Chapter 186 Lu Shan's research results are worth trillions!
Principal Zeng was speechless after being criticized. The truth is the most hurtful. Chen Qiyi spoke too directly and there was no way for him to refute.
"There is room for negotiation on my issue, but if you do this, what will happen to the school's reputation? Jiangzhou University is now branded with a bad reputation for stealing students' academic achievements. How will it recruit students in the future? Do you really want to see this situation?" Principal Zeng quickly found another angle to persuade Chen Qiyi.
Chen Qiyi still didn't give in: "Then destroy it and rebuild it, make the truth known, and let others see our efforts to uphold justice. If we use Lu Shan as a typical example, I think more people who pursue learning will come. You like profit, so I'll say something practical. With Lu Shan here, there's no need to worry about the results. Do you think everyone is stupid?"
Principal Zeng was almost mad at this time. Chen Qiyi didn't give him any face today. Was he going to rebel?
"That's all for the future, and it may not develop the way you think! Now that we haven't gotten over this hurdle, what do you think we should do if things get worse in the future?"
"Don't worry! We deserve it! Look! Lu Shan has written a letter of expulsion. It was not easy for me to recruit such a good student. What did you do?" Chen Qiyi slammed Lu Shan's letter of expulsion on Principal Zeng's desk.
"What?" Principal Zeng was really dumbfounded. How could a student have such courage? Lu Shan's family conditions seemed to be very ordinary, and his mother only worked in the school cafeteria. How could he be so tough?
Silence is Cambridge tonight and also Principal Zeng today. The scene suddenly became cold.
At this time Zhou Wei spoke up: "Ahem! Actually, there is another thing I need to inform you of. The Xiaguo Academy of Sciences asked the School of Materials Science and Engineering to hand in the experimental results. Two or three days have passed, which is more than enough time to replicate an experiment of a sub-item result."
"Why is there no movement in the School of Materials Chemistry?"
President Zeng was hit hard again. He asked about the progress of the School of Materials Science and Engineering every day. As long as they could produce results, it would mean that everyone had different research ideas. But if they couldn't produce results, it would mean plagiarism, and the previous results were just coincidences, which would be embarrassing in every aspect.
"Can the School of Materials Science and Engineering produce any results?" Chen Qiyi was very impolite. He was very angry before, and now he wanted Principal Zeng to experience it for himself.
The School of Materials Science and Engineering can only get a 6 out of it. The laboratory has been working all night to replicate it, but it has not been successful so far.
This is the price of lying. One lie needs to be covered up with countless lies, but in the end it still can't be covered up. Looking at the whole incident, it was all because these people were blinded by greed and greed for fame and profit.
University professors all have a certain level of academic ability. At the beginning, they will also strive for academics, but in the later stage, when ideas are exhausted and it is difficult to make breakthroughs, people will start to feel anxious. After a long time, some people will become indifferent, while others will do whatever it takes, and then they will have a lack of teacher ethics and use their advantages in resources and status to plunder students' achievements.
This goes against the motto of Jiangzhou University, "Be virtuous, reasonable, honest and resolute."
It is extremely ironic that the school motto is hung behind Principal Zeng.
Principal Zeng was speechless, but he knew that he had to persuade Chen Qiyi and Zhou Wei today, otherwise he would lose his job and reputation. No matter where he went in the future, he would be a rat crossing the street.
"President Chen, President Zhou, please remove the post. After the school's emergency public relations, things will calm down. I promise you that you have the final say on Lushan's affairs! I will no longer interfere!" Principal Zeng gave in completely.
Chen Qiyi and Zhou Wei didn't say anything. They were not doing this for themselves, so they had no right to kick Lu Shan to make a decision. But this time, Chen Qiyi and Zhou Wei took the toughest attitude. They were afraid that if they gave in a little, Lu Shan would leave immediately.
Principal Zeng, who was furious, called Shen Yanchun and scolded Tan Ming, telling them to find a way to solve the mess themselves as he could no longer do anything about it.
Shen Yanchun and Tan Ming were very panicked and brought the materials and chemistry team together to find a solution.
This time the materials and chemistry team was very quiet.
"Speak up! Everyone knows what happened. If you have any solution, please speak up! We are all in this together! No one can escape." Shen Yanchun spoke up. At this point, even if he explained that he knew nothing about the paper publication before, it would be useless. If he published a small paper, he could say he didn't know, but if he wanted to grab the results later, could he still say he didn't know?
This alone is enough to make Shen Yanchun suffer a lot.
The members of the Materials and Chemical Team were like old monks sitting still. They were not panicking because they were not the masterminds and they could just clear themselves of the blame when the time came.
"Tan Ming said he would take care of things if there was any..."
No one in the corner said this, but the others were silent, all with the same attitude. All honors should be given to Tan Ming and Shen Yanchun, and if something happens, these two will naturally take the lead.
