YM778.TV Chapter 34 Hazy, I Have a Daughter
Because he would have to travel frequently to the school for his graduation project in the coming period, Zhang Menglong temporarily moved to another apartment of his near the school.
Although it wasn\'t as luxurious as the one in the city center, the 400-square-meter apartment was still quite comfortable and convenient to live in; at least he didn\'t have to ride the elevator up and down all day. As for other household matters, Hong Yi had already arranged them for him.
"If only there was a mistress of the house as well." Two girls suddenly came to mind for Zhang Menglong, one who had made him cry like an idiot on his dormitory balcony, the other whose thought made the corners of his lips rise in a smile without him realizing it.
The next day, Zhang Menglong arrived at the research group\'s laboratory at the time agreed with Zhu Mengchao. As the largest research group in their material science department, Professor Han had under him 2 associate professors, 7 lecturers, and over thirty doctoral and masters students.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
This entire building floor was their laboratory and office area, and just maintaining the operation of this vast research group cost a fortune each year.
"Junior brother, did you really go to see Professor Han yesterday?" Zhu Mengchao explained the main experimental content and the points to pay attention to, and he asked during a lull.
"Yes, Professor Han seems to be coming back today," Zhang Menglong replied.
"What? He\'s coming back today?"
"Click!" Just then, the sound of a door opening came from the next office; it was Han Jinyu\'s office — he was back!
"To be able to bring back Professor Han in such a short time, over the years, you\'re the only one who could do it!" Zhu Mengchao gave Zhang Menglong a thumbs-up.
"Then I\'ll go see Professor Han now," said Zhang Menglong.
"Junior brother, whether the rest of us can eat well in the coming year all depends on you, don\'t let our excitement be in vain!" Zhu Mengchao said with full anticipation.
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"Knock, knock, knock!" Zhang Menglong knocked on the door of Han Jinyu\'s office.
"Come in." A robust voice of a middle-aged man came from the office.
Despite his many honors and achievements, Han Jinyu was only under fifty years old. Having such accomplishments at this age was already quite remarkable in the academic world.
"Professor Han, it\'s Zhang Menglong."
"Oh, Menglong is here!" Han Jinyu hurriedly put down what he was holding, ran to open the door for Zhang Menglong, "Come in, come in, sit down quickly!"
Professor Han greeted Zhang Menglong into his office with the warmth one would show a money tree, "I\'m sorry, I was on a business trip yesterday and only rushed back to the school today. I made you wait."
"Wherever could Professor Han be wrong? It\'s only natural for a student to wait for a teacher, there\'s nothing to apologize for," Zhang Menglong said.
"About that research funding issue you mentioned..." Han Jinyu, being quite straightforward, directly broached the topic with Zhang Menglong.
"Professor Han, I know that conducting scientific research is not easy for all of you. Our country is always under pressure from Western countries because our capacity for independent research and development is too weak. If we want to become stronger, we must invest more effort into scientific research!"
"Yes!" Han Jinyu sighed, "But you also know, our university is not a top-level institution; it\'s not even counted among the 985 and 211 projects, and our yearly research funding isn\'t even a fraction of Jiangnan University\'s. It\'s only by begging businesses like beggars that people like us old fellows can secure any funding."
"Do they have a lot of funding?" Zhang Menglong asked curiously.
"At least fifty billion yuan a year!"
"That really is quite a bit." Zhang Menglong nodded slightly. That was just the portion given by the state. It was said that Jiangnan University of Science and Technology\'s annual scientific research funding didn\'t even reach five billion yuan, and that included the funding these professors secured from businesses. No wonder the gap between schools was widening by the day.
"Teacher Han, I heard there is still a funding gap of over 20 million here?"
"Yes, according to our current results, just the principle of the experiment alone requires over 10 million. Adding the cost of various scientific instruments, 25 million is still a conservative estimate."
