Material Empire

Principal Meng, you come to judge, should teachers focus on scientific research instead of succumbing to money? If a random private company owner invests a little money in the school, he can dictate to the teacher and roughly interfere with the teacher's normal scientific research activities. Can we still be called Capital University? What is the difference between us and the small schools in those places?

In the office of the vice principal Meng Qilong, Zhang Shengying questioned him sternly.

Mr. Zhang, don't get excited. Meng Qilong stood up himself, poured a glass of water for Zhang Shengying, and said, Comrade Zong Ze has already reported the matter of the Superconducting Research Center to the school, and the school can understand your feelings. But , everything has to be viewed in two parts. Theoretical research is important, but applied research can’t be said to be unimportant, right? Theoretical research is scientific research, and applied research is also scientific research. There is no conflict between the two...

How could there be no conflict? Zhang Shengying would not accept the school's amicable attitude. In the past few days, she had quarreled with Chen Zongze and Tang Rongmin, the dean of the department. These people all spoke the same words as Meng Qilong, that is, they expressed deep sympathy and were not accommodating.

Chen Zong hadn't killed her completely yet, her laboratory was still preserved, but the supply of materials for experiments had been cut off. She has equipment but no raw materials, and she is still doing a fart experiment. Several teaching assistants, doctoral and master students in the group have already rested. Teaching assistants have to wait for the experiments to produce articles to evaluate their titles, and doctors and masters have to wait for the data to write graduation thesis. Everyone's eyes are on her, the laboratory leader, can she not be in a hurry?

Principal Meng, you were also engaged in scientific research in the past. Tell me, can a scientific researcher be able to use one mind for two purposes? We have managed to reach the forefront of the world in one direction, which is supported by the high-level papers we publish. Yes. What kind of high-level papers can be produced by applied research? I want to ask, should our school still strive to become a world-class university? Zhang Shengying said sternly.

Meng Qilong said: Professor Zhang, to be honest, if I had money, I would not hesitate to support you to publish high-level papers. This is to win glory for the country and the school. However, the research center is the Daqin Group It was invested and built, and the equipment and funds were all provided by Daqin Group, so what we say doesn’t count.”

How can you say it doesn't count? Zhang Shengying said, He is rich, but he has no talents. We have provided so many talents for him, can't we talk to him on an equal footing? If he doesn't listen to the school , we can ask him to go, butcher Zhang is dead, do we want to eat bastard pigs?

You are so right, Meng Qilong thought to himself. However, you are the Butcher Zhang. With you or without you, Qin Hai can do superconductivity. And when you leave Qin Hai, where can you find a sponsor with a lot of money?

Thinking this way in his heart, of course Meng Qilong would not say it. He can look down on Zhang Shengying, but he can't talk about Zhang Shengying. This is a matter of leadership. He nodded and said:

Professor Zhang, in principle, there is no problem with what you said. The school has been communicating with Chairman Qin. Didn't he also agree that everyone should spend half of their time on independent scientific research projects? These independent scientific research projects are his It was funded by money, and he didn’t ask for anything when he signed it, right? It’s pretty good that people can do this, and it’s better than most private entrepreneurs in the society. In this case , what higher requirements can the school put forward?

So, the school just watched him kick me out of the research center? Zhang Shengying asked.

Meng Qilong sighed, and said: I told Comrade Zong Ze that the land of the research center belongs to the school, and without the permission of the school, no one can drive our teachers out of the research center. So, Mr. Zhang, you can rest assured. Let your students do experiments at the research center.

Meng Qilong's words are very good, in fact, Qin Hai's opinion was also sought for this. If Qin Hai insisted on not regressing, Meng Qilong really wouldn't dare to make this promise to Zhang Shengying. In the past year or so, besides investing in the Superconductivity Research Center, Qin Hai has also invested in the Department of Physics and Chemistry. There are a lot of professors in the school who flatter Qin Hai, and most of them are more bullish than Zhang Shengying. . Qin Hai was pissed off. Once the funds in the hands of these professors were blocked, the principal would not be eaten raw by them?

But Meng Qilong's promise didn't make any sense to Zhang Shengying. What she wants is the funding for the experiment, not the laboratory itself. She is now working on rare earth superconducting materials. Outsiders can hardly imagine how expensive rare earths are. Without money, nothing can be played.

Principal Meng, you said that we can do the experiment with peace of mind, but what about the experimental materials? Mr. Chen is only following Qin Hai now. It is no problem for others to get the materials, but the students in our laboratory can't get the materials. What is the reason for this? Zhang Shengying asked.

