The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 157 Authoritative expert Li Mu!

"Who said it wasn't? If it were you...oh, forget it." Wang Shoujue said halfway and swallowed his words back.

Everyone knows that Li Mu is good at inventions, and the industrial products he makes are all selling well in OM.

But since the higher-ups refused to give in, there was nothing he could do.

Looking at the sad expression on Wang Shoujue's face, Li Mu didn't say anything more and left silently.

……

Then, another two days passed.

The discussion meeting on industrial product export and foreign exchange earnings officially opened in the Great Hall of the People.

Guan Jianmin did come back once, but he just said "sorry" guiltily and turned away.

In the end, Li Mu had to go and comfort her.

However, he also knew that the higher-ups were probably determined not to let him participate, and it was not Guan Jianmin's fault.

……

Three days later, Li Mu gradually learned about the entire discussion from Wang Shoujue, Professor Zhang and other participants.

——As bad as expected.

In the unbearable heat, the discussion meeting on industrial product export and foreign exchange earnings gradually drew to a close.
There is not much time left for Li Mu.

……

Sitting at the desk in the dormitory, Li Mu stared in a daze at the plans for the electronic watch, color TV and handheld game console he had written.

Are we really going to give up like this?
Seeing his disappointed look, Zhao Canjun, who was standing by, advised him, "Don't be too disappointed. In fact, the leaders didn't let you go because of your health condition. In the final analysis, they still care about you!"

"Yes, and even if we don't participate in the discussion meeting, can we still do these things differently?" Guan Jianmin followed.

Li Mu waved his hand and stopped the two from continuing to persuade him.

Of course, you can do it yourself, but only by participating in discussions can you innovate the concept of Xiaguo's industrial product production and inject vitality into them ideologically.

Thinking of this, he found a piece of letter paper from the drawer, slowly spread it out on the table until it was smooth without a wrinkle, then picked up the pen.

He wrote:

"Dear superior leader..."

……

Somewhere in a yard.

The old man, who had been buried in documents for a long time, nodded helplessly after being reminded by his secretary, and stood up to stretch his body.

After walking a few steps in the yard, someone outside announced: "Leader, Leader Dong from the Foreign Trade Committee is here."

Upon hearing the news, the superior immediately asked Secretary Song to bring the person to the study.

However, after reading the brief summary of the discussion meeting on exporting industrial products to earn foreign exchange, he couldn't help but frown:
"This is nonsense. Industrial exports are not that easy."

"It takes time to develop technology and research."

"But what we lack most now is time. If we work on it for three to five years, the opportunity will be gone."

Facing the words of his superiors, Dong Huaxing was filled with shame. After thinking for a while, he said:

"Leader, why don't we let Li Mu participate?"

"His contribution to earning foreign exchange through industrial exports fully demonstrates that he is not only a talent capable of technological research and development, but also a talent who understands Western needs."

"And his vision is so advanced that even you have praised him personally. Let's not talk about other industries. Just in semiconductors, I think no one can compare to him."

Whether it was the Foreign Trade Commission and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, or the First and Fourth Ministries of Industrial Machinery, most of them actually wanted Li Mu to participate.

After all, Li Mu's ability is there, and no one can question it.

"It's because no one can compare to him, so we have to take good care of him." The superior leader sighed slightly. He knew very well what Li Mu was capable of.

But what happened last time really made him worried that something might happen to this little guy again.

Research can be done slowly, and foreign exchange can be increased slowly, but if people are gone, they are really gone.

Dong Huaxing didn't say anything more. This would have been impossible if he wasn't worried about Li Mu's health.

However, he is very clear about how big the current foreign exchange gap is. If there is no new growth in foreign exchange income, it may not be paid off within 10 years.

……

After Dong Huaxing left, the superior looked at the report in front of him and fell into deep thought.

To use it or not to use it, that is the question.

At this moment, Secretary Song beside him gently called out "Leader".

The superior turned around and saw Guan Jianmin and Secretary Song standing together. He asked curiously, "Aren't you taking care of Li Mu? Why are you back?"

Hearing this, Guan Jianmin pursed his lips and said, "Leader, Li Mu wrote a letter and asked me to give it to you."

After saying that, he took out the letter that Li Mu had written last night from his pocket.

