Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 814 - 275: National Day Is Here, Let’s All Pull an All-Nighter Together (2)
To be honest, what Yu Yanjiang finds most unbearable about dealing with Qiao Yu is his carefree attitude.
No matter what, this kid makes everything sound simple, as if there’s no need to worry at all.
This attitude is exactly what worries someone like Yu Yanjiang, an engineering person, because experienced old engineers know too well that complex systematic projects always have too many "what-ifs."
Often, it’s at the moment they feel most confident that things take an unexpected turn.
This carefree attitude is the kind of mistake that a rookie like Qiao Yu would make.
Every time, Yu Yanjiang chooses not to say anything, hoping one day Qiao Yu will face reality, learn a lesson, and maybe change his tone when speaking in front of him.
However, up till now, as Qiao Yu said, it’s always the other departments he’s been coordinating with that are lagging.
For instance, those dealing with rockets, designing satellites, making laser emitters... except for the tasks assigned to Qiao Yu, which have never had any mishaps.
This has kept Yu Yanjiang worried all along...
Because breaking the engineering curse is no easy feat. A problem at a critical moment would be troublesome.
Especially Qiao Yu’s carefree demeanor at the moment makes him uneasy, yet he can’t refute it.
"Alright, it’s good that you’re confident. But it’s certainly a joke to take two days off, right? This is a national celebration! Do you know how many coordination efforts are in place for this exercise?
Look at the map, the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Kamchatka Peninsula... seven different global locations, all specifically mobilized to test the multi-point interception capability.
If it succeeds, it’s all good, but if it embarrasses us during the exercise, we’ll be humiliated on the world stage! Although face isn’t measurable, in this scenario, our reputation means a lot!"
Yu Yanjiang said earnestly.
Qiao Yu laughed and replied, "Don’t worry, I’ve brought our project group’s top experts. Their work is reliable, we’ve been together since this project started.
It’s not just me; you have to trust them too. The quality of their work over the years, you must’ve seen it, if not, go ask the Quantum Alliance, everyone gives them a thumbs up!"
Though Qiao Yu usually complains this and that, always nitpicking, honestly, having interacted with other project teams, he does have confidence in his own people.
This is mainly due to the implementation of the competition mechanism: either succeed or go down.
Even though Qiao Yu didn’t like a competitive culture before, he found it extremely useful once he started leading projects, as long as it’s applied correctly.
He may not care what professors do daily, but each work report has to be submitted.
Whether or not someone is dedicated is determined by the results and work reports; if they don’t meet expectations, they’re replaced. This style has intimidated everyone.
Anyway, everyone is very motivated.
"Alright! As long as you’re confident! I’m awaiting your good news. But let me let you in on a little secret, we’ve actually left some buffer time when reporting up the chain.
Sure, it’s a national celebration gift, but there’s a holiday during National Day, right? So, the Sky Shield exercise doesn’t necessarily have to be on October 1st. As long as it’s within those seven days, it’s fine.
So, the sea, land, and air exercise troops will be on standby throughout the National Day holiday. You don’t have to hurry.
Don’t rush the testing to meet deadlines; our slogan as aviation personnel is: it’s better not to do it than to fail once!"
Qiao Yu was speechless...
Yu Yanjiang is alright in most aspects, except his excessive caution, lacking generosity.
"Don’t worry, Mr. Yu, let me let you in on a little secret as well. You know the saying about stage performance, ten minutes on stage equals ten years of work off stage? Though the satellite you guys worked on hasn’t managed to launch, delaying the progress, do you know how many simulations we’ve already conducted using the existing satellites?
We’ve just directed the geosynchronous satellite’s signals on the ground using Quantum Simulation Technology. You have to trust the subjective initiative of my team. They never wait until everything is in place before starting work.
Over the past few months, while waiting for your geosynchronous satellite launch, we’ve simulated and debugged thousands of times. These past few days of technical testing are mainly to check if the communication equipment on the geosynchronous satellite is working properly. As long as the equipment runs normally, success is inevitable!"
After hearing Qiao Yu earnestly describe the team’s backstage work, although somewhat embarrassed, Yu Yanjiang suddenly felt reassured.
Alright, the older generation still believes in putting work ahead. Thinking back to the first sky-based satellite’s launch till now, Qiao Yu indeed never let them down, while it’s their side that keeps encountering issues, causing his face to turn red...
He simply played it cool and joked, "Haha, that’s why I often tell outsiders, Huaxia always produces young heroes. With successors like you, I can be at ease. Once Phase Three of the sky-based denial is completed, I can retire peacefully."
Qiao Yu asked surprisedly, "Wait, Chief Engineer Yu, the Phase Three sky-based denial project still has several years to go, aren’t you returning to the lunar project group after the Phase One exercise?"
It’s not that Qiao Yu holds a grudge; he truly remembers when this project was being proposed, the hope was to delay the lunar project and prioritize the sky-based denial. And it was Chief Engineer Yu who argued against him for a long time.
Convincing the old man back then was quite difficult. Especially since he liked to play tricks, when he could no longer argue, he’d assert his seniority to pressure people.
If it weren’t for having two senior specialists backing him then, this old man would have been quite troublesome.
Especially, he was shameless indeed. Seeing the situation finalized, he was still able to directly join the project. Nevertheless, shamelessness does have its advantages.
For example, after joining this project, Yu Yanjiang’s attitude shifted quickly, prioritizing the sky-based project, leaving the lunar project aside.
From Qiao Yu’s perspective, this old fellow definitely was a scumbag in his younger years.
So, whenever he gets the chance, he always pokes fun at the old man.
Luckily, Yu Yanjiang doesn’t mind Qiao Yu’s jabs, simply chuckling to brush them off.
In Old Yu’s view, family face and personal sentiment are trivial; being a showboat in front of foreigners is the real deal!
If we delve deeper, we’ll see people of Old Yu’s age either stand firm without bending or are completely flexible, always thinking others are better.
Obviously, Old Yu and Qiao Yu’s grandfather belong to the former. What can I say, Qiao Yu still likes it, probably why the two have been getting along pretty well.
Thus, time swiftly moves to September 30. At 3 PM Huaxia Time, most key players of Earth Village received notices from Huaxia.
Translated into words everyone can easily understand: tomorrow is Huaxia’s National Day, so from 2 PM to 4 PM, I’d like to celebrate in a very special way.
Considering the time zone differences, this period is early morning for many places, when people are most sleepy, but genuinely suggest everyone stay awake and pay attention to this exercise.
Furthermore, I’ve already informed everyone in advance to avoid misunderstandings. Don’t let anyone lose face.
Alright, the latter part certainly didn’t appear in the notice content.
However, launching seven big fireworks at once from different global locations, including Huaxia itself, aimed at the same coordinates, is enough to keep many people awake...
In brief, this night, many people will stay up.
