"Regarding working hours, I suggest adopting a weekly system. Seven days a week, with one day off every week. Everyone has already worked for six days; rest tomorrow." Chen Ke proposed his suggestion for the work schedule. All factory matters were subject to collective discussion, and all systems were handled very transparently. For a project destined to fail, Chen Ke wasn't so picky. He applied advanced management experience from later generations here, also with the intention of doing social practice.

"Let's vote on it," Qin Tongren said tepidly. After these six days of work, this young man's calm expression also revealed exhaustion. The voting result was unanimous approval. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After such high-intensity work, everyone was really tired. If it weren't for adopting such a collective discussion mode, many people would probably have started slacking off in various ways long ago.

"Everyone just arrived, and people's minds are unstable. My suggestion is that we use a weekly wage system for these two months. Pay wages once a week. Let's vote," Chen Ke threw out his "real benefits" (dry goods).

Hearing this suggestion, everyone was truly beaming with joy. It was immediately passed unanimously. The agreed wage now was 8 silver dollars (*dayang*) per month. That meant two silver dollars per person per week. The crowd stuffed the silver dollars into their pockets, their joy overflowing in their words and expressions.

A hygiene duty roster was also made, along with several shift scheduling systems that a factory must have. Two simple honeycomb briquettes had already been made. After Chen Ke repeatedly instructed to be careful about carbon monoxide poisoning, this democratic life meeting dispersed. Just as Chen Ke was about to leave with Xie Mingxian and Chai Qingguo, Qin Tongren took the initiative to come over and ask, "Is Wenqing preparing to return to the residence?"

Qin Tongren was a typical example of the old style, never discussing private matters in public. His question made Chen Ke feel a bit curious. "Yes, I'm going back to the residence now."

"Let's go together; I happen to be going to Lord He's place," Qin Tongren looked in good spirits.

Chen Ke dared not slight this Mr. Qin. In fact, if he had to say it, Chen Ke even had some respect for Qin Tongren. Seeing that Qin Tongren had very high prestige among his colleagues in the Tianjin Machinery Bureau, Chen Ke privately inquired about this Mr. Qin's background. Yin Ergou and Shen Songwen, because of their outstanding performance in the house repair project, were naturally the first to defect to Chen Ke. The two recounted Qin Tongren's experience.

The Tianjin Machinery Bureau was a government-run military enterprise. Founded in Tianjin in the 6th year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1867) by Chonghou, the Minister of Trade for the Three Ports. It was initially named the "General Bureau of Munitions and Machines." The start-up fund was more than two hundred thousand taels, and its scale was second only to the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau. In the 9th year of Tongzhi, it was taken over by Li Hongzhang, the Governor-General of Zhili, and renamed the "Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau." This enterprise could be said to be the base camp of the northern Westernization Movement. In addition to producing munitions, the Tianjin Machinery Bureau also produced some warships and vessels, including Empress Dowager Cixi's pleasure boat. Particularly worth mentioning is that in 1880, it built China's first submarine and the first set of pontoon bridges.

In the Gengzi Incident (Boxer Rebellion era), the Eight-Nation Alliance insisted on destroying this largest military industrial enterprise in Asia. As a technician, Qin Tongren also volunteered to fight in this war, fighting under the command of Commander-in-Chief Nie Shichen. The specific situation wasn't clear, but listening to the factory workers, Qin Tongren defended the factory and didn't evacuate until the very end.

Once the disaster of war passed, immediately followed the disaster of man. After the factory fell, except for Japan, other countries had no interest in the equipment of the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau. The Japanese, however, looted the equipment frantically. Not only the Japanese, but many locals in Tianjin also hauled things from the Manufacturing Bureau to their own homes. Thus, the fine Manufacturing Bureau was completely destroyed like this, not even a slag remaining. On the contrary, many private factories and workshops appeared in Tianjin subsequently.

Chen Ke believed everyone wasn't lying. The Manufacturing Bureau belonged to the court; if the equipment of the Manufacturing Bureau was hauled home, it could become one's own. No need to say which was lighter and which was heavier in between. Yin Ergou also told Chen Ke privately that back then, Qin Tongren pulled some people to protect the Manufacturing Bureau. Not only did he fail to keep the factory, but Qin Tongren even had one of his arms broken by someone.

Hearing these introductions, Chen Ke couldn't help but feel deep respect for Qin Tongren. In these times, there were still such people; it was simply harder than a white rabbit burrowing out of a coal pile.

