Chapter 323: A New Space Race
Chen Weidong slowly moved forward a little from his position.
He stood upright, looking from the front row, all the way to the back, and then to the LCD screen, looking at everyone on it, every employee of Infinity.
"Some people will say, I'm not ashamed!"
Chen Weidong's voice was calm and waveless.
"You may think, you are the owner of a private company, you say so much not to make money, but I tell you, we at Infinity, since its inception, have donated far more money than we have, and no one asked us to do it, but we did it anyway."
"The company can be where it is today is the result of everyone's efforts, but if you think that our pace can be slowed down, and a little achievement is enough to be proud of."
"Then I will warn you! There are already private companies abroad that are working on how to launch rockets at a tenth of the cost, just to go to space! ”
"It's just a private business!"
Wow~
Chen Weidong's words instantly caused an uproar in the audience.
The staff, including those who were watching the celebration elsewhere, were a little distracted, but then looked incredulous.
However, no one questioned it, because the boss never lied, and if he said yes, it must be true.
"I just want to say that we are far from the world's most high-tech level, far from it!"
"If we want others to block our technology and completely fail, we need to do very, very heavy work!"
"I would also like to tell you that your research work is of immeasurable strategic importance! Every bit of effort you have made and every effort you have made can make the country strong and prosperous as soon as possible! ”
"Even if it's only a second faster!"
"But a million seconds can move us forward a month, a year, or even more!"
The last thing I would like to say is, "Your research work is very meaningful!" ”
Inside and outside the venue, there was a long silence.
They all used their eyes to follow the young and tall figure on the stage, as if for the first time, they clearly saw the appearance of that person, saw clearly, and led them to break the routine and climb one after another technical pinnacle of the leader.
Thunderous applause resounded in the deepest part of everyone's heart in Infinity Company.
The applause is no longer fanatical, no longer simply used to express excitement, this applause is firm and calm, and enduring.
It seems to announce that the employees of Infinity are throwing away the pride and complacency that have been formed in their hearts because of the excellent results they have achieved in the past.
They are ready to use more energy and greater motivation to overcome one after another and more solid scientific and technological barriers!
Our tomorrow will be even better!
After Chen Weidong finished speaking, Lin Zeju went up and said a few symbolic words, he had to admire Chen Weidong, and a few words mobilized everyone's emotions.
The management of Infinity Company, influenced by Chen Weidong, is usually more pragmatic and rarely says so much.
Today is also a special day.
In the end, Chen Jie took the stage and held a lottery.
The first prize is ten million yuan.
The second prize is 200,000 yuan.
The third prize is 500,000 yuan.
All of them are cash, and you can go directly to the treasury to collect them with the lottery tickets.
There are also some consolation prizes for computers, household appliances and so on....
However.
Most of the company's employees don't pay attention to this.
They care more about the grand prize, which is the main thing.
It is reported that the prize is a Toyota car, and there are 100 places.
It was Chen Weidong a few years ago, when he was in the island country, Daisuke Toyoda promised to give him the batch of cars.
In fact, last year, all 100 cars were delivered, but due to the lack of a good way to deal with it for the time being, and Chen Weidong and their long-term travel, these cars have been parked in the company's underground garage.
Except for the occasional security teammate who will drive it out for maintenance.
Basically, it can be said that it is brand new.
It is worth mentioning that this year, a film adapted from the racing manga of the same name created by island cartoonist Shuichi Shigeno was released in China.
The film tells the story of the protagonist Takumi Fujiwara who replaces his father Takuta Fujihara to deliver tofu every day, and inadvertently grows into a "drifting" master, and defeats racing masters such as Takeshi Nakazato and Kyoichi Sudo.
And at the end of the film, Takumi Fujiwara's love has a crisis, and finally Takumi Fujiwara decides to join the racing team and start the life of a real racing driver....
This film is the first starring work of a singer named Jay Chou in China.
Among them, the "tofu car/ae86" driven by Takumi Fujiwara, the protagonist in the play, is actually Toyota's fifth-generation Corolla in 1983.
Unfortunately, this model was discontinued around 1987.
