On this day,

Professor Russell and his team came to the Gyre-2 experimental base, although they visited with the mentality of visiting and learning, but this group of people was never able to discard the inexplicable sense of superiority engraved in their brains.

Although this time they are scientists who have a request for Huaguo, the discrimination in their bones has not been eliminated, and there is still a trace of discrimination against Huaguo and even for the scientists in this land from the bottom of their hearts.

"This is our newest tokamak installation, Gyre-2. With a smile, Academician Zhong said confidently: "The technical parameters and performance of this Gyre-2 will far exceed the previous tokamak devices designed by humans, including ion temperatures of more than 100 million degrees Celsius in controlled nuclear fusion. ”

Professor Russell looked at the installation under construction in front of him, although he did not speak, his demeanor spoke for itself, this device is not similar to the one in France, it is worth mentioning... Magnetic confinement nuclear fusion is the key research direction of countries around the world, and it is also the most reliable and technologically mature at present.

Magnetic confinement is also divided into several research directions, such as tokamaks, stellarators, magnetic mirrors, reverse fields, spherical rings, etc., many of which have chosen tokamaks, including the international cooperation project thermonuclear experimental reactor in France, and Huaguo.

But...

Although China is also a member of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project, due to the technological blockade of the West, China has been forced to start a new project and build a thermonuclear experimental reactor of its own.

And it is this thermonuclear experimental reactor that has become the only device in the world that can provide experimental data for the international thermonuclear experimental reactor project, on the circulation No. 1, Huaguo solved several important problems, and for the first time adopted a non-circular vertical section, the purpose is to increase the volume of the reactor and improve the magnetic field efficiency without increasing the annular diameter.

For the first time, a non-depleting superconducting system of liquid helium was adopted, and it also became the world's first tokamak with an active cooling structure, which far exceeded that of any country in the world, but it was too small to be a quarter of the size of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.

"Bell?"

"Can you take us on a tour of the neutron diagnostic facility?" Professor Russell asked with curiosity on his face, "We want to see the neutron diagnostic facility, I wonder if you can agree to my request?"

"Yes!"

"Far away is a guest. Academician Zhong nodded and said with a smile: "Come here with me... By the way, what's going on with the ITER? Is there a solution to the problem of neutron scattering in thermonuclear fusion?"

Hearing Academician Zhong's words, Professor Russell was stunned for a moment, his embarrassment rose infinitely, and he squeaked and said, "No... We... We're here to talk about licensing a neutron diagnostic device, and I should have told you about it before. ”

"Hmm!"

"Aren't you going to solve this problem?" Academician Zhong asked curiously, "None of the European Nuclear Energy Agency has the ability to solve it?"

“...”

"Yes, but lately they've been in other projects. Professor Russell hurriedly explained: "For the time being, there is no extra experience to help us solve the neutron scattering problem in thermonuclear fusion, and since you have solved it, then we will not solve it." ”

"Oh!"

"I see. Academician Zhong nodded and said with a smile: "I know... We can sit down and talk about the licensing of the neutron diagnostic device, and let's take a look at the device first. ”

Followed by

A group of people came to another laboratory, this laboratory is very large, but there is a cubic meter device in the middle, all kinds of wires are exposed, and at first glance it feels very rough, without the feeling of high-tech.

"This is the neutron diagnostic device. Academician Zhong said: "At present, the assembly work is still in the process, but 50% of the work is completed, and it will take about a month to build, of course, in the future, we will build a control laboratory to analyze and judge the neutron flow value during thermonuclear fusion." ”

Then

Professor Russell and his team, standing in a distant position, looked at the unfinished broken device in front of them, if it weren't for Academician Zhong's prompting, no matter how you thought about it, this broken device in front of you would have solved the problem of neutron scattering in thermonuclear fusion.

"Just such a device?" Professor Russell frowned, he felt a little unreliable, how could such an inconspicuous thing solve the neutron scattering problem that had trapped the whole world? Could it be because it came from Xu Mang's hand?

"Yes!" Academician Zhong nodded and said seriously: "It's such a broken device, in fact, Russell, don't doubt it, anything inconspicuous may come in handy, and the equipment developed by Professor Xu Mang is not good-looking, but the practicality is very powerful." ”

Time

Russell fell silent, now that he had accepted the facts in front of him, he didn't want to struggle too much.

"Bell?"

"Now let's talk about authorization. Russell said, "Can you arrange a conference room where we can sit down and talk?" ”

"Good!"

