As Liu Hai predicted, as soon as the US policy was announced, various immigration companies immediately took action and searched for their targets across the country.
For them, as long as they can take a person away from China and successfully send this person to the United States, then what they can get is hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit.
Therefore, their enthusiasm is unprecedentedly high, and they can be said to be unscrupulous in doing things.
Harassing phone calls, offline interceptions, guest workers... Almost all available tricks have been used by them.
In fact, the results they achieved were indeed good.
Even within Chengdu Aircraft, as far as Chen Nian knew, two people had chosen to resign and prepare to go to the United States.
Chen Nian did not feel indignant about this.
Everyone has to make their own choices and must be responsible for their own choices.
I just hope that in the future, they will not regret this day.
In the office, Chen Nian looked at the report handed over by Li Xiang and said with some emotion:
"These Americans are really crazy. With such a huge cost, how many years can they last?"
"Taking a step back, the people they can attract through this method are all non-core personnel. Even from a cost-effectiveness perspective, it's not cost-effective, right?"
Hearing his words, Li Xiang shook his head and replied:
"We have also considered this issue, but after all, the effectiveness of talents is difficult to define."
"A mediocre researcher here may be able to develop great potential after changing his environment."
“A promising talent may be buried because he doesn’t adapt to their way of working.”
"No one can accurately predict the outcome. To be precise, they are betting."
"If they can win the bet, they can get some more chips back."
"If the bet loses, then they are really down to their last two chips - agriculture and energy."
Chen Nian nodded slightly and then asked:
"What about your own judgment? Do you intuitively think they can win the bet?"
"I'm not optimistic about it."
Li Xiang answered bluntly.
"Although Xinghuo has been criticizing the saying that 'you have to sit on the bench for ten years' in recent years, objectively speaking, scientific research is indeed a long and lonely process."
"With an overly utilitarian mentality, it is difficult to ensure sustained energy investment. There may be significant improvements in a short period of time, but if it extends to a few years or more than ten years, a decline in efficiency is almost inevitable."
"Of course, although the final result is not promising, I have to admit that their move did bring us a lot of trouble."
"Especially from public opinion and internal voices, we are under pressure."
Upon hearing this, Chen Nian immediately understood what Li Xiang meant.
The so-called "pressure" means that in comparison, the treatment of domestic scientific researchers is not as good as that of the United States, which has caused some internal complaints.
This is a matter of course, but it is not that easy to solve.
Everyone can shout the slogan of improving the salary of scientific researchers, but where does the money come from?
It can't possibly fall from the sky.
Moreover, what is even more embarrassing is that most scientific researchers with poor treatment and poor personal returns do not belong to the core layer. They may be restricted by talent or opportunities, so they cannot enjoy the extreme enrichment like those top scientific researchers. H.
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Let alone the bench, they can't sit on the bench.
Most of the time, they're in the sewers.
They are the humblest beings in the entire scientific research community, and they are also the ones in the most difficult situation.
It is far out of reach to rely on one's own ability, and it is even more impossible to hope for policy changes - after all, from a macro perspective, no investor in any country in the world will allocate a large amount of resources to targets that have not performed well in the early stage. superior.
As for national strategy, buying the bottom does not exist, chasing the high is the norm.
But should we just give up on them?
Chen Nian was a little unwilling.
In his previous life, he had also been a member of this group.
So he also knows that these people are not really of low ability - just kidding, how many people who can embark on the path of scientific research don't have two brushes?
Maybe they just need more time to find a way that suits them.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian said:
"It's normal for us to be stressed."
"Domestic scientific research has developed rapidly in the past two years, but to be fair, the increase in the salary of scientific researchers, especially those at the grassroots level, is not enough."
"We are too utilitarian and all our resources are concentrated in a few large projects. If we continue like this, let alone whether the efficiency can keep up, some industries may be driven to death by us."
Hearing Chen Nian's words, Li Xiang nodded slowly.
"This is indeed a problem, but there is really nothing we can do about it."
"We are still in the overtaking stage, and fuel must be given to the locomotive."
"If we have to pursue fairness at this time, I think the gains outweigh the losses."
"Public opinion matters can be dealt with, but if resource allocation goes astray, it will be difficult to correct."
Chen Nian shook his head and denied:
"I'm not saying we should abandon key projects and key personnel. What I mean is that in addition to these people, we should allocate some resources to ensure the survival of grassroots personnel."
"What should we do? Increase the basic salary?"
Li Xiang's expression was a little helpless.
In fact, if you want to ensure the survival of grassroots personnel as Chen Nian said, starting with basic wages is almost the only option.
