Free Web NovelChapter 953: 482 Then let’s be even more conservative!_2
There are also those who shamelessly admit they don’t have enough research funds, and want to brazenly ask for some money?
"Asking for money? No way!"
"Let’s delete each other from our contact lists, and never get in touch again!"
"If we’re friends, let’s not talk about money, talking about money hurts the relationship! All my money is hard-earned with sweat and blood!"
Among them, it was only Lin Xiaoqing who showed concern, reminding him to be careful whenever he went out recently, and casually arranged to meet up over the weekend for a small gathering.
A small gathering...
Cough cough, just to eat, maybe eating all night long.
Just after Zhao Yi put down Lin Xiaoqing’s phone call, he received a call from his future mother-in-law, Zhao Hongjuan. The first thing she said was, "How are you planning to arrange your marriage with Xiaoqing?"
"Pfft!"
Zhao Yi almost spat out blood when he heard that.
Though he indeed had plans to marry Lin Xiaoqing, he had thought they should at least wait until after her graduation, right?
The education department allows graduate students to get married and have children, but in reality, very few actually do.
Zhao Yi could only respond, "It all depends on Xiaoqing, on Xiaoqing, whenever she wants, I’ll agree."
His parents showed their concern for him.
Liu Jing especially emphasized that he should ’hire several bodyguards’, "Now that you’re so rich and it’s come out, you better be careful not to get into any trouble!"
Zhao Yi calmly said, "Don’t worry, society is very safe nowadays, I don’t have to worry even if I have a lot of money when I go out." As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the four armed police officers following him, immediately feeling a sense of security.
Security?
There is nothing safer than armed police!
"The state is really great, providing me with guards," Zhao Yi exclaimed, "It’s just that always having guards with me is a bit too high-profile."
As it turned out, even having guards with him when going out didn’t guarantee peace. Not only did many acquaintances tease him about the list, but many reporters also hurried over for interviews.
Zhao Yi, already a person of interest, was sought after by reporters since the Forbes list hype hadn’t died down yet.
When Zhao Yi encountered a reporter on the way, and saw them hustling over with a camera in a state of hardship, he didn’t have the heart to have the guards drive them away and simply accepted the quick interview.
The reporter, carrying their equipment, followed Zhao Yi and asked, "Many people are discussing the news from Forbes right now. Can you say a few words about it?"
Zhao Yi lamented, "I really didn’t want to be on that list."
"Actually, I’m just an ordinary citizen, doing my research to contribute to the country, no different from ordinary people."
"Most of my time is spent on scientific research, and I’ve never seriously thought about how to make money because money isn’t that important to me. So personally, I feel... it’s a bit of a wrongful accusation to put me on the list!"
This was a heartfelt exclamation from Zhao Yi.
The reporter listened and simply stopped in their tracks, just watching as Zhao Yi walked away, without the heart to continue chasing after him with more questions.
"Never thought about how to make money?"
"And then... ended up on the Forbes rich list?" They pondered in confusion, "Why is it that I spend all day thinking about how to make money, and yet I’m still a just a run-of-the-mill worker?" freewēbnoveℓ.com
When the interview content was published, it once again sparked a heated discussion online.
If it were someone else saying ’I’ve never thought about how to make money,’ they’d definitely be accused of ’putting on airs.’ But when Zhao Yi said it, it was stating the facts, because everyone knew that Zhao Yi really did spend most of his time on academics and science—and that was the reason for all of his achievements.
And the result?
A genius fully focused on academics and science, who casually invested on the side, ended up on the Forbes China rich list. Meanwhile, the majority of people who were focused on making money...
Cough cough.
They felt a sudden urge to die!
...
After landing on the Forbes China Rich List Zhao Yi was subject to quite a bit of ’harassment,’ as many around him jokingly brought up ’money.’ His ears grew uncomfortable at the sound and he really wanted to shout out loud—
"I don’t give a damn about money!"
But it was no use. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
Zhao Yi simply decided to leave Yanhua University early to work on the WZ-A1 prototype testing at a factory in the north of the capital.
