Li Junlu is still dreaming about doubling or tripling the scientific research funding next year, because according to his information channels, the superiors are very interested in his report, and many people attach great importance to and recognize it, advocating vigorous support for this project.

Once the scientific research funding can be doubled or tripled, Li Junlu will be able to recruit troops aggressively. Not only will he have the confidence to kick out his annoying junior brother Xia Renliang, but he will also be sure to conquer the "graphene-carbon nanotube special-shaped structure technology" within three years and copy it.

"T-shaped special-shaped carbon nanotubes" will basically have a way to explain it to the superiors.

As for what if we fail to develop a carbon-based chip prepared by the 90nm process within three years as scheduled? There is a better explanation. Scientific research work itself is uncertain. If all scientific research work can be completed as planned, we will still need to work day and night to tackle key problems.

What's the problem? Anyway, as long as the report is done beautifully by then, it means that although the progress is a little delayed, the future is bright and the key technical difficulties have been overcome - Li Junlu is very familiar with this kind of approach, and he has full confidence to use various publicity methods

The general trend and "painting the pie" forced the superiors to agree to continue to increase funding.

This is why he has been making high-profile publicity since he took over the Chip Technology Research Institute of NTU.

But Li Junlu never expected that the accident would happen so suddenly. First, the special working group came to the institute without saying hello. Li Junlu didn't know about it until the guard reported it, and he had no time to make any preparations.

Faced with various questions and doubts from the special working group, as well as interviews with researchers at the institute one by one, the truth soon came to light.

A week later, the punishment results came out.

Li Junlu fell from heaven to hell in an instant. Not only was he removed from his position as the head of NTU's Chip Technology Research Institute because of academic fraud, but he was also expelled from his professorship. He was kicked out of NTU and his future was ruined.

Compared with Li Junlu's regret and hatred, Xia Renliang's mood was also uncomfortable. Although he was exempted from punishment because there was sufficient evidence to prove that the version of the report he wrote was not falsified, his "failure to report what he knew" made him also feel guilty.

He didn't receive any awards, so his merits were equal to his faults.

These are trivial matters. The key point is that the reputation of the NTU Chip Technology Research Institute has been greatly affected. Within three years from this year, the NTU Chip Technology Research Institute has become a "key regulatory target". Not only has its scientific research funding been reduced by 20%, but all submitted topics have also been cut.

Reports and funding applications will be subject to key inspections. If any further fraud is found, severe penalties will be imposed, and the institute may even be shut down directly.

This research institute is the brainchild of his teacher, Academician Guo Yuanbiao, and has always been his teacher’s pride. Xia Renliang simply couldn’t imagine what kind of blow his teacher would receive when he found out about this. The only thing he could do was to summon everyone and repeatedly told him not to tell anyone about this.

Academician Guo, who is in recuperation, can keep it secret for as long as he wants...

In the evening, as the sun set, Xia Renliang dragged his tired body and pushed open the door of his home. His son, who had just entered junior high school this year, was immersed in his homework. His wife came up to him with a happy face: "Renliang, I heard that the man named Li was

Fired, you are now the interim head of the institute?"

Xia Renliang nodded silently. Because Li Junlu was fired, he automatically became the interim head of the institute as his deputy.

The wife was very happy: "Great, you finally got through it. I have long said that the man named Li did not follow the right path and would end up like this sooner or later! Humph, if you listened to me and wrote a report letter early, maybe you could still survive

He was praised for his righteousness in killing relatives."

Xia Renliang said impatiently: "Stop talking, he is my senior brother after all. If he makes a mistake, I can object to him face to face. Why should I write a report letter to hurt someone in secret? Moreover, now that the institute has been punished, everyone's morale is very low."

It’s low, the situation is very bad, maybe some key members will leave.”

Once funding is reduced, researchers' salaries will naturally have to be reduced, and some may even have to be laid off. Otherwise, normal research work cannot be guaranteed. If no results are produced in the next year, funding will be further reduced in the following year.

, falling into a vicious cycle.

According to Xia Renliang's original intention, he would naturally rather fire some technical staff who are not good enough to show off their skills, but the institute is under the name of NTU, and NTU is responsible for the personnel management of the technical staff. There are intricate relationships behind those old fritters, and it is not him.

You can fire them if you want to, but the most likely option is not to fire anyone at all, and everyone’s salary will be reduced.

The result of this is also obvious. For those technical backbones, their income has dropped and the prospects of the research institute are unclear. Naturally, they have to change jobs. As long as they are qualified, where can't they do research?

