Yu Qiong is Zhou Shuo's substitute, and many people in the 100-person Association know about this matter. Although he expressed some incomprehension of Zhou Shuo's reluctance to naturalize, the current status of Six Ears Software Company in the Internet field, as well as Zhou Shuo's own wealth, make these members of the Committee of 100, who claim to be Chinese elites, unable to take it too seriously.

Not to mention the wealth brought by his 20% stake in Netscape, the tangible and intangible assets such as technology and patents mastered by Liuer Software Company are worth at least tens of millions of dollars. And that's not even counting the compression algorithm chip production company that is a joint venture with the big three networkers, and Microsoft's 5 percent stake. If you add Japanese and domestic assets, Zhou Shuo's total worth must be at least more than $2 billion.

With such results, it is almost appropriate for him to be in the top 10 among Chinese in terms of personal wealth in the United States. In that era when you can't be called a rich man without tens of billions of dollars, at least you have to wait for the dollar to rot in ten years.

Of course, although it is called an elite organization, the 100-person meeting is not only about wealth. In addition to Yang Xuelan, who is the vice president of General Motors, Ma Youyou and I.M. Pei themselves are not known for their wealth. Even if it is Yang Xuelan, the vice president is just a senior worker, to put it bluntly.

Historically, when Yahoo CEO Yang Zhiyuan became a member of the Club of 100, he was worth just over $1 billion.

In terms of fame, "Bella's Diary" added a lot of points to Yu Qiong. Although Ma Youyou had some opinions about Joan's political leanings, he reluctantly voted in favor of the soundtrack work for the "Bella's Diary" movie.

(Of course, Yo-Yo Ma is not a typo, but he despises the soundtrack for the real Yo-Yo Ma for Xizang for seven years.) This product has a tendency to be independent. ）

The voting in the 100-member meeting lasted for a week, and Yang Xuelan finally proposed to hold a banquet in Seattle. to finally announce the results of the vote.

Zhou Shuo and Yu Qiong spent a lot of effort on this banquet and announced it through the banquet. The result, of course, is clear. If such a fanfare announces a negative answer, the beam will be bigger.

The entire Courtyard by Marriott Seattle top-floor restaurant was chartered and designed and planned by the city's top banquet outsourcing company. Although it was a small banquet for less than 100 people, it cost $300,000 for drinks alone.

Li Zhi pursed his lips and quietly pinched Zhou Shuo's palm, and he almost jumped up in pain.

Zhou Shuo just wanted to get angry, but when he turned his head, he saw that the corners of Li Zhi's eyes seemed to be a little moist. After a little thought in my heart, I knew what the problem was.

He took Li Zhi's hand, sighed and said, "Yu Qiong has paid too much for the company. Even Chinese citizenship was renounced. The only thing I can do is let her be able to shine in the United States. After this matter is dealt with, we can return to China, and you don't have to be jealous. ”

Li Zhi gently wiped the corners of his eyes with his hand, smiled reluctantly, shook his head and said, "I'm not jealous, I'm complaining about myself." I'm so useless that I can only watch others do for you, and being your girlfriend can't help much. ”

"Don't say that. Having you by my side is the biggest help to me. Zhou Shuo took her hand and breathed a sigh of relief. Li Zhi is really not the kind of woman who is jealous, but she blames herself for not being able to help herself.

"I'll always be there for you." Li Zhi nodded firmly.

"Huh?" Zhou Shuo let go of Li Zhi's hand and was suddenly stunned. looked at Shao Shiming who was far away. shouted at his back: "Old Shao, what are you doing here?" The party is about to begin! ”

"I'm going to throw up for a while!" Shao Shiming gritted his teeth and ran to the bathroom.

(Ha Lu Ha I wish you all a happy Chinese Valentine's Day! The author is still a single dog! ）

At the beginning of the lanterns, the guests came one after another. Yang Xuelan is the president of the Committee of 100. Naturally, they arrived early. She, Yu Qiong, and Zhou Shuo stood at the door of the restaurant and introduced the members of the 100-person Association one after another.

"Professor Zhu. We meet again. Zhou Shuo was very happy and took the initiative to walk over to Zhu Liwen, who was wearing an evening dress.

"Mr. Zhou." Zhu Liwen looked Zhou Shuo up and down carefully, and asked curiously: "Did you discover "Rabe's Diary", or did Yu Qiong discover it?" ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhou Shuo picked up two glasses of wine from the waiter's hand, handed them to Zhu Liwen and said: "The important thing is that Rabe's Diary provides the Chinese with a historical material that no one can refute the Nanjing Massacre. Whoever found it, as long as John. Mr. Rabe's record doesn't lie. ”

Zhu Liwen nodded with a smile and said with relief: "Yes, as long as "Rabe's Diary" tells the truth, I don't want to delve into the rest." ”

Since Yu Qiong's joining the 100-person meeting is a foregone conclusion, Zhu Liwen naturally has no need to offend Zhou Shuo to the end. To put it bluntly, American society is still a place where money is paramount, and she is a scientist, so maybe there are many places where capitalists will be used in the future.

