It was destined to be a sleepless night, and by the time Charter and Liu Siwei arrived, Dr. Mullis's home on the HKUST campus was already full.

Another laureate, Professor Smith and his wife, were also present, and President Gao and Professor Alferov, Professor John Popper, Professor Ginzburg, and Abrikosov, as well as the director of the Department of Basic Studies, Obote, and the deputy directors Gong Qizheng and You Shaojun, were sharing the joy with the two families.

His phone was even busier, and his family and friends in the United States, colleagues and students in the NB room around the world, picked up one after another, and Dr. Mullis's mouth was dry.

Mrs. Mullis hurriedly brought out the last two stools from the bedroom, and said with a wry smile, "Zhang, Mr. Liu, please take a seat." I don't know when the call will be received, I knew we would have gone to Professor Smith's house. ”

No one can do anything if they are not at home, Professor Smith is very glad about his decision, and can't help laughing: "Annie, we don't have as many friends as in the card, and even if we are at home, it won't take two hours to pick them up." ”

Forget about relatives and friends, the key is that those ubiquitous reporters, out of nowhere to get the phone number, call here one by one, Dr. Mullis realized that he could not finish answering it until dawn, so he simply pulled out the phone line and said hatefully: "I can't stand it, gentlemen, I really can't stand it, I want to change the phone, or change the home!" ”

Principal Gao was happy, and while signaling Gong Qi to go find a cup, he celebrated with the champagne brought by the charter, and said with a smile: "Carry, this is just the beginning, I bet that the downstairs of the real yàn room will be crowded with people early tomorrow morning." There are teachers and students of science and technology. There are media reporters. You can't hide if you want to. ”

Before Dr. Mullis could speak, Professor Smith blurted out, "Zhang, if I can, I'd like to borrow your car." ”

The charter smiled and asked, "Professor, are you going to go to the real yàn center?" ”

"I can't think of anything more peaceful."

He's not an entertainment star and doesn't like to be chased by the media, and he can understand his feelings. But he still shook his head and smiled: "Professor, the real yàn center will not be quiet, I think the only thing you can do is to face it." ”

Seeing that Dr. Mullis also frowned, Principal Gao muttered: "Two, it is undoubtedly a very happy thing to receive the highest honor in the scientific community, whether it is for science or respect for the Nobel Prize, you all have to show your face." As for other issues, we can organize a PR team to deal with them, such as those endless phone calls. ”

Professor Alferov took the corkscrew from Gong Qi's forehand. The champagne was opened with a "bang", and the wine was poured one by one. He said with a fluttering eyebrow, "That's a good idea, but before that I think I should have a drink." ”

"Congratulations both."

"For the Nobel Prize."

"For the bonus!"

"John, don't mention the prize to me, according to the tax rate set by those bastards, it is not much in my hands, and if it weren't for Michael's feelings, I really planned not to accept this award like Edison."

Since the U.S. Congress amended the tax law in 1986, the U.S. government has treated all kinds of income equally, regardless of source, and bonuses are taxed just like other income, and the Nobel Prize is no exception. In addition to paying the state, you also have to pay taxes to the state, and in the end, you have to pay half of the winnings.

After paying taxes on the prize of more than 3o US dollars, there are only more than 20,000 left, and to claim the prize, bring family and friends, and travel expenses will cost tens of thousands of dollars. For Dr. Mullis, deputy director of the NB Laboratory Chemistry Research Center, NB Medical Chair Chemist, and senior vice president of NB Bioengineering Co., Ltd., the hundreds of thousands of dollars are really not that important.

Moreover, even if he does not accept it, no one will deny his academic achievements because of this, and it will even be more famous than receiving this award.

For acting stars, the public image is very important, and it is often necessary to package it. In fact, not only acting stars love packaging, but politicians in other industries love to package themselves, and many scientists are the same, they have successfully dressed themselves in rationality, rigor, objectivity, responsibility, etc., which seems to be nothing in the world.

However, when the history of science is peeled back and the layers of packaging are removed, it becomes clear that this is not the case with scientists. In order to achieve their own goals, they will also use extraordinary means, such as fighting openly and secretly, stealing other people's ideas, and even deliberately deceiving and personal attacks, and at the same time, there are many human shortcomings.

How could Professor Smith not know what he was really worried about, and said casually, "Karry, even if it's for the sake of the real room, you have to go to Stockholm to get the prize back." There is no need to worry about other things, people will only admire your achievements, and will not pay attention to the old things, and besides, who has not been young, who has not made mistakes? ”

Could it be that the dignified Nobel laureate in chemistry in front of him is stained, Liu Siwei was surprised.

