In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 336 Mathematics is the Realm of Gods; Wang Yuting, who was tormented by mathematics, voluntarily requested to go to the Institute of Mathematics.
"Let's have a meeting."

After Wei Changcheng left excitedly, Xie Wei said to Liu Debao.

"what?"

Liu Debao looked at Xie Wei with a puzzled expression, thinking he had misheard.

Meeting?
Xie Wei has always hated meetings, hasn't he?
Whenever Xie Wei proposed a project or the university-enterprise office made an investment, the results were usually determined through internal research and discussion, and it was rare to convene a large number of people for a meeting.

"Mid-level and above leaders of the school, project leaders, key technical personnel..."

Xie Wei said seriously, "We should inform everyone about any adjustments to the school's development strategy, so that everyone doesn't continue to do things the way they used to."

"is it necessary?"

Liu Debao understood Xie Wei's meaning, but it made it even harder for him to comprehend.

"Have."

The initial seriousness turned into a seriousness. "Since the end of last year, everyone has seen the changes in the school, but no one has brought it up. Not only are the management who are unaware of the inside story worried, but even the project leaders and core technical staff are worried about the future of the projects... The core staff who were poached from other units had all experienced the cancellation of projects! With people's morale fluctuating, it is not easy to lead the team."

After hearing this explanation, Liu Debao wholeheartedly agreed.

Xie Wei did not stop there.

"This is a good thing, as it avoids the greater pressure caused by the blind expansion of school research projects. Your school leaders should discuss this; from now on, the school needs to conduct systematic planning, similar to the national five-year plan..."

Xie Wei gave the order quite naturally.

Liu Debao listened naturally, and no one thought there was anything wrong with it.

"You don't object, is it because of this reason?"

Liu Debao asked in surprise.

Yuan Zhenyue is right, Xie Wei is a black coin!
Fortunately, everyone was initially worried about Xie Wei's reaction, fearing that he would vehemently oppose it, which would have made things difficult.

It turns out they were already waiting here.

"Not really. The original plan was to expand the school further, to have at least 300 full-time or honorary professors, with at least half of them being at the level of being nominated for academician..."

Xie Wei looked dejected.

Many of those who became professors in the early 80s went on to become academicians.

In particular, the younger professors and associate professors have greater opportunities in the future.

After the first batch of academicians were selected in 1955, a small number of additions were made in 57. Excluding the Philosophy and Social Sciences divisions, there were only 190 academicians. By 79, there were only about 110 academicians left, with an average age of 73.

In January 79, the Central Committee approved the restoration of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and began to supplement its members.

In March of this year, the list of academicians was announced after being approved by the State Council. 283 academicians were elected, with an average age of 62.8 years.

The total number of academicians nationwide has reached 400.

Xie Wei's idea clearly aims to have the school have more than one-third of its academic committee members!
"Suck~"

Liu Debao gasped and stared at Xie Wei in disbelief.

How could you even think of that?
"The school only has a dozen or so new academicians this time, which is still too few."

Xie Wei, seemingly oblivious to Liu Debao's shock, said with annoyance.

Professors Liang Hongbin, Du Guowang, Yu Guofeng, Zhai Xinguo, Fang Pengju, and other department heads are all on the newly added list of academic committee members.

Xie Wei was still not satisfied.

"No wonder the higher-ups called for a halt! If this continues, how will the other universities survive?"

It wasn't until Xie Wei left sometime later that Liu Debao came to his senses, staring at the doorway and muttering to himself in a daze.

Xie Wei's ambitions are too great.

Being an academician not only means having the best technological research and development capabilities in the country in a related field, but also means receiving preferential treatment in terms of resources and funding from above.

Xie Wei's desire for the university to have one-third of the academic committee members means he wants to take away one-third of the resources and funding of the national scientific research system. If this is really the case, who can bear the consequences?
With its greater resources, Harbin Institute of Technology will far surpass any other institution in the same field nationwide in terms of talent cultivation!
At that time, the talents trained by the school will monopolize the entire field...

In 79, when the school was adding academic members, it submitted a list of more than 40 people, but only 18 were ultimately selected, which was already a lot.

Xie Wei had never thought about these questions, so how could he know that Liu Debao had so much on his mind?
"President Wu, please rest assured. No matter how the strategic contraction is carried out, the development of the core machine will absolutely not be affected."

Xie Wei didn't expect that Wu Lao would come to him right after he told Liu Debao about the meeting and briefed all the school's leaders and technical staff on the details.

They also realized the necessity of holding this meeting.

"It may be difficult to achieve results in the short term. Based on the current basic budget, the required funds will be at least 6 million before there is a preliminary product."

Upon hearing the figure of 6 million, Old Wu looked at Xie Wei with some nervousness.

Before he even officially started working on the core research team at the university, he already knew how much influence Xie Wei, a young man who was still a junior but held two deputy director positions, had on the university.

