Black tech predators

Chapter 234 [Sensation]

Gu Cheng said without hesitation: "2000 billion per year."

"What? 2000 billion? Or every year??" Lao Qiu stared wide-eyed when he heard the number, and exclaimed, "Are you sure you didn't say an extra zero?"

Gu Cheng nodded affirmatively: "That's right, it's 2000 billion a year, just a lot more!"

Qiu Shiming put away his emotions, heard Gu Cheng's words again, and knew that he was not joking, but really wanted to do it.

"Mr. Gu, this is... the state's allocation of funds for basic scientific research is not so ruthless. It's really unusual for people not to make a move. If this news is announced, the academic world will be blown up!"

Compared with last year's total national R&D expenditure of 1.96 trillion yuan, it still maintained double-digit growth, reaching 11.6%. However, among the nearly 1118 trillion yuan in total scientific research funding, basic research funding is only 5.68 billion, accounting for only [-]%. .

No wonder many graduates are reluctant to enter the field of basic scientific research, no wonder basic research funding is tight, and no wonder basic science progress lags behind.

Gu Cheng is going to spend an additional 2000 billion here, and this is the same amount every year and only a little more, and the amount paid out is more than that of the country. If this news is announced, the academic circle will definitely be very excited.

Gu Cheng thought for a while and made a decision: "Let's call it 'Tianqing Science Foundation'. It is positioned as a paid research institution. I am in charge of the science foundation under my name. We at Tianqing Technology only want to know all about research breakthroughs in cutting-edge scientific and technological fields. not only can't snatch the achievements of scientific researchers, but also protect the scientific research achievements of scientists and help them with patent issues. Of course, on this basis, there will be good results transformation, as long as this project is funded by Tianqing Science Foundation, I The company must have the right to know and the priority to invest, as a financial investor.”

If you are sure you want to start this science foundation, you will not be procrastinating. In the next week, Gu Cheng, Lao Qiu and other senior managers will discuss the drafting of this science foundation.

Preliminary determination of the three core points of the "Tianqing Science Foundation", management structure, scientific research project funding review system and task plan.

The plans are divided into four categories: basic research plans, science education plans, applied research plans, and international cooperation plans. These plans are used to implement various functions.

The entire foundation is fully operational, and it is expected to require about 8 people. Among them, the management personnel are the least, and the judging panel is the largest, accounting for more than 90%. They are mainly served by senior scientists in the same industry. They are full-time or invite university professors to serve as consultants. .

There are so many people on the judging panel because the science foundation established by Gu Cheng is not specifically aimed at a certain scientific field, but has been enlarged to the scope of the entire basic research of natural science, which involves a wide variety of fields.

During the drafting of this week's meeting, major basic scientific fields have been established.

Mathematics, including algebra, analysis, geometry, statistics, topology, computational mathematics, computer science, etc.;
Physics, including high energy physics (particle physics), condensed matter physics, optics, general relativity, field theory, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, etc.;

Chemistry, including analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, structural chemistry, polymer chemistry, etc.;
Biology, including botany, zoology, cell biology, structural biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, ecology, genetics, etc.;
Astronomy, including cosmology, origin of the universe, astronomy, radio astronomy, solar system, etc.;

Earth science, including atmospheric physics, geodesy, hydrology, oceanography, land science, space science, etc.

At the same time, it also includes the application fields of basic physics experiments such as high-temperature superconductivity, multi-photon entanglement and interferometry, neutrino oscillation, quantum anomalous Hall effect and other fields. In addition, in quantum, nano, stem cells, brain map imaging, artificial biosynthesis, In fields such as proteins, there are also fields such as topological insulating quantum states, neuroscience, and brain imaging.

Hundreds of fields have been officially included in the foundation's key research and development funding items, including the construction of many basic physics laboratories, and even the construction of space laboratories have been included in the foundation's research and development funding category.

Right now, in the last week before the military parade, the homepage of Tianqing Science and Technology's official website quietly announced the "Tianqing Science Foundation", using an entire page to introduce the foundation and its related rules and regulations.

Gu Cheng has set the basic style of the foundation and has nothing else to do. The project is still in the process of preparing staff. Next, he will take a good rest for two days, do nothing, take care of his health and so on, and fly to the capital at the end of September.

However, once the news of the science foundation he set up was announced, there was a wave of anger at the end of September, and as the major media reprinted the reports, all of a sudden, the media and the entire academic world set off an uproar. There was an uproar.

