Noon the next day.
During the lunch break.
In a workshop of a commercial aircraft manufacturing company.
"Worker Zheng, be gentle with your hands and be careful. Don't damage the internal structure of the watch. This watch is a gift from my son. Don't damage it, or else I won't be able to explain myself."
Beside the control panel, Chen Gang repeatedly reminded him, even though the watch was only worth 80 RMB.
"Got it. Don't bother me. I'm a national special-class technician. I know what I'm doing. If you're worried, go find someone else."
Worker Zheng put down the screwdriver in his hand and glared at Chen Gang. He was annoyed by Chen Gang's nagging.
He was the most experienced and skilled technician in the landing gear design department. Even though he didn't have much education and came from a poor background, his words carried more weight than anyone else in the production workshop.
Even the chief designer of the landing gear, Xiao Jingsong, had to politely call him "Old Zheng".
Today, Deputy Chief Engineer Chen Gang found him and asked for his help to crack "something". He felt that Chen Gang was a good person and an intellectual, so he was willing to help him. However, he didn't expect Chen Gang to have so many tricks up his sleeve.
"Sorry, sorry, Worker Zheng. Just do what you need to do. I won't say anything."
Chen Gang quickly apologized. Actually, he was quite good with his hands. However, when he looked at the edge of the mechanical watch with a magnifying glass, he saw eight screws that were not much thicker than a strand of hair. He couldn't operate it with his myopia, so he could only ask Worker Zheng, who had the best eyesight and the steadiest hands in the workshop, to do it.
Seeing Chen Gang shut up, Worker Zheng's expression improved. He picked up the smallest screwdriver and focused on opening the mechanical watch in front of him to look at its internal structure.
Chen Gang held his breath as he stared at Worker Zheng's hands.
His face was filled with anticipation.
His heart was filled with excitement and nervousness.
The truth … would be revealed soon.
Until now, he still couldn't believe that a counterfeit watch bought for 80 RMB from a street stall had an error of 0 seconds after wearing it for nearly two months!
It was consistent with the standard electronic time.
But it was a mechanical watch!
A mechanical watch that used a twisting spring to store power had an innate error.
For example, the first-class watches from the internationally renowned Rolex brand had a margin of error of ± 30 seconds every 24 hours.
The Longines watches were hand-made using the best parts from Switzerland and manually adjusted by a master watchmaker. The error was less than 2 minutes in a month.
But compared to Chen Gang's 80 yuan counterfeit mechanical watch, those international watches were all trash.
This was because this counterfeit watch had been running for almost two months, and the time error was zero!
In fact, Chen Gang felt that something was wrong after wearing this accurate counterfeit watch for two weeks, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
A month later, the time display was still so accurate. He finally noticed the abnormality of this counterfeit watch.
In the following month, the mystery in his heart continued to expand, and his curiosity continued to grow. In the end, he was tormented to the point that he had no choice but to take action.
As a senior engineer who researched airplane landing gears, his career could be described as "high-precision". At the same time, the characteristics of this profession made him particularly sensitive to precision, and it was easy for him to notice some details.
And he would check the time on his watch every day …
So for the past month, his spirit had been tormented by this 80 yuan counterfeit watch!
Now, he wanted to end this torture and find out the truth behind the counterfeit watch's accuracy!
Engineer Zheng's micro control ability was really not just for show.
About two hours later.
All the screws on the edge of the watch were unscrewed.
The carbon fiber back cover was slowly opened.
The internal core, gears, balance wheel hairspring, and other structures were presented in front of Chen Gang and the others, emitting a silver metallic luster.
Engineer Zheng, who was responsible for dismantling the watch, was the first to be shocked. "This … this watch has tens of thousands of parts!"
And many of the smaller parts could only be seen clearly with the help of an industrial microscope.
Under the microscopic vision, many parts that were invisible to the naked eye were like the internal machines of a large factory, completing their respective tasks.
After observing a special mysterious device that was not even the size of a thumb.
Chen Gang's eyes were filled with shock, and he found the reason for this counterfeit mechanical watch's accuracy.
"An atomic clock, there's an atomic clock embedded in this watch to correct errors!"
On the surface of the atomic clock was a display the size of a grain of rice. A row of numbers was displayed on the screen: 9192601770, which represented the number of vibrations of a cesium atom in a second. The approximate accuracy of this atomic clock was calculated to be less than one second for more than 100,000 years.
