Free Web NovelChapter 803: 430
Li Rongmao didn’t know about Yanhua University’s Metal Material Laboratory, nor was he aware of Zhao Yi’s involvement in the research and development of turbine blade alloy materials.
He made the connection between Zhao Yi and the turbine blade materials only after seeing a message from Steel Plant 307 announcing the performance enhancement of K03A, which mentioned Zhao Yi’s name, crediting "Academician Zhao’s guidance and advice." What that guidance and suggestions entailed, however, was completely unknown to him.
Li Rongmao paid little attention to the news because someone as eminent as Academician Zhao Yi seemed too distant from his own life.
Now, thinking back to the voice on the phone saying that Academician Zhao thought highly of him and wished for him to join their R&D project...
"Turbine blade materials, nickel-iron alloy?" Li Rongmao suddenly realized that everything made sense.
He hadn’t understood why Peng Engui’s mood had soured after Steel Plant 307 released the news, seeming to become quite anxious. There was information that only people at Peng Engui’s level had access to, and it turned out that Academician Zhao was involved in the turbine blade R&D project, with a focus on the ’unfancied’ nickel-iron alloy.
If it were Steel Plant 307’s R&D team making corresponding achievements, there seemed to be no reason for urgency.
The Steel Plant 307 R&D team wasn’t highly skilled; maybe they’d get lucky with a discovery once, but research in alloy materials is like this: you can’t win ’five million’ every time. As long as there’s no continued performance enhancement, their research team would sooner or later develop a single-crystal nickel alloy surpassing K03A.
But now it was different.
Academician Zhao was involved in turbine blade alloy material research. Not only was his genius known worldwide, but his involvement was confirmed by a Steel Plant 307 announcement that a single ’guidance’ session had greatly improved K03A’s performance.
If this continued, the performance of K03A might further improve and reach international advanced levels.
Then, what was the meaning of developing single-crystal nickel alloy?
Li Rongmao was a main researcher in Peng Engui’s R&D group and was fully involved in the development process. He knew the progress of developing the single-crystal nickel alloy better than perhaps Peng Engui himself. He was aware that under normal R&D speed, it would take at least five years to develop a turbine blade made of single-crystal nickel alloy to reach the international advanced level that could be used in high-end aviation engines.
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"With just one major boost in K03A’s performance, it would have already reached the international advanced level. That means our research would have lost its meaning, doesn’t it?"
"No wonder!"
Li Rongmao suddenly understood everything; it all made sense. He immediately thought about the other party’s purpose and hurried to look up "Yanhua University Metal Material Laboratory" online.
The result was quite unexpected!
Nothing!
"Why does the search only show the Metal Composite Materials Laboratory of Shuanghang University?"
"There’s no Metal Material Laboratory? Could the name have been mistaken?"
"Impossible, right?"
Li Rongmao added the three characters for ’Shen Binghe’ to the search keywords, but still had difficulty finding any related webpages. He removed ’Shen Binghe’ and added ’Academician Zhao,’ and finally found a relevant page.
It was a BBS forum!
In the forum, there was a post presumably by a student from the Yanhua University School of Mechanical Engineering, who mentioned that "Academician Zhao is in the process of establishing a metal material laboratory and has even obtained a site from the school, right next to the Power Engineering Laboratory."
Beneath were many comments from fellow students, "That place is sealed off, they won’t let us go see!"
"But there’s definitely a material laboratory built there. My tutor mentioned that the material majors will have a dedicated laboratory and even said enviously that a doctor with the surname Shen was lucky."
"A doctor with the surname Shen? Who is that?"
"I know, I’ve seen him. His office is on the first floor of the mechanical building. He looks quite square and seems gentle."
"I heard he’s going to supervise graduate students next year..."
The discussion then shifted to Shen Binghe. ƒгeewёbnovel.com
Reading the comments, Li Rongmao found them amusing. There were many regarding ’lucky Dr. Shen,’ but none precisely identified ’Dr. Shen’ by name.
"Isn’t it Shen Binghe?"
He was somewhat exasperated by what he read and decided to register an account to leave a reply, "I know, materials doctor Shen Binghe. The Metal Material Laboratory has just been established, and I heard they’re actively recruiting. He called me, and I’m still considering whether to go there or not..."
After typing, his mind was settled!
Having posted his reply, Li Rongmao immediately closed the webpage and even saved it, resolving to reopen this thread to read after officially joining Yanhua University, and reply to confirm his presence at Yanhua. If he didn’t join Yanhua University, he decided he would delete the link and never open it again.
Li Rongmao went to make a cup of coffee, pretending nothing was amiss, and chatted with a colleague who had returned before seriously contemplating whether to leave for Yanhua University.
He was very tempted but needed to remain calm.
In fact, his situation wasn’t bad. At the Science Academy’s Metal Research Institute, he was working on a national-level project under an academician. The research work was indeed busy and the pressure immense, but he was about to be promoted to deputy researcher.
"Probably another half a year?"
Li Rongmao mulled it over.
No matter how Peng Engui pressed him, it couldn’t be delayed by a year. When his contract ended, he would no longer be in the R&D team and it was impossible to renew the internship contract. He was certain to be promoted at the half-year mark.
