Before they realized it, Yang Tiehua and the others had already arrived at the reception room.
She had originally planned to wait outside for a while, but then she heard Eldest Uncle’s voice.
It was so loud that Yang Tiehua thought they were arguing. Startled, she quickly pushed the door open.
“Eldest Uncle, what happened? Did something happen? You…”
Before she could finish speaking, Yang Tiehua realized that Eldest Uncle was actually laughing.
“Hahaha, Tiehua, come over and look at this synthetic leather made from the PU resin Instructor Zheng developed. It’s already comparable to the cheapest imported leather!”
Eldest Uncle excitedly handed the leather to Yang Tiehua.
Yang Tiehua took it and examined it carefully, her brows slightly furrowing.
For this era, the leather was indeed considered decent, but compared to the products of later generations, it was still far inferior. How could she guide Instructor Zheng into improving it and creating truly high-end environmentally friendly PU resin?
Just then, Fu Ziheng’s voice sounded.
“Eldest Uncle, if you want to use this PU resin to make leather products, it won’t work.
Synthetic leather requires soft, highly wear resistant, low yellowing polyester type PU resin. Although this version can be used, the finished product won’t be breathable, and the quality won’t be very good.”
The moment Fu Ziheng spoke, everyone present widened their eyes in shock.
Eldest Uncle was completely dumbfounded. He had spent a long time researching these professional terms before understanding them, so how did Fu Ziheng know so much?
Meanwhile, Zheng Kun’s eyes lit up. He grabbed Fu Ziheng as though he had just found his salvation.
“Comrade, you also noticed the flaws in my PU resin? Then what do you think should be done to improve its breathability and softness?”
Fu Ziheng calmly answered every question Zheng Kun raised. Zheng Kun even hurriedly took notes as he listened. Later, he pushed Fu Ziheng over to the testing platform to look at the miniature refining machine.
Fu Ziheng bluntly pointed out, “There’s a major issue with this machine. This is a secondhand machine imported from overseas, isn’t it?”
Zheng Kun was so excited that even his voice changed.
“Comrade, you really are an expert! You could even tell that? This really is a secondhand imported machine. We had no choice. The university funding is limited, so we can’t afford advanced equipment.”
“Instructor Zheng, if you want to develop high performance, environmentally friendly PU resin, we must have our own instruments. Otherwise, with secondhand equipment like this, you won’t be able to create it.”
Fu Ziheng’s words caused Zheng Kun’s expression to change dramatically.
“So my research direction was correct all along? The reason I haven’t successfully developed a truly environmentally friendly, high performance PU resin is because of the equipment?”
Fu Ziheng nodded.
Zheng Kun’s eyes reddened instantly.
“Comrade, thank you! Thank you so much! I had almost completely lost confidence, but hearing you say this makes me feel like success is finally within reach.
I’ll immediately find people to improve this equipment. Factory Director Ao, regarding our cooperation, please wait until I successfully develop truly high performance PU resin before contacting me again. For now, please return first.”
At the right moment, Yang Tiehua stepped forward.
“Instructor Zheng, please sit for a while and give me ten minutes. I need to discuss something with my Eldest Uncle.”
“Alright, go ahead and chat. I’ll continue talking with this comrade.”
At this moment, Zheng Kun looked at Fu Ziheng with blazing eyes.
Yang Tiehua smiled and said, “Instructor Zheng, I’ll go with my husband too.”
“Ah? Then… then hurry back after you finish talking.”
Instructor Zheng said anxiously.
Yang Tiehua pushed Fu Ziheng outside together with Eldest Uncle.
“Ziheng, do you really think the original resin would make poor synthetic leather? Why do I think it looks pretty good?” Eldest Uncle immediately asked the moment they stepped outside.
“Eldest Uncle, you should trust Brother Ziheng. If he says it’s not good, then it definitely isn’t good,” Yang Tiehua immediately said.
Eldest Uncle scratched his head irritably.
“Then what do we do? Who knows how long Instructor Zheng will need to modify this? The sugar factory can’t afford to wait.”
“Eldest Uncle, do you trust me? Do you trust Brother Ziheng?” Yang Tiehua grabbed his arm and asked.
Eldest Uncle looked at her.
“Xiaohua, what are you trying to get your uncle to do?”
“Eldest Uncle, true confidence only comes when the technology is in your own hands. If under your leadership we can create instruments capable of improving PU resin performance, the leather factory will definitely secure its place in the market and even expand beyond China.”
Yang Tiehua’s words made Factory Director Ao’s blood boil with excitement. He nearly agreed on the spot.
But soon, he thought of the most realistic problem.
“Tiehua, building an instrument like that requires a lot of money. With the current profits of the sugar factory, even if our application for transformation succeeds, the funding allocated from above won’t be much.”
Yang Tiehua smiled.
“Eldest Uncle, if the sugar factory doesn’t have enough funds, then we can attract investors. Haven’t there been Hong Kong businessmen investing here these past two years? Just find a suitable investor to join in.”
In her previous life, the sugar factory had successfully transformed into a leather factory in 1989 through cooperation with Hong Kong investors.
Now that the timeline had advanced by three years, she believed they could seize the market even earlier.
Eldest Uncle’s eyes immediately lit up.
“Tiehua, you’re right! I can seek investment! Right, I happen to know two Hong Kong businessmen currently in Yangcheng. I’ll contact them as soon as I get back.”
Yang Tiehua quickly stopped him.
“Eldest Uncle, if you only talk empty words, why would anyone invest so much money in you? Right now, we should first let Brother Ziheng build a simplified version of the instrument and test the quality of the PU resin produced. If it succeeds, we can present the finished product, and it’ll be far more convincing.”
“Right, right, your uncle overlooked that. Ziheng, tell me what materials you need and I’ll buy them immediately.”
Eldest Uncle looked at him excitedly.
“Eldest Uncle, I’ve never made this kind of instrument before. I’m not sure if I can succeed,” Fu Ziheng admitted somewhat uncertainly.
“Ziheng, look at the electric wheelchair you made. Something that difficult, and you still succeeded. I believe you can definitely make this instrument too.
And even if you fail, it doesn’t matter. Your uncle will support you.”
Eldest Uncle possessed the courage to innovate.
In her previous life, it was under Factory Director Ao’s leadership that the leather factory successfully transformed. If the original host had not self-destructed later on, Factory Director Ao would never have been implicated and removed from his position.
If Factory Director Ao had remained in charge back then, perhaps the state-owned sugar factory would never have gone bankrupt later.
Now that she had transmigrated into the original host’s body and possessed the advantage of foresight, she hoped she could change the sugar factory’s fate.
“Brother Ziheng, I know you can do it. Look at Instructor Zheng just now, his eyes were glowing when he listened to you speak.”
Hearing the encouragement from both of them, Fu Ziheng nodded.
“Then I’ll give it a try.”
“Mm. Write down the materials list later and I’ll go buy them.”
“Alright.”
“Eldest Uncle, the most important thing right now is convincing Instructor Zheng to come to the factory as a technical advisor,” Yang Tiehua said seriously.
If she remembered correctly, although Zheng Kun had successfully developed high quality environmentally friendly PU resin in her previous life, all he gained was fame. The subsequent technical profits were completely swallowed up by capitalists.
Because in that article she had once read, there was a single heartbreaking sentence: “Professor Zheng, aged sixty-five, passed away in a rented apartment.”