Chapter 672 I Want to Win the Nobel Prize
Now that the matter has been settled, although Long Qiquan feels very sorry in his heart, he absolutely dare not put on airs in front of Lu Yiming. After all, although in name they are in a relationship of principal and student, Long Qiquan knows very well that the person standing in front of him is the new richest man in Asia!
Even if he lost his mind, he wouldn't dare to complain about Lu Yiming.
After thinking about it, Long Qiquan made a compromise and said, "Then, can we arrange for the master's students in related majors from Fu Ri University to intern in your company?"
Lu Yiming was too generous. He spent 300 million to buy experimental equipment. The experimental conditions of Mo Xin Technology were much better than those of the school. He could only find a way to get students from Fudan University to come and use the instruments and equipment.
Lu Yiming was naturally happy to see this happen, and immediately said, "I'm worried that no one is willing to work for me here for free. Let me make a deal first. It's okay for you to come and use the equipment, but you must abide by the rules and regulations of Moxin Technology, and you must also assist us in the experiment."
Long Qiquan thought that Lu Yiming would put forward some rules and regulations, and he had already prepared the wording in his mind, but he did not expect Lu Yiming to agree so straightforwardly. He was overjoyed and said, "Then it's settled. A gentleman's word is as good as gold."
Fudan University wants to use Moxin Technology's equipment to gain experience for its students. It seems like it's getting a good deal, but Lu Yiming is after these top talents who graduated from universities.
After all, equipment can be purchased if you have money and connections, but what is the most expensive thing in the 21st century? Talent!
Night, Lu Family Garden.
After dinner, Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue took a walk, then went into the study and turned on the computer. They happened to see a few people chatting in the Penguin group he had created.
Ma Teng complained: "This group function is really useful. I sold it at a low price at the beginning."
Wu Ying asked curiously, "How much did you sell it for?"
Ma Teng: "I sold my shares to Mr. Lu for one million yuan."
Wu Ying made a shocked expression: "Fuck, you're in big trouble. I heard that Tencent's valuation is now over 500 million."
Ma Teng sent a crying emoji: "Stop talking, I'm so sad."
Many business leaders in the group who were brought in by Lu Yiming were comforting Ma Teng, but they were actually very happy in their hearts.
After all, watching others lose money is much more joyful than making money yourself.
But when they thought about the fact that the company that Lu Yiming bought for one million was now worth 500 million, everyone's mood suddenly became bad again.
After chatting for a few minutes, everyone started discussing Lu Yiming again.
"@Mr. Lu, what are you doing recently?"
Guo Guangchang: "Mr. Lu has recently started spending a lot of money. He just spent 3 billion yuan on real estate and bought land. He just spent another 300 million yuan. I heard that he plans to develop new materials. Don't you know about such an important thing?"
A bunch of question marks filled the chat window.
Ma Teng: "I can understand spending 3 billion to buy land, after all, the business potential of Yiming Plaza is really good, but what is the operation of investing 300 million to get new materials?"
"don't know."
"I can only say that Mr. Lu is very courageous."
"【you are awesome】"
If it were an ordinary person, they would have been scolded as an idiot by them long ago, but these were done by Lu Yiming, and Lu Yiming had just become the new richest man in Asia.
The meaning and concept are different.
After looking at the chat history for a while, Lu Yiming typed: "Wow, is it so lively tonight?"
Seeing Lu Yiming pop up, everyone turned the topic to Lu Yiming.
"Boss Lu is here."
"Hello, Mr. Lu."
"Mr. Lu has been spending a lot of money recently."
"The richest man in Asia is so awesome. I'm crying with envy."
"Congratulations to Mr. Lu for surpassing Superman Li and becoming the richest man in Asia."
"It's too fast. In just a few years, Mr. Lu has become the richest man in Asia. He is simply a legend."
"It's a great honor! It's a great honor! To be honest, those guys in Hong Kong are too arrogant. They think we in the mainland are poor all day long. Now President Lu has slapped them in the face."
"It's great, Mr. Lu."
As soon as Lu Yiming appeared, the group became more active, with all kinds of flattery pouring in.
