In addition to completing his job, whether in the team or outside eight hours, Fang Hanmin always likes to hold a book. Not only is he incompatible with his colleagues, but he also tries every means to avoid group activities. Even if the unit organizes to watch the latest movie "Overseas Innocence" released that year, he I also found excuses to stay alone in the dormitory and read.
Whether they really admire Fang Hanmin's love for learning, laugh at his nerdy demeanor, or dislike his solitary aloofness, his colleagues gave him the nickname "Xiucai".
However, Fang Hanmin caught a severe cold a few days ago. During his hospitalization, his colleagues thought that he was from out of town and had no relatives around him. of care. Perhaps moved, Fang Hanmin decided to get along well with his colleagues from now on and try to make the relationship as harmonious as possible.
Today was Fang Hanmin's first day at work after recovering from illness. When he saw a group of people making noise around the monitor in the workshop, he walked over curiously.
"Squad leader, why is this happening? The bonus for our position is the lowest in the entire workshop. Unexpectedly, this quarter is 20% less than the previous quarter. This is too fucking bullying!" A man with a stocky figure said, The employee who stayed behind was extremely angry and kicked the empty cardboard box next to him far away.
"In the entire Hongxing Pharmaceutical Factory, the 'acylation' position has the worst environment and the hardest work. We are so tired that we can't stand up every day, so we get such a small bonus. Monitor, you didn't ask the leaders above, they still have some conscience. ?"
"The leader is biased and this job is impossible to do!"
"The 'acylation' position is hard and tiring, and the bonus is small. This is really not a place for people to stay. I want to apply for transfer!"...
The squad leader, Master Zhao, is in his forties and is a loyal man. Faced with the anger of his colleagues, he could only patiently explain: "Like you, I also feel it is unfair, but the evaluation team said that the quality of our products in the 'acylation' position is not good." It is stable and the yield is not up to standard. According to the factory’s reward and punishment regulations, part of the bonus must be deducted.”
"Brother Zhao, the job operating procedures are formulated by the technical department of the factory. We strictly follow the technical procedures. The product quality is unstable and the yield is not up to standard. What does it have to do with us operators?" Ban Cuntou asked.
"However, the evaluation team only recognizes the evaluation results and does not care about technical issues. Everyone should calm down and go back to their respective posts. If you delay your work, your bonus will be deducted even more next quarter." Master Zhao coaxed and cajoled. To persuade, he wanted to put things to rest.
Although everyone was cursing, there was nothing they could do. Just as they were about to disperse, they suddenly heard a low voice, "Actually, as long as the process conditions are slightly changed, the yield and product quality of the 'acylation' station will be improved." significantly improved.”
Everyone looked around and saw that the person speaking was Fang Hanmin, a temporary worker who rarely communicated with his colleagues. Has this guy recovered and been discharged from the hospital?
"Xiucai, are you saying that the quality and yield can be improved by slightly changing the process conditions? Did I hear you correctly?" Ban Cuntou asked with interest.
"Yes, that's what I said." Fang Hanmin said calmly.
"It sounds very simple, but tell me, changing what conditions can have such a big effect?" Someone obviously didn't believe what Fang Hanmin said.
"I said it, do you understand?" Although the words are choked, Fang Hanmin is telling the truth, because these workers in the grassroots team only have junior high school education at most, and their scientific and technological knowledge is better than nothing. Don't think they are red stars. Workers in pharmaceutical factories, apart from operating the machinery and equipment step by step, know nothing about profound pharmaceutical technology.
Except for Master Ban Cun and a few colleagues who were doubtful, no one including the monitor, Master Zhao, believed what suddenly came out of Fang Hanmin's mouth. Therefore, no one took it seriously, and everyone dispersed after a few words. went.
It’s no wonder that although Fang Hanmin usually likes to read, even the engineers in the technical department and the general engineering office of Hongxing Pharmaceutical Factory are at a loss to solve the technical problems in the workshop. Who can believe that this temporary worker, who has only been in the factory for more than a year, can solve the problems in the workshop? technical challenge?
However, Master Bancun and two or three other colleagues believed that it was not impossible for the "scholar" to study the book all day long and figure out something.
What is not known is that when Fang Hanmin was ill and hospitalized a few days ago, a man with the same name as him graduated from the 985 University in biochemistry in his previous life. He also studied in the UK and obtained a doctorate in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Oxford, and worked in Europe. The project director of RGP's new drug creation center was transported back to the late 1970s from the 21st century due to an accident, and his soul possessed Fang Hanmin.
