1991 Starting from the core

In his previous life, Su Yuanshan got an offer from Columbia University right after his undergraduate degree. He had been working in a company since graduating with his master's degree and Ph.D., and had no chance to personally come into contact with the domestic scientific research circle.

Most of what he knew about the scientific research circle in the 1990s was hearsay - his father, Professor Su Xinghe, was exhausted because of his mother's embezzlement of public funds, so he ended his scientific research life early and did not catch up with the rise of scientific research in the mid-1990s.

But now, the circle Su Yuanshan comes into contact with is very different from that in his previous life.

With the rise and influence of Yuanxin, as well as the demonstration effect of the teaching and research projects successfully established by Yuanxin, the country has also increased its investment in education and scientific research. Apart from anything else, the current scientific research atmosphere in the country is better than those in the previous life that were not mentioned by hearsay. I know how much richer it is.

But there is only one thing that remains unchanged, and that is the dinner party.

…

In front of the hotel, as soon as Su Yuanshan got out of the car, he saw He Chunhua standing at the door - this was the senior brother in the laboratory who was responsible for leading him to do experiments when he was an exchange student at P University last year.

"Hello, senior brother." Su Yuanshan greeted him first.

Upon seeing this, He Chunhua hurriedly walked down the stairs, stretched out his hands and held them together tightly: "Long time no see."

Su Yuanshan smiled and joked: "It's your fault, senior brother. When I went to Shanghai three months ago, I heard that you happened to be doing experiments there. After getting the data, you ran away. I couldn't bear to wait for two days. …”

He Chunhua laughed loudly: "That's because the old man is exaggerating. If you want to blame, just blame him."

"Then I don't dare..."

Su Yuanshan turned around and waved to Zhou Xiaohui, then entered the hall hand in hand with He Chunhua.

Zhou Xiaohui had to follow her because she knew that these professors in China were hosting a banquet rather than a dinner party. Even if Su Yuanshan has status, he is still a junior in front of these big guys...

Of course, she would definitely not take the seat. She would just have something to eat with the driver later and wait for him.

"Senior brother, you're going to have your defense next year, right? How are you preparing for your thesis?" Su Yuanshan asked as he walked.

He Chunhua nodded: "Well, I'm almost ready. As long as the big guys in the defense don't deliberately make things difficult, there should be no problem."

He Chunhua said with a smile and said: "Speaking of which, I really have to thank you... Now the only one who can complete a set of physical vapor precipitation experiments is Yuan Xin."

Su Yuanshan is the kind of person who makes connections wherever he goes - just imagine, a person who carries the title of genius, but does not have the stereotype of being lonely and arrogant that geniuses should have, and has extremely strong strength and influence. The young genius would choose to stay away from him unless he was mentally ill.

Su Yuanshan stayed at P University for half a year, and his relationship with the people in the laboratory was not generally good. And after he left, he kept in contact with several senior brothers and provided a lot of help.

"Senior brother, if you are really polite... just help me drink some wine later - you know, I really can't stand that thing."

He Chunhua laughed. When Su Yuanshan joined the laboratory, they had many dinners together. He knew that Su Yuanshan was a light drinker. He nodded immediately: "It's okay, it's up to you, senior brother. And tonight, the big guys want to communicate with you more and won't overly persuade you. Don't worry."

"This is what you said..."

Entering the box, Su Yuanshan first greeted Professor Li Chungang, and then got to know them one by one under the introduction of He Chunhua - it can be seen that tonight's dinner is actually a party for P freshman to engage in physics.

When taking his seat, Su Yuanshan kept his posture very low and made sure to sit with He Chunhua as a junior. This undoubtedly benefited Li Chungang and other senior professors.

And He Chunhua didn't lie to Su Yuanshan. This time, it was really not a wine party, but a dinner party.

Because the wine is red wine—and it’s red wine that goes with Chinese food.

Since it is red wine, Su Yuanshan is not so afraid.

…

"Xiao Su, you must know what our topic is tonight." Professor Li Chungang has nominally been Su Yuanshan's tutor for one semester, and he has a close relationship with Professor Li Gaoliang. Coupled with his aloof status, he took on the role of hosting today's topic. Person: "We have read your paper carefully, and we have also read your email reply. Frankly speaking, we are very happy that you can discover this new material. And it can be recognized by an authoritative magazine. It’s good, it’s nice.”