6 million in funding!
in the country, even the various industrial ministries would not easily approve projects with such large expenditures.

Not to mention any particular organization.

"6 billion?"

Xie Wei was stunned for a moment, his face full of surprise.

His surprise led Mr. Wu to believe that he thought 6 million yuan was too much. After all, Mr. Wu and the core team of the core machine had made a preliminary estimate and assessment based on the general plan given by Xie Wei. The research and experimentation on related supporting technologies and the core machine would require at least 6 million yuan.

The figure of 6 million is still a conservative estimate.

“This amount of money is indeed quite large. During the research and development process, we will try our best to save money. If the funds are insufficient, we can extend the research and development time. We can also apply for funding from relevant departments after we have achieved certain results.”

Mr. Wu knew that this sum of money was an enormous amount for any organization.

Last year, the national GDP was less than 4600 billion yuan.

The national fiscal revenue is only 1200 billion.

This shows how enormous a number 6 million is.

"President Wu, we should stick to the original plan. We should save money where possible, but we shouldn't force savings where we can't. We certainly shouldn't delay the research and development process just to save money. The core engine is crucial to the technological development of fighter jets, warships, and thermal power generators. If we don't develop it, the heart problems of these equipment will not be solved!"

Xie Wei shook his head, then asked, "What surprised me just now was whether 6 million is really enough? Our current technological foundation and supporting infrastructure are far from sufficient!"

Old Wu's words made Xie Wei realize that his expression just now had caused Old Wu to misunderstand.

"That's enough! That's enough! It's definitely enough! As long as a qualified prototype is produced, we won't have to worry about funding."

Old Wu hurriedly asked, then looked at Xie Wei with concern, "What about the school?"

"In the next few days, the school will hold a meeting to announce the school's strategic adjustments and new management methods and directions for technology projects... At the same time, it will also announce its development plan for the next few years..."

This meeting is necessary.

"Will the school set a schedule?"

Old Wu asked anxiously.

There aren't many people in the school's management team who understand technology.

"No, it's just providing a general direction, and then coordinating resources based on the specific circumstances of each project..."

To reassure Professor Wu, Xie Wei deliberately provided a detailed explanation. Even though the school meeting had not yet been held and the specific plan was still uncertain, Xie Wei was able to assure Professor Wu about the funding issue. His attitude was crucial for the school at that time.

The school-enterprise cooperation office is controlled by Xie Wei, and although the project approval authority is in Liu Debao's hands, Liu Debao cares about Xie Wei's attitude.

"Okay, we will come up with a plan and conduct a feasibility study as soon as possible." Relieved by Xie Wei's assurance, Old Wu breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, Xie Wei, won't the core funding take up too much money?"

Mr. Wu was still worried, "Although the school had previously raised several hundred million US dollars in foreign exchange, with so many projects..."

Anyone familiar with the projects at Harbin Institute of Technology is worried that the university's large number of projects may eventually lead to a shortage of funds, affecting all of them.

Harbin Institute of Technology may seem to have a huge sum of money, but it has far too many projects that are like money-devouring monsters.

With limited funds, concentrate them on a key area, use the limited funds wisely, make a breakthrough in a certain area first, and then expand to surrounding areas once the funds are available.

The results of it?
Harbin Institute of Technology, however, did not launch too many projects at once.

Everyone knows the consequences of such a situation.

But no one brought it up.

Whose projects should be cut?
It's not that everyone has selfish motives; they all hope for breakthroughs in their respective fields...

The pot is only so big, and there's only so much porridge in it. If everyone scoops porridge from the pot, no one will get enough to eat.

The question is, who eats their fill first, and who eats their fill later?

"No, every project will be funded specifically for that purpose from now on. The initial funding allocation will be based on the revenue of the university-enterprise cooperation office. Projects that progress faster and show results sooner will definitely receive more resources and funding. However, the core engine is different from independent projects; it is the foundation of many projects, and its funding will be prioritized!"

Xie Wei emphasized once again that it was all to put President Wu's mind at ease.

Mr. Wu was a member of the academic division added in 57!

We can't let the big shots down.

"alright."

Although he still had some concerns, Xie Wei had given such assurances, so Old Wu didn't say anything more.

For several days in a row, after learning that Xie Wei had returned, many project leaders came to Xie Wei to find out what was going on, making Xie Wei realize that this meeting not only had to be held, but had to be held as soon as possible!

But before the meeting ended, Fang Pengju came knocking on his door.

"I heard you sent Xie Rou to the Mathematics Institute to study mathematics? Wouldn't it be better if she followed me to work on rocket launchers? We're currently conducting feasibility studies on a rocket launcher with a range of 300 kilometers!"

With just one sentence, the source of Director Fang's anger was revealed!

