Chapter 100 Insider! There must be an inside story!
Sitting across the phone for an interview was Wang Junying, a reporter from the Northern Xinjiang Provincial Television Station.
Wang Junying came for the interview just to ask Wang Hao to express his views on the focus of online public opinion, that is, on the issue of "losses caused by mistakes made by scientific researchers".
Wang Hao is a client of Donggang Experimental News. He can share his personal experience based on this issue.
Wang Junying does not have any bad intentions. She represents the Northern Xinjiang Provincial Television Station.
Wang Hao is an academic star in universities in Northern Xinjiang Province. He has continuously completed basic mathematics research. He is not only influential domestically, but also has great influence internationally.
Northern Xinjiang Province is not a big academic province, but it still takes academic celebrities very seriously.
Just like the judgment made by Ma Wenjun, scientific researchers need to establish a positive image, and the past stains and other stains will be brushed aside. Even if there are some potentially controversial words during the interview, they will be cut out when reporting.
So Wang Junying just listened to what Wang Hao said and responded to the focus of public opinion based on his words.
She didn't expect to hear such words at all.
Wang Hao's answer was very unexpected. He did not talk about the issue that was the focus of public opinion at all. Instead, he talked about the Donggang Experiment incident. He was dismissed and expelled from Donggang University very simply and quickly, perhaps even without investigation.
, all the responsibility falls on him.
After hearing this, Wang Junying was silent for a moment, took a deep breath and asked, "Professor Wang Hao, do you mean to say that the problem of the Donggang Experiment is not your problem and has nothing to do with you at all?"
"I don't think so."
Wang Hao expressed his views on the matter, "I have just talked about the process I experienced personally. Even I know very little about it myself, and the only thing Donggang University gave me was a letter of dismissal."
"I was fired. I couldn't even enter the materials laboratory and had no way of knowing what the problem was."
"The only thing I can be sure of is that there was nothing wrong with my work because I later recalculated all the data."
He finally added, "I am very confident in my computing abilities."
…
The phone interview ends.
After Wang Hao put down the phone, he immediately felt the strange look in the eyes of the department chair Zhou Jianchun.
The look in his eyes revealed things like "so that's it", "big things", "big gossip", etc. He felt like something was wrong all over him just looking at him.
Zhou Jianchun didn't say a word, just watched Wang Hao leave the office, and then took a deep breath.
It's a big deal.
Even at Xihai University, there are many people talking about the Donggang Experiment Incident, mainly because Wang Hao is at Xihai University and has continuously completed amazing results.
Wang Hao is the focus, and what happens to him will also become the focus.
People won't discuss it publicly, but they still talk a lot in private. Some people think there must be something wrong with the matter, but most people just gossip and don't delve into it in depth, probably because even if they do, there will be no results.
it's good now.
After listening to Wang Hao and reporters just now, Zhou Jianchun was sure of one thing: the Donggang Experiment incident must have nothing to do with Wang Hao.
In fact, this incident has no impact on Wang Hao.
Even if it is true that he made an experimental error and caused losses to the Materials Laboratory of Donggang University, the past is in the past. Everyone is paying attention to Wang Hao's latest results. Even the public opinion on the Internet, most people
He also believes that it is normal for scientific researchers to make mistakes.
No cutting-edge research can be guaranteed to be 100% correct, or even have a low probability of being correct.
Even if there are some low-level mistakes, it is normal, just like when students do math problems, no one dares to say that they will be 100% correct.
If the matter was really Wang Hao's problem, he would be unlikely to talk about it, discuss it, or deny his own problem.
Then there is only one answer left.
It's not Wang Hao's problem, it's naturally the problem of other people in the materials laboratory. Wang Hao just took the blame in the first place.
This kind of thing only needs to be analyzed in depth to know.
Zhou Jianchun thought carefully and realized that this matter might be serious. Of course, the matter was directed at Donggang University and had nothing to do with Xihai University.
Although it is impossible to say directly, it may be interesting to see the jokes made by other universities.
