Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1279: Chapter 614 Returning to Zhengyang_1

After a series of meetings and discussions, the spaceship project was determined, with project evaluations still ongoing. The initial task was to appoint Zhao Yi as the chief designer to assemble a team and complete a comprehensive set of design work.

Some minor details were also decided upon during the meeting, such as the abbreviation for the spaceship project, which was set to ’YZFC’.

The original acronym for the spaceship project was derived from the first letters of the English words, but later, it was determined through meeting discussions to use the initial letters of the Chinese pinyin, since the spaceship project is for the time being a domestic venture and does not require an English name.

At the same time, the meeting also determined the initial funding for the project design—

Ten billion yuan.

Although this sum was relatively small for the project, in reality, the ten billion yuan was just a symbolic allocation. The specific amount needed for the design was unknown, so ten billion was set as the initial figure, with further funds available upon request.

Of course, the funds certainly couldn’t be too excessive, such as reaching tens or hundreds of billions. During the design process, every large expenditure would need to be recorded.

There are many aspects determined by the meetings regarding the design work for the spaceship, but in reality, starting the project is no easy feat.

For example, as of the moment, the design team consists of only one person, which is Zhao Yi, the appointed chief designer.

The meeting decided on Zhao Yi as the chief designer but didn’t determine any other participants, not even a deputy chief designer.

After the meeting concluded, Zhao Yi only found one person—Yuan Haitao.

Yuan Haitao was Zhao Yi’s "old subordinate," having worked together on the design and experimental work for engines and Warhawk aircraft. Although his technical abilities are not strong, his work experience is quite abundant, and he is adept at following orders to complete tasks.

Therefore, Zhao Yi directly named Yuan Haitao to join the team, which could help him share a significant amount of work.

And that was it.

The meeting decided that other departments, institutions, and experimental groups should coordinate, with each participant to be designated by Zhao Yi.

For example, if there was a need for talents in aircraft manufacturing, they could reach out to aircraft design institutes to send personnel directly.

For instance, if aerospace talents were needed, they could simply call the Aerospace Bureau, and the bureau would immediately dispatch relevant experts.

The same applied to other institutions and experimental groups, all of which were required to work in collaboration.

While the design work for the spaceship project may not be the focal point among focal points, Zhao Yi, as the chief designer, had the highest authority in "recruiting" people. The coordinating departments had to not only provide personnel but also ensure they were the best talents available.

Zhao Yi didn’t have much trouble assembling the design team; it was the other things he needed to consider himself.

Such as the research and development base.

The design of a spaceship is an enormous project. As more people are bound to join the design process, a fixed office location is necessary.

Zhao Yi’s first consideration was Yanhua University, where both the Warhawk engine and aircraft had been designed.

Later on, he felt it was not suitable.

Today is not like the past!

When the Warhawk engine design was underway, the project wasn’t anything special—almost understood as the Aerospace Group’s way of saving face, allowing him to work on the engine design.

Now, it is a national key project with more people expected to be involved. It’s essential to ensure strict confidentiality, and working within a university setting would be inconvenient.

Yet, going to other experimental groups or factories would be similarly unsuitable, because design is a job that requires thought, and a conducive environment is needed.

Just like a large tech company conducting core research and development needs to ensure a comfortable work environment for their staff, inspiration often comes in more relaxed surroundings.

Some experimental groups and key factories are situated in locations with less-than-ideal environments.

Take the Z-wave group, for example.

The working environment of the Z-wave experimental group is quite harsh, with tens of kilometers around it being empty space, and farther away is simply uninhabited areas, which is definitely not suitable.

After careful consideration, Zhao Yi decided to head to Zhengyang, Phoenix Bay Industrial Park. It was a very good choice.

One reason was work-related. He was not only responsible for the design of the spaceship but also for the R&D work at Yixing Aerospace Technology.

Although he didn’t need to be involved in the specifics, overseeing the general direction was necessary, and he had to be involved in some key research projects to significantly accelerate the R&D progress.

The second reason was that Zhengyang was indeed very nice. As a small city, it was not too noisy, and the industrial park was often quiet and could designate a section as a restricted area.

The northern part of Zhengyang is a permanent military zone, thereby guaranteeing security.

In short, there were many advantages.

"It’s decided, I’m heading back to Zhengyang!" Zhao Yi thought while pondering, "It’s also good to work back in my hometown for a while, and the environment is great. The whole family can move back and enjoy some leisurely time." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

But leisure was now out of the question.

Zhao Yi still hoped to build the design team as soon as possible, but assembling a team was not easy. It wasn’t that he couldn’t attract people, but rather he wasn’t sure which kind of talent to recruit next.

The spaceship was an entirely new project.

It was a completely unknown field, with core technologies integrating high-end technologies such as Z-wave, anti-gravity, spatial shielding, nuclear fusion, and more.

Normally, the design of a spaceship would definitely involve the Aerospace Bureau, and it seemed to be related to aircraft design, but upon closer consideration, it was not the case at all.