Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

Zhu Guangping took a deep breath and said,

"Chairman, your words are truly enlightening!"

Hu Zhenhua looked at his sincere eyes, softened his tone, and said,

"As I said earlier, universities are the gathering place of the nation's intellectual resources. If even you can't think of solving problems for the country and society, other institutions will certainly not do so."

“We will definitely change!”

Hu Zhenhua had previously considered replacing Zhu Guangping, but now, he plans to observe for a while.

It’s not scary to make mistakes, what’s scary is not repenting!

"President Zhu, the new knowledge system is hidden in these big and small problems in society! Just now you said that academia should be pure. Now I tell you the answer: commercial profit is not the goal. It is a supplementary reward for your solving problems for society, and it is also the guarantee for your next scientific research activity!"

Zhu Guangping listened a little more this time and said,

"Let's find a college to conduct a pilot program first. If it works, we'll expand it later! Chairman, what do you think of this?"

Hu Zhenhua nodded slightly.

"Alright! This set of experience has been explored by the West for hundreds of years. It is definitely feasible. If you have the chance, you can go out and investigate it."

"Yes!"

Although Hu Zhenhua wanted to achieve success overnight, he also understood that haste makes waste. After all, not everyone has their own insights. Let them change their inherent ideas through practice first.

Lao Hu took out a piece of paper, drew a nail clipper, and said with a smile,

"I'm giving this little gadget to Tunghai University of Science and Technology as a model for the school's industry-university-research cooperation!"

Zhu Guangping had no experience at all with the industry-university-research cooperation that Hu Zhenhua was talking about. He and several other school leaders looked at each other and found that everyone was equally confused.

Some things just need the finishing touch.

Zhu Guangping asked,

"Chairman, are we going to build our own factory for production?"

Hu Zhenhua was shocked by his idea and quickly said,

"Your strengths lie in research and design. Unless it's a product with technological barriers, I don't recommend you get too involved in the production process. This thing is so simple, just find a hardware factory and ask them to produce it for you!"

"understand!"

Hu Zhenhua suddenly remembered something and instructed Zhuge Lin,

"Go and notify County Magistrate Zheng and Secretary Jiang later and ask them to set up a patent office. This little nail clipper should be the first product to be patented!"

"Yes!"

Hu Zhenhua thought for a moment and continued,

"Let me give you a project. There are many wells in rural areas now. I want you to use your knowledge to design a simple manual water-pumping device to save people from having to carry water up bucket by bucket, which is tiring and dangerous!"

Because the openings of rural wells are too large, children often fall into them. Moreover, open-air wells are unsanitary.

The topic proposed by Lao Hu immediately aroused the interest of teachers and students. They took out their draft paper and started designing.

Soon, someone was inspired by the water pump and designed a hand-cranked water-pumping device.

This was far beyond Hu Zhenhua's expectations. He originally wanted to show off, but now he was being taught a lesson in return.

Not long after, someone got inspiration from the nodding machine used for oil extraction and designed a hand-pressed water-pumping device.

Hu Zhenhua was very satisfied and said with a smile,

"Congratulations, both of you! 40% of the school's future profits will belong to you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dyson, the white teacher who designed the hand-operated water pumping device, raised an objection.

"I designed this, why should I give 60% of the profits to the school?"

Not only did he have this idea, but others did too.

Kong Li, the teacher who designed the hand-cranked water-pumping device, is rather reserved. Although he doesn't say it out loud, it doesn't mean he doesn't have any ideas in his mind.

Hu Zhenhua looked at Dyson, narrowed his eyes, and said,

"First of all, it's work time now. The school is paying you, so your time belongs to the school! Secondly, it's because you're in school that you have the opportunity to be exposed to this topic! Finally, you've only designed the artwork. There's still a long way to go before you can turn it into commercial benefits!"

Dyson was well aware of the value of this design and immediately retorted,

"I can return all the compensation to the school. As for the subsequent commercial transformation, I will handle it myself!"

Hu Zhenhua suddenly laughed. He had originally wanted to play nice but now he had to make an example of someone else.

"Mr. Dyson, are you sure you want to do this?"

"Very sure!"

"very good!"

Hu Zhenhua clapped his hands, and Zhuge Lin immediately took out the notebook from his briefcase. Old Hu flipped through it for a long time before finding a page and handed it to Dyson.

"Who do you think is more qualified to own the patent for the hand-operated water pumping device?"

On the paper, there was a picture of a water pressure device, the principle of which was similar to that designed by Dyson!

Dyson was dumbfounded!

His drawing was just designed, while Hu Zhenhua's design draft was at least half a month old!

In front of everyone, he couldn't deny it even if he wanted to.

Hu Zhenhua laughed.

"Mr. Dyson, there's an old saying in our country: Great minds think alike! Now, I propose that we jointly own this patent, but of the school's profits, 25% will go to me and 15% will go to you. Do you have any objections?"

