Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 29 I need time!
After briefly cleaning the small office, Chen Luyang took the thermos and went to get two pots of hot water. When he came back, he made himself a cup of tea.

The tea leaves and water cups were specially taken out by Chen's mother from the drawer on top of the cabinet.

The teacup was a prize won by Chen's parents in the tug-of-war competition. It was made of enamel and was bright red, which looked festive.

Over the years, Chen's mother has been reluctant to use it because she likes the peony flowers on it.

Knowing that my son has a job,
Chen's mother took out the teacup, cleaned it carefully, and brought a bag of tea to Chen Luyang.

After brewing the tea, Chen Luyang was about to look at the scenery outside the window to relax.

Hao Fengchun walked in holding a pile of information, on top of which were three thick dictionaries.

"These are some preliminary materials. I've already gone to the office to request manuscript paper, but the person in charge is busy recruiting workers right now and won't be back for a while. I'll go to the logistics office to get it when he comes back."

Chen Luyang is sorry.

"Uncle Hao, you are both my leader and my elder, so just leave this kind of errand running to me."

"How can a leader like you be asked to do all the chores yourself?"

Hao Fengchun smiled and waved his hand: "We don't care about that."

"As you can see, there are only 18 people in the workshop right now, including you and me. We're short on manpower, so if there's work, we all work together."

"Only 18 people?" Chen Luyang exclaimed in surprise.

He just took the opportunity of cleaning to look around the fusion workshop inside and out, top to bottom.

The entire workshop is large but has very few people.

How can we develop a car with just a dozen people?

“Although there are few people now, in the future, all the workers in the factory will be workers from the integrated workshop.”

Hao Fengchun patiently explained: "The current domestic automobile structure lacks heavy weight and light weight, and there are no sedans."

"You should have heard about the factory reforms."

"Initially, the country vigorously developed oil extraction, and in response to market demand, we began to develop oil drill bit products."

"Later, we found that drills couldn't solve the problem, so we started making sewing machines, hunting rifles, and textile equipment. But none of these were large enough to fundamentally solve the food problem for a factory with 10,000 employees."

"It's unsustainable to continue making these low-end, uncompetitive products. We need to make cars with higher added value!"

After hearing this, Chen Luyang finally understood the content of the factory's reform.

The overall reform of large factories is mainly to solve the problem of food for everyone.

Hao Fengchun sighed and said:

"Theory guides practice. Only after we understand the key technologies can we start production."

"Building airplanes is easy for us."

"But when it comes to making cars, we're completely clueless and don't know anything."

"Even if we buy foreign technology, we still need to learn and explore many aspects of it."

"And you are the bridge for us to learn and explore!"

Hao Fengchun looked at Chen Luyang with respect.

"Although we have all learned some Japanese, our level is limited and our learning is very superficial."

"Only you can translate the material completely."

"It can be said that the core of the entire fusion workshop now rests with you. Don't let us down."

"Uncle Hao, don't worry. I know the seriousness of the matter."

Chen Luyang is a translator by profession, and has a deep understanding of the accuracy and seriousness of translation.

It is better not to translate a word than to translate a word incorrectly, otherwise it would be a sin!

"Okay." Hao Fengchun patted Chen Luyang's shoulder with relief. "If you have any difficulties, tell me. As long as it can help ensure your translation work, I will help you solve the problem."

But not long after he finished speaking, Chen Luyang encountered the first difficulty.

"Xiao Chen, this part is urgent, please help us translate it first."

"okay!"

Chen Luyang took a small stack of more than ten pages of materials, twisted the pages with his fingers, and responded; "I'll give it to you after I finish reading it!"

The materials this time are obviously much more professional than the ones Lao Hao just gave him.

Chen Luyang first glanced through the materials, and after thinking about it, he circled some technical terms with a pen.
Just as he was about to open the dictionary to look up a new word, someone knocked on the office door again:

"Xiao Chen, this material is urgent, turn it over quickly!"

Chen Luyang took it and flipped through it, about twenty pages.

"Okay, leave it here, I'll do it right away."

Just a few minutes after I sat down, another person came in with some documents.

"Xiao Chen, quickly show me what's written on this document. The drawings on it are very important!"

Chen Luyang: ...

There are many technical difficulties in car manufacturing, and many work steps need to be researched.

In order to advance the progress better and faster, Cao Qinghang divided the technicians into different groups according to their specialties, and each group studied different parts of the project.

The purchased technical materials were distributed to different research groups according to the corresponding modules.

In less than two hours, Chen Luyang received eight documents from different groups, and each of them said they were anxious.
What's even worse is that one person urged him twice in less than half an hour.

When Chen Luyang replied that he hadn't had time to translate the document, the man complained, "Too slow!"

Looking at the materials piled like bricks on the table opposite, Chen Luyang couldn't stand it anymore.

"Which of the materials you gave me should I translate first?"

Chen Luyang walked out of the office and roared, alarming everyone in the workshop.

"Translating materials is not like writing a novel. You can write whatever you want and make up whatever you want! I need time!"

Chen Luyang was not polite at all.

This is my first day at work. If I don’t make the rules clear to myself first, my future work will only become more and more annoying.

"Not to mention the need to look up dictionaries and research materials for translation, it would take a long time just to copy such a thick stack of materials by hand."

"So, I hope that no one will come in and rush me while I'm working. I'll send it out myself when I'm done."

Chen Luyang's eyes swept around everyone, and his gaze lingered for a long time on the person who had just urged him.

"I'm anxious too..." muttered the researcher who was being paid special attention to.

"You're anxious? Everyone is anxious!"

"If they come in every ten minutes to urge me, I won't be able to do my job!"

The whole workshop fell silent.

Those who can stand here can be regarded as the top talents in the machinery factory.

They usually have the final say in their respective workshops and only have the right to scold others. They have never been said like this by others.

But at this time they were being confronted by Chen Luyang and had no real way to refute.

After all, there is only one person in the factory who can translate.

If he is really pissed off and no one translates for him, it will be the end of him.

(End of this chapter)