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Chapter 213 Stained Scholars (7.8K)

"What? Are you going to recommend a biological friend?"

In the laboratory.

Hearing Lin Zhenhua's words.

While Xu Yun was slightly surprised, there was also an indescribable emotion in his heart.

To know.

Although Hanhua Group is a heavy industry group, it also has some biological or medical laboratories within the group.

In fact, it’s not just Hanhua Heavy Industries.

Under the current complex industrial research and development requirements, this is the case for almost every heavy industry at home and abroad.

For example, in 2014, CFHI invested more than 20 million yuan to build a biological research center.

There are more than 80 researchers in that research center, who are responsible for bioengineering equipment such as biomass fuel and microbial chemical equipment.

And the famous Caterpillar.

This company originally manufactured excavators and mining machines, and had cooperated with Lan Xiang in the early years.

Nowadays, with the increase in orders for various chemical containers, it has also established several biochemical laboratories in 2016.

As said before.

When a company reaches the size of Hanhua Group, it has actually broken away from the so-called company category and can be regarded as a composite industrial entity.

So theoretically.

If Lin Zhenhua has a friend, he can arrange for him to work within the Hanhua Group.

There is no need to go out of your way to ask Xu Yun for recommendation.

Could it be that

The other party was a relative of Lin Zhenhua. Lin Zhenhua wanted to avoid some gossip before retiring, so he found him?

Although this approach is not in line with Lin Zhenhua's past personality, no one can say whether Lin Zhenhua's ideas will still be the same after decades.

Think of this.

Xu Yun couldn't help but glance at Lin Zhenhua and asked tentatively:

"Mr. Lin, does the person you recommend have specific academic qualifications or professional titles?"

Although academic qualifications these days cannot be directly linked to ability, they still play a certain role in making judgments when they first meet someone.

For example, if Lin Zhenhua's answer is a bachelor's degree, a master's degree or a doctorate.

Then the other party is probably Lin Zhenhua's relative or promising junior.

If the opponent is sub-high or even high, there is a high probability that there are other reasons.

"Professional title"

Lin Zhenhua directly ignored the first person's academic qualifications and repeated the word "professional title" several times in a low voice.

A few seconds later.

Two words suddenly popped out of his mouth:

"academician."

"Oh, academician, that's not bad. Damn it???"

Upon hearing Lin Zhenhua's reply, Xu Yun nodded subconsciously, preparing to say a few polite words.

However, as soon as he said a few words, he felt something was wrong.

After regaining consciousness.

The whole person looked more like the teacher Huang Hong who had his anus fucked at the end of the sketch "Decoration". He almost jumped out of his seat:

"What did you say? Academician???"

Oh my god!

Students who have been academicians should all know this.

Huaxia academicians are divided into two categories according to the specific nature and direction of their research:

Academician of the Academy of Sciences and Academician of the Academy of Engineering.

The former is mainly theoretical, while the latter is mainly oriented towards practice.

The two have different emphases, but they are equally important. They are both extremely precious national treasures of the Republic.

Of course.

This refers to those academicians who have made contributions and have real materials.

Currently, there are 802 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 895 academicians of the Academy of Engineering, totaling 1,697 people.

And among these 1,697 people.

There are a total of 357 academicians related to biology in the faculties of life sciences, medicine, and agriculture.

Among them, academicians who are over 80 years old are officially called senior academicians by the state, and there are 144 in total.

If this age line is pulled down another five years.

That is to say, the total number of academicians over the age of 75 is 185.

Excluding some exceptions from this group of academicians, the vast majority of the remaining academicians actually no longer have the energy and physical strength for long-term front-line research.

What Lin Zhenhua recommends will definitely not be this type of elder.

In other words.

Currently, there are less than 180 academicians nationwide who can truly meet Lin Zhenhua's requirements.

There is no such thing as an expert of this level that Xu Yun only dreams of but cannot hope for, but now Lin Zhenhua says he can introduce an academician to his company?

This is too mysterious, right?

