Chapter 174 You can’t handle such a big industry alone
At the dinner party.
The others drank till the glasses were dry. Some of them truly admired Lu Shan, while others were just dealing with the occasion. The atmosphere remained lively and harmonious.
Lu Shan ate his own food as a polite response and soon put down his chopsticks. He was tired and wanted to go back and rest.
At this time, Xia Guangming offered to send Lu Shan off. When the others saw this, they also said goodbye.
Xia Guangming sent Lu Shan back to his room and left. He had something to say, but now was not the time and he needed time to sort out his thoughts.
Just like this, with the same sky, the same moon and the same wind, everyone has different thoughts. Tonight many people will fall asleep with a lot of thoughts in their minds, or they may not be able to fall asleep at all. This of course does not include Lu Shan.
Lu Shan woke up at seven o'clock the next morning.
Ever since the Heroic Spirit Space came into being, his sleep quality has been very good. On the one hand, the activities of the Heroic Spirits consume his mental power, but on the other hand, his mental power continues to grow with the Heroic Spirit Space.
Lu Shan even felt that if he continued to develop in this way, he might evolve to the point where he no longer needed sleep.
I went downstairs to the cafeteria to have breakfast, planning to leave the Academy of Sciences at noon. My goal had been achieved, so I naturally wouldn't stay any longer.
Unexpectedly, Xia Guangming was already sitting in the restaurant. He seemed to have arrived here very early and was drinking tea in a casual manner.
When Lu Shan made eye contact with him, he had no choice but to politely go over and say hello. Xia Guangming then took the opportunity to ask Lu Shan to sit down and eat.
This meal made Lu Shan feel quite uneasy. He had this feeling when he was having dinner last night. He knew intuitively that Xia Guangming wanted to talk to him about something, and it was quite excessive, and he might not be able to agree to it.
After dinner, the two chatted for a while, and Xia Guangming finally got to the point.
"Student Lu Shan, what are your plans for the future?"
"Go to school and do research." Lu Shan told the truth.
"Very good. I mentioned the salary issue to you in front of President Chen before, and it has been implemented now. You can now lead a small team to do local research at the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences. This is already the salary of a middle-level person, and the rank is also middle-level. But we didn't give you a specific middle-level position directly because it was too fast. I hope you understand."
"It's okay." It's enough to have substantial remuneration. Why do I have to have a position and take on the daily work?
Lu Shan understood that in many places people had to rank according to seniority. It might seem silly, but it wasn't silly at all.
If it weren't about seniority or having to wait for a long time to get promoted, some people could become senior executives in their twenties just because their family has the qualifications.
Therefore, seniority-based ranking is conducive to uniting the people below, but Lu Shan just doesn't like this. The most correct approach is to promote the capable and demote the mediocre.
Xia Guangming breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Shan accepted his proposal, and their relationship became much closer.
"Would you like to consider studying directly at the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences? In this way, you can study and put what you learn into practice at the same time, which is also very beneficial to your theoretical level."
"I'd better stay at Jiangzhou University. It's more convenient there and I can take care of my family there."
Xia Guangming was speechless. Is this Lu Shan Cervantes? He has never left the 80 kilometers around his hometown in his entire life. If it weren't for the modern society with high-speed trains and airplanes, and if he were given enough research resources, Lu Shan would probably stay in Jiangzhou until he died.
After thinking for a while, Xia Guangming tried to find an angle to start his topic again, because he seemed to sense that Lu Shan was getting a little impatient. If he continued like this, there would be no need to talk about anything today, but he couldn't say this kind of thing too bluntly.
"Student Lu Shan, do you know how much our country spends on importing semiconductor products from overseas every year?"
“I just know it’s big, but I don’t know the exact number.”
"Over trillions! Commercial chips, industrial chips, televisions, mobile phones, radios, microwave ovens, air conditioners are all used. Our semiconductor level is indeed far behind that of foreign countries."
Lu Shan nodded seriously. He was naturally aware of this situation. In the previous life, the United States always joined forces with the Koreans and the Japanese to strangle the Xia Kingdom, forcing the Xia Kingdom to make concessions in many aspects.
There was no way. Although Xia's national strength was growing at that time, as a world power, it was surrounded by the entire circle of developed countries and had to rely on itself for everything, so its development was naturally slow.
After finally making a breakthrough and trying to grab market share to make up for the losses, others will take advantage of the product gap and cut the price of their inferior products, causing their semiconductor products to be unsellable and they will have to digest them internally and then continue to improve.
If the military requirements were not so high, they might even be beaten up.
Seeing Lu Shan taking over, Xia Guangming's eyes lit up instantly, and he continued: "As long as it involves high-end products, it is basically foreign chips that speak. We are very anxious but there is nothing we can do. The industrial chain is too long, and it is very difficult for a country to establish it. Foreign countries have to work together globally to get the industrial chain done.
Since they entered the industry early and all their technologies have been registered, we cannot bypass them.
