Chapter 5: Mirror Metal

  The shiny equipment is neatly arranged in the workshop, just like a work of art. It can be seen that these devices are operated by professionals whether they are used or maintained.

  The place that best reflects the management level of a manufacturing enterprise is the workshop. A messy and dirty workshop can't produce first-class products no matter what.

  Although Gu Yu Liang studied architectural design, he didn't have a bad impression of these cold machines like some decadent artistic youths; sometimes he even thought this was another kind of art style.

  Students studying in Germany are inevitably influenced by the rigorous style of Germans and have a good impression of mechanical art, very much admiring rules.

  "Xiao Duan, your workshop is managed very well!" Gu Yu Liang's eyes were poisonous, and with just one glance, he saw the management level of the intermediate trial car workshop.

  "It's still too early to talk about management, the market for pollution control equipment has just been opened up and the workshops are not yet operating at full capacity." Duan Lei shook his head and said.

  Now, apart from material transportation and workshop cleaning, which are participated by security guards led by Jin Xin, most of the time in the pilot plant is operated by Duan Lei, so there won't be any chaos. Now, Duan Lei has posted an advertisement on talent network and job recruitment publications to recruit a batch of production workers and management personnel to take charge of the production and management of the pilot base.

  After all, with the in-depth promotion of pollution control work, orders are gradually increasing, and Duan Lei, even if he is a superman, does not have so much time to do everything.

  Later, after recruiting workers, Duan Yue only needed to firmly grasp the formula of the pollution-control fungus cultivation solution and special craftsmanship, without worrying about the possibility of leakage.

  Gu Yu Liang had seen too many young people who, upon achieving a little success, couldn't wait to let the whole world know, appearing exceptionally arrogant and shallow.

  If it weren't for a coincidence and cooperation with Duan Yue, Gu Yu Liang would never have known that such an entrepreneur was hidden among the undergraduates of Haida.

  Compared with other students who were touted as entrepreneurial models by schools and society, Duan Lei was really too low-key.

  Duan Yue did not spend money buying luxury cars to decorate the facade at the beginning of the company's establishment, but instead invested all the funds in experimentation and production links, which shows that Duan Yue has a very clear head and knows that the core driving force for enterprise development lies in research and development capabilities as well as production management level.

  At this time, Gu Yuliang could only sigh that some people were born to do business, and even though Duan Lei came from a rural area and had no experience in managing enterprises before.

  However, it is often entrepreneurs from such backgrounds that once they have a suitable platform, can instantly radiate dazzling brilliance.

  While following Duan Yue to visit the equipment of the trial base, listening to Duan Yue's explanation, Gu Yu Liang was constantly calculating in his heart whether there was an opportunity to cooperate with Duan Yue at a deeper level. The cooperation between Hai Da Jian Gong and Ma Ka Sheng Wu is an official behavior, but Gu Yu Liang also hopes to establish a good personal relationship with Duan Yue, who knows when it will come in handy in the future.

  Like Li Zhongning and He Yuanzheng, Gu Yuliang also highly valued Duan Lei himself. For these people who have seen countless people, although Duan Lei is a bit immature, he also represents that he has more innovative ability and development potential. When Gu Yuliang saw the huge curtain wall inside the test base, he was stunned for a while. This curtain wall doesn't look like a mirror, nor does it look like a metal plate. It's actually making Gu Yuliang, who has seen countless decorative materials, unable to distinguish it for a moment.

  "Xiao Duan, what is this?" After thinking for half a day, Gu Yu Liang seemed to have grasped something vaguely, but couldn't recall it immediately, and could only ask Duan Yue.

  Seeing Gu Yuliang's puzzled eyes, Duan Lei said: "I've been wandering around with you for half a day, just waiting for you here." "Director Gu, this is the latest new building material developed by our company Makka Biology - mirror metal." Duan Lei smiled and introduced the wall to Gu Yuliang, saying: "According to the design drawing, the outer wall of the Diamond Building uses this kind of mirror metal." Upon hearing Duan Lei's words, Gu Yuliang suddenly realized that he had seen this wall somewhere before.

  Without saying a word, Gu Yu Liang walked forward and reached out to touch the mirror-faced wall, wanting to see what this new type of building material that Duan Yue had called "mirror metal" was all about. It felt smooth to the touch, without any roughness, and what surprised Gu Yu Liang even more was that this mirror metal felt warm, not cold like regular metals usually did.

  This piece of board is very thin, Gu Yu Liang estimated that it's probably less than one millimeter thick, even thinner than ordinary tinplate, but no matter how hard Gu Yu Liang tried, he couldn't make it bend or deform in any way.

  It only took a moment for Gu Yu Liang, as an expert in the field of architecture, to determine that this metal material's performance was indeed exceptionally good and was a very good building material.

  However, he is still unclear about the specific parameters of this type of material and cannot judge whether it is suitable for use in construction.

