Chapter 208: How to manage scientific research

"Why do I think that Wei Baolin's trick is also a bit reasonable?"

In Ning Zhongying's office, Qin Hai said with a smile to Ning Zhongying and Li Linguang, who was full of anger. As soon as he returned to Pingyuan, he came to visit Ning Zhongying first, and happened to meet Li Linguang who was also complaining in Ning Zhongying's office, which saved Qin Hai from going to meet him alone.

Just now, Li Linguang introduced the policy implemented after Wei Baolin became the director to Ning Zhongying and Qin Hai, Ning Zhongying was silent, but Qin Hai teased heartlessly.

"Speaking of which, strict management is also necessary." Li Linguang nodded in agreement, "Some time ago, the management of the institute was completely herding sheep, and I don't approve of it either. However, Wei Baolin's management method is too dead, how can he use the method of managing the members of the production team to manage scientific research. ”

Ning Zhongying said: "Professor Li's statement is to the point, the institute should not be managed, but it cannot be managed by Wei Baolin's method. Scientific research is very free, if you control people to death, how can you produce results? ”

Qin Hai himself is a scientist, and he has some experience of those ways in scientific research management. Even in later generations, scientific research management is a big problem, the regulatory authorities feel that there are too many loopholes, and the scientific researchers complain that they are too rigid to manage, and their hands and feet are tied. Now, as an outsider, he is quite interested in hearing how Li Linguang's scientific research management should be done.

"Professor Li, you think that Wei Baolin's management method is wrong, so in your opinion, how should the institute be managed?" Qin Hai asked.

Li Linguang thought for a moment and said: "My idea is that the management of scientific research projects should look at the results. Rather than looking at the process. How much to spend and what kind of results to achieve, this is what managers should pay attention to. As for what time the researchers go to bed and eat a few dollars for supper, there is no need to interfere. For example, sometimes I have to have a little drink. When I'm a little drunk, my mind is the most active, you say, is this in line with the regulations? ”

"Haha, in the past, there were 100 poems by Li Baidou wine, and now there is Professor Li Xiaojiu to help scientific research, all of which are good stories." Qin Hai commented with a smile. After laughing, he said with a straight face: "Teacher Li, your opinion." Does it mean that the research group can be contracted out for the project, stipulate the time and funds, and only look at the results when the time comes, regardless of how the money is spent? It doesn't matter if anyone has the ability to divide all the money for doing the real thing, but still be able to produce qualified results, right? ”

"Hmm...... That's roughly what it means. It seems a little inappropriate. However......" Li Linguang chewed the words, wanting to change a better way, but he didn't know how to express it. As an older generation of scholars who were greatly affected by the old system, he felt that it was unreasonable to divide the research funds by himself. But if we really want to do lump sum, we should allow researchers to do so, otherwise how can we talk about lump sum?

Ning Zhongying analyzed: "This thing is like the contracting of workshops and teams in some factories. If you can make the product, then the saved man-hours and materials can be converted into money and sent to the workers. In fact, there are many places where you can tap the potential in the middle of production, and if you contract the budget, the workers can get benefits. The factory did not suffer either, and this thing is completely feasible. ”

Li Linguang nodded again and again: "That's right, that's what Director Ning meant." In fact, the potential in scientific research is even greater, and some of the real things themselves can be done or not, and if researchers are willing to use their brains more, they will be able to avoid detours, and the cost saved in the middle is very considerable. Outsiders can't figure out which places can be saved and which ones can't, and only those who do research know for themselves. If you have to use the system to fix the funds, it will end up being a waste. ”

"The problem is that if you implement such a system, it means that your scientific researchers can get hundreds, thousands, or even more of surpluses, which does not meet the requirements of the system." Ning Zhongying explained the crux of the problem in one sentence.

This is the case with a lot of things in China, you waste your money and others have nothing to say. But if you save the money and take a little bit yourself, even if it's just a small part, the management departments at all levels should be finished with you.

"I see." Qin Hai nodded, he suddenly thought that he was now building a scientific research service company, and there would definitely be no shortage of scientific research topics involved in the future. Li Linguang said that this model can be used in his own scientific research service company, a research topic, first calculate a reasonable budget, and then completely hand over to the person in charge of the project to operate, the money saved, as a bonus for the research group, why not?

