Created in China Episode 4 Recap
> Created in China Recap
Suddenly, a beautiful girl came to visit his son, and Liu Shitang warmly welcomed her, eagerly asking if Lin Chuan was single, wishing he could finalize the marriage immediately. Seeing his father like this, Liu Jun felt helpless, finding an excuse to send him away. Lin Chuan stated directly that she came to express her gratitude and successfully invited him to have dinner together tomorrow.
Shen Jiali saw a bottle of perfume in her husband's pocket and mentioned it somewhat tentatively. Qian Hongming immediately explained that the perfume was a gift he bought for Liu Jun, thinking it would be a good thing if he could get married to Lin Chuan. On the day of the dinner, Liu Jun specifically bought flowers, which made Qian Hongming unable to help but praise his progress.
During the meal, Lin Yue wanted to poach Liu Jun to his factory, but Liu Jun politely refused, stating that he would only work in China for one year. Upon hearing this, Lin Yue glanced at Lin Chuan, but she had no reaction and quietly ate her meal. Then, following Liu Jun's words, Lin Yue inquired about his subsequent plans.
Liu Jun truthfully replied that he hoped to help his father develop a few flagship products, but Lin Yue held a pessimistic attitude and did not want to hear Liu Jun's long-term ambitions, making the atmosphere particularly awkward. The meal ended hastily. Qian Hongming reminded Liu Jun that if he wanted to cooperate with the City No. 1 Machine Factory, he must be wary of Lin Yue, as he wouldn't gain any advantage from him.
Liu Jun, however, had no intention of cooperating. Liu Jun took Qian Hongming to visit his laboratory and showed him the equipment imported from Germany. Qian Hongming gave Liu Jun a heads-up, reminding him of the risks and consequences of doing these things.
Liu Jun said that since he had returned, he didn't want to be someone who drifts with the current but rather a leader, and that no matter how much opposition there was, he would insist on independent research and development. The 5th Shanghai Mechanical Industry Exhibition and Sales Fair was approaching, and Liu Jun took his father Liu Shitang to Shanghai to purchase all the accessories.
Although Liu Shitang felt the money was flowing like water, he still supported his son. While having dinner, Liu Shitang met his old friend Old Zhang and learned that he was making instrument punches. Old Zhang revealed that he had previously gone out to find an advanced original machine, dismantled it, and spent a full half year imitating it. Liu Jun pointed out the issues with rough imitation, which embarrassed Old Zhang.
Liu Shitang was angry that his son was too blunt. Back at Qianjin Factory, Liu Jun was there early and late every day, staying in the factory to install equipment, completely unlike the delicate person they had imagined.
Master Xu and Master Huang saw this scene and sighed that they had spent a lot of time learning skills as apprentices before they could become qualified, but now with imported machine tools, young guys could produce qualified finished products after just two days of learning, worrying that their skills would become increasingly useless. The next morning, Master Huang saw Liu Jun still diligently researching and had a slight change of opinion about him.
After Liu Jun's careful assembly, the equipment was completed. He checked it again before powering it on. During the two-hour long test, Liu Shitang stayed in the laboratory with his son Liu Jun until the final test was successful. Liu Jun was ecstatic, and as an old father, Liu Shitang felt immensely relieved seeing this, believing the money was well spent. In the blink of an eye, the Spring Festival was approaching. The Lin family was very lively.
Lin Chuan did not forget to call Liu Jun to send her blessings. Qian Hongming accompanied his wife Shen Jiali to spend the holiday with Qian Hongying. Lin Chuan, on the other hand, stayed in the living room chatting and laughing with her father, a warm scene. Time came to 1999. Liu Jun's advanced equipment produced precision finished products. At the same time, he spent money to buy some instruments.
Liu Shitang reminded his son that he was seriously over budget. Liu Jun understood his father's meaning and said that the urgent task was to optimize the experimental steps, use the elimination method, and give him two more days. The young technician responsible for supervising the experiment was addicted to computer games, resulting in the steel material being taken out after more than ten minutes, all of which was scrapped and required repurchasing steel.
Liu Jun decided to personally supervise the laboratory and asked Liu Shitang to bring him his change of clothes and check all computers in the factory and delete the games. Subsequently, Liu Jun contacted Lin Chuan, wanting to pay to use the testing workshop of the City No. 1 Machine Factory.
Lin Chuan wanted to personally supervise Liu Jun's experiment, but Chief Engineer Wang clearly knew she wanted to glean some insights from it and directly pointed out the existing problems in the City No. 1 Machine Factory, which made Lin Chuan look thoughtful. Soon, Liu Jun successfully applied for the testing center. The person in charge, Yu Shanshan, arranged the afternoon time for him. Coincidentally, Liu Jun met Chief Engineer Wang and showed him his newly made experimental sample, receiving praise from Chief Engineer Wang.
