"Wife, Han Han smiled, really smiled!"

As soon as he got in the car, he hugged his son and didn't let go, Xia Yao snuggled on his arm, and said with a smile: "I often smirk, yesterday Qingqing teased him and laughed out loud." ”

"Really?" The charter glanced down at his daughter, who was studying the souvenirs of the Olympic bid, and laughed: "I'll tease him when I go back and see if he can laugh out loud." ”

"You don't have time to tease him when you go back, at least not today."

"Why?"

Xia Yao sat up straight and pretended to be unhappy and said, "Isn't the laboratory a holiday today, Principal Gao They knew that you were coming back, and they came to our house early in the morning, saying that they wanted to celebrate and celebrate." ”

Where he went and when he will return to Hong Kong, Wu Jinhua, president of NB Electric, may not know. However, as the leader of the graphite research team of the Department of Technology Application of NB Laboratory, no matter what he does or where he goes, he has to report to the academic committee of the laboratory.

Except for the eldest sister Zhang Hui, the eldest brother-in-law Liu Siwei, the second sister Zhang Lin and the second brother-in-law You Shaojun, there are very few guests at home. There is nothing particularly important, and laboratory bigwigs such as President Gao and Professor Alferov will not come.

She is not a cautious person, not to mention that the people who go are the most respected guests of the Zhang family, of course she knows that she is joking, and after thinking about it, she smiled and said: "It's just right to come, so I don't have to go to the laboratory tomorrow to cancel my vacation." ”

Xia Yao looked up at his beautiful face and asked, "You really won't go to work tomorrow?" ”

The charter couldn't help but bow his head and kiss it, and then shook the son in his arms while smiling: "I won't go this week, I'll stay at home with your mother." ”

To his surprise, Xia Yao actually laughed and said, "If you don't go to work, I'll go to work." After a year of suffocating at home, I was about to suffocate to death. ”

I used to run all over the world with myself. It's been nearly a year to have a litter of children, and it's really boring to think about it. The charter nodded and smiled: "Then rest for two days, and officially go to work after two days, you go to the foundation, I go to the laboratory, anyway, the children have the eldest sister to take them." ”

"The eldest sister can help me pick up Qingqing, and Han Han will go to the foundation with me. Breastfeeding is good, I don't want him to drink formula. ”

Thinking that there must be arrangements on the Foundation's side, and there would be no heavy work assigned to her, the charter agreed: "No problem." As long as you're happy, you can do anything. ”

Back at the top of Taiping Mountain, which had been separated for more than two months, the family was really a room full of people.

Not only did the old members of the "fishing association" such as President Gao, Professor Alferov and Professor John Popper come with their wives, but there were also professors Ginzburg and Abrykosov, who had just been poached from Moscow University in the first half of the year. Even Sun Xiaoguang, Huang Li'an, Wei Huaming, Lan Hongzhe, Xu Jiazhen and Tian Yong and other key members of the graphite research team came.

The children were laughing and playing in the yard. If he hadn't missed his father too much, and missed the gift that his father promised too much, Xiao Zhangqing wouldn't have gone to Shigang Airport to pick up the plane.

The professor's wife gathered around the kitchen and learned Chinese food from Xia Ning and Xiang Yumei. The professors sat under umbrellas in the garden, holding beers or drinks in their hands. Talk and laugh well.

In front of these heroes, Sun Xiaoguang and the others only have the role of waiters. Either help serve tea and wine, or help watch the children in the yard. The youngest, Tian Yong and Jia Huamin, were the most "aggrieved", and they were actually under the support of Professor Alferov. Overkill the family to help the Zhang family prune the garden.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry to keep you waiting."

Ladies are preferred. After greeting the wives, the charter sat down across from Kari Mulisbo with his cup.

Don't wait for the foreign professors to speak. Principal Gao raised his glass and smiled, "I've never been so excited as I was last night, Zhang Gong." Well done! ”

"It's the result of everyone's joint efforts, and I don't dare take credit."

"Green Olympics" and "Science and Technology Olympics" are by no means as simple as slogans, but the commitment of BJ and even China to the IOC. Over the next seven years, NB Lab will assist the BJ Organising Committee to deliver on these two commitments. Not only can you get one commissioned R&D order after another, but it can also greatly enhance the reputation of the laboratory.

Professor Alferov didn't want to miss this opportunity, and even took the initiative to ask Ying to personally lead the team to BJ in a few days to discuss cooperation with the Olympic Organizing Committee, and immediately raised his glass and said: "At least you participated, gentlemen, I propose to do this cup, for the Olympics, for the laboratory!" ”

"For the Olympics, for the lab."

With his initiative, everyone unanimously raised their glasses and drank them all.

