The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 233 Another semiconductor flagship product is a success!

Li Mu's whole body trembled slightly, and he thought to himself: "Sure enough, no matter how many times I see you, I still can't help but get excited!"

Secretary Song saw Li Mu's excited expression and smiled. He didn't think it was strange and said, "The leader is already waiting inside. Let's go in quickly."

"Okay." Li Mu hurriedly followed.

……

Enter the courtyard.

The space inside is not big and looks more like an ordinary yard.

When I arrived at the study door and was about to go in, my superior opened the door and walked out.

Seeing Li Mu, a smile appeared in his eyes, and he said, "Here you are. Come over and do it first. Xiao Song, go get the bag of tea in my room for him to try."

"I heard from Dean Guo Mo and others that you really like drinking tea."

"But the tea I have here is just average. I'm afraid it's not as good as what you usually drink."

The superior leader's face was extremely friendly, like a kind elder greeting the younger generation.

"You, you are joking. I drink tea just because it tastes good and can refresh my mind. In fact, I can't tell whether it is good or bad." Li Mu explained as he followed him to the stone table in the yard and sat down.

Hearing this, the superior leader suddenly looked serious and said:
"Are you not taking care of your body again?"

"How many times have I told you that no matter how important research is, it is not as important as your health."

"If you have health problems, no matter how much you achieve, it will be more trouble than it's worth."

"I remember it." Facing his earnest teachings, Li Mu lowered his head in shame.

Seeing this, the superior nodded with satisfaction and said, "You haven't had breakfast yet? I heard that you eat a lot, so I've asked someone to prepare it. Eat here today."

After finishing speaking, he pulled Li Mu aside to chat, asking about his studies, research and life.

After chatting for a long time, Li Mu finally couldn't help but find an opportunity to ask: "Leader, do you have any plans for me to come here?"

"You, all you do every day is research work. I can't just talk to you." The superior leader was a little amused.

He continued:

"I met you this time mainly to cheer you up and put you at ease. I heard from them that you had some concerns when you were being designed by General Ren."

"But you have to know that there is no one in the country who has the ability to complete this task. Only you can do it."

"To be honest, I'm going to say this in private. You've contributed a lot to the current level of development of our country's semiconductors."

"It is normal to have losses. I am a little surprised that the semiconductor industry has been able to maintain positive returns until now."

"The construction of a semiconductor group and the establishment of a technical team are extremely difficult tasks, but I believe that you will be able to overcome these difficulties."

“Don’t be afraid of making mistakes, and don’t be afraid of losses. How can you do anything well if you are timid?”

Listening to his superior's words, Li Mu couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

He didn't expect that his superior would take time out of his busy schedule to meet with him just to reassure him, and even patiently explained things and comforted him in a warm voice.

Looking up at the eyes of the superiors with deep expectation - there was a hint of fatigue in those eyes, and even when he was smiling, his brows were unconsciously furrowed.

He worked too hard for the development of Xia State.

Thinking of this, Li Mu felt a fierce heat in his chest, and he wished it would burst out.

He said firmly: "Don't worry, I will not let you down and will be a good chief designer!"

"Okay, that's right, that's what young people should be like, dare to think, dare to act, dare to take responsibility and dare to act!" When the superior leader heard this, his face was full of smiles.

……

Afterwards, after breakfast, Li Mu said goodbye and left.

Having decided to take on the position of chief designer, he is now full of energy.

Guan Jianmin was asked to drive to the First Ministry of Machine Building, and after getting out of the car, he went directly to find Leader Qiu.

The office door was not closed. He knocked twice gently and walked in.

When he saw Leader Qiu, he immediately said, "Leader, I thought about it yesterday and have a small request. I hope you can agree to it."

"Tell me, don't just say one, I will agree to all ten!" Leader Qiu said without any hesitation.

As long as it was proposed by Li Mu, the higher-ups would definitely support it with all their strength and agree to any request.

Li Mu said:
"You don't need ten. Just one will do."

“I hope to be able to re-select and recruit talents outside the Semiconductor Research Institute to form a technical team.”