Qin Hai quietly pondered his own affairs in his heart, and after thinking about it, he raised his head and asked Li Linguang, "Professor Li, what is the current situation of the institute, and can the research work continue?" ”

Li Linguang said: "There are so many researchers in the research institute, and they have to receive salaries from the research institute, so of course it is impossible not to work. However, I noticed that everyone's enthusiasm has been hit, and many people have told me that in the future, they will just go to work on time, and they no longer care about whether they can produce results. If this continues, I think that the efficiency of research work will definitely be affected, and it will no longer be the dynamic atmosphere of the past. ”

"It's a pity." Qin Hai smiled faintly and said.

Watching the research institute he had put a lot of effort into building was declining, Qin Hai was of course still a little uncomfortable in his heart. But since the institute was spun off, its fate has not had much to do with Qin Hai. If the institute is still under the name of the Qingfeng factory, Qin Hai can influence it through GuΓ²ning Zhongying to make it run according to his wishes. But now that the institute is directly managed by the Nord Stream municipal government, Qin Hairen is soft-spoken, even if he has the heart to interfere, I'm afraid no one will give him a chance.

"Mr. Li, I heard that you are planning to resign?" Qin Hai asked.

Li Linguang said: "Before you came, I just talked to Director Ning, and I want to resign from the position of chief engineer and go back to school to teach." I came to the institute because I could do something here. It's not easy to do something on your own now, so why not go back to school early? ”

"The institute has hired a lot of teachers from the School of Engineering, what do other teachers think?" Qin Hai asked again.

Li Linguang said: "Most people think about the same as me, and they don't think it's interesting. However, there are also some teachers who feel that staying here can receive a scientific research stipend, and the income in the school will not be less, so they plan to stay, this is a matter of people with their own aspirations, and I can't interfere. ”

Qin Haidao: "Teacher Li, you have left the research institute, are you interested in coming to me to take another part-time job?" ”

"Are you here? Where? Li Linguang couldn't react for a while.

"Special steel mill." Qin Hai said.

"Mmmm, I forgot about it." Li Linguang said embarrassedly. When he first came to Pingyuan, he was actually invited by Qin Hai to help in Pingyuan Special Steel Factory. Later, because of the auto parts business, his time was more and more transferred to the real yΓ n room of the Qingfeng factory, and he forgot about the special steel factory. But it's no wonder that Qin Hai went to Pujiang to help with the localization office during this period of time, which made people forget that he was still the boss of Pingyuan Special Steel Factory.

"Here in the special steel plant, you can find me at any time if you have anything, we have always had students looking for internship units, but I don't know if you still accept it." After Li Linguang was slightly embarrassed, he said with a smile.

Qin Haidao: "We are always welcome for students to come for internships, and Mr. Li will arrange it." However, I asked Mr. Li to come over to help, not because of the guidance in front of the furnace in the past, but because I wanted Mr. Li to preside over a real room, specializing in the development of special steel. ”

"Well...... this" Li Linguang suddenly hesitated.

"What? Teacher Li thinks I'm not suitable here? Qin Hai was a little strange, he remembered that when he first asked Li Linguang to help, Li Linguang was very happy. Now that everyone is so familiar with each other, why has the attitude become hesitant?

Ning Zhongying interjected: "Xiao Qin, it's not good for you to do this. Professor Li has just resigned from his position at the Materials Research Institute, and he turned around and came to you, or to do materials research, is this not clear that it is a platform for demolishing Wei Baolin? Doing so is not good for Professor Li and you, and the city will have an opinion. ”

"I see." Qin Hai was stunned, he smiled and said, "Teacher Li, let's be flexible." You don't have to come to Pingyuan first, and you can even come to Pingyuan in the future. I provide funding, and you take some teachers and students to do research, and the results of the research will be shared by both of us. There is no need to sue anyone about this matter, Wei Baolin can't hold any handle, so naturally he has nothing to say. ”

"Xiao Qin's research project here, I'm quite interested." Li Linguang finally expressed his position, "Xiao Qin has made several special steels in the past, and the design ideas are very ingenious, and I am planning to write something about this idea." However, what kind of cooperation you are talking about, I'm afraid we still have to discuss. ”

"No problem, let's discuss it in detail when we go back." Qin Hai agreed.

Ning Zhongying listened to the two of them, sighed, and said, "So, over there at the Automotive Materials Research Institute, both of you are ready to give up?" ”

Qin Hai shrugged his shoulders and said, "What else can you do if you don't give up?" ”

Ning Zhongying said: "Yours is right, in this situation, we can't interfere." Forget it, I still let Leng Yuming spend more time on his own, and some techniques can only be done by himself. Alas, we spent so much effort in the past to build a material room, and now we have to start again. ”

When he said this, his face showed a bit of decadence. (To be continued......)