Chapter 1187

As the saying goes, before the troops and horses move, food and grass should go first. If you want to know the scale of a war, it depends on the level of logistics mobilization.

It's the same with scientific research. The scale of research can be estimated by how much money you have prepared.

In the 1980s, if a research institute spent 100 yuan on scientific research - don't laugh, many scholars spent so much in a year - it would have been almost enough to buy two books, two pens and some paper. If this scale of scientific research can be called scale and scientific research, it can be regarded as pure theoretical research.

And if you have 1000 yuan of research funding, in a better school, this money can start a small project. Using the public instruments of one's own laboratory, borrowing or rubbing some of the instruments of other laboratories, and then buying some experimental materials can also cope. Of course, this goal can not be set too high. Domestic core journals and the like are almost at the top.

In the 21st century, the scientific research funds of graduate students or teaching assistants in many schools are actually at this level. Of course, the nominal funds will be higher, such as 10000 yuan or 20000 yuan. But in terms of the actual purchasing power, it may not be as good as 1000 yuan in the 1980s.

If we had 10 times more funds, such as 10000 yuan for scientific research, we would have done a good job in the 1980s.

With the current national finance, scholars who can get 10000 yuan of scientific research funds are independent and independent, and their research direction can also aim to rush out of Asia and go to the world.

Of course, most of them can't be done, but there is a chance.

Even with the initial funding of 10000 yuan in the 1980s, he could buy several passable instruments, or buy one or two easy-to-use instruments, such as the ultraviolet spectrophotometer that Yang Rui first bought, which made him write a good paper.

As for the research funding of 100000 yuan, it was very high in the 1980s. Most of the professors in local colleges and universities could not reach this level. In other words, if a professor in a second local college got the research funding of 100000 yuan, he would be the richest scholar in the school.

This money, given to social science scholars, has been able to do world-class field work. If the angle is right, such as looking for some of the poorest places in China, and then comparing the human development index and happiness, we can all show up in the western mainstream media.

In the field of natural science, if you choose a direction that doesn't cost money, and you have a corresponding scale of laboratory accumulation, you can do some world-class research with this money.

From six figure funding to seven figure funding to one million yuan, that basically belongs to a few big guys.

This is not to say that the money can cover the world's high-level research, but the poor China can't give you several seven figures to play high-level research.

Yang Rui, for example, had already made the world's top achievements in ion channels, and Professor Cai only supplied him with 600000 yuan. This is still in Beijing University, which is rich and powerful.

For a school that is a little inferior, such as Beijing Institute of technology or Beijing Normal University, the Department of biology would be thankful if it could spend 200000 yuan. It's not that they have a poor understanding of the value of ion channels and Yang Rui, but that they can't get tough without money.

However, if Yang Ruizhen takes 600000 yuan to do ion channel, he doesn't need to think about it. The money for experimental consumables is not enough. Not to mention 200000 yuan, there is no blood relationship between ion channels and six digit funds.

Of course, China in 1986 was a little richer than that in 84. Anyway, the inflation rate was more than 20%, and everyone had more money in their pocket.

If Yang Rui makes the achievement of ion channel this year, Professor Cai can make up 720000 yuan for him.

As a matter of fact, the annual funding of the ion channel laboratory is also 2 million yuan. Yang Rui doesn't take much and gives it to several other groups, which makes the researchers in the ion channel laboratory also see a large amount of funding.

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

What is even more frightening is the origin of money.

Tian Bing thought for a long time and said, "you say, if it's RMB 5 million, what national projects can you apply for?"

"No Fan Zhenlong flatly said: "even if director Yang recently participated in the implementation of the national high-tech plan, there were not many five million in the whole year."

500 Ten thousand yuan of funds, for now, is simply out of reach. By 2000, the newly established national highest science and technology award will be 4.5 million yuan of self-help scientific research funds and 500000 yuan of individual prizes.Tian Bing thought about it and said, "if we don't join the new scientific research group, we may have to turn in the funds."

"If you can't apply for enough funds and you have to invest so much money in the first phase, there must be other sources of funds." Fan Zhenlong said, looking at Su xiankai, and asked, "if you want to be a GPCR for 5 million yuan? Does it work? "

Su xiankai was still in the excitement and said without hesitation: "it's not much to take 5 million yuan for the first phase of G protein coupled receptor."

"Is that enough?"

"It should be enough."

"Less? Like three 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 he thinks Yang Rui can get.

Su xiankai shook his head and said, "I told director Yang before that the first phase would cost at least 1 million US dollars, otherwise, it would be too much just for ULTRACENTRIFUGES."

"So it's time to turn in the money?" Tian Bing muttered to himself that some of them could not bear the bad news.

A group of future calves look at each other face to face, and even feel the sky falling down.

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

After all, the understanding of those who approve the project funds is not the same as that of the users of funds. Some laboratory leaders insist on their own opinions and scramble to find funds to do the project.

