At 3:10 p.m., melodious music sounded on the basketball court by the sea.

What was once sea fishing has been replaced by orchestral playing, an elegant pastime, and in the words of Professor Alferov: a scientist with style must be able to play an instrument proficiently.

"Xu, you're wrong again, take a break for ten minutes first, and study the score in front of you."

This recreation was fully supported by the Academic Council, and at the initiative of the President of the University, an amateur orchestra was even formed, in which not only a few of their respected professors, but also young researchers and some doctoral students "volunteered" to participate.

Professor Alferov was very dissatisfied with the piece that had just been played, and in the interval between the rest of the "band" members, he waved his baton and said to the onlookers: "Ladies and gentlemen, don't be curious about this, we are not doing our job, but it is a very meaningful activity, which is very helpful for our ongoing research." ”

All studying or working on the same campus, almost no one did not know him, a cunning old Russian man.

Even playing so reasonably, a student at the University of Science and Technology was happy, raised his hand and smiled: "Professor, you occupy our stadium and claim that playing is helpful for research, if you don't give us a reasonable explanation, then don't blame our students for asking you and your team to play in a different place." ”

Before Professor Alferov could speak, Dr. Kari Mullis exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my God, you don't even understand such a simple truth, I really want to ask you teachers how they teach?" ”

"I don't think my teachers are incompetent."

Dr. Mullis said, "It's not that he's incompetent, it's that he doesn't have an artistic cell. ”

A girl laughed and said, "Doctor." HKUST is not an art school. Not even a conservatory. We don't need artistic cells. ”

"Looks like I need to teach you a lesson."

His achievements in physics research are undeniable, and he is one of the few masters in the entire campus.

He doesn't have any shelves, whether it is a laboratory staff or a science and technology teacher, as long as he asks him questions, he will patiently guide him. And it's very humorous, always making some jokes that make everyone laugh. Although he has been in Hong Kong for less than a year, he has earned the respect of almost everyone.

It is precisely because he does not have even the slightest master's frame that the students of HKUST often joke with him.

Professor Alferov naturally did not disappoint the students, and immediately coughed dryly. Walking up to the teachers and students, he pointed to his bald braincase, and said endlessly: "Scientific thinking is logical thinking, mainly using the left half of the brain; Musical thinking is a kind of visual thinking, mainly using the right half of the brain. This left and right seem to be two different things. However, the great scientist Albert Einstein believed that the great scientist and the great musician were the same in this respect - they were both great poets.

In fact, there have been many scientists throughout the ages who have been musically educated, and have both scientific and musical talents.

For example, the ancient Greek scholar Pythagoras had a keen musical ear. For the sound of blacksmiths striking iron. People are used to it and don't feel any different from each other. But he could hear the difference. One day I passed by a blacksmith shop, and I heard the sound of this house slapping more harmoniously and pleasantly than the others. He measured the size of the anvil and the hammer, and finally discovered the law that there is a certain proportion between the harmony of the sound and the sound emitter. ”

is worthy of being a master, and his knowledge is really profound, and he really said a great truth.

Looking at the students' thoughtful expressions, Professor Smith put down his violin and added, "Scientists are not cold people who only know how to do arithmetic, but also very emotional people. Einstein could play both the piano and the violin, and was familiar with Beethoven, Bach and other music masters. He even thinks that his achievements in playing the violin are greater than his scientific contributions.

Marie Curie also loved to listen to her mother sing when she was a child, and like our children, she traveled to many Polish villages in her youth, and she was extremely impressed by the rich variety of Polish folk music and dance, and she even participated in folk music and dance events many times.

There are countless examples of this, and you may not know that your President Wu and our senior chairman can almost go to a solo recital at the level of playing the piano. ”

Professor Alferov nodded slightly, took over the conversation and continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, a person's perceptual thinking directly affects his creativity, and a successful scientist is not just good at learning, but divergent thinking and creativity are at work.

What's more, your parents want you to be a brilliant mathematician, physicist, engineer, or entrepreneur when you go to such a good university, but they certainly don't want you to be a Frankenstein who doesn't know the world, doesn't know how to deal with people, and has no friends.

And if you want to be a mathematician, a scientist, or an engineer, you should love music as much as Marie Curie did, because music is something that everyone will find beautiful, and it can make everyone resonate with their favorite melodies. ”

It is impossible to produce results without divergent thinking and creativity, and it is easy to lose divergent thinking and creativity by staying in the laboratory and doing all kinds of experiments, which is in fact the real reason why the academic committee of the laboratory requires the participation of young researchers.

The teachers and students reacted and gave warm applause to the newly formed orchestra. A few girls who knew music even ran to the middle of the band and borrowed the violin to show their hands.

Just as Professor Alferov lifted the command and was about to begin, a male student suddenly asked, "Professor, does Dr. Grigory like music too?" Will he play? ”

There is no doubt that Grigory Perelman is a mathematical geek in his mind.