He was not ignorant of these things, and long before he went to the United States to poach him, he knew that when he was young, he liked to take hallucinogenic drugs to free his mind from the shackles and find new ways.

At first, I smoked 1SD, which is a drug that can easily make people hallucinate. In the process of going through the psychedelic journey, he actually came up with a theory to explain the Big Bang cosmology, wrote it and submitted it to the journal Nature, and actually published it.

Later, 1SD was banned by U.S. law, but he couldn't do away with hallucinogens, so he synthesized other legal hallucinogens himself. In his own words, taking hallucinogenic drugs allows him to visualize abstract ideas in his mind, allowing him to stay with molecules in his fantasies and observe how the double strands of DNA can be separated and replicated.

Because of this, the charter reminded You Shaojun more than once that not only could not learn from him, but also had to pay attention to his every move, in case he was easy to change his nature and caused a drug scandal.

In Professor Alferov's eyes, he is an out-and-out junior, and there are no outsiders here, so he simply said bluntly: "Carry, in the award speech, the Nobel Prize Foundation will only announce what kind of significance your current situation has for biochemistry and genetic research, and will not mention your experience of taking hallucinogens, let alone question your eligibility for the award because of this." ”

Seeing that he smiled at himself and nodded. Mrs. Mullis immediately took him by the arm and smiled, "Karry." Professor Smith was right. Who hasn't been young? I don't care, and I don't think anyone will. ”

"No, no, no, it's not this."

Dr. Mullis sighed lightly and said with a sad face, "Gentlemen, ten days ago, I thought Zhang's prediction was a joke, and it is the same now. When I think that there are many more outstanding scientists, especially those who are stronger than me, they have not yet won the award. I don't feel like I'm qualified, and I don't. ”

In recent years, the selection of the Nobel Prize has focused on basic research and theory, and even President Gao, who has made so great achievements in the field of technical application, has not won the Nobel Prize, let alone a person who has only improved a set of practical methods. From this point of view, he really can't compare with those predecessors.

The charter believed that Professor Smith also had this concern, or he would not have come here to hide from Qingjing, and his face suddenly turned straight: "Doctor, basic science is science, and real science is also science." Your contributions to biochemistry and genetic research are well deserved. ”

Principal Gao agreed, "Yes." Otherwise, you won't stand out among so many nominees. ”

Dr. Mullis and Professor Smith looked at each other and suddenly smiled, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Oh my God, it's unbelievable, it's like a dream. ”

As he was talking about how to deal with the media tomorrow, President Wu Jiawei of HKUST and the eldest son of Mr. Zhou's family arrived.

Both of them are visiting professors in the Department of Chemistry at HKUST, and it is normal for them to come to the door overnight to celebrate. Zhou Gongzi represents his father, who is also the chairman of the Hong Kong Natural Science Prize Foundation for Chemistry Prizes, and the two newly announced chemistry laureates are both judges of the Hong Kong Chemistry Prize Foundation, and there is also a reason to visit him.

"This is the first time in the history of Hong Kong, do you follow the local customs, the activity must be carried out, my father specially asked me to tell you, if there is a problem with the funds, it can be organized by our Chemistry Foundation."

As soon as he finished his congratulations, Zhou Gongzi excitedly proposed a big banquet to celebrate. The two bigwigs in the real room were there, and the two main masters simply acted as the shopkeepers, and handed over all the next arrangements to the charter and the high school principal.

Principal Gao asked thoughtfully, "Isn't this too exaggerated?" ”

Zhou Gongzi obviously didn't want to miss this opportunity to make the "Hong Kong Chemistry Prize Foundation" famous, and said with great heart: "Chairman Gao, the two professors have won the Nobel Prize, and it is appropriate to celebrate. Before coming, Mr. Gu, Mr. Li, Mr. Shao, and Mr. Liang all talked to their father on the phone, and they thought that they should not only do it, but also make it lively. ”

"Zhang Gong, what do you think?"

People have said that if you don't do any activities, it's really not appropriate.

The budget of HKUST has been severely disbursed, which has been criticized by all parties. In addition, although a design competition was held before the construction, the first-place design was not used, and this criticism continued for several years, until last month, when members questioned it in the Legislative Council.

Seeing that President Wu of HKUST wanted to speak and stopped, the charter realized that he also wanted to use this opportunity to divert public opinion, and suddenly smiled: "Everyone, Zhou Gongzi is right, Professor Smith and Dr. Mullis have won such a great honor, they should be celebrated. However, we must grasp this measure and scale well, and we must not be extravagant and wasteful, turning good things into bad things, and at the same time, we must not make them too shabby.

