In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 402 Xie Wei is still very vengeful after all!

Xie Wei knew exactly what Zhang Mingqiu was referring to.

In the years prior, especially after the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War, both sides purchased a considerable number of tanks and heavy artillery from China in order to replenish their heavy equipment.

Poly Group, which was in charge, did not promote any weapons or equipment designed and developed by Harbin Institute of Technology to either party, including rocket launchers and sniper grenades.

The school leaders were very dissatisfied with this situation and felt that Poly was doing it on purpose.

Only Xie Wei knew that it wasn't that Poly was unwilling to promote the product, but rather that the customer simply didn't have the money to purchase the expensive Type 81 main battle tank, each costing as much as $220 million.

Xie Wei was among the first to participate in the negotiations, so he was naturally aware of the situation.

School leaders disagreed, especially Wei Changcheng, who was involved in the negotiations, who believed that Poly was inclined to manufacture the 617 tank.

"They'll come looking for me when they arrive, but I have to get back to my work; my students' classes have been delayed for several days..."

Before anyone arrived, Xie Wei simply went back to handle his work, especially teaching his students.

"Class teacher, how about we get a new math teacher?"

As soon as Xie Wei entered the classroom, he noticed that the expressions on his classmates' faces were strange.

When he asked, Zuo Ming gritted his teeth, stood up, and, under the encouraging gazes of the whole class, gritted his teeth and said it.

"Is it because Associate Professor Mo's lectures are not good?"

Xie Wei was speechless.

"Associate Professor Mo's lecture was excellent, but..."

Zuo Ming dared not meet Xie Wei's gaze. He thought of how Mo Lingyu would casually utter professional terms that no one had ever heard of in class, connecting various different mathematical concepts directly, making the mathematics that he once thought he could learn under Xie Rou's explanations completely unfamiliar.

"But...we can't understand..."

Seeing Xie Wei staring at him, Zuo Ming gritted his teeth and said.

"Oh?"

Xie Wei was not surprised.

Although Mo Lingyu wasn't a math major, she studied communications and computer science, which require a high level of mathematical ability. Furthermore, she frequently discussed math-related issues with the imaginative Xie Rou.
Xie Wei simply stopped participating in the discussion between the two women.

“Class advisor, it’s not that we’re not studying hard enough, Associate Professor Mo is overestimating us…”

"Exactly! We're just undergraduates, not math majors!"

"Teacher, I don't have a knack for math, otherwise I would have switched to math as my major..."

"Before Associate Professor Mo's class, although I felt that the math taught by Associate Professor Xie Rou was difficult, I could still understand it with some effort; after Associate Professor Mo's class, math became more and more unfamiliar to me..."

"I'm not a computer, I can't build mathematical models in my head... Associate Professor Xie Rou just thinks I'm stupid, but Associate Professor Mo thinks I have a bad attitude... Class advisor, could you please talk to Associate Professor Mo and ask him to give up on me? I'm beyond saving, not worth trying to help..."

Many students in the class had long been troubled by Mo Lingyu.

Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, Xie Wei clapped his hands. Once the classroom quieted down, he gave a serious look around before speaking, "There's no need to emphasize how important mathematics is here. I just want to ask you all, do you choose your teachers at school, or do you think you get to choose your own professional courses? Changing teachers all the time! Do you think you're graduate students?"

The current atmosphere among the students in the class is very bad.

Many students remained silent.

"You demand a change of teacher just because it's a bit more difficult? Who gave you the courage?"

Xie Wei's voice suddenly turned stern.

He was truly angry at that moment.

Mo Lingyu's lessons were designed based on Xie Wei's professional needs, combined with her teaching plans compiled from her years of experience in the United States regarding the mathematical requirements of STEM majors.

Ultimately, because the national college entrance examination has only been reinstated for a short time, there are no unified textbooks in various schools, especially for newly established majors, where all professional courses are written by the professors themselves.

Mathematics is a fundamental science and engineering discipline, and the required level varies from major to major. This results in the fact that, for all majors studying mathematics across the university, only the mathematics textbooks for general courses are standardized.

How many years has this been?

Students started complaining about the difficulty of the major and demanded to change teachers?

If the goal is simply to ensure students graduate smoothly, Xie Wei didn't need to make the professional courses so in-depth.

The school's Industrial Engineering major is a newly established program that primarily studies management, operations research, and the systems planning, coordination, and control of modern industry and manufacturing to improve production efficiency and quality, thereby reducing costs...

This places high demands on various mathematical models.

Xie Wei aims to cultivate not just students with academic qualifications but also those with practical skills, but individuals who can immediately solve various problems for businesses upon graduation!
Not to mention the numerous organizations that cooperate with Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) in this regard, the demand for such personnel from HIT's own industries alone is substantial.

