Tao Guangming asked: "Is it more fun than a walkie-talkie?"
Li Wenjun nodded: "It's more fun than a walkie-talkie."
Tao Guangming touched his chin: "That's something we can look forward to."
Li Wenjun looked at his watch: "I'm going back first. If you need anything, call me again."
Tao Guangming narrowed his eyes: "You are so anxious, have you thought of other ways to make money?"
Li Wenjun said: "No, the weather is getting colder. I want to get a hot water shower system for my home. Otherwise, it will be too cold and it will be easy to catch a cold."
Tao Guangming blinked: "Hey, this sounds good. The research has been completed. I want to go to your house to try it. If it works, you can get one for me."
Li Wenjun didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why are you everywhere? Even if I have a hot shower in my house, you have to join in the fun."
Tao Guangming said: "It's easy to use. I'll put it in the city department store for you to sell."
Li Wenjun sighed: "I plan to mass-produce it. I can sell it in department stores in the city without you having to tell me."
This guy seems to have forgotten that a minute ago, that counter belonged to him.
Tao Guangming said: "Ah, by the way, my friend said a few days ago that something was sent out. Have you received it?"
Li Wenjun said: "I received it. If you tell me, you may not believe it. My uncle actually sent back the Barbie they took away."
Tao Guangming was also a little surprised. After a while, he nodded and exclaimed: "This world is full of surprises all the time."
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Li Wenjun went back, put the car away and went to the fitter workshop to find Qian Duofu.
Usually Qian Duofu goes to the electronics factory to find Li Wenjun. There are very few opportunities for Li Wenjun to come to find Qian Duofu. So Qian Duofu was a little surprised: "Hey, Master Jun, what kind of wind brought you here."
Li Wenjun laughed: "Can we make completely sealed stainless steel boxes and pipes in our workshop?" Nowadays, they are all cold-galvanized steel pipes, which are prone to rust when used to transport cold water, let alone to hold hot water.
It will have to be replaced every few months, which is too troublesome. The water flowing out of the pipe is still rusty, making it impossible to take a bath, and it will also be blocked in the water tank.
Qian Duofu touched his chin: "It's a bit of a test of the welder's skills, but it's not impossible. After welding, do an air tightness check and just repair any leaks. It's just that stainless steel plates are a little hard to find. You know, now stainless steel They are used in very important places. And the stainless steel plate is too thick, so the boxes and tubes made are very heavy."
Li Wenjun said: "What about the brass?"
Qian Duofu shook his head: "The brass plate is just as heavy and more expensive."
Li Wenjun thought for a while: "Then let's make thin-walled stainless steel water pipes ourselves."
Qian Duofu frowned: "What? I've never heard of it."
Li Wenjun smiled and said to Qian Duofu: "You will know when I get the thin stainless steel plate back."
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When Li Wenjun returned to the electronics factory from the fitter workshop, Chen Zichen and Li Changming were sitting in the yard studying new furniture.
When Li Changming saw Li Wenjun coming in from outside with his head lowered, he didn't even notice them, and he snorted: "I'm thinking about something, I'm so absorbed in thinking."
Li Wenjun raised his head and said: "I'm thinking about how to get some thin stainless steel plates back. I don't know the thickness of the thinnest stainless steel in the city steel plant."
Chen Zichen smiled: "This is not easy. Just call and ask."
Li Wenjun then remembered that he was the section chief of the technical department and should always be in contact with downstream units and brother units.
Chen Zichen stood up without waiting for him to speak: "Open the door to the office, and I will help you ask now."
After saying that, he walked inside.
Li Wenjun glanced at Li Changming.
Li Changming raised his chin and motioned for him to follow.
Li Wenjun could only follow in and open the door inside.
Chen Zichen sidled in, picked up the phone on the table, dialed a number skillfully, waited for the call, and said: "Hello. Is this Section Chief Qi? What is the thickness of your thinnest stainless steel plate?"
The other side replied: "The thinnest one can only be one millimeter."
Chen Zichen glanced at Li Wenjun: "Director, is the thickness of one millimeter okay?"
Li Wenjun did a quick calculation in his mind: It is estimated that the inner diameter of the pipe should be 20 millimeters. No matter how small it is, it will be easy to block and the water pressure loss will be large. The regulations for thin-walled stainless steel pipes are that the thickness of the pipe wall should not be greater than 6% of the inner diameter. Six percent of the inner diameter of twenty millimeters is one point and two millimeters.
"Okay." He replied, "Please help me ask how much they can provide and what the price is."
Chen Zichen simply said to Section Chief Qi, "This is what Director Li of our electronics factory needs. I'll ask him to tell you."
Chen Zichen handed the phone to Li Wenjun.
Li Wenjun took the phone and said politely: "Chief Qi, I need to purchase thin 304 stainless steel plates from you."
304 stainless steel is also called 18/8 stainless steel, which means it contains more than 18% chromium and more than 8% nickel.
The other side was stunned: "Hey, young man, you also know about 304 stainless steel, which is pretty good."
Li Wenjun smiled: "I want to use it to make water pipes, so using 304 stainless steel is the cheapest and safest."
There was an official tone over there: "Oh, well... our factory does produce 304 stainless steel. But... besides our factory, the nearest factory is the special steel factory in the provincial capital next door. So, 304 Stainless steel plates have always been the most in-demand product in our factory. There is only a small amount of supply every month.”
Chen Zichen's face turned red as he listened. Although he was accustomed to asking for benefits from sales, he felt particularly embarrassed when this happened in front of Li Wenjun. It was as if his true identity had been uncovered, revealing his most shameful side.
Li Wenjun knew that he was seeking benefits. In fact, he could ignore Section Chief Qi and find other ways to put pressure, but this would hurt Chen Zichen's heart. Besides, even if pressure is exerted from elsewhere, it will still have to go through Section Chief Qi in the future. If he really succeeds, he will need a long-term and stable supply of raw materials.
There is no way around this hurdle of Section Chief Qi.
Chen Zichen stretched out his hand to grab the phone, and Li Wenjun glanced at him, signaling him to be silent.
Chen Zichen turned around and went out quietly. There were some things that he had better not know so clearly.
Li Wenjun then said to Section Chief Qi: "I'm sorry to bother you. I have the latest tea sets and tableware from the Red Star Porcelain Factory, furniture from the Wenjun Furniture Factory, walkie-talkies from the Wenjun Electronics Factory, and the latest clothes from the City Clothing Factory. . It depends on which one you like. If you don’t like these, if you like something, I’ll find it.”
Section Chief Qi did not expect that Li Wenjun would be so smart, nor did he expect that he would list so many at once, and they would all be popular products on the market, leaving him unable to make a decision at once.
He wants them all, but he can't want them all at once. He also knows the meaning of a steady flow of water. If you ask for so much at one time, the other party will be scared away and the business will fail.
Thin-walled stainless steel plates are in short supply, but they are not completely unavailable.