"One hundred billion, I can't even think about it."
"Who dares to think about this? I don't even know if I can make 100 billion in my lifetime."
Lu Yiming said: "In the future, we will strive to have a few more billionaires in our group. It is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone."
In the joyful atmosphere, Jack Ma suddenly @ Lu Yiming and said, "Mr. Lu, you are finally here. I have been thinking about this recently. Do you think the Internet still has a future? The pig factory is..."
At this time, although Jack Ma had figured out some ways with the help of Lu Yiming, the current environment was really bad. Seeing that the pig farm was losing money and had to sell itself, Jack Ma became less and less confident.
Calculating the time, it was time for Jack Ma to take over. Lu Yiming made a sinister expression and said, "What? You still can't see the way forward? If you really think it's not going to work, you can sell Alibaba. Don't wait until it becomes a junk company like Ying Hai Wei, or you won't be able to sell it off."
Zhang Shuxin, who was lurking in the group to watch the fun, was suddenly affected. She immediately made an angry expression and said, "Lu, did I provoke you?"
In fact, Ying Haiwei has had a very hard time recently.
In August 2001, Yinghaiwei abandoned ISP and announced a "big transformation". Yike Holdings, the major shareholder of Yinghaiwei Information Technology Co., Ltd., announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it would acquire Zhuhai Tianxin, a well-known domestic ERP software manufacturer, for HK$48 million.
In September 2001, Yinghaiwei began to lay off employees.
Since then, the company's business development has been stagnant. By 2004, Yinghaiwei had completely disappeared from people's sight.
The demise of such a dominant company in the early days of the Internet is undoubtedly a cause for regret.
The road to success has always been paved with the corpses of pioneers, and only the companies that survive will be remembered by those who come after them.
Lu Yiming quickly sent a pitiful expression and said, "Sister, are you online?"
"snort!"
Zhang Shuxin sent a humming expression, and Lu Yiming quickly changed the subject, @Jack Ma: "You suddenly popped up, are you short of money again?"
As soon as they heard this, a group of people in the group started to make a fuss.
"Damn it, does Mr. Lu mean to invest in Jack Ma again?"
"Jack Ma, you are being kept."
"Mr. Lu, to be honest, I'm a little short of money recently, you see..."
"Me too."
"Boss Lu is going to give a lot of help in the group, everyone come quickly @all members."
Lu Yiming: “…”
Damn, not chatting privately was a mistake!
He quickly said, "Don't make a fuss. I'm just asking casually. You are all big bosses. I'm short of money recently. I spent tens of billions all at once."
After talking for a few words in the group, Lu Yiming sent a private message to Jack Ma: "Are you short of money?"
Jack Ma said: "That's not the case, it's just that I was hit again recently."
"oh?"
Lu Yiming immediately became interested and asked, "What happened to you?"
Before his rebirth, Lu Yiming was just an ordinary person. The Jack Ma he knew was the well-dressed and well-talked big entrepreneur on TV programs or online programs. Lu Yiming didn't know what Jack Ma had encountered during his fortune. Therefore, he was very curious when he heard Jack Ma say this.
Jack Ma rolled his eyes and said, "Mr. Lu, who else could it be?"
When Lu Yiming heard this, he was stunned: "Why are you blaming me for this?"
Jack Ma explained, "Mr. Lu, to be honest, I used to be unyielding to anyone, but since I met you, Mr. Lu, I really can't help but be submissive. You see, I'm already in my thirties this year, and I'll be forty in two years, but I can only float in the business world, while you, Mr. Lu, have become the richest man in Asia."
Lu Yiming said modestly: "My title of Asia's richest man is very empty. Li Chaoren's actual assets are definitely more than mine, but he just doesn't want to be in the spotlight. And a hundred billion in assets is not a lot. In another ten or eight years, you can also earn it."
Jack Ma was speechless for a long time before he said with a smile: "Mr. Lu, why do I feel like you are better at bragging than I am?"
Lu Yiming: "It's just bragging if you can't do it, but what if you do it? Believe in yourself, you can do it."
