Chapter 416 The Strength of the Steel Rolling Mill

Chapter 416 The Strength of the Steel Rolling Mill

Chapter 416 The Strength of the Steel Rolling Mill
Not long after, Yan Wanbin came back and went to the classroom and practical room first, and explained the new requirements for the practical exam.

"I have discussed with other teachers that there will be more than one workpiece in the practical test. As for how many more to add, it has not been decided yet."

"Everyone, practice well. As for which ones we will be tested on, don't ask me. I don't know either."

"Ah—" Upon hearing this, everyone wailed. The practical operation that they could have easily completed before now has added a lot of work to it, adding a lot of pressure to them.

"Don't worry about it. I'm doing this for your own good. Just do what you need to do."

After saying that, Yan Wanbin turned and left.

After a few complaints, everyone was forced to accept this fact and review what needed to be reviewed and practice what needed to be practiced.

Compared with other complaints, Yu Xingmei was in a very good mood because she had the guidance of two masters and their little tricks.

Yu Xingmei felt that today's practice was like a leap forward, and she had made a lot of progress compared to before.

"I can't tell, your practical skills are not bad either." Jin Jianxian gave a rare compliment.

"No, no, it's all thanks to you. Without your guidance, I would not be able to do this." Yu Xingmei was very embarrassed and modest.

"I praised you a few times, and you really believed it. Keep practicing. The final exam will not only test one workpiece, but all workpieces."

Yu Xingmei rolled her eyes at her and said, "Humph, do you know how to speak? If you do, then speak properly."

Even after being criticized, Jin Jianxian did not refute.

Time passed quickly and before 9 o'clock, Yan Wanbin called everyone to leave school.

On the way back, Yu Xingmei was still in a good mood. It was obvious that she had made great progress in this practice.

Time flies, and it's the weekend.

I agreed with Jin Jianxian and Yu Xingmei to come to the steel mill on the weekend.

Early in the morning, the three did not gather at the Xinhua Bookstore, but went directly to the entrance of the steel rolling mill.

When Li Kailang arrived at the door, Yu Xingmei and Jin Jianxian were already standing there.

"I thought I came early enough, but I didn't expect you to come so early. How long have you been here?" Li Kailang said speechlessly. They had agreed to arrive at 9 o'clock.

He deliberately arrived twenty minutes early, but the other two arrived even earlier than him.

"Not long ago, we just arrived." They said in unison.

These words were just politeness. The two of them had pale faces due to the wind. It must have been about ten minutes.

"Go in quickly, it's very cold outside." Li Kailang quickly took out his certificate and handed it to the security captain on duty, Ren Youfeng.

"Brother Ren, prove it."

Ren Youfeng took the certificate, glanced at it casually, and returned it, waving his hand and urging, "Okay, come in quickly."

Jin Jianxian and Yu Xingmei are not from the steel rolling mill. If they want to enter the confidential unit, they need a certificate from their leader. This certificate was issued by Director Yang yesterday.

After getting the certificate, Li Kailang immediately showed it to the security guard, and said while passing out cigarettes, "Two people should come to the steel mill tomorrow morning. Please don't chase them away."

"Okay, okay. Since it's Master Li who asked and gave us the proof, we won't drive them away when they come tomorrow morning."

Since they had the proof and Li Kailang knew how to handle things, everyone naturally agreed happily. Otherwise, the two of them would not have been able to stay at the entrance of the steel mill and would have been driven away long ago.

"Let's go." Li Kailang looked at the two of them and took them in.

As the two followed, they looked back at the security building from time to time.

"What's wrong?" Li Kailang couldn't help but ask.

"Kang Li, the security building of your factory is really big, much bigger than the one in my unit. Look at this door, it is at least ten feet wide. How many people can leave after work?"

Li Kailang took a look and didn't think there was anything strange about it. "It's not that big, and there aren't many people coming in and out."

"Isn't this big enough? If you want to show off, just say it. Who are you trying to fool?" Yu Xingmei rolled her eyes at Li Kailang.

Li Kailang felt wronged. "I'm not showing off. This door is really not big. It's inconvenient to get in and out with so many cars."

"You can also drive?" Yu Xingmei asked in disbelief.

Li Kailang looked at Yu Xingmei strangely: "I'm a driver, how come I can't drive?"

"Oh, oh, oh." Yu Xingmei suddenly realized, "If you hadn't told me, I almost forgot you were the driver."

It was mainly because of Li Kailang's ability in study that Yu Xingmei gradually forgot Li Kailang's job.

"Oh, by the way, I heard that every driver has a gun, do you have one?"

"Have."

"Where is it? Show it to me, so I can see what kind of gun you have."

Li Kailang spread his hands and said, "I don't have a gun."

"No gun?"

"And you said you had a gun."

