The day the military-grade shaft snapped, Zhou Zhenshan got a second chance at life.
Spring, 1992. The factory called it "streamlining." Good parts were replaced with substandard ones, and certificates of conformity were signed off one after another.
In his previous life, he fought tooth and nail to stop them. He was framed and dismissed, forced to watch the old factory be gutted and go bankrupt, while he was left with nothing.
This time, he wouldn't wait.
He quit and started his own factory.
He would reject substandard parts, investigate fake certificates, and root out every rotten apple, one by one.
He was determined to tackle high-strength steel components that only a handful of factories in the country could make.
Others hoarded land and traded approval documents. He wouldn't.
He believed in one thing: Make clean parts, and the factory will stand firm.
When the rules go cold, things fall apart.
This time, he wouldn't let the rules go cold.
