In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 323 The word "exploitation" coming from Long Yaohua's mouth is a bit serious.

"Anyway, the school's funding is limited right now! We don't see any new large-scale profit growth points in the short term... The first batch of special funding for computers is 8000 million yuan; I'll have Principal Zhang transfer it to a separate account when I get back..."

After saying that, Xie Wei walked outside without waiting for Li Rui's reaction.

When he reached the door, he stopped and turned to Li Rui, saying, "Don't forget to arrange for someone to buy the train tickets!"

"What the hell do you take me for?"

Li Rui was furious.

Unfortunately, Xie Wei had vanished without a trace.

Sitting back in his chair, Li Rui lost all interest in doing anything else and began to seriously ponder Xie Wei's words.

After a long silence, he shook his head with a wry smile:

"This kid! Just say it directly. It's not like I don't support it, why do you have to do it this way! People who don't know any better would really think you have no manners. To avoid suspicion, you're starting to make fun of yourself now, which is completely unnecessary."

Unfortunately, Xie Wei had already gone far away and couldn't hear Li Rui's words.

Even if he heard it, Xie Wei would not admit that he was making fun of himself.

no way.

In the 80s, even in technologically and economically developed Europe and America, microcomputers were not widely available to individual households; the main purchasers were research institutions and schools.

Without office software, even large companies don't need computers for office work.

Is it possible to expect sales personnel trained by the university-enterprise cooperation office to promote the microcomputers developed by Harbin Institute of Technology to research institutions?
It's difficult to even achieve single-digit sales figures in a year.

Without lingering, Xie Wei went straight to the airport and let the Y-11 waiting for him take off.

After boarding the plane and leaning back in his seat, Xie Wei was unable to calm down and rest. Instead, he kept thinking about what key basic layouts were still missing.

Currently, the projects Xie Wei is promoting are basically all based on automation.

Even though he traveled back in time decades later, Xie Wei knew very well that he was not omnipotent and could not possibly be involved in every field. He could only promote development in core technology fields and change the humiliation of the original world.

"The layout is almost complete; all that's left is the materials. High-strength high-temperature alloys and semiconductor materials aren't things you can just buy with money. But poaching talent right now isn't easy... Let's wait until the projects we have are more developed. That way, it'll be easier to handle when the higher-ups are in a hurry."

Xie Wei rubbed his throbbing temples, not expecting the accessories to be so good.

Just thinking about the supporting components gives me a headache.

Any technology is not complicated in itself, but when you try to implement it, you find that the supporting components are not good enough, and when you try to develop supporting components, the supporting components are not good enough either.

Computers are like that.

Fighter jets are like that.

The same applies to missiles.

Even the development of CNC machining centers in schools is now constrained by inadequate hardware: improving precision requires not only upgrades to the control system, but also machining tools, measurement technology, and so on, which in turn involve related supporting technologies... For example, materials: even if better alloys are developed, machining technology, heat treatment technology, surface treatment technology, and so on become problems...

"Don't think about it!"

Xie Wei shook his head vigorously, trying to shake off all the growing number of related shortcomings in his mind.

"Xie Wei is gone?"

Long Yaohua had only just found out that Xie Wei had come again. He had originally wanted to talk to Xie Wei about something, but when he came to find him, Xie Wei had already left.

“The school has many projects right now, and he’s eager to go back.”

Before Long Yaohua could even ask, Yu Guofeng continued, "Xie Wei said that the core expert team cannot be allowed to travel on the same plane..."

"This boy!"

Very thoughtful.

"You guys at the Institute of Computer Science aren't planning to just poach a portion of the core staff, are you?"

"Nothing!"

Long Yaohua's words made Yu Guofeng's heart pound, but his face remained expressionless as he hurriedly denied it.

“You’ve used this tactic of borrowing people many times already… I originally wanted to talk to Xie Wei about this, but he’s gone, so please pass on a message to him.”

Long Yaohua did not expose Yu Guofeng's lie, but spoke seriously.

Yu Guofeng wanted to say something in his defense, but in the end he only moved his lips and said, "Leader, please speak! I will definitely pass on every word to Xie Wei."

"Poaching can certainly accelerate the progress of your projects, but if you put all your eggs in one basket, if the basket fails, all the eggs will fail... Since last year, your school has not assigned any of its students with strong academic backgrounds to institutions that need them for any of your projects... And in the past two years, you have not only been poaching from various research institutions and universities, but you have also been expanding your enrollment..."

"Boss, our project..."

