Created in China Episode 5 Recap
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Liu Jun brought the newly developed sample to City No. 1 Machine Factory for testing. Lin Yue secretly instructed Yu Shanshan, a technician at the testing center, to accompany him throughout the process, intending to steal core data. Chief Engineer Wang had already known the hidden details, and specifically advised Liu Jun to be cautious in his words and actions and focus on the experimental process.
During the experiment, Yu Shanshan pretended to read technical books on the surface, but was actually secretly observing Liu Jun's operating parameters. However, Liu Jun did not deliberately conceal anything, as he knew that fragmented data alone could not reproduce the technical results. The special heat treatment process for the material required dynamically adjusting the temperature curve based on the composition. This complex process would take even a professional team several days to grasp the essence.
Lin Chuan suddenly visited the laboratory under the guise of caring about the research and development progress, tentatively offering help, which Liu Jun politely refused. To show that he was not deliberately concealing the experimental situation, Liu Jun proactively gave a copy of the experimental data to Yu Shanshan. When Yu Shanshan saw the dense temperature correction records, she realized that the threshold for this technology was far beyond expectations.
After the experiment ended that evening, Liu Jun, for safety reasons, offered to take Yu Shanshan home, but saw her boyfriend arrive to pick her up. Lin Chuan was displeased with Liu Jun's favoritism, so Liu Jun had to personally drive Lin Chuan home. Due to continuous overspending on research and development, Liu Shitang had to consider selling property to maintain operations.
Qian Hongying, a full-time real estate agent, suggested using a mortgage loan plan, which could both retain asset ownership and alleviate cash flow pressure. This proposal brought some relief to the overwhelmed Liu Shitang, but the lights of the heat treatment furnace burning day and night in the workshop still indicated a huge financial black hole.
Aunt Fu, as an old friend of Liu Jun's mother, seeing Liu Jun working tirelessly and forgetting about sleep and food, proactively offered to help him. Out of complete trust, Liu Jun not only told her the safe password but also imparted the operating procedures for the key equipment without reservation.
Subsequently, Qian Hongming came to find Liu Jun and revealed to him that Lin Yue had sent someone to inquire about Liu Jun's suppliers, and with his methods, he would soon be able to find out the information. Lin Yue's method of bypassing technological research and development and directly copying the industry chain made Liu Jun both angry and confused.
He didn't understand why an enterprise of City No. 1 Machine Factory's scale would be fixated on imitation rather than innovation. It was precisely because of this that Liu Jun clearly realized Lin Yue's intention in sending Yu Shanshan. Her seemingly casual gaze interfered with Liu Jun's work state. This suppression reached its peak when Lin Chuan visited again.
When Lin Chuan appeared with carefully prepared Western food, Liu Jun's attitude towards her was extremely cold, and his deliberate act of sharing food with Yu Shanshan completely provoked Lin Chuan, causing her to leave in anger. Aunt Fu continued to stay in the laboratory recording data for Liu Jun. In contrast, Liu Jun was rejected by multiple companies due to his factory's insufficient production capacity, with only City No. 1 Machine Factory agreeing to cooperate with him.
One morning, Liu Jun discovered that the black notebook containing key data had disappeared, and Aunt Fu's phone was also unreachable. The father and son quickly rushed to Aunt Fu's home, only to find out it was an unintentional mistake when she was tidying up her belongings, ultimately turning out to be a false alarm. Early in the morning, Lin Chuan put on makeup, specifically waiting for Liu Jun to appear and create a chance encounter.
However, Liu Jun intentionally avoided riding the elevator with her, using the excuse of forgetting something. For several consecutive days, Lin Chuan did not see Liu Jun at City No. 1 Machine Factory, and proactively inquired about the situation with Chief Engineer Wang, learning that Liu Jun would be coming to the CNC workshop for testing the next day. Subsequently, Liu Jun brought the revised process drawings to consult with the master workers in the workshop.
Master Huang, with years of experience, spotted the omissions in the key data at a glance. Under the guidance of the master worker, Liu Jun quickly corrected the errors. To express his gratitude, he specifically brewed hot tea for Master Huang and stood by, observing Master Huang's operating technique. Master Huang's operation was smooth and flowing, every movement precise and accurate. Long-formed work habits made him subconsciously toss the processed parts towards the collection tray.
This action was quickly caught by Liu Jun, who was quick-witted. Realizing his previous carelessness, he was especially careful in subsequent operations, handling each part gently. Immediately afterwards, Master Huang accompanied Liu Jun to City No. 1 Machine Factory for product testing. Chief Engineer Wang revealed to Liu Jun that he had previously received a task from Lin Yue to create imitations but ultimately chose to refuse. Liu Jun was deeply moved by this.
He believed there was a significant gap between domestic industrial technology and international advanced levels and expressed his confusion regarding Lin Yue's development path based on imitation. Liu Shitang specifically rushed to Shanghai to secure investment. General Manager Liu clearly stated that cooperation intent could only be determined after the sample passed inspection. In the CNC workshop, after carefully inspecting Liu Jun's finished product, Chief Engineer Wang highly praised his almost seamless welding process.
Just as he was about to inquire about technical details, the highly alert Master Huang interrupted the conversation in a timely manner. After an on-site inspection, Master Huang had to admit that times were changing. The young technical workforce and advanced equipment configuration at City No. 1 Machine Factory made him profoundly realize that industrial development had entered a new phase. He also gradually changed his mindset and fully supported Liu Jun's path of technological innovation.
