Genius is just the threshold for me!

It's past 6:30 PM.

Lin Weiliang and Zhang Xiali finished their meal first and went downstairs for a walk.

After finishing his meal, Lin Dong devoured all the remaining food on his plate. He then helped Xu Qingling clear the dishes, turning to her and asking, "Want to go to the lab to play games later?"

"Um……"

Xu Qingling, unusually, didn't agree immediately. Instead, she thought for a moment and asked, "Uncle Lin, are you also working overtime tonight?"

"want."

Lin Dong nodded.

Tonight we're having a discussion with headquarters about the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation project, and Lin Weiliang, being of a certain rank, will definitely be attending.

"Then I won't go. I'll stay home and watch TV with Aunt Xia."

Xu Qingling said decisively, reaching out to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear, her tone light and cheerful with a natural sense of intimacy.

"sure."

Hearing this, Lin Dong glanced at Xu Qingling and said with a smile, "Your emotional intelligence is so strong now?"

He noticed that since his birthday, Xu Qingling's behavior in front of him had become increasingly intimate and natural, without the awkwardness she used to display.

These past two days, they've completely charmed Comrade Zhang Xiali, making her feel like she's been scammed by a pyramid scheme.

"That is..."

Xu Qingling responded happily, taking the chopsticks from Lin Dong's hand: "If you're busy, go ahead and do your thing. I'll wash the dishes."

"Alright."

Lin Dong checked the time, didn't stand on ceremony with Xu Qingling, handed over the task of washing dishes, picked up his phone and keys, put them in his pocket, and went to Laboratory 78.

Although the rain had stopped in the afternoon and a small patch of blue sky had appeared, the roads were still wet in the evening.

The streetlights on both sides of the road cast shadows that barely reflected off the wet surface.

Lin Dong's trousers were splattered with mud. He arrived at Laboratory No. 78, entered the password and fingerprint to open the laboratory door.

Once inside, the door closes automatically and the lights turn on automatically.

The entire laboratory was empty; apart from the faint sound of the heating in winter, there was no other sound.

"The meeting is about to begin."

Lin Dong turned on the screen, entered the password to access the desktop, and then entered the intranet address and password to share the meeting information from Wang Xingguo's side.

Di-

The entire screen changed instantly.

Wang Xingguo, Lin Weiliang, Xu Ziming, and Chen Jianhua, two core deputy chief engineers of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, appeared on the screen.

In addition, there was the head of headquarters, Ma Tian, ​​a meeting recorder from headquarters, and the remaining three deputy chief engineers of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation who were not forced to take leave.

"With so many people, it seems we won't get much results today," Lin Dong muttered to himself as he glanced at the number of people.

Small meetings make decisions, while larger meetings gather opinions.

In this way, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's chief design engineer, deputy chief R&D engineer, and Xu Ziming, the head of the general assembly department who was on a business trip, all attended the meeting.

Clearly, today's meeting is just a preliminary meeting to get a basic understanding of each other's attitudes and opinions. That's why we need a large number of people to express more opinions.

"It's already online, so I'll just talk about today's meeting."

After waiting a while, and once the National Security Technology Department confirmed that the entire network communication was normal, Ma Tian took the lead and said: "Originally, today's meeting was supposed to be held offline, but everyone has a lot of work to do, so it has been temporarily changed to an online confidential meeting."

The content of today's meeting was also very simple.

As everyone knows, a few months ago, Chief Engineer Yuan Li of Shenfei and a group of others were forced to take a leave of absence due to health problems.

But the leadership gave instructions that with the world about to change, the core strategic equipment we currently lack must be developed and deployed more quickly...

If we can complete it on time, then in this great upheaval, we can either stand by and watch or reap the benefits.

If we fail to complete it on time, when a major upheaval occurs, we may become prey for others and be dragged down by them.

In response to this situation, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) proposed inviting Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC)'s team to SAC to collaborate on the two core strategic projects that SAC is currently working on: the J-16D and J-35 fighter jets… What are CAC's opinions on this?

"Sir, General Ma, I have a problem."

As soon as Ma Tian finished speaking, Wang Xingguo pressed the microphone button, first calling out to the leader who was only listening and not speaking, then leaning forward slightly, his tone firm and resolute, leaving no room for discussion.

"We are all contributing to the country, and we can work together to tackle these two projects without any problem. However, this matter can only be led by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC), or your Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) team can come to CAC."

"Wang, what do you mean by this?"

No sooner had Wang Xingguo finished speaking than a veteran deputy chief engineer from Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) immediately retorted, "SAC has been working on these projects for so many years, why should Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) take the lead and why should our SAC team have to go there?"

"It's nothing, just because our Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group is stronger than your Shenyang Aircraft Industry Group."

Wang Xingguo ignored these words and calmly said, "Chengfei has its own R&D pace. We can't assist Shenyang Aircraft Corporation."

"Bullshit."

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's deputy chief engineer erupted again, "When did Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group become stronger than Shenyang Aircraft Corporation?"

