A 10,000-fold Increase System, Picking Up Garbage and Becoming a Technology Giant

30: Chapter 30: The Battle of Persuasive Communication – Securing the First Batch of Military Orders!The next day, Chen Fan meticulously cleaned the new car inside and out until it was spotless, setting off early to pick up Old Master Qin. The black ’Bixi’ sat imposingly at the entrance of the alley, attracting the curious gazes of a few early-rising neighbors.

Old Master Qin emerged leaning on his cane. Upon seeing the car, a flicker of appreciation crossed his eyes. ’Little Chen, this is a fine car,’ he said, settling into the spacious, comfortable passenger seat. His gaze swept over the exquisite interior and dashboard. ’This couldn’t have been cheap. For the same price, you could get quite a respectable imported car.’

The first half of his remark was genuine praise; the second half carried the subtle, habitual probing of an older generation regarding ’whether one worships foreign things.’

Chen Fan started the car smoothly and smiled. ’Grandpa Qin, domestic cars are genuinely well-made these days. After driving it for a few days, it feels no worse than those big foreign brands. The materials are solid, and it’s reassuring to drive. We should support our own good products.’

His words were plain but struck a chord with Old Master Qin. A genuine smile appeared on the old man’s face. He said no more, simply patting the high-quality door panel trim and gazing out the window at the streets flying by.

After roughly an hour’s drive, they arrived slightly ahead of schedule at a seemingly ordinary industrial park on the city’s outskirts. The drab, unremarkable building was belied by the simple yet clear signage at the entrance and the faintly visible internal security measures, hinting at the place’s true significance.

’Let’s go.’ Old Master Qin, clearly not a first-time visitor, led Chen Fan with composure through registration and into the building.

The atmosphere in the conference room was solemn. Four technicians in matching dark work uniforms were already waiting. Upon seeing Old Master Qin enter, the bespectacled, scholarly-looking middle-aged man at the head of the group immediately stood up and greeted respectfully, ’Teacher Qin, you’re here.’ This was precisely Old Master Qin’s student, Engineer Yang.

’Xiao Yang, this is Chen Fan, the person in charge of ’Panshi Foundation’,’ Old Master Qin introduced succinctly.

’Engineer Yang, hello, greetings to all the teachers.’ Chen Fan took a step forward, offering a greeting that was neither subservient nor arrogant, and presented his business card with both hands.

Engineer Yang accepted it, glanced at it, nodded, and gestured for Chen Fan to sit. The meeting skipped any pleasantries and went straight to the point.

Engineer Yang spoke first, his tone even but his questions cutting straight to the core: ’Manager Chen, we’ve reviewed your report. The baseline data is very impressive, especially the fatigue performance. We want to know: how do you maintain excellent toughness under such high strength specifications? And how do you guarantee performance stability across different production batches?’

Chen Fan was well-prepared. ’Engineer Yang, our core philosophy can be summarized as ’extreme purity’ and ’structural homogeneity.’’

He pulled up a declassified process diagram on his tablet and explained clearly, ’Primarily through specialized vacuum melting and multiple refining techniques, we control the content of impurities and harmful phases in the raw materials down to the ppm (parts per million) level.’

’Building on that, through a set of precise thermomechanical processing techniques we’ve developed, we guide the formation of a fine, uniform, and stable internal microstructure. You can think of it this way: we make the individual ’bricks’ themselves extremely pure and strong, while also ensuring every ’brick’ is laid uniformly and densely. The resulting ’house’ naturally has high strength, good toughness, and is difficult to damage.’

’As for batch stability, we rely on full-process digital control and strict online quality inspection at every stage, ensuring each melt and every treatment follows the exact same ’recipe’ and parameters.’

The analogy was accessible, the principles clear, and the data solid. Engineer Yang listened with a slight nod. Another engineer beside him immediately followed up, ’Regarding lightweighting, how do you ensure mass and density while pursuing extreme weight reduction? In other words, what are the current boundaries of your precision machining capabilities?’