Chapter 465: Yisi Laboratory
Within a few days, the news that the model aircraft club had established a company to research drones and raised five million in financing on the spot spread quickly throughout Fu Ri University. Almost everyone knew about it, and a large number of versions were circulated.
Not only were rumors flying everywhere, but the size of the funds soon exceeded 50 million.
Even Lu Yiming was a little amused and helpless after hearing the news. Fortunately, he invested in the name of Future Capital, otherwise he would have no peace in Fu Ri University from then on.
Now, everyone's reaction was very intense. Not only the students were going crazy, but even many instructors and professors in the school felt very uncomfortable and envious to the point of bleeding eyes when they got the news.
You know, many research projects at Fu Ri University have an annual funding of only hundreds of thousands of yuan. Even some unpopular majors that are not well-received by everyone have only tens of thousands of yuan, which is not enough to reimburse travel expenses.
Compared to this, what does five million mean?
This is a huge sum of money!
Professor He Zhongtian of the Computer Science Department pushed open the door of President Wang Hongsheng's office and shouted, "President Wang, what's going on with the airplane model club spending 5 million to start a company?"
How much can you do with five million?
How can I let a group of students mess it up?
He Zhongtian applied for 20,000 yuan in funding this year, but it has not been approved even after half a year!
Wang Hongsheng, who was reading a newspaper, was startled by He Zhongtian's sudden intrusion. He put down the newspaper and said in confusion, "Five million? The school only gives the model airplane club about 8,000 yuan a year, where did the five million come from? Are you kidding? Oh, by the way, I heard that they won the championship in this college model airplane competition, with a prize of 30,000 yuan."
The model aircraft club is still very influential in the school, and it is indeed very expensive, so the annual funding for the club's activities is around 8,000 to 10,000 yuan, mainly depending on the amount of financial appropriations.
Of course, the reason for such treatment is also inseparable from the high prize money of the model aircraft competition.
For example, in the college model aircraft competition, the champion prize is 30,000 yuan, the runner-up prize is 20,000 yuan, and the third place prize is 10,000 yuan.
If it were any other project, there wouldn't be so many.
He Zhongtian frowned and said, "It's not the school that paid for it?"
Wang Hongsheng said as a matter of course: "How could the school give 5 million to students to start a company? Fu Ri University has been established for so many years, when has such a thing ever happened? Did you make a mistake? Maybe they only said 50,000?"
The champion prize is only 30,000 yuan, and those who play with model airplanes also have money, so it is not a problem to raise 20,000 yuan.
Five million is an insult to one's intelligence. The school is not a money printing machine. Even if he sells his position as principal, he can't raise the money.
Even if we take into account all the money in the homes of those in the model aircraft club, it is still questionable whether there is five million.
However, He Zhongtian said categorically: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I heard them say five million!"
"Then I'll call the people at the model airplane club and ask them."
Wang Hongsheng picked up the phone on the table and called the model aircraft club.
After a few minutes, Wang Hongsheng showed an incredible expression on his face, and said to He Zhongtian: "I figured it out. It is indeed five million, but this money was not paid by the school. It was paid by a student named Lu Yiming from the Model Aircraft Club. He also registered the company."
Then, Wang Hongsheng suddenly remembered and couldn't help but say, "Hey, isn't this Lu Yiming a freshman who was dragged into the school by Long Qiquan? He seems to be the champion of some world competition. Let me ask him."
Wang Hongsheng called Long Qiquan again and asked, "Old Long, did you know that Lu Yiming, the man you specially recruited this year, spent five million to start a company?"
"Ah? What? He started a company? And he spent five million?"
When Long Qiquan heard the news, he was also confused. He had been studying distributed cloud storage technology recently and had not paid much attention to other things.
Wang Hongsheng frowned slightly: "You don't know either?"
Long Qiquan looked depressed: "I don't know. I'll go ask him now."
After hanging up the phone, Long Qiquan immediately found Lu Yiming in a hurry and asked seriously: "Principal Wang just called me and said that you spent five million to start a company. Is this true?"
