Chapter 786 Aren’t you on the wrong side of the gun?
"Professor Chang, why aren't you angry at all?"
Looking at Chang Haonan, who had no sullen expression on his face, Liu Chenchen felt that he couldn't hold himself tight, and immediately put his hands on his hips:
“The whole article is aimed at you...”
Chang Haonan can’t say that I have seen better writing in my previous life, so I can only wave my hand:
"This article is not aimed at me, or even Torch Lab. It is just using us as a primer."
In fact, if the author of this article really knows about Torch Lab and Chang Haonan himself, In this situation, I'm afraid I won't dare to touch this porcelain.
After all, if they really have the courage,
the other party obviously only saw a few words from the announcement issued by Beijing Hang University, and then made up their mind that "the director of the laboratory colluded with the school" The plot of "the state-owned enterprises harming the public and enriching private interests" was written into a short composition and published.
In fact, as long as anyone takes a look at Chang Haonan's resume on the Torch Lab's homepage, he will know that the content written in this article is very different from the actual situation.
But let alone 1999 when the Internet had not yet spread, even in 2019 in the 5G era, it is impossible for a few people to specifically verify it.
This is also the key reason why many rumors are obviously of low quality but can spread for a long time.
As a person who lived at the turn of the century, Liu Chenchen did not have much idea about this, let alone imagine that the writing and publishing of this type of articles were organized and planned.
Some traces can even be found in textbooks.
She just feels that these rumors cannot be allowed to spread unchecked:
"But even so, he still discredited our laboratory and Beijing Hang University!"
Of course, this is similar to Chang Haonan's idea.
Not being angry does not mean that Chang Haonan is not prepared to solve the problem.
Although the debate cannot directly change the material world, as someone who has experienced it, Chang Haonan knows very well that if it is left unchecked, it will have a relatively large negative impact on the entire society.
So, he has been doing what he can to improve the disadvantages of public opinion without affecting his main business.
In the past, quality problems were exposed for Japanese brands in Europe. When word-of-mouth declined, Chang Haonan registered the name "Double Tree" several years in advance, and then handed it over to the Science and Technology Commission to take charge of operations. The main content was also a short composition. , is just a short foreign composition, which is equivalent to using magic to fight magic.
At least judging from the sales of "Double Tree", the effect should be good -
The people of this era are more accepting of funny jokes and chicken soup for the soul than Chang Haonan imagined. As for the hidden meaning behind these contents, not many people care.
But it doesn’t matter.
The reason why this form works so well is because its influence is subtle.
For example, in the past two years, Chang Haonan has clearly felt that the level of superstition among the people towards Japanese products has dropped a lot.
Although it is not entirely due to a magazine, it at least contributed to it.
"I want to..."
Chang Haonan was about to speak when the phone on the corner of his desk suddenly rang.
Liu Chenchen was stunned for a moment, then said hello and left the office first.
However, the call this time was not from the confidential line, but from the outside phone.
“Hello, hello, I’m Chang Haonan.”
“Professor Chang, it’s me, Tang Lintian.”
The connection between Principal Tang and Chang Haonan , just stuck on a standard line.
For those with a higher level of confidentiality than him, all calls with Chang Haonan are confidential.
Those with a lower level of security than him can't get into secret machines at all and can only use outside lines.
As for Tang Lintian, in principle, he needs to choose according to the situation - the confidential line is a very valuable contact method and needs to be kept open as much as possible. It is impossible for you to use it to talk about irrelevant things or talk on the phone. .
After reporting their identity, there was a moment of silence on the other side of the phone, and then they spoke:
“Professor Chang, the school’s publicity department found that there were some reports from the outside world about the Torch Laboratory’s non-compliance with implementation. We have sent people to find a way to deal with the rumors. I will let people explain the details later.”
Don’t you think this is a coincidence?
"Principal Tang, I think I know what you are talking about." Chang Haonan turned his attention back to the newspaper on his desk:
"Let's talk about why China cannot produce world-class scientific results. That article in the Nancheng Newspaper, right?"
Listening to his voice that was not as angry as expected, but with a smile, Tang Lintian on the other side of the phone was stunned. After a while, he then asked cautiously and tentatively:
"What about...Professor Chang, did you also...see it?"
Chang Haonan, who was obviously worried, smiled angrily.
"Well... the administrative secretary of our laboratory just showed me this newspaper."
Chang Haonan's mentality is quite stable.
"Professor Chang, don't worry, I have explained the situation to the superior unit and will notify the other party to withdraw the manuscript as soon as possible..."
Tang Lintian's actions are indeed very fast, but there is no solution. Somewhat stiff.
This time is not an online media. In the era of print media, what is the use of just asking people to retract articles?
Therefore, Chang Haonan quickly stopped:
“Hey, don’t, don’t, don’t… This is written in the newspaper, and it has been published. Even if the manuscript is withdrawn, it should be seen. Having seen it, it makes people feel that there is no silver in this place.”
As the famous social official Humphrey Appleby said.
"Only official denials can be trusted."
For the majority of readers, it may have been just a pleasure to watch, but if they see another retraction statement, it will make the topic fuller.
Tang Lintian was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and obviously realized that what Chang Haonan said was reasonable:
"But... you can't not respond, right? If this matter ferments, what impact will it have on the school and the laboratory?" , and Professor Chang yourself will have a negative impact."
"You must respond."
Chang Haonan said in a deep voice:
"We will definitely do it through pressure from our superiors to get them to retract the manuscript. Moreover, we must not only retract the manuscript, but also make the other party issue a public apology statement."
"Then..."
Tang Lintian was interrupted before he spoke:
“But not now.”
Hearing what Chang Haonan said, Tang Lintian, who was originally upset, suddenly calmed down——
Every time the former expressed his stance like this, he already had a perfect plan in mind.
Therefore, he did not answer the call, just waiting for Chang Haonan's further explanation.
"Didn't that article say that we can't produce equivalent R&D results?"
Chang Haonan smiled and glanced at the date in the lower right corner of the computer screen:
"Just in time, if we count the days, our laboratory should be able to come up with some influential results in a short time..."
If it were normal, this matter would actually not be easy to solve.
Although not all Torch Laboratory projects are classified, most of the results are difficult to disclose either due to confidentiality or commercial reasons.
But it was a coincidence.
Chang Haonan’s paper proving two lemmas in the field of differential geometry will be officially published later this month.
The first completion unit is the Torch Laboratory.
The "Annals of Mathematics" still has some status in the world of theoretical mathematics...
Because Chang Haonan published his paper quietly, Tang Lintian didn't know that he had done a big job at this time.
It’s just that for the latter, if Chang Haonan can express “influential” results, I’m afraid the news will not be small.
Therefore, I feel completely at ease:
"Then...I will just stay put and wait until Professor Chang's results come out."
"There is one more thing, Principal Tang."
Since someone happened to bump into his gun, Chang Haonan was not ready to let him go easily:
"Find someone to write an article , the style should be similar to the article in the newspaper. The theme is to criticize the Nancheng News for its practice of fraud and completely disregarding the objectivity of the media. In short, it will be satirical and published after the other side withdraws the article!"
(End of this chapter)