eurekapd Chapter 699 A Master's Demeanor? That depends on who you're dealing with.
Chapter 699 A Master's Demeanor? That depends on who you're dealing with.
The three walked silently along the path they had come from, the atmosphere somewhat somber.
Jiang Xia suddenly turned to look at Secretary Liu: "At this time, were watch factories under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Light Industry?"
Xiao Liu nodded: "Yes, the Watch Industry Administration Bureau under the Ministry of Light Industry oversees all watch factories nationwide. What? You want to contact them?"
"Hmm! The watch factory in Shanghai is the industry leader with a strong technical foundation. Since there are no options in Beijing, we can only try our luck in Shanghai."
“Cross-regional coordination is probably troublesome, and... the students have all been transferred, do you think the teachers have already been transferred?” Secretary Liu winked at Jiang Xia, then glanced at Tie Jun without leaving a trace.
The quick-witted Tie Jun quietly took a few quick steps, leaving his buddy with the ahoge (cowlick) behind.
Hmm... that makes perfect sense. If the young lady needs it, the teacher will definitely go too! After figuring out this connection, Jiang Xia's teeth started to ache slightly.
"Moreover, the Shanghai watch factory is currently managed by the Shanghai Light Industry Bureau, which protects it like a chicken. Under normal circumstances, it could take at least a week..."
"Finished in a week? That's not bad!"
"You're overthinking it. This is just how much time it takes to connect with them..."
As he spoke, Secretary Liu gestured: The machinery factory reported to the higher authorities, and the municipal bureau reported the contact information to the Ministry of Machinery Industry. The Ministry of Machinery Industry then contacted the Ministry of Light Industry, which then forwarded the information to the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Industry. The Bureau of Light Industry then discussed the matter with the watch manufacturers in Shanghai. A week was indeed considered fast when they received a reply.
Following Secretary Liu's suggestion, Jiang Xia, who had a toothache, sat down on the stone bench at the factory gate and casually took the water bottle slung over his shoulder, intending to gulp it down.
Tie Jun, who had walked ahead, stepped back and snatched the water bottle first. "I'll go get you some hot water. Drinking cold water in this weather won't do you any good for your health!"
Jiang Xia waved his thanks and watched Tie Jun run to the guardhouse to greet the old man. His thoughts then sank again: That's true, but if everyone goes to serve the young lady, what am I supposed to do with this stuff? When it comes to organic chemistry, aside from anything else, the accuracy of the measuring instruments must be guaranteed.
Teacher Fangzhou and his colleagues don't have their own scanners, so they can use this thing to measure.
Uh, am I really going to become a "human measuring tape" for the big shots? But I have so many things to do, I don't have the time to waste on that...
Damn brain, think of something!
When we were repairing the pipette of the national treasure expert, my "boss" seemed to have mentioned that in the early stages of our research on this kind of thing, we used the old-fashioned method of making "super big BIUBIU". What was it again?
Damn brain, remember it now!
Unfortunately, a tangled mess of thoughts can't respond to a call so quickly. Little Ahoge is, after all, a person, not a supercomputer. Even if he could overclock into a "rational" state, he'd only have an extra fast retrieval device. Fragmented knowledge points—if he couldn't recall them, he still couldn't.
Eh!
Should I ask Secretary Liu to give me a slap on the neck? Who knows, some strange data might pop up on its own again...
Jiang Xia tentatively touched his neck and looked at Secretary Liu.
But the man was staring intently at a faded slogan on the wall of the watch factory workshop: "Start with rudimentary methods, prioritize functionality, sacrifice precision, and focus on practicality."
These words seem to have been written a long time ago, and now they appear somewhat mottled and worn on the wall.
"Hey, when was this slogan put up? It looks kind of shabby... No wonder everyone's scrambling for the Shanghai brand watch." The little guy with the ahoge looked at the slogan and chuckled rather bluntly.
Secretary Liu waved his hand: "I accompanied the leaders to the factory's preparatory meeting back then. When this factory was making watches, they had nothing, so they shouted this slogan... It was two years ago, it feels quite nostalgic!"
"That's it..."
Jiang Xia read the slogan carefully twice more, and the more he read it, the more he felt that it made sense.
Exactly! Precision is sacrificed for practicality!
Why should I get so hung up on those precision micro-gears? Didn't Professor Fangzhou mention that their most commonly used volume is 100ml? Why not just make a standard pipette with a fixed volume?