How could an elder of that level be interested in a small workshop like Huadun Biotech?

However, Lin Zhenhua didn't know what Xu Yun was thinking at this time. He was silent for a moment and then added:

"But Xiao Xu, I have to tell you something clearly first to avoid any quarrels later."

Xu Yun nodded:

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

Lin Zhenhua raised his eyelids and glanced at him, and said slowly

"Although my friend is an academician, his situation is a bit special and different from ordinary academicians."

Xu Yun was stunned when he heard this.

Many possibilities, such as parallel imports and earning consulting fees in name, flashed through my mind.

But soon.

He gave up the idea.

If there is speculation that Lin Zhenhua went through the back door in order to avoid gossip, it is only slightly possible from a rational point of view.

Then the probability of him helping parallel importers to make extra money must be zero.

Because this is against Lin Zhenhua's character. If he really wanted to make extra money, he could have charged an exorbitant price for the previous modules. There is no need to resort to such small tricks now.

Think of this.

Xu Yun couldn't help but look at Lin Zhenhua and asked:

"Mr. Lin, I don't know the name of the academician you are talking about?"

Lin Zhenhua raised his head and glanced at him, sighed quietly, and said in a deep voice:

"His name is Zhou Shan."

"Zhou?!"

Hearing this name, Xu Yun was stunned.

A few seconds passed.

He just nodded understandingly.

I see.

Why would an 'academician' be available and recommended to me?

Why couldn't Lin Zhenhua arrange for him to work in a state-owned enterprise like Hanhua Group?

Everything makes sense now.

Because that person is Zhou Shan

Zhou Shan.

This is one of the youngest academicians in the history of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He is now 62 years old and focuses on animal molecular genetics and breeding.

In addition to being an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Zhou Shan.

He is also an academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, a foreign academician of the German Academy of Sciences, and a foreign academician of the Gallic Academy of Sciences. He has a very dazzling resume.

But one day twelve years ago.

Zhou Shan was taken away by relevant departments for investigation before the start of an academic conference.

Half a year later.

Zhou Shan was prosecuted for transferring funds to a company he controlled, and was eventually sentenced to 12 years in prison for embezzling scientific research funds totaling more than 30 million yuan.

Now according to the timeline

It is indeed time for Zhou Shan to be released from prison.

See here.

Maybe someone will ask:

On the surface, isn't this just a simple case of corruption?

Why can such a tainted scholar join Xu Yun Company after being released from prison?

Why should I be recommended by someone like Lin Zhenhua?

Could it be that for the sake of so-called research and development capabilities, we don’t even care about the identities of tainted scholars?

the reason is simple.

The many inner stories behind the Zhou Shan incident are far from being as simple as they appear.

For example, a very important point.

Judging from Zhou Shan himself and the evidence collected at the time, it is true that Zhou Shan misappropriated funds into his company account.

But he did not use it for entertainment or purchasing real estate or cars, and he did not have any proof of personal consumption.

Quite the opposite.

All the money he transferred to the company's account eventually became the project team's research and development funds.

Yes.

You read that right.

Zhou Shan misappropriated R&D funds, but his final purpose was to use them for R&D.

Because the funding distribution at that time was like this:

For example, if the project proposal is approved, the planning period is one year, and 10 million yuan of funding is approved.

Theoretically, the money should arrive immediately, right?

wrong!

The time when the money is obtained is often a long, long time, as fast as half a year, or as slow as nine or ten months.

The above requirement requires you to spend all the money within the remaining few months, and the unused project funds must be turned over again.

This approach leads to two situations.

First, many research groups spend money unexpectedly at the end of the year and post accounts like crazy.

The second is for research groups that objectively require a lot of expenses to span the next year (for example, your experimental animals must be kept until next year), and you must find ways to use various means to retain funds.

As for where the funds for the previous few months went?

Xu Yun didn't know and didn't dare to make any guesses, but it was a common fact at the time that funding would inevitably be delayed.

And Zhou Shan’s subject happens to be the second type, so what can be done?

