In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 183 181 Too much bullying! The architecture department, which holds a golden rice bowl and begs for food, is preparing to become independent
"Comrade Shaodong, this is for the development of the school!"

"Developing the Department of Architecture is for the development of the school! The country has proposed that everything should give way to economic infrastructure! Think about how many high-rise buildings there are in foreign countries, and then think about China. Do you think that the key construction projects in China in the future will all be designed by foreigners?"

Sun Shaodong pushed back without hesitation.

In the 1930s, the 320-meter-high Chrysler Building was completed;

In 1931, the 381-meter-high Empire State Building was completed and remained the world's tallest building for more than years.

In 1972, the 417-meter-high North Tower of the World Trade Center was completed, and the 415-meter-high South Tower was completed the following year. The twin towers took over the Empire State Building's title as the world's tallest building after more than years.

In 1974, the 443-meter Sears Tower was completed, taking the title of the world's tallest building from the Twin Towers.

In contrast, in mainland China, the tallest building is the Huadu Baiyun Hotel, which was started in 1972 and opened in 76. Its height is only 114 meters!
This is the first building over 100 meters high designed by Chinese people.

Of course, construction is not just about building construction, there are other super-large construction projects that require higher standards than building construction.

There is a huge gap with the international level.

"If we don't develop construction technology, will we have to hire foreign designers to build high-rise buildings in the future?"

After saying all this, Sun Shaodong questioned Li Rui.

What's more, the country needs to develop infrastructure, and the demand for professional talents related to construction is the most urgent.

He really didn't understand what Li Rui and other school leaders who sided with Li Rui were thinking.

"Uh~"

What Sun Shaodong said were all Li Rui's blind spots in knowledge. He felt unhappy when he heard that the tallest buildings abroad were over 400 meters high, while those in China were just over meters high.

But he still insists on his opinion: the development of military technology comes first!

"Comrade Shaodong, we all strive to catch up with the international advanced level. Our country is still poor and does not need such tall buildings. Besides, our country has 960 million square kilometers of territory, which is enough for living. Why do we need to build so many tall buildings..."

Li Rui's words made Sun Shaodong laugh out of anger.

In Li Rui's eyes, can construction technology only be used to build residential houses?
"Okay, let me make the decision and grant you 5 yuan in research funding for your architecture department."

Seeing that the other party refused to give in, Li Rui knew that he had to bleed.

Compared with the hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars given to other departments, Principal Li said the amount was 5 with a painful look on his face.

Just from this, we can see how much he dislikes the architectural profession.

"Principal, this is really not a matter of money! The architecture department's offices and classrooms are indeed very tight..."

Sun Shaodong didn't expect that Li Rui would directly use money to attack him.

Fifty thousand!
A lot of money.

Apart from the higher costs of building materials and structures, the main topics of the Department of Architecture are currently theoretical research, which does not require high funding.

This money is additional funds that can be used by the Department of Architecture in addition to the project funds!
If you miss this opportunity, you will miss this shop.

Sun Shaodong was just preparing to find reasons to get more money from Principal Li and to work on more projects.

"7, not a penny more. If you don't agree, I'll think of other ways. If that doesn't work, I'll just rent a factory near the school. At most it's a little far away, and it's a little colder in the winter without heating..."

Li Rui didn't give Sun Shaodong any chance to find an excuse to ask for more money.

I gritted my teeth and added another 20,000.

Anyway, I won’t add any more.

In President Li's opinion, architectural research is far less important than national defense science and technology.

Our national defense technology is too backward, and the invaders can attack at any time!

No matter how good the house is built, if there is no strong military strength to ensure national defense security, the enemy can blow it up with a few shells, and it will be in vain to build it.

Principal Li felt that he had a clear idea of ​​what was more important.

"Okay! We'll vacate the house as soon as the money is in place."

Sun Shaodong obviously knew that Principal Li was a bad person.

With a painful look on his face, as if Li Rui had not spoken, he walked directly to the other's desk, picked up the work notebook on the table, took out a pen with a mottled cover from his jacket pocket, and wrote a note in a flamboyant manner to approve 70,000 special funds for the Department of Architecture.

