Chapter 2390: Cultivating a Base

Gao Zhen sat on the sofa: "When are you leaving?"

"There's still more than an hour before Ermin gets off work, so I have to wait for him to come over before we can go!" Zhou Andong looked at his watch, leaning on the sofa somewhat bored, wondering how to pass this hour.

Gao Zhen stood up, picked up the teacup on the coffee table, and poured himself a glass of water. Then, while drinking water, he wandered around the office. Finally, he came behind the desk and sat on the big executive chair. He even bounced his butt specifically to feel the comfort of the chair and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Brother Dong, your office is really spacious enough. And this chair is much more comfortable than the one in my office."

Zhou Andong smiled and said: "This was left by the former factory director, so I can be considered to have benefited from him."

"By the way!" Gao Zhen remembered the new type of pipe and said: "The various tests of the new type of pipe have progressed very smoothly. Currently, except for the water pressure test which is still in progress, the other tests have all ended, and the results have reached the design standards."

"If there are no accidents, trial production can start next week. However, due to limited production capacity, it can only be supplied to you here initially. To achieve large-scale production, we may have to wait until the end of the year."

"I was just thinking about when to take some time to go over and take a look." Zhou Andong said somewhat helplessly: "If you don't produce it again, I can only give up. It's already mid-August, and the pipes must be installed before October, otherwise, heating in winter will become a big problem. In addition, outdoor work cannot be done in winter, but with heating, some indoor work can still be done."

Gao Zhen asked with some doubts: "Is the floor heating pipe really better than the radiator when buried underground?"

"Whether the effect is good or not, won't I see it after I finish it there?" Zhou Andong smiled: "If it's not good, then continue to improve. If the effect is good, then we can promote it."

Gao Zhen said with concern in his heart: "If the floor heating effect is really as good as you said, will radiators still be sold in the future?"

Zhou Andong smiled slightly and explained unhurriedly: "Floor heating is the trend of the future, but popularization requires a long process. Even if the country opens up real estate, cultivating the market requires a certain amount of time."

"And radiators naturally have their unique advantages, which are simple installation, simple replacement, fast heating speed, and most importantly, cheap price. For some consumers with limited budgets, radiators are still a more economical and affordable choice."

"In addition, some public places, shopping malls, office buildings, and government agencies will also choose to install radiators because of the convenient installation and maintenance of radiators and reasonable prices."

Zhou Andong took out a cigarette and threw one to Gao Zhen: "Also, a large part of old buildings, due to the limitations of the house structure and pipeline layout, will face many difficulties in installing floor heating, while radiators can easily cope with this situation."

Zhou Andong took a lighter, lowered his head, and lit the cigarette in his mouth: "With the continuous advancement of technology, the advantages of floor heating will definitely become more and more obvious, but radiators will also continue to develop and innovate."

"Take our Rifeng radiator, for example; not only is the appearance good-looking, but the heat dissipation efficiency is also very high. And our improved installation method and optimized pipeline design, combined with the characteristics of decoration design, not only save space but also further improve the performance and aesthetics of the radiator."

"Therefore, radiators and floor heating are not mutually exclusive. They can exert their respective advantages under different market demands and jointly meet the heating needs of consumers. Therefore, you can rest assured that radiators will not be eliminated."

Zhou Andong took a drag of his cigarette, then slowly exhaled the smoke, and asked: "How is the research and development of the water distributor going?"

Gao Zhen nodded and replied: "That thing has no difficulty. In fact, we have already produced dozens of sets, all specifically prepared for you. Moreover, we have added a heat energy meter to the water distributor, so users can monitor the water temperature at any time."

Zhou Andong smiled. Except for looking better, the heat energy meter has no practical use. Take the previous life, for example; some people installed a heat energy meter, but the heating temperature was still not enough, and they were still freezing at home without wearing cotton-padded clothes.