Wang Hao felt relaxed all over when he returned to the office. For the first time, he talked about the Donggang Experiment incident head-on, to a reporter from a provincial radio station.
So after returning to the office, he said clearly, "What happened in Donggang is not my problem."
A simple sentence ignited the enthusiasm in the office.
In the past, people in the office kept silent about public opinion news. They just reviewed the news individually and occasionally looked at Wang Hao worriedly. Now that Wang Hao took the initiative, they could discuss freely. Zhu Ping stood up and said
, "I knew this matter had nothing to do with Wang Hao as soon as he came here. Wang Hao is such a smart person, how could he make such a low-level mistake?"
"Even if the data is wrong, Wang Hao had just graduated with a Ph.D. at that time, so it was impossible to leave the data work to him alone."
This sentence is wrong.
The main persons in charge of the data work in the materials laboratory are Ma Wenjun and Wang Hao. It is precisely because they can take on part of the data work, unlike doctoral students who are only responsible for some trivial tasks, that he chose to join the materials
laboratory.
Others also started talking, "It must be a problem with the Donggang Materials Laboratory. The data is wrong. Why hasn't the problem been found for three months?"
"If the general data is wrong, it can be seen in one or two experiments."
"Isn't there one last year? It was said to be a chemical engineering laboratory, and the data was compiled. The supervisor guided the doctoral students to compile data and write papers."
"The Materials Laboratory is a great place. We are very rich. We are at the top of scientific research. We are aristocrats. One project costs tens of millions."
"The top talent is so rich..."
This is the truth.
The materials-related R&D departments affiliated to domestic universities have a pyramid-shaped funding structure. The top materials laboratories can be said to have no shortage of money, while ordinary laboratories are at the bottom. It is very difficult to apply for a small project.
Sokai University's nanotechnology laboratory is at the middle level, not as good as the top but more than the bottom. However, it is still not easy to apply for big projects.
Wang Hao chatted a few words with people in the office, and also chatted a few words with Su Yingxue on the mobile communication software.
They have just added friends.
Wang Hao asked Su Yingxue for help and negotiated with Penguin's representative. Su Yingxue was much more professional than him and would definitely be able to negotiate more sponsorships. His idea was to give Su Yingxue a few points of share, which was equivalent to finding an intermediary.
Negotiation is done.
However, Su Yingxue insisted not to divide the money, but only said that after the negotiation, she would treat her to a meal.
This made Wang Hao feel embarrassed. Favors are often the hardest to repay.
After talking to Su Yingxue for a few words, Wang Hao was confused by what the other party said, "Professor Xia has something to ask you, but he is too embarrassed to say anything, and I am too embarrassed to say anything."
"When you have an agreement with Penguin and treat me to dinner, please call Professor Xia by the way."
Xia Guobin wants to see me for something?
Wang Hao was a little confused, but he still replied with two words, "Okay."
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Donggang University.
Sha Mianzhi left with two professors from the School of Computer Science.
He was holding a mobile phone in his hand and kept talking, "I have already said that Wang Hao is a genius, but the school actually dismissed him. I don't know what they were thinking."
"The school has gone too far. Look at what is said on the Internet. Scientific researchers should have a more relaxed environment."
"Isn't it normal for scientific research to make mistakes? Even if there is a mistake, it should be treated normally. How many big projects in the materials laboratory have the loss of 10 million is a lot?"
"It's better now. The loss is a loss. The genius has gone to other universities."
As Sha Mianzhi spoke, he scrolled another line and continued, "Look at what this says. Scientific researchers should be treated more tolerantly. In cutting-edge exploratory work, there are many more mistakes than correct ones."
"If you are fired if you make mistakes in scientific research, there will be no one to do research in the future. People like us will just resign."
The two professors next to him also nodded, "Yes, I watched the entire video of Wang Hao's interview yesterday. Those two functions are so well-shaped, I don't know how they came up with them. What kind of brain structure is that?
, to come up with such a weird decision function?”
