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Chapter 186, Technological Desert (More Updates, Please Subscribe)

"Duoyu, what do you think is a big project?"

In the reception area of ​​the mathematics department's office building, Liu Deben sat on the sofa and asked solemnly.

Wang Duoyu, who was sitting opposite, smiled and introduced to the other party what a real big project was.

For example, those electron-positron colliders, controlled nuclear fusion technology, ultra-high voltage technology, storage chips, quantum communications, cutting-edge missile technology, nanotechnology, etc., these are all super awesome big projects.

After hearing this, Liu Deben was stunned and said:

"Duoyu, can all these projects be placed at Harbin Institute of Technology? Just tell me how much it would cost."

Wang Duoyu rolled his eyes. Old Liu was just daydreaming. Wasn’t he too greedy?
"Secretary, forget about controlled nuclear fusion technology or the electron-positron collider. I'm just talking about nanotechnology. A scanning tunneling microscope alone is enough to defeat our Harbin Institute of Technology."

The scanning tunneling microscope was developed in the United States this year, but it is impossible for us to buy such a device.

If Harbin Institute of Technology were to develop the technology on its own, it would certainly require a huge investment of money, manpower and material resources, but the gains would not be much.

Because even if we are lucky enough to overcome the technical barriers and really develop a scanning tunneling microscope, we will not be able to sell it at a high price.

Once there is no way to obtain good returns, other subsequent R&D projects can only ask the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building for money. However, will the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building really give money?

Even if the old secretary Li Rui is willing to help, he can't do anything without the necessary resources.

So if we want to develop nanotechnology, but we can’t even break through the first level – the scanning tunneling microscope, how can we talk about the subsequent things?

"Is it so difficult?"

Liu Deben opened his mouth, still very unwilling:

"Then if we don't develop nanotechnology, we can develop memory chips, quantum communications, ultra-high voltage technology, and cutting-edge missile technology. I believe that Harbin Institute of Technology can definitely achieve these, don't you think?"

Wang Duoyu was suddenly helpless. Was Old Liu crazy?
If he had known this earlier, he would not have mentioned these so-called large-scale projects to the other party, because after he painted the rosy picture for the other party, Old Liu really believed it.

Take nanotechnology for example, its applications are very extensive.

Whether it is carbon nanotubes or nano-level atomic weight scales, they are all very advanced high-tech products and major inventions of mankind in the microscopic world.

From the perspective of the original time and space history, after entering the late 1980s and early 1990s, as a highly interdisciplinary and comprehensive subject, nanotechnology has had four major scientific research directions: nanomaterials, nanodynamics, nanobiology and nanopharmacology, and nanoelectronics.

The nanomaterials here do not only refer to materials that have reached nanometer size, but also require materials to have special properties. In the range of 0.1-100 nanometers, the properties of nanomaterials will mutate, and exhibit special properties that are different from the original atoms and molecules.

For example, iron-cobalt alloy utilizes the special properties of nanoparticles that are different from the original constituent atoms and molecules. When it is made into a size of about 20-30 nanometers, the magnetic domain becomes a single magnetic domain.

At this time, the magnetism of iron-cobalt alloy is 1000 times higher than before, so nanoparticles have great advantages and application potential in life and production.

Therefore, in such an era, the development of nanotechnology is inevitable, but Harbin Institute of Technology cannot afford such scientific research expenses at present.

As for ultra-high voltage technology, quantum communication, storage chips and cutting-edge missile technology, they all require time to develop.

"Only when Harbin Institute of Technology's foreign exchange reserves and capital reserves are sufficient, and when our talent pool is almost sufficient, can we launch these projects. Otherwise, it will only cause more trouble."

After hearing Wang Duoyu's words, Liu Deben was silent for a long time, and then he said:
"Okay, I get it. But don't worry, does our school have any money-making projects right now? For example, cars or computers. As long as they can be developed, that would be a good thing."

At this moment, Liu Deben is very interested in making money.

Because only by making money can Harbin Institute of Technology develop large projects and he can earn more credit.

Promotion is not the goal. In the process, he can make greater contributions to the school and the country. This is what Liu Deben really wants to do.