Yu Guofeng became anxious.

He knew the seriousness of the problem. When the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed that Xie Rou come to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xie Wei firmly resisted. This was not only because Xie Rou was his sister, but also because the school project was short of people, and Xie Wei was unwilling to assign anyone to other units.

"Don't rush to defend yourself, let me finish speaking first."

Long Yaohua interrupted Yu Guofeng's explanation, his face becoming even more serious.

Yu Guofeng had no choice but to listen.

"The nation doesn't need an oligopoly of research institutions, but rather a leader that can guide related fields to progress and develop together... The same applies to talent. From the very beginning when the university secured independent project funding, apart from exported weapons and technology, most of the development can be said to have been built on the exploitation of partner institutions..."

"..."

Yu Guofeng's back began to sweat.

The fact that Long Yaohua mentioned the word "exploitation" indicates that the problem is quite serious.

"No matter how well Harbin Institute of Technology develops, if the supporting infrastructure doesn't keep up, your projects will also struggle to progress... Now you should have realized that... you can't handle all the supporting infrastructure on your own. And without technical backbones and people familiar with your technology, can you continue to develop in the long run?"

Long Yaohua's words made Yu Guofeng's forehead begin to sweat.

In the past two years, the problem of schools poaching students has indeed become increasingly serious.

Not only were outstanding graduates not assigned jobs, but the project also wiped out the core technical staff of the relevant units.

In fact, to accelerate technological research and development, Yu Guofeng and the professors at Harbin Institute of Technology kept writing to their teachers, classmates, fellow students, and even outstanding students, inviting them to participate in the school's projects.

As long as people are willing to come, Li Rui will use various means to get them involved in the organization.

This is why Li Rui's previous attempt to "borrow" people from the Institute of Computing Technology angered Secretary Yang to the point that he immediately drew his gun.

“The key personnel from other units learn and grow through projects at your school; the outstanding talents you cultivate enter other units, bringing with them technology and the school’s experience, and even the standardization that you are now vigorously promoting.”

Long Yaohua sighed silently as he finished speaking.

The development of Harbin Institute of Technology is evident to all.

However, such development is also dangerous. If it continues, it will eventually lead to Harbin Institute of Technology becoming a behemoth in the field they focus on, making it difficult for domestic peers to catch up.

Harbin Institute of Technology's development is based on siphoning money from related units.

"Boss, I understand. I'll tell Xie Wei when I get back."

"He's a smart man; he can understand."

Long Yaohua didn't say anything else. "I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now." There were no pleasantries.

"This person probably came specifically to see me. Neither Principal Li nor the leaders of the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry could easily intervene in this matter, so Long Yaohua stepped in. And while contacting the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry and Li Rui could have resolved the issue, Long Yaohua asked me to pass a message to Xie Wei instead of going directly to him..."

Yu Guofeng sighed with a wry smile.

Let's go back and see how Xie Wei plans to handle this.

"You spoke to Yu Guofeng?"

After Long Yaohua got into the car, Li Rui, who was inside, couldn't wait to ask.

“I already told you. Couldn’t you just tell Xie Wei directly? Why did you make me come all the way to see Yu Guofeng…”

Long Yaohua was actually somewhat dissatisfied.

He knew that Li Rui was protecting Xie Wei, and he also knew that Li Rui's intervention would not only fail to solve the problem, but might also cause the long-suppressed conflicts to finally erupt.

"I had no choice. Xie Wei may be young, but he's incredibly goal-oriented, and nobody can understand him until his plans are complete... I studied him specifically before. During his many years at the factory, before the national college entrance examination was reinstated, and despite being constantly suppressed by the factory, he only worked and studied every day, never demonstrating any superior technical skills compared to others... As soon as the national college entrance examination was reinstated, he produced several products in succession, not only saving the factory but also solidifying his position..."

Li Rui also sighed.

From the moment Xie Wei arrived at school and began to stand out, Li Rui kept a close eye on him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have paved the way for Xie Wei to become the president of Harbin Institute of Technology in his early forties.

Long Yaohua did not speak.

"Actually, what's most worrying is that Xie Wei still doesn't let anyone know what he's planning to do. He was the only student in the first experimental class who didn't choose a major; most of the students in the second class also chose a direction... He's the complete opposite of Xie Rou, who was determined to work on missiles from the very beginning!"

"Don't make me go to Mr. Qian and ask him to pull some strings!"

Long Yaohua effectively shut down Li Rui's words before he could even finish speaking.

Li Rui brought this up several times.

