In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 339 You bastard, you got on the bus without even buying a ticket? How can you keep your composure in a capitalist world!
"Won't they pull our people away during the project research process under the pretext of needing them now?"

Director Wang stared at Xie Wei with a serious expression, his tone questioning.

Harbin Institute of Technology has too many tricks up its sleeve.

"Uh~"

Xie Wei hadn't expected Director Wang to raise such a crucial question so directly, but he reacted quickly, knowing that denying it wouldn't convince the other party. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Some classified projects will definitely be covered. We can guarantee that, unlike other units where people are seconded and then try to transfer their organizational affiliation..."

Xie Wei made a whole host of guarantees.

I really don't know how Li Rui handled things before, to provoke such a strong reaction from the leaders of various research institutes.

"I can't give you an answer to that right now. Are you waiting until Xie Rou and the others finish their exams, or..."

Director Wang directly ordered them to leave.

When they arrived, Director Wang took out two different prepared question sheets. Xie Rou's question sheet contained much more content than Wang Yuting's, and it covered many mathematical categories.

At that time, Director Wang asked Xie Wei if he wanted to do Xie Rou's math problems, but Xie Wei refused immediately.

Just kidding.

How could Xie Wei do that?

He knew his own limitations, especially since the questions he gave Xie Rou were personally set by Hua Da Lao to test Xie Rou's mathematical foundation.

"Let's go first. I'll come pick them up after they're done."

Xie Wei hurriedly responded.

Watching Xie Wei and Wang Yuting leave, Director Wang breathed a sigh of relief and went to the next room to check on Xie Rou and Wang Yuting's work.

Inside the room, Xie Rou was biting her pen, her brows furrowed, and her left hand kept pulling at her hair.

Wang Yuting, on the other hand, looked at the exam paper with a long face, her face still streaked with tears.

Seeing this, Director Wang silently turned away, afraid that his presence would put more pressure on the two girls.

Wang Yuting's test questions were merely the entrance test content for graduate students at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

However, Xie Wei's proposed collaboration, which involves annual paid training, could alleviate the Institute of Mathematical Sciences' funding shortage and cannot be ignored.

Therefore, he plans to report to the higher-level leaders of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and ask for their opinion.

"Bullshit! Where is this my problem? It's clearly your own doing, don't try to pin this on me!"

When Xie Wei accused him of poaching people too aggressively, Li Rui directly denied it, saying, "Besides, wasn't I poaching people according to your requests?"

"Really? I only said 'temporarily transferred,' I didn't say that the person who was temporarily transferred had the audacity to go to the other unit to ask for a transfer of their organizational affiliation! You did that, didn't you?"

"Alright, you two are putting on an act here. Aren't you tired? Comrade Li Rui has a bad reputation, and among the people who know you, Xie Wei, your reputation isn't much better!"

Long Yaohua immediately stopped the two of them.

Is it useful to put on a show for yourself?

"Boss, I'm innocent! It's all just rumors! Rumors! Someone is definitely trying to ruin my reputation. I'm still a student..."

Xie Wei hurriedly tried to defend himself.

How did I end up with a bad reputation?

It seems I haven't done anything that would anger heaven and man.

"Stop bringing up the fact that you're still a student. You say you're a student, but have you ever attended any classes? Who is your advisor? What is your major? How did the school issue you your diploma?"

Li Rui pursed his lips and questioned Xie Wei.

Xie Wei has never decided on a major, which is also a concern for the higher-ups.

The school's current favorable situation is all thanks to Xie Wei. Even if Xie Wei randomly chooses a major, the higher-ups will still invest heavily in that major. Li Rui even talked to Xie Wei about it before.

So far, not only Li Rui, but even those above him are watching this matter closely.

"Who said I didn't attend class? My advisor is Zhang Zhongjun! Didn't we invite him to the school last year to teach industrial large systems?"

Xie Wei raised an eyebrow.

The industrial system is actually an industrial and engineering system.

This aligns well with Xie Wei's efforts to promote complex engineering system management methods before the Lunar New Year. However, this aspect did not receive much attention from higher authorities, leaving Xie Wei with no choice but to abandon his original plan to specialize in automatic control.

"Isn't it supposed to start this September? Are you planning to start as a freshman this year?"

Li Rui was stunned.

He really didn't know about this.

"Who says you have to start learning this in college? As long as I'm at the right level, it's fine."

Xie Wei rolled his eyes.

Long Yaohua, who was standing to the side, felt more and more uneasy as he listened. "You applied to transfer Chen Taiyi, the chief engineer of the General Staff Communications Department, and Wan Baiwu, the director of the Large Systems Research Office of the Systems Engineering Research Institute of Chang'an Jiaotong University, to Harbin Institute of Technology, just to find teachers for yourself?"

"Hmm!"

Xie Wei nodded without hesitation.

That's not actually the case.

Wan Baiwu and Chen Taiyi were both students of Zhang Zhongjun, but Chen Taiyi's research focused on communication technology, while Wan Baiwu's research focused on automation and systems engineering.