Looking at the brand new envelope, the superior was stunned at first, then he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, thinking that this little guy had to come to him because Dong Huaxing and others couldn't find a solution.

Although he still didn't want Li Mu to participate, he still took the letter and read it carefully.

……

Ten minutes later, the superior put down the letter in his hand, lit a cigarette and held it in his hand.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking about the contents of the letter:
"The development of advanced semiconductor industry will drive the development of backward basic industries, thereby promoting the comprehensive development of light and heavy industries."

Semiconductor industry, he had heard this term many times from Li Mu.

But it was the first time he heard it explained in such detail.

Especially at the end of the letter, Li Mu asserted that semiconductors will penetrate into all aspects of light and heavy industries, which made him even more excited.

After a long while, the superior suddenly laughed and scolded:

"This Li Mu, in his letter, never mentioned that he wanted to attend the discussion meeting, and he was just making empty promises for me."

"But I'm tempted. Our country's industry started too late, and it's still a lame man with one foot light and the other heavy."

"If we want to develop basic industries and adjust the proportion of light and heavy industries, we can either use time or, as he said, use money."

His words made Guan Jianmin's eyes light up, and he asked, "So, leader, do you agree that he can attend the discussion meeting?"

"Don't be anxious. Go back first and let him wait. I will think about it." The superior opened his mouth but did not agree immediately.

Although he was moved, he was still a little worried about Li Mu's health.

……

Here, when Li Mu saw Guan Jianmin coming back alone, he knew that the matter might be in danger.

He was not disappointed. He patted the latter on the shoulder and continued to work on his research.

Even if he cannot attend the discussion, he can still invent industrial products for export, but the effect will not be as good and fast as driving the entire industrial system to move towards this side.

...Three more days passed, and there were only two days left before the end of the discussion meeting on industrial export and foreign exchange earnings.

Having not received a reply for a long time, Li Mu completely gave up hope and began to concentrate on research in the Semiconductor Research Institute, Chemical Metallurgy Research Institute and Agricultural Research Institute.

On that day, while he was instructing the workers hired by Huang Kun and others to design the electronic watch casing and trying to trick foreigners into spending their money, a "ding~" message notification sound came from his mind.

Ask: "Huh~ I'm finally back!"

"I saved 2500 million for the institute, and they didn't even buy me a first-class ticket!"

"FXXX, all capitalists deserve to die!"

"Forget it, it's all tears if I talk too much. Li, let's play games!"

Two sentences later, Ask's video call request appeared on the chat page.

During this period, Ask completed the mission and returned to the research institute. The WIFI signal was like a disco, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, which made Li Mu more convinced that the signal was related to distance.

He clicked it casually, and sure enough, it was still garbled.

——Ask, who was excitedly holding his repaired Apple phone and preparing to play games with his friends, let out a shrill howl when he saw the phone screen suddenly go black.

Not receiving a reply from Ask, Li Mu thought to himself, "It looks like it's broken again. I'd better not order it next time."

Then he opened the WIFI list:

Ferrero Duffy Life Gene Laboratory Database.

"There is only one, what kind of desolate mountains and wilderness!" Li Mu couldn't help but complain.

He thought about many things that Ask might be studying, but he never thought it would be life genes. The information in this subject was simply useless to him.

Even if he learned it, given the current scientific development, there are no conditions for research.

With a hopeful hope, Li Mu clicked on the directory of the Life Gene Database.

After a quick glance, he couldn't even read the titles of most of the pages.

Li Mu: "Aske, what's wrong? I was just about to answer the phone."

While sending messages to clear himself of suspicion, he was thinking about what excuse he could come up with to lure Ask to the vicinity of the laboratory.

And he has to stay long enough, otherwise if the person leaves halfway through downloading the information, he will be at a loss!
Ask, who had changed back to Xia Wei's phone, rekindled his fighting spirit: "It's okay, the rubbish fruit machine has a black screen again, Li, I've changed back to Xia Wei's phone, I'll open a room and invite you right away."

"Forget it, forget it. You just got back to the research institute, so just take a good rest first." Li Mu hurriedly persuaded Ask to give up the idea of ​​continuing the game.