After much deliberation, Zhou Shan could only choose to allocate funds first and then use them slowly.

This was also a common practice in most projects at that time, and it was very informal.

So since Zhou Shan was arrested.

In 2014, GWY issued Document No. 11, allowing funds to be transferred to the next year.

Guidance will be issued again in 2016, indicating that the remaining funds of the research team after acceptance can be retained for two years.

When the total budget remains unchanged.

The various expenses of the project team can be used in a balanced manner, and there are no proportional restrictions on labor expenses.

Therefore, Zhou Shan's imprisonment was actually a very controversial situation.

On the one hand, he did not engage in extravagant consumption in his own name, as all the evidence at the time showed.

After his arrest, dozens of academicians from the two academies jointly expressed the hope that he would be dealt with leniently.

In fact.

In 2018, nationally renowned legal scholars Gao Mingxuan, Chen Guangzhong, Zhang Mingkai, Chen Ruihua, Zhou Guangquan, Chu Huaizhi, and Zhang Yuanhuang also conducted arguments, and the final conclusion was:

"After the funds for scientific research involving Eucalyptus were transferred out, they basically flowed into the industrialization platform supporting the project and were used for scientific and technological development, animal breeding and other purposes. They were not illegally appropriated by Zhou Shan and others. Their behavior does not meet the objective aspects of the crime of corruption.

Elements."

"The source of the materials used in this forensic accounting appraisal is unknown, and there are many defects such as the appraiser not signing. It lacks the due standardization, scientificity, and rigor and should not be used as the basis for making a determination."

"Zhou Shan had no knowledge of the specific management of funds, had no criminal intent, and did not meet the subjective elements of the crime of corruption."

But why did Zhou Shan go to jail?

This was related to the chaos in the Chinese scientific research circle at that time.

be honest.

Since the emergence of qigong craze in the 1990s.

A large number of ghosts and ghosts emerged in the scientific research circle.

At that time, the Chinese scientific research community was indeed in chaos, to the point of extreme deformity.

Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s talk about Xu Yun’s alma mater, the University of Science and Technology.

Zhu Xshi, who was a disgrace to the University of Science and Technology, had launched various cool projects at that time, such as the previously mentioned project of putting jellyfish on the head to study superpowers, which cost 2 million yuan.

To know.

That was 2 million in 2003.

There are also those engaged in research on Tarzan.

That is to say, an artificial rainforest was built in the laboratory, and then a group of parkour players were allowed to jump and sway back and forth like Tarzan on these artificial branches.

The purpose of this project, as it is euphemistically called, is to measure the energy expenditure of primates living in trees and then compare it with primates on land.

This allows us primates at the top of the food chain to understand why other monkeys don't come down from the trees.

The school undertaking this project is called Fudan, with a funding of 3 million.

In addition, there is still a lot of embezzlement of funds, and the cumulative number reaches an extremely shocking level.

Therefore, in that context, it is really impossible not to set an example.

It happened that Zhou Shan was in his prime at that time, so he became the unlucky guy.

Actually.

In terms of Zhou Shan’s academician status.

If he simply admits his mistake, his future career will not be affected in any way.

Because there are many examples to support this.

For example, Chu X, the vice president of Zhejiang University.

He was detained in October 2013 and pleaded guilty.

The first instance verdict was announced in January 2017, with a prison term of 3 years and 3 months.

then

He was released after serving his sentence three days after the trial.

After his release, he returned to SUPCON Group and soon obtained a national key research and development project with a funding of 27.58 million yuan.

And Fu Lin from Mizuki.

He was detained in March 2016 and all disputed funds were returned.

Released on bail pending trial in February 2018.

In September 2018, the prosecutor dropped the case.

After the lawsuit was withdrawn, he continued to work as a professor at Shuimu University.

But Zhou Shan had a stubborn temper. During the first trial, he overturned his confession in court and accused the investigators of coercing a confession.

In the end, his detention was extended indefinitely, and he was sentenced only five and a half years later.

Therefore, the Zhou Shan incident is not something that can be explained clearly.

