Rebirth of Xiangjiang: Across the World

Chapter 280 Building a Communication Base Station
Although the world's most advanced communication technology may be in Europe, America, or Japan, it is definitely not in the mainland.

But what Zheng Yaoyang needs most now is to improve the 2G digital communication technology as soon as possible.

Only in the research and development stage of 2G technology, if we grasp the small tail and become the first step in the world, we can buy more time for the subsequent research and development of 3G and 4G.

What's more, during this period, the United States has been busy engaging in an arms race with the Soviet Union, and the gap between the scientific research level of the mainland and Western countries has not widened too much.

As long as you are willing to invest money, it is not impossible to catch up with the opponent, and even overtake on a curve.

In front of Xiao Ziliang, Zheng Yaoyang called Wang Gengwen himself and asked for a place for Tsinghua exchange students.

This little matter, Wang Gengwen agreed without hesitation, but when he heard Xiao Ziliang's name, he immediately fell into hesitation.

In the eyes of the outside world, the founder of the communication laboratory of HKU is an unknown professor of communication.

But he knew very well that this communication laboratory was almost built by Zheng Yaoyang for Xiao Ziliang himself.

The mainland exchange student left last month, and now Xiao Ziliang is also leaving, which also makes him worry whether the future communication laboratory will exist in name only.

It is his long-cherished wish to make Hong Kong University multifaceted. He does not want HKU to be called a medical school.

Zheng Yaoyang knew President Wang's concerns: "Follow-up research and development will continue, and the funding will not stop. Xiao is only going to the mainland for a year of exchange."

Wang Gengwen relaxed a lot, and asked with a smile: "Yaoyang, the new semester is about to start again, do you have time to go back to school and participate in this year's welcome party?"

Zheng Yaoyang said: "Principal Wang, I've been busy with work recently, and I don't think I have much time. I'm really sorry."

"It's okay, it's understandable."

Wang Gengwen is used to being rejected by Zheng Yaoyang, and he doesn't feel embarrassed. Anyone who follows the news knows that Zheng Yaoyang has made big moves during this time, busy is not an excuse.

The one-billion-dollar investment, as well as the Bel-Air Science and Technology Port, are rounded up to two tens of billions of projects.

The two were just chatting briefly, and Wang Gengwen also had official duties: "Yaoyang, there is no problem with Xiao's matter. Let him go to the mainland with Liu Mingze and the others on the 28th."

"That's fine, Principal Wang interrupted."

After finishing the call with the principal of the University of Hong Kong, Zheng Yaoyang contacted Wang Minzhi and told him about the matter.

Lest the other party get the wrong idea, Zheng Yaoyang bluntly said that Xiao Ziliang did not go to inspect, but with the mentality of a student, he brought the materials of the University of Hong Kong to assist in the research and development of technology.

At the same time, Zheng Yaoyang also said that the $100 million reward agreed at the beginning is still counted, and if the project can be completed this year, the research and development bonus will be doubled.

Zheng Yaoyang knew that Tsinghua University's laboratory could overtake the Hong Kong University's laboratory within a few months.

Not only because of the strong talent pool, but also the final million-dollar project bonus.

In this period, the circulation of mainland currency is still relatively small, with 100 Hong Kong dollars equaling approximately 50 RMB, and one million US dollars equaling approximately 390 million RMB.

At the end of the 80s, there was still a saying in the mainland that households with ten thousand yuan were used, and there were only more than 30 people in Tsinghua's laboratory.

As long as they can complete this project, each of them can become a household of 10 yuan through the knowledge they have learned.

While surprised by Zheng Yaoyang's handwriting, Wang Minzhi hurriedly said: "Mr. Zheng, it really doesn't matter. The project bonus really doesn't need to be increased."

Zheng Yaoyang's expression was astonished, and he thought for a while that he had heard it wrong.There have always been only people who think that the bonus is too small, so why would someone think that the bonus is too much.

Wang Minzhi explained the cause and effect in a cryptic manner, and promised a bonus for this project, and he also took a lot of pressure.