Of course, there are also disadvantages. Even more, the person in charge of the laboratory collects "management fees" to make money in his own small Treasury.

Yang Rui used to apply for a lot of funds, which were subsidized to the following group. This is one of the reasons why the ion channel laboratory can attract many calves.

Yang Rui has to withdraw funds for fattening the cattle, and other calves have expectations.

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

Su xiankai also saw that people's mood was not right. He coughed and said, "otherwise, everyone would join in."

"I've been working on my project for a year..." Tian Bing was very sad. Now if we finish the project, the previous year's work will be wasted.

Fan Zhenlong's brain circuit is somewhat different: "director Yang is not only an important person, he also needs funds. In my opinion, those who are willing to join director Yang's research group will join. Those who are not willing to join can also help by applying for more funds. En, they have to apply more."

"Just my brothers, apply for two million dollars?"

"Why two million?"

"Director Yang should be able to apply for one million yuan for the existing two million yuan fund, so there is a gap of two million yuan left..." Tian Bing said his analysis again.

Su xiankai shook his head and said, "two million dollars can't be counted in it. The existing projects didn't say they would be canceled."

"That is to say, if we join the GPCR group, we can save money for director Yang. If we don't join, we should apply for money ourselves, right?" Fan Zhenlong has a red heart towards the party and always thinks about Yang Rui's funds.

Tian Bing carefully asked: "how much should that count?"

"To be more affluent, director Yang himself applied for hundreds of thousands, but we let out hundreds of thousands, and there is about four million left..." fan Zhenlong pinched his finger and said: "we used to have three groups, and each group applied for one..."

Fan Zhenlong himself can't go on.

Su xiankai helped and said: "I think director Yang is sure. Maybe we can apply for more than one million, so we will have less pressure..."

"It's a dream. If Professor Cai starts a new project, he doesn't have to apply for more than one million." Xu Zhengping can't listen any more.

New projects need money most, but this is from the perspective of scholars who spend money. From the perspective of the school or any fund allocator, the time of new projects is the most risky time, so the allocation should be less.

This kind of contradiction is very difficult to solve. No matter Yang Rui or anyone, it is very difficult to ask for enough money at one time. This kind of time is often the time that needs the most money.

"I can't. I'll give up my project." Fan Zhenlong gritted his teeth and said, "if I 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, I can add a big number. "

"Do you really give up?" Tian Bing was startled.

Fan Zhenlong thought for a moment, resolutely said: "nothing can not give up, Yang Rui has done so much for us, just a project. Besides, as a GPCR, this project is more promising. "

After all, fan Zhenlong's heart is still a little uncomfortable.

But the more so, the greater his back.

It is difficult for other researchers to choose.

Contradictory mood, all over the ion channel Laboratory of Peking University.

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Almost at the same time, Chen Yi from Tsinghua branch of the people's Bank of China accompanied Yang Rui to the branch.

Most of the stamps Yang Rui bought in those years were found by Chen Yi.

Most of the stamps he bought were high priced stamps, such as a full set of military stamps, asking for 6000 yuan. In the end, Chen Yi contacted the seller and gave him a 15% discount. Otherwise, Yang Rui would not be able to find several sellers in the market.

Of course, the purpose of Chen Yi is 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 Qinghua banking office.

After that, Yang Rui entrusted Chen Yi with any bank contacts, which he did very well.

In some ways, as a sales representative of the bank, Chen Yi is beyond the times.

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

He followed Yang Rui to the branch, passed through the hall that he had never had a chance to pass through on weekdays, calmed down a little, and said to the receptionist, "Hello, I'm Chen Yi from Tsinghua branch. I've called and brought customers to handle business."

"What business?" The receptionist's attitude is cold. If he had a new customer, he would not have been like this, but he would not have received so much courtesy to the staff in this line.

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

At last, the receptionist's expression 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?" Receptionist's stylized inquiry.

Chen Yi hesitates and looks at Yang Rui.

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

The deposit certificate of a foreign bank is naturally in a foreign language. If he wants to use the deposit certificate in China, he has to reconfirm and seal it with a domestic bank before it can take effect.

The people's Bank of China has a lot of foreign exchange contacts. The receptionist is used to asking, "do you have overseas relatives?"

Yang Rui Leng for a moment: "No."

"Have your immediate family members or I studied or worked abroad?"

"No. Does that... Matter? "

"How do you make that money?" The receptionist raised his eyes and asked, "it can't be foreign exchange falling from the sky."

"I made money selling patents."

The receptionist was stunned and asked habitually, "amount of money."

"Six million dollars."

"Well, six hundred... 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 great certainty: "it's six million dollars."

As soon as the receptionist's hand trembled, the tip of the pen cracked, and a pool of ugly ink stuck on the book, smearing the previous records.

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