At this moment, Fang Hanmin, standing in front of his colleagues, was completely different from the nerdy "scholar" they were familiar with before!
In the late 1970s, an antipyretic and analgesic drug called "paracetamol" was increasingly used clinically because of its higher efficacy and lower side effects. The active ingredient of this drug is "acetaminophen" "Phenol". At that time, the second workshop of the local state-owned Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory was producing this API. Fang Hanmin's team was in the "acylation" position of producing "acetaminophen".
Due to immature technology, the operation of the entire second workshop has not been smooth since it was completed and put into production more than two years ago. Each position, including the "acylation" reaction, has always had technical problems of varying degrees, but "acylation" The problem at the position was particularly serious, so Fang Hanmin’s team had their bonuses repeatedly deducted.
Although colleagues knew that Fang Hanmin liked reading, they didn't know that the books he read had nothing to do with the process technology of the "acylation" position. It was just because after the time-travel incident, he had a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences from Oxford University in his previous life. Possessed, Fang Hanmin not only developed a strong interest in pharmaceutical science, but also relied on his extremely high attainments in the field of pharmaceutical science in his previous life. Even for the bonus of the team, he could not turn a blind eye to the technical problems in front of him.
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A few days later, when the workshop director Lao Yang was inspecting his post, he walked up to Fang Hanmin who was operating the machinery and equipment. He stopped and asked: "Xiao Fang, did you say that as long as the process conditions are changed, Can the yield and quality of the acylation station be improved?"
Fang Hanmin continued the operation at hand. He glanced at Lao Yang and said calmly: "Yes, I said this."
"Real or false? You didn't just say it casually, right?"
Fang Hanmin paused for a moment and said, "Director, you can't talk about technical matters casually!"
"Oh----," Lao Yang nodded. He turned around and called the monitor over, "Master Zhao, please find someone to replace Xiao Fang." Then he told Fang Hanmin to put down what he was doing temporarily and go with him. Workshop office.
As soon as he left, someone started talking behind his back, "Did you see that he was asked to leave by the leader? Let's see if this kid dares to talk nonsense in the future!"
"Look at his virtues. He is just a temporary worker. He doesn't even take a shower to look after himself. He still pretends to be serious, as if he is very capable."
"Why was 'Xiucai' called by Lao Yang? Could it be...?"
Following Lao Yang to the workshop office, he saw that workshop technician Lao Wu was also inside. Fang Hanmin stood at the door and did not go in.
"Come in and sit down." Lao Yang greeted him sideways after sitting down in front of his simple desk.
Fang Hanmin walked a few steps forward and sat down on the long chair against the wall.
Old Wu, the workshop technician sitting opposite Lao Yang, spoke, "Comrade Xiao Fang, we want to verify something with you."
"Gong Wu, what do you want to verify?" Fang Hanmin didn't know what technical title Lao Wu was, so he thought there would be no problem with such an honorific title.
"Did you say in the workshop that the quality and yield can be improved by changing the process conditions in the 'acylation' position?"
Fang Hanmin frankly admitted, "I said this."
"Oh----, since you say this, there must be some basis, and you can't take it for granted, right? Can you tell us your evidence? In addition, please tell us, what conditions can be changed to have such a big impact? effect?"
Fang Hanmin was not polite. He first analyzed the influence of the medium on the acylation reaction from the perspective of the reaction mechanism. "The 'acylation' reaction requires protons as the medium. The current process uses water as the reaction medium, although water molecules can also be ionized to produce protons. , but according to the structural characteristics of water molecules, the protons generated by its ionization cannot fully meet the needs of the acylation reaction, so it is obviously not the most suitable reaction medium for the acylation reaction."
Lao Wu graduated from a chemical engineering college in 1970. Although the basic knowledge he mastered was not deep enough, he could still understand some of the theories explained by Fang Hanmin. "The problem is that the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory introduced it from a scientific research institution. In the 'acetaminophen' production line, the 'acylation' station uses water as the reaction medium. This is also a process commonly used by domestic colleagues. The theoretical basis you mentioned makes sense. If you change the reaction medium rashly, you can guarantee that it will Get better results?”