Qin Tongren usually didn't speak much. Even when he spoke, his voice wasn't loud, and his attitude was steady, looking just like a scholar. Yet back then, he personally took up weapons to fight against the Eight-Nation Alliance and defend the factory. These two different images couldn't be unified in Chen Ke's mind no matter what. But no matter what kind of question mark Qin Tongren was, since he said he wanted to travel together, Chen Ke naturally wouldn't refuse. After the group got on the road, everyone just chatted idly. Qin Tongren didn't ask so many private matters; everyone just chatted simply, which was also harmonious and happy. Parting at the door of Chen Ke's house, Chen Ke opened the courtyard door.

Very different from a few days ago, the courtyard was now quiet. Pang Zi and the others set off separately two days ago. Wu Xingchen and Chen Tianhua returned to Nangong County with Pang Zi, and the Shandong brothers returned to their hometown together. Xie Mingxian and Chai Qingguo stayed in Beijing, and the two now lived in the factory with Chen Ke. Only Wang Bin lodged here; compared to a few days ago, it was more than a little deserted.

"Wenqing, you are finally back." Seeing Chen Ke, Wang Bin was quite excited. "Do you want to go to the cocktail party at the German Legation?"

"Hmm?" Chen Ke could understand this sentence but couldn't understand the meaning of it. The cocktail party at the German Legation was considered a very high-level diplomatic gathering. It was already somewhat unexpected that Wang Bin, a foreign firm cadre, could attend, and being able to bring friends made it even more puzzling.

Seeing Chen Ke's doubts, Wang Bin laughed, "My invitation is generic; I can take as many people as I want. I can't find anyone else either; Wenqing, you come with me."

Foreign invitations were generally like this. Except for a few cases, those cocktail parties generally didn't welcome single young men. Chen Ke had the thought of going to see the world, but on second thought, he felt it was inappropriate. While hesitating, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Brother Wang, do you still remember Qin Tongren? It is said he also graduated from Humboldt University of Berlin. A few years senior to you."

"Hmm..., hmm! I remember, it's that thin one, right? From Tianjin." Wang Bin was excited.

"That's right, it's him."

"How do you know him?" Wang Bin asked urgently.

"I met him through that Lord He across the door. He is at Lord He's house right now."

"Wenqing, take me to see him. It's really been a long time."

Chen Ke originally wanted to find He Ruming too. Last time he rejected He Ruming's face, the relationship between the two began to cool down. Although Chen Ke sold medicine to He Ruming at the price of 12 taels, He Ruming obviously hadn't calmed his anger yet. But Chen Ke really felt that this brother was his noble person (*guiren* - benefactor). Even if he only met Qin Tongren through He Ruming, Chen Ke felt it was very worthwhile. Hearing Wang Bin say this, Chen Ke stood up and said, "Let's go right now."

Seeing Chen Ke, He Ruming still looked like he couldn't be bothered. However, Qin Tongren looked at the excited Wang Bin with slight surprise, then stood up. He said slowly in that trademark gentle tone, "This is Wang Bin, right?"

"Brother Qin, it is indeed little brother." Seeing Qin Tongren recognized him, Wang Bin hurriedly stepped forward a few steps and held Qin Tongren's hand. "After parting for many years, Brother Qin's elegant demeanor remains the same."

He Ruming watched this scene dumbfounded. Although extremely dissatisfied with Chen Ke, he had to admire him; the breadth of Chen Ke's social circle was truly breathtaking.

Qin Tongren wasn't as enthusiastic as Wang Bin at all, but he was absolutely not cold either. He was also very happy that this old friend could meet here. He introduced Wang Bin to He Ruming, and everyone simply started talking at He Ruming's house. Wang Bin was very excited. After talking for a while, he simply invited Qin Tongren to attend the German Legation cocktail party with him. Wang Bin acted quite smartly; since he was at He Ruming's house, he naturally wouldn't give the cold shoulder to He Ruming, so he also invited He Ruming's family to attend the cocktail party.

Chen Ke watched quietly from the side. Qin Tongren didn't have much interest in this invitation. After He Ruming heard the invitation, he was first shocked, then showed uncontrollable joy. Wang Bin made it clear that this cocktail party was a social cocktail party held by a counselor's wife who had arrived in China. Not only foreign diplomatic corps were invited, but also some Chinese officials. He Ruming couldn't help asking, "But the German Legation didn't send me an invitation."

