Chapter 123: Apply what you learn through practice
"Wait, Director Zheng, is this what I just expressed?" Gao Fan asked dissatisfied.
Zheng Xuegong nodded: "That's not what you said, but that's what you thought. I can see that you are poisoned by the society's idea that studying is useless. You don't want to study hard, and you want to make money with your own little cleverness.
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"There's nothing wrong with making money, right?" Gao Fan retorted.
Zheng Xuegong's evaluation of him is not wrong unless he considers qualitative issues. Gao Fan does not want to study and wants to make money by traveling through Golden Finger, but is there anything wrong with making money?
"I agree with other people making money. I don't agree with you making money," Zheng Xuegong said.
"Why is this?"
"Because you are a college student, your current task is to study. You said that you have studied college homework by yourself in the past, and now you can apply for exemption. Then you should use the time saved to learn more knowledge. You are a
Talented young people should not spend their time making money." Zheng Xuegong said seriously.
"It's the same thing again," Gao Fan muttered with a look of helplessness on his face.
Zheng Xuegong made a serious face and said: "What's wrong with this? To build the Four Modernizations, our country needs top scientific and technological talents. The country has selected you and provided you with good educational opportunities in the hope that you will be able to do so as soon as possible."
Study well and serve the country."
"I helped Canghai Fertilizer Factory earn 2 million, which was used for investment in ammonium-based urine conversion. Isn't this considered serving the country?"
"Forget it, but this is just immediate benefit. If you can focus on your studies and become an outstanding scientist, the value you can create for the country will be 10, 100 or 2 million."
"It is also possible that after I become an outstanding scientist, I go abroad. Even if I want to create value, it will not be created for our country, but created for the imperialist countries."
"What do you mean by going abroad?" Zheng Xuegong was a little confused.
Gao Fan said: "Director Zheng, I don't know if any engineers from the Chemical Design Institute have gone abroad in the past two years."
"Of course, we have sent two groups of people to study abroad this year alone, one group went to Japan and the other group went to the UK."
"That's not what I'm talking about. What I'm talking about is, go abroad and never come back."
"There are also this kind of people." Zheng Xuegong's face darkened and he said, "It has been there since the year before last. There were two last year and three this year. They all contacted relatives abroad. In fact, they can't be beaten.
Relatives, guarantor for them, and then went abroad.
"Before I left, I gave away all my belongings to others, obviously with the intention of never returning."
"Why do these people never come back?" Gao Fan asked.
Zheng Xuegong said: "People who worship foreign countries and covet material enjoyment abroad can exist in any era."
Gao Fan shook his head and said, "Director Zheng, I think it's not just that."
"Then what other reasons are there?" Zheng Xuegong asked.
Gao Fan said: "Let me tell you a story. I have a classmate whose home is in the big ravine over Liu'an. There is little land there. He said that he has never had a full meal since he was a child.
meal."
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Zheng Xuegong nodded and said: "I know this situation. Some mountainous areas in Liu'an are indeed very difficult."
Gao Fan continued: "My classmate worked hard to pass the exam, entered Peking University, and chose the Department of Chemistry. Do you know why he chose the Department of Chemistry first?"
"How could I guess that?"
"He wanted to research a technology that directly converts carbon dioxide into starch. He said that if our country had such technology, no one would ever go hungry again."
"Convert carbon dioxide directly into starch? This is too difficult. We have had experts put forward such an idea in the past, but everyone thought it was unrealistic. However, your classmate has such ambitions, which is a good thing and worth it.
Encouragement." Zheng Xuegong commented.
Gao Fan shrugged his shoulders and said: "As you said, this project is too difficult. I estimate that our country will not be able to invest in this project for at least 10 years. What do you think?"
"Ten years is a relatively optimistic estimate. I think we may not have excess funds to carry out this project in 20 years," Zheng Xuegong said.
Compared with Gao Fan, Zheng Xuegong has a deeper understanding of the country's use of scientific research funds. He believes that projects such as carbon dioxide synthesis of starch will not be listed as key topics for a long time in the future.
If you just invest a small amount of money to make a small fuss, it will be really boring for such a project.
"So, my classmate had the idea of going abroad." Gao Fan said.
"He wants to study this topic abroad?" Zheng Xuegong understood.
Gao Fan nodded: "Yes, but I persuaded him."
"Why?"
"Because I told him that if he goes abroad to study this project, the future results will not belong to the Chinese, but to large foreign companies. By then, these large companies will use this technology to make money from China.
People’s money. As for the people in the mountainous areas he wants to help, they can’t benefit from this project at all.”
"You are right." Zheng Xuegong said. Immediately, he understood the reason why Gao Fan told him this story. "You are saying that some of our scientific and technological workers do this because the country cannot provide them with scientific research conditions."
Have to go abroad?"
"Yes, there are not a few such people." Gao Fan said.
"There is some truth." Zheng Xuegong said, "But what does this have to do with you not wanting to study?"
Gao Fan smiled bitterly and said: "Director Zheng, why do you have to label me as not wanting to study? If I want to study, I don't have to sit in class and read, right? Applying what you learn in practice is not a kind of reading.
method?
"I want to change the current scientific research model in universities and try a path that combines industry, academia and research. I use the knowledge I learned in school for corporate production practice, and after making money, I invest in the school's scientific research.
"In this way, scholars in the school can receive a steady stream of financial support and can carry out various scientific research activities. And their scientific research results can be returned to the company, allowing the company to make more money."
"The combination of industry, academia and research? It's interesting." Zheng Xuegong said with a smile.
Conversations between smart people do not require much explanation. When Gao Fan expressed his thoughts, Zheng Xuegong immediately realized the beauty of it and couldn't help but cheer for the half-year-old child.
"So, I want to contract the labor service company in the factory for this purpose. Does Director Zheng think this motive is reasonable?" Gao Fan asked conclusively.