In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 321 With Technological Money and Shamelessness, Everything in the World Can Be Broken

"Xie Wei, I think we should consider sending Xie Rou to study at the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

Seeing Xie Wei's worried expression, Yu Guofeng was also very upset.

There's probably a lot of exaggeration in Li Rui's words.

It's unlikely that the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) would propose Xie Rou's entry into CAS for study without a reason. The most probable explanation is that they want Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) to provide a group of core computer technology personnel to the Institute of Computing Technology.

Xie Wei's reaction was so intense that Li Rui realized it was impossible to directly exchange personnel with the Institute of Computing Technology.

If a group of core staff members were to be transferred, the school's projects would be significantly affected. Xie Wei's recruitment of people is to solve the problem of insufficient manpower.

"no!"

Xie Wei shook his head firmly.

There's no room for negotiation on this matter. "The school can only admit people now, not let them leave... Of course, we can help train other organizations."

Xie Wei's insistence on this point was not only because of Xie Rou. He was well aware that the talents the school was currently cultivating were already starting to differ from those of other domestic institutions in terms of research and development processes and thinking. If they were to leave now, the school's two years of training would be wasted.

At Harbin Institute of Technology, those who work in technology don't have to worry about funding or other issues; they can devote themselves entirely to technological research and development. Can other institutions do that?
In terms of management, those who don't understand the technology won't interfere, thus avoiding the problem of laymen instructing experts.

The school's computer technology research and development team will have a greater need for talent. Neither Xie Wei nor the school leaders have ever considered assigning the relevant professionals trained in the first two batches to other units.

Talents cultivated for the nation?

Harbin Institute of Technology is also a state-owned institution.

Seeing Xie Wei's resolute attitude, Yu Guofeng could only sigh inwardly and decide to wait until he went to the Chinese Academy of Sciences the next day to see the situation there before making any further decisions.

We need to at least publicly agree with Xie Wei's thinking, otherwise it will be even more difficult to handle.

The next morning, Li Rui arranged for someone to take Xie Wei and Yu Guofeng to the Institute of Computing.

"Director Li said he couldn't refuse his appointment today and couldn't accompany you two."

When Guo Feng asked the question, the driver gave the following answer.

"Tch, so what if they offended someone too badly to dare to go to their door?"

Xie Wei looked at him with disdain.

"Let's keep quiet. If you want the Institute of Computing to support you, you need to come up with a proposal that can impress them. Otherwise, we'll have made a wasted trip."

"Don't worry, we already have an idea. I believe they won't refuse."

Xie Wei said to Guo Feng with a mysterious expression.

Yu Guofeng knew that this kid was just trying to whet his appetite, so he didn't bother to play along. Anyway, the Institute of Computer Science was in Zhongguancun, not far from their guesthouse, only about a 20-minute drive away.

Seeing that Yu Guofeng didn't press the matter, Xie Wei lost interest and didn't bother to voice his thoughts on Yu Guofeng's behalf. Instead, he simply leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest, just like Yu Guofeng.

"Yu Guofeng? What brings you here? Didn't I make it very clear to Comrade Li Rui before that you can't transfer these people? If you transfer the project leaders away, what will happen to the Institute of Computer Science?"

Upon seeing Yu Guofeng and Xie Wei, Secretary Yang's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a cold expression as he looked at the two men.

"Secretary Yang, what are you saying! We're just here to discuss cooperation!"

Yu Guofeng quickly put on a smiling face.

"Ah!"

Secretary Yang raised an eyebrow, a mocking smile appearing on his face. "Your cooperation is to poach all the key personnel from other units?"

“Secretary Yang, you’re not right to say that.”

Xie Wei also knew that it wouldn't be easy to persuade the other party now. He guessed that Li Rui would be treated even worse here, otherwise he wouldn't have refused to come.

"you are?"

Secretary Yang looked at Xie Wei with a cold face, thinking that the young man was becoming more and more unruly.

Instead of Guo Feng introducing himself, Xie Wei proactively introduced himself: "Hello, Secretary Yang, my name is Xie Wei, and I am currently a clerk in the Industry-University-Research Office of Harbin Institute of Technology..."

"You're Xie Wei? The Xie Wei who designed the HZ-80?"

When Secretary Yang heard Xie Wei's introduction, he was stunned. "Wasn't Xie Wei supposed to be a student?"

In any case, he couldn't connect the somewhat sly-looking young man in front of him with the designer of the HZ-80 chip, which almost changed the entire country's computer research landscape.

"Secretary Yang, have you heard of me?"

Seeing the other party's reaction, Xie Wei breathed a sigh of relief. Since they knew him, things would be easier.