His sins are unforgivable, but his feelings are merciful.

Now Zhou Shan has served twelve years in prison. The long period of detention is the punishment for his illegal behavior. There is nothing to say about it.

Now that he has been released from prison, even the harshest people can no longer describe him as "crime."

"But after all, Lao Zhou was a typical person who was stood up at that time, and his identity was somewhat sensitive."

In the laboratory, Lin Zhenhua sighed again:

"Our Hanhua Group is a state-owned enterprise. At that time, when Lao Zhou entered the company, there were some political games, so I won't mention this aspect much."

"In short, after Lao Zhou was released from prison, due to various internal reasons, it was difficult for me to place him in the Hanhua Factory."

"But your Huadun Biotech is different. It is nominally affiliated with the Academy of Sciences, but it is completely independent in operation. You can sign an employment contract with Lao Zhou without any pressure."

Xu Yun also nodded.

Now listening to Lin Zhenhua's explanation, the context of the matter is very clear.

Then he took the initiative to pour a glass of water for Lin Zhenhua and asked:

"Mr. Lin, I personally welcome Academician Zhou to join our group, but I have a question that I would like to ask you to answer."

Lin Zhenhua glanced at him:

"Say it."

After hearing this, Xu Yun pondered for a moment, organized his words, and said:

"Academician Zhou was undoubtedly a top scientific researcher before he was imprisoned, but his long sentence may cause his understanding of cutting-edge technology to lag behind."

"After all, technology has changed so fast in twelve years."

"so"

Xu Yun didn't finish the second half of his sentence, but his meaning was actually very obvious:

He was worried that Zhou Shan's current knowledge level could not keep up with the iteration of knowledge.

Twelve years

This is not a time that can be described as "fleeting".

It's enough for a child to grow into an adult, enough for advanced technology to be updated for several generations, enough for Conan to forget about it.

all in all.

In the field of scientific research.

Twelve years is enough time for a lot of earth-shaking changes to occur.

If there is a huge cognitive barrier between Zhou Shan and today's scientific research front-end.

So in a sense

In fact, he is not much different from Lao Su, at least he cannot become an immediate combat force.

But soon, Lin Zhenhua's answer made Xu Yun feel relieved:

"Don't worry, Lao Zhou is also an academician after all, and the country still recognizes his ability."

"Over the years he has been in prison, he has basically never stopped communicating with the scientific research community. He even participated remotely in the Sixth International Congress of Molecular and Cell Biology."

"In recent years, he has relied on the lawyer's information transmission, and he has also guided the publication of twelve first-district papers."

Xu Yun blinked lightly.

Good guy.

As expected of Zhou Shan, this operation is quite impressive.

The guidance Lin Zhenhua mentioned is obviously not the kind of behavior that is done in name. This kind of practice can be recognized by people in the industry at a glance.

In other words.

Today's Zhou Shan may be a little unskilled in practical operations because he has not been exposed to experiments for a long time.

But in terms of theory, he can be in line with the cutting-edge.

Think of this.

Xu Yun's mouth almost dripped with laughter.

That's Zhou Shan, one of the top molecular geneticists in China and even the world!

To use an analogy from Internet articles, you have opened a new website and are worried that you don’t have a master to control the website. As a result, the newspaper seller submits articles for you.

Think of this.

Xu Yun immediately said to Lin Zhenhua impatiently:

"Mr. Lin, I wonder where Academician Zhou is now? Can we pay him a visit?"

Lin Zhenhua smiled, tapped the ground with his index finger, and said:

"It's just in Yongcheng. You just went shopping and fishing with me a few days ago."

After speaking, Lin Zhenhua looked at Xu Yun again and continued:

"Xiao Xu, if I don't tell you about Lao Zhou, you can probably imagine that when he came out of that kind of environment, he must be suffocating in his heart."

"I can only build a bridge for you to meet the profiteer Lao Zhou."

"As for whether you can persuade him to join Huadun Biotech, that depends on you."

Xu Yun nodded heavily:

"I'm ready, Mr. Lin."

