In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 324 The State Doesn't Need Oligarchs; Xie Wei's Perception Was Too "Sharp"

"Splitting it out is no problem, but how can we guarantee the progress? And what about funding? Will it be invested by the university or through joint research and development?"

Xie Wei had considered it.

He also wanted to hand over the supporting projects and non-core projects to other units for development, so as to save a lot of energy, money and manpower. This is also the reason why he used Project 10 and the core machine to promote the domestic early development of complex system engineering management methods.

"Xie Wei, don't try to take on everything yourself; it's exhausting. Although the project has been handed over to other units and the progress has become uncontrollable, it doesn't mean that only we will develop rapidly... The country won't allow an oligopoly to emerge in the country. If Harbin Military Engineering Institute hadn't been split up back then, what do you think would have happened?"

"..."

Xie Wei was stunned.

He has always believed that the split of Harbin Military Engineering Institute was due to changes in the international situation. The Northeast was too close to the border, and it would be safer to move south after the split.

After being reminded by Yu Guofeng, Xie Wei realized what a behemoth Harbin Institute of Technology would have become if it hadn't been split up back then.

In the military industry, and even in the armed forces...

"Understood?"

Seeing the look of shock on Xie Wei's face, Yu Guofeng breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Wei wasn't unable to understand.

But I'm afraid he won't budge on this.

"Let me think about it."

Xie Wei's mind became extremely heavy at this moment. He had only thought about how to quickly solve some key technologies and then force the supporting units to develop their technologies rapidly through cooperation, thereby changing the situation later.

In retrospect, it was his own strategic vision that was lacking.

Without Long Yaohua's reminder, even if the higher authorities supported continuing this development, Harbin Institute of Technology might eventually develop into an oligopoly like Samsung.

If it really comes to that, it will become too big to handle.

deal with?

Putting aside other issues, the sheer number of employees within the organization—if stability cannot be maintained…

If anyone tries to exploit this situation, neither the higher-level authorities nor Harbin Institute of Technology will benefit.

"No rush. There's still plenty of time."

Yu Guofeng didn't say much.

The car has arrived at the school gate.

Liu Debao and Zhang Mingqiu, along with other leaders, did not go to the train station to pick up the group. Instead, they waited directly at the school gate, which fully demonstrated their respect for the technical backbone from the Institute of Computing Technology.

"Principal Zhang, there's no need for a symposium. We can get to know each other gradually during our studies and work."

When Zhang Mingqiu mentioned that the school had arranged a welcome meeting so that the people from the Institute of Computer Science and Technology could get acquainted with the school staff, and that the school would host a banquet at noon to welcome them, Huang Lingyi immediately declined.

"Yes, Principal Zhang, we've fallen far behind internationally. Once we achieve results, the school should hold a celebration banquet for us."

Ni Guangnan also spoke up.

The others all expressed that they had no interest in attending the school's welcome meeting.

They're all tech people, so they're very direct.

Moreover, Xie Wei had revealed the progress of the school's related projects to them when they first contacted them, which made them eager to get involved. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to appear at Harbin Institute of Technology so quickly.

"How about this, Xie Wei and I will take everyone to the computer area to familiarize themselves with the situation first, and then we can all have lunch together."

Seeing that Zhang Mingqiu was somewhat embarrassed, Yu Guofeng spoke up to help ease the tension.

"also."

So, everyone headed straight for the computer center.

"Xie Wei, wait a moment."

Liu Debao stopped Xie Wei, and then said to Guo Feng, "You take the comrades from the Institute of Computer Science and Technology over there first. I have something to talk to Xie Wei about."

After Guo Feng and the others left, Liu Debao didn't say anything, but walked towards the jeep next to him.

"Didn't you have something to say?"

Xie Wei quickly caught up, wondering what Liu Debao was up to this time.

"Principal Li is back. He traveled in the same car as Director Yu and the others, but he didn't meet with them..."

"..."

Xie Wei fell silent instantly. Without Liu Debao needing to explain, he knew why Li Rui had come back.

The old man has an excellent grasp of time.

What if Yu Guofeng didn't tell him on the way back?

"You know the situation, right? There's only one principle right now: Harbin Institute of Technology can't add any projects in other fields in the short term, apart from the current ones."

Li Rui got straight to the point, without even asking Xie Wei if he knew.

"Let alone in the short term, even in the long term, it will be difficult for us to undertake large-scale projects in other fields."

Xie Wei looked at Li Rui with a bitter expression, "Aren't you overestimating me?"

"Stop grinning at me. I don't even want to listen to your excuses."

Is there no way to get through this?

Xie Wei looked at Li Rui speechlessly. He had made a careless remark back then, and now he still couldn't get over it.