"I've heard too much about you! Kid, you're the one who suggested poaching our technical leaders, right? I'm going to beat you up today..."

Secretary Yang's cold face instantly turned angry, and he rolled up his sleeves as he walked towards Xie Wei.

The script is wrong!
Xie Wei hurriedly hid behind Yu Guofeng, who quickly stopped Secretary Yang, who was about to hit Xie Wei, from doing so: "Secretary Yang, calm down, calm down..."

"Calm down my ass! He's trying to hollow out the entire Institute of Computer Science, how can I stay calm?"

Secretary Yang's words left Yu Guofeng extremely embarrassed, and he regretted accompanying Xie Wei here.

But we can't just let Secretary Yang actually beat Xie Wei up.

“Secretary, we’re here today to resolve this matter. If you’re not satisfied with his proposed cooperation plan, we’ll leave immediately.”

"Fine! I want to hear what kind of plan he has that would make the Institute of Computing Technology agree to cooperate, even if it means taking a huge loss."

Secretary Yang was actually just angry; he didn't really intend to beat Xie Wei up, as it wouldn't be good for him if word got out.

He immediately took the opportunity provided by Yu Guofeng to back down.

"Tell me about it."

Even after sitting back down in his seat, Xie Wei stared at him warily without saying a word.

"Secretary Yang, we have developed a computer-aided design software, but the computer hardware cannot support its full functionality..."

Xie Wei didn't beat around the bush and simply explained the situation: "This software is not only for industrial design, but can also be used for architectural, integrated circuit, and other designs, which can greatly shorten the design cycle."

"Oh?"

Secretary Yang looked at Yu Guofeng, who was standing to the side.

Clearly, he did not trust Xie Wei, but trusted Yu Guofeng.

"Yes, I've been leading the team in designing according to Xie Wei's requirements for two years. Our supporting microcomputers could barely handle it, requiring a lot of calculations during the drawing process... Xie Wei proposed connecting the microcomputers to Galaxy-1, allowing them to utilize the supercomputer's computing power and share its data and information..."

Yu Guofeng nodded, and not only talked about the current technological achievements, but also mentioned all the things Xie Wei had proposed.

He knew that although Secretary Yang was not a professionally trained expert, he was very knowledgeable about the development of related technologies and had been keeping a close eye on the latest technological developments abroad.

"ARPA network and NSF network?"

Secretary Yang exclaimed in surprise, "You're really planning to develop this technology? You know, the United States keeps this technology very secret; we even have a hard time obtaining related papers and journal articles!"

Immediately, he stared at Yu Guofeng with distrust. "Do you have this kind of technology?"

Seeing the wry smile on Yu Guofeng's face, Xie Wei hurriedly took out a document from his briefcase and respectfully handed it over, "Secretary Yang, this is the preliminary plan for the relevant architecture and computer network communication technology..."

While speaking, he kept his eyes on Secretary Yang, afraid that he might suddenly beat him up.

If you really beat yourself up, you'll have nowhere to cry.

Secretary Yang took the document and his eyes were immediately drawn to the simplified diagram on it.

He wasn't a professional, but he wasn't completely clueless either. He could still understand the blueprints, especially since Xie Wei's blueprints had detailed standards that anyone with a basic understanding could easily grasp.

"The core of internet technology is the communication protocol. Once we have the protocol, we can integrate the computers of more organizations..."

Xie Wei is not an expert.

But he knew the basics.

TCP/IP is a universal protocol designed to connect networks with different protocols, which is essential for China's future access to the global internet.

However, before that, using your own protocol to connect to the network can make the networked computer information more secure.

While Secretary Yang was reviewing the technical documents, Xie Wei explained the situation to him.

The more Secretary Yang looked, the wider his smile became.

"What about the technological achievements if we collaborate on this?"

"Both parties share the results. Moreover, the achievements made by the collaborating parties based on the technological advancements will not interfere with each other's work... If the other party needs them, the discussion will be based directly on the R&D costs and the profits from the commercialization of the results... Currently, we are preparing to develop 16/32-bit chips, and at the same time, we are preparing to research floating-point coprocessors as auxiliary processors to complete processing tasks that the central processing unit cannot perform or that are inefficient or ineffective..."

Floating-point arithmetic can be considered Xie Wei's biggest weapon.

According to Xie Wei's original world history, the first floating-point coprocessor was the 8087, developed in 78, which was compatible with the 8086. However, this type of coprocessor was not integrated into the CPU until 89.

Xie Wei has now suggested that this could save a lot of detours.

Although we are already a few years behind the international average.

