Chapter 685: Talent Wholesale
Lu Yiming glanced at the surrounding equipment and said to Lin Benjian with a smile, "Engineer Lin is very busy."
Lin Benjian said helplessly: "There is no other way. Now we have the laboratory and the equipment, but we lack a reliable technical team. We at Poxiao Optics are short of people."
Nowadays, everyone is working hard towards popular majors, such as computer science, civil engineering, etc., but they are all taking the screw-fixing route. Few people take the pure research route like optical physics.
People are everywhere on the streets.
The Xia Kingdom didn’t have much else, but its population was the largest in the world.
Unfortunately, there is a gap between people. What Dawn Optics needs is top-level technical talents, but such talents are almost rare in China, and many of them are in official scientific research institutions, so they cannot be poached even if they want to.
“It’s a real problem.”
Lu Yiming was very clear that this was an objective fact and the situation could not be reversed in the short term.
He thought about it and suggested, "I think we can first set up a research and development center in Europe and build a few optical laboratories. We can hire experts in the field of optics to conduct research there at high salaries. Don't be afraid of spending money. As long as we can get things done, I am willing to spend as much money as possible."
Seeing Lu Yiming say this, Lin Benjian deeply realized Lu Yiming's determination on this matter. While being deeply encouraged, he also felt a little embarrassed: "Mr. Lu, are you really going to achieve full self-production of lithography machines? You know, this is very difficult and almost impossible to achieve. A top-level lithography machine often requires the integration of the power of multiple European and American countries to be built. To achieve full self-production, this is something that even the United States cannot do."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "I like to push myself . I know it's difficult, but I believe our country will produce many talented people. We have a population of 1.3 billion, which is more than several of their countries combined. If that's the case, then why can't we do what several of their countries combined can do? I think this is unscientific."
His young face is filled with the determination and courage of "despite all difficulties and obstacles, I will go against the current."
When Lin Benjian saw this, he was deeply impressed and couldn't help but think of himself.
Wasn’t it because I was unwilling to bow to capital that I chose to go against the current?
It is indeed my great fortune to meet a boss like Mr. Lu.
In this world, some people are born to break the rules and create miracles.
Lu Yiming remembered the purpose of coming here this time, and quickly said: "President Wang of Fu Ri University wants to take me to Beijing to visit the optical master Wang Xing. You should go with us. Anyway, the project in the company cannot be carried out for a while. Why not come with me? Maybe we can find another way."
When Lin Benjian heard that he could meet Wang Xing, a senior expert in the field of optics, he was very excited and asked repeatedly, "Mr. Lu, can we really meet Mr. Wang?"
Although he studied and worked abroad, he is still a Chinese at heart and has a strong sense of family and country.
Lin Benjian was also very familiar with Wang Xing, the "Father of Optics" of the Xia Kingdom, and even knew the deeds of this optical giant very clearly.
In 1961, Xiaguo was extremely poor, but Wang Xing led his optical team to develop Xiaguo's first laser under such circumstances. Later, they developed the first large-scale optical measurement equipment that exceeded the original design indicators, creating a history for Xiaguo to independently engage in optical engineering research and small-scale production.
The next day, Wang Hongsheng and Lin Benjian took Lu Yiming's plane and arrived in Beijing.
At the airport, they were greeted by two men and one woman, all of whom were Wang Xing's disciples. The man in the lead was named Bao Zijun. The man and woman following behind him were Shi Weiping and Tai Jue.
Wang Xing is now almost ninety years old, so his disciples are also quite old, looking at least fifty years old.
Bao Zijun stepped forward to greet Lu Yiming, appearing very enthusiastic.
"Mr. Lu, I have heard of your name for a long time. I am so sorry, but Master is old and cannot come to greet us in person. I hope you don't mind, Mr. Lu."
Lu Yiming, who always respected the elderly and loved the young, naturally didn't care about this kind of thing. Instead, he said politely, "No, no, it's me who came to bother you."
"Hello, I am Wang Hongsheng, the president of Fu Ri University."
"This is Lin Benjian, he is..."
Upon learning that Lin Benjian had obtained a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Ohio State University in the United States, Bao Zijun immediately took a new look at him and enthusiastically talked to him about things in his professional field.
The two science and engineering geeks just met each other like this, and it was a pity that they had met too late. Even Lu Yiming was left aside and had no chance to say anything.
After all, as for the knowledge of optics, he didn't know much about anything other than pinhole imaging.
When Lin Benjian was abroad, he was exposed to a lot of cutting-edge knowledge in the field of optics, which are currently lacking in China.
Seeing that the situation seemed to be a little awkward, Shi Weiping hurried forward and said to Lu Yiming and Wang Hongsheng with an apologetic look: "I'm sorry, my teacher gets carried away when he encounters new knowledge and technology related to optics. Please bear with me."
