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It's the same with doing scientific research, how much money you have prepared, and the scale of the research can be almost estimated.

In the 80s, if a research institute had to spend 100 yuan on scientific research -- don't laugh, many scholars spend so much a year -- then he would buy two books, buy two pens, and get some manuscript paper, and the funds would be almost spent. Scientific research of this scale, if it can be called scale and scientific research, can probably be regarded as pure theoretical research.

And if you have a research fund of 1,000 yuan, in a better school, this money can be regarded as a small project. Using the public instruments of your own laboratory, or borrowing or rubbing some instruments from other laboratories, and then buying some experimental materials, you can also deal with it, of course, this goal cannot be set too high, domestic core journals and the like, almost to the top.

It is in the 21st century that many graduate students or teaching assistants in schools actually have this level of scientific research funding, of course, the nominal funding will be higher, such as 10,000 yuan or 20,000 yuan, but in terms of actual purchasing power, it may not be as good as 1,000 yuan in the 80s.

If the funding is 10 times more, such as 10,000 yuan of scientific research funding, you can do a good job in the 80s.

With the current national finance, scholars who can get 10,000 yuan in scientific research funds are already famous and independent, and their research direction can also be aimed at rushing out of Asia and going to the world.

Of course, most of them can't be done, but there is a chance to do it.

Even as a first fund, 10,000 yuan in the 80s could also buy several passable instruments, or buy one or two useful instruments, such as the ultraviolet spectrophotometer that Yang Rui originally purchased, which allowed him to brush up on a good paper.

As for the research funding of 100,000 yuan, it was very high in the 80s, and the professors of most local universities could not reach this level.

This money, given to scholars in the social sciences, has been able to make world-class fieldwork. If you target from the right angle, such as looking for a few of the poorest places in China, and then compare the human development index and happiness level, you can show your face in the mainstream Western media.

In the field of natural sciences, if the chosen direction does not burn money, and there is a corresponding scale of laboratory accumulation, then this money can also do some world-class research.

From a six-figure funding, to a seven-figure funding, to 1 million yuan, it is basically a patent of a few bigwigs.

It's not that this money can cover the world's high-level research, but China, which is poor and white, can't give you a few seven-figure games for high-level research.

For example, Yang Rui had already made the world's top ion channel results, and Professor Cai only gave him 600,000 yuan. This is still in the wealthy Peking University.

If you change to a slightly inferior school, such as Beijing Institute of Technology or Beijing Normal University, you can thank God that a department like biology can come up with 200,000 yuan, not because they have a poor understanding of the value of ion channels and Yang Rui, but because they don't have money in their hands, their waists can't be stiffened.

However, if Yang Rui really took 600,000 yuan to do ion channels, he didn't have to think about it, and the money for experimental consumables was not enough. Not to mention 200,000 yuan, there is no blood relationship between the ion channel and the six-figure funding.

Of course, China in '86 was richer than in '84, and no matter what, inflation was more than 20 percent, and everyone had more money in their pockets.

If Yang Rui makes the results of the ion channel this year, Professor Cai can make up 720,000 yuan for him if he can't get it right.

In fact, the current ion channel laboratory has a fund of 2 million yuan a year, and Yang Rui does not take much and divides it among several other groups, so that the researchers in the ion channel laboratory also see a large amount of funds.

However, the number of "Wu Baiwan" is still beyond their reach.

What's even more scary is where the money comes from.

Tian Bing thought for a long time, and couldn't help but say: "You say, if it's 5 million...... Let's calculate it in RMB, what kind of national project can I apply for with this money?"

"Nope. Fan Zhenlong said categorically: "It's the national high-tech plan that Director Yang has recently participated in the implementation of, and there are not many 5 million throughout the year." ”

The funding of 5 million yuan is simply out of reach for now. By 2000, the newly established national highest science and technology award was only 4.5 million yuan for self-help scientific research and 500,000 yuan for individual bonuses.