"Don't worry about this. My invitation allows me to go with anyone, and the number of people is not limited."

"If I go, who should I bring?"

"Just bring your wife, son, and daughter along."

"Oh?"

"But I suggest not bringing those small children."

"Oh. When does the cocktail party start?"

"It starts tomorrow morning and ends in the afternoon. We'll have a meal together at noon. If Lord He is willing, let's go together."

Learning that Wang Bin was now living with Chen Ke, He Ruming said he would reply to Wang Bin early tomorrow morning. Wang Bin asked Qin Tongren to come to Chen Ke's side if he had time, and then got up to take leave with Chen Ke.

Qin Tongren didn't come that night, which disappointed Wang Bin quite a bit. Early the next morning, He Ruming sent his steward over, saying he was willing to go together.

Regardless of what others thought, in Chen Ke's view, the cocktail party didn't look like much. Groups of foreign devils came in and out. Wang Bin was with Chen Ke at the beginning, then played missing. The food wasn't great either, much worse than high-end buffets. Chen Ke lost interest after eating a few bites. Seeing this scene, He Ruming was originally somewhat trembling with fear, but soon he saw a few Manchu Qing officials. He Ruming was from the Ministry of Rites; these few should be his superiors. So Lord He went to talk to the superiors with a beaming face. Germany was a rising star in Europe, and quite a few people came. Listening to a group of bird languages with various accents, Chen Ke felt a bit drowsy. He hid in a corner, holding a piece of bread and gnawing on it boringly.

It is said that the great mentor Marx or Engels believed German women should go to the farm. The poor appearance of German women ranked second to last in Europe. After the hostess of this cocktail party appeared, Chen Ke originally thought this friend of Wang Bin should be an ordinary German Dragoon auntie, but unexpectedly her looks weren't bad. The master of ceremonies used French for the introduction; Chen Ke didn't understand those gibberish words. The hostess toasted everyone. Chen Ke followed at the end of the line, took a wine glass, raised the glass together, and then drank the wine. Then he continued to be bored.

But opportunities will be encountered as long as one is willing to wait. Chen Ke seemed bored, but actually, he had been waiting for an opportunity. Now the opportunity finally came. He Ruming brought his two daughters out this time. The girls had been following He Ruming. Now handsome old man He finally left with the superiors. Chen Ke walked over quickly.

Today, He Qian's attire was very different from what he saw last time. Although this outfit wasn't a Western-style formal dress, it wasn't a Manchu style either. It was winter now; this dark cyan silk suit was quite similar to Hanfu. Moreover, both girls just combed braids and didn't have so many bits and pieces on their heads; they looked quite delicate and pretty.

"Hello, Miss He," Chen Ke said.

He Qian didn't expect Chen Ke to come over and greet her; there was immediately vigilance in her expression. "Hello, Mr. Chen," He Qian said lukewarmly.

"I really felt very happy discussing business with Miss He last time. I wonder if Lord He has other cooperation ideas?" Chen Ke didn't want to entangle with He Ruming about the honeycomb briquette matter. Even if He Ruming helped Chen Ke do a lot of things, Chen Ke still didn't want to talk business with He Ruming. Because it was too tiring.

He Qian didn't expect Chen Ke came to say this. Her beautiful big eyes stared at Chen Ke for a while, as if trying to see through Chen Ke's mind.

"Don't worry, I have no other meaning. Lord He is not a good partner for doing business. As for you, I am quite willing to cooperate."

Hearing Chen Ke speak ill of her brother to her face, He Qian felt both angry and funny. She looked at Chen Ke with a despised gaze. "Mr. Chen, don't you think it's inappropriate to say this?"

Such questioning had no effect on Chen Ke at all. He laughed, "Business is business. I hope to talk business with the person most suitable for negotiation. This is convenient and fast. I am a lazy person."

Hearing Chen Ke's such serious praise, He Qian couldn't help but reveal a slight smile at the corner of her mouth. However, this smile vanished in a moment. She said seriously, "In my family, my eldest brother makes the decisions. Mr. Chen finding me to talk business is finding the wrong person."

Chen Ke stared at He Qian seriously for a while before answering, "That's true too." After speaking, he looked at that little girl who was somewhat timidly half-hiding behind He Qian but looking at him with curious eyes. The little girl looked fifteen or sixteen years old. The style of the silk clothes on her body was similar to He Qian's, and the color was dark green.