Lu Yiming didn't mind at all, and even highly praised this behavior, saying: "Xia Guo has scholars like Bao Zijun, and our entire nation can stand up straight and live as a human being. If we didn't have these scientists, we would probably just be slaves for the powers."
Lu Yiming said this sincerely. After all, for a modern country, scientific and technological strength is always the most important part of the comprehensive national strength.
Therefore, Lu Yiming admires scholars like Bao Zijun who are dedicated to scientific research from the bottom of his heart.
What's more, Lu Yiming himself is a pragmatic person. How much is face worth?
If he wanted to develop the lithography machine, he would have to deal with academic giants like Bao Zijun and Wang Xing. He couldn't even curry favor with these top technical talents, so how could they turn their backs on him over a small matter?
He is not a moron, and he doesn't show off his power like this.
After a while, Lin Benjian and Bao Zijun, probably because they were talking too much, stopped at the same time. They found that there was a circle of people standing around them, which made them feel a little awkward.
Bao Zijun hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, sorry everyone, I couldn't help but discuss academic issues with Mr. Lin."
Lu Yiming waved his hand and said generously: "It's nothing, we are also listening with great interest."
Bao Zijun scratched his head awkwardly and said, "So, how about we arrange dinner first?"
Lu Yiming said: "You don't need to arrange these trivial matters. Take us to visit Academician Wang first."
"good."
In order to pick people up, Bao Zijun called two yellow Daihatsu in advance, and now he asked everyone to get in the car and rush to Xia Ke Institute .
In Xia Keyuan, everyone met Wang Xing.
The old man in front of me has gray hair, but it is still meticulously groomed. His clothes are ordinary, but his temperament is unique.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Wang. I'm Xiao Wang, Wang Hongsheng. Do you still remember me?"
Wang Xing smiled and said, "I remember, I remember. How could you not remember? You haven't been here for a while."
Wang Hongsheng said, "Hey, you have a lot of things to do. I haven't seen you for a while, but you are still in good spirits."
"No, it's much more. At my age, every day is different."
The two of them reminisced about the past, and Wang Hongsheng introduced them, "Mr. Wang, this is the youngest richest man in Xia Country whom I mentioned to you before. By the way, he is now the richest man in Asia."
Wang Xing looked at Lu Yiming in surprise and said, "Wow, so young, young man, you have a bright future."
Lu Yiming said modestly: "No, I just benefited from the rapid development of Xia Country, which provided us with a stable business environment. It is also due to the prosperity of our motherland."
Wang Xing was very happy with Lu Yiming's answer. He said approvingly, "You are a very sensible young man. Without a stable domestic and international political and military environment, the economy cannot develop."
Lu Yiming echoed, "Yes, just like what the chief designer said before, science and technology are the primary productive forces. With the development of science and technology, the country is stable and not bullied, and we businessmen will have a good living environment. There is a saying that goes, where can the hair be attached without the skin?"
Wang Xing expressed his admiration for Lu Yiming's vision and praised him, "If all those businessmen had your awareness, our Xia country would be prosperous. We wouldn't have to have everyone be like you. It would be a blessing if these people made money and didn't fall behind."
Seeing the two people talking more and more deeply, Bao Zijun couldn't wait to say: "Professor Wang, I have to introduce someone to you. This is Lin Benjian..."
Lin Benjian was standing at the back. When he heard Bao Zijun was going to introduce him, he quickly stepped forward and said to Wang Xing excitedly, "President Wang, you are my idol. I finally get to meet you today. I have been determined to follow your example since I was a child. Now I am also engaged in optical research, and my goal is to develop a lithography machine with completely independent intellectual property rights."
Wang Xing was very happy to hear this, but he also said modestly: "I have not done enough. You regard me as an idol, and I feel a lot of pressure."
Everyone laughed, and through this conversation, everyone felt that Wang Xing was a very kind and easy to get along with old man.
Lu Yiming said, "Mr. Wang, I came to visit you today to discuss with you the problem of light source and the lack of professional talents in this field. I want to make a completely domestic lithography machine, so talents are indispensable, but in China, there are still too few people studying optics."
Speaking of this, Wang Xing's eyes dimmed a lot. He himself is doing research in this area, how could he not know the problems that Lu Yiming mentioned?
But there is no way. Nowadays, everyone is money-oriented. Those popular majors, those majors that make a lot of money, have a scramble to sign up. Everyone is rushing to study them, regardless of whether they like it or not, or whether it is suitable for them. The only thing they want is to be able to find a high-paying job in a big company after graduating from this major.
As for those unconventional majors that have little social demand after graduation, or majors that have no apparent development prospects and can only require civil service examinations, there may be more teachers than students, such as optics at the moment, and some unpopular subjects like archaeology.
All I can say is that times have changed.
When the measure of success becomes money, everything changes.
