In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 337 Xie Wei has gone mad! Building an airport on campus is one thing, but building a rocket launch site is another!

"what?"

Wang Yuting was surprised that Xie Wei agreed so easily and couldn't help but worry, "Squad Leader Xie, will the Institute of Mathematics conduct an assessment? I'm afraid I won't be able to pass the assessment..."

Because she often helped with some work, and because she herself was a worker-peasant-soldier student, Wang Yuting knew very well that the assessment would definitely be difficult, but it wasn't impossible.

"This isn't without conditions. Before you go, you have to sign an agreement with the school. Also, your organizational affiliation cannot be transferred."

"what?"

Wang Yuting was stunned once again.

Sign an agreement?
Why won't they transfer their organizational affiliation?

She hadn't even thought about these things.

"After graduation, I'll go back to school. Also, I must find a promising partner at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences... Of course, I also need to understand the level of the young researchers at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences..."

"Squad Leader Xie, are you serious? You want me to be a spy?"

Wang Yuting's already large eyes widened instantly, her face filled with disbelief!

"How is that being a spy? During your studies, shouldn't you get to know your classmates? Shouldn't you maintain good relationships with your fellow students?"

Xie Wei said irritably.

Seeing Xie Wei's expression, Wang Yuting immediately pouted.

The man in front of me has absolutely no feelings.

No wonder Mo Lingyu, after following him for two years, still went abroad in the end.

Fortunately, she wasn't as pretty as Mo Lingyu, nor did she have as good grades. Plus, Mo Lingyu always stayed by Xie Wei's side, hardly giving any girl who had feelings for Xie Wei a chance to get close to him alone, so she gave up early.

Otherwise, I would be so angry I would die.

To study at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, one had to engage in clandestine work.

"Alright, let's not force this. Pursuing progress comes at a price. You can think about it. I'll go now."

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Wang Yuting's reaction.

Fang Pengju was still waiting for him.

"You agree?"

Fang Pengju looked at Xie Wei with urgency, afraid that Xie Wei would reject Wang Yuting. "Actually, Xiao Wang also has a good talent for mathematics. It's just that she didn't study mathematics at first, but studied mechanics instead. If she had focused on studying mathematics, her foundation would definitely be better!"

He genuinely hoped that Wang Yuting would go to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences with Xie Rou.

Whether or not they learn knowledge is not important. Just take good care of Xie Rou, and incidentally, find someone else from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences... Pshaw! Pshaw! What do you mean by finding someone else? When young people get married and start families, Wang Yuting returns to her alma mater to work. To avoid the couple's relationship being affected by being separated, the school helps the family find employment.

As a graduate student at Harbin Institute of Technology, she was already a rare find in the field of science and engineering. She was also beautiful. She went to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, where there were very few men. Young talents would have to rush to pursue her.

Even if Xie Rou returns, there's no way she'll be able to get back into the rocket artillery research project.

Wang Yuting isn't very good at math, but she should have no problem finding a talented guy from a math research institute to be her husband, right?
"Professor Fang, it's no use me saying anything. The tests conducted by the Institute of Mathematical Sciences will likely be personally conducted by Professor Hua... Whether or not I can stay is not up to me."

Xie Wei shook his head.

Since he's making demands of Wang Yuting, he must be confident.

If Xie Wei compromises, the Chinese Academy of Sciences must also make some compromises, otherwise Xie Wei would tell Director Fang that his hand might shake and he might accidentally swing the hoe.

He couldn't tell Fang Pengju his purpose.

"alright."

Fang Pengju also knew that Xie Wei was telling the truth.

"This wasn't decided before, and the big meeting is about to start. How can it proceed if you leave?"

"Just proceed with the development strategy as planned. We'll announce the development strategy, and the benefits will include villas for professors, at least four-bedroom villas for associate professors, and three-bedroom villas for technical staff… Not only that, we'll also arrange jobs for their families and children. The architecture department will design these projects, which can serve as model projects to showcase our design capabilities… Once the designs are complete, construction will begin, and the designs of academicians must reflect their distinction… Let's start with 200 villas. We must plan carefully, reserving room for future construction from the very beginning. The total number of villas will not exceed 500…"

Xie Wei casually revealed the plan he had already devised.

"Huh? How much will this cost?"

Liu Debao became anxious.

Doesn't Liu Weiming know what's going on at the school right now?

“We have to fix it no matter the cost, and not only do we have to fix it, we have to fix it beautifully, and we also need to have the supporting infrastructure… Otherwise, how can we attract talent? The higher-ups don’t allow us to poach people, but if people are willing to come to the school on their own initiative, the higher-ups can’t blame us, right?”

Xie Wei raised an eyebrow.

Poaching?

We're not poaching anyone anymore.

When talent comes to you on its own initiative, there's nothing anyone can do.