Lu Yiming admitted it very honestly: "Yes."
He had no intention of hiding this matter, and it was a legal and legitimate matter, so there was no need to hide it.
Long Qiquan couldn't help but have a headache. Seeing Lu Yiming's righteous look, he couldn't help but remind him: "Have you ever heard of a saying? People are not worried about the lack of money, but the inequality of distribution. You've spent five million, and even I feel jealous, let alone others. I heard that many professors are now asking the school for money with their projects, and they have even gone to the principal."
Even for a famous domestic university like Fu Ri University, there is never enough research and development funding. The instructors and professors in many disciplines live a tight life.
As a result, the school’s model aircraft club now has five million in research and development funds. When Lu Yiming joined the club, he invested several million. Who wouldn’t be jealous?
Lu Yiming said solemnly: “Well, the school also has difficulties, I can understand.”
Seeing that Lu Yiming was so educated, Long Qiquan was still very happy. He nodded slightly and said, "Well, as long as you understand."
"So if I donate 10 million to the school in the name of my company, it should be okay, right?"
“…”
Long Qiquan was suddenly speechless.
What’s so great about being rich?
Well, it is indeed great to be rich.
"Professor Long, what's wrong with you?"
" It's okay , I just feel the wind is a bit noisy today. Okay, I'm going back now."
"Have a good time. I won't see you off. I have something else to do here."
"...Okay, go ahead and do your thing."
Long Qiquan didn't know how he got back to his office.
Ten million was enough to knock him out.
After sitting in the office chair for a while, Long Qiquan finally remembered to call Wang Hongsheng.
"Principal Wang, I just talked to Lu Yiming."
Wang Hongsheng asked: "How is it? What did Lu Yiming say?"
"He said he would donate 10 million to the school."
“…”
Donating to schools is not uncommon. In fact, these top universities receive a lot of donations every year.
However, a freshman who had just enrolled claimed that he wanted to donate 10 million to the school, and the amount he asked for was 10 million.
This is the first time this has happened in the 100 years since the founding of Fu Ri University.
Now it was Wang Hongsheng's turn to be confused. He felt that everything that happened today was like a dream and it was too unreal.
On the other hand, Lu Yiming was not just talking nonsense when he said he would donate to the school. Instead, he called Li Yiwen and said, "Cousin, please donate 10 million to Fu Ri University in the name of Future Capital."
In the past few days, Li Yiwen has already donated 10 million yuan for Lu Yiming's Xuanniao Company. Now when he heard Lu Yiming say that he would donate 10 million yuan to the school, he frowned immediately: "Donation? What are you thinking about?"
Lu Yiming explained: "Many wealthy people in the United States like to donate to schools. It's not because they have too much money to spend, but donating to universities, especially their alma mater, can bring many invisible benefits and connections. I have long been eyeing some research resources at Fu Ri University. Whether it is laboratory equipment or research talents, you may not be able to find them even if you have money. Now I only need to spend 10 million to get it for free. It's really a good deal."
Li Yiwen said with a smile: "Is Fu Ri University considered letting a wolf into the house? You are really a weasel in the henhouse."
Lu Yiming was quite confident about this: "What you said is too harsh, it's not like I don't want to pay."
The next day, the news that Xiangjiang Future Capital would donate 10 million to Fu Ri University spread like wildfire and soon became a hot topic in Fu Ri University.
The school also acted quickly and planned to hold a grand donation ceremony.
It was nine o'clock in the morning and the sun was shining brightly.
In the auditorium of Fu Ri University, red flags and colorful flags are waving.
The school’s main leaders and media reporters gathered together to witness the strange event of the first donation made to the school by freshmen since the founding of Fu Ri University.
On a high platform covered with red carpet, Lu Yiming personally handed a huge check for 10 million yuan to Wang Hongsheng.
Wang Hongsheng took the check, shook Lu Yiming's hand excitedly, and said, "On behalf of Fu Ri University, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you. Lu Yiming, if you encounter any difficulties in school in the future, or have any needs, please come to me. The school will definitely help you solve it within its ability!"
