Chapter 206 Surprise Money

Research funding is a very interesting topic. In view of the domestic research funding system, if there is still a balance at the end of the project, not only will you not be praised, but you may be criticized.

How to do?

If it is an engineering subject with a lot of money, it is easy to solve, just buy, buy, buy, which is the so-called "surprise money".

Not enough experimental consumables? It doesn't matter, set a small goal first, buy it for a year's stock, this topic can't be used up, and the next topic will be used later. Which major factory has released new equipment? Buy it first and throw it in the warehouse, and then study how to use it when you have time.

Only when you can spend money can you do big things. Not only will you not be scolded for being a prodigal, but you will be praised for spending a lot of money. Although the management of scientific research funds has improved in recent years, it is far from changing...Of course, the above operations are limited to "big bosses" with sufficient funds. Working on a project under the "little boss" who has no resources, if you want to apply for a train ticket, you may have to be scolded.

As for science, it's a bit more difficult.

Especially for those who are engaged in mathematics, the biggest expense is probably the meeting exchange and travel expenses, followed by the page fee of the journal. It's not easy to find a reason to spend too much research funding by accident. The printer can't break down once a day, right?

Lu Zhou didn't think too much about it at the time, and he signed it after the country approved 1.6 million. The person who approved it probably didn't expect that he would finish such a big project in one year.

According to the expenditure process of vertical projects, the money will go to the school first whether you use it or not. The school will apply for a separate account in your name and charge a management fee of XX%. Take the invoice to reimburse the account, and then the school will transfer the money to your account, or give you cash.

In other words, regardless of whether it is used up or not, the money has already been sent out of the country's pocket.

If you can't run out...

When the time comes, the auditor will definitely scold you, "Then you applied for so many wools?"

After thinking about it, Lu Zhou didn't think about how to deal with this huge balance of scientific research funds.

Finally, he suddenly thought of someone.

Professor Li Rongen, who led him to do projects before, seems to be very experienced in this area.

After dinner, Lu Zhou went back to his bedroom.

As soon as he entered the door, three pairs of eyes looked over here.

Feeling a little embarrassed by being seen, Lu Zhou coughed lightly, "Look at me, what should I do?"

Huang Guangming raised his hand: "Elbow, can I touch your medal?"

Lu Zhou: "Go, go, it's in the suitcase, feel free to touch it, and it's okay to borrow it for you to sleep with."

Huang Guangming got up quickly and walked to the suitcase next to the closet.

Walking over without a word, Shi Shang patted Lu Zhou on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Yes, elbow, I saw you on the wall at the beginning of the year, and you hung on the door in less than a year... Don't say anything, what? Graduation time? We will set up a table at the door to see you off!"

Liu Rui, who was sitting next to her, nodded her head vigorously, expressing her agreement.

go now!

I can't afford to be hit like this all day long!

"Why is this so embarrassing?" Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly and said, but he was not polite in his actions, "...I will graduate next semester, but after going to the United States in December, I probably won't come back very often. No, just the end of November?"

Liu Ruilai was stunned for a while, and asked, "Going to the United States? Will there be another academic report meeting?"

Lu Zhou shook his head: "No, I won't be giving a report this time, I'm just going over there to get an award."

He just hung the Chern Mathematics Award medal around his neck and took a photo. When Xiaojian heard this, he subconsciously asked, "An award? What kind of award is this time?"

Lu Zhou: "The Cole Number Theory Award."

Hearing the name, Liu Rui gasped, obviously he knew how to do it.

Shi Shang and Huang Guangming looked at each other, apparently hearing about this stuff for the first time.

After all, they are engaged in applied mathematics, not pure mathematics. It is hard to say whether they will do mathematics in the future. As for the several awards in the mathematics field, they also know the Chern and Hua Luogeng awards in China, Fields, Abel, and others abroad. Wolf Triple Prize and more

Although he didn't want to appear to be an amateur, Shi Shang couldn't hold back his curiosity. He poked Liu Rui's arm and asked, "This award... how far has it gotten in China?"

"I don't know," Liu Rui shook his head, with a complicated expression on his face, "It seems that no one in China has taken it yet."

Shi Shang: "..."

Huang Guangming: "..."

Forehead……

Why don't you talk anymore?

...

In the early morning of the next day, Lu Zhou woke up early as usual, but he was so tired recently that it was rare for him to relax, so he lay on the bed for a while.

As a result, if I didn't pay attention, I fell asleep until noon.

After getting up and going to the cafeteria to have lunch, Lu Zhou went straight to the carbon nanomaterials laboratory located in a quiet corner of the campus, found Professor Li Rongen who was doing an experiment on electrode materials, and asked him about the balance of scientific research funds.

"How to deal with the remaining research funds?" Hearing this question, Professor Li Rongen was stunned for a moment, and asked casually, "How much do you have left?"

Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly and said, "About 1.6 million..."

When tens of thousands of people were evaluated, the school waived his management fee, and all the 1.6 million was transferred to his account.

Hearing this number, Li Rongen almost choked on his own saliva.

"Cough! Aren't you completely useless? You... are saving money for the country too much."

Originally, he wanted to say that he was a prodigal, but he held back.

Lu Zhou coughed dryly and said, "The main reason is that it doesn't work."

The only time this fund was drawn was the page fee for publishing papers in the Annals of Mathematics. The expenses of going to Switzerland were all paid by Academician Lu, and he didn't find a chance to spend the money until he returned to China.

"Let's think about it. You are a project approved by Wan Qing. It can be regarded as a vertical project. You have so much left. If you return all of them, you may still be criticized." Li Rongen rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then said, "Then you …See if you need a printer, or change a computer for yourself. If you can’t spend it all, you can return it, and it’s also a problem if you spend it randomly. It’s the end of the year, so what are you doing! Surprise money, It's not that you are rushing to spend money in the last two months!"

Lu Zhou's heart moved, and he immediately asked, "Would it be more expensive to switch channels?"

Professor Li Rongen said with a smile: "The computer is fine. It's an addition to the experimental equipment, not a car or a house. You can safely choose the most expensive one! As long as the invoice is okay, the audit will not be too embarrassing for you."

According to Professor Li, how much does a computer cost?

It cost tens of thousands of dollars.

It costs a million dollars to change any equipment here, and it costs more than that to find someone to overhaul it.

Lu Zhou then asked: "Can I pay part of it? For example, to buy a computer, part of it will be used for scientific research, and part of it will be used with my own money."

"I need to pay for another computer?" Li Rongen was stunned for a moment, "Why do you need so much money for a computer?"

"It's not a lot." Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly, "It's just over two million."

Li Rongen: "..."