Tan Ming's expression changed again and again: "You were very active when distributing things, and now you want me to take it all? Without your support, I don't have the confidence."
"I don't like to hear this. You were the one who brought it up in the first place."
"That's right. You tried so hard to convince us, and you agreed to all the conditions. Now you want to go back on your word?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. If something really happens, I don't think I will be noticed."
Tan Ming immediately started arguing with them and they eventually parted on bad terms.
The quarrel made Shen Yanchun's hands and feet cold. Being able to quarrel meant that no one was confident, and Tan Ming was not as tough as he looked.
"Think of a way for me, or I'll drown you in a pond! You've screwed me!" Shen Yanchun was furious and yelled, scaring Tan Ming. "Otherwise, spend money to find some media, some newspapers, tell the story, and put the blame on Lu Shan."
"Is it possible? What excuse can you give?"
"Let's just say that Lu Shan stole the research results for his own glory. Because a company had discussed a project with the School of Materials Science and Engineering, and the project involved several million, he stole the research results in order to pocket so much money."
"Can we do it? Can we make everyone believe us?"
"It doesn't matter if everyone believes us, as long as some people don't believe Lu Shan."
"We want to muddy the waters, not prove our innocence."
"People like to hear bad news and like to engage in conspiracy theories, so when things become like a Rashomon, the truth is no longer important. Many things will slowly be forgotten through endless discussions." Tan Ming has studied public opinion thoroughly, and he found that no matter how big the event is, it is difficult to survive a month of heat.
Shen Yanchun frowned and said nothing. Tan Ming took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire: "Add Chen Qiyi and Zhou Wei to it! Say they have interests in it, so they came forward to fight for Lu Shan's interests. With this kind of information added, the people will only discuss the story itself, not the right and wrong behind it!"
"This is the only way! Dean Shen, we may fail if we do this, but if we don't do it, something bad will happen immediately! Give it a try! Contact media like South-South Weekend. As long as a controversial media joins, things will spread. The more people hear the stories we describe, the safer we will be!" Tan Ming kept persuading Shen Yanchun.
Shen Yanchun wanted to tell Principal Zeng about the plan, but Tan Ming tried to stop him: "He is too busy to take care of us. If he can clean himself up, he won't care about us either!"
Just like that, a news report about Lu Shan, together with Dean Chen Qiyi and Dean Zhou Wei, attempting to embezzle the project interests of the School of Materials and Chemistry was published in "Nannan Weekend" and quickly attracted everyone's attention.
The public reaction soon changed.
"I told you long ago that there must be something fishy going on here. It turns out that the benefits are not evenly distributed between the two sides, and it's like dog bites dog."
"How could a student cause such a big disturbance? It turns out that his dean is backing him up."
"Maybe that achievement really came from the materials chemistry team. How could a student make such a major breakthrough?"
Principal Zeng suddenly saw this news and immediately realized that it was Shen Yanchun and his men who were behind this, but he didn't have any better solution.
The situation at Jiangzhou University is still out of control, and the top executives have different ideas, which makes President Zeng very troubled.
When Lu Shan saw the news that discredited him, he was not worried at all.
As the matter gets bigger and bigger, the higher-ups will pay more attention to it, and the truth will definitely be found out.
Lu Shan has new materials in his hands, which is his greatest confidence. He is not afraid that the people above will not investigate.
If it were someone else, perhaps the situation would have really been muddied, but unfortunately the person he met this time was Lu Shan.
After the matter became a big deal, the higher-ups failed to solve the problem, so they simply set up a joint investigation team, consisting of people sent by Xia's education and science and technology departments.
The investigation team's first stop was the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences. They had to first determine the severity of the matter and then determine the nature of the matter.
"Comrade Xia Guangming, please cooperate with us and explain the situation more clearly. The higher-ups take it very seriously." As the head of the investigation team, Tian Mo came here with a mission.
Xia Guangming prepared for a moment and began to speak: "The material developed by Lu Shan is called topological semimetal semiconductor, which can break the foreign monopoly on my country's semiconductor industry! We have to pay hundreds of billions to foreigners every year. If Lu Shan's material goes into production, we can not only save this money, but even earn hundreds of billions! Even trillions!"
How serious is it? Xia Guangming just said something direct, talk about money!
Hearing this value, Tian Mo's eyes lit up.
"Look at these materials. Lu Shan has already developed the materials for the laboratory. He has also optimized the manufacturing process. In other words, as long as the machinery and equipment are in place, production can begin immediately!"
"With these materials, our country will hold the key to the next era. We will be able to manufacture high-end chips and high-performance computers. National defense, aerospace, education, employment, and taxation will all be taken to a higher level, and the standards of all industries will also be improved. We will move from low-end OEM to high-end original production." Xia Guangming was very serious.
"Really?"
"I've already given you the report. Go investigate it yourself. I guarantee it's more important than what I said!"
(End of this chapter)