"Yes, for example, the lithography machine project we're currently developing. Once it's truly developed, although it's similar to the American GCA company's stepper lithography machine, our cost will definitely be much lower than theirs, and we'll be able to seize the market as well."

Wang Duoyu's words made Liu Deben's eyes bright, but then he drooped his eyelids sadly, feeling a little anxious in his heart.

In the past few years, China has purchased some lithography machines from the United States, but they are all old versions of lithography machines. However, not many of the most advanced stepper lithography machines have been purchased.

Each stepper lithography machine is priced at US$450,000, but this is the price in the primary market. If it is in the secondary market, the price will be even higher.

For example, the stepper lithography machine that Harbin Institute of Technology had previously purchased from abroad cost far more than US$450,000.

Today, the global market demand for lithography machines is still very hot. If Harbin Institute of Technology's lithography machine project can be successfully developed, it will definitely be able to compete with the US GCA company.

With such hot demand, there will definitely not be fierce competition or even a price war in the lithography machine market in the short term.

But even if there is a price war, we are not afraid.

Because in terms of production technology, China may not be as good as the United States, but in terms of labor costs, China can definitely beat the United States.

However, these are not the issues we are facing now. Rather, the fact is that Harbin Institute of Technology has not yet developed the most advanced stepper lithography machine, so there is no way to talk about competition.

So, there is no need to talk about lithography machines.

Seeing that Liu Deben was still asking what other technological products or businesses Harbin Institute of Technology could get involved in, Wang Duoyu thought for a moment and said:
"If you don't mind, Secretary, we can set up a watch factory or something to make more money."

It’s just a business that makes money. To be honest, Wang Duoyu has a lot of ideas in his mind, and he will definitely be able to make a lot of money.

However, Liu Deben looked down on low-tech enterprises such as watch factories. Instead, he only wanted high-tech products, and preferably products that could be exported abroad.

This really stumped Wang Duoyu.

After thinking for a while, Wang Duoyu's eyes happened to fall on the telephone on the desk next to him, and then he came up with a brilliant idea.

That's the cordless phone and PHS!
"Leader, we can start by developing phone cards and public telephone booths. We can work with the postal department on this. Now that we've had reform and opening up, many people from all over the country have migrated south to work in coastal areas like Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Shantou."

In the history of the original time and space, our country did not issue the first set of telephone cards until 1985. That was because the authorities had proposed at the beginning of the previous year that economic development and modernization should start with transportation and communications, which was the starting point for economic development.

So phone cards were introduced in 1985.

But in today's time and space, Wang Duoyu believes that there is no need to follow the procedures and it is possible to start in advance.

After all, reform and opening up have already started. Harbin Institute of Technology can serve as a pioneer of reform and opening up, and can take the lead in advancing both in foreign markets and in domestic markets.

Because the top leaders have repeatedly emphasized economic development, many things must be done first.

Liu Deben frowned because he had no interest in low-end technology products. It was not that he wanted to compete with the people for profits, but as a university, Harbin Institute of Technology should have its own style.

In fact, it was the confidence that Wang Duoyu gave Liu Deben, which made him believe that Harbin Institute of Technology is strong enough today, and that in the future it will catch up with Tsinghua University and Peking University, and even become a world-renowned university.

Therefore, Harbin Institute of Technology must not be affected by these low-end technology products.

Wang Duoyu didn't think too much about it, but continued to speak:
"For the economy to develop, transportation and communications must come first. The electric bicycles we developed are a type of transportation. As for roads and highways, Harbin Institute of Technology may not be able to do it, but we can cooperate with the Ice City and establish more enterprises."

"Secretary, you may look down on companies like watch factories, but these are products in the economic sector and are closely related to the people's living standards."

"If Harbin Institute of Technology wants to develop quantum communications, nanotechnology, memory chips, etc., it must have enough money. If we simply rely on grants from above, it will definitely not be enough."

“So, we can definitely set up these telephone factories, watch factories and the like to increase the funding for our school.”

In fact, Wang Duoyu didn't need to say these words, but Liu Deben was really stuck in a dead end at this time.

The products currently exported by Harbin Institute of Technology include lead-acid batteries, motors, electronic control systems, electric bicycles, CD-ROM storage devices, "China Cube" game cartridges, as well as many projects such as lithography machines, chips, and memory that are under development.

