Chapter 6

Without looking at the content, just at the appearance of the paper, Liu Jianwang was very satisfied with the first impression. The writing was neither too much nor too little, clean and neat, with everything that should be there, very good.

When he looked at the content, the first question was answered very succinctly, mentioning natural gas power generation and other points, all in the most straightforward language, without any exaggeration, very good.

As for the second question, perhaps it was very simple in the old professor's eyes, but Liu Jianwang did not think so.

Fresh students and those who have worked are two completely different concepts, with very different knowledge structures. After grading so many papers, 90% of the people only mentioned building power plants, and very few could think of "transmitting" electricity. As for "limiting" electricity, Zhang Yifu was the only one who mentioned it.

Seeing this, Liu Jianwang could not help but ask, "Professor Chen, are Zhang Yifu's parents also part of our system?"

"I don't know about that," the old professor had already started looking at other papers.

The counselor beside him quickly answered, "Yes, his family is in the Jijing Power Supply Bureau, at a relatively basic level."

"Hmm..." Liu Jianwang pondered for a moment. Working at the basic level of the power supply bureau, dealing with things like transformer operation and maintenance, power lines, and meters, it was impossible to be involved in macro power management. Yet, Zhang Yifu's answer was no less impressive than that of professional management cadres in the department, which was truly incomprehensible. He must have read a lot of related journals and literature in his spare time.

In any case, Zhang Yifu's answer to this question was nearly perfect.

Liu Jianwang finally turned to the last question, and his initial expectation gradually turned into surprise.

His expression gradually changed, the more he read, the more shocked he became. Unconsciously, sweat had already seeped through his back.

Coincidentally, a few days ago, the department had just held a report meeting with the leaders of the Planning Commission. The most authoritative experts in the field had proposed a 20-year plan, and the idea for this question also came from that meeting. Liu Jianwang wanted to compare everyone's ideas with those of the expert to see if there were still people with such imaginative ideas. Although the meeting was serious and confidential, after listening to the expert's report, both the department leaders and the Planning Commission leaders had the same expression as Professor Chen.

Disdain, disbelief, incomprehension, and irrationality.

Including Liu Jianwang himself.

Now, they were struggling to meet their own electricity needs, how could they possibly sell it to Europe? Large-scale power plants? Even the United States and Japan had not achieved this. Solar power and nuclear power, these terms were unheard of by most people.

After reading the last line written by Zhang Yifu, Liu Jianwang was drenched in cold sweat. He silently put down the paper.

Either Zhang Yifu knew the authoritative expert and had the opportunity to access the confidential report.

Or Zhang Yifu had the same vision and perspective as the American Ph.D. who returned to China.

Those in human resources may not be the most outstanding, but they will definitely discover the most outstanding.

"I want to meet him," Liu Jianwang could no longer hide his eagerness.

...

In the dormitory, Zhang Yifu and Hao Shuai were chatting happily when the student council president, Zheng Daohang, knocked on the door and came in, informing him to return to the lecture hall immediately.

"What's up?" Hao Shuai asked in confusion, "It can't be that there's a problem with the graduation thesis, right..."

Hao Shuai knew very well that 80% of the text in Zhang Yifu's thesis was "borrowed."

"It shouldn't be," Zheng Daohang smiled, "I think it's not a school notification, but the Liu Section Chief from this morning wants to see you."

"Ah?" Hao Shuai was greatly surprised, "Could it be... no way?"

Zhang Yifu, adhering to the principle of being low-key, got up solemnly and patted his roommate, "We'll talk when I get back."

"Yifu!" Hao Shuai grabbed Zhang Yifu, his eyes brimming with tears, "If you have the chance... could you also find out about this year's job placements for me..."

Before Zhang Yifu could answer, even Zheng Daohang stepped forward affectionately, "Yes, Yifu, the ministry has sent someone this year. I wonder if there are any new rules. If you get any news, don't keep it to yourself."

"Of course," Zhang Yifu said politely, "Speaking of news, the student council president should know more than me."

