From top student in college to scientific research powerhouse

Chapter 83 Making money is really hard! Graduation thesis? Retrying the initial experiment...

The signing ceremony has concluded.

The teams from both companies left, the journalists left, and the school and provincial leaders also left.

Other unrelated people also left.

The Applied Electromagnetism Laboratory can finally breathe a sigh of relief and have time to reflect on the 100 million yuan transfer fee.

"One hundred million!"

"That's a hundred million!"

"I never dreamed I'd be involved in technology transfer at this level..."

"It's more than I expected. I thought it would be ten or twenty million, after all, the cost is high, and the graphene material is too precious and there are few places where it can be used."

"No matter how precious it is, it's still room-temperature superconductivity!"

"The first room-temperature superconductor is definitely different. They made a profit just by buying it. I think they didn't get enough..."

Zhu Bingkun, Xue Kun, and Chen Shuai were all talking.

Zhang Minghao and Fang Huimin listened, but they were also very excited and thrilled.

They have reason to be excited.

When Zhang Minghao had an idea, he signed an agreement with the school and the laboratory.

In terms of technology ownership, Zhang Minghao holds the largest share, owning 60% of the technology personally, while the school and laboratory hold 30%. Of the remaining 10%, Xue Kun, Zhu Bingkun, Fang Huimin, and Chen Shuai share the remaining 4%, 3%, 2%, and 1% respectively.

In fact, Xue Kun and Zhu Bingkun each held 4% initially, but Zhu Bingkun generously gave 1% to Chen Shuai.

"One point is a million!"

Chen Shuai shouted loudly and immediately noticed that Zhu Bingkun's gaze was somewhat strange.

He chuckled, "Old Zhu, we're still on good terms. I'll treat you to dinner sometime!"

"Turn around?" Zhu Bingkun glared.

Chen Shuai made a quick decision, "Today, today! Everyone go, it's on me!"

He had just finished speaking when he turned around and saw Shi Chengqian and Tan Yanming standing at the door.

The principal and the dean were both staring at him.

Shi Chengqian opened his eyes and said, "Professor Chen, we all know you want to make money. You have a point of ownership of the technology, that's one million."

"It's remarkable, it's great, it's a wonderful thing, but could you please be a little more low-key and stop shouting like that?"

"We heard you shouting before we even entered the building!"

Chen Shuai awkwardly shrank back and muttered a protest in a low voice, "Principal Shi is just happy, and it's not just me..."

He turned his head after he finished speaking.

Zhu Bingkun, Xue Kun, Fang Huimin, and Zhang Minghao all sat up straight with blank expressions, their eyes even showing... confusion.
Chen Shuai almost choked with anger.

Shi Chengqian coughed lightly and didn't dwell on the previous question, but instead started talking about the follow-up work of the technology transfer.

After signing the technology transfer agreement, the company must provide the enterprise with detailed research and development data, technical reports, and some technology-related items.

If a company has any technical problems, such as being unable to manufacture materials using the technology, the laboratory will send someone to solve the problem.

These are all necessary.

The transfer fee will be transferred to the school's account within the period stipulated in the contract, and then the school will transfer it to the individual accounts of the owners according to the proportions stipulated in the agreement.

After everything was explained, Shi Chengqian warned Chen Shuai to "keep a low profile" before walking away with his hands behind his back.

The atmosphere in the office immediately relaxed.

Tan Yanming is the dean of the School of Physics, but they are quite familiar with each other and he does not have the same imposing presence as Shi Chengqian.

He came over to talk about something else: "Zhang Minghao, your project with Professor Sun Wen has been approved. The first batch of funding is 400 million yuan, and two pieces of equipment have also been purchased for you."

Zhu Bingkun, Xue Kun, and the others listened calmly.

If it were six months ago, they would have been very surprised to learn that Zhang Minghao was involved in a 400 million yuan project.

It's different now.

They've seen it all before.

