The president of East China University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized, somewhat thin man, in addition to being the president of the science and engineering university, he has also won many awards, not only the chief scientist of the National Key Basic Research and Development Program, but also an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, with in-depth research in chemical biotechnology and engineering.

At first sight of this principal, Su Yuan saw the elegance of a scholar from him, he didn't look like a leader, but more like a person engaged in research who took the position of principal part-time by the way.

Su Yuan's curious gaze glanced at her hurriedly, and her expression was calm, the things around her were still developing according to the original trajectory, but she already had a certain qualification to look at them outside the circle, she had experienced so many things, and even witnessed the "end of the world", which made her more calm.

In the clean and tidy office, Su Yuan, Xia Linfeng, and the principal of the host country were in the same room, and they were all looking at each other in order to determine the next conversation from the first impression.

Su Yuan and the others are demanding, and they are a head short in terms of motivation, and the principal has received a notice from his superiors that he must cooperate in the reception of visitors, and he does not dare to slack off. So for them, there are reasons to be a little more humble.

As soon as the two collide heads, it is naturally very subtle, and the next thing will be easy to do.

Long before Su Yuan and the others walked in, the principal had some guesses about their arrival, focusing on who they were and what they were doing at Polytechnic University. And what is the reason for the superiors to send him a special notice? Is it because what they want to do is important, or is it because the two of them themselves are important?

Now that they met, the headmaster noticed that the two men were very good-looking. And he is not very old, but he does not have any timidity in the face of himself. In addition, their arrival was notified by their superiors, and their hearts were in the dark. It is even more certain that the two are extraordinary.

Su Yuan and the others had a good impression of the principal, and they could see that he did not have the bureaucratic atmosphere of local leaders. On the contrary, he is gentle and elegant, with a kind of scholarly temperament.

As the president of an institution of higher learning, although the form of leadership has undergone a slight change after the turmoil, from the "principal responsibility system" to the "principal responsibility system under the leadership of the party committee", its essence has not changed much.

This is very different from other aspects. In the administrative sphere, such as at all levels of government. Secretaries are undoubtedly the number one leader, the head of the government is second, the decision-making body of a region is the standing committee of the party committee, not the mayor's office; and in the specific departments, such as the administrative departments under the government or state-owned enterprises, because of their emphasis on execution rather than decision-making, the head of the department, the director, the minister or the general manager is the undoubted leader, and the secretary can only be second, only as the assistant to the person in charge. Responsible for party affairs.

But in colleges and universities, the situation is different, whether it is the president first or the secretary first, in fact, there is no authoritative qualitative. Or it is more appropriate to say that it is similar to the military's dual-chief official system. Nominally, the president of a university is under the leadership of the party committee, and the secretary is the leader of the party committee. Then the secretary should have a higher status than the principal, but in reality. The president is the "head" of the university, and the university should be responsible for specific affairs. It must be signed by the principal and placed in the government, which is the big government and the small party committee, because after all, the affairs in the school are mostly specific affairs, and the party committee will look at a general direction and manage the party affairs well.

As Su Yuan and Xia Lin entered, the impression of each other was established as soon as they entered the door, and then the principal stretched out his hand to signal Su Yuan and Xia Linfeng to take their seats.

Due to the equal status and the humility of both parties, the cooperation between the two sides is naturally ripe and natural. Su Yuan made it clear that he was coming, and the principal was a little surprised when he heard it, he was surprised that Su Yuan and the two of them came just to find Gu Shiguo's experimental records, this should be a trivial matter, why would the above send him such a solemn notice?

But after a moment's thought, he nodded knowingly. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in my heart, fortunately they didn't open their mouths, if it was a question involving student status or engineering funds and academic projects, it would make him feel sorry, after all, the party committee and the academic committee were not joking. Especially in this academic project, although I have a place in the party committee as the president, I am also limited by the management of school affairs, and the academic committee, as the highest academic institution of the school, has a strong seriousness, even if I want to intervene, I may not be able to do so.

After Su Yuan explained his intentions, the principal quickly showed a warm attitude of cooperation, which was nothing in his opinion, it was convenient for people, and at the same time he completed the task of his superiors very well, so why not do it.

Immediately, the principal instructed his secretary to take full responsibility and follow up to their satisfaction.

Then under the leadership of the secretary, Su Yuan and Xia Linfeng came to the School of Bioengineering.

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The School of Bioengineering was originally a biochemical engineering major when Gu Shiguo was still in East China Institute of Chemical Technology, and later merged with the biochemistry major to establish the Department of Bioengineering. The discipline then grew, and in 1996 it was renamed the School of Bioengineering.

Gu Shiguo can be described as a pioneer celebrity in the School of Bioengineering, and when the people who received them heard that they were here for Gu Shiguo's experimental records, they immediately showed a solemn expression.

