In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 155: Dare to increase the 20mm caliber? Another person who mistook Harbin Institute of Technology for Harbin Institute of Technology

"Aren't you going to the capital?"

Yu Guofeng was surprised to see Xie Wei appear in his office. "Has the matter of the school-enterprise office been resolved?"

“It can’t be solved in the short term.”

Xie Wei shook his head.

"then you……"

Yu Guofeng looked at Xie Wei, but didn't ask the question even though it was on the tip of his tongue.

"Sanitary napkins used to be the most profitable, but now foreign trade orders have to be temporarily stopped, and there is no profit in the short term. We can only rely on computers."

Xie Wei's purpose in looking for Yu Guofeng was to speed up the research and development of computer-related products and bring them to market earlier, thereby obtaining more funds.

Otherwise, many school projects will be affected.

"The school-enterprise office has made a lot of profit this year, right?"

Yu Guofeng frowned and looked at Xie Wei.

To speed up computer projects, only microcomputers are available.

All relevant personnel from the school's Department of Electronic Engineering and Department of Computer Science have devoted themselves to this complex and huge project, and it will not be completed in a short period of time.

Xie Wei had not shown any eagerness before.

"The profits are indeed not low, but the relevant factories need to expand their production scale and further reduce production costs. At the same time, we must be prepared for technological upgrades... This time, Unicharm's blackmail reminds us that we must be prepared before entering the international market. At present, the global personal computer market is not large due to its functions and other reasons, and everyone knows its potential..."

Xie Wei said calmly.

If it weren't for Unicharm's action this time, Xie Wei still had no intention of speeding up the development of any project.

"Computers are not just calculators that have a single function. What you proposed is not only to handle office work, but also to assist in design and manufacturing. The school's current human and material resources are not enough to complete these tasks. Not to mention software development, even hardware design is a problem..."

The success of the HZ-80 chip was due to Xie Wei's complete design drawings.

Now that we have the foundation, designing chips with faster computing speeds requires more than simply stacking transistors.

Under manual design conditions, tens of thousands of transistors are connected by circuits, and the lines have to be constantly optimized. The difficulty can be imagined.

Designing various software without hardware support is nonsense.

"How about the supercomputer at the National University of Defense Technology? If it is developed, I will try to convince the president to buy one from there."

"No need to buy it. With the HZ80 chip, we can design a supercomputer with faster computing speed ourselves."

Yu Guofeng shook his head and rejected the plan to purchase computers from the National University of Defense Technology.

"You guys are doing this?"

Xie Wei was stunned.

A flash of embarrassment flashed across Yu Guofeng's face, but he did not answer.

Seeing his reaction, Xie Wei knew.

"In any case, the progress needs to be accelerated, and the school should be more inclined to provide funding. Supercomputers are irreplaceable in large-scale projects. Microcomputers cannot compare to supercomputers in terms of functionality. They can be used to handle various basic tasks, which is much better than the current situation where everything has to be done manually. Director Du's CNC system should be ready before the end of the year. By then, if there is no supporting design software, manual programming alone will not be able to play a big role."

Xie Wei did not say anything about the school's insistence on developing supercomputers without funding from higher authorities.

There is no way to interfere.

The school leaders and relevant professors and teachers all wanted to do it. In addition, with the successful development of the HZ80 chip, which has a computing speed of more than 30 times per second, there was a very good foundation for developing a supercomputer with a computing speed of hundreds of millions or even billions of times.

Moreover, supercomputers play a very important role in promoting the progress of various technological research and development.

"We try our best."

Yu Guofeng did not object.

After leaving Yu Guofeng's office, Xie Wei pondered for a long time and did not look for anyone else.

Without funding and foundation, even if you have many ideas in your mind, they are just ideas.

Faced with a huge and complex industrial system, the role of an individual is actually limited.

After the CNC system was developed, Xie Wei did not actually need to be involved in the PLC project. He provided the basic PLC design plan. Now the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department is working on both the CNC system and PLC projects at the same time, and the progress is very fast.

The reason why Du Guowang insisted on letting Xie Wei participate was actually for Xie Wei's consideration - the results!
But Xie Wei didn't want such results.

For him personally, it doesn’t matter whether there is such an achievement or not.

The important thing is to develop according to your own ideas, rather than being forced by Du Guowang and others.

Once the software development of the CNC system is successful, Xie Wei will devote his energy to the improvement project of the Changkong No. 1 UAV.

As for making money, he only needs to come up with a plan and grasp the general direction.

He was involved too much, which was not conducive to the growth of Wang Zheng and others.

Otherwise, he would not have refused to go to the capital with Li Rui and Wang Zheng this time.