Seeing Xie Wei's anger, the students lowered their heads and dared not utter a sound. "Even the senior students who had to extend their studies and take extra math exams didn't cause any trouble, so what are you making a fuss about? If you really don't want to work hard, then write an application to change your major! I won't stop anyone. In my major, it's impossible to graduate easily!"

"Alright, class is in session! Continuing from last lesson, this time we'll be discussing cutting-edge project R&D cost budgeting and risk control..."

Xie Wei didn't waste any more words.

The attitude is clear.

If you don't want to follow the school's curriculum, then leave.

compromise?

There is no room for compromise.

Compromise cannot cultivate talent.

Especially now that the problem of funding shortages has been resolved, various projects need to accelerate their research progress, more supporting projects need to be launched, and the demand for technically skilled management personnel will increase rapidly. Therefore, Xie Wei will not lower his strict requirements for students.

"Did she get angry?"

When Mo Lingyu saw Xie Wei, who looked unwell, appear in her office, she asked him a question.

"Nope!"

Xie Wei forced a smile and quickly denied it.

We mustn't let Mo Lingyu have a miscarriage.

"The students in my class have a really bad attitude now. I never expected that in just a few years, their circumstances would be so much better than ours were, and yet..."

Mo Lingyu sighed.

"Conditions have improved. Plus, the winds of freedom from the West have blown in these past few years... In addition, some public intellectuals have started promoting the idea that the air in the West is sweeter..."

Xie Wei also sighed, "If it doesn't work, then don't teach them for now. The children are the priority."

"No way, they're about to graduate."

Mo Lingyu became anxious.

Excluding students who had previously delayed their graduation, this year marks the first graduating class of Xie Wei's Industrial Engineering program.

"With their attitude, they won't graduate."

Xie Wei bluntly stated, "You can't let them cause any problems between you and your child."

This is not because Xie Wei is selfish.

He knows his students well.

"More than two-thirds of the students in the class have applied to study abroad, which is why we haven't dared to assign them to core projects during internships."

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself and the child."

Mo Lingyu gestured to Xie Wei not to be too nervous, "Are you done with your work?"

"No! I have an important meeting tonight, but I can go back with you first and come back after dinner."

"Then you shouldn't go back. Sister Wei is coming to our house later, she'll cook..."

Mo Lingyu didn't want Xie Wei to work so hard.

"Row."

Xie Wei glanced at Mo Lingyu's belly; it wasn't very noticeable yet. He stayed with Mo Lingyu in her office for a while, and seeing that it was almost time, he got up to leave, preparing to go to the station with Ge Jianjun to pick up the Poly representatives. "Director Xie, there's no need for you to personally greet the Poly people who are coming."

Ge Jianjun has visibly aged a lot in the past few years.

There are too many and too complicated things to do in the school-enterprise cooperation office, which is really exhausting.

"There are many things that need to be explained on the way. Big clients can't wait too long. If we don't pay attention to the details, it could very well affect the cooperation. We can't let our guard down until the money is in place."

Xie Wei's attitude towards Ge Jianjun has changed significantly in recent years.

People don't talk much.

He not only has high requirements for the subordinate units of the school-enterprise office, but he is also extremely demanding of himself. In all his years of working here, he only goes home once when he is on a business trip. When he reunites with his family, it is always his family members who come here. He usually lives in the office.

Thanks to Ge Jianjun's strong rectification efforts, the chaotic state of the school-enterprise office has long since disappeared.

Originally, the person in charge of the school-enterprise office was not involved in military projects, but Xie Wei, in order to add a brilliant chapter to Ge Jianjun's resume, directly involved Ge Jianjun in it as well.

Liu Debao has already gone to the Northern Mansion to entertain the members of the VIP inspection team.

"The higher-ups should have already spoken to them, right?"

Ge Jianjun was somewhat displeased, "Isn't a 12% agency fee a bit too much?"

"If it's just about business, then it's indeed too much... Director Ge, you should know what we're exporting this time... The amount given is too small, the export approval..."

"clear."

Before Xie Wei could explain further, Ge Jianjun said he understood.

As the train drew closer to Harbin Railway Station, Wu Lijun, sitting in the sleeper car, grew increasingly worried as he watched the scenery rushing past the window.

"Mr. Wu, we're almost there."

The assistant whispered a reminder.

"Xiao Yin, do you think Xie Wei will settle all our old scores and new grievances this time?"

Wu Lijun asked his assistant Yin Heping with a worried expression.

"No way. If Director Xie were that kind of person, he would have come knocking on our door long ago, and he wouldn't have let us get involved in such a big business. Especially since he took the initiative to raise the agency fee to 12%."

Yin Heping shook his head.

From the moment they set off, Wu Lijun was filled with worry, and Yin Heping simply couldn't understand what he was worried about.

