Knowing that Qu Shoulin was eliminated, but he entered the second round, Wang Hongtai couldn't tell what it was like. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 On the one hand, he feels that this is a reasonable result, because the subject he is researching is cutting-edge, and the work he does is solid, while Qu Shoulin is the opposite. Qu Shoulin's elimination shows that the experts in the bidding office are knowledgeable and fair. But on the other hand, Wang Hongtai also has a feeling of uneasiness, the big bull was eliminated, but he, a small person, was shortlisted, which is really a lot of pressure.

There are more than a dozen shortlisted projects in the entire Jiaotong University, in addition to the Department of Chemical Engineering, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Electronics, etc. Jiaotong University sent the director of science and technology as the team leader, and led the heads of more than a dozen shortlisted projects to Beijing to participate in the second round of defense. Wang Hongtai was the youngest in the entire team, and he could feel the emotions in the eyes of everyone looking at him: surprise, disdain, jealousy, appreciation......

When he walked into the defense field, Wang Hongtai recognized Wu Shican sitting in the chairman's position at a glance, which made him understand the reason why he was shortlisted. Although Wu Shican didn't know him, he knew Wu Shican, and knew that Wu Shican was an authoritative figure in the field of chemical engineering, knowledgeable, open-minded, and upright, and truly worthy of the four words of high morality.

At the beginning of the defense, Wu Shican went straight to the point, and asked some of the most critical questions in the process one after another. Some of these questions have been studied by Wang Hongtai in the past, while others are beyond what he already knows. Fortunately, he has been accumulating in this field for several years, and even if he has not prepared for a question, he can give a roughly reliable answer after thinking about it. Judging from Wu Shican's reaction, he knew that his answer would be able to satisfy the other party.

This defense lasted for an hour, and Wang Hongtai was sweating, but he felt a long-lost heartiness in his heart. For the first time in more than two years, he met someone who really understood what he was studying, and the other party's questions were very professional, and many times they were able to give him new inspiration, let him see his own shortcomings, and think of countless new ideas in an instant. He even felt that this trip to the capital, even if he couldn't pass the final review and couldn't get the fund's support, he was not worth the trip.

"You have so many ideas, can you make the experiment with only 80,000 yuan of financial support?"

After completing the academic assessment, Wu Shican threw such a question to Wang Hongtai.

Hearing this question, Wang Hongtai showed some shame on his face, and said sneeringly: "I also know that 80,000 yuan is not enough, but after all, I am only a lecturer......

"What's wrong with the lecturer?" a young man sitting next to Wu Shican asked him with a smile. In front of the young man was a name tag with his name written on it: Feng Xiaochen. Wang Hongtai has never heard of this name, looking at the age of the other party, maybe he is an intern or something, but the people who can sit in this position must be the ones who have the right to decide the success or failure of his application, and Wang Hongtai must pay attention to it.

"Mr. Feng, all the professors in our department applied for the fund this time, and the funds they applied for ranged from 100,000 to 200,000 yuan. If I apply for more than 100,000 yuan as a lecturer, the department will definitely not allow it. Wang Hongtai explained. He didn't know Feng Xiaochen's identity, and he thought that it would never be wrong to be commensurate with a teacher.

Feng Xiaochen smiled and asked Wu Shican: "Director Wu, there is such a rule, the budget for a lecturer to apply for a topic must be less than that of a professor?"

Wu Shican shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of such rules. ”

"It's not a rule, it's just a convention. Wang Hongtai said, "If the amount I apply for is too high, I will be said to be unknowing." ”

"The content of the project is different, and the funding required is also different, which has nothing to do with the job title. Feng Xiaochen said, "Teacher Wang, if you don't consider those so-called conventions, how much funding do you think is the most appropriate to apply." ”

Wang Hongtai was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said, "If there are about 150,000 ......"

"It's not enough. Wu Shican shook his head, "As far as the ideas you just told me, some of them can be done in the laboratory, and some of them need to be experimented in a fertilizer factory. At the fertilizer factory, we can say hello to you and ask them to cooperate with your research, but some necessary material costs, as well as some compensation for delaying other people's production, are inevitable, is 150,000 yuan enough?"

"This ......" Wang Hongtai was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

When applying for a project, it has always been the applicant asking for a sky-high price, and the reviewer sitting on the ground and paying the money. Some experts know the rules, and often quote a higher fee when applying, so that the reviewers can have room for bargaining, and this practice also has a smooth saying, called "wearing a three-foot hat, not afraid of a knife".

