After a while, the head of the Department of Mathematics-Mechanics of St. Petersburg University, Professor Ivanovich, and the head of the Department of Physics, Professor Yevgeny, arrived as scheduled, and they had just taken their seats in the garden. The charter's partner, Professor Peshkov, and the head of the chemistry department, Professor Gregory, also came.

In addition to them, there was Alexander Mikhailovich, President of the First Leningrad Medical Academy (Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg), as well as Tsiolkovsky, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vice-Rector of St. Petersburg State Technical University.

This spring, Xia Yao was sick, and Dean Alexander helped a lot, not only arranging the best doctors and the best wards in the hospital affiliated to the medical school, but also taking special care of not charging medical fees when he was discharged. Although it is for the sake of Vice Principal Alyosha, the charter and Xia Yao are still very grateful.

St. Petersburg State Technical University, known as Kalinin Polytechnic Institute in Soviet times, is a comprehensive university with a long history of science and engineering in Russia, and is also the best science and engineering university in Russia. With more than 80 academicians of the Academy of Sciences or the Academy of Engineering, more than 400 professors and more than 1,500 associate professors, it can be said to be the top technical university in Russia.

Like SDSU, the National University of Technology is a partner of the Hong Kong NB Lab.

There are 12 academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences and 8 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and they are also the third supervisors of a total of 21 doctoral students in the Division of Basic Research and Applied Technology of the Hong Kong NB Laboratory. At the same time, there are 3 students with excellent character and learning, who passed five hurdles and six generals in the recruitment examination in the first half of this year, and became the second batch of doctoral students in the NB laboratory.

Everyone usually either teaches or conducts research, and naturally they don't talk about academics anymore when they are not happy. Instead, he talked about the "scholarly mayor" Sobchak, whose approval rating is getting lower and lower.

"I think we're rooting for the wrong person. He should stay in school and continue teaching. It's about going to be the mayor of whatever. What he is doing now is not only terrible, but also somewhat morbid, and he has the whimsical idea to ask that Lenin's body be reburied in the Volkov cemetery, next to his mother's grave. ”

"He claimed that it was Lenin's will."

"But as far as I know, this so-called will doesn't exist at all."

"It's ridiculous, the last time I went back to Shengda, do you know what he said? He went so far as to study a series of rituals of reburial, and conceived the idea of turning Lenin's tomb on Red Square into an exhibition hall of Bolshevik terror, with displays of 'military communism and Leninist terror' on the entire basement floor. ”

"I went to that talk."

Professor Ivanovich shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I think he is crazy, completely crazy, and even thought about the details of the transfer of Lenin's body from Moscow to St. Petersburg, and there is a list of people to attend the ceremony, including the Patriarch, Boris Yeltsin." In his words, 'Rostropovich conducts the orchestra and Mozart's Requiem sounds...... Accompanied by the beat of drums and the angry shouts of the crowd, the coffin containing Lenin's body was placed in the grave. ”

Sobchak was an outstanding politician, but by no means a good mayor.

I don't care about anything serious. Ponder the impossible, such as the reburial of Lenin's body. For example, the demolition of all monuments and busts of Lenin in St. Petersburg.

However, none of his proposals were adopted, and not even the Lenin monument next to the Smolny Palace, the seat of the city government, was not removed. In St. Petersburg, there are more than 200 such buildings, some of which are built in the South Esplanade Park named after Lenin, which has become a special boulevard.

The townspeople were concerned about the price of "red sausages" and "bread", but he waged a terrible war with the monument.

What made the charter even more incredible was that last winter, when food was scarce and there was almost a famine, he took advantage of his good relations with the heads of state of the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and other Western countries to win a large amount of aid for St. Petersburg, so that the tragedy of starvation did not happen.

But such a thing that could enhance his prestige was actually regarded by him as a highly confidential matter, believing that the citizens should not know about the road, and did not even participate in the ceremony of the city government to welcome the arrival of the boat, so that unknown reporters criticized him one after another, saying that he was "a master of (bills) holding, and he only knew that he attended the welcome ceremony".

Then again, the previous threat of hunger is gone, but the situation remains tense.

City officials are constantly changing people, lacking political stability and a clear economic policy; The relationship between the local and central governments is not straightened out, and there is a lack of a stable constitution and clear laws that are compatible with the new reality; Industrial and agricultural production is declining, and people's living standards are declining even faster;

The annual inflation rate is not a few hundred, but a few thousand; All kinds of crimes are on the rise, and the plundering of state-owned assets and natural resources is almost open, and no matter who is the mayor except the God of Wealth, it is not pleased.