The workshop director, Lao Yang, is different. He graduated from a technical school in 1969. When it comes to hands-on work, he is definitely a good hand. Lao Yang is a doer. Otherwise, he would not be a workshop director, but he He was not interested in theories, especially the advanced theories taught by Fang Hanmin. He was just listening to a book from heaven. Therefore, he simply said: "Xiao Fang, these theories you talk about are purely theoretical. Why don't you tell us directly how to change the process conditions and what is the most suitable reaction medium?"
In fact, as the workshop director, Lao Yang is more anxious than anyone else about the technical problems existing in the entire workshop.
The quality of the products is unstable and the yield is not up to standard. The bonuses of the employees will inevitably be affected. Every time it is the day when bonuses are paid, the complaints and curses of the grassroots employees have already filled Lao Yang’s ears, but he can neither eliminate the employees’ complaints. The resentment could not stop the workers from scolding, because Lao Yang knew very well that technical problems had nothing to do with grassroots workers, but their interests were really harmed, and anyone involved in such a thing would feel unbalanced. .
Still due to technical reasons, the production environment of each position in the workshop is not good. Some positions are seriously polluted and smelly. In addition, the employees receive the lowest bonus in the factory. In the past year, all employees with some background have relied on connections to find them. After applying for transfer, the entire second workshop was unstable and it was difficult to retain people. There were varying degrees of vacancies in the originally designated positions, so we had no choice but to recruit temporary workers from outside. It was under such circumstances that Fang Hanmin was recruited into the factory. of.
Hongxing Pharmaceutical Factory originally planned to use the product "acetaminophen" to expand the scale of the enterprise and make a turnaround in terms of output value and profit. Who would have thought that this project has now become a waste for the entire factory.
In order to build the "acetaminophen" production line, the company invested a large amount of money. If production is stopped due to unstable product quality, high cost and poor workshop environment, the machinery and equipment in the entire second workshop will become a pile of scrap iron. This will cause huge losses to Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory, which is not economically strong.
In addition, several drugs using "acetaminophen" as raw materials are occupying an increasing share of the pharmaceutical market. It would be a pity for Hongxing Pharmaceutical Factory to give up this product anyway.
However, if production continues under the current circumstances, not only will downstream customers be very dissatisfied with the quality of the products, but the products will have almost no profit, and the workshop environment will be so bad that even the factory workers will not want to work in the second workshop. The leadership team of Hongxing Pharmaceutical Factory was helpless in facing this unfavorable situation. Lao Yang, the workshop director, felt even more aggrieved.
I don’t know who conveyed what Fang Hanmin said in the workshop that day to Lao Yang’s ears. He seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and immediately went to Fang Hanmin to find out the situation. Lao Wu, the workshop technician who was opposite Lao Yang, poured a splash of alcohol on him. A basin of cold water, "A temporary worker is just talking nonsense, do you still take it seriously?"
Although he was persuaded by Lao Wu at the time, Lao Yang did not put what he heard behind his mind. He always wanted to find Fang Hanmin himself to understand the situation. Today, he took advantage of the opportunity of inspection at his post to verify what he heard. After getting After confirmation, he called Fang Hanmin to the workshop office to prepare to further clarify the situation.
Lao Yang is a technical school graduate. He admitted that he could not understand Fang Hanmin's theoretical explanations and was only concerned about whether they could solve practical problems.
Because he was in it, Fang Hanmin knew the dilemma of the second workshop. He understood Lao Yang's concerns, so he ignored the concerns of workshop technician Lao Wu and directly answered Lao Yang's question, "According to the acylation reaction mechanism, acetic acid is the The most suitable reaction medium.”
"In addition to using acetic acid as the reaction medium, do other conditions need to be changed?" Lao Yang asked.
"Only the reaction medium needs to be replaced, and other conditions remain unchanged. However, because the acidic medium is corrosive to the equipment, the acylation reaction needs to be carried out in corrosion-resistant equipment."
Lao Yang thought for a while, and then said to Fang Hanmin: "Go back to your post. We will come back to you if we have anything to do."
After Fang Hanmin left, before Lao Yang could speak, workshop technician Lao Wu couldn't wait to ask: "What do you think of this matter?"
"I don't understand the theories he talked about, but judging from Fang Hanmin's crisp answers and his expression when he spoke, I think he is very confident in his plan."
Lao Wu's focus is different from Lao Yang's. "I also think he is very confident. However, what is difficult to understand is that he is a temporary worker at a young age. He can not only talk about profound theories, but also put forward simple ideas." It’s an easy-to-implement technical solution, regardless of the final result. This is incredible! I’m afraid no one will believe it if I tell you.”
