Free Web NovelChapter 840: Chapter 443 Super Genius, the Most Brilliant Genius!_1
Sun Lei was the quintessential protagonist at the beginning of a web novel, and there was one major feature in his life --
His wife kicked him out with a single kick!
Sun Lei and his wife were high school classmates. They were not childhood sweethearts; his wife always liked another male classmate, but that classmate eventually chose her best friend.
So she turned around and chose Sun Lei.
Sun Lei had been married for five years when he discovered his wife was still entangled with that male classmate. One day, he finally caught them together at home, leading to a huge argument with his wife. Afterward, she decisively decided to divorce him and be with that classmate.
This family matter became a huge scandal, causing everyone at the Wangwu Engine Group to know about it, and many gossiped about it in private.
One could imagine Sun Lei’s predicament; he had long wanted to change environments.
He had another significant characteristic: he was "talented but not appreciated".
Sun Lei’s ideas about mechanical design were ’forward-thinking’ and innovative, but the few proposals he made were never adopted; they were always directly passed over.
Of course.
That’s not how the Wangwu Engine Group saw it; most did not deny Sun Lei’s talent, but they thought his ideas were ’pie in the sky’ or, to put it bluntly, ’unrealistic’. Many of his design ideas sounded high-end, but when actually discussed, they were riddled with errors. A simple design, in Sun Lei’s hands, turned out more complex than the design’s actual effectiveness.
This was the reason none of Sun Lei’s designs had ever been adopted.
So when he heard that Sun Lei wanted to go to the capital to have a look, Zhang Shuqing didn’t even think twice before agreeing, and others in the mechanical group felt that the group wouldn’t miss Sun Lei. Perhaps there would even be fewer controversies during research and development. As for whether going to the capital would help Sun Lei adjust his mentality...
Who cared?
What Zhang Shuqing said was just a courtesy. He had already promised Zhao Yi to send someone. If Sun Lei didn’t go, he would have to appoint someone else. In comparison, Sun Lei volunteering was the best outcome.
Very soon.
Zhao Yi received a callback from Zhang Shuqing, saying they were sending the ’most innovative’ young expert to help the Kunlun second group with the design of a high-pressure compressor.
"The most innovative young... expert?"
Zhao Yi felt a bit like he was being toyed with when he heard this description. Looking at the information sent by Zhang Shuqing, he asked, "Named Sun Lei? Formerly at the Science Academy’s mechanical institute, an associate researcher, only thirty-five years old, indeed quite young." Being an associate researcher at an institution affiliated with the Science Academy meant his basic skills were beyond question, but the description of ’most innovative’ was still puzzling.
Zhang Shuqing immediately said, "Don’t worry! Sun Lei is the most brilliant one here, he always has very thoughtful designs. I heard you needed people, so I decided right away to send Sun Lei over."
"To get him to agree to go, I did a lot of work. Sun Lei’s family is here, and working in the capital..."
He didn’t continue, but his point was clear.
Zhao Yi didn’t see any problem upon hearing this; whether Sun Lei was creative or not wasn’t an issue. Sun Lei was previously an associate researcher at an institution under the Science Academy, had been promoted to associate researcher at a young age, and had worked at the Wangwu Engine Group, so there was no doubt about his technical level.
He was skeptical about the so-called ’innovative power’, mainly because he didn’t believe the Wangwu Engine Group would send their most outstanding young talent over here. He wasn’t familiar with Zhang Shuqing, so there was no way the latter would offer such strong support.
But after talking with Zhang Shuqing, Zhao Yi looked forward to Sun Lei’s arrival. Regardless of innovation or genius, meeting and talking would allow them to understand each other better.
...
Sun Lei arrived quickly.
Zhao Yi thought he would have to wait at least a week before the person arrived since coming to the capital might mean joining the Kunlun second group, which would require long-term work here with an uncertain specific timeframe. Unexpectedly, after only two days, he met Sun Lei in person.
"His beard was scruffy, and he was unkempt..."
"From afar, you could smell a whiff of sweat. Has he been wearing the same clothes for several days? Why didn’t he take a shower and change his clothes before coming over..." freeweɓnøvel.com
"His eyes were lifeless, as if he didn’t care about anything."
"What’s the deal with this guy?"
Zhao Yi was quite surprised when he met Sun Lei. He knew many scholars in their thirties, and most of them dressed casually, not paying much attention to life’s details, including himself. If he could wear sportswear instead of casual clothes, he would, and he always wore sports shoes. But even if one dressed casually, hygiene was still important, especially when coming to the Kunlun second group for a first meeting; shouldn’t one pay some attention to appearance and be a bit more spirited?
Looking like this at a job interview, the chances of failure would indeed be infinitely high.
Luckily, Sun Lei wasn’t here for an interview. With his rank and resume, he was joining directly as the Kunlun second group needed related talent.
Of course.
There would still be some tests.
Zhao Yi, alongside Yuan Haitao acting as ’interviewers’, casually discussed a few problems with compressor designs. Sun Lei answered without even thinking, performing satisfactorily.
"That’s enough."
Zhao Yi gave Yuan Haitao a look and turned much friendlier towards Sun Lei. He took Sun Lei’s hand without any disdain and sat him down on the sofa, saying, "It was Chief Designer Zhang and I who asked your group to send someone over. Chief Designer Zhang highly recommended you, saying you’re the most innovative young expert in the Wangwu group."
Sun Lei was surprised, "Chief Designer Zhang said I’m the most innovative?"
"Yes."
Zhao Yi nodded emphatically.
"But..."