"Engineer Chen, in meetings and debates, whoever shouts the loudest isn't necessarily right."

Logically speaking, a deputy chief engineer of your level shouldn't have the authority to discuss this matter with me... but I understand.

"Since Yuan Li is on leave, you're the only one who can fill in."

Wang Xingguo's expression remained unchanged as he calmly said, "But a few months ago, the final hurdle for the J-15 fighter jet had to be overcome by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC). You haven't forgotten that, have you? Isn't that proof that CAC is stronger than Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC)?"

"This is because you, Wang Xingguo, used underhanded tactics to get Chief Engineer Yuan and our entire core team hospitalized!"

Upon hearing this, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's Deputy Chief Engineer Chen slammed his fist on the table. He was so angry that his face turned red, his voice trembled, and his gray hair shook with each breath.

"If I don't arrest him, he'll die on duty, and then Shenyang Aircraft Corporation will be even more useless."

Wang Xingguo immediately switched to attack mode: "Or is it that Yuan Li is dead, and you just put his urn on the table, and his ashes can still be used for writing and research?"

"Cough cough—"

Ma Tian, ​​who had been listening in and watching the whole thing, chimed in at the opportune moment, reminding everyone: "Let's have a friendly discussion and express our opinions in a friendly manner..."

"Mr. Ma, I'm very friendly."

Wang Xingguo composed himself and said seriously, "As I said, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) has its own research and development pace. Everyone has witnessed the achievements and contributions of CAC in recent years."

Only if Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) takes the lead can this project be completed more quickly.

If you want our assistance, I'm sorry, we really can't keep up with Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's R&D pace, we can't do it..."

"We acknowledge that Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) excels in researching land-based fighter jets, but you have no experience with ship-based aircraft or electronic warfare aircraft... This project can only be led and managed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC)."

"Then there's nothing more to say..."

Next, Wang Xingguo continued to deliver a series of attacks.

Lin Weiliang, Xu Ziming, and two other deputy chief engineers also expressed Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's firm stance, stating that Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has been outstanding in recent years and must be led by them.

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) stated that it has been developing these two projects for many years and is more familiar with them than Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC), and that it would be faster for them to take the lead in these projects.

Finally, both sides had a thorough exchange of attitudes and opinions.

The headquarters leaders and Ma Tian did not make a decision on the spot, but only said that they would discuss it next time, and the meeting ended at 7:40.

"Just as I thought."

Lin Dong was not surprised by the result at all. He disconnected the shared line and started reading some cutting-edge scientific papers.

Crack—

About ten minutes later, the laboratory door slammed shut.

Lin Weiliang opened the door and walked in. Seeing Lin Dong working on his thesis in front of the computer, he pulled up a chair and said, "Were you auditing the class just now?"

"I heard it."

Knowing Lin Weiliang's purpose in coming, Lin Dong set the paper to autoplay and said seriously, "The purpose of this meeting is for headquarters to prepare Shen Fei mentally in advance, so as to facilitate the subsequent project assignment. At the same time, it is also to see the opinions and attitudes of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and decide how to arrange things next."

"Dad, you and Godfather are becoming too powerful, and headquarters is starting to worry about your attitude."

"What do you mean by 'merits so great they threaten the emperor'? Where did you learn that feudal term?"

Lin Weiliang retorted irritably, "Headquarters has always been inclined to give us control of the project. If they weren't, they wouldn't have held this meeting."

However, the attitude and morale of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation must also be taken care of. After all, these two projects have been going on for so long, and the reason why half of the core team is currently paralyzed is because of the J-15's deployment on aircraft carriers, not because of anything else.

"Understood. This meeting is to let Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) and its 'godfather' (referring to its founder) be the bad guys, and then headquarters will step in to mediate, offering some consolation and sharing the burden, in order to get a project from Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC)."

Looking at the paper on the screen, Lin Dong calmly said, "If I'm not mistaken, the J-16D project will be given to us, while the J-35 stealth carrier-based aircraft project will continue to be tackled by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation."

The J-16 fighter jet just completed its maiden flight last year, and the J-16D electronic warfare aircraft project has only just started, with Shenyang Aircraft Corporation not being very involved.

Another point is that the J-16D is a land-based electronic warfare aircraft, which aligns with Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's consistent focus on developing land-based aircraft.

"You brat...when did you learn all this?"

Lin Weiliang looked at Lin Dong with a surprised expression, then nodded and said, "Now your godfather wants to ask you what you think. The J-16D is handed over to us. Do you want to participate in the chief engineer like the WZ-8? This is a rare project."

If you don't want to participate, today we'll just shout about tearing down the ceiling, but in reality, we'll only tear down a window.

At the next meeting, we'll compromise and, just like with the Emei project involving 624 and 606, we'll cooperate with Shenyang Aircraft Corporation to develop it. There's no need to make such a fuss.

"If you're going to participate, we're definitely going to tear down this ceiling, and we'll also have to stick with Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's J-16D project."