"Hello," Chen Ke greeted her.

"Hello," the little girl answered very politely.

"Are you full? The food in this place is taken by yourself, not brought by others. So don't be polite; if you see something on the table, just take it directly," Chen Ke said gently to the little girl.

"Thank you for the guidance." Although the little girl was shy, she wasn't timid; she answered Chen Ke very seriously. Chen Ke originally thought the little girl would have stage fright, but unexpectedly it wasn't the case at all. He couldn't help sizing up the little girl carefully. Her skin was relatively dark, but lustrous and delicate, and her eyebrows and eyes had deep contours, not looking much like He Ruming. Chen Ke's gaze made the little girl lower her head slightly. *Damn, this is really a lady from a prominent family.* Chen Ke praised in his heart. *Although He Ruming is not much, his sister and this little girl are really extraordinary. Yin thrives and Yang declines.*

"Does Mr. Chen have other matters?" Seeing Chen Ke sizing up her niece, He Qian asked unceremoniously. This was an eviction order. Chen Ke understood; he quickly responded, "Then everyone have fun and eat well. I'll go over there first."

Sitting back in the corner, Chen Ke looked towards the two ladies of the He family again. He saw He Qian looking around; she should be looking for He Ruming. That little girl was still standing there quietly, her gaze slightly downward. From this distance, she looked like an exquisite doll. Chen Ke suddenly wanted to go over again and say, "Little Loli, strange uncle will take you to scoop goldfish."

While letting his imagination run wild, Wang Bin suddenly appeared in front of Chen Ke. Although he wanted to force a smile, an unconcealable anger made it all the more conspicuous.

"What's wrong? Who provoked you?"

Wang Bin didn't make a sound.

"If you are unhappy, let's go. One is free to come and go at this kind of cocktail party," Chen Ke laughed.

"En, that's good too." Wang Bin nodded fiercely.

The two found He Ruming and saw He Ruming standing cautiously beside several officials. One of them, who was talking with fervor and assurance, should have a high official rank. No wonder He Ruming didn't even care about his own female family members; not serving the superiors well wouldn't do. Spotting Chen Ke waving to him, He Ruming apologized and then came over. He should have earned face; He Ruming, who was very cold to Chen Ke a few days ago, looked quite excited in his expression. Learning that Chen Ke and Wang Bin were leaving, He Ruming looked a bit troubled.

"It's okay, Lord He. One is free to come and go at this kind of cocktail party. If we leave, we leave; it's perfectly fine for you to stay here," Chen Ke explained quickly.

Learning that he didn't have to leave together, He Ruming immediately became happy again. Everyone bade farewell to each other, and Chen Ke and Wang Bin embarked on the return journey.

"What's wrong? Could it be that your friend's husband said something unpleasant?" Chen Ke laughed.

"How did you know?" Wang Bin was startled.

"I knew it at a glance. What exactly happened? Tell me." Chen Ke comforted Wang Bin.

Humboldt University of Berlin could be said to be one of the centers of world academia before World War II. Many famous scholars and politicians left their figures here. It produced 29 Nobel laureates in fields such as chemistry, medicine, physics, and literature; the achievements were amazing.

In such a school, there were naturally a large number of children of German nobility studying here. Wang Bin met a lady here, Joanna von Wittbach, and the two fell in love just like that.

"Wait, von Wittbach? Is she Bavarian?" Chen Ke stopped Wang Bin's words.

Such profound genealogy knowledge startled Wang Bin. Wang Bin nodded in astonishment.

"Brother Wang, you really know how to choose people," Chen Ke said admiringly.

Von Wittbach was the royal family of the Bavaria region in Germany, with eight hundred years of inheritance. There were quite a few people in this family who had been kings of some small European countries.

"Joanna's family only has this name left now." Wang Bin said with slight regret. "I only knew her family's background a year after I met her."

Joanna's family wasn't the branch that inherited the family property; it could only be considered a standard side branch. However, in Germany, this name was already very famous. There were quite a few children of big capitalists who pursued Joanna, hoping their names could be linked with the prominent von Wittbach. Obviously, Joanna's father also had this plan. Forming a wealthy marriage alliance was a very good choice for a family with only a noble title but no wealth.

