Material Recommendation

"Oh, okay."

As the saying goes, a good deed should be seen through to the end, and since the person opposite him was a girl who gave off a good impression, Zhou Feiyu readily agreed.

So, three minutes later, Zhou Feiyu received another "Thank You" card.

Hmm, thankfully it wasn't a "Good Person" card. Zhou Feiyu detested those things. Once upon a time, there was a girl who traveled and spent time with him, going everywhere together, only to come back and say he was a good person and they weren't compatible. And then there was no "then."

Zhou Feiyu still didn't understand. Everything was fine when they were out, so why did her attitude change when they came back?

He had been quite confident that she would agree to be his girlfriend after they returned.

High-speed rail was undoubtedly convenient. He boarded the train at two in the afternoon and, before dinner time, had already traveled over a thousand kilometers to Peng City.

After getting off the train, Zhou Feiyu and the tall, thin girl walked one after the other towards the exit.

It wasn't until they were outside the station that the two went their separate ways, taking different subways in different directions.

At this point, Zhou Feiyu didn't even know the other person's name. Only then did he feel a slight regret. Seeing her handling her suitcase alone, she should be a single girl, right?

"Wang Wei, I've arrived in Peng City. Send me your location, I'll be there soon."

Following the address of Hua Long Technology Company he found online, Zhou Feiyu entered the subway line that went that way, and then sent a voice message to his old classmate.

After sending the voice message, there was no reply.

Zhou Feiyu didn't mind, knowing that Wang Wei was very busy at Hua Long Technology, so he didn't worry about it and decided to just head to the Hua Long Technology address first.

An hour and a half later, Zhou Feiyu arrived outside the office park of Hua Long Technology in Qianhai. It was right outside the subway exit, no need to search at all; he could see it just by looking up.

Wang Wei still hadn't replied, he must be busy.

Zhou Feiyu checked the time, it was almost 7:30 PM, so he immediately dialed his number.

The phone rang for a while before it was answered.

"Zhou Feiyu, damn, don't tell me you actually came to Peng City to find me?"

Wang Wei's surprised voice immediately came through the phone. He was clearly astonished by his arrival, not expecting him to actually come!

Zhou Feiyu said with a smile, "No more nonsense, hurry up. I'm at your company entrance. Let's find a place to eat first, and we can talk while we eat."

Wang Wei hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Then wait for me for a bit."

This "wait for a bit" lasted for half an hour. It wasn't until the streetlights were brightly lit that Zhou Feiyu saw Wang Wei's familiar figure appear at the entrance of the office park.

Wang Wei was wearing black-rimmed glasses, still tall and thin like before, dressed in jeans and a white shirt, with a black down jacket on the outside. His attire was almost the standard for anyone in technology.

What surprised Zhou Feiyu a little was that Wang Wei was also with two other people: a dark-complexioned middle-aged man with a thin build, and a pale-faced young man who was even thinner, almost like a bamboo pole.

Wang Wei and the middle-aged man walked in front, with the pale-faced young man walking behind.

"Two leaders, one technician."

Zhou Feiyu immediately made a guess, then waved at Wang Wei, indicating his location.

"Zhou Feiyu, honestly, I really didn't expect you to come."

As soon as they met, Wang Wei expressed his surprise again, then introduced, "This is Du Yu, our R&D Manager, and this is Zhai Zhigang, our Materials Engineer, Engineer Zhai."

He pointed to the dark-skinned middle-aged man and the pale-faced young man.

"A pleasure to meet you!"

Zhou Feiyu smiled and shook hands with the two men, understanding in his heart, It seems that for the material to be introduced to Hua Long Technology, my old classmate is just making an introduction. It still has to pass through these two.

Any company above a certain size has strict procedures for procuring any material, including procurement processes, verification processes, quality processes, etc., especially for the introduction of new materials.

As a leading ODM manufacturer of mobile phones, Hua Long Technology's strictness is naturally much higher than that of ordinary companies.

Because every material will ultimately be used in the mobile phones of major well-known brands, with shipments calculated in tens of millions of units. Even a very minor problem can lead to hundreds of millions in direct economic losses, not to mention indirect losses, which could be billions.

