Pick up the treasure! Lin Zhenhua shouted to himself in his heart. What is a NE555 chip, the price of this chip in the US market is only more than 1 dollar, but it is a chip like this, which can actually buy a 62nd graduate of Beihang Electronic Engineering to work for himself, and also threatens to design no matter how complex the circuit is, Lin Zhenhua really doesn't know whether to feel happy or sad.

He didn't doubt Wei Jingwen's level at all, college students in the 60s were all bulls, let alone a school like Beihang University. Looking at Wei Jingwen's dedication to the study of chips just now, you know that he has never thrown away his profession over the years. Such a talent is buried in the school, which is called a tyrannical thing.

"Teacher Wei, won't you ask about the remuneration?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

"What more do you want?" Wei Jingwen asked rhetorically, "Didn't you promise to give me this 555 chip?" This is more valuable than any other reward! I only need this one chip and I don't need anything else. ”

"You mean, you just need chips?"

"That's right, as long as the chip, nothing else will be taken."

"Just one piece?"

"That's right...... Wait, you mean you still have? By the way, if you want to develop a product, there must be. Can you give me two? Wei Jingwen asked in disbelief, he originally thought that Lin Zhenhua was already very generous if he could give him one of these chips, but listening to Lin Zhenhua's meaning, it seemed that it was possible to give two pieces. What a joy it would be if there were two 555 chips, one for experiments and one on the bookshelf......

Lin Zhenhua laughed, and then asked, "Teacher Wei, are you saying that you only need ne555, and you don't want anything else?" ”

"Yes, not anything else!"

"Don't want the z80 either?"

"You've got a Z80!" Wei Jingwen grabbed Lin Zhenhua's hand, this scholar who was weak in Wenwen was able to grasp Lin Zhenhua's hand that had worked as a porter with a painful feeling, "Comrade Xiaolin, you won't lie to me, did you really get the Z80 chip in your factory?" ”

"Yes." Lin Zhenhua nodded.

"Can you take me to see it? I just need to take a look. Wei Jingwen said, in order to strengthen Lin Zhenhua's confidence, he added: "Don't worry, the kind of control circuit you said is wrapped in me." I don't dare to say anything else, in terms of circuits, no one in Fenghua County can be more expert than me. ”

So, Wei Jingwen, who has always been in the office, didn't wait for the students to get out of school, so he hurriedly rode his bicycle and followed Lin Zhenhua to Hanhua Machinery Factory. On the night road of more than two kilometers, Wei Jingwen rode even faster than Lin Zhenhua, and along the way, he excitedly asked Lin Zhenhua long and short questions, like a child who was about to follow his parents to Disney to play. Lin Zhenhua also told Wei Jingwen about his contracted labor service company by the way, but he insisted that Wei Jingwen should not call him Manager Lin, but just call him Xiaolin.

Lin Zhenhua took Wei Jingwen to his house, asked him to sit down in his sister's room, and then went to his room to grope around, put two cartons of integrated circuits he had stored, took them and spread them out in front of Wei Jingwen, and said: "Teacher Wei, please take a look, this is the chip that a friend of mine brought to me from abroad." ”

Wei Jingwen opened the carton tremblingly, for fear of accidentally breaking the contents inside. As soon as the box was opened, a golden light flashed in Wei Jingwen's eyes, these are two boxes of integrated circuit chips! Wei Jingwen is just fascinated by the Z80 chip, which has never been seen, and there are as many as 10 chips here.

"These belong to your factory?" Wei Jingwen asked.

"It's mine, to be exact."

"How is this possible! Now that the country is so short of foreign exchange, it is impossible for you to have foreign exchange to buy these chips, this Z80 chip, if I remember correctly, costs 25 US dollars a piece, you have ...... There are 10 pieces, a full $250, you are a private person, how can you have such a property! Wei Jingwen asked excitedly, he didn't doubt Lin Zhenhua's character or morality, but he was extremely surprised, and somewhat jealous.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Mr. Wei, how did I get these chips, it's not convenient to tell you in detail." You have the right to say that I have overseas connections, and I got it through relatives overseas, and this explanation is not reasonable. ”

"It's so rare, it's so rare." Wei Jingwenlian claimed, "If someone has overseas connections, the first thing they think of is a TV, a tape recorder, and even asking overseas relatives to help buy refrigerators." And you can think of buying a batch of integrated circuit chips, which is really rare. I now understand why Lin Fanghua has made such great progress, because she has a very motivated brother. ”

Lin Zhenhua hurriedly stopped: "Teacher Wei, let's not be so exaggerated." Actually, I asked my friend to buy these chips for me to reproduce. You see, the door automatic control system we talked about at the beginning, I hope to use a piece of NE555 to achieve, do you think it is feasible? It really doesn't work, and it can be done with z80. ”

"Using the Z80 to control a gate?" Wei Jingwen's face was full of displeasure, if it weren't for the sake of seeing this pile of chips, it is estimated that he would have to show off his dignity as a teacher, and reprimanded Lin Zhenhua hatefully: "Comrade Xiaolin, this is just too wasteful!" As the chairman once said, waste is the greatest crime! If you use precious integrated circuit chips like this, you are committing a crime. ”

"We are also producing products for the country, how can it be considered a waste?" Lin Zhenhua said.