Zhang Minghao's semiconductor projects are all in the tens of millions, and the technology transfer fees he receives for a single research project can reach as high as 100 million yuan.

Four million?
Just a small research project...

Zhang Minghao was also somewhat dissatisfied with the budget. He frowned and asked, "Only 400 million?"

"The first batch."

Tan Yanming emphasized this point.

"Dean Tan, don't try to fool me," Zhang Minghao said bluntly. "They say it's the first batch, but we don't even know if there's a second batch."

"Uh~~"

Tan Yanming felt a little embarrassed, so he simply said it all in one breath: "I've inquired, and it seems that some people at the higher-ups don't approve of your research, but this technology is very useful."

"So the final funding was halved, it seems like they said if the research made progress, they would continue to get more funding..."

"Fine!"

Zhang Minghao nodded, and the matter had nothing to do with Tan Yanming.

No matter what happens inside, they can't interfere with the decisions of higher authorities. What else can they do if they don't accept it?
Four million should be enough to support most experiments.

Let's start doing this!
Tan Yanming said a few more words, and before leaving, he told them to celebrate as they should, but not to be too high-profile, like Chen Shuai shouting at the top of his lungs.

He then specifically told Zhang Minghao, "If you have any free time lately, prepare your graduation thesis."

"Submit a paper and you'll graduate."

After Tan Yanming left, the group lost their desire to celebrate and instead started talking about Zhang Minghao's graduation.

Xue Kun said, "It would be great if we could graduate quickly, without having to apply for researcher benefits."

"Yes, let's graduate quickly!"

“Your graduation thesis should be easy, right?” Zhu Bingkun said.

Zhang Minghao pondered for a moment before asking, "I haven't thought about what to write in my graduation thesis?"

"Anything is fine, right? You've done so much research."

Chen Shuai said, "The tinene direction is fine. Experiments and data analysis are enough to make a paper.

"You can use some of the semiconductor models you made before as your graduation thesis, as well as the invisible sphere you made with the Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics..."

He went on to say everything he could think of, and later discovered that too much research by doctoral students also had its drawbacks.

For my graduation thesis, I'll definitely choose the best one to write about.

But which one should we choose?
How do I choose?

……

Zhang Minghao only thought about his graduation thesis for a moment before temporarily putting his worries aside.

Because he's about to earn 60 million.

Sixty million!

To win a lottery ticket with a single prize of up to five million, you need to win twelve tickets to reach that amount.

The thought of 60 million coming in made me so excited I felt like I was about to explode.

I feel lightheaded when I walk outside.

Walk slowly...

One step, another step.

In fact, when he first had the idea, he never thought he could build the STN-01.

STN-02 is the target material.

During the experiment of manufacturing STN-02, it was discovered that some materials exhibited insulating properties. Therefore, the experimentation and research continued, and STN-01 was finally successfully prepared.

The two companies believed that STN-02 was a byproduct of STN-01, but the opposite is true; STN-01 was the byproduct, which was a pleasant surprise in the research.

This surprise is worth a hundred million!
Zhang Minghao left the laboratory and walked along the school road until he reached the teachers' building.

He went back to his shared apartment.

Yu Minxia and Li Li were both there, and they waved to Zhang Minghao in greeting.

Li Li jokingly said, "You've really become a celebrity, everyone's talking about you online!"

"You've actually developed a room-temperature superconducting material..."

Zhang Minghao corrected, "It's not room-temperature superconductivity, it's 100% conductivity at room temperature, it's just a metamaterial."

"It's all nonsense online."

He chatted casually for a few minutes and then went into the room.

As I lay half-reclined on the edge of the bed, the thought of 'sixty million' was still swirling in my mind. When I checked the system, it was like a bucket of cold water had been poured over my head.

Wealth: Approximately 913 million.

[Upgrade Required Wealth: 1 million.]

"The current amount is over nine million, which is only after the surplus funds from the semiconductor model project arrived in the account."

