From university lecturer to chief academician Chapter 189 Who is the boss? Five hundred thousand for one question! Zhang Zhiqiang: Poverty makes me cry!
Chapter 189 Who is the boss? Five hundred thousand for one question! Zhang Zhiqiang: Poverty makes me cry!
Wang Chenglin left the Science Foundation in some embarrassment.
He got into the car in the parking lot, and soon he saw Jiang Jian coming up behind him. Both of them had a bit of embarrassment and depression on their faces.
Wang Chenglin knew that he couldn't blame Jiang Jian. Even he didn't expect that Wang Hao could come up with such a direction.
Study the theoretical mechanism of superconductivity by constructing mathematical models, thereby establishing a bridge between theory and application.
This direction is very novel.
The car was silent for a long time.
Jiang Jian felt a little embarrassed because what he said at the seminar led to today's situation, but it was not his responsibility alone. It was Wang Chenglin who originally proposed that the research of the Physics Laboratory should be coordinated with the Basic Science Center.
He hesitated for a long time before asking, "Professor Wang, are we leaving like this?"
"What else can we do?"
Wang Chenglin asked angrily, "The things here have nothing to do with us anymore. No matter how much money they get, they won't give it to us. But..."
He continued thoughtfully, "It's not without gain. The direction Wang Hao mentioned is very good!"
Jiang Jian was a little surprised when he heard this.
He didn't expect that Wang Chenglin would affirm Wang Hao.
Wang Chenglin said, "We have not been able to develop individual sub-projects to assist research, but we cannot deny other people's ideas, especially those that are very creative and novel."
He said very seriously, "Besides, everyone knows that Wang Hao is a genius."
Jiang Jian nodded and said, "Indeed, Wang Hao is a genius. He is only in his twenties." He said and shook his head, "It's incredible. I didn't even graduate with a Ph.D. at his age, but he immediately got the Fields degree.
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Wang Chenglin continued, "In the field of mathematics, it is difficult, almost impossible, to find someone more talented than Wang Hao."
"However, we don't need to find the kind of mathematical genius who can prove Goldbach's conjecture. It is enough to find a few excellent mathematics professors."
Jiang Jian asked in confusion, "Professor Wang, what do you mean..."
"I just thought about it carefully."
Wang Chenglin said, "The mathematical model made by Wang Hao seems very shocking, but it is just because we are not majoring in mathematics. If we were a mathematician engaged in research in related fields, we would probably be able to make it."
"It's impossible to reach the top level of difficulty."
"So we can also do research in this direction."
He said with a smile, "The mathematics level of Capital University is among the best in the country. It is easy to find a few mathematics professors in the school. It is not the kind of research that can only be completed by geniuses. Let's find a few more and try together.
Three lousy generals, can't they keep up with one Wang Hao?"
Jiang Jian's eyes suddenly widened when he heard this, and he suddenly felt that what Wang Chenglin said made sense.
Wang Hao established a mathematical model by communicating gravity experimental data. The on-site demonstration was indeed shocking, but the research was not impossible to complete, and it did not reach the level of being unsolvable by the most advanced researchers.
Other mathematics professors can also complete it, but it generally just consumes more time.
If they find a few more mathematics professors, they can do the same research. Once they have results, they can apply for projects just like the physics laboratory, and no one can say anything.
If you can produce results faster, you can not only regain your face today, but also make other people take a good look at you.
"But, funding..." Jiang Jian thought of a key issue.
Previously, the Basic Science Center had invested nearly 10 million in funds for the follow-up project of communicating gravity, part of which was funded by the school, and most of which came from the Basic Science Center.
If we continue to exchange gravity experiments, we will definitely continue to spend a lot of money. Without funding from the Science Foundation, unless we use funds from the superconducting project, we will not be able to find other funds.
Wang Chenglin smiled and said, "Don't worry about this for now. Wang Hao's research relies on AC gravity experimental data. We also have AC gravity experimental data, but we can't keep up with their results."
"We will first use this part of the data as a basis, find a few outstanding mathematics professors, and let them build a mathematical model."
