313: Business as usual

“Okay, I'll go to the Chip Production Workshop to brief Professor Li on the work.” Liu Xiaolin said, picking up the document bag, “You two can sit in the office for a bit, I'll be right back.”

“Or, we can go to the workshop with you to take a look?” Tong Mingzhu asked, standing up.

“Sure, let's go to the workshop together,” Liu Xiaolin replied.

Then he called out to the inner room, “Tongtong, are you going to the workshop?”

“I'm not going, you go. Don't worry about me, the assistant sister can keep me company in the office,” Hong Tongtong said.

“Alright, then read well, we're leaving,” Liu Xiaolin finished, and took Hong Youli and Tong Mingzhu downstairs.

The three quickly arrived at the entrance of the Chip Production Workshop. After Liu Xiaolin swiped his card to enter, he led Hong Youli and Tong Mingzhu to put on dust-proof clothing and continued walking into the workshop.

As soon as they entered, Professor Li Zhaolong came over, “Is Tongtong feeling better?”

“She's completely recovered now and is reading in my office,” Liu Xiaolin said with a smile, then introduced them, “These two are Tongtong's parents, Mr. Hong Youli, major shareholder and General Manager of Deli Air Conditioning, and Ms. Tong Mingzhu, Chief Executive Officer of Sales at Deli Air Conditioning.”

“This is Professor Li Zhaolong from our Chip Production Workshop, he is an optical expert,” Liu Xiaolin said, looking at Hong Youli and Tong Mingzhu.

Professor Li Zhaolong looked at the two people next to Liu Xiaolin. The well-maintained Hong Youli looked around thirty-five or thirty-six years old, with thick black hair, bushy eyebrows, large eyes, and a square face, making him very handsome. Tong Mingzhu, wearing light makeup, looked only twenty-seven or twenty-eight. Even in dust-proof clothing, she still appeared slender and possessed an extraordinary temperament.

“I've heard a lot about Professor Li, it's a great pleasure to meet you,” Tong Mingzhu said enthusiastically.

Hong Youli walked over and tightly shook Professor Li Zhaolong's hand, “Professor Li, you've worked hard. Xiaolin is fortunate to have experts like you helping him.”

Upon hearing this, Professor Li Zhaolong realized they were Tongtong's parents and naturally couldn't be negligent. “Hello, hello, what big name? I just did a little something for the lithography machine research and development. Unlike you two, young and promising, working in industry for many years and creating a lot of wealth for the country.”

Seeing the two sides praising each other, Liu Xiaolin found himself unable to interject, so he stood aside and listened to them exchange pleasantries.

“Have you two come to Jiantuan Electronics because you were worried about Tongtong being sick? You don't need to worry, General Manager Liu is taking very good care of her,” Professor Li Zhaolong said.

“Haha, we all know Xiaolin is a good child, of course we are very relieved,” Tong Mingzhu said, laughing heartily.

“Exactly! Our General Manager Liu is young and promising, and also very careful, truly a rare young man,” Professor Li Zhaolong continued to praise.

“Stop praising me, we have serious business,” Liu Xiaolin finally couldn't help but interrupt their mutual compliments.

“Ah? Serious business?” Professor Li Zhaolong finally came to his senses.

“Yes, we didn't just come to see Tongtong this time, another purpose is to sign a Chip processing contract with you,” Tong Mingzhu said with a smile.

“Ah? You also plan to enter the mobile phone industry?” Professor Li Zhaolong was greatly surprised, “Your Deli Air Conditioning is a leading enterprise in the air conditioning industry, isn't it a shame to give it up?”

“No, no, we don't plan to transition, we are going to develop smart air conditioners,” Tong Mingzhu said.

“Smart air conditioners? Is your plan so advanced?” Professor Li Zhaolong was very surprised.

“Yes, I believe smart air conditioners are the main competitive product in the future market. We cannot stand still and hesitate,” Hong Youli said with a smile, “Therefore, we came to Jiantuan Electronics for help.”

“Hey, what help? This is General Manager Liu's company, isn't it just like your own company?” Professor Li Zhaolong spoke too directly.

Hong Youli and Tong Mingzhu repeatedly waved their hands, “You can't say that, you can't say that. Our Deli Air Conditioning is a joint-stock company. We, the couple, have some shares, but it is not entirely our industry. Unlike Jiantuan Electronics, Jiantuan Electronics is Xiaolin's industry, he can make decisions. Deli Air Conditioning has to hold a shareholders' meeting to decide on anything.”

“So, today we are coming for help in the name of the company, not as individuals.”

“Oh, I see. This time you are signing a Chip processing contract between companies, right?” Professor Li Zhaolong said with a smile.

“Yes, that's why I discussed the cooperation with Xiaolin in the office,” Hong Youli said.

“Alright, very formal, then let's handle it officially,” Professor Li Zhaolong said.

Liu Xiaolin quickly handed the document bag to Professor Li Zhaolong, “This is the Chip requirements plan from Deli Air Conditioning. Have our R&D personnel develop it quickly and make it into a process flow as soon as possible.”

“Has the contract been signed?” Professor Li Zhaolong asked casually, “How many days are required to complete the Chip samples?”

“This time we are doing small-scale research and development, so for now we only need a small batch of Chips,” Hong Youli quickly explained, “So we just made a verbal agreement. General Manager Liu said he could make samples of two types of Chips in two or three days.”

“Oh, understood. We guarantee to complete the task,” Professor Li Zhaolong said, nodding.

“You've worked hard, Professor Li,” Tong Mingzhu said with a smile.

“It's nothing, not hard work,” Professor Li Zhaolong said, holding the document bag, “Then you two can look around. I'm going to the R&D Department first.”

After Professor Li Zhaolong finished speaking, he turned and left. He needed to arrange tasks for the other R&D personnel, and this task needed to be expedited, so it was better to go earlier.

“Okay, go ahead and get busy. I'll take my Uncle and Auntie around the workshop,” Liu Xiaolin nodded in reply.

After Professor Li Zhaolong left in a hurry, Liu Xiaolin took Hong Youli and Tong Mingzhu on a tour of the cleanroom workshop. The two marveled at the environment here.

“I never expected the production environment here to be so good. Our workshop should learn more from this in the future,” Hong Youli said with a smile.

“Yes, the workshop even has a tea room with transparent glass, which doesn't delay rest or work. This design is very ingenious,” Tong Mingzhu also praised repeatedly.

“Our workshop is a cleanroom workshop, so the requirements are relatively high. To prevent the operators from feeling the environment is monotonous and boring, we specially set up this kind of tea room. Everyone can relax a bit, which can actually improve work efficiency,” Liu Xiaolin explained with a smile.

“That makes sense, this is a great way to do it,” Hong Youli said, “It stimulates the workers' enthusiasm, a very good idea.”

After the three had toured the area, Liu Xiaolin was worried about Hong Tongtong being alone in the office, so he suggested, “How about we go back to the office and sit for a while? We shouldn't make Tongtong anxious.”

Hong Youli and Tong Mingzhu hadn't seen enough yet, but seeing the worry in Liu Xiaolin's eyes, they were surprisingly happy: Liu Xiaolin was constantly thinking about Hong Tongtong, which deeply touched them.

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