Upon hearing this, Li Rui's brow twitched, and he quietly took a step back without making a sound.

He was terrified that Long Yaohua would suddenly attack and beat him up.

What the hell!
I've already said no poaching! No poaching!
Okay.

Harbin Institute of Technology stopped poaching people indiscriminately, but Xie Wei went even further—he actually set his sights on the chief engineer of the General Staff Communications Department!
Long Yaohua's face turned ashen, his expression dark and menacing as he stared at Xie Wei with murderous intent: "You really think the higher-ups won't deal with you? You promised not to poach people, and then you resort to this method?"

Li Rui took another step back.

Xie Wei, seeing the murderous glint in Long Yaohua's eyes, remained unmoved, instead grinning, "Sir, if the higher-ups want to punish me, I will accept any punishment... As for poaching people, that's truly unfair to me... Since General Chen is the chief engineer of the General Staff Communications Department, he should understand the importance of program-controlled exchanges to military communication networks; and Associate Professor Wan's main focus is automation and systems engineering. If the military leaders don't consider Project 10, the core machine, and the WZ-122 tank important, then I have nothing to say..."

"You still say it's not poaching?"

Xie Wei's reasoning left Long Yaohua momentarily stunned.

"No, it's not that. I was thinking about the security of military communications. Leader, if you think that imported switches are more beneficial for the construction of the military's communications network, then just pretend I didn't say anything."

Xie Wei also had another purpose for coming here this time: to make money!
Despite the fact that program-controlled telephone exchanges have been around for so long, the military has the highest demand for advanced telephone communication networks nationwide, yet they haven't mentioned it once.

Previously, some people had suggested introducing process-controlled exchanges to upgrade the military's telephone communication system, and Xie Wei was well aware that the military was probably still discussing this.

Perhaps a conclusion has been reached.

In his original world, before the rise of domestic companies like Huawei and ZTE, the overall structure of the national telecommunications market was seven countries and eight systems, with no domestic companies among them.

There is no information on what kind of switch the military communication system uses.

Anyway, Xie Wei had to get the military to pay him.

Why not use the money to buy domestically produced switches instead of spending it on foreign products, giving foreign intelligence agencies the opportunity to eavesdrop on classified military information?

"what do you mean?"

Long Yaohua's expression turned serious. Could it be that this kid knew the military communications department was negotiating with the United States to upgrade the communications command system by introducing a process control switch, and came here specifically to sabotage the negotiations?
"Our program-controlled switch R&D team has made a breakthrough in digital signal research. They discovered that by using the program instructions set in the control chip inside the switch, wired communication signals can be converted into digital signals, and all communications can be monitored using nearby signal receiving equipment..."

"what?"

Long Yaohua's expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Is that really the case, or are you saying this on purpose to secure the switch order?"

Staring at him with Long Yaohua's gaze, Xie Wei felt a chill run down his spine. He forced a smile and said, "Sir, if it's for the sake of orders, putting aside everything else, just considering the funding the school is providing for Project 10 and the core unit, it's not unreasonable for us to ask for orders for switches, is it?"

"That's certainly not an exaggeration. The funding gap for Project Ten is too large..."

Before Long Yaohua could speak, Li Rui nodded in agreement with Xie Wei. As a result, he was glared at by Long Yaohua, and the latter gave an awkward smile and remained silent.

Long Yaohua stared intently at Xie Wei, as if trying to see through his true thoughts.

Xie Wei wasn't lying about this; what he said is the current fact. As long as a wired telephone goes through a digital signal-controlled exchange, it can convert the call signal into a digital signal. This is the technology that connects wired and wireless telephones, and it's no accident that the Harbin Institute of Technology's communications team developed it.

"Sir, if you don't believe me, we can conduct a test. We simply need to install a PBX within a secure telephone network, and we can set up a signal receiving device nearby..."

"Okay! I'll give you that chance. If it really happens, I'll persuade the military leadership to agree to hand over the entire military communications network upgrade project to you!"

Long Yaohua's face was serious.

Seeing his serious expression, Li Rui looked at Xie Wei with some concern: He trusted Xie Wei, but foreigners aren't stupid, would they do something that could be discovered so easily?

Based on his understanding of Xie Wei, it was highly likely that Xie Wei was deliberately exaggerating the situation to secure the military order.

Xie Wei showed no change in emotion whatsoever.

Even though Li Rui kept giving him meaningful glances, he pretended not to notice. "Boss, this is no problem. We can have Deputy Director Li contact the school's communications team. It doesn't require much preparation. All we need to do is connect a switch in a computer room."

"What about you?"

Long Yaohua frowned, and before he could speak, Li Rui asked Xie Wei where he was going.

“Wang Zheng has several hundred million US dollars in Hong Kong right now, and he needs to transfer them back, right? He doesn’t know how to do it safely and discreetly, without being detected by foreign intelligence agencies…”

Xie Wei didn't hide anything.

The $1000 million that Wang Zheng invested in Hong Kong Starry Sky was actually left behind by Li Rui at great risk.