It was only early two in the afternoon, and there was still a lot of time before dark.

So after simple preparation.

Xu Yun carried a fruit basket and several boxes of nutritional supplements and followed Lin Zhenhua into the car.

The vehicle was driven by Zhao Haiyang, while Tang Li, Lao Su, Yu Yuanyong and others stayed in the park without accompanying them.

More than an hour passed.

The vehicle drove into the city and stopped at the entrance of a community after many twists and turns.

This community looks a bit old from the outside, like an employee community of some vintage.

The building is only about seven or eight stories high.

Seeing that Xu Yun looked a little curious, Lin Zhenhua took the initiative to explain:

"Lao Zhou's lover was a teacher at Yongcheng No. 1 Middle School. The couple had a very good relationship. After Lao Zhou was imprisoned, she did not choose to divorce, but waited for twelve full years."

"Now that Lao Zhou is out of prison, he naturally moved here. The couple can finally get together."

Xu Yun nodded thoughtfully, his eyes resting on the exposed bricks on the side of the staff building for a few seconds.

But in the end he didn't speak.

Then Lin Zhenhua stretched out his hand and pointed forward and said:

"Okay, let's go in."

The security in this kind of staff building is relatively not that strict, and Lin Zhenhua has an extraordinary bearing at first glance, showing a very standard scholar's demeanor.

Therefore, the security guard just glanced briefly and let the two people in.

"Building two, five, and three, here we are."

Lin Zhenhua took Xu Yun for a while and found the target through the building number engraved on the waist of the building.

There is no access control for a building of this size, so the two of them walked in easily.

As soon as I entered the building.

Xu Yun stopped in surprise.

I saw him pointing to the wall in front of him with advertisements such as applying for a certificate and opening the sewer, and asked Lin Zhenhua:

"Mr. Lin, Academician Zhou, don't they have an elevator in this building?"

Lin Zhenhua shook his head when he heard this, curled his index finger, and knocked on the wall:

"This is a staff house built twenty years ago. There is no space for an elevator at all. Where can I get an elevator?"

Xu Yun opened his mouth, his expression somewhat unconfident:

"Doesn't Academician Zhou have any savings? Do you want to live in a community like this?"

Lin Zhenhua sighed with a heavy face:

"When Lao Zhou was first imprisoned, in addition to being required to return all funds, he also had to pay a fine of 2.5 million yuan."

"This was 2.5 million 12 years ago. Old Zhou is not the kind of corrupt person. His mother spent a lot of money on rectal cancer surgery earlier. Now of course she can only live here."

Xu Yun was silent for a long time after hearing this, and sighed complicatedly.

When the procuratorate initially collected evidence of Zhou Shan's corruption, it did not find any expenditures in his personal name.

Some of the travel records found were either second class or economy class.

If this were not the case, the trial would not have been delayed for five and a half years.

Again.

It may not be considered an injustice, but the situation is indeed pitiable.

Xu Yun then helped Lin Zhenhua go up the steps and soon reached the fifth floor.

As a result, as soon as the two of them passed the corner of the stairs between the fourth and fifth floors, an ajar door appeared in their field of vision.

At this moment.

A powerful voice was coming from the gate:

"Mr. Huang, please tell the Italian Academy of Sciences that I am very grateful to them for extending an olive branch to me at this time, but I am sorry that I will not work for foreign companies or units."

"But Academician Zhou, you are now"

"What's wrong with me now? I did something wrong in the past, and I should be punished for my mistakes. This is a matter of course. Now that my penalty period has expired, I continue to work in the country. Is this a matter of course?"

"

"Well, Academician Zhou, that's true, but you also know that it's not easy to find a suitable company nowadays."

It is clear.

There was some conversation going on in the room.

And when I heard these last words.

Lin Zhenhua suddenly signaled Xu Yun to let go of the hand holding him and walked up the steps step by step.

Just listen to him saying loudly as he walked:

"Lao Zhou, one of my juniors' company is hiring, are you interested in helping?"

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