One sand and one world, a few decades ago, optical fiber was extracted from the sand, allowing the communication method to enter a new era, no one knows better than Principal Gao how difficult this road is, and can't help but remind: "Mr. Zhang, do you know what this means? ”

"Yes."

He nodded slightly, and said lightly: "In 1839, the French scientist Becreel discovered the 'photovoltaic effect', in 1876, Mr. Adams discovered the solid-state photovoltaic effect on metal and selenium sheets, in 1932, the first 'cadmium sulfide' solar cell was made, and in 1958, the solar cell has been applied to space.

31 years ago, silicon solar cells were connected to the grid; Sixteen years ago, amorphous silicon solar cells were introduced; Five years ago, the United States built a 6.5-megawatt photovoltaic power plant, and last year, the German federal government even proposed a plan for '2,000 photovoltaic rooftops'.

It can be said that photovoltaic has a history of more than a century, the technology is relatively mature, and patents are everywhere. Especially silicon purification, like an insurmountable mountain, it is not easy to catch up, and it is even more difficult to surpass it, but I have no regrets and am willing to gamble with my youth and all my property. ”

It's easy to purify in the lab, but it's hard to mass-produce, and you have to consider the cost, if you can't surpass it, everything you've done so far will be useless.

The risks are so great and the technical barriers are so strict that even Taiwan, which has just regarded semiconductors as its core industry, does not dare to set foot easily, and can only purchase electronic-grade silicon from international giants such as the United States, Japan or Germany as raw materials for semiconductor chips.

There is no doubt that he wants to develop not only photovoltaic-grade silicon, but also electronic-grade silicon with higher purity. Otherwise, we will never gamble on the future of the Chinese photovoltaic and electronics industry in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and even the world.

Many scholars have achieved some success after that. This is often the end of the study. He writes books, gives endless interviews, or attends various academic conferences and forums.

The young man in front of him, who has not only achieved a lot in the field of quantum mechanics, but is also very successful in the market, and even built a laboratory with one hand, is willing to drop everything and prepare to start all over again in a completely unfamiliar field.

Principal Gao had mixed tastes, and suddenly felt a little ashamed. As an expert in the field of technology applications, he should continue to work in the technology industry, but the nature of his work is very different from that of the technology industry, and he is at best a "CEO of academia".

"Mr. Zhang, please give me a month," Principal Gao thought for a while, and added two more words: "Consider." ”

The charter nodded slightly, and said excitedly: "Thank you, thank you very much, I am waiting for your reply." ”

Silicon purification has developed rapidly abroad. But for Mr. Gu and Chairman Chung, it is very far away, and who knows that this is a very promising and extremely risky research. Seeing that Gao Kun actually intended to resign from the position of president of CUHK and become the chief scientist of NB Electric, the two were completely stunned and couldn't believe that this was true.

On the way back to the experimental building, Mr. Gu deliberately slowed down, and Principal Gao, accompanied by Sun Xiaoguang and Huang Li'an, walked into the locker room, and he pulled the charter and asked, "Did he really agree?" ”

"You've heard it too, and people are talking about consideration."

"How could he possibly think about it?"

The charter looked straight and said meaningfully: "Mr. Gu, serving as the chief scientist of NB Electric and leading the NB laboratory is not condescending to President Gao. Moreover, he is an expert in the application of technology, which is what he is good at, and teaching and educating people is not his forte. ”

Thinking about Gao Kun's resume, Mr. Gu suddenly found that there seemed to be some truth in these words.

Prior to his appointment as Vice-Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, he was the Chief Scientific Officer of British Standard Laboratories, which was equivalent to a department manager and senior laboratory executives such as the Chief Scientist. The position of President of Chinese University was also selected from many applicants, and he was hired because of his academic achievements and because he helped CUHK establish the Department of Electronic Engineering.

Changing back into his clothes and walking into the hall of the laboratory building, he presented an invitation letter with both hands with a very serious attitude: "Mr. Gao, in view of your outstanding academic achievements and leadership skills, honesty and integrity, and great global vision, all members of the Academic Committee of NB Laboratory unanimously agree that you are the best candidate to serve as the chief scientist of NB Electrical.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of NB Electric, please allow me to formally invite you to become the Chief Scientist of NB Electric Group. This is the equivalent of a position as president of NB Labs, where you have ten years of time and enough money to do what you think NB Labs has to do. You have a month to think about it, and the board of directors of NB Electric Group and all colleagues of NB Laboratory look forward to your reply. ”

With an annual salary of HK$6 million, which is twice the salary of CUHK, the invitation letter also includes an equity incentive clause to subscribe for the original shares of NB Electric, which will be launched soon, as well as the original shares of NB Aviation in the future.

You can take 65 days of paid leave every year, and you can arrange your own vacation time, and you can enjoy all kinds of benefits such as housing, car travel and medical insurance in Hong Kong, which shows the sincerity of NB Electric Group and NB Laboratory.

