Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

After the speech, Huaqing University President Wang Dazhong held a reception dinner in the school cafeteria as usual.

Yang Mo suddenly saw many colleagues and leaders from his previous life, and he felt an uncontrollable excitement and joy in his heart.

"Mr. Yang, this is Professor Dai Youyuan, the director of the Department of Applied Chemistry. Professor Dai is an expert in chemical engineering and technology!" Principal Wang explained.

"Professor Dai, I have long admired your name, and I am honored to meet you! In the future, I would like to ask Professor Dai for more guidance in the design and manufacturing of chemical equipment..." Yang Mo said enthusiastically, reaching out his hand.

Dai Youyuan smiled and said: "Mr. Yang, you're welcome. Who doesn't know that Yoshida Chemical, a subsidiary of Zhiyuan, is the best petrochemical equipment manufacturer in the country. I heard that you already have a mature process for 45 tons of petrochemical equipment?"

Yang Mo nodded: "After the merger of Yoshida Chemical and Northern Machinery Factory, some breakthroughs have been made in the past few years, and part of the industrial chain has been successfully transferred to China. However, unfortunately, some core components are still relatively dependent on the Japanese supply chain. Due to the lack of relevant talents in the country, Yoshida Chemical's R&D and design are still located in Osaka..."

Dai Youyuan sighed and said: "Currently, there is still a big gap between us and Western developed countries in applied chemistry. Over the years, we have been working hard to catch up. But as you know, chemical engineering and preparation Craftsmanship is not something that can be achieved overnight, it requires a lot of manpower and material resources to be invested... Alas!"

"Yes! Every time we do experiments, we have to make an appointment in advance. Some expensive materials have to be reported and applied for. Sometimes, due to lack of funds, we may not be able to apply. Several times, I have to be shameless and say hello to you. It’s shameful that the Zhiyuan Metallurgical Research Center asked its students for help and borrowed experimental equipment! Some expensive materials are said to have been paid for by the students themselves for us to conduct experiments..." said a gray-haired professor with a guilty look on his face.

"Professor Huang, you are serious!" Yang Mo said with a smile.

"Do you know me?" the gray-haired professor asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"I heard Xia Xinyi say that Fatty Luo is unreasonable and I have already criticized him. From now on, as long as professors from Huaqing University want to do experiments at the Zhiyuan Metallurgical Research Center, the materials will be free and the equipment can be used at will..." Yang Mo promised.

"Mr. Yang, are you saying that we from the Department of Applied Chemistry can also borrow it?" Dai Youyuan asked with hope.

Yang Mo said cheerfully: "Of course! However, it is inconvenient for you to run from the east city to the western suburbs like this. You also waste a lot of time on the road. Principal Wang and Director Dai, otherwise, we Zhiyuan We will jointly establish an Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry with the Department of Applied Chemistry of Huaqing University. You will provide the people and we will provide the funds. I will build you the most advanced laboratory in the world near or on campus at Huaqing University!"

Dai Youyuan looked delighted and said excitedly: "Jointly establishing a research institute? That would be great!"

"It is a good thing to jointly establish a research institute, but it also involves the equity ownership of the institute and the distribution of future research results..." Wang Dazhong frowned after thinking for a moment.

"The issue of equity ownership is easy to handle. Our Zhiyuan Group invested US$2000 million in the first phase for the construction of joint laboratories and the research and development of chemical engineering and technology, accounting for 70% of the shares. You will invest in the Department of Applied Chemistry of Huaqing University, accounting for 30% of the shares. [-]%, the theoretical aspect of the research results will be owned by Huaqing University, and the application aspect will be developed and used by Zhiyuan Group..." Yang Mo waved his hand and said "boldly".

University professors in this era don’t know much about how to protect their research results. After a breakthrough in a new technology, they often don’t know how to register a patent. Instead, they choose to publish it in influential international academic journals as soon as possible. What matters is how many “impact factors” can be harvested.

This kind of operation can easily be exploited by some companies in developed countries, especially Japanese companies. Once they discover the commercial interests behind these new technologies, they will register patents before the technology developers themselves, and in turn charge expensive patent fees.

Industry, academia, and research, which should complement each other, are completely out of touch in this era!

In the blink of an eye, the Department of Applied Chemistry reached an in-depth cooperation with Zhiyuan Group, and several other people looked eager to give it a try...

Who doesn’t want to hug a thick leg like Zhiyuan Group?Scientific research funding, advanced experimental equipment, expensive experimental materials... these problems will all be solved!

Professor Huang Yong, who has always been gentle and elegant, no longer cares about being reserved, and then drunkenly said with some stuttering: "Mr. Yang... our Department of Materials Science and Engineering is the reintegration of the original Department of Metallurgy and Mechanical Engineering, and you The main businesses of Zhiyuan Group have the highest degree of overlap, and we also have a basis for cooperation..."

Yang Mo looked at the gray-haired Huang Yong, and felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart. The highly respected Professor Huang Yong was both a teacher and a friend to Yang Mo. He was one of the people whom Yang Mo respected most in his previous life. His knowledge, character, and personality were everything. Respectable!

Huang Yong stared at Yang Mo who was deep in thought, his face even more nervous, because he knew very well that materials are the basis of industry!Whether it is the research and development of metal materials or new composite materials, it is a repeated process of burning money. The little money Huaqing University allocates to the Department of Materials every year is not enough to support one month of research. They can only spend their precious time on In theoretical research, it needs repeated demonstrations before it can be verified through experiments...

Perhaps Huang Yong was afraid that Yang Mo would underestimate the technical strength of the Department of Materials, so he waved over a young man who was pouring wine for everyone. He looked at Yang Mo and said, "Mr. Yang, don't underestimate our Department of Materials Science and Engineering. This is Our new teacher, Zheng Quanshui, is already an associate professor despite his young age. He has profound knowledge in solid mechanics and engineering mechanics. We also have experts in heat treatment, polymer structure, and synthetic materials..."

Yang Mo smiled bitterly and said: "Okay! Now that Professor Huang has spoken, we will follow suit and establish a materials research institute with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The equity and investment amount will be the same as those of the Department of Applied Chemistry..."

Huang Yong's face showed uncontrollable excitement. Part of the business research funds and the experimental projects that had to be temporarily suspended can be restarted again!

Yang Mo pondered for a while and then said: Professor Huang, we happened to bring back a complete materials research institute from Ukraine a few years ago. They have made some progress in the research of some new materials. Please take some time and I will take you there. Go and communicate with them, maybe you can create some sparks..."