Reborn in the red age

Chapter 236: Want half a million scientific research funds? I'll give you one million first!

The Jack case, which attracted national attention in the afternoon, officially opened in the Haidian People's Court. This trial was the first in China in so many years that it was conducted strictly in accordance with the procedures.

Apple even hired a lawyer from the United States, but it was of no use.

The crime of hooliganism is a big frame that can be put into any crime. The law has clear regulations on insulting women. According to the criminal law promulgated in 1979, the maximum penalty is seven years in prison. No lawyer can help. If he is acquitted, he can only seek a reduced punishment.

After an afternoon of trial, the court finally sentenced Jack to six years in prison for hooliganism.

Of course Jack was dissatisfied and appealed on the spot, but was directly rejected by the court. Apple felt that the sentence was a bit harsh, so they thought of bringing Jack back to the United States to serve his sentence.

But it's also of no use. Things have gotten serious. Now you can take people away just because you want. You have to stay in the mainland to accept the punishment.

They just talked about it, it was still in the honeymoon period, and Jack was not a big shot, so naturally he would not fall out for an ordinary person.

He immediately smiled awkwardly and admitted that he had spoken a little too loudly just now. The atmosphere was a bit tense just now, so he made a little joke to lighten the atmosphere.

Speaking of which, Jack was quite lucky. The first severe crackdown in the country was launched two months later. At this time, the sentencing range for hooliganism had not been increased, so he was spared a small life and only had to sit down. Six years in jail and you can get out.

If you need to use advanced equipment, you can also go to Lemon Technology's research institute in the United States. Because of the presence of Stanford, you can purchase various top-notch equipment without restrictions in the name of Stanford. In terms of equipment alone, the American Research Institute has It is already among the top in the world.

"This matter has been spread for a long time. I took a walk in the cafeteria and learned everything. The ladies in the cafeteria were talking about this, so I just listened casually."

Everyone was a top technical talent in their respective fields. After listening to Qingfeng Li's story, they did not answer immediately. Instead, they fell into deep thought. Only after ten minutes of silence did the discussion begin.

After drinking all the soda in the bottle, Li Qingfeng said calmly: "Your kid is interning in the research institute every day. How come you know everything? Where did you get the news?"

"Don't spread rumors. It's none of your business where they go. In the future, don't let me hear anything unrelated to work from your mouth. Otherwise, I will end your internship and expel you from the research institute. go out"

This time, Qingfeng Li brought together people from the two research institutes to prepare MPEG data compression technology.

After reading through the newspaper and seeing that Jack was sentenced to jail for being a hooligan, Li Qingfeng smiled, put the newspaper aside and stopped paying attention to the matter.

Not long after Jack was imprisoned, a new supplementary regulation was added to the crime of hooliganism. From now on, seducing foreigners will also be a crime of hooliganism. Once caught, he will be severely punished without mercy.

"Teacher, have you heard? The dancing girl from the art troupe resigned from the art troupe. I don't know where she is now. I heard that she went to the police station and changed her name, and then went to the south. It seems to be the Special Administrative Region."

After scaring Liu Guangmin, they chatted about his thesis in the rest area for a while. After finishing his watermelon, the two of them got up and left the rest area, returned to the office, and devoted themselves to the research and development of new projects.

Lemon Company invested in two research institutes at Peking University, one for software engineering and one for microelectronics.

Ten years later, the core technologies of VCD and DVD that became popular around the world were MPEG-1 image compression technology and MPEG-1 decoding chip. In the previous life, the technology belonged to an American company, and Qingfeng Li was going to get it for him this time.

After more than a year of continuous investment, the Institute of Microelectronics has complete equipment except for the advanced equipment blocked by the international blockade against China. It has reached the international mid-level level. It is definitely at the top of the pyramid in China and has become Is it a holy place in the eyes of domestic scientific researchers? Many people from other units often come to the institute to borrow equipment for experiments.

In a conference room that could accommodate forty people, Li Qingfeng briefly explained the principles of MPEG data compression technology to the engineers present, and asked for their opinions with a smile.