So learning the news that his daughter was in love with a Chinese student, this father was quite unhappy. Being unhappy would trigger unhappy results. Wang Bin was dealt with several times in school. Joanna was a Bavarian after all; she had several big quarrels with her father for this. But the two really couldn't twist the thigh with the arm (couldn't win against the stronger force), so they had to break up.

Originally, Wang Bin wanted to stay in Germany to work, and he found a job after graduation. Unexpectedly, Joanna married after graduation, and her husband's family actually had a relatively deep relationship with the enterprise Wang Bin was in. Thus Wang Bin was "sent back" to China by the company. A dignified science and engineering student became a foreign firm clerk.

But Heaven plays tricks on people. Joanna's husband was a member of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Less than a year after Wang Bin returned to China, he was appointed as the Consul of the German Embassy in China and brought his wife Joanna to China together.

Wang Bin didn't say the rest of the things, but Chen Ke could guess. It must be that Joanna's husband said quite a few unpleasant words to Wang Bin, and Wang Bin left the venue indignantly.

"It's okay, Brother Wang. Wait until we drive the foreign devils out of China in the future. We will insist on letting this brother be the German Ambassador, and must make him personally hold a cocktail party to entertain you. I'll see to what extent he can still be arrogant," Chen Ke comforted. For some reason, he suddenly thought of the He family's loli.

"Driving the foreign devils out of China, this is hard enough," Wang Bin said regretfully. But after a moment, Wang Bin deliberately said in a happy tone, "That's right. Wait until the foreign devils are driven out; we will insist on letting this bastard be the German Ambassador."

"We should have such spirit." Chen Ke also laughed heartily.

After resting on Sunday, work continued on Monday. Qin Tongren was still his usual self. He didn't show any intention of being close to Chen Ke just because of the encounter with Wang Bin the day before yesterday. Chen Ke didn't hope for that much either; the next step of work was even heavier.

First, a general meeting was held, which was the design analysis of the honeycomb briquette production line. Chen Ke had seen steam honeycomb briquette machines when he was a child. Coming from an engineering background, he was very clear about the principles inside. The most critical part was the linkage. The core of the honeycomb briquette machine was that while automatically filling coal powder, the pressure hammer lifted, coal filling ended, the big hammer fell, and knocked out 16 pieces of coal at once. Repeating like this, in Chen Ke's impression, using a machine, 48 pieces of coal could be produced in one minute. Calculated according to the machine working 10 hours a day, one day would be 28,800 pieces of coal.

The Tianjin Machinery Bureau was a military industrial enterprise, and everyone's level wasn't low. Watching Chen Ke finish drawing the entire set of machine designs on the blackboard, no one spoke. After a long while, Qin Tongren finally spoke. "Do we manufacture the machines ourselves, or what?"

"I don't know if the Tianjin Machinery Bureau still has surplus equipment that can be used. If these equipments are manufactured by ourselves, the steel used, and the accessories, are all a problem. My meaning is that if we can utilize previous equipment, that would be best."

Hearing Chen Ke's suggestion, Qin Tongren stopped making a sound.

"Mr. Chen, although this set of things of yours is good. But to be honest, this reciprocating equipment has too high requirements for steel. Think about it, hammering down thousands of times a day like this, how long can the parts last?" Xu Erba spoke.

Seeing Xu Erba speak, Xu Tianqi from the steel workshop also came to speak. "I think there is no need to do it like this; it is already winter now. It takes too long for us to build such a complete set of equipment. I see the basic principle is already clear; let's simply redesign it, mainly the lifting and lowering of that big hammer. Looking at Mr. Chen's design, this relies on a screw rod. This kind of screw rod is not easy to make domestically. I think we can do it using a stop motion method; this way, it won't be so troublesome."

Chen Ke quickly gave up his position in front of the blackboard. "Come, come, you two come up and say."

As soon as these words came out, Xu Erba and Xu Tianqi blushed immediately. "With so many engineers here, we dare not." Although saying so verbally, the two young men still looked eager to try.

"I said the rules of our factory; if there is anything, everyone discusses it together. Everyone adds firewood, the flame rises high (many hands make light work). Are men afraid of speaking in public?" Chen Ke dragged and pulled the two to the front of the blackboard.

Xu Erba hurriedly cupped his hands to everyone. "I'm also talking nonsense. Everyone, don't laugh."