As a special case, he wanted to refute me, but Professor Alferov was happy, and simply put down his baton and smiled: "Xu, please go and invite Perelman." ”

Xu Jiazhen of the graphite team was made to cry and laugh, and said again and again: "Teach...... Teach...... Professor, Dr. Perelman is busy. I don't necessarily have to be able to move. ”

That kid's temper is a bit odd. But that depends on who called him. Professor Alferov waved his hand and urged impatiently: "If you want to go, you will go, just say that I invited him to come." ”

"Okay, I'll try."

As soon as he walked on his front foot, another student raised his hand and asked, "Professor, does Director Zhang like music?" ”

"There is no doubt about that," said Professor Alferov, with a sigh of grief, "he is very fond of music. It's a pity that he doesn't have any style, he can only play the harmonica, not the piano, and he dances very lamely. ”

Everyone immediately burst into laughter, and Professor Alferov was about to make a few more jokes about Big Boss Zhang, when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him: "Professor, you danced well, and you have a band accompaniment today, do you want to show us your hands?" ”

ridiculed people behind his back, and was caught by others. He tilted his head and looked at him with a wicked smile on his face. The teachers and students laughed even harder.

Dr. Smith fell down the ground and said, "Old man, show your hand?" ”

The charter applauded and smiled: "Everyone encourages and encourages to watch the professor dance Russian folk dance, this opportunity is not always available." ”

There was another round of applause, and Professor Alferov obviously didn't care, so he took off his coat and smiled: "Do you want to see it, no problem, but these instruments are not good, it is better to go to the 12th floor and bring my accordion, and you need an organist." ”

Seeing the bearded Grigory walking into the crowd, he smiled and said, "The organist is here, I believe there must be volunteers willing to help you get the accordion, professor, before that, you can warm up and move your hands and feet." ”

"It's necessary."

Professor Alferov jumped up like a young man, and the moment his feet left the ground, he slapped his legs flexibly with both hands, and the action was done in one go, which immediately won a round of applause.

It took a little time to pick up the accordion, and at the strong request of the charter and Professor Alferov and the teachers and students of the department, Grigory took the violin and showed his hand without asking for it, and the Swedish rhapsody, very cheerful, and the level of performance was very high, which made the teachers and students of the department who had only known mathematics all his time stunned.

When the accordion arrived, Professor Alferov was dancing and whistling like a man, and the toes, heels, and soles of his feet were so flexible and flexible that he couldn't enjoy dancing alone, and he actually pulled the charter off the stage.

I have been in Russia for nearly a year, and every time I go to someone's house, I will dance for a while, although I am not as flexible as him, but I also have a good look. With the addition of the Vice-Rector of St. Petersburg University, Professor Alyosha, the head of the Department of Mathematics-Mechanics Professor Ivanovich, the head of the Department of Physics Professor Yevgeny, the head of the Department of Chemistry Professor Grigory, and the Department of Physics Professor Peshkov, the concert turned into a ball.

Eventually, some of HKUST's faculty and students couldn't help but join in, holding one by the waist, in a circle on the basketball court, and jumping around Professor Alferov and Dr. Grigory, who played the accordion.

"Watch the legs, yes, yes, that's all!"

"Director Zhang, you danced so well!"

"You can be just as flexible as you jump a few times," he smiled back, slamming the ground with the soles of his feet, and said regretfully: "The ground of the basketball court is too soft to jump out of the way, so wait for a different place one day and let the professor show you a good hand." ”

It's fishing, it's playing, it's dancing, you know they're scientists, and you don't know it, you think they're a bunch of people who have nothing to do!

Everything in front of him made Xia Yao, who had brought the clothes over, laugh, and couldn't help but ask Principal Gao, who had also just arrived: "Chairman Gao, if I'm not mistaken, it should be working hours now, right?" ”

Principal Gao was obviously pleased with the effect, and said with a smile: "Necessary entertainment is part of the job. ”

Magdalena stretched out her arm and pointed to her watch, Xia Yao hurriedly pleaded: "Chairman Gao, he has a very important entertainment later, Mr. Wu is in the car outside, why don't you help remind him." ”

"Okay."

It's better to be happy alone than to be happy together, and the charter likes this atmosphere very much, and in his opinion, only by doing research in such an atmosphere can he produce results, and he was still unsatisfied when he was pulled out of the crowd by Principal Gao.

I went upstairs to take a shower, changed into a suit sent by my fiancée, and arrived in the New Territories at 5:45.

Outside the car, the hills are undulating, the lawns are green, and birds are singing in the shade of ancient trees. He couldn't help but sigh that the British's rule over Hong Kong for more than 100 years was still remarkable. Especially when it comes to environmental protection. Successive city managers since Kaifu. Almost all of them have an innate dedication to caring for the environment.

Forty percent of the most densely populated areas in the world could be set aside as country parks, and a 20-minute walk from any bustling downtown on Hong Kong Island would be a 20-minute walk to a forest full of primitive vegetation and squirrels leaping. Even any daily necessities store in the city can buy trekking poles of different materials, so that Hong Kong people can carry out the most popular fitness activity of climbing.

