Replay 07: Opening the Temple of Learning

Chapter 305 Getting into Trouble
Liu Hongming's eyes flickered, and he gritted his teeth: "Give him some water! It's just tea! The institute has plenty of it. Let's see how much he can drink!"

Tao Bo sat with Lu Shan for an entire afternoon, growing increasingly angry, and wanted to call other departments to complain several times.

Seeing that Lu Shan looked leisurely, without any instructions, he patiently stayed in the research institute.

Fortunately, Tao Bo also had things to do, and Lu Shan would give him some guidance from time to time, so he didn't feel bored.

Before he knew it, it was 5:30 in the afternoon. Lu Shan looked at his watch, stretched, and asked the receptionist, "Is the leader back?"

After still getting a negative answer, Lu Shan nodded, smiled and left with Tao Bo.

It didn't matter that he left. Liu Hongming thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. He didn't even realize that he had eaten the food after he finished his meal.

"Something's wrong! Is there something wrong with Lu Shan's brain?" Liu Hongming could only come to this conclusion. He was obviously tripping Lu Shan up, and there was no way Lu Shan couldn't be aware of it.

Even if Lu Shan doesn't realize it, there must be normal people under him, right?
Without normal people, the company would have been finished long ago.

Since there are normal people here, they will definitely be able to see that I am making things difficult for Lu Shan.

In such an embarrassing situation, Lu Shan should feel humiliated and jump up and down wanting to complain, and he was ready to make excuses.

When the superiors ask about your situation, just say that you are busy or are out conducting research or something. You can't openly go against your superiors' instructions, but it's okay to delay it for two or three months, right?
Liu Hongming still holds out hope that the land will not be handed over.

Why not hand over the land? Because Liu Hongming and the senior management of the institute are going to use this land to raise funds to build a family quarters. At that time, everyone will get a house. This is the welfare.

In addition, now that his own research institute has undertaken some experimental projects of the JUN party, Liu Hongming has made an excuse, saying that this piece of land is used for the project, and conveyed the message to the JUN party, hoping that the JUN party can stand up and speak for him.

No matter how powerful Lu Shan is, can he be compared to the one above him?

Anyway, it must be Lu Shan who is anxious, not me!

Tao Bo and Lu Shan returned to Zemeng. After checking the day's technical development progress, Lu Shan saw that Tao Bo was in a bad mood and understood what was going on.

Why not just gather everyone together for a ten-minute meeting?

Lu Shan asked Tao Bo to talk about what happened today. Zemeng has many young people and is in its early stages, so this is also a good learning opportunity for them.

Tao Bo adjusted his mood and started talking. As he spoke, his emotions became more intense, and the employees also felt very depressed and angry.

This is something that the city has clearly decided on, and I'm still going through the paperwork to handle it. Why is the institute making things so difficult for me?
If you don't want to process it, then don't process it. You're just leaving the person aside for fun.

"So what do you think we should do? Tell us what you think, just chat." Lu Shan looked at the employees calmly, encouraging them to express their ideas.

These employees are the core in the early stage. It would be best if they can grow up so that we know them well.

If you want to grow, you have to give people opportunities and allow them to make mistakes.

The employees immediately started talking and were very angry.

"Report this guy! I remember there was a deadline, and you can file a complaint after that deadline."

"Yes, yes, just find the right regulatory department."

Lu Shan smiled and said, "What if the institute accepts all the punishments but keeps delaying? Some people win the lawsuits, but they also encounter considerable difficulties when enforcing them. It is common for them to have no money, delays, and not be able to see people."

"We'll just go and block him! If he doesn't come to work, we'll file a complaint against him for absenteeism!"

"What if he said he was out?"

"Just... go out of town to block people?"

Tao Bo felt that it was not right: "If this is the case, our cost is too high. Besides, it may not be true. The probability of not being able to find the person is very high."

After thinking for a while, he added, "Even if we find it, we can't force him to sign and stamp the document. He can pretend to be sick to delay it for a while, but we can't afford it." Tao Bo had also seen and heard of some of the methods used by deadbeats, and he couldn't find a way to deal with it.

The employees were a little dumbfounded at once. They were all young people who had just entered the society. They had heard of the methods used by those deadbeats, but they were usually filled with righteous indignation and said they would find the uncle in the hat or something. Once they faced them themselves, they really didn't know what to do.

After hesitating for a while, someone finally suggested a new solution: "Why not just stop staying in Jiangzhou?"

This statement received an immediate response.

"I don't want to leave you here, I have my own place to stay!"

"The conditions offered by other cities are also good, so we will go there directly."

"I heard from the seniors of Bansi that Bansi was also snatched up at the beginning."

