In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 189 Throwing the hat of backwardness to the other side of the Pacific Ocean? What a bold idea!
"Since you have already completed the design, you can just do it yourself."

I don’t know how long it took, but after Meng Kun finished reading the entire design plan, he looked incredulous.

Even for an expert like him who is familiar with switches, it is not easy to come up with a completely new design.

From the moment they received the order from their superiors, not only him, but all the leaders and participants of the entire University of Posts and Telecommunications thought that the project would be mainly based on their school's team, supplemented by the Harbin Institute of Technology's technical team.

Otherwise, those three young teachers would not be so arrogant.

result……

They already have a perfect design plan!
How not to be shocking.

As an expert familiar with switch technology, Meng Kun knew there was nothing wrong with the design plan after just looking at it. He only needed to design each branch technology step by step according to the requirements of each sub-project in the plan, and then assemble and debug it.

"Professor Lu just said that he hopes more companies will grow together with us. China lags far behind the world. With only one team doing research, the speed is too slow, and related supporting technologies are difficult to develop quickly, let alone compete with international giants. With these foundations, whether it is to develop more advanced programmable switches or related technologies, the starting point will be much higher."

Looking at Meng Kun and Huang Huiqin, Xie Wei said calmly.

His words made the two even more confused. At present, everyone is short of projects and funds. With these technologies, Harbin Institute of Technology can definitely get more funds from the higher authorities.

The domestic demand for advanced switches is very urgent.

No other unit would give up the opportunity to its competitors in this way.

Harbin Institute of Technology is doing the same thing, is it promoting its own style?
impossible!
"Of course, this is only one aspect. With your participation, the project can be faster and save the time needed to study telephone switching technology."

These words made Meng Kun, who was already feeling uncomfortable, even more uncomfortable.

Xie Wei’s meaning is very clear: the entire project will not be greatly affected by whether or not the technical team from the University of Posts and Telecommunications is involved.

How can I not be upset?

Meng Kun, feeling aggrieved, wanted to just leave, but he couldn't.

What Xie Wei said was true.

"Student Xie Wei, if that's the case, you don't need to invite us. You're just making slower progress. Even if we cooperate, we still need to get used to each other..."

Huang Huiqin couldn't help it.

In her opinion, the other party was playing both sides and deliberately taking the opportunity to suppress their team in order to dominate the project.

Can we still cooperate happily like this?
"Xiao Huang!"

Meng Kun knew that he couldn't let Huang Huiqin continue talking, so he quickly spoke up to stop Huang Huiqin.

"Professor Meng, since we are cooperating, both parties are equal. Although the other members of our team did go a little too far..."

"Alright! If you feel it's not fair, you can go back with the three of them."

Meng Kun said to Huang Huiqin with a stern face.

Yu Guofeng and others didn't think his reaction was a big deal, but Huang Huiqin was completely dumbfounded.

I helped my mentor fight for equal rights in the project, but he...

For a moment, she couldn't understand.

Is it necessary to compromise?
Seeing Huang Huiqin's confused expression, Meng Kun sighed silently and explained softly: "At present, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is negotiating with some Japanese companies, hoping to introduce large-capacity switches to improve the domestic telephone communication network, so as to facilitate communication across the country... However, the international communication giants not only refused to provide advanced switches when we didn't have them, but also used backward technology to blackmail us..."

Yu Guofeng, Xie Wei and others were not at all surprised by Meng Kun's words.

Although the other party was only an associate professor, he was in the capital and naturally knew the situation of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

"Before we came here, the leaders of the ministry and the school told us to cooperate as much as possible and develop a program-controlled switch as soon as possible. This will not only save a lot of foreign exchange, but also let foreign communication giants know that domestic technology is not something they can blackmail at will!"

Meng Kun's expression was extremely serious.

"Ah~"

Huang Huiqin widened her eyes again.

She was just a first-year graduate student and had no channels to learn about this information.

At this moment, she suddenly understood why Harbin Institute of Technology had such an attitude towards their team: the department attached great importance to it, but the school did not!

Professor Meng not only knows the inside story, but also knows what the other party is thinking.

It is actually more beneficial for the team to not have those young teachers who are ambitious and have strong backgrounds, otherwise there will often be disputes later.

However, within the University of Posts and Telecommunications, it is clear that Harbin Institute of Technology is not considered capable of developing programmable switching systems.

"Sorry……"

She looked at Yu Guofeng, Xie Wei and others and apologized very sincerely.

"Senior Huang, although we already have a perfect plan, we need to develop a special storage chip and implement and integrate these technologies. We don't have time to waste on caring about other people's feelings. Time is tight and the task is heavy..."

