The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

Chapter 114: Trying to get closer
Xiao Lijuan has already started classes at Peking University.

She was admitted to the Radio Electronics Department as she wished.

After she became pregnant, she had severe morning sickness at first, and Wang Haoran was away on a business trip, which made Xiao Lijuan in a bad mood.

However, although Wang Haoran was on a business trip, he still cared about her just as much.

No matter how busy he is every day, Wang Haoran will call Xiao Lijuan in the evening.

It’s not easy to make a phone call now.

Because a switchboard transfer is required.

Also, the cost of installing a telephone is very high.

However, Wang Haoran now has money, and after discussing with Xiao Lijuan, he installed a telephone in Xiao Renming's home.

This makes it easier to keep in touch.

Although Wang Haoran was more than a thousand kilometers away from Beijing, the phone calls every night brought him and Xiao Lijuan closer.

This also greatly alleviated Xiao Lijuan's homesickness.

Time flies, and it is late April in a blink of an eye.

It has been more than a month since Wang Haoran left.

During this period, Xiao Lijuan's morning sickness finally ended, and she was able to better devote herself to her studies.

That afternoon, Xiao Lijuan was studying in the library when a young male teacher walked up to her.

"Congratulations, classmate Xiao Lijuan!"

"Comrade Haoran has made another breakthrough in scientific research!"

"Um, I'm Chen Kaixuan, the secretary in the principal's office. The principal wants to talk to you over there. Is that okay?"

"Ah? The principal is looking for me?" Xiao Lijuan was quite surprised.

She knew that she was very well-known in Peking University.

It was mainly due to Wang Haoran’s help.

Now, everyone knows that she is Wang Haoran's wife.

But she has never met the principal.

So, she was a little panicked.

Chen Kaixuan smiled and said, "I mainly want to talk about the issue of focusing on your training."

"You are an outstanding student we recruited."

"In the 1977 college entrance examination, the first place in the Beijing area was Comrade Wang Haoran, and the second place was you!"

In fact, Xiao Lijuan has never really thought that she is very outstanding.

Mainly because she is Wang Haoran’s wife.

Wang Haoran’s radiance made her feel like she was just an ordinary woman.

Xiao Lijuan followed Chen Kaixuan to the office of Principal Yang Dezhong.

As soon as Yang Dezhong saw Xiao Lijuan, he greeted her warmly and asked her to sit down.

Yang Dezhong personally made a cup of tea for Xiao Lijuan.

"Student Xiao Lijuan, actually, I have wanted to talk to you for a long time."

"After all, you are one of the most outstanding talents recruited in the 1977 college entrance examination!"

Yang Dezhong said with a smile.

Xiao Lijuan waved her hand modestly and said, "Principal, you are too kind."

Yang Dezhong thought for a moment and asked, "Do you have any plans for your future?"

Xiao Lijuan shook her head and said, "There is no clear plan."

Yang Dezhong couldn't help but be stunned.

He could see that the girl didn't seem to have any big ambitions.

Yang Dezhong said, "Have you participated in Comrade Haoran's new project?"

Xiao Lijuan nodded and said, "Yes, but I feel like I am just filling in the gaps."

"I'm only a freshman, and I haven't been exposed to any scientific research. I don't know what I can do."

Speaking of this, Xiao Lijuan still felt a little uneasy.

Yang Dezhong said: "Student Lijuan, you are really close to the water!"

"My husband is a great scientist. If I learn from him, I will surely make great progress in scientific research."

The main reason why Yang Dezhong asked Xiao Lijuan to come and talk this time was that he had seen the commendation notice about Wang Haoran.

He thought to himself, we definitely can’t win over Wang Haoran.

But we can treat his wife and father-in-law well!
This way, I can develop a closer relationship with Wang Haoran.

In addition, since his wife is studying at Peking University, Wang Haoran must have a deep affection for Peking University, right?

As long as there is such an emotional bond, Wang Haoran will definitely be inclined towards Peking University in the future.

This is what Yang Dezhong thinks.

Xiao Lijuan nodded and said helplessly: "Principal, I will try my best."

Yang Dezhong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Student Lijuan, our school is in great need of talents."

"Here's what I think. When you graduate, our school will send you to study for a master's degree."

“After you graduate from graduate school, you can stay on to teach at the school.”

"do you think it's OK?"

Xiao Lijuan nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for the training, principal."

