On the same evening, at ten o'clock.

Warren Leiden Laboratory.

"Bang bang!"

Someone knocked on Evan's office.

Half a year has passed, and the scale of the laboratory has expanded a lot. With the increase in staff, the original office space quickly ran out. As a result, Evan and Layton, the two leading lab, moved out of their original public offices and had separate rooms.

The room belonging to Evan is not large, except for a desk and three chairs, there are only enough cabinets for documents, books and other miscellaneous items.

At this time, Evan was sitting at his desk with a pen in his hand. When he heard the knock on the door, he didn't raise his head, and said directly: "The door is not closed, come in, Leyden!"

At this point in time, the rest of the lab has already returned, and even if they are still there, they will not come to disturb him, and Leiden will come over.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the brown wooden door of the office was pushed open, revealing Leiden's tall and thin figure.

Layton didn't close the door, pulled one of the two chairs in front of the table, and curtched his knees as he asked, "The paper is not finished yet?"

Evan let out an "um".

The dissertation he was writing was not for publication, but for a dissertation to get a degree.

Leiden crossed Erlang's legs and said, "It's good to write casually, it's just a bachelor's degree......"

Evan's hand froze, his eyes raised, and he glanced at the other party expressionlessly.

"This is not the attitude that learning should have!"

Knowing that he was wrong, Layton raised his hands in surrender and apologized, saying, "I'm kidding." ”

Evan lowered his head again, and when he was about to continue, he found that he was interrupted by Layton, and his train of thought was broken.

"Alas!"

Evan sighed and put away his pen, "Is there anything wrong with not coming back so late?"

"Aunt Layton will be worried. ”

"Don't worry, my mom should have fallen asleep at this point. Layton said, "Besides, my house is close, and I can go back soon if I have something." ”

Leiden moved in March and has a new home in San Marino, near Pasadena. On weekends, students in the lab, as well as Evan and Orville, often come to his house for parties.

"I do have something to discuss with you, though. That ......"

Layton stopped talking.

Evan rubbed his eyes, which were so sore that they were, "I'm listening...... Say it!"

Leiden no longer hesitated, and said, "Recently, I was approached by someone who wanted me to leave the academy and move from academia to industry. ”

In just a few words, Evan understood what Layton wanted to discuss with him.

Evan asked with interest, "What are the companies?"

There was nothing to hide, and Layton replied without thinking, "IBM, General Electric, Raytheon." ”

Evan laughed, "It's all big companies......

"Evan, you know, it doesn't matter how big the company is......"

Evan nodded, and suddenly asked, "Didn't the American Telephone and Telegraph, or Western Electronics, find you?"

Layton shook his head.

"It's a little strange," Evan said, "because Western Electronics bought a patent for a germanium point contact transistor, and it's impossible not to know your capabilities......"

"It's not surprising," Layton explained, "Bell Labs has talented people who don't need me at all. When other companies approached me, they probably took a fancy to the new thing of transistors...... For this reason, they offer a lot of money. ”

With Leiden, companies can get up to speed with this nascent technology.

Evan said, "Didn't you think clearly, what are you hesitating about?"

"If I'm short of money, or if I'm a person who likes money very much, I'll say yes," Layton said. ”

"But it was clear that Franklin wasn't that attractive to me. ”

"I'm more concerned about whether I can keep up with the trend if I change the environment than about money. ”

"Evan ......"

At this point, Layton stared intently at Evan, his eyes full of curiosity.

Facing Leyton's gaze, Evan calmly responded, "So, you came to ask me?"

"It's fun that you're running to entertain me at night?"

Layton wondered, "What do you mean by that?"

Evan rolled his eyes: "Layton, don't pretend. ”

"I don't believe that with your head, such an obvious thing needs to come to me in the evening. ”

"Tell me, who did you bet on. ”

Evan was adamant, and Layton wanted to insist, but there was a laugh outside the door.

Layton's expression immediately collapsed, and he smiled bitterly: "Evan, can't you pretend not to see it?"

"And you, James, you didn't hold back, you showed your stuff first, so this game doesn't count. ”

"That's not going to work. ”

The owner of the voice walked into the office, and it was none other than James, who had made a bet with Layton. His full name, James Fletcher, is as tall as Layton and has a very low hairline.

He is a PhD student of Professor Carl David Anderson and is graduating this year. Because the offices are on the same floor, Fletcher has a good relationship with Leyton and Evan.

"Good evening, Evan. Fletcher said hello and slapped Layton on the shoulder, "Willing to gamble and lose, don't cheat, Dr. Layton." ”

"You were seen before I showed your stuff, so the gamble still stands. ”

"Am I right, Evan?"

Evan didn't answer Fletcher's words, but changed the subject: "Fletcher, you are also idle. ”

"Ready for the defense? The academic committee doesn't let your demands down just because you're a student of Professor Anderson. ”

"It's all ready...... "Fletcher looked at Evan with a strange expression, "Evan, how do you say this in a tone with Professor Anderson." ”

"Next, you're not going to ask me if I've found a job. ”

Evan looked surprised, with a look of "you said it was right".

Fletcher couldn't help but sigh with a smile, "I'm really convinced of you." He is young, but he speaks like an old man. ”

He turned to Leyton and said, "Layton, I think the title of professor on your head (actually an assistant professor) was simply given to Evan." ”

Layton shrugged and said, "No, he's actually the head of our lab." ”

"Uh-huh!" At this time, Evan deliberately straightened his face, looked at Layton and said, "Since you know that I am the leader, you still come to make trouble?"

Layton laughed when he heard this: "That ......"

I didn't say a reason for a long time.

Evan burst out laughing.

At the same time, Fletcher joked: "Layton, you are so easy to deceive!"

With Fletcher and Layton, Evan knew he couldn't work overtime. Not long after, the three of them left the office together.

On the way, Evan asked, "Fletcher, seriously, did you get a job?"

Fletcher replied, "Found it." ”

Leiden wondered, "Really? How do I not know, is it a school teaching job or a company?"

"It's a company, and it's based in Los Angeles," Fletcher said. I remember the seaplane that flew last year, and I went to Hughes Aircraft, which made it. ”

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