"This kind of genius is really rare to see in decades, and as a result, he was fired by the school."
The three people were walking while talking, and happened to pass by the entrance of the materials laboratory building.
Sha Mianzhi glanced at it and saluted at the door, "Bah!"
"It's all the fault of the people in the Materials Laboratory. If it weren't for them, how could Wang Hao be fired? Tell me, you invited Wang Hao to do research together, but something went wrong. It's all the blame on Wang Hao, and you asked the school to fire him.
, is it something humans did?”
Sha Mianzhi's words expressed the thoughts of many Donggang faculty and staff.
This incident spread and many people knew about it.
Initially, the Materials Laboratory invited Wang Hao to join the research. Wang Hao's doctoral thesis was very good and was nominated for the 'Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Award', but he was not selected in the end. Even so, many people know his name, and
Staying in school in Donggang itself represents excellence.
As a result, there was a problem with the research, and Wang Hao was said to be responsible, so the school fired him?
Regardless of whether Wang Hao is responsible or not, it feels weird to sort things out from beginning to end. It's like asking someone to help you do a question together, but in the end the question was not solved, and time was wasted. Even if the other party is responsible, you can't blame him for it.
The other party?
Alloy materials laboratory.
Ma Wenjun sat on a chair, frowning and watching the news.
Zhou Xiaolong was anxiously browsing the news on his mobile phone and pacing around anxiously. Even he realized that something was wrong.
Ma Wenjun found the article that initially guided public opinion, "This is Newsweek? Why did it suddenly mention that matter?"
Zhou Xiaolong shook his head, "Who knows what the guy who posted the post was thinking? At first I thought he was trying to slander Wang Hao, but then the public opinion turned a bit wrong. How come it turned out to be excusing Wang Hao?"
"Isn't it good to excuse yourself?"
Ma Wenjun was a little angry after hearing this. He felt more and more that Zhou Xiaolong was a pig-headed person, so he patiently explained, "Whether it's to excuse or something else, it's best not to mention this matter."
"Yes, I know." Zhou Xiaolong nodded irritably.
Ma Wenjun said, "We must contact this reporter and ask him to delete the report." He said and simply called Chen Jianlin.
They don't have the connections to do this kind of thing, that is, Chen Jianlin has many connections to find the reporter who published the content.
Chen Jianlin does have many connections.
When he realized that the public opinion was not good, he immediately contacted Hou Lijun and said that he hoped that the other party would delete the report. The reason was... he could not discredit Wang Hao, the "mathematics star" who had achieved great results.
The past has passed, and the Alloy Laboratory and Donggang University don't care anymore.
Hou Lijun couldn't believe what was said on the phone. With the intuition of a news media, he subconsciously felt that something was wrong.
The change of public opinion on the Internet is nothing, but Donggang University called him with connections and wanted him to delete the report, and he also said that he could not smear Wang Hao?
This thing is so weird.
It would be normal if it were Xihai University or Wang Hao himself.
"There is something wrong with this matter!" Hou Lijun realized it immediately, but at the same time, he felt that he didn't have to do anything at all, so he directly replied to the other party, "The content I posted is no longer important. You will know if you read the news carefully.
That’s what I meant.”
After Hou Lijun put down the phone, he saw the latest news released by Beijiang TV, "Wang Hao responded positively to the Donggang Experiment Incident."
Inside is a recording of a telephone interview, which can be summarized as, "Wang Hao is sure that there are no data errors in his work."
This news immediately caused a new round of heated discussion in public opinion.
Many people thought that Wang Hao would definitely respond to the matter. They did not expect that Wang Hao's response would be like this. He did not mention at all whether scientific researchers should have a more relaxed environment, but made it clear that Donggang
During the experimental incident, he made no data errors.
What does this mean?
"Professor Wang Hao's meaning has been very clear. He is the one who takes the blame!"
"Think about it. Professor Wang Hao had just graduated with a Ph.D. at that time. How could he take full responsibility for a project worth tens of millions?"
