A few years ago, NB Electric had fought several vigorous rights protection lawsuits in ZJ Province. However, the private business owners in ZJ Province have not been reined in because of this, and after the production and sale of switch and socket panels in counterfeit or infringing production, a wave of counterfeiting and shoddy products has been set off.

Contactors, circuit breakers, relays, air switches and energy-saving lamps are the hardest hit areas, and nearly 95% of the counterfeit goods in the domestic market are almost all from ZJ Province.

The national conditions determine that patent infringement cannot be fundamentally solved, but trademark infringement NB Electric cannot sit idly by.

Chinese companies have always had a high-pressure attitude towards this, and when they find a case, they report a case, without mercy and without mercy! It is better to bear the high cost of rights protection, and not to let go of even a fake production and sales of NB electrical products enterprises and merchants, and some private business owners and distributors in ZJ Province have deep grievances. Some time ago, the Xiangjiang Experimental Center of NB Laboratory aimed at Hahawa, a ZJ star enterprise with annual sales of more than 100 million.

NB Electric has no investment in ZJ, the relationship with the local government is very average, and there is no cooperative relationship between NB Lab and ZJ University, so the safety issues of the charter trip should not be underestimated.

As soon as he invited Director Guo of the Science Institute, who hurried from BJ, into the room, Lian Yuangao, who was in charge of domestic security operations, opened the map of ZJ University that he had hand-drawn after "stepping on the spot" yesterday, and assigned tasks to Lin Zhiguo, Wang Juncai, Gao Yang, and Gou Zhengye.

"Some unnecessary social and communication activities, all that can be pushed away have been pushed away. According to the final plan determined by Director Yin and the school, Mr. Zhang's time at Z University will not exceed two and a half hours, one and a half hours for speeches, and half an hour for teachers and students to ask questions. I have already identified an evacuation route with my colleagues at the ZJ branch. The required vehicles are also in place. ”

For the first time, he was in charge of security operations. Lian Yuangao is particularly cautious. After drawing a few lines on the terrain with a pencil, he continued: "According to the school authorities, more than 1,000 teachers and students will listen to the lectures, so the auditorium is the most problematic place. In order to make sure that nothing went wrong, Gao Yang stayed outside to observe, and the others all went in with Mr. Zhang.

Director Lin, you wait by the small door on the left side of the podium as an assistant to ensure that the evacuation passage is clear; Talented. You bring your camera, sit in the first row as a reporter for BNB News, and immediately go to the stage to cover Mr. Zhang's evacuation as soon as there is any trouble; When we went, we drove ourselves, and Lao Gou entered the auditorium as a driver, and was on guard in the last row, where it was condescending and had a very good view.

My location is here, and I can see the first four rows and Lao Gou, once the communication frequency is interfered or the auditorium is too noisy. I will gesture to inform Director Lin to quickly come to the stage to protect Mr. Zhang's evacuation. Juncai looks at Director Lin's actions, which side has fewer people and which side to go. Don't stay ...... for a moment."

The plan was very thorough, two people were responsible for protecting the boss from the side door, one was behind the palace, and the other was responsible for going out from the gate and Gao Yang, who was guarding outside. A total of four buses were arranged on campus and outside the school, and as long as they could safely exit the auditorium, they could leave ZJ as quickly as possible.

Lin Zhiguo checked the walkie-talkie again, looked at the pistol on his waist and asked with a smile: "Director Lian, you have a gun, why don't we change the position?" ”

Although the domestic gun control is strict, it is not a difficult task for NB Electric.

If necessary, Wang Yuanzheng, who served as the commander of Division A in the Guangdu Military Region, could use various excuses to send a few soldiers of the PLA Army who legally carried guns. But the charter didn't want to get too close to the military, so Chen Zhenghuai and Ding Aiguo had another plan to let four Chinese bodyguards, including Lian Yuangao, join the security section of the newly established Hujiang NB Bank.