These all fall into the category of high-tech, which also makes Diao Pai Company and Huashun Company the top high-tech companies in the country. That is why Liu Deben looks down on watch factories and other companies.

"The second thing is the high-tech product that you, Secretary, really want right now. One is a cordless phone."

Upon hearing this, Liu Deben's eyes suddenly lit up.

Because this is the high-tech he wants, and with Wang Duoyu's analysis, he became even more excited, because this cordless phone can only be exported.

why?
The reason is simple, because the basis for the development of cordless telephones is the public landline network.

In the 1970s, public switched telephone networks were already very popular in economically developed countries such as Europe and the United States, and almost every household had an ordinary electronic telephone installed.

Using the phone to solve problems in daily life and work has become a habit for everyone.

However, the telephone must be connected to the telephone exchange with a two-core telephone line, and the telephone operator must also use a four-core cable to connect to the handle equipped with a microphone and headset, so the telephone is restricted and cannot be moved at will.

For most of us in China, being able to install a telephone at home is already a great achievement.

You should know that in the history of the original time and space, the first farmer in Beijing to install a telephone at his own expense was Zhao Mingcai, a mushroom grower in the suburbs of Beijing. At that time, there were only 800 private residences in Beijing with telephones.

This is the heart of the country and the capital, but there are only 800 private residences with telephones. You can imagine how low the telephone penetration rate is.

But for developed countries, telephones are commonplace, and it is the telephone lines that greatly restrict everyone.

Therefore, Wang Duoyu mentioned that this cordless phone is definitely a very attractive product for developed countries.

“Will such a product really be popular?”

After listening to this, Liu Deben frowned and asked worriedly.

He knew that Wang Duoyu had considered everything very comprehensively. In the past, products such as batteries, electric bicycles, and game cartridges all demonstrated Wang Duoyu's vision, which was indeed extraordinary.

But some things are not that simple. After all, there doesn't seem to be much difference between cordless phones and landline phones.

"Secretary, don't worry. Developed countries are absolutely going crazy in their pursuit of quality products."

Wang Duoyu is very confident about this because this is a product that has been verified by the market in the original time and space, so of course there will be no problems.

Of course, first of all, Harbin Institute of Technology needs to be able to establish a project and develop this product, otherwise, everything is nonsense.

A cordless phone is a new type of mobile phone. The handle equipped with a microphone and headset is directly connected to the telephone base using radio waves, which perfectly solves the problem of the four-core cable.

As long as you are within an open area of ​​300 meters from a landline telephone, you can maintain normal conversations and there will be no major problems with the signal.

After listening to this, Liu Deben expressed his understanding and then asked Xiao Lingtong again.

Wang Duoyu did not say much about the Xiaolingtong project. He only asked the other party to first establish the projects he had just mentioned. As for Xiaolingtong, they would have to wait a little longer.

But Liu Deben couldn't wait even for a minute. Since Wang Duoyu didn't say anything, Liu Deben could only stare blankly. So he quickly gave up and went to work on projects such as the cordless telephone.

In the next few days, the leadership of Harbin Institute of Technology held a series of meetings. Liu Deben mentioned all the projects such as public telephones, phone cards, and cordless phones, and the directors of each department were asked to "claim" these scientific research projects.

If Harbin Institute of Technology wants to develop, it cannot simply allow professors from various departments to establish their own scientific research projects. They also need to complete the project tasks issued by the school.

Otherwise, Harbin Institute of Technology itself would not have any extra scientific research funds.

A few years ago, Li Rui and Liu Deben went to the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building to beg for help, but they were not able to get much research and development funds.

But what about now?
Diao Pai Company and Huashun Company have continuously earned so much foreign exchange. Last year, it was close to 10% of the total domestic foreign exchange revenue, and this year it may exceed 15%.

Of course, the Arsenal is also very profitable this year. We will know the specific situation by the end of the year.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, professors and tutors from Harbin Institute of Technology's two major majors, Information and Communication Engineering and Electronic Science and Technology, contracted projects for public telephones, phone cards, and cordless telephones.