With the school's principal's secretary personally brought, the identity naturally does not need to be questioned, and it involves an inconsequential field of non-governmental research, so the next step is another green light.

In the School of Bioengineering, East China University of Science and Technology, in the No. 18 Building of the Experiment, Su Yuan and others met an old researcher surnamed Liu who had worked with Gu Shiguo. The man was in his sixties, slightly chubby, very tall, with short white hair, and a hoarse voice when he spoke.

"You're here to find Professor Gu's experiment records?"

As soon as they met, Director Liu asked with surprise after learning the reason.

Su Yuan nodded: "Yes, we are from the hometown of the ancient professor, and when we sorted out the experimental records of the ancient professor, we found that there were still twenty-two books missing. So I went to the place where he used to work. ”

"Alas, it's been a long time since I've been in contact with Professor Gu's family. Has his mental outlook improved?" Sighing retrospectively, Professor Liu asked with emotion.

Su Yuan shook his head: "It's still the same." There has been little progress on the spiritual front. Going deep into the place where Gu Tou had worked, Su Yuan also felt sorry for his madness.

"It's a pity. ”

Director Liu sighed slightly, and immediately rushed to the topic, and said seriously: "Can you tell me about the specific situation, so that I can help you staff what you are looking for." ”

"Oh yes, not long ago, in the reservoir of the old professor's hometown, we found a box of experiment notebooks while sorting through the objects, but these notebooks were missing the first twenty-two. Charlene introduced as she took out an experiment notebook from her bag. "That's it, can you help us take a look?"

Director Liu took the experimental record book handed over by Xia Lin, motioned for the two of them and the secretary who came with him to take a seat, and sat on the other side and opened the record book to read it.

Time passed slowly, Director Liu frowned, and read page by page seriously, for a long time, he read about half of it, closed the notebook and stood up and said, "I probably know when Professor Gu did the experiments recorded in this notebook. ”

"Really?" Su Yuan and Xia Linfeng were both moved.

Director Liu nodded. "Yes." ”

"Can you tell us more about that?"

"This ......," Director Liu hesitated slightly.

Su Yuan was stunned, and said confusedly: "Is there anything inconvenient to disclose?" She couldn't help but feel anxious when she saw that Director Liu knew about Professor Gu's experiment, but she couldn't seem to tell them for some reason.

"Director Liu. If you know, please tell these two ladies that they have been taken special care of by the principal, of course. If it comes to state secrets, then there is no way. The principal's secretary took a look at the situation. Hurriedly interjected.

"It's not a state secret, it's just that it was ...... Alas, I'll tell you why. ”

Director Liu thought for a moment. "I remember that it was in the first half of 1993, because at that time, East China Institute of Chemical Technology had just been renamed East China University of Science and Technology, so I was very impressed by that point in time. Because of the name change, many organizations are being transferred, Professor Gu is the pillar of the former East China Institute of Chemical Technology, and he was busy during that time, until the end of April, the busy work is over, and just when he came down first, a person suddenly found Professor Gu and asked Professor Gu to carry out a research ...... for him"

At the end of April 1993, Su Yuan was slightly shocked by this point in time, and there seemed to be some kind of message being conveyed in the dark. She took a deep breath and did not speak, and then quietly listened to Director Liu's next statement.

"At first, the university was reluctant to accept this research, after all, it would take up a lot of Professor Gu's time, and Professor Gu, as the leader of the school in related fields, still had quite a lot of projects to deal with. In addition, there is another reason why the university is reluctant to accept this research, that is, the project needs to invest too much material, and the university feels that it is not worth it...... However, Professor Koo himself is willing to accept the project. ”

"And what's next?"

Later, after coordination, the two sides reached an agreement. To this end, the investor donated a one-time donation of 10 million yuan to East China University of Science and Technology for research and other projects, and promised to continue to donate no less than 5 million funds every year in the future. The costs incurred by Professor Ku's research projects are also fully borne by the investor. ”

You must know that in the early 90s, tens of millions of funds were not a small amount, and East China University of Science and Technology had just completed the name change, and it was precisely when it was necessary to use scientific research results to consolidate the status of the academic community. ”

"So...... What kind of return does that investor want to get out of it?" asked the principal's secretary, who had heard of such a thing for the first time, and could not help but think about it with the logic of business.

As the saying goes, in business, it is not like the investor who invests so much money and does not consider the commercial value at all.

Director Liu shook his head: "I don't know this, Professor Gu was in charge of that project at that time, and I was just helping." Moreover, the investor has also specially formulated a confidentiality agreement, stipulating that all the results produced in the research of the project shall not be disclosed to the outside world in written or even oral form, and the research materials shall not be taken out of the area specified by the research institute......"

Director Liu spread his hands: "There is no way, although I am also a participant, I have not been in contact with the project for a long time, and I have also signed that confidentiality agreement." (To be continued......)