Back in the provincial capital, Chen Feng asked Cheng Lu to return to Wulin Village first. He planned to stay in the provincial capital for a few days to personally visit Huayi Equipment Company. As long as the SD equipment could be obtained, the unprecedented crayfish project in Huaxia could be launched.
"Brother, where did you get these blueprints? Did you draw them haphazardly?"
The master craftsman at Huayi Equipment Company shook his head as he looked at the blueprints Chen Feng had drawn from memory.
"To be honest, Master, these are Japanese blueprints," Chen Feng replied truthfully.
"What? Japanese blueprints? No wonder they look so strange. Brother, I don't care where you got these blueprints, but I have to say, you've wasted your effort." The master craftsman got straight to the point.
"Wasted my effort? Why?" Chen Feng's heart sank.
"Huaxia and Japan have different blueprint standards. I've been working with Huaxia blueprints my entire life and have never even touched Japanese blueprints. How can you expect me to make them?" the master craftsman explained.
"Hmm, is that really the case? Master, tell me, how can we get this Japanese blueprint made?" Chen Feng asked tentatively.
"You need to find a way to convert this Japanese blueprint into a Huaxia blueprint. If you can convert it, I can make it," the master craftsman explained clearly.
"Alright, I'll find a way to convert this Japanese blueprint into a Huaxia blueprint." After a brief chat, Chen Feng took the blueprints and went to the provincial university.
Although the provincial university wasn't as renowned as the capital university, it was still a key university in Huaxia. The International College there should have the appropriate talent to convert the Japanese blueprints into Huaxia blueprints.
After searching for a day, Chen Feng actually found such a person – a top student from the International Architecture Department.
"Isn't this a Japanese blueprint?" the top student, Li Shanfeng, said directly.
"As expected of a top student, you understood it at a glance. Since you understand it, can you convert it into a Huaxia blueprint?" Chen Feng asked tentatively.
"Of course! However, it will take a week. There are a few errors in these blueprints," Li Shanfeng said with a serious expression.
"What? There are errors in the blueprints? How is that possible?" Chen Feng was very confident in his memory. The maintenance blueprints for the Yamashita Corporation's workshop were exactly like this, unchanged. How could there be errors?
"Village Chief Chen, you still don't understand the Japanese," Li Shanfeng said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Chen Feng was completely confused.
"These few errors were deliberately drawn incorrectly by the Japanese to prevent anyone from stealing the blueprints," Li Shanfeng explained slightly. Chen Feng understood instantly. He felt a surge of emotion, thinking that while Chinese people were cunning in the political arena, the Japanese were no less so in this regard. Well, he had learned something new.
"Then, please take a week to convert it."
"I can help you convert it, but it's not free."
"I know that. This is technical work, and it's normal to charge for it," Chen Feng nodded slightly.
"A lump sum, five hundred thousand," Li Shanfeng said word for word.
"Five hundred thousand?" Chen Feng was truly startled.
"Village Chief Chen, you should know the value of these Japanese blueprints, even if others don't. Five hundred thousand is really not much," Li Shanfeng said calmly.
"I know that, but to be honest, the entire project only has an investment of ten million. If you take five hundred thousand at once..." Chen Feng spoke his mind.
"Cutting-edge technology is worth this price. If you think it's too expensive, you can find someone else," Li Shanfeng said calmly.
"Alright, five hundred thousand it is! And one more thing, I'll give you one percent of the shares. In the future, when the company has equipment upgrades, you'll have to take care of it," Chen Feng said seriously.
"Village Chief Chen, you are a man destined for great things. Don't worry, the blueprints will be one hundred percent successfully converted in a week," Li Shanfeng said, looking at Chen Feng with admiration. He couldn't help but feel that this young man, not much older than himself, had an extraordinary vision. In this day and age, only great vision leads to great development. Stinginess is destined to hinder great development.
"Technician Li, go ahead and do your work. I'll go back to get the money now." Chen Feng said crisply. Li Shanfeng didn't hesitate and immediately locked himself in his single dormitory, concentrating on converting the blueprints.
After Chen Feng returned to Mingshan Town, he didn't go back to Wulin Village. Instead, he went directly to his old home in Hewu Village.
"What? You want to use five hundred thousand to subsidize the public?" Chen Feng's father asked emotionally.
"Dad, it's not subsidizing, it's just a loan. When the public company makes money, the five hundred thousand will be returned in full. A few days ago, our family received the compensation, so I'll use five hundred thousand. It will be returned soon," Chen Feng explained earnestly.
"Chen Feng, have you lost your mind? Being a village head is not only a minor position, but you're also losing money. If you ask me, you might as well not be a village head," Chen Feng's father stared intently at Chen Feng.
"Dad, things in the political arena are very complicated and cannot be explained in a few words. I am your son, and you should believe that I wouldn't be foolish enough to waste five hundred thousand yuan for nothing," Chen Feng persuaded his father.
"Xiao Feng, I believe you. However, one million has already been deposited as a fixed deposit. Suddenly withdrawing half of it will result in a significant loss of interest," Chen Feng's father said reluctantly.
"Wulin Village urgently needs money. The loss of interest is acceptable. If I get promoted later, my future prospects will be far beyond this interest," Chen Feng continued to persuade his father.
"Chen Feng, what you're saying sounds reasonable. However, I'm still not entirely at ease. Things like the future are too vague. How about this, this one million, Dad won't even ask for the interest, and will help you get a wife?"
"Dad, I studied at university after all. Do you really want me to have the same life as those who didn't study in the village? To just get married casually and live the rest of my life like that?"
"A wife, children, and a warm炕, isn't that good?" Chen Feng's father retorted.
"Dad, this is not the life I want."
"Alright, since this one million was originally saved for you, if you want to use it in advance, then use it. Although Dad has never been in the political arena, I've heard others say that it's very complex. You must be extremely careful. Losing some money is nothing, as long as nothing happens to you." Chen Feng's father said earnestly.
"Dad, don't worry. I've learned the ways of the political arena from Deputy Town Mayor Qin for so long, and I can basically adapt." After a few more conversations with his father, Chen Feng rushed back to the provincial capital.
"Village Chief Chen, you are the village head. There's no need for you to watch how I convert the blueprints, is there? This is design science, not politics. It won't be of much use to you even if you watch," Li Shanfeng asked curiously as he saw Chen Feng watching intently.
"I am indeed the village head now, but I won't be the village head forever. So, it's not a bad thing to accumulate knowledge in various fields," Chen Feng replied truthfully.
"Village Chief Chen, I wasn't wrong about you. You are an ambitious village head. How about this, I don't want the five hundred thousand anymore, I only want one percent of the shares," Li Shanfeng said seriously.
"What if the project fails? You'll be drawing water with a bamboo basket. You need to think clearly," Chen Feng advised Li Shanfeng.
"No need to think, I've already thought it through clearly. With you as the project leader, this project will definitely succeed. Alright, enough of this talk. There's one thing, and you'll have to make a trip to Jiangcheng." Li Shanfeng changed the subject.
"Why do I need to go to Jiangcheng?" Chen Feng asked in confusion.
"For the high-simulation SD equipment, a type of export steel from the Jiangcheng Steel Plant is needed. Ordinary people can't get this type of steel. You'll have to go to Jiangcheng and make some arrangements," Li Shanfeng said earnestly.