Sun Shaodong was about to remind Principal Li to stamp the document, but Li Rui directly took out the official seal tied to his waist from his trouser pocket and blew on it twice.

"Clap~"

The bright red official seal was stamped on the note.

"Take your money and move out of Xie Wei's territory."

So arrogant!

At this moment, Principal Li only had this feeling.

It would be great if other projects could also be solved with tens of thousands of dollars.

Sun Shaodong looked at Li Rui's face full of the principal's expression and said nothing much. After all, he took the money.

"We will immediately organize to vacate the fifth floor."

Li Rui nodded.

Although the fifth floor is a little higher, relatively speaking, there are fewer impacts and disturbances on it.

After Li Rui left, Sun Shaodong convened a meeting of relevant leading cadres in the department.

"... This is the situation. The finance department will take the note to the school's finance department to get the money back, in case that bastard Li Rui denies it... In addition, the office needs to be squeezed in, and the classrooms for students to attend classes need to be adjusted..."

"Director, are we going to give up one floor now?"

"Now the classrooms for students to study are crowded..."

“If we make any more adjustments, some classes won’t have room to be taught.”

"There is no place to go. For professional courses with few students, move the blackboard outside for classes!"

Sun Shaodong answered angrily.

Seeing the angry faces of everyone in the department, he sighed:

"I understand everyone's feelings. Everyone knows what kind of personality Principal Li has. On the surface, he is discussing with us, but we don't even give him a chance to object... The Department of Architecture is raised by a stepmother! Everyone knows the school's attitude towards our department and major."

The tone was full of helplessness.

Sun Shaodong, as a department head, cannot change the school's attitude.

What can I do?
"Director Sun, even during the day, the temperature outside is already below zero. How can we have class?"

Someone immediately raised objections.

In Harbin's winter, it's so cold outside that people can freeze to death!

"She was raised by her stepmother, so you can't kick her out and let her freeze to death."

"This is a stupid class. The school should just cancel the architecture department!"

Everyone suddenly became indignant.

The school was too much.

In order to make room for other majors, students from the Department of Architecture should take classes outside?

"The venue at the Railway Bureau next door is quite spacious, especially their Veteran Activity Center and the Railway Bureau Cultural Palace, which have a large building area... Let's coordinate with them and see if we can rent a venue from there..."

In desperation, Sun Shaodong could only resort to this last resort.

This is probably what Li Rui meant when he gave the 7 yuan funding.

After hearing this, the angry crowd quieted down.

Renting a house is better than letting teachers and students suffer from the cold while taking classes in the snow and ice. Fortunately, the school has given the money.

So, the logistics staff immediately went to contact the railway bureau next door.

Regarding the logistics manager of the Department of Architecture renting a house from the Railway Administration for classes, there was no relevant policy from the superiors, and the management staff did not dare to make a decision at first.

Finally, it was reported to the head of the railway bureau.

After learning that the school students had no place to attend classes, the Railway Bureau leaders directly ordered that several unused rooms be allocated from the Cultural Palace to be lent to the Department of Architecture for use as classrooms.

rent?

They all belong to the country and we won’t collect them.

"Since the Railway Bureau can provide us with a place, we should empty the fifth floor and not leave them a single piece of paper! We have to make a living!"

Sun Shaodong breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that the Railway Bureau was willing to lend him the venue, and he immediately ordered the logistics staff to clear out the building.

The fifth floor not only has offices, but also several classrooms. The desks, chairs and benches inside were still there when the building was completed in 53.

"Isn't this bad? There are desks over at the Cultural Palace."

The person in charge of logistics widened his eyes.

The desks students use in class are all wooden desks, and two of them can be put together to become a drawing table.

"There aren't enough desks in the Cultural Palace, right? Don't we students need them for self-study? Principal Li is just asking us to make room!"

The school is unkind to the Department of Architecture, so the Department of Architecture cannot be unjust?

"Immediately organize the students who are not in class to move their things!"

Sun Shaodong's attitude is very firm.

In just three days, the fifth floor of the building was vacated.

When Bai Yushan, head of the school's logistics department, completed the handover, he dragged the busy Li Rui from the office to the Department of Architecture.

When Li Rui saw the scene in front of him, he was immediately filled with anger.

