Chapter 568: Why do you have to endure a poor life to do scientific research?
Although Lu Yiming did not show anger, it made Long Wu feel even more scared. He knew that these top people were very cunning and did not show their emotions.
He regretted it so much that he wished he could sew his mouth shut right now.
Lu Yiming gave him such a big project, building factories and company buildings. Xinghe Real Estate will have work to do in the next few years. With the help of this project and the relationship with Lu Yiming, Xinghe Real Estate can be said to be soaring. He became inflated and complacent. When he met his old friends in Zhonghai, he started to brag about it. Unexpectedly, this bragging brought him such a big trouble.
Lu Yiming was in class, so he didn't get the news right away. He picked up the newspaper that Long Wu brought over, read the report from beginning to end, and said, "This is not right."
Long Wu said with a sad face: "Of course it's wrong. Don't I know what kind of person you are, Mr. Lu? If you said you would build a factory, then you must build one. They took my words out of context and misinterpreted them. I am innocent."
Lu Yiming said, "That's not what I'm talking about. I want to ask you, do you know that the Zhonghai Municipal Government has granted me land?"
Long Wu was slightly stunned and said, "I know, didn't the news say that?"
Lu Yiming then asked: "How much land did the Zhonghai Municipal Government approve for me? What was the price?"
Long Wu frowned when asked, scratched his head in frustration, and said, "I don't know, the news reports didn't seem to mention it."
Lu Yiming shook the newspaper and said, "Yes, I signed an agreement with the government at the beginning. This kind of thing must be confidential and not accessible to ordinary people. No third party knows how much land was approved and how much money was spent except me and the relevant departments. But you see this report, it lists in a solemn manner how much land I got and how much money I spent. This is a confidentiality clause in the agreement. You don't even know it, so how could it appear in the chat content between you and your friends?"
When Long Wu heard this, he slapped his forehead and said, "That's right."
He was so frightened when he saw the newspaper just now that he thought he had caused a big disaster, so he ran to Lu Yiming to apologize. How could he have time to study these details? Now that Lu Yiming said this, he also felt that something seemed to be wrong.
"So, these reports are not accidental, but someone did it on purpose?"
Lu Yiming said with certainty: "That's right, and the person who wants to get me is of high status. After all, he is not an ordinary person if he can get this data."
He said with emotion: "To be honest, I have been slandered more than once or twice. Although I often go back and slap them in the face, you have to admit that this trick is really useful. They don't care whether this routine is old enough or not, nor do they care whether I will go back and slap them in the face. After all, many people like to follow the trend. Even if I slap them in the face in the end, they will lightly say things like 'flies don't bite cracked eggs', 'you are not wrong, why do they want to slander you and not others? So there must be something wrong with you', and when the time comes, the rumors will slowly accumulate, and one day they will beat me so hard that I can't even raise my head."
As the saying goes, it takes only one mouth to spread a rumor, but it takes a lot of effort to refute it. The rumor spreader knows better than anyone that you are wronged, but who cares? If the rumor fails once, try it twice. If it fails ten times, try it a hundred times. As long as the lie is repeated enough, people will naturally be brainwashed.
And in fact, it is true.
The general public does not have the ability to disprove something, not to mention that the media these days still has a scarce attribute called "credibility." They use this little bit of trust to stir up trouble.
After the newspaper was published, the Zhonghai citizens who saw the news report were extremely angry.
They felt that the land, which was worth nearly 200 million yuan, was sold for only 60 million yuan, which was clearly an embezzlement of state-owned assets and a crime against the people.
Many people were outraged and wrote letters of complaint to the authorities, demanding a thorough investigation of the matter to see if there were any hidden secrets such as the transfer of interests.
Every day when the relevant departments arrive at the office, they are faced with boxes of letters of complaint, the contents of which are similar, which makes them anxious.
After all, Zhonghai is a municipality directly under the Central Government, and this was a huge case worth hundreds of millions of yuan, so it quickly attracted the attention of higher-ups. Someone even spread the word that higher-ups were going to send an investigation team to Zhonghai to look into the matter.
