, competition is becoming increasingly fierce.

If we do not focus on scientific research and innovation and continue to produce old products step by step, we will be eliminated by the market sooner or later.

The establishment of a research laboratory will allow us to develop new technologies and processes, thereby improving product quality, reducing production costs, and enhancing our factory's competitiveness in the market."

Director Hu recalled that he had not thought that setting up a research laboratory would be so difficult.

After listening to what I said, the leader did not express his opinion immediately, but raised many questions.

He frowned and said that setting up a scientific research laboratory requires a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources, and it is difficult to see obvious benefits in the short term, and the risks are too great.

Facing these doubts, Director Hu was well prepared.

I calmly opened the documents I brought and presented our plans to my superiors item by item.

I explained in detail the staffing of the research room. We plan to select a group of experienced and innovative technical backbones from the factory, and also recruit some professional scientific research talents. Regarding material and financial resources, I took out a detailed budget plan, indicating that we will rationally plan every fund to ensure the effective use of resources. "

As Director Hu spoke, he handed the information in his hand to his leader for review.

But the leader was still a little hesitant, after all, this was not a trivial matter.

During that period, Director Hu went to the leader's office almost every day. Sometimes when he got there, the leader was not available, so I would wait outside for several hours.

Once, Director Hu waited from morning until afternoon without even having lunch, and finally the leader had time to see me.

Director Hu once again explained the steel plant's determination and plans to his superiors. As I spoke, my voice became a little hoarse.

Director Hu said to his leader sincerely: "Leader, I know this is risky, but if we don't try, we will never have a chance to make progress.

The workers in our steel plant are very hard-working and they are eager for new development opportunities. I believe that as long as we have a research laboratory, we will be able to achieve better results. "

Director Hu showed a bitter smile on his face, as if he had returned to those difficult days.

After hearing this, the superior leader also thought it made sense, but he did not have the final say on such matters. He still had to hold a meeting with other people before making a decision.

"Xiao Hu, just go back first. I will notify you when I have any news."

When Director Hu heard this, he thought the matter was going to be settled, but he didn't expect that after waiting for more than a week, there was still no reply.

He became a little impatient, so he went to the Finance Department again to find the leader.

In this way, Director Hu persisted for more than two weeks, rain or shine.

Finally, my superiors were impressed by my persistence and the outstanding production performance of the steel plant in the past two years.

He relented and agreed to my request.

When Director Hu thought of this, he let out a long sigh and a relieved expression appeared on his face.

Zhou Yimin looked at Director Hu quietly and couldn't help but respect him in his heart. He also knew that a lot of effort must have been put in to set up this research laboratory.

Otherwise, under the current conditions, they would definitely not agree. Although Director Hu did not say it, he also understood a little bit.

Setting up a research laboratory means hiring more workers, and the salary of researchers must not be low. Moreover, the energy consumption of mental workers is no less than that of workers doing physical work.

It's just that the effort required between the two is different. It cannot be said that physical labor necessarily consumes more energy than mental labor.

Zhou Yimin also knew that Director Hu had put in a lot of effort for the development of the factory.

But having said so much, the point has little to do with me.

"The superior leader has another request, which is that you also have to join the research laboratory." When Director Hu said this, he stared at Zhou Yimin closely, his eyes full of expectation.

When Zhou Yimin heard this, he was shocked and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He never thought that this matter was actually related to him.

He asked in confusion: "Director Hu, why is this? Although I have done some things in the factory, it seems to have nothing to do with scientific research."

Although Zhou Yimin invents something from time to time, his main job is purchasing!

If you leave the purchasing place, the effectiveness of your own store will be greatly reduced.

Director Hu smiled and said, "Yimin, don't underestimate yourself. Your superiors have heard of your name.

Not only are you able to get meat for the factory and improve the lives of the workers, but your scientific research capabilities should not be underestimated.

Think about it, there are many products exported from China now, and some of them contain ideas or inventions that you have provided.

Take the suggestion you made last time on improving the steel production process. After its implementation, the quality of our factory's steel has improved significantly, and our competitiveness in the market has become stronger.

Your abilities have won the attention of your superiors. They think that with you joining the research laboratory, the laboratory will definitely achieve better results. "

Zhou Yimin was filled with emotion after hearing what Director Hu said. He never expected that some of the things he did on a daily basis would be noticed by his superiors and receive such high praise.

Director Hu continued, “In fact, even if there was no such request from the superiors, I would have let you join the research lab in the end.

If you don't make full use of your great abilities, it will be a loss to our factory. I believe that you will be able to play a greater role in the research laboratory and make greater contributions to the development of our steel plant."

After hearing what Director Hu said, Zhou Yimin felt a warm feeling in his heart.

He looked at Director Hu's expectant eyes, nodded heavily, and said, "Director Hu, don't worry.

Since the leaders trust me so much and you value me so much, I will definitely not let you down.

I will study hard, improve my scientific research ability, and do my best for the development of the research laboratory and the development of our steel plant."

When Director Hu heard Zhou Yimin's words, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

He patted Zhou Yimin on the shoulder and said, "Okay, okay! I feel relieved when you say that.

I have already made arrangements at the research lab. You will report there in two days.

I believe that with your joining, the laboratory will prosper.”

At this time, Zhou Yimin had a question: "Director Hu, I have another question!"

Director Hu was about to leave, but after hearing Zhou Yimin's words, he stopped immediately.

He was thinking, is Zhou Yimin going to raise the price? However, based on their time together, Zhou Yimin is not such a person.

Zhou Yimin said, "Director Hu, since you want me to go to the research lab, how do you calculate my position?"

He doesn't really want to lose his purchasing position. After all, working in purchasing, as long as he can purchase supplies, he doesn't have to come to work.

But if he moves to another place, that won’t necessarily be the case. He won’t be able to accept going to and from get off work at fixed times every day and only having one day off a week.

Director Hu thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be just this one thing. He blamed himself for not explaining it clearly at the beginning: "Yimin, you go to the research lab only as a technical instructor in name only, and your final destination is still in procurement."

After all, supplies are so difficult to get nowadays, but Zhou Yimin can solve this problem. Of course, I will not transfer Zhou Yimin over there, but just go there occasionally to provide technical guidance.

When Zhou Yimin heard this, he felt relieved, as long as he was not transferred there.

(End of this chapter)