291 Planning for the Deep Sea University
"Entrusting this kind of cooperation in scientific and technological research and development, there has not yet been a situation in China, I need to discuss it with other departments, and this matter also involves several departments, so let's do it, Mr. Chen, I will immediately invite various departments to negotiate in the next few days, and if there is a result, I will notify you immediately." Director Lin thought for a while and said.
"Okay, then I'll wait for the good news from Director Lin." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, but he also knew in his heart that it would not be possible to do it so quickly, you must know that Bao Yugang donated a hotel, but it was delayed for a year or two just because of the name request, and his cooperation request may be a little better, but it will definitely take a while.
"And what's the second thing about Mr. Chen?" Director Lin then asked.
"I want to donate to build a university in Shenhai City." Chen Zhiwen said slowly.
"Build a university?" Director Lin's eyes almost fell out in shock. After the reopening, many overseas Chinese billionaires have donated to schools, but they are all primary or secondary schools, and they are also near their hometowns, donating to universities, and now they are the first.
"Yes, education is the foundation of a country, at present, although there are many very good universities in China, but compared to the number of people in the country, it is still too small, so I hope to be able to make a little contribution to the development of national education, and the city university I donated, mainly science and engineering, I will introduce a large number of Western equipment, or hire some Western professors, so that it can also be easier for China to learn Western technology." Chen Zhiwen continued.
"Chen Sheng, the investment of a university is estimated to cost hundreds of millions, are you sure about this?" Director Lin asked.
"Of course, I'm sure." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said: "But I can only invest in hardware, and in terms of software, I still need to transfer university professors from other universities in China." ”
"This is naturally not a problem, but why did Mr. Chen choose to be in Shenhai City, although it is developing rapidly, it is still too small, and there are still many big cities in China that do not have universities, or Chen Sheng should consider changing his position?" Director Lin said again.
"No need, I am very optimistic about the future of Shenhai City, I believe that it will also become one of the largest cities in China in the future, as for the population, it is not a big problem, as long as the economic development is good, there will naturally be more people." Chen Zhiwen smiled and asked again: "Does Director Lin know the Silicon Valley of the United States?" ”
"You know, the core of the electronics industry in the United States, I also went to last year." Director Lin nodded and said that the big names of Silicon Valley, even if they had heard of it in China a few years ago, after the reopening, with a permission to go abroad, they would naturally go out for a walk in foreign economic and trade relations.
"There are many reasons for Silicon Valley's success, one of which is that there is a famous Stanford University nearby, which has a steady stream of talent for Silicon Valley companies, either to start businesses or to develop technology, which has made Silicon Valley famous in the semiconductor field today." Chen Zhiwen said: "So, I invest in Shenhai City, also have my own purpose, Midea Group is currently in a very rapid growth period in the global market, but Hong Kong's population is too small, and science and engineering are not very developed, so I need to cultivate a large number of talents close to Hong Kong."
However, in China, the development of the electronics field in recent years is very different from that of European and American countries, therefore, in the long run, I need to train tens of thousands of professional college students, and the cost of universities in Europe and the United States is very expensive. ”
Although the donation of this university has a good relationship with China and a lot of fame, the more important purpose is to cultivate a large number of basic talents for Midea Group.
80 years ago, the United States mainly started with games, arcades monopolized the global market, obtained huge profits, and also won a certain international fame, with Chen Zhiwen's prophetic ability, has been relying on games, and the future can also mix well, but in this way it can only be a strengthened version of Nintendo, if you want to develop better, you still have to make some achievements in technology.
Of course, the kind of technology that will make Lao Mei unscrupulous suppression, Chen Zhiwen still does not plan to touch it directly, just hand it over to the mainland, and invest it himself, what he wants to do is still the largest civilian goods market in the market, such as personal computers, high-quality games, all kinds of software, etc., which will inevitably require a large number of talents.
Although it is possible to build R&D bases in Europe and the United States, as a headquarters, the R&D capability should not be too weak, otherwise it will be too risky and very expensive to rely entirely on overseas.
Therefore, it is most cost-effective to build a university in Shenhai City, which is close to Hong Kong. In the future, Midea will definitely build a large-scale production plant in Shenhai City, so that the talented people in this university will engage in research and development, and ordinary ones will be produced, which is also a good thing for these students, as long as they don't mess around, a stable high-income job is absolutely fine.
"So that's the case, I'm afraid that several of our departments can't decide on the establishment of the university, and we may need to report it again, but I don't think there should be any big problems." Director Lin thought for a while and said.
If it involves investments that may damage one's foreign exchange reserves or security areas, it may be vetoed, but if people donate foreign exchange to build universities, they can earn a sum of foreign exchange, cultivate a large number of talents, and save some of the foreign exchange expenses for sending students to study abroad, so there is no reason to refuse.
"Well, please tell the relevant leaders, Midea Group is now developing rapidly, and the demand for this aspect is imminent, if the domestic side does not agree, please tell me in advance, then I can go to Wanwan to build this university." Chen Zhiwen said again.
"Okay, I will do my best to promote these two projects quickly, please rest assured Mr. Chen." Director Lin was shocked, if a university similar to the West was lost in his own hands, it would be a pity.
"Thank you, Director Lin." Chen Zhiwen waved his hand and said.
Of course, he can't go to Wanwan to build this university, in fact, the development potential of the electronics industry in Wanwan is much stronger than that of Hong Kong, in the future, even if the deep-sea university is built, Wanwan will also be one of the talent pools of the United States, the reason why I say this, of course, is to let the mainland speed up the approval and agree as soon as possible.
Although it will cost tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars to build this university, not to mention the indirect benefits of fame, as long as it can really cultivate thousands of high-quality college students for Midea every year in the future, the role of Midea will far exceed these investments.
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