At this point, Han Jinyu became visibly worried, "If we had better instruments, I\'m even confident I could contend for the Academician election next year. It\'s just a pity that our university\'s conditions…"
"Teacher Han, do you still need any instruments?"
"Actually, the university has all of them, but because of funding issues, their precision really isn\'t up to scratch, which has led us down many unnecessary detours. But instruments like these are really too expensive." Han Jinyu said, "Just any electron microscope alone costs at least several million, not to mention energy spectrometers, fluorescence spectrophotometers, electric pulse emitters…"
Hearing these things, Zhang Menglong\'s eyes even began to sparkle with excitement, "Teacher Han, if you wanted the best scientific research conditions, what instruments would you need?"
"This stuff really has no limit," Han Jinyu said, "Take these basic instruments for instance, energy spectrometers, mass spectrometers, all sorts of electron microscopes—if you wanted the best of them all, I\'m afraid your 50 million would just barely cover it."
"Teacher Han, let\'s not talk about money for now, just tell me what else you need to support your research."
"Hahaha, if there were a Particle Collider, plus the instruments I just mentioned, then my project could definitely produce all the results I want within a year." Han Jinyu clearly did not take Zhang Menglong\'s words to heart; after all, the price of a Particle Collider is tremendously intimidating, and such equipment is a national-level strategic instrument, not something you can get just because you want it.
"How much does this thing cost?" Zhang Menglong asked curiously.
"Do you know about the electron-positron collider CEPC that Huaxia is currently planning to build? Its estimated construction cost is about 36 billion Huaxia yuan."
"36 billion?" Zhang Menglong abruptly stood up from the sofa.
"Y...Yes, what\'s the matter…" Han Jinyu noticed that the look in Zhang Menglong\'s eyes wasn\'t one of panic due to this terrifying number, but instead, it was an inexplicable excitement.
"Teacher Han, you\'ve really helped me out a lot this time!" Zhang Menglong excitedly grabbed Han Jinyu\'s hand, "Teacher Han, I\'ve decided, this time I\'m going to sponsor our lab with a hundred million!"
"A hundred million?" Han Jinyu\'s eyes widened, "Menglong, you\'re not joking, are you?"
Since the establishment of Jiangnan University of Science and Technology, no research group had ever had such a staggering research fund, especially since in past years, the entire university had only a few hundred million yuan in funds.
"Teacher Han, give me an account number for the lab\'s funds."
"Oh... okay." Han Jinyu, still in a somewhat hungover state, mumbled a string of numbers to Zhang Menglong.
"Hong Yi, help me transfer a hundred million into this account!" Zhang Menglong sent a message to Hong Yi.
A moment later, Han Jinyu\'s phone vibrated with an alert from the bank.
The text message showed that their research group\'s public account had just received a fund transfer of a hundred million!
Zhang Menglong was telling the truth; he wasn\'t joking!
A big smile suddenly creased Han Jinyu\'s face with wrinkles.
"Menglong, don\'t just stand there, sit!" Han Jinyu shouted out to the room, "Uh, Meng Chao, hurry over here, wash the teaware for me, and brew a pot of tea for your junior brother!"
In Han Jinyu\'s eyes, Zhang Menglong was no longer just an ordinary student, but a gold-master daddy!
"Menglong, don\'t worry about your thesis this time. I will have Meng Chao assist you with all his might, and as for authorship on our research group\'s outcomes, whether you want to be the first author or the corresponding author, it\'s up to you to choose!"
"Uh, Teacher Han, you don\'t have to do this; the research results are all yours. I wouldn\'t feel right monopolizing them. I just purely wanted to support our scientific research cause," Zhang Menglong interjected.
"No way! How can the results be all ours? You also have a part in this!" Han Jinyu insisted, "Well, Menglong, if you\'re not interested in the research results, I have a daughter who is about to return from studying abroad. She\'s very beautiful. Since you\'re both young, you surely have a lot to talk about. How about I give you her WeChat…"