1136 Temporary Secrecy (1/3)

1136. Chapter 1136 Temporary Confidentiality (13)

Negotiations are of course negotiable, and it would be too much not to even speak up.

Whether to adopt it or not is another matter.

There are endless experiments. Everyone wants to start with their own topic first. If the discussion is allowed to go on endlessly, I am afraid that the first experiment may not be able to start smoothly in the middle of the year.

Lu Zhou is a person who pays attention to efficiency, so naturally he will not allow this kind of thing to happen.

Instructing the Secretary-General, Senior Brother Luo, to publish the meeting resolution signed by himself, Lu Zhou immediately shouldered the responsibility of being an academic leader, and called various departments to hold a brief working meeting. After arranging their work , and then invested in the front line of the scientific research front.

It has been a while since the last time I was engaged in physics research. Although the knowledge in my mind has not disappeared, it is still a bit rusty after all.

Fortunately, it is quick to pick up these things, especially after Mathematics reaches LV10, when Lu Zhou reads those papers before, he has more new understandings when he flips through them again.

Not just about 750GeV.

It is more about the unified theory of strong electricity that he made before.

And even physics in general...

"The US Department of Energy sent an email, they asked us to reconvene the board of directors to discuss, otherwise we may reassess the credit of IMCRC, reduce or even cancel the expenditure on IMCRC in 2024."

Chairman's Office.

Luo Wenxuan, who was standing in front of the desk, reported to Lu Zhou the phone call he received this morning and the information revealed behind the phone call.

There are indications that the influence of that meeting seems to have spread from the physics community to the political level. The United States seems to be planning to withdraw from IMCRC, or at least intends to use withdrawal as a bargaining chip to force the organizers of IMCRC to make concessions to the council.

However, after listening to Senior Brother Luo's report, Lu Zhou didn't have much surprise on his face, and just replied calmly.

"What about the funding for 2023?"

"In November of this year they have already paid ... about 70% or so."

Lu Zhou: "That's fine."

Luo Wenxuan sweated and said, "What do you mean?"

"Literally," Lu Zhou said succinctly, "It is impossible for them to withdraw, at most it is a threat. If they really suspend funding, we will freeze their seats in IMCRC, and gradually reduce their scientific research workers in IMCRC and monthly In the end, they will be marginalized from the IMCRC. I believe that many countries will be willing to take their place, especially Europe, and they seem to be eager to wait."

The budget of CERN takes up a large amount of funds from the European Union every year. Now that someone is willing to step forward to take over the envelope of the physics community and continue to move forward with the future of mankind on their backs, they are naturally happy to "outsource" this responsibility.

If the United States withdraws, it is very likely that American physicists and their influence in the physics community will migrate to the east side of the Atlantic Ocean.

After all, most people are very realistic.

If the Yankees themselves don't care, then of course it doesn't matter to Lu Zhou.

As long as IMCRC's funding is enough for him to do experiments, he doesn't want to worry about other things.

Luo Wenxuan hesitated and said.

"Isn't that good? We're just starting to marginalize our partners. Will it be a hidden danger for the future?"

"I just did this in order not to leave hidden dangers for the future. If anyone who is dissatisfied with the resolution of the council makes such a fuss in the future, shall we still conduct research?" Lu Zhou said as a matter of course, "Besides Yes, we are the collaborators of the conference and the actual controllers of the only petaelectron-volt collider in the world. We didn't ask them to join in, but we gave them the opportunity, don't put the priority Made a mistake!"

Looking at Luo Wenxuan who seemed to understand and nodded, Lu Zhou paused for a moment and continued.

"What's more, I prefer to use results to convince opponents, and everything else is false."

Luo Wenxuan: "...I understand."

Lu Zhou nodded and continued.

"If you understand, go back and send an email to the US Department of Energy, remember, it is enough to express our regret euphemistically."

"As for the others, we don't need to look at their faces yet."

Walking out of the office, Luo Wenxuan closed the door for him.

At this moment, I happened to see an old man leading a middle-aged man coming from the other end of the corridor.