Yang Dezhong sighed and said, "My biggest regret is that I was not able to invite Haoran to Peking University."

"I hope you can talk to Haoran more. If he has any important projects in the future, you can guide the teachers in our school more."

"The scientific research talents in our school are still quite capable."

"Do you think it's okay?"

Xiao Lijuan suddenly realized.

It turns out that the principal wanted to show his favor to Haoran through me.

Xiao Lijuan nodded again and said, "Okay."

Yang Dezhong thought for a moment and said, "Although Haoran has just entered college, his level of knowledge has far surpassed that of most professors."

"I would also like to invite him to be a part-time teacher at Peking University. I hope he can come here regularly to give lectures to our students."

"The treatment is like that of a normal teacher."

"When Haoran comes back, talk to him about this."

What Yang Dezhong is thinking now is: I can’t let Wang Haoran come to Peking University to study, but maybe I can let him teach at Peking University.

This can be regarded as a continuation of the family tradition.

Xiao Lijuan was stunned for a moment.

She didn't expect that the principal would hire Wang Haoran to be a part-time teacher at Peking University.

Haoran is just a student who has just entered university.

Of course, his knowledge and scientific research level are already enough to crush 99 percent of university professors and scientific researchers.

Xiao Lijuan said: "Then I will wait for Haoran to come back and talk to him about this matter."

Yang Dezhong said with a smile: "We must convince him."

"Our part-time teachers at Peking University also get paid."

"Besides, being a teacher at Peking University is also an identity, isn't it?"

Xiao Lijuan said: "I will definitely try my best to persuade him, so you can rest assured, Principal."

Xiao Lijuan didn't know how she walked out of Yang Dezhong's office.

Her head was a little dizzy.

She thought to herself, Haoran said on the phone yesterday that he was coming back.

After he comes back, I will repeat Yang Dezhong's words to him and see what he says.

……

Tsinghua University’s president Zhang Hongbing naturally also saw the notice praising Wang Haoran.

He couldn't remember how many times the country had commended Wang Haoran.

What makes Zhang Hongbing feel regretful is that such an outstanding talent has no chance to study at Tsinghua University.

What made Zhang Hongbing even more nervous was that the Beijing Institute of Technology, which he had never considered a rival, had experienced a surge in scientific research results under the leadership of Wang Haoran. Moreover, this surge was universal.

A large number of achievements have been made in the fields of machinery, materials, electronics, etc.

If this continues, how can this be tolerated?

Zhang Hongbing was a little worried whether Beijing Polytechnic Institute would surpass Tsinghua University...

Of course, Zhang Hongbing is more worried about his old rival Peking University.

Peking University was proactive in the past, and Wang Haoran’s father-in-law was from Peking University.

Wang Haoran's wife is studying at Peking University.

Therefore, Peking University was still taken care of by Wang Haoran.

Not to mention anything else, Zhang Hongbing heard that Wang Haoran played a great role in Xiao Renming's winning of the Science and Technology Progress Award.

Zhang Hongbing thought to himself: I have to find a way to establish a close connection with Wang Haoran.

How can we achieve the goal?
Zhang Hongbing thought that it would be better to invite Wang Haoran to give a lecture at Tsinghua University.

Lectures are given regularly and he is appointed as a specially-appointed teacher.

In this way, he established a connection with Tsinghua University.

Now that they have established a connection, perhaps professors from our school can collaborate with him on some important projects in the future.

Zhang Hongbing decided that he would visit Wang Haoran in person.

I just don’t know when Wang Haoran will come back from Wuxi.

……

The achievement of Wang Haoran's proximity lithography machine actually brought a greater shock to his peers.

The director of the Institute of Electronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is Lin Juxian.

Lin Juxian is actually also leading his team to research more advanced chip exposure machines.

His thinking is actually similar to Wang Haoran's.

I just want to make a proximity lithography machine, so as to minimize the damage to the chips and masks.

Lin Juxian has been leading the team in hard work for more than a year.

He was also an intellectual who was shocked.

For a long time before, I had no chance to continue doing scientific research.

He was later reinstated.

He immediately devoted himself to the research of proximity exposure machine.

However, what frustrated Lin Juxian was that he was unable to solve the problems of automation and standardization.

“This requires more manual involvement.”

If this problem is not solved, he will not be able to successfully develop a new type of lithography machine.