With the Beas River Clubhouse in front of you, the Anglo-Saxon countryside is on full display.

At the entrance is an arch made of fine granite carved from the original blocks, called the "Jardine Gate". It was a gift from Jardine Matheson, and it was not very tall, because it was originally designed by Jardine Matheson for its own stables. However, the thick and dignified, with the black fence of wrought iron, is a typical British manor style.

With two bronze plaques on each side of the stone doorposts, the one on the top right reads "Members Only, No Outsiders Entered" in Chinese and English, and the Beas River Clubhouse is more intimate and quiet than Happy Valley and Sha Tin Jockey Clubs, as there are no public horse racing activities here, and it is purely a place for members to socialise and rest.

"There's an equestrian school over there. There are rows of dark green painted stables and sand-covered horse pacing rings for members to adopt retired racehorses. ”

Wu Jinhua looked around. "There are 26 guest rooms, four tennis courts, and beyond that is the golf club, with three 18-hole courses and 34 tee practice areas. If you're interested, we'll go and swing two strokes together when we're free. ”

He's a six-year Jockey Club member, and he obviously hasn't been a little here, and he said with a smile on his suit buttons: "I'm really not interested in playing golf, and I might as well go fishing with Professor Alferov and them at that time." ”

"Many of the Club's members are also yacht club members and often go fishing together."

Wu Jinhua paused and continued: "Zhang Gong, I know you don't like to deal with those people inside, but you still have to participate in the necessary entertainment, as a rising star, you can't always be out of the circle like this." ”

"Am I not here?"

"Then it's up to you."

There are too many things in the group that need to be promoted through this banquet, how can the charter not know his good intentions, the White House has gone, what is a club, and he smiled confidently: "Don't worry, I won't let you down." ”

Under the leadership of the waiter, the two of them walked into the truffle charm and fragrant hall in a graceful manner, and an old man in good spirits stood up and said with a smile: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, Mr. Zhang, we finally meet." ”

The famous 'Superman' Li Chengjia didn't dare to slack off, and stretched out his right hand in front of him and said apologetically: "Hello Mr. Li, I'm sorry to wait for a long time." ”

"I just arrived, too."

Li Chengjia shook his hand, then turned around and smiled: "Everyone, I don't need to introduce this young talent, his appearance rate is higher than that of celebrities, you can't know him if you want to." ”

Mr. Gu smiled and said nothing, and Mr. Zheng, the real estate tycoon next to him, beckoned him to sit down, and said in stiff Mandarin: "In just seven years, we have built a multinational company with assets of 10 billion yuan and a world-renowned laboratory. Mr. Zhang, even we are following you behind, I went to France last month, the hotel front desk dragged on, I pointed to the color TV in the lobby and said that it was produced in Hong Kong, and the attitude of the lobby manager and the waiter was all at once. ”

"Yes, flat right-angle color TV, medical CT machine, and those high-tech inventions have increased the ambition of our Chinese and extinguished the prestige of foreigners, Mr. Zhang, you are the pride of our Hong Kong people and even Chinese."

"The two seniors are too famous, and without the generosity of the seniors, the NB Lab would not have achieved what it is now."

The Macau gambling king next to the jewelry tycoon Mr. Zhou picked up his glass, walked up to him and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, at a party some time ago, President Zhao of the University of Macau mentioned you and your laboratory, and he had a very good opinion of you, saying that you are so close, you can cooperate like HKU, CUHK, PolyU and HKUST. ”

The competition between universities is so fierce, for the sake of rankings, it is simply desperate to do anything, NB Lab is set up with the support of eight universities in Hong Kong, nearly half of the members of the Council and the Academic Council are from the eight universities in Hong Kong, there are so many research projects under research, and only double digits of doctoral students are recruited every year, how can it be agreed that the laboratory cooperates with competitors?

The charter pretended to be surprised and asked, "Mr. He, is there such a thing?" ”

"Yes, if you don't believe it, ask Mr. Gao when you go back."

"The laboratory is not on the right track yet, there are too many things, Chairman Gao may really forget, I will go to bear the guilt tomorrow, and we must not let President Zhao mistake us for ignorance."

Mr. Gu laughed and said, "There is no need for tomorrow, you are a prospective groom now, there are too many things to prepare, I believe Principal Zhao will definitely understand." ”

Wu Jinhua wasted no time in taking out a stack of invitations, and said while posting: "Seniors, Mr. Zhang and Miss Xia's wedding is scheduled for December 22nd, even if there is no party today, Mr. Zhang and Chairman Liu are ready to invite them door-to-door in two days. ”

Zhou Daheng took the invitation and laughed heartily: "A long drought is a rain, a foreign country meets an old acquaintance, the cave room spends candle night, and the gold list is inscribed." Mr. Zhang, you have taken up two of the four great joys at once, my stock has fallen sharply in the past two days, and I must touch your joy. ”

"When the people arrive, I will drink this cup of wine."

"Mr. Zhang, I have a lot of family, especially my two granddaughters, who worship you so much, so you need to prepare two more tables." (To be continued......)