"I can't bear this anymore! Let's go!"

Everyone's opinions gradually converged. If you can't afford to provoke them, you can at least avoid them?

See who is the most nervous at the end and who relaxes first.

Young people are young, but they are not stupid, especially since they are employees of Zemeng.

Through Tao Bo's description, they have understood the New Materials Industry Research Institute's intentions, and they cannot stand this bad habit.

Lu Shan waved his hand to appease the employees, and then set the tone: "We must have this piece of land."

Looking at everyone's puzzled expressions, Lu Shan stated his reasons.

First of all, this land is in Jiangzhou City, which is geographically very close to the company and resources can be easily mobilized.

The resources mentioned include material resources and employee resources.

Just imagine that your elite employees are all from Jiangzhou, but they have to go to other places to work, where will they have fun?

Lu Shan has also seen classmates applying for jobs where the company was said to be in City A, but it turned out that the actual job location was in City B. It was really unacceptable that the company could recruit under the name of City A just because its headquarters was in City A.

Since the factory is in Jiangzhou, it will be convenient for Lu Shan to transfer employees within his own industry.

Needless to say, the human resources and finance departments are plug-and-play, and even if there are difficult technical problems, they can organize manpower support.

If you go to other cities, it's all costs.

The same principle applies to the movement of materials.

Think about it, with factories and industries concentrated, those transport trucks can go directly to Jiangzhou without having to go to other cities.

Lushan can even build a comprehensive internal material management park to distribute on demand.

The excess resources of some companies can be allocated to other companies for use, or sold directly.

These are their own costs.

There are naturally many benefits to being close.

The second is the problems within the factory.

The land given by Jiangzhou City has many experimental plants and experimental equipment, all ready-made. The infrastructure is also complete and can be used after some rearrangement.

If we start over, it will take a long time. Now that graphene batteries are ready to enter the actual experimental stage, we can’t delay.

"If we continue like this, we'll be dragged down." Someone muttered, and everyone nodded subconsciously.

The situation seems to be like this. If we don't leave, we will be held back by the research institute and there will be no sign of a quick solution.

At this time, Lu Shan smiled mysteriously: "Don't be so pessimistic, it will be done in a few days, and it will be sent to you by the research institute in a proper manner. Meeting adjourned!"

The confused crowd just dispersed.

The next day, Lu Shan took another employee to the research institute. Tao Bo had something to do and couldn't come, so he would be there when the signing and handover took place.

Lu Shan still asked about the whereabouts of the consultant's leader, but they all said they were busy. Lu Shan didn't get angry and just sat and waited.

Ask twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon, and then go for tea after asking.

After racking his brains, Liu Hongming also wanted to see what Lu Shan was trying to do, so he asked his subordinates to drag him along until Lu Shan had no choice but to find another place.

Lu Shan stayed in the research institute for four days. He would sit down whenever he was asked, drink tea, and stay there for the entire day.

It's not like he's completely idle. Whenever he has time, he goes to the Singularity Laboratory to check on the progress of scientific research.

On the fifth day, Lu Shan finally stopped showing up, and Liu Hongming breathed a sigh of relief.

He has not received any questioning calls from his superiors in the past few days, which shows that Lu Shan did not report this to his superiors. He may also know that he has plenty of solutions.

"Boy! See if you are still arrogant enough! What's the use of a national award? You still fail in front of me, don't you?" Liu Hongming was very proud and even felt a little bored. Lu Shan gave up before he even put in any effort.

Boring!

Soon, Liu Hongming's head felt swollen and painful. Lu Shan did not report to the higher-ups, but he spread the whole thing to the entire Internet!
These days, Lu Shan went to the research institute and took his young employees with him to record videos and take photos. He would only dare to post the evidence online, right?

A pinned news soon appeared on the Jiyue browser - the National Youth Science Award winner and outstanding young scientist Lu Shan was maliciously harassed at the Jiangzhou New Materials Industry Research Institute.

The news explained the whole process and released relevant materials, evidence, photos, etc. The key words were blocked, but the story was told clearly.

Bloggers began to spontaneously repost and comment on the matter, which immediately ignited public opinion, with netizens unanimously scolding the institute for being a worthless person.

"In order to promote Xiaguo's graphene technology, Lu Shan went to the research institute despite his personal feelings in the scorching heat. He did not back down even when he was challenged and went there four times in a row. In comparison, that new materials research institute is nothing!"

"The institute is doing this to make things difficult for Lu Shan, at best. At worst, it's delaying Xia's graphene research and development progress! I suggest you check to see if the dean is an insider sent by other countries! Bastard!"