At the school leadership meeting, Harbin Institute of Technology established a Huaxin company specifically to manage the above three projects.

On August 17th, Liu Deben, Lu Gongliang and Han Jue came to Wang Duoyu's office. They came here just to listen to Wang Duoyu's ideas.

"This year's college entrance examination enrollment is almost over. Harbin Institute of Technology has enrolled over 6,000 undergraduate students this year, bringing the total number of students currently enrolled to 6,872."

"Students from departments such as Mathematics, Information Science and Engineering, Electronic Science and Communications Engineering, and Aerospace and Missiles account for over 85 percent of the total, while students from liberal arts departments account for just over 14 percent."

In this day and age, 6,000 undergraduates is indeed a lot.

You have to know that last year, Peking University only admitted 4,457 students, which is already a very large number.

Why would Han Jue talk about this with Wang Duoyu?

It’s very simple, talent reserve!
Harbin Institute of Technology is a university, and its most important function is to cultivate more talents for the country and society, or to be more precise, to cultivate more talents for the military.

But in fact, Harbin Institute of Technology also needs a lot of talents.

Wang Duoyu would mention many scientific research projects, all of which required a large number of talents. Therefore, Han Jue would always briefly summarize some key information from the meeting with Wang Duoyu.

The enrollment for the graduate school has already ended, and the enrollment for the gifted class ended a few days ago.

The genius class is the backbone of Harbin Institute of Technology's future. Undergraduate students are active in service, while master's and doctoral students are talents that can be used immediately and are the most favored talents by major project departments.

After Han Jue finished his report, Wang Duoyu also knew which departments were responsible for the projects such as the cordless telephone that he had mentioned before.

However, if the Xiaolingtong project is to be established, I am afraid that the two major departments of Electronic Science and Technology and Information and Communication Engineering will no longer be able to allocate manpower.

As soon as Wang Duoyu asked, Liu Deben said:

"Don't worry, Duoyu. Director Yu and Director Ao have assured me that they've already called Fudan University, Peking University, Sun Yat-sen University, and other universities. Their students there will definitely come to Harbin Institute of Technology."

The Director Yu he mentioned is named Yu Zhengze, the director of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology, while Director Ao is the director of the Department of Electronic Science and Technology, and his full name is Ao Xuanling.

The two major departments have so many more undergraduate students this year that they definitely need more professors and lecturers. Otherwise, we will be in a mess once school starts in September.

After all, among the more than 6,000 students, 85% are science students, which means that more than 5,800 are science talents.

It is already very good that there are more than a thousand liberal arts students, after all, Harbin Institute of Technology is a science and engineering university.

There is no way. Harbin Institute of Technology has many staff members who go abroad. The demand for foreign language talents alone is not small, not to mention the need for talents in economics and management, so these are indispensable.

"Okay, let me briefly explain." Wang Duoyu immediately started talking about the PHS project. He had been busy over the past few days, briefly organizing the general technical framework of the PHS project.

The technologies of Xiaolingtong mainly include microcellular technology and digital wireless technology.

Let’s talk about micro-cellular technology first. In fact, it is to achieve wireless coverage through micro-cellular base stations, and connect the user end (i.e. wireless local telephone) to the local telephone network wirelessly, so that traditional landline telephones are no longer fixed to a certain location.

You can move freely within the coverage of the wireless network and make and receive local, domestic and international calls anytime and anywhere.

This is a larger version of a cordless telephone.

The second is digital wireless technology. Xiaolingtong uses multi-carrier duplex mode or multiple access technology with an operating frequency band of 900-1915MHz. Its voice coding is 32kb/s adaptive differential pulse code modulation to ensure the clarity and quality of calls.

"The entire PHS system is mainly divided into the central control module, mobile management center, operation and maintenance center, access network unit, base station controller, base station, user terminal equipment, etc."

"So this is a research and development project that requires the collaboration of multiple departments within our university. Judging from our current situation, I'm afraid this project will take quite some time."

"Of course, there's no rush for this. Once the PHS is launched, it will undoubtedly impact the markets for cordless phones, phone cards, and other devices, so we're not in a rush."

"But once this project is launched, we must ensure that it remains 100% confidential. Otherwise, it could easily lead to serious problems."

