"Lee, please come in!"

Dr. Emmons sat behind a desk full of books, materials, and models, with two computers on the table, and several picture frames on the bookshelf against the wall, the top of which turned out to be a statue of a god. Dr. Emmons looked like a scientist in one would have imagined, wearing a dark blue pullover sweater with small white lapels, curly gray hair, and gold-rimmed glasses on his wrinkled face, with deep, lake-blue eyes behind the lenses. Li Guanghan felt that the doctor's demeanor was different from that of the video, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Li Guanghan thanked Dr. Li for giving him such a rare opportunity to study and work, and asked him about the efficacy of the Chinese medicine recommended to him last time for the treatment of skin diseases. Dr. Emmons smiled and asked him if he had heard of the Mayan legend that the winter solstice of 2012 was the end of the world, saying that the civilization we are in now is the fifth civilization corresponding to the fifth solar age, and that it is about to die. Li Guanghan laughed when he heard this, and said: "You are so funny and humorous, this is the plot of a science fiction movie, you don't really believe it, how is this possible." However, I found that this year is the peak year of solar flares, and the high-energy particles ejected by the sun will form a radiation explosion, which will cause an impact on the earth's electronic equipment, communication equipment, and even affect the earth's magnetic field, but it will not cause human beings to perish. ”

Dr. Emmons laughed too, and said, "I don't believe it either, I'm just talking to you." But this year does have a strong solar flare, and it is also a year of Jupiter, Earth, and Sun. "Oh yes, I also noticed these special astronomical phenomena, but I didn't think of the Mayan prophecy." Li Guanghan said politely, but in his heart he felt that the doctor was doing these prophecies that had nothing to do with scientific research.

The doctor suddenly asked Li Guanghan as if he remembered something, "What do you think of the emerging quantum technology?" Li Guanghan also replied with interest: "The phenomenon of quantum entanglement, like Einstein's 'ghostly long-distance action', completely subverted Newton's classical mechanics and brought about another scientific and technological revolution." The physical quantities in a quantum system cannot be determined in advance, but depend on the measurement method, and for two particles in quantum entanglement, the measurement of one of them will instantly determine the state of the other particle, no matter how far apart they are. This magical uncertainty is the fundamental difference between the quantum world and the classical world. But a lot of times it's very puzzling. ”

"yes!" Dr. Emmons stared at Lee, paying attention to his expression, and said, "The microscopic particles such as molecules, atoms, electrons, and photons that everyone is familiar with are all manifestations of quantum. This entanglement means that the two can instantly affect each other even at opposite ends of the universe, and the communication between the two particles is faster than the speed of light. This, in turn, overturned Einstein's view. So it's hard to understand. The question is, can you believe it? ”

Li Guanghan didn't know how to answer for a while, so he could only smile noncommittally. The Doctor had been watching him very seriously.

Li Guanghan was about to get up and say goodbye, and the doctor instructed him to show him the data and reports of each experiment, and to work out the direction of the next experiment together. Lee Kwang-han agreed one by one.

3 Chinese New Year's Eve party

The hectic research life began, and thousands of scientists from all over the world gathered here, and everyone cherished this rare scientific research opportunity. Except for going to the supermarket to buy a new double-layer glass thermos cup, Li Guanghan has never left the working area and living area of the research center. Every day, he would go down to the Hadron Collider lab 100 meters underground to conduct experiments, observe and collect data, then organize and analyze it, and discuss the regularity of the data with Dr. Emmons.

The Spring Festival is approaching, Li Guanghan is thinking about what gifts to buy for his family to send back, Chen Aili comes to him to discuss Chinese New Year's Eve to go to the Chinese Embassy to attend the Spring Festival Gala together.

Li Guanghan suddenly wanted to eat the glutinous rice cakes and rice cakes that are only available in his hometown for the Chinese New Year, cut the white glutinous rice cakes and rice cakes into pieces, roll them in the egg liquid, put them in the oil pan and fry them on low heat for two minutes, scoop them up, dip them in white sugar, and spray them fragrant!

"Hey, Mr. Li! What do you think, are you going or not? ”

"Go, go, I want to eat Chinese food, it's good to have dumplings without glutinous rice cakes."

Dressed in a dark blue suit and a black cashmere coat specially prepared for him by his wife, with a small red checkered silk tie around his neck, a haircut and a clean beard, he stood in front of the mirror and examined himself, sincerely feeling that his wife had thought thoughtfully and far-sightedly.

The Chinese Embassy was decorated with lights, and the party hall was playing the cheerful tune of Cantonese music backgammon, and the festive atmosphere was everywhere. Chen Aili also dressed up carefully, her long black hair was pulled into a loose bun by her, and the well-cut royal blue cashmere coat was casually tied with a bow with a belt around her waist, which just set off her convex and concave figure, and the slender and white calves exposed in the cold wind were actually wearing transparent stockings, and the black frosted high-heeled upper on her feet was embellished with two small pearls. Looking at the glamorous and beautiful Chen Aili, Li Guanghan sighed, how could we have the money to dress up when we were graduate students in the past, you are really living a good life now. Chen Aili explained for a while, I am also an old family, I also want to graduate quickly and get a work contract from Hecate Group, besides, you are also dressed in a jade tree today, handsome and chic, and graceful. "Hecate Group?" Is that the famous international energy company? Ha, the ambition is not small! Lee pondered.

The Spring Festival Gala was very lively, and Lee Guanghan was very excited to attend the gala held by the Chinese diplomatic department for the first time. Finally ate the long-lost Chinese food, red stewed lion's head, squirrel osmanthus fish, boiled beef, Chinese cabbage pork dumplings, he usually doesn't drink alcohol, and he even made an exception to drink some red wine. Chen Aili was very active at the party, singing and dancing, Li Guanghan lowered his head and ate two bites of food, and when he looked up, he didn't know where she had gone.

Towards the end of the party, the excited Chen Aili pulled a middle-aged man with a flushed face and walked quickly towards Li Guanghan.

"Mr. Li, let me introduce you, this is your fellow Hunan countryman, Zeng Yunfei, Science and Technology Counselor of the Chinese Embassy."

"Fortunately, I will be happy! Researcher Li, welcome to the Spring Festival Gala. I heard that you are going to study for a year at the International Research Center for High Energy Physics, and we will have many opportunities to meet in the future. It's not easy to meet your fellow countrymen in a foreign country! We in Hunan are really talented, and I am very happy to know you as a young and excellent scientist, and I would like to thank Xiao Chen today. After Zeng Yunfei finished speaking to Li Guanghan, he turned his head to look at Chen Aili with a smile.