Qin Hai's request was very vague, in fact, he wanted to send researchers to participate in the scientific research work of Nim. The so-called supervision of the use of funds is fake, and the real purpose is to learn from teachers. Of course, it is said that it is a stealing teacher to learn art, but in fact, everything is done in the open, and there is nothing to hide.

Nim naturally knew Qin Hai's intentions, people wanted not only the final technology, but also wanted to master specific research methods. No matter how good a technology is, it can only be used for a while, and it will soon be replaced by newer technology. And if you master the research method, then you can continue to create new technologies, which is the long-term vision.

Teaching apprentices, starving masters, this principle is the same for all industries. Nim knew this, but he couldn't refuse Qin Hai's request. The reason is simple, if he agrees to this request, he can at least finish his current research work, and maybe get a tenured professor position in the school because of such research; And if he refuses, then without financial support, he will not even be able to maintain his current position.

The future can only be thought about later, and this is the current state of mind of Nimes.

"If that's the case, then we can initially sign a letter of intent and arrange for someone to contact Mr. Nîmes when I return to China. I hope that Mr. Nîmes will provide us with two letters of invitation to visit Wèn scholars, and we will send two researchers to assist Mr. Nîmes in his work. Qin Hai said.

"Then the cost of these two researchers ......," Nim asked cautiously. The food, housing and transportation of two people in the United States is not a small expense, and he must ask clearly.

"Their costs are all covered by us and are not included in the $500,000 we have provided to you." Qin Hai said generously.

"Then there's no problem." Nimes was relieved, as long as it didn't cost him money, then send someone to come, who made the US military not pay attention to this research. Don't blame the Chinese for learning technology. In fact, in the eyes of scholars, technology is just a tool to make a living, what does it have to do with national defense security, China threats, etc.?

Sending Nim away, Qin Hai smiled secretly in his heart. He had already considered two places to be sent to Nîmes for visiting scholars. One was given to the 70X Institute for them to arrange for a researcher to go as a local officer; The other place is reserved for the School of Materials, and a young scholar is selected to travel. To be able to learn foreign research methodologies, it really doesn't cost a million or two million dollars. Qin Hai had already roughly estimated just now that the technology of magnetic polymer microspheres can be applied in many fields, and in the hands of Daqin Group, it will create a profit of one or two million US dollars.

There were a lot of people like Jonas and Nim who came to the door directly, and Qin Hai's room was almost free time. There is a constant stream of visitors. Qin Hai has an understanding of various fields of materials science, whether it is talking about project cooperation with enterprises or scientific research support with scholars, he can grasp the essentials and put forward win-win cooperation plans. In a few days, almost all of the people who came to negotiate came with excitement and returned satisfied, and they all praised Qin Hai for his open-mindedness and fairness. They didn't know that Qin Hai was also secretly happy in his heart. Because he gets far more benefits than those who collaborate.

During the four-day meeting, Qin Hai was busier than anyone else. Others just have meetings to listen to speeches. After the meeting, you can also go to the streets of Paris to take a stroll, while Qin Hai attends meetings during the day and negotiates with people from all walks of life at his residence at night. His promise to invite Gemo to drink sherry was also delayed again and again, and it was not until the end of the annual meeting that the scholars left one after another, and Qin Hai was idle. You can keep your promise.

"Qin, I can't remember, have we met in the past?"

In an inconspicuous tavern on the banks of the Seine, Qin Hai and Gemo sat face-to-face at a small table by the window, each with a glass of sherry in front of them. I was chatting happily. Gemo looked at Qin Hai, couldn't remember what he had to do with this young man, endured it for a long time, and finally asked directly.

Qin Hai picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, just smiled and did not answer. In his previous life, he had a good personal relationship with the elderly Gemmer, and he had the opportunity to sit in a tavern like this several times, but how could he explain such a thing to Gemmer? Since it's not clear, it's better to leave a suspense for Gemer to ponder.

"I'm sure we must be meeting for the first time, because I don't know anything about your situation. But how you know my nickname, and how I like to drink sherry without ice, and other things, is completely unbelievable. Gemmer scratched her ears and cheeks.

Qin Haidao: "Old man Gemo, there is a word in ancient China called 'Shenjiao', which refers to the fact that although two people have never met, they have long been friends in spirit. Between you and me, even if God has been friends for a long time, why do we have to investigate the reason? ”

"China is a mysterious place, and it is perhaps not surprising that something like this is happening in China." Germer shrugged his shoulders and said, "Looks like I need to go to China and learn about this mysterious country with a history of thousands of years of civilization." ”

Qin Hai asked strangely, "What, old man Gemo, have you never been to China?" ”

"Yes, I've never been." Gemmer replied.

At that time, China's opening up to the outside world was still relatively low, Chinese had few opportunities to go abroad, foreigners had little opportunity to contact Chinese things, and there were still some worries about China's political and social environment, so there were few people traveling to China. As a big-name scholar, Gemer has been to many countries around the world, but he has never been to China.

"Since this is the case, then I solemnly extend an invitation to you, please come to China to have a look, and I will arrange someone to provide you with full service." Qin Hai said seriously.

"Thank you so much for the invitation, I will definitely find time to go. I've known for a long time that China has the Great Wall and the Summer Palace, and these are places that I was very interested in, but I never had the opportunity to see them. Gemmer said, he is a very frank person, what he thinks in his heart, he says it directly, without pretending to be polite at all.

