Xiao Man Chun's attitude at this moment was a stark contrast to his initial demeanor. His eyes were fixed on Yang Xuan, like an old father showering affection on a foolish son.
This made Yang Xuan feel very uncomfortable. No matter how authoritative the Chief Engineer was, Yang Xuan didn't want to randomly acknowledge a father figure.
"Chief Engineer Xiao, Xiao Yang has finished processing. What's next?" Director Guo reminded him.
Chief Engineer Xiao seemed to come back to his senses: "Ah, it's finished? Let's proceed with the measurement then."
Naturally, Chief Engineer Xiao didn't need to personally handle this task. He already had a few university interns and assistants with him, and these people could complete the measurements for him.
At the level of Chief Engineer, he rarely engaged in very specific tasks. Only when encountering major projects would he personally participate.
For example, this major research project from the ministry, he personally undertook the design and development.
As one measurement after another was completed, the word "qualified" came from the mouths of his assistants.
The atmosphere at the assessment site began to heat up.
Yi Zhonghai's face wasn't looking so good. He truly hadn't expected Yang Xuan's qian gong skills to be so impressive. He had seen the blueprints for the workpiece that Chief Engineer Xiao had given Yang Xuan.
The eighth-grade qian gong from the rolling mill had all seen the blueprints and even attempted to process them. However, the precision of the rolling mill's processing equipment couldn't meet the processing requirements. None of the eighth-grade qian gong could produce a qualified workpiece.
Yi Zhonghai had initially thought that Chief Engineer Xiao was giving Yang Xuan, who was prone to lofty ambitions, a lesson by setting such a difficult task. However, he hadn't expected Yang Xuan to actually be able to process it.
The test had now turned into an opportunity for Yang Xuan, propelling him towards a skyrocketing future.
Chief Engineer Xiao had promised to give Yang Xuan an engineer's position. Engineer! That was a position that even Yi Zhonghai, an eighth-grade qian gong, looked up to.
Not to mention anything else, the salary was one level higher than Yi Zhonghai's. And that was just the lowest level engineer. If he continued to climb the ranks, his salary could potentially double Yi Zhonghai's.
Chief Engineer Xiao's monthly salary was over two hundred.
The workers from the rolling mill who were watching, also expressed their astonishment.
Qin Huai Ru was now completely dumbfounded. Yang Xuan had actually passed the eighth-grade qian gong assessment. She had originally come to watch Yang Xuan's humiliation. But she hadn't expected to see him soaring to new heights. From today onwards, Yang Xuan was no longer a simple worker. He was a cadre, part of the small elite group within the rolling mill.
Factory Manager Yang felt a sense of relief. Fortunately, he had followed the instructions of the higher-ups and arranged an exceptional qian gong level assessment for Yang Xuan, even agreeing to his request for an eighth-grade qian gong assessment. Otherwise, if Yang Xuan were to showcase his talents in the future and still be an apprentice, his impression in front of the higher-ups would likely plummet.
Yang Da Cheng was now in a daze. He hadn't expected his son to possess such great abilities.
"Lao Yang, Lao Yang, quickly get out the cigarettes. Your son passed the eighth-grade qian gong assessment! Starting next month, your son's monthly salary will be much higher than yours." Yang Da Cheng's colleagues teased him.
"It's not just an eighth-grade qian gong. Didn't you hear Chief Engineer Xiao say that as long as Yang Xuan could process that workpiece, he would be given an engineer's position. Starting next month, he'll be paid according to an engineer's salary. Over a hundred a month."
"Lao Yang, your son's made it big, you have to treat us to a meal."
"Treat you to a meal? Of course! I'll treat everyone to roast duck at Quanjude later!" Yang Da Cheng said excitedly.
"Good! Lao Yang, you said it yourself!"
In those days, eating roast duck was definitely a very luxurious indulgence. After all, Quanjude roast duck wasn't cheap. A whole roast duck could cost many people half a month's salary.
"Chief Engineer! All items on the workpiece passed inspection. Comrade Yang Xuan actually managed to process this workpiece!"
Xiao Man Chun stood up and walked to Yang Xuan, shaking his hand: "Excellent! Comrade Yang Xuan, I want to ask you to be my assistant!"
Yang Xuan smiled: "Chief Engineer Xiao, did I pass?"
Xiao Man Chun smiled: "Of course you passed. If you didn't pass, our rolling mill wouldn't have a single qualified eighth-grade qian gong. However, it would be a waste to keep you in the workshop as an eighth-grade qian gong. You should become an engineer."
Yang Xuan, of course, was delighted. A monthly salary of over a hundred, if he didn't choose that, he'd be a fool?
"By the way, you said earlier that if you could improve the processing accuracy of the machine tool, you would be confident in processing this workpiece? Are you capable of carrying out technical modifications on this type of machine tool?" Xiao Man Chun asked.
Yang Xuan said: "It's just a simple matter of improving the accuracy, I should be able to do it."
Xiao Man Chun smiled: "That's pretty amazing too. Starting tomorrow, you'll be working in the technical department."
Factory Manager Yang immediately walked over: "I've already arranged with the personnel department to transfer Comrade Yang Xuan to the technical department."
Xiao Man Chun nodded: "Specifically responsible for technical upgrades and modifications!"
He Yu Zhu was too busy to watch the excitement unfold. He was working non-stop to prepare a reception meal. After all, Yang Xuan's level assessment team was going to have a reception meal. There were several eighth-grade qian gong from other factories included in the team.
"I wonder if that kid Yang Xuan passed. He's really stubborn, insisting on the eighth-grade qian gong assessment. First Uncle will definitely try to sabotage him!" He Yu Zhu felt a little worried.
The fat man ran in from outside, panting heavily. As soon as he entered, without a word, he grabbed a water dipper, scooped up a ladle of water, and gulped it down.
"Tell me first, did Yang Xuan pass the assessment?" He Yu Zhu asked.
"He passed, he passed. Not only did he pass, but..." The fat man started to pant again.
"You just say it, don't leave half of it out." He Yu Zhu looked at the fat man. This guy couldn't do anything properly, except eat. Even when delivering news, he only said half of it, which made He Yu Zhu very annoyed.
"Yang Xuan isn't an eighth-grade qian gong anymore." The fat man said.
He Yu Zhu let out a regretful sigh, thinking that he had failed.
"Chief Engineer Xiao told Yang Xuan not to work in the workshop anymore." The fat man continued.
"Ah? Even if he didn't pass the qian gong assessment, he shouldn't be fired, right?" He Yu Zhu said.
"Fired? No, he wasn't fired! Master, who told you that Yang Xuan was fired?" The fat man asked curiously.
"Didn't you just say that Chief Engineer Xiao told Yang Xuan not to work in the workshop anymore?" He Yu Zhu said.
"Chief Engineer Xiao said that Yang Xuan shouldn't work in Workshop 1, he should work in the technical department. Chief Engineer Xiao gave Yang Xuan an engineer's position. He'll be working in the technical department from now on. He's become a technical cadre!" The fat man said.
He Yu Zhu couldn't help but kick the fat man: "You should have just said it clearly in the first place!"
The fat man stumbled and fell. As he got up, he said aggrievedly: "It's not that I didn't make it clear, it's that you wouldn't let me finish!"