"After that, we will slowly improve it and think about the funding slowly. As long as there are results, there is no need to worry at all."
Jiang Jian thought and nodded.
…
Exchange gravity project venue.
The only topic left in the afternoon was appropriation funding, and senior leaders of several science foundations also attended the meeting.
The physics laboratory submitted an application for 100 million funding and listed detailed experimental requirements, but it is obvious that the 100 million funding is unlikely to be approved.
Even if Wang Hao explains the new direction of research, it will be difficult to rely on judgment to increase a large amount of funding until the new direction has no results.
The final funding was determined at 65 million.
This amount is a bit more than expected. Their original goal was 50 million, which was mainly related to the scale of the physics laboratory.
In the absence of sufficient scientific research personnel and infrastructure, even if you come up with a good research and development direction, it is very difficult to apply for 50 million in funding.
Such a large amount of funding is enough to build a provincial laboratory.
After the meeting ended, Wang Hao sighed and walked outside with He Yi and others.
He Yi, Xiao Xinyu and Yan Jing were obviously in a different mood from Wang Hao. They were all very excited because they had received more than 60 million yuan in funding. Such a high amount of funding was unimaginable.
He Yi said, "Wang Hao, more than sixty million is already a lot. Considering the size of our laboratory, ten million would be a lot."
"Yeah, I feel a lot too. I didn't even dare to think about it when I came here." Xiao Xinyu also nodded and said.
Yan Jing said, "They say it is a big project, but how can it catch up with the Superconducting Laboratory or the Basic Science Center? Those are very large institutions."
Wang Hao shook his head and said, "You don't understand. This is because they are stingy. They probably think that our laboratory is too small and has little influence."
"If the Superconducting Laboratory or the Basic Science Center approves the same project, they will get at least 100 million."
The other three also fell silent.
This is a fact.
In fact, it is also related to the new research direction, because the new research direction has just been announced, and no matter how extravagant it is, the foundation will still worry about the results.
What if I was deceived?
For a new direction, first of all, there must be results before people can believe it.
For example, the superconducting project of the Basic Science Center is followed in this direction internationally. It is equivalent to following the path that everyone else is taking, and there is no need to worry about the results.
The physics laboratory has opened up a new path.
No one can be 100% sure whether this new road can make progress, and the funding will naturally have to be carefully considered.
While several people were talking, they heard a voice from behind shouting, "Professor Wang, wait!"
Wang Hao looked back and was surprised.
It's Xiang Qiansheng.
Xiang Qian came after him panting angrily. After he stood still, he saw that the other three seemed to be hesitant.
Wang Hao immediately said, "Professor Xiang, if you have anything to say, just say it, we are all our own people." He meant that the other three people are our own people, but Xiang Qiansheng is not our own people.
Xiang Qiansheng continued to hesitate, and after a long time he asked coyly, "That's right, Professor Wang, I would like to take this opportunity to ask, are you still short of people in your physics laboratory?"
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"ah?"
The people nearby were a little confused when they heard this question. They realized what Xiang Qiansheng was going to say.
After opening his mouth to Qian Sheng, he spoke much more smoothly, "I have thought about it carefully and your research direction is very promising, so I want to join your project."
Wang Hao asked with confusion, "Are you going to work in Xihai?"
"right!"
Xiang Qiansheng nodded vigorously, "I have already thought about it. In fact, this is not a temporary decision. I have thought about it before. I really like the research of AC gravity, but it is no longer possible in the superconducting laboratory. "
Wang Hao thought deeply and said, "Professor Xiang, even if you go to the physics laboratory, you can only be an ordinary researcher."
"It doesn't matter!" Xiang Qiansheng's voice was firm, and then he smiled bitterly and said, "Professor Wang, Professor He, to tell you the truth, after this project, I no longer have a position in the Superconducting Laboratory, and I will just have a casual job from now on. , but I still want to continue doing research and projects instead of hanging around until retirement."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Hao seriously.