"I'll make a phone call. Academician Zhong nodded, took out his mobile phone after walking to the side, and said to Liang Feng: "The other side is going to talk to us, you go and prepare the conference room, by the way... Did Professor Xu say what time it would be?"

"It's almost there, I just made a phone call to inquire about the situation, and I'm off the plane now. Liang Feng said solemnly: "Old Zhong... I don't think I'll start a discussion with Russell and the gang for the time being, let's wait for Professor Xu Mang. ”

"Don't panic. ”

"I've got my own measure!"

...

Key Institute of Nuclear Physics and Technology,

In a conference room,

The personnel on both sides are ready, and the two sides will have intense discussions on the issue of authorizing the neutron diagnostic device, but relatively speaking, the Chinese side is relatively calm, while the personnel on Russell's side seem to be very serious.

"Ahem!"

"Let's almost get started!" Academician Zhong coughed lightly and said to Professor Russell in front of him: "According to the agreement of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Program, the Chinese side is obliged to provide relevant data for thermonuclear fusion experiments in exchange... Additional technical support is required from the recipient. ”

"Yes!"

"This is how the agreement for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor program is written. Professor Russell said, "Bell... We would like to hear your request from the Chinese side, and only then can we proceed with the next conversation based on your request. ”

Academician Zhong said unhurriedly: "Russell... I think you may be in the wrong place, not because of what we ask for, but what you can offer, after all... It was you who came up with the idea of authorizing a neutron diagnostic device. ”

Russell suddenly fell into an embarrassing dilemma, and suddenly the other party brought the ball back, which made him very uncomfortable, in the past, he negotiated with the Chinese side, he was on the strong side, but now he has become the weak side, this strong contrast makes Russell unable to adapt.

"We..."

"We can offer you many internships, as well as relinquish some of your authority in the ITER program. Russell said, "This shouldn't be bad, right? Relatively speaking, our European technology is much more advanced than yours." ”

"This... Many of you netizens on the Internet admit it. Russell said solemnly, "That's right... Didn't you tell me before that there was a problem with this distribution system? We are willing to give you 5 percent. ”

Academician Zhong nodded, he knew a lot about the distribution of power in the back, after all, he raised it himself before, but the previous one... What exactly does it mean? Especially with regard to the fact that many netizens on the Internet have admitted this remark, Academician Zhong cannot understand it.

"Ahem!"

"Russell... We've known each other for several years. Academician Zhong said solemnly: "Do you think these conditions can conquer us? Don't you forget... The data from our Circulation-2 experiment is your most important reference for the future. ”

“...”

Russell said helplessly: "My conditions can only be like this... Why don't you tell us what your requirements are?"

"This..."

"We wanted large-scale superconducting magnet technology, medium-energy high-current accelerator technology, and high-power millimeter-wave technology. Academician Zhong said seriously: "At the same time, we also need the world's largest laser ignition device design data. ”

“？？？”

“？？？”

“？？？”

After hearing Academician Zhong's request, Professor Russell and his delegation members were a little uneasy, this request sounded simply unreasonable, why do they ask for so many technologies? Moreover, these technologies are some of the top technologies in various fields in the world today.

"Bell!"

"You... It's a bit whimsical!" Russell said solemnly, "No way! At most, we can only provide one, such as the medium-energy high-current accelerator technology... If you want to trade a neutron diagnostic device for that much technology, this doesn't exist. ”

Academician Zhong also knows that this is impossible, the reason why he mentions so much is to leave a larger buffer space, in fact, the worst plan is to exchange one for one, but try to fight for one for two.

"Ahem..."

"Russell. ”

"In fact, Gyre-2 has used all the above technologies, but in terms of indicators, it is a little different from you, but that doesn't mean that we won't. Academician Zhong said: "In this way... I decided to take a step back, what do you think of the large superconducting magnet technology and the medium energy high-current accelerator technology?"

"No!"

"You can only choose one of these two technologies, and... We're no longer offering you internships, and we're no longer giving away that five percent of the power. Russell said.

Russell's announced conditions made the atmosphere at the scene drop to the freezing point in an instant, and the two sides were more focused on each other, and no one was willing to give in, obviously... Russell's condition just now has touched Academician Zhong's bottom line.

A few minutes later,

The two sides really didn't speak, quietly waiting for the other party to open their mouths and make concessions.

Then

There was a knock on the door in the silent conference room.

Bang bang bang!

"Is anyone in there?"

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