"These functions don't use integrated circuits at all, they can be completely realized with ordinary components, leave it to me to design, no more than 10 yuan of components, I will definitely be able to achieve all these functions you said." Wei Jingwen said.

Lin Zhenhua shook his head: "Mr. Wei, let me tell you, I must use integrated circuits in this circuit, and it may be too much to use Z80, but NE555 must be used, as for how to use it, it is up to you to decide." ”

"Why is that?"

"Because in this way, it can appear high-end, and it can be sold for a price." Lin Zhenhua said unashamedly, "If I use analog circuits, then any other factory can also do it, they can keep the price low, what money can we make?" ”

"Money, money, money! You know the money! Wei Jingwen is really popular, "Xiaolin, do you know how much such an integrated circuit, if used for experiments, can give much impetus to science and technology." And in order to appear advanced, you don't need to use it, but still use it, in your eyes, is the development of science and technology not as important as making money? ”

Lin Zhenhua didn't feel strange at all about Wei Jingwen's words. In fact, in the next 30 years, the debate on whether to develop the economy first or to develop science and technology first has never stopped, and Lin Zhenhua has also seen countless views in this regard. He waited for Wei Jingwen to finish roaring before he said slowly: "Teacher Wei, I understand your feelings, but have you ever thought about it, if you don't have money, what will you use to develop science and technology?" Don't you need money to do your experiments? The simplest truth, you can only spend two dollars to buy a broken 555 chip, if you have money, can buy 100 intact chips, then how much contribution to science and technology? ”

"But...... Do you know that our country has a shortage of foreign exchange, and this kind of imported chip cannot be bought even if you have money. Wei Jingwen was somewhat moved by Lin Zhenhua's words, but he still found his own reason.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Mr. Wei, I gave you all these two boxes of chips, no matter what experiments you use them." In addition, you don't have to feel distressed about the chips we get through other channels. I am a person engaged in production, and what I know is that only by making money can we maintain the sustainable development of scientific research, and if everyone goes to scientific research and no one is responsible for making money, it is impossible for scientific research to develop in the end. Can you accept such conditions? If you don't agree, then I'll have to ask someone else for help. ”

This is simply a naked threat, on one side are two boxes of chips, which are equivalent to a basket of red and tender carrots, and on the other side is a big iron rod, if you don't do it, I'm sorry, I'll take these chips back. Lin Zhenhua firmly believes that no one can resist this kind of formation.

"I ......" Wei Jingwen stomped his foot, "Alas, Xiaolin, you have reached this level, is it still possible for me to refuse?" For the sake of these two boxes of integrated circuits, I'll help the abuse. ”

I'm dizzy...... Lin Zhenhua really felt that he was going to collapse, and sent out two boxes of integrated circuits, seven or eight hundred dollars of things, in exchange for such an evaluation. No way, who makes people talented, talent speaks like this, Lin Zhenhua comforted himself in his heart.

"Mr. Wei, these two boxes of integrated circuits are not given to you for nothing, I hope to hire you as the chief engineer of electronic technology of our Hanhua Industrial Company, and when it comes to electronic technology problems in the future, you will try your best to help us solve them, do you think it will work?"

"Needless to say." Wei Jingwen said, "These two boxes of integrated circuits, if you buy them in China, will cost thousands of yuan, and you can't buy them." I just took it for nothing, how could it be? My salary is 45 yuan a month, and to earn 3,000 yuan, it takes 66 months, or five and a half years. Xiaolin, from now on, in the next five and a half years, I will sell it to you. Aside from completing teaching assignments, all my spare time is yours. ”

Spending 3,000 yuan and hiring for five and a half years is so cheap, Lin Zhenhua thought secretly. However, after all, he is not such a black-hearted person, and it is not easy to pick a talent, so he doesn't care about spending more money.

