Genius is just the threshold for me!

Chapter 138 I was lifted up by this old guy!

The next morning, shortly after nine o'clock.

The summer sun was already scorching the earth like flames, and the cicadas in the roadside trees were chirping merrily while spraying their urine, which was like rain, onto the ground.

Xu Ziming, wearing short-sleeved work clothes, arrived fifteen minutes early, which was quite unusual.

I put my phone in the locker at the entrance of the conference room, and after confirming that I wasn't carrying any electronic devices through the electromagnetic induction door, I went up to the conference room on the third floor.

"Engineer Wang."

The air conditioning in the conference room was on full blast.

Not long after he came in, Xu Ziming felt the heat in his body dissipate.

He walked over to Wang Xingguo, who had arrived earlier and was standing by the window looking at the scenery, and looked at the people moving around on the base roads below. He smiled and asked, "How are the preparations for this meeting going?"

"I heard that Mr. Lin and his wife went on vacation, and Xiao Dong went to stay at your house."

Wang Xingguo glanced at Xu Ziming's seemingly amused expression and raised an eyebrow, saying, "What, you've accepted it? Your son-in-law is already living here?"

"..."

Xu Ziming's smile immediately froze: "Engineer Wang, we shouldn't talk about personal matters during work hours."

"Then let's talk business."

Wang Xingguo was not annoyed and calmly said, "This project is a hypersonic aircraft, and the flight flutter and thermal flutter effects of the fuselage are quite strong."

Although it is only a medium-sized aircraft measuring 12 meters, the manufacturing and assembly processes of the entire aircraft are no less advanced than those of the J-20.

As one of the heads of the manufacturing and assembly department, you need to take responsibility for this. I will no longer concern myself with manufacturing and process issues; you are responsible for overcoming and resolving them all.

"Engineer Wang, you can't use your position for personal revenge." Xu Ziming's expression immediately changed.

"I have no grudge against you."

Wang Xingguo said calmly, "In Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's core team, who doesn't know that I value you the most when it comes to matters concerning the General Assembly Department? How is this a case of settling personal scores?"

"...I am not experienced enough to shoulder this responsibility. Others will have objections if I arrange it this way. It would be better to assign someone else to be in charge."

Xu Ziming quickly came up with a new reason.

"Chen Weibiao's case implicated two senior engineers."

Although he was not corrupted, some problems were exposed, making him unsuitable for a core position. He has been assigned to subordinate units and laboratories and will not be transferred back.

When Lao Luo was working on the J-20, he overworked himself and ruined his health.

At the beginning of the year, his wife contacted me, wanting to apply for sick leave for him, but Lao Luo himself disagreed and still wanted to work. In this situation, the only option was to arrange for him to work on the training line and help train reserve personnel.

Excluding these people, in terms of rank, technology, and project experience, you're either first or second in the entire manufacturing and assembly department...

As Wang Xingguo spoke, he patted Xu Ziming on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Ziming, since you are still young, then take on the responsibility. Don't wait another ten years or so until your grandson is born."

"When a child introduces himself to others, saying his great-grandfather is an academician, and his grandfather is an academician, while his maternal grandfather is just an ordinary engineer because he's lazy, how embarrassing is that for a child..."

"I……"

Xu Ziming's face darkened instantly. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but seeing that people had already come in, he could only swallow his words.

"Engineer Wang! Engineer Xu!"

"Engineer Wang! Engineer Xu!"

Department heads and laboratory directors walked in one by one, and greeted Wang Xingguo and Xu Ziming.

Wang Xingguo and Xu Ziming responded one by one.

Soon, with two minutes to go until 9:30, everyone had arrived.

Wang Xingguo pressed the remote control, and the anti-eavesdropping device started working. The windows of the conference room began to close automatically, the electrically adjustable glass changed from transparent to opaque, and then the electromagnetic shielding curtains closed.

In less than half a minute, the entire conference room was transformed into a space completely isolated from signals and shielded against various electromagnetic and eavesdropping lasers.

"Today's meeting is short. We are currently in the critical stage of a new top-secret project, so everyone's time is precious, so let's keep it brief."

Wang Xingguo opened his laptop, sat in the main seat, and glanced at the dozen or so people in charge present: "The project was launched yesterday."

We don't need any kick-off meetings for our confidential research and development. A basic project document and a confidential email are enough to signal the start of the work.

However, I see that everyone still has some doubts and hesitations about the project arrangements, and it's taking a while to get into the swing of things.

I'm here today. Please feel free to share your opinions and thoughts; I'll address them all at once.

"Engineer Wang..."

In the fuselage testing lab, Mr. Cai, who is in his forties, said, "I feel that this project is progressing too fast."

This project involves the entirely new field of hypersonic technology, which we have no prior experience with. Rushing into this situation is extremely difficult.