More importantly, these developed countries know what is the only way forward, and have controlled the corresponding materials early on, and have introduced a lot of laws. We can't even import them, and the road to self-development is very difficult. That's why we have to study topological semimetal semiconductor materials. This is cutting-edge science. There is no road ahead, so no one has set up barriers. However, progress has been very slow in recent years, and the backwardness of the basic development of the semiconductor industry is a major reason.
Fortunately, you have solved this problem, and there is hope for the semiconductor industry of the entire country!"
As he spoke, Xia Guangming stared at Lu Shan and said, "Do you know how promising the material you developed is?"
“Somewhat.”
"Knowing is one thing, but you definitely don't have an intuitive feeling. The semiconductor industry can drive a huge impact, from ore raw materials, to intermediate semi-finished products, to finished product commercialization. Workers, businessmen, and social taxes will all be driven, including employment, social security, and the economy..."
Lu Shan felt very bored. He really knew why Dean Xia kept saying this.
"You can't develop such a long industry all by yourself. If you really start promoting it by yourself, it will cause serious consequences!" Xia Guangming started to become serious.
"What serious consequences?" Lu Shan was really confused. Is there anything wrong with him producing such epoch-making materials?
"If you do it alone, it will take a lot of time. During this time, before your materials are fully commercialized, foreigners will probably catch up! By that time, we will be squeezed out before we have built a complete industrial chain.
Before the new materials are fully rolled out, our other markets will still be impacted, so we must be quick! So quick that foreigners can't react, so that the Xia people can get the most benefit from it!"
Lu Shan almost understood what Xia Guangming meant by this time. If he couldn't do it alone, he had to work together. In order to confirm this, Lu Shan also asked, "How can we promote it quickly?"
"Cooperation! It's best to cooperate with large national institutions. The Xiaguo Academy of Sciences is the most suitable partner. We have cooperation with many universities. Universities have their own industrial companies. There are a lot of companies and factories around. We can roll out the industry as quickly as possible, decompose the technology, and let everyone participate."
"If you do it alone, you can't do it that fast." Xia Guangming was very sincere.
Lu Shan already understood that he had to hand over his materials to the Academy of Sciences.
Seeing Lu Shan's expression, Xia Guangming was a little anxious. He quickly explained: "The patent is with you. We can discuss the relevant share when the time comes. Money is really not important to the Academy of Sciences. The key is to quickly promote the technology."
"We can't cooperate with this yet. I still have a lot of areas to polish before the material can enter the production stage. It won't work like this."
"Then you can work with us to polish the details."
"Not really, we are enough."
When Xia Guangming heard this, his imagination ran wild. He had long felt strange. It turned out that Lu Shan had a powerful team. How could such cutting-edge technology be developed by one person alone?
The real reason for Lu Shan's refusal was that the management at the laboratory level was too complicated. He had seen a lot of problems from the cooperation with Jiangzhou University. This group of people was too rigid and would not listen to anything.
When there is credit, they want to take credit for it; when there is a problem, they want to blame it.
Xia Guangming's side is much better, but there is also the drawback of unclear rewards and punishments, and he has no say at all, so what can he do?
Now the issue of patents has not been mentioned, even brothers have to settle accounts clearly. It is too sloppy to cooperate with them.
"The conditions at Jiangzhou University are sufficient for us to complete the subsequent matters, so I don't need to come to the Academy of Sciences." Lu Shan made his thoughts clear.
Xia Guangming sighed. He actually knew about the problems between Lu Shan and the Jiangzhou Materials Chemical Team, but Lu Shan had said it to this extent, proving that he really didn't want others to interfere.
Thinking about myself, I don't have the authority to decide the proportion of dividends after patent conversion. Many times, administrative management personnel receive more bonuses than actual researchers. I can't stand this kind of thing, let alone talents like Lu Shan. Sometimes privatization may be better.
"Okay, I won't persuade you anymore. Just focus on the materials and optimize the production process. I will do the work at the Academy of Sciences and fully support you. Just let me know if you need anything."
"Thank you for your understanding, Dean." They are all smart people, and the conversation ends here.
When he stood up to see the dean off, Xia Guangming turned around and said seriously, "You still have a lot of work to do. Coming out of the laboratory is one thing, and mass production is another. If you need talent in the production process, I can introduce you to the Academy of Engineering."
"I understand. I will not be polite if there are any difficulties."
"Work hard and don't sell this technology. Make sure it stays in the hands of the Xia people."
"Ok!"
"Don't think I'm being long-winded. We must do it as soon as possible. As soon as our paper is published, the West will definitely take notice! With the West's technological level and some means, we can't predict what they will do. We have always been doing OEM, and this time it is very likely that we will directly seize the top profits and become the one to share the cake."
Lu Shan nodded seriously. Xia Guangming wanted him to hand over his technology not out of selfishness but for the sake of the overall situation. Even if he was unwilling, he still respected Xia Guangming.
This is something that needs to be considered carefully.
(End of this chapter)
