Beijing.
Office of the Director of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation.
Academician Yuan Huanmin sat at the desk wearing reading glasses. He stared meticulously at the sketch on the desk, pondering for a long time.
Near his left hand was a thick stack of drawings, which was placed under the weight of an aerospace engineering reference book. Judging from the marks outlined on the drawings, he had obviously studied these drawings thoroughly.
Director Li was standing opposite his desk, holding his breath like a student.
It had been half an hour since he entered this office. He dared not say a word, for fear of disturbing the old gentleman's thought process.
The clock on the wall ticked by, and about ten minutes later, the old man finally took a breath, scribbled a line of comments on the blueprint, then put it away.
He finally noticed Director Li, who was standing across his desk. He quickly stood up.
