Created in China Episode 8 Recap
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Torrential rain poured down. Liu Jun finished paying respects at his mother's grave and turned back. On the way, he encountered a broken-down car. Inside were many students from a Hope Primary School, and their female teacher was anxiously seeking help. Liu Jun happened to know a bit about car repair and didn't hesitate to offer assistance.
At this moment, Liang Sishen, a volunteer for the Hope Primary School, grew worried when the school bus didn't return on time, so she went up the mountain to look for it. By the time she rushed there, Liu Jun had already successfully repaired the car. To express her gratitude, Liang Sishen proactively invited Liu Jun back to the school to wash up.
Liu Jun inadvertently caught a glimpse of Liang Sishen's car and felt a sense of familiarity, which stirred a ripple in his heart. The children at the school were innocent and lively. They voluntarily offered Liu Jun milk and pulled him along to the vegetable garden to pull up vegetables. Liang Sishen came forward to greet Liu Jun and said that she sometimes came here, finding that it wasn't just about helping others; she herself benefited inwardly.
That night, Liu Shitang personally cooked dinner, and the father and son talked at the dinner table. Liu Shitang nagged about his son's lifelong matter, as many people his age were already grandfathers. While they were talking, Yu Shanshan suddenly called Liu Jun, claiming she had something most important to him, and proposed they meet. It turned out that Yu Shanshan was ashamed of Lin Yue's actions.
It just so happened that after one year of settling in, she could leave City No. 1 Machine Factory. So, when she heard that City No. 1 Machine Factory had just finalized deals with two foreign buyers, she immediately obtained the foreign buyers' information and gave it to Liu Jun. However, Liu Jun had been repeatedly struck by reality recently and was already disheartened, no longer wanting to pursue the matter.
Seeing this, Yu Shanshan felt dissatisfied and revealed to him that Liu Shitang had gone to apologize to Lin Yue. Shen Jiali knew about Liu Jun's experiences and felt sympathy, but Qian Hongming believed this was a necessary path for growth and hoped that after going through these things, his sharpness would be somewhat tempered. Liu Shitang found Qian Hongying again, preparing to sell a shop to exchange for some funds for the factory's turnover.
Qian Hongying knew Liu Shitang had made up his mind and couldn't persuade him further, merely telling him to trust Liu Jun's ability. Subsequently, Liu Jun returned to his alma mater with his self-developed product, hoping to achieve mass production through patent transfer using professor resources. With his advisor's recommendation, several suppliers quickly started production. After the technical barrier was broken, the product's price advantage crushed City No. 1 Machine Factory.
Liu Jun handed over the patent income to his father, predicting that City No. 1 Machine Factory would face severe market competition in two months. Liu Shitang worried about the consequences of such retaliatory competition and advised his son to know when to stop. At the same time, City No. 1 Machine Factory's products, produced using stolen technology, were repeatedly subjected to price pressure by customers due to quality issues, forcing them to continuously lower prices for disposal.
Xia Haiping brought back new foreign fashion items for Lin Chuan. Lin Chuan took the opportunity to persuade her sister-in-law to restrain Lin Yue's excessive behavior. In contrast, the harassed Lin Yue could only swallow the bitter pill of the technical leak. Liu Jun adopted Yu Shanshan's suggestion to contact foreign suppliers. After consulting Qian Hongming about foreign trade procedures, he sent cooperation emails overnight and commissioned a German lawyer to handle patent infringement matters.
The next day, Liu Jun went to the Hope Primary School again to check the circuits. Upon leaving the school, he unexpectedly met Liang Sishen. The scene of them talking while returning to the city together was witnessed by Lin Chuan, which caused a feeling of melancholy in her heart. After returning home, Liu Jun discovered that Aunt Fu had returned home.
He questioned his father why he was soft-hearted enough to rehire this person, worrying that they would need to be guarded when discussing matters in the future. The next day during his morning run, Liu Jun revealed to Qian Hongming that he planned to return to Germany after helping his father build the new workshop. Qian Hongming bluntly said that the factory could no longer do without him.
On the other side, Lin Yue's product was returned by foreign buyers due to documentation issues. Facing the expiration of the loan deadline, Lin Chuan had no choice but to seek help from Qian Hongming. After analyzing the reason for the return, Qian Hongming suspected Liu Jun was secretly operating behind the scenes, worrying about the potential conflict that might arise. After Lin Yue found out the truth through connections, he became furious in his office and threatened revenge.
His wife, Xia Haiping, arrived in time and advised him based on family responsibilities, hoping her husband would let go of the grudges. Liu Shitang urgently urged his son to go abroad to avoid trouble, but Liu Jun did the opposite, proposing a plan to sell the old factory and establish a new one under his own name. Facing the composure and strategy his son had shown recently, Liu Shitang began to re-examine this young man who used to be reckless.