It's just that Chen Weidong later asked Toyota to reproduce this model, so they had to re-turn out the car mold from more than ten years ago and re-produce it.
But there were only a hundred.
In addition, they have also made some compliance adjustments in the internal design.
Because the steering wheel of the local car in the island country is basically on the right, and the traffic rule in Huaxia is to pass on the right side, if the steering wheel is on the right, the driver of the car can not see the car conditions and road conditions behind him.
This meant that they had to change the steering wheel to the left, otherwise they wouldn't be able to hit the road.
This car completely reproduces the AE86 in the movie in terms of appearance, with a classic black and white two-tone body, a 1.6L engine, and iconic jump lights.
After the movie was released, "AE86" has also become a small sports car that many young people dream of owning.
Even in the hearts of some fans, it surpasses Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
However, due to the fact that it has been out of production for many years, it is difficult to buy it with money.
But I didn't expect that this time Infinity would directly take it out for the lottery.
In the eyes of many people, the value of this car is far more than a million in cash.
Because they know that Chen Weidong and Toyota have an agreement that these 100 cars will be maintained and repaired free of charge for life.
No matter where it breaks, even if there is only one frame and one wheel left, as long as it is sent to the nearest Toyota 4S shop, it can be repaired free of charge, and the full cost is borne by Toyota itself.
Do the math, how much money you have to save!
After the raffle began, the atmosphere inside and outside the venue became very warm.
Some lucky staff members won a million cash prizes, shouting excitedly, and even jumping up and down, completely lacking their usual demeanor.
They can't afford not to lose their temper.
In 2003, this RMB purchasing power, 1 million, can buy seven or eight houses in many small cities, and even achieve financial freedom.
Even Chen Jie shouted with a smile: "Don't win the jackpot and stop coming to work, you can take the money back to your mother or wife for safekeeping, but it's okay to give it to your future mother-in-law....."
There was a laugh in the room.
There are also some elderly researchers, who coincidentally won the grand prize, and they were immediately surrounded by a group of young people, coaxed and tricked, and begged for exchange.....
"Lao Wang... Uncle Wang...."
"You give me the quota for this car, and you will be my uncle in the future!"
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Afterwards.
The video content of Infinity's sixth anniversary celebration was also put on the Internet, which sparked heated discussions among countless netizens.
In particular, Chen Weidong said at the celebration that there are already private enterprises engaged in rocket research abroad, which surprised many domestic science and technology enthusiasts.
However, due to Chen Weidong's identity, most people dare not question it.
Immediately after that, there were some experts who said on TV that he was alarmist.
They believe that there is indeed some madman abroad who will put forward all kinds of bold ideas, but basically they are not realistic.
In particular, rocket launch and space technology are not something that a private company can master.
The subordinate units of aerospace science and industry, with a total of more than 100,000 people, made a rocket and successfully launched.
How many people can there be in a private business? Still want to do rockets?
It's simply impossible!
This statement has been supported by many professionals.
The news fermented to the back.
Some well-known experts and scholars from all walks of life also euphemistically stated that we should be vigilant against the "space race" and not fall into the trap of Western capitalist countries.
However, most netizens don't care about this, they are still lamenting the generosity of Infinity Company, they are really envious and jealous! I'm going to get pink eye!
"Can the HR department be a little efficient, look at my resume!"
"Stop dreaming! I don't want AE86, just give me a Suzuki motorcycle....."
"What a noise! I support domestic production! If you buy a motorcycle, you will buy Haojue....."
The comment area was instantly crooked.
In addition, there are also some nouveau riche who posted on Qiandu Tieba, expressing their willingness to buy an AE86 at a high price, or exchange it for their Mercedes-Benz car.
Just entering the 21st century, the number of "local tyrants" in this period is still relatively small, which also leads to a serious phenomenon of hatred of the rich on the Internet.
Soon, some netizens left messages in the comment area:
"Mercedes is a bird... Oil leakage from the steering machine, a poor after-sales ....."
"This broken car wants to change to AE86? In our case, it's a rotten street car! ”
"Just you have the money? Lao Tzu out of 800,000! ”
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Messages like this make the landlord who posted it angry enough.