Originally, this was just a polite remark. After all, Lu Yiming actually took out 10 million yuan, so he had to express his verbal favor.
However, Lu Yiming really didn't bother to be rude to him, and casually made a request: "I do have something I want to ask the school for."
Wang Hongsheng was immediately shocked, but he could only greet him with a smile and asked, "What's the matter? Tell me."
Lu Yiming immediately expressed his thoughts: "As everyone knows, I founded a company that develops drones. At present, the development of quadcopters has encountered relatively large challenges and there are many technical difficulties to overcome. At present, due to the insufficient computing power of the calculator and the problem of too much data noise, the performance of the micro automatic controller that I originally had high hopes for is not satisfactory."
"Therefore, I now want to develop a truly stable multi-rotor drone automatic controller. Once this is successful, it will definitely create a precedent for the application of electric quadcopters in professional fields and make drone technology mature. Therefore, I need the school to send a group of experts and professors to cooperate with my research and development."
The original quadcopter drone technology did not mature until around 2005 or 2006, and DJI also entered the market in 2006. Lu Yiming is so many years ahead of time now, so he has eaten the crab early enough, but the problem is that it is not cooked, and he can't eat it raw, right?
The biggest difficulty now is that many key technologies are still in a blank state.
These technologies cannot be developed by just thinking about them. They require a professional team to work hard on scientific research. Lu Yiming's plan is to bring in all the great professors in the school who are good at related fields.
Wang Hongsheng's eyelids trembled slightly. He knew that Lu Yiming spent a lot of money to develop a big project in the model aircraft club, but what is a quadcopter? To put it bluntly, isn't it just an expensive toy?
Not satisfied with just bullying your students, you’re now targeting the teachers at Fudan University?
Everyone is busy, okay?
This is not the way to waste scientific research resources!
If these words were said to an ordinary student, Wang Hongsheng would have scolded him long ago, and would not have stopped until he had scolded him thoroughly.
But now Lu Yiming donated 10 million to the school!
However, despite this, Wang Hongsheng still felt embarrassed.
After all, this is Fu Ri University!
It is Fu Ri University that can undertake national projects!
You want to let those scientists who are studying cutting-edge science come and play drones with you?
Wang Hongsheng really wanted to refuse on the spot, but he had no choice because he had just made a promise that he would contact the school if he needed anything. Now that Lu Yiming had made a request, if he refused again, wouldn't he be slapping himself in public?
Who would dare to donate money to Fu Ri University in the future?
However, Wang Hongsheng is a seasoned man after all. He rolled his eyes and immediately came up with an idea.
"Your idea is great! If you want to find talents in the field of electromechanical engineering, the school can give you contact information, but whether you can convince them depends on your own ability."
Although Lu Yiming knew that this was Wang Hongsheng's excuse for evading responsibility, in Lu Yiming's opinion, this was also a letter of appointment. Lu Yiming could interpret it as: The principal has given me your contact information, and you still don't cooperate with me. Are you trying to make things difficult for the school?
If we set the salary high at that time, how many people can refuse?
After all, scientists also need to eat, so poaching is a piece of cake for Lu Yiming.
"Thank you, Principal Wang!"
Seeing that the matter was settled, Wang Hongsheng breathed a sigh of relief.
He was about to announce the end of the ceremony, but Lu Yiming spoke again: "Principal Wang, I have several important technical projects in the field of mechatronics, and I would like to cooperate with the school in research and development."
The so-called mechatronics technology is a concept first proposed by the island nation's business community around 1970.
At that time they named it Mechatronics, which combines applied mechanical technology and electronic technology.
With the rapid development and widespread application of computer technology, as we are about to enter the millennium, mechatronics technology has achieved unprecedented development and has become a system technology that integrates computer and information technology, automatic control technology, sensor detection technology, servo transmission technology and mechanical technology.
Among these, the "hardware indicator" of mechanical technology is the foundation of mechatronics. The focus of mechanical technology is on how to adapt to mechatronics technology, use other high and new technologies to update concepts, realize changes in structure, material and performance, and meet the requirements of reducing weight, reducing volume, improving precision, increasing stiffness and improving performance.