"Teacher Wei, I mean, you don't need to sell me all your spare time, you can still concentrate on your research, and of course, teaching. We just need you to help us solve some electronic problems, in fact, our business is focused on mechanics, and there are not many needs in this area of electronics at the moment. I'm sending you these components in the hope that you will be able to develop some new technologies, and if your technology is put into practical use, we want to buy the rights to use those technologies, and then we will continue to make money and continue to provide you with experimental conditions. Isn't it good that this is called the integration of production, education and research? Lin Zhenhua drew a big meatloaf in front of Wei Jingwen.

Wei Jingwen began to understand what Lin Zhenhua meant, and I have to say that the scene that Lin Zhenhua described to him was indeed very tempting. Although Wei Jingwen has not summarized the idea of the integration of production, education and research, he has also thought about it in his mind, if conditions permit, he also hopes to use his knowledge to earn some money, and then use the money to improve his scientific research conditions. It's just that, limited to the policy at the time, and also limited to his personal surname constraints, if Lin Zhenhua hadn't taken the initiative to push him, he would never have taken this step.

"Xiaolin, I found that you are really a very intelligent person." Wei Jingwen praised, "The concept of the integration of production, education and research you mentioned is very inspiring. In fact, China is not without technology, the key is that technology and production are out of touch, people engaged in technology cannot contact production, and those engaged in production do not understand technology, and in the end the money is earned by foreigners. ”

"Then we're done? Have you agreed to be the chief engineer of electronic technology for us? ”

"Haha, I have even received my salary in advance, can I still regret it?"

Lin Zhenhua said: "Mr. Wei, these two boxes of circuits are not salaries, they are just a dowry for you." In the future, we will pay you a labor fee of 20 yuan every month......"

"I can't ask for this!" Wei Jingwen waved his hand again and again, "If I want it, it will be a crime." ”

At that time, although there was no explicit provision, it was indeed taboo for public officials to earn money through part-time jobs. In 1981, a state-owned engineer in Wuhan earned 600 yuan by designing two sets of drawings for a township enterprise, but was denounced and sentenced to 300 days in prison the following year on charges of "using state technology for personal gain." Although this case has not happened now, you can imagine what the environment was like at that time, and it is very normal for Wei Jingwen to have such worries.

However, this kind of thing is not without loopholes, in fact, the so-called "Sunday engineer" and the like were everywhere in those days, and they belonged to an open secret that "the people do not raise it, and the officials do not hold it accountable". As long as you don't make that much money and don't attract the red eyes of others, there is generally nothing going on. The engineer who was sentenced to prison was later exonerated because of the personal interrogation of the central leadership. For example, the workers of the Hanhua Machinery Factory went out to the township enterprises to "hunt pheasants", and no one cared about it.

Lin Zhenhua understands Wei Jingwen's worries, and is also afraid that his own mistake will harm this talent. He thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Wei, it's okay if you don't need to be paid, but you always need some materials when you do experiments, right?" In this way, our company can allocate 50 yuan to you every month for experimental funds, which you can use to buy experimental equipment, electronic components, books, and materials. As long as you can produce the invoice, I can sign for you for reimbursement, do you think this will work? ”

"I can't spend so much money on the experimental funds." Wei Jingwen said honestly.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Teacher Wei, don't be so pedantic. This money is for you, I don't care what you want to do with it, I can be reimbursed as long as I see the invoice. Don't you still understand? Let's put it this way, if you go home to visit relatives, as long as you write the name of a business trip, including the train tickets for your wife and your children, I can give you the report, do you understand? ”

This is already clear, in fact, it was also an open secret back then. For example, cadres go on a business trip, and as long as they can come back, they can be reimbursed. As a result, there are quite a few cadres on business trips who pick up the ticket stubs thrown by others at the bus stop, each of which is only three or a half cents, save a few yuan, and then take it back to the unit for reimbursement. Everyone knows about such a thing, but no one will pursue it.

When Wei Jingwen heard Lin Zhenhua say it so clearly, his old face couldn't help but flush. He is also an ordinary man, and he also has to earn money to support his family. He thought that if he could get a few dollars a month from the money for the experiment, his status in the family would be greatly improved, and when he would solder circuits in the bedroom, his wife would not complain that the smell of burning rosin was too pungent.

Thinking of this, Wei Jingwen said sneeringly: "This ...... This is too contrary to my principles of being a human being. ”

Hearing this, Lin Zhenhua laughed, he knew that Wei Jingwen was already tempted.

"Mr. Wei, if you feel that you can't go, help us develop a few new products, so that we can earn back these investments, and when the time comes, it will not be you who owe us, but we owe you." Lin Zhenhua said with a smile.

"No problem, Xiaolin, just wait and see." Wei Jingwen said confidently.