The components of the WZ-A1 prototype were not delivered to Yanhua University, and the Power Laboratory was just a design lab, which was not suitable for testing work. The high electricity usage and noise were issues, and it was impossible to ensure confidentiality. It would have been a major problem affecting the students’ academic lives, so the main components of the prototype were all transported to the northern factory. Only some parts with high technical content that could easily undergo testing were initially sent to the Power Engineering Laboratory, and now they had almost all been transferred.
When the components of the prototype were delivered to the factory, the first step was to test the components.
For example, the combustion chamber.
The testing needed to simulate the internal temperature of the engine and the flow of high-pressure air to fully harness the performance of the combustion chamber and verify the operational data of the combustion chamber.
These were the most basic tests.
No matter how the engine environment was simulated, it definitely couldn’t compare to the actual internal environment. Components like fan blades, turbine blades, compressor blades could only undergo simple strength and rotation tests, and it was impossible to obtain data from their operation within the engine.
Thus, it was necessary to assemble the prototype properly to allow it to operate in reality, which was the only way to determine the performance of each component and to identify any potential issues.
Zhao Yi arrived just in time.
The plan was to go a week later, by which time the prototype would have been fully assembled. But the atmosphere in the university was not good, as he always bumped into acquaintances who teased him, prompting him to simply head there early.
When Zhao Yi reached the northern factory, the WZ-A1 prototype was almost completely assembled, with just some external circuits not yet installed.
Zhao Yi inquired about the assembly issues of the prototype and then threw himself into his work, reviewing the data for each component. Understanding the parameters of the manufactured components in more detail was beneficial for the subsequent formal testing.
Since the WZ-A1 prototype officially entered production, Yuan Haitao had spent most of his time at the factory, participating in the inspection of every component that arrived. He was very familiar with the performance and condition of the components. Moreover, his team was responsible for the Kunlun No. 2 prototype and had a wealth of experience.
Zhao Yi discussed the delivery and inspection status of the components with Yuan Haitao and also sought advice on the procedures for testing and operation, as well as the status of supplementary components.
Yuan Haitao explained in great detail and was very much looking forward to the testing work.
Now he held a higher position than before; he was the main person in charge of the prototype assembly, maintenance, and testing, and was the ’second-in-command’ of the Warhawk engine team. In the Kunlun engine team, his position was only lower than that of Zhang Gangchuan.
Zhao Yi focused on the core issues during the testing process and delegated other tasks to various people.
This made Yuan Haitao’s role even more important.
However, Yuan Haitao looked forward to the testing work not just because of his position. More importantly, he felt that working with Zhao Yi had prospects, unlike working in the Kunlun engine team where he was responsible for testing a second prototype, doing a lot of data analysis and maintenance, yet unable to see any real chance for perfecting the engine.
After Yuan Haitao reported on the relevant work, he semi-casually brought up a subject of concern, "Academician Zhao..."
"What’s up?"
"How long do you think the testing work will last? All the way until it’s loaded onto the fighter aircraft..."
Yuan Haitao was referring to the time from the completion of the prototype assembly to the end of the first stage of testing and the mounting of the prototype onto the fighter jet for trial flight testing.
Zhao Yi asked in puzzlement, "Fighter jet? The Warhawk-1 hasn’t started construction yet, has it?"
"I’m talking about the initial trial flights." Yuan Haitao clarified, referring to the flight tests specifically for the engine. The Aviation Group had some dual-engine fighter jets dedicated to experimental use. Imported engines would also be tested on aircraft for performance testing. Since these were dual-engine (two engined) fighter jets, even if there were issues with the engine being tested, it wouldn’t cause too much danger.
Thinking it over, Zhao Yi nodded and said, "You mean, once the prototype operates normally and major faults are ruled out... This should be quick, right?"
He thought again and offered a conservative estimate, "A month?"
"A month??"
"Is that too long? How about three weeks then?"
Yuan Haitao was silent for a long time before asking, "Academician Zhao, do you know how long it took for the Kunlun engine to reach this stage?"
"How long?"
"One year and eleven months, almost two years!"
"Oh~~~"
With this information, Zhao Yi felt more confident and nodded calmly, "Well then, let’s be even more cautious, add another week, five weeks then. That will be our work goal for this phase."