Sun Lei voiced his confusion, "I always felt that there, they didn’t seem to think highly of my designs. Last week, I presented a bleed valve design that I’d been researching for a while, and the Chief Designer directly rejected it, saying the problems I created were greater than the efficiency. How could he say I’m innovative?"
"Um..."
Zhao Yi felt a bit embarrassed listening to this. He had intended to probe a bit. Usually, even if someone realized something was amiss, they would nod or respond in some way to affirm what was said, meaning ’being looked upon favorably by Zhang Shuqing’.
Being favored at Wangwu Engine would mean being valued in the new engine group as well.
But unexpectedly, Sun Lei seemed not to understand how to respond in such social situations, directly mentioning his criticized designs, implying ’I’m not looked upon favorably at all’.
"Alright!"
"Being low in emotional intelligence and honest can also be strengths, right?"
Zhao Yi could only think this way.
His enthusiasm toward Sun Lei hadn’t changed, but he stopped probing and directly brought up the issue with the compressor.
Zhao Yi was planning to tackle the compressor stability problem and wanted to inquire about the Wangwu Engine Team’s approach as well as Sun Lei’s own thoughts.
Sun Lei explained, "Our team’s solution is similar to the Kunlun Engine Team, focusing on both the air release valves and the stator blades. Thanks to your team’s development of the latest turbine blade material, we’ve been working on compressor-related designs recently, hoping to create a compressor with a higher thrust-to-weight ratio. However, designing for stability is the most challenging."
After discussing the Wangwu Engine Team’s issue, he continued, "Personally... As I mentioned earlier, I designed a scheme for the air release valves, but it was rejected."
"Lately, I’ve just been doing calculations with the team," Sun Lei said, shaking his head, implying that recently he hadn’t had any significant work to do.
Zhao Yi, showing interest, asked, "The design for the air release valves that was rejected, what sort of design was it? Can you talk about it?"
"Sure."
Sun Lei nodded in agreement, saying ’sure’, then looked around.
Yuan Haitao, like an assistant, perceptively took paper and a pen and placed them in front of Sun Lei.
"It’s like this."
Sun Lei made a simple diagram on the paper, sketching the overall structure of the engine, highlighting the compressor’s outline, and then indicating the position of an external line before sketching out the design.
The design was quite complex. freēwebnovel.com
But Sun Lei got straight to the point, "My design mainly involves adding two air release valves, for a total of three, positioned at the penultimate, antepenultimate, and preantepenultimate stages of the compressor."
"The exhaust ports of the three air release valves are not around the engine’s circumference but in a separate circular channel, so that the outflow aligns with the jet stream. In other words, the discharge from the valves also generates forward thrust for the engine."
"This would enhance the effectiveness of the air release valves, so they’re not just a device for reducing internal pressure. It also eliminates the need to design complicated variable stators."
"Because the air discharge generates thrust, the fighter jet’s deceleration process would greatly reduce fuel consumption..."
Sun Lei went into detail.
Even Yuan Haitao was drawn in as Sun Lei explained. The concept was indeed captivating: only three air release valves, no need for complex variable stator blades, and the discharge increasing thrust while significantly lowering fuel consumption during deceleration?
This...
"It seems like a stroke of genius!"
Zhao Yi listened carefully and pondered, "Aligning the outflow of the air release valves with the jet stream to directly release high-pressure gas also generates thrust, but wouldn’t the exhaust channel be too long?"
"The control of the air release valves is not easy, and the seals might be prone to damage..."
"But these are minor flaws in the grand scheme!"
"All these issues are easily solvable!"
The more Zhao Yi listened, the more brilliant Sun Lei’s design seemed. Its core innovation was using the air release valves to control compressor stability while providing additional power to the engine.
Such a design would bring many challenges, yet they were all surmountable design issues.
As Sun Lei elaborated on his design, Zhao Yi subconsciously used "Supervision Law" to identify and solve two minor issues.
Every design has its problems, but those that can be directly addressed are hardly issues at all.
"This is truly a work of genius!"
"Sun Lei, this guy is indeed a genius, extremely innovative. Chief Designer Zhang didn’t deceive me!"
"If this design is implemented, the stability issues could be resolved, without diminishing the overall performance of the engine and could even reduce fuel consumption..."
"Sheer genius!"
Zhao Yi looked at Sun Lei as if he were a treasure, also puzzled as to why the Wangwu Engine Team had not adopted Sun Lei’s design.
Why indeed?
In reality, because he was an ’outsider’, his judgment of difficulty was based on systemic capacity; some issues seemed straightforward under causal thinking but were hard to design with logical thinking.
One problem might be manageable, but a whole host of issues, and the gap would be too wide.
Therefore, Zhao Yi’s assessment of difficulty was inexact; problems he thought were easy to fix were insurmountable for others.
Sun Lei’s design created a multitude of issues that, for the people at Wangwu Engine Team, were even harder to solve than redesigning the compressor from scratch.
Thus, his design was outright rejected.
Zhao Yi was unaware of this.
After hearing Sun Lei’s design, Zhao Yi immediately arranged a good dormitory for him and quickly had Yuan Haitao sign an internal contract with him. Back in his office, he made a phone call to Chief Designer Zhang.
"Chief Designer Zhang!"
He spoke excitedly, "Thank you. Just now, I met Sun Lei, and indeed, he’s a genius, a super-genius, an extraordinary genius. He has breathtaking innovative power in compressor design!"
"Sun Lei’s abilities are too strong!"
"Honestly, when I first heard from you, I was a bit skeptical. Now, I apologize, Chief Designer Zhang. Although we haven’t met, your support for our Kunlun Group Two, I will always remember it!"
"..."