The investigation team from Beijing was dispatched. This was no small matter. Xu Wentao hurried over to find Lu Yiming to explain the matter to him.
When the two met, seeing Xu Wentao's haggard face, Lu Yiming couldn't help but teased him, "Secretary Xu, it seems that you haven't slept well these days. You have such heavy dark circles under your eyes. You need to get a good night's sleep."
Xu Wentao complained, "Come on, I'm lucky enough that I don't have insomnia, and I don't have time for a nap . I came to you today to talk to you about the land acquisition. Now people are saying that we colluded with each other and embezzled state-owned assets. I've been scolded for that."
According to the general process of the government passing the buck, it is definitely right to pass the buck first when something like this happens. After layers of passing the buck, the big pot now falls on Xu Wentao. After all, the land application procedures went through his hands, and he was also the one who contacted Lu Yiming.
Seeing Xu Wentao's miserable state, Lu Yiming also heaved a sigh of relief. He said, "Don't worry, Secretary Xu, what's fake won't be real, and what's real won't be fake. I have nothing to fear from my own shadow. The best way to deal with rumors is to fight back with the truth."
Xu Wentao said helplessly: "It's OK to say such things. Those of us who have been involved in this know what happened. But it's useless. Mr. Lu, let me be honest with you here. If this matter is not completely resolved, I may have to move on."
Lu Yiming was a little surprised and asked, "Ah? Is it so serious?"
Xu Wentao sighed and said, "What do you think?"
Lu Yiming didn't dare to neglect it this time, and quickly said: "Then I will hold a press conference to clarify it."
No matter if it helps or not, the truth must be told first.
Lu Yiming decided to hold a press conference at China Overseas Software Industrial Park at ten o'clock the next morning.
At 7 or 8 in the morning, Long Hai, who had just finished breakfast, set out with his camera. He was a reporter working for a newspaper. Hearing that Lu Yiming was going to hold a press conference, he went to Zhonghai Software Industrial Park early to occupy a good position.
However, he was not the first reporter to arrive. There were already groups of reporters walking around in the makeshift venue.
He glanced around and saw a familiar figure, so he greeted him, "Hello, Deng Cong, you're here too, so early."
A reporter who was adjusting his camera looked up, saw Long Hai, and said with a smile: "You're here early too. I expect a lot of people will come to today's press conference, so come early to grab a good seat. Tell me, are those things in the newspaper true? Is there really some inside story?"
Long Hai said sinisterly: "I think there must be something fishy here. Mr. Lu bought the land at such a low price and claimed that he was going to make chips. Do you believe such an outrageous reason? Anyway, I don't believe it."
Deng Cong said: "Lu Yiming is the richest man after all, he wouldn't do such a thing, right?"
Long Hai said with a righteous expression, "How many good things are there in rich people? He became the richest man at such a young age. Where do you think he got all that money? Can a legitimate business make so much money? In my opinion, it must be a power-for-money transaction. There must be something fishy going on here."
As they were chatting, Long Hai's cell phone rang, so he ran to the side and quietly answered the call.
"Do you know what to do later?"
Hearing this voice, Long Hai nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'm right here at the scene. I will definitely make him lose face when the time comes."
"Work hard. When you succeed, the position of editor-in-chief of the newspaper will be yours."
"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your cultivation!"
In fact, the newspaper where Long Hai works is actually affiliated with the Qinshan Society. This time, Lu Zhiqiang gave Long Hai a task, asking him to make things difficult for Lu Yiming at the press conference, and promised that as long as he did an outstanding job, he would be made the editor-in-chief of the newspaper.
Although doing so would most likely offend Lu Yiming, with Qin Shan's support behind him and his identity as a reporter, Long Hai was not really worried that Lu Yiming would retaliate afterwards. Moreover, wealth and honor are sought in danger, if he didn't take a chance, how many years would he have to continue to be a small reporter?