Even Xia Renliang himself, if not for the kindness of his teacher, has a deep affection for the institute, and would have changed jobs long ago. With his technical level, even if he was not a professor at Nanjing University, he would at least be able to get a higher salary in a major chip factory.

Now you can double your salary income.

"Why are you trying to attack me? The old man's thinking all day long is not like a thirty-six-year-old man, but more like an ancient old man." The wife muttered dissatisfiedly and went to the kitchen to work.

Xia Renliang sat on the sofa, holding his hair and frowning.

He is a pure scientific researcher, and he is neither good nor interested in these administrative facts. Li Junlu just left without handing over anything. At this time, he suddenly took over the research institute, and it coincided with such funding cuts.

During the trough period, he had to rearrange and solve all kinds of problems, especially how to secure research funds so that the "T-shaped special-shaped carbon nanotubes" could be copied as planned within three years. It was enough for him to have a headache, let alone

Talk about appeasing other technical staff and find ways to retain key talents...

Just when he was thinking hard, the doorbell rang. His wife wiped the water stains on her hands on her apron and ran to open the door. She didn't forget to look back and glare at her husband: "I just sat in a daze all day when I came back. I didn't answer the door."

That’s all, I won’t help teach my son to do his homework!”

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xia Renliang got up with a wry smile and prepared to teach his son to do homework.

But I heard my wife ask in surprise at the door: "Who are you looking for? Oh, Professor Xia? He lives here, please come in. Renliang, there is a guest looking for you!"

Xia Renliang was a little surprised. Although he was young and promising in recent years, he had no real power and had always been neglected in front of the house. Except for neighbors who came to visit or his wife's friends who came to visit, few people came to see him at night like this.

Could it be that those "smart" researchers came to build relationships so quickly? Xia Renliang was a little unhappy. He himself was not a person who liked to seek connections, so he would naturally be disgusted with such a move. Once he thought about becoming a research institute next,

As the person in charge, Xia Renliang also had to attend various social events and meetings, which made Xia Renliang even more troubled.

Unlike his wife's expectations, he has no desire to be a leader. He would rather be a pure scientific researcher and devote himself wholeheartedly to the research on chip materials that he likes.

Feeling dissatisfied, the necessary etiquette was still required. He asked his son to go back to his room to do his homework. He stood up to greet him, but he saw three strange men. The leading man was in his early forties and looked familiar, but he couldn't think of it.

I had seen him somewhere before, but the other two had no recollection at all.

Xia Renliang asked unexpectedly: "Who are you?"

The man in the lead had his hair neatly combed, and he was dressed in a somewhat old-fashioned Chinese tunic suit. He even buttoned the disciplinary buttons properly, giving people a sense of rigor and seriousness. He took out his business card and handed it over with both hands: "

Professor Xia, I am Xu Qingyan, director of the Qingbei Integrated Circuit and Chip Joint R&D Innovation Center. This is Cai Mingzhi, the deputy chief engineer of our 'chip materials' team, and the other is Kuang Jia'an, the technical backbone of the 'chip materials' team. We are here

I took the liberty to visit because I heard that Professor Xia is famous in chip materials. Firstly, I am looking for talents, and secondly, I want to cooperate."

Only then did Xia Renliang understand why he felt that the man in front of him looked familiar, because he had seen it on the live TV broadcast of the National Science and Technology Award Ceremony! If I remember correctly, this director Xu was the first-prize project of the National Natural Science and Technology Award last year.

The leader of the research team of "Qiguang EDA"!

Xia Renliang was somewhat flattered that such a well-known industry leader came to visit in person. Although he was the temporary head of the NTU Chip Technology Research Institute and was also at the professor level, the NTU Chip Technology Research Institute was lower in level than Qingbei Integrated Circuit and Beijing Integrated Circuits.

There are two levels of the Chip Joint R&D Innovation Center, not to mention that Xu Qingyan is the chief director and the winner of the first prize of the National Natural Science and Technology Award, so the status and status are completely unequal.

"It turns out to be Director Xu, Worker Cai and Worker Kuang, please take a seat." Xia Renliang led the three of them into the hall to sit down with some restraint. His wife already understood that these people were not ordinary people, and enthusiastically served tea.

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Xu Qingyan was straightforward in his work and straight to the point: "Professor Xia, we heard that you led the team to solve almost all the technical difficulties of the 'T-shaped special-shaped carbon nanotubes'..."

