It Started With a Kiss: Leng Shao's Beloved Wife

Chapter 178 Breaking the Dilemma: New Products, New Paths

The glaring red light flashed on the test instrument, and the cold numbers revealed the cruel reality - the core function of the new product failed in extremely low temperatures.

Wu Xinyan's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and breathing became difficult.

The research and development of new products has reached the final sprint stage. A lot of money and manpower have been invested in the early stage, but now it has failed. How can she explain this to Luo Yichen and the entire team?

"I told you, there's no way to guarantee stability in such an extreme environment!" Engineer Qian's sarcastic voice echoed in the laboratory. He stood aside with his arms folded, looking proud as if he had known this would happen.

"I told you this plan wouldn't work, and now we've wasted so much time and resources, and it's all for nothing!"

His sarcastic tone was like poisonous needles, pricking the nerves of the team members.

Morale, already low due to the test results, now plummeted to the bottom.

Purchaser Sun's face was covered with beads of sweat from anxiety. He muttered to himself: "It's over now, it's all over now..." Workshop Director Zhou also frowned. He rubbed his rough hands vigorously, as if trying to rub away the predicament in front of him.

Even the always rigorous and meticulous quality inspector Li couldn't help but shake his head and sigh at this moment.

Wu Xinyan took a deep breath and tried hard to suppress her inner anxiety.

She can't fall down, she is the backbone of the team, she must find a solution to the problem!

She walked over to Expert Zhao and asked in a low voice, "Expert Zhao, do you think there's any room for recovery in this matter?"

Expert Zhao pushed his glasses up on his nose, frowning. After a moment's silence, he slowly said, "Theoretically, stability can be improved by improving the material formula, but..." He paused, his eyes landing on Engineer Qian, "This takes time, and the probability of success is not high."

Upon hearing this, Engineer Qian immediately scoffed, "Improving the formula? Forget it! Instead of wasting time on this, why not give up and start a new project?"

Wu Xinyan turned her head abruptly, staring at Engineer Qian with a sharp gaze, and said word by word: "Engineer Qian, you..."

"Engineer Qian, stop making sarcastic remarks!" Wu Xinyan suppressed her anger and spoke in a cold tone. "When a project encounters problems, we should work together to find a solution instead of blaming each other and destroying morale!"

Engineer Qian sneered, "Find a solution? What do you mean? Who do you think you are? Mrs. Luo? You can squander the company's resources at will? I said this project wasn't feasible from the beginning, and now it's proven I was right!"

"You!" Wu Xinyan was so angry that she was shaking all over. "The feasibility of the project has been verified by a group of experts. Now that there are problems, we should analyze the causes instead of shirking responsibility!"

"Analyze the reasons? The reasons are simple, they're just fanciful!" Engineer Qian retorted bluntly, "You think you're a genius? That you can overturn the rules of the industry? Stop dreaming!"

The atmosphere in the laboratory was tense, as if it was about to explode.

Purchaser Sun and workshop director Zhou looked at each other, not daring to breathe.

Quality Inspector Li looked at Wu Xinyan worriedly, fearing that she would get hurt out of anger.

At this moment, Expert Zhao coughed loudly, attracting everyone's attention.

"Okay, stop arguing!" He said in a steady tone, with unquestionable authority, "Now is not the time to argue about right or wrong. The most urgent thing is to find a solution to the problem." He paused, his eyes fell on Wu Xinyan, "Xinyan, I think I have found the answer to the question you just asked me." He walked to the whiteboard, picked up a pen, and began to draw on it, "We can try..." As he drew, he explained his ideas, his tone became more and more excited, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

Engineer Qian was dismissive at first, but as Expert Zhao explained, his expression gradually became serious, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Purchaser Sun and Workshop Director Zhou were also listening attentively, and their originally furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

Quality Inspector Li clenched his fists excitedly, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Wu Xinyan's eyes lit up, as if she had grasped a life-saving straw, and she couldn't wait to ask, "Expert Zhao, what do you mean..."

Expert Zhao put down his pen, turned around and looked at Wu Xinyan, a confident smile on his face, "That's right, as long as we..." He lowered his voice and only said a brief sentence to Wu Xinyan.

Wu Xinyan's pupils suddenly dilated, she took a breath and murmured, "Is this... is this really possible?"

Expert Zhao smiled mysteriously and whispered confidently, "We can try replacing the existing material with LR-789 alloy! This alloy has excellent low-temperature stability and can also improve other product properties!"

Wu Xinyan's eyes lit up, LR-789 alloy!

This is a new type of composite material that is expensive but has excellent performance, but due to its complex process, it has not been used on a large scale.

If it can really be used to solve the problem, it will not only resolve the current crisis, but also make the performance of the new product even better!

"Let's start without further delay!" Wu Xinyan gave the order decisively.

For the next few days, the laboratory was brightly lit.

Wu Xinyan led the team to conduct experiments day and night, constantly adjusting the proportions and processing technology of LR-789 alloy.

Although Engineer Qian was still unforgiving in his words, he actively cooperated in his actions. After all, he also wanted to see where this plan, which he thought was "fantastic", would eventually lead.

Fatigue, anxiety, and stress are like a mountain pressing on everyone's heart.

Purchaser Sun ran around and finally got a small amount of LR-789 alloy; Workshop Director Zhou personally took charge of the process and guided the workers in precision processing; Quality Inspector Li conducted every test meticulously, fearing any mistakes.

Time passes by minute by minute, hope and despair are intertwined, tormenting everyone's nerves.

Finally, on the fourth night, when the green light on the testing instrument came on, indicating that all indicators met the standards, the entire laboratory erupted in cheers!

"We succeeded!" Wu Xinyan hugged Expert Zhao excitedly, tears streaming down her face.

Engineer Qian also smiled, a rare occurrence. He pushed his glasses and coughed lightly, "It seems that we have to believe in miracles once in a while."

However, just as everyone was immersed in the joy of success, Wu Xinyan's cell phone suddenly rang.

She answered the phone and her face changed suddenly.

"What? The exhibition venue... is cancelled?" Wu Xinyan's voice trembled, and the phone in her hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.