"Take a break for a while. It's almost Chinese New Year, so take Xie Rou home for the holidays... She hasn't been home since she came to school..."

"Are they going to masturbate me?"

Xie Wei was even more surprised.

Although I don't care about the official position I hold, the feeling of being dismissed because I'm too capable...

"Stop testing me like that! Isn't it better to be sincere with each other?"

Li Rui was so angry that he immediately swore.

He silently prayed: "I chose him, I can't kill him! If I kill him, I'll never find such an excellent successor again."

Only in this way can one suppress one's anger.

"It's not just a problem with the school, but also with Hongguang Factory... Hongguang Factory's rapid development is a good thing, but currently many organizations are reporting that Hongguang Factory has pulled away their technical backbone, causing the factory to go out of business..."

"..."

Liu Debao's explanation left Xie Wei with no choice but to smile wryly once again.

Hongguang Factory and the school were essentially one entity.

The development strategy was all formulated by Xie Wei, and Xie Jianguo simply operated and executed according to the plan left by Xie Wei.

Unexpectedly, this also became a problem.

"The operations of Hongguang Factory and the school-enterprise office have already sparked discussions at higher levels about whether they are capitalist or socialist. Especially in the production of rockets and rocket launchers, to get our production quotas, we have to pay an entry fee first..."

Weren't we poor back then?

Xie Wei was unhappy about this.

The initial terms for the cooperation with Jiangbei Machinery Factory were not so harsh. The reason Xie Wei later proposed a higher price, even allowing the school to take the majority of the profits, was partly because the school needed more funding, and partly to make an example of them.

Back then, Li Rui was the principal and knew all about it.

“Jiangbei Factory is a key unit. Without our production tasks, they really have a hard time. Although the school provided them with technical skills, it also took away their key technical personnel… This is the root of the dissatisfaction from above…”

Li Rui sighed.

He understood Xie Wei's thoughts.

Xie Wei's actions were not wrong in themselves; the mistake was in the timing.

"Ugh."

Liu Debao sighed, "Xie Wei, it's all my fault. Principal Li and the higher-ups reminded me before, but I didn't tell you... I was mainly thinking about getting more projects at the time." Xie Wei wasn't surprised that Liu Debao took all the blame.

"Alright, it's nothing serious. Just be more careful in the future. Otherwise, Long Yaohua wouldn't have asked Yu Guofeng to pass on the message to you... The higher-ups are well aware of the situation. There won't be any personnel changes. Go back and check on the specific situation at Hongguang Factory. If you need to let go, then let go. The funding problem can't be solved by Hongguang Factory alone."

Before Liu Debao and Xie Wei could even speak, he said, "Have Factory 122 prepare the plane. I'll be back in a bit. I'm making this trip specifically for this matter; there's a lot of work to be done."

Liu Debao readily agreed.

The plane was bought by Principal Li at the time, but Principal Li himself hadn't even flown on it twice.

"Hey Principal Li, how about we buy a Y-10 as a special plane? That thing..."

"dream!"

"Don't even think about it!"

Li Rui and Xie Wei shouted almost in unison.

"I've said all that, and you still don't understand?"

Li Rui's face darkened, and he stared at Liu Debao with murderous intent.

"I'm just thinking that since we already have a fighter jet project, and we still have the core engine and engines, having a few more civilian airliners won't make a difference. Besides, isn't the Y-10 project about to be canceled? If we work on those canceled projects, no one will say anything, right? And there's no question of poaching other people's talent..."

Secretary Liu looked aggrieved.

If a project is not shut down, it cannot be carried out. If a project is shut down, the school can take it over and let the original team fill the school's technical team. Nobody would have any objections, right?
"Now you understand the concerns from above?"

Li Rui ignored Liu Debao and turned to Xie Wei, looking helpless. "It's not just him. Zhang Mingqiu, as well as the heads of various departments and project teams in the school, are all feeling the same way now..."

"Principal Li, why don't you wait a moment? I'll go with you."

All the leaders in the school were influenced by Xie Wei. With the school's projects producing results in a burst, in order to achieve results faster, the various teams would poach people from all over the place when they were short of personnel. This has become a subconscious reaction for all project team leaders at Harbin Institute of Technology.

"Take a plane back?"

Li Rui asked Xie Wei.

Xie Wei nodded.

"Take the train. Keep a low profile for now, don't make things difficult for the higher-ups... As for the school projects, think about which ones can be distributed while you're back. As for your father, go back and check on him first."

Li Rui did not stay in Harbin for long.

He didn't even eat lunch with Xie Wei and the others. After finishing his business, he asked someone at the guesthouse to pack some steamed buns and pickled vegetables, gave them the corresponding food coupons from the ticket book he carried, and then left.

"Can't we take over the teams from projects that have been discontinued?"