Meng Qilong said: I asked Zong Ze, and he said that the experimental materials of the research center were all purchased through the allocation of Daqin Group, so if Chairman Qin doesn't nod, he can't make the decision. How about this? Let’s coordinate with the school and try our best to fight for you. Professor Zhang, you should also think about whether you can spare a small part of your time to do research on craftsmanship, which can be considered as a return to the company. What do you think?”

After talking for a long time, I actually returned to the original point. The so-called coordinated communication is actually a euphemism for delaying time. It is entirely possible to coordinate a matter for a year or so. And the latter persuasion was Hongguoguo telling Zhang Shengying that if you want money, then bow your head, otherwise, the school will not be able to help you.

Zhang Shengying blushed with anger, she stood up and said, No wonder the society says that those who make missiles are not as good as those who sell tea eggs, and that I, who is engaged in superconductivity, are not as good as Qin Hai, who is buying and selling. Principal Meng, my words are placed here Here, I will never succumb to the powerful. If the school can't support the teachers, then don't expect the teachers to make any contribution to the school in the future.

After saying this, she no longer waited to hear Meng Qilong's explanation, and walked out with a wave of her hands. Meng Qilong walked to the door with a smile on his face, and heard the sound of her high-heeled shoes thumping and thumping disappearing downstairs. Then he put away his smile, shook his head and sighed: The Taizu is still right, the transformation of intellectuals is a difficult and difficult task. long process...

For Zhang Shengying's tossing, Qin Hai is fully in control, but he will not let go at all. He knew that if he let Zhang Shengying go, Du Xiangwang, Cao Guolin and other potential collaborators would not care about his request in the future. He thinks that he is not a philistine and black-hearted businessman. He still has a conscience to contribute to the country's scientific research, but conscience cannot be eaten or spent. To make scientific research sustainable, he must work hard. heart.

Qin Hai, are you too ruthless? Did you know that Teacher Zhang's disciples are now discussing about changing their mentors collectively? What do you think you have forced an old lady into?

In the two-bedroom apartment shared by Ning Jing and Qin Shan, Ning Jing peeled an apple for Qin Hai, while gloating about what happened in the research center.

Tranquility still lived a frugal life when she was an undergraduate, living in student dormitories all the time. Now that she is a graduate student, she gradually let go, and took Qin Shan together to rent an apartment near the school. The advantage of doing this is that I can occasionally cook by myself and improve the food. In addition, girls at this age gradually have some inhumane privacy. Of course it is more convenient to leave the dormitory.

Qin Shan sat aside, looking at the literature, and interjected: Brother, don't go too far. I heard that Teacher Zhang is almost 50 years old, and he is about the same age as our parents. How do you Can you embarrass others like this?

She's bringing shame on herself, right? Qin Hai took the peeled apple from Tranquility's hand, took a bite, and said vaguely while chewing the apple: She feels that she has A few articles with a high impact factor are great, if you look down on me, a technical school student who has never published an article, if I don’t take care of her, who else can I take care of?”

Puchi! Qin Shan couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: Brother, I think you are jealous of others, right? I said last time that the article I wrote can be signed by your name, because the main idea is provided by you. Yes, you did not agree to be signed. The publication impact factor of my article also reached 5.3, which is enough to satisfy your vanity.

What kind of a good publication is 5.3? Qin Hai said disdainfully, he turned his head to look at Tranquility, and said, Xiao Jing, I have an idea, I can publish it in Nature or Science if I'm done, are you interested in doing it?

Nature and Science? Qin Hai, don't you have a fever? Tranquility was peeling the second apple, which was for Qin Shan. When she heard Qin Hai's words, her fruit knife trembled and she almost cut off her finger. Do you know what Nature means? If I can have a paper in Nature, I can get a Ph.D. without defending.

As a postgraduate student of science and engineering, how can Tranquility not know the status of these two journals, Nature and Science, in the academic world. Take Zhang Shengying’s obsessive impact factor as an example. It’s not bad if other journals have an impact factor of three or four. These two journals can at least reach more than 20, and it’s not uncommon for some years to reach more than 30.

Qin Hai is no stranger to these two magazines, he said in a coaxing tone: Actually, Nature is not too much trouble, the main thing is to have original ideas, and the articles don't need to be very well written. I Now I have a very good idea, you can do a set of experiments to verify it, if it is successful, no matter whether it is Nature or Science, it will definitely rush to send it to you.”

In order to avoid the tragedy of cutting hands, Tranquility put down both the apple and the fruit knife, looked at Qin Hai seriously, and said, Then tell me, let me hear what genius ideas Chairman Qin has.

My idea is to study the superconducting properties of iron-based materials. Qin Hai said calmly to Tranquility.