The reason is simple. You cannot issue special subsidies and special bonuses to them without any reason. This will seriously undermine the fairness of the entire system.
But the problem is that raising basic wages is a strategy that affects the whole system.
Not to mention the collateral impact in other industries, within the scientific research field alone, what is the overall cost of increasing the monthly salary by 1,000 yuan?
At this stage, the number of scientific researchers in the Chinese government, including central enterprises and various public institutions, is about 1.1 million. If each person is given an extra 1,000 yuan, the annual expenditure will be more than 15 billion.
Taking into account the potential costs in various aspects during the policy implementation process, the cost of raising wages once is close to 20 billion.
This is equivalent to the full-cycle R&D investment of a large-scale project.
The results of the project are tangible, but what about the results of preferential treatment of personnel?
This is indeed a frustrating fact.
"There is no need to touch the basic salary, the direction is too poor."
"We can afford the money, but there is no need to burn it like this."
"My idea is to set up a special allowance."
“This subsidy is specially designed for scientific researchers who have been working in unpopular fields for many years.”
"We do not require them to make substantial results in a short period of time, but we require 100% investment."
"In other words, let's provide them with the cost of trial and error."
Li Xiang, who was on the opposite side, pondered for a moment and pointed out the key to the problem:
"The evaluation system is a big trouble. Without rigid indicators, this subsidy will quickly become the best breeding ground for power rent-seeking."
“At the end of the day, it’s the powerful researchers who get the stipends, and those who sit on the bench are poorer or poorer.”
"So, we don't use the 'application-evaluation' method to decide who to give subsidies to, we use big data."
"Big Data?"
Li Xiang didn't know much about this concept, so Chen Nian continued to explain:
"We collect information on all scientific researchers, extract income levels, number of papers, number of experiments, expenditure composition, and even data on the number of times of data review, conduct a comprehensive analysis of these data, and select the personnel who best meet the requirements."
"A simple example, real scientific researchers, the time they spend socializing at the wine table is definitely not as much time as they spend in the laboratory."
Hearing this, Li Xiang understood Chen Nian's intention.
"I understand, you want to use data that won't lie to determine the truly suitable candidate."
"This idea is very good - it is even possible that if the model can be successfully established this time, this evaluation system can be applied to other places."
"For example, the evaluation of certain leadership. I estimate that once this model is made public, some people may jump their feet."
Chen Nian smiled disdainfully and replied:
"Just jump. The more energetic you are, the faster you will be cleared."
Li Xiang nodded again, but soon he spoke again:
"The idea is fine, and most of the data can be obtained."
"When evaluating the model, if the machine cannot draw a direct conclusion, just do a preliminary screening first, and then send the results to Spark for evaluation."
"Xinghuo is an independent third party with no interest relationship and can guarantee the objectivity of the results."
"But the problem is that some data inquiries may require authorization from the parties involved, because privacy will be involved."
"Then let them authorize it - that can also be used as a screening tool."
"Although it sounds a bit mean, this is the sand in the porridge. People who are truly in need will not care about this little bit of so-called 'self-esteem'"
Nanjing, in an old and small residential building.
He Wucheng squatted silently in the corridor, with cigarette butts on the ground under his feet.
He had just finished a fight with his wife, but he was not kicked out of the house. However, staying in that small and cramped room did make him a little depressed, so he simply slammed the door and walked out when the argument reached its peak, trying to get through this. A way to calm down both yourself and your wife.
However, this thin iron door can block the line of sight, but it cannot block the sobs of the wife inside.
Listening to his ears, He Wucheng felt more and more confused.
It can be said that this quarrel is not much different from any other. It is just because of some trivial things, coupled with the pressure of life, it makes the problem that could have been easily solved escalated to the point where a big quarrel is necessary. degree.
Why does this happen?
Why does his wife become less and less understanding of him, and why does he become more and more prone to losing control of his emotions?
My previous self was not like this.
At that time, he was still the pride of heaven in the eyes of everyone.
After graduating from Nanjing Agricultural University, he entered the Nanjing Academy of Agricultural Sciences as soon as he graduated and became a key member.
Both in terms of income and development prospects, everything is bright.
However, his development was not as smooth as everyone thought.
Because the research direction I chose was too unpopular, I did not achieve any breakthrough results for a full 10 years.
I can't apply for funding, I can't get promoted, and my salary is even lower than that of a newcomer who just entered the institute.
Both my boss and my wife at home have advised me countless times to give up the project at hand and choose a more popular topic.