"Professor Li wins the prize." Su Yuanshan bowed and smiled: "Being able to peel off graphene is mainly due to luck. The most important thing is its attribute analysis, application scenarios and mass preparation methods."

"Well, that's right. But in terms of experimental equipment and financial investment..." Li Chungang paused, stared at Su Yuanshan and said: "We have analyzed it, and now it seems that it can only be used for scientific research. . This means that...in China, it is difficult to make out some money from the already tight funds."

"As for companies, I'm afraid there are not many companies that are willing to invest in scientific research regardless of returns like Yuanxin."

At this time, a young professor chuckled: "There is no such company in China, and as far as foreign companies are concerned, there are very few companies like Yuanxin that invest heavily in research in various industries."

Su Yuanshan immediately smiled at the professor and said: "Professor Wang is so complimentary. Yuanxin mainly thinks that these industries have prospects and does not care about the cost."

Wang Xin, in his thirties, returned to P University from the University of Pittsburgh earlier this year and had just completed his postdoc at the University of Pittsburgh. When he returned to P University, he was directly given the title of full professor - Su Yuanshan had memories of this person. In the future, he would be one of the leading figures in the field of applied physics in China, especially in the field of biological light sources. But in my memory, this person returned to China around 2000...I wonder if returning early would have an impact on his academic achievements.

In fact, being able to appear here means that at least in P University, there are people with some status and ability - except He Chunhua, who was dragged over to accompany Su Yuanshan.

Seeing Su Yuanshan's modesty, Wang Xin smiled and said nothing.

Just as Su Yuanshan thought, he had not planned to return to China so early, but to get a teaching position abroad first and then take a look at it - because after getting a tenured teaching position, you can get nationality.

However, as the domestic reform and opening up deepens, the country also always talks about the slogan of rejuvenating the country through science and education, and even implements it in action...

This made him a little unable to hold back.

On the one hand, the longer he stayed abroad, the more he felt the seriousness of the ceiling phenomenon. On the other hand, it is because of the far core.

How much a country attaches importance to science and technology should be seen not just in words but in actions.

No matter how loud the slogan is, if more money is not invested and technology companies cannot be nurtured, then it is just empty talk and deception. So after careful consideration and investigation, he chose to return home at this time.

——The worst case scenario is to join Yuanxin. He believes that with the relevant technologies and patents on new LEDs in his hands, a company like Yuanxin that spends a lot of money will definitely be willing to spend money.

But after thinking about it, he finally chose P University. Firstly, it's because the conditions offered by P are too generous, and secondly, he has heard about Yuanxin's electrical engineering gang...

China is, after all, a humane society.

Of course, Su Yuanshan didn't know this. If he knew that the "Electronic Technology Gang" had influenced certain talents to join, I'm afraid he...

Well, there's nothing he can do.

Yuanxin started by "borrowing" dozens of graduate students from the Department of Electrical Engineering, and these people have already held important positions in various scientific research teams and positions of Yuanxin... This cannot be circumvented no matter what. .

Fortunately, Yuanxin has two legs: scientific research + enterprise. For a large company, the most important part of running a business is now faction-free.

At this time, Li Chungang asked again: "How much will Yuanxin invest in graphene?"

Su Yuanshan knew that the old man was getting straight to the point - just like Principal Zhou.

And Su Yuanshan also felt it was a bit strange. According to experience, these old men should not be so direct in theory. But I really said something to him and never beat around the bush...

It seems that youth still has advantages.

So Su Yuanshan came up with the same rhetoric he told President Zhou: "Yuanxin will set up an open laboratory, and any scientific research group is welcome to enter. As long as it meets Yuanxin's goals, no matter whether the goal is long-term or not, it will be directly established by Yuanxin." Provide funding..."

Everyone present was shocked to hear that Su Yuanshan answered so directly and straightforwardly!

It is true that the country's annual scientific research funding will continue to increase - and I heard that next year it will even increase by 20% on this year's level.

But first of all, there are too many people, and secondly, the R\u0026D base is already low, even ridiculously low. A 20% increase can only be regarded as a sign of respect.

Compared with the strength of the remote core, it is really far behind.