Wang Hao looked at He Yi and said with a smile, "For this issue, you still need Professor He. I am only in charge of the project, but not the laboratory."
Xiang Qiansheng looked at He Yi again.
He Yi hurriedly said, "No problem, no problem. You, a great professor from the Academy of Sciences, want to come to our laboratory, how can I refuse? And our project is very short of people. On behalf of Xihai University, I welcome you."
"Then let's settle it first."
Xiang Qiansheng breathed a sigh of relief, with an expectant smile on his face.
…
Three days later.
Wang Hao and his team returned to Xihai University, and they talked about the project all the way.
Xiang Qiansheng is also an indispensable topic.
Xiang Qiansheng competed with them for the project at first, but when he saw him later, he looked obviously a little decadent. He certainly didn't feel sympathy. After all, he was his original competitor, and it was the other party who took the initiative to compete.
Now Xiang Qiansheng hopes to join the physics laboratory and participate in the research project of communication gravity, but they can't find any reason to refuse.
Because of the level of strength.
Xiang Qiansheng is a researcher at the Superconductivity Laboratory of the Academy of Sciences. He has been engaged in superconductivity-related research for more than ten years. He is also an expert in electricity. He cannot be said to be famous, but he is also influential in the industry.
The Physics Laboratory received more than 60 million projects, and was about to expand its scale. It suddenly became very short of people. Not only was it a shortage of people, it was even difficult to recruit people.
Western universities are relatively less attractive to talents, and top talents in related fields cannot be hired even with money.
More than 60 million yuan may seem like a lot of funding, but in fact, because most of it will be used on projects, the recruitment of relevant talents must be done within the school, rather than using the funds to recruit directly from outside.
For example, if a top talent wants to join the Physics Laboratory, it is not the Physics Laboratory who recruits him, but Xihai University hires him as a professor and then works as a researcher in the Physics Laboratory.
On-campus scientific research institutions can only provide subsidies instead of direct salary payments.
The same is true for physics laboratories. They are not independent scientific research institutions. They have no rights or capital and directly pay salaries to relevant personnel.
Relatively speaking, it is easy for a laboratory to recruit doctoral students and mobile postdoctoral fellows. It only needs to expand the number of places. However, it is very difficult to recruit top researchers.
The same goes for the Mason Mathematical Sciences Laboratory. It is easy to recruit students and postdoctoral fellows. However, recruiting high-level researchers can be described as "as difficult as climbing the sky". You still have to rely on the school to "poach".
This is also the reason why Zhang Zhiqiang keeps poaching people from the computer laboratory.
After returning to Xihai University, Wang Hao returned to work in the Mason Number Laboratory. He was also a little worried about the scale of the laboratory.
The new laboratory will be opened soon, but there are only two regular researchers in the laboratory, one is himself and the other is Zheng Yaojun.
Zhang Zhiqiang can only be regarded as half, he is still an ‘associate researcher’.
Professor Qi Xiao is not sure about staying in the laboratory next year. The main reason is that he cannot pass the test of old man Chen Qinghua.
Chen Qinghua is very difficult to talk to, and he is very influential. After all, he holds the title of academician and has reached the pinnacle of scholars. He is a pillar-level figure in universities.
"Alas~~"
"I don't know when Old Man Chen will retire..."
Wang Hao thought helplessly, "Although Zhang Zhiqiang's level is a bit insufficient, as Old Man Chen said, he still works very hard. Can he consider being promoted to a researcher?"
He thought carefully.
A provincial laboratory needs to have three researchers if it has enough people, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.
"Another way is to put your name on the list. Just ask Old Man Chen to borrow it. We have a big project that needs manpower, and ask several professors from the computer lab to put their name on it..."
“I’ll keep my name, because there are always projects, and I’ll borrow them but never pay them back.”
Wang Hao thought about it carefully and felt that this idea was very good.
That’s it!
After a few days of leisure, he returned to work.
This time we are not doing new research, but we plan to complete the space agency's projects first.
Of course.
The project is very complex and cannot be completed immediately, but the mathematical foundation of the core algorithm can be solved first.