Empty! The entire fifth floor was completely empty. There was not a single table or bench to be seen, not to mention cabinets for storing documents and materials.

It was empty, not even a piece of waste paper was left.

"This is too much! This is a rebellion!"

Bai Yushan was very angry. The president had asked him to urge the Department of Architecture to vacate the land as soon as possible. Five technical backbones selected by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications from its subordinate science and technology bureau and Capital University of Posts and Telecommunications would arrive soon.

The staff deployed by the school are also beginning to hand over their work.

The project was about to start, but...

The school was already short of various office supplies, and it was impossible to fully equip them at once.

"Rebellion? Principal, you are wrongly accusing us! You asked us to vacate the space, but you didn't say to leave office supplies behind... The Department of Architecture is a stepmother, with little funding and a tight life... We have vacated the space in such a short time, so you can tell us whether what we have done meets your requirements or not!"

Facing the aggressive Li Rui, Sun Shaodong remained calm.

Without waiting for Li Rui, who had a gloomy face, to speak, he added: "Although the Railway Bureau has lent the venue to the Department of Architecture, we can't spend all their money. We have to pay for electricity and other costs... The Department of Architecture has little funding! Those are just things we need to make a living..."

"Alright! Alright!"

Li Rui waved his hand impatiently to interrupt Sun Shaodong's words, turned his head and said to Bai Yushan who was following behind him: "You should find a way to equip the office with a few desks immediately."

"Where are the desks left in the school? The logistics department is always busy..."

"Then bring the products here first! Office desks and drawing tables must be installed as soon as possible, otherwise people will just lie on the floor designing."

Li Rui glared at Sun Shaodong again, then turned and left.

Bai Yushan hurried to follow.

Sun Shaodong did not feel the slightest bit of joy after sending away Li Rui who came to question him.

Li Rui's attitude further illustrates that he dislikes the Department of Architecture.

He lit a cigarette and pondered with a worried look on his face about the future development of the Department of Architecture.

"Principal, the logistics staff is already insufficient, and carpentry is a technical job. The metalworking workshop often has to make full-size wooden models..."

The school has carpentry.

When there are no production tasks, the school's carpenters are mainly responsible for repairing some old office supplies in the school, so there are not many people.

These days, there are no specialized factories producing desks and office supplies in the country.

Many large wood processing plants have comprehensive production workshops and arrange production according to the superior task plan.

No task planning, no production.

Li Rui frowned.

The school expanded this year, but no additional desks were added. The desks were produced by the logistics department. Now...

"Think of a way to get a batch of them here as soon as possible. I'll talk to Xie Wei and ask them to stay in the radio training room for a while."

Principal Li had no choice but to make this arrangement.

Sun Shaodong once again convened a meeting of department leaders.

Everyone thought that the department had moved all the things on the fifth floor.
"What the hell? This is Ha City, there are forests all around!"

Xie Wei thought he had heard wrongly.

Even if he told himself that the project could not be moved in due to insufficient power supply or other reasons, he could accept it.

When he was told that there were no desks and chairs, and no table to place the drawing board in the design room, he was stunned for a long time.

It was like hearing a fairy tale.

What a fuss!

"Xie Wei, some projects at school require full-size models made of wood to reduce costs, and many parts are difficult to process..."

Li Rui explained somewhat awkwardly.

"This is all the fault of that idiot Sun Shaodong from the Department of Architecture. He doesn't do his job."

"..."

After listening to Li Rui's explanation, Xie Wei really didn't know what to say.

From Li Rui's words, he could tell that Li Rui's attitude was definitely not good.

"Principal, the radio training room is indeed not suitable. How about this, I'll go over there and take a look. At the beginning, just a few desks and blackboards will be enough. In the early stage, we will mainly discuss related technologies..."

Design comes later.

"It's useless for you to go. Sun Shaodong originally wanted you to go to the Department of Architecture."

"..."

In the end, Xie Wei took the initiative to find Sun Shaodong.

Li Rui and Sun Shaodong don't get along, so I have to deal with Sun Shaodong because the project has taken away someone else's building.

"Go find Wang Zheng and ask them to free up a few desks and filing cabinets in the school-enterprise office..."