"This is impossible!"
Chen Gang shook his head violently. "How can an atomic clock be so small? The smallest atomic clock in the world is the size of a jewelry box, and its size is ten times that of this watch. How can it be compressed to this extent?"
At this moment, Engineer Zheng looked as if he had suffered a great blow.
His hands were trembling as he muttered, "Is this the true difference between our country and other countries? How can we catch up? Is it not enough that we have worked day and night for the past 30 or 40 years, and we still have to work hard for another 30 years to catch up with the most advanced technology in the West? "
The problem was, he was already over 60 years old. How could he have that much time to see the day when Camino surpassed the West?
Could he continue living in despair?
It turned out that the imitation watch was written in English, which made Engineer Zheng think that this watch was a representative of the most advanced technology in the West.
At the same time, it represented the huge technological gap between Camino and the West that could not be closed in a short period of time.
He was deeply affected by this, and a bitter sense of inferiority welled up in his heart.
Fortunately, it was working hours, and everyone else was working. In this workshop, only Chen Gang and Engineer Zheng were absent from work. For the time being, they were the only ones who were affected.
Chen Gang, on the other hand, was less affected. He was more surprised and confused.
He was surprised that he could buy this watch from a street stall.
And it was only $80 …
"This watch is an industrialized product. There's definitely more than one watch produced! Since I can buy one, does it mean that I can buy a second one, a third one …? "
Thinking about the huge value of this watch, Chen Gang picked up his phone and made a call.
"I have to get to the bottom of the situation from my son. I have to find out the whereabouts of that street stall owner!"
…
In the Bureau of Industry and Commerce.
After his mother made a phone call in advance, the Bureau of Industry and Commerce indeed opened a green channel for Chen Jin.
Originally, it would have taken about three days to complete the business license. But today, he could definitely get it done in one day!
The person in charge of entertaining Chen Jin was a female office manager in the Bureau of Industry and Commerce. She was a friend of his mother's in the Bureau of Industry and Commerce. Her surname was Dong, and her name was Dong Lei. She was a middle-aged woman in her 40s who still retained her charm.
Moreover, she was very talkative and very passionate.
While guiding Chen Jin through the business license process, she asked many questions.
"Little Chen, why did you want to open a jewelry store?
Is the jewelry store really run by you alone? Can a young man like you, who is starting a business for the first time, manage a 300 square meter store?
"Will your family help you?"
Chen Jin answered all of these questions. He said that the jewelry store was opened by him alone, and that the funds were all his own. He did not ask for a single cent from his family, and that he recruited his own people to manage the store. There were many things that he did not know how to do, but he would learn from the experienced seniors and strive for success!
Dong Lei nodded.
Through this young man's performance, she firmly believed in her own judgment!
He Hi's son was definitely not a mommy's boy!
He was an ambitious young man with ideas, brains, and courage.
Of course, in terms of his educational background, he wasn't very outstanding, but he was very polite, and he spoke in an orderly manner. This gave her a better impression of this young man than those highly educated, young, and handsome young men from rich families.
Because he was not boastful, did not boast, and did not shy away from talking about the problems he faced. He gave off a very down-to-earth feeling.
Dong Lei liked this young man very much.
But her heart was full of doubts.
"Is this young man really a mommy's boy?
Does Lin Lin have some misunderstandings about him?
Director He from the Tax Bureau is such a smart person. How could she have taught her son to be like that?
I feel that there must be some kind of misunderstanding! "
Dong Lei was experienced. She knew that in relationships between men and women, first impressions might not be accurate. It was very inappropriate to kill someone off with one blow.
And after her personal inspection, she felt that this young man was very good and worthy of her daughter Lin Lin.
So, after the business license was completed, she handed the relevant documents to Chen Jin. She took out her phone and said to him enthusiastically, "Little Chen, come, add me on WeChat. If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me anytime. We can keep in touch."
Chen Jin was overjoyed. "Oh, thank you, Auntie Dong. I'll definitely treat you to a meal on the opening day of my jewelry store!"
Dong Lei said with a smile, "Don't mention it. Work hard, and I wish you success in your business."
"Then I'll take my leave, Auntie Dong. You can go about your business."
Chen Jin solemnly put the business license in his briefcase and walked out of the bureau with a cheerful face.
Ring, ring, ring.
Just as he reached the door, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
It was a call from his dad.
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