There is so much investment in Hujiang, but the municipal party committee and the municipal government and the public security department have turned a blind eye. According to the relevant regulations of the People's Bank of China and the Ministry of Public Security, they can carry a lockbox of cash, carry a letter of introduction issued by the Hujiang NB Bank, and move freely in the country under the guise of escort.

Lian Yuangao couldn't hear the meaning of his words, patted his left pocket and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the guns and bullets are separated, and they won't go off." ”

The security team of Boss Zhang's team consists of three parts, and Jan Joseph and Magdalena are the oldest, so there is nothing to be unconvinced. But Gao Yang, who is in front of him and several other former Hong Kong policemen, has not been very convinced, and he had a contest during the training of the Hong Kong Gun Club last month.

As a result, former Hong Kong police force elites such as Lin Zhiguo and Da Xiong, who were fed with bullets, defeated veterans who had been on the battlefield, such as Lian Yuangao and Gao Yang. In the shooting of the 50-meter moving target, Jan Joseph and Magdalena beat former Hong Kong Police Force elites such as Lam Chi-kwok with the super high standard of professional shooters.

As soon as the connoisseur stretched out his hand, he knew if there was one, and the four of them realized what the gap was.

Seeing that Gao Yang, who had always been not convinced by himself, pulled out the empty magazine, Lin Zhiguo said with a smile: "Joseph also reminded him before he came, it's always good to be careful, the time is almost up, I'll go and see if Mr. Zhang has finished talking with the guests." ”

He was in charge of personal protection, this was a plan that had been made a long time ago, Lian Yuangao stuffed the gun into the holster and said, "Go ahead, Gao Yang and I will wait downstairs." ”

In the luxurious suite, Director Guo is introducing the ins and outs of this invitation to the charter.

“…… In the feasibility study report of the National Engineering Research Center for Industrial Automation of ZJ University approved by the Science and Technology Department of the State Planning Commission, it is clearly pointed out that the center is divided into two parts, in addition to the main center of ZJ University, there is also the fertilizer automation sub-center of Huada University of Technology. The total investment of the project is more than 20 million, all of which are funded by the state, with ZJ University accounting for nine-tenths of the total investment and Huada University of Technology accounting for one-tenth of the total investment.

The Ministry of Education allocated the money to the Ministry of Education, and then the Ministry of Education allocated the money to the largest university, but Comrade Zhou Youxian and Comrade Zhang Jian of the largest university actually deducted the part that should have been allocated to the University of Science and Technology. ”

For NB Labs, 20 million is really nothing, and at the current rate of burning money, it is not even enough for half a month's R&D funds. But for domestic universities, 20 million is definitely a huge amount of money, and it is too difficult to fight for it, and the fat to the mouth is certainly not so easy to let go.

The charter didn't feel strange, but asked with a puzzled face: "Director Guo, what does this have to do with me?" ”

Director Guo sighed lightly and smiled bitterly in embarrassment: "How to say it, this year is an odd-numbered year. The eyes of all scientific research and educational institutions, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences. All focused on the selection of academicians. To put it nicely. There is a battle over the gateway in the selection process; To put it mildly, in the process of evaluating the election, each has its own ghosts, and in order to win those few places, all means are used.

Naturally, Hua D University of Technology will not miss this opportunity for revenge, and they have cooperated with you, so they let out that they want to invite you to give a speech. The lawsuit between the experimental center and those health care product companies is not over, and the Department of Nutrition of Z University Medical School is involved in the lawsuit.

And this year's candidate for Z University is precisely from the medical school. Naturally, we can't sit still, so I sent out an invitation before Hua D Institute of Technology, trying to improve the relationship with you and eliminate the negative impact of the lawsuit. ”

The charter was ridiculed, and he asked incredulously: "Can the attitude of our laboratory affect the selection of academicians?" ”

"Of course!"