Fortunately, the environment is not bad now. If it had been more than ten years earlier, he would have been dragged out to parade in the streets.

The purpose of scientific research is to build the motherland. If money and interests are mixed, then the faith will change color.

Even if the million dollars that Zheng Yaoyang promised at the beginning were fulfilled in the future, they would not dare to distribute it openly.

It can only be converted into housing qualifications, or various aspects of subsidies, and distributed to each scientific researcher participating in the project.

Zheng Yaoyang smiled wryly. The stereotype that inland researchers must be poor seems to be unchangeable.

After all, even they themselves think so, so what can he, an outsider, say.

After making arrangements for Xiao Ziliang, Zheng Yaoyang asked the driver to drive him home.

Xiao Ziliang used to live in Kowloon Walled City, but he is not an aborigine in the Walled City, so he is not eligible for resettlement housing.

However, relying on the relationship with Zheng Yaoyang, he was still qualified to get a resettlement house from the Wheelock Group.

Now I moved to a resettlement house in Sham Shui Po District. Although it is far away from the urban area, the housing environment has been greatly improved.

Zheng Yaoyang once wanted to give him a set, but Xiao Ziliang wanted to buy it by himself, so he didn't force it anymore.

Just as Xiao Ziliang left the office, Lin Defu knocked on the door and entered.

They only talked about half of the matter. Mili Technology is a clean sheet of paper, but Heung Kong Telecom is not.

Although the tail-end elimination system has been implemented, the company's corruption problem has not been completely eradicated.

Some time ago, the incident of Li Xiangdong sounded the alarm for them, but Lin Defu officially became the general manager afterward, which made them feel lucky.

Lin Defu is the adopted son of Mr. Lin. He has worked in the seven departments for more than ten years. Almost all the elderly people in the company are his old leaders.

Everyone embraced the mentality that it used to be the property of the Lin family, but now they have completely changed their names and surnames. They earn some money appropriately, and Lin Defu will turn a blind eye.

Zheng Yaoyang sneered and said, "Then let them dance for a while longer. This quarter's assessment is over. As long as they are eliminated, they can directly contact ICAC for a thorough investigation."

He wants to speak well, but there are always people who don't listen, so don't blame him for being cruel.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption, established in 1974, can not only investigate the corruption of government officials, but private companies are also under their supervision.

In the ten years since its establishment, Xiangjiang has ranked from the bottom of the world's corrupt cities to the top ten, and they have contributed a lot.

Lin Defu heard Zheng Yaoyang's determination and knew that persuasion was useless, so he could only sigh.

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In late August, Telecom received a capital injection of US$[-] billion and began building new signal towers throughout Hong Kong.

In order to meet the follow-up 2G communication technology, the signal tower retains a lot of room for improvement, but it also increases the current construction cost.

Even if the cost and labor are only counted, each base station costs an average of HK$50. If it is a densely populated urban area, the investment will increase relatively.

The area of ​​Hong Kong is 1113.76 square kilometers. According to the evaluation of professional data engineers, a total of 1752 communication base stations and three large-scale communication information collection stations are needed.

The cost of base station construction alone exceeds one billion Hong Kong dollars. The funds are like flowing water, and the daily expenditure is an astronomical figure.

After all, Heung Kong Telecom is not like Huanyu Group, which takes the asset-light route of entertainment. The communication industry is a typical asset-heavy investment project.

Leaving aside the purchase of those steel bars and heavy equipment, even if the workers' box lunches are reduced from two meat and two vegetables to one meat and two vegetables, it is still a big gain.

Since ancient times, money has touched people's hearts. Li Xiangdong's 12 years of imprisonment still cannot alert the new manager of the purchasing department and the person in charge of the administrative department.

Lin Defu didn't show mercy either, as long as someone reported it, he would investigate it strictly, and if caught, he would sue in court, staged a grand anti-corruption drama of killing relatives.

For this reason, he was also labeled as a white-eyed wolf, and the 2% stake after the merger was not so easy to get.

(End of this chapter)