Upon hearing this, Li Kailang realized that Yu Xingmei had misunderstood. "The gun is not in my hand. It is in the security building. Our driver has a gun, so we have to get it from the security building."

"It's usually placed there, how can you carry it with you? You can't see it even if you want to."

"Oh, I can't watch it." Yu Xingmei was very disappointed.

The same was true for Jin Jianxian who was standing next to him. Although there is no gun ban now, not everyone can see a gun.

"If you want to touch a gun, I can take you to see it." Li Kailang suddenly said.

"No, no, take us there quickly." Yu Xingmei said excitedly.

Jin Jianxian on the side was very calm. Li Kailang was surprised that one girl was extremely excited while the other boy was indifferent.

"Come with me to the shooting range."

Li Kailang took the two of them to the shooting range.

Yu Xingmei was like a monkey that had just entered the city. She looked left and right with great curiosity and asked about everything new she saw.

"Your factory actually has a shooting range? And it's so big? No wonder it's a big factory. My factory doesn't have one at all."

Not every factory can have a shooting range. After all, the production of bullet casings alone requires a lot of waste iron materials, and only steel rolling mills have the ability to produce independently.

Other factories basically spend money to buy bullets.

Once inside the shooting range, Yu Xingmei was extremely curious. She couldn't stop moving her hands. She kept touching left and right, and even ran under the target to see if there were any bullets.

It's true, he picked up a few empty shells without ammunition.

"Kailiang, can I try firing a few bullets?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Jianxian, who was standing by, was also eager to try and wanted to fire a few shots.

But Li Kailang had to pour cold water on him, "I can't fight. I don't have any bullets. I have to get them from the security building. They don't give out bullets and guns on weekends."

After all, it was the weekend, and Li Kailang brought outsiders in. For safety reasons, he naturally couldn't shoot a gun. Even if he had one, he couldn't take it out.

Otherwise, once the gun goes off, there will be no explanation.

The steel rolling mill has relatively strict control over guns, but Li Kailang feels that the control is not strict because Zhang Jinwu, Ma Wenxuan and Uncle Ding are very familiar with each other.

Li Kailang did not forget his business and pulled out two guns from an unknown little place.

"Hey, you guys want to see the gun. I'll bring it to you two. Take a look."

These two guns are real guns, secretly hidden by the apprentice. Li Kailang played with them before, so there is no need to worry about safety issues. Because these two guns have no magazines and can't even load bullets, how could there be any safety issues?

The two men played with the pistol for a while, but then lost interest. After all, they couldn't fire it, so it was just a toy.

"Okay, let's go, but don't forget the business." The two men returned the gun to Li Kailang, left the shooting range and headed towards the transport team.

Passing by the workshop on the way, Li Kailang suggested: "Why don't we stop by the workshop and see what's the difference between our workshop and yours."

"Is this okay?" Jin Jianxian asked.

Li Kailang waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's okay, it doesn't involve any confidential information."

"Then let's go to the workshop and take a look. I want to see what's different about your workshop." Yu Xingmei said.

Passing by a workshop, Jin Jianxian noticed that there were workers working in the workshop and couldn't help but ask Li Kailang.

"It's the weekend now, why are there still people working in your workshop? Don't they take a break?"

Li Kailang took a look and saw these workers practicing turning with scrapped workpieces, and he understood what was going on.

"They are not working, they are practicing their skills."

"Practicing skills?" Jin Jianxian couldn't help but exclaim. If it were in the past, it would be a normal thing.

But it’s different now. All level assessments have been stopped, and no matter how much you practice, you can’t level up.

Jin Jianxian couldn't help but say, "There are actually some people still practicing. It's really a big factory. Their ideological awareness is different. They are much better than the workers in my factory."

"Since they heard they couldn't upgrade, they went home after work every day. They wouldn't come to practice on weekends. Big factories are big factories. They are just different."

"Ah, this." Hearing Jin Jianxian's sincere praise, Li Kailang couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, feeling a little embarrassed.

He knew that these workers came here to improve their skills only as a by-product, and their main goal was to strive for year-end bonuses.

That's a bicycle ticket. If you work hard before the New Year, you'll make a profit if you get it.

"This is what happens in your steel mill. There are people there on weekends. In my mill, apart from the security guards, everyone else stays at home and watches on weekends. There is no motivation at all."

"Ah, this." Li Kailang choked again, not knowing how to answer.

Could it be that if they weren't for the reward, they wouldn't have come to the steel mill to practice?
Although I really wanted to explain that this was not what Jin Jianxian thought, it would damage the reputation of the steel mill after all.

After thinking about it, I decided to give up and save face for the workers and the steel mill.

The most important thing is to leave a good impression on Jin Jianxian and Yu Xingmei.

