Chapter 10

And just like that, the night passed.

Chen Tian’s sleep quality last night had been quite good.

The habit of going to bed early and rising early for so many years had built a perfect biological clock within him.

After getting up and washing, he planned to head straight to the factory to report in.

However, before he could even step out of the house, the mechanical voice of the system sounded again.

"Ding-a-ling!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining an A-level reward!"

The sudden surprise caught Chen Tian off guard.

It turned out that once it passed 12:00 AM, the system would automatically cool down and trigger the available rewards.

"Another A-level reward!"

Hearing this, Chen Tian felt energized.

One had to know that the last time he received this reward, it gave him a bottle of potion that changed his physique. Who knew what kind of surprise it would bring this time?

"Ding-a-ling!"

"Congratulations to the host for successfully opening the reward: obtained Supreme Pupils, two bags of flour..."

"Supreme Pupils?"

Hearing this unfamiliar name and feeling a flash of golden light pass before his eyes, Chen Tian hurriedly checked the description of this item.

"Supreme Pupils: Can grant the host's eyes certain modification abilities, possessing multiple attributes!"

"First attribute: Photographic memory; anything you have flipped through can be permanently stored in your memory!"

"Second attribute: Possesses the ability to identify any object."

"Third attribute: Possesses the ability to discern ancient artifacts or forgeries."

"To think it has such overpowered functions!"

"This is worthy of this level of reward!"

"If a reward of this level is already this good, what kind of things will I get if I can advance even further in the future?"

"Master, is something big going to happen at the factory?"

"To the point that even our cafeteria has to attend the meeting?"

Ma Hua said to Sha Zhu while peeling potatoes in his hands.

"How would I know?"

"Once the meeting is over, remember to get the rice steaming quickly. You’ll be stir-frying the dishes today; I’ll guide you."

Sha Zhu was covered in injuries from yesterday, but he still had to honestly come to work today.

There were tens of thousands of people in the factory recently, and it relied on just two cafeterias to operate.

Moreover, Sha Zhu was the head chef of one of the cafeterias, so he had to ensure the food quality.

At this moment, Sha Zhu had no time to cook; his gaze was constantly scanning a figure in front of him.

There was a very pretty girl with a long ponytail, full of youthful energy, wearing a clean and elegant long dress, standing in stark contrast to the rough men around her.

She was the factory's new broadcaster, Yu Yu Haitang.

"Yu Haitang, your Brother Xu Damao is a veteran employee of the Publicity Department. If there’s anything you don’t understand, just feel free to ask Brother Xu Damao."

"Qin Huairu, don't worry, I will definitely get revenge for this!"

Seeing Qin Qin Huairu still looking at Chen Tian, Sha Zhu assumed she was thinking about what happened yesterday.

But little did he know, Qin Qin Huairu was currently feeling quite stirred up.

"Chen Tian..."

"Looking at it this way, he is indeed much more capable than Sha Zhu and the others."

"No, I should say, those two guys don't have the ability to compare to him at all!"

Qin Qin Huairu smoothed her hair; she felt she still had some charm.

Ever since she took over Jia Jia Dongxu's position, many men in the factory had started looking at her differently.

Although she had just turned thirty, her skin was truly tender enough to drip water, and her body was at its prime; she couldn't be compared to those ordinary female workers.

"If I could get on good terms with him in private, or even take it a step further..."

"Then I wouldn't have to worry about food or clothing in the future..."

Qin Qin Huairu was startled by her own sudden thought.

"Therefore, increasing the total output of steel production is the top priority!"

"However, the core technologies in this area are firmly held by foreign countries, and we have no ability to explore them."

"Given these circumstances, we must develop our own professional steelmaking technology and create our own professional steelmaking equipment!"

"Only by achieving these goals can our country fully realize steel liberalization!"

"Only then can our country once again keep up with the world's top tier!"

Everyone present, including the elderly man with gray-white hair, looked at Chen Tian with great surprise.

For a moment, they were all stunned by the passionate speech.

"This young man is good; he can point out the dilemmas we are currently facing one by one!"

"Even the advanced technologies and equipment he mentioned that foreign countries possess—this is the first time I've heard of them!"

"This young man truly possesses unique knowledge and ability, and his vision is excellent!"