When he said this, Wang Duoyu's expression became particularly serious.

Liu Deben, Lu Gongliang and Han Jue all nodded repeatedly, their eyes looking a little scary.

No one dares to act recklessly. Although the Xiaolingtong project has not yet been launched, the situation has only been briefly explained.

But if this information were known to the outside world, especially to American companies like Motorola, it would inevitably be a disaster.

Of course, there is no need to worry too much. After all, many companies in the United States have little interest in China because China is a technological desert.

"That's all for the PHS project. We'll have to rely on you, the leaders, to help oversee it and ensure it's launched and funded."

Wang Duoyu's words made everyone nod involuntarily. Just when Liu De thought it was over, he heard the former suddenly speak:

"The Department of Information Science and Engineering has also recruited many teachers this year. We have a small project for them to complete, which is the image processing software, called Photoshop in English."

In the history of the original time and space, the American company Adobe released the first version of Photoshop software. Since then, this product has become the industry benchmark in the field of photo and image editing.

If the Department of Information Science and Engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology wants to develop, it must have similar small software projects.

After all, the Department of Information Science and Engineering was only established this year, and it does not have many staff members. Moreover, unlike the Department of Mathematics, it does not have top mathematicians like Wang Duoyu in charge, and there are visiting scholar exchange groups, so it is normal for the Department of Mathematics to become the largest department of Harbin Institute of Technology.

Although the Department of Information Science and Engineering has six major majors and also has related projects such as lithography machines, it seems not bad.

However, many projects such as lithography machines need to be developed together with other departments and are not independent projects belonging to the Department of Information Science and Engineering. This needs to be distinguished.

"In the future, as our Department of Information Science and Engineering develops, we will be able to offer related small projects, such as graphic design, image editing, web development, and other related software projects."

Liu Deben and others were instantly delighted when they heard this.

Wang Duoyu smiled slightly when he saw this:
"So, Secretary, don't worry about a lack of projects. I'm worried about talent and funding. As long as there's enough funding and talent, there's no shortage of projects. As long as we solve enough small projects and accumulate more technology, experience, and talent, then when the time is right, we'll naturally be able to successfully launch those big projects."

To be honest, Wang Duoyu is more eager than Liu Deben for the quantum communication and other projects he mentioned to him a few days ago.

However, he had a clearer understanding, so he never thought about establishing these projects at this time because it was useless.

Computer technology is still immature, there is not enough talent and experience, and other technologies are even more lacking.

Taking quantum communication as an example, its most important materials include light sources, single-photon detectors, quantum random number generators, etc., as well as other key components and technologies such as quantum key distribution equipment, networking equipment, network management software platforms, etc., all of which are indispensable.

Just in terms of materials, many new technologies are involved, not to mention the huge technical system behind it. After all, if you want to develop these new materials, you will inevitably need a lot of related auxiliary research and development equipment.

Lu Gongliang was surprised and shocked beyond words.

He came to Harbin Institute of Technology in March this year and officially took office as the president of Harbin Institute of Technology in April. At that time, he did not quite understand why Liu Deben and others attached so much importance to Wang Duoyu.

It now seems that Wang Duoyu, the hexagonal warrior, is definitely the one who has contributed the most to Harbin Institute of Technology's current rapid development.

"Okay, Duoyu, don't worry. No information about the PHS project will be leaked. We will temporarily call it Project 101. Even if the project is launched, we won't let everyone know. I mean to split this project into multiple projects."

Liu Deben immediately said:

"It's broken down into the central control module, mobile management center, operation and maintenance center, access network unit, base station controller, base station, and user terminal equipment you just mentioned."

"Whichever department is responsible for this will take charge of it, and this project will be placed in the newly completed No. 2 Laboratory Building."

Harbin Institute of Technology built a number of teaching buildings, student dormitories, office buildings, etc. last year and this year. It can be said that in the past one or two years, the entire campus has been under large-scale construction.

Although there are still a large number of Polar Bear Empire-style buildings on campus, now when you look around, you can see that there are more modern marble buildings on campus.

Because Harbin Institute of Technology is rich, it is very willing to invest.

