Hearing Qin Hai's words, Ji Zhenrong shook his head and said, "It's too difficult, who designed the drawings here, it's too unrealistic." ”

"How so?" Qin Hai was a little puzzled, this drawing was calculated by him based on some experience in his previous life, and invited the professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering of Anhe Institute of Technology to make it out. It was really that the strength of the chemical engineering department of Anhe Institute of Technology was not enough, and some complex theoretical research could not be done, so he ran to Huaqing University for help. Of course, he also has another purpose, which is to establish business contacts with the Department of Chemical Engineering of Huaqing University through such cooperation, so as to turn this place into an external brain of his own in the future.

Ji Zhenrong said: "I didn't make it clear, I didn't say that the process route on this drawing is wrong, but the equipment it requires is not something that our country can make." Let's talk about the ethylene plant, now the process of 300,000 tons of ethylene in our country has not yet broken through, you directly want to go to 800,000 tons, how is it possible? ”

Qin Hai thought for a moment and said, "Professor Ji, my consideration is like this. Some of the equipment can be imported directly from abroad, such as the most difficult ethylene compressor in the ethylene plant, etc.; For some equipment, we can import raw materials from abroad and manufacture them in China, such as ethylene spherical tanks, which require some low-temperature resistant steel plates, which we can't solve at present, so we can consider importing steel plates from abroad. As for the equipment that can be produced domestically, it is based on the domestic. However, the overall design of the whole set of equipment must be completed in China, so that we can also cultivate our country's own equipment manufacturing capacity, what do you think? ”

"Itemized imports, integrated domestically?" Ji Zhenrong somewhat understood Qin Hai's thoughts, and he lightly tapped his fingers on the table, falling into deep thought.

The design and construction of large-scale chemical equipment has always been a shortcoming in China's industry. As a professor of Huaqing Chemical Engineering Department, Ji Zhenrong is also heartbroken about this. He knows. If you want to develop your own design and construction skills, you must practice with actual projects, not just talk about them. But how cautious it is to launch a set of large-scale chemical equipment in China, how can it be handed over to them to practice casually?

So far, several sets of large-scale ethylene plants that have been built and are under construction in China are completely imported from abroad. In China, it is to do some supporting equipment in the corners and corners, and the core part is not allowed to be interfered by domestic scholars and engineering and technical personnel.

Listening to Qin Hai's meaning, he planned to invite the Department of Chemical Engineering of Huaqing University to do the overall design of this large-scale equipment, and build such a set of ethylene and propylene combined plants based on domestic forces. If this idea can be realized, then the professors in the Department of Chemical Engineering who do process control will get an extremely rare opportunity to practice.

"Xiao Qin, have you thought about the risk of doing this?" Ji Zhenrong felt a little unsure, he was afraid that Qin Hai was just a whim.

Qin Hai smiled and said, "Someone has to take this risk." Professor Ji, I think there are so many chemical experts in our country. Together, we should be able to solve these technical problems. There is really something that is not well thought out, and you can't see it if you don't believe it. Finally, after all the designs are completed, we can also ask well-known foreign design institutes to help review them, they have such a business. ”

"The cost of reviewing drawings is not a small amount." Ji Zhenrong reminded.

Qin Haidao: "Compared with the investment in the whole set of equipment, the cost of reviewing the drawings is nothing. Professor Ji. I'm here to ask for help, and you're going to do me a favor. ”

Ji Zhenrong said: "Chairman Qin. You're saying the opposite. You let us take on the process design, you provide us with an opportunity and help us. However, to design such a device, it is not enough for us to rely on the strength of the chemical engineering department, and we have no problem in theory. However, the specific engineering experience is not as good as that of the engineers of the chemical design institute, so they must be invited in together to cooperate together. ”

"No problem. When the time comes, you tell me who you want to invite, and I'll just go and invite them. Qin Hai said happily.

"Great! Well...... This design is really interesting, you put this drawing here first, and then I will find everyone together, discuss and discuss together, and see how to divide labor. Ji Zhenrong took Qin Hai's drawings, looked up and down, and was full of joy.

Qin Hai looked at Ji Zhenrong and asked with a smile, "Professor Ji, don't you have any other questions to say?" ”

"Anything else?" Ji Zhenrong scratched his head, "There are no other problems." ”

"What about the cost?" Qin Hai was a little crazy, designing a set of large-scale chemical equipment, the cost of foreign countries was tens of millions of dollars, and Ji Zhenrong actually seemed indifferent.

Hearing Qin Hai talk about the cost, Ji Zhenrong was stunned for a moment, and said with some embarrassment: "Well, the cost ...... It should definitely be charged, to complete this design, I'm afraid it will take half a year, a year, and everyone occasionally reports a missed meal fee...... There is also the cost of checking the information, and the consumption of drawings ......"

"yes, I'm just waiting for you to make an offer." Qin Hai said with a smile.