Qin Hai said: "You can bring your wife with you, if your children are willing to go with you." I also welcome it. You only need to pay for your own air ticket, and I will take care of all the cost of food and accommodation in China. ”

"Really? That's great. Gemerha laughed, "Qin, I found that you are really an excellent businessman, and I have heard many people say that it is a very pleasant thing to work with you in the past few days. Now I feel that way, too. ”

"Actually, I just like to make friends." Qin Hai smiled, "Of course, if these friends can become my business partners, I will also be very happy." ”

"I'm not a businessman, and I haven't done any specific research for a long time, so how can you be interested in someone as useless as me?" Gemmer asked curiously.

"I don't think so." Qin Haidao, "You are a senior director of the International Materials Society, and you have a great influence in the materials science community. I also hope that after seeing the beautiful scenery of China, you will hold next year's annual meeting in China. ”

"You mean, you want to host the materials annual meeting?" Gemo keenly grasped the sharp edge in Qin Hai's words.

"If possible, we do hope to be able to host an annual meeting of materials." Qin Hai said unabashedly, he knew Gemo's character, there was no need to be too secretive when speaking in front of this old man, and speaking bluntly was the best strategy.

Hosting the annual conference is generally a loss-making thing, although the participating scholars have to pay a certain amount of conference fees. However, these costs were not sufficient to cover the expenses of the meeting. If you want to hold an annual meeting well, the organizer often invites some big bulls to participate in the conference for free. The transportation, accommodation, etc., of these big cattle should be counted in the conference expenses. The more people invited, the greater the financial burden for the conference organizers.

But the benefits of hosting an annual meeting are also very clear, especially for a developing country like China. First, holding an annual meeting can play a role in publicity. Let the outside world know the level of China's scientific and technological development; Second, holding this kind of academic annual conference in China can allow more domestic scholars and students to have the opportunity to have close contact with foreign scholars, which is very beneficial to broaden their horizons and improve their academic standards.

In that period. There is still a big gap between China's overall scientific and technological situation and the world's advanced level, and the country's tight funds make it difficult to support the cost of large-scale international conferences, so there are not many annual conferences of international societies held in China. Qin Hai came to Paris this time, and when he saw the grand occasion at the annual meeting, he couldn't help but think of hosting an annual meeting of materials. He specially invited Gemmer out for a drink, and he also had the idea of lobbying Gemmer, otherwise he would not have so generously invited Gemmer's family to travel to China.

"The International Materials Annual Conference has never been held in China, and if the next or next annual meeting can be held in China, I think everyone will be interested." "But before that, I'd like to see the academic level of Chinese scholars come out of it, and you need to show that the Chinese materials community can produce enough great papers for the annual meeting." ”

Qin Hai asked, "Aren't the papers submitted by our scholars at this annual meeting enough?" ”

"If you were referring to the paper on iron-based superconductivity that your fiancée, Miss Serenity, did, of course, I would say excellent. However, the performance of other Chinese scholars at this annual meeting can only be regarded as mediocre. I have reviewed all the conference papers, and I have to say very sorry to say that there are many bright spots in the research of Chinese scholars, but the overall level of research is still lacking. Gemmer said.

"We've lost too much time." Qin Hai nodded and accepted Gemer's criticism. The academic tradition that Western countries have accumulated over the past 100 years is not so easy to surpass. Although Chinese scholars such as Chen Zongze, Sun Yuzhi, and Zhang Yating are very intelligent and diligent, they lack a solid academic foundation after all, and the gap between them and foreign scholars is still very obvious.

To take a simple example, when foreign scholars receive undergraduate education, they may be taught by professors who are former Nobel laureates, and the academic training they receive imperceptibly is beyond the reach of Chinese scholars. Chen Zongze, these people learned Western academic norms almost from scratch, and it is really difficult for them to reach the level of Western academic circles in a short period of time.

The fact that Tranquility's paper can be recognized by Gemmer is not because of Tranquility's academic skills, but because the discovery of iron-based superconductivity has extremely high academic value. In other words, this is the role played by Qin Hai's golden finger.

"Mr. Gemer, it is precisely because China is still relatively backward in materials research that we need such an opportunity even more so that our young people can have access to world-class scholars. You have to admit that young Chinese scholars are very smart, and all they lack is experience. Qin Hai said.

"You're right." Gemmer also nodded, "Okay, I'll formally raise this to all the directors at the next board meeting." If the Chinese side can provide sufficient financial support for the holding of the annual meeting, I think it is very promising to get this mention to the board of directors. ”

Qin Hai said without hesitation: "There is no problem with the funds, and my Daqin Group is willing to provide all the funds for the annual meeting." ”

"That's great, and I'm looking forward to seeing you again in China next year." Gemmer said.

"Cheers!" Qin Hai raised his glass.

"Cheers!" Gemo also raised his wine glass and touched it with Qin Hai.

When it comes to this matter, it is enough, and the rest of the things need to be coordinated by Gemo, and if necessary, the Daqin Group needs to make some more expressions. Next, the two of them led the topic to some issues related to academics, Gemer is a senior authority on materials science, Qin Hai is a material genius with the memory of two lifetimes, talking about the development trend of materials science and technology, etc., the two of them have a tacit understanding and are full of interest.

While we were in the middle of a conversation, the tavern door was pushed open, and Willett, Germer's assistant, hurried in. As soon as he saw Gemmer, he stepped forward in three steps and two steps, and said, "Mr. Gemmer, you are indeed here, and Mr. Henlock, the Minister of Ecology, has sent people to look for you everywhere." ”

"What's the matter?" Gemmer asked.

"There is an accident of a Saudi oil tanker off Le Havre and at least 2,000 tons of crude oil has spilled into the sea, Mr. Henlock asks you to rush to Le Havre immediately to discuss the issue of dealing with marine oil pollution," Willitz said. (To be continued......)