In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 383 Are the Big Shots About to Fight Again? Director Xie's One Sentence Scares Everyone Away
"When we were admitted to our class, the school set a set of questions, including Qian Xuesen's question about launching a rocket to the sun and returning, calculating the trajectory. Three people were stumped by it, but he was the only one who solved it..."

Mo Lingyu, standing to the side, said with a proud expression.

Such an outstanding man, yet he was overshadowed by himself!
"what?"

Junior Sister Zhu stared at Xie Wei in disbelief, as if he were a monster. "If you're so amazing, why don't you study control or rocket overall design?"

She regretted asking the question as soon as she asked it.

She didn't understand Xie Wei, who was standing in front of her.

"That's why I said I'd have to take care of his kids after he has them, because he'll spoil my nieces and nephews!"

Xie Rou's face was full of disgust.

She believed that no one knew her brother better than she did.

He has extraordinary talent, but he just keeps messing around.

According to her plan, if she researched spaceships and her brother researched launch vehicles, and the siblings worked together, they could send astronauts into space in less than twenty years, then establish a lunar base, use the lunar base as a springboard, and then land on Mars...

As a result, Xie Wei was unwilling to choose an aerospace-related major.

"If I were to conduct research, who would raise research funding for you?"

Xie Wei looked at Xie Rou with annoyance, "Without funding, how can we conduct research even if the project is approved? Would the school have these funds if it didn't have an industry-university cooperation office?"

Xie Wei was always gentle with Xie Rou.

He's too lazy to explain himself now if anyone else questions him.

"Alright, after you finish registering tomorrow, go and tutor the students in my class in math. Their math is so bad that it's affecting their overall learning."

Xie Wei did not discuss it with Xie Rou.

"Oh~"

Xie Rou knew her brother was angry. She had written to Xie Wei about this matter when she transferred from the Institute of Computing Technology to study rocket-related technologies under Qian Xuesen. However, she broke off contact with Xie Wei because he disagreed.

She thought her brother would bring it up after she came back, but he didn't mention it at all.

Her brother assigned her tasks just like he did when she was in junior high school.

She dared not disobey.

Just as Xie Rou and Junior Sister Zhu were about to leave, Du Guowang arrived.

"Xiao Mo, Xie Ermei, could you spare a little time to help us solve some technical problems?"

Du Guowang got straight to the point, "We need your help with our CNC system."

Xie Rou was about to agree.

"Du Guowang, you bastard, have you no shame? Xie Rou studied math with my teacher! And I'm her godmother..."

Liang Hongling stormed into the yard, furious. "I knew it! You ran so fast just to try and take him away from me!"

"Uh, Xie Rou is yours, and Xiao Mo and Xiao Zhu are mine..."

Du Guowang didn't consult with the parties involved at all; he was ready to divide Xie Rou and the others up directly.

"You two are shameless! How can you do this? Xiao Mo should come to my computer science department, whether it's electrical engineering or information technology..."

Yu Guofeng also rushed in.

Junior Sister Zhu and Mo Lingyu, who had never seen anything like this before, were dumbfounded, while Xie Rou acted as if it were none of her business.

Xie Wei slapped his forehead and sighed inwardly; he knew that not all the people had arrived yet.

Sure enough, before the three could reach a conclusion, Liang Hongbin, Fang Pengju, and others arrived.

Everyone has a valid reason.

Especially Fang Pengju, Xie Rou had always been on his project and had never left.

The rocket launcher with a range of 300 kilometers has completed prototype production and is undergoing extreme environment testing. The next step is live-fire testing. He needs Xie Rou, the humanoid supercomputer, to use her mental calculation ability to calculate the trajectory and provide improvement solutions.

"Brother~"

Xie Rou was in a dilemma.

The big shots in front of her all treated her very well, especially Liang Hongling and Du Guowang, who were her godmother and godfather, and Liang Hongbin became her uncle as well.

Whether you side with someone or not, it's easy to offend people.

"If you're being unreasonable, I can also resort to fists!"

Liang Hongbin glared at the group of people trying to poach his talent. "My project needs them more. It's been going on for years, and we've finally finished the design. We need to do a feasibility study, and Xie Rou and Xiao Zhu are both studying related majors!"

Seeing that neither side would back down, Liang Hongbin rolled up his sleeves, ready to resolve the issue with his fists.

Xie Wei was immediately at a loss.

The school has rules against hitting leaders, but it hasn't issued any rules prohibiting academic committee members from fighting each other.

How many years have these guys been quiet?
"Bang~"

Unable to bear it any longer, Xie Wei slammed his hand heavily on the kang table.

The chaotic scene instantly quieted down.

The bigwigs then realized that Xie Wei was the only one with the authority to decide Xie Rou's whereabouts.