Even now, this remains a potential problem.

It is fundamentally difficult to eliminate.

If someone uses this huge amount of foreign exchange as an excuse to target Li Rui, Li Rui will have no room to struggle.

It's definitely a violation.

Even if the extra ten million dollars are paid now, the hidden dangers cannot be completely eliminated.

"Do you have any idea?"

Li Rui opened his mouth and asked.

"If you can't figure it out, I can help you find a solution... or we can buy the equipment directly from outside and have those who need it transfer RMB to you?"

Long Yaohua asked Xie Wei.

"Is the price calculated internally?"

Xie Wei's eyes lit up, and he asked Long Yaohua.

The military definitely has relevant units...

"can."

“That’s great. Let’s just go through the offshore company for the transactions. I think you should have professionals in this area… But the $1000 million that Principal Li embezzled needs to be transferred back to make up for it.”

Xie Wei did not object, and then looked at Li Rui and said seriously.

The old man was a decent person; at least he didn't take the blame or shoulder the responsibility for many things.

Even if it's fixed, it will leave a handle for future trouble, and it will be easy to explain if someone uses this as an excuse to cause trouble.

"I didn't expect you to have such a conscience. It wasn't for nothing that I took all the blame for you..."

"I don't like what you're saying. What do you mean by taking the blame for me? Only subordinates take the blame for their superiors. I've never heard of a principal taking the blame for a student..."

The two started arguing again, which eased some of the heaviness in Long Yaohua's heart.

"Alright, alright, then you can have Wang Zheng give the money to Wu Feng later."

Wu Feng?

If he doesn't even know Wu Feng, Wang Zheng probably doesn't either, right?

"You don't need to worry about it, Wu Feng will find him. Alright, I have other things to do, you guys should go now."

Long Yaohua immediately issued an order to leave.

"Is what you're saying true? Is it really possible to monitor dedicated telephone networks using equipment?"

After they came out, Li Rui asked Xie Wei with concern, "Is it really not to make the troops abandon the imported ones and choose our program-controlled switches instead?"

"You still remember it's us!"

Xie Wei looked at him with disdain, "I thought that Director Li had severed ties with the school after he joined the army."

"When did you become a complaining woman? Just because the authorities forbid schools from poaching people indiscriminately anymore?"

Li Rui was speechless.

"No, that's not it. Everyone knows the importance of military communications security! Why would anyone suggest importing foreign program-controlled exchanges to replace the military's communications network? If that were to happen, what secrets would our national defense have left?"

This is something Xie Wei finds difficult to understand.

For military communication networks, security is the top priority; it's acceptable for performance to be somewhat outdated or for call quality to be slightly inferior.

Especially during military operations, if communication networks are constantly monitored, then there's no need to fight.

"You don't need to worry about this. As long as you can use technology to prove that you are being monitored, or that there is a possibility of being monitored, that's enough."

Li Rui reminded Xie Wei.

Seeing his serious expression, Xie Wei did not inquire further about the details.

Sometimes, it's better not to know.

"Wang Zheng will be there from now on?"

"Hmm."

"Why don't you send the big flower over too?"

Li Rui's words stunned Xie Wei. "Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Although Da Hua is Wang Zheng's girlfriend, it's not appropriate to send her over now. Da Hua's carefree personality might influence or interfere with Wang Zheng's decisions—that's just how women from Northeast China are!
"What's inappropriate about it? Wang Zheng slept with her, and he doesn't want to take responsibility for her? If this really causes a fuss, it won't be good for the school's reputation."

What the hell?

MMP!

That bastard Wang Zheng can't even control his own belt. He'll easily get into trouble in Hong Kong!
“Wang Zheng is reliable now, but can you guarantee anything if he stays there for a long time? Ten million US dollars may not be much to you... Do you think I have the ability to intercept ten million US dollars? That was Long Yaohua's instruction to Hong Kong to transfer it to Wang Zheng... And ever since Wang Zheng arrived there, someone has been watching him!”

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xie Wei was momentarily at a loss as to whether to be happy for Wang Zheng or to mourn for him.

It seems that I forced Wang Zheng to go to Hong Kong.

If he had known from the beginning that Wang Zheng and Da Hua would sleep together after their blind date, he would never have dared to let Wang Zheng go to Hong Kong.

That bastard got on the train without buying a ticket, and hasn't even paid the fare difference yet...

If they go to the glamorous world, what will happen?
International spies most often use money and honey traps!
Money? Wang Zheng has no shortage of it...

wrong!

Wang Zheng was also short of money. He earned a salary of just over 100 yuan, but he managed a group of subordinates who earned more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars a year.

At first, they might be hesitant to act rashly due to unfamiliarity with the situation, but once they open the door, the consequences would be unbearable even for Xie Wei—Starry Sky Investment is a crucial entity he plans to use to channel funds into China!
Since the 1980s, there have been too many opportunities to make a fortune internationally.

They're trying to steal funding from the international market!

(End of this chapter)