"There is an inside story, there must be an inside story!"
"Dig deeper! This is the persecution of scientific researchers. It is clearly the responsibility of others, but an unrelated person is allowed to take the blame!"
"So that's it. I've always been curious. When Professor Wang Hao was at Donggang University, he would make low-level errors when doing data. How come he has completed various results all the way to Xihai University?"
"This matter should be investigated carefully. I looked up previous news, and it was true that there was no detailed explanation of the specific situation or data errors. There was no report at all. It just placed the responsibility directly on Professor Wang Hao."
"It's too dark! It's simply too dark! The Dignified Donggang University, the Dignified Alloy Materials Laboratory, the National Key Laboratory!"
"..."
When the news was released, public opinion was almost one-sided.
Perhaps some people are afraid that the world will not be in chaos, and similar things always happen, so they almost subconsciously stand in Wang Hao's place.
In addition, some people carefully analyzed the incident before and after, and made the same judgment as Wang Junying. They felt that Wang Hao was unreasonable, so they talked about the matter and said it had nothing to do with them.
Because the incident itself has no impact on him.
For a time, public opinion was boiling!
In the materials laboratory, Chen Jianlin, Ma Wenjun, and Zhou Xiaolong, the "three giants" of the laboratory, gathered together, with solemn expressions on everyone's faces.
After reading a news report, Chen Jianlin frowned and asked, "What should we do now? Let's talk about it."
Zhou Xiaolong said directly, "Go to the school and suppress the news. We can't let the public opinion continue. Yes, we must suppress it. Once no one discusses it, it will be fine after the heat is over."
Chen Jianlin stared at Zhou Xiaolong for a long time, which made the latter feel uncomfortable. Then he said, "I really don't know how you have such a brain. If the matter can be solved so easily, do I still need to ask you?"
"idiot!"
Chen Jianlin cursed angrily and said, "Let alone whether public opinion can be suppressed, how can you stop the mouth of a scholar who is not in the school and has a certain academic status? Professor Zhou Da, who do you think you are? You are so big
ability?"
Zhou Xiaolong suddenly stopped talking.
Chen Jianlin turned to look at Ma Wenjun, and Zhou Xiaolong only scolded him a few words. But Zhou Xiaolong was one of his own, and he was of the same mind as him. Ma Wenjun was really an outsider.
But when it comes to problems, Ma Wenjun's brain is much more useful than Zhou Xiaolong's.
Ma Wenjun was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "Let them investigate openly."
"ah?"
Zhou Xiaolong suddenly became anxious, "How can we let the investigation happen! How can we let this be investigated!"
"Only for that project."
Ma Wenjun said, "For other projects, we can refuse to investigate them on the grounds of 'research and development confidentiality', but that project can be investigated. There is no problem with the data, but in fact nothing can be found. We just want to express this attitude."
"At this point, the more we hide it, the more suspicious it becomes. We have to show a clear conscience. If you want to investigate, you can investigate. If nothing is found in the end, so what?"
Chen Jianlin thought and nodded, feeling that Ma Wenjun was right.
At this time, the superiors will definitely pay attention to the project, and it is impossible not to let them investigate it. They simply let it go and let them investigate it. There is no problem in the actual investigation, so what can I do?
"So be it."
Chen Jianlin said, "Professor Ma is right. Public opinion is boiling outside. If they want to investigate, let them investigate. We have a clear conscience!"
His words became sonorous and powerful.
If you don’t know, you still think you have a clear conscience and there is no problem.
Then Chen Jianlin glanced at Zhou Xiaolong, frowned and said, "Xiaolong, you don't need to be in the laboratory these days. Just say you are sick and ask for leave, or simply leave Donggang and come back when things calm down."
"Ah?" Zhou Xiaolong was full of surprise, "Why?"
Chen Jianlin frowned and said, "You do whatever I say. There are so many reasons why!"
"oh oh!"
Zhou Xiaolong did not dare to confront Chen Jianlin. He shrank when he was scolded and hurriedly packed his things.