"I think that in the manufacturing process of mechatronic systems, classical mechanical theories and processes should be assisted by computer-aided technology, while artificial intelligence and expert systems should be used to form a new generation of mechanical manufacturing technology. In this regard, the technological gap between China and foreign countries is not too large, and it is not too late to catch up now."
Wang Hongsheng was deeply shocked after hearing what Lu Yiming said.
Originally, he thought Lu Yiming was developing drone technology just for fun.
As a rich man, I am happy no matter how much money I have .
But when Lu Yiming told him his plan, Wang Hongsheng saw his ambition in the field of technology. A businessman who likes to make money is not uncommon in Xia Country. After all, no matter how awesome he is, can he be as awesome as Mr. Mou who exchanged cans for airplanes?
That’s the tough guy who claimed he would use an atomic bomb to blow up the Himalayas!
But people like Lu Yiming, who have money but are willing to invest heavily in the field of technology and spend money on independent research and development, are really rare in Xia Country.
In a trance, Wang Hongsheng even felt a bit of admiration for Lu Yiming.
"Don't worry, I will do my best to promote your cooperation!"
Lu Yiming said sincerely: "Thank you, Principal Wang."
Wang Hongsheng held Lu Yiming's hand tightly and said earnestly, "No, it is the school that should thank you. In the near future , Fu Ri University will probably be proud of you."
In his heart, he began to feel fortunate for Long Qiquan's original decision. He exchanged two special admissions places for a talented student like Lu Yiming. It was not a loss for Fudan University.
With the donation of 10 million and Wang Hongsheng's personal promise, all the voices in the school talking about Lu Yiming disappeared. Some smart professors were even ready to contact Lu Yiming to join directly.
I work hard all year round, applying for research funding of 18,000 yuan from the school, but even if I talk my ass off, it may not be approved. Lu Yiming can spend millions even on a model airplane. Instead of talking to the school, I might as well get close to Lu Yiming. Who knows, this young master might get happy one day and give me hundreds of thousands of yuan. Wouldn't that be easy?
Lu Yiming has always been a man of action. On the afternoon of the day of the donation, Lu Yiming and the school jointly issued a statement, announcing the establishment of a mechatronics research institute at Fu Ri University, named Yisi Laboratory, which specializes in the application and development of artificial intelligence technology in the mechatronics field.
Afterwards, Lu Yiming took the list provided by Wang Hongsheng and started poaching people from all over the place, causing chaos in several electromechanical research institutes in Zhonghai.
Take a look at the conditions offered by Lu Yiming: an annual salary starting at 200,000, and a house and a car will be given upon joining. Once scientific research results are produced and recognized by Lu Yiming, the bonus will start at 100,000.
Who can withstand this?
For a time, there were countless people resigning from major research institutes and changing jobs.
After learning about what Fu Ri University had done, the phone in Wang Hongsheng's office was almost blown up by these angry people.
Not only that, they were not satisfied with just making phone calls, they even formed a group and went to Fu Ri University to confront Wang Hongsheng in person.
On this day, Wang Hongsheng's office was packed with people, all of whom were the heads of sister schools and various research institutes.
"Old Wang, you'd better give me an explanation."
"Good boy, your Fu Ri University has produced such a troublemaker, and you not only don't suppress him, but you actually let him do whatever he wants?"
"Old Wang, what do you mean? You're just going to do this to a rich student? He's almost poached all the people in our school's electromechanical experiment group! If you don't give me an explanation, I won't leave today."
The technical experts in key positions were poached, and many research projects could not be carried out. The remaining people could only watch anxiously. The culprit was Lu Yiming from Fu Ri University. No wonder everyone was so angry now.
Fortunately, Lu Yiming's Yisi Laboratory is backed by Fu Ri University. If it were a purely commercial organization, it would have been torn down by these angry people by now.
Facing this group of troublemakers, Wang Hongsheng smiled and said, "Let me tell you, this Lu Yiming is a talented person... "