The Jack case that caused a lot of controversy during this period ended with Jack being sentenced to jail. The common people gradually stopped paying attention to this matter. They only occasionally pulled it out to whip the corpse when they were chatting.

Qingfeng Li was drinking water in the rest area and happened to meet Liu Guangmin who came to eat watermelon. This kid was very talented in gossiping. When he saw Qingfeng Li here, he immediately came over to chat with Qingfeng Li.

The next day, the national daily published the final verdict of the court yesterday. When they saw that the foreigner who bullied the lesbians in his country was sentenced to seven years, although some people felt that the sentence was a bit light, most people were quite satisfied with the result. of.

"You are all experts in your respective fields. Do you think this technology I proposed is possible?"

With advanced equipment and high wages, domestic research institutes have hired many engineers from domestic universities and research institutes. Together with engineers from Xiangjiang, there are already more than 100 R&D personnel in the Microelectronics Research Institute. The team has strong R&D capabilities.

The abbreviation of MPEG (MPG) is the Moving Picture Experts Group, which is also the video and audio compression and decoding technology. It is widely used in various fields, from multimedia production to the later artificial intelligence Internet of Things, MPEG technology is present.

"No, teacher, I know I was wrong. I will practice well in the future and never spread gossip again."

For engineers at this time, this technology is still too advanced, and it will take some time to verify the possibility of realizing this technology with colleagues around them.

Qingfeng Li was not in a hurry. He sat on the stool and waited quietly for everyone to come up with a result from the discussion.

Half an hour later, the discussion in the conference room gradually subsided. After the heads of the two research institutes exchanged opinions, Ding Guangqing stood up and said, "Mr. Li, Wu and I discussed this technology you proposed. It is indeed difficult, but it is theoretically possible, but it requires time and money.”

"Funding is not a problem, I only care about whether this technology can be realized." After saying this, Li Qingfeng looked at Director Wu of the Institute of Microelectronics and said with a smile: "Director Wu, do you think this technology can be realized? How much budget is needed?" Although Director Wu has a technical background, his technology is not the strongest in their institute. It can only be said to be at a medium level. What he does in the institute is more management. He really can't say how much it will cost. .

After thinking for a while, Director Wu said apologetically: "Teacher Li, please wait a moment. We will discuss it in the institute and then give you an answer."

Qingfeng Li nodded without saying anything, signaling that they could start discussing.

Most of the people in the Microelectronics Research Institute were recruited from research institutes of major universities in China. They are quite down-to-earth people. Because they were accustomed to doing scientific research in the past, they didn’t ask for much when asking for money. We try to save as much as possible for the institute, and the amounts quoted each time are not high.

Finally, after some discussion and statistics, Director Wu came up with a figure of US$500,000.

After hearing this number, Li Qingfeng shook his head. This amount of money is okay for a small project, but it is definitely not enough for this kind of project. Even if it can be done with 500,000 yuan, the progress will be very slow and a lot of time will be spent. Wasted on researching ways to save money.

Li Qingfeng stretched out a finger and shook it at Director Wu. Li Qingfeng said with a smile: "The Microelectronics Research Institute is the top priority for this project. The video decoding chip is a high-investment project. Five hundred thousand is definitely not enough. There is no upper limit on the project budget this time. The company will invest one million U.S. dollars in the first batch of R&D funds. After the first batch is spent, the second batch of one million U.S. dollars will immediately follow."

Qingfeng Li doubled their budget several times with just one mouthful. Lemon Technology was not short of money now, with a lot of cash on its account. Investing millions of dollars in scientific research projects was simply a piece of cake.

When they heard that there was no upper limit on scientific research funds and that after the first million US dollars were spent, the second million would immediately follow. The engineers from the mainland in the conference room were all stunned, with their mouths wide open and stunned. Looked at Qingfeng Li.

I don’t blame them for their expressions. They are really scared of poverty. Domestic R&D funds have never been sufficient. The RMB is still sufficient, but there is really no such thing as US dollars.

