On Tuesday, December 15, early in the morning, news of Gu Wan's press conference to clarify his academic reputation spread all over the campus of the Central University of Science and Technology.

Even a very small number of liberal arts majors usually don't pay much attention to scientific research news, and they all know about it.

Even in Jindu City, there are many scholars and students in several other universities with faces who are concerned about this matter, and all of a sudden, the population density on the campus of the Central University of Science and Technology has risen several floors.

"Have you heard, in the conference hall of the comprehensive building, there is a press conference this afternoon, and many media units in the fields of science and technology and academia will send reporters to attend. ”

"What is the content of the reception? No, it's all so big, you don't know? Of course, it's about the big project that our school's School of Physical Sciences cooperated with the School of Physical Sciences of Tunghai University. The anti-intellectual posts on the Internet that say that we are academic fraud and mislead the direction of scientific research are all rotten on the street. ”

"So, not only our own people will come forward to speak, but I heard that even the relevant parties and experts from Tunghai University have been invited, and there are other mysterious guests from other third parties to face the media together. ”

Discussions like this are rampant.

At about 10 o'clock in the morning, an inconspicuous taxi stopped at the gate of the University of Science and Technology, and two young people, a man and a woman, dressed as reporters, got out of the car and walked inside with their camera equipment.

The female reporter is Ma Xiyuan, and the man is the photographer she brought.

Today, she came to cover the press conference of HKUST, because this news is quite big, and it also involves Tunghai University, so the media in Tunghai Prefecture is also more concerned. However, the newspaper did not send a car, so they took a train to Jindu early in the morning.

Compared with half a year ago, Ma Xiyuan can be regarded as a shotgun change.

Because of several big news stories in a row, after two years in the industry, she finally became a backbone reporter who can independently decide on field assignments. Of course, the price was that she was transferred to the science and education news section, which did not receive as much attention as the section she used to work for.

Some people may wonder: Gu Wan's discoveries are not big news, right? How much can it help Ma Xiyuan's career promotion?

This kind of questioning is obviously asked by people who do not understand journalism.

Because there is a famous saying in the press industry: a dog biting a person is not called news, but a person biting a dog is called news.

The value of news is not measured by the importance of the event itself, but also by the degree of surprise of the event.

For example, if you look at the importance of the event alone, then the national conference is definitely the most important thing. But everyone knows that very few people watch that kind of news, because they all know what to expect, and it is not surprising at all.

Only accidents are eye-catching.

Scientists have made a super awesome achievement, but as long as they don't win the Nobel Prize, it's not much news.

But an undergraduate, even if his results are ten times weaker than a scientist, is surprising enough.

In the same way, if the screenwriter of a singing talent show lets a singer from a professional class win the championship, then the screenwriter will definitely be fired by the show's investors. You have to let a certain orphanage-level "Huaxia Miserable King" win the championship, and the screenwriter can follow the glory and wealth.

Shock is the first productive force of the media dog.

Ma Xiyuan felt that most of her career promotions in this life were pointed to Gu Yu as the source of living water and made some big news for her every month.

……

"Sister Ma, are you here early, why don't you go to the off-campus shop to have a meal first?"

The photographer who traveled with him was actually older than Ma Xiyuan, but since Ma Xiyuan had the final say, photographers were used to calling everyone sister.

The press conference is scheduled in the afternoon, and the school defaults to the fact that the reporters come after lunch, so no reception will be arranged.

Ma Xiyuan: "What kind of shop do you go to, just eat in the canteen." ”

Photographer: "I heard that the canteen here is not open to the public because the subsidy is very high. ”

In good universities, the canteens are subsidized by the state, so the materials are good and the prices are cheap.

For example, in the cafeteria of the Central University of Science and Technology, a poached egg is only three cents, and a small chaos is almost the same as eating without money.

But this also leads to the fact that you have to swipe your campus card to eat, and you absolutely do not accept cash, so as not to take advantage of social people.

Ma Xiyuan seemed to be waiting for this question, and said with a little pride: "You don't know, do you? My sister is studying here, and she is no better than a scumbag like us." Let's go rub her meal card, and I'll invite you today. ”

Ma Xiyuan is actually not a scumbag, at least he graduated from 985. It's just that compared with Ma Yiyi, it's really a bit scum.

She called her sister and quickly found Ma Yiyi, then rubbed a delicious meal and rested for a while.

The time to watch the press conference is approaching, and Ma Xiyuan is ready to start work.

Ma Yiyi originally had classes in the afternoon, but today she deliberately asked for leave and went to the infield with her sister to have a long experience.

It is theoretically possible for students in this school to want to watch, but they can only stand in the corridor outside and can't enter the inner hall, so Ma Yiyi wants to rub her sister's press card and make a cameo assistant to watch at close range.

After the group entered the venue, they saw that there were at least two dozen media outlets. Among them, there are two national science and education sections, and the others are local media.

The release officially began, and the first person to answer was Dean Ding. Soon, the first reporter from CCTV's science and technology channel took the lead in asking him questions.