The charter took the wine bottle from Lan Hongzhe's hand, and while helping the seven academic masters pour wine, he asked with a smile: "Professor Ginzburg, Professor Abrikosov, are you still used to it in Hong Kong?" ”

Hong Kong has dual citizenship by default, and can enjoy super high treatment and respect from everyone here, Professor Ginzburg is extremely satisfied with this job of only taking three graduate students, happily going to HKUST and CUHK to teach, and if not happy, he can engage in his favorite research, and even go out to sea on a luxury yacht in his spare time.

He glanced at Professor Abrykosov, got up and said, "Mr. Zhang, I really can't think of any better place than Hong Kong, and any other university and research institute will be more sincere than NB Laboratory, thank you very much for your invitation, and I am very glad that I made the decision to stay in Hong Kong and stay in NB Laboratory." ”

Professor Abrykosov nodded his head and smiled in agreement, "Me too. ”

The charter touched their glasses with them and said sincerely: "It is my honor to accept the invitation, and it is also an honor for our laboratory. ”

Come politely, politely go, Professor Alferov really couldn't stand it, and immediately changed the topic: "Gentlemen, in addition to the Olympics, we have another thing worth celebrating, Kari, you are responsible for that matter, you introduce it to everyone." ”

Dr. Cary Mullis was amused, put down his cup, took out a note from his bosom, and read with a fluttering eyebrow: "Gentlemen, allow me to announce the results of the joint inspection of the NB Shipping 'Galaxy' freighter. From 28 July 1993 to 22 September 1993, a joint investigation team composed of Comité Maritime International, the Baltic Shipping Council, the Chemistry Research Centre of the NB Laboratory in Hong Kong, the Department of Chemistry of Stanford University in the United States, the United States Government and the Saudi Government carried out a detailed inspection of the 'Yinhe' freighter. The conclusion is as follows: after a thorough verification, it was categorically shown that there were no two chemicals, thion-selenium, chloride and thiodiethylene glycol! ”

Professor John Popper laughed and said, "The White House must be disappointed." I didn't find anything. ”

"Oh my God, you can't imagine opening the two containers they designated. The expressions of the American investigators when they saw that there were only playing cards sent to Palestine inside, from surprise to frustration, from incredulous to stunned, it was wonderful. ”

Principal Gao asked with interest, "What happened later?" ”

Dr. Cary Mullis handed the note to the charter and said, "Later, they proposed that the prohibited chemicals might be in other containers, but according to the agreement reached in advance, they had to obtain the understanding of the shipper and the consignee first, and bear the corresponding economic losses, which is why it took so long." First they obtained understanding, then they unpacked and checked port by port, and it was not until the last container was inspected that they had to admit that the information was wrong. ”

The matter was entrusted to the NB laboratory, but how the verification work was arranged, and I really didn't know anything about the regulations for the Olympic bid at that time, so I couldn't help but smile and ask: "Professor, you participated in the whole process?" ”

Dr. Mullis glanced at Professor Alferov and smiled defiantly, "If you don't get involved in the whole process. How do I send a bill to NB Shipping? You must know that it was 860,000 US dollars, which was the largest entrustment order of the chemical center after NB Medical and Hong Kong Shenglin Pharmaceutical. ”

The research centers of NB Lab, like domestic universities, must find ways to make money, and as long as they get money, they can recruit more graduate students and purchase more sophisticated instruments and equipment. Engage in more cutting-edge research.

In this regard, the Faculty of Basic Research is naturally not comparable to the Faculty of Technology Application and the Faculty of Systems Engineering, and people either do not accept orders, and they will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in commissioned R&D orders. It can only compete internally.

The center of mathematics is the most "nest", and there is not an order. There are only fixed funds allocated by the Council and a pitiful amount of social donations.

The Physics Research Center is better, although there are no commissioned R&D orders. However, all walks of life are very interested in such a popular science, and by arranging a few graduate students or even experimenters to engage in popular science, they can "cheat" tens of millions of donations. The Chemistry Center was not only able to "cheat" donations, but also won commissioned R&D projects from NB Medical and Hong Kong Shenglin Pharmaceutical.

Despite being compared, Professor Alferov was still so stiff-mouthed, and said with his arms folded: "Kari, don't be like this, Kari, if you even want to show off this, I don't mind inviting Sun and Wei over to talk to you." ”

Since its official establishment, the most advanced instruments and equipment have been moved to the Clear Water Bay Peninsula Experimental Area and the Xiangjiang Experimental Center one after another, and the researchers and engineers have been recruiting one after another all over the world, which is nicknamed "Little NB Laboratory".

How could Dr. Mullis let him steal the concept, and immediately shook his head again and again: "Dear Alferov, the application of technology can't be counted, unless you are old and confused. ”

"What's the difference between what you're doing now and the application of technology?"

