Chapter 22: Old Man Gong

  "Hello, Director Xue!"

  Yang Jie listened to Pang Zheng's introduction and bowed slightly to Xue Yun, with an attitude that was neither humble nor arrogant, maintaining a calm smile on his face.

  "This is Gong Shanxing, Dean Gong. He is an academician of the Huaxia Academy of Sciences, the dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Jiangnan University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a doctoral supervisor, and has been teaching for decades. His students are all over the world, and he is an authority in the field of mechanical engineering in China." Pang Zheng introduced Dean Gong with great sincerity and solemnity, clearly showing his deep respect for him.

  Yang Jie did not expect that Gong Lao was actually an academician of the Huaxia Academy of Sciences, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat. With a serious expression on his face, he bowed to Gong Lao with a 90-degree bow, extremely sincere in his attitude, "Hello, Professor Gong!"

  Mr. Gong and Mr. Xue both had a good first impression of Yang Jie.

  Yang Jie, who carries an inexplicable affinity, looks sunny and handsome, with a likable face. As a graduate of Yanda, he is also intelligent. With his proper attitude and sincerity, he can remain calm in front of many people, without any signs of nervousness or tension, responding appropriately and elegantly. At Yang Jie's current age, this is extremely rare and precious.

  "Later generations are indeed to be feared! Little Pang, this little brother of yours is not bad, better than the two you brought before!" Xue Yun smiled and let the two sit down, only then nodding his head in praise towards Yang Jie.

  Jiangnan Motorcycle has been in production up to now, and its products are sold well all over the country. The brand culture and market influence have been initially established. To put it bluntly, there is a shadow of Jiangnan Motorcycle on the roads of every province and city across the country.

  Our 3113 factory is a professional manufacturer of aircraft engines and accessories, after transforming to produce motorcycles, it has certain advantages in technology reserve, new technology research and development, as well as talent introduction compared with peers.

  Of course, this advantage has been narrowed by peers who are catching up, and in some aspects, they have even surpassed us Jiangnan Moto. So I specially went to Chengdu, invited Gong Lao over, wanting to discuss with Gong Lao whether it is possible for the Mechanical Engineering College of Jiangnan University of Aeronautics and Astronautics to cooperate with our 3113 factory to establish a research and development center.

  "It was funded by our 3113 factory, and the School of Mechanical Engineering participated in Jiangnan Motorcycle Technology Development's strategic research, undertaking key technical breakthroughs and talent support, developing innovative motorcycle high-tech technologies, etc., striving to build a collaborative alliance between industry, academia, and research." After Pang Zheng and Yang Jie sat down, Xue Yun explained to them the purpose of inviting Gong Lao to 3113 factory.

  "Director Xue, this is a good thing! Now all major universities have started cooperating with enterprises. In fields such as economics, industry, computer science, electronics and chemistry, domestic universities have successful precedents for cooperation with enterprises to establish research centers or laboratories."

  "For Jiangnan Motorcycle, being able to establish an industry-university-research alliance with the School of Mechanical Engineering at Jiangnan University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a win-win situation for both parties." Pang Zheng comes from a cadre family, has a long-term vision, and after years of doing business, naturally knows that universities have advantages in talent that enterprises cannot match.

  In addition to Pong Zheng coming to 3113 factory, the purpose is to take over Jiangnan Motorcycle's 96-year advertising promotion, sales planning, product packaging and other related businesses. Therefore, Xue Yun would tell Pong Zheng about this matter, which also has a test intention.

  Xue Yun and Gong Lao nodded in agreement with a smile after hearing Pang Zheng's words. If it weren't for the fact that this matter was of great importance and would bring huge benefits to the College of Mechanical Engineering, why would Gong Lao personally come to Factory 3113 to discuss this matter with Xue Yun?

  "Xiao Yang, you're studying economics and management. From an economic perspective, what different opinions do you have on the cooperation between universities and enterprises?" Gong Lao's question was clearly tinged with a hint of scrutiny.

  Yang Jie listened to Gong Lao's question and did not answer immediately. Instead, he thought for a moment before looking up at Gong Lao and Xue Yun, saying: "Gong Lao, Xue Zong, currently, the world economic situation has undergone complex changes.

  In response to this change, on the one hand, we need to rely on national economic policies and financial operations, and on the other hand, we need to rely on economic and technological strength, as well as innovation capabilities.

  Our country is in an important stage of accelerating industrialization, the bottleneck lies in the insufficient autonomous innovation capability of enterprises, which is mainly reflected in the lack of self-owned core technologies, independent intellectual property rights and world-renowned brands.

  And I think the solution is that universities and research institutions should actively intervene and cooperate with enterprises to form a close mechanism of production, education and research.

  Mechanistically, it is enterprise-led, with enterprises proposing market demand and key projects, and raising funds. Universities leverage their talent, discipline, experimental conditions, and international cooperation resources to achieve mutual complementarity and multi-win outcomes.

  Gong Lao, Xue Yun, Quan Tingming and Pang Zheng's faces showed a thoughtful expression after hearing Yang Jie's words.