Lin Juxian was racking his brains with his team on how to solve this problem, and the commendation for Wang Haoran was passed on to him.

He was the director, so naturally he received the news first.

After Lin Juxian read Wang Haoran's results, he was stunned...

Oh my god! The project we are working on?
The topic we are working on was actually figured out by Wang Haoran?

Isn't this incredible?

We have worked so hard for so long, but there is still no progress.

He is so good. He came up with a big project directly at Factory 742 during a business trip?

At the beginning, Lin Juxian was a little skeptical that the results of Wang Haoran’s proximity lithography machine might be fake.

However, he saw the endorsement of Factory 742 and saw that Factory 742 was already using proximity lithography machines to produce chips, and that the yield rate of the chips produced had greatly increased.

This is enough to prove the authenticity of the results!
After all, other companies are already expanding production, so what are you doubting about?

Lin Juxian was very depressed.

But he was still not convinced in his heart, so he called Zhang Yongcun, the director of Factory 742, that same day to confirm the matter.

Zhang Yong kept praising Wang Haoran on the phone.

Zhang Yongcun said to Lin Juxian: "Comrade Haoran is really smart. After seeing the contact lithography machine we are using now, he decided to transform it."

"At first I didn't really believe he could do it."

"But he led the technical staff of our factory to develop a new lithography machine in just over 20 days."

"The new lithography machine is very easy to use, the yield rate has increased significantly, and the chip performance has also increased significantly."

"We, the entire factory, are very grateful to Comrade Wang Haoran..."

After making this call, Lin Juxian felt even worse.

Because this means that he has been busy for so long but the results are zero.

This was quite a blow to Lin Juxian.

Lin Juxian thought that Wang Haoran’s new research topic was the chip production line, which meant he wanted to do everything related to chips.

If the current situation continues, our Institute of Electronics will not be able to compete with him...

Lin Juxian finally decided: I can't give up! I also need to think about whether I can make some achievements in the chip production line.

If Wang Haoran can come up with a research topic, why can’t we do the same?

Lin Juxian had already secretly begun to show signs of separation from Wang Haoran.

In fact, it was not just Lin Juxian who felt depressed. Zhang Bingde, director of the Shanghai Microelectronics Institute of the Longguo Academy of Sciences, was also quite annoyed.

The model of contact lithography machine previously used by Factory 742 was exactly their developed product.

That lithography machine took a lot of their time and effort!
It took them a long time, three or four years, to come up with this thing.

But now, their products have been eliminated.

The upgraded new equipment was completed by a young man in less than a month.

Naturally, Zhang Bingde's mentality was a little unbalanced.

Zhang Bingde is now a little curious, what kind of genius is this Wang Haoran to be so powerful?
He also called Zhang Yongcun to find out some information.

Zhang Bingde wanted to go to Factory 742 to see Wang Haoran.

But, unfortunately: Wang Haoran has left Wu Xi and returned to the capital.

……

Wang Haoran returned to Beijing on April 1978, 4.

It happened to be a Monday.

He naturally knew that he was being praised again for this matter.

However, he did not expect that the achievement of proximity lithography machine would cause such a huge response.

Wang Haoran was first sent to the family quarters.

When he was carrying his luggage and walking to the stairwell where he lived, he happened to see Peking University President Yang Dezhong talking to Ge Qiangjun.

As soon as Wang Haoran approached, he was discovered by two people.

Especially Yang Dezhong, his eyes began to light up.

"Comrade Haoran, haha! What a coincidence! I actually meet you!" Yang Dezhong greeted Wang Haoran with a smile.

Yang Dezhong and Ge Qiangjun were good friends in the past.

However, the two have not interacted very often in recent years.

They even had conflicts.

But after Yang Dezhong took the initiative to visit, their relationship has returned to its former warmth.

Yang Dezhong actually wanted to meet Wang Haoran again in person.

When he learned that Wang Haoran and Ge Qiangjun lived in the same building, he was very happy.

Yang Dezhong already knew that Wang Haoran would come back today.

He came here at this time just to block Wang Haoran.

Therefore, there are actually relatively few true encounters in this world.

Wang Haoran smiled and greeted: "Hello, Principal Yang!"

Wang Haoran greeted Ge Qiangjun again.

Ge Qiangjun majored in ordnance, so he did not participate in Wang Haoran's project.

But the relationship between the two is still very good.

(End of this chapter)