But now listening to the meaning of these two judges, it seems that they feel that the fee they quote is too low, and they are encouraging themselves to report more. It doesn't seem right, Professor Cheng in the department participated in the defense earlier than himself, and after he came out, he said that the funds had been cut by 30 percent, and the original report was 200,000 yuan, but now there is only 140,000 yuan left. So, why did the other party talk like this when he came to himself?

"Professor Wu, what do you mean......" Wang Hongtai looked at Wu Shican and asked hesitantly.

Feng Xiaochen couldn't help it, and interjected with a smile: "Teacher Wang, let's not go around in circles. Let's put it this way, if we give you 500,000, what can you do?"

"500,000!"

Wang Hongtai was originally sitting opposite Wu Shican and Feng Xiaochen, and stood up suddenly when he heard the words. His mind was buzzing, and he didn't know what to say after standing up, and after a while, he sat down again in embarrassment and said, "Teacher Feng, how is this possible? 500,000 yuan, I have never seen so much money." ”

"Flutter!" Zhou Mengshi, who was sitting on the side and making notes, laughed. This line, which was quite famous in later generations, is not known to the Chinese people at the moment, but Wang Hongtai's stupid appearance is enough to make people feel humorous. Of course, Wang Hongtai can't be blamed, Feng Xiaochen's question just now is really too deviant, he is just a small lecturer, you directly take out 500,000 yuan to shoot on someone's head, can people not be stupid by you?

Wu Shican glanced at Feng Xiaochen, then turned his head and said to Wang Hongtai: "Xiao Wang, Director Feng is not joking with you. Regarding the ruthenium catalyst process, I discussed with several old-timers in the chemical industry a few days ago, and everyone thought it was a very good direction, and it was very likely to make some exciting results. I have just talked to you, and I feel that you have a very deep grasp of this issue and have the ability to preside over this topic.

Our country is still very poor, but no matter how poor it is, we must come up with some funds to support cutting-edge research. The support of 80,000 yuan is too little for this topic, we have discussed, if you have this determination, we can take out 500,000 yuan to support you to do this project, become bigger, do a good job, and achieve a world-class level. Now you just need to answer me one question: do you have such faith? ”

"Me?"

Wang Hongtai only felt that the blood all over his body was boiling, and his eyes were covered with a light mist at some point. It is not easy to achieve a world-class level, but in the face of such a heavy trust, can I still cower?

"Professor Wu, Director Feng, if you trust me, I swear, I will definitely repay you with world-class achievements, if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent!" Wang Hongtai stood up again, clenched his fists, and made an oath. He thought about it, if the foundation really gave him a grant of 500,000 yuan, he would rather fight for this life, and he must make some resounding results, so that the world knows that the foundation did not misunderstand him, and he can be worthy of this trust.

Wu Shican nodded slightly, and then said, "Xiao Wang, we are very pleased that you have such determination. However, you should know that it is not us who trust you, but the country who needs you. The results you have made are not to repay us, but to serve the country. ”

"I understand, Professor Wu, Director Feng, you can rest assured!"

"Okay, that's it, you can leave. ”

In this way, Wang Hongtai endured the surging passion and walked out of the defense venue, standing outside, facing the dazzling sun, he had a dream-like feeling. He feels that his life has changed from this moment on, he is no longer doing scientific research based on his own interests and hobbies, and he has taken on a responsibility on his shoulders.

Seeing Wang Hongtai's trance-like expression, the colleagues who came with him surrounded him and asked one after another:

"It's okay, Xiao Wang, did the defense go well?"

"Don't be discouraged...... if you didn't pass"

"Is the funding cut, it doesn't matter, as long as the project can be approved, it can be regarded as a scientific research achievement......

"What? The cost has been increased by 500,000 yuan!"

When Wang Hongtai reported the amount of funding he received to the director of science and technology of the team leader, everyone present was stunned, what kind of rhythm is this, how can there be additional funding, and Wang Hongtai is just a lecturer, how can he get such a high amount of funding?

Could it be that the leadership of the foundation has a problem with his brain, and he gave so much money to this little lecturer even though Professor Da Niu did not fund it?

Could it be that this Wang Hongtai has always been pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, in fact, he has a very hard background, so he has already been given a good idea?

Could it be that the topic he declared was crooked, and it just met the appetite of a certain reviewer?

Could it be that this so-called ruthenium catalyst is really a very promising direction, and should I also pay attention to this direction?

All kinds of people, with all kinds of mentalities, began to think about it.