Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 94 Officially listed, external attitude
Li Weidong returned to the research institute and went to the dormitory first. He opened the door and woke Zhou Xiaolin up. Then the two of them went to the cafeteria to have a meal, and then went to the office to continue writing the plan.

Around noon, Minister Wang and Chief Yang arrived and asked Li Weidong to notify the cadres of the institute to go to the conference room for a meeting.

Li Weidong went to the research institute to inform the engineers, while Zhou Xiaolin informed Yang Ruoxi and Wang Xinyi.

A short while later, Li Weidong returned with the engineers, entered the conference room, and sat down to the side. A short while later, Yang Ruoxi and Wang Xinyi arrived, taking the empty seats next to Li Weidong. Li Weidong nodded to them, a bit awkwardly. Seeing Li Weidong's awkward expression, the two exchanged glances, their lips curling slightly.

After Minister Wang and Chief Yang saw that everyone was present, Minister Wang said:

"According to the instructions of the higher-ups, the Ministry of Industry and the Military held a joint meeting and ultimately decided to formally establish the institute, naming it the Sijiucheng 011 Institute and assigning it a bureau-level rank.

Comrade Li Weidong is appointed Director of the 011 Institute. He holds the administrative rank of Level 011 and the military rank of Senior Colonel, and receives a monthly administrative allowance of yuan. He is fully responsible for all matters related to the Institute.

Comrade Wang Xinyi will serve as the deputy director of the institute and concurrently as the head of the finance department. His military rank has been promoted to colonel. He will assist the director, Comrade Li Weidong, in managing the institute.

Comrade Yang Xinyi's position remains unchanged and he has been promoted to colonel.

......"

Minister Wang announced the appointment of many people, most of whom were promoted to a higher level. This should be a reward based on merit. At the end, Minister Wang announced:

"Comrade Li Weidong, please select a group of mature technicians as soon as possible. I will be transferred to set up a lithography machine factory."

Li Weidong stood up and said, "Yes, I will complete the task."

Commander Yang then said, "Okay, Weidong, the official appointment has been announced. There's no need to be so serious."

"Okay, okay!" Li Weidong's expression immediately changed after hearing what Chief Yang said, and he said happily.

Chief Wang also looked at Li Weidong with a smile and said, "Weidong, the engineering team you requested should be here the day after tomorrow at the latest. You can make your own arrangements then.

As for the housing you applied for, please contact the street office when the time comes, we have already made arrangements.

Finally, regarding university students, we can only assign you one hundred university student technicians this time. There simply aren't enough for more."

Li Weidong said cheerfully:

"Okay, Minister. I'll contact the neighborhood office as soon as possible. It would be best if it's close to our institute and centralized. After all, our institute is a confidential unit. It would also be easier to manage."

After hearing this, Minister Wang's smile immediately disappeared. He rubbed his forehead and said:
"You should discuss this with the neighborhood committee office."

Li Weidong said with a grin, "Okay, Chief, I've discussed this with the street office. If there's no such housing, then you can grant me a piece of land and I can build it myself. You can give me the funds for buying the house, and you don't have to worry about it. I'll take care of it myself.

By the way, Minister, when will the research funding approved by the Ministry of Industry arrive? We can't wait to start a new project."

Minister Wang rubbed his forehead even harder and said to Li Weidong, "Weidong, you have to understand that our country has a lot of work to do and needs money. We also have to repay the foreign debt to Russia, so for the time being, we can't give you much funding. How about you do some small, less expensive research first?"

"Minister, it's actually very easy to make money! Do you want me to give you some advice?" Li Weidong said with a smile.

Minister Wang was slightly stunned, then turned to Li Weidong and said, "What's your suggestion? Tell me."

Li Weidong then said, "The minister told me to give the blueprints of the new machine tools to the Russians to pay off the foreign debt first, and then sell them the new chips made by our lithography machines. These are advanced technologies and must be worth a lot of money. Wouldn't that make money? Then you can find someone to secretly contact those gangs abroad and sell the blueprints to them. Wouldn't that be another source of income? You can also secretly sell them the chips."

After hearing what Li Weidong said, Minister Wang's face turned serious and he said:
"How can we do that? These are advanced technologies and materials. How can we give them to them?"

Li Weidong said, "Minister, you are wrong. The advanced machine tool is currently an advanced project, but that may not be the case in a month. Why? Because the chip has been developed. We will add the chip to this new machine tool. The next project will be a new CNC machine tool that is controlled by the chip. Therefore, this blueprint is not that important and can be sold.

The issue of chips is easier to understand. Minister, think about it: when we sell high-quality, low-priced chips, the first thing they want to do when they get them is to copy them. However, the lithography machines he spent a huge amount of money developing are producing chips that cost more than what he purchased and are of much lower quality. Do you think he will continue to develop lithography machine technology?

So, this kind of level or product can be sold, which is of great benefit to us. The only drawback is that it allows them to use more advanced things.

That's nothing. They buy our advanced products and then transfer the money to us, and we use that money to continue developing more advanced technologies. This is a healthy cycle. If we keep our good things secret, what's the point? The funds are slow to return, and R&D is also slow without funds. This is a vicious cycle. Don't you agree? Minister."

Li Weidong spoke freely.

After hearing what Li Weidong said, Minister Wang and Chief Yang fell into deep thought.

After a long while, Commander Yang asked, "Weidong, tell me about the future development of our army."

Li Weidong pondered for a moment and said:

"Commander, for the time being, the troops don't have any solutions. We are mainly focusing on defense now. After all, the various gangs outside are staring at us covetously.

Our first priority is to develop steadily. At least before we develop the mushroom eggs, we must develop steadily. After the mushroom eggs and my entire project are completed, our next goal is to go global.

After developing the satellite, the next project is the warship. Once the warship is completed, we can use it to carry our advanced technologies and products to various stalls across the country. Right now, we don't have advanced warships to escort us, so it's very likely that our advanced technologies or products will be stolen. Even if they are stolen, there's nothing we can do because we can't export them."

After Li Weidong finished speaking, Chief Yang nodded and fell silent.

At this time, Minister Wang said, "Weidong, I haven't reported what you said to my superiors. Everyone must keep it confidential until the matter is settled."

Everyone agreed.

Commander Yang then said to Li Weidong:

"Weidong, the security of the institute will still be handled by the Guard Corps. I will have Captain Zhou of the Guard Corps step up their vigilance to ensure the safety of the institute. If you discover any safety hazards, please communicate them to Captain Zhou promptly."

"Okay, Chief." Li Weidong said, then thought of something else and asked:
"Uh, Minister, Chief, I have already prepared the plan for my next project. Would you two chiefs like to take a look at it?"

"Is it done so quickly? Bring it here so I can see it." Minister Wang said impatiently.

Commander Yang also nodded expectantly.

Li Weidong went to get a project plan.

(End of this chapter)