"My concern isn't about that issue, but rather how the business should be allocated."

Wu Lijun sighed.

Yin Heping has not been with Poly for long and does not know how Poly started. Even now, apart from military trade, a large part of Poly's civilian product export business was taken from the Harbin Institute of Technology's enterprise office.

"That was arranged by Director Li, and the school didn't object."

Yin Heping wasn't unaware of this.

This time is different from before. In the past, Li Rui would tell them in advance what business they could do, so they didn't have to worry about it and just focus on the operation. They didn't even have to share the profits with Harbin Institute of Technology in the end.

This time is different.

38 billion US dollars!
The relationship between AVIC and Harbin Institute of Technology is completely different from the sordid conflict between Poly Group and Harbin Institute of Technology that has occurred over the years.

Neither Director Li Rui nor Leader Long Yaohua mentioned that Poly would handle any specific matters; instead, they instructed them to go to Harbin and have Xie Wei assign them business.

"Mr. Wu, I think we should be able to secure the air defense system order. At the very least, the air defense missile business should be handed over to us."

Yin Heping began to speak.

"hope so."

The train has arrived at the station.

With a heavy heart, Wu Lijun sighed, stood up, took several deep breaths, and then stepped outside.

After getting off the train, we met up with the other members of the team who were sitting in hard seats before heading outside.

"The one leading the group is Wu Lijun, the vice president of Poly's foreign business. He was originally just the head of the foreign trade department. He was the one who spearheaded the export of Hafei Hongguang minivans from Factory 122... In recent years, he has secured quite a few arms export orders..."

Outside the station, after waiting for several minutes, Ge Jianjun pointed to Wu Lijun, who was in his early fifties, and introduced him to Xie Wei.

"I never expected it to be him."

Xie Wei's answer surprised Ge Jianjun.

"have you seen?"

"I've seen them a few times before in Old Man Li's and Old Man Long's offices, but they never introduced me... I guess they were afraid I'd make a move."

Xie Wei had met Wu Lijun several times before, but he never expected that Wu Lijun would be in charge of Poly's external business.

The fact that the two leaders refused to introduce them clearly indicates that they had ulterior motives.

"Director Ge, how could we dare to trouble you to come and pick us up in person?"

Wu Lijun clearly recognized Xie Wei. When he saw Xie Wei next to Ge Jianjun, he was stunned for a moment, but then his expression returned to normal, and he greeted Ge Jianjun.

"This is Xie Wei, Director Xie."

Ge Jianjun shook hands with Wu Lijun and introduced Xie Wei to him.

"Director Xie, I've heard so much about you, I never imagined we'd met before!"

Wu Lijun feigned surprise and extended his hand to Xie Wei, saying, "You're even younger than the rumors say. Seeing is believing, indeed."

Xie Wei simply smiled and nodded at Wu Lijun's official remarks, saying, "Time is tight, the big clients can't wait any longer. Let's get in the car first, and I'll give you some information on the way."

Xie Wei did not confront Wu Lijun on the spot, nor did he expose Wu Lijun, which relieved Xie Wei.

No excessive pleasantries.

Wu Lijun, along with two key members of his team, followed Xie Wei and Ge Jianjun into Xie Wei's Hongguang minivan.

"Director Li should have given you an overview of the overall business. Currently, we need to produce a contract as soon as possible. On one hand, we need to communicate the specific details with the person in charge of the major clients, and on the other hand, they need to take the contract back to apply for it..."

After getting in the car, as soon as it started moving, Ge Jianjun began to explain the situation.

"Director Xie, Director Ge, how should we allocate this business with CATIC?"

Wu Lijun asked the question that had been on his mind the most.

The air defense missile system certainly cannot be split up and assigned to two different units each to be responsible for a part of it, and this part of the order accounts for $28.8 billion.

The remaining M7 tactical missiles and the Long March-300 long-range rocket artillery, together cost only $9.2 million.

Who is in charge is related to higher income.

Just the air defense system alone, according to Xie Wei's 12% agency fee, amounts to $3.456 million, which can be obtained from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange for more than 14.5 billion RMB!

"Poly is responsible for the M7 ballistic missile, the Long-Range Rocket Launcher-300, and weapons such as sniper grenades and rocket launchers..."

As soon as Xie Wei finished speaking, Wu Lijun and the others around him immediately changed their expressions upon hearing Xie Wei's words.

really!

The majority of the business went to CATIC.

"Director Xie, may I ask why the work is allocated this way?"

Wu Lijun was not curious about the newly added individual heavy weapons that Xie Wei mentioned, as the quantity of individual heavy weapons was large and the profit was not high.

Xie Wei gave almost all of the profits to AVIC.

Is it because of the relationship with Poly?

(End of this chapter)