Chapter 1168: Soldiers and Horses Have Not Moved

As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first. To know the scale of a war, you can almost have a concept by looking at the degree of logistics mobilization. %し

The same is true for scientific research. How much funding you have prepared can almost estimate the scale of research.

Taking the situation in the 1980s as an example, if a research institute spends 100 yuan in scientific research funding—don’t laugh, many scholars spend this much a year—then they will buy two books, two pens, and make For draft paper and so on, the funds are almost used up. If scientific research of this scale can be called by scale and scientific research, it can probably be regarded as pure theoretical research.

And if there is 1,000 yuan of scientific research funding, in a better school, this money can even be used to start a small project. Using the public instruments of your own laboratory, or borrowing or borrowing some instruments from other laboratories, and then buying some experimental materials, you can also deal with it. Of course, this goal cannot be set too high. Domestic core journals and the like , it is almost at the top.

Even in the 21st century, many graduate students or teaching assistants in many schools actually have their scientific research funding at this level. Of course, the nominal funding will be higher, such as 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, but in terms of actual purchasing power, it is not enough. It may not be as easy to use as 1,000 yuan in the 1980s.

If the funding is 10 times more, for example, 10,000 yuan for scientific research, in the 1980s, we would be able to do a good job.

With the current national finances, a scholar who can receive 10,000 yuan in scientific research funds is already a famous and independent scholar, and his research direction can also aim to break out of Asia and go to the world.

Of course, most of them are impossible, but there is always a chance.

Even as the initial funding, the 10,000 yuan in the 1980s could buy several decent instruments, or one or two useful instruments, such as the ultraviolet spectrophotometer that Yang Rui bought at the beginning, which made him a good one. papers.

As for the research funding of 100,000 yuan, it was very high in the 1980s, and most professors in local universities could not reach this level. Yuan research funding, he is almost the richest scholar in the school.

This money, given to social science scholars, has been able to make world-class field research. If the angle of focus is appropriate, such as finding a few of the poorest places in China, and then comparing the human development index and happiness, it may be possible to show your face in mainstream Western media.

In the field of natural sciences, if the chosen direction does not burn money and there is a corresponding scale of laboratory accumulation, then the money can also be used to do some world-class research.

From six-figure funds to seven-figure funds, to 1 million yuan, it basically belongs to the patent of a few bigwigs.

It's not that this money can cover high-level research in the world, but that China, which is poor and white, can't give you a few seven-figure research for you to play high-level research.

For example, Yang Rui had already made the world's top ion channel results, and Professor Cai only gave him 600,000 yuan. This is still at Peking University, which is rich and powerful.

If you switch to a slightly inferior school, such as Beijing Institute of Technology or Beijing Normal University, it is thankful that the department of biology can spend 200,000 yuan. It is not that they have a poor understanding of the value of ion channels and Yang Rui, but that they do not have a Money, the back will not be hardened.

However, if Yang Rui really took 600,000 yuan to make ion channels, he would never even think about it, and the money for experimental consumables is not enough. Not to mention 200,000 yuan, there is no blood relationship between ion channels and six-figure funding.

Of course, China in 1986 was a little richer than it was in 1984. After all, the inflation rate was over 20%, and everyone had more money in their pockets.

If Yang Rui makes the achievement of ion channels this year, Professor Cai can make up 720,000 yuan for him.

In fact, the annual funding of the current ion channel laboratory is more than 2 million yuan.

Yang Rui didn't take much, and distributed it to several other groups, so that the researchers in the ion channel laboratory also saw a large amount of funding.

However, the figure of "five million" is still beyond their reach.

What is even more frightening is the source of the money.

Tian Bing thought for a long time, and couldn't help saying: "You say, if it's 5 million... just calculate it in RMB. What kind of national projects can apply for this money?"

"No." Fan Zhenlong said decisively: "Even Director Yang participated in the implementation of the national high-tech plan recently, and there are not many 5 million in the whole year."

