Institute of Microelectronics. Chen Yue’s office.
Chen Yue was on the phone, holding the receiver and smiling, "Director Zhou, you also know that if you want to move forward in the current cutting-edge technology research and development, you can't be bound by rules and regulations and can't let go. Even if you have the ability, you will be tied up...
We put a lot of effort into the early preparations. Just the Alpha team composed of my American classmates who I rehired, we had to pay to keep them, although this payment was much lower than the salary offered to them by the United States... My friends and classmates came because of my face... and they really wanted to do something for the country... We can't do anything just by relying on the funds from the project establishment without subsequent allocations..."
"Yes, yes... The government has allocated funds, but you know the funds are limited, and the entire project has many branches and sub-projects, all of which require support from Nanzhou City..."
A faint voice came from the other end of the phone, "Zhang Songnian came up with the model... and Li Jingping was the one who pushed it behind the scenes... It's not that I don't cooperate with you. I also hope that our Nanzhou will produce some major project results, but there is no room for maneuver. Mayor Li is very strict on this, and the expert group that evaluated you is not easy to compromise. Not only your University of Science and Technology, but also Zhao Tongguang from Tsinghua University. They are very sure that although the soft core of your research group's No. 2 project has been designed and implemented, the core technology is still based on a US solution. In essence, it still does not meet the requirements for the second phase of funding..."
After the call with the Nanzhou Science and Technology Department ended, Chen Yue sat where he was, looking solemn.
Zhang Xinyu, who came in to report to him, was even more nervous. He only dared to put the things on the other party's desk and said, "Dean, the verification you asked me to do has been completed..."
Chen Yue nodded and asked him to leave it there.
Zhang Xinyu came out, and other people belonging to different sub-projects were waiting for him to come out and hand over other materials to Chen Yue.
It's like meeting the emperor.
Zhang Xinyu now feels that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger.
Now thinking about the time when he betrayed Nie Yun who had run away, he is now the leader of the integrated circuit design team of the laboratory jointly built by HKUST and CQ. During this period, two papers have been published. Although they were not published in top influential journals, it also means that he is on an upward path.
This made Zhang Xinyu, who betrayed Nie Yun in exchange for advancement in Chen Yue's team, feel completely uncomfortable. Yes, some things are hard to say and cannot be said... It's like he did win Chen Yue's trust, and Chen Yue also let him take over... what he is doing now.
Zhang Xinyu is not stupid. Even if he does not understand some of the obscure mysteries, he is very clear that the contract accounts, expenditures and state funds that he is dealing with now come from a technology company that is actually only registered but has no business. These are things that he cannot and dare not talk about.
And even if he helped Chen Yue get involved in this matter, he still did not belong to the core. Chen Yue had several people like him, each of whom belonged to a different research area...
These may be slightly better than those peripheral researchers. At least Zhang Xinyu can now use Chen Yue's name to get a lot of benefits and respect in status. Not long ago, a female student took advantage of him because of this. How could he have such an opportunity before
However, he still knew very well that he had not reached the real core of the deep-minded Chen Yue.
The people who are truly trusted and hold a core position on Chen Yue's side are the people he hired back from the United States. They are called the "Alpha Team" and are responsible for the core research and development of Chen Yue's projects. The technical content they are exposed to are not accessible to those outsiders.
The problem now is that the policy of Nanzhou City has changed. It is no longer the case that all funds are given after the project is established. There is also a mid-project review, and the project must obtain funds in batches. Chen Yue’s current funding sources are mainly from two aspects. One is the key project funds allocated by the state. This is still a whole allocation directly after the project is established, but the funds above need to be supported by invoice expenses to offset the account. The second is the science and technology support funds of Nanzhou, which used to be the most flexible. This funding is also a very important section. There are more than a dozen sub-projects under Chen Yue’s major project. The funding for each sub-project ranges from one million to several million. With Chen Yue’s network of relationships and administrative capabilities, the funding that can be obtained in succession is also very high.
But now, with the policy reforms in Nanzhou, problems have arisen in this area.
The second round of funding allocation for almost half of the sub-projects has been blocked.
Zhang Xinyu felt that he didn't dare to appear in front of Chen Yue recently, for he was worried that he would accidentally offend Chen Yue.
What Zhang Xinyu dared not think of was another possibility.
If Chen Yue's so-called scientific research is just a mirage and ends up being shattered, then if a being of Chen Yue's level falls, then the fate of the monkeys under the tree will not be much better...
He was really feeling a little panicked now.
Looking at Nie Yun again, who is working in a laboratory jointly built by the school and the enterprise, and whose research and development progress is not high-profile but is progressing steadily, he admits that he is jealous of him, jealous of his abilities, and jealous that after leaving Chen Yue, he was able to lead a team so quickly with the support of noble people.
When facing the breakup with Nie Yun, Zhang Xinyu looked apologetic but did not care much about Nie Yun, who looked like a stray dog in his eyes. However, at this moment, he really felt regretful.
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After Chen Yue failed to get an accurate result from the Department of Science and Technology, he talked to Huang Pei again. His original intention was to have Huang Pei come forward and use the influence of USTC to smooth things over with the expert group. It was just a matter of signing fees.
In his speech to Huang Pei, Chen Yue's tone was still somewhat excited, "What nonsense! These people only know how to make policies at the snap of their fingers... In some cutting-edge fields, there is no way to accurately predict which link and which amount of funds will be needed. If project people are required to raise funds for research in the early stage and invest their experience in how to raise money, then a good project may end up in failure!"
"I think the administration of Nanzhou is in a mess... If they do this, there will be problems... If I contact their supervisor, I will ask for their opinion..."
This was a rare occasion for Chen Yue to show his true anger in front of Huang Pei.
However, he could also feel Huang Pei's coldness, "Dean Chen, I understand your feelings, but you want HKUST to find a solution. HKUST can't do anything now. The evaluation opinions given by the experts of the human institution are all on file. If HKUST comes up with a second acceptance, if there are any problems later, the responsibility will be traced..."
Chen Yue understood that Huang Pei had supported their Microelectronics Institute before, but now he was placing a new bet.
This was all caused by the co-built laboratory. But in fact, it was just a student association founded by Cheng Ran!
very good…
This is pushing people into a desperate situation.
Then don't blame me.
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In a private room of a restaurant outside HKUST, Chen Yue met a thin young researcher. He looked around the restaurant room of the luxurious hotel that Chen Yue had chosen, handed over the information in his hand, but his hands were still shaking. He took a sip of the water beside him and said, "This is the last batch of technical information... Only testing, verification, and even the final tape-out work are left... Of course, this process will take a long time..."
Chen Yue nodded, "You did a good job."
"My..."
"Don't worry, I will keep my promise."
Chen Yue's car went straight to the laboratory of the Microelectronics Institute of USTC, where all the notified members of the Alpha team had already arrived.
Chen Yue placed the information in his hand in front of them.
"Combined with the information from the previous issues, complete the final verification as soon as possible... You are all experts in related fields. I believe that there is no reason for you to be slower than them in the face of ready-made information... We can get the results as soon as possible and release them first..."