Bai Yushan's mouth twitched a few times. He looked at the principal's expression, and then thought that the project was invested by the School-Enterprise Office, and Xie Wei was a consultant for the School-Enterprise Office. Wang Zheng should not have any objection, so he said nothing and went directly to find Wang Zheng.

Building building.

It was the first time that Xie Wei had stepped into the building farthest from the main building of the school after more than a year at the school.

The construction building is on Xidazhi Street, just like the main building of the school, separated by the Railway Bureau.

Behind the building is the school’s Student Apartment No. 5, which can be said to be an area almost independent of the school.

"Xie Wei? Why are you here?"

Looking at Xie Wei at the office door, Sun Shaodong frowned slightly.

The assistant who originally had an independent office poured tea for Xie Wei and then quietly chose to leave.

Looking at everything in front of him, Xie Wei couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Poor!

Looking at the silent Xie Wei, Sun Shaodong suspected that Li Rui asked Xie Wei to come to him.

The growth of the young man opposite him was indeed beyond his expectations. In his sophomore year, he could independently lead a team to work on a project, and it was a big project at that!
Unfortunately, such a genius is not from the Department of Architecture.

"Are you here for office supplies?"

"Director Sun, I..."

Sun Shaodong's reaction was also within Xie Wei's expectations.

"It's no use looking for me. The Department of Architecture is not like your other departments. Apart from the research funds allocated by the superiors, there is not a penny of additional funds..."

Although Li Rui forced the Department of Architecture to vacate the land in order to make room for Xie Wei's project, this had nothing to do with Xie Wei.

With Li Wei's partial attitude, even if Xie Wei wasn't there, there would be someone else.

Sun Shaodong also didn't want to ruin his relationship with Xie Wei. At least the two sides would continue to deal with each other frequently for a long time in the future.

"No funds?"

Xie Wei didn't believe it at all. "Reform and opening up, everything is centered on economic infrastructure construction, and the whole country has begun to engage in large-scale construction... The architectural design institutes in various provinces are simply understaffed. Our Department of Architecture can definitely take on the project design plan..."

The school has the right to establish projects and operate independently, and is a national reform pilot.

The design capabilities of the Department of Architecture are currently the best resources at a time when the country is embarking on large-scale construction and design talent is in short supply.

When the school leaders were eager to sell the school to develop technology and the school, why didn’t the Department of Architecture go out?
“We are a school!”

Xie Wei's words made Sun Shaodong stunned, and he murmured for a long time.

"Can't the school help the country with construction? Director Sun, the Provincial Design Institute has a good relationship with our Department of Architecture, right?"

"They often borrow people from us, or assign some design projects to the school..."

"Did you give money?"

Sun Shaodong was stunned again, "I'm just helping you, why should I pay you?"

Xie Wei was almost laughing out of anger.

"Why should we pay? Each project is designed by the provincial design institute, but no design fee is paid? The teachers and students from the school who go to help, taking the salary and bonus from the school, go to help the provincial design institute make money?"

“They gave subsidies…”

"..."

Xie Wei immediately understood why Li Rui and the school leaders disliked the Department of Architecture so much.

A typical case of begging with a golden bowl in hand.

"Director Sun, other departments in the school seem to consume a lot of funds, but each project is for development... If we just wait for funding from higher authorities, the funds will be too much for the poor country... If the Department of Architecture wants to develop, it is definitely not enough to rely on funding from higher authorities. You should really consider using the resources of the Department of Architecture to undertake some design projects, which will not only provide funding for research projects, but also allow students to practice... More importantly, you don't have to wait for the school to provide funding."

Xie Wei's words gave Sun Shaodong something to think about.

The school doesn't like the Department of Architecture and you can't rely on it at all.

The Department of Architecture should indeed consider independent development.

According to the attitude of Li Rui and the school leaders, all resources should be tilted towards military-related technical fields and disciplines; if this continues, the Department of Architecture will not only not be able to develop, but even the existing enrollment majors will probably be squeezed out.

Independent development!

As long as the school agrees, and gives the Department of Architecture the funds it needs every year, we can use the Department of Architecture's human resources to go out and undertake various design projects. The money obtained can be used to develop the Department of Architecture, and there is no need to endure the dislike of the school leaders!
The more you think about it, the more active your mind becomes.

(End of this chapter)