Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 444 A Two-Way Trip with Teacher Zhai!

Located between the factory area and the circular headquarters, there is an existing above-ground building, to be precise, which used to be an abandoned small factory.

It has been idle for many years. This place and a small area around it are the only piece of land in Sunmazhuang that cannot be managed by the county government, because it used to belong to a wool mill.

The wool mill has a long history, dating back to the early days of the People's Republic of China. Many of the allocated lands were under different legal rules. The wool mill was the owner of this land, not the one that was leased from the county government. Similar lands are scattered throughout many places in the county.

However, thanks to the mediation of Professor Shen Rui, Zhai Da bought the surrounding area at a very fair price, which made Sunmazhuang no longer subject to any obstacles in its use.

The wool mill supported Dongyang's major construction and development, partly out of respect for Shen Rui and partly because it had a natural affinity for Zhai Da, this "wool boy."

The old factory was going to be demolished sooner or later, but after Zhai Dalai came to see it, he decided to temporarily use it as a temporary site for his own factory area and headquarters building before its completion. He renovated and decorated it and upgraded the infrastructure.

This allows us to enter the production preparation stage earlier.

By the way, the old factory has its own name.

Sany Wool Textile Factory Precision Instrument Branch

It was founded in an era when "we make whatever the country needs," and even drew many skilled technicians from all over the country. Later, due to the reduction in demand, it was converted into a warehouse. Finally, the business shrank so much that the warehouse was no longer needed and was completely idle.

Zhai Da didn't remove the brass-colored metal sign on the storefront; he just put up a new sign next to it.

"Temporary office of the Mechanical Core Research Institute".

Thus, the place where my grandfather and Xu Xuejun once struggled has been given new life.

The car drove in. The courtyard was not large, but there were many old trees that were decades old around it. The greenery was much better than the factory area we had just left. The trees were shady and the courtyard was deep.

If you forget the previous sign, this place looks more like a "factory school" from the 80s.

And now, its main functions are indeed pretty much the same.

"It really does look like a school," Zhou Mo couldn't help but remark.

The convoy stopped at the factory gate, where they spotted Xu Xuejun smoking in a corner. Zhai Da got out of the car and pointed, asking, "Which one is it?"

Xu Xuejun's face fell, and he said irritably, "You're really meddling. Even my daughter doesn't care if I smoke."

"You need to keep an eye on your daughter too. She should smoke less; she's not young anymore."

Xu Xuejun grunted twice: "I know my own body."

Zhai Da: "That's what people who die early say."

Qi Lin waved and greeted Xu Xuejun after getting off the bus. He had learned a lot from Xu Xuejun and benefited greatly from it.

Zhai Da pointed to the group of geniuses behind him: "Look~ I've brought you a group of new teachers to ease your pressure."

"That's great! These kids are so stupid, it's making me so angry."

As a high-tech field, even "basic operators" are difficult to get started with. In a mature, large company, the "mentorship" approach can be used to gradually transition the new employees, but they don't have that option.

It's too late to recruit and train people once the factory is up and running. Recruiting for the silicon carbide project has never stopped in the past four months, and most people need to undergo three months of training.

This is also the initial screening process, and a number of people will be eliminated.

Currently, we are recruiting over 240 people in Dongyang. Excluding support positions such as security guards, cleaners, and a few dozen people in the canteen, the remaining positions include:
The group consisted of over twenty experienced engineers with semiconductor manufacturing experience, graduate students in related fields, and researchers.

And the largest group: operators with a high school diploma or higher.

In terms of factory workers, having a high school diploma or above is already a luxury, although there are also those with a bachelor's degree.

The semiconductor industry is highly sophisticated, involving complex equipment.

There are no educational requirements, but there are requirements for intelligence.

And academic qualifications are the most direct and effective way to select intellectuals.

I should mention those experienced engineers and graduate students here.

The fact that they were able to come to this small county town at the very beginning of the factory's construction, before everything was ready, shows the great influence of the reputation of the Mechanical Core Research Institute.

