The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 272 Add meat dishes, add eight hard meat dishes!

After returning home, Li Mu first rested on the sofa for a while, then went to the study to continue his research.

Let me first sort out my current research plans.

The most important project is definitely the development of the second-generation supercomputer. However, the situation of each research group is relatively stable now, and there are not many areas where he can play a role.

The next step was to draw up the design drawings of the Xuanniao-1 helicopter and develop a turboshaft engine. The former was simple, but the latter could only be solved after Ask was persuaded to go to General Electric in Boston.

Then comes the research and development of semiconductor home appliances, instant noodles and their automated production lines. This is relatively simple and should not require much effort.

"It still feels a little too little." Li Mu thought a little greedily.

But it's just a thought. We should proceed step by step and not rush into things.

Thinking of this, he calmed himself, picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and continued to draw the design on sheets of manuscript paper.

The design drawings are not something that can be copied directly. He must also consider the current technological level of the Xia country and whether his ideas on the design of Xuanniao-1 can be realized.

……

The next day

After getting up early, washing and exercising, Li Mu came to the Foreign Trade Committee with a plan for instant noodles and their automated production.

When he arrived at Dong Huaxing's office door, he raised his hand and knocked on the door twice.

"Please come in." A voice came from inside.

Li Mu pushed the door open and looked at Dong Huaxing, who was sitting at his desk drinking tea and reading a newspaper. He said jokingly, "Boss, am I disturbing you while you are drinking tea?"

"What do you mean by disturbing me? Come and sit down." Dong Huaxing happily pulled him aside and said, "Don't play tricks on me. How long have you forgotten that I'm here?"

"I've also found several boxes of good tea for you, and I'm waiting for you to come over and give them to you."

"You misunderstood me. I've been too busy lately and really don't have time to come over. Look, I came as soon as I had time." Li Mu said with a smile.

Hearing this, Dong Huaxing smiled and pointed at Li Mu, saying helplessly: "Forget it, let's not talk about this. You are a person who never comes to visit me for no reason. You must have something to ask me for, right?"

"The leader has a keen eye!" Li Mu complimented him, and then he took out the plan for instant noodles and their automated production that he had written last night from his briefcase and said:
"This is the product I plan to research next. Please review it."

The moment Dong Huaxing saw the plan, his eyes began to light up uncontrollably. He quickly took it and began to read it carefully.

After reading it, he slammed the table and said, "This is a very good plan. Let's not talk about the profits first. The key is that it can also hit Xiao Rizi's instant noodle market. I think it can be done!"

In this era when the war had just ended, people from all walks of life in the Xia Kingdom were still very hostile to living an easy life.

"As long as you think it's feasible, leader, I'll leave the plan here. You can take it back to the Ministry of First Machine Building and ask them to start building the production line. Also, notify Hong Kong in advance so they can be prepared." Li Mu said.

Dong Huaxing didn't waste any time. He immediately went to the side, picked up the phone and called Leader Qiu.

After finishing the call, he came back, gave a thumbs up and said:

"I knew you came here to give me a surprise."

"I was just saying that those semiconductor products you've been working on lately might not be produced in the near future."

"And you came back with a new product. You are indeed the 'King of Inventions'!"

The Foreign Trade Commission really doesn't have any good foreign exchange-earning products recently. A game cartridge of "Sniper Sande" is very popular. Although it can also earn foreign exchange, it is a far cry from the previous data.

Li Mu saw through his thoughts and said with a smile: "Leader, don't worry. It won't be long before the semiconductor group will produce large quantities of results."

"By then, our foreign exchange growth will definitely be an astonishing figure!"

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After submitting the plan, Li Mu and Dong Huaxing chatted for a while before leaving with pockets full of tea boxes.

When he arrived at the Semiconductor Research Institute, he was about to continue his research on the second-generation supercomputer when he suddenly saw Wu Xi walking forward in a hurry with a happy look on his face.

Seeing him coming, Wu Xi hurriedly stopped and said happily: "Advisor Li, we have a breakthrough in LCD technology!"

