In the next few days, Xu Qiang participated in several scientific and technological seminars organized by the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building and several scientific research departments of BJ.

After Xu Qiang's visit to Xu Yuanming was reported by the media, he attracted much attention and respect in the academic circles in Beijing. Not only because he was the youngest winner of the National Science and Technology Progress Award in the country, but also because he respected his teachers. Many veteran scholars were very enthusiastic about him and even invited him to dinner in private.

In fact, in the current domestic academic circle, the teacher-student relationship is also very important. For those scholars who do not have a clear teacher-student relationship, they may be able to achieve some dazzling achievements, but it is still very difficult to be recognized by these "orthodox" academic circles, and it will take a long time.

And through this visit to Xu Yuanming's home and its reporting by the media, Xu Qiang actually gained a 'shortcut' to the core academic circle in Beijing, which made it easy for him to be absorbed into this circle and also won the respect of some older academic leaders.

This means that at this time, Xu Qiang finally had a clear positioning and status in the academic circle of Beijing. At least in the field of high-energy explosives in the country, Xu Qiang was the strongest expert, and his position was temporarily unshakable.

Xu Qiang had already anticipated the current situation. For academics, unless you are at the bottom, once you want to stand at the top, it is not enough to just bury your head in research. You must also take into account all aspects of the human relationships and worldly wisdom. This was so in his previous life, and it is still so in this era. This is actually a world of martial arts.

As a reborn veteran scholar, Xu Qiang had already done very well in the circle in his previous life, and now he is even more like a fish in water. The department arranged for him to participate in academic conferences many times, which was to give him opportunities, and Xu Qiang naturally would not give up this opportunity. Whether on the stage or off the stage, Xu Qiang's professional level and humble character have won him the recognition of everyone, which enabled him to quickly integrate into the core of this circle and become the youngest and most sought-after top expert in the Beijing academic circle.

During this period, many experts hoped that Xu Qiang could stay in Beijing to work, but Xu Qiang politely declined. After learning about his situation, everyone expressed their understanding and made an appointment to meet again in the future.

It can be said that Xu Qiang's trip to BJ was quite successful. On the one hand, he obtained a new national key scientific research project from the ministry. On the other hand, he was widely recognized and highly praised by the academic circles in Beijing. Based on these two points, no matter how the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building changes in the future, he will be reused and will be able to retain the Shanghai Institute of Chemical Technology, which is Xu Qiang's ultimate goal.

After finishing the trip to BJ, Xu Qiang took Liu Siying and boarded the train back to his hometown in Jiangxi, ready to welcome the arrival of the Spring Festival.

Two days later, when Xu Qiang and Liu Siying got off the train, they were immediately taken to the factory by a special car from the Shengli Machinery Factory.

"Dad!" When Liu Siying entered the factory and saw her father Liu Biao who had just returned from a factory inspection at the door of the office building, she immediately ran over with a look of surprise on her face.

"Quite punctual." Liu Biao glanced at his watch, and a hint of joy flashed across his somewhat old face.

"Master..." Upon seeing this, Xu Qiang immediately came up with a box of pastries he brought from BJ, and greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Well, Xiaoying, go home first. Your mother is waiting for you." Liu Biao said to his daughter in a gentle tone, then looked at Xu Qiang and said, "Come with me to the office!"

"Okay!" Xu Qiang nodded and followed Liu Biao.

Returning to the factory office building, Xu Qiang felt a lot of emotions.

In nearly a year, Xu Qiang only came back once, mainly to deal with Wang Yongsheng's affairs. He never came back for more than half a year.

At this time, the factory area is decorated with lights and lanterns everywhere because the Chinese New Year is approaching. Even in the factory area, you can still see many lanterns. In addition, at the entrance of the factory, many workers are installing the colored lanterns made by various workshops. The scene is very lively.

Xu Qiang's sudden appearance immediately attracted the attention of many factory workers. Some of them were surprised or happy. Some of them walked over and greeted Xu Qiang warmly. They obviously did not expect Xu Qiang to return to the factory.

In fact, what Xu Qiang didn't know was that although he had left the factory for a year, Xu Qiang had always been a popular figure among the factory employees. Some of Xu Qiang's scientific research achievements in Shanghai had also been reported to the factory, including his aramid paper mass production project and the high-energy explosives project he had recently developed. These projects had long been reported to the factory by several other electrical engineering students studying in Shanghai, and had even been made to sound miraculous.

So now Xu Qiang has become a legendary figure in Shengli Machinery Factory and an idol of many young workers in the factory. People in the factory have not forgotten him.

