Nanzhou Hotel, a government meeting was held here today. During the break in the meeting, Li Jingping went to his room and waited for Zhang Songnian to come in after knocking on the door.
Zhang Songnian walked in and sat down, took a cigarette from Li Jingping, lit it, and puffed out smoke.
The two of them now have a tacit understanding, and Zhang Songnian's personality makes them feel more relaxed when they get along. Zhang Songnian said, "Mayor Li, I heard that you were notified of the National Chip Conference held by the government information office a while ago, but in the end it was not you who attended. It's not fair..."
Li Jingping glanced at him and laughed, "Don't say that. Nanzhou has always supported the high-tech industry. I have only been here for a short time. It would not be appropriate for me to attend and host the event... Don't let people accuse me of taking advantage of others..."
Zhang Songnian sighed, "Mayor Li, it is me, Old Zhang, who has implicated you..."
Nanzhou’s sensational scientific and technological achievements came out, and all parties stood under that honor with their own unique abilities, but Li Jingping was not among them.
There are rumors out there that Li Jingping lost the arm wrestling match. The problem was that he supported and promoted Zhang Songnian's "Southern District Model" and finally wanted to turn it into the "Nanzhou Model", which led to the loss of his reputation.
The launch of Guoxin No. 1 proves that there is no problem for Nanzhou to follow the original development route. Judging from the results, the occurrence of key events has always triggered a chain reaction. It is like a major safety accident in an industry, which will immediately bring about the subversion of the industry. The deliberate arson of Internet cafes will cause the entire Internet cafe industry to be cleaned up and rectified. If a child jumps off a building while arguing with his parents while playing games, the gaming industry will become the target of public criticism and be plunged into a cold winter.
Similarly, if a breakthrough occurs in a certain field, then there will be a lot of support, no matter how big the bubble is. But if something goes wrong, it will all be ruined.
The birth of Guoxin-1 is, to some extent, a reflection of this effect. The bigger metaphor behind it is that the Southern District model, which was created at an administrative cost, is not even as good as the original route, because the original route gave birth to the vigorous Guoxin, which means it is correct.
Therefore, Li Jingping did not even attend the National Chip Conference, which was actually a yellow signal. So Zhang Songnian didn't care about all the rumors outside, but felt sorry for Li Jingping.
Li Jingping waved his hand. "It has nothing to do with you. In fact, my support for you is because I appreciate the way you do things. Reform has always been a process of crossing a river by feeling the stones. There are not many things that can be said to be foolproof. On your part, you should pay more attention recently."
Zhang Songnian knew that Li Jingping was talking about the interests that he had offended and disturbed during the entire reform. This counterattack had been going on, but it had been suppressed by Li Jingping before. But if someone wanted to use him as a sacrifice when Guoxin was in such a strong momentum, it would be like facing an investigation into a report. If he was really involved, Zhang Songnian would probably find it difficult to carry out his normal work. Just dealing with the investigation caused by these hidden arrows behind the scenes would be overwhelming.
Zhang Songnian said, "It doesn't matter. I've said it before. At worst, I'll just be laid off. I'm innocent anyway. The most they can do is make me lose my job. At worst, didn't I say my son-in-law has a great background? I don't have to worry about having no way out..."
"He's already a son-in-law?" Li Jingping was stunned for a moment, his hand holding the cigarette moved, the accumulated ash fell down, and he patted his trouser legs.
Zhang Songnian touched the back of his head again and laughed, "It's just a temporary appointment. I'm still investigating. I'm very satisfied with him now. It depends on when he can be promoted... This kid, sometimes I invite him to my house to drink, talk about reform, and listen to him talk about some operations. It's true that he is more capable than my consultants and secretaries. He has more practical knowledge and a broad vision. Some of his ideas are unheard of, but they are too advanced and risky. This kid is a talent. If he is willing to be an official, he will definitely do something in the future. He is not inferior to you and me. No, he is different from you, but he is definitely not inferior to me. His cultural level is definitely higher than mine, haha...
It's Jingjing. I always treat him as my junior brother. Every time he comes to my house, I'm afraid he'll drink too much and won't be able to go home, so I call him a taxi early. As an old father, I feel suffocated just watching him. But this kid doesn't drink much. He always drinks when he's just enough. Do you think I should give him a good drink one day to hear what he really thinks? The key is that if this kid is really a playboy, I'd let it go, but he's really talented and I like him..."
