Chapter 310: Thesis solves all problems
After the paper was successfully completed, Lu Shan felt relieved. The two papers were extremely important, so he had to carefully choose the time to publish them.
The more critical thing at this time is to further improve the production process. Otherwise, no matter how good the paper is, it will be useless if it cannot be mass-produced cheaply and will have to be shelved.
To this end, Lu Shan plunged into the graphene battery factory and started another round of research and development day and night.
This time, we are engaging in purely productive scientific research. Mary is very concerned about this matter. Graphene is the project she leads, and she will feel a great sense of accomplishment if she can complete it completely.
As two scientists in the Singularity Laboratory, Poincare helped Lu Shan solve a series of difficult mathematical problems, winning him a reputation and laying a solid foundation for scientific research.
Turing helped Lu Shan build an advanced computer system, improved computer skills, and provided support for scientific research.
Mary is new here and she still needs achievement to recognize herself.
On the other hand, she also had a comparative mindset. She was the only scientist who had won the Nobel Prize twice, and she was a woman. She did not think she was worse than the other two scientists.
Through their work over this period, Liang Wenping and others truly admire Lu Shan. They originally thought that Lu Shan only had a high theoretical level, but they did not expect that his practical level was also so high.
At first they thought that Lu Shan was responsible for the theory, while the production experiments were all done by his subordinates. Now it seems that this is not the case at all.
Obviously, Lu Shan was guiding the operation of the companion silicon from beginning to end.
What is even more valuable is that Lu Shan is not arrogant at all. He patiently explains things that everyone does not understand. He breaks down the knowledge points and lets everyone learn them bit by bit. After learning, everyone practices and then enters the practical stage.
Some employees were worried that this would delay Lu Shan, but Lu Shan reassured them that they just needed to do their best and couldn't expect everyone to understand everything.
He just does what he knows and he will figure out the rest on his own.
Lu Shan understood that the threshold for this industry was inherently high. How could it be possible to form a complete team in Jiangzhou City? Even if the natural science laboratory grew bigger in the future, students would still have to study for a long time.
Being understood and tolerated in this way, Liang Wenping and his group of middle-aged guys have shown amazing potential. They were all holding back their anger and just didn't believe that they really couldn't handle it.
Lu Shan is so young that he can even teach me. I have been studying professional skills for so many years, could it be that I have lost all my skills to a dog?
At the same time that Lushan was improving his technology, Jiangzhou City head Huang Tianlin was questioned by his superiors, and then Jiangzhou University President Zhu Yajie was also questioned to understand the situation.
The cause was the arrest of Liu Hongming, which triggered a series of follow-up problems. The problems became more and more serious as they were not solved.
Liu Hongming was arrested, and there is no doubt that he was guilty of corruption and embezzlement of public funds. It is reasonable for the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences to withdraw its investment and technology, but the future of the employees in the New Materials Industry Research Institute has become a big problem.
Technical backbones like Liang Wenping were poached by Lu Shan, and those who had been idle and had connections were left with nowhere to go.
They don't live on this salary, but they need the project results here to gild their reputation. Now, the projects are gone, and the hard-working people (like Liang Wenping) have also run away. How can they feel reconciled?
What to do if you are not convinced? Make a scene!
Want to know why this group of people are so united?
This was caused by Liu Hongming granting official titles and promising to win over this group of people.
Liu Hongming made a big promise to them, saying that after houses were built on the land, it would be allocated to these people with connections who were just trying to get by. He even made an internal registration, and everyone believed Liu Hongming's story.
In the past two years, the real estate market has shown signs of taking off, so Liu Hongming painted a bigger picture, saying that he would set up a real estate company in the future, develop the land into a residential area and build high-rise buildings. After the houses were distributed, he would sell the other houses and share the profits with everyone.
As a result, these people with connections became completely loyal to Liu Hongming and even began to use their connections to gradually find ways to change the nature of the land.
If Lu Shan hadn't appeared, this matter would probably have been accomplished within a year.
The fact that people with connections went to Beijing to cause trouble was not a big deal; the real big thing was the involvement of the armed forces.
Liu Hongming had previously used the credentials of Jiangzhou New Materials Industry Research Institute as collateral to obtain a scientific research project from the armed forces.