As soon as ten o'clock arrived, Lu Yiming appeared on the stage, and the eyes of the reporters at the scene were all focused on Lu Yiming.
Lu Yiming stood on a platform half a meter high, holding a microphone, and said, "Hello everyone, I am Lu Yiming, and I welcome all journalists and media colleagues to this press conference. The reason for holding this press conference is mainly because I want to tell you about the future development plans and goals of Fuda Microelectronics Co., Ltd."
As soon as Lu Yiming finished speaking, Long Hai stood up impatiently and asked a very sharp question: "Mr. Lu, I heard that you only used one-third of the price to get more than 60,000 square meters of land in Pudong New Area, and these lands will be used to build high-end villas and boutique apartment buildings. Is this true?"
There is no doubt that this was Longhai's blatant attack, trying to prove Lu Yiming's "crime" of fake chips and real land.
Lu Yiming frowned. This question itself was a trap. Whether he admitted it or denied it, it would trigger bad associations among the public.
Long Hai was very proud of asking this question. This was an excuse he had thought about for a long time. This question is divided into two parts. The first part is to acquire land at a low price, and the second part is to build villas. If the first part is true that the land was acquired at a low price, then the hat of embezzlement of state-owned assets is put on first. If the second part is true that the villa is built, then the fake chip manufacturing and real acquisition of land is confirmed.
However, Lu Yiming did not hesitate, but said calmly: "I did get 60,000 square meters of land at only one-third of the price."
Seeing Lu Yiming admit it himself, Long Hai became excited. The reporters were also shocked. They didn't expect Lu Yiming to admit it so straightforwardly.
"Boss Lu, are you really using the name of chip manufacturing to acquire land at a low price and reap benefits for yourself?"
"Mr. Lu, this is embezzlement of state-owned assets. Aren't you afraid of going to jail?"
"It's true! I was just saying something nice for you before! The reason why Xia's high-tech industry hasn't developed is because of you parasites."
Long Hai was delighted when he saw the reporters around him criticizing Lu Yiming. He secretly admired himself for asking such a brilliant question, while Lu Yiming was so stupid as to jump directly into the trap.
Now he has admitted in front of so many people that he bought the land at a low price, and he can no longer save face.
However, facing the criticism from the reporters, Lu Yiming was calm. He looked around and finally stopped at Long Hai. He looked at him for three seconds, as if he wanted to imprint the image of Long Hai in his mind. Then, he said, "Is 60,000 square meters of land a lot? The market value is only 180 million. Is it worth risking my life to do something like profit transfer with such a small amount of money? How can you be called the richest man if you want to transfer 100 or 200 million? Do you know that the research sponsorship I donated to the Microelectronics Institute of the Xia Academy of Sciences this month alone is 200 million?"
The donation of 200 million yuan to the Microelectronics Institute of the Xia Academy of Sciences was just to recruit people. Lu Yiming was not a publicity savvy person, so he naturally would not tell anyone about it. And the Microelectronics Institute of the Xia Academy of Sciences let a large number of people go in order to get the money, so naturally they did not dare to report it widely.
Therefore, it is still shocking when Lu Yiming talks about this now.
After all, the unit of "100 million" is beyond the reach of ordinary people. For ordinary people, millions are already a huge fortune, and 2,000 yuan a month is considered a high salary.
"Is this true? Why have I never heard of this news?"
"Does this have anything to do with you buying the land at a low price? Or is this the person you are transferring benefits to?"
Because there was no widespread coverage, many people did not believe Lu Yiming's statement.
After all, two hundred million is not a small amount of money, it can build a residential community.
However, some reporters have heard about this news. They immediately muttered: "It seems to be true. A friend of mine who is a researcher told me about it."
A reporter who had a good impression of Lu Yiming accepted his words. As for the land in Pudong New Area, although the government half-sold and half-gave it away, the "discount" of more than 100 million yuan may be an astronomical figure for ordinary people, but for Lu Yiming, the richest man, it is really nothing. Haven't you seen people donate 200 million yuan to scientific research institutions?