"Not at all, let's go first. We'll deal with the leaders and then chat properly tonight," Zheng Daohang, with his natural leadership qualities, was already thinking ahead.

On the way back to the lecture hall, Zhang Yifu indeed got a lot of information from his conversation with Zheng Daohang. Among this year's undergraduate placements, there were only 10 spots in the ministry, 5 in the North China Bureau, and including the power supply bureau and power plants, only about 20 spots in Jijing. The remaining 160 people would be sent to various places across the country.

There was still considerable competition, especially for students like Hao Shuai and Zhang Yifu from Jijing. Working in their hometown city should have been a matter of course, but now it was becoming difficult.

Liu Jianwang's summons might be a very good opportunity.

Back in the lecture hall, Zhang Yifu found that he was not the only one called. Zheng Daohang was also someone Liu Jianwang had noticed, and the last person was the solitary Xia Xue.

The three of them sat in a row opposite Liu Jianwang and the counselor, feeling a bit awkward.

Liu Jianwang took out the papers of the three and smiled as he pushed them forward, "All three of you have answered the questions very well, completely beyond my expectations. I hope you can look at each other's papers, learn from each other, and criticize each other. After that, we can talk about the next steps."

"Hehe, I'm really showing my clumsiness," Zheng Daohang scratched his head and分配了阅读顺序，“这样，夏雪先看看逸夫的，我看夏雪的，逸夫看我的。”

夏雪和张逸夫都属于闲云野鹤，自然没有反驳，拿起分好的卷子阅读起来，刘建网则在对面观察着他们的反应。

对张逸夫而言，郑道行的答题就像他的人一样，很工整，很规矩也很严谨，每道题都没有任何谬误或者有争议的地方，对电厂、发电这块了解得也很透彻，对20年后中国电力的预测也偏于保守，认为发电量在15000亿千瓦时上下，水电将占据与火电不相上下的地位，没有提到新能源。

实际上，这是这个时代从业人员最普遍的想法，水电厂的建设一直很成功，三峡工程也开始有人提出，用长江的水力资源进行发电，几乎不消耗什么能源，很多人认为这将成为将来的主力。

张逸夫清楚，他们太高估了水电厂的发电量，同时又太低估了国家对电力的需求。实际上，即使三峡建成满负荷发电后，水电所占的比重依然极其有限，火电的地位仍然不可替代。

虽然在现代人看来，郑道行有些鼠目寸光，但对于生活在那个时代的人来讲，这绝对算是高瞻远瞩了。

之后大家交换卷子，张逸夫得以看到了夏雪的答题。

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(Translation continues from the previous part)

Zheng Daohang, without any hesitation, led the way in distributing the reading order, "Let's do it this way: Xia Xue will look at Yifu's, I'll look at Xia Xue's, and Yifu will look at mine."

Xia Xue and Zhang Yifu, both free spirits, naturally did not object. They picked up their assigned papers and began reading, while Liu Jianwang observed their reactions from across the table.

To Zhang Yifu, Zheng Daohang's answers were as neat, orderly, and meticulous as the man himself. There were no errors or controversial points in any of the questions. His understanding of power plants and power generation was very thorough, and his prediction for China's power generation 20 years later was conservative, estimating a generation capacity of around 150 billion kilowatt-hours, with hydropower expected to hold a position equal to that of thermal power, without mentioning new energy sources.

In reality, this was the most common view among professionals of that era. Hydropower plants had always been very successful, and the Three Gorges Project was already being proposed, aiming to harness the hydropower of the Yangtze River, which would consume almost no energy. Many believed this would become the mainstay of the future.

Zhang Yifu knew that they were overestimating the power generation capacity of hydropower plants while underestimating the country's demand for electricity. In fact, even after the Three Gorges Dam was fully operational, the proportion of hydropower would remain extremely limited, and the position of thermal power would remain irreplaceable.

While modern people might see Zheng Daohang as short-sighted, for those living in that era, this was definitely a forward-looking perspective.

After exchanging papers, Zhang Yifu got to see Xia Xue's answers.