Now that the land is gone, Liu Hongming pushed all the responsibility for the lack of progress in the scientific research project onto Lu Shan, saying that the land was gone and the theory at hand could not be implemented, so don't blame himself for the delay in the project.
The armed forces have no interest in Liu Hongming's affairs. If he embezzles, he must be caught. But the problem is that the project is delayed and this matter must be investigated to the end!
Therefore, the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences was called in to be questioned as to why they withdrew technology and funds, causing the project to delay.
Liu Hongming is just muddying the waters by mixing several things together. He did tie graphene technology to the military project, but how much theory does he have?
However, the project of JUN’s department is very special, and someone has to be responsible for continuing the research and not delay the project.
Due to lack of understanding of the situation, the JUN department thought that Lu Shan had taken the land, which caused the project to be delayed.
When Xia Guangming went to answer the questions, he argued: "You have been working on this project for more than two years without any progress. As soon as the land was transferred and the people were arrested, you immediately said that the progress was delayed because of this matter?
If there is a breakthrough at the research institute, there will definitely be a relevant scientific research report. We will deploy personnel and scientific research equipment to provide support based on the report.
The fact is that this piece of land has been idle for a long time! There has been no movement for several years, and the research institute in Jiangzhou has not submitted any breakthrough theories to verify it! "
What Xia Guangming said made sense. Everything seemed to happen too coincidentally. However, in order to prevent such coincidences from happening, the armed forces decided to conduct a comprehensive investigation.
Therefore, Jiangzhou leader Huang Tianlin and Jiangzhou University President Zhu Yajie were questioned.
Huang Tianlin and Zhu Yajie's answers were similar to Lu Shan's, especially Huang Tianlin's, who provided relevant evidence, namely the data on electricity and water consumption, which showed that this piece of land was idle.
On the other hand, the JUN department sent experts to Jiangzhou to directly investigate the scientific research data in the institute to see whether there are any theoretical results and whether it has really entered the experimental stage. Once these two problems are solved, it can be determined whether Lu Shan has delayed the progress.
Although Xiaguo Academy of Sciences, Jiangzhou City, and Jiangzhou University are doing their best to protect Lu Shan and distance themselves from him, no one is sure about this level of investigation.
Zhu Yajie talked with Xia Guangming for a long time and decided to call Lu Shan over to ask about the situation first so that he could prepare himself mentally.
Lu Shan was upgrading his production technology and just when he had a chance to catch his breath after making some progress, someone came to his house and personally invited him back to the principal's office.
Lu Shan sat in the principal's office, confused. Looking at the angry Chen Qiyi and troubled Zhu Yajie, he was even more confused. What was going on?
Zhu Yajie explained the current situation in the simplest language and asked for some more specific details.
Lu Shan finally realized that he was caught in the crossfire. With some helplessness, Lu Shan said, "The land was given by Jiangzhou City. I followed the procedures and processes. I don't know if there is any inconvenience on the institute's side. If it is really that inconvenient, the institute should have said hello to Jiangzhou City and given me a new piece of land. Besides, if it is such an important project, the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences, which has the power to withdraw investment and technology, should have a record. At the very least, didn't the Yanjing headquarters of the Jiangzhou Institute say anything?"
Having said that, everyone became even more certain that what Liu Hongming said was all nonsense.
Jiangzhou City and Xiaguo Academy of Sciences have already communicated with each other and have fully understood the truth of the matter. Now it depends on the results of the investigation by the JUN department.
"Lu Shan, you did nothing wrong!" Chen Qiyi said with a dark face, "Principal Zhu, we have to be prepared here too. What if the person investigating is ignorant and talks nonsense, and takes an unfeasible theory as a treasure? Although this matter has nothing to do with Lu Shan, we have to keep Lu Shan away from this kind of storm as much as possible."
"I know. If it doesn't work out, the school will say that it is a graphene project established by the school and Lu Shan was just hired for research! Lu Shan, tomorrow, no! Wait a moment tonight, I will ask my secretary to prepare a contract and sign this matter in the form of a contract." Zhu Yajie made plans in advance.
Lu Shan was very touched. For such a big thing, Zhu Yajie found a way to take the responsibility on himself. This was a means of protection.