This is giving him a step down.

Dyson's face flushed red. After being reminded by his companion, he nodded slightly.

"I don't deserve it! I don't deserve it!"

Hu Zhenhua laughed heartily.

"Mr. Dyson, your knowledge of Chinese studies is quite good. Let's make it a deal!"

"Thank you for your generosity!"

Hu Zhenhua punched him lightly on the shoulder, then turned to Kong Li and asked,

"Mr. Kong, do you have any objections to taking 40% of the profits?"

Kong Li was obviously shocked and nodded quickly.

"I have no opinion!"

"very good!"

Hu Zhenhua turned to Zhu Guangping and said with a smile,

"Mr. Zhu, aren't you planning a pilot program? Mr. Dyson and Mr. Kong Li both seem to be from the School of Mechanical Engineering. I think we should start there! Also, the school must immediately issue a regulation stating that all research results produced by faculty and staff will be split 40% to 60%. I don't care if they did it during work hours or their free time. Anyone with objections can resign immediately! As for student research, if it uses school resources, the same 40% to 60% profit will apply. If not, it's not subject to the regulation."

Zhu Guangping had found another source of income and was in high spirits. He had already thrown all his thoughts about the purity of academic studies out of the window. He immediately nodded.

"understand!"

Hu Zhenhua gave him a meaningful look.

Pilot?

Humph, how can other colleges be willing to fall behind? Within three days, the door of your office, Old Zhu, will be trampled down.

After giving Zhu Guangping and others a good lesson, Hu Zhenhua had attracted the attention of teachers and students in the school. They gathered around him and asked all kinds of questions.

After Hu Zhenhua answered all the questions one by one, he suddenly saw a reporter recording the video. Suddenly, he had an idea and climbed to a higher place, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said loudly,

"Tongan's journey is to the stars and the sea! Ladies and gentlemen, humans are insignificant compared to the Earth, and the Earth is equally insignificant compared to the universe. However, humans are wise. We have conquered the oceans and the sky. Next, we plan to head into space! This is difficult, but Tongan is willing to be a pioneer. Within the next five years, we will launch our first artificial satellite. Within 5 years, we plan to send astronauts into space to travel around the Earth. Within 10 years, we plan to land on the moon! Within 30 years, we will establish a space station in outer space, and within 50 years, we will land on Mars!"

Hu Zhenhua looked around and continued,

"Ladies and gentlemen, the universe is rich in resources. There is no need for us to fight for our lives on Earth. I hope all countries can put aside their prejudices and work together to contribute to the development of space."

"The universe we live in is fraught with dangers. Radiation and meteorites could potentially destroy Earth. Our efforts now provide future generations with an alternative when faced with danger. In the process of exploring the mysteries of the universe, we will inevitably encounter various setbacks, but this will not stop humanity's progress."

Hu Zhenhua raised his right hand and shouted,

“Life goes on, science never stops!”

The expected applause did not appear, and everyone looked at each other in confusion.

This speech, which was later regarded as the first year of space exploration: March to Space!, was a complete flop.

After a long time, sparse applause was heard in the audience.

Many people only showed this gesture out of respect for Hu Zhenhua.

Hu Zhenhua was not embarrassed either. He jumped down, talked and laughed with everyone, and started discussing other topics.

After parting with his classmates, Hu Zhenhua immediately called together relevant personnel from the school to prepare for a project to research artificial satellites.

The meeting was held under a big locust tree. The first thing Lao Hu said when he came up was,

"Everyone, I'm not kidding you. Tongan is truly preparing to march into space. The purpose of summoning you is to immediately begin work on artificial satellites!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere fell silent again. Everyone was stunned at first, and then whispered to each other.

If Lao Hu hadn’t mentioned it, no one would have heard of artificial satellites.

It's like someone saying to you: Honey, let's study spacecraft.

What would you think?

People will definitely say: There is something wrong with this guy!

What everyone is thinking now is that Hu Zhenhua is mentally ill, and his illness is serious!

Late stage of paranoia!

There were local scholars and Western professors attending the meeting. Apart from admiring Lao Hu's courage to think, they had no other thoughts.

After a long time, a professor finally spoke up.

"Chairman, how do you plan to carry out this work?"

Hu Zhenhua spread his hands.

"I'll come up with the idea and provide the funding, and you'll be responsible for making it happen!"

This is totally shameless. Do you think we have to pick the stars for you just because you want them in the sky?

After a long while, Zhu Guangping said,

"Chairman, how about this? You donate a few million to the school, and we'll set up a satellite academy to specialize in this matter!"

Hu Zhenhua looked at him as if he were a fool.

"How much does launching a satellite cost? Thousands and eighty million! Dream on! The most I can give you is one million or eighty thousand!"

Everyone looked at Hu Zhenhua as if he were a fool.

And Hu Zhenhua also looked at everyone as if they were fools!

A bunch of fools!