"Gentlemen, it seems you've been practicing your morning exercises quite well."

Xie Wei's words were full of sarcasm.

He simply couldn't understand why these were the country's top intellectuals, always thinking of solving problems with fists and kicks. Did they read too many martial arts novels and think they were all martial arts masters?
Perhaps schools should ban martial arts novels in the future and replace them with Western science fiction novels?

"..."

The bigwigs looked embarrassed.

"You brat, didn't you even beat up Principal Li back in the day? That's a tradition at our school!"

Liang Hongbin was not polite at all.

Unlike others, his project received no funding from the university-enterprise cooperation office from the very beginning; it was all funded by national government appropriations.

He owes no favors and asks nothing of Xie Wei, especially since Xie Wei was unwilling to research high-energy physics with him back then, and he doesn't care about Xie Wei's feelings in these matters.

"..."

This left Xie Wei speechless.

The three women stared wide-eyed, never expecting Xie Wei to do such a thing.

"Brother, the headmaster is such a nice guy, why did you hit him?"

Xie Rou stared wide-eyed, her face full of astonishment as she asked Xie Wei, "You never even cursed at people before, how did you learn to hit people? Especially elders..."

Xie Rou's questioning made Xie Wei wish he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Xie Wei knew that the lousy method Li Rui devised to keep him in school would become a stain on his reputation that he could never escape for the rest of his life.

"So, we're all in the same boat. If reasoning doesn't work, then we'll resort to fists. Straight to the point!"

Liang Hongbin smiled and gave Xie Rou an approving look.

Xie Wei's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He knew he couldn't continue this charade, so he tried to appear serious: "Xie Rou and the others are independently in charge of the project!"

"what?"

Disappointment immediately appeared on everyone's faces.

Looking at Xie Wei, they didn't doubt that the kid was just making things up to get rid of them.

"However, given the progress of many projects, Xie Rou can go to Professor Fang's team first, Mo Lingyu can help Professor Yu first, and Junior Sister Zhu can go to Professor Liang Hongbin's side..."

Xie Wei thought for a moment and then spoke.

Liang Hongling and Du Guowang immediately objected.

Especially Liang Hongling: "Xie Wei, I didn't blame you for not wanting to study math back then; Xie Rou studied math but didn't help the school improve its academic level in mathematics, that's your problem! Don't come to my math department for modeling and solutions every time you have a problem!" "Exactly, without breakthroughs in CNC systems, various production support systems can't keep up..."

Du Guowang was also unhappy.

He and his wife were among the first to arrive.

“Professor Liang, mathematical research cannot be solved in a short time. Xie Rou can solve some problems, but not all of them! I think you should understand why she eventually transferred to the National University of Defense Technology and aerospace research institutes.”

Xie Wei first looked at Liang Hongling and then looked at Du Guowang: "Currently, the development of CNC technology is difficult to break through, what is lacking is the supporting components! Professor Fang's project must produce results as soon as possible. The school is short of funds and needs to be sold! If Professor Yu's computer project does not make a breakthrough, Factory 14 and Huafeng Electronics will go bankrupt! As for Professor Liang's project, I don't need to say more, right?"

Everyone fell silent immediately.

Xie Wei's talent in project coordination has been fully demonstrated. The rapid progress of various projects seems to be related to the management methods of complex engineering systems, but this was proposed by Xie Wei and was also researched and led by him.

Xie Wei also contributed significantly to the overall planning of resources and the allocation of manpower for each project.

“I understand everyone’s urgency. In fact, I’m even more anxious than you are… Everyone knows which projects the school is allocating resources to and why…”

The more Xie Wei spoke, the more silent everyone became. "By the way, Mo Lingyu and I are already married. The day before we got our marriage certificate, you all had your wedding banquet and drank your wedding wine. Hurry up and give us your wedding gift money!"

"Oh? I suddenly remembered I still have students' papers to revise, I have to go now."

Liang Hongbin was the first to turn around and leave.

"Uh, my computer simulation results should be out by now. I need to check if there's anything that needs to be modified..."

"Oh, I've remembered a solution to one of these problems..."

In the blink of an eye, the whole group of big shots had run away.

The girls were completely dumbfounded.

"Ha! Isn't it just being a shameless rogue?"

Xie Wei snorted coldly.

Everything left Junior Sister Zhu speechless.

She never imagined that Harbin Institute of Technology, which is stronger than the National University of Defense Technology in some fields and has a strong academic atmosphere, would be like this!

Those who came were all academicians, and they not only came here to fight, but were also scared away by Xie Wei's words about "collecting money."

She was puzzled, but didn't dare to ask.

"Xie Wei, what does this mean?"