Ji Zhenrong thought about it, and then looked at Qin Shan, who was sitting on the side, and seemed a little embarrassed to speak. Qin Hai had no choice but to hurriedly encourage him: "Professor Ji, even though you said that I am a business, I still understand the truth that it costs money to do things. ”

"Well, okay." Ji Zhenrong gritted his teeth and said timidly: "I think the expenditure of this project will cost about 200,000 yuan." ”

"How much?" Qin Hai's eyes widened, wouldn't this old gentleman be illiterate, designing a set of large-scale chemical equipment, with a price of 200,000? Not to mention hiring a bunch of professors to work, even if you hire migrant workers, you can't hire much, right?

Ji Zhenrong misunderstood, thinking that Qin Hai thought that his price was too high. At that time, the salary of professors was a little higher than that of ordinary workers, which was more than 200 yuan a month, and 200,000 yuan was indeed a big number. He waved his hand and explained: "I'm just talking about it casually, and I haven't calculated the specifics, how much does Chairman Qin think is appropriate?" ”

"I'm out of two...... Uh, two million. Qin Hai originally wanted to blurt out that it was 20 million, but when the words came to his lips, he hesitated for a moment, and finally changed it to 2 million. Since Ji Zhenrong's expectation is only 200,000, his arrival at 2 million should be completely unexpected by Ji Zhenrong. It's always nice to keep the price down now, and to increase it in the future if you need to. If you increase the appetite of these professors now, you may not be able to cooperate in the future.

"Two million? This...... That's too much. Ji Zhenrong said with a red face.

"That's not much, is it?" Qin Haidao, "To complete this design, it is definitely not enough for us professors alone, but also to mobilize young lecturers, teaching assistants, as well as graduate and undergraduate students to participate together. After the full design, I estimate that there are tens of thousands of drawings. By the way, is our department also introducing a set of CAD software to achieve computer-aided drawing? ”

"It's a good thing to think about, but the price of CAD software is not cheap, and we don't even dare to think about it." Ji Zhenrong said with a smile. With Qin Hai's words, he has decided to accept the design fee of 2 million yuan. At this moment, he began to feel a little uneasy, thinking about how many big things he could do in the department with 2 million, as the head of the department, it was really a painful thing to have no money in his hands.

Qin Hai stood up and said, "I'll leave the drawings with you first, you can discuss with the professors to see how this matter is done, and then we will have further consultations later." Otherwise, let's talk about this here today, and I'll take my leave. ”

Ji Zhenrong sent Qin Hai and Qin Shan to the Tumu Pavilion, watched them walk away, turned around and went back. He didn't go back to his office, but pushed open the door of a real room and shouted to the students inside: "A few of you, immediately go and inform Teacher Xiong, Teacher Li, and Teacher Ma in the process room, and let them come to me for a meeting. ”

With a mere 2 million funds to turn the Department of Chemical Engineering upside down, Qin Hai has a sense of achievement. After the two left the Civil Engineering Museum, Qin Shan went to the classroom to attend classes, and Qin Hai left the campus alone, called a taxi, and went to the General Iron and Steel Research Institute to meet his old friend Chen Heqian.

"Xiao Qin, you haven't been here with me for a while, I heard that you have made a fortune recently." As soon as Chen Heqian saw Qin Hai, he said happily.

In the past two years, Qin Hai has provided Chen Heqian with a lot of scientific research funds in the name of assisting in research projects, so that Chen Heqian has achieved several achievements that have some influence in the world. Of course, Chen Heqian also reciprocated the favor, using his social connections to help Qin Hai solve many difficulties in production and sales, and the friendship between the two became deeper and deeper.

Qin Hai sat down on the sofa in Chen Heqian's office and said with a smile: "To use a fashionable phrase, I am so poor that I only have money left. No, this time I made a special trip to the capital to ask for the help of experts. ”

"Oh, what's your problem again?" Chen Heqian asked with concern.

Qin Hai shook his head and said, "It's not that there are any practical problems, it's just that I want to start some long-term projects in advance." Materials are a century-old plan, and if you don't lay the foundation now, there will be no place for the future. ”

"There are so few people who think like you." Chen Heqian sat down opposite Qin Hai and said with emotion, "Now everyone talks about respecting knowledge and talents, but the actual funding is pitiful, and we can't afford to do any good research at all." Especially in the field of materials, there are no short projects, and it is even more difficult to apply for funding. ”

Qin Haidao: "Teacher Chen, if you have any difficulties, just tell me." I can't do research, I just have a few stinky money, how can I not let a university scholar like Mr. Chen bend his waist for five buckets of rice, right? ”

Chen Heqian shook his head and said, "I'm not talking about me, in the past few years, you have given me a lot of funding for this real room, and many people are so envious." I'm talking about some of my colleagues, like Sun Yuzhi from the University of Technology, and Yan Shuncheng from the Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, all of which have now stopped, and all the realities have stopped. Do you know that if you can't do the material, what else can you achieve? Several of Lao Yan's young assistants are now clamoring to go to the sea. (To be continued......)

PS: It seems to have a fever...... Tragedy