In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 352 Principal Zhang has made his move again! The big shots are all furious, but Xie Wei remains silent.
"...Principal Qu, this is the situation. If we can't come up with a solution, I can't handle it either. Ge Jianjun, the new head of the school-enterprise cooperation office, is not simple-minded. If he joins forces with Xie Wei, we won't be able to operate anymore."

He Jinxiong looked at Qu Hongtao with a worried expression.

As a member of the school's leadership team, Qu Hongtao, the vice principal in charge of logistics, has a very low profile, but wields considerable power.

What was Xie Wei's reaction?

Qu Hongtao also knew that Xie Wei's reaction was key.

"I don't know. I just asked a few questions, and I shut them down, so I didn't ask again... I guess they won't let it go."

"At least 4 million a year, they definitely won't give up easily."

Qu Hongtao looked bitter.

If he wanted to, he wouldn't want to stand against Xie Wei, but the problem was that Xie Wei had always been unwilling to support the Y-10, and Factory 122 was a subordinate unit of the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry, with the majority of its profits going to the university every year, which caused dissatisfaction among some leaders of the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry, which led to this incident.

"Let's keep an eye on it and see how Xie Wei and the school react. I'll report it immediately. What the leaders did has to be resolved by them."

Left with no other option, Qu Hongtao had to remain inactive.

The calmer Xie Wei appeared, the more wicked he was harboring.

The various projects and foundations at Harbin Institute of Technology have developed because of Xie Wei. The key is that Xie Wei's thinking is too unconventional, and no one can accurately know where Xie Wei's plans are.

Just like when Xie Wei first started making daily chemical products, he quietly developed key products such as photoresist through related projects; when he made rocket launchers, he secretly developed high-temperature alloys needed for the core machine.

Currently, almost all technologies and projects in the entire school are interconnected.

The actions of Factory 122 can be said to have set a very bad precedent. If the school cannot come up with a solution, similar problems will arise in the cooperation between the school-enterprise office and other state-owned units.

No company is willing to share its biggest profits with others, especially since Xie Wei's cooperation plan aims to control the sales channels, directly control the partner from the source to the end consumer, and thus hold the lifeline of the cooperation project in his hands.

Even if you provide the technology and develop the market, it won't work.

"Principal Qu, Vice Principal Zhang and Secretary Liu have arrived."

Just as He Jinxiong finished his report and was about to leave, Qu Hongtao's secretary knocked on the door and came in.

Before Qu Hongtao could speak, Liu Debao, with a gloomy face, strode into the vice principal's office.

Seeing He Jinxiong there was not surprising at all.

"Old Qu, the school has treated you well. Let's be frank about this. If there isn't a reasonable solution, no one can afford the consequences."

Seeing the two men's unpleasant expressions, Qu Hongtao was about to speak up in his defense.

"Even the Third Ministry of Machine Building can't afford the consequences. What you did was unethical. The amount of investment and resources the university has put into fighter jets and core engine projects, and even the fact that the higher-ups are poaching people despite their displeasure, are basically all related to these two projects..."

Zhang Mingqiu directly shut down Qu Hongtao's defense with his words.

"Secretary Liu, Principal Zhang, about this matter..."

"This is none of your business! Who gives you the right to speak here?"

Upon seeing the two men approaching menacingly, He Jinxiong had barely opened his mouth when Liu Debao rudely interrupted him.

Upon hearing this, He Jinxiong's eyes twitched repeatedly, his face turning pale and then red, but he couldn't refute it at all.

He was not even a middle-level manager when the school's senior leaders spoke to him; what right did he have to speak?

"Secretary Liu, this isn't our fault..."

"Oh?"

Liu Debao raised an eyebrow. "Can't we blame you? Blame the school or Xie Wei? Blame Xie Wei for giving us the opportunity to make money? Blame the school for taking too much profit and investing it in technological research and development?"

