87: Chapter 87: Conflict Arises, He's Kicked Out of the Project Team!

Following Xu Hao's planned schedule, the 6th Generation Stealth Bomber project officially commenced.

Each team leader, according to their assigned tasks, began scientific research together with their team members.

The entire Underground Research Institute became bustling and full of activity.

Xu Hao arrived at the Underground Research Institute to check on the research progress of each team.

However.

When he saw the actual progress of the various teams, his brows furrowed immediately.

The progress of most teams was extremely slow.

Furthermore, many team members were unable to help at all, simply standing on the side and watching one or two members operate the equipment.

Even some team leaders were the same, looking distressed with no idea how to handle the equipment in front of them.

Xu Hao's expression darkened immediately.

"How to improve the compressor's work efficiency and reduce engine surge during operation? I should have covered this question when I was teaching in the conference room, right?"

Xu Hao stood in front of one team and said in a deep voice.

This team was responsible for the engine task.

Yet now, they couldn't even solve such a very simple problem.

They were all stunned on the spot, at a loss for what to do.

He had clearly taught all this knowledge to the team leaders one by one.

Now, the team members didn't know it?

"Did the team leader not teach you?"

Xu Hao looked at the researcher in front of him and asked.

The young researcher's face flushed red immediately, his eyes darting away, and he shook his head.

"N-no."

"Who is the team leader of this group?"

Xu Hao shouted sternly, looking at the twenty-plus members of this team.

"It's me!"

Engineer Fang Yuan closed his book, stood up from the ground, brushed off his pants, and looked at Xu Hao with a calm expression.

"Why didn't you pass on the technology and knowledge I taught you to the team members?"

Xu Hao looked at him and asked in a deep voice.

"Because there was nothing worth teaching. The knowledge you taught in class is completely useless in the actual R&D process; it's purely a waste of time."

Engineer Fang Yuan met Xu Hao's gaze, his sharp edge exposed, not in the least intimidated by Xu Hao's current expression.

Furthermore, he bluntly stated that what Xu Hao taught was useless.

"It seems you are very capable?"

Xu Hao sneered.

"More capable than a high-and-mighty chairman who doesn't understand technology and has no substance in his stomach."

"If you don't have technical skills and only know how to issue orders, then don't blindly command professional technical personnel."

"Don't blame us technical personnel when the project isn't completed well later on."

Engineer Fang Yuan mocked and ridiculed Xu Hao, looking at him with disdain.

He had long been unhappy with Xu Hao.

Relying on being the chairman of Xu's Heavy Industry, he had snatched the position of the project's general Director.

This was a national defense project; how could they let a corporate chairman with zero technical skills be in charge?

Anyone here would be better than Xu Hao.

Listening to Engineer Fang Yuan's words, Xu Hao's expression shifted; he immediately understood what was going on.

He also understood why, despite them all being high-end talent, so many teams were unable to handle simple problems.

It was because many people, like Engineer Fang Yuan, were not convinced by him!

Xu Hao sneered in his heart.

Just then, Professor Shen Hongcai and several other professors from the Dragon Academy of Sciences, having heard the argument, followed the sound and rushed over.

Seeing Engineer Fang Yuan looking at Xu Hao with a malicious expression and saying such unpleasant things, their expressions immediately turned very ugly.

"Engineer Fang Yuan, what are you doing?"

Being from the same Physics Research Institute of the Dragon Academy of Sciences, Professor Shen Hongcai knew Engineer Fang Yuan.

He was the most outstanding one among this batch of researchers.

But at this moment, he had come into conflict with Xu Hao.

When Engineer Fang Yuan saw Professor Shen Hongcai arrive, his expression brightened, and he felt more confident.

"Professor Shen, you've arrived just in time."

"This Xu Hao is relying on his status as the general Director, not knowing anything, and blindly giving commands."

"What technology could a corporate chairman possibly know? He even puts on an act of teaching us in class; the things he teaches are completely useless and offer no help to the project at all."

As Engineer Fang Yuan spoke, he moved closer to Professor Shen Hongcai, as if standing in the same camp as the professor from the Dragon Academy of Sciences.

Hearing his words, Professor Shen Hongcai's aged face had already turned terrifyingly gloomy.

He didn't care about the many people present and rebuked Engineer Fang Yuan angrily:

"Ignorant! Engineer Fang Yuan, you are a researcher of the Dragon Academy of Sciences in vain, as you cannot distinguish right from wrong!"

"Since that's the case, don't stay in this project anymore, get out!"

"From now on, you are kicked out of this project!"

After reprimanding Engineer Fang Yuan, Professor Shen Hongcai ignored him and went to Xu Hao, looking apologetic:

"Engineer Xu, the Dragon Academy of Sciences failed to discipline the student well; I have embarrassed you."

Xu Hao waved his hand. "It's fine, the project is the priority."

He glanced lightly at Engineer Fang Yuan, then paid him no more mind, accompanying Professor Shen Hongcai and the others toward the conference room.

While walking, he shared the phenomenon he had just observed with Professor Shen Hongcai and the others.

"It seems the few days of lectures were all in vain; not many team leaders actually listened."

Xu Hao shook his head, feeling quite helpless.

This was something he hadn't expected.

I'm afraid Elder Zhou hadn't expected it either.

He only thought about having high-end talent come to help Xu Hao, but didn't consider that these talents all had arrogance in their hearts and wouldn't easily submit to others.

Thus, it led to today's scene.

"Engineer Xu, please go to the trouble of finding a time to train them again."

Professor Shen Hongcai said with a hint of a request.

"That's the only way!"

Xu Hao nodded and sighed.

If it remained like this, he would have Elder Zhou transfer all these people back.

He would train the employees of Xu's Heavy Industry himself and complete the R&D of the 6th Generation Stealth Bomber independently.

Did these delicate masters really think he was willing to cater to them?

Engineer Fang Yuan watched helplessly as Professor Shen Hongcai and Xu Hao left, his heart filled with hatred for Xu Hao.

"What a cunning Xu Hao, he even bought off Professor Shen."

Seeing Professor Shen walking so closely with Xu Hao, the first thing Engineer Fang Yuan thought was that Professor Shen had been fooled.

Otherwise, Professor Shen wouldn't have spoken up for Xu Hao, rebuked him, and kicked him out of the project team.

"However, Professor Shen must be speaking in anger; he definitely didn't really kick me out. Maybe tomorrow, once that Xu Hao's anger subsides, Professor Shen will call me back."

Engineer Fang Yuan thought.

He was an excellent researcher in this batch at the Dragon Academy of Sciences and had participated in the R&D of major national projects several times.

Professor Shen would certainly not be willing to kick him out easily.

Engineer Fang Yuan felt much more at ease.

He looked at his team members, then looked at the other team leaders.

He took off his work uniform and left the Underground Research Institute.

The next day, Xu Hao trained these team leaders again.

Under pressure from Professor Shen Hongcai and the Dragon Academy of Sciences, they were much more serious in class this time.

There was no reading leisure books, fidgeting, or dozing off.

Most people were listening attentively and taking notes.

As they listened, they suddenly felt something was off.

"It seems… the things this general Director is teaching are actually quite interesting…"

Team leader Yang Xingguo, sitting in the corner, muttered to himself.