Xia Renliang was startled, and then said seriously: "These research results belong to our institute. If you want to purchase relevant materials, please go to the institute's conference room for a formal interview tomorrow. And whether to sell it or not, I am not the one who can do it.

It’s settled…”

Xu Qingyan showed a rare smile. Obviously, Xia Renliang's old-fashioned attitude of public to public and private to private was to his liking: "We are not here for the technology of 'T-shaped special-shaped carbon nanotubes'. To be honest,'

In our eyes, T-shaped special-shaped carbon nanotubes are just a technology that will soon become obsolete, and we are not interested. What we are interested in is Professor Xia and your key team, and we want to hire you to work in Qing Dynasty.

If you work at the Beijing Integrated Circuit and Chip Joint R&D Innovation Center, we can give you the position of chief engineer of the 'Chip Materials' team, and we can handle all the issues including salary and remuneration for you and the technical backbone you brought, household registration, children's employment, and spouse's employment.

It will double on the current basis.”

Xia Renliang was stunned when he heard this. This condition was frighteningly generous.

The job of the team's chief engineer made him very excited. It was a purely technical position, which was very in line with his preferences. Moreover, the rest of the living and treatment arrangements also showed great sincerity, which made Xia Renliang feel touched by being affirmed and recognized. However,

At this juncture, he left NTU's Chip Technology Research Institute to find another job. He really couldn't overcome his own conscience, and he was even more sorry for his teacher, Academician Guo.

Xia Renliang ignored the desperate glances from his wife next to him and said, "I'm sorry..."

Without waiting for Xia Renliang to formally refuse, Xu Qingyan continued: "Of course, we also take into account your deep feelings for the NTU Chip Technology Research Institute and Academician Guo. If you do not want to work in the capital, we can also invite you and your backbone.

The team cooperates with us on chip materials in the name of NTU Chip Technology Research Institute. All relevant research funds are provided by us. We will also provide an additional annual funding of 10 million to NTU Chip Technology Research Institute as a rental fee.

The rental of high-end equipment in your institute. You are also responsible for operating these high-end equipment. We only need the final experimental data in the capital."

Xia Renliang was moved again. He didn't expect the reason for rejection of the second way of cooperation on the project.

The rent of 10 million can fully make up for the 20% reduction in the institute's funding, and there is still some leftover, not to mention that all the funds related to the project cooperation are borne by the Qingbei Integrated Circuit and Chip Joint R&D Innovation Center!

Xia Renliang quickly regained his composure. There would be no pie in the sky. He said cautiously: "But... what you want to cooperate with us is not 'T-shaped special-shaped carbon nanotubes', so what could it be? With all due respect, I

I have been studying chip materials for a long time, and the 'T-shaped special-shaped carbon nanotubes' are the best results I have ever seen and the most reliable research direction. I don't think your current 'carbon nanotube field effect transistor technology direction' will be better than

It's better."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xu Qingyan looked around and asked: "Is it convenient for us to go to the study room to discuss in detail? There is someone who wants to meet you remotely. In fact, I invite you to join and cooperate.

These are all his suggestions. If you have any specific questions, you can ask him directly."

Xia Renliang was full of doubts: "Who is this person?"

Deputy Chief Engineer Cai Mingzhi said in an adoring tone: "He is a mysterious expert arranged by the superiors. We don't know his true identity, but he is an absolutely authoritative expert in this field. All of us admire him extremely. Our team

The actual research direction is not the nominal 'carbon nanotube field effect transistor technology'."

These words made Xia Renliang feel even more curious and confused, but with the identities of Xu Qingyan and others, there was no need to lie to him. What's more, when it comes to professional skills, you will know the true level as soon as you talk about it, and this cannot be fooled no matter what.

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He nodded and said, "Okay, please come this way."

…

Half an hour later, Xia Renliang ended the video call with "Mr. Q" and was completely stunned. He finally understood that what Deputy Chief Engineer Cai Mingzhi just said was not an exaggeration.

This mysterious expert, who only sees the bright red "Q" in his avatar, has a machine-synthesized voice, and the frequency and speed of his speech are variable, making it impossible to determine his true identity, gender, and age. But one thing is certain, the other person is

Top experts in physical materials, semiconductors, superconducting materials, microelectronics engineering, chip research and development, and even my own teacher, Academician Guo Yuanbiao, are probably inferior to this "Mr. Q".

Awesome, there are such powerful chip technology experts in China? Why have I never heard of them?
To be continued...