“Liang Hongbin is Mr. Qian’s student, so he should be able to make a recommendation.”

"If you could put in a good word for her, wouldn't that make it even more certain? Otherwise, that crazy woman Liang Hongling would insist that Xie Rou learn math from her teacher... And now, Boss Hua has already spoken up."

Li Rui was in a real bind.

I don't know how Xie Jianguo and his wife had children; none of them are easy to raise.

"By the way, did you remind Xie Wei about Xie Jianguo's problem? Continuing like this can't go on."

Long Yaohua suddenly shifted the topic to Xie Jianguo.

“I’ll find some time soon to go back and talk to Xie Wei. Xie Jianguo’s operating model is exactly the same as Xie Wei’s. Xie Jianguo’s abilities are not enough to achieve this level. Moreover, Xie Wei was the one who initially formulated the development plan for Hongguang Factory…”

The development of Hongguang Factory is too fast.

The speed is worrying—it's grown rapidly by transferring technical personnel and experienced workers from other units, and also by leveraging the technical expertise of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)... Currently, it's not just relying on HIT's technology to develop products; it's also constantly developing similar products, and even using the opportunity of producing HIT CNC systems to expand into the electronics field...

They even resorted to price wars to suppress their competitors.

"Their approach was not wrong, it's just that at this point in time... reform and opening up is already a fundamental national policy, and no one can shake it."

Long Yaohua said seriously.

"clear."

Li Rui asked Long Yaohua to intervene because he understood the situation.

Harbin Institute of Technology was a pilot institution, and Hongguang Machinery Factory was also a pilot institution.

The rapid development of both organizations is a good thing, but some dissatisfied people are accusing them of growing by exploiting other organizations...

After returning home, Li Rui couldn't sleep more and more.

She felt she had to tell Xie Wei about this as soon as possible. She should have just told him directly instead of playing tricks on him when he contacted her.

Left with no other choice, he arranged the next day's work and boarded the same train as Yu Guofeng and the others. However, he did not go to find Yu Guofeng. Instead, he waited for Yu Guofeng to go back and tell Xie Wei, so that Xie Wei would have a clear idea of ​​what to do, and then he would go to find him.

"The question of whether it's capitalist or socialist?"

Xie Wei was surprised that as soon as they met, Yu Guofeng pulled him into a car alone and even made Xie Wei drive, leaving the driver behind.

He relayed Long Yaohua's words to Xie Wei verbatim.

Xie Wei's first reaction was this.

"It has nothing to do with this, right? I think the leader is right. We've poached too many people and aren't letting them go, so the supporting infrastructure is indeed lagging behind."

Yu Guofeng hadn't expected Xie Wei to think so far ahead.

"Didn't we propose broader cooperation? Didn't you mention that?"

Xie Wei squinted and turned to look at Yu Guofeng.

"No, the leader didn't even let me speak. I just listened the whole time."

Yu Guofeng gave a wry smile, then said seriously to Xie Wei, "Won't you let the outstanding people from the companies we cooperate with join our project?"

"They definitely need to join our project! Excellent talent is essential for the project's rapid development. Uh..."

In the end, Xie Wei instantly realized the problem.

He then gave a wry smile: "I understand."

Yu Guofeng didn't ask him what he understood; he simply waited silently for Xie Wei to speak.

"Although our collaboration aims to accelerate project progress and cultivate more talent, we will inevitably poach people to participate in more core projects during the collaboration process... To outsiders, it may appear that we are using projects as bait..."

“Currently, the supporting facilities are restricting all our projects. The school also cannot endlessly add various projects.”

Yu Guofeng reminded Xie Wei.

Seeing that Xie Wei remained silent, he continued:
"Just like with our computers, starting GPU development now will impact the CPU project. To ensure both projects can proceed simultaneously, we need more people... and these people..."

"Ah~"

Xie Wei sighed.

How could he not know?

He was well aware of the consequences of poaching talent, especially core members of major research institutes and key professors from some universities.

"In the end, I was just too impatient. How about this, let's go back and discuss it with the school. If we can allocate some of next year's graduates without affecting the schedule, let's postpone some of them."

"Simply allowing some students in might not be enough."

What should we do about the project?

Xie Wei was somewhat displeased.

Once the professors and key technical personnel at the school have been transferred, it's impossible for them to return the personnel to their original units.

"We help our partners develop talent, not just their core technical staff, but also their ordinary technicians and outstanding young people... In addition, we outsource some non-core technology projects..."

(End of this chapter)