In addition, the country vigorously promotes teaching and research and follows the example of Yuanxin and Dianke, and the funding approval is extremely strict. Funds must be used for scientific research, not to mention the cutting edge, but any unused remaining funds must be turned over before the end of the year. Then wait for approval next year...

This system is nothing to the physics practitioners here. It’s going to be really bad for those people who deal with biology...

——If the money is paid back before the end of the year, what will happen to the biological samples if there is no funds before the approval next year? What to do with animals? Then you must not starve to death...

So the biology people came up with a way to register a company, transfer the remaining funds to the company account through various names, and wait until the next year to offset the account.

(This is what happened in the case of Academician Li Ning)

But in this way, it is easy to breed the phenomenon of embezzlement and embezzlement of funds.

Seeing the joy on everyone's faces, Su Yuanshan also smiled and continued: "And the specifications of this laboratory will also be improved."

"What specifications?" Professor Li Chungang asked immediately: "Is it your internal administrative specifications of Yuanxin... or is it?"

"The specifications of the laboratory and the specifications of joining the laboratory." Su Yuanshan smiled slightly and said softly, "I'm sorry, old man" in his heart.

"Yuanxin hopes to establish a corporate postdoctoral station. Therefore, starting from my first laboratory, at least doctoral students are required to enter." Su Yuanshan felt a little guilty.

After all, he has a naked double standard - the Electrical Engineering Department only requires a master's degree to join, but P University requires a Ph.D.

Of course, Su Yuanshan didn't think he had done anything right. After all, the physics department of P University and the physics department of the Department of Electrical Engineering were not the same. They have taken too many excellent talents and resources, and they should raise the standards.

However, what Su Yuanshan didn't expect was that he originally thought that as soon as these words came out, several people here would "fight" for his master's students, but he didn't expect that everyone would nod in agreement.

Only Wang Xin looked a bit embarrassed - he just came back, and he had to bring at least a master's degree before he could recruit doctoral students.

"Well, according to the current situation in the country, it is true that only doctoral students can get involved in this cutting-edge technology." Mr. Li Chungang nodded first.

"Yes. It's also convenient for me to ask for advice... haha." Su Yuanshan made a joke.

Then several people present suddenly came to their senses. This guy seemed to be just a junior...

…

Next, the group of big bosses felt a bit like taking a test - now that Su Yuanshan has agreed to the laboratory, everyone no longer needs to be so "polite".

So starting from graphene, to applied physics, to all the knowledge Su Yuanshan should have mastered during his undergraduate studies...these big guys asked almost everything.

In the end, except for the initial questions about the occasion and face, the final questions from the big guys were basically to satisfy their curiosity - they all wanted to know how deep the water in Su Yuanshan was.

Is he a genius or not?

After realizing this, Su Yuanshan suddenly had the idea of ​​letting it go. But this thought only existed for less than a second and then disappeared.

He wasn't trying to make a point, nor was he trying to prove himself.

Rather, he is a pure science and engineering man who has no reason to deliberately say that he does not understand - unless he is facing a layman.

So, he began to slowly bring the topic to the field of semiconductor physics.

Although he is partial to IC design and programming, he has been reborn for so long in his life and has been aiming at the physical field and chip manufacturing process from the beginning. At this time and place, he is NO.1 in the semiconductor field.

In other words, looking at the entire country, he is well-deserved No. 1.

Even though... there is a semiconductor professor here.

So, he drank a little too much.

…

He Chunhua supported Su Yuanshan and sent him to the door.

He looked at Su Yuanshan, who was obviously a bit aloof, with a complicated expression.

Su Yuanshan knew that he was a little over the top, but he still tried his best to stay awake and smiled at He Chunhua: "Brother, I'll take the first step, and then you'll send off the big guys for me..."

"Well, it's okay. You go back and have a good rest. See you tomorrow."

"good."

Watching Su Yuanshan enter the Audi with the help of Zhou Xiaohui and the driver without leaving any trace, He Chunhua took a deep breath, then turned and walked back to the box.

Logically speaking, the dinner should be over at this time, and everyone should send Su Yuanshan out of the hotel.

However, the big guys just sent him out of the box door, and then He Chunhua sent him back to the door.

The reason is simple, everyone needs to sit down and digest it.

Let's digest the shock Su Yuanshan gave them just now.