"Really? Congratulations!" Li Mu was stunned when he heard that and was quite surprised.

He came up with liquid crystal technology when he was working on electronic watches. He had originally planned to continue working on LCD televisions, but after he developed it, he found that he could only produce a very small piece at most, so he gave up immediately.

However, although they have only given up on LCD TVs, they are still researching LCD technology.

I didn't expect that after such a long period of no attention, there would be such a big breakthrough at this time.

Thinking of this, Li Mu said, "You are going to inform Director Wang and Director Wu, go quickly, I will go over there and take a look myself."

After saying that, he didn't wait for Wu Xi to reply and hurried to the liquid crystal technology research group.

……

Arrived at the door of the laboratory.

Before entering, you can hear bursts of laughter coming from inside.

Li Mu stuck his head out and took a look. There were only three young researchers and two old professors inside. Together with Wu Xi, they were all members of the entire liquid crystal technology research group.

Six people are actually considered a lot. After all, liquid crystal technology belongs to the research field of materials, and it is quite difficult for their semiconductor research institute to recruit people.

Those are the two old professors, both of whom were poached from the Institute of Materials.

As he thought about this, Li Mu walked into the laboratory and congratulated, "Congratulations to Professor Kuang, Professor Lei, and the other three comrades for achieving a breakthrough in liquid crystal technology!"

Hearing his voice, everyone in the room showed surprise on their faces.

Professor Kuang said: "Congratulations, Consultant Li. Without your proposal, there would not be today's breakthrough."

"That's right, Consultant Li, you have made an indispensable contribution to this success!" Another professor Lei also spoke up.

The other young researchers also nodded in agreement.

Everyone in the entire Semiconductor Research Institute knows that most of the projects they are researching were proposed and established by Li Mu.

Li Mu smiled and said, "Professors, you can't be too modest. After the LCD screen of the electronic watch was solved, you were the ones doing the subsequent research on LCD technology." "If you say so, I won't dare to come over to congratulate you next time, otherwise people will think I'm here to steal the credit."

"How is that possible!" Professor Kuang and Professor Lei blurted out at the same time, feeling helpless as they looked at Li Mu, who was retreating in order to advance and had a smile on his face.

Anyone can snatch it except Li Mu.

People outside don't know how great his contribution is, and they don't know it either. He has won several first prizes such as the National Highest Science and Technology Progress Award.

Li Mu smiled and said, "That's it. I have made a contribution by writing the proposal, but your hard work and research have made a greater contribution!"

"Okay, let's not talk about this. Let me see your research results."

He couldn't wait any longer.

At this moment, Wu Xi, Wang Shoujue and Wu Youxiang walked in from the door of the laboratory. They happened to hear this and said with a smile:

"Advisor Li, please wait. Let me report to you and the two directors."

"Through the unremitting efforts of our research group, the size of LCD screens that can be manufactured has been greatly increased, from the original limit of 1.6 inches to about 15 inches, and the maximum can reach 18 inches."

"But when the screen size exceeds 12 inches, the probability of LCD pixel failure will increase exponentially..."

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After listening to Wu Xi's report, Li Mu couldn't help but applaud and said, "18 inches, amazing!"

In the 60s, the size of televisions generally ranged from 10 inches to 16 inches, with 14 inches being a more common choice.

The 15-inch data can be said to have fully met the needs of TV production!
"Congratulations on your successful research! This time, our country's television industry will see another major innovation!" Wu Youxiang and Wang Shoujue couldn't help but applaud and offer their heartfelt congratulations.

Hearing this, Wu Xi quickly said, "It's also thanks to Consultant Li."

"Haha, don't worry, no matter who you forget, you can never forget him!" Wu Youxiang and Wang Shoujue looked at each other, then looked at Li Mu next to them and couldn't help laughing.

This kind of shirking of credit has become an old tradition in their semiconductor research institute.

Li Mu saw that everyone was looking at him with a teasing look in their eyes, and knew that no matter how modest he was, he would inevitably be teased. He said helplessly, "We all have contributions, so why should we distinguish between big and small."