Director Guo took a sip of tea and patiently explained: "Not to mention that you started the lawsuit first, your relationship with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Association for Science and Technology and some colleges and universities determines which side they stand on, and which side will have more chances of winning." After all, the votes are in their hands, and no one wants to be your third target like the Institute of Aerospace Physiology and Z University. ”

"Anti-pseudoscience". The NB laboratory has discredited the BJ Institute of Aerospace Physiology, which once shouted for qigong masters, and some time ago it targeted the Department of Nutrition of the University of Z Medical School, which provided the Hahawa formula. The "broom star" of the entire scientific research community.

If it is a domestic research institution, those academic authorities have a way to deal with NB labs. But NB Labs is not a domestic research institution, which makes them unreachable.

What's more, NB Labs has the academic status they have to recognize.

For example, from 1973 to the present, China has published a total of 7 papers independently in Nature and Science, while NB Lab has published 18 papers independently in just a few years.

You must know that it is the world's top academic journal, and if you want to innovate, for the first time, and for major achievements that can be replicated, even the Chinese Academy of Sciences has to bow down, let alone ZJ University.

I knew that I was used as a gun this time, but I didn't expect that there were so many stories in it, so I pondered for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Director Guo, I did some homework before I came, I'm afraid I will have to fire a few more guns later, if there is anything offensive to some universities and scientific research institutions, please help me make peace." ”

This time I came to HZ to be entrusted by someone, and Director Guo didn't want to make a fuss, so he hurriedly asked: "What do you mean, are you also planning to fall into the well?" ”

"You're mistaken."

The charter took out a stack of English materials from his bag and said solemnly: "Although the formula of the Department of Nutrition of the Department of Medicine of Z University has one or another problem, the starting point is good after all. As for false advertising, it is a corporate act and has nothing to do with them. In addition, the reason for the current embarrassing situation has a lot to do with the general environment, and I didn't want to fall into the ground.

But it is too wrong to turn a blind eye to the fact that there is a problem, to ignore public morality, and to flout the law and scientific ethics. I would like to use the speech to make this information public, so as to prevent terrible things from happening in the first place. After all, for the time being, if we do not take decisive measures, the largest and the scientific research institutions involved in this research will inevitably encounter a greater credibility crisis in the future. ”

As early as 7 years ago, Xichuan Feed Institute introduced in the "China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine" that the synthetic β-adrenergic stimulants, such as clembuterol hydrochloride and sementerol (bronchodilator), were added to cattle, sheep, pig and poultry feed, which can increase the protein content of animals by about 15% and reduce the fat content by about 18%.

After returning to China as a visiting scholar at the University of Virginia, a professor from the College of Animal Science of Zhejiang University wrote a paper on "Clenbuterol", which was listed as a key project of the "Eighth Five-Year Plan" by the State Science and Technology Commission. The graduate students enrolled in several consecutive years have taken the animal nutrition and growth effects of "Clenbuterol hydrochloride" as the topic of their dissertation, while ignoring the observation of its toxic side effects and metabolism in vivo.

It can be said that in China, clenbuterol hydrochloride is really a hot topic in animal husbandry research.

Director Guo is engaged in science popularization, has some understanding of various disciplines, and knows the research projects supported by the state well, after reading the first page of information handed over by the charter, he couldn't help but ask in shock: "These are all true?" ”

"Yes."

The charter focuses on the bottom line. With a serious face, he confirmed: "My colleagues at the experimental center have helped me collect more than 40 research papers and reviews on β-doping. It's all positive. In a sense, it has contributed to the abuse of clenbuterol (clenbuterol). ”

Not to mention adding fuel to the fire, thinking that Z University even set up a feed company and vigorously promoted it, Director Guo realized the seriousness of the problem and hurriedly said: "Charter, can you change the way?" Or you can give me a little time and I'll take care of these things. ”

Engaging in popular science is in itself a matter of offending people. What's more, he is the director of science popularization, so he shook his head without thinking about it and said: "Director Guo, I don't have to worry about a lot of debts, and it is most appropriate for me to come forward." Like 'anti-pseudoscience', we are responsible for poking pus, you always help to wave the flag, you know that it is not an overnight thing, if you are old, then it is useless for us to try. ”

NB Lab has no scruples about doing things, but it is the people of insight in China who can really play a decisive role. After all, they can't focus all their energy on popular science.