Seeing that Lu Yiming believed in him so much, Jack Ma was very moved and felt that it was worth it to have such a close friend in life.
"Mr. Lu, I will remember your words."
The other side.
At the weekend, Shi Caijiang called Lu Yiming and said, "The Zhonghai Yiming Plaza project will start construction in a few days. Remember to attend the groundbreaking ceremony."
Lu Yiming said: "You can handle this kind of small matter by yourselves. I have more important things to do and I don't have time."
Shi Caijiang was puzzled and said, "This is a multi-billion dollar project. What could be more important than the groundbreaking ceremony?"
Lu Yiming said: "First, the final exam is coming soon, and I have to review my lessons. Secondly, I recently started a new company, so I suddenly became interested in the field of scientific research and planned to win a Nobel Prize for fun."
Shi Caijiang was immediately filled with question marks.
Nobel Prize?
What the hell!
He felt that Lu Yiming might have gone insane. This award was the crown of the academic world. How could you, an undergraduate student who hasn't even graduated yet, be daydreaming here?
This is not something that can be bought with money!
However, Lu Yiming was his future son-in-law and his boss after all, so General Shi held back his temper and didn't yell at him. Instead, he patiently said to Lu Yiming, "Stop joking. I'm talking to you about serious matters."
Lu Yiming said seriously: "I'm not kidding. As long as there is no behind-the-scenes manipulation, I will definitely win the Nobel Prize."
"Well, then I wish you success."
At this point, Shi Caijiang didn’t know what to say and could only hold his forehead and hang up the phone.
At the entrance of MoXin Technology headquarters, Lu Yiming met Tan Hongbo’s mentor Yu Kebao and other members of the laboratory.
Although the professor in front of me is not good-looking, he has a strong scholarly temperament and can be said to be an older straight man in science and engineering.
Yu Kebao graduated from the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering of Zhonghai Jiaotong University with a doctorate in engineering and stayed on to teach at the university. He was promoted to associate professor in August 1999. He then did visiting research at the University of Sussex in England, Toyo University in Japan, and the University of Bayreuth in Germany.
Such a resume would be extremely impressive not only in China today, but even decades later.
Lu Yiming shook hands with Yu Kebao and said enthusiastically, "Professor Yu, I often hear Dr. Tan talk about you. He said that your research is at the leading level in the world and you are a true master!"
Tan Hongbo frowned, with a hint of confusion in his eyes: When did I say such a thing?
However, the little emotional intelligence he had left prevented him from refutating at this moment.
Yu Kebao asked, "Mr. Lu, where are the equipment you bought?"
Lu Yiming said: "Follow me."
Lu Yiming brought everyone to the experimental area.
Various mechanical stripping equipment such as ball mills, sand mills, colloid grinders, air flow mills, screw shears, etc. are all lined up, and there are also a wide variety of laboratory raw materials stored in various ways.
Looking at these world-class test equipment, everyone's eyes were moist. Yu Kebao almost cried.
After taking the lead in cooperating with Lu Yiming to establish Moxin Technology, he became the director of Zhonghai's Low-Dimensional Carbon Materials Science and Engineering Center, director of Jiaotong University's Institute of Physical Chemistry, director of the Nanoscience and Technology Research Center, and it is said that he has been included in the list of Changjiang Distinguished Professors of the School of Chemistry next year, and the probability of passing is very high.
"With these devices, our research will absolutely advance by leaps and bounds," he said.
Tan Hongbo said to Kebao: "Professor Yu, with these equipment, our research will surely progress very quickly."
Before coming, Yu Kebao was actually a little worried. Compared with the conditions offered by Lu Yiming, it really seemed like a scam.
But now that he had seen the experimental conditions here with his own eyes, he instantly felt at ease.
There is no doubt that this laboratory is much more advanced than that of Jiaotong University.
Tan Hongbo excitedly said to Lu Yiming: "Are all these experimental reagents available for open supply?"