"I respect Professor Zhu's open-mindedness." Zhou Shuo smiled and raised his glass and said.

Zhu Liwen also raised her glass and said lightly: "All along, it seems that Mr. Zhou wants to ask me for help." But I really don't know what I can offer you. ”

"I'd like to ask Professor Zhu to introduce me to a few scientists, preferably the ones who can go to work in China." Zhou Shuo used the action of drinking to hide his somewhat nervous heart.

"To China?" Zhu Liwen frowned and said, "Most of the people I know are scholars who study basic science and technology, if I remember correctly, Mr. Zhou should not have this need, right?" ”

This is not Zhu Liwen's deliberate evasion, there are very few people in the world to do basic scientific research. For example, Zhu Liwen will win the Nobel Prize, and the laser cooling to capture atoms is done in the laboratory of Stanford University. In this regard, most of them are engaged in state-funded universities. Individuals who do this kind of research will have a very disproportionate benefit and a very disproportionate effort.

Zhou Shuo shook his head and said negatively: "There are still some, I hope to build a nano grating laboratory in China, at least one leader is needed." ”

"Nano grating!" Zhu Liwen suddenly realized: "Mr. Zhou is really ambitious, no wonder he can achieve so much in such a short period of time." However, even experienced scholars who want to complete nanograting research in China may need tens of millions of dollars of investment and two or three years. ”

"I can afford this money, and I can afford to wait for this time." Zhou Shuo raised his eyebrows and said with a sigh: "I just hope that we will not be left too far behind." ”

Zhu Liwen stared at Zhou Shuo for a while, then nodded slowly: "Okay, I'll help you keep an eye on talents in this area." I'll let you know this week if there's any news. Hey, but for the sake of fellow Chinese, I would like to advise you, the path you have chosen is too difficult. ”

As a top scientist in the world, Zhu Liwen certainly knows the role of nanograting. The so-called nanograting simply means that nanoscale measurements are carried out by diffraction grating. Due to the very high measurement accuracy of the nanograting, it is possible to reach the level of 1 nanometer. It has a very important value in the field of machining.

In the semiconductor industry, the direction of application of this technology is very clear. It is an indispensable equipment in the production of optical lenses for lithography machines. Without it, it would be impossible to accurately measure the optical lens, and the accuracy of the processing would not be guaranteed. The lithography machine is the most important core equipment in chip production. Of course, such equipment is absolutely forbidden for advanced products to enter China in Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries. What can be entered is nothing more than the second-hand technology that has been eliminated, or the field where the Chinese are about to make breakthroughs.

Not only the lithography machine, but even the basic technology such as the nanograting for the production of the lens of the lithography machine is also absolutely blocked from China. Nano grating technology is not only an indispensable equipment in the semiconductor optical industry, but also an indispensable equipment for precision manufacturing, and it is even a technology that can have an immediate effect on a country's manufacturing industry like materials science. Historically, it was not until 2010 that China was able to achieve the key technology of 1 nanometer grating. And this level of technology has been achieved in European and American countries even ten years earlier.

That's why Zhu Liwen immediately understood his purpose when Zhou Shuo proposed to find nano-grating technology talents. If he hadn't wanted to produce a lithography machine, he wouldn't have had to work on nanograting. This is also the sadness of China in the 90s, counting on the state to invest in the research of technology and technology, it will miss too many opportunities. If Zhou Shuo wants to break the blockade and monopoly of Japan and Europe on lithography machines, he can only invest in it and race against time to complete this key technology.

Zhou Shuo raised his glass and said happily: "Then I will wait for Professor Zhu's good news, as the head of the physics department of Stanford University, you will not be without talents in this field no matter what." ”

Zhu Liwen smiled helplessly, although she grew up in the United States and didn't even speak Chinese very well, she really had a heart that loved China. On the premise that it will not cause harm to the United States, she is also willing to help China accelerate its development in some fields.

"Okay, I'll do my best to find this candidate for you." Zhu Liwen, who was commanded by Zhou Shuo, touched a glass with him, nodded with a smile and said.

The two casually chatted about two other topics, and the lights in the restaurant suddenly dimmed. The lights of the restaurant gathered on the podium in one corner, and President Yang Xuelan of the 100 Association held the podium with both hands and announced with joy: "Members of the 100 Club, we are gathered here today to welcome a new member of the 100 Club. She is Ms. Yu Qiong, the general manager of Liuer Software Company and the discoverer of "Rabe's Diary"! ”

As soon as Yang Xuelan's words fell, the restaurant suddenly burst into eager applause...... (To be continued......)