  Yang Jie's words were sharp and to the point, directly pointing out the weaknesses and bottlenecks in the development of Chinese industry, and from his personal perspective, he analyzed the methods to change this weakness, although it was a bit vague, but very thought-provoking and enlightening.

  A brief but concise passage that positively expresses the benefits of cooperation between universities and enterprises, particularly in addressing the shortcomings of Hua Xia Enterprise's lack of independent innovation and core technology, and proposes a collaborative model where enterprises take the lead, driven by market demand, to establish key projects and secure R&D funding.

  High schools provide talent support, through exchanges and cooperation with universities abroad, gathering the strength of many, to jointly solve the production or R&D bottlenecks of enterprises, contributing to the innovation of enterprise products, R&D of self-owned core technologies.

  "Well said! The alliance between enterprises and universities has formed a close mechanism for the integration of production, education and research, which will change the current situation in China where enterprises lack independent innovation capabilities, core technologies, intellectual property rights and world-renowned brands." Gong Lao highly agreed with Yang Jie's statement, his eyes filled with praise and appreciation.

  Xue Yun's eyes were also shining with excitement at this time, Yang Jie's age was placed here, he was so young, yet he could see the development flaws of Huaxia Corporation so accurately, and put forward his own opinions for change according to his understanding.

  Although it was said quite vaguely and non-specifically, Mr. Gong's question came suddenly, and Yang Jie just now could be said to have improvised.

  This was enough to prove that Yang Jie was a rare talent with economic strategic vision, and Xue Yun also had a love for talent at this time. Smiling, he asked Yang Jie: "Little Yang, working in the provincial office is really underutilizing your talents. Are you interested in coming to work at Factory 3113?"

  Xue Yun is the general manager of Jiangnan Aviation Power Machinery Company. He personally invited Yang Jie to work at Factory 3113, and naturally would not mistreat him. It can be foreseen that as long as Yang Jie agrees to come to Factory 3113, his future will be bright.

  Facing Xue Yun's offer, Yang Jie smiled and politely declined: "Thank you for your appreciation and recognition, Mr. Xue. I still prefer to work locally. Moreover, the reason I came to work at the provincial office is that I want to take some time off to pursue a part-time master's degree and strive for a graduate diploma, so please forgive me, Mr. Xue."

  Xue Yun, as the head of a large state-owned enterprise and a deputy director-level state-owned enterprise cadre, is not narrow-minded. He extended an olive branch to Yang Jie because he had a loving heart. When he heard that Yang Jie was unwilling to come to the company and planned to continue studying for a master's degree, he smiled regretfully and said: "What a pity! Such a good economic talent has entered the system, it would be better to stay in the company, where you can make use of what you have learned and fulfill your ambitions."

  Yang Jie responded to Xue Yun's words with a smile, but it was Pang Zheng sitting next to Yang Jie who didn't expect that Yang Jie would say something that made Xue Yun throw an olive branch at him on the spot. Moreover, looking at Old Gong's approving and satisfied expression just now, he obviously also highly appreciated and valued Yang Jie.

  Those who bring themselves have the ability, and Pang Zheng naturally feels twice as proud. After this matter, he will no longer regard Yang Jie as just a good drinker who can help him entertain clients at the wine table and win contracts, but from the bottom of his heart, he has recognized Yang Jie.

  Mr. Gong heard that Yang Jie wanted to take the postgraduate entrance exam, and asked with a smile: "Xiao Yang, do you want to pursue further studies? Are you going to continue studying finance and economics or switch to another major? I know many famous professors in various universities in Chengdu, and I also have old friends in other higher institutions. If you want to take the exam, I can write a letter of recommendation for you."

  Yang Jie didn't expect such an encounter on this trip, and he hastily said: "Thank you so much, Mr. Gong! I was worried that I wasn't familiar with the city of Rong, and I wanted to find time to ask around at various universities. You've really helped me out a lot!"

  I want to take a postgraduate degree in both Computer Software Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, because my time in Chengdu is limited, I may return to Quzhou County in one or two years, so I don't know if it's possible to study these two majors at the same time.

  Mr. Gong had just listened to Mr. Pang's introduction and knew that Yang Jie was a graduate of the Department of Economics and Management at Yanda University, so he thought in his heart that if Yang Jie wanted to pursue further studies while working, he would definitely be studying economics management or finance-related majors. It happened that he had a good private relationship with the head of the Department of Economics and Management at Jiangnan University, and was also very familiar with the head of the Finance Department at Jiangnan Normal University, so he thought about helping Yang Jie out.

  But who would have thought that the major Yang Jie chose was completely unrelated to his undergraduate major, and he even chose two completely different fields of study at once, wanting to get master's degrees in two different subjects.

  Looking at Yang Jie sitting opposite him with a sincere and serious face, if it wasn't for his extremely good first impression of Yang Jie, the words Yang Jie had just spoken would have made Old Gong very satisfied, and he might even regret saying that he was willing to recommend Yang Jie.

  After all, one cannot bite off more than he can chew. Even if Yang Jie is very intelligent, learning two completely different fields of knowledge while working at the same time will definitely not allow him to focus fully on his studies. Whether or not he graduates is secondary; wasting time studying but not mastering it would wear away Yang Jie's humble and progressive heart, making his efforts all for naught.

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