Chapter 72: Who is this guy?

  Su Cheng didn't take the oil field workers' words to heart. The Oil Exploration Bureau was very large, with a five-story building surrounding a courtyard. Right opposite the main gate was the exhibition hall, which was filled with certificates of honor and souvenirs, making it a must-visit place. In comparison, the conference room on the second floor was really mediocre.

  Despite this, the people of Daqing attach great importance to the central leadership's inspection tour. Even the conference hall has someone who is responsible for setting it up, hastily but not in a flurry, laying down carpets in every corridor, placing flower arrangements, and posting propaganda slogans.

  The rough cement floor was also swept clean, like a dog sniffing out drugs, and the carpet-style search revealed dirty things stuck to it.

  One staff member was even more frantic, picking up a hair and excitedly shouting and yelling, as if someone blowing air could turn it into an inflatable doll.

  The peeled wallpaper on the wall was also covered with large paintings, looking very festive.

  The staff who repeatedly checked were like a one-eyed dragon, constantly aiming at the position of flower baskets, flower pots and paintings.

  Li Xiangxiang felt uneasy and wanted to climb up to the railing to take a look, but was also stared back by others.

  "There's nothing impressive about it." Li Rongxiang could only sit obediently in the chair, listlessly fiddling with a straightening rod. This thing was also purchased, and out of over a hundred domestic oil equipment manufacturers, almost every one of them could make it. The variety designed by Su Cheng had some minor structural differences, but when handed over to the supporting factory, there were no obstacles. With Su Cheng's strategy of focusing on breakthroughs, this slightly unprofitable product was simply taking up production lines if they produced it themselves.

  The staff outside the door suddenly came in, pointing at the bracket and said: "Please put the dangerous goods in the display cabinet, is there a lock?"

  "What is this dangerous article." Li Rongxiang jumped up angrily.

  Su Cheng coughed and said, "Old Lei, listen to others."

  The staff finally cracked a smile and said: "One less thing is better than one more thing, let's just cooperate."

  Li Xiang put the microphone on the shelf and said with a still unhappy tone, "With this empty conference hall, how can we receive our leaders?"

  "There's always a chance of passing by."

  Just as he finished speaking, another staff member rushed in and shouted: "The leader has gone to the 2nd floor, everyone sit still, no looking around or changing positions."

  The sound of heavy boots knocking on the ground has already been transmitted in.

  Li Xiang finally put away his playful expression.

  Along with the footsteps came voices, from afar to near in front of the conference hall door, and stopped for a moment at the middle window, but it was from the back door that they had come in.

  "Is this the new device you've made?" The crowd parted to reveal a leader with thick eyebrows and a straight back, who was staring at the pipe reducer.

  This thing was completely designed by Su City. No one else recognized it, and for a while, they couldn't respond, anxiously furrowing their brows and rolling their eyes.

  Huo Chang suddenly stood up with a jolt, but was speechless, and looked at Su Cheng for help.

  So everyone looked towards Su City.

  "This is Minister Qi from Beijing."

  "Minister Qi is good." Su Cheng stood aside, took a light breath, and spoke in an even tone: "It's our newly designed equipment, called the Anti-Deviation Grinding System. This is a solution specifically designed to reduce oil well wear and tear, and it's the first of its kind globally. We're going to install 5,000 units on oil wells, and it's expected to save the country 200 million yuan in expenses each year."

  At the moment when Director Qi arrived, Su Cheng realized that an opportunity had come. If he was lucky enough, a single sentence from the central leadership could turn the "Anti-Bias Grinding System" from a small order to a large one. So, he didn't hesitate to release the product report speech.

  Minister Qi, who had been in charge of propaganda for many years, was extremely sensitive to terminology and immediately grasped the key point: "Solution?"

  "It's a solution designed to solve specific problems, such as oil well wear and tear, which is a common problem in the oil field. To solve the same problem, the oil field used to spend 40,000 to 100,000 yuan before, but our system only needs half of that investment..." Su Cheng replied in a moderate tone, making the leaders behind him breathe a sigh of relief.

  The staff outside the conference hall thought silently: I don't know which unit's guy is going to be transferred again. In history, examples of being promoted all the way because of excellent answers are not uncommon.

  Just as Su Cheng was answering the first sentence as usual, Su Xing, who worked in the office of the Ministry of Public Security, squeezed through the door with a sense of superiority, ready to stand guard beside the secretary and await instructions.

  Within sight, all were men's backs and buttocks.

  Su Xing took two more steps before he saw the profile of the leader and the back of the lucky person.

  "This person seems familiar." Su Xing's memory was good, he furrowed his brow and thought for a moment, then quickly switched to the opposite position.

  In an instant, a familiar yet strange face appeared in front of Su Xing.

  "Su City!" Su Xing was shocked and turned pale, was Lucky actually Su City?

  In an instant, his sense of superiority vanished, and he inexplicably thought of his unsmiling grandfather. In Su Xing's eyes, Su Cheng was a completely different person from the ordinary lucky ones.