Li Jingping coughed dryly and interrupted, "There is something... I haven't told you yet."
"I know Cheng Ran."
"Yes, you know that the Fulong Company got its start in Shanhai where you used to work. You must know the president of Fulong, and you probably also have an impression of his son Cheng Ran." Zhang Songnian nodded.
"I watched Fu Long grow up, and I watched Cheng Ran become what he is now..." Li Jingping held a cigarette between his fingers, and looked over in the swirling smoke. "Before graduating from junior high school, he took tutoring classes at my house for a while."
Zhang Songnian opened his mouth at first, then reacted and said "Huh!" in surprise, "Mrs. Li's wife... also runs a cram school? Your leader... also has this skill?"
Li Jingping paused, "My daughter."
“No. 1 in the school that year.”
Zhang Songnian stopped smoking and was stunned for a moment.
Then in that instant, I seemed to understand all the stories in those years.
When he looked over again, his eyes...
It was like seeing a ghost.
You two look at each other.
Li Jingping's eyes were filled with unspeakable emotions: melancholy, gloom, and guilt. He seemed to have experienced a struggle that was difficult to describe, but ultimately had to be made clear.
Zhang Songnian said after a long while, "Then who is this son-in-law? This is not a race, there is no first come first served principle!"
Li Jingping immediately said in a bad tone, "Get lost!"
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During this period, Huang Pei has actually always paid more attention to Cheng Ran's laboratory in the School of Computer Science and Technology. Seeing that there is support from well-known foreign companies and a channel for industry-university-research results, Huang Pei also helped to secure 3 million yuan of support funds from USTC and invested it in Cheng Ran's project. This is the benefit of USTC also having a share of the market.
In the end, Huang Pei, who had originally intended to get corporate support from Cheng Ran to control the funds, actually forgot his original intention and ended up losing money. He was still optimistic about the momentum and future of the Institute of Computer Science and Technology's industry-university laboratory.
First of all, the school doesn't want to see this kind of thing happen. Huang Pei also finds it difficult to accept it from an emotional point of view. The more important problem is that when the matter from Nie Yun's team was reported, Chen Yue expressed his attitude like this, "It is very likely that Nie Yun was dissatisfied and slandered. Before this, he was in our laboratory, under my command, and was entrusted with important tasks. At that time, we were conducting research in this area, and it was time to produce results, but he wanted to leave. That's why I was worried about his departure at the time. You know, there will always be sensitivity when it comes to this kind of research. I have thought of many possibilities, but in the spirit of respecting his wishes and believing in his personal integrity, I let him leave. As a result... In the end, it must be because our National Chip was released and there was no place for him, and he was unwilling to accept it, so he slandered like this... It's really a pity. I am very optimistic about him. This person is very smart and capable, but... he went astray and chose to go the wrong way! I personally am willing to give him a chance."
So what Huang Pei didn't actually tell Cheng Ran was that he didn't want to facilitate a talk between Cheng Ran and Chen Yue.
But it was Chen Yue who wanted to talk to Cheng Ran.
After Chen Yue returned to HKUST after attending a meeting, Huang Pei urged the two to meet, but he himself avoided it.
The two people's conversation took place in a small conference room in the administrative building. There was a pot of flowers in the middle of the round table, and outside the window was ivy that spread to the window. Looking across, there were lawns and bushes, and occasional sculptures in between, which represented the scientific spirit of seeking truth and facts.
At this moment, opposite, in the light and shadow, was the man who was very popular at the time, appearing in many influential occasions. The most famous photo was of him holding a chip display board and showing it to the camera of the reporter. The man was wearing a pair of silver-rimmed glasses.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will be one of this year's "Yangtze River Scholars" and experts in the national "Thousand Talents Plan". He will be the brightest new star in the country's science and technology community this year. He and his Guoxin-1 will frequently appear in the most prominent positions in various newspapers and media, be received by state-level leaders, and have his reports heard by top officials, influencing important areas of the domestic science and technology industry.
The man just sat in front of Cheng Ran, looking away from the sculptures at HKUST, and said to Cheng Ran, "I hope that one day, I can have one of these sculptures at HKUST."
"You young people... don't go astray."
The HKUST Sculpture Mountain of the Pursuit of Knowledge and Truth and the Forest of Steles of Countless Pioneers represent those who have made selfless and outstanding contributions to this country and the scientific community.
Chen Yue looked there and said that he also wanted to enter those Halls of Heroes.