“…… Dean Ding, what is your explanation for the remarks circulating in the society that the Institute of Atomic Control of the Academy of Physical Sciences of your university uses the fictitious materials obtained during the handover of academic projects to publish scientific research results?"

Dean Ding said eloquently: "This is completely false, all our achievements have been published after scientific verification and technical testing - since the atomic fountain research project was established, all the published and submitted results, and the patent claims applied for, are on this list in my hand."

To illustrate, we have sent this list to you, and you can take a look at it, and there is nothing else published by the relevant institutes of our institute other than the above. And each of these items has been rigorously scientifically verified......"

After Dean Ding finished speaking, the person in charge of Tunghai University, Professor Yuan Xiong, made a disclosure and corroboration.

The reporter of the CCTV science and technology channel obviously didn't want to smash the scene, and he would accept it soon when he saw it.

There were a few follow-up questions, and Ma Yiyi felt that there was nothing new, because she had heard Gu Play refute Zhang Zhihao a week ago.

The specific rebuttal process is not much water.

Of course, for other first-time journalists, the news was exciting enough, and everyone was caught up in the reversal.

"It turned out that it was just a gamble on the technical route, and there was no academic misconduct. Then this Gu Play really has a solid foundation, dare to gamble his wealth on this kind of scientific and technological route, if he is not very sure, who would dare to do this? This must be a genius!"

After just half an hour of on-site disclosure, almost all reporters no longer questioned the fact that "Gu Play is a genius". Everyone felt a little excited: the melon-eating public loves to watch this kind of unexpected news that renders geniuses, and the ratings click-through rate must be awesome.

The first question that made Ma Yiyi feel a little new came from questioning the investment risk.

It was a reporter from a local provincial newspaper in Jiangnan Prefecture who asked a question:

"Is this kind of big gamble on the scientific and technological research and development route not cautious enough? If the bet is wrong and the interests of other parties are damaged, won't Gu Wan's classmates feel guilty? Has he ever thought about how to make up for it? Or does he feel that after paying his own hundreds of thousands of dollars and assuming enough limited liability, he is ready to shirk his responsibility?"

Before this question was raised, the media was basically inclined to think that "Gu Play is a genius, and questioning is nothing to do".

But this problem, at all, you can still discredit Gu Play a little.

Generally speaking, if there is no such problem, the merits and demerits are at least ninety-one. And if this question is not answered very well, it can be pulled back to Qisankai.

Ma Yiyi actually heard Zhang Zhihao question this a week ago, but Gu Yu did not respond directly and comprehensively at that time. So she was still curious about what new surprise she could hear today.

"This question has nothing to do with academics, so I won't answer it directly. The profit and loss of the commercial value of scientific and technological achievements should be a concern for scientific research investors.

However, in order to facilitate the public to understand the situation, today we also specially invited Wang Dong, the investment institution of this project and the head of Fengyun Fund from Donghai Prefecture, who will answer this question. ”

The spokesperson of the University of Science and Technology said this tightly knit Tai Chi sentence at a glance, and then elegantly made a gesture of invitation, allowing the friends in the audience to speak on stage.

It was Wang Jingming, the boss of Fengyun Fund, who came up.

It was only at this moment that many reporters noticed a problem: this scientific research project, from beginning to end, did not have state funds, and was invested by capitalists.

"Could it be that this capitalist already knew that Gu Play was gambling? But he especially trusted Gu Play's vision? No way, it was just a freshman!" Many reporters had such thoughts flashing through their minds.

Even the photographer next to Ma Yiyi and Ma Xiyuan thought so, and couldn't help but say this thought.

Of course, Ma Yiyi and Ma Xiyuan sisters ignored this kind of questioning, but they couldn't stand the echo of their peers in the other press seats:

"Brother, that's right, I don't think it's possible. ”

"But if it's true, it's big news. ”

Between everyone's whispers, Wang Jingming officially spoke: "In the venture capital world, there is a jargon that people who don't invest may not know: venture capital is not so much about investing in projects as it is about investing in people.

Because the cutting-edge technology is so unpredictable, it is impossible for people from finance to do due diligence, and there will always be omissions. If you want to guarantee the project you invest in, the key is to be reliable in the people you invest in.

And Gu Wan is one of the few very reliable people I have seen in science and technology workers over the years. I believe in my own vision.

You may not know that not only the $3 million sub-project of 'Atomic Fountain' is a subcontract undertaken by Gu Wan's company. Liancesium atomic clock, the parent project with an investment of 20 million US dollars, is the feasibility analysis provided by Gu at the beginning.

I have long believed that he will become a great scientist with extraordinary achievements in the future, so not to mention that he has contributed 670,000 yuan to participate in the gambling, even if he can't get any capital, just with his foresight and vision, I am willing to invest tens of millions of dollars in funds - I think his vision is worth this price. ”

As soon as these words came out, all the reporters were immediately shocked.

"it! it!"

"The owner of a venture capital fund, said that he believed that Gu Wan's vision was worth 20 million, or was it a dollar?