Chapter 851 Beijing Electron Microscope Center
The news in the newspaper is just an episode after all.
Chang Haonan can't think of a solution for the time being.
Another point is that as a middle- and senior-level manager within the Science and Technology Commission system, it is indeed difficult for him to rashly interfere in issues in the agricultural field.
And in the final analysis, agriculture can be simply summarized as land + seeds + fertilizer.
If these three basic elements cannot be resolved, the room for maneuver at the policy level will ultimately be limited.
The exchange between Chang Haonan and Tang Lintian just now was more like a standard chat for middle-aged men than a serious discussion.
So after a cup of tea bottomed out, the two of them quickly returned to the topic.
"By the way, Professor Chang, you just said that you came to me this time about the new laboratory?"
Tang Lintian asked as he picked up the teapot and added water to the cup.
"Yes."
Chang Haonan nodded:
"I should have graduated around this time last year, so it's been a year. What's the situation over there now?"
The groundbreaking of the new location of Torch Laboratory was basically synchronized with his employment. In fact, to put it bluntly, the dumplings were specially made for this dish of vinegar.
Theoretically, the speaker should be Chang Haonan himself.
But after all, that place is near Shahe. It will be considered a suburb of Beijing in more than 20 years. These days, even the Fifth Ring Road has not been repaired, let alone.
In particular, Chang Haonan’s current trip involves a security issue.
So he only went there once not long after he joined the company.
The entire construction process is supervised and managed by Jinghang University.
“The main building No. 1 has been capped, and only some internal facilities have not been installed yet.”
Regarding matters related to Chang Haonan, Tang Lintian must have followed up personally, so there is no need to ask anyone else:
"No. 2 and No. 3 Laboratory Buildings... I had just arrived when I went there last week. The second floor, no matter how soon, is estimated to have to wait until the end of the year.”
“The living facilities such as dormitories and canteens have been completed, but if you really want to move in... I still recommend waiting, at least after that. In the summer, I went in and took a look, and the smell is still a bit strong.”
The new laboratory plans a total of three working buildings connected by covered bridges, all with four floors above ground and two floors underground. form.
Originally, according to Tang Lintian’s idea, he planned to refer to some foreign scientific research institutions to make the building appearance more sci-fi.
It can also match the theme of Torch Lab’s “future-oriented” purpose.
But later, in order to meet the deadline, I gave up.
"Everything else is easy to talk about. Are the water and electricity connected?"
Chang Haonan goes straight to the point:
"I have an important research on hand now, so I am ready to purchase it in advance. We certainly don’t have space to store some large-scale experimental equipment at the school headquarters, and it will be inconvenient to relocate it later. Can it be placed directly in Changping?”
"Important research?"
Tang Lintian's eyes immediately lit up.
People immediately sat upright.
According to his experience, if even Chang Haonan says something is important, it must be really important.
“What specific equipment is needed?”
At the same time, Tang Lintian was already thinking about how much of the school's funds would be available for flexible use this year.
And if you complain to your superiors about being poor again, how much extra money can you get -
Funding applications with Chang Haonan's name are generally easier to pass.
In fact, at the beginning, some people felt dissatisfied.
But soon, this sound disappeared.
After all, the rate of return on investment shown by Chang Haonan is simply outrageous.
Basically, progress is made in one year, results are produced in two years, and impact is seen in three years.
No matter how narrow-minded the leaders of the funding department are, they will not worry about money when they don’t have to worry about using the funds they sign to make wedding dresses for others.
So since I have this opportunity, I must take a good look at the Natural Science Foundation of China.
Chang Haonan on the opposite side certainly didn’t know that Tang Lintian had already begun to think about how to write a report asking for money. He just raised his head slightly and thought for a while, then answered with his fingers:
"Brand-new supercomputer, high-power variable-band pulse laser, scanning galvanometer, carbon fiber automatic laying machine... Then it is best to have a complete electron microscope center, uh... this may be a bit more expensive, you can also buy it first An ordinary transmission electron microscope and a scanning electron microscope with high vacuum mode. The rest can be added later, but the space must be set aside first, so it will be placed on the second underground floor of the main building..."
Even if Tang Lintian had been mentally prepared in advance, but he still couldn't hold himself tight after hearing this sentence, which was the same as announcing the name of the dish. "Hiss——"
"Hiss————"
"Hiss——————"
Until Chang Haonan finished speaking, he had not yet recovered.
"Principal Tang."
The former said to himself that Old Tang's vital capacity was quite serious, while he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the other party:
"How about you again?" If this continues, you will be responsible for the global warming..."
Tang Lintian was stunned for a moment, and then he understood the meaning of Chang Haonan's words.
"Ahem -"
He coughed twice in embarrassment:
"A lot of equipment here... must be imported, right?"
"That's true. "
Chang Haonan nodded:
"At least electron microscopes can only be imported for now."
Although he has led the development of many industries in China in recent years, after all, it still has to be done step by step.
Especially in some areas that are originally particularly weak, accumulation is still needed.
Take out an electron microscope directly from your pocket, it doesn’t exist.
Fortunately, it benefits from the relationship between China and the EU. Of course, more importantly, the two parties are increasingly bound to some industries and technologies. China is relatively restricted in the field of high-end instruments and equipment. Much less than in previous lives.
Just this money.
It definitely still costs money.
"Then what you just said is worth 100 million yuan, so I'm afraid it won't be possible..."
Tang Lintian felt a bit toothache.
In 2000, the entire Beijing Airlines’ on-campus scientific research funding totaled nearly 500 million.
This is already double the figure based on 1999.
Chang Haonan just bought a wave of equipment, and he didn't even build the entire laboratory, but only worked on nearly a quarter of it...
Even if he is the principal, this board is not easy to shoot.
Scientific research is like this. Front-line technicians only need to devote themselves to the project and concentrate on research, but the rear-line personnel have many things to consider... (bushi)
After all, Chang Haonan's previous life Having also experienced the suffering of funding applications, I can naturally understand the difficulty of Tang Lintian:
"Such large-scale equipment is basically priced per case, so the specific cost depends on the brand, model and negotiation situation. If we give a rough estimate, the complete set of equipment may indeed cost around 120 million."
This time, before Tang Lintian could pause his cardiopulmonary function, he added:
“However, we are a joint laboratory after all, so our Torch Group will also bear part of the cost.”
Tang Lintian breathed a sigh of relief.
But not much.
"In addition, this electron microscopy center can not only produce scientific research results, but can also bring some economic benefits to the school...and of course our laboratory..."
Chang Haonan continued to add:
“For example, if you perform electron microscopy tests for people from other research institutions, charging hundreds or thousands of dollars at a time is not excessive, right?” Earn it back..."
This is pure painting cake.
Electron microscopy is mainly used in the fields of biology and materials science.
There is a saying that "If you take good pictures with an electron microscope, you will be indispensable for your paper."
But now around 2000, these two disciplines have not yet exploded. Even if the Electron Microscopy Center opens its doors to attract customers, it will not be as overwhelming as it will be 20 years later.
But this reason was mainly for Tang Lintian to convince himself -
Chang Haonan could see that the other party still wanted to invest the money.
Just need to bite the bullet.
Sure enough, after looking down at the tea and being silent for a while, Tang Lintian raised his head again:
"My impression is that at the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology The Committee and the Academy of Sciences want to establish a national-level innovative high-end basic scientific research platform. "
"If you can get this project and you are willing to co-sign with these units... the money is not an issue. Difficult to solve.”
(End of this chapter)