The funding of 5 million yuan is simply out of reach for now. By 2000, the newly established National Highest Science and Technology Award had a bonus of only 4.5 million yuan in self-help research funding, and 500,000 yuan in bonuses for individuals.

Tian Bing thought for a while and said, "Based on this calculation, if we don't join a new scientific research group, is it really possible that we will have to pay the funds?"

"I can't apply for the full amount of funding, and I have to invest so much money in the first phase, there must be other sources of funding." Fan Zhenlong said, looking at Su Xiankai, and asked: "For g protein-coupled receptors, 5 million yuan? Is it useful?"

Su Xiankai was still excited, and said without hesitation: "G protein-coupled receptors, the initial payment of 5 million yuan is not too much."

"Is it enough?"

"It should... be enough."

"How about less? For example, 3 million?" Tian Bing calculated 2 million plus 1 million. 2 million is the current amount of funding for the laboratory, and 1 million is the limit of additional funding that he thinks Yang Rui can get.

Su Xiankai shook his head without thinking, and said, "I told Director Yang earlier that the initial payment should be at least 1 million US dollars, otherwise, the ultracentrifuge alone would be too tight."

"So, do you really have to pay the funds?" Tian Bing muttered to himself, a little bit hard to bear the bad news.

A group of future Mavericks looked at each other in blank dismay, and even felt like the sky was falling.

However, this is also the current practice in China. The resources of the laboratory are not fixed. If there are more projects applied for, the funds will be more, and if there are few projects applied, the funds will be less. However, the key projects of the laboratory must be guaranteed after all. In this case, it is inevitable that projects with more funds will subsidize projects with less funds, or project teams in the laboratory will support each other.

After all, the understanding of those who approve project funds is different from that of the users of funds. Some laboratory leaders insist on their own opinions, and there are also some who seek funds for projects by patchwork.

Of course, there are also disadvantages that arise from this. What's more, some laboratory leaders make money from their own small coffers by charging "management fees".

Yang Rui had applied for a lot of funds before, and the funds were abundant, and they were all subsidized to the following groups. This is one of the reasons why the ion channel laboratory can attract so many mavericks.

The cattle are fattened up, and Yang Rui wants to withdraw funds, and the other calves actually have expectations.

However, how much money is needed to fill the 5 million yuan pit.

Su Xiankai also saw that everyone's emotions were wrong, coughed, and said, "Otherwise, everyone should join in."

"I've been working on the project for a year..." Tian Bing cried with a sad face. If the project is ended now, the previous year's work will basically be in vain.

Fan Zhenlong's brain circuit is somewhat different: "Director Yang is not only in need of people, he also needs funding. From my point of view, those who are willing to join Director Yang's research group should join, and those who are not willing to join should apply for more funding. It can also help, um, just apply more."

"Only our brothers, apply for two million funding?"

"Why is it two million?"

"As for the existing two million funds, Director Yang should be able to apply for another one million, so there will be a gap of two million..." Tian Bing repeated his analysis.

Su Xiankai shook his head and said, "The two million yuan budget can't be counted in it, and the existing projects didn't say they would be cancelled."

"That is to say, if we join the G protein-coupled receptor group, we can save Director Yang's funds. If we don't join, we should apply for funds ourselves, right?" Always thinking about Yang Rui's expenses.

Tian Bing asked cautiously, "How much should that be?"

"Calculating on a more generous level, Director Yang applied for hundreds of thousands, and our side gave up hundreds of thousands, and there is still a gap of four million..." Fan Zhenlong pinched his fingers and said: "Our original three teams , each group applies for a..."

Fan Zhenlong couldn't speak anymore.

Su Xiankai helped and said: "I think Director Yang is still sure, maybe he can apply for one million or hundreds of thousands, and our pressure will be less..."

"It's just a dream. If Professor Cai opens a new project, he may not even get an application for one million or hundreds of thousands." Xu Zhengping couldn't take it anymore.