Wang Xing had been over 70 for who knows how long. What kind of storms had he not seen in his life? When he was the director, he even lost a fight and was reduced to cleaning toilets. Therefore, he saw through Lu Yiming's thoughts at a glance, but he was not dissatisfied. Instead, he appreciated Lu Yiming more and more: "You just said you want to make a photolithography machine, right?"
Lu Yiming stated : "Yes, if Xia wants to become a big and powerful country, it cannot be without its own lithography machines, just like decades ago, if it wants peace, it cannot be without nuclear weapons. I think lithography machines are the nuclear weapons of the future. The more advanced the lithography machines are, the more powerful the nuclear weapons are. So I came to visit Mr. Wang today, hoping that Mr. Wang could recommend some professionals in this field to me. For example, Mr. Bao, I think he is very suitable."
Wang Xing couldn't help but glance at Bao Zijun next to him and said with a smile: "You really dare to speak up."
Bao Zijun is Wang Xing's youngest disciple, and his achievements are the lowest among all his fellow disciples.
Senior disciples like Yao Junen can even start their own schools outside.
In 2001, Yao Junen was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
In the same year, the Nspm-6800 scanning probe microscope he participated in developing and producing won the 2001BCEIA Gold Award. It is said that the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Beijing has invited him. After he goes there, he will start as a professor and serve as the deputy director of the school's academic committee.
From this we can see that not only is Wang Xing a big shot himself, but each of his disciples are also big shots in the academic world.
Even though Bao Zijun looks "ordinary" now, his future achievements are limitless.
Bao Zijun didn't expect that Lu Yiming wanted to poach him as soon as he came over, and he immediately said, "Boss Lu is too kind."
Lu Yiming pretended to look pitiful and complained, "It's not easy to make money. I invested 1 billion yuan in Poxiao Optics. If I lose it all, I will have to starve. Mr. Wang, you can't just watch me go bankrupt as an ambitious young man like me, right?"
This incident shocked Shi Weiping and Tai Jue, who had never experienced any social evils.
Before they met Lu Yiming, they were always curious about what kind of person this youngest richest man in history was.
The Lu Yiming in the newspaper is a business genius with great ambitions and vision.
As a result, now that Lu Yiming complained like this, he seemed like a scoundrel.
If Lu Yiming knew what they were thinking, he would probably sneer at them.
Making money is not shameful.
Even the elderly Wang Xing was amused by Lu Yiming's words and couldn't help but teasing him, "You are so young, you haven't even graduated from college yet, and you've become the richest man in Asia. You're telling me that if you lose 1 billion, you'll have nothing to lose?"
Facing the teasing of the crowd, Lu Yiming did not blush at all, and said confidently: "In front of you, I am like a dragon coiled up and a tiger lying down. The title of the richest man is just an empty title. I have searched all over the country for talents in optics, and you are the only one who can find one."
Although Lu Yiming seemed to be speaking in a non-serious manner, Wang Xing could feel his sincerity from what he did.
As a leader in the country's professional field, Wang Xing is also very clear that lithography machines are indeed vital to the country.
Wang Xing finally gave in and asked, "How many more people do you expect to need?"
Seeing that Wang Xing was willing to help, Lu Yiming was overjoyed and said quickly, "Professor Bao, just give me eight or ten masters of his level."
Wang Xing was almost pissed off by Lu Yiming. He glared at him and said, "Ten or eight? Do you think you're buying groceries? No!"
"Then five or six would be excellent."
"Get lost, I don't accept bargaining here."
Finally, after some "friendly contact" and "friendly communication", Lu Yiming finally got a list from Wang Xing.
Bao Zijun was ranked first on the list, and below him were Shi Weiping and Tai Jue, two of his disciples' grandchildren. It was obvious that they were going to package all three of them and give them to Lu Yiming.
There are more than twenty people in the list. Although there are only two or three great people at Bao Zijun's level, young people like Shi Weiping have more energy and creativity. With more experience, they may be able to take on important responsibilities in the future.
The cultivation of talents is still very important.
Seeing that the initial team was in place, Lu Yiming also returned the favor and said to Wang Xing: "Mr. Wang, I heard that you have a wish, which is to build a Xiaguo Optical Science and Technology Museum to promote optics to the public and record the scientists who have contributed to Xiaguo's optical industry."
Wang Xing looked at Lu Yiming in surprise and asked, "Why are you suddenly saying this?"
Lu Yiming was right. This was exactly what Wang Xing had always wanted to do but was unable to do.
After all, although he can mobilize a large amount of resources and funds for scientific research, the science and technology museum is obviously not a scientific research project, and he cannot spend public money to do this.
As for private investment, that is even more impossible, after all, it is difficult for science and technology museums to make money. Private investment is to make a profit.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Actually, this is what I have always wanted to do. I hope to record those scientists and great men who have made outstanding contributions to the country and society. Mr. Wang, we are thinking the same thing."