This reaction made everyone burst into laughter again.

When the laughter died down, Wang Shoujue continued, "Okay, let's get down to business. Come on, let's all go to the meeting room next door."

"This liquid crystal technology is successful, but we still don't know how to develop it. We need to discuss a plan."

Although it was called a discussion, his eyes never left Li Mu since he started talking.

The same is true for everyone.

When it comes to how to apply liquid crystal technology, who knows it better than the inventor Li Mu?
After all, the only applications they can think of now are electronic watches and computer screens.

"Okay, then let's have a small discussion. I just happened to get some good tea from Leader Dong. Let everyone have a taste." Li Mu did not refuse. As he spoke, he took out a tea box from his pocket.

He came here for the future development of LCD technology.

……

In the small conference room next to the laboratory.

There wasn't much space inside, only five or six people at most could sit down, and the rest had to stand.

Several young researchers took the initiative to pour water and make tea for everyone. Then they brought a small stool and sat on it, and took out pencils and notebooks.

Looking at the expectant eyes of the crowd, Li Mu did not delay and began to speak:

"In fact, as for the application, you can probably guess that it is mainly the development of LCD screens."

"Now our LCD technology can support the production of LCD screens with a maximum length of about 120 cm and a maximum width of about 60 cm. What does this mean?"

"It means that black and white television sets in our country will soon become history, and the era of color television will soon come!"

His tone was full of excitement.

"But isn't the mainstream color TV screen material abroad cathode ray tube? Consultant Li, do you want to use LCD screen as a replacement?" Professor Kuang asked curiously.

Li Mu nodded heavily and said, "Yes, whether in terms of display effect, energy consumption, or size, the advantages of LCD screens are enormous."

"Although the cost cannot be reduced now, it is only a matter of time before it surpasses cathode ray tubes and becomes the main material for color TV screens."

"If it can be successfully developed, I believe it will be able to dominate the foreign TV market and create huge foreign exchange profits for our country."

"Advisor Li, you don't have to say anything, we will follow you!" Professor Kuang and Professor Lei said immediately.

Wu Xi's eyes were also burning with enthusiasm, and he said, "I believe in your vision. Since you said that LCD screens can be used to develop color TVs, then they can definitely be developed!"

"Okay, then let me tell you my ideas first." Li Mu paused here and quickly recalled the information he had found when he was studying liquid crystal technology.

Then he continued:
"I won't go into detail about the working principle of the LCD screen, as everyone knows it well. Let me first talk about the working principles of the cathode ray tube and the LCD screen."

"Let me first briefly talk about the cathode ray tube. It uses an electron gun to emit an electron beam, which is controlled by a deflection coil. The electron beam eventually hits the phosphor on the screen, causing it to emit light. The color of the light depends mainly on the type and arrangement of the phosphor, as well as the scanning speed and intensity of the electron beam."

"However, LCD screens are completely different. They adjust the light transmission and blocking by controlling the arrangement of liquid crystal molecules to display images. So, how do we achieve color imaging? The answer is to use a three-primary color filter layer..."

He first briefly explained to Wu Xi and others the imaging principle of color LCD TV. This principle is actually very simple and most people in later generations know it.

The technical difficulties of color LCD TVs mainly lie in screen flicker, resolution, viewing angle, response time, bad pixels, screen uniformity and other aspects.

These problems directly affect the screen display effect and user experience.

Wu Xi and others listened and took notes. After listening, everyone looked thoughtful.

After he finished speaking, Li Mu waited for everyone to digest the information for a while before clapping his hands and saying, "Don't worry, the development of color LCD TVs is not a one-time effort. You can think about it carefully when you go back. We will continue the discussion tomorrow."

"Now, I think the most important thing is to celebrate your success."

"That's right, it's almost time. Let's go to the cafeteria. We'll give your entire group more food today! More meat dishes, eight more hard meat dishes!" Wu Youxiang, who was standing aside, heard this and waved his hand.

(End of this chapter)