I would like to mention that HKUST and the Chemistry Prize Foundation will jointly host the celebration at the HKUST Stadium, where the press conference will be held in conjunction with the banquet. As for the funding, it is simply like the fundraising dinner of American politicians, which is borne by the guests and media reporters who are willing to come, and the standard of 4oo Hong Kong dollars to 8oo Hong Kong dollars per person, if there is a surplus, all of them will be donated to the Department of Chemistry of HKUST. ”

Principal Wu was overjoyed, nodded again and again: "This is a good idea, we invite guests, guests pay, come if you want, don't force if you don't come, open and transparent, no one can say anything." ”

The venue is available, and the chef is also ready-made.

The details of the event, mainly how to make the guests feel worthwhile, put forward dozens of constructive suggestions one by one, and finally turned a celebration into a carnival co-organized by the NB Real Yàn Room, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Hong Kong Chemistry Prize Foundation.

As expected by Principal Gao, Hong Kong's major universities, middle schools and news media boiled at dawn.

Newspapers and periodicals are out of the number. Television and radio broadcasts have been repeated, and two professors from the Center for Chemistry of the Faculty of Basic Studies have won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the same time. Share the news of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The Governor personally called the NB Shi Yàn Room to congratulate him. Officials from the Education Department of Hong Kong, members of the UGC, presidents of various universities, and hundreds of local and foreign journalists rushed to the Clear Water Bay Peninsula.

However, the doors of the NB Shiyàn room, which was supposed to be held at a press conference to thank the officials and media reporters who had come to congratulate them, were closed and received by several HKUST student groups.

The reporters were completely dumbfounded, and one by one they scrambled to ask: "This classmate, when will Professor Smith and Dr. Muslim be interviewed by us?" ”

"May I ask if Mr. Zhang and Chairman Gao are not there, will they go downstairs with the two winners?"

……

The president of the student union pointed to the signs that had just been posted on the door. "Friends from the media, I am as excited and happy as everyone else to win this year's Nobel Prize at the same time, but this should not affect the normal operation of the real room, nor the ongoing research of Professor Smith and Dr. Muslim.

In order not to disappoint everyone, with the consent of the two laureates, the 'Celebration Dinner for Professors Michael Smith and Professor Cary Muslim in Chemistry' will be held tomorrow at 6pm in the stadium of our university, and a press conference will be held at the dinner. Welcome all media friends to participate in the ......"

There are three notices in total, the first of which is the name, time, and place of the banquet. It is even noted that the dinner will be hosted by French celebrity chef Bernard for Western cuisine, authentic Hong Kong celebrity chef Wang Xin'an for Cantonese cuisine, and Xichuan celebrity chef Chi Yongle for Sichuan cuisine;

The second is a schematic diagram of the venue, flanked by buffet and wine stations, and in the middle are rows of large round tables, each table can seat ten people, all numbered, a total of 100 tables;

The third is the conditions for participation, if you want to participate, you have to pay for it, the more expensive it is to the position of the main table, the cheapest is 388 Hong Kong dollars, the most expensive is 8888 Hong Kong dollars, who is willing to spend money can sit in the front, except for the two winners, even if the governor of Hong Kong comes, he has to pay for his own meals.

The "political rice" of the whole Western country made the reporters laugh, but they couldn't say anything, because they were clearly paying attention below. The entire celebration was organized by several HKUST student groups, and all profits will be donated to the Department of Chemistry.

Interviews cost money, and this is the first time in Hong Kong, and it has become big news again. To everyone's surprise, the 98 seats at tables 1 to 1o are very sought-after, and the high-priced rice at HK$8,888 per person is still in short supply.

Director Zheng and more than a dozen directors of the Electric Power Research Institute, who were at the Shiyàn Center in the Xiangjiang Special Economic Zone, were fortunate enough to be invited, and as the hosts, the charter generously paid for them, but they could only sit at the relatively cheap tables 55 and 56.

Clear water, green islands, verdant coasts, romantic beaches, white sailboats, passing by brightly lit skyscrapers and bustling street markets, the glitz and glitz of the atmosphere are dissipated here, and you will come to the University of Science and Technology, which has only a pleasant view.

Holding an invitation card similar to a ticket, and walking into the HKUST stadium under the guidance of a student, Director Zheng was impressed to realize that the cost of flowers tonight was likely to be more expensive than the dishes, and there were a lot of bells and whistles, which seemed to be very tasteful.

There are also real things, after all, people spend a lot of money, turkey, fish, prawns, steak, everything, whatever you want, the chef will serve you with a smile on his face. What you want to drink, don't be polite, red wine, champagne, and juice are dazzling, and no one comes to persuade you to drink.

