177: Chapter 177 Arrival at the Shipyard, Aircraft Carrier Construction Begins!

Xu Hao hadn't noticed the online discussions regarding the A-225.

After handling the work at Xu's Heavy Industry, he took a private jet and arrived at Changxing Shipyard.

Sitting inside the plane, Xu Hao looked down at Changxing Island through the window.

Changxing Island is the closest island to Magic City, located at the mouth of the river, with a total area of about 160 square kilometers.

The rainfall here is well-distributed, the air is fresh, sunlight is plentiful, and the four seasons are distinct.

The climate is very pleasant.

Since the airport at Changxing Shipyard hadn't been completed yet, Xu Hao came by passenger plane this time.

The plane slowly landed at Changxing Island Airport.

As soon as he stepped off the plane, he saw a middle-aged man waving excitedly from a distance at the passenger exit.

Xu Hao and Wang Qian walked toward him.

Xu Hao didn't recognize the middle-aged man, but he recognized Engineer Fang Yuan standing next to him.

Before they even reached them, Engineer Fang Yuan shouted excitedly:

"Engineer Xu, Engineer Xu, over here..."

Engineer Fang Yuan ran forward quickly and took the luggage from Xu Hao and Wang Qian's hands.

"Engineer Xu, you've had a long journey. Let me carry these."

Xu Hao chuckled.

"Fang Yuan, you are a researcher at the Dragon Academy of Sciences after all; you should mind your status."

"Doing this makes it look like you're my assistant."

Xu Hao teased.

"Hey, Engineer Xu, don't say that. I actually really do want to be your assistant."

"However, I'm not meticulous enough, so I won't compete with Secretary Wang for her job, hahaha..."

Fang Yuan, carrying the luggage in both hands, first answered Xu Hao and then looked at Wang Qian with a smile.

At that moment, Zhang Weizhi ran forward, panting for breath.

"Oh... Engineer Fang, you ran way too fast. I just couldn't keep up."

"Sigh, I'm getting old, getting old!"

Zhang Weizhi was out of breath but didn't forget to joke with Engineer Fang Yuan.

Once his breathing stabilized, Zhang Weizhi hurriedly reached out his hand and introduced himself.

"Engineer Xu, I am Zhang Weizhi, the Chairman of Changxing Shipyard. You can just call me Old Zhang."

"I have heard of your great name for a long time, Engineer Xu. Seeing you today, you are indeed a man of striking appearance, a dragon among men!"

A stream of endless praise poured from Zhang Weizhi's mouth, making Xu Hao blush.

By this time, he had also recognized the stranger in front of him.

Xu Hao reached out and greeted him.

"Chairman Zhang, hello!"

"Engineer Xu, you can just call me Old Zhang, hehe..."

Zhang Weizhi had an honest and simple smile.

Xu Hao's expression shifted slightly as he took another look at him.

This Chairman Zhang of Changxing Shipyard was quite interesting.

He lowered his own status the moment they met, giving Xu plenty of face.

Xu Hao didn't say much more on the matter.

Zhang Weizhi also saw that he wasn't very interested in this and quickly extended an invitation:

"Engineer Xu, the car is ready. We can head straight to Changxing Shipyard."

Xu Hao nodded and walked toward the prepared car with Zhang Weizhi.

Zhang Weizhi intentionally lagged a step behind. Xu Hao noticed but said nothing.

Zhang Weizhi was certainly adept at social etiquette.

...

The group got into the car and headed straight for Changxing Shipyard.

As soon as Xu Hao got out of the car, he saw many researchers and workers in uniforms standing at the main gate.

Among them were many familiar faces.

A smile spread across Xu Hao's face as he warmly greeted the researchers and workers.

"Hello, everyone!"

He waved with a friendly expression.

"Engineer Xu."

"Engineer Xu, long time no see."

"Hello, Engineer Xu."

"..."

Everyone greeted Xu Hao enthusiastically.

It took some effort to squeeze through the crowd of over a thousand people before finally arriving at the office under Zhang Weizhi's lead.