According to their view, the research on Phytophthora that He Wucheng is doing is simply tasteless. In a country where rice and wheat are staple foods, what's the point of studying potato diseases?
But He Wucheng knew very well that someone had to do this part.
What if?
What if one day our food security is really challenged so much that we have to turn our attention to the potato that everyone despises?
By that time, is it still too late to do further research?
A large-scale Phytophthora infection can destroy crops on the entire land. If it really comes to the most extreme situation, will we just watch the opportunity to save our lives pass before our eyes?
Therefore, He Wucheng never gave up.
He knew very well that he was indeed stubborn and paranoid.
But he never believed that this paranoia was meaningless.
That is, for the "meaning" in his heart, he persisted for ten years.
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But now, he really couldn't hold on any longer.
The financial pressure is increasing, the family life is in a state of decline, and even his physical condition has begun to deteriorate.
Almost every night, he asked himself the same question:
If you give yourself another chance, will you make the same choice?
Before yesterday, this question had never been answered.
However, when the headhunter's call came to his mobile phone and when he refused the generous offer from an international grain merchant without hesitation, he suddenly had the answer.
Yes, I have no regrets.
It's just because I lived so hard that I had the illusion of "regret".
Perhaps the only thing I feel sorry for is my family.
Thinking of this, He Wucheng sighed.
He stood up, took out the key, opened the door, and looked at his wife, who was sitting on the sofa and sobbing silently.
He Wucheng felt a twinge of pain in his heart. He walked forward silently, half-crouched in front of his wife, and said:
"Don't be angry, I spoke too harshly."
"I will find a way to pay for my children's school choice."
"If you want to buy a dryer, just buy it. The weather is really too humid."
"Don't worry, I will find a way to deal with the money problem. At worst, I will find a way to do some private work."
"But you really can't blame me. You can't blame me for not getting $100,000 from Americans."
"I do research on food diseases. Although it is not popular, it is also very important."
"If I really join them, the technology in my hands will one day be used against us."
"I can't let this happen. This is my bottom line."
After hearing his words, his wife raised her head, her eyes filled with water.
She opened her mouth several times, but swallowed the words as they reached her lips.
After a long time, she finally said:
"He Wucheng, you are thinking about them, but have they considered you?"
"You always say how important your subject is and how important your technology is, but I know that they never think you are so important."
"I don't mean to blame you, I know you have your ambitions."
"But you should also think about yourself. Sometimes people need to be a little selfish."
"You don't have to immigrate, you don't have to provide them with skills, but you just serve as a consultant, doesn't that work?"
He Wucheng was silent. Of course he knew who his wife meant by "them".
And he had no way to refute what his wife said.
Yes, I have indeed never been taken seriously.
Maybe it's time to make some changes.
Maybe, I really should accept their conditions.
Because that way, at least his family can get through this embarrassing time.
He Wu grew up and sighed. He took out his cell phone and looked at the number he had seen many times but had never dialed.
Make this call and everything will be different.
His hand had already stayed on the dial button, but suddenly, his eyes were attracted by a small envelope icon on the phone screen.
That's the hallmark of text messaging.
He subconsciously opened the text message interface, and what appeared in front of him were two text messages.
The first one is a bank card transfer notification sent by Yinxintong, with the amount of 120,000 yuan arriving.
And the second article
"Hello, Comrade He Wucheng. You have passed the 'Take Root' special subsidy review. Thank you for your long-term research in the field of Phytophthora and fungal genetics. I wish you to achieve more and better results as soon as possible. This subsidy is one-time based on the number of years. Subsequent subsidies will be paid on a monthly basis, please refer to the relevant documents for details."
He Wucheng stared at the text message dumbfounded. He suddenly remembered that a few days ago, he seemed to have indeed submitted certain review documents as required.
But he never thought that he would actually get this allowance.
Because he has been running with him too many times
He read these two text messages repeatedly, fearing that his joy would be in vain.
It wasn't until he called the bank and checked the changes in his balance that he finally felt relieved.
The wife on the side looked at his actions with confusion. It wasn't until He Wucheng put down the phone that she asked:
"What's wrong? What happened?"
He Wucheng had a smile on his face. He looked directly into his wife's eyes and said:
"fine."
"I don't have to take money from Americans anymore. Our own people have given me money."
"Look, it's not that they don't take me seriously. It's just that maybe the time hasn't come yet."
"There are people who remember me - I kid you not, they really do."
May 30th is National Science and Technology Workers Day. I received a text message to pay tribute to science and technology workers~
(End of chapter)
