allendalepharm Chapter 364 Lighter
Chapter 364 Lighter
Not long after the meeting ended, He Lai was called to Li Huaide's office.
"Uncle Li, what's wrong?" He Lai poured himself a cup of tea and started drinking it.
"He Lai, I want you to go with me to the Canton Fair this time. After all, it was you who made this grinding machine. I feel more at ease with you around."
Li Huaide went straight to the point.
"Sure, I've never been out of town since I was a kid, so it's a good opportunity for me to go out and see the world."
He Lai knew that Li Huaide wanted him to join, and since he also wanted to go, he agreed immediately.
After all, Guangzhou is not far from Hong Kong and Casino, so you can go and have a look yourself! It’s also good to do something “small”!
"I knew you wouldn't refuse. I was right about you. But He Lai, do you understand English? I heard that people over there basically speak this."
Li Huaide was very happy to see that He Lai agreed directly. With He Lai, a technical expert, around, he felt much more at ease.
"Hey, English is so easy, so easy!"
"what?"
"That's what I mean! Simple communication is absolutely no problem."
He Lai has passed the Level 6 English test, so there is no problem in having a conversation.
"That's good, that's good. This way I don't have to bother looking for a translator. Hahaha..."
Li Huaide smiled very happily. It was really difficult to find someone who could speak English, mainly because the conditions were not good.
"Uncle Li, how many of us are going this time?" He Lai asked curiously.
"There are fifteen people. Director Yang has arranged two, Secretary Feng has arranged two, and the three deputy directors have arranged one each. One will go to the security department, plus you and me.
I will arrange the remaining five. Who do you want to go?"
Li Huaide did not hide it from He Lai and asked directly. After all, everyone wants this quota, but not everyone can go.
"Hey, Uncle Li, I think with so many of us going, we need someone who can cook. After all, we may not be used to the food in the south. It would be better to call a chef, what do you think?"
He Lai almost said it explicitly and let Sha Zhu go.
"That makes sense. Okay, add He Yuzhu." Li Huaide thought about it and agreed.
Li Huaide had also received people from Guangcheng, and he found the food there really unacceptable.
"And Uncle Li, he should find someone who is good at speaking and easy to communicate with, don't you think?"
"Oh? Who is it?"
"Publicity Department, Xu Damao!"
"Hey, why not just call the people from your compound!" Li Huaide scolded with a smile.
"I am promoting the best regardless of personal connections. How can outstanding people care about these things?"
He Lai said shamelessly.
"Hey, you're quite good at this, okay? Xu Damao is pretty smart, let's add him in! Anything else?"
Li Huaide looked at He Lai and smiled.
"My suggestion is that we should get some pretty women in. After all, it will attract people's attention. Let them help distribute the manuals. I guarantee they will be better than us men. What do you think, Uncle Li?"
"Hey, you should be in charge of this Canton Fair. You know a lot about this. But Uncle Li is still a little worried. Those foreigners may not like our grinding machine!"
Li Huaide has seen the world and knows that foreign things are much better than those at home.
The so-called Canton Fair actually sells more agricultural and sideline products and handicrafts. Products such as silk, tea, ceramics and medicinal materials are very popular in Southeast Asian countries.
Foreigners simply don't look down on domestic heavy industrial products.
"Uncle, participation is the most important thing. I'll go back and think about it and see if I can come up with something to brighten their eyes."
He Lai smiled and said, in fact, He Lai already had something in mind, that is, a lighter, but unfortunately only plastic products could be made, so he would design a few kerosene lighters, just like the Zioppo lighter design.
This thing is simple and cheap in my country, so there will definitely be a market for it.
"Oh, okay. I will get people to fully cooperate with you. But there are only a few days left, so you'd better hurry. We have to set off four or five days in advance!" Li Huaide said immediately when he heard that He Lai wanted to do something new.
"Uncle Li, don't worry! It's just a small thing. I already had an idea about it before, and I promise I can do it well! You will have to get me some senior workers, especially fitters, after all, they have strong hands-on skills!" He Lai said with a smile.
"Okay, go ahead and do it. I'll go find someone later."
"Then I'll leave." He said and left Li Huaide's office.
He Lai returned to his office and started designing. The structure of the kerosene lighter soon emerged in He Lai's mind.
After all, He Lai loved Zippo lighters in his previous life. The crisp sound of opening and closing the lid always made He Lai unable to stop.
Although kerosene lighters are already available, they are too ugly! They need someone like He Lai who has modern knowledge to improve them.
He Lai’s current task is to draw some beautiful kerosene lighters, and also to draw each component, and of course all materials must be marked.
The structure of the kerosene lighter is not very complicated.
1. Cotton core hole: allows the cotton core to pass from the oil storage part to the windbreak wall, which is the key part of ignition.
2. Cam spring and cam: The cam presses the spring when closing the cover to ensure that the upper and lower covers fit tightly and make a crisp sound. At the same time, the cam rivet is responsible for fixing the cam so that it can rotate flexibly.
3. Inner liner: The "heart" of the lighter, it is filled with absorbent cotton to store special oil. Depending on the model, the material and size of the inner liner are also different to match different outer shells.
4. Cotton balls: used to absorb and store fuel.
5. Cotton pad: located in certain parts of the lighter, used to enhance sealing and shock absorption effects.
6. Flint: It produces sparks and ignites flames by rubbing against the flint wheel.
7. Cotton core: It is made of cotton, fine copper wire and glass fiber. It is responsible for absorbing oil and transporting it to the upper part, and igniting the flame after receiving sparks.
8. Lighter wheel rivet: responsible for fixing the lighter wheel to the lighter.
9. Inner tube and flint tube: used to guide and fix the cotton core, as well as to accommodate the flint and protect it from damage.
10. Ejector pin and flint spring: provide necessary elasticity and restoring force for pushing the flint into contact with the spark wheel during ignition.
11. Hinge and hinge pin: connect the upper and lower copper shells of the lighter to achieve free rotation and opening and closing.
12. Upper copper shell and lower copper shell: They are the top and bottom covers of the lighter, respectively, carrying the internal components.
He Lai also marked the materials needed for each part, they must be of good quality!
In just one morning, He Lai had finished making the Chinese version of the kerosene lighter.
After He Lai finished his meal, he handed the design drawings to Li Huaide.
"He Lai, I know this lighter. It's not something rare, but I think the style is a bit nicer."
Li Huaide was a little disappointed when he saw that He Lai took out a kerosene lighter.
"Uncle Li, you don't understand this. We want something that looks good. The lighters we have now are too ugly. People nowadays like beautiful ones. Otherwise, how can we make those foreigners pay a lot of money to buy them? Don't you think so?"
He Lai explained.
"That makes sense." Li Huaide nodded. It was indeed true. Foreigners are more picky.
"Of course, the materials must be good! Otherwise, if the quality is not guaranteed, people will stop buying our products."
"That makes sense. Let's go to the warehouse now to see what we are still short of. I'll have the purchasing department buy it then."
Li Huaide stood up and took He Lai to the warehouse.