Inside the office, Professor Shen Hongcai, Professor He Jianhua, and Professor Cao Gang had already been waiting for a long time.

The moment they saw Xu Hao enter, they immediately stood up to welcome him.

"Engineer Xu, we meet again!"

Professor Shen Hongcai shook hands with Xu Hao.

Their last meeting was in Longdu, only a few days ago.

After the greetings, they each took a seat.

"Engineer Xu, since you're here, construction on the aircraft carrier is about to begin!"

Professor Shen Hongcai said.

Xu Hao nodded. "That's right. The main purpose of coming here this time is to start the construction of the Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier!"

He then looked at Zhang Weizhi, Professor Shen Hongcai, and the others.

"Does anyone have any thoughts on the task assignments for this project?"

Zhang Weizhi was slightly stunned, then shook his head.

"Everything will follow Engineer Xu's arrangements."

Professor Shen Hongcai and the others also shook their heads.

"Engineer Xu, you make the arrangements. We have no objections."

Xu Hao gave a helpless smile and said to Zhang Weizhi:

"Chairman Zhang, you are the Chairman of Changxing Shipyard. You should have experience in this area; surely you have some suggestions?"

"Uh..." Zhang Weizhi looked embarrassed.

To be honest, he really didn't.

Because for this aircraft carrier construction mission, his positioning of himself was very clear.

That was to act as Xu Hao's assistant and clear away all obstacles that might affect the construction of the Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier.

And this... was also the task assigned to him by the authorities in Longdu.

Therefore.

As for the commencement of the project and personnel arrangements, he hadn't thought about them from the beginning.

Zhang Weizhi explained:

"Engineer Xu, you are the Director for this mission, so your arrangements will suffice."

"All the employees in the factory, including myself, will listen to you. You are effectively the Chairman of Changxing Shipyard now."

Hearing this, Xu Hao shook his head slightly.

"There's no need for that, Chairman Zhang. I am only the Chief Designer of the Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier; you are still the Chairman of Changxing Shipyard."

"I am only responsible for the R&D tasks. As for other daily affairs and official business, I still need you to put in more effort, Chairman Zhang."

"By dividing the work and cooperating, we can each focus on one thing and complete this project well."

Xu Hao knew that Zhang Weizhi might be following instructions from Longdu to listen to him entirely.

But if that were the case, Xu Hao would have to multitask, being busy with scientific research tasks while also handling many trivial matters at the shipyard.

For example, the subsequent procurement and transportation of materials, as well as the coordination of other components, and so on.

If he had to do all of these things personally, wouldn't he be worked to death?

It would also severely slow down the research and development progress of the Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier.

Upon hearing Xu Hao's words, Zhang Weizhi immediately showed a difficult expression.

"Chairman Xu, this..."

Xu Hao reached out to interrupt him. "Chairman Zhang, I know you have orders, but listen to me now."

"You are still the Chairman of Changxing Shipyard and will remain responsible for the previous administrative arrangements."

"As for the task assignments for the ten thousand employees on the shipbuilding project, I will be responsible for that."

"We will complement and cooperate with each other, how about it?"

Xu Hao said.

Zhang Weizhi hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Since Engineer Xu thinks so highly of me, then so be it."

"If you have any instructions later, Engineer Xu, just notify me directly. I guarantee I'll get it done beautifully for you."

Xu Hao finally smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, then took a list out of his bag.

"This is the personnel distribution list I planned."

"The personnel configuration is similar to the last project. The difference is that this time, the three thousand researchers will be divided into thirty groups, with one hundred people in each group."

"Then, each research group will be assigned more than two hundred workers. Each group will be responsible for one module, implementing a modular task distribution."

"What do you all think?"

After Xu Hao finished explaining the arrangement, he asked everyone.

Professor Shen Hongcai nodded. "Agreed!"

Professor He Jianhua and Professor Cao Gang also nodded.

Zhang Weizhi naturally had no objections.

"Completely in favor!"

"Good. In that case, construction begins tomorrow!"

Xu Hao's expression stilled as he made the decision.