In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 213 Spreading Rumors! Who the hell is spreading rumors about me?
"Principal, what about the funding?"

Since Zhang Mingqiu had this attitude, Qiaogeli was not prepared to discuss the development of vehicle engineering and the tank-related technology research and development at hand with Zhang Mingqiu.

They went straight to the core question.

"Uh~"

Zhang Mingqiu was stunned for a moment. "Xie Wei didn't mention the funding issue?"

Although Xie Wei requested funding from the school, where would the school get the funding?
loan?

It's not a good idea; we'll just have to put it off.

"He didn't specify whether the funding would come from the school or the university-enterprise cooperation office. The funding required for the initial theoretical design and demonstration wouldn't be too much, but once the formal design phase begins, funding can't be an issue. Xie Wei gave us a very short design time."

Looking at Zhang Mingqiu's expression, Qiaogeli knew that the other party also did not want to pay.

Is the school's support merely verbal and moral?

"How about this, I'll talk to Xie Wei and then contact you again?"

Zhang Mingqiu was also helpless.

The school currently has no usable working capital in its account. The remaining money is for emergencies. Even the salaries of faculty and staff have not been fully paid. Where can we find new funds to support new projects?
"You know the situation at the school; some projects are too expensive..."

Seeing Qiaogeli's expression, Zhang Mingqiu offered a soft explanation.

The school's self-funded fighter jet-related projects are now in greater and greater need of funding, and the project leaders have been approaching me quite a few times.

No Money.

Left with no other choice, Djogori had to leave.

Without money, what kind of project can you even start?

In the afternoon, Liu Jianyun, the chief engineer of Factory 122, came here with Chen Rongjie, the head of the external liaison department. The two sides only had a preliminary communication. As the production party, Factory 122 certainly needed to understand what they needed to prepare.

They offered no comments on Xie Wei's proposed solution.

"The engine is from a 212 Jeep? Comrade Xie Wei, the Dong'an Engine Factory can provide engines for mini-cars..."

Liu Jianyun frowned.

He didn't understand why Xie Wei would choose the more distant option instead of the more nearby one.

The 212 Jeep is for military use; they are not producing it for the market.

"Dong'an Engine Factory?"

Xie Wei was unaware of this.

"Like our factory, it was one of the 156 key projects in the First Five-Year Plan, mainly producing helicopter engines, helicopter reduction gear systems, gas turbines, and other products..."

Through Liu Jianyun's explanation, Xie Wei finally understood why he had mentioned Dong'an Engine Factory.

"Dong'an Engine Factory has developed an engine for microcars, the DA462 three-cylinder engine, with a displacement of 0.87L and a maximum power of 41.5 horsepower..."

What the hell!
Upon hearing Liu Jianyun's introduction of the miniature car engines from Dong'an Engine Factory, Xie Wei almost swore.

Does this mean that the engines developed by Dong'an Engine Factory also have no market users?
Thinking back to when he moved the switch manufacturing plant to Chengdu, Wenmin and Wang Cheng immediately came knocking on his door. Although he made an excuse that it would be safer to move high-tech industries to the hinterland, the helicopter manufacturing plant was right here.

If I don't use it from the start, I'm afraid Wenmin and Wang Cheng will come looking for me again.

Xie Wei was speechless. The people from Dong'an Engine Factory didn't even come to their door, but Factory 122 directly helped them get orders?
Are the two factories really that close?

"Here's what we'll do: when we design it, we need to consider producing both types of engines. Although the engine dimensions are different, I think if we take into account the possibility of engine replacement in the design, it shouldn't be a big problem..."

Xie Wei didn't know how to answer, so he looked at Qiao Geli.

To his surprise, Khogori knew his true thoughts and suggested that the design should use two different power systems to create two different versions.

"The design is fine, and I have no objections. This way, clients will have more choices."

Seeing that Xie Wei had not excluded Dong'an Engine Factory, Liu Jianyun and Chen Rongjie no longer had any objections.

"Since there are no problems, if Dong'an Engine Factory wants to get involved, they also need to provide relevant technology. It would be best if they could also participate in the design process, so that the assembly and various systems can be coordinated... You guys should communicate first. The university will be responsible for the design, and your factory will be responsible for preparing the production-related aspects... Especially to obtain the national vehicle manufacturing license..."

Obtaining a car manufacturing license is no easy feat.

This matter was directly handed over to the leaders and cadres of Factory 122.

As a long-established state-owned factory, who hasn't had a few high-ranking leaders working there?
In the era before foreign automakers entered the market and before domestic sedan manufacturers even started, obtaining a car manufacturing license was relatively easy.

They don't need money from their superiors.

Xie Wei irresponsibly let the two sides talk while he left the meeting room.

