Chapter 815 Surprise Acceptance
"Impossible. They don't have such rich production data, nor the habit and means to record these data. It's impossible for them to find the patterns so quickly. It's impossible for them to find the secrets." Professor Li Wei talked to himself, constantly comforting himself.

Putting aside metallurgical theories, mathematical tools and other means, the data alone are not something that the Orientals can accumulate now. For them, it is good enough to be able to produce steel.

Just when he thought of this, Professor Li Wei thought of urea steel, and then thought of computers... and became a little uneasy again.

At this moment, he was anxious and eager for the meeting to start as soon as possible. It was a matter of life and death. In our words, "If you stick your head out, you will be cut by the knife. If you hide your head, you will be cut by the knife. It is better to die quickly."

As Professor Li Wei anxiously waited, the opening part of the meeting ended quickly, but for him, he felt that time passed too slowly.

"... Now, please allow our comrades from the Seventeenth Machinery Department to introduce this new technology to everyone!"

Amidst applause, a middle-aged man walked up to the podium.

The old Russian from Lubyanka frowned.

"Mr. Davari, is there any problem?" The Russian metallurgical expert noticed his expression very keenly.

"not him……"

"not him?"

"Yes, this is not the person we are looking for. Although we cannot contact that person, we have intelligence that he is very young, at least not the middle-aged man in front of us."

"My dear Davari, it seems that the other party is very aware of the importance of this person. But for us, this is not important. What we want is technology, not people." The metallurgical expert shook his head helplessly. This is all we can do to help.

Sure enough, the people in Lubyanka were right. As soon as the middle-aged man opened his mouth, he first distanced himself from the researchers of this technology.

"Gentlemen, Mr. Gao, the inventor of this technology, is unable to attend the meeting due to his busy work. I will now represent him to introduce the relevant details of this technology to you..."

Let's leave after this morning's meeting! The people in Lubyanka looked at the people on the podium fiercely.

The person on the podium naturally could not feel any of this, but instead operated the slide projector and began to explain.

When the "Gao's operating line" appeared on the slide projector screen, others did not feel anything, but Professor Livier from Gaul was completely disheartened: "That's it, it seems to be it! Our research has all been in vain."

In fact, for them, this is not entirely a bad thing. This is a basic technology. As long as they can get it, no matter whether it is developed by themselves or given by others, it is equally useful. If the other party takes the initiative to disclose it, it can reduce the resources invested in their own research.

But this is true for the Gallic chickens as a whole. It is not so wonderful for the Gauls who specifically studied this technology. For them, this is not a technical issue, but a question of honor.

Fortunately, since this research has just started, the loss is not great. This is the only comfort for Professor Li Wei.

Just think of it as picking up a technology for free. Looking at the conference agenda, this technology will be introduced for many days. It seems that the Orientals really want to teach the attendees how to use this technology. The time arrangement is very sufficient, and there are even on-site operation demonstrations.

Professor Li Wei decided secretly that he would have to call his colleagues after the meeting today and tell them not to waste any more time on this.

The Gauls were really arrogant, although they were still inferior to the Leather Shoes Kingdom.

At the venue, there was only the voice of the lecturer. Although the formal content had just begun, metallurgical technicians from all over the country had already keenly realized the significance of this technology, and the people below were fascinated and listened very seriously.

This includes Professor Riviere, who was in a depressed mood just now, and other Russians except Lubyanka.
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At about the same time as the opening of this international technical conference, the leader of the Ministry of Foreign Trade was talking on the phone with the leader of the Postal and Communications Commission.

"Old X, I remember you guys started working on program-controlled space-separated switches a long time ago. What's the situation now?" The leader of the Ministry of Foreign Trade has been thinking about this matter for a long time. As a result, when he saw the products reported by the Postal Communications Commission this time, there were quite a few, and the technical level was also quite good, but this highlight was not seen, and he immediately got anxious.

"Ah, well, it's almost done, but it hasn't been inspected yet, so it can't be sold for the time being." The leader of the Postal and Communications Commission laughed on the phone. The process for this thing hasn't been completed yet. Anyway, even if this thing is done, it may not be enough to supply the domestic market at the beginning. It will take a long time to sell it outside. From the perspective of the Postal and Communications Commission, there is naturally no rush for this matter.

He was not in a hurry, but the Foreign Trade Department was. "Old X, this... this kind of thing is for your reputation. The price is so high and the product is so new. It is just to show others something new and to demonstrate our strength. It is unlikely to sell out. Even if someone wants it, we can extend the delivery period a bit. Anyway, we will give you enough time."