Director Guo weighed it, clasped his hand and said, "Okay." I'll take care of the aftermath, but I'll be careful with the wording in a moment. I believe that most scholars have a conscience, and the real purpose of publishing articles is not to encourage the use of β-doping, but only to discuss the relevant issues from a research perspective. ”

The charter sighed secretly, and said with a wry smile helplessly: "Director Guo, I also believe that most of my peers have a conscience, the key is that there is no majority in this field, judging from those papers, they are all so-called foreign hot topics introduced by some returnee experts who urgently need to make a name for themselves, in order to get financial support, professional titles and status."

It is a matter of practical interests, and all negative information is blocked by them. Even if there is doubt, it is weak, and if they don't take some fierce medicine, they can't get lost. The overall status quo of the domestic aquaculture industry is very different from that of foreign countries, and once it spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Thinking that his words were far less weighty than the one in front of him, Director Guo nodded slightly, put away the information and said, "Since you have made up your mind, all I can do is cooperate." I have to go back to BJ as soon as possible and hand over these things to the Science and Technology Commission. ”

There are not many people like him who don't care about gains and losses for the sake of science, and he is very fortunate to have such a friend who has been sending him downstairs.

It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when I arrived at the Z auditorium, and after greeting with the enthusiastic president and several vice presidents, the charter finally ascended to the podium from the side door of the auditorium and began the first speech in a domestic college.

There is a request for people, and Z Da gives a very high courtesy.

Prior to this, the personal situation of the charter was introduced, and the audience was very filled, and the teachers and students were very curious about him, the discoverer of the "giant magnetoresistance effect", the founder of the NB Laboratory, and the winner of the Humboldt Award in Berlin and the Presidential Freedom Award in the United States.

"I have an uncle, to be exact, my father's comrades-in-arms are very interested in science, they joined the army after graduating from junior high school, studied junior college courses in the army, and are now state cadres, who have gone abroad and seen the world, and should be regarded as highly educated intellectuals in their generation."

To everyone's surprise, he bowed slightly, greeted everyone, and then spoke in standard Mandarin about family matters, which attracted everyone's attention despite the fact that it sounded unrelated to the topic of "what is science?"

"In fact, he has always considered himself an intellectual."

This sentence and the witty action caused everyone to laugh, he paused, and then said: "He has always been very disgusted with feudal superstition, and it is said that when he was young, he also had the 'feat' of playing fortune tellers, and the sentence he often hung on his lips was, 'I am not superstitious about anything, I am superstitious in science'." So every time I see the experts on TV recommending what to eat and how to eat, I strictly follow it. So his family often eats spinach soup for a few months or fried carrots for a few months. ”

The classmates laughed even harder, and at this time, the charter suddenly changed their words, "This is not surprising, this is not surprising, look at the health products that cure all diseases all over the world, you will understand that many educated people do not understand the meaning of 'science'." Even in university classes, when professors are teaching popular astronomy, the students below are still more interested in all kinds of supernatural UFOs......"

After arousing everyone's interest, the charter explained in a very funny way what science is.

The process of acquiring knowledge. rather than knowledge itself; Rigorous observation, constructing and verifying hypotheses, openness to new information and ideas, and willingness to accept the proven results of others; questioning inquiry; Hypothesis. Verify the hypothesis. Theory and Law...... It was simple and comprehensive, and won bursts of warm applause.

The atmosphere was extremely harmonious, and the principal and several vice-principals had just breathed a sigh of relief, and the charter had a straight face and said with great seriousness: "What must be emphasized here is that pseudoscience is not science!" It often uses the semblance of 'science' and the language of 'science' to convince, confuse and mislead people into believing that it is science and is credible. But they don't stand up to real science.