For both parties, the role of the university-enterprise cooperation office is to act as a bridge, providing funding for early design and technology research and development, and then handling sales in the later stages.

Should Xie Wei be involved in the car design?
He doesn't want to do this.

We're about to get started; it's also a future new energy source.

"Xie Wei, you're finally back! I've been looking for you several times these past few days, but I couldn't find you..."

When Xie Weigang returned to the Civil Engineering Building, he was stopped by Sun Shaodong, the head of the Architecture Department.

Seeing Sun Shaodong blocking his way, Xie Wei could only sigh inwardly; this time, he could no longer avoid him.

He knew why the other person was looking for him, but at this moment he could only pretend not to know.

"Director Sun, if you need to see me, just have someone let me know, and I'll come to your office."

cut~
Sun Shaodong inwardly despised Xie Wei's hypocrisy, but outwardly remained calm. "Why don't you come to my office for a while?"

"You know I'm very busy..."

Xie Weicai didn't want to go.

"Let's talk about it here then. You said before that the school-enterprise cooperation office wanted to build an office building and that the design was given to us, and it's been almost a year now..."

"It's not a year! It's less than half a year."

Xie Wei corrected the other person helplessly, "At the time, it was just a plan, it wasn't implemented... Good steel should be used where it's needed most, our technology research and development needs funding even more..."

Can't avoid it!
Xie Wei secretly regretted his casual remark, which Sun Shaodong had taken seriously.

"Stop making excuses. You just don't want to support the development of our architecture department... The switchboard has already yielded results and we've secured orders; and now you're preparing to invest in automobiles... Of course, investing in the technology industry is appropriate... But you can't hand over business to an architectural design institute in Chengdu when we're unconditionally supporting you..."

Sun Shaodong didn't care about any of that.

At that time, he specifically consulted Wang Zheng to confirm that Xie Wei proposed to build an office building for the school-enterprise cooperation office.

Previously, Xie Wei was busy working on switch-related technologies, day and night, so he didn't bother the other party.

Later, the switch was successfully developed, and the Harbin Post and Telecommunications Bureau wanted to use the school's program-controlled switch. They also won business in Chengdu. However, Xie Wei kept silent about the matter of building the school-enterprise office building.

If that's all there is to it, then it wouldn't be easy for Sun Shaodong to approach Xie Wei.

Recently, Sun Shaodong received news that the School-Enterprise Cooperation Office was actually in contact with the Rongcheng Architectural Design Institute.

At this point, Director Sun could no longer sit still.

Every time he tried to contact Xie Wei, Xie Wei was not available, which made him even more convinced that Xie Wei wanted to hire the Rongcheng Architectural Design Institute to design for them.

"Who the hell spread this rumor?"

Xie Wei couldn't help but swear, "Director Sun, I didn't know anything about this!"

"Come on! Wang Zheng is in Rongcheng, right? According to reliable sources, he's been drinking with the Rongcheng Architectural Design Institute at least three times. I heard that the university-enterprise cooperation office isn't just planning to build a production base in Rongcheng, but also a research and development center, and the design is going to be handed over to the Rongcheng Architectural Design Institute, right?" Sun Shaodong said with a dark face and dissatisfaction.

"..."

Xie Wei was dumbfounded.

The industrial base and R&D center in Chengdu are currently just an idea. How did it turn into handing over the design plan to the Chengdu Architectural Design Institute?
Why don’t you know it yourself?

"Is there some misunderstanding?"

Xie Wei looked embarrassed.

"No misunderstanding, let me tell you, if this design isn't given to the architecture department, I'll risk all my pride and follow you everywhere you go, I'll even help you when you go to the bathroom..."

"..."

Xie Wei's eyes widened suddenly.

Director Sun, you're the head of a department at a top university.

"Director Sun, it's not that bad, it's not that bad... How about this, I'll send a telegram to Wang Zheng and ask him to come back when he has some free time, so I can find out what's going on?"

Xie Wei was speechless when he heard the other person say they would help him to the toilet.

Damn it, this is what I used to threaten Old Man Li.

Boomerang!

"Wang Zheng is already on his way back, carrying an 800 million yuan contract from the Rongcheng Post and Telecommunications Bureau."

Hey!
Is the other party really just the head of the architecture department?
How can I make myself feel that they are even more powerful than the secret agents of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS)?
The Chengdu Post and Telecommunications Bureau placed an order worth 800 million yuan?

Xie Wei really didn't know about this.

Whether intentionally or not, Wang Zheng never sent a telegram to Xie Wei when he went out on business, which meant that Xie Wei was never aware of the progress of the various projects after Wang Zheng left the school.