Tian Bing thought for a while and said, "If you don't join the new scientific research group, is it really possible for us to pay the funds?"

"If you can't apply for enough funding, and you have to invest so much money in the first installment, you have to have other sources of funding. Fan Zhenlong looked at Su Xiankai as he said and asked, "Is it possible to make a G protein-coupled receptor for 5 million yuan?"

Su Xiankai was still excited, and said without hesitation: "G protein-coupled receptor, 5 million yuan for the first phase is not much." ”

"Is it enough?"

"It should ...... Enough is enough. ”

"What about less, such as three million?" Tian Bing calculated 2 million plus 1 million, two million is the current funding limit of the laboratory, and 1 million is the limit of additional funds that he thinks Yang Rui can get.

Su Xiankai shook his head without thinking about it, and said, "I told Director Yang before that the first phase should be at least $1 million, otherwise, the ultracentrifuge alone will be stretched." ”

"So, do you really have to hand over the funds?" Tian Bing muttered to himself, a little unable to bear the bad news.

A group of future calves looked at each other, and even had the feeling that the sky was falling.

However, this is also the current practice in China, the resources of the laboratory are not fixed, the more projects you apply, the more funds, and the fewer projects you apply, the less funds. However, the key projects of the laboratory must be guaranteed after all, and in this case, it is inevitable that the project with more funds will fund the project with less funds, or the project teams in the laboratory will fund each other.

After all, the understanding of the people who approve the project funding is different from the understanding of the fund users, and some laboratory leaders insist on their own opinions and find funds to do the project in a patchwork manner.

Of course, there are drawbacks to this. There are even those who charge the laboratory to make money in their own small coffers by charging "management fees".

Yang Rui had applied for a lot of funds in the past, and the funds were abundant, all of which were subsidized to the following groups, which is one of the reasons why the ion channel laboratory was able to attract many calves.

The cattle are fattened, Yang Rui wants to withdraw funds, and other calves actually have expectations.

However, the big hole of 5 million yuan, how much money do you have to fill it?

Su Xiankai also saw that everyone's mood was wrong, coughed, and said, "Otherwise, everyone will join in." ”

"I've been working on my project for a year...... Tian Bing cried with a sad face, and if he finishes the project now, the previous year's work will basically be in vain.

Fan Zhenlong's brain circuit was a little different: "Director Yang is not only an important person, he also needs funds, I think so, those who are willing to join Director Yang's research group can join, and those who are not willing to join, apply for more funds, they can also help, well, more applications." ”

"Just a few of our brothers, apply for two million funds?"

"How is it two million?"

"As for the existing two million funds, Director Yang should still be able to apply for 1 million, so there is a gap of 2 million left...... Tian Bing said his analysis.

Su Xiankai shook his head and said: "The two million funds can't be counted in it, and the existing projects are not said to be canceled." ”

"That is to say, if we join the G protein-coupled receptor group, we can save money for Director Yang, and if we don't join, we should apply for funding ourselves, right?" Fan Zhenlong turned his heart towards the party, always thinking about Yang Rui's funds.

Tian Bing cautiously asked, "How much should that be?"

"To be more generous, Director Yang applied for hundreds of thousands by himself, and we let out hundreds of thousands, and there was probably a gap of four million left...... Fan Zhenlong pinched his fingers and said, "We have three groups, and each group applies for a ......."

Fan Zhenlong himself couldn't say it anymore.

Su Xiankai helped: "I think Director Yang is still sure, maybe he can apply for a million or hundreds of thousands, and we will have less pressure......

"In my dream, Professor Cai opened a new project, and he didn't necessarily apply for 1 million or hundreds of thousands. Xu Zhengping couldn't listen to it anymore.

New projects are the time when money is most needed, but this is from the perspective of the scholars who spend money, and from the perspective of the school or any other person who allocates funds, the time of new projects is the most risky time, and the funding will naturally be counted less.

