An internal meeting of the Wuhan Iron and Steel Research Institute determined that all ongoing research and development projects related to the improvement of double-roller casting and rolling technology will be suspended.
The first one to bear the brunt is the project of the Alloy Laboratory of Donggang University.
The meeting that day only determined the suspension of the project, and the suspension of the project will first suspend the allocation of funds to the partner institutions, and then retrospectively settle part of the unspent funds, and review the use of funds for each project.
This process is against the R&D cooperation agreement.
Therefore, the subsequent retrospective settlement and project fund review are basically just a formality. If there is a large amount of funds that have not been used, they will be recovered. If there is no large amount of funds, they will not care. It is all a loss caused by the wrong research and development path.
In fact, this is not bad news for laboratories that collaborate on R&D.
Although the cooperating laboratories cannot obtain subsequent funds, because the project is suspended by the partner, even if the research and development has no results, it will not be held accountable, and the funds invested in the early stage and the funds already in the account will be taken back by the project sponsor.
It’s not easy, and I even gave up right away if I just said it was normal.
Chen Jianlin didn't know the news yet. He almost forgot to eat and sleep about the Wuhan Iron and Steel project.
He not only prepares experiments carefully, but also checks other people's work results and reports.
Just like Peng Hui's description of Chen Jianlin, when working on a project seriously, Chen Jianlin is almost hands-on and involved in every detail of the work to ensure that no problems will arise.
The report submitted by Ma Wenjun will naturally be carefully read and even studied seriously.
Chen Jianlin did not trust Ma Wenjun at all. In the eyes of other people in the laboratory, the relationship between the two was very close. In fact, they had always been suspicious of each other because of some private issues.
Chen Jianlin didn't trust Ma Wenjun; Ma Wenjun didn't trust Chen Jianlin either.
However, Chen Jianlin carefully studied the report submitted by Ma Wenjun and did not find any problems. He even felt that Ma Wenjun worked very hard. The report was very detailed and the detailed analysis was very reasonable. It can be said that the work was done very well.
"Isn't it Ma Wenjun's problem? Is it the experiment itself?"
Chen Jianlin was thinking.
He approached Ma Wenjun again, communicated in detail about the experiment, and discussed many research and development directions and ideas, and finally established a certain amount of trust.
"The most important thing now is to do a good job in the project." Chen Jianlin patted Ma Wenjun's arm and said, thank you for your hard work, Professor Ma. I have been too busy recently. I hope this project can meet expectations or even exceed expectations. This is the only way
Only in this way can we prove the level and capability of our alloy laboratory.”
"Let me tell you the truth, Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. still has projects in the future, and they are very high-end projects. Only by doing this project well can we strive to get bigger projects in the future."
After hearing this, Ma Wenjun nodded thoughtfully, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Bigger project?
Spending over 100 million?
He suddenly understood why Chen Jianlin took the project seriously.
If you do a good job and you can win a large project worth over 100 million yuan, then it is definitely worth doing.
For horizontal projects with a budget of over 100 million, even if only one-third of the funds are stuck, the amount is more than 30 million.
Now that Zhou Xiaolong is gone, he is Chen Jianlin's only "one of his". How much of the 30 million will he get by then?
Ma Wenjun didn't trust Chen Jianlin, but he had to admit that Chen Jianlin was very generous in winning over people. If he earned 10,000 yuan himself, he could give 5,000 yuan to others.
Because of this, no news broke out in the Alloy Materials Laboratory, because everyone involved would be very satisfied.
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After Ma Wenjun left, Chen Jianlin continued to work. He began to design new experiments and looked forward to the arrival of a new batch of funds. By then, large-scale experiments would be carried out to make significant progress in research and development.
The phone at hand rang.
It's Ding Zongquan.
Ding Zongquan called over and exchanged a few words with Chen Jianlin, and then said hesitantly, "Professor Chen, I'm really sorry this time. You don't have to wait for follow-up funding for your project."
"What?"
Chen Jianlin thought for a moment that he had heard wrongly.