The moment they met their gazes, Luo Wenxuan showed a surprised expression on his face, and greeted him with a smile.

"Director Li? What brought you here?"

"It's not your Academician Lu," Director Li sighed, looked at the door next to him, and said with a headache, "Is he in there?"

Luo Wenxuan: "Uh, yes..."

"Then get out of the way, I'll talk to him."

After confirming that Lu Zhou was here, Director Li told his secretary to wait for him at the door, walked around Luo Wenxuan without delay, held the doorknob and opened the door, and walked into the office.

As soon as he entered the door, he didn't greet him politely. Director Li directly put the cut newspaper in his arms in front of Lu Zhou, and said earnestly.

"I only found out after reading the newspaper today that the Brookhaven Science Society held a press conference to protest that the U.S. Department of Energy plans to suspend funding for IMCRC? What's going on, and how can there be such a big controversy."

Hold a press conference to protest?

Is it so sao?

After glancing at the headlines in the newspaper, Lu Zhou didn't read the specific content, so he looked back at Director Li.

"Do you believe me?"

"Nonsense! Is there anyone who believes in you more than me?" Director Li said with a headache, "But these are two different things."

Lu Zhou: "Since you asked me to be the chairman of the board, at least during my term of office, follow what I said. Either you find someone else to sit in this position, and I will relax."

Hearing this sentence, Director Li couldn't laugh or cry.

Where is he qualified to appoint the chairman of the IMCRC? It was decided by the great elder himself after the meeting of the presbytery. If someone else takes this position, he still doesn't have the authority to do so, and it's impossible for him to do so.

After all, although diplomacy is no small matter, the matter of Academician Lu is not a trivial matter either...

Seeing that Director Li had something to say but didn't know what to say, Lu Zhou suddenly smiled and said in a calm tone.

"Don't worry, in fact, if you have been in the physics community for a while, you will know that this kind of thing is really very common. The US Department of Energy is just making use of it. As for the protest of the Brookhaven National Laboratory, it is nothing. big deal."

Director Li: "...very common?"

Lu Zhou sighed: "It's too common!"

Tear it.

Is it still called an academic circle if you don't tear it apart?

It's nothing more than the fact that the stakes are too great this time, and the conflict is a little bit more intense.

After all, it is related to whether dozens or even hundreds of potential Nobel laureates can win the Nobel Prize, and who has the final say on the investment of billions or even tens of billions of dollars.

All the opportunities were cut off by him alone, and it was impossible not to be hated by others.

Perhaps using a softer approach, lobbying more than half of the council members to agree to their resolution through the exchange of interests or other means, coercing the other part of the people to accept it, the reaction may be a little milder.

But Lu Zhou didn't have that much time, and he didn't even have that artistic talent.

What's more, as long as the results are placed in front of everyone, the same effect can also be achieved.

And the latter, he is better at.

Lu Zhou: "If you still don't feel relieved, just stay here in Shanghai and watch me make this experiment."

Director Li shook his head and said, "How can I stay in Shanghai all the time... In short, you should take it easy and give yourself a little leeway when doing things. Anyway, don't get rid of a few committee members in a fit of anger. After all, they They are also international friends, and behind them are the governments of various countries, and they all want to pay. Even for the sake of funding, we can't make things difficult for money, can we?"

Lu Zhou smiled and nodded.

"Don't worry, I'm not that ignorant of the world."

If so, thank goodness!

Director Li complained silently in his heart, but he didn't say it.

Looking at Director Li who was silent, Lu Zhou changed the subject with a smile.

"Speaking of which, is the Longteng chip easy to use?"

"It's easy to use...why bring this up all of a sudden?"

Lu Zhou smiled and continued: "It's nothing, I just asked, as long as it's easy to use. Besides, I plan to come out with a whole new thing after a while."

Upon hearing this, Director Li, who was still wondering if Lu Zhou was going to change the subject, suddenly became energetic, and asked eagerly, regardless of the council and the Ministry of Energy on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

"what?"

Looking at the eager Director Li, Lu Zhou smiled mysteriously and dropped four words.

"Temporarily confidential."

Director Li: "..."