Chapter 252 So much money?
In fact, normally speaking, a textile company like this would be unlikely to think of asking Xu You for help in researching such a project.
However, everything changed after Xu You won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Various companies have expressed their willingness to invite Xu You to work on horizontal projects.
There are even some sports protection brands that want Xu You to help develop sports protection equipment with better user experience.
But in the end, Xu You politely refused.
Although Xu You is very interested in many studies.
But I will never accept everything.
"Professor Xu, in fact, the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Japan, South Korea, India and many other countries are conducting relevant research and development on this material, but none of them have solved this problem well for the time being. If we can solve this problem, we will also occupy a leading position in the future clothing industry."
Hearing that experts from so many countries had not solved this problem, Xu You began to feel more motivated.
If our state-owned enterprises can possess this technology, then the high-end clothing market will most likely no longer exist only in Western countries.
Thinking of this, Xu You became even more eager to study this topic.
"Boss Qi, if this problem is solved, will it be possible for high-end clothing brands to appear in China in the future?"
"That's right, because this material has some characteristics. It not only has many performance advantages, but is also almost green and pollution-free. If this technology is mastered by foreign countries , we may become an importer of this material."
Having said that, Xu You basically decided to take over this project.
Of course, before that, Xu You still needs to discuss the specific cooperation matters of this horizontal project in advance.
"Mr. Qi, if we accept this horizontal project, what will be the specific mode of cooperation?"
"We have great confidence in the capabilities of Professor Xu and your experimental group. As for research funding, we can provide up to 20 million yuan based on the results of the project. Of course, even if the research results of the project are not ideal, we will reimburse all research expenses normally and give you a hard work fee of no less than 1 million yuan."
Xu You was somewhat surprised to hear about this scientific research funding.
Originally, Xu You thought that if the scientific research funding could reach several million, it would be a very high number.
Unexpectedly, it could reach 20 million.
When Xu You was working on the longitudinal project on the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity, the total research funding was only two million.
No wonder many experimental groups like to take on horizontal projects, they really make money.
"Also, Professor Xu, if you have any results, you can publish your paper normally, as long as you don't expose your core technology. If possible, we also hope to have long-term cooperation with Professor Xu."
Qi Zhiliang also knew that there were many companies that wanted to find Xu You to do projects recently.
They finally got the chance to meet Xu You, and they didn't want to mess up the cooperation.
"Okay, Mr. Qi. I am also very interested in taking over this project. Then we will go through the school procedures."
Horizontal projects like this require a series of application processes and the establishment of collaboration between companies and laboratories through the school.
"Okay, Professor Xu, let me go back and work out the following specific cooperation items, and then start the project application process."
When discussing a project with a company for the first time, Xu You felt that it was indeed different from his own scientific research.
Compared with simply doing scientific research, there are many more financial factors involved.
Of course, in addition , there are other factors that made Xu You happy to accept this project.
Xu You had rarely been involved in the research field of this kind of fiber material before.
This is considered a breakthrough for Xu You.
Xu You felt that this might be beneficial to his other research in the future.
As an interdisciplinary talent, it would definitely be better to have a broader research field.
In addition, Xu You also wants the key technologies in this industry to be in the hands of his own country.
If even some high-end clothing materials need to be imported from abroad.
That will still have a huge negative impact on related industries in a country.
Xu You is not particularly concerned about the clothing industry, but he also hopes that China can produce some of the world's top clothing brands.
Not just relying on publicity, but truly conquering them with high-quality fabrics.
After all, most of the world's top clothing brands are produced in Western countries.
A lot of it is for publicity purposes, and of course there are many technologies involved.
Xu You had no control over the publicity.
But Xu You can still help solve technical problems.
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After that, the two sides completed the discussion on the details of the cooperation and started the process of establishing horizontal projects.
The application process takes some time. Before that, the Modu Textile Group provided Xu You with samples of Lyocell fiber materials and some related information.
At this time, Xu You had several other projects on hand that were currently under research.
With Xu You's current energy, working on several projects at the same time is not a problem, and it may even make Xu You feel more excited.
Instead, it was the feeling of emptiness from having no projects to work on that made Xu You feel uncomfortable.
After this horizontal topic has officially completed the project establishment procedures.
Qiao Sen informed Xu You of the news.
"Teacher Xu, the Lyocell fiber material project has been approved. You can start researching this topic."
In accordance with the previous agreement, Qiao Sen continued to address Xu You as teacher.
"Okay, Mr. Qiao."
"How do you feel about taking on a horizontal project for the first time?" Qiao Sen asked with a smile.
Qiao Sen still remembers that when he first became a university teacher, not only did he not have any companies wanting to work with him, he didn't even have the opportunity to take the initiative to take on research projects.
I can only follow other teachers and do some projects together.
Qiao Sen has rarely been able to get such a large project worth 20 million yuan in all his years.
Of course, there is really no need to compare Qiao Sen with Xu You, the Nobel Prize winner in physics.
"I just feel like the money given is too much, and I feel a little embarrassed to take it." Xu You said.
If I were to work, I don’t know how long it would take me to earn this much money.
From this perspective, being a university teacher is indeed a high-paying job.
"Why should you be embarrassed about this? If you can help them complete this project, the profit you bring to the company will be far more than 20 million. So why are the research funds for horizontal projects usually higher? It's because these technologies are very marketable."