"Are you going to pay me?"

Xie Wei retorted to Liu Debao in an annoyed tone, which immediately embarrassed the latter.

Liu Debao looked at Xie Wei with a wronged expression, his lips moved but he did not defend himself.

"go home?"

Xie Rou, who was rapidly writing down a series of mathematical formulas, glared at Xie Wei, who had interrupted her. "You interrupted my train of thought just to talk about this? If you want to go back, then go back! I've been working on this mathematical model for days, and I finally had a clue..."

"Didn't Mom say before that we still have a few big roosters at home? I think this is a good opportunity to go back and eat them."

"Don't try to tempt me with food! I'm a progressive young man determined to reach for the heavens!"

Xie Rou's lips moved, then she gritted her teeth and said.

She didn't know why she kept thinking about the rooster her mother raised. She had eaten chicken prepared in various ways here, and Xie Rou was starting to lose her appetite for it.

But just thinking about the rooster my mother raises makes my mouth water.

"Revolution cannot be accomplished in a day. So can learning."

"How about we wait until I finish this model?"

"Then you stay here, I'll go back first..."

"No, I'll take this with me. Shall we leave now?"

Xie Rou ultimately decided that she couldn't let Xie Wei go back first, otherwise she might not even be able to see the feathers of the rooster she raised.

"Senior Sister Wang, it's been a long time since you've been home, hasn't it? The New Year is coming soon, Xie Rou and I are going home for a visit, you should also go home and rest for a few days."

Xie Wei found Wang Yuting and said with some guilt.

Wang Yuting has always stayed by Xie Rou's side to take care of her. Since becoming a graduate student, she has never been back. Including the time before graduate school, it has been almost three years since she went home.

The surprise came too suddenly.

What should we do about Xie Rou?

"She's with me, we're going home, don't worry."

Xie Wei sighed.

After the New Year, Wang Yuting probably won't be able to help take care of Xie Rou anymore.

"Alright then, I'll go buy the tickets right away..."

"No need, the school's logistics department will prepare the tickets and letter of introduction for you."

After Xie Wei finished speaking, he went to Fang Pengju's place to say hello. Professor Fang had no objection to Xie Wei taking Xie Rou home. "He should take her back for a walk. If this continues, she'll definitely become a bookworm, spending all her time either in the design studio or the laboratory..."

That evening, Xie Wei took Xie Rou on the train.

"It won't be a problem, right?"

Watching Xie Wei and his sister disappear at the entrance, Liu Debao asked Zhang Mingqiu next to him with great disappointment.

They weren't there to see Xie Wei and his sister off; they followed behind, silently watching the two siblings walk into the station.

"Didn't you already test them? What problems could there be? Xie Wei knows much better than we do."

Zhang Mingqiu sighed, "It's really tough on him. I'm just afraid his father won't agree..."

When Liu Debao asked Li Rui if they could buy a Y-10 transport aircraft, he was actually testing whether Xie Wei was truly willing to give up poaching talent from other units. The school's higher-ups already knew this.

On the one hand, they did not want to have a conflict with Xie Wei; on the other hand, they did not want to give up the rapid development momentum of many projects at the school.

These are all political achievements!
In fact, Liu Debao hoped to increase some military-related projects.

"To be honest, I'm very unwilling to give up on poaching people from other organizations to strengthen the school's project team and instead send the outstanding talents we've trained to other organizations!"

Seeing that Zhang Mingqiu ignored him, Liu Debao complained, "Especially Xie Rou, who went directly to the Chinese Academy of Sciences to study for a master's degree. Although it is a good thing for her future, it will be difficult for schools to find a genius like Xie Rou in the future."

"What's the use of telling me? It depends on Xie Wei's decision. What if Xie Wei disagrees?"

Zhang Mingqiu also felt uneasy.

Sending Xie Rou to the Chinese Academy of Sciences was, in effect, a signal.

Nobody said anything.

The key to the whole matter lies with the Xie family, especially Xie Wei.

If Xie Wei disagrees, the development momentum of the school and the Hongguang Machinery Factory series of units will come to an abrupt end, which is the problem that everyone is worried about.

"Xie Wei knows better than we do that everything is his hard work, and he won't just watch it all vanish. Otherwise, he wouldn't have reacted this way, and he wouldn't have brought Xie Rou home. He's already made up his mind."

Liu Debao sighed again.

Xie Wei is more mature than before.

This is a good thing.

This is a good thing for both Xie Wei's personal growth and the current school.

"Are you sure there won't be any other moves from above?"

"No! The higher-ups don't want to see the school's development come to an abrupt halt. Otherwise, things wouldn't be like this now. Xie Wei's perception is just too sharp."

Liu Debao sighed again.

(End of this chapter)