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【Shock!The news just announced by this company has shocked the academic circles all over the country and even the world! 】—— "UC Headlines"

[Tianqing Technology: Establish the "Tianqing Science Foundation" to inject 2000 billion annually to fund basic scientific research. 】——"Shangdu Morning Post"

[Just now, the news announced by Tianqing Technology Group, this big move swipes the entire network! 】—— "Technology Express"

[2000 billion basic scientific research funding, you read that right, this is a company that pays 2000 billion annually to fund basic scientific research! ] - "Today's headlines"

The news of the establishment of the Science Foundation was announced on the official website of Tianqing Technology within two hours, and it has already been reported by major media on the front page.

At first glance, it makes people wonder if today is April Fool's Day, but at second glance, it is indeed not April Fool's Day. The news published on Tianqing Technology's official website is placed on the home page and uses an entire page to disclose the relevant details.

This operation shocked countless eyeballs from the outside world, and they were all dumbfounded.

"What about those people who say that Boss Gu, as the richest man, has no sense of charity? Papapa, his face is swollen from the beating."

"May I ask which other company's boss has such courage? Has this structure? Has this vision? Compared with other tech bigwigs who come out all day to write and have no actual actions, Boss Gu's rank is [-] pieces of them. street."

"Annual 2000 billion funding for basic scientific research? Damn it! Damn it!! But I'm uneducated, and a word of shit goes all over the world."

"Tianqing Technology is cheating!! Mr. Gu is cheating (broken sound)!!!"

"If we remember correctly, Tianqing Technology is still seven or eight months away from the third anniversary of its establishment. How rich is this!!"

"I don't know exactly how much, but according to the first and second quarter financial reports released by Tianqing Technology Group this year, the total revenue of the two quarters adds up to 3965 billion. You can see how terrifying it is. Just look at the published financial report data , No one will doubt the realization of the 7000 billion total revenue target set by Mr. Qiu this year."

"Worthy of being one of the 'twin stars' of private high-tech companies, cheating!"

"I'm curious how big Tianqing's profit is?"

"Tianqing Technology has not announced its profits to the outside world, because it is not a listed company, and there is no way to require compulsory disclosure of profits, but judging from this news, it is not difficult to speculate that it is possible to make an operation that spends 2000 billion yuan a year to support basic scientific research. Most of the profits are so big that it scares people to death, otherwise how dare we play?."

"That's right, even if you want to play like this, you still need so much money."

"Why do I feel that Tianqing Technology is worried that the announcement of profits will scare others and make other companies unbearable... [cover face]"

"I really can't rule out this possibility..."

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In the afternoon, HKUST High Energy Physics and Technology Research Center.

A 25-year-old young man rushed to an office with a traditional paper newspaper, and was so excited that he forgot to knock on the door before entering.

When he broke into the office, the young man glanced at the desk first but didn't see anyone. His eyes wandered for a moment and he locked on an old professor standing in front of the blackboard full of formulas. Said: "Professor Wu, great news, great news, the entire academic world is a sensation, no, it's a frying pan!!!"

"What a fuss, you have interrupted your train of thought." Academician Wu Yueliang turned his head and glanced at him unhappily. Seeing his state of mind, he said sullenly: "How can such a state of mind make achievements in basic physics?" ?”

The young research assistant suppressed his excitement and said: "It's not a professor, this news is really important. This morning Tianqing Technology Group announced that it will establish the 'Tianqing Science Foundation' to fund basic scientific research projects that lack research and development funds. Society and the top 10 basic science fields, this news has caused an uproar in the academic world."

Academician Wu Yueliang stretched out his hand and made a classic "tactical arm mirror" movement, and said indifferently: "So what? Now how many companies will sincerely pay for basic scientific research? I think it is mostly hype." Like the majority, but also the ten basic fields, just a high-energy physics experiment project requires an astronomical figure of hundreds of millions. Those capitalists who only want to make money will spend money to support a 20-year cycle just to observe a physical phenomenon research? Come on, basic research still depends on the state, and it’s the young people who excite you.”

It can be seen from these words that Academician Wu Yueliang is not interested in capital. Two years ago, he and two other professors from the academy started a research team, planning to launch a space gravitational wave detection project.

In 2016, the North American Laser Interferometer for Gravitational-Wave Observatory (abbreviated: LIGO) announced the first direct detection of gravitational waves in 2015, which confirmed the gravitational waves predicted by Einstein 100 years ago. The three physicists working on the LIGO project also As a result, he won the Nobel Prize. This major physical discovery has renewed enthusiasm among physicists and basic research institutions around the world.

The space gravitational wave detection project that Wu Yueliang's research group will launch has more advantages than LIGO. LIGO's experimental equipment is on the ground, and there is still too much noise, and the experimental equipment sent to quiet space is more accurate for detection.

