Dai Tianqing immediately shook his head.
Indeed, the people in the institute did envy Zhao Yi for getting a project worth hundreds of thousands, but they also understood what a "castrated" project meant. Without a tremendous stroke of luck and extraordinary circumstances, there would not be enough funding for the project. As a result, applying for such projects would lead to a halt due to insufficient funds, tarnishing one's research track record.
Zhao Yi exchanged a few words with Dai Tianqing before going to the director's office with Zhang Wei to apply for a second project.
Yan Xuelin found it strange that Zhao Yi's lab completed the project so quickly. Initially, Yan thought that letting Zhao Yi apply for a "castrated" project would be good for him as a training exercise and learning experience.
After all, Zhao Yi was a heavyweight researcher in the Biomedical Research Institute's future.
This was an investment in the future.