Seeing a black sedan coming far along the river, the charter hurriedly interrupted their conversation and said apologetically: "There are two special guests today, they are both city officials, and you all know that NB Electric has so many investments in St. Petersburg, and as the founder and largest shareholder of the group, it is necessary for me to maintain a good relationship with them. ”

Professor Shikov reacted, and Ha Lu Ha Da smiled and said, "Zhang, don't worry, we won't mind, let alone embarrass your two guests." ”

Professor Ivanovich thought so, and nodded again and again: "Software development companies need to deal with the government, and Sobchak can't count on it, Zhang, although rest assured, we know what to do." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the car slowly stopped in front of the lawn.

The charter greeted Xia Yao, who was talking to the ladies, and smiled at Xiaopu and Xiaomei, who had just gotten out of the car: "Mr. Director, Mr. Dmitry, thank you two for being able to participate in this party. ”

NB Electric's development speed is amazing, last year it was only a multinational company with small assets, and this year it has become a top partner of the Barcelona Olympic Games.

"NB Future Window" flat picture tube color TV, NB medical's large-scale imaging diagnostic equipment, NB industrial automation's automation control technology...... Satellite after satellite, the popularity of the satellite in Russia is higher than that of the South Korean four-star.

Xiao Pu showed a rare smile and put the gift that had been prepared into Xia Yao's hand. Said sincerely: "Mr. Zhang, Miss Xia. It is an honor to be invited. ”

"Mr. Zhang. Miss Xia, it's a pleasure to see you again. ”

Xiaomei also gave a gift, Xia Yao hurriedly took it, and said with a smile: "Xie Lu Xie, the two of you are here, please." ”

The guests in the garden surprised them, all of whom were the heads and faces of St. Petersburg's rectors and professors, although they were the "uncrowned mayors" of St. Petersburg, but in terms of equivalence. Only Sobchak, who is visiting France, is eligible to sit with these guests.

"There are no outsiders here, they are all the best friends, don't be restrained." The charter smiled back, and then introduced them one by one.

Including this time, he has only dealt with him three times in total, and he actually regarded himself as a friend, and was invited to participate in such a party, Xiaopu was very surprised, and saw that Vice Principal Alyosha personally poured him wine, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Principal." Are you okay? ”

No matter how old the official is, in the eyes of Vice President Alyosha, he will always be a student of SDA. But in order to save face for the charter, he still said with a smile: "I couldn't be better, I played a game of ice hockey three months ago, and it was very enjoyable, even though I lost." ”

The tone of Professor Yevgeny, the head of the physics department, could not be more cordial, and while beckoning them to sit down, he asked suspiciously: "Vladimir, Dmitry, why are you two here, ladies?" Zhang, didn't you make it clear when you invited? ”

Xiaopu hurriedly explained: "Professor, Mr. Zhang invited, but unfortunately they have something to do temporarily and can't attend this party." ”

"It's a shame that Xia made Chinese food today, the most authentic Chinese food."

"It's a pity, but I think they should have the opportunity to taste Miss Xia's cooking in the future."

Professor Yevgeny shook his head and said with a smile: "I regret it precisely because there are not many opportunities, and you must know that Lu Daozhang and Xia will leave in a few days. ”

Only then did Xiaopu realize what kind of party this was, and couldn't help but look back and ask, "Mr. Zhang, are you planning to go back to Hong Kong?" ”

"I will not return to Hong Kong until the end of October, and before that, I will go to Murmansk to meet scientists from more than 20 countries around the world and participate in a 45-day Arctic expedition with them."

He nodded slightly, and continued with a sincere face: "Mr. Director, Mr. Dmitry, thank you for your continued care and help, St. Petersburg is a beautiful city, and I am honored to be able to live in this beautiful city and to have two such friends in St. Petersburg. ”

"It's too sudden, I'm not mentally prepared at all, I knew that Lu Dao was like this, I should have put ......"

Undoubtedly, he wanted to say that he had already known that he should bring his wife in this way, but he shook his head and said meaningfully: "Mr. Director, we have a Chinese proverb called 'A gentleman's friendship is as light as water', to the effect that true friends don't need to deliberately pay attention to those red tape, just like me and you, Mr. Dmitry, Vice President Alyosha, and Professor Vladimir.

Although I rarely contact each other, if I encounter anything and need everyone's help, I know that as long as I give you a call, you will definitely help, and vice versa. This is my understanding of the word friend, and it has been shared by many friends, such as when I visited the former East German Academy of Sciences. ”

"The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, a very interesting description."

