Chapter 63 The Youngest Level 8

The meeting the next morning went smoothly. After all, it was a ready-made meeting. All the work was done, and it was highly praised by the superiors. As a factory leader, I would be meritorious whether I attended or not, so I was naturally in a good mood.

Director Yang set the tone, Chief Engineer Chen presented the facts, Deputy Director Li encouraged the team, and the remaining factory leaders were responsible for raising their hands.

In the afternoon, good news was heard on the radio of the Third Steel Rolling Mill.

"Good news, good news"

Apart from the fact that the wording was a step up from the return air furnace incident, the overall structure of the good news was similar to that time. With care from the leadership, support from the factory, hard work from the technical staff, and cooperation from the collaborators, significant results were eventually achieved. The results have broad application prospects, have solved major problems in production, and so on.

Finally, the rewards are announced. This is a highlight moment that only happens once or twice in the lifetime of an ordinary employee, so the factory must make a big fanfare about it. This is also for the benefit of the employees, and at the same time it encourages other employees to learn from them and play a greater role.

Chief Engineer Chen was not mentioned. He is the factory leader and there is no reward or promotion for him in the factory. His benefits have to be considered by the 17th Machine Department and cannot be decided by the Third Rolling Mill itself.

But the other employees didn't leave any behind.

"After research and decision by the factory, the following rewards will be given to the comrades of the thermocouple project team."

"Comrade Gao Zhendong has been exceptionally rated as a Level 8 engineer." This clarifies the level that was secretly mentioned in 3Z-591.

"Comrade Wu Mingxian, your salary will be raised by one level." Deputy Section Chief Wu will be given treatment but not a position. After all, he is already a deputy section chief. However, this experience will definitely be a major plus for him in the future. After all, he is among the top three in the project team. If the thermocouple wins various awards, his participation will be recognized.

"Comrade Liang Faming has been rated as a Level 8 engineer." This is a direct promotion. When Lao Liang heard this, he was so happy that he almost jumped up.

"Comrade Fang Yinghong and Comrade Liu Rongguo, the professional title level has been raised by one level." The treatment proposed in 3Z-591 was determined by the thermocouple, but it was all given in the name of the thermocouple.

"Comrade Yi Zhonghai, I'll reward you with a bicycle ticket and 50 yuan in cash." There's no way to talk about this, just give me something more practical, a bicycle ticket plus half a month's salary.

The rest of the group who came to get gilded had their salaries raised by one level, but their ranks were not raised. However, considering the situation of Deputy Director Li and Yi Zhonghai, it would not be a problem for them to raise their ranks if they put in some effort.

"In addition to the above-mentioned rewards, the above-mentioned comrades will be given certain preference and consideration in various evaluations within the factory this year." This is like opening a gap. It is winter now and it is almost the end of the year. Let's show our talents.

Not to mention that the entire project team was overjoyed, the other employees were really envious when they heard it.

"Gao Zhendong? Is he the deputy captain of our militia? I didn't expect that he is so good at martial arts and other jobs as well."

"How long has he been in the factory? He's already a level 8 engineer. He's the youngest level 8 engineer in the factory, right? Is there something fishy going on?"

"What kind of trick could there be? Anyone who dares to advertise it like this must be a real trickster."

"Level 8 engineer, 115 yuan a month, I can drink a bowl of soy milk."

"Can that lady introduce me to him?"

"Don't think about Gao Zhendong. I don't think you can reach him. You should consider the other people in his group. Their salaries have been raised. Maybe there is still a chance for you." "Hey, when you said that someone came to look for Gao Zhendong, why didn't I think of leading the way first?"

For the entire project team, all employees with similar conditions are envious. The people are still the same people, the technology is still the same technology, but they can be promoted.

Putting aside the envy and amazement of the entire steel mill towards Gao Zhendong and his colleagues, Gao Zhendong is now receiving an unexpected guest.

—— Chief Engineer Wang, the chief designer of LYP-6.

Gao Zhendong was a little surprised to see Chief Engineer Wang appear in his office. Didn't he already have the relevant information about 3Z-591 and was just waiting for the factory to start production and ship it to him? Why did he come here now? These days, the time of a chief engineer is always very tight.

Gao Zhendong stood up and greeted him: "Boss Wang, why are you here?"

Chief Engineer Wang half-jokingly and half-complainingly said, "Zhendong, why didn't you tell me all your good stuff at once? I almost had to go back to the institute in the northeast, but I had to come to your factory again. You made quite a noise this time. I could hear people talking about you on the loudspeaker all the way."

Chief Engineer Wang was at the 15th Ministry of Machine Building. After seeing the notification materials from the 17th Ministry of Machine Building, he learned that the Third Rolling Mill had this thing. He happened to be in Beijing, so he came here in person.

Gao Zhendong was a little surprised: "Ah? You guys also want to use thermocouples?"

Chief Engineer Wang nodded. "It can be used to monitor the combustion state of the combustion chamber and the gas temperature of various parts of the engine. Moreover, your temperature range is high, which just covers the temperature we are going to raise. The one we used before is not enough. I was still trying to find a solution, but I didn't expect to see the situation report at the 15th Engine today, so I hurried over."

Gao Zhendong thought about it and realized it was true.

"Boss Wang, I won't hide it from you. We only have about 20 trial samples of this thing, and we haven't put it into mass production yet."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Wang started to act like a rogue: "I don't care. I've come all this way, you can't let me go empty-handed, get me a few dozen to use first."

He felt just like Sun Wukong who asked Taishang Laojun for "a thousand pills of Nine-Transformation Golden Pills" to save people. His main idea was to ask for a high price and then pay it back on the spot.

Gao Zhendong thought about it and realized that his work was really important, and the production capacity of thermocouples would be increased soon, so it would be a good thing to support the work. So he gave Mr. Wang an idea: "Mr. Wang, since you are here, I must find a way to solve it. In this way, I will leave you ten, which should be enough for the time being. You can send a letter to our factory and ask for this batch of thermocouples, so that I can explain it. Don't worry, I will definitely keep the things for you, and no one can take them away."

When Mr. Wang heard this, he knew his goal had been achieved. Without saying a word, he took out a pen and paper from Gao Zhendong's desk and started writing the letter. He wanted to make a quick decision to avoid any further complications.

While writing, he also asked about 3Z-591: "Zhendong, how is the mass production of your high-temperature alloy going? We are waiting for the rice to cook."

Gao Zhendong said casually, "It will be done soon. Both the department and the factory attach great importance to it, and the work is progressing very quickly. We have even set up a support group specifically for this matter."

At this point, Gao Zhendong suddenly remembered a few words he had seen when he was browsing a military fan forum in his previous life, so he said to Mr. Wang: "Mr. Wang, in fact, it is not necessary to change the material to increase the temperature before the turbine."

Mr. Wang was startled and stopped writing: "Zhendong, what did you say?"

(End of this chapter)