Liu Debao's sarcastic question left Qu Hongtao utterly embarrassed.

"Has the school let you down?"

Zhang Mingqiu glared at Qu Hongtao, "Whether based on seniority or ability, you, as the director of logistics, are not qualified to serve as the vice principal... Is this how you repay the school after entrusting logistics to you?"

As he spoke, he walked towards Qu Hongtao, pointing a finger at him. His anger grew, until he was gritting his teeth. "Who told you to take the school's job and then smash its pot?"

"..."

Qu Hongtao never expected that Zhang Mingqiu, who was usually gentle and refined, would be even angrier than Liu Debao.

“Principal Zhang, I… I have no choice… 4 million a year can support many projects…”

He also knew that now that the matter had been exposed, it couldn't be left unresolved. "Xie Wei has never supported the Y-10, and the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry currently doesn't have enough funding. This money should be used to support the development of the Y-10..."

In order not to escalate the impact of the incident, he took the blame upon himself—in order to support the Y-10, he cooperated with the 122nd Company to sell the Hongguang minivans that should have been exclusively distributed by Wenxuan.

"Crack~"

The sudden, crisp slapping sound stunned everyone, especially Qu Hongtao and He Jinxiong.

Zhang Mingqiu made his move!

Not to mention them, even Liu Debao was stunned for a moment, instantly recalling how Jin Xiaolian, the director of the Harbin Post and Telecommunications Bureau, wanted to import program-controlled switches from the Japanese and refused to use the program-controlled switches developed by the school. He then smashed Jin Xiaolian's head open with a wine bottle at the dinner table.

He couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Bang~"

"Ah~"

After stunning Qu Hongtao with a slap, Zhang Mingqiu didn't stop. Instead, he punched Qu Hongtao in the stomach again, yelling, "Damn it! The school finally has such a good opportunity for development... The international giants can't stand to see us develop, there's a lot of external pressure, and you guys just don't care whether the school develops or not..."

He cursed and punched and kicked her.

Despite the cold weather and the fact that he was dressed warmly and had taken off his heavy coat as he entered the school building, the intense pain from the first punch to his stomach made Qu Hongtao bend over instantly.

But Zhang Mingqiu kicked him in the leg, and he fell to the ground instantly.

Under Zhang Mingqiu's punches and kicks, he could only curl up, clutching his head and screaming in agony.

"Old Zhang, calm down..."

Liu Debao only realized what had happened after Qu Hongtao collapsed and hurriedly went to pull Zhang Mingqiu up.

He Jinxiong, who was originally about to rush up to stop him, stopped when he saw Liu Debao holding Zhang Mingqiu's arm and realized that it was really not appropriate for him to pull him.

"..."

The moment he stopped, his eyes widened in shock: Wasn't Liu Debao, who was telling Zhang Mingqiu to calm down, trying to pull Zhang Mingqiu away? Why was he kicking Qu Hongtao, who was groaning on the ground, repeatedly?

What the hell!
Liu Debao is too cunning.

He Jinxiong, disregarding the possibility of getting beaten up, rushed forward to stop the two men.

"Bang~bang~"

As a result, he was punched twice by Zhang Mingqiu and kicked twice by Liu Debao!

"Secretary Liu, Principal Zhang, let's talk this out, don't resort to violence. If this gets out, it will damage the school's reputation..."

It took a lot of effort to separate the two of them.

He knew he was of low status, but if he didn't stop it, the matter would blow up completely if word got out.

"You didn't care about the school's survival when you were doing that kind of scum, but now you care about the school's reputation?"

Zhang Mingqiu shook his hand, panting heavily, and said through gritted teeth.

"..."

With his face bruised and swollen, Qu Hongtao was on the verge of tears, filled with regret—how could he have forgotten that Zhang Mingqiu, that bastard, was capable of violence?

That beating was for nothing.

But the problem still needs to be solved.

