At this moment, Yang Zheng's expression clearly began to show displeasure. After all, he was the head of the factory, and now he had personally come to "seek help" from Liu Kai Xuan, hoping Liu Kai Xuan would give him face. To his surprise, before Liu Kai Xuan could even refuse, Li Ya, a mere secretary, interrupted and rebuked him.
"Alright, go prepare quickly, we're leaving for Dongxing Heavy Industry Plant immediately!"
"Understood, I'll go prepare now!"
After Li Ya left, Yang Zheng continued speaking. "I have some connections with the factory director of Dongxing Heavy Industry Plant. This time, the matter is truly unavoidable!" Yang Zheng said with a serious tone, "Kai Xuan, take a look at the situation after you get there!" "If you can resolve it, that would be ideal. If not, absolutely do not force it, just report back truthfully!"
"Yes, I understand, Factory Director!" Yang Zheng's final words to Liu Kai Xuan alone demonstrated his intelligence. It would be improper to offer no assistance when a friend requested help. However, from a practical standpoint, Li Ya's words held the reality. The professors from the Industrial University were not incompetent fools! Their expertise generally represented the pinnacle of the domestic industry. Even Liu Kai Xuan, a senior engineer, had been evaluated by that group of veteran professors. Problems that those individuals couldn't solve would merely be a perfunctory visit for Kai Xuan.
...
An hour later, Liu Kai Xuan arrived at Dongxing Heavy Industry Plant with Li Ya. Chen Haohai, the factory director of Dongxing Heavy Industry Plant, personally led Liu Kai Xuan to the workshop. Upon arriving, Li Ya immediately saw a familiar face.
"Grandpa, why are you here too?" Standing by the malfunctioning machine tool was an old man with white hair and beard. This old man was Li Guowei, Li Ya's grandfather. It was Li Guowei who had helped Li Ya arrange her secretarial job. However, Li Guowei had already retired, and he was unexpectedly summoned by the issue at Dongxing Heavy Industry Plant.
Li Guowei smiled and shook his head, "I was idle at home and heard that Dongxing Heavy Industry Plant had encountered some tricky problems, so I came to take a look!"
"Then have you found the problem?"
Li Guowei shook his head and replied, "The malfunction of this machine tool isn't extremely complex!" "Two gears in the internal gearbox have broken, but the repair difficulty is very high?"
"Gears are broken, can't they just be replaced?"
Li Guowei said sternly, "Xiao Ya, how many times have I told you!" "When encountering problems, you must not be hasty; you must solve them through objective analysis!" "If replacing just one gear could solve the problem, the malfunction of this machine tool would have been resolved long ago!"
"Isn't this Director Liu, why are you here too!" Soon, Li Guowei shifted his gaze to Liu Kai Xuan. Liu Kai Xuan replied with a smile, "I've come this time to learn a few tricks from Professor Li!"
Li Guowei couldn't help but laugh, "You young man are truly too humble!" "I'm just a retired old man, my eyes are dim and my mind is muddled, how can I have the qualifications to teach you!" "Since Director Liu is here, let's start diagnosing and see what's going on with this machine tool?"
Liu Kai Xuan smiled, preparing to start working. Li Ya, however, pressed further, "Grandpa, didn't you just diagnose it? Did you see the problem?"
"I..."
"Hehehe!" Li Guowei said with a chuckle, "I'm just a retired old man, coming to join the fun out of idleness!" "I did notice some issues just now, but I still need a little time to compile the information!" "After I finish preparing the information later, I'll come and discuss it with Kai Xuan. For now, I'll keep you in suspense!" Li Guowei was an "uninvited guest," while Liu Kai Xuan was the "expert" specially invited by Dongxing Heavy Industry Plant. The two did not belong to the same hierarchy, and Li Guowei naturally did not want to work with Liu Kai Xuan. If the machine tool problem was fixed, would it be his merit or Liu Kai Xuan's? This matter, if not clarified now, would become even more muddled after it was over! Li Guowei's intention was for Liu Kai Xuan to complete the inspection and produce a written report. Then, they would gather together, present their respective inspection reports, and have a good discussion about the problem.
However, for Liu Kai Xuan, there was no need for that at all. Liu Kai Xuan approached the machine tool and conducted a thorough and in-depth inspection of the faulty equipment. The inspection process lasted for nearly an hour, and by this time, Li Ya was starting to become impatient.
"Director Liu, have you found the problem?" "If it's really not working out, I can go ask my grandpa for information again?" "My grandpa just said he already saw the root of the problem!" "Don't think of my grandpa as having dim eyesight and being retired; he's actually a very capable person!" "He dedicated his life to academic research, and this minor issue is nothing to him!"
"You're right!" Liu Kai Xuan nodded and smiled, "Professor Li is highly respected and renowned in academic circles!" "For such a minor issue, why bother him to personally intervene? I can handle it myself!"
"Ah, really?" Li Ya was instantly overjoyed, "That's wonderful!" "I knew this minor issue wouldn't trouble Director Liu!" "As long as Director Liu puts in the effort, it's a trivial matter that can be easily handled!"
Liu Kai Xuan replied with a wry smile, "Alright, stop flattering me!" "Time is of the essence, let's hurry and fix this machine tool!" "Let's successfully complete the task assigned to us by Factory Director Yang!"
...
Li Guowei waited in the lounge for a long time but did not see Liu Kai Xuan. Even the talkative Li Ya had disappeared. Helplessly, Li Guowei had to enter the workshop to check the situation. When Li Guowei arrived, Liu Kai Xuan's repair work was already nearing completion.
"Liu Kai Xuan, you... replaced those two broken gears?" Li Guowei frowned and asked. Liu Kai Xuan nodded in response, "Since the gears are broken, of course, they need to be replaced!"
"Simply replacing the gears is far from enough!" Li Guowei said sternly, "Yesterday morning, when Professor Chen Guoliang came to repair this machine tool, he also replaced the gears!" "After the new gears were installed, the machine operated normally for less than ten minutes before breaking again!"