"Of the 60 million yuan in technology transfer funds, 20% is taxed, so 12 million yuan will be deducted first, leaving 48 million yuan. Adding it all up, that's only 5713 million yuan..."

"The upgrade demand is only halfway complete!"

A hundred million—a small goal, earning it is incredibly difficult. Zhang Minghao even wanted to write a short essay about his experience, titled—

Real Experience: Earning a Small Goal is So Hard!

He conducted several research and development projects, all of which were recognized by his superiors and earned him bonuses. He also completed a project worth tens of millions of yuan and took away nearly half of the project's funding.

He even developed a material that is nearly superconducting at room temperature, and the transfer fee alone amounted to 100 million yuan. His personal technological achievements accounted for more than 60% of the total.

What more do you want!
"Making money while doing scientific research is so difficult!" He couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

That was a heartfelt exclamation!
On the living room sofa, Yu Minxia and Li Li both froze for a moment.

Yu Minxia pointed to Zhang Minghao's room, turned her head and asked, "What did he just say?"

Li Li slowly popped a potato chip into her mouth, then said, "He said making money is hard."

She immediately realized what she meant and shouted into the room, "You think making money is hard? Even I know that the school awarded you 500,000 yuan for some research project last time!"

"What's 500,000!"

Yu Minxia quickly added, "Everyone in the School of Mathematics knows that his math project has a surplus of several million yuan!"

"Several million?" Li Li was immediately surprised.

"everybody knows."

Yu Minxia added sourly, "The surplus funds are all his..."

"correct!"

Li Li continued, "The news mentioned that the transfer fee for that material was 100 million. How about we share some with him?"

"One point is one million..."

Zhang Minghao was peeking out of the door when he heard this and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, they didn't know he had sixty points.

Otherwise, wouldn't we be so envious we'd cry?
He walked out the door, shook his head, and said, "You don't understand, I have my own troubles."

"Your problem is that you have too much money and don't know what to do with it?"

Do you need our help?

Li Li's eyes darted around, and she suddenly laughed, "How about this, Zhang Minghao, don't you not have a girlfriend?"

"I'll introduce Xiaxia to you. You can decide on the matchmaker fee; 100,000 or 80,000 will do."

Yu Minxia blushed immediately and retorted, "Why don't you do it yourself!"

Li Li looked down at herself, pouted, and said sadly, "Even the handsome Zhang wouldn't be interested in my figure!"

"It does not matter!"

Yu Minxia smiled and said, "Zhang Minghao, what do you think of Lili? She said she's not in good shape, so I'll ask for less matchmaker's fee."

"One price! Five hundred yuan!"

Li Li angrily grabbed Yu Minxia's stomach, "I'm only worth five hundred yuan? If he really gave us five hundred yuan, will the police arrest us tomorrow?"

"No, I meant you gave him five hundred yuan..."

"I have to pay an extra five hundred?!"

Seeing the two girls playfully fighting, Zhang Minghao quickly went back to his room and closed the door.

A man traveling alone really needs to learn how to protect himself!

Look at those two female hooligans outside the door. They're not only trying to seduce you, but they're also trying to swindle you out of your money?
There are no doors!

……

The applied electromagnetics laboratory project has been completed and is preparing to apply for a new project.

At the Institute of Optics, the stealth technology research project in collaboration with Sun Wen's team also needs to wait for the ordered equipment and materials to arrive before large-scale experiments can begin.

For the next week, Zhang Minghao had some free time, and his life returned to a healthy and regular routine.

He was like an ordinary student.

I go to class when I have time, exercise in my spare time, and go to the lab when I have free time.

A lot happened in that week.

The vast majority of them are related to STN-01. Many laboratory teams in China have obtained STN-01 material samples and conducted detailed tests on the materials.

The various laboratories have also released their test results.

These test results are sufficient to prove the characteristics of STN-01.

Although the tests were all conducted by domestic experimental teams, the sheer number of results put together is still very convincing.

This has also been used abroad to confirm the specific characteristics of STN-01.