Mo Lingyu was very curious. She had never seen the big shots act like this before when she was in school. Although the big shots often argued after drinking too much in this courtyard, it never came to the point of rolling up their sleeves and fighting.

"What could it mean? They're competing for funding! Their projects are all key projects, and their funding needs are getting bigger and bigger. The university-enterprise cooperation office earns hundreds of millions of yuan every year, but it can't keep up with the university's research expenses..."

Xie Wei sighed, "Also, starting tomorrow, we'll go to each of them one by one to collect our share of the money!"

"Isn't it?"

The three women widened their eyes simultaneously.

“If any of these guys can pull out ten yuan, I’ll eat my hat. Their monthly salaries go either to subsidize the graduate students they’re supervising or to help with projects. They live and eat at the university, and all their other expenses are covered by the university. Nobody keeps any money for themselves… So, each of them has to give at least twenty yuan as a gift!”

"..."

Mo Lingyu stared wide-eyed at her husband in disbelief.

Why, after being together for so long, did I never realize that the man she was so deeply infatuated with could be so shameless!

"Brother, if you use this method to make them avoid you, they'll have money when they get paid next month... School starts soon, and it seems like payday is just around the corner."

Xie Rou looked at her with disdain.

Even a clever older brother can make mistakes?
"The school is currently facing a financial crisis. Some time ago, these bigwigs discussed among themselves and approached the school to request a six-month suspension of salaries for associate professors and above; for dual-income families below the associate professor level, only one person's salary will be paid..."

Xie Wei grinned.

"Huh? Doesn't this mean I won't get paid for working the first half of the year?"

Xie Rou panicked, "What will we eat from now on? Starve?"

She looked very reluctant.

Over the years, besides buying various learning materials, she has spent the little money she earns on bragging.

I was thinking that after graduating with my doctorate, I would return to the university with the salary of an associate professor and a significant increase in income.

As a result, before even reporting for duty, they heard that their salaries would be suspended for six months; Mo Lingyu returned from studying abroad and became an associate professor, while Xie Wei had already been promoted to associate professor and would become a professor once his first class of students graduated...

None of the family members received wages.

"Xie Wei, won't this cause problems? Didn't you say that Director Du and the others were using their salaries to subsidize students and projects? Their monthly salaries aren't that much..."

Mo Lingyu looked worried.

She wasn't worried about not being able to live without a salary.

Anyway, both she and Xie Wei are busy, and at most they cook at home occasionally. Isn't eating at the school cafeteria more appealing?

With the rapid economic development and rising prices in recent years, wages have also increased accordingly. Generally, the salary of an associate professor is only three or four hundred yuan.

After six months, I didn't have much money.

"You seem to have a misunderstanding about the salaries of school staff and administrators!"

Xie Wei said with a smile, "According to the national salary regulations, associate professors earn over 400. Since most associate professors and above have research tasks, with subsidies and overtime pay, associate professors can earn over 1600 per month... professors earn over 2400... academicians earn even more..."

He did not mention the income of academicians.

These things are all kept secret, and very few people who reach the level of academicians care about their salary.

If you really care, you could just go abroad and your income would increase several times or even dozens of times.

These days, professors dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to research and teaching, disregarding personal gains and losses.

"so much?"

Mo Lingyu's eyes widened again.

Although this can't compare to the income in the United States, it's several times higher than the income of other schools in China!

"Isn't this the kind of job where an associate professor can become a millionaire in just six months?"

Xie Rou's face lit up with joy, but the joy that had just appeared quickly vanished. "It's a pity I won't get the money..."

"It's just being released later, not that it's not being released at all!"

Xie Wei glared at her.

The income of the school's staff and administrators is among the highest in the country.

Xie Wei knew he couldn't change the situation of low income for domestic researchers, but within the scope of his influence, he was making efforts to increase the income of cadres and staff.

On the one hand, it is to attract key personnel from other units, and on the other hand, it is to increase the cost for other units to poach people from schools.

Other institutions don't have as much revenue as Harbin Institute of Technology, nor do they have the autonomy to want to issue more subsidies.

First, ask your superiors if they agree.

Xie Wei naturally couldn't explain the ins and outs of this to the others.

The next day, Xie Rou finished her report.

That afternoon, Xie Wei had Zuo Ming gather the classmates and formally introduce Xie Rou to them.

Seeing the associate professor who was even younger than them, all the students in the class were initially full of doubts. However, when Xie Rou solved all the problems they had accumulated without hesitation and came up with even simpler solutions, the entire class began to admire this associate professor who was younger than them.

But in less than an hour, their worship turned into fear...

Yes.

fear.

Everyone suddenly realized that their homeroom teacher, Xie Wei, had already been very restrained in saying "I feel ashamed for you all."

(End of this chapter)