Twenty years of cold chain

Chapter 50 The Teacher's Ideal

In early May, it was time for both teams to submit their material proposals and equipment proposals.

During this period, Hu Shutong used all his skills to "choose the best among the worst," combining second- and even third-rate materials from the procurement warehouse to create a plan that was far from perfect but barely usable. Luan Pingxin did the same thing; like when they were building the assembly warehouse, they cobbled together an equipment plan, failing to consider many issues and only managing to ensure normal operation.

Just two days before the meeting, Hu Shutong's assistant, Xiao Wu, suddenly arrived at his dormitory with a briefcase, looking somewhat nervous. "Shutong, the professor went into shock last night, so you'll have to give the presentation at the meeting the day after tomorrow."

"How could this happen! Is the teacher alright?!" Hu Shutong's eyes widened in alarm.

"Sigh! It's all because of that old ailment that I had to be taken to the hospital in time."

"Which hospital? I'd like to go check it out."

"The professor instructed that you should see him after you finish dealing with this matter. You should focus on the matter in the southern suburbs. The professor has someone to take care of him, so don't worry."

Hu Shutong accepted the proposal from Pang Shiyou. "Assistant Wu, please tell my teacher that I will do my best!"

Xiao Wu hesitated for a moment, then patted Hu Shutong on the shoulder and left the dormitory.

Sitting at the table, Hu Shutong opened Pang Shiyou's proposal. This was the first time he had ever seen his teacher's handwriting; the first few pages contained only one line of text, and Pang Shiyou had written many of them.

The launch of Shenzhou-3 laid the foundation for manned spaceflight.

Soon, our country will have its first manned spacecraft.

Next year, our country will open its first high-speed railway.

This is an era of unprecedented development.

It was also a glorious era for which all industries strived!

Cold chain logistics is crucial to people's livelihoods and international trade.

It also concerns every family and every individual.

To ensure that every household has access to safe and reliable food, and to prevent resources from being wasted.

This is a matter for one generation, and also for the next.

This is a matter of personal ideals.

This is also a matter of corporate responsibility!

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Following this opening, Hu Shutong saw the aspirations of this old scholar. It was a material case, but it was more than just a material case. Pang Shiyou used a grand approach to describe the comprehensive plan for the four cluster warehouses, including column structure, thermal insulation, moisture and frost protection, and the various properties of specific materials, which provided the best endorsement for a modern cold storage cluster.

There are many details, such as the fact that no padding blocks were placed on the surface of the polystyrene board. Given the size of the southern suburbs, there will inevitably be heavy stacks of goods. If padding blocks were placed on the surface of the polystyrene board, the polystyrene board and the padding blocks would deform together over time and be difficult to restore.

By placing the pads inside the polystyrene board layer, the ground load is transferred to the supporting structure, ensuring that the layered polystyrene boards do not compress or deform. Upon closer inspection, this is not a detail at all, but a method to maintain the performance of insulation materials for a long time. Pang Shiyou not only specified "what to buy" but also answered "how to use it".

Hu Shutong felt deeply inferior; this was a true master of practice, with profound and sharp insight.

He also saw a strong sense of mission, which was not only Pang Shiyou's, but also the ideals of the older generation of cold chain workers for this industry and their urgency to change the status quo.

But the concluding phrase "corporate responsibility" makes one feel deeply that one's own power is insufficient.

It wasn't time for the ocarina yet, but Li Zhou started playing it on the balcony, and it was the only piece Hu Shutong knew—Castle in the Sky.

The beautiful sound draws one into distant reverie. On the balcony, Li Zhou, head slightly swaying, plays the ocarina with a flourish, bobbing left and right like a fan. This piece, especially the sound of the ocarina, evokes a sense of looking upwards.

What are you looking up at?

Look at whatever you want, it doesn't have to be the sky or the clouds, and you don't need to care about the ghosts and demons in the melody. Just look up. How will you know the Milky Way twinkles if you don't look? How will you know the moonlight can make people sleep if you don't look? In this melody, Hu Shutong suddenly shed some of his heaviness, and it made the things he couldn't figure out a little lighter.

Hu Shutong suddenly shifted his gaze, and Li Zhou abruptly stopped playing the flute. Li Zhou then rolled his eyes at Hu Shutong, who laughed. A moment later, Li Zhou also laughed.

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Pang Shiyou's sudden illness also dampened the atmosphere in the laboratory. As for the colleagues at the meeting, some of them couldn't even be persuaded by Pang Shiyou, let alone Hu Shutong.

But just as Hu Shutong set off, Li Zhou followed. He had even shaved his beard and was wearing glasses without a prescription, which made him look less cold and gloomy and more like a scientific researcher.

Li Zhou's bag contained nothing related to the meeting, but rather two glass bottles of Coca-Cola. After handing them over, Hu Shutong took a sip, but Li Zhou then reached out again, saying, "It's inappropriate to hold this. Talk while you drink."

Hu Shutong smiled. This was truly rare. This guy, who was colder than ice, had finally started to actively communicate with people after leaving the lab.

"Anything related to ideals will be met with obstruction, and in the end, Minghe will still choose what comes from them."

It's not hard to see from his time in the lab that Li Zhou has a strong ability to communicate, but his personality seems to carry an innate sense of distance. Right now, he just wants to say more, that's all.

"But when we talk about our ideals, the other person doesn't have to pay a price. We can only do what we are capable of doing. I think that's the teacher's original intention in making this plan."

Li Zhou paused for a moment and nodded, then awkwardly adjusted his glasses, watching the fleeting shadows of trees outside the car window. Soon they arrived in the southern suburbs.

This meeting was very different from previous ones. In the past, it was more like a mobilization meeting, but now it was an execution meeting for each step.

Finally, there was no longer a need to deal with rows and rows of leaders; this time, Qi Zhendong sat at the head of the table. The layout of this meeting room inevitably brought to mind the time with the fresh-cut vegetable plan.

Hu Shutong and Qi Zhendong faced off once again.

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