19: Repaired like new

However, no one noticed that in the corner by the main gate, someone was staring dumbfounded at everything happening before their eyes...

Liu Shan gazed at the long line of new employees winding like a dragon before him, and his heart suddenly brightened.

This factory, it seems, is sitting comfortably.

Would a factory about to lose its military license recruit people so high-profilely?

However, doubt still lingered in his heart: Where exactly did those damaged pieces of equipment go?

Could it be that there's a master repairman in this factory who has restored all the equipment to like-new condition?

He shook his head with a bitter smile, discarding this unrealistic idea from his mind.

If repairs were truly that simple, the Boss would have certainly acted long ago, waiting for the right price to sell at a better value.

Seeing no hope of recovering the equipment, Liu Shan could only return to the hotel dejectedly.

Pushing open the door, he was surprised to find someone sitting on the bed.

The person looked up upon hearing the sound, and a complex and deep light flickered in their eyes.

"Boss, why are you here?" Liu Shan asked in astonishment.

"Xiao Liu, I'm afraid we've encountered a difficult opponent this time..." the Boss said in a deep voice.

After some effort, Xu Ning, now wealthy, finally acquired several hotels he desired.

The acquisition prices had all been finalized, and the subsequent handover matters were left to Old Wei to handle.

After a phone call informing Tang Ziwei, the two eagerly brought the new employees to complete the check-in procedures.

Had they not witnessed the bustling construction scene inside the factory, the new employees might have felt apprehensive, worrying if they had fallen into a scam.

After all, what factory would be so extravagant as to arrange hotel accommodation for its employees?

Allowing the workers to stay in a hotel, such an action, if captured by reporters, would certainly become the headline of the next day's news.

The workers' faces were filled with smiles that were both excited and reserved, finding everything inside the hotel new and fascinating.

They, who were originally worried about leaving their hometowns, now felt incredibly at ease.

Here, they seemed to see a bright future beckoning.

Just two days later, the experimental team that Xu Ning had eagerly awaited was finally announced.

After strict screening by Wang Shuo and Xu Ning, the members were divided into two groups, each with 15 people, led by Xu Ning and Wang Shuo respectively.

The first day of the team's establishment was a tense and fulfilling teaching period.

Xu Ning personally taught the essentials of upgrading CNC machine tools.

What was pleasing was that those previously obscure and difficult technical problems were mastered by both teams after several hours of teaching.

They immediately split up, went deep into each workshop, and took over the task of upgrading the CNC machine tools that Xu Ning was previously responsible for.

This measure allowed Xu Ning to be freed from the heavy upgrade work and fully devote himself to preparing the materials needed for tanks and armed helicopters.

Materials for tanks could still be handled easily, but the special steel required for armed helicopters was causing a headache.

Existing steel mills were simply unable to produce this high-quality steel, and finding new partners was urgent.

Tang Ziwei had been tasked with searching everywhere, but progress was not optimistic.

Fortunately, two days later, all CNC machine tools had completed their upgrade operations.

The workers repeatedly expressed sincere admiration during the operation process.

They were surprised to discover that CNC machine tools with screens displaying chinese truly existed in this world!

Button functions that could previously only be identified by memory were now clearly labeled on chinese buttons.

When encountering problems, the screen no longer displayed confusing foreign language information, but instead helpful chinese prompts.

These changes were simply a dream come true for the workers.

As the processing efficiency of the machine tools greatly improved, the production capacity of the entire workshop also rose accordingly.

Tang Ziwei repeatedly suggested to Xu Ning whether to consider selling the upgraded equipment at a higher price.

Even if the price was increased by 500,000 or even 1 million, the market would certainly flock to it.

However, while Xu Ning had considered this, what he was currently more concerned about was the progress of the tank and helicopter projects and the collaboration situation of the two teams.

"Xu Ning, the patent you applied for before has been approved!" Tang Ziwei walked in holding a stack of documents.

Those were the technical patent documents for the [QLU90 Sniper Grenade Launcher].

"That's great, now I can give the blueprints to Mr. Xu to review." Xu Ning took the documents and carefully reviewed them.

These patents will become a considerable source of income for the factory in the future.

"Xu Ning, regarding the special steel you asked me to find before, I have a suggestion," Tang Ziwei said, "Perhaps you can ask Mr. Xu for help with this problem; he has a deep background and resources in the field of materials."

Xu Ning's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

That's right, how could he forget this great figure!

The fact that Mr. Xu could invite him to join the Academy of Sciences in the first place was enough to prove his extraordinary strength and connections.

For Mr. Xu, the problem of special steel would surely be solved easily.

Xu Ning quickly found Mr. Xu's contact information and eagerly dialed the number.

The phone rang several times before finally being answered, and a slightly impatient voice came from the receiver.

"Hello? Who's speaking?"

"Hello, I am the Factory Director of the 316 Military Factory. We met at the military industry exhibition."

"Longhai?"

Ah, I remember now, it's you!" The voice on the other end of the phone instantly filled with excitement.

"Any new news? Have you decided to join our Academy of Sciences?"

...

"Not exactly, the weapon we showcased before has obtained a patent."

I promised Commander Chen Dongchao that once the patent was approved, I would hand over the original design blueprints of the weapon to you for research."

"Oh?"

Then are you convenient now..." The other party's words were cut off eagerly before they finished.

"Convenient, very convenient!"

Quickly tell me the address, and I'll come right over.

Oh, by the way, can you land helicopters there?"

...

Xu Ning put down the phone and took a deep breath.

The other party's enthusiastic attitude made him a bit overwhelmed.

Not long after, a [Black Hawk S-70 C-2 Helicopter] flew from the sky and landed lightly on the temporary helipad built next to the shooting range.

Xu Ning gazed at the mighty armed helicopter, and the desire in his heart burned like a raging fire.

I must also build an even better armed helicopter than it as soon as possible!

In his mind, the shocking scene of his own armed helicopter clashing with US fighter jets under the blue skies of Iraq had already appeared.

The helicopter landed steadily, and a slightly stooped figure walked out of the cabin; it was Mr. Xu.

"Mr. Xu, these are the original design blueprints for the weapon." Xu Ning spoke concisely and directly handed the blueprints to him.

As soon as Mr. Xu's gaze touched the blueprints, a fervent light immediately burst forth in his eyes.

"Fantastic!"

This is truly a great help!"

He looked around at the overgrown shooting range and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is this your factory?"

Why don't I see any troops stationed here?"