"I really can't do anything about this. The Y-10 project has involved too much investment. If it's canceled now, all the country's investment over the years will be wasted. Since the 1970s, McDonnell Douglas has been lobbying for cooperation with China to produce McDonnell Douglas aircraft, and the higher-ups have started to waver... Without the country's financial support, the Y-10's test flights cannot continue..."

Despite the pain all over his body, Qu Hongtao explained the situation with a dejected expression. He personally hadn't received any benefits.

"Even Principal Li has been trying to persuade Xie Wei: 'If you do this, how will the school-enterprise cooperation office cooperate with other units in the future? What will happen to the school's project funding?'"

Zhang Mingqiu asked through gritted teeth.

"..."

Qu Hongtao sighed and lowered his head without answering.

“Go find Xie Wei yourself. He has already asked the Vehicle Engineering Department to suspend its cooperation with Factory 122, and at the same time asked the school to contact other automobile factories for cooperation…”

"This can't work!"

Qu Hongtao immediately became anxious.

He was well aware of the consequences of Xie Wei's actions.

"Now you know it won't work? Where were you before? Someone has to be held responsible for this. Factory 122's actions have crossed the school's bottom line..."

Even after Zhang Mingqiu beat up Qu Hongtao, he still felt unsatisfied.

"If this matter isn't handled properly, the school-enterprise cooperation office can forget about cooperating with other organizations in the future. I really don't know if you're an idiot!"

Liu Debao had no more things to say.

The two men then beat Qu Hongtao up and left.

Aside from trying to break up the fight, He Jinxiong didn't dare say a word afterward. Only after the two left did he look at Zhang Mingqiu with concern: "Principal Zhang..."

"I'll go find Xie Wei first."

"You..."

“This way it will be more effective. Let’s leave it at that. It would be more troublesome if we dragged the Third Ministry of Machine Building into it.”

Qu Hongtao warned He Jinxiong.

"..."

He Jinxiong remained expressionless.

He found it hard to understand why Xie Wei, who was still just a student and held the positions of deputy director of the school-enterprise cooperation office and director of the school's industry-university-research office, would pay so much attention to his advice.
They are all government officials; how could they disobey orders from their superiors?
Although the school is indeed under the jurisdiction of the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building, both the Seventh and Third Ministries of Machine Building are state-owned entities.

"Oh, Principal Qu, did you trip and fall while walking? How careless of you!"

Upon seeing Qu Hongtao, who was bruised and battered, Xie Wei immediately understood his purpose. His previous polite attitude vanished, and he immediately began to mock him.

"Xie Wei, I apologize for not thinking things through before..."

"Apologize? Apologize for what?"

Xie Wei feigned surprise, "You're the vice principal, and I'm a student! Um, Principal Qu, I have to go to the computer department now, let's talk again later..."

After saying that, he walked straight outside without waiting for Qu Hongtao's reaction.

"Xie Wei, wait a minute..."

Qu Hongtao hurriedly chased after him, reaching out to pull Xie Wei along, but was blocked by Wei Yong, who suddenly appeared in front of him. "Vice Principal Qu, Xie Wei is busy with something. Let's wait until he's free..."

"???"

Where did this person come from?
Qu Hongtao looked at Wei Yong, who was blocking his way, with a blank expression.

Trouble!
Xie Wei was unwilling to talk at all.

Xie Wei knew very well that Qu Hongtao wanted to end things with him regarding Factory 122, and he couldn't accept that outcome.

Despite all precautions, no one expected that internal problems would arise.

If Factory 122 breaches the contract and sells the vehicles it produces on its own, and the issue isn't resolved properly, then in the future, when the school-enterprise cooperation office collaborates with other state-owned enterprises, the costs will be borne by the school-enterprise cooperation office if the market conditions are poor; if the market sales are good, those enterprises will simply bypass the school-enterprise cooperation office and operate on their own.

What a load of crap!

"What? Are you sure?"