Even the romantic relationship between Xu Qiang and Liu Siying was exposed, so that privately, the factory workers all believed that Xu Qiang would definitely become the son-in-law of the factory director Liu Biao, and would most likely become the new director of Shengli Machinery Factory in the future!
Because of this, even though they hadn't seen each other for more than a year, almost everyone was very enthusiastic when they saw Xu Qiang, which surprised Xu Qiang and also touched him to some extent.

After entering the factory director's office, Liu Biao immediately closed the door and then made tea and poured water for Xu Qiang.

Xu Qiang is now a completely different person. Not to mention his current position in the domestic academic community, his position as director of the Shanghai Institute of Chemical Engineering puts him on par with the factory director Liu Biao in terms of administrative rank.

In fact, Xu Qiang's position as director of this research institute is full of special features. Although he is called a director, it is more like a research station under the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building. Even so, in terms of administrative level, he is currently a section-level cadre.

And most importantly, Xu Qiang is currently Minister Zhang Zhen's "favorite general" and can report and communicate directly with Minister Zhang face to face. Liu Biao has worked in Jiangxi for more than ten years but has never met Minister Zhang in person. From this point of view, Xu Qiang's status is actually above Liu Biao.

But Xu Qiang never thought so. In his opinion, Liu Biao was his mentor and teacher. Xu Qiang learned something from him. More importantly, Xu Qiang and Liu Siying were already in a relationship. Whether they could finally achieve a happy ending depended on the mood of his future father-in-law. So when facing Liu Biao, Xu Qiang had to be respectful.

So when he saw Liu Biao was about to pour him tea, Xu Qiang immediately took the thermos and filled Liu Biao's cup with water with a diligent look on his face.

"Yeah." Seeing Xu Qiang's performance, Liu Biao showed a satisfied smile and then motioned Xu Qiang to sit down.

"Master, this is the roast duck and some pastries I bought for you in BJ..." Xu Qiang said, placing the gift box in his hand on Liu Biao's table.

Generally speaking, Liu Biao never accepts gifts. If anyone gives him a gift, it will definitely be rejected directly, and the person might even be scolded. Everyone in the factory knows his temper.

However, Liu Biao did not refuse the gift Xu Qiang sent this time, and even smiled.

"What's the matter with going to BJ this time? Did the department ask you to go there?" Liu Biao asked.

"Yes, Xiaoying and I went to BJ this time mainly to participate in some activities in the department..." Then, Xu Qiang reported his experience of going to BJ to Liu Biao in detail.

"You mean, the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building will be abolished this year, and Minister Zhang will also retire?" When he heard that Minister Zhang Zhen was going to retire, Liu Biao immediately asked with a frown.

"Yes, it was Director Guo who first told me about this matter, and later Minister Zhang also confirmed it with me in person." Xu Qiang nodded.

"It seems that our country's military-industrial policy is about to undergo a drastic change..." Liu Biao said after a moment of hesitation.

"Big change?"

"That's right." Liu Biao nodded and continued, "In the past, our military-industrial system has always been run according to the planned economic system. The advantage of this is that when faced with the threat of war, we can quickly concentrate all domestic resources on the military. But now the international environment is different. Compared with the past few decades, it is much more peaceful and relaxed, and domestic economic policies are also shifting towards reform and opening up. Therefore, our country's future military-industrial system must also gradually move closer to economic development..."

As the head of the largest third-line enterprise in Jiangxi, Liu Biao has a very keen political sense. Not only does he try his best to improve the production and operation of the factory, he also pays close attention to domestic and international current affairs. He is a truly visionary leader.

So when he heard that the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building was going to be abolished and reorganized, he had already roughly guessed the intentions of the country's top leaders.

"No matter what, as long as our factory attaches importance to technology and strictly enforces management, we will be invincible in the country. I believe that under the leadership of the master, our factory has a bright future!" Xu Qiang said immediately after hearing this.

Xu Qiang said this not purely to flatter, but he really felt that Liu Biao was a very outstanding state-owned enterprise cadre. With his vision and courage, he could achieve great results even in the future.

"Stop flattering me!" Liu Biao rolled his eyes at Xu Qiang and asked, "By the way, did Minister Zhang give you a new mission when you go to BJ this time?"

"Yes, he arranged two national key scientific research projects for me at once. In addition to the aramid long fiber project, the other is to continue to develop a new generation of high-energy explosives. He also told me that I can continue to apply for other scientific research projects..." Xu Qiang said truthfully.

"Very good!" Hearing this, Liu Biao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately said: "It seems that Minister Zhang really values ​​you. You can work in Shanghai for a long time with peace of mind in the future..." (End of this chapter)