All of the laboratory's research papers on stanene have passed the review process for submission to academic journals.

The preparation characteristics of multilayer tinene films were published in the internationally renowned academic journal Physical Review Letters.

Physical Review Letters (PRL) is the most prestigious academic journal in the international physics field, with an influence that surpasses that of Nature and Science.

Having experimental results published in Physical Review Letters is an achievement in itself.

Universities have regulations that subsidize papers published in top journals.

Jiangzhou University also has a relevant subsidy policy, which stipulates that publishing a paper in Physical Review Letters can earn a subsidy of up to 200,000 yen.

The paper "Detection Characteristics of Multilayer Tinene Thin Film Materials" co-authored by Fang Huimin and He Hui was published in the English-language journal Acta Physica Sinica, published by the Academy of Sciences of Southeast University.

Other researchers and doctoral students also reported good news about their papers passing the review process.

Most papers are published in regular SCI journals.

For ordinary researchers or doctoral students, publishing an additional SCI paper can significantly enhance their resume.

It is worth mentioning that the invited reviewer for the paper published in Physical Review Letters was the renowned materials expert Ramamosi Ramesh, who specifically mentioned Zhang Minghao in his comments on the research.

"The most crucial work in the preparation of multilayer tinene thin film materials is the research and design of the substrate."

This task was completed by Zhang Minghao.

It's hard to believe that he's still a doctoral student and only twenty-three years old.

I'm convinced that Zhang Minghao is an extremely rare genius, possessing unparalleled research and development talent!

This comment has been cited and reported by many media outlets.

Zhang Minghao is not yet a celebrity internationally.

Many scholars are aware of the zxz phenomenon, but they do not know what 'z, x, z' specifically represent.

Ramamosi-Ramesh is one of the leading scholars in the field of materials science, and his comments have greatly enhanced Zhang Minghao's reputation.

The situation is different in China.

Zhang Minghao is definitely a celebrity, because he has been featured in media reports so frequently that many people can quickly think of several labels when they hear his name.

'Expulsion from Donggang University', 'Genius PhD student', 'Room temperature superconductivity', and so on.

Being famous can be both a good thing and a bad thing.

Zhang Minghao doesn't care about fame, but because he's so famous, many people talk about graduation issues when they see him.

Have you thought about your graduation thesis yet?

"You must prepare well. Your graduation thesis is very meaningful, although it may not be the most important one for you, but you still need to take it seriously..."

"If you have any ideas, tell us, and we'll give you some advice."

"Don't delay graduation, graduate when you're supposed to..."

"Hurry up and finish your thesis. What are you doing, exercising? You're neglecting your studies. The reviewers have already been arranged..."

What's it like to hear inquiries about your graduation thesis several times a day?
That feeling meant I absolutely had to prepare!

But as Chen Shuai said, he has several research projects, so which one should he choose as the topic of his graduation thesis?

This is a problem.

Some mathematics professors even suggested that he use his published mathematics papers as topics.

Of course that's impossible.

Zhang Minghao sat in the chair, resting his chin on his hands and thinking carefully, when suddenly he frowned.

An experiment at Donggang University!
That experiment was considered 'data fabrication', and he was expelled from Donggang University for it.

I decided to come to Jiangzhou University after that.

Now I'm writing my doctoral dissertation, and no amount of research can compare to that experiment.

It begins with an experiment, and it ends with an experiment...

My doctoral studies have come to a perfect end, haven't they?

After thinking it over carefully, he immediately got up and went to Xue Kun's office, where he said earnestly, "Professor Xue, I would like to try that experiment again."

"experiment?"

Xue Kun was stunned for a moment before he realized, "You mean electromagnetic interference fluidity?"

"Yes and no."

Zhang Minghao said, "I want to try the initial experiment again..."

　I was busy all day today, and then I had a severe writer's block. Little Pumpkin worked hard for several hours before finally finishing a chapter.

　　I apologize for missing a chapter!

　　Make up for it as much as possible when you can.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)