The whole of St. Petersburg, perhaps, is indifferent to what is happening outside in terms of the charter and Grigory Perelman.

He was asked about topology, a branch of mathematics, and Grigory-Perelman expressed great interest in the "carbon nanotube" topological defects that had just been discovered in the NB lab.

One is knowledgeable, the other has a deep theoretical foundation. One did not slack off because the other party did not have a good reputation, and the other did not despise the other party because he did not do business.

Nearly three hours of communication made the charter more convinced of his previous speculation.

Not only is he not eccentric, but he is very simple, there is nothing else in his mind and in his life, but mathematics! When a person cares only about one thing, it will undoubtedly be out of step with the general environment. And the research he is engaged in, and some of the habits he has developed in his research, have made him very idealistic, and he does not like anything.

If you say it well, it is called "introverted", and if you don't say it well, it is called incomprehensible. The IQ is very high, but the EQ is very low, and over time, he has become a person living in his own world.

He likes to deal with such simple people, and when he saw that the time was almost up, he introduced the NB laboratory while the iron was hot: "In addition to mathematics, physics, materials science and computer programming theory, the basic research also includes the basic theoretical research of electric power technology; Systems Engineering is the study of highly complex systems that make up strong and weak current networks, and Technology Applications is the largest department of NB Labs, responsible for designing the equipment and software that make up these networks.

In terms of specific research, we adopt the practice of combining free research with teams. While basic research is as free as a university, systems engineering requires the cooperation and coordination of different professionals. The application of technology requires the formation of a team and tackling key problems. ”

Director Joey Alexander deserves respect. It doesn't mean that the rest of the Sjacklov Institute of Mathematics is also selfless. Research funding is often misappropriated. Academic misconduct of all kinds is endless. If it weren't for the lack of a better option, Grigory Perelman would have found him elsewhere.

There is no doubt about the sincerity of the person in front of him, in order to let him have no worries, and even willing to help him settle his family, Grigory Perelman was tempted, and asked thoughtfully: "What about the research guide, is there a specific research task, or is it required to publish a paper?" ”

"In basic research. We do not have any requirements for papers and publications. As I said earlier, you can do research that you love, just like you did in college. ”

After a pause, he continued: "As for management, research directors should never do anything to guide research, and NB Labs will not allow any supervision department to guide research. Attempting to question directly from above will undoubtedly dampen the spirit of science. Because successful research requires curiosity-driven direction, all research leaders should do is build teams and provide facilities as needed. and give researchers the freedom to explore.

Plus, after several years of practice. I have found that the study of management success depends more on ensuring the exchange of ideas between individuals than on stubborn leadership from above. So at NB Lab, lively discussions often interrupt seminars, and casual conversations in the cafeteria sometimes mark the beginning of new collaborations. ”

Grigory-Perelman couldn't think of any reason to refuse, so he asked the last question: "Is there a teaching assignment?" ”

"Whether or not to accept the invitation of the university is entirely up to one's own will, and the laboratory will not interfere."

"Mr. Zhang, I think I don't have a problem, what do you need me to provide next, such as ...... Like what...... Like a passport or something. ”

Seeing that he was about to speak and stopped, and knowing that these trivial matters were very difficult for him, he smiled, pointed behind him, and said, "Mr. Frank will help you solve these problems, and your father, mother, and sister, and my assistant will definitely settle them down." ”

Grigory Perelman stood up suddenly, pointed to a few math problems listed in the charter when he first arrived, and said very calmly: "The soul guesses that I already have a little eyebrows, and if I can solve it, I will tell you as soon as possible." ”

A genius is a genius, and he was ecstatic, holding his hand tightly and saying, "Xie Lu Xie, I am very much looking forward to this day." ”

He didn't want Jan Joseph to send it, and he didn't insist on the charter, after all, it was not easy to sit down and talk for hours, and if it was too polite, it would be counterproductive. In short, for people like him, you have to follow his temperament.

On the way back to the villa in the suburbs, Frank, a former East German diplomatic courier, couldn't hold back any longer, and asked with a puzzled expression: "Mr. Zhang, what is the 'soul conjecture'?" ”

Being knowledgeable does not mean knowing everything, and I really don't know how to explain it, so I thought for a long time before I spoke: "This is actually a metaphor, in order to study the topology of a non-compact and non-negative curvature Riemannian manifold, all the topological information was contained in a compact set, which was named soul. The soul guess is that if the curvature of the manifold is strictly positive at a certain point, then the soul is a point, but it has never been resolved. ”

"Is it important to the company?"

"It's not important to the company, but it's very important to the Hong Kong NB Labs. The government has invested so much money and needs to see results, and it is difficult for us to develop results like 'carbon nanotubes' in a short period of time, so we must bring in talents from outside. ”

"But he's Russian!"

