Chapter 874 Ups and Downs
As the breeze blows, the golden rice ears rise and fall, making rustling sounds, as if telling the transformation of the village. The busy figures of the villagers in the fields form a pastoral picture full of vitality and hope. However, Qi Tongwei has a faint sense of uneasiness in his heart. He knows that the road to development will never be smooth sailing.
As expected, the electronics factory encountered new problems not long after. With the increasingly fierce market competition, peers continued to launch new technologies and new products, and the electronics factory's products gradually lost their advantages in terms of cost performance. The order volume began to decline, and the workers gradually showed worried expressions on their faces.
"We can't just sit there and wait for death." Qi Tongwei said to the management in a serious tone in the conference room of the electronics factory, "We must increase investment in research and development to enhance the competitiveness of our products." After some heated discussions, they decided to set up a special research and development team to focus on the exploration and application of new technologies.
At a research and development meeting, a young engineer proposed a bold idea: "Can we try to use new materials to reduce production costs, such as studying orange peel power generation technology? Orange peels exist in large quantities in the rural areas around us and are a wasted resource. If we can convert them into electricity, it will not only reduce costs, but also achieve resource recycling. This is a good way to kill two birds with one stone."
Once this idea was proposed, it immediately aroused everyone's interest, but it was also accompanied by many doubts. "Generate electricity from orange peels? This sounds incredible, can it work?" said an old employee with a frown.
Qi Tongwei's eyes lit up: "I think we can give it a try. Doesn't the advancement of science and technology come from these bold ideas? Let's do a feasibility study first. If it really succeeds, it will be a huge breakthrough for our electronics factory."
So the R&D team began a long and arduous research process. They started by collecting orange peels and carefully analyzing their components. In the laboratory, various instruments and equipment were running day and night, and the R&D personnel kept trying different methods and formulas to try to find an effective way to convert orange peels into electricity.
In this process, failure followed like a shadow. Experiment after experiment ended in failure, and R&D funds were constantly consumed. Some opposition voices began to emerge within the electronics factory. "I have long said that this is an unreliable idea. So much time and money have been wasted, and there is no result." Some employees began to complain.
Facing these doubts and pressures, Qi Tongwei was under a huge psychological burden, but he never wavered. "Everyone hold on a little longer. Every failure is a step closer to success. We can't give up because of temporary difficulties. This is not only related to the future of the electronics factory, but also to the development of the entire village." He constantly encouraged the R&D team.
Finally, after countless attempts and improvements, the research and development team made a breakthrough. They successfully extracted a special substance from orange peels, which can generate stable electricity through a specific chemical reaction.
"We succeeded!" The lab cheered, and the researchers hugged each other excitedly. The fatigue and stress of the past few months disappeared at this moment. After hearing the news, Qi Tongwei rushed to the lab as soon as possible, and looked at the device that used orange peels to generate electricity with a look of relief in his eyes.
"This is the result of our joint efforts. Next, we will apply this technology to production as soon as possible," Qi Tongwei said excitedly.
In the process of applying orange peel power generation technology to the production of electronics factories, a series of problems were encountered. How to collect orange peels on a large scale and how to optimize the power generation device to adapt to large-scale production were the difficulties in front of them. However, Qi Tongwei and his team did not back down. They actively cooperated with surrounding fruit farmers to establish a stable orange peel supply channel; at the same time, they optimized and improved the power generation device many times.
With the successful application of orange peel power generation technology in electronics factories, the production cost of products has been greatly reduced, and the cost performance has been significantly improved. The order volume of electronics factories has rebounded rapidly, and with this innovative technology, it has attracted more and more customers' attention.
The news spread quickly and soon reached foreign countries. Some foreign companies and scientific research institutions showed great interest in this technology and sent people to visit and learn. For a time, the village was bustling with foreigners from different countries shuttling between the electronics factory and the village, and they were amazed at everything that happened here.
"This is simply amazing. You can actually get electricity from orange peels. This is a great innovation in the energy field." An energy expert from the United States said with a thumbs up.
In the process of receiving foreign guests, Qi Tongwei not only demonstrated the technological achievements of the electronics factory, but also introduced the development history of the village to them, from traditional handicrafts to agricultural modernization, and then to today's technological innovation. The foreign guests were full of curiosity and respect for this vibrant and creative village.
"We hope to establish a cooperative relationship with you to jointly promote this technology so that more people can benefit from it," said a representative of a European company sincerely.
Qi Tongwei readily agreed: "We very much welcome international cooperation and hope that through our joint efforts, we can contribute to global sustainable development."
With the development of international cooperation, the scale of the electronics factory has further expanded, not only gaining a firm foothold in the domestic market, but also gradually moving towards the international market. The village has also become more and more well-known, attracting more talents and investment.
On the other side of the village, the cultural and educational activities of Zhongshuyuan are also in full swing. More and more outstanding teachers are attracted here, bringing advanced educational concepts and teaching methods. Zhongshuyuan not only pays attention to students' academic performance, but also attaches great importance to the inheritance of traditional culture and the cultivation of comprehensive qualities.
Children learn calligraphy, painting, traditional handicrafts and other courses in the academy, feeling the charm of traditional culture. At the same time, the academy also organizes various scientific and technological innovation activities to stimulate children's interest in science and spirit of exploration.
"Uncle Qi, look at this little invention I made. It's a small charger designed using the principles of solar energy and orange peel power generation." A little boy excitedly ran up to Qi Tongwei with his work in his hand.
Qi Tongwei took the charger, looked at it carefully, and showed a satisfied smile on his face: "Well done, it seems that the education of Zhongshuyuan is very effective. The children of your generation will definitely be more promising than us in the future."