In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 356 The article demands a newspaper announcement to find people from 301 Hospital; Xie Wei's audacity far exceeded Li Rui's expectations.
"Hey, Deputy Director Li, it seems the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense isn't too busy. You're also serving as the school's principal!"

Seeing Li Rui bring in the military officers, Xie Wei was furious at the thought that Li Rui, that bastard, had tricked the Third Ministry of Machine Building into giving Xie Wei experience in handling matters.

Disregarding the personal decorum of the leaders, they made sarcastic remarks.

"No. Although I'm no longer the school principal, I still think about it... You see, someone in the army is ripping off the food, we can't just stand by and watch, can we?"

Li Rui grinned as he answered.

"..."

Minister Lü was nearly driven to a rage by his words.

They're eating and then they smash the pot!

How could you possibly say that?
Isn't this all the work of that bastard Li Rui?

But he couldn't say anything.

What Factory 122 did was indeed take food from the pot and then smash it.

"Everyone, although we weren't aware of it at first, the Air Force logistics department got involved. Each vehicle received 3800 yuan... a total of 3000 vehicles. All the funds will be used to compensate the school-enterprise office. In addition, the Air Force will provide additional funding for Project 10 and the research and development of the air defense missile system..."

A military officer in his early fifties spoke up.

The military leaders were very decisive.

They did not shirk responsibility and also provided solutions.

They also adopted a very humble attitude.

The school has now suspended research and development funding for Project No. 10 and its supporting medium-range air-to-air missiles and air defense missiles, citing insufficient funds.

What additional funding? It's clearly compensation.

Both the Third Ministry of Machine Building and the Air Force had a sense of pride.

Although it wasn't mentioned how the relevant personnel from the two units would be dealt with, their attitude already reveals a lot.

Ge Jianjun was completely numb.

He originally thought the school was bound to suffer losses in this matter, and he was even having a headache that the technology transfer of the school-enterprise cooperation project could not be carried out through cooperation. The school would either have to sell the technology or build its own factory to produce it.

Before he could even come up with a solution, the problem already had one.

"Xie Wei, what do you think of this approach?"

Li Rui turned to look at Xie Wei.

"Shu~"

All eyes turned to Xie Wei.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Xie Wei calmly replied, "Not good at all!"

what?
Everyone's expression changed instantly.

All the money was given to Wenxuan, without even deducting the cost, which meant Wenxuan gained millions in profit; the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry and the military even made direct compensation.

This is unprecedented nationwide.

Their posture is so humble.

Xie Wei was incredibly persistent!

"Xie Wei, this is the greatest sincerity the Third Ministry of Machine Building can offer. Although the incident at Factory 122 will have a very negative impact... the losses are not significant at present!"

Huo Guoqiang cast a resentful glance at Li Rui and said through gritted teeth.

That damn Li Rui!
Perhaps Xie Wei was planning this from the very beginning?

That damn Xie Wei!
Minister Lü frowned.

Even the officers in the military frowned as they looked at Xie Wei.

"Isn't it a big deal? What if the Third Ministry of Machine Building and the Air Force turn a blind eye? The school has invested a lot in projects for the Third Ministry of Machine Building and the Air Force. If these projects weren't available, would the Third Ministry of Machine Building and the Air Force still have made compromises?"

Despite the dissatisfaction of the bigwigs, Xie Wei remained calm, showing no fear of angering them.

Is it just about returning the money, or compensation?

Definitely not.

"What do you want to do about it?"

Long Yaohua also frowned. Xie Wei's attitude at this moment made him unsure, especially whether Xie Wei knew that this was something he had deliberately arranged.

"Place it in the newspaper!"

"impossible!"

Minister Lü was the first to object.

Before Xie Wei could explain the detailed plan, he expressed his opposition.

If this were published in the newspaper, it would have a huge impact on the reputation of the Third Ministry of Machine Building.

The 122 Factory was the one who messed things up, but the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry's poor management cannot be blamed either. More importantly, it makes people wonder if it was an internal order—the 122 Factory was just a subordinate unit!
The same applies to the Air Force.

If the Air Force were to publish the article as Xie Wei requested, it would lose all face, and in the future, no unit would dare to independently initiate Air Force projects without funding.

It's noisy.

Even Li Rui's gaze towards Xie Wei changed; this kid was too ruthless.

"Xie Wei, should we discuss this matter again?"

"There's no room for negotiation. We can forgo those tens of millions of yuan in school-enterprise cooperation funds, but this matter must be made public! If it's just handled internally, other units will follow suit, and who will spend all their energy guarding against their partners?"

Xie Wei raised an eyebrow, looking at the many bigwigs, "Some things always have to be taken responsibility for. We need to make an example of them. Now that we've caught this chicken, we have to kill it before the monkey causes any serious consequences... I just didn't expect this chicken to be so fat."

"..."