As for the precise degree, why don't I just provide graduated dilution tubes as a set?
That 1ml glass tube with capillary graduations perfectly solves the measurement problem, doesn't it? Speaking of glassmaking, our craftsmanship is truly at an international level!
Yes! That's it! Fixed-range measuring devices aren't much easier to make than movable ones!
Another point is to change the design of the sealing ring. It's likely that teachers will need to use this pipette to extract radioactive solvents. Therefore, the sealing ring should be changed to a modular design of "O-ring + compression nut"!
Inspiration flowed like a spring, and Jiang Xia excitedly pulled out his notebook, sketching out a new solution in a few quick strokes: [piston rod] → [O-ring] → [compression nut] → [liquid suction head].
Haha! That way, they can disassemble and replace it themselves!
The O-rings used in the pressure cookers at our factory are already produced by a supplier. We can have them scale down a batch to the required size, which will be enough for Mr. Fangzhou and his team!
perfect!
Jiang Xia put down his pen, squinted, and almost couldn't resist the urge to immediately use the scanner to simulate its use.
"Here, brother! Have some water..."
"Thank you!"
Jiang Xia reached out and took the warm water bottle from Tie Jun. Only then did she notice that the gatekeeper uncle had also followed behind Tie Jun and was standing to the side, rubbing his hands together. He had a mysterious expression on his face, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't, and his eyes kept glancing back and forth between Jiang Xia and the notebook.
"Uncle, thank you for the water!"
Jiang Xia was in a good mood after solving the big problem. He let his secretary, Xiao Liu, carefully close the notebook that was lying on his lap and put it back in his bag. He stood up and offered the gatekeeper a cigarette.
The progress on the "young lady's" side is incredibly fast, and things have taken a turn for the better on my side—this is truly "double happiness"! Some joys are best left unshared, so let's light a cigarette to express our feelings!
The gatekeeper took the cigarette but didn't light it, simply tucking it behind his ear. He scrutinized Jiang Xia's noticeably relaxed and cheerful expression, a hint of suspicion in his eyes: "Hey! Young man, didn't get the job done, huh? Why do you look... pretty happy?"
"Well! The matter didn't go through, but I thought of something happy." Jiang Xia smiled openly, "Life is short, every day you're happy is one less day you have, so it's good to be cheerful!"
Jiang Xia was in a good mood after resolving the problem, and had the leisure to chat with unrelated people. Secretary Liu didn't stop her, but secretly reached into her trouser leg.
The gatekeeper, seeing Jiang Xia's seemingly carefree smile, felt as if his prepared lines had been stuck in his throat. He cleared his throat, straightened his back, and looked away, his tone carrying the affected air of someone about to offer guidance:
"Oh...I see! Well...I was thinking of something for you, since you seemed quite anxious...uh...not really a solution...but since you're so happy, then...never mind! I won't bother you any longer!"
After saying that, he casually cupped his hands in a gesture of nonchalance, turned around and was about to stroll back to the guardhouse, but those few steps were as slow as a snail's pace, almost as if he was about to grab Jiang Xia's ahoge and shout: Hurry up and say something! Hurry up and say something!
His Beijing-style demeanor really did give off a bit of the air of an old-timer from the hutongs.
Unfortunately, he encountered Jiang Xia.
Curiosity? In Jiang Xia's priority list as a "Sigma man," it was far behind "finding a new pipette solution" and "getting back to implement it immediately."
"Tiejun, Xiao Liu, let's go!" Jiang Xia waved his hand decisively, leading his two henchmen, and climbed into the jeep without looking back.
"Huh?! You..." The gatekeeper had just struck a pose of "keeping his merits hidden" and had one foot halfway across the threshold when he turned around and saw the jeep already starting up with a "putt-putt" sound, swaying its slender waist as it was about to turn around and drive away!
His eyes widened instantly!
That’s not how the script was written!
Why is this kid completely unpredictable?
In his haste, he instinctively reached out to pluck the few sparse whiskers, but his movement was too forceful, and with a "ripping" sound, he actually pulled out several whiskers, which made him shudder in pain!
"Beep beep," the little jeep beeped twice, and the roar of the engine grew louder and louder.
The old man, ignoring the pain, clutched his chin with one hand and waved the other, staggering a couple of steps after them. All pretense of superiority and mysterious demeanor vanished. He shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Wait! Wait! Engineer Jiang! Engineer Jiang! Oh dear... I made a mistake! Wait a minute! Let me say something!"