Vice President Alyosha stood up, raised his glass and said excitedly: "Zhang, it is my honor to be friends with such an outstanding young scientist as you, for the sake of our friendship, cheers!" ”

In the most difficult period, after spending so much time together, seeing that they were about to leave, several professors of the Holy University spontaneously felt a sense of parting, and as soon as Vice President Alyosha finished speaking, they invariably raised their glasses and shouted: "For friendship." ”

"For the sake of friendship."

He was followed by Professor Vladimir, Deputy Head of the Physics Department of Moscow State Russian University, Alexander Mikhailovich, Dean of the First Leningrad Medical Academy, and Tsiolkovsky, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Vice-Rector of St. Petersburg State Technical University.

Xiaopu and Xiaomei came to their senses, and hurriedly raised their wine glasses and echoed: "For friendship!" ”

There is no banquet in the world, and no matter how beautiful St. Petersburg is, it is not his hometown, so he took a cup and drank it all, and said in a choked voice: "Thank you very much, before leaving, I have a few gifts to give you, to be exact, to the Holy University, the Leningrad Medical Academy and the Technical University, to express my gratitude to you and the city." ”

"Gifts?"

"Yes," said the charter, taking a stack of papers from Jan Joseph's hand, and distributing them, "Rector Alyosha, Professor Ivanovich, this is a bill of lading for 150 computers with the NB-Linux operating system and a 14-inch flat right-angle monitor, with which the University can build another computer room;

Mr. Tsiolkovsky, this is also a bill of lading for 150 computers, and the University of Technology is the closest partner of NB Labs, and I think it should be a bowl of water; Mr. Dean, the four-slice scanning spiral CT machine just launched by NB Medical, I believe you will like it very much. ”

The NB computer monitor uses visual flat technology, and the market price is more than $980 per unit, while the price of the whole set of 486 computers, including the monitor, is as high as more than $3,200!

The total value of 300 computers is nearly a million dollars, which may not be much for American universities that are funded in large part by social donations, but for St. Petersburg University and St. Petersburg State University of Technology and Technology, it is arguably the largest donation in decades.

NB Medical's four-slice spiral CT machine has a market price of more than 3 million US dollars, which is the most advanced in the world, so far, even the medical imaging diagnosis giant CE in the United States and Orientals in Germany only have double-layer scanning, in addition to NB Medical, even if you have more money, you can't procure it, not to mention that the First Leningrad Medical Academy can't get so much money at all.

Dean Alexander Mikhailovich clutched the file bag, his lips trembled for a long time and he was speechless with excitement.

Millions of dollars of equipment were given away, and they didn't even have a donation ceremony, let alone a laboratory or examination room where they were installed under the name of NB Electric or after him, Xiaopu and Xiaomei were secretly frightened, and stood there wondering whether they should express their gratitude on behalf of the city government.

"Professor, I don't have time to go to Moscow State University, please take this bill of lading back, it's also 150 units."

Whether in Russia or in the United States, computers are a luxury for ordinary people. In the coming years, it will be government departments, banks and businesses that will really need computers. Giving 450 NB computers to three of the best universities in Russia is no different from advertising. After all, computers are used by people, and most of them are used by young people.

The same goes for the CT machine donated to the Leningrad Medical Academy, giving away a few million now, and earning tens of millions in the future, fame and fortune, why not?

Everyone looked at each other, and the charter took out a pen from his pocket: "Mr. Director, Mr. Dmitry, for the city government, I think NB Electric's investment is the best gift, and today is a private party, I don't want to separate public and private." After all, those were all donated in my private name just now, and they have nothing to do with NB Electric.

This pen is a memento for both of you, and in fact it was given to me by a BNB News colleague, but I think it would be better for you to have it than I am, because it was with this pen that Mr. Gorbachev signed the last order of his presidency a few months ago. ”

Thinking of the live TV broadcast before Gorbachev left the Kremlin, Xiao Pudai reacted like an empowerment, took the ballpoint pen that looked too ordinary to be ordinary, nodded and said: "Thank you very much, Mr. Zhang, I am honored to have a friend like you." ”

"Me too."

The charter shook his hand again, turned around and greeted, "Gentlemen, the meal is ready, I hope my fiancée's cooking skills will not disappoint you." ”

Principal Alexander was in the mood to eat, so he grabbed his arm and said, "Zhang, please allow me to express my heartfelt thanks to you on behalf of the School of Medicine, you are so generous, I really don't know what Lu Dao can do for you?" ”

"If a donation needs to be reciprocated, can it be called a donation? Mr. Dean, let's not talk about whether these are good or not, if you are hungry, eat first. (To be continued......)