What's more, whether it is a teaching building or an experimental building, these are buildings that need to be passed down for hundreds of years. They must not be shoddy projects, and the quality must be strictly controlled.

The newly built teaching building will naturally be more modern. For example, there are a large number of toilets built on every floor, so there is no need to worry about these things at all.

Laboratory Building No. 2 is a six-story building, but its building area is very large and it contains many large laboratories, which will be put into use one after another.

Wang Duoyu nodded. He had no objection to who should be assigned to the Xiaolingtong project or in which laboratory building it should be placed.

After discussing these things, Liu Deben and the others left. It only took more than half an hour in total.

They were afraid of disturbing Wang Duoyu, so they acted so quickly.

After watching Liu Deben and the others leave and the office door closed, Wang Duoyu turned around and returned to his desk to continue his unfinished work.

"Well, now this new theory has been derived."

After so many days of repeated verification, Wang Duoyu finally deduced the new theory of singularity energy gradient theory through his own extensive calculations.

The singularity energy gradient theory is used to study the problems of turbulence generation and turbulence transition. Many new mathematical tools are applied here, involving different branches of mathematics such as algebraic geometry and differential equations.

In this new theory, Wang Duoyu gave the definition of the singularity of the Navier-Stokes equations and the criteria for the generation of turbulence.

All I saw was the words he wrote on the manuscript paper: Definition of singularity in viscous flow. In the flow of viscous incompressible fluid, the following two definitions are equivalent:

First, when the energy loss of the local fluid particle is zero, the motion of the fluid particle stops, and this point is the singularity of the Navier-Stokes equation.

Second, when the local fluid particle no longer has viscosity, this point is the singularity of the Navier-Stokes equation.

The definition of a singularity must be expressed using mathematical formulas. At this time, even top mathematicians, such as Shing-Tung Yau, would find it difficult to understand the mathematical symbols written by Wang Duoyu on the manuscript paper.

Because Wang Duoyu gave four axioms in order to derive the principles of turbulent transition.

One of these axioms is that the velocity of a particle varies monotonically with the energy lost in its motion, and vice versa.

That is, the greater the speed, the greater the energy loss; the smaller the speed, the smaller the energy loss.

This implies a stationary system: if energy loss is zero, then velocity is zero.

At the same time, this also implies the question of whether it can explode: that is, if the energy loss cannot be infinite, then the speed cannot be infinite.

A glimpse of the whole picture shows that even top mathematicians, if they do not have enough knowledge of theoretical physics, are likely to collapse in the process of proving and deriving the Navier-Stokes equations.

This proves the difficulty level of this top-level problem, because there are indeed too many points to consider.

"Well, I'll go to the Physics Department laboratory building in a few days and talk to Professor Dai and the others."

Wang Duoyu nodded slightly, then picked up the manuscript paper and went into the computer room next door to verify the singularity energy gradient theory.

why?
Because solving the problem of strong solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations requires not only pure theoretical derivation, but also comprehensive research combining experiments and numerical simulations. By comparing experimental data and simulation results under different conditions, the reliability of the theory can be verified and guidance can be provided for further research.

One thing that the whole world knows is that fluid mechanics is closely related to multiple disciplines such as mathematics, physics, and computer science.

This means that solving the problem of the Navier-Stokes equations requires interdisciplinary cooperation and communication. Wang Duoyu himself is a master of mathematics and computer science. Although he is still lacking in physical theory, he is still learning.

What's more, what Wang Duoyu is doing now is just numerical simulation, which is not a very difficult thing.

Anyway, for Wang Duoyu, numerical simulation is just a repeated verification.

When he was deriving the singularity energy gradient theory, he had already carried out repeated calculations many times and completed the mathematical models and other related derivations and inferences in his mind.

Now we just use computers to help derive it again and assist in verification.

Who made him alone?
The next day, the computer completed the numerical simulation and verified the correctness of Wang Duoyu's new theory.

But even so, Wang Duoyu still has a lot of work to do, because his knowledge of physics is still too little, so if there is an opportunity, he should continue to learn more.

He has communicated with the physics professors at Harbin Institute of Technology many times, and basically got all the benefits from them.

From the communication, it can be seen that Wang Duoyu's knowledge of physics is much better than that of Dai Wenyue and other physics teachers.