Director Zheng sandwiched a plate of dishes, and said with a smile while looking for his position: "Director Huang, Director Sun, today is a big day for Guishi's room, you guys are busy, leave us alone." ”

Huang Li'an glanced back and saw that she didn't know anyone, so she immediately smiled and said: "Director Zheng, today is indeed a day of great joy in the real yàn room, but it is not our real yàn room that is doing things, I am a guest like you, I don't eat for nothing, I will fill my stomach first." ”

Director Li of the Institute of Automation Systems of the Electric Power Research Institute put the food and drink in his place, looked at the meal cost figure on the invitation, and couldn't help but smile: "Mr. Zhang has a way to make money, and he can even make money by entertaining guests, no wonder he can make such a big career." ”

As soon as his words fell, there was music in front of him, and he stepped on his feet to take a look. I even invited an orchestra to play live. And the journalists were in a commotion. The tide rushed over. Sprinting with a spear in his hand, he beat the band members vigorously.

Sun Xiaoguang looked around, put down the cup and whispered: "Leaders, although the performance level is not very good, not everyone has the opportunity to listen to this performance. ”

Director Zheng asked puzzledly, "What do you mean?" ”

"You can just look at the people who are playing in the past, Professor Alferov is the conductor, Chairman Gao, Professor John Popper, Professor Ginzburg, and Dr. Perelman are the violinists, and those who play the pipes are either professors or doctors, and even Deputy Director Xiong Yongwang has been pulled to be the drummer."

A band of Hong Kong's best scientists. With such a strong lineup, it's no wonder that those reporters are flocking to it.

Director Zheng was about to get up to take a look, when the charter family suddenly walked from behind, smiled and introduced his wife and daughter to everyone, and then put down the invitation and sat down beside them.

"Mrs. Zhang, where's the little one?"

Xia Yao, who was wearing a black evening dress, took Xiao Zhangqing's hand and said with a smile: "At home, it's windy on the beach, my sister won't let him come." ”

"yes, it's a little chilly on the beach."

Director Zheng nodded slightly. He immediately turned around and asked with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, you are the master today." If you don't go over to socialize, what is it to sit here? ”

While watching his little Zhang Qing go to pick up food with anticipation, he smiled and said: "I can't speak Cantonese, and not everyone can understand Mandarin, so it's too troublesome to communicate, so it's better to sit here and talk to you." ”

"If you guess correctly, people from all walks of life in Hong Kong are here today, as the master, how can you do your best to be a landlord?"

The charter laughed and said: "I am a researcher, Chairman Zhou of the Senate Council, Chairman Gao of the Academic Committee and President Wu of HKUST are the masters, and I don't even have to care about them, I will do anything forward." ”

Director Li asked suspiciously: "Will such a big event be handed over to the students?" ”

"This is an opportunity to exercise, not to give it to whom?"

Not to mention such activities, even such big actions as "anti-pseudoscience" are carried out by the graduate students of the NB Real Yàn Office, and none of the directors, professors, and researchers of the various faculties have come forward, which shows their attitude towards cultivating talents.

Thinking that there is so much resistance to the younger cadres being implemented in China, Director Zheng couldn't help but sigh secretly, at this time, the police lights suddenly flashed outside, and he knew that the senior officials of the Hong Kong government had arrived without asking. Just like when they came, no one went out to greet them, only the students of the University of Science and Technology.

At 7 o'clock, the drum beat suddenly.

Guests who were gathering in groups to chat and fetch food, fruit or drinks on both sides of the flanks returned to their respective places. Waiting for the crowd to sit down, a tall and beautiful female classmate and a male classmate in a suit and leather shoes walked onto the stage under the light of two lampposts.

They greeted all the guests and journalists, one in Cantonese and the other in English, and then introduced this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners.

“…… Oligonucleotide site-directed mutagenesis technology can be used to artificially modify and modify a known protein through the change of guò gene, so as to study the structure of the protein, its relationship with function, and the interaction between protein molecules. At present, there have been many examples of the use of oligomeric site-directed mutagenesis to study the stability, specificity and activity of enzymes and some other proteins.

For example, the study of trypsin functional groups, the development of high-efficiency thrombolytic proteins, the analysis of the structure and function of interleukin-2, etc. It can be seen that it has opened up a new way for the industrialization and clinical application of enzymes. Therefore, protein engineering, as a hot field in molecular biology, is inseparable from the site-directed mutagenesis method of oligonucleotides.

Next, I am honored to invite this year's Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Deputy Director of the Center for Chemistry of the Faculty of Basic Research in the NB Laboratory, and Professor Michael Smith, who has developed a DNA-based chemistry research method and performed a polymerase chain reaction! ”

The crowd stood up and applauded, and in a burst of long-lasting applause and a steady stream of spotlights, Professor Smith waved onto the stage. (To be continued......)

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