Xie Rou's move to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences has slowed the pace of the new rocket artillery project by at least half.

"Professor Fang, mathematics is the foundation of all science and engineering disciplines. Whether it's rocket artillery, missiles, computers, fighter jets, or even the core of the school's top priority project, they all require mathematical support! What a wonderful opportunity it is to learn mathematics from Professor Hua!"

Xie Wei did not shift the blame onto anyone.

It was even less likely that he would tell Fang Pengju that Xie Rou's departure from Harbin Institute of Technology was at the behest of her superiors.

I said it, and there will be problems.

"..."

Professor Fang was stunned. The foundation of all science and engineering is mathematics, and he had no way to refute it.

Developing long-range rocket artillery also requires a high level of mathematical expertise.

If it weren't for Xie Rou, this humanoid computer, who could quickly calculate various trajectories from the data and even provide a theoretical calculation model for the ballistics, the 150mm long-range artillery wouldn't have been able to do it so quickly.

Now that the 150mm long-range rocket artillery has proven its power on the battlefield, it's time to develop long-range rocket artillery with an even longer range.

"Can't we wait any longer? She's from the class of '79, she's only a sophomore now, not even a junior yet. She should at least have finished her undergraduate studies by now!"

Professor Fang looked resentful.

"Now is the period when Xie Rou's learning ability is at its strongest. Keeping her is certainly important for the new long-range rocket project, but it will affect her ultimate future!"

Xie Wei said softly, "She's still a child. She shouldn't be without her own life and her own choices... Otherwise, I would rather destroy her with my own hands, let her be an ordinary girl, find an ordinary husband, have a child, and live an ordinary life."

"..."

Xie Wei's words left Fang Pengju completely dumbfounded.

He was well aware that his abilities and level were not actually sufficient to serve as an academician, but at present he was the number one person in China with long-range rockets.

If we really want to keep Xie Rou on the long-range rocket project, it seems a bit too selfish.
"How about we talk to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and ask Xie Rou to bring Wang Yuting along?"

"..."

Professor Fang's words left Xie Weigan speechless.

Is the Institute of Mathematical Sciences a place for ordinary people to work?
Anyway, Xie Wei didn't dare to pee in the direction of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

Wang Yuting was originally in the mechanics class and was a worker-peasant-soldier student. She became Professor Fang's student because Professor Fang needed someone to take care of Xie Rou.

"Are you kidding? Mathematics is the realm of gods!"

Xie Wei looked very serious.

"Wang Yuting requested it herself."

impossible!
Wang Yuting had been brought to tears several times by the math calculation tasks given to her by Xie Rou, to the point that she almost dropped out of school.

"She hasn't come back yet, has she?"

"She went back to school on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. If you don't believe me, go ask her. Anyway, I don't have the ability to recommend her to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences..."

Professor Fang said helplessly.

He had witnessed the abilities of Xie Wei and his sister.

Xie Wei's greatest ability is not in a particular field, but rather in his ability to guide every field, especially in guiding cutting-edge research directions, which can save project teams a lot of detours. More importantly, Xie Wei can monetize these research results!

Xie Rou's greatest talent so far is mathematics.

Going to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences is actually the best option.

Fang Pengju was not unaware of this; he simply hoped that Xie Rou could go to the Institute of Mathematics after developing a long-range missile with a range of 300 kilometers. At that time, she would be younger and have a more solid foundation when she went to the Institute of Mathematics to pursue her postgraduate studies.

Even as an academician, Xie Wei would not listen to Fang Pengju's side of the story.

Fang Pengju had initially refused Wang Yuting's offer to be his graduate student. However, because of Xie Rou, he asked Feng Kun to inform both Wang Yuting and Zhao Ping. As a result, Zhao Ping, who studied mathematics, was removed from Fang Pengju's graduate program and returned to her original class. She graduated last year and was assigned to a new workplace.

Wang Yuting, however, persevered.

"Yes, I hope to go to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences. If I wait for the exam, I won't be able to pass the Institute's assessment. Class Monitor Xie, I want to progress alongside Xie Rou. Only by following her will I know where my direction lies..."

Wang Yuting answered Xie Wei's question very seriously.

She knew very well that Xie Wei was the key to her going to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences with Xie Rou.

What the hell?

Having been tormented by math to the point of tears countless times, she actually wants to go to the national math research institute that makes even the most academically gifted students lose their hair?

Stockholm syndrome?

Math is a classic case of "math tortures me a thousand times, yet I treat math like my first love"?

Mathematics isn't something you can learn just by having enthusiasm!
Xie Wei looked at the bright girl in front of him whose eyes had been tainted by mathematical knowledge. He wanted to remind her, but in the end, he was unsure whether he was moved by her courage or swayed by his own selfish desire for someone to continue taking care of Xie Rou.

"Get ready, I'll take you to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences the day after tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)