This reminded Zhai Da of Lu's advice: try to get on the news as much as possible, and become famous as early as possible; these things will settle down in the future.

In the first half of the year, they repeatedly released good news, mainly because Zhai Da's focus on equipment localization had already earned them a very high reputation, reaching the status of a "globally renowned technology company" even before mass production. Where else could they recruit so many highly educated talents for an unknown project in a remote place like Dongyang?

The higher the salary, the more frightening it becomes; it's like a "direct route to Beijing" (free of charge).

Before the training, it was mainly these highly educated people who were leading the training, but of course, the results were not as good as those of the "π" members.

It's not just because the members of "π" are more advanced, but also because the entire silicon carbide technology is the path they each paved, the source of the technology.

That's why Zhai Dacai said he brought in several teachers.

Xu Xuejun crushed his cigarette butt: "Let's go, I'll show you around. These kids are not easy to teach, don't treat them like students from Harbin Institute of Technology."

Zhai Da said, "The students from Harbin Institute of Technology haven't arrived yet; they're undergoing training in Harbin."

Just then, lunch break ended, and young people emerged from all directions, pouring into the area. Some recognized the owner and greeted him, while others ran frantically to avoid him.

The members of π were like rocks in the tide, somewhat at a loss.

Within minutes, there were hardly any people outside.

Only one round-faced girl stood in front of Zhai Da, unwilling to leave.

Zhai Da was taken aback and asked curiously, "Aren't you going to class?"

The round-faced girl wasn't fat, but her face shape made her look rather simple and honest, and she even had a single small canine tooth: "Teacher, don't you remember me?"

Zhai Da: Haven't I made it obvious enough?
"Who are you.?"

“I am Liu Jing, teacher! I took your class on Luochuan Road during the Utopia project. I was a sophomore in high school that year.”

The round-faced girl turned to Lu Wei and took her hand: "And Teacher Lu, I've also taken your math class! I never thought that after all these years, I'd be able to take your class again. I'm so excited!"

Zhai Da:
"What else could this be but fate?!"

I'd rather you had a chance with the college entrance exam. So you didn't even get into a junior college? What's there to be so excited about?!
Did all those cheats back then just go to waste?

Zhai Da hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed.

There is no way.

Although there were early-generation equipment such as the "Young Straight Stick," "Old Man's Television," and "Intimidation Microphone" to assist them, even the oldest students still had a year before taking the college entrance examination after the summer vacation.

A year is enough time to have a baby.

Enough to erase all good habits, and enough to empty all little minds.

At that time, Utopia had several hundred students, and it was impossible for each of them to have a smooth journey and work hard.

All Zhai Da knew was that after Utopia, Dongyang's college entrance rate generally increased, and there were occasional text messages from former students congratulating him on getting into their desired universities.

But it's possible that some fools spend their entire summer vacation catching up on lessons they didn't learn, only to find it was all for nothing.

The little tiger-tooth in front of him didn't look very bright, but he was quite happy about it.

"Liu Jing, right? So what were you doing after the college entrance exam?"

There should be a gap of more than a year in between.

"I first worked as a waiter in my uncle's shop for about half a year. Then my cousin asked me to go to Hangzhou to work, saying I could earn 10,000 yuan a month. I had already packed my bags when she suddenly disappeared. Then I saw that Teacher Zhai's factory was recruiting, so I came here."

Zhai Da hesitated for a moment, then finally patted Liu Jing on the shoulder: "You'd better pay attention this time. Just because you're in training doesn't mean you'll stay."

Perhaps Liu Jing is not an exception among the more than 200 employees.

If you do well on the exam, you'll meet Teacher Zhai at university; if you don't, you'll work in Teacher Zhai's factory.

Anyone who has taken Professor Zhai's class will be a lifelong student of Professor Zhai.

"Don't worry, teacher, seeing you brought back all those old study feelings! It's such a coincidence; if I had done well on the college entrance exam, I wouldn't have had the chance to meet you!"

How can it not be considered a two-way journey?
(End of this chapter)