When you ask the heating company to come home to measure the temperature, the temperature they measure is always 18 degrees. Because the state stipulates that the indoor temperature cannot be lower than 18 degrees. If you ask them to look at the heat energy meter, they will say that this thing is inaccurate and that their test results should prevail.

Even a certain leader publicly stated that heating is not to make you hot, but to make you not cold. The implication is that as long as you don't freeze to death, it's fine. You say, paying more than 20 or 30 yuan per square meter for heating fees, but freezing every day, and then looking at the temperature of the heat energy meter, isn't it annoying?

"The heat energy meter is optional." Zhou Andong said: "Of course, where there is a market, there is demand. We must fulfill the obligation of reminding, and whether to install it or not depends entirely on the customer's willingness. Although this thing is not expensive, installation also increases costs."

Gao Zhen nodded: "I will explain it when the time comes!"

"Pa-pa-pa..."

The office door was knocked again, and Zhou Andong shouted: "Come in!"

Dong Wenjuan pushed the door and walked in: "Factory Director, Comrade Feng Ermin from Daguang is here."

"It's not off work yet!" Zhou Andong looked at the time: "Let him in!"

Dong Wenjuan retreated, and immediately after, Feng Ermin walked in.

Gao Zhen asked with a smile: "It's not off work yet, why are you here so early?"

"I asked for leave!" Feng Ermin didn't stand on ceremony either, sat on the sofa, picked up the cigarette on the coffee table, and lit one: "I have been promoted to Deputy Chang Kezhang."

Zhou Andong was not surprised by this result. He looked at Feng Ermin and said: "Very quickly, your formal section chief position can be solved. I guess it will be about early next year. You must try your best to make connections. One day when you leave, you can immediately pull out your own team."

"Me leaving?" Feng Ermin was stunned, then shook his head violently: "I finally became a section chief, I won't leave."

"Look at your lack of ambition!" Zhou Andong scolded with a smile: "A small broken section chief, and you sold your life to Daguang?"

Feng Ermin laughed: "This is my first time being an official, how can I bear to leave."

"Being a small broken section chief, earning so little salary a month, it's only enough to support the family, what's the point?" Gao Zhen curled his lips and said: "Brother Dong fought for this opportunity for you, it's for you to exercise, pull together your own team, and come out to do it yourself when the opportunity is ripe."

"Anyway, you know it in your heart." Zhou Andong pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray and continued: "If you don't want to do business and only want to be an official, that's no problem. After Daguang promotes you to formal section chief, I will find a way to transfer you to the woolen mill. At that time, it will be no problem to solve a deputy division level for you."

Feng Ermin lowered his head, his eyes a little red. After taking a deep breath, a brilliant smile appeared on his face. He raised his head and said to Zhou Andong: "Actually, I don't know how to go in the future. Let me think about it carefully."

"Okay!" Zhou Andong nodded: "This matter is not urgent. When I leave the woolen mill, you can make a decision."

After speaking, Zhou Andong stood up: "Let's go!"

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On the side of the road directly opposite the main gate of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, two slightly dilapidated vans were parked quietly. In the first car, Curly Hair was closing his eyes, leaning against the seat with a tired face, as if he had fallen asleep.

It was just that it was too hot in the car. Although the car windows were wide open, the temperature in the car was still stiflingly hot. Even if a breeze blew, it could not dispel the suffocating heat in the car. Finally, Curly Hair could no longer endure this scorching heat, suddenly opened his eyes, and then pushed the car door and got out of the car.

"Phew!" Curly Hair let out a long breath, feeling that his body was soaked with sweat. Then he looked up at the sun, which had moved west but whose heat had not diminished, and cursed something in his mouth. Then, he looked at Erlu and two other people sitting on the curb under a big tree by the side of the road, smoking and cooling off.

"Brother Mao!" A guy who was missing a front tooth grinned at Curly Hair, revealing a big smile: "In such hot weather, the car is simply like a steamer, and you can actually sleep in it. I have to say, Brother Mao, you are really awesome!"