Newly opened projects are when the most money is needed, but this is from the perspective of scholars who spend money. From the perspective of schools or any funding parties, the time of newly opened projects is the time with the greatest risk, and the allocation of funds will naturally be reduced. count.

This kind of conflict is very difficult to resolve, no matter it is Yang Rui or anyone else, it is very difficult to get enough money at one time, this kind of time is often the time when the most money is needed.

"If it doesn't work, I'll give up my project." Fan Zhenlong gritted his teeth and said, "If I also give up the project, I can still save hundreds of thousands."

"Then what do you take to apply for the project?"

"I can't apply for hundreds of thousands of yuan." Fan Zhenlong said with self-knowledge: "Director Yang's project is the most important. I'm going to give up the current project. If I apply for more, supplement it, and I should be able to make a big one." number."

"Are you really giving up?" Tian Bing was startled.

Fan Zhenlong pondered for a while, and said resolutely: "There is nothing we can't give up. Yang Rui has done so much for us, it's just a project. Besides, the project of G protein-coupled receptors is more promising."

After all, Fan Zhenlong still felt a little uncomfortable.

But the more this happened, the more stalwart his back was.

Make it difficult for other researchers to choose.

Contradictory feelings spread all over the Ion Channel Laboratory of Peking University.

...

Around the same time, Chen Yi from the Tsinghua branch of the People's Bank of China accompanied Yang Rui to the branch.

Most of the stamps that Yang Rui bought back then were found through Chen Yi.

Most of the stamps he bought were high-priced stamps, such as a full set of military mail, which cost 6,000 yuan. In the end, Chen Yi contacted the seller and gave them a 15% discount. A seller.

Of course, Chen Yi's purpose was to ask Yang Rui to buy treasury bonds, and Yang Rui did buy a lot, which solved a big problem for Chen Yi and the director of the Tsinghua branch.

Afterwards, Yang Rui's bank transactions were mostly entrusted to Chen Yi, and he handled them very well.

In some respects, Chen Yi, as a sales representative of the bank, is ahead of his time.

However, Yang Rui came to him today and made a request that made Chen Yi, who had been in the bank for many years, dizzy.

He followed Yang Rui to the branch, walked through the lobby that he never had the chance to pass through on weekdays, calmed down a bit, and said to the receptionist: "Hello, I am Chen Yi from Tsinghua Branch, I called and brought a client to handle business. "

"What business?" The receptionist's attitude was cold. If it was another customer, he probably wouldn't be like this, but for the staff of the bank, there is not so much courtesy.

"It's foreign exchange and deposit business." Chen Yi replied.

The receptionist's expression finally changed slightly, he looked up at Chen Yi, then at Yang Rui behind him, and asked, "Who are you dating?"

"Director Liu."

"Register, what is the specific business content?" The receptionist asked in a stylized manner.

Chen Yi hesitated for a moment, then looked at Yang Rui.

Yang Rui stood up and said, "I have a deposit certificate from a foreign bank, and I want the People's Bank to issue a certificate as well."

The foreign bank's deposit certificate is naturally in a foreign language. If he wants to use this deposit certificate in China, he must be confirmed and stamped by the domestic bank before it can take effect.

The People's Bank of China has a lot of foreign exchange, and the receptionist usually asks, "Do you have overseas relatives?"

Yang Rui froze for a moment: "No."

"Did your immediate family members or yourself study or work abroad?"

"No. Does that... matter?"

"How did you make that money?" The receptionist raised his eyelids and asked, "It can't be foreign exchange that fell from the sky."

"I made money selling patents."

The receptionist froze for a moment, and asked habitually, "The amount."

"Six million dollars."

"Well, six hundred...is it six hundred dollars?" The receptionist took another look at Yang Rui while making a record in the register.

Yang Rui shook his head and said with certainty, "It's six million dollars."

When the receptionist's hand trembled, the nib of the pen split, and an ugly puddle of ink smeared the book, staining the previous records.

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