According to Academician Wu Yueliang's two-year-long space gravitational wave detection plan, it consists of three sun-centered satellites in an equilateral triangle formation, each satellite is 300 million kilometers apart, and uses a high-precision intersatellite laser interferometer and non-drag space technology to detect and study space gravitational waves.

The detailed plan is divided into three steps. The first is to initially form the space gravitational wave detection capability in 2021; the second step is to launch a double-star verification star with key technologies in 2024; the third step is to use the technology accumulation of the double-star verification star to launch The third satellite will be launched in 2034.

During the two-year demonstration period, Academician Wu Yueliang and the others have already calculated how much the plan will cost. The initial investment will be 12.7 billion. In 15 to 20 years, the entire space gravity will The total budget of the wave detection program is about 118 billion.

Last year, I submitted a funding application to HKUST for this scientific research project, but it was rejected. The school did not approve the reason for the simple reason that there is not so much money.

This made academician Wu Yueliang very helpless. Last year, HKUST received only 2.3 million yuan from the Natural Science Foundation of China. With this money, 351 large and small projects were established, with an average of 65 yuan per project.

Last year, the country's total expenditure budget for basic scientific research was 1118 billion. This is of course an astronomical figure, but it still seems stretched when subdivided into major basic scientific research fields.

The rejection of the application for funding made Academician Wu Yueliang's plan to create space gravitational wave detection far away. Seeing that the NSF Foundation in North America has allocated funds to fund an upgraded version of the LIGO project, that is, to send scientific research equipment to space, this space The gravitational wave detection project is LISA. The NSF Foundation has allocated the first batch of funds to this project team. This project was launched as soon as the money was received at the beginning of this year. Academician Wu Yueliang saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.

At this moment, thinking of these things, Wu Yueliang became irritable even in a good mood, and waved his hand: "Don't bother me if you have nothing to do."

After speaking, he looked back at the blackboard, erased a formula, picked up the chalk and fell into thinking.

"Professor, since Tianqing Company was established not long ago, you may not know much about this high-tech company if you don't care about things other than research. This is a world-class giant with an annual income of hundreds of billions. The science foundation they established is really It’s not just playing around, but planning to inject 2000 billion basic scientific research funding into this foundation every year, 2000 billion ah professor, and it’s only used for basic research, major basic scientific research projects or non-profit scientific research institutions that lack funds You can apply to the Tianqing Science Foundation for funding review, which is half as fast as the total funding allocated by the state for basic research!!"

Professor Wu Yueliang just wrote a symbol L of orbital angular momentum on the blackboard. When he heard the words of the research assistant, half of the chalk in his hand accidentally broke.

"What did you say? 2000 billion? How is this possible? Where did they get so much money?"

Wu Yueliang suddenly turned around, with an extremely shocked expression, and suddenly stared at his research assistant: "You kid didn't come here specially to get me to use it, did you?"

"How dare I take you out!"

The young research assistant couldn't laugh or cry, and immediately came to the old professor, opened a paper newspaper in his hand, and pointed to the headline on the front page:
"Professor, look, this is the headline news about Tianqing Science and Technology's establishment of the 'Tianqing Science Foundation'. It contains a brief description of funding in 10 major basic science fields, and it is broken down into as many as six or seven hundred fields. Particle physics (high-energy physics) is one of the dozens of subdivisions mentioned in it.

The young research assistant immediately found a few paragraphs in the news content, which were excerpted paragraphs from the official website of Tianqing Technology, and read:
"...It is precisely because of these scientists that we can see the beautiful and vast deep space, appreciate the distant and ancient universe, and know the obscure and incomprehensible truths. There are things we know and things we don't know. Science is endless, just like the will of human beings from generation to generation, and as Einstein said, the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it can be understood. It is the hard work of these interesting souls that makes We know there are things we know, and there are things we don't know, but there are more things we don't know we don't know, and we all want to know."

After reading this paragraph, he looked at the old professor and said with a smile: "There are as many as six or seven hundred basic scientific research projects, and the development of high-energy physics is not very good now. It is almost becoming unpopular, but it can be mentioned emphatically, and the length There is also a lot of content, and it is by no means a coincidence, so it can be seen that the leaders of the Tianqing Science Foundation must pay more attention to high-energy physics."

Wu Yueliang looked at the contents of the newspaper: "This is true..."

The young research assistant excitedly continued: "Professor, since the school has no funds for the space gravitational wave detection project, we can apply for funding from the Tianqing Science Foundation. Even if we fail the review, there is no loss, but if we pass Woolen cloth?"

Hearing this, Academician Wu Yueliang quietly glanced at his research assistant, then without saying a word, he subconsciously made a "tactical mirror-holding" movement.

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(End of this chapter)