Xie Wei had no other opinions about Huang Huiqin.

We can't just fire away all the people assigned by the University of Posts and Telecommunications. Who will do the work?

The reason why I disliked those three people was that they didn't seem like the kind of people who could honestly do the work as required.

Let them take the credit?

Xie Wei would not allow this to happen.

"Okay. Now that everyone has spoken, there won't be any problems. Xie Wei, please tell us the overall design plan first so that we all have an idea, and then we can assign tasks according to our respective situations."

Seeing that Meng Kun and Huang Huiqin had no more objections and the unstable factors in the team had been kicked out, Yu Guofeng spoke.

Xie Wei was not being modest. Ever since Lu Guangliang gave the position of project leader to Xie Wei and Xie Wei was unable to refuse, he knew that being modest was no longer necessary, especially in school.

He immediately began to draw a simple assembly design diagram on the blackboard while introducing the entire project to everyone.

"… This is the situation. Although the overall design has been completed, the control program, supporting switch technology, and storage chips are the ones that need to be tackled… I will be responsible for program design and development. Director Yu will have to mobilize personnel to design a dedicated storage chip as required. Professor Meng and Professor Lu will be responsible for the switch technology… Wang Zheng's school-enterprise office will be responsible for the funding, and Mo Lingyu will be responsible for coordination…"

After Xie Wei finished explaining the technology, he didn't care about the identities of the people and directly divided the work according to their respective expertise.

"Does anyone have any comments?"

Everyone shook their heads, indicating no.

"Okay, that's it. The respective offices have been allocated... In addition, Wang Zheng, please contact the school logistics department to arrange a small car specifically for the project, otherwise it will be a waste of time to walk."

Finally, Xie Wei asked Wang Zheng to equip the project with a car.

"No problem. The School Enterprise Office is planning to apply to the school for a special car."

Wang Zheng nodded in agreement without even thinking about it.

As long as it was Xie Wei's request, he would not consider whether it was reasonable or not.

Just agree.

Mo Lingyu quickly objected, "Class monitor, it's only 700 meters from here to school. It would be a waste of time to equip a car..."

She is responsible for communication and coordination. The distance of more than 700 meters only takes a few minutes to walk.

Equipped with a car, it is more likely to be criticized.

"The office is busy, so there will be less communication between the various sub-projects in the early stages. When it comes to integrating the technology, I don't know how many trips I have to make every day... In addition, Director Yu and Professor Lu often need to come over to discuss..."

Xie Wei knew that Mo Lingyu felt that even the principal did not have a private car, and equipping a project that did not seem to have much demand with a private car would be accused of misusing public resources for personal gain and pursuing personal hedonism.

The Civil Engineering Building is only 700 meters away from the main building of the school, but the problem is that you have to make many trips there every day.

This is winter in Harbin! Seeing that Mo Lingyu was still about to object, Xie Wei said directly and seriously: "We don't have time to waste on these! We must work hard to take off the hat of backwardness! It would be best if we could throw the hat of backwardness to the other side of the Pacific Ocean!"

"Well said! We should not only throw it across the Pacific Ocean, but also across the Atlantic Ocean!"

Wang Zheng jumped up and led the applause with excitement.

After just a few claps, I realized that the atmosphere was not right.

The professors all had serious expressions on their faces.

"It's not enough to just raise slogans to catch up with Britain and the United States. After so many years, we are still far behind..."

Yu Guofeng glanced at Xie Wei and his expression turned serious.

Xie Wei immediately realized the problem and smiled awkwardly, "We must have a goal. However, the most important thing now is to lay a good foundation first..."

He really saw the hat of backwardness thrown across the Pacific Ocean.

Unfortunately, the scientific research leaders of these days are well aware of the gap between China and the world's advanced level. They just want to narrow the gap and don't even dare to think about catching up with the world's advanced level...

The Soviet Union sent astronauts into space 10 years ago; the Americans "landed" on the moon years ago...

What about domestic?
"Okay, let's get to work."

Yu Guofeng also didn't want to dampen Xie Wei's enthusiasm.

After all, it is a good thing for young people to have the fighting spirit. If my generation cannot achieve it, what if Xie Wei and his generation can achieve it?

After the meeting, everyone went straight to work according to their respective task assignments.

Wang Zheng made an internal call to ask the logistics staff to help arrange three train tickets, and then went straight to the nearby architecture student dormitory and found them playing poker in the dormitory.

Wang Zheng looked at him with disgust. In the entire Harbin Institute of Technology, there was almost no one playing poker.

Whether teachers or students, they don’t have enough time to spend on research and study, so where would they find the energy and time to play poker?

What kind of jobs can these three people do?
It can only delay the progress of the project.