Afterward, the four found a place nearby to eat and chatted while they ate.

Naturally, Zhou Feiyu treated them to this meal.

After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere among the four immediately became familiar. They talked more, became much more casual, and their voices grew louder.

Wang Wei was considered the middleman. He was also curious about the new material his old classmate mentioned, so he turned the topic to Zhou Feiyu and said, "You've talked about your material as if it's the best thing ever. To be honest, we don't really care. We only look at the practical results. Did you bring the stuff? If you did, let our Manager Du and Engineer Zhai take a look first."

"Of course I brought it."

Zhou Feiyu patted his backpack, opened it, and took out two sheets of white material the size of A4 paper. He handed one to Du Yu and one to Zhai Zhigang.

The two reached out to take them and then carefully felt them with their hands.

"White material on both sides. Hmm, it's quite thin."

After feeling it, Zhai Zhigang peeled off the protective film on the surface of the material, felt the actual state of the material, and subconsciously said, "This thickness, I'd say it's only about 0.05 millimeters. Can it pass the experiment?"

Du Yu's brows also furrowed. He said, "It is thin. With this thickness, if it's assembled into a phone for testing, it's very easy for defects to occur, and then the entire display won't work."

The two were not experts in material research and development, but they were experts in the application of mobile phone materials. They basically knew what problems various materials would have when applied to mobile phones.

"Let me see."

Wang Wei reached out and took the material from Du Yu's hand. He also felt it, and his heart immediately sank. He thought, Old classmate, aren't you making me lose face?

Wang Wei was a project manager, controlling project progress. He wasn't involved in research and development or material verification, but after five years of experience, he could actually transfer to the R&D department and be a qualified R&D engineer.

He also understood some issues with materials, and because he coordinated the entire project, he even had a more comprehensive and extensive knowledge base than a typical R&D person. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to coordinate the entire project or serve customers well.

If he didn't understand the technology himself and couldn't answer customers' questions, relying entirely on throwing customer problems to other departments in the company to answer, then his only purpose would be as a mouthpiece, and there would be no need for him to exist at all.

Wang Wei forced a smile and asked Zhou Feiyu, "Did you bring the wrong material?"

The actual thickness of the material couldn't be known without using tools, but he knew that Zhai Zhigang had been in contact with various materials for many years and was extremely sensitive to material thickness.

In mobile phone materials, millimeter units are very large. Many are measured in units of two decimal places after zero, and you can tell by experience just by holding them in your hand.

"Don't worry, this is the material."

Zhou Feiyu had anticipated their reaction and wasn't flustered at all. He immediately said, "Words are useless! Manager Du, Engineer Zhai, you can test it. If there are any reliability issues, I'll eat these materials!"

His words were decisive and full of confidence.

Wang Wei, Du Yu, and Zhai Zhigang were all stunned at the same time, thinking, Good heavens, there's no need to be so ruthless!

Wang Wei coughed and said, "Since that's the case, then Manager Du, Engineer Zhai, please help test it. Recently, I've been driven crazy by the selection of optical materials. They need to be low-cost, high-performance, and can't use foreign materials. I'm almost pulling my hair out."

Du Yu couldn't help but laugh, his originally serious face now beaming with mirth. "Serves you right! Who told you to be the project lead? If they don't find you for the price review, who will they find?"

He hadn't actually taken the material seriously at all. Coming to the dinner today was just to give Wang Wei face. Otherwise, this kind of unsolicited material from someone unknown wouldn't even get past his door.

"Come, I'll toast the two leaders. I'll leave the verification to you. Let's all work together to make this project a success. You can rest assured about the material; it's definitely king-level, and the price has a huge advantage too."

Zhou Feiyu stood up and toasted Du Yu and Zhai Zhigang.

Two hours later, Wang Wei and the other two, faces flushed, each hailed a taxi and left. Zhai Zhigang took both material samples back with him. After seeing the three off, Zhou Feiyu also hailed a taxi and headed to the hotel he had booked.

"Hello, son, you've arrived in Peng City, right? Have you found a place to stay?"

Just as he arrived at the hotel, Zhou Feiyu received a concerned call from his mother back home.