Curly Hair looked at the gap-toothed guy expressionlessly and took out a crumpled cigarette box from his pocket. He lowered his head and looked, there was only one cigarette left. He tore open the cigarette box, took out the cigarette, put it in his mouth, then swayed and walked to the tree, and kicked the gap-toothed guy with his foot.

"D*mn it, move over there, you have no insight at all!"

The gap-toothed guy moved to the side, and at the same time took out a lighter from his pocket. With a 'click,' the flame of the lighter rose instantly. This guy quickly sent the lighter to Curly Hair and lit the cigarette for Curly Hair very diligently.

"Brother Mao, who exactly is that woman, why did Boss Lei ask us to follow her?"

"It wasn't Boss Lei who asked us to follow her." Curly Hair took a drag of his cigarette, looked at the smoke rising in front of him, and said weakly: "That's the woman Third Master took a fancy to. It's just that you have also seen that the woman's background is not small. Third Master doesn't know the other party's details, so he asked me to investigate."

"Third Master?" The gap-toothed guy was stunned and said with disbelief: "In our Beijing ground, is there still a woman Third Master can't handle?"

Curly Hair didn't answer the gap-toothed guy, because before this, except for Brother Jiadai, he also thought Third Master was very awesome, could walk sideways in Beijing, there was nothing Third Master couldn't solve, and no woman Third Master couldn't get his hands on.

But when he was arranged here by Boss Lei to follow and investigate that woman, he understood. Third Master was not as omnipotent as he imagined, because there were some people Third Master didn't dare to touch.

Take those big shots he used to look up to, for example; now they are dead, injured, or disabled. But until now, Third Master hasn't been able to avenge his brothers. This was something he never dared to think about before.

"Brother Mao!" Erluzi suddenly shouted: "That Land Cruiser is back!"

Several people looked up and saw the Land Cruiser they were familiar with appear in front of them. It soon stopped at the gate of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Then the woman got out of the car, and she even turned her head to look here. The contemptuous and mocking smile on her face made the gap-toothed guy and the other guy very angry.

"Stinky b*tch!" The gap-toothed guy cursed angrily, stood up, and was about to walk over.

Curly Hair was quick-eyed and grabbed the gap-toothed guy's arm, his face not looking very good, and said: "What are you doing?"

The gap-toothed guy said angrily: "Brother Mao, didn't you just see that woman mocking us?"

Curly Hair really wanted to tell him that they couldn't afford to offend the people in that Land Cruiser. If they went, spending the rest of their lives in bed would be a good result, and if it went badly, they would be beaten to death directly. But he didn't want to be misunderstood by the gap-toothed guy as cowardly, so he could only say.

"That's the woman Third Master took a fancy to. You hit her, and if she becomes the Third Mistress in the future, can you still have your life?"

When the gap-toothed guy heard this, the anger in his stomach suddenly leaked out. Then he sat on the curb and said stubbornly: "For the sake of Third Master, I won't care about a woman this time."

Curly Hair watched Zhou Anqin enter the school and took a hard drag of his cigarette. In fact, he was also full of anger in his heart. Because today those two Duke Kings were blocked by the gap-toothed guy, but he still lost the Land Cruiser.

Zhou Anqin did not return to the dormitory but went directly to the cafeteria because she had an appointment with several seniors to meet in the cafeteria at five o'clock in the evening. Now it was almost four-thirty.

It was just that she thought she would have to wait a while, but she didn't expect that as soon as she entered the cafeteria, she saw Liu Zhenyan and Zou Hui and the others were all here, eating and chatting about something.

"Why did you come so early?" Zhou Anqin walked over quickly, pulled a chair from the side, and sat down.

"The dormitory is too hot." Mu Yun wrinkled her nose: "The cafeteria has fans, we have been sitting here for more than two hours."

Zhou Anqin took out the drawing draft from her bag, put it on the table: "You guys take a look first, I'll go get food, and we'll talk later." ===== CHAPTER 2391 =====