As I said, if one can transfer benefits with just one or two hundred million, then what’s the point of being the richest man? The value of this title is too low.
Seeing that the situation was gradually developing in Lu Yiming's favor, Long Hai suddenly became anxious and jumped out again, saying loudly: "The government granted you the land to support Fuda Microelectronics to build chips, but you turned around and used it to build a villa, Mr. Lu. How do you plan to explain this matter?"
The eyes of those reporters who were skeptical about Lu Yiming's words suddenly brightened.
"Yes, Mr. Lu, you haven't answered this question yet."
"Does scientific research have to be done in a big villa?"
"You bought the land at a low price to build a villa, and you told me you were doing scientific research? You are kidding me."
Lu Yiming cleared his throat and said, "Let me tell you something. Not long after I came to Zhonghai University, I had already bought two buildings in a high-end community. Now many houses in those two buildings have been given away by me. Those who got my houses are all top scientific and technological talents. I am a simple person. As long as you have real skills and are willing to work with me, giving away houses and cars is not a problem at all. These talents not only got houses from me, but I also gave them an annual salary of no less than 100,000."
"Holy crap, a salary of 100,000 yuan a year? And a house for free? Since when did being a researcher become so valuable?"
"This treatment is too good, isn't it? Aren't you afraid of corrupting their spiritual will?"
“They shouldn’t be given such good living conditions.”
Lu Yiming was amused when he heard this, and immediately said: "I always feel that the public has a strange mentality. Under the influence of this mentality, it is natural for many people to serve them, and it is also natural for many people's efforts to be disproportionate to their income.
Because you have the ability, you deserve to do more things; because you enjoy a reputation, you deserve to do things without asking for anything in return.
The more knowledgeable you are, the more people will take it for granted that you should be noble and otherworldly.
In their eyes, highly qualified people cannot have their own demands or preferences, and must do things in accordance with their requirements.
Just like teachers must be simple and poor; just like scientific research must be innovative and there must be some great discovery of the century, otherwise it is a waste of money; just like many mentors who do horizontal work or start their own companies will not be looked up to by other mentors.
If you want to make money, you shouldn't do scientific research.
Scientific researchers, like ordinary people, have life needs and a yearning for a better life. Why must they endure poverty?
Scientific research is not what many people imagine, where inspiration comes one after another, as if from God. Scientific research is the repeated accumulation and demonstration of a large amount of data before and after theoretical breakthroughs. Every bit of progress needs to be proven by boring and repetitive experiments to be called science.
Scientific research is a difficult and gradual path of practice, and nothing can be achieved overnight. Inspiration only provides direction, and real breakthroughs still require researchers' unremitting efforts and repetitive work.
The difficult conditions first stimulate the need to improve one's living environment. Under such circumstances, not many people turn to scientific research. What we see are rare exceptions, idols packaged through publicity - the large-scale loss of scientific research talents is an example.
Are there people who can really persist in scientific research under poor conditions?
Yes, but very rarely. And there is no guarantee of success.
Why do so many talents leave China, even though China has provided better economic conditions and research equipment?
Because researchers are also cultural people with ambition and pride, when the scientific research hardware is comparable, many people will choose places with better soft environments to conduct their research - in their hearts, science belongs to all mankind, and places with simpler interpersonal relationships, where results can be better transformed and recognized, and where they can concentrate on their careers are better places - the vast majority of people will choose to leave.
These are just the soft conditions, let alone the hard conditions.
Hardship and poverty mean poor hardware, which is the sorrow of today's scientific researchers and the sorrow of everyone.
Being poor but ambitious is worthy of recognition, but being poor is by no means a good thing.
The reason why you say thank you to the poor is because you are moving away from it.
Ah, I seem to have strayed off topic, let's get back to the point. I built villas and residential areas precisely to provide better living conditions for scientific researchers. I think this is the minimum respect for talent."