This is his job too.
Wang Hao is very clear about the work allocation of the project. He is responsible for the mathematical foundation of the core code, and Zheng Yaojun is responsible for the edge calculation and arrangement, and 'translates' the basic mathematical content to Qi Xiao.
Qi Xiao completed the main core code part based on "mathematical translation".
The core code is the most important.
The rest of the work was left to Zhang Zhiqiang to lead others to complete.
Zhang Zhiqiang plays a very important role. He is almost the same as the project manager, but he does not need to pay attention to the core code. He is responsible for other tedious work.
He can almost be said to have "broken his leg" and spends a long time on the project every day.
Recently, working overtime has become the norm.
On this day, Wang Hao finally completed the basic work on mathematics. He checked it from beginning to end, discussed possible mistakes with Zheng Yaojun, and finally finalized the plan.
The rest of the work can be handed over to others, and it is only a matter of time before the project is completed.
He and Zhang Zhiqiang also discussed, "Brother Zhang, how long will it take to complete your work over there?"
"Two months?" Zhang Zhiqiang thought for a moment and then denied, "It shouldn't be necessary. It can be completed in about forty days."
"It's been hard on you during this period."
Wang Haodao said, "Don't worry about the core code part. I have already completed the basics, and only Professor Qi's work is left, which will take about a month."
"That's good."
Zhang Zhiqiang suddenly smiled and said, "After this project is completed, I will be able to relax for a while."
Wang Hao smiled and said, "Efforts are rewarded. Our project still has a lot of remaining funds. When the time comes, we will give everyone a bonus."
"How much money can I get?" Zhang Zhiqiang's eyes seemed to be shining when he heard that there was a bonus.
"It depends on the situation, how about tens of thousands?" Wang Hao is a little unsure. It still depends on how much funds are left in the end, but there is a high probability that it will exceed three million, so there is no problem in giving out bonuses.
Zhang Zhiqiang suddenly felt very motivated, and his whole body was filled with endless strength.
A bonus of tens of thousands of dollars!
If you add in the laboratory subsidy, as well as the school's salary and bonus, the average monthly after-tax amount will exceed 20,000 yuan, and it may even reach 30,000 yuan?
Annual salary 360,000!
A thousand a day!
"This is the feeling of a high salary. When the time comes, I must change to a better car!" Zhang Zhiqiang was suddenly full of expectations.
At this time, Wang Hao's phone rang. It was Liu Rongxing from the Space Administration.
"It should be about the project."
Wang Hao picked up the phone and muttered something in a low voice.
Zhang Zhiqiang is also a project participant, so there is no need to avoid it.
After the call was answered, Liu Rongxing on the opposite side said, "Professor Wang, have you been busy lately?"
"You're not busy, you're okay. Professor Liu, if there's anything else you can tell me."
Wang Hao said directly.
Liu Rongxing continued, "It's like this. An old friend came to me and wanted to ask you a math question."
"I just sent the content to your email."
"If you have time, please help me take a look. There is no need to solve that problem. I just want to ask you whether it is possible to achieve it."
"Don't worry, it's the same old rules, five hundred thousand!"
"Old rules?" Wang Hao was a little confused.
Liu Rongxing asked subconsciously, "Isn't it?"
"……All right."
Wang Hao put down the phone with doubts. He didn't know when "five hundred thousand" became his old rule?
Why does it sound weird?
After Zhang Zhiqiang heard a few words, he immediately came over and asked doubtfully, "What does he mean? Let you look at a problem, ask if it can be realized, and then give you 500,000?"
"yes."
Wang Hao shook his head and said, "I really don't understand. Why are academics talking about money? And they just asked a question and paid half a million. They just value money too much."
"Actually, even if you don't give me money, I will help."
Seeing Wang Hao's indifferent expression, Zhang Zhiqiang forced a smile on his lips.
Thinking about how hard I have been working for several months and still being happy about the bonus of tens of thousands of yuan, I couldn’t help but shed tears of poverty.