For example, nutrition is indeed a science, but many people advertise nutrition products under the guise of nutrition. We all know that the human body needs various nutrients such as amino acids, vitamins, minerals, etc., and if the nutrient deficiency occurs, the body will malfunction, and many scientific experiments have verified this.

And in the vast majority of cases, those supplements are nowhere near as effective as they advertise, and our bodies don't need them as advertised. In these advertisements, the carefully selected scientific information taken out of context really gives the impression that the products are very credible.

But in fact. The vast majority of people have enough nutrients in their daily diet without the need for additional supplements. It should be noted that Those supplements are often labeled as natural to advertise that they are non-toxic, have no side effects, and are effective. However, curartoxin, strychnine, nicotine, and cocaine are also natural substances, and I don't think anyone wants to add them to their recipes. ”

There is no doubt that he is referring to those health supplement formulas that Z is engaged in. Although everyone had been prepared for this, they didn't expect him to be so faceless.

To the surprise of the teachers and students, this was just the beginning.

"Science itself is easy to overlook. Both the most attentive scientists and the most thoughtful science journalists have discovered that all science is temporary. There will always be questions that we haven't figured out yet, and sometimes even mistakes. But science isn't just about jumping to the next conclusion, and conclusions can sometimes be wrong. Science is a set of research methods that consist of relentlessly questioning the conclusions of those who came before them. You can love science and question it at the same time, and there's no contradiction between the two. ”

The charter held up a stack of materials and continued with a serious face: "This is very important, just like the promotion of the Z Big Sunshine can play a role in nutrient redistribution, can promote the protein synthesis and muscle tissue growth of the animal body, and can reduce the fat especially the subcutaneous fat deposition of the feed, it is a mistake!"

Between October 1989 and July 1990, 35 people were poisoned in Spain; In the autumn of 1990, 22 people from 8 families in France were poisoned; In 1992, another 232 people were poisoned in northern Spain; There have also been incidents of poisoning in Italy and the United States, and the use of stimulants such as clenbuterol in animals has been immediately banned.

That is to say, the 'clenbuterol' represented by clenbuterol hydrochloride has been poisoned in a large area abroad long before it was introduced into China on a large scale and has been banned by many countries. But our experts ignore this important information and instead rush to bring it in. ”

This is an important research project of Z University, which has attracted more attention than the health supplement formula made by the Department of Nutrition of the Medical School, and there was an uproar in the auditorium.

While motioning to the students in the front row to help distribute the materials, the charter said solemnly: "There is no doubt that Clenbuterol is 'harmful to people'. When the West has long discovered its harm and banned its use, some of our scholars have collectively blocked this information because of the temptation of interests such as project funds, professional titles, status and technology transfer fees, which directly endangers food safety.

In my opinion, this is a more terrible depravity than academic corruption. If it is said that businessmen are heavy on profits, in order to obtain more profits, they do not hesitate to produce and sell toxic food at the cost of public life safety; So as a scientist, if you don't say that you 'make a life for the people', at least you shouldn't encroach on the most basic scientific ethics, ignore the scientific conscience, and treat public life as a mustard, right?

The core concept of the scientific spirit should be public spirit and social responsibility. If scientific research ignores public morality and defies law and scientific ethics, it will not only cause terrible harm to society, but also plunge individual scientists into a whirlpool of morality and law.

In view of this, the incident of the NB laboratory and the health care product company going to court should be an opportunity for the public and even the academic community to reflect on scientific research ethics and ethics, not only to establish detailed norms and rules to regulate scientific research, but also to let health products and food supervision penetrate into the field of scientific research, so that scientific research can walk on the road of ethics, ethics and law.

If those who engage in scientific research have no moral restraint and lose their conscience, then 'no forbidden zone for science' will inevitably evolve into 'no forbidden zone for scientific morality', and then the end of the world will not be far from the end! (To be continued......)