Material Empire

For the whole day, Hu Zhizhong was in a state of anxiety. If there was a microblog or something at that time, he would definitely post one, and let others teach him how to do it, so that it is not the first time to negotiate with a foreign businessman, and at the end he had to add a sentence: "Wait online, urgent..."

The next morning he was even more absent-minded. When it was almost 11 o'clock, he made up an excuse, left the factory, took a bus and went straight to People's Square. Hongze City is not very big. When he arrived at the entrance of Xinghai Restaurant, it was only half past 11, half an hour before Tian Ruzhi agreed to meet him. He was afraid of leaving an impression of being impatient, so he went to a nearby newsstand, bought a newspaper, and stood on the curb, reading and waiting.

It wasn't until five minutes before 12 that Hu Zhizhong rolled up the newspaper, pretended to be calm, and walked to Xinghai Restaurant.

"Hello, may I ask that you are Mr. Hu?"

In front of the restaurant, a capable woman in business attire came up to Hu Zhizhong and asked him with a smile.

"I am." Hu Zhizhong replied, "Excuse me, are you..."

"My name is Tian Ruzhi, the chief financial officer of American Semi Electric Company, and now concurrently the deputy general manager of Hongze Electric Factory." The woman replied.

"Oh, you are Director Tian, ​​it's a pleasure to meet you." Hu Zhizhong said a little at a loss.

"I've reserved a private room inside, Mr. Hu please." Tian Ruzhi said.

Hu Zhizhong also made a gesture and said, "Director Tian, ​​please..."

The two of them humbly entered the restaurant and came to the private room that Tian Ruzhi had pre-booked. Xinghai Restaurant is a high-end restaurant in Hongze City. Although Tian Ruzhi booked a four-person room, the room is very large. In addition to the dining table, there are sofas and coffee tables beside it. There are also famous calligraphers in the province on the wall. The written "Qinyuanchun-Snow" looks a bit arty.

When he walked into the private room, Hu Zhizhong found that there was already a middle-aged man sitting on the sofa waiting. Seeing Hu Zhizhong coming in, the middle-aged man stood up, came forward with a smile, stretched out his hand and asked, "Is it Mr. Hu, I have admired you for a long time."

"This is Mr. Zhou Linlei, our temporary chief engineer." Tian Ruzhi pointed to the middle-aged man and introduced to Hu Zhizhong.

"Oh, so it's Chief Engineer Zhou... Wait, Director Tian, ​​you just said that his name is Zhou Linlei?" Hu Zhizhong asked Tian Ruzhi, pointing at Zhou Linlei, his eyes widened.

"Yes." Tian Ruzhi replied.

"Is it the forest of the woods, bright and upright?" Hu Zhizhong asked again, with a bit of excitement in his tone.

"Exactly, why, Mr. Hu has heard of my name?" Zhou Linlei asked with a smile.

"Are you Zhou Linlei who studied electrical engineering at Bingcheng University of Technology?" Hu Zhizhong looked at Zhou Linlei and asked.

Zhou Linlei nodded and said, "That happened more than 30 years ago. Why, Mr. Hu knows me?"

"Oh, I don't just know you!" Hu Zhizhong stretched out two hands, held Zhou Linlei's hand, shook it desperately, and said: "You published a paper in the "Journal of Electrical Machinery and Control" back then, called Zhou Linlei's hand. "Magnetic Magnetic Field Calculation and Electric Potential Analysis of Permanent Magnet Motor" was written very wonderfully. I was a college student at the time, and I was amazed when I saw that article. I remember reading it dozens of times, and now it has been more than 30 years. I can still clearly remember the derivation formulas listed above, which is really beautiful!"

"That was part of my master's thesis, and it filled a gap at the time. It's hard for Mr. Hu to still remember it now." Zhou Linlei said with a smile, a little embarrassed and a little proud. Unexpectedly, Hu Zhizhong was his fan more than 30 years ago, and he has worshiped him till now.

Tian Ruzhi smiled and said: "It turns out that Mr. Hu has known Mr. Zhou for a long time. What a coincidence. Why don't we sit in first, and we can chat while eating?"

"Okay, okay, Mr. Zhou, please!" Hu Zhizhong put on a humble look and said to Zhou Linlei.

"You're welcome, Mr. Hu please." Zhou Linlei responded.

The three of them sat at the dining table, Tian Ruzhi called the waiter and ordered the dishes to be served. Hu Zhizhong was a little polite, and then pestered Zhou Linlei to ask questions.

"Mr. Zhou, I read a few articles written by you later, and they were very inspiring to me. However, it seems that after 75 years, I haven't seen any more articles from you. Did you switch to administrative work? ?” Hu Zhizhong asked.

Zhou Linlei smiled slightly and said: "No, I have been doing research on electrical machinery. I changed a unit in 1975, and the nature of my work was a bit special, so it was inconvenient to publish articles. Someone can remember me."