This kind of thing is inherently not cheap, and people may not be interested in buying it. Besides the price, whether people believe in the technology is another matter.

However, if we hold on to the product just because the process has not been completed, the Ministry of Foreign Trade believes that it would be a waste of this opportunity. It is not important whether it is sold or not. What is important is to let others see that we have this technology.

"Isn't this a bad idea? We are putting things on the shelves before we have even inspected them." The Postal and Communications Commission was a little hesitant.

In fact, we did this a lot when we sold weapons and equipment decades later. We would first produce a similar product, and then do in-depth research and customization when we received an order. This is what we did with tanks and airplanes.

Of course, compared with the Russians' method of collecting research and development fees from Zangsan when they were developing the "fifth-generation aircraft" Bian-27, but in the end they didn't even give Zangsan an aircraft tire, we are much more honest and can guarantee that we can supply products that will basically satisfy the customers in the end.

"What's wrong with that? Hurry up, I'm waiting to use it." The Foreign Trade Department is much more flexible.

"How about this, let's do a surprise inspection. I went to check this thing not long ago and the progress is fine. The acceptance conditions should be met. This way, you can speak more confidently in front of foreigners."

The Postal and Communications Commission was somewhat excited, mainly because of this thing. It was also a "world's first". Now, including Citigroup people, they used the most advanced switches, which were still vertical and horizontal switches, which could not be compared with this programmable switch.

If this thing can be launched in front of so many foreigners, it will indeed play a significant role in publicity. For the Postal Communications Commission, regardless of whether it is beneficial or not, at least it will gain some fame.

What he didn't know was that Citigroup's space-separated programmable switching system was not introduced until 1965, which was still several years away.

"Are you sure?" As long as you are willing to take it out, the Ministry of Foreign Trade will not care so much.

"It should be certain. At least it will basically pass without any problem." The Postal and Communications Commission is very confident. After all, he saw this thing being developed bit by bit with his own eyes, and the work was done very solidly.

"Okay, you guys hurry up and do the acceptance, and try to do it today or tomorrow. Although the meeting at the 17th Ministry of Machine Building will be held for several days, there is not much time left. I will reserve the booth for you. Even if it doesn't pass, you can send me one set first, as a way of supporting my work." The Ministry of Foreign Trade directly finalized the matter. No matter whether it passes or not, if you dare to go for acceptance, it at least shows that the product is roughly reliable. Even if it doesn't pass, I will still take it.

Therefore, although Gao Zhendong did not show up at the technical promotion meeting of Beijing Steel Plant, he attended the meeting of the Postal and Communications Committee on the same afternoon.

The Postal and Communications Commission also acted as soon as it said it would. Once it had decided to do something, it would not drag its feet. It started contacting relevant personnel that morning, and Gao Zhendong was naturally not to be absent.

The technology for this programmable switching system was provided by him. The Institute of Communications solved the specific details. Some difficult technical details were also solved by Gao Zhendong, such as the contact erosion of the relay. If he hadn't come, the Postal and Communications Commission would have been embarrassed to hold the meeting.

Gao Zhendong was sitting in the meeting room. This time he was representing the party being accepted, which made the comrades from the Institute of Communications who were participating in the acceptance feel relieved.

Steady!

To some extent, the acceptors and the accepted are in opposition at the acceptance meeting. As long as Chief Engineer Gao is on their side, the comrades at the Institute of Communications will have the confidence that they will definitely pass the acceptance because others do not understand.

After all, apart from the Institute of Communications, the only person who has this kind of technology is Chief Engineer Gao, the "No. 1 in the country" in this field. Even he is on the same side as me, so there is no need to worry about other acceptance experts.

The people who know this stuff best are being inspected, so what problems could there be at this acceptance meeting?
Mr. Feng from the Institute of Communications sat next to Gao Zhendong, looking happy and in high spirits.

"Mr. Gao, we've been working on this for two years, and it's finally about to produce results." The work on the air separation switch began before the Bailing Electronics Exhibition in September 1960. In total, it took almost two years.

This is also the project led by Gao Zhendong, except for the second-generation tank, which is almost the longest in time, mainly because of its complexity.

Even though Gao Zhendong provided all the core technologies, it still took the Institute of Communications a long time to digest and implement them. To put it more exaggeratedly, if we only count one set of this thing, the solder joints on it would take one person three to five years to solder them.

"You guys have worked hard. I basically just let it go for the rest of the year." Gao Zhendong still felt a little embarrassed. He basically let it go for the rest of the year because it was mainly spent on debugging and testing, which had little to do with core technology.

(End of this chapter)