  Even if Suzhou was relocated back to Beijing, it would still be a disaster that Su Xun could not accept.

  Even a joke from Prime Minister Qi would have a drastically different effect when heard by grandfather.

  If he had to say what was worrying him the most, it would be Su Cheng. In the early days, he worried that his father would overcompensate Su Cheng, fortunately this guy's temper was both bad and hard; nowadays, he is most worried about his grandfather being biased. The scene of Su Cheng returning to Beijing with the title of "New Long March Blitz" and directly meeting his grandfather had already appeared in his nightmares more than once... In an instant, Su Xing thought again: Su Xing graduated from the Chinese Department of Peking University, how could he understand petroleum machinery and speak so clearly.

  "This must be a fake, definitely a fake." Su Xing thought to himself: This guy's "New Long March Assault Team" seems to have been formed just because of the technical achievements, and the Chinese department student's petroleum technology achievements? Hmph! Fake experience has emerged. I don't believe it, you really understand technology... With a determined look, Su Xing quickly retreated to the back and whispered to someone.

  "Is this okay?" This person was a young university lecturer who had met Su Xing once in Beijing.

  Su Xing heavily nodded his head and said: "Aren't you trying to transfer to China University of Petroleum? Get this impersonator down, just wait for the news directly, hurry up, the minister is leaving."

  The young lecturer gritted his teeth, pushed aside the people blocking his way, and stood behind the minister and the accompanying experts. In a low voice, as if muttering to himself, he said: "Fuzhengqi and Jiachonggan are things that have long existed, how did they become a system when combined, and even a global first?"

  The destructive power of this sentence is considerable.

  The expert from China University of Petroleum who accompanied Minister Qi here frowned, looked around at the media and cleared his throat lightly.

  The Secretary of State had already prepared to leave, but upon hearing the voice, he stayed again.

  After a few seconds of silence, an expert stood up and asked: "Can you describe again the global innovation of this solution?"

  The flashing lights came down with a crash.

  Su Xing clenched his fists, secretly pleased. The existence of this professor from China Petroleum University was to ask questions and verify the authenticity of technology. As long as a few professional questions were asked to Su Cheng, he would definitely be investigated afterwards. At that time, just looking at his academic certificates would be enough to confirm the plagiarism crime.

  Su Cheng fell silent for several seconds.

  Just as Su Xing thought he was going to ramble on, Su Cheng organized his thoughts and nodded: "Alright, the core component of this system is the pipe rod wear-reducing sleeve, straightening device, and weight-increasing rod, which have been modified in some details to adapt to the former. The pipe rod wear-reducing sleeve was designed by me and has 27 patents registered. Comrade Li Tianxiang is responsible for the process design. This system abandons the previous method of hardening the oil extraction rod to resist eccentric wear...

  The expert thought for a moment and asked: "So, the friction between the coupling sleeve and the oil rod will also cause wear and tear. How is this solved?"

  "This will be the main wear of the anti-bias grinding system in the future. The difference between the coupler I designed and others lies in the three arc-shaped reducers inside, which are calculated according to the formula to make the three arc pieces produce friction, maintaining the coupling effect while reducing unnecessary wear..."

  He picked up the pipe wrench and dismantled it in no time, revealing the three-arc-shaped reducer inside.

  The mere action itself demonstrates professionalism.

  Su Xing stared blankly, unable to think of a solution.

  The expert asked a few more questions, and seeing that Su Cheng's answers were correct, he nodded slightly to Minister Qi and retreated. He had some doubts, so he stood up to question him. Based on the different results, Minister Qi could make amends and avoid making a joke out of mistaking a thermos for a grenade.

  Minister Qi got a hint and smiled: "Not bad, does this three-arc-shaped reducer also have a design patent?"

  "Yes, the arc is calculated..."

  Both sides asked and answered each other, the atmosphere was pleasant.

  Su Xing looked at Su Cheng with an incredulous expression, feeling disgusted as if he had eaten a fly. He was clear in his mind that his earlier small action was truly a case of "losing the chicken and gaining nothing but millet". Because Director Qi had originally been ready to leave, but because the expert questioned Su Cheng, he stayed behind again.

  It seems like they really did get along well after all, as Suzhou almost completely dismantled the entire system.

  A group of people stayed in the conference room for over twenty minutes, second only to the high-level talks. Su Cheng also became the longest single communication time among cadres and staff during the inspection process.

  Finally, when Minister Qi was about to leave, he even took the initiative to hold Su Cheng's hand for a photo and patted his hand with the other hand, saying to the camera and the crowd: "The Daqing spirit is an important part of the Chinese national spirit. Today, I saw young comrades like Su Cheng who are eager to make progress, independently and autonomously completing technological innovations, which makes me very pleased. This proves that our Daqing spirit, our Chinese national spirit, can be passed down from generation to generation. I hope that leaders at all levels will preserve and cultivate our spark, continue to carry forward the tradition of 'loving the country, pioneering, seeking truth, and dedicating oneself'."

  A group of leaders present at the scene thought to themselves while listening: Who is this guy?!