Looking at Li Rui in front of him, Long Yaohua was so shocked that he stood up abruptly. "Doesn't Factory 122 know the consequences of doing this?"

"I don't know. If Xie Wei hadn't sensed something was wrong and gone to the assembly workshop of Factory 122 to find that the production and sales figures were far too different, the school would have been kept in the dark."

Li Rui sighed.

"Were school leaders involved?"

Long Yaohua instantly realized the problem, "If that's the case, it's really not a good time for us to get involved..."

"Currently, the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building is unaware of this, while some people from the Third Ministry of Machine Building are involved. If we don't intervene, conflicts may arise between the two sides... An even worse consequence is that anyone can break the contract once they see the potential benefits."

"What does Xie Wei plan to do?"

"Besides suspending the school's cooperation with Factory 122 and looking for other automobile manufacturers to cooperate with, funding for Harbin Institute of Technology's Project No. 10 and related supporting projects has been suspended..."

"Suck~"

Hearing this, Long Yaohua also gasped, "Xie Wei is too ruthless!"

Take the fire out of the cauldron!

The fighter jet project was originally within the scope of the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry. When Xie Wei wanted to develop an advanced fighter jet, the leaders of the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry were very unhappy. In the end, they did not interfere because the school raised the funds itself.

"But this will make many comrades in the military unhappy! Especially the Air Force... Is Xie Wei out of his mind?"

"No. Originally, Project 10 was launched in cooperation with Pakistan to develop the Super-7 missile, using the Super-7 project to verify some of the technologies of Project 10... Now, the higher-ups have issued a ban on poaching talent from Harbin Institute of Technology, and the university has begun a strategic downsizing. The 2000-line program-controlled telephone exchange is about to be launched, and several foreign companies are already building or preparing to build joint venture factories; the microcomputer that the university has invested heavily in developing is also about to be launched. The new generation of air defense missile system developed based on the PL-4 has also reached the prototype trial production stage... Everything requires money, and it is only right for the university to adjust the projects before there is a major influx of funds..."

Li Rui answered calmly.

He was also seething with anger: he was always thinking about the national interest, but what the relevant personnel did was really upsetting.

"This kid really thought everything through..."

Long Yaohua said with a complicated expression, it was unclear whether he was praising Xie Wei or implying something, "Then let's wait and see. If the Third Ministry of Machine Building doesn't come up with a good solution, the comrades from the Air Force will contact them."

The Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry.

"Harbin Institute of Technology cuts funding for Project No. 10?"

Upon receiving the news, Minister Zheng was not pleased, but rather puzzled. "This is currently the school's largest and most heavily invested project. Why is the funding suddenly being cut?"

Regardless of which industrial machinery ministry it was, they would naturally compete fiercely for funding, but when it came to matters of national interest, they would always maintain a united front.

"Xie Wei isn't the type to disregard the bigger picture!"

Minister Zheng frowned.

Zhang Mingqiu and Liu Debao are not like Li Rui, who acts impulsively without considering the consequences.

Otherwise, the ministry wouldn't have agreed to let the two of them take over the management of the school.

Harbin Institute of Technology can be said to be the best-developed among the units under the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry.

"That's it..."

The secretary immediately reported the situation to Minister Zheng.

"Bang~"

He slammed his hand heavily on the table. "This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! Harbin Institute of Technology helped the Third Ministry of Machine Building solve its problems, and they betray us? We can't interfere with the Third Ministry's affairs, but we have to solve our own problems! First, suspend Qu Hongtao and the relevant personnel! As cadres, they act without considering the consequences. If they do this, what will other units that cooperate with the university-enterprise office have to worry about in the future?"

Minister Zheng was furious after hearing this.

His anger stemmed not from Qu Hongtao's efforts to secure funding for the Ministry of Machinery Industry's project, but from the serious consequences of this backstabbing tactic!

(End of this chapter)