"Zhang, thank you for coming here to speak, I know that you are very busy, but they all know that we are friends, and as a professor in the Department of Physics, I really can't refuse their request."

Walking out of the auditorium, I saw Professor Asholm's face guilty.

When Guo Junru took over the speech, Guo Junru helped carry his bag for a long time, and smiled casually: "Professor, it is my honor to be able to come here to give a speech, and I should thank you, if it weren't for you, how could I have this opportunity?" ”

Humboldt University has a long history and has produced many great scientists, but that was all in the past.

Especially after the erection of the Berlin Wall, the number of accomplished professors and students pursuing academic freedom has been lost, and the overall level of the Humboldt University of Berlin is even inferior to that of the University of Hong Kong, and it is urgent to improve its status among German universities in various ways.

The "oolong incident" created by the US Congress and the government made the charter a celebrity overnight.

He was a winner of the Alexander von Humboldt Prize in Berlin, had previously been a visiting scholar at the East German Academy of Sciences for nearly two years, and had such a close relationship with Professor Asaume that the university would not miss this opportunity and asked Professor Asaume to invite him from the United States to build momentum for the upcoming admissions.

Inviting him to speak was only the first step, and thinking of another plea from the rector, Professor Asaume said again and again: "Zhang, if I may, I would like to invite Dr. Perelman to Humboldt on behalf of the university. ”

I really couldn't agree to this request, but I didn't want to disappoint him, so I could only smile bitterly: "Professor, I know that you can't help yourself, but I really can't be the master of this matter." Because of the commitment to Dr. Perelman, I and the lab. In addition to taking a few graduate students. No more teaching tasks will be imposed on him. He will not be asked to participate in various forms of academic exchange unless he wants to. ”

The mathematician is the most eccentric of all those who do research, and Professor Asaume can understand his difficulties, and after thinking about it, he says: "Then I will ask the university to send him an invitation letter, and as for whether he will come or not, and for how long, we will respect his personal wishes." ”

"Professor. IMHO, there is a possibility of coming, but how long you want him to stay in Berlin, you don't have to think about it. One is that he doesn't know German, so it is difficult for him to adapt to the living and research environment here. The second is that he has an agreement with the laboratory that he will not serve a university or a mathematical research institution outside the laboratory for ten years, except for a short academic exchange. ”

"Ten years?"

"Well, we gave him the highest treatment and the best environment, and he accepted it, how could he unilaterally tear up the contract?"

Engaging in research is also a bowl of "youth rice". 30 to 40 years old is the golden age for results, don't look at the age of those Nobel laureates when they receive their awards. But most of the results were achieved at a young age.

It took 10 years for the agreement to be signed, and Professor Ashum was completely convinced, and he couldn't help but laugh and scold: "Zhang, Dr. Klinsmann is right, you are a small capitalist who exploits other people's surplus value, not only exploiting workers, but even mathematicians. ”

He shook his head again and again, "Professor, am I that bad?" Not to mention that the signing of the 10-year agreement is completely to create an undisturbed research environment for him, even if the results are produced, what are the substantial benefits for me personally? It's all for the sake of mathematics, for the benefit of all mankind, and when I was in the United States, I was most annoyed by journalists who didn't even have basic common sense, and they always asked me the same question - what is the use of solving the 'soul conjecture'. ”

Professor Assaume was amused, and as he walked with him to the parking lot, he asked with a smile, "Then how did you answer them?" ”

"I couldn't answer, and I couldn't really be silent, so I had to tell them that mathematics, especially topology, was not my specialty, and kicked the ball to the university that invited me to give a lecture and let the mathematicians explain."

Guo Junru couldn't help but ask: "How did the American mathematician answer?" ”

"Some simply don't comment, and some publish a long speech, saying that they are in a fog, not to mention that they don't understand, and even I am dizzy."

There are specializations in the art industry, and apart from those geniuses, very few people can be proficient in several fields at the same time. Professor Asaume suddenly burst into laughter, and after laughing, he shook his head and said, "Zhang, I don't agree with your argument that the results of basic research are not of substantial benefit to you. Think about it, if it weren't for the achievements of the laboratory in basic research in the past few years, would the U.S. Congress and the U.S. government bow to you? ”

In a word!

In the game of "catching spies," the United States has taken two completely different approaches to the former Soviet Union and China.

When catching Soviet spies, they were prepared for a long time, invested a lot of manpower and financial resources, and used all kinds of means, and the net was closed until the evidence was conclusive, and almost no one was wronged.

The treatment of "Chinese spies" is different, regardless of whether there is evidence or not, first create an impact. The major media intervened in the report, which made a lot of noise and left a preconceived impression on the public.

As for whether there is evidence, after investigation, nine out of ten are wronged, and one is either because he wants to make a little money and secretly engage in some technical documents or materials that have nothing to do with national security; Either they are convicted of unrelated crimes such as tax evasion and tax evasion.