As soon as the voice fell, everyone had already started laughing. This made Xu Erba even more embarrassed. Looking at Chen Ke, he saw him smiling encouragingly. Only then did Xu Erba have some courage. His suggestion was that there was no need to make such precision equipment, but adopt heavier and clumsier equipment, so as to guarantee the usage time. "When I was in the factory, every time parts were changed, it took a long time. I thought at that time, rather than making those precision gadgets, it's better to make some thick, big, clumsy, and ugly gadgets. Not good-looking, but durable. Moreover, making coal is not making munitions; no need to be so fine."

After making the concluding speech, Xu Erba saw everyone didn't make a sound. Not knowing if what he said was right or not, he just stayed in front of the blackboard.

"Has Mr. Xu finished?" Chen Ke asked.

"Finished, finished." Xu Erba responded quickly.

Chen Ke was the first to applaud, which baffled Xu Erba. "Mr. Chen, don't make fun of me (*huajiao* - prickly ash/tease); what I said may not be right."

"Whether it's right or not doesn't matter, but you can stand up and say it; this is the attitude towards work. We should applaud to encourage it, right?" Chen Ke said with a smile. "Comrades, please encourage Comrade Xu Erba's speech with applause."

Gao Huaide applauded, but only clapped a few times, realizing no one echoed, he also felt embarrassed. Unexpectedly, Qin Tongren continued to applaud. With him taking the lead, everyone started applauding. Xu Erba really didn't expect his speech to actually receive everyone's respect; tears welled up immediately. Wiping tears, Xu Erba bowed to everyone in return. Chen Ke pulled him back to his seat. Only then did he let Xu Tianqi continue to speak.

The ones who understood the work were definitely the frontline workers. They might not understand the purpose of production; these were the scope of the engineers' work. But after operating the machines personally, the workers definitely had their own ideas. Whether these ideas were correct or not, they represented the experience of time.

Xu Tianqi was a technician, majoring in steel casting. His viewpoint revolved around the bearing capacity range. When he finished speaking, naturally everyone applauded together. Xu Tianqi also felt quite excited; his face was flushed red, and his breathing was rapid.

Next, aiming at Chen Ke's design, everyone expressed their own opinions. The purpose was simple: start work and make money quickly. Discussing for two days, Chen Ke's delicately designed briquette machine was changed beyond recognition. A thick, big, clumsy, and ugly new design was taking shape before their eyes. Not only did it look ugly, but the efficiency was also much lower. But the feasibility of this equipment was much greater. It could be manufactured with just the things the factory could utilize now.

Finally, after everyone voted, a design team headed by Qin Tongren was selected. Qin Tongren stated that a complete design could be produced within two days.

After the meeting adjourned, Chen Ke said to Qin Tongren sincerely, "Mr. Qin, the colleagues from the Machinery Bureau are really quite good." Chen Ke originally thought there wouldn't be too many excellent talents among these people. Unexpectedly, these people could basically be used.

Qin Tongren replied faintly, "The workmates who can still be gathered together until now all genuinely like machinery. This is not rare. What is rare is you, Mr. Chen."

"What's rare about me?" Chen Ke was very puzzled.

Qin Tongren revealed some emotions rarely; his brows furrowed slightly. "Mr. Chen, I am reading your masterpiece. The things discussed in there are really extraordinary. I originally thought Mr. Chen was a man of letters, but seeing Mr. Chen discuss building machines together these two days, although not an expert, you are not a layman either. What is more rare is Mr. Chen's design train of thought; this kind of linked production is definitely not something ordinary people can figure out. This really makes me wonder. At Mr. Chen's age, I can only say, very extraordinary."

"You flatter me. I am just a businessman now. Everything is to do business well."

"A businessman now, what about later?" Qin Tongren asked.

Chen Ke was speechless for a moment; he couldn't say, *Later I will be a professional revolutionary.*

Seeing Chen Ke silent, Qin Tongren said, "Mr. Chen, I see your management of the factory is very extraordinary. I have a suggestion: simply take out your set and use it. These workmates, oh, according to what Mr. Chen loves to say, are comrades, who genuinely love the machinery industry. Lord He spent some effort gathering these people together. If this factory is not run well, I feel it will just make everyone sad in vain. I still hope Mr. Chen won't be timid."

These words were reasonable, but why did they give Chen Ke a very weird feeling? He replied, "That is natural."

"Then I'll go design the blueprints." After speaking, Qin Tongren turned and left, leaving Chen Ke on the spot, dumbfounded and not knowing what to say.