"Of course there is a difference."

Professor Michael Smith, who is also a chemist, took over the conversation and said with a smug smile: "At least we have made a breakthrough this year, publishing three high-quality papers in Nature and Science. ”

The Physics Center is crowded with people, and they and their students have published three times as many papers as the Chemistry Center, and have made several achievements in the study of condensed matter physics. ”

Dean Gao didn't want to use the thesis as a better evaluation criterion for the two subjects, so he hurriedly said: "Gentlemen, this is not a laboratory, and today is not a working time, can we change the topic?" ”

Seeing that President Gao looked at him, he lost no time in smiling and said, "How about talking about this year's Nobel Prize?" Let's make a prediction and see who guesses correctly. ”

This year's Nobel laureate will be announced in about ten days, and this is the topic that the scientific community is most concerned about during this time.

Professor Alferov suddenly became interested, and said eagerly: "Guess the physics prize first, but you have to make a little bet before guessing, and if anyone guesses correctly, those who don't guess will take turns to invite a guest." ”

The annual salary here is not less than 1 million Hong Kong dollars, and it is really nothing to invite a guest. His proposal was immediately approved by everyone, including Principal Gao.

"I think Martin Pell has the best chance, he discovered the τ lepton. And for his groundbreaking research, if even he can't win an award. The level of the judges is obviously only to teach high school physics. ”

As soon as Professor Alferov's words were finished, Professor Abrikosov added: "Martin Pehr's discovery is indeed remarkable, but as far as I know, Frederick Lines has done the same research and has made a series of breakthroughs. ”

Principal Gao wrote down his name, looked up and asked, "Professor, what about you?" ”

Professor Ginzburg blurted out, "I'm bullish on David Lee, Douglas Oserov. ”

As a master, the predicted candidate will not win the award this year, but will also win the award in the future. The charter knowingly asked, "Are they the two American scientists who discovered the superfluidity in helium-3?" ”

"Yes, their findings and research are very valuable."

Immediately after that, everyone predicted a Japanese scientist who had made pioneering contributions in the field of astrophysics, and an American scientist who had made outstanding contributions to the quantum theory of optical coherence. ”

In Dr. Mullis's opinion. He only improved the methods of DNA-based chemistry research, and although it had some scientific value, he was not the kind of person who opened the "first door", and he did not achieve much in theory. Immediately shook his head and said, "Zhang, if you want to win the award, any of you are eligible." I wasn't, and the joke wasn't funny at all. ”

"yes. Compared to the great chemists, our achievements are nothing compared to those great chemists. "Professor Michael Smith's research interests are the same as Dr. Mullis. I don't think he's eligible to win the prize.

He put down his glass and said with a smile: "Your two achievements are recognized by the chemical community, and if I were a judge, I would definitely award the award to you." ”

For those of them who are really engaged in research, it is of course good to win an award, it is an affirmation of their own achievements, and it is nothing if they don't win an award, and people will not disrespect them because they have not won an award.

In the end, Professor Alferov suddenly laughed and said: "It's a pity that I'm not a judge, otherwise I would award one to each of you, as well as myself." ”

"Dear Alferov, you've won enough awards, where can you give yourself another one?"

"Isn't there a piece of space on the wall in the hall of the laboratory building?"

Since the charter, Guo Junru and Shen Xinru put the "Humboldt Award" in the lobby of the old laboratory building of the Xiangjiang Experimental Center, everyone, including President Gao, no matter who won what award, hung it there, including the heavyweight "Wolf" and "Dirac" medals.

Professor Smith, who had nothing to do, was amused and couldn't help but laugh: "There is a lack of 'Nobel Prize' and 'Fields Medal' on that wall, which is a good idea." ”

Professor John Popper laughed and said, "Call Yin and ask him to leave me a place." ”

Professor Alferov teased: "Old man, it's almost the same to keep me, you don't have to bother so much, because if you do, you will keep it in vain." ”

The old guys joked with each other again, and the charter suddenly changed its words: "Ladies and gentlemen, I very much agree with what Dr. Mullis just said, and everyone here, including Professors Guo, Shen, Cai, and Chen, who are at Humboldt University of Berlin, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and Princeton, are qualified to receive this highest honor in the scientific community. ”

Principal Gao was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and immediately nodded: "There is no doubt about this." ”

"It's a good thing to win the award, but at the same time, it also worries me a little because there are only a few people in each of our disciplines, and if one of us leaves the lab because of the award, the whole research center will be paralyzed."

"Zhang, I think your worries are unnecessary, this kind of thing will not happen, at least not among us."

"yes, I've fallen in love with this place, and you don't expect to drive me away even after the contract period." (To be continued......)