Seventh Machinery Department.

The small conference room next to Minister Zheng’s office.

Several leaders of the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building, together with Li Rui and Wang Zheng, faced inquiries from the leaders of the Ministry of Commerce.

"...So Unicharm Corporation is completely blackmailing us?"

After Wang Zheng gave a detailed report on the situation, before the leader of the Ministry of Commerce spoke, Minister Zheng asked Wang Zheng in a deep voice.

"It should be. We just started reform and opening up, and there are not many joint ventures. We don't have much experience... and the construction of intellectual property rights has just begun..."

Li Rui took the initiative to speak, "According to our analysis, it should be the Shuermei brand that opened up the market and gave them hope... Before that, HP also proposed to form a joint venture with Huafeng, a subsidiary of the School Enterprise Office..."

"This is different from HP's case. HP did not use Huafeng's infringement as an excuse."

A 40-something official from the Ministry of Commerce expressed his opinion, "Shuermei did not apply for a patent, but the other party holds the patent..."

"Secretary Xiao, what you said is wrong. We just started reform and opening up, and there was no such thing as patents before! I also learned that internationally, if there is patent infringement, the infringed company will generally communicate with the company involved, not like Unicharm Co., Ltd., which did not call the manufacturer but went directly to the Ministry of Commerce to file a complaint."

Minister Zheng was very dissatisfied with Secretary Xiao's words and he interrupted him immediately.

His attitude made several people from the Ministry of Commerce look at him in surprise.

"What we need now is to find a way to solve the problem. Compensation is impossible, as we did not infringe on any rights. Moreover, even if we did infringe on any rights, it is understandable that we are not familiar with the operation of the market economy... They can notify the production factory to stop the infringement, but if the production factory ignores it, then they can contact the competent authority through the Ministry of Commerce to deal with the problem!"

Minister Zheng's attitude showed that he agreed with what Wang Zheng and Li Rui said.

Unicharm is just trying to blackmail.

Whatever the end result is, you can make a lot of money.

Of course, this is the other party's view.

"What are your plans?"

Without even asking for the opinions of the leaders of the Ministry of Commerce, Minister Zheng turned to ask Li Rui.

"Sue them! The sanitary napkin was originally designed by a student in our school when her sister entered her menstrual period. For the sake of convenience and hygiene, she asked several female classmates to design it... Before that, none of our female classmates had ever come into contact with it... So, whether it is the design, materials, or even the packaging, it is nothing like the international ones..."

Li Rui began to tell the story of the birth of sanitary napkins according to what Xie Wei told him.

A good product does not necessarily have a good story.

A good story can definitely make a product popular.

What's more, they will file a lawsuit against Unicharm next to enhance the market visibility of sanitary napkins.

"Whether we win or lose the lawsuit, it is indispensable to us. This can also serve as a wake-up call to other domestic units that are interested in exporting and earning foreign exchange."

Li Rui's words were in line with the leaders' thoughts.

The country is in urgent need of a large amount of foreign exchange and has always encouraged exports to earn foreign exchange.

Port entry affairs and handling international commercial disputes are important tasks of the Ministry of Commerce.

Such cases are of great significance to export companies across the country.

"Is that so? Then let's sue them!"

The responsible leader of the Ministry of Commerce finally expressed his opinion. "What do you think about the lawsuit?"

After the people from the Ministry of Commerce left, Minister Zheng asked Li Rui, his face full of worry.

International lawsuits are not only troublesome, but also protracted.

"Boss, the other party is offering us an opportunity to make a name for ourselves and expand our brand awareness..."

"Can it still be done like this?"

When Li Rui stated the purpose of the lawsuit, Minister Zheng also widened his eyes, just like what Li Rui had heard before.

"Not bad!"

After listening, Minister Zheng didn't say anything else.

As for how much the lawsuit would cost, he didn't even consider it.

Capital Hotel.

Huang Zhijie and Chai Honghe checked in as Hong Kong businessmen and were accompanied by staff from the Ministry of Commerce. No one believed that these two were high-level employees working for domestic companies.

When Li Rui and Wang Zheng met the two people in the reception room, the accompanying personnel arranged by the Ministry of Commerce did not stay away at all.

"Manager Chai, if we sue Unicharm, what are our chances of winning? How long will it take to end the lawsuit?"

Wang Zheng simply introduced Li Rui as his leader.

The two were never told that Desheng Company was a subsidiary of the Harbin Institute of Technology's School-Enterprise Office.

Huang Zhijie and Chai Honghe didn't ask either.

They are professional managers who work for the high salaries.