"I went there four times! There are videos recording three times. If it were me, I would have turned the table and left long ago. After all, he is Lu Shan. He is not only thinking about himself, but also about the overall situation, so he is patiently fighting with these bureaucrats."

"The institute must be punished as it should be! Otherwise it will be too disheartening!"

"Seeing Lu Shan being treated like this, I finally understand why so many people have gone abroad in the past twenty years. But I also admire Lu Shan even more. He knew the environment was like this and was being treated like this, but he still insisted on staying in Xia Country. His vision is too big, and I can't do it."

As public opinion surged, Lu Shan’s industries, Jiangzhou University, Xiaguo Academy of Sciences, and Jiangzhou City only then realized what had happened.

Xia Guangming, who was furious, took the lead and joined forces with relevant scientific departments to find the people in charge of the Materials Research Institute to inquire about what happened. The matter was soon investigated and it was found that Liu Hongming deliberately dragged his feet and refused to hand over the land, resulting in Lu Shan's graphene experiment not being implemented yet.

"Nonsense! Do you know what you are doing?" The people sent by the relevant departments angrily scolded the people from the Materials Research Institute. This kind of research institute usually has a headquarters, and the headquarters is also in Yanjing.

The Xia National Academy of Sciences is already their superior administrative unit, not to mention that Xia Guangming brought everyone from the Ministry of Science over, which immediately raised the level.

"We were wrong!" The head of the New Materials Industry Research Institute hurriedly apologized.

"No! You don't know what's wrong at all! Because it's not wrong! It's a crime against the country!" Xia Guangming finally spoke after enduring until now. He had been suppressing his anger before.

"Delaying the progress of a major national project for personal reasons, isn't this a crime? Lu Shan asked me for equipment some time ago. I thought that after so much time, he had already entered a new stage. I didn't expect that he hasn't even gotten the land for the experiment yet!" Xia Guangming fired at full force.

The head of the General Institute of New Materials Research was so scared that he couldn't say a word.

"Now we don't want to know the reason for the delay! Delaying a matter with accurate and complete procedures has already created an existing fact. We must solve this problem quickly! We will send people from the Joint Research Institute to deal with it seriously. We will set off in the afternoon, so go back and prepare quickly!" The people sent by the relevant departments made the decision immediately.

The head of the Research Institute walked away soaking wet. He understood what this meant, and sent people to follow the Research Institute to form a joint investigation team, which clearly showed that they no longer believed him.

But he still retained a little trust and warned the person in charge of the research institute to be clear-headed, not to delay his own progress, and not to lobby or speak for Liu Hongming.

To be honest, the person in charge of the research institute was also wronged, as Liu Hongming did it on his own without saying anything about it.

In addition, Lu Shan’s graphene project was not reported, and it can only be regarded as a personal project, not a national key project.

So it's normal that he didn't know about it.

But the special thing about Lu Shan is that his projects are all defaulted to national key projects and do not require special reporting.

The Xiaguo Academy of Sciences will fully cooperate.

In the eyes of those above, Lu Shan's affairs should not be handled so rigidly and dogmatically. If they are reported for approval, they may arouse the covetousness and sabotage of hostile forces. It is better to pretend that nothing is known and just provide substantial help.

The head of the general hospital directly skipped several levels to call Liu Hongming and scolded him harshly.

"...How do you have the confidence to drag Lu Shan along? You can handle graphene materials, right?"

"...You just want a piece of idle land. Have you been an official for a long time?"

"...How about you show me some of your achievements, and I'll ask for your help?"

Liu Hongming had never experienced such a situation before. He apologized quickly and was scared to death.

"But the project I have on hand is also very important..." Liu Hongming argued.

The headquarters replied: "Go read the opinions online! Netizens want to tear down your institute, so why not put it down first?"

He was not just afraid of Lu Shan's matter. At most, it was just a delay. Even if the accusation was serious, it would not result in him having to go to jail for several years.

What he was afraid of was that other problems would be brought up, which would mean more than ten years in prison.

If his backer is dragged out, he will most likely die in prison.

"Correct it immediately! Correct it immediately!"

Liu Hongming hung up the phone, gathered all the people in the research institute, hired a bunch of temporary workers, and went to the idle park to clean and tidy up.

I have to debug the equipment and make sure there are no problems. After all, this thing has been idle for a long time.

But if it breaks, others will say that it was Liu Hongming who destroyed it, which is unreasonable.

Liu Hongming asked his secretary to quickly find the original contract and draft a land use rights transfer contract, and then rushed to find Lu Shan for his signature.

But after visiting several companies, Lu Shan was not there.

(End of this chapter)