"Did you rush it too much?"

Wang Xingguo's eyes widened: "This is Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC), a place that manufactures fighter jets and military equipment, not a private enterprise."

You're telling me the carrier is rushing too fast? So, after this meeting, should I publish a notice in the American newspaper telling them not to sail so fast, to slow down a bit?

"It mainly involves the entirely new field of hypersonic technology. Many experimental procedures and experimental precision need to be adjusted, which has suddenly increased the pressure," Engineer Cai said with some distress.

"Are you under a lot of pressure?"

Wang Xingguo tapped his fingers on the table, his expression furious. "It's almost August now, and we don't even know about the paper on waveriders that was published on the intranet in June. We haven't studied it at all."

At this point, you shouldn't be telling me about the pressure of tackling key problems in the project. You should be asking yourselves if everyone has become complacent and stopped keeping up with the learning after the J-20 took off.

In terms of experience, I have more to offer than any of you, and in terms of age, I am also older than all of you.

Why is it that I know about these papers, but you don't?

Is this project as difficult as the J-20? Is the pressure as great as it was back then?

After these words were spoken, the room fell silent.

Engineer Cai opened his mouth, but in the end he sat back down.

Was this project difficult? It was indeed difficult; there are no easy projects involving hypersonic aircraft.

But is the pressure high? It is quite high when it involves new technology fields, but it is nothing compared to the pressure when the J-20 was developed.

Because everyone understood at the time that the J-20 was a life-or-death battle.

It was a life-or-death battle where the enemy had fifth-generation fighter jets at our throats and we had no ability to retaliate, so everyone was fighting like their lives depended on it and pushing ourselves to the limit.

Although this project is also top secret, everyone can clearly feel that the urgency and pressure are not as great as those of the J-20 project.

"I know that this is the first time everyone has worked on hypersonic aircraft, and these projects are relatively unfamiliar to everyone."

Wang Xingguo suppressed his anger, glanced at everyone present, and said in a deep voice: "From today onwards, for any task I assign that involves the field of hypersonic technology, I will attach relevant papers and materials to facilitate your understanding and completion as soon as possible."

If there's no paper, then that's beyond your authority to keep it confidential. You should all refrain from asking.

If my arrangements are wrong, then get it done anyway. Any issues can be addressed at the weekly in-person meeting.

"hiss--"

Everyone in the conference room except Xu Ziming gasped, looking at Wang Xingguo with disbelief.

The task assignment includes relevant papers and materials... Is this something a human being can do?

"How about that? Is it good enough?"

Wang Xingguo said calmly, "Don't tell me that even if I feed you, you won't open your mouths to eat."

"It's ready!"

Engineer Cai nodded, gritting his teeth and admitting his defeat, "Engineer Wang, you've gone to such lengths, how could I possibly fail? I guarantee I'll complete all the testing tasks on time."

"No problem, I just don't understand this hypersonic stuff. If you're like this, Engineer Wang, I'll study during the day and stay up all night to finish the experiment!"

"Yes, there are no clear guidelines, and we have no prior experience. Yesterday, when I looked at the hypersonic data, my mind was only half-understood, and I didn't dare to start the experiment at all..."

The other responsible persons also followed suit with their answers.

"If it's okay, then there's no problem."

Wang Xingguo closed his notebook and said earnestly, "Everyone, put in a little more effort. Once this project is completed, I will apply for special approval. Each participant will receive a half-month vacation plus a performance bonus equivalent to three months' salary."

In addition, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) has performed well this year. There is a vacant lot belonging to CAC about 600 meters away from Shishi School, where a new staff and family residential area is being planned.

Construction will begin next month and should be completed around next spring.

"When everyone completes the project well, those of you who have reached your length of service and haven't been allocated family housing can apply for priority. If you want to change your current housing, you can also..."

"Wow—a new neighborhood?!"

"Wang Gong is awesome!"

"Has Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (Chengfei) made a fortune?!"

Before Wang Xingguo could finish speaking, Cai Gong and everyone else stood up, excitedly pushing their chairs back half a meter, their expressions filled with surprise and disbelief.

"Don't be too happy yet. I said that you can only apply for priority if the project is completed well and you have made contributions. If the project is not completed well... there will still be quite a few people in Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group who do not have housing."

Wang Xingguo stood up, looked at everyone and said with a smile, "So, I'm giving you the benefits now, whether you can get them or not is up to you."

You want to change houses so that all the employees in your department's lab can live in family housing, and become heroes in the eyes of your employees.

"You still don't want to move, and you want all the lab staff to see others living in family housing, making you look like a coward in their eyes... That's up to you now."

"this--"

Cai Gong and the others froze.

They looked at each other, and the same thought came to mind.

it's over...

be cheated!

This old guy lifted me up!