#35 - Section: First Engine

He stared blankly, stealing glances at Tang San, only to find the latter also looking at him, nodding gently. In the next instant, Xu Zhilin felt a surge of shame and wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Xu Zhilin had been thinking that the other party might be some kind of swindler, but he never imagined that he was the designer of the EA8888 engine, someone capable of bypassing the technical barriers of those car companies and designing a completely new engine. Just how powerful was that technology?

Xu Zhilin thought that if Tang San was so strong, then Sun Er, who was with him, couldn't be bad either!

Xu Zhilin excitedly opened his mouth and said, "Tang... Teacher Tang, Teacher Sun, I'm Xiao Xu, please take care of me in the future."

Originally, he was worried that Lu Haifeng had brought back two swindlers, but upon learning that the engine he had been researching for so long was actually designed by them...

Xu Zhilin had no other hobbies or interests in his life, except for a deep fascination with automotive powertrain technology. He had long been curious about who could break through so many patent barriers of foreign car companies and design such a powerful and technologically advanced engine that Lu Haifeng had brought.

However, Xu Zhilin knew that Lu Haifeng must have obtained these things from some channel, but today, Xu Zhilin personally met the designer himself.

He instantly became excited and somewhat incoherent, even speaking with a kind of humility, which made Lu Haifeng feel uneasy. He was filled with gratitude, thankfulness, and emotion towards Xu Zhilin.

It was this old man who didn't even go home for the sake of the company, just to thoroughly understand those engine technologies and help the company overcome its difficulties.

However, in order to be able to reasonably come up with more engine technologies in the future, Lu Haifeng could only portray Tang San as a technical talent who was so awesome that he was bursting at the seams. Otherwise, he couldn't just keep taking out new blueprints for Xu Zhilin to study every time.

Once or twice would be fine, but if it happened too many times, it would arouse suspicion. Therefore, in order not to expose himself, he needed to recruit all kinds of talents.

Only by making Tang San a super power technology master in the eyes of all Audi employees could Lu Haifeng reasonably explain where the things from the system came from.

Moreover, letting Tang San replace Xu Zhilin's position was also for his health. After all, he was getting old, and if he worked so hard every day, his body would collapse sooner or later.

Therefore, Lu Haifeng planned to have Xu Zhilin follow Tang San in the future. If he wanted to learn technology, he could ask Tang San for advice at any time, but he didn't have to stay in the laboratory all day long.

So Lu Haifeng said with a smile: "Uncle Xu, Mr. Tang's technology is definitely the best in the world. I spent a lot of effort to invite him back. I plan to have Mr. Tang serve as the technical director of Audi, so you won't have to be so tired in the future!"

"Moreover, with you and a few others to escort Audi in the future, I believe that engine technology, transmission technology, and chassis technology will no longer be the biggest barriers restricting our development."

Under Lu Haifeng's mediation and Tang San and Sun Er's intentional closeness, the relationship between Tang San, Sun Er, and Xu Zhilin quickly warmed up. Xu Zhilin was not the kind of pretentious person either. He sincerely admired the other party's technology, so he also had the intention to make friends.

Next, Lu Haifeng retreated, leaving Tang San and Sun Er in the laboratory. With the shrewdness of the two experts, Lu Haifeng believed that they would definitely integrate into Audi's environment very quickly and become good friends with Xu Zhilin.

Sure enough, after only a morning, at lunchtime, he saw Tang San, Sun Er, and Xu Zhilin with their arms around each other's shoulders, as if they were old friends for many years, going to the restaurant for dinner.

Time passed quickly, and half a month had passed. During this half month, Tang San and Sun Er had completely integrated into the atmosphere.

Moreover, in the face of Tang San's powerful and perverted professional knowledge and technology, even Xu Zhilin willingly became his student, following Tang San to learn more profound engine knowledge.

And all the employees of Audi also knew that President Lu had invited a technical master for the company. Didn't they see that even Xu Zhilin was convinced by the other party's technology?

With the addition of Tang San, the entire EA8888 engine development was like riding a rocket.

After half a month of hard work, Audi's first engine rolled off the production line. The entire production line required hundreds of employees to operate, because it was an assembly line, from the engine casing manufacturing to the installation of dozens of internal parts in the middle, to the final assembly, and then the testing. After passing, the engine rolled off the production line.

Now, in Workshop No. 3, Lu Haifeng, Xu Zhilin, Tang San, and all the employees of Audi have put down their work and gathered here to wait for Audi's first engine to roll off the production line.

The sound of the engine "rumbling..." echoed in the test workshop. The deep, rumbling exhaust sound was simply heavenly music to those present.

After the test, the results did not disappoint him. Everything was fine, while Xu Zhilin, Tang San, and those technical department employees next to him were all clenching their fists, waiting nervously.

So many days of hard work, waiting for this moment to arrive, it's like a father about to see his newborn child with his own eyes.

Tension, excitement, worry, anxiety, and other emotions spread in everyone's hearts.

"It's out, it's out!!!"

Finally, when the first engine was pushed out, everyone was excited!

"Haha... We finally have our own engine!!!"

"This is a truly meaningful domestic engine."

"Director Tang is awesome, he designed the first purely domestic engine."

The employees were very excited. After so many years, Daxia Country finally had its own engine technology, and this was a truly meaningful domestic engine, and it even had patent technology.

Because the engine technology in the system avoided most of the patents in this world, Lu Haifeng immediately ordered the legal department to take the detailed information to Yanjing to submit the patent application.

This was a major event, an event that could make Audi a star car company in Daxia Country.

Chen Changchun of the legal department excitedly patted his chest and said admiringly: "President Lu, don't worry, if this matter is not handled well, let someone bring my head to see you."

Just how resourceful was this young president to be able to invite Director Tang, who could bypass the technical barriers of those car companies and design a completely new engine.

Not only him, but all Audi employees, including Xu Zhilin, who was gently stroking the first engine at this time, were all looking at Director Tang San at this time, with admiration, shock, and respect in their eyes.

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