Li Mu secretly sighed in his heart: "We have WIFI now. It would be even better if we could play games. At least we can fool Ask."

However, as soon as this thought came to his mind, he couldn't help laughing.

Playing games? How can he play? There's not even a screen. He can't go into the canyon to play. That's too outrageous.

The next day, when Li Mu was thinking about the design of the handheld game console, Guan Jianmin walked in from outside in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the room, he couldn't wait to say, "The leader has replied, he has replied!"

Upon hearing the news, Li Mu stood up from his chair, walked quickly forward and took the letter from Guan Jianmin.

Most of the letter was about his superiors expressing their concern for his studies and health. Only at the end did they get down to business:
"...you are allowed to attend the last day of the conference, talk less and listen more, learn more about our current domestic industrial development and export earnings. If you have good ideas, you can write an article and give it to us as an internal reference."

"What does this mean?" After reading it, Li Mu was moved but also confused. He pointed at the words on the letter and asked.

Guan Jianmin looked at the words "internal reference" and was stunned for a moment before explaining:

"Neican is also called internal reference, which is specially written for government agencies and units."

"In our country, only authoritative experts and professors have this qualification."

"The leader gave you this authority, which is equivalent to acknowledging that you are an authoritative expert in our country!"

After listening to it, Li Mu suddenly understood.

But this is secondary. The key point is to be able to attend the discussion meeting on industrial product export and foreign exchange earnings tomorrow.

Calming down, he took out the three plans he had prepared earlier.

After hesitating for a while, he put the one about the color TV back, leaving only the two copies about the electronic watch and the handheld game console.

LCD color TVs are still too advanced, and there are many technologies that have not been realized, which cannot withstand questioning.

"The plan alone may not be enough to convince people." Li Mu tapped the table lightly with his index finger, thinking secretly.

The discussion was national, and unlike before, with the exception of the black and white handheld game console, the Semiconductor Research and Foreign Trade Committee had almost unconditional trust in his judgment.

He had to find a way to convince and even make those people believe that these two things could succeed.

……

After thinking about it, Li Mu went to the Foreign Trade Committee.

Perhaps because he had received the message, Dong Huaxing did not avoid him this time.

After seeing him, she immediately brewed the Tieguanyin tea she had just bought, and while handing him the tea, she smiled and said, "I heard that the leader gave you the qualification to be an internal reference, and also agreed to let you attend the discussion meeting?"

"I didn't expect you to know it so soon. I thought you were so busy with the discussion meeting that you almost forgot about me." Li Mu said indifferently.

Hearing this, Dong Huaxing smiled bitterly:

"I have no choice. This is an order from the leader. How can we object?"

"I know clearly who has contributed to the current status of the Foreign Trade Commission."

There was some resentment in his tone.

At present, the domestic situation knows very little about the foreign countries. Many projects proposed by people are simply not worth looking at. Let alone earning foreign exchange, it is good if they don’t lose money.

If the products cannot be sold, he will also be responsible.

"Don't worry. In fact, the key to the problem is that we lack understanding of the foreign market." Li Mu knew what was going on, but of course he couldn't say it out loud.

Dong Huaxing seemed to remember something, stood up and walked back to his desk, picked up two documents, and said, "I almost forgot, this is the OM watch market research report you asked me to help you with last time."

"Thank you for your help." Li Mu took the report, his eyes full of surprise.

With this report, he will be more confident of gaining approval at tomorrow's discussion meeting.

Dong Huaxing looked at his happy expression, shook his head and smiled, saying: "It's all for the development of the country, it's no big deal."

……

After leaving the Foreign Trade Committee, Li Mu returned to school and devoted himself to completing the plans for electronic watches and handheld game consoles.

In the evening, without waiting for General Zhao to remind him, he went to bed early to get enough rest for tomorrow's discussion.

……

The last day of the discussion on industrial product export and foreign exchange earnings.

Li Mu finally stood at the door of the Great Hall. After Guan Jianmin finished communicating with the guard at the door, the two walked in.

The solemn and dignified Great Hall, and the four huge portraits hanging on the left and right sides of the national flag and the D flag.

"This way." Just when Li Mu was extremely excited, Guan Jianmin pulled him to a seat slightly closer to the middle.

(End of this chapter)