The oolong incident is ridiculous, but not enough to make Uncle Sam bow his head.

As Professor Asshom said, the situation is in favor of NB Electrical, largely due to the results of basic research made by NB Lab over the years. If you change to another Hong Kong company or a Taiwanese company, no matter how strong its financial strength is, as long as people want to clean you up, they can find evidence without evidence.

Through this incident, the charter believes that the whole group will no longer have the same different attitude towards basic research as before. Even Ding Aiguo called him some time ago and said that he was prescient.

The charter smiled noncommittally and asked meaningfully, "Professor, this is Angra's point of view, right?" ”

"Can't I just have my own opinion?"

"Yes, but it's all academic."

"Well, I admit that's her point of view, and she asked me to remind you that you can take it when you see it, and don't expect much compensation from the U.S. government."

"There are many ways to make compensation, and it doesn't have to be a judge or a jury to rule in our favor."

"What do you mean?"

To tell him is to tell Angra, who is far away in Bonn, and this is also a tacit way of communication between the two sides.

He opened the car door, got out of the way, asked him to get into the car first, and said in a low voice: "My colleagues in the United States believe that it is unlikely that President Bush will be re-elected, which means that whether or not this incident can be resolved smoothly and decently will become a matter that the next US president must deal with after he officially takes office." We have been so wronged, of course we need an explanation. And this is precisely the incompetence of the previous president for the next president of the United States, so I have no need to worry about the final conclusion of the incident.

But as Dr. reminded, if we want American taxpayers to pay for this and bear hundreds of millions of dollars in economic losses, the next US administration will definitely not agree, and even if we do, our business in the United States will be affected in the future. This is not a battle of will, it is necessary to make concessions, and we intend to reconcile privately with the next president after he is elected, and make the concession as a big gift, and it will be his first political achievement after he officially enters the White House. ”

This was a wise move, but Professor Asholm still asked with a smirk: "Zhang, all the evidence is in your favor, and withdrawing the complaint means losing a lot of money, are you really willing to do it?" ”

Undoubtedly, this is what Angela wants to know.

The charter smiled mysteriously: "Of course I can't bear it, so I have to find a big man to pay for it, think about it, Iraq is the best candidate for this big boss." Power plants and power grids in many cities, including the capital, Baghdad, are said to have been blown into rubble in last year's war.

If the United Nations allows us to undertake some of the power plant grid reconstruction and rehabilitation projects, and allows the Government of Iraq to pay for equipment and engineering with oil, it will be a good thing for us and for the Iraqi people. ”

It is not so much that the United Nations is sanctioning Iraq, but that the United States is sanctioning.

Although there has been a truce, sporadic coalition air strikes on targets in Iraq have never stopped. Uncle Sam wanted to verify his plans for nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, but Saddam Hussein did not agree, and as soon as the talks reached a deadlock, US and British warplanes would launch air strikes on Iraqi military targets.

Uncle Sam believed that the no-fly zone was an important part of the comprehensive isolation of Saddam's regime, while Saddam Hussein believed that the no-fly zone violated Iraq's sovereignty, and from time to time fired antiaircraft guns and surface-to-air missiles at US and British fighters patrolling the no-fly zone, or sent MiG fighters as targets.

Stop, stop.

With the increase in the number of civilian casualties in Iraq, international public opinion has called for the United States and Britain to stop military operations over the no-fly zone, and the Pentagon has even invented a "cement bomb" aimed at reducing the harm to Iraqi civilians.

It can be said that it is completely a matter of Uncle Sam's words to disagree with Saddam's exchange of oil for power generation and transmission and distribution equipment, and Professor Asaume reacted and nodded again and again: "This idea is good, and I don't have to pay for it, I believe that the next US president will agree." ”

"I don't worry if you can agree with me, the key is how to pay. Saddam's credibility is really worrisome, and we must be careful when dealing with him, and we must guarantee the payment of equipment and construction funds, otherwise we would rather not do this business. ”

Professor Assaume subconsciously asked, "How is it guaranteed?" ”

"First the oil, then the equipment, then the work. As a company, we are not qualified to make such demanding demands. It is up to the government to negotiate with Iraq, and the United States will certainly not come forward for me, and it will be bad for me to do so, so I plan to cooperate with BASF Kangtzeen. ”

The German government is obviously not going to stand up for NB Electric (Germany), but with the addition of BASF Comtzeen is different.

Only then did Professor Asham realize his good intentions, first to obtain the acquiescence of the US government, and then to negotiate between the German government and the Iraqi government. BASF Kangtseen wants oil, NB Electric wants to sell equipment to make money for engineering, and Iraq, which has oil but can't sell it, needs to rebuild power plants and power grids, which is really a happy thing. (To be continued......)