In front of everyone's eyes, Principal Gao hesitated, and hurriedly said: "Before getting on the bus, everyone, including Mr. Gu and Chairman Zhong, signed a confidentiality agreement. Whoever leaks everything that happened here will be held legally accountable by NB Electric Group. ”

Mr. Gu asked with a smile: "Principal Gao, can't even trust me?" ”

"No, no, Mr. Gu, it's just...... It just doesn't need to be so formal. ”

"Formality is good, formality can reflect sincerity."

"Alright then, I'll accept the invitation first, and there will be a reply before the end of the month."

"Thank you," the charter took another invitation letter from Huang Li'an's hand, and said to Wu Jinhua with a sincere face: "Mr. Wu, please allow me, on behalf of the board of directors of NB Electric Group, to sincerely and formally invite you to join NB Electric as a director and chief executive officer of NB Electric, and to lead and coordinate the operation and development of all businesses of the group on behalf of the board of directors." ”

Chief Executive Officer, with an annual salary of 8 million Hong Kong dollars, which is higher than the Chief Scientist.

Wu Jinhua immediately took the invitation letter with both hands, nodded slightly to everyone, and said excitedly: "Mr. Zhang, I am honored to accept your invitation and thank you and the board of directors for their trust in me. ”

It was not an inauguration ceremony, so there was no need to say too much, but he shook his hand, and then sent an invitation letter to Guan Hao: "Mr. Guan, on behalf of the Board of Directors of NB Electric, please allow me to sincerely invite you to become a director of NB Group and CEO of NB Power Company, a position in charge of the group's power business, with full responsibility for the operation of the group's power business in Germany. ”

Regardless of academic qualifications and qualifications, Guan Hao cannot be compared with Wu Jinhua, the former vice president of the Hong Kong Productivity Council and a Justice of the Peace. The CEO didn't think about it, but he didn't expect it to be such a position, and couldn't help but ask: "Berlin waste incineration power plant?" ”

The charter smiled and patiently explained: "I'm sorry, I didn't make it clear, our European colleagues are organizing a bid, and if nothing else, in a week we will be able to obtain at least one city in Saxony for the electricity supply concession, maybe Dresden, maybe Leipzig, both in terms of customers and volume, will be more than the amount of electricity you have served."

In addition, colleagues in Europe are promoting waste-to-energy business across Europe, and the target of five plants this year will be handed over to NB Power after completion. Although it is a subsidiary of the NB Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Group, it is also one of the core businesses of the Group. ”

Guan Hao, the president of the power company that is larger than HK Electric, reacted at this time, and hurriedly accepted the invitation and said with a smile: "It's an honor to accept this invitation, Mr. Zhang, I don't think I will disappoint you and the board of directors." ”

"Please."

In the next 10 minutes, the charter issued invitations to the former Chief Engineer of the Hong Kong Electrical and Mechanical Department, the former Vice President of Kai Tak Airport, the former President of Swire Pacific Group Taiwan, the former President of HSBC Singapore Branch, and the former Chief Executive Officer of Luk Group in Hong Kong, formally inviting them to serve as Chief Engineer of NB Power, CEO of Leipzig International Airport, CEO of NB Aviation, CEO of NB Bank and President of NB Electronics.

At the same time, Mr Lau Sze-wai, a member of the Legislative Council of the Functional Constituency, Justice of the Peace and a council member of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, Mr Shen Lixin, Vice President of HKU Chan Run, former Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Vocational Training Council, and Mr Yung Hon Chung, Queen's Counsel, also rushed to the Hong Kong Industrial Park.

The charter said: "I believe that Mr. Shen and President Chan are all familiar to you, and they will be independent non-executive directors of the Group. Mr. Hui will be a Director and Executive Vice President with overall responsibility for the Group's human resources and professional skills training for all Group staff, and Mr. Yung will be an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chief Legal Counsel of the Group.

In addition, a friend who is still serving at the World Bank will serve as Group Director and Chief Economic Advisor, providing economic advice to the Board of Directors, the Group's Investment Department and NB Bank. ”

Member of the Legislative Council, former senior official of the Hong Kong Government, Justice of the Peace, Queen's Counsel, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong...... Either as a director or as an independent director, in particular, the vice president of HKU, Chen Run, is not only academically accomplished, but also a member of the UGC Education Grants Committee.

The lineup is so strong, it can be seen that Principal Gao is secretly frightened.

After greeting everyone, Councilor Shen asked curiously, "Mr. Zhang, why is Chairman Liu going back to Hong Kong?" ”

"He won't come back until you take office."

While inviting everyone to get on the bus and go to Longkou Industrial Zone to have a meal together, he said with a wry smile: "Mr. Gu and Chairman Zhong know that he is determined to pick a son, can he do such an impolite thing?" ”

Chairman Zhong shook his head and said: "He will be blessed more than anyone else when he retreats bravely, and even the honorary vice chairman of the Federation of Industry and Industry is not willing to concurrently serve as the honorary vice chairman of the Federation of Industries." ”

Mr. Gu stopped, pointed to the neat factories around him, and sighed: "In just five years, from scratch, from small to large, and it is an industry, it is not easy!" He is not going to be happy, but he is exhausted, and he really needs to rest. (To be continued......)