"Of course I remember." Hu Zhizhong said, "I often tell the technicians in our department that the most outstanding person in China in terms of motor research is Mr. Zhou. It's a pity that I haven't heard from you in these years, otherwise I have already visited you to ask for advice. Why, you are also working in Semi Company now? By the way, just now Director Tian said that you are their temporary chief engineer, what's going on?"

Zhou Linlei said: "I still have a formal job now. I came to Director Tian to help them out temporarily. They want to develop rare earth permanent magnet motors, and they currently lack technical personnel who can lead the way, so I just made up for it and came here temporarily I heard that Chief Engineer Hu has been doing research on permanent magnet motors and is an authority in this area, so today I came here with Director Tian to ask Chief Engineer Hu for advice."

Hu Zhizhong blushed, waved his hands and said, "Mr. Zhou really laughed at me when he said that. Who doesn't know your accomplishments in electrical machinery research. In front of you, I am just a primary school student."

"General Manager Hu is too modest." Zhou Linlei said, "I heard from Xiao Qin that Chief Engineer Hu has rich experience in the development of rare earth permanent magnet motors. Besides, I still have my own job, so it is impossible for me to work in Hongze. I have been staying for a long time, so I very much hope that Mr. Hu can take over my job and join Hongze Electric Machinery Factory."

"Xiao Qin?" Hu Zhizhong asked in surprise, "You mean..."

"Oh, it's Comrade Qin Hai, the chairman of the Daqin Group, who came forward to invite me to help Hongze Motor Factory." Zhou Linlei explained.

"You mean...the Hongze Electric Machinery Factory is related to the Daqin Group?" Hu Zhizhong seemed to have a flash of light in his mind, and he vaguely guessed something.

Tian Ruzhi smiled and said, "I didn't say anything, we are American Semi Company, and have nothing to do with Daqin Group."

She said it didn't matter, but the expression on her face was somewhat joking, which made it obvious that she was lying. Reminiscent of the ins and outs of the acquisition of the Anhe Electric Factory by Xiaoyuan Company, and the various actions of the Hongze Electric Factory, Hu Zhizhong suddenly understood the joints involved, couldn't help laughing, and said: "Yes, yes, I am confused. , Isn’t Director Tian the financial director of American Semi Company?”

"How about it, can Mr. Hu consider Mr. Zhou's proposal?" Tian Ruzhi asked.

Hu Zhizhong looked at Zhou Linlei and asked, "Mr. Zhou, can I ask what unit you are working in now, why you came to help Hongze Electric Factory, and why can't you stay in Hongze Electric Factory for a long time?"

Zhou Linlei looked at Tian Ruzhi, and then said: "My work unit, it is inconvenient to tell Mr. Hu. However, I came to Hongze Electric Machinery Factory to help, and I was appointed by Mr. Ji. You should understand?"

"Is it Ji Mingchu...Ji Lao?" Hu Zhizhong asked in surprise.

Zhou Linlei nodded slightly, but said nothing.

Hu Zhizhong let out a long breath, and said, "It turns out that...why, the production of Hongze Electric Machinery Factory...is also related to national defense construction?"

"It's good that Mr. Hu understands in his heart. It's really inconvenient for us to talk too much about some things." Tian Ruzhi replied.

"I understand." Hu Zhizhong said, and then fell into silence. However, his heart was like a tossed river, and he couldn't calm down at all.

Before today, Hu Zhizhong's knowledge of Semi Company was limited to the fact that it was an American company and had the desire to enter the rare earth permanent magnet motor market. He didn't know how strong Semi Company was, or whether it could gain a foothold in China, or whether it was just a gimmick like Xiaoyuan Society, but in the end it didn't achieve anything. If this is the case, Hu Zhizhong would not dare to jump over here. After all, he already has a stable position in Anhe Electric Factory and can stay until retirement. He hastily invested in a new company that he didn't know the details of. If anything happened, he would lose his job.

But just now, he got two important pieces of information one after another. One is that Semi Company is related to Qin Hai, and one can even directly guess that this is a trick used by the Daqin Group. As for the reason, it is natural that they do not want to publicly offend Vice Governor Wang He; the second is Hongze Electric Machinery Factory The production of the company is actually related to the military, and it is directly related to the early Ming Dynasty. Hu Zhizhong also understands the status of Ji Mingchu in the central government. Can a company that Ji Mingchu personally care about be a pheasant company that can go away with a single shot?

Since there is no chance to do business in Anhe Electric Factory, and Hongze Electric Factory has the dual support of Daqin Group and Ji Mingchu, not to mention that there is a motor master like Zhou Linlei sitting in front, why should I refuse the other party's offer? ?

"Director Tian, ​​do you think I'm still useful?" Hu Zhizhong asked Tian Ruzhi timidly.

Tian Ruzhi said with a smile: "What Mr. Hu said is that you are the most authoritative motor expert in the entire Anhe Province. Our boss has repeatedly asked us to invite Mr. Hu to come out of the mountain. Do you think you are useful?"

"Could it be that the boss Director Tian mentioned is..." Hu Zhizhong didn't express his guess, he believed that everyone could understand it.

Tian Ruzhi nodded solemnly and said, "You guessed right, are you relieved now?"