Even now, Xie Wei has never paid attention to who is in charge of the school-enterprise cooperation office.

He always only sought out the highest-ranking official.

Ultimately, Xie Wei doesn't take the school-enterprise cooperation program seriously anymore. Given the current shortage of various commodities in China, any product, as long as it's useful, can quickly gain market share.

Xie Wei chose products with huge market potential, which could grow rapidly and quickly capture the market even without management or competition.

He needs to take advantage of the current special market environment to promote promising personnel from within the school-enterprise cooperation office.

But he never expected that Sun Shaodong would tell him about this situation.

Wang Zheng is discussing cooperation with Rongcheng Architectural Design Institute?
They never even mentioned it to themselves.

"Alright, I'll find out what's going on after Wang Zheng gets back, and then I'll contact you again."

Sun Shaodong neither confirmed nor denied Xie Wei's statement.

Anyway, the attitude has been given.

If the design project from the school-enterprise cooperation office is given to another unit instead of the architecture department, I will use the same methods Xie Wei used against Li Rui.

"That bastard, he's gotten too arrogant? Maybe it's because of Luo Cheng?"

After finally getting rid of Sun Shaodong, Xie Wei thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out how Wang Zheng had ended up working with the Rongcheng Architectural Design Institute.

There is a plan.

But Wang Zheng never thinks too far ahead, so how could he suddenly think of planning ahead now?

Luo Cheng?

Nor should it.

Xie Wei knew Luo Cheng's personality better than anyone else. He was cunning and resourceful, but he was also incapable of being the head of the school-enterprise office. He could only use Luo Cheng's background to help the school-enterprise office get business.

What left Xie Wei speechless was that even Sun Shaodong, the head of the architecture department, knew about these things, yet he hadn't received a single word from him.

Brain pain.

Perhaps we should start to manage the school-enterprise cooperation office in a planned way, instead of continuing to tolerate its current chaotic state?
The key question is: what kind of personnel are needed?

As Xie Wei sat at his desk, rubbing his temples and pondering whether the school-enterprise cooperation office needed to be standardized in advance, Zhang Mingqiu walked straight into his office.

Mo Lingyu saw Xie Wei rubbing his temples, looking worried. She wanted to ask him what was wrong, but before she could speak, she saw Zhang Mingqiu come in. She quickly greeted him, made some tea, and then left the office.

"Funding? The university-enterprise cooperation office doesn't have any money right now."

Xie Wei hadn't expected that Zhang Mingqiu was there for funding the car project. He had previously suggested that the school pay for it, and they hadn't said anything about it.

"The Chengdu Post and Telecommunications Bureau paid 800 million yuan for the telephone switching network project..."

Nima!

Xie Wei almost swore.

So everyone else knew except me?

That son of a bitch Wang Zheng is so ignorant!

In this situation, Xie Wei was put in a very passive position.

"Xie Wei, you know the situation at the school. If it weren't for the funding consumed by the fighter jet project, the school's slush fund would be quite substantial thanks to the funding provided by your school-enterprise cooperation office... But now..."

Zhang Mingqiu sighed inwardly.

He was, after all, an acting principal, yet he spoke to a student in such an attitude and tone.

Spread the word...

"This was agreed upon with Principal Li beforehand. If the school wants to retract the conditions previously given, I will not object."

Xie Wei said irritably.

At this moment, he was extremely agitated.

As for why he was irritable, Xie Wei himself couldn't explain it.

Everything was moving in a positive direction, but it seemed like everything was spiraling out of control!
"Don't overthink it. I'm not trying to take back the conditions I gave to the school-enterprise cooperation office... The automotive project is a collaborative project between the school-enterprise cooperation office and Factory 122. It's not appropriate for the school to be involved... It's also inappropriate for automotive engineering personnel to be involved... After all, the school is a place for teaching and nurturing talent for the country, not for engaging in business..."

Seeing Xie Wei's strong reaction, Zhang Mingqiu hurriedly explained.

His explanation surprised Xie Wei greatly.

I never expected Zhang Mingqiu to bring this up.

"Of course, the school's lack of funds is only one aspect. More importantly, I hope the school can separate teaching and research from business. The existence of the university-enterprise office precisely resolves the contradiction between the two aspects..."

"..."

Xie Wei was stunned when he saw Zhang Mingqiu.

So it turns out that Principal Zhang isn't as honest as he seems on the surface!
Just to get the school-enterprise cooperation office to pay?
"The school's switchboard production cost is quite low, isn't it? Principal Li helped secure that price in the first place because he hoped the school-enterprise cooperation office could have more funding..."

Xie Wei frowned.

For a moment, he was unsure whether Zhang Mingqiu was telling him this because the school was short of money or for some other reason.

(End of this chapter)