At the bottom of the three-meter deep artificial lake, two blue flames with high temperature, under the reflection of the lake, rippled with a bewitching blue light.
When the high temperature flame touched the outer layer of the damaged pipe, a large amount of black smoke immediately floated to the surface.
The sharp-eyed workers could vaguely see that a rectangular incision was slowly cutting the outer layer of the pipe.
On the shore, the workers were constantly reporting the temperature of the reactor to the center of the lake.
50 degrees, 49 degrees, 47 degrees, 45 degrees … …
The temperature was dropping little by little, making all the workers' hearts tighten.
They were distressed about their bonuses, if this batch of raw materials was wasted, at most they could only get overtime pay.
Two white-haired professors were talking on the phone non-stop.
They were discussing with other chemical industry experts about other processes that could shorten the reaction time of diethanolamine.
Ye Qing also squeezed on the shore, excitedly watching the two divers work underwater.
After about ten minutes, the outer layer of the pipe was cut open. The two divers quickly floated up, each holding a pair of pliers.
In the middle of the steam pipe, there was a thick layer of glass fiber. In order to weld the inner layer of the pipe, the glass fiber had to be removed.
Half an hour had passed, and the two divers were desperately pulling at the fiberglass with their pincers.
But the glass fiber was very thick, and it was difficult to use strength underwater. The two divers worked hard for half a day, but only managed to remove a small area.
"There's no time, hurry up!" Boss Gong Wei was so anxious that he almost jumped down and grabbed the pliers to do it himself.
The two divers didn't know if they heard him, but they continued to work slowly.
Time passed little by little, Boss Gong Wei's expression slowly changed from anxious to desperate.
The minute hand of Boss Gong Wei's Vacheron Constantin watch had already turned a full circle. But at this time, the divers had just removed the glass fiber, revealing the inner layer of the pipe.
There were searchlights in the water, and the divers also brought headlights. Seeing the crack, Boss Gong Wei almost wanted to throw himself into the lake.
The steel in the crack had already been pushed outwards by the high pressure, and a 30 centimeter gap was on top of the pipe.
The gap between the gap was big enough to fit a fist.
In the normal welding process, one had to knock the gap back and align it before continuing to weld.
However, this was underwater welding, so it was impossible to use a hammer to repair it.
The two divers floated up on their flippers and spat out their breathing apparatus. They looked exhausted and guilty. "Boss, we can't do it. The damage is too severe. We can only cut this section and replace it."
Rong Wei collapsed on the boat. When the news reached the shore, the two professors sighed to each other. After saying goodbye to several employees, they got into the car and left.
They knew better than anyone else that every minute they delayed increased the possibility of the raw materials in the reactor being scrapped.
Since there was no way to weld it now, the raw materials had to be scrapped.
The two boats returned to the shore, and Rong Wei was helped down by the staff. His face was as pale as paper, and beads of sweat covered his forehead.
The chairman of Huaxing Heavy Industry, Li Huaxing, patted Rong Wei's shoulder: "I still have to rush over to the third phase of the factory. You have to hold on."
The professors left, the chairman of Huaxing Heavy Industry left, and the originally excited workers all dispersed, leaving behind only two employees who looked like they were part of the management team.
The boss messed up a big deal, so wouldn't it be bad luck if they stayed?
The two underwater companies were packing up their equipment. This time they didn't succeed, and at most they would only get ten thousand yuan as a labor fee. Naturally, they were in a bad mood.
"Boss Rong, do you want me to try?" Ye Qing quietly walked in front of Rong Wei and whispered.
Rong Wei was still sitting on the ground, indifferent to Ye Qing's question.
"Boss, what should we do?" A worker wearing a white coat came over and asked.
Rong Wei was still indifferent, like a block of wood.
The worker lightly shook his shoulder and sorrowfully repeated what he just said.
This was an old worker who had been working at Gangjie Chemical since the factory was built. He knew better than anyone how much his boss Rong Wei had sacrificed for the factory in the past ten years.
From a small workshop in the beginning, it has worked hard to become one of the top chemical factories in Zhongyun. His boss had sacrificed too much.
Being able to sign a big deal with Germany's BASF company was the biggest affirmation of his boss Rong Wei's ten years of hard work.
Now, it was all over.
The raw materials were scrapped, and they had to spend a lot of money to decompose them. If they couldn't deliver the diethanolamine, just the breach of contract fees would make Gangjie Chemical vomit blood.
As for the future cooperation?
Which f * cking company would be willing to work with a partner who messed up their first cooperation?
The worker shook Rong Wei's shoulder again, and Rong Wei finally struggled out of his petrified state.
Unexpectedly, he covered his face with his hands and burst into tears.
"It's over, it's over, it's all over, where am I going to get so much diethanolamine!" Tears quickly flowed out of Rong Wei's eyes. Rong Wei was crying his heart out.
Since the beginning, he was destined to be in despair.
God, why did they have to create two underwater construction companies to give him hope?
Rong Wei felt like the sky was falling down. He failed at the last step, failed at the last step of welding.
"Boss, should we reverse the flow of the raw materials and put them in the waste bucket?" The worker on the side asked dutifully.
Rong Wei suddenly stood up, and his eyes became resolute: "No, since there is no other way, then reconnect the steam."
"Inform the boiler room to reconnect the steam and burn the heavy oil to the maximum." Rong Wei wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes: "Didn't the professors say that increasing the ratio of ethylene oxide and increasing the mixing speed will increase the reaction speed of the raw materials?"
"Increase! Even if I die, I have to die knowing why. I can't give up like this. "
The worker hesitated for a while, but still didn't persuade the boss. Since the professors said that this batch of raw materials wouldn't explode, then it was better to give it a try and let the boss completely give up.
The order was quickly passed down. The boiler room that had not stopped working immediately closed the vent valve and reopened the steam pipe valve.
After a few breaths, the long steam pipe suddenly shook, as if there was a dragon passing through it.
Then, the artificial lake made a huge explosion sound, and a huge amount of steam, without the obstruction of the glass fiber, rushed out of the water more than 20 meters high.
The temperature in the reactor slowly rose back up. But looking at the steps, even if it wanted to rise back up to the original temperature, it would take at least half an hour.
Moreover, it wouldn't rise back up to the original 50 degrees. Without the thick glass fiber blocking, the steam would only leak out more.
Standing in front of the artificial lake, Rong Wei cried and didn't say a word.
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