Chapter 17: Complete Restoration

Minister Feng vaguely remembered that on that day, Chen Xiao had mentioned that there was an uncle at home who had returned from studying in Germany and could repair the motherboard.

At first, Minister Feng thought Chen Xiao was joking, but he didn't expect that the motherboard was not repaired but replaced.

Was Chen Xiao's uncle really that gullible?

Minister Feng asked, "Chen Qiang's son said he has an uncle who came back from studying in Germany and can integrate integrated circuits?"

Wang Xiang glanced at Chen Xiao, who was installing the motherboard, and couldn't help but want to laugh. Chen Xiao was quite cunning. He probably made up the story to gain the factory's trust and deceive them.

But Wang Xiang couldn't understand why Chen Xiao didn't just tell the truth, considering his evident talent.

Wang Xiang replied, "This motherboard was produced by our Delong Electronics Factory. It was manufactured in an expedited manner. We've produced more than ten boards in total, and we've brought them all here."

Upon hearing this, Minister Feng realized that it was indeed the case.

When Chen Xiao mentioned his uncle, he had his doubts.

Zhang Biao, who was also from Jiangzhou, knew Wang Xiang, the winner of the May Fourth Youth Medal.

During the May Fourth Youth Day this year, the entire Jiangzhou media was covering Wang Xiang's achievements.

Excitedly, Zhang Biao walked over and shook Wang Xiang's hand, saying, "Brother Wang! I've seen you in the newspapers and on TV! I never expected Delong Electronics to be so powerful that it could produce German CNC machine tool motherboards!"

After shaking hands, Zhang Biao hurriedly offered a pack of cigarettes to Wang Xiang and said, "Brother Wang, I'm really grateful to you! I just heard that Director Su and the others found an agent from the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The experts said there was no way to fix it, otherwise, my side would be in big trouble..."

Zhang Biao tried to remain calm, but he was still overwhelmed by the situation. Dealing with people and finding the responsible parties were all trivial matters. The fact that the equipment was broken and caused the loss of tens of millions of state-owned assets was a major event.

With a new motherboard, the device could continue to operate, and Zhang Biao felt a huge sense of relief.

Wang Xiang waved his hand and said with a smile, "I don't smoke. You don't need to go through so much trouble and find experts in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. You're making a big fuss!"

Wang Xiang continued, "Although this motherboard is produced in our factory, such a sophisticated design, even all the technicians in our factory, including me, couldn't have made it. It was designed by Chen Xiao."

Chen Xiao? !

How is that possible!

Chen Qiang's son, a high school student, designing such a complex integrated circuit diagram?

It was an international joke!

Does Chen Xiao really have an uncle who returned from studying in Germany?

Minister Feng asked Chen Qiang, "Do you really have a brother-in-law who came back from Germany?"

Su Desheng and Gao Hongze looked at Wang Xiang and Chen Xiao in disbelief. If Chen Qiang truly had a brother-in-law who returned from studying in Germany, it would be an incredible talent, a top-notch student!

In his heart, Su Desheng murmured that if he could study in Germany, he wouldn't care about any leader in the market, lest he disturb the Delong Electronics Factory.

Su Desheng regretted his actions a little. He shouldn't have pushed Chen Qiang so hard earlier. It wouldn't matter if he offended Chen Qiang. If he offended Chen Qiang's brother-in-law, the situation could become even worse.

Wang Xiang's next words shocked everyone present.

Wang Xiang laughed and exclaimed, "This integrated circuit diagram was designed by Chen Xiao!"

What! !

Everyone stared at Chen Xiao in disbelief. They found it hard to believe that he, a high school student, could design such a complex integrated circuit diagram.

This was German equipment!

This was an integrated circuit that even the technicians from the Shanghai Stock Exchange Agency couldn't handle.

Could Chen Xiao truly design it?

Su Desheng laughed awkwardly and said, "Director Wang is joking. He's being too modest. This credit belongs to your Delong Electronics Factory. We must thank you very much! We'll pay for the production of the motherboard!"

When Su Desheng said this, he felt a little uneasy, as he didn't know how much a domestic motherboard would cost.

Chen Xiao was sweating, but he quickly installed all the mainboards of more than ten CNC machine tools.

It wasn't that Chen Xiao's technology was exceptionally good, but rather that the structure of the machine tools in this era was relatively simple.

Wang Xiang waved his hand and said, "What's the money? Chen Xiao helped us Delong redesign the integrated circuit of the VCD, which was a great help for us. The most difficult part of the integrated circuit is the design, and the second is the production. Once it's designed, we have the ability to produce it. As for the production cost, it's not a big issue."

At this point, everyone was in awe!

No one would think that the top student of Shuimu University, the technical director of Delong Electronics in Jiangzhou, and the winner of the May Fourth Outstanding Youth, Wang Xiang, would lie for a high school student.

There was only one reason why Wang Xiang said this: the circuit of the CNC machine tool was designed by Chen Xiao.

[Influence +10, cumulative influence 21.]

In this wave, Chen Xiao gained a full ten points of influence.

Reporter Li captured this keenly and excitedly told the cameraman, "Quick! Go shoot the newly installed motherboard and Chen Xiao! He's a genius! A true genius! Even the most skilled technicians in our country can't design what he did. This is all the work of a high school student! Oh my God!"

A reporter from Jiangcheng TV also quickly grabbed a camera and started filming Chen Xiao.

The reporters were aware that if Chen Xiao could design the mainboard to replace the original German Demag factory's board, it would greatly promote the development of domestic machine tools.

At the very least, they could imitate Demag products and produce their own versions, buying as few overseas materials as possible, which would significantly reduce costs.

And all this was done by a high school student!

Reporter Li from "Jiangzhou Daily" and reporter Wang from Jiangcheng TV station were eager to interview Chen Xiao individually.

Chen Xiao powered all the CNC machine tools, and they all started up normally.

Of course, Chen Xiao had made some adjustments when designing this batch of motherboards. They would encounter issues related to the current after about a month.

The design drawings that Chen Xiao sent to Wang Xiang differed slightly from the ones he mailed to the State Patent Office.

He couldn't help but take advantage of the honest people.

After gaining significant influence, Chen Xiao had set a trap for Director Su.

"Brother Wang, have you found any results here?" Chen Xiao asked.

Wang Xiang nodded and said, "I just looked at the circuit here and found two serious problems. One is that the power supply of the machine tool is not connected to the network in strict accordance with industrial power supply standards, which poses potential safety hazards. When I traced it back to the line marked as factory 41-12, it had been replaced. I asked the workers, and they said it was only replaced after it burned that day. This line is connected to the main line next door. Was there any electrical short circuit next door that night when the machine tool burned down?"

"I was wondering if this circuit should be easy to check. Did you not find it?"

Wang Xiang said decisively, "The burning of the CNC machine should have nothing to do with the control room, and Chen Qiang should not be held responsible."

Others might not believe what was being said, but everyone believed Wang Xiang.

Chen Qiang had seen through everyone in the factory tonight, and he was not afraid of Gao Hongze's retaliation. "Mr. Zhang! As long as Gao Hongze is on duty in the factory, he will play cards next door. I don't know if it has anything to do with this incident!"