Luyang, Science Island.

Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Standing in the office of the director of the institute, Sheng Xianfu gently put a resignation on the table, took half a step back, and looked at the stunned old leader on his face.

"I'm here to resign."

was caught off guard by this resignation, the old leader looked at the resignation on the table in disbelief, and then looked at Sheng Xianfu in front of him.

"Resignation...... Resign? ”

"Yes," nodded, Sheng Xianfu knew that he had no way back from handing out this resignation, took a deep breath, and continued in a calm tone.

"You know I'm working on stellarics, and it's a rare opportunity to miss it. I know you don't want to choose a side between Academician Zhou and Professor Lu, and if I insist on going, the institute will definitely be in a dilemma. In that case, I guess it's okay to resign. ”

The old leader shook his head: "Why are you doing this? Regardless of whether Academician Zhou's approach is right or not, it is also their own business, and mixing this kind of thing is purely to make themselves uncomfortable. ”

Looking at the resignation, he sighed and said.

"Put the resignation letter here first, and you can think about it for a few more days."

He admired Professor Sheng's talent, and he didn't want to see this promising researcher ruin his future like this, so he spoke out to save him.

If it were someone else, he might not say a word, and he would have left.

Sheng Xianfu shook his head: "Don't think about it, you should think about it, I thought about it before I came here." ”

There was no time to think about it, and in a week's time, the mission was almost ready to leave.

Seeing the resolute expression on Sheng Xianfu's face, the old leader didn't say anything, signed his name at the end of the resignation, and then opened the drawer and took out the official seal.

"Now that it's decided, I'm not going to say anything more."

"I approved your resignation, go to the personnel department to go through the procedures yourself."

Nodding slightly to the old leader, Sheng Xianfu put away the resignation from the table.

"Thank you."

With that in mind, he turned and walked out of the office door.

……

The cooperation between Nanhua University and the University went very smoothly, and Professor Li Changxia agreed to Lu Zhou's invitation without much hesitation.

But at the same time, he also made a request, hoping to keep his position at the university.

This is not only his request, but also the appeal of several other researchers in this research team.

For Lu Zhou, the demands they put forward are actually very easy to solve.

After finding President Wu again, after Lu Zhou promised to include Nanhua University in the cooperative research unit of the STAR stellar project, the president readily agreed to this matter as he expected.

Although nominally a star scientific research project of Nanhua University, in fact, except for the gimmick of the first stellar simulator in China, H1-Heliac has not brought additional benefits to Nanhua.

Whatever the insiders think, the concept of controlled fusion is still too far away for the uninitiated. It is precisely for this reason that there is not much support that Nanhua University can give to Professor Li Changxia, so it is better to let them join the STAR stellar mimic project team as experts sent by Nanhua University, and with the support of this $1 billion funding, maybe they will be able to make any big achievements at that time.

And at that time, as a cooperative research unit, they will undoubtedly be able to follow suit.

Lu Zhou did not stay in Hunan Province for long, and rushed back to Jinling the next day to make final preparations for the visiting and exchange team sent to the Max Planck Society in Germany.

With five full-time researchers and more than a dozen associate researchers, including Li Changxia, and several professors in the field of controlled nuclear fusion that Academician Pan helped him find, the STAR project team finally assembled a visiting team that can handle it.

But at this moment, something unexpected happened to him.

Originally, Lu Zhou basically didn't expect to get help from the ITER Huaguo project team led by Academician Zhou, but there was still an expert on Luyang Science Island.

Although he has now resigned......

In the office of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, Lu Zhou met the stellar mimic expert who came from Luyang.

"Professor Sheng, it's a pleasure." Standing up from the office chair, Lu Zhou stepped forward and stretched out his right hand with a smile.

"It's me who should say that I'm lucky," holding Lu Zhou's right hand and