  "Xiao Duan, do you have data on this type of material?" Gu YuLiang has now entered a state of work, and what he cares about more is the performance of this material.

  Duan Lei didn't find Gu Yu Liang's reaction strange either. After being in contact with the professors at Hai Da for a long time, Duan Lei was very clear that these tech fanatics would definitely throw everything else to the back of their minds when they encountered something that interested them.

  Compared with overly cunning businessmen and overly pragmatic bureaucrats, Duan Lei still finds these technical personnel more lovable.

  Duan Yue handed over the materials he had already prepared to Gu Yu Liang, letting him have a better understanding of mirror metal before discussing the next step in their cooperation.

  When Gu Yu Liang saw the data on the material, his eyebrows furrowed. How could there be metal with such advanced performance? These mirror-like metals were superior to ordinary metals in terms of ductility, corrosion resistance, oxidation resistance and other properties, and were even comparable to some special steels.

  Additionally, this mirror metal becomes abnormally soft after being heated to 200 degrees Celsius, making it easy to process in various ways. However, at room temperature, this metal can reach the Hrb standard of Rockwell hardness.

  Gu Yu Liang wasn't a metallurgy major, but he also knew that this kind of metal that could be both soft and hard was extremely rare, to the point where it was almost an unattainable fantasy.

  This mirror steel can even absorb ultraviolet and most of the heat in sunlight, but will not block visible light from entering, it's just a special kind of glass steel.

  However, after seeing the name of the unit that issued the report, Gu Yuliang chose to believe this report.

  Duan Yue's report is a performance test report completed by the Metallurgical Research Institute of Hebei University three days ago, which to some extent represents the recognition of an authoritative institution.

  After all, the Institute of Metal Research at Hai Da is one of the few key institutes in China, and their test reports on metal materials are legally binding.

  After the inspection report, it was Maca Bio's specific description of this mirror metal, potential uses and so on that made Gu Yu Liang's heart move.

  "Xiao Duan, I must say that your company is really impressive. To be able to research and develop such cutting-edge special metals is truly remarkable." After finishing reading the report, Gu Yu Liang shook his head and said: "With this mirror metal, it's unreasonable for your company not to thrive." The report showed that the mirror metal surpassed all the current exterior wall decorations used in high-rise buildings, including ceramic tiles, glass, and fiberglass, and is a groundbreaking product.

  There was one thing that Gu Yu Liang still didn't quite understand, Duan Lei's company was clearly called Ma Ka Biology, yet it also had extremely strong R&D capabilities for special metals, and could even develop such heaven-defying technology.

  Gu Yu Liang did not know that this mirror metal in Duan Yue's technique was only named Mirror Steel No. 1, and behind it there were more advanced No. 2 and No. 3 Mirror Steels.

  Duan Yue first launched this lower-end mirror steel to test the waters through some small markets, laying the foundation for large-scale production in the future.

  "The Diamond Tower will be the first large-scale application of this mirror steel, and we hope that Hai Da Jian Gong can work with Ma Ka Biological to thoroughly understand the characteristics of this mirror steel, providing sufficient data for further development and application." At this point, Duan Lei finally stated his purpose.

  After all, the current Mirror Steel No. 1 was developed through Dingdang's improvement of the technology from Planet Maka, and there has never been a precedent for large-scale application, so it is naturally impossible to copy the data from Planet Maka.

  Duanyi hopes that through the construction of Diamond Tower, a more detailed and rigorous application test will be conducted on Mirror Steel No. 1, which can provide data support for the development of Mirror Steel No. 2 and No. 3, and make timely improvements.

  "This is naturally no problem" Gu Yu-liang nodded and said: "Being able to participate in the application test of a new material is also very helpful for improving the technical level of our Jian Gong Group." The main reason why he agreed to Duan Lei's request so readily was that Gu Yu-liang had taken a liking to mirror steel, and naturally wanted to use strengthened cooperation as a way to draw closer to Duan Lei and gain greater benefits for himself and the Jian Gong Group.

  Now that the domestic economy is booming, all parts of the country are building large buildings and skyscrapers, and the demand for various building materials is increasing day by day.

  As a seasoned veteran in the construction industry, Gu Yu-liang knew that once this mirrored steel was pushed into the market, it would have a strong impact on exterior wall decoration materials such as glass and ceramic tiles, occupying a large share of the market.

  "After the listing of Mirror Steel, our Jian Gong Group can try to use this new building material in the buildings we construct as much as possible. I hope for a pleasant cooperation at that time." Just thinking about the vast prospects that Mirror Steel might have, Gu Yuliang couldn't help but feel a little less calm.

  Now that we can get along well with Duan Yue, the building materials company under Jian Gong Group may have the opportunity to obtain the agency operation right of mirror steel and gain more benefits.

  "Why must we wait until the product is on the market?" Duan Lei paused, saying: "We can explore another way of cooperation." Upon hearing this, Gu Yu Liang was stunned. Another form of cooperation?