Chapter 573: 573
Xia Lei and Sylvia handed over their respective precision-processed parts which they had processed to a research worker upon entering the Strategy Lab . That research worker first put Sylvia’s processed part into the testing instrument and conducted a scan test .
Based on the results of the scan, the testing instrument’s computer terminal quickly calculated the precision of the part which Sylvia had processed . It was 0 . 0039 microns!
The machinists watching from outside the window at a precision processing workshop immediately burst into cheers .
“She really broke the record!”
“Her old record was 0 . 004 microns . Goodness, this is a miracle!”
0 . 005 microns was an extreme, so 0 . 0039 microns was definitely a miracle because few mechanics in this world could process parts so precisely .
Sylvia looked at Xia Lei and laughed . “Mr Xia, do you think the part that you processed manually can surpass mine? I’ll give you a chance . Admit defeat now and buy me socks and a shirt made in China from the supermarket . If you do this, I’ll guarantee that my people won’t jeer at you . ”
Xia Lei replied indifferently, “Miss Sylvia, you should be thinking about how you’ll honour your promise instead . ”
“We’ll just have to wait and see . ” Sylvia was very confident .
The test apparatus scanned the part which Xia Lei had processed, over and over . It took almost double the time to scan his, compared to Sylvia’s .
There were new voices from outside the window .
“What is going on? Shouldn’t it be calculated really quickly?”
“Yeah, could something be wrong with that measurement tool?”
“I bet that the Chinese guy is going to use the malfunction as an excuse to back out on the bet . ”
“Aren’t all Chinese people like that? They are full of pride and won’t admit it even if they are wrong . ”
“If he dares go back on his bet, I’ll give it to him!”
Sylvia watched the testing instrument closely in the laboratory . She was beginning to feel a little nervous for some reason .
Right at that moment, the testing instrument stopped . The computer terminal had finished calculating the results .
Sylvia’s gaze fell upon the computer terminal’s display screen, and her jaw fell immediately, almost smashing into small pieces all over the floor .
The researcher worker in charge of the testing was also rooted to the spot in shock . After a period of time, he adjusted his spectacles and said, “The part that Mr Xia processed has a precision of… of… 0 . 001 microns . ”
Everyone was silent . It was absolutely silent around the laboratory, outside and in .
“No! That’s impossible!” Sylvia rushed up to Xia Lei and shrieked emotionally, “This is impossible! You processed it manually!”
Xia Lei spoke casually, “I wouldn’t have to switch to manual processing if I had used my Thunder Dragon intelligent lathe . I’ve said it before, but your lathes are lacking so I had no better choice other than the manual method . ”
This sentence made all faces of the people of Rheinmetall AG go dark . What humiliation!
In the past, China had been willing to pay ten times, or even a hundred times the price to buy the most advanced lathes from Germany, but Germany had not been willing to sell them . This was why China had to even import simple precision-processed parts from Germany . Chinese manufacturing had been a joke back then, and only meant socks and shirts to the Germans .
Now, a young Chinese man was standing here, in the most advanced laboratory, at the most formidable military enterprise, Rheinmetall AG and telling the Germans that “your lathes are lacking”! He could manually process a part with a precision of 0 . 001 microns, but if he wouldn’t have had to do this if he had his Chinese lathe .
These words, and this result, was a resounding slap to the face of the Germans who looked down on Chinese manufacturing .
All of the Germans’ eyes fell upon Xia Lei’s body . Their expressions had already quietly become filled with astonishment and reverence . Perhaps there were some among them who weren’t convinced, but these people made no fuss when they recalled that Xia Lei had manually processed a part with the precision of 0 . 001 microns .
Xia Lei spoke casually with all those German eyes on him, “Please give me the part that I processed . I need it to build the lathe and I don’t want to have to process another one . ”
The research worker then came to his senses and took out the pure titanium part from the testing instrument . He handed it respectfully to Xia Lei with both hands .
Xia Lei took the part, then turned, and left the laboratory .
“Wait!” Sylvia chased after him, out of the laboratory .
Xia Lei stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Sylvia . “What else do you want?”
Sylvia bit her lip . “You won . I said that I’ll do whatever you want if you win . ”
The people around them were in uproar immediately . Nobody said a word of criticism of Xia Lei now, nor look down on China’s manufacturing . Instead, they were discussing Sylvia’s figure and whether or not the Chinese guy would climb into bed with her .
“I’ll open up another wager . We’ll be placing our bets on whether Boss Barbie will get in bed with the Chinese guy . Odds for them getting it on is 1 . 5, and the odds that they don’t is 2 . Lay down your bets, lay down your bets…” The guy who had earned a huge profit from the previous round of betting started the bets again . He was probably the person who liked Xia Lei the most in the German group .
On the other side, Tang Yuyan jabbed Liu Zhengnan’s elbow and asked suspiciously, “What are those Germans jabbering about? And what did that little German slut say to Xia Lei?”
“Uh . . . ” Liu Zhengnan braced himself and said, “That German girl went after him and said she would fulfil her end of the bet . As for those Germans, they’re discussing… if Director Xia woud bed her . ”
“What?” Tang Yuyan’s furrowed her brows right away, and walked towards Xia Lei .
Long Bing suddenly reached out to grab her . “What are you going to do?”
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