However, even so, he would still go to the Department of Physics.

Because this way he could learn from others' strengths and make up for his own weaknesses, he made rapid progress by cramming. He quickly acquired many physics theories by reading books, and then communicated with top physicists such as Yang Zhenning to resolve the doubts in his mind and consolidate his own knowledge system.

Therefore, after finalizing the new theory, Wang Duoyu took a day off to go to the Department of Physics to communicate with Dai Wenyue and others.

In addition to looking for Dai Wenyue and others, Wang Duoyu also made a special trip to the computational fluid dynamics simulation software project.

In July, Wang Duoyu went hunting in the Mohe primeval forest, and the simulation software project added eight experts in physics and computer science.

Both at home and abroad!
Therefore, Wang Duoyu came to this project to communicate with people and make progress together.

This is where Wang Duoyu’s cleverness lies.

He was clearly deriving and proving the strong solution to the Navier-Stokes equations, but because he had also launched the computational fluid dynamics simulation software project at the same time, no one would discover anything even if he discussed related issues with others.

"Professor Wang, I don't think it's fair."

On August 21st, Wang Duoyu was in the simulation software project laboratory and had just finished a meeting. Liu Qigang stood up and stopped him, then complained.

Liu Qigang mentioned two points. First, the salaries of foreign R&D personnel are very high. For example, Jim Swithenbank, who has been confirmed to join the computational fluid dynamics simulation software project of Harbin Institute of Technology, currently has an internship monthly salary of US$1,800.

Accommodation is free, but he has to pay for his meals himself.

Of course, Jim Swithenbank will definitely not stay in the dormitory provided by Harbin Institute of Technology for long, because this guy plans to immigrate to China and bring his wife and children here, so he will definitely buy a house in the future.

He is a smart man and knows that China is undergoing unprecedented changes. If nothing else, the simulation software project alone is worth the risk.

It is very difficult to join China, but it is very simple to renounce Chinese nationality.

Although Jim Swithenbank has not been in China for a long time, and is even younger than people like Gerd Faltings, he is very familiar with China's relevant policies.

One thousand eight hundred dollars is just the internship salary. Once he becomes a formal researcher, his salary will immediately be two thousand dollars.

Even though his US dollars cannot be exchanged for RMB according to the trade foreign exchange rate, he will not lose money.

Because according to the official exchange rate of one US dollar to 1.7 RMB, his monthly salary of 1,800 US dollars is equivalent to 3,060 RMB.

In exchange for one month's salary, he can stay in Ice City for many years.

After all, many people now earn only a few dozen yuan, and salaries over a hundred yuan are rare.

The reason why Liu Qigang felt uncomfortable was because of this.

Wang Duoyu heard this and pondered for a while before saying:
"I've thought about this question before, but... forget it. I'll report back to my superiors later and try to help you solve this problem."

This contradiction is bound to exist. It was destined to happen when Harbin Institute of Technology decided to recruit outstanding talents from abroad.

In addition to these talented people who have entered the project, even other professors who come for visiting scholar exchanges also receive salaries. However, the salaries of these professors who engage in pure theoretical research in mathematics cannot be that high.

Coming to HIT on your own initiative and being passively recruited are two completely different things.

For example, people like John Conway and William Thurston only earned one-third of their salary in the United States when they came to Harbin Institute of Technology.

But even if it is one-third of his salary, it is still much higher than Wang Duoyu's.

"Thank you, Professor Wang." Liu Qigang's eyes were dim, but he still said gratefully.

"The second problem is those foreigners. They are very assertive and always like to use their power to overpower others during communication, especially when you, Professor Wang, are not present. They often do this."

Upon hearing this, Wang Duoyu could only advise them to be patient or fight back.

Because this is a matter of personal character. Wang Duoyu is not a nanny. Can he always help them?

"Your foundation isn't solid enough, and you're always being exploited by foreigners. I can't do anything about it."

Spreading his hands, Wang Duoyu said helplessly:

"If you guys put in a little more effort, I'll be more confident when I ask you for salary, so you guys have to keep working hard."

Just at this moment, Fan Honggeng came over and brought good news.

(End of this chapter)