"The main task of the institute is to improve the research level of semiconductors. As for product development, it would be best if it could be completely separated."

Those who are engaged in technology are responsible for technology, and those who are engaged in R&D are responsible for R&D. Li Mu had this idea very early on.

The research tasks in semiconductor research are becoming increasingly heavy and the space is becoming increasingly larger. This may seem like a good thing, but it can easily cause researchers to deviate from their goals.

The fact that most of the institute’s research efforts are now focused on product development is proof of this.

Although Huang Xinhua's staff is not insufficient, it is still much less than at the beginning.

Technology is the foundation of everything. Li Mu will not forget this just because of how much money his products sell for.

"What you said makes sense. I will discuss it with Lao Guo and Lao Dong and report this matter." After listening to this, Leader Qiu replied with a serious expression.

Obviously, he also realized the problem.

After a brief exchange with Li Mu, Leader Qiu thought about it and canceled the meeting that was originally scheduled for today, asking him to go back and wait for the next meeting notice.

After doing all this and pacing in the room for a long time, Guo Mo and Dong Huaxing soon arrived.

The two men obviously knew that the meeting was cancelled, and they asked hurriedly as soon as they entered the door.

After listening to Leader Qiu recounting the conversation he had just had with Li Mu, their faces showed both joy and worry.

Li Mu is full of energy, which is a good thing, but if he wants to rebuild the team, it is inevitable that people will worry whether the new team can shoulder this heavy responsibility.

The three of them were silent for a long time, and Guo Mo spoke first:

"I think there is nothing wrong with what Li Mu said. Technology R&D and product R&D should indeed be divided into two teams."

"Since the success of the distributed projection lithography machine, although our integrated circuit technology level has been improving, the speed is far less than before."

"The increase in foreign exchange earnings and the development of the national economy are important, but breakthroughs in scientific research are the foundation of everything. Without technological leadership, our products would not sell so well."

As the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the person who watched Li Mu develop the semiconductor industry step by step, he saw it very clearly.

Why are so many of Xia Country’s industrial products selling so well abroad? Isn’t it because of its almost overwhelming technological advantage?

Even if other countries want to compete, they do not have the qualifications.

"I agree with Lao Guo's opinion." Dong Huaxing followed up: "Technological leadership is the key to the prosperity and development of our semiconductor industry."

"Economic development is important, but the application of technology is more important." "Okay, then what we need to do now is to immediately gather authoritative semiconductor experts and professors from all over the country!" Leader Qiu made the decision immediately.

……

After the three of them reached a consensus, they quickly asked their superiors for instructions.

The instructions came down very quickly. In less than two hours, government agencies across the country received the urgent instructions from Kyoto.

Personnel from all relevant units quickly took action.

Large numbers of experts and professors from universities and research institutes were expected to board trains to Kyoto in the wind and snow that night.

……

Here, after leaving the First Ministry of Machine Building, Li Mu came to the Semiconductor Research Institute.

He went straight to Wang Shoujue's office and placed the research plan for the semiconductor camera on the table.

Looking at the thick stack of information, Wang Shoujue could only sigh and couldn't help but say: "I'm afraid only you can have such speed!"

"It's just a research direction. There are still many problems to be solved in actual implementation." Li Mu said with a smile.

Wang Shoujue smiled and said:

"Those problems and what you solved are nothing."

"Let's go, without further ado, let's call the people over for a small meeting."

"The research tasks in the institute are tight right now, and we have to race against time. I also heard that the higher-ups are planning to set up a semiconductor development group, so our tasks will be even heavier then."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked towards the door.

Although Li Mu knew that his superiors would agree to his idea of ​​reorganizing the technical team, things were not settled yet, so he was in no hurry to explain.

……

The two of them came to the meeting room while chatting and laughing.

Due to the shortage of manpower, the semiconductor camera team is temporarily composed of only 7 people, including several experts and professors in the institute, as well as several intern researchers to conduct preliminary research.

Li Mu first greeted everyone, then took out the plan and handed it to everyone, saying, "I have written the overall structural framework in it. Semiconductor cameras will be a revolution for the entire world's photographic equipment industry."