Upon hearing this, Secretary Liu's eyes lit up immediately.

As long as there are enough talented people and numerous technological achievements, there is no fear of spending money.

Haven't you noticed how banks in Harbin are now scheming to lend money to Harbin Institute of Technology?

"Furthermore, school staff and administrators also need to be allocated housing in batches, young staff members need to have apartments built, and the construction of graduate student apartments also needs to be initiated..."

"Oh? Let's forget about young cadres and staff, and graduate students... that would cost too much money! We'll wait until we have enough funds later..."

"Now is the time to get the architecture department to plan things out and start allocating students in phases! We're located in the Northeast, where the winters are terribly cold... If the benefits aren't good, how will we attract talent to the university?"

Xie Wei questioned Liu Debao.

Liu Debao looked at him blankly: So this kid hasn't given up on the idea of ​​the school having hundreds of academic committee members!
They agreed to the superior's request not to poach personnel, and also promised to implement strategic contraction.

Ok!

They've started offering employee benefits.

"Secretary Liu, you should discuss this with Principal Zhang and the others. I'll go talk to Director Sun right away. The plan must be finalized!"

Even though Sun Shaodong and some key members of the architecture department went abroad for several months last year for research, they still wouldn't know how far Harbin Institute of Technology would develop in the future.

"What the heck? A plan for 10,000 mu? How big is the whole of Harbin?"

Sun Shaodong stared at Xie Wei with wide eyes, then reached out the back of his hand to touch Xie Wei's forehead. Xie Wei couldn't dodge in time and was still touched. "You don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense?"

"We must plan for 10,000 mu! How many people do we have now? Even the Party School isn't enough, is it? There are still a lot of project staff crammed together, and there aren't even enough places to live... How many students do we have now? The scale of postgraduate enrollment must definitely increase as the project progresses... We might even establish a doctoral workstation... Including the families of cadres and staff, let's plan a city where 100,000 people can live and work!"

Xie Wei could understand Sun Shaodong's shock.

Ten thousand mu is no small amount.

"..."

Sun Shaodong was numb.

A university campus, ten thousand acres!

How many faculty, staff, students, and administrative personnel would it take to fill that space?
"Also, 10,000 mu might not be enough. The school needs to reserve area for runways that can accommodate fighter jets and large transport aircraft, and also reserve area for launching carrier rockets..."

crazy!

Xie Wei has gone mad!

At that moment, Sun Shaodong had only this thought.

Xie Wei must have been driven mad by something.

Xie Wei said he wanted to build an airport runway, and Director Sun Shaodong understood: the school's biggest project at present is fighter jets, and there is a possibility that it will enter the field of transport aircraft design and development.

To build a launch site capable of launching carrier rockets?
Isn't this nonsense?
Putting aside the fact that the school is located at more than 45 degrees north latitude, where the Earth's rotational linear velocity is lower and more fuel is needed to launch a rocket... is this densely populated area really suitable for building a satellite launch center?

What about safety issues after a launch failure?
crazy!

Xie Wei has truly gone mad.

No, we have to report this to the school. If all else fails, we should send him to the US for treatment.

After Xie Wei left, Sun Shaodong, looking worried, rushed towards Zhang Mingqiu's office. Just as he reached the door, he suddenly found several people sitting inside, all of whom were core leaders of the school.

The atmosphere in the office felt oppressive and stagnant.

"Comrade Shaodong is here?" Liu Debao forced a smile and greeted Sun Shaodong.

"That's the situation for now. Let's all think about it and then meet up tonight to discuss it further."

Zhang Mingqiu waved to the serious-looking crowd, his voice filled with exhaustion.

The group greeted Sun Shaodong and filed out.

"Did something happen?"

Sun Shaodong looked worried, but in his opinion, nothing was more serious than Xie Wei "going crazy" than what happened at the school.

"Secretary, Principal, has Xie Wei suffered some kind of shock these past few days? The school needs to show more care for the students; they are the future of our country..."

"speak English!"

Liu Debao interrupted Sun Shaodong impatiently, "Did Xie Wei come to you to complain?"

The tone was full of sarcasm.

It seems that only Director Sun can complain to Xie Wei!

"I think Xie Wei has gone mad..."

"Don't think so, he's completely gone mad."

Liu Debao said irritably.

To have a school with around 150 academic committee members, what is that if not madness?
He's quite insane.

"what?"

Sun Shaodong was stunned. When did Xie Wei offend Secretary Liu again?

"Well, Xie Wei just talked to me about the school's future development plan, proposing a plan of at least 10000 mu..."

"Only 10000 mu? There's plenty of land around here. 10000 mu probably isn't enough, is it?"

Zhang Mingqiu frowned.

Based on the current development trend, these 10000 mu of land will probably not be enough in less than ten years.

"He demanded the planning of airport runways."