"Let me tell you, you don't have to wait for follow-up funding for your project." Ding Zongquan said, "The institute just held a meeting two days ago, and all projects related to double-roller casting and rolling technology have been suspended. Wuhan Iron and Steel's announcement has not come out yet, because you We are waiting for funding, so I will let you know in advance."
After he finished speaking, he explained, "There is nothing I can do about this. The research institute conducted a test experiment, and the results showed that there is a direct relationship between the occurrence of steel cracks and the instability of the magnetic field. The effects in other aspects are very small. Because of this, the progress of various research and development projects has been very slow."
"This matter, the process is very complicated, I feel like a dream these two days."
"A layman came to give advice to an expert, and he got it right..." Ding Zongquan sighed.
Chen Jianlin asked doubtfully, "What kind of layman can be an expert?"
"I can't say more about this."
Ding Zongquan has conflicts with Wang Hao, but it doesn't mean that he likes to cause trouble for Wang Hao, or to cause trouble for himself. If Chen Jianlin's lax mouth comes out to be his fault, he will not be able to get along in the Wuhan Iron and Steel Research Institute in the future. "Anyway, the project will definitely be suspended, but it should have no impact on you. Wuhan Iron and Steel will not take back the R&D funds invested in the early stage."
"And if there are other projects, Wuhan Iron and Steel will give you priority..."
Chen Jianlin knew very well that what Ding Zongquan said next was just nonsense.
Other projects prioritize Alloy Labs?
This is almost impossible, because every horizontal project has several institutions competing for it, and there is no priority in competing for horizontal projects.
Of course, if you have sufficient connections and abilities, you can definitely win more projects. In this regard, the Alloy Laboratory or himself has priority.
So the last paragraph doesn't make sense either.
After Chen Jianlin put down the phone, he frowned and thought for a long time.
If there were no thunderstorms about the ultra-high-pressure alloy project hanging over his head, he would not care about the Wuhan Iron and Steel project at all. He felt that as long as it progressed normally, it would be fine.
No matter whether the progress is fast or slow, there will be no problem in coping with it. Similar technical improvement projects are very difficult, and doing research is a bit luck-based.
Now the project in hand has been suspended for no reason, which means there will be no results to speak of. But if you think carefully about the information revealed in Ding Zongquan's words, you can understand the reason for the slow progress of their project.
The project research and development direction given by Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. is itself wrong.
As Ding Zongquan said, this is not bad news for their laboratory, because the project suspension is not their problem.
However, the root of everything is the ultra-high-pressure alloy project.
The research results of Peng Hui's team have been classified as confidential. The results of the project will definitely be carefully analyzed, and similar results will also be used for comparative analysis.
This time is not far away.
Chen Jianlin estimated that there would definitely be news by the end of the year at most. The top materials experts gathered together and it was easy to judge that their experimental data were all false.
At that time, an organization at the level of the Science and Technology Department will directly send people to conduct the investigation.
Then, how to explain?
It is impossible for him to say that he fabricated the data. Then he is suspected of a major fraud issue. Not to mention whether the professor's position can be saved, he is likely to be criminally punished for this.
To put it bluntly, it means going to jail.
"no!"
Chen Jianlin frowned and carefully sorted out the matter from beginning to end.
Suddenly, I thought of a person——
Ma Wenjun.
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Saikai University.
Wang Hao continued to live a relaxed and leisurely life, but he also began to invest a lot of energy in reading and studying, constantly supplementing his knowledge and thinking about a new research and development direction.
At the same time, he also began to look forward to his students.
The postgraduate re-examination will begin soon.
Wang Hao has six places, four in mathematics and two in informatics. Helen occupies one place in mathematics, and there are five places left.
There is a fixed ratio for graduate students to enter the re-examination. The graduate school admitted eight students with high scores, five of whom were students in mathematics and three were students in information science.
They will all enter the re-examination.
Because most people failed in the exam, the admission rate for the re-examination is still very high.
Wang Hao must be one of his students' interviewers, and he is the most important interviewer with the right to make decisions.
It was his first time interviewing students and he was still looking forward to it.
Before the postgraduate re-examination work began, he carefully prepared the work, summarized the gains in the recent period, and then established a research and development task.
To be continued...