"It abandons the traditional optical viewfinder and reflex mirror, adopts an interchangeable lens design, and has sensory elements comparable to those of a SLR camera."

"The key is that it has achieved miniaturization, lightness and electronicization. We are firmly in the leading position in technology."

"Next, let me introduce its overall structure to you, the mirrorless design, electronic viewfinder, interchangeable lenses, electronic shutter and sensor..."

……

As he spoke, the people below started taking notes on the table like studious students, without even having time to ask questions.

Wang Shoujue, who was standing aside, looked at Li Mu who was speaking eloquently on the stage, his eyes full of admiration.

He may still be able to see a gap in the level of semiconductor technology.

But when it comes to product research and development, he will never be able to come up with such a novel design concept.

Soon, Li Mu finished explaining the general contents of the plan.

After answering some questions for everyone, he asked Professor Xue and others to digest what they had just said, and then he left the meeting room.

As he walked in the corridor, he planned to take those people to the new technology team in the semiconductor group.

Although it is said to be a reconstruction, it is impossible that not a single elderly person will be used.

Even if the higher authorities could draw on experts in the semiconductor field from all over the country to provide support, it would not be as convenient as those who have been conducting research together for a long time.

As he was thinking about it, he walked to the door of a laboratory when suddenly someone came out in a hurry.

Seeing him, the latter said happily: "Advisor Li, come with me and see, the metal conductive lining of the induction cooker has been successfully made!"

"Really? Well done. Let's go and take a look." Li Mu looked at the excited Du Fei and immediately followed him in.

In the laboratory, Professor Gu and Professor Mo, who had just finished the experiment, were conducting data checks again and again, and they only breathed a sigh of relief when everything was correct.

Li Mu stepped forward and asked, "Professors, what's going on?"

"The data performance of the metal conductive lining is very good. There will be no problems for at least twenty years. You can rest assured!" Professor Gu and Professor Mo turned around and saw Li Mu and smiled.

Hearing this, Li Mu walked around the brand new induction cooker a few times, his face full of joy.

Now, the semiconductor industry will have one more product and its revenue will increase significantly.

Thinking of this, he immediately said, "Come on, everyone, let's go find the director together. I will ask for credit for you."

"We haven't made any contribution at all. At most, we have just done some hard work." Professors Gu and Mo looked at each other and said.

Although the induction cooker's eyes encountered some problems with the shielding material, in the final analysis, all the problems were basically solved by Li Mu.

Of course, they cannot take away the credit for this achievement.

Li Mu said helplessly: "What merits and hard work? Let's not talk about these. Everyone has contributed."

"Let's go and tell the director first, and then I'll treat everyone to a celebration dinner."

As he spoke, he pulled out Du Fei and others who were still standing there.

Seeing this, Professor Gu and Professor Mo had no choice but to follow.

……

When I arrived at Wu Youxiang's office and told him about the successful development of the induction cooker, although the latter was happy, he was not as surprised as at the beginning.

Li Mu would come up with some products from time to time, and they were almost immune to it.

But immunology is immunology, which does not mean that he does not attach importance to this matter. After congratulating them a few times and encouraging Du Fei and others who had just been hired as full-time employees and had made many contributions to the development of induction cookers, he hurriedly left the institute.

As for the credit, everyone already knows it tacitly.

If Li Mu said it out loud, he would definitely be more humble, so it’s better not to say it. Anyway, the higher-ups know who made the greatest contribution.

……

Over here, in the First Ministry of Machine Building.

Leader Qiu was carefully looking at the plan for the semiconductor industry base handed over to him when he received a call from Guo Mo.

When he heard that Li Mu had invented another induction cooker, his eyes were filled with smiles.

On the phone:
"I told you that it would be the right thing to let you guys do the overall design."

"Look, it's only been a short time. Our conference hasn't even finished yet, and he has come up with a new invention."

“Maybe before the conference is over, he will be able to single-handedly establish our country’s semiconductor industry!”

(End of this chapter)