Xie Wei's words made the mouths of the group of bigwigs twitch.

But no one could find a way to refute it.

Nobody forced them to come forward, right?
"That's my stance anyway. Let's discuss this among the leaders."

Xie Wei left after saying this, then walked out. After a few steps, he stopped, turned around to look at the reactions of the assembled leaders, and said, "Previously, the university expanded too quickly in scientific research and technology transfer. The higher-ups are worried about problems and have asked the university to develop prudently to avoid blind expansion that could lead to a break in the funding chain. Therefore, it would be best for our university-enterprise cooperation office to cut some projects..."

After saying that, he walked out of the meeting room without waiting for the reactions of the others.

"Is he threatening to cut Project No. 10 and related projects?"

Minister Lü was stunned for a moment, then asked incredulously.

"Probably. This time, Factory 122 really went too far, and the school's leaders didn't do their jobs properly either! Anyone would be disappointed in that situation."

Nima!

Have you no shame?
The one who felt most wronged was Qu Hongtao.

It was all designed by that shameless old man Li Rui, and now he's publicly accusing me of dereliction of duty!

This is so unfair...

And we still have to put up with it!

The frustration I felt was indescribable.

"I can accept any other conditions, but publishing it in the newspaper is definitely not an option. The impact would be far too great."

An officer from the Air Force logistics department spoke up.

They are the ones who suffered an undeserved misfortune: there is still so much work to be done in improving the Y-8, such as developing early warning aircraft, airborne troops, and strategic transport aircraft. The Y-8 is sufficient for the Air Force's development needs for the next twenty years.

Aerial refueling tanker?
That thing is useless.

The J-7 and J-8, the mainstay fighter jets of the Air Force, do not have the capability for aerial refueling.

What are you going to do with it?

As a result, the Y-10 team approached them, thinking that after the Y-10 was modified into a wide-body aircraft, it could not only serve as a platform for early warning aircraft, but also allow the Air Force to have a strategic transport aircraft with a capacity of hundreds of tons. If there is a need for aerial refueling, it can also be modified into a large aerial refueling aircraft...

So the Air Force logistics department was immediately interested and supported the plan.

"Xie Wei didn't say he would publish an apology in the newspaper. His purpose was to warn those who would cooperate with the school-enterprise cooperation office later. If the results cannot be known to more people, in the future, the production unit can promise all kinds of conditions for technical cooperation projects. After the R&D unit solves the technical problems, it can sell the products on its own. Who would dare to cooperate then?" Zhang Mingqiu was very clear about his own identity.

Although Xie Wei didn't mention it to him, he believed he had already figured out what Xie Wei meant.

"You don't need to tell me the consequences, just tell me the solution!"

Li Rui's words drew scorn from everyone.

This back-and-forth singing, does it really think we're all fools?!
This time, they really wronged Li Rui.

Li Rui was also troubled. He had originally planned to use this incident to help Xie Wei grow faster, and then give Xie Wei his evaluation and some pointers after Xie Wei had handled the situation...

As it turned out, Xie Wei was more cunning than anyone else: from the very beginning, he waited for the relevant authorities' attitude and solutions, while remaining unchanged in the face of any eventuality.

When he is not satisfied with the solutions proposed by everyone, he does not mention his own solutions, but only gives directions, leaving everyone to figure out his ideas.

He has mastered the art of leadership to its fullest extent.

Where would Li Rui need to give me pointers?

Li Rui needs Xie Wei's guidance!

"As long as more people know about this matter and the subsequent handling results, that's enough. The Air Force and the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry's funding for Project No. 10 or other related projects, personnel adjustments, etc., don't need to appear in the newspapers. However, the returned funds, equity adjustments, personnel changes, and even the entire process need to be reported in detail... This can be done through an editorial published in the People's Daily..."

"A People's Daily editorial?"

Everyone was stunned.

This was a method they hadn't considered.

Even Li Rui looked at Zhang Mingqiu in surprise, not understanding whether it was Xie Wei's intention or Zhang Mingqiu's interpretation of Xie Wei's intention.

Although this plan would also be difficult for the Ministry of Machinery Industry and the Air Force to accept, it is not unacceptable—the direction of the editorial can be controlled!
Furthermore, the main body can be broken down from the entire Air Force and the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry to specific subordinate units. If the higher-level authorities fail to investigate, it can be said that the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry and the Air Force have nothing to do with it.

"We can accept this proposal."

Minister Lü was the first to express his opinion.

As long as it doesn't damage the reputation of the Third Ministry of Machine Building.

"The Air Force can accept this too..."

"..."

The most distressed were the leaders of Factory 122: they did the work, the benefits went to other units, and they had to bear the consequences, without even having a chance to speak up.

How can I avoid feeling upset?
Huo Guoqiang, in particular, was extremely distressed.

"An editorial?"

Xie Wei was also surprised. Who could have read his thoughts so clearly? "I guess so."

