Chapter 316 - Chapter 316: Chapter 216 Steel Factory Transformation (Please Subscribe)_2 (2/2)

“Lin, don’t take it the wrong way, but Uncle couldn’t be of much help,” Shen Jianhua said with regret.

This was his first meeting with Lin Chuan.

However, with Shen Qianqian receiving commendations from the police station and often appearing in the news alongside Lin Chuan, he had heard all about Lin, knowing that he had helped his daughter a lot, so not being able to help Lin this time made him feel quite sorry.

“Uncle, what are you talking about?”

Lin Chuan waved his hand and quickly said, “If Uncle has time, could you take me on a tour of the iron and steel factory?”

“A tour?”

Shen Jianhua was slightly startled, then he smiled and said, “That’s a small matter, of course.”

After speaking, he raised his hand, gesturing for Lin Chuan to walk ahead.

The iron and steel factory was very large.

Sunlight filtered through the few glass panels in the lofty workshop ceiling, casting mottled light onto the steel-crafted space, filling the air with a unique and slightly pungent smell of iron filings and coke.

In the workshop, huge pieces of machinery were neatly arranged, like silent steel giants standing guard.

The work had stopped, and the vast steel factory seemed extraordinarily quiet.

Lin Chuan, Shen Jianhua, and Shen Qianqian walked among them.

“Lin, are you particularly familiar with these machines?” Shen Jianhua glanced at Lin Chuan and asked.

Along the way,

Lin Chuan had discussed these machines with Shen Jianhua, leading him to believe that Lin’s knowledge of their data and functions was no less than his own.

That was the cause of his curiosity.

He had heard from his daughter Shen Qianqian that Lin Chuan was a web novel writer.

Now it seemed that this web novel writer might come from a family of workers.

Lin Chuan smiled: “I just have a bit of a hobby; by the way, Uncle Shen, may I ask about the situation of this steel factory?”

“What do you know about the situation?”

Shen Jianhua asked.

“The factory hasn’t been sold yet, has it?” Lin Chuan asked the question he cared about most.

“The situation at the steel factory isn’t good, but it won’t be sold in a hurry,” Shen Jianhua said with a bitter smile.

“Has there been any consideration of transforming the steel factory?” Lin Chuan asked again.

“Transform?”

Shen Jianhua’s sallow face showed a flicker of puzzlement, “The top brass has not only considered it but also tried it, yet all efforts ended in failure.”

As a pillar of heavy industry in Anling City,

the city’s leaders and the department in charge of the steel factory tried everything to save it, including introducing technology, investment, advanced management models, and improving the production line, but they couldn’t withstand the market’s continuously falling demand for steel.

In the end, they were powerless to reverse the situation.

Lin Chuan thought for a moment, looked at Shen Jianhua with a clear gaze, and asked, “Have you tried transforming into a military industry enterprise?”

“Military industry enterprise?”

Shen Jianhua was taken aback instantly.

Lin Chuan nodded: “Yes.”

Shen Jianhua slowly collected his thoughts, first looking at Shen Qianqian: “A couple of days ago, Qianqian briefly mentioned this idea to me, I suppose it must be Lin’s suggestion, right?”

“Yes, Lin Chuan told me,” Shen Qianqian replied.

At that moment,

Shen Jianhua’s gaze settled on Lin Chuan: “Lin, I reported this to the leadership yesterday, and the reply was only three words.”

“Which three words?” Shen Qianqian pressed.

Lin Chuan also waited quietly for the rest.

“Not realistic,” Shen Jianhua said slowly, his face tinged with dejection, “On the one hand, the requirements for military enterprises are very strict, and an ordinary iron and steel factory is unlikely to get such a qualification. On the other hand, Anling Iron and Steel Factory lacks military technology and doesn’t have enough capital to invest in military research and development.”

Shen Qianqian also fell silent.

Transforming a steel factory into a military plant is not something you can just decide to do.

This was a harsh reality.

Lin Chuan seemed to have anticipated such a response and smiled: “Uncle Shen, what if I could solve these two issues for Anling Iron and Steel Factory?”

“You can solve them?”

Shen Jianhua’s heart jolted, he furrowed his brows, and a hint of doubt appeared on his face.