This kind of contradiction is difficult to solve, whether it is Yang Rui or anyone, it is difficult to get enough money at one time, and this kind of time is often the time when it is most necessary to toss funds.

"If I can't do it, I'll just give up on my project. Fan Zhenlong gritted his teeth and said, "If I give up the project too, I can still save hundreds of thousands." ”

"Then what do you do to apply for the project? ”

"I can't apply for hundreds of thousands of yuan. Fan Zhenlong said very self-awarely: "Director Yang's project is the most important. I'm ready to give up on my current project, and if I apply for more, I should be able to make up a big number. ”

"Do you really give up?" Tian Bing was startled.

Fan Zhenlong pondered for a moment, and said resolutely: "There is nothing that cannot be given up, Yang Rui has done so much for us, just one project." Besides, to do G protein-coupled receptors, this project is more promising. ”

After all, Fan Zhenlong's heart is still a little uncomfortable.

But the more this happens, the more majestic his back becomes.

This makes it difficult for other researchers to choose.

Contradictory feelings are all over the Ion Channel Laboratory of Peking University.

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At about the same time, Chen Yi of the Tsinghua branch of the People's Bank of China accompanied Yang Rui to the branch.

Most of the stamps Yang Rui bought that year were found through Chen Yi.

Most of the stamps he bought were high-priced stamps, such as a full set of military mail, asking for 6,000 yuan, and finally Chen Yi contacted the seller and gave him an eighty-five discount.

Of course, Chen Yi's purpose was to ask Yang Rui to buy treasury bonds, and Yang Rui did buy a lot, which solved a big trouble for Chen Yi and the director of the Tsinghua branch.

After that, Yang Rui had any bank dealings, and most of them were entrusted to Chen Yi, and they were all handled very well by him.

In some ways, Chen Yi, as a sales representative for a bank, is ahead of his time.

However, today Yang Rui came to the door and put forward a request that made Chen Yi, who had been in the bank for many years, dizzy.

He followed Yang Rui to the branch, walked through the hall that he had never had the opportunity to pass through on weekdays, calmed down a little, and said to the receptionist: "Hello, I am Chen Yi from Tsinghua Branch, I have made a phone call and brought customers to handle business." ”

"What business?" the receptionist's attitude was cold, if it were a different customer, he would probably not be like this, but to the staff of the bank, there would not be so much courtesy.

"It's the business of foreign exchange and deposits. Chen Yi replied.

The receptionist's expression finally changed slightly, he looked up at Chen Yi, then at Yang Rui behind him, and asked, "Who did you date?"

"Director Liu. ”

"Register, what is the specific business content?" asked the receptionist in a stylized manner.

Chen Yi hesitated for a moment and looked at Yang Rui.

Yang Rui himself stood up and said: "I have a certificate of deposit from a foreign bank, and I want the People's Bank of China to issue a certificate as well." ”

The deposit certificate of a foreign bank is naturally in a foreign language, and if he wants to use this deposit certificate in China, he must be reconfirmed and stamped by the domestic bank before it can take effect.

The People's Bank of China has a lot of foreign exchange, and the receptionist is accustomed to asking: "Do you have overseas relatives?"

Yang Rui was stunned for a moment: "No." ”

"Have any immediate family members or myself studied or worked abroad?"

"Nope. That one...... Does it matter?"

"How did you make the money?" the receptionist raised his eyelids and asked, "It can't be foreign exchange falling from the sky." ”

"I made money selling patents. ”

The receptionist was stunned for a moment, and habitually asked, "The amount." ”

"$6 million. ”

"Yes, six hundred...... It's six hundred dollars, right?" the receptionist glanced at Yang Rui while making a record in the register.

Yang Rui shook his head and said with great certainty: "It's six million dollars." ”

The receptionist's hand trembled, and the tip of the pen cracked, and a puddle of ugly ink pasted on the notebook, staining all the previous records.

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