Zhu Yajie did not take credit for himself and told some of Xia Guangming's deeds. Xia Guangming's insistence on reasoning brought the matter into a relatively peaceful atmosphere, otherwise it is hard to say how the situation would have developed.
Chen Qiyi was a little worried: "If the institute really has some high-value graphene theory, that would be terrible."
Lu Shan smiled and shook his head: "Some of the backbones in my factory now come from the research institute in Jiangzhou. The research level there is very low, and there are not many valuable theories at all. Not to mention entering the experimental and production links."
After listening to this, Zhu Yajie and Chen Qiyi felt much relieved.
Lu Shan understood that the key to this matter lies in how much value the theory of Jiangzhou Research Institute has, so he intends to face the core of the problem and solve it.
"This is the paper I wrote. Please take a look at it." Lu Shan operated on the computer and exported the paper.
"Take these two papers and hand them in. The mess from that Jiangzhou Research Institute will never bother us again." Lu Shan pointed at the computer screen, very calmly.
"Hmm? You mean, you came up with a cutting-edge graphene theory?" Zhu Yajie swallowed subconsciously. He graduated from Harbin University of Technology, and the university's graphene technology involved the armed forces. Zhu Yajie knew exactly what this meant.
"And we have already entered the actual production stage. The manufacturing process of graphene batteries is still being optimized. We will put them on the market once the cost is further reduced." Lu Shan added.
Chen Qiyi was stunned for a few seconds, then he smiled: "Good boy! You have come up with something good without saying anything! That bastard Liu Hongming can only brag and talk nonsense. How can he be as good as Lu Shan? He has already made a product."
Zhu Yajie immediately called on relevant professors from the Shanghai Institute of Chemistry to come and review Lu Shan's paper.
Dean Hou Debang ran the fastest and arrived at Zhu Yajie's office like a gust of wind. Other professors arrived one after another.
Except for Dean Hou Debang, other professors thought that Lu Shan was just repeating Western experiments. They met on the road in groups of three or four and chatted for a while.
"I heard that Lu Shan wrote a paper on graphene, but I don't know how far he has progressed."
"It's hard to say to what extent. It takes too long to do this research abroad, and the equipment is too good. I feel that Lushan is more difficult to approach."
"Don't be so blunt. Lu Shan's last research on topological semimetallic semiconductors was the result of a brainstorming session. He succeeded under the simplest scientific research conditions. Maybe this time Lu Shan can really catch up with the scientific research progress."
“Then we need to see whether the paper is feasible and credible.”
"I think the principal called us over so solemnly, there must be something going on."
"The principal is not a specialist in this field, so his judgment may not be so accurate."
"Eh? Where's our dean? Why can't I see him?"
"I heard he passed by first."
As they were talking, the professors entered the president's office together. Hou Debang, the dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, was already seriously scrolling through the papers on the screen.
The whole atmosphere suddenly became serious, and President Zhu Yajie called out to the professors: "Please read another article first."
With some hesitation, they immediately gathered around to read the paper.
"Hmm? Production of graphene batteries? Has it come to this?"
The professors were stunned for a moment, their brains were a little confused. It seemed that Hou Debang's expression was not fake, and the other paper might be equally shocking!
After looking at it for a while, everyone has started writing and drawing to determine the feasibility of the paper.
At this time, Hou Debang stood up and said, "Switch with me! I want to read another one."
Having said that, he asked some people who were well versed in theory to read the paper on graphene production technology.
Now things started to get lively. The professors simply put their computers together and looked here and there. For a while, they really couldn't tell what the two papers were about.
After watching for two hours, they held an academic discussion meeting directly in the principal's office.
After talking for a while, I realized that I didn't seem to understand Lu Shan's paper very well, so I had to find Lu Shan to ask.
"Organize the questions; don't just throw them all over the place." Hou Debang himself became interested, so he asked Zhu Yajie for a paper discussion meeting and invited Lu Shan to attend.
"I will talk to Lu Shan, so you guys should be prepared. But you have to tell me the truth, is Lu Shan's thesis feasible or not?" Zhu Yajie asked a soul-searching question.
The professors from the School of Materials and Chemistry all looked at Hou Debang, and no one dared to speak.
“My personal opinion is that these two papers are of extremely high quality!”
(End of this chapter)
