For example, if a thod is used in 100 places and is ineffective in 95 of them, it indicates that the coverage is very low, and the probability of aiding in producing results is not high.
Conversely.
The minor issues raised by Wang Zhifang all relate to thods with low coverage.
After Wang Zhifang finished asking questions, Zhang Hongtao also asked a minor question. Then, everyone turned their gaze toward Zhao Yi because he had stated that as long as no major issues were encountered in the arguntation, the proposal should be passed directly for experintation.
What would Zhao Yi say now?
Zhao Yi looked around at everyone and made a decision. "It seems there are no significant problems. We’ll go with Professor Li’s plan for our first experint!"
Li Rongmao was sowhat confused; he had just been stumped by Wang Zhifang’s questioning and quickly asked, "Isn’t it necessary to revise it a bit?"
"No need, we’ll go with this plan!"
Zhao Yi confird resolutely. He then turned to Zhang Hongtao. "Your turn now, Brother Zhang?"
"Alright."
Zhang Hongtao didn’t continue discussing the issues with Li Rongmao’s design, because indeed, there were no major flaws in it. He approached the lectern, inserted his prepared materials, and began the auxiliary explanation using the projection screen.
"Blah blah blah..."
"Blah blah blah..."
Zhang Hongtao went on for about half an hour, nearly putting Zhao Yi to sleep.
The others seed quite spirited, though.
After Zhang Hongtao concluded, the other three spontaneously burst into applause.
"That was brilliant!"
Li Rongmao exclaid with astonishnt, "Perfect, I didn’t detect any issues whatsoever."
"Hehe~"
Zhang Hongtao smiled bashfully.
Wang Zhifang also wore a smile, very satisfied with Zhang Hongtao’s performance and not at all surprised by the current situation. They prepared thoroughly and had argued the plan several tis without finding any issues.
Presumably...
"Academician Zhao? What do you think?" Wang Zhifang asked confidently.
Zhao Yi furrowed his brows slightly and asked, "Brother Zhang, can you guarantee that this design will enhance the performance of the K03A?"
"What?"
This question stunned Zhang Hongtao. He imdiately shook his head and said, "That... that... I don’t know, maybe?"
"How likely?"
"Thirty percent?" Zhang Hongtao contemplated before answering, "It should be at least twenty percent? There is a high possibility of improvent, but by how much is hard to say."
Zhao Yi continued to press, "How likely is it that the lting point can be raised to 1700 degrees?"
"Pfft—!!"
Wang Zhifang, who was just sipping water, sprayed it out.
Zhang Hongtao darkly said, "Impossible! Not entirely impossible, maybe one percent?"
"Hmm."
Zhao Yi disregarded their reactions and placed Zhang Hongtao’s docunt at the bottom of the pile, saying, "Let’s keep this as a backup for now."
"Backup... backup?"
Zhang Hongtao was completely stunned, not understanding why his perfect design was rely considered a backup and for a mont was speechless.
Next was Shen Binghe’s turn.
With his own design relegated to backup, Zhang Hongtao felt uncomfortable and watched Shen Binghe intently, as if they had beco enemies.
"What is this guy... doing?"
Shen Binghe was confused and frustrated, beginning his explanation with trepidation. His nervousness wasn’t due to Zhang Hongtao, but because the others’ designs seed very good, and his skills were quite limited. Too embarrassed to ask Li Rongmao for help, he had written everything himself and was only certain there were no major issues.
The minor issues... were numbing!
Halfway through Shen Binghe’s explanation, Zhang Hongtao couldn’t resist preparing to ask questions. So he managed to answer reluctantly, in so parts he simply admitted he ’couldn’t explain’.
Eventually, he blurted out, "Any thod would do; I just chose one at random, without any reason. After all, it’s just a feeling."
This statent left the others unable to question further.
If the person concerned admitted the design was based on feeling, how could they find faults?
Nevertheless, Shen Binghe managed to finish, albeit disjointedly.
If the demonstration and arguntation were to be graded, Zhang Hongtao could score over ninety-five, and Li Rongmao could hit ninety marks. Both could be classed as ’high-scoring top students,’ whereas Shen Binghe was at the other extre. From any perspective, he definitively failed, outright guessing on so ’test questions’.
But...
Zhao Yi placed Shen Binghe’s report on top, declaring, "It looks like we should start with Professor Shen’s design."
"What?"
"What? What? What?"
Four puzzled voices echoed through the room; even Shen Binghe was bewildered. He initially thought his design would surely be passed over, yet it was chosen?
Selected as the first for experintation?
In other words...
He ranked first?
"This is nonsense!" Wang Zhifang was already very dissatisfied, feeling that Zhang Hongtao’s report was the best, but it had been relegated to ’backup.’ Li Rongmao’s had its highlights too, but the first selected for experintation was Shen Binghe’s report, which was definitely ’failing’?
"Why?"
All four turned their gazes toward Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi’s eyebrows slightly furrowed as he explained, "I’ve said from the beginning that the purpose of the first phase of experints is to gather experience. We’ll do a few trials first to eliminate the incorrect thods."
"Professor Shen’s design seems fraught with issues, but we can’t definitively say it’s wrong. Maybe his design could also produce an alloy with excellent performance, right?"
"Even if it fails to do so, it would bring us experience. You have to experience failure before success can follow."
Zhao Yi continued, "On the other hand, Brother Zhang’s design is indeed very good, and I can’t find faults with it. However, in the research of alloy materials, theory plays a very small part. Your design is well supported by adequate theoretical underpinnings, which ans if we can’t produce the ideal material using your design, we won’t be able to identify the problem through the process. What’s the point of doing an experint then, if it’s as good as not doing it at all?"
"..."
"..."
Wang Zhifang and Zhang Hongtao exchanged glances, both coming to the realization that Zhao Yi made a lot of sense.
But still...
Why do they still feel sothing is amiss?
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