"You're right. That's true. Although I can't upgrade now, I can't guarantee that I won't be able to upgrade in the future. After all, the technology is mine."

"A big factory is a big factory. They are just different." Yu Xingmei nodded in agreement.

Li Kailang quickly changed the subject. If he continued talking, he wouldn't know how to cover up his lie.

"We've finished watching this, let's go watch the next one."

Li Kailang took them for a walk and visited many workshops. There were people busy in almost every workshop.

Such a scene made the two of them admire and sighed: "Big factories are different. There are people coming to work even on weekends. Such factories can definitely do big things and make a lot of money."

If Director Yang could hear Jin Jianxian say this, he would definitely laugh awkwardly and would not dare to meet Jin Jianxian out of shame.

He is now worrying about how to deal with the interrogation of senior leaders, how to save money, and how to cope with next year's production tasks.

Director Yang was overwhelmed by all the things he had to deal with, and he really didn't live up to Jin Jianxian's high praise.

Li Kailang deeply agreed with this. Compared with Li Huaide, Director Yang focused on production, and the steel rolling mill developed well.

Finally, Li Kailang brought the two of them and finally arrived at the transport team.

This time, there was finally no one working in the transport team, and Li Kailang was happy to have some peace and quiet without being disturbed, so he took the two of them into his exclusive study room.

"This is your study room!"

As soon as the two entered, they immediately looked around at the dazzling array of things that filled the room.

Not only were there a variety of tools, but there was also a bed with a thin quilt on it, which was completely beyond the two's expectations.

"How come there is even a quilt?" Yu Xingmei couldn't help but ask.

Li Kailang took it for granted: "Look at what you said. I'm a driver, isn't it normal for me to have a blanket? I have a room to sleep in, why do I have to sleep in the car? It's uncomfortable."

Can't he enjoy the room he has? It's just a small indulgence of privilege.

"That's true." Yu Xingmei nodded.

Jin Jianxian said, "It seems that Kailang you are very valued by your factory director. He even gave you a complete room. It would be unjust if you don't repay the factory director."

"Yes." Li Kailang nodded. He knew that if he could enjoy such good treatment, he would have to bear the consequences.

"Isn't it just staying in the steel mill after graduation? Anyway, I don't expect to leave the steel mill, so I'll enjoy myself first."

At this point, Li Kailang thought of Director Yang's instructions to him and looked at the two of them.

"How is it? My steel mill is pretty good, right? Are you interested in working there after you graduate?"

"You two will definitely graduate successfully and come to my steel mill. You will definitely get good treatment. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could work together?"

Hearing this, Yu Xingmei didn't have any ideas. "Let's talk about it after I graduate. It's not certain."

On the other hand, Jin Jianxian thinks a lot.

Looking at the vibrant steel rolling mill, I thought of my own lifeless parts factory.

Thinking of how Li Kailang was valued and treated well in the steel rolling mill, and then thinking of myself being isolated and bullied in the parts factory.

All these manifestations show that only in the steel rolling mill can he realize his ambitions, have a future and hope, and change his life.

The last time Li Kailang came to the parts factory, he specially invited him to the steel rolling mill. Although he said he would consider it, he actually already had the answer in his heart.

There are not many large factories like steel rolling mills that provide one-stop production and sales services. They are self-sufficient and basically have no shortcomings.

It’s raw materials, and at worst we can maintain basic supply.

He doesn't know any First or Second Steel Mill that is better than the Red Star Steel Mill. At present, the Red Star Steel Mill is his best choice.

Thinking of this, Jin Jianxian's eyes flashed and he made a decision.

Li Kailang kept his eyes on Jin Jianxian. In response to Director Yang's instructions, the thing he was most sure of was to bring Jin Jianxian along.

Seeing Jin Jianxian's eyes flickering, Li Kailang knew that it was a sure thing.

Jin Jianxian said, "It's too early to talk about this now. You haven't even graduated yet. Let's talk about it after you graduate."

"That's right, let's talk about it after graduation." Li Kailang agreed. Since Jin Jianxian didn't refuse, it was basically a sure thing.

Li Kailang wanted to laugh when he thought about working together after graduation and dealing with those unconvinced senior workers together.

In terms of technology, the two are equally inferior, and in terms of knowledge, it's even more of a dimensionality reduction attack. What's more, they have to draw engineering drawings, which is like hanging them on a tree and beating them.

But these masters dare not resist.

'Hehehe' Li Kailang couldn't help but laugh evilly when he thought of this.

"Yes, yes, yes. Don't forget your business. I'll get you the workpiece. You practice well and we'll watch you."

Li Kailang did not forget his business. He took the workpiece and quickly showed it to Yu Xingmei.

The exam is next weekend, so if I can practice more, I will have a better chance of passing the practical test.

(End of this chapter)