"Hong Kong is a very tolerant city, with one foreigner for every 10 people, and citizens don't make irresponsible comments about Grigory Perelman's nationality. What's more, he represents not only himself, but also Hong Kong NB Laboratory. ”

The more Frank listened, the more confused he became, and he asked, "Then why don't you find a real scientist?" ”

It is said that the Germans are dead-eyed, and they are completely convinced of the charter, so they can only patiently explain: "There are countless accomplished scientists, as long as we can show enough sincerity, I believe it is not difficult to invite." But we need the results of the NB lab, not the scientists of any university or institute. ”

"I see, but what if Grigory Perelman can't solve that math puzzle?"

The charter sighed lightly, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You're right. Scientific research cannot be rushed. So I made a few plans. Strive to make some moves every year to ensure that the Hong Kong government's determination in R&D investment will not waver. ”

Frank asked curiously, "Next year?" ”

"Combining the strength of the Hong Kong NB Laboratory, the Berlin NB Laboratory and several universities in Hong Kong to build a supercomputer can not only give an explanation to the Hong Kong government and Hong Kong people, but also solve the problem of the shortage of computing resources in the laboratory, which is not a good achievement."

Supercomputers, a symbol of national strength, were also done by the GDR before. Frank was stunned and couldn't help blurting out: "Is one year enough?" ”

Isn't it just a computer, as far as the current processor speed is concerned, the computing speed is not as fast as a notebook in 10 years, and he smiled casually: "Supercomputer is not a difficult technology, but just merging hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of processors together, so that its computing power can be increased by hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of times." Therefore, as long as there is sufficient capital, manpower, material resources and site space, it can be manufactured.

The key is architecture design and software application, so this is an opportunity for us to exercise, and the Systems Engineering Lab, Ansoft and the newly established St. Petersburg NB Software Development Company will be involved. Design the system architecture first. Then design and develop application software on the architecture, and then the basic research laboratory, the technical application laboratory, and the Berlin NB laboratory. and all companies under NB Electric, in particular NB Banking Services. ”

"How much money is it going to cost?"

"What we value is cost performance, not blindly pursuing speed, 20 million US dollars should be enough."

After the reunification of the two Germanys, Frank did not live well, from a diplomatic messenger with unlimited scenery, to a marginal person in society. If he hadn't been really cornered, he would never have come to the Soviet Union to be a bodyguard for the young man in the East in front of him.

I thought it was just a short-term job, but I didn't expect that after more than a month of getting along day and night, the young boss actually regarded him as a real NB electrical employee, and even emphasized more than once that the current job was just an expedient measure, and he would be appointed another appointment after the affairs of the Soviet Union were dealt with.

Major Haike, the former KPA military attache in Iraq, is now an assistant to the president of the Gulf Company. According to Frederick, who joined the Berlin Industrial Corporation two years ago, according to NB Electric's personnel system and practice, Major Heiko can be promoted to vice president of the Gulf Company in two years at most, or he can become a branch manager on his own.

Not to mention those colleagues of the former East German Foreign Ministry in the USSR, who became executives of NB Electric (Russia) LLC as soon as the BNB News interview ended.

Frank believes that their today is their own tomorrow, so he cares deeply about the company's affairs.

There is no doubt about the boss's vision, and it can be seen from the huge amount of money spent on the formation of the BNB News network that the all-round real-time coverage of a coup d'état, and a coup d'état of a red empire, is enough to attract the attention of the audience.

It is conceivable how much the ratings of several channels of BNB News Network will increase because of this!

If there are ratings, there will be advertising, and if there is advertising, it will recoup the investment and generate benefits. If it is a good surprise, in three days at most, BNB News will become the largest private television station in Germany, and even have some influence internationally.

Just as he was pondering what position he would get in the future, the car was slowly parked on the lawn in front of the villa.

As soon as Jan-Joseph stopped the fire, Frederick, who had been waiting for a long time, opened the car door: "Mr. Zhang, Dr. likes your gift, Mr. Lorrell also entered the White House three hours ago with the BNB News backup satellite OB truck and the corresponding personnel, it can be said that we have taken sides in this coup." ”

There are risks in taking sides, but the greater the risk, the greater the benefits.

Lao Ye, who ascended to the heights, not only needs domestic support, but also needs foreign support. The Soviet Union owed so much foreign debt that even the most basic grain needed to be imported urgently. At this critical juncture, the attitude of developed Western countries such as the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France is particularly important.

As long as several heads of state were on his side, they issued a statement that the "State Emergency Committee of the Soviet Union" was illegal, and announced that if the coup d'état succeeded, it would cut off Soviet aid and impose economic sanctions. Then, the "National Emergency Committee" will inevitably lose more popular support.

And all this must be built on the basis of Lao Ye's ability to persevere, and the satellite broadcasting equipment provided by BNB News Network will undoubtedly allow him to show his resolute attitude to the whole world.

It's a veritable send-off. As events develop. The future president of NB Electric (Russia) LLC, Rorel, will also be with him in life and death.

