Wu Feng, deputy head of the technology department, clutched a folder as he hurried down the corridor connecting the offices and the production workshop. He was thirty-two, standing a tall six foot one, his frame clad in a slightly worn blue uniform. Beneath his thick black hair was a sharply defined face. A top graduate of Tsinghua University, he had given up opportunities in a major city to return to his hometown and work for a state-owned enterprise. In six years, he had risen from technician to deputy head, relying on his formidable expertise and unassuming manner.