In my previous unit, not to mention one million US dollars, even one hundred US dollars had to be applied for at various levels. The purchase of equipment worth tens of thousands of dollars from abroad requires several months of conferences and small meetings. Only after various leaders have discussed it can it be approved. I have never seen such a wealthy research institute.

Director Wu was transferred from Xiangjiang and had seen the world before in other units. Although he was shocked, he quickly came to his senses and quickly expressed his position: "Okay, Mr. Li, don't worry, the company provides such With sufficient funds, our institute will definitely devote all its energy to the project. We will not go home without eating or drinking, and we must produce certain research and development results as soon as possible."

"Yes, Mr. Li, don't worry. With so much money, we will definitely produce results as soon as possible. There have been times when funds were sufficient before, but this is the first time in my life that we have such abundant funds. We will risk our lives." The project must be completed as soon as possible.”

"When I go out later, I will call my wife and ask her to send me a quilt. I will sleep in the house tonight."

"I want it too. I still have a camp bed at home. I will ask my wife to bring it to me later. Before the project is completed, I will have room and board in the shelter."

After Director Wu finished speaking, other mainland engineers also reacted. They all excitedly stated that they would go all out to work on the project and produce results as soon as possible.

The engineer from Xiangjiang looked at this group of colleagues with horror in his eyes. He really didn't understand that they all worked for the boss. Why are you so involved? Make it as if you are starting your own business.

Listening to your words and my clear stance, Li Qingfeng chuckled and said, "There's no need to be in such a hurry. It's better to forget about living in the research institute and not coming out. We still have to go home. What can we do if we don't go home?" What will you do when your sisters-in-law come to find you? You must pay attention to the balance between work and rest, and don't go into the laboratory and not come out for several days."

Everyone disagreed in their hearts, but after all Qingfeng Li was paying him, they wanted to give him some face, and nodded perfunctorily.

Seeing that everyone did not take his words to heart at all, Qingfeng Li chuckled and shook his head. He did not continue to persuade them. They would not listen anyway. After the meeting was over, he asked the logistics department to improve the food standards. Give them nutritional supplements.

The cost of this project was mainly on hardware, and the software was not that high of an investment. Qingfeng Li and Ding Guangqing had a discussion, and after they found that there were no problems on their side, they announced that the meeting was adjourned.

That night, the lights at the Microelectronics Research Institute were brightly lit, and people in every conference room were discussing research and development ideas. After a week of technical seminars, the general framework was worked out.

After the one million US dollars arrived, the Microelectronics Research Institute immediately got into work.

The Software Engineering Research Institute did not lag behind for long. After determining the direction, it quickly synchronized with the Microelectronics Research Institute. The two parties continued to hold technical seminars and exchange research and development status at seminars.

When both parties had a clue, Li Qingfeng felt that his task had been completed. Taking advantage of the fact that there were still a few days left before the start of school, he immediately decided to give himself a few days off to relax.

After coming out of school, it was not yet Hu Jiabao's get off work time. Wang Weimin was also very busy now. Li Qingfeng had no place to go for a while. He thought that it had been a long time since he had seen the Forty-Nine City, so he drove around in the car. The purpose was to wander around Sijiu City.

Due to the deterioration of social security, the country's first severe crackdown began in July. After this month of severe crackdowns, the streets of Sijiucheng are now much cleaner.

The gangsters who used to roam the streets have disappeared and were either caught or ran away. Now the security of the entire society has returned to the state before the reform. You can roam freely on the streets without worrying about being robbed while walking on the road.

The car drove to a street where vendors gathered. Qingfeng Li parked the car on the side of the road, got out of the car and walked along the crowd, strolling around looking at the products displayed by the street vendors. When he encountered something he liked, he would pick it up easily. Buy two.

"Take a look, take a look, the newly arrived imported high-tech electronic game consoles, electronic watches, everything."

Li Qingfeng was preparing to buy a folding fan from a stall when he heard the hawking sound of a small vendor not far away. He bought the folding fan in his hand and curiously walked towards the stall.

(End of this chapter)