Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Chapter 383: Still lacking talent

The next day, Hou Yan, Hou Mingjun and Nan Yi arrived at the automobile factory to report.

Chen Changan directly cancelled all the strange regulations of his predecessor and restored them all to the regulations of the previous motorcycle factory.

At the same time, Hou Mingjun was asked to lead the process department and the technical department to start preparing to design the car's appearance.

There is no way, even university graduates are considered the most educated people of this era.

Unfortunately, due to the outdated teaching materials, their level still does not meet Chen Changan's standards.

Chen Changan really had no confidence in relying on these people to design cars.

All the tasks have been assigned and this time no one will disturb Chen Changan, so he can finally start designing the diesel engine.

Chen Changan himself was not very sure about diesel engines.

After much thought, the factory’s technical reserves for automobiles are still too poor.

Even if the engine is made, the difficulty of making other components is probably not much less than that of the engine.

However, the factory still has good technical reserves for motorcycles.

Chen Changan finally decided to take it step by step and start by producing small-displacement diesel engines.

You have to eat one bite at a time, and your eating skills need to be improved step by step.

What the country lacks most now is actually transportation capacity, whether it is long-distance or short-distance.

So Chen Changan thought of the three-wheeled vehicle that was popular for a long time in later generations.

This thing is also a representative of being tough and durable. Whether it is for hauling goods or carrying people, it is a good choice at this stage.

Just as Chen Changan started drawing, Hou Mingjun was looking at the people in the process and technology departments and felt overwhelmed.

I originally thought it was just a matter of designing the exterior of a car. Isn't that a piece of cake?

As a result of this contact, I found out, what kind of technicians are these?

They are all just fillers.

Hou Mingjun was a latecomer, as he started learning mechanics at the honeycomb coal factory.

But Shi Heping was a good teacher and he himself was eager to learn.

When Shi Heping was at the honeycomb coal factory, he didn't have much to do, so he had a lot to teach Hou Mingjun, and Hou Mingjun started at a high level.

The first thing I learned was the design and manufacture of engines.

Among these people, there are quite a few college students. When asked to design a general appearance of a car, they all become quails.

Later, Hou Mingjun thought that as college students, they must know a lot.

Then the question came up, what is a beetle? What is streamline?

Afterwards, the conference room fell completely silent. Many people even began to look at Hou Mingjun with strange eyes.

The look in those eyes was clearly that of a fool.

Hou Mingjun was really helpless. Even at the pharmaceutical factory, he didn't feel so helpless when training novices how to operate the machines.

But those people were farmers who had just put down their hoes.

These people in front of me are all technical secondary school or university graduates.

Hou Mingjun suddenly thought that the automobile factory should also open a school like the pharmaceutical factory.

Cultivate your own talents, whether they are technical workers or technicians.

Otherwise, forget about relying on these people to design cars.

Then, just like a teacher teaching a student, have them draw a picture of what they think the car looks like.

He then left the meeting room and went straight to Chen Changan's office.

Chen Changan was in the office. He had just determined the engine model and barely recalled some important data.

There was a knock on the office door.

Chen Changan said without even raising his head, "Please come in."

Hou Mingjun came to Chen Changan angrily and saw Chen Changan drawing a picture.

He immediately stopped saying anything and stood aside, ready to learn.

Hou Mingjun has experienced such a scene before.

When they first came to the motorcycle factory together, Chen Changan drew the pictures in this way, which eventually led to the motorcycle factory's success.

To put it bluntly, the automobile manufacturing that I am currently in charge of is just a lone commander.

The picture Chen Changan is drawing now is obviously an engine.

Hou Mingjun felt very happy. It seemed that he needed to find Shi Heping and ask him for technical workers so that he could start trial production of the engine.

Chen Changan saw Hou Mingjun coming in. Something must be going on at this time.

But Chen Changan planned to finish the work at hand first.

As Chen Changan began to draw the chart, the data he recalled was more than he had imagined.

If you don't draw it now, you may forget about it later. When you conduct the test later, missing one data will delay you for a long time.

When the scene came to an end, Chen Changan raised his head and looked at Hou Mingjun.

"You came here just to watch me draw? Didn't I ask you to lead people to design the appearance of the car?"

After hearing Chen Changan's words, the happy mood that had originally been there disappeared instantly.

He complained to Chen Changan, "Director Chen, I didn't know this before, but now I realize that this technical department is just a department that eats nothing.

They are still technical secondary school students and college students. Their level is not even as good as that of a half-baked person like me.

Ask them to design the appearance of a car, and they all become quails.

If you ask them what a beetle is or what a streamlined car is, they will just look at you like a fool.

I think that our automobile factory is one of the best in the country in terms of scale.

There must be necessary supporting facilities, right? For example, schools?

Set up a primary school, junior high school and technical secondary school for children.

Specially provide skilled workers for their own factories. If conditions permit, it is not impossible to set up a university.

At least we can train some really capable technicians. What do you think?"

"I don't think it's that great. I have my own plans for supporting facilities. Forget about the school.

We don’t know what the situation will be like in a few years. Even if we build a school now, can it bring about immediate changes in the factory?

By the time students have studied for a few years and graduate and come to the factory, I'm afraid our factory will be filled with cars.

As for you asking them what is a beetle and what is a streamliner.

You don’t even understand it yourself, how dare you ask others?”

Hou Mingjun immediately retorted, "I don't understand, but I'm just an administrative staff member, not a technical staff member.

Isn't it normal to not understand? It is because you don't understand that you should ask questions without any shame.

In the end, none of their technicians understand it, so they can’t complain, right?”

Chen Changan was too lazy to listen to his excuses.

"Okay, go back to designing your car's exterior and stop thinking about these useless things.

In fact, designing the appearance is not difficult. First, restore the design drawing according to the car you have seen.

After that, make small changes based on the different uses and advantages and disadvantages of each part.

As for what a beetle is and what a streamlined shape is, I will explain these things to you after you design a qualified car shape. "

Hou Mingjun could only leave helplessly. In fact, he also knew about the school's affairs and that distant water could not quench immediate thirst.

But as a subordinate, you don't have to ask your leader for help when you have difficulties. Otherwise, your leader will think you are useless.

But we can't completely avoid looking for leaders, sometimes we have to find leaders to complain.

There are benefits as well.