"As for the current situation, there is not even a 10% chance of winning... As for the lawsuit, they have not filed it yet. Although Shuermei does not have a patent, its main market is in Hong Kong. If the lawsuit is filed in Hong Kong, it will take at least a year..."

It took Chai Honghe a while to react to Wang Zheng's question.

"I don't suggest that we sue..."

"If we want to drag out the lawsuit for as long as possible?"

"..."

Chai Honghe was even more confused.

He looked at Li Rui, who asked the question, with confusion.

"Yes, if we try to delay it for a longer time, how long can it last?"

Wang Zheng saw the other party looking at him doubtfully, and guessed that he doubted whether Li Rui could make the decision.

"I can't guarantee the exact time, but if it takes a while, it should be no problem for ten or eight years."

After thinking for a long time, Chai Honghe finally answered.

International lawsuits are inherently troublesome, and even if all the evidence is available, they still take a long time.

"Then prepare accordingly."

"Director Wang, we have signed a contract with a customer for more than 600 million Hong Kong dollars. Now we are facing such a problem. We can no longer supply goods, and the compensation will be..."

Huang Zhijie reminded Wang Zheng worriedly.

"This is the solution. It was our mistake not to register the patent before. I will register it myself this time, and then go public after the registration is completed... Please help me contact the patent agency when you go back..."

"..."

Wang Zheng's attitude made the two of them stare at him blankly.

Compared with the Wang Zheng in their memories, the Wang Zheng at this moment seemed like a different person.

"Tell the customer that we will compensate for the loss caused by the delayed delivery with a new product..."

It is impossible to give money.

The new product has more advanced design and uses more comfortable materials, and will definitely be more popular in the market.

“What about the products that haven’t been sold yet?”

"If we return it, the domestic supply will be out of stock. In addition, we will open a production factory for the new brand in the special zone..."

Shulmei will not be exported in the short term.

Even after losing the lawsuit, it will only be local brands.

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"Squad leader, what do you think?"

A classmate whose name Xie Wei knew but was not very familiar with asked nervously when he saw Xie Wei finish reading the drawings in his hand and look at him.

"How did you come up with the idea to design this thing?"

Xie Wei's eyes were fixed on the classmate named Tang Daoxian in front of him, and his heart was full of curiosity at this moment.

His grades are average and he's not very active.

There isn't even much of a presence.

I am still in the computer project team, and my work ability is just average.

However, he really couldn't figure out what the relationship was between computer technology and the firearm with a huge "barrel" designed by the silent guy in front of him. He was even more curious about where the other party found the time to design this thing that was beyond the scope of a "gun" amidst his heavy academic workload and intense scientific research work!

"I was interested in gun design before. I didn't know that Harbin Institute of Technology was gone as early as the 70s..."

Got it!
Another one who mistook Harbin Institute of Technology for Harbin Institute of Technology.

"Before entering the experimental class, I was going to apply for engineering, but ended up being assigned to the physics major... In the experimental class, the class teacher said we can choose basic studies based on our own interests... The school library has a course on firearms design basics..."

Tang Daoxian paused here, and when he saw that Xie Wei's expression did not change, he continued:
"When the counterattack started at the beginning of the year, I learned that our troops were short of firepower for close-range support on the battlefield. Although mortars and rocket launchers were powerful, they were not convenient to carry..."

"Do you understand the real situation on the battlefield?"

Xie Wei asked.

"I……"

Tang Daoxian's face suddenly turned red.

The school is thousands of kilometers away from the battlefield.

All of this was learned through reports and the situations I learned before entering the school.

"The 20mm caliber is not very powerful. Even with a range of 800 meters, the accuracy of the hit cannot be compared with that of a gun. The explosive power of the 20mm shell is not enough to make up for the lack of shooting accuracy..."

"..."

Hearing the squad leader analyzing the shortcomings of his design, Tang Daoxian's face flushed with disappointment that was visibly revealed.

He doesn't like computer science.

Especially after the school assigned a tutor to almost every student in the class to speed up the learning of basic knowledge by students in the experimental class, Tang Daoxian felt even more pressured.

I originally hoped to use this design to change my major from computer science to engineering. The ideal situation would be for the school to arrange a professional gunnery teacher to teach me.

just now……

"That's a good direction. Let me ask my class teacher if there are any professional gun design teachers in the school..."

"what?"

Tang Daoxian, who was already in despair, did not expect that there would be a turn for the better, and he was unable to react for a while.

I don't have a good relationship with the squad leader.

"In fact, the caliber should be larger, such as 40 mm, so that the power is much greater; and the range, the accurate range is best increased to 2000 meters..."

Xie Wei directly told the parameters of the 40mm sniper grenade that the PLA would be equipped with more than years later, which he had learned.

"what?"

(End of this chapter)