"What a passionate speech; our country needs young people like this right now!"

"I think there is no need for doubt: Comrade Chen Tian is indeed that true Senior Engineer!"

"I didn't expect a Third-Level Engineer of this generation to be so young; it makes an old man like me feel ashamed!"

"With the addition of Comrade Chen Tian, I believe our steelmaking technology will be able to reach a higher level!"

The crowd slowly came to their senses, and suddenly, thunderous applause broke out.

Director Liu was so excited that he grabbed Chen Tian's hand directly.

"Comrade Chen Tian, do you have any plans you need to unfold now?"

"You know, although these people who came are also experts in this field, they don't have your level of knowledge!"

"That's right, Comrade Chen Tian, tell us about it!"

That elderly man with gray-white hair had been running around for this goal long before the founding of the People's Republic of China.

And after the country was established, he threw himself into it without hesitation.

Chen Tian looked at their expectant faces and spoke with a solemn expression.

"For us, if we want to truly upgrade our steelmaking technology and increase the total steel output, we must build a specialized steel mill!"

"And it cannot be an ordinary factory, but a large-scale one with all the equipment fully equipped!"

"Only by having such a steel mill can we make innovations in the total quality of steel!"

Everyone present looked at each other in dismay upon hearing these words, their faces showing some difficulty.

"Building this kind of factory isn't something you can just say and have it built."

"The manpower, material resources, and financial resources required are all astronomical!"

"And not only that, it also requires very professional blueprints and facility site selection."

"Even the purchase of those devices and the production lines are all issues that need to be considered."

"Although the higher-ups have indeed provided a lot of help for this matter, relying solely on us might be a bit of a fantasy."

"Indeed, this idea is a bit risky and difficult to realize."

"Let's not talk about other things; just the design blueprints alone are a difficult hurdle to overcome."

Those experts in the field shook their heads one after another upon hearing Chen Tian's proposal.

It wasn't that they were stingy, but that this matter truly possessed significant difficulty.

"Respected seniors, there is no need to worry about this matter."

"You should know that before coming here, I had already conducted research with some experts."

Chen Tian said this, took out several blueprints from his messenger bag, and spread them out on the table.

"Respected seniors, you can take a look; these are the blueprints I have designed."

"How is this possible!?"

"Comrade Chen Tian, do you mean you even designed the blueprints in advance?"

Hearing him say this, those experts instantly became energized.

Although China had been operating its own steel industry for many years,

it had never possessed its own core foundation all these years.

The process currently followed was still the one phased out decades ago.

This also led to the total steel output being unable to compare with other countries.

For China in its starting stage, this was undoubtedly the most fatal weakness.

It was like having a sharp knife hanging right above your neck.

The lifeblood of the entire country was held in the hands of others.

The experts instantly went crazy, crowding around to examine the blueprints on the table.

Even Factory Manager Yang and Director Liu, who were not very familiar with this field, were extremely excited.

Although they didn't know the professional knowledge in this area, the room was full of top experts in this field!

Besides Chen Tian, the elderly man with gray-white hair was also a Third-Level Senior Engineer.

And the others were also among the best in the industry.

A Third-Level Senior Engineer could be said to be quite rare in this era.

It could be said that they were already representatives of a Chief Engineer.

But even with this status, they felt at a loss when asked to build a large-scale steel mill just like that.

But they didn't expect that Chen Tian's arrival would bring them such a huge gift.

"Look, how precise and standard these blueprints are!"

"Not a single detail is missed, and even the labor and resources required for each production line are listed without omission."

"It seems this is the most advanced steelmaking furnace in the world today."

"You know, this is firmly kept as a secret by foreigners!"

"I didn't expect Chen Tian to have designed this as well!"

"Do you remember that furnace from back then?"

"That was built by inviting foreign experts over."

"How could we forget! Those bastards even drove all our staff out!"

"They were afraid we would learn their technology and apply it!"

"This has led to the current situation where we have to buy a foreign part even for the smallest component!"

"Otherwise, we have to pay a high price to invite those foreign experts to repair it!"

Thinking of this, the older experts present couldn't help but feel resentful and indignant!

That's right!

China had suffered too many grievances over these years!

Even in such technical industries, they had to look at the faces of foreigners!