Without any politeness or even the bother to explain, he directly told the three people that he had booked return tickets for them for tomorrow.

"What? We just arrived and you want us to go back tomorrow?"

"We are here to help your school with technological research and development!"

"Can you do it without us?"

Several people exploded immediately.

"I'm very sorry, but the project tasks have been assigned and the project team has discussed that there is no need to trouble you... If you want to play here for a few days, I can notify the logistics department to change the tickets. However, since the project team is relatively poor and the school has little funding, we will not bear your expenses here."

Wang Zheng almost laughed out loud.

Even their team leader, Associate Professor Meng Kun, didn't dare say in front of Yu Guofeng and others that the school would not be able to do it without their technical support!

They were told in a very bad attitude that they could stay here for a few days, but the school would not bear any expenses.

"By the way, comrades, this dormitory is borrowed from the Department of Architecture, which already has a shortage of dormitories. There will be new people coming to the project... Since you three are no longer members of the project team, please go to the guesthouse next door..."

After saying that, Wang Zheng turned and left.

"unacceptable!"

"Too deceiving!"

"Professor Meng definitely doesn't know, otherwise he wouldn't let us be insulted so badly! It's not just us who are being insulted, it's the entire school that is being insulted by them..."

To several people, Wang Zheng's behavior was a great humiliation to them.

"Let's go find Professor Meng! If the school doesn't give us an explanation, we'll go home!"

One person said through gritting his teeth.

In their opinion, Meng Kun definitely didn't know.

"Bang bang bang~"

Just as several people were preparing to find Associate Professor Meng Kun and ask him to put pressure on the other party in the name of the school, Huang Huiqin's figure appeared beside the open dormitory door.

"Xiao Huang, you came just in time..."

"Teachers, Professor Meng asked me to inform you that the project team held a meeting this afternoon to assign tasks. The tasks we assigned do not require so many people. The school is currently short of people. I hope the three teachers will return to school..."

"what?"

Several people were stunned immediately.

Before they went to find Meng Kun, Meng Kun asked Huang Huiqin to notify them and ask the three of them to return to school?
"Meng Kun, this bastard, actually doesn't even care about the reputation of the school!"

One of them started to curse Meng Kun with a gloomy face.

"Teacher Wu, Professor Meng will write a report to the school and mail it to the school. In addition, Harbin Institute of Technology's programmable switching system already has a complete assembly design plan..."

Huang Huiqin also knew that these three had backgrounds, so she tried her best to suppress her disgust for them and told them in a tactful tone that they had offended the wrong people this time.

Harbin Institute of Technology doesn’t even consider whether they have any background or not.

"He wrote a situation report? What was he reporting? The people in the school are the ones who are missing! Meng Kun is so old and he's only been an associate professor for nothing!!"

The young teacher Wu sneered.

"Teacher Wu, please be more respectful! If it weren't for you, things wouldn't have come to this! Professor Meng asked me to tell you that the school originally gave you a chance this time. Harbin Institute of Technology has already come up with a design plan, and you just need to manufacture it according to the design... You don't cherish it! Not everyone will give in to you! Even if the school doesn't pursue this matter, Professor Meng will report it to the department, and ask the department to investigate..."

"Haha! I want to see why Meng Kun wants the department to investigate!"

Teacher Wu sneered, "Didn't you tell us to get out? I don't want to suffer this in this shabby place!"

After saying that, he turned around and asked the two colleagues beside him, "Are you guys leaving or not?"

The two were still in a daze at the moment, but they keenly sensed the danger from Meng Kun's attitude and the information revealed in Huang Huiqin's words.

The two looked at each other and neither said anything.

After Huang Huiqin notified a few people, she didn’t want to stay with them any longer, so she turned around and went outside.

"What's the big deal? We don't need their crappy project results. We can still get the title when we go back. Think about it yourself. If you don't want to go back with me, I won't force you!"

Seeing the two people hesitating, Teacher Wu looked disdainful.

They all have backgrounds, but they must have profound backgrounds, right?

The two looked at Teacher Wu, exchanged glances, and then chased after Huang Huiqin who had already walked far away.

"Tsk! Only an idiot would stay here and suffer!"

Looking at the two people chasing after Huang Huiqin, Teacher Wu's face was full of disdain.

"Student Huang Huiqin, please wait a moment..."

The two caught up with Huang Huiqin at the stairs.

Their background is not as good as Teacher Wu's family, and it took a lot of effort for them to stay in school.

If I go back to school under such circumstances and the department really investigates, the consequences will be very serious.

It’s not that he would lose his job, but if Meng Kun really reported the matter to the department, his future development would definitely be affected.

(End of this chapter)