Scientific research is really an expensive thing. The prices of many reagents are often calculated by gram. In addition, in order to obtain clearer and more accurate experimental results, some experimental materials needed must be of extremely high purity. They are basically impossible to produce domestically and have to be imported from abroad.
This means that extremely precious foreign exchange needs to be consumed, and it has to go through layers of approval, which may not necessarily be approved.
Lu Yiming had been prepared for this, and immediately said: "Of the 300 million dollars per year, I will allocate about 20 million dollars per year to pay for the laboratory's consumables. As long as it does not exceed this number, you can allocate it as you wish."
After these words were spoken, everyone at the scene felt a little suffocated.
Twenty million US dollars are specifically used for consumables!
Although it is almost half of the 300 million yuan, experiments require consumables and cost money. Even if it accounts for 200 million yuan, the remaining 100 million yuan will be more than enough for other things.
To use someone's words: I have never fought such a prosperous war!
“That’s too much.”
"As expected, he is the richest man!"
"The experiment is open to all, something I would never have dared to think about before."
Lu Yiming said: "In the field of materials, our country has fallen behind in many aspects. We must spend some money to catch up now. We cannot save this money. We must catch up."
Lu Yiming's words made everyone feel emotional and aggrieved. Tan Hongbo sighed and said, "Yes, everyone can see the gap, and if we don't catch up now, the gap will get bigger and bigger in the future. But the country can't invest too much in this now, after all, it still has to fully guarantee economic construction. Private enterprises will not invest in these researches."
Lu Yiming said calmly, "If others don't invest, I will. If I spend more money today, I will suffer less tomorrow. I just hope you can work harder and live up to my expectations. I can invest in you. If you want money, I will give you money. If you want people, I will find them. But I will also hold you to the strictest standards. If anyone fails to meet the standards, I will kick them out on the spot. I will show no mercy."
For some reason, Lu Yiming thought of South Korea, which was being strangled by the island country over the issue of photoresist.
Even the Koreans, who claim to be the great cosmic empire, have to bow down to photoresist. This shows how important it is for technological materials to have a say in the production field.
Lu Yiming said: "I hope you will put aside all other research and focus on graphene."
Yu Kebao frowned after hearing this. He actually didn't want to agree. After all, studying graphene was too unreliable. It was better to study crystals. Moreover, the progress of crystals in the laboratory was faster than that of graphene. So he asked tactfully, "Mr. Lu, graphene is still at the theoretical and conceptual stage. How about we change to a more stable goal?"
The concept of graphene was proposed as early as 1947, but it had never been produced due to the limitations of the technology at that time.
In 1986, Kroto et al. discovered a two-dimensional structure similar to graphene for the first time when studying the structure of fullerenes, and proposed the concept of "spherical fullerenes", which further laid the foundation for further research.
However, the difficulty of research and development is still huge. This ideal carbon structural material has not yet been found in nature. It is conceivable how difficult it is to prepare it.
Yu Kebao is still an associate professor. Naturally, he wants to do some promising projects, produce results as soon as possible, and then be promoted to the title of full professor. Then, he can accumulate experience and success, and finally get the title of Yangtze River Scholar. He will be satisfied with his life.
Lu Yiming had no interest in the crystallization. Besides, the research progress of graphene abroad was also very fast, and the breakthrough was only in the past few years, so there was no time to waste. He said, "Professor Yu, I think that people should have great ambitions in their lives. Look at our laboratory conditions. If we don't win a Nobel Prize, wouldn't it be a loss?"
Having invested so much money, Lu Yiming naturally had to find a way to make it back.
Although Lu Yiming didn't really care about the Nobel Prize, there was nothing he could do because people outside only recognized it, so he thought he should give it a try.
Of course, the most important thing is graphene. This new material can be used to make high-performance chips, truly achieving overtaking in the semiconductor field.
After all, if Xiaguo wants to develop the current semiconductor industry, it is equivalent to fighting against the whole world on its own, and it is playing on a track that others have already built. If it wants to overtake, it can be said to be almost as difficult as climbing to the sky.
So we must conquer silicon chips, but we must also be prepared to change tracks at any time.
It is important to have choices.
“Nobel Prize?”