"Tell me honestly, did you communicate with Zhang Mingqiu beforehand?"

"No."

Xie Wei shook his head, "I just had a vague idea. Since we're making an example of someone, we should make sure more monkeys see it..."

Really not!
"So, this is how we're going to handle it?"

"What do you mean by handling it this way? I feel like you've come back to smooth things over!"

Xie Wei looked displeased.

He knew very well that with the Ministry of Machinery Industry and the Air Force adopting such a low profile, and Li Rui trying to smooth things over, something was definitely fishy.

There are still powerful demons.

None of them mentioned the Y-10 that caused this incident, and Xie Wei felt that they definitely wanted to take this opportunity to get the Harbin Institute of Technology's Industry-University Cooperation Office to take over the Y-10 project.

It is impossible for the Y-10 to take over.

Especially after Xie Wei learned the true situation of the Y-10, it became even less likely that he would take over.

However, it is possible to support this project in progress.

We need to get something in return!

"What else do you want? Xie Wei, just say what you're thinking. Don't make everyone guess what you're thinking; it's not good for your progress."

At this moment, Li Rui had no recollection of how he had tried every possible means to help Xie Wei master the art of leadership.

At this point, he had already grown somewhat disgusted with the art of leadership.

"The school's research teams work day and night, with almost no one taking a break. The average sleep time for all researchers is no more than 5 hours..."

Since you've asked me to bring it up myself, I won't stand on ceremony.

Li Rui works for the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, so it would be difficult for them to poach staff from Peking Union Medical College Hospital. The healthcare doctors at 301 Hospital are even more capable than those at Peking Union Medical College Hospital—PLA General Hospital is a large comprehensive hospital integrating medical treatment, healthcare, teaching, and scientific research.

"you……"

Upon hearing Xie Wei's words, Li Rui's eyes widened suddenly. He took several deep breaths to suppress his fear and reminded Xie Wei, "The higher-ups have forbidden schools from poaching people!"

Damn it!
Xie Wei is getting bolder and bolder.

Now they're even recruiting healthcare doctors to be assigned to the leaders.

Even I wouldn't have the guts.

"We didn't poach anyone. Of the dozen or so academicians at the university, half are in charge of projects related to Project 10, such as materials, computers, semiconductors, and radar... To enable the Air Force to have advanced fighter jets as soon as possible, they work day and night, disregarding their own health... Any one of them collapsing in their research post would be a huge loss to the country, and the university cannot bear such a responsibility... For the sake of the academicians and professors' health, the only way for the university is to reduce research investment..."

Threat!

damn thing.

They're using Project No. 10 to threaten us again.

But Xie Wei's words were completely unfounded—he was stating the truth.

"I'm applying to my superiors..."

"We don't need many. Just arrange ten or twenty people who can handle projects..."

Upon hearing this, Li Rui turned and left.

Damn it, they really dare to dream!
If you can get approval from above, then go find the parties involved; you'll be lucky to persuade two or three of them.

"If we want astronauts to walk in space and grow vegetables on the moon, we need to start preparing the relevant medical technologies..."

As Li Rui left, he stumbled and almost fell.

Suppressing the tremor in his heart, he refused to look back and walked straight outside.

He never expected that something like this would give Xie Wei the opportunity to plan for seemingly unrelated projects!

Even now, Li Rui realized that Xie Wei's decision to apply to Harbin Institute of Technology with high scores from the very beginning was all part of his calculations: Harbin Institute of Technology in Northeast China is not very well-known in Southwest China, at least not as well-known as Sichuan University in the local area, Tsinghua and Peking Universities in the capital, or even the top universities in the country such as the University of Science and Technology of China.

As a result, Xie Wei applied to Harbin Institute of Technology, which was unknown to most people in the area.

Then, whether through the admissions office or the school, the problem of the factory withholding his admission notice could have been resolved, but Xie Wei remained unmoved, waiting until Yu Guofeng and Du Guowang arrived in Chengdu. That very night, Xie Jianguo went and caught Xu Zhihui in adultery...

Everything flashed through Li Rui's mind at that moment.

Damn it!
All Li Rui could do was curse like that.

What can be said?
Xie Wei would never admit it.

However, for Li Rui, this was the kind of Xie Wei who was suitable to be the head of a deputy ministerial-level unit. At least he no longer needed to worry about Xie Wei's inability to handle various things in the future.

This matter cannot be told to anyone, otherwise it will only affect Xie Wei's future development.

Xie Wei's development is affected, which means the school's development is affected.

"So? Did he agree?"

"After much persuasion, including reasoning and sweet talk, he reluctantly agreed."

Li Rui looked at everyone, and just as Minister Lü and the others breathed a sigh of relief, "However..."

Li Rui's sudden turn of events instantly put everyone's hearts on edge again.

"But what? Tell me!"

(End of this chapter)