"Ultimately, the floating-point coprocessor must be integrated into the CPU; only in this way can computing speed be further improved..."

"Why isn't the Institute of Computer Science leading this project? Our technical foundation and personnel experience are the best in the country! No one can deny that!"

Xie Wei's words completely moved Secretary Yang.

However, he was unwilling to hand over the project to Harbin Institute of Technology.

The Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is the best unit in the country in terms of technology. If this project is given to Harbin Institute of Technology to lead, what will be the status of the Institute of Computing Technology?
Will the higher authorities still provide funding?

"Secretary Yang, if I may ask, does the Institute of Computing Technology receive support from higher authorities for these related technical projects? Is there sufficient funding?"

Xie Wei remained calm.

"..."

Secretary Yang was taken aback.

Yu Guofeng, standing to the side, twitched at the corner of his mouth. He never expected that Xie Wei's method was to use his money!
He just couldn't understand why Li Rui's money power was useless.

"We can guarantee sufficient funding. Computers are a core foundation for many of our projects... In addition, when technical personnel from the Computer Research Institute come to our site, we will not use methods such as secondment to ultimately transfer their organizational affiliation to Harbin Institute of Technology. Once they reach a certain technical level, the university will directly sign external employment contracts... This means that the personnel are still from the Computer Research Institute, they are just taking on a part-time position at our university... Besides, there is technology sharing... It's just that the work location changes from the Computer Research Institute to Harbin Institute of Technology. Newcomers from the Computer Research Institute can also be sent to the university for training..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Guofeng's eyes widened suddenly.

Listen!

Listen!

Is this even human language?
He got rid of the person, but also gave the Institute of Computer Science and Technology a good deal of face and benefits. He even set his sights on the new recruits at the Institute.

The question is, can I refuse?

Can't refuse.

"You've convinced me! Although I'm the head of the Computer Science Research Institute, the people your university wants have to agree to..."

At this moment, Secretary Yang had no way to refute.

However, he still set obstacles for Xie Wei, wanting to see what methods Xie Wei would use to persuade the technical director of the Institute of Computing Technology.

"No problem! Director Yu, please discuss the cooperation details with Secretary Yang here. I'll go find Mr. Huang first."

Xie Wei was afraid that Secretary Yang would change his mind.

Starting in 78, Secretary Yang served as the temporary head and temporary party official of the Institute of Planning and Design, and his authority was almost absolute. Xie Wei was afraid that he would change his mind.

"Go ahead! If they disagree, you can't blame me."

Xie Wei darted out immediately, saying, "Secretary Yang, just wait to sign."

"Comrade Guofeng, have you really taken the lead in computer technology?"

After Xie Wei left, Secretary Yang's expression turned serious. "I disagree because I'm worried that Li Rui will take this opportunity to get projects from the national government and the Air Force..."

At this moment, Secretary Yang explained his concerns to Yu Guofeng.

Many organizations operate this way: after the government cancels a batch of projects that lack supporting infrastructure, regardless of their actual situation, as long as they have a technical project leader, they start pursuing projects that the government needs...

"Secretary Yang, the school is at its wits' end. When we first started, I didn't expect it to be such a large undertaking... Ultimately, it's due to insufficient supporting infrastructure... After Xie Wei provided the HZ-80 chip, the school's computer research team has only just finished digesting it and can only make improvements on it. But Xie Wei's requirement is to integrate at least 68000 transistors in the integrated circuit... This is also the root cause of our CAD development; relying on manpower is just too difficult..."

Yu Guofeng was also aware of Secretary Yang's concerns.

There were only two people in the office at that moment, and he didn't hide anything, explaining the difficulties faced by Harbin Institute of Technology's computer research.

"We had no choice but to borrow people from the Institute of Computer Science. At the same time, we have many other projects that need their help..."

"Helping is no problem. The problem is, will the people you borrow really return them?"

"We will definitely pay them back. But if the technology requires them to continue their research, we can't let the school's technology projects come to a standstill just for their accounting research institute!"

Secretary Yang almost swore.

To make it sound so noble and respectable that someone borrows money and doesn't repay it!

Were the department heads at Harbin Institute of Technology all so severely influenced by Li Rui?
They've all lost all sense of shame.

"Let's see if Xie Wei can persuade them!"

Secretary Yang was furious, but the words had already been spoken: "For the sake of the country, you can't be shameless..."

"National interests come first! Personal honor and face are worthless in the face of national interests, especially since these technologies are related to the future of the country and national defense!"

Yu Guofeng answered seriously.

His serious expression silenced even Secretary Yang.

(End of this chapter)