"It's only natural that the school is developing fighter jet projects and other aircraft projects in the future. Haven't you noticed that our school's special plane can only be parked at Factory 122? It takes quite a while to get from the school to Factory 122."

Liu Debao didn't think there was anything wrong with Xie Wei's idea.

"He also requested the planning of launch sites capable of launching carrier rockets."

What the hell?

Finally, the two of them could no longer hold back.

Has Xie Wei really gone mad?
"..."

Seeing the tension on their faces, Xie Wei was completely taken aback.

After hearing their concerns, I was both amused and exasperated.

"Isn't it just about thinking long-term? Do you think I'm crazy?"

"You want to build a rocket launch site on a school? What's wrong with you? Which country in the world builds its rocket launch site in a densely populated urban area? No matter how good the technology is, no one can guarantee that it will never fail. No matter how many times it succeeds, as long as there is one failure, the consequences will be catastrophic."

Liu Debao looked serious.

"I gave you the area to be planned, not that it had to be inside our school! Putting everything else aside, when our school develops to a certain point in the future, for rocket science graduation theses, we'll have them design a rocket and then track the entire production process themselves... If the launch is successful, they graduate; if it fails, they postpone it..."

"..."

The group was completely dumbfounded.

I never expected Xie Wei to have such an idea. "Even if the school builds a launch site, it will only be for various pre-launch preparations, not for actually launching the satellite from inside the school... I'm not really crazy!"

Hearing this, the group breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that it's not launched from the school.

"Xie Wei, this will put a lot of pressure on our finances."

Zhang Mingqiu reminded Xie Wei.

"Didn't the Persians and Iraqis send money again? Also, the university-enterprise cooperation office will accelerate the transformation of technological achievements and seek benefits from the market. Last year, the university-enterprise cooperation office's profits exceeded 80 million, right? This year, it should break 100 million..."

"It might be difficult. In the area of ​​telephone switching services, the telephone switching networks in Harbin and Chengdu are almost complete... So far, only some of the companies that cooperate with us have built their own internal switching networks, and one switch is enough for them..."

Zhang Mingqiu shook his head.

Inside the school-enterprise cooperation office, in addition to the steady growth in profits from fragrances and polytetrafluoroethylene, even the business of Huadu Oil and Chemical Plant has been affected by the establishment of factories by foreign daily chemical products in China.

CNC systems and switches, which should have been the company's main businesses, have also been besieged by international giants.

"What about Huafeng Electronics' scientific calculator?"

Xie Wei frowned.

After Wang Zheng left, he had very little information about the school-enterprise cooperation office.

No one reported it proactively, and he was usually too busy to pay attention.

"Sharp has already started building a joint venture factory in China... Currently, the price of each scientific computer has dropped to 39 yuan before the Chinese New Year..."

Grass!
Imperialism has never given up its desire to destroy us.

Before they could make much profit in the domestic market, international giants flocked in.

"So, is it possible to scale down the construction of the school?"

"We can't reduce the size. The reason I sent Xie Rou to the Institute of Computing Research this time is twofold: firstly, I need a few math talents, and secondly, I'm preparing to raise some funding."

Xie Wei looked resolute.

Money is a minor issue.

The construction progress must not be slowed down.

The school's numerous projects are currently all crammed together, which has prevented the addition of much equipment and hindered experiments.

"All units across the country are poor, where will you get the military funding from?"

Sun Shaodong frowned and asked.

Previously, when the school allocated funds, the architecture department was treated like an unwanted stepchild and received very little funding for research projects. He would block Xie Wei and demand construction projects. Now that there are more construction projects, he has started to oppose them.

"Let's not talk about it now. If we get it, you'll naturally know. If we don't, then so be it..."

Xie Wei immediately started keeping everyone in suspense.

The group was helpless.

"Has Yuan Zhenyue not reported to the school-enterprise cooperation office yet?"

"He has already applied for unpaid leave."

When Xie Wei asked Yuan Zhenyue, Zhang Mingqiu became furious.

What a fine young man Xiao Yuan was! He was so terrified by Xie Wei that he decided to take a leave of absence without pay and start his own business!

"What the hell?"

"He said he was unable to perform his duties in the school-enterprise cooperation office and requested to take a leave of absence without pay in preparation for starting his own business."

"..."

Xie Wei never expected things to turn out this way.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "If he doesn't want to go to the school-enterprise office, then let it go. Let's transfer him to the special economic zone to set up an office."

Since Yuan Zhenyue was unwilling to follow him and was afraid that he would even lose his job, he might as well keep him at a distance.

As the forefront of reform and opening up, many achievements of university-enterprise cooperation projects in the special economic zone are ultimately exported through there.

"By the way, after I go to the capital, I will go south for a while. I told him before that I would go after the New Year."

(End of this chapter)