Don't be a knight. In order to share the fruits of victory, NB Electric wanted only joint ventures with the All-Union Research Institute of Electrical Technologies, the Kharkov Turbine Generator Plant, the Novosibirsk Generator Plant, the Leningrad Metal Plant, the Taganrog Boiler Plant, the Podolsk Machine-Building Plant, the Ural Heavy Electric Plant, the Zaporozhye Transformer Production Joint Company, the Saransk Lighting Technology Production Joint Company, and other power research institutes and power equipment manufacturing enterprises.

The charter is convinced that with Comrade Lao Ye's generous character, he will never refuse this small request of NB Electric.

Stand in line, stand in line, anyway, I didn't come forward in person. And this is "instructed" by the German government, even if it is not rewarded by Lao Ye, the German government will compensate BNB News for the disposal of the remaining East German assets.

He didn't worry about it, and walked towards the villa. While asking lightly: "What happened to Moscow over there?" ”

"Everything is going in the direction you expected."

Fredlik pointed to a few televisions in the living room and said, "Tens of thousands of people have gathered outside the White House to support and defend the Russian government in response to Yeltsin's call. They barricaded the streets adjacent to the buildings, and at one point occupied the equestrian square near the Kremlin wall and held rallys.

After the rain, the streets of Moscow were full of tanks and armored vehicles surrounded by citizens, and some enthusiastic youths climbed onto tanks and armored personnel carriers, shouting and confronting soldiers, and some even lay in front of the tank's tracks to stop their advance.

Some of the armed forces transferred to Moscow by the State of Emergency Committee have declared disobedience and pledged not to fire at the population or Yeltsin. Another 6 army battalions supporting Yeltsin will rush from St. Petersburg to the White House. In addition, a number of veterans who have come down from the battlefields in Afghanistan have been given weapons and are being regrouped. At least 2,500 armed men have now joined the line of defense of the White House, consisting of 10 tanks and 500 paratroopers. ”

The charter nodded slightly, and sighed with emotion: "In the end, it is the democratically elected president who was elected by an absolute majority." The Emergency Council ignores the important fact that in the period leading up to the coup, power in Russia had shifted to democratically elected leaders, and as the first democratically elected president, confronting Yeltsin meant confronting the people. ”

The state of emergency committee was demoralized, and Frederick added with deep conviction: "The 'reformist' members of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee, Shevardnadze and Yakovlev, in an interview with BNB journalists, spoke in support of Yeltsin and called on 'all those who oppose the resurgence of totalitarianism' to put up non-violent resistance to the coup authorities."

Moscow Mayor Popov issued a statement announcing the non-imposition of a state of emergency in Moscow. It was also pointed out that the attempt of the Moscow City Committee of the CPSU to create a separate government and regain the power lost in the elections to the city Soviet and mayors under the protection of tanks was an anti-constitutional rebellion following the so-called State Emergency Committee. It was even recommended that the city prosecutor general, in accordance with the decree of the President of Russia, immediately initiate criminal prosecution of all organs and individuals involved in the rebellion in Moscow.

In addition, Moldovan President Snegur condemned the coup d'état at a mass meeting and issued a special decree declaring that the decisions and orders of the State Emergency Committee have no legal force on the territory of the republic;

Mayor Sobchak declared at a mass meeting in the city center that the situation in Leningrad was completely under the control of the legitimate organs of power. Representatives of business, churches, writers and military personnel who spoke at the meeting expressed support for Gorbachev. The heads of the internal affairs bureaus of the Leningrad city and region made a statement at the meeting that the staff of the internal affairs agencies fully supported the legitimate Russian government and city government.

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Ukraine Kravchuk and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev both pointed out that there is no need for a state of emergency in the republic; The chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Lithuania, Landsbetis, attacked the Emergency Council for its military dictatorship and called on Lithuanians to 'fight for the defense of the republic......"

The crowd was excited, which shows how sad the life of the eight coup bosses in the Kremlin is.

The charter smiled at the oncoming Xia Yao, and asked again, "Does the emergency committee have any supporters?" ”

"Yes, but it's much worse. The only countries that publicly expressed their support were the Parliamentary Group of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the Liberal Democratic Party and the All-Union Council of Veterans and Retirees. At the same time, they also held a number of events, but they were all in factories and did not take to the streets to confront Yeltsin's supporters. ”

"Embattled," he asked, as he sat on the couch and watched the live broadcast of BNB International on the TV, curious, "has President Daniel counted how many TV stations have broadcast our programs so far?" ”

"As of 40 minutes ago, more than 50 TV stations around the world, including Radio 1 and 2 in Germany, BBC in the United Kingdom and CNN in the United States, broadcast programs on BNB International, German, Spanish or Arabic.

The German news agency Deutsche Presse, Reuters, the Associated Press, Ansa Agency, the Efe, the Associated Press Agency, United Press International, Japan's Tokyo Shimbun and the Korean Broadcasting Corporation also expressed great interest in the more than 600 press releases and more than 4,000 images sent back by BNB News journalists and photographers. (To be continued......)