Chapter 894 Paving the way for the future

After finishing their conversation, Chang Haonan and Wang Xiaomo were ready to leave immediately, but Ding Gaoheng, after a little hesitation, told them to stay for a while.

Just as the two were puzzled, the latter picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number.

A few minutes later, a middle-aged man with a sturdy build, a kind face and a hair volume that was envied by his peers knocked on the door and walked into the office.

"Director Ding, you're looking for me?"

"Correct."

Ding Gaoheng raised his hand and gestured in the direction of the sofa:

"These two are the chief planner of the Aviation Power Group, Chang Haonan, and the deputy general manager of the Electronic Technology Group and the director of the General Research Institute."

Under normal circumstances, when introducing multiple people, you must do it separately.

However, the age difference between Chang Haonan and Wang Xiaomo is indeed too big. If you have heard of either of them before, it would be difficult to mistake them.

In fact, before Ding Gaoheng spoke, the two had already guessed the identity of the visitor.

So he had already stood up politely.

Sure enough, Ding Gaoheng continued:

"This is the Li Zhongyi I just mentioned, Deputy Director Li."

"Hello, Deputy Director Li."

"Hello, I have heard of you two for a long time."

Li Zhongyi's face is round, and he has gained some weight. When he smiles, his eyes behind the glasses are almost completely narrowed into slits:

"In 97, Academician Wang was awarded the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Award. I was the person in charge of Yizheng Chemical Fiber at that time, and I was also sitting there..."

"As for Professor Chang, before I took office at the Science and Technology Commission last month, I heard from colleagues at Huaxia Petroleum that he helped a lot in the bidding for the West-East Gas Pipeline..."

The level of this opening is quite high.

Even if you know that the other person is just being polite, as long as what they say is reasonable and the entry point is well chosen, it will be easy to narrow the distance between you.

"It's not much of a help."

Ding Gaoheng shook hands with the other party:

"I just helped to make some mechanical models under typical geological conditions..."

This is not his self-deprecating statement.

In fact, there could have been further cooperation between the Torch Laboratory and the China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau.

As a result, during the project process, the manifold learning algorithm was inadvertently introduced, as well as a series of new topics such as desert modification and remote sensing satellite systems.

The result was that although the other party was interested, Chang Haonan did not have enough manpower.

I had to put it aside for now.

"..."

After a brief greeting, the three of them sat down on the sofa one by one.

Ding Gaoheng, who specially called Li Zhongyi, spoke first:

"I've thought about it and I think it would be more appropriate for you to directly connect with the specific needs of the project just mentioned."

After this was said, the other two didn't care.

But Li Zhongyi, who was sitting next to him, suddenly had a twinkle in his eyes:

"I don't know... What do you two need specifically? I will definitely do my best to support you!"

Looking at the other party's posture, Chang Haonan and Wang Xiaomo had some guesses about the current situation.

So, he spent about forty minutes explaining the general situation to Li Zhongyi.

……

After leaving Ding Gaoheng's office, the two walked side by side on the sidewalk leading to the entrance of the Science and Technology Commission.

"Comrade Haonan, Director Ding is paving the way for you..."

Wang Xiaomo was the first to break the silence.

"Ok?"

This sentence made Chang Haonan stunned, and he even subconsciously stopped and looked at the other party.

He noticed that Wang Xiaomo was smiling meaningfully and he also stopped.

Ding Gaoheng was planning for the work of the department after the Science and Technology Commission, and Chang Haonan could see that.

The former has been serving as the deputy director of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense since 1982. If calculated from the year until 2003, he was in charge of the defense industry for 21 years.

This is an extremely special case.

According to the original timeline, the director of the Science and Technology Commission should have been replaced at the end of 96.

It was just that at the end of 96 in this life, the aviation industry happened to be undergoing a period of drastic changes. In order to ensure the continuity of policies, the superiors allowed Ding Gaoheng to continue to maintain his original position.

For this purpose, the General Armament Department was established in advance to find a place for General Cao Gangchun.

Originally, this situation should be temporary.

Once the situation stabilizes, the people who need to be replaced should be replaced.

As a result, no one expected that this stage of drastic changes was not a movie but a TV series. Once it started, it would continue in waves with no end in sight.

This is naturally a situation that superiors are happy to see.

Therefore, in order to maintain policy consistency, the entire leadership team of the Science and Technology Commission did not move in 98.

Dante Gaoheng's age is there after all.

By 03, he was 72 years old.

Either retire or get promoted half a level and find a leisurely job to make use of your remaining energy.

In short, it is impossible for him to continue to be in charge of the Science and Technology Commission.

However, if a department has not changed its leader for more than ten or twenty years, its work habits and style of doing things will inevitably be influenced and shaped by this person.

In particular, the Science and Technology Commission is still a semi-militarized unit.

Therefore, Ding Gaoheng has gradually downplayed his presence in the past two years.

Otherwise, it is just a matter of liaison with other departments and there is no need to specially find the deputy in charge of this work.

However, Chang Haonan had not considered the angle that Wang Xiaomo just mentioned.

Looking at Chang Haonan who was in shock, Wang Xiaomo put his hands behind his back and started walking again:

"You should have had direct business contact with the three new deputy directors of the Science and Technology Commission, right?"

The former thought about it carefully and found that it seemed to be true.

Since last year, the Science and Technology Commission has undergone a major reshuffle of leadership positions.

The deputy directors were replaced by Zhang Hongbiao, Luan Wenjie and Li Zhongyi, whom I met today.

Two were transferred in from other systems, and one came from within the Science and Technology Commission.

You know, he first had direct contact with the Science and Technology Commission in 96 until this year.

In the past five years, Chang Haonan has reported directly to Ding Gaoheng on most of his work.

Therefore, among the three previous deputy directors, he was basically only familiar with Huai Guomo.

In the past six months, I have had direct work-related contact with the three new appointees.

Especially Luan Wenjie and Li Zhongyi.

This is most likely not a coincidence, but an intentional arrangement by Ding Gaoheng.

"In recent years, your role in the national defense industry and even the entire industrial system has become visible to the naked eye."

Wang Xiaomo continued.

"You can't do that..."

Chang Haonan just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by the other party:

"I, my colleagues, Director Ding, and our superiors have all seen this. You know it in your heart, so there's no need to be modest."

“But no matter how capable a person is, they still need a suitable platform to give full play to their abilities.”

"Of course."

Chang Haonan nodded sincerely:

"If it weren't for Teacher Du and Director Ding's courage to give me the opportunity, I wouldn't have been able to achieve any great results on my own."

"So..."

Wang Xiaomo tidied up her messy gray hair:

"Director Ding, or... maybe even a higher-level leader, wants to ensure that you will have a suitable platform to display your abilities in the future."

Hearing this, Chang Haonan suddenly understood.

"The main reason is that you are too young."

The two came to the special car, but did not get in immediately:

"On the one hand, in the state-owned enterprise system, age can still be used to make special arrangements, but in the administrative system, it is impossible to raise it so quickly. It will attract too much attention and is not in accordance with the rules."

"On the other hand, the normal development trajectory of researchers is that by the age of 50, they have accumulated enough achievements, and their energy and brainpower can no longer keep up with the high-intensity frontline scientific research work. At this time, they turn to the administrative route and continue to use their experience advantages."

"As a result, you are not normal at all. You have already accomplished what others would have done in their lifetime before you are 30. But if you were to switch to administration directly, it would be a pity..."

Wang Xiaomo's tone was full of emotion:

"In short, no matter who of the three is finally promoted, one of their most important tasks will definitely be to cooperate with you, just like Director Ding."

"Getting used to it sooner will be good for you, them, and the entire Science and Technology Commission..."

Chang Haonan felt his temple throbbing.

stimulate.

So exciting.

Lan Xinzhi had come here once before he took charge of the Equipment Industry Department.

But he was just a director after all.

this time……

I can only say that it was a bit over the top.

It has been jokingly said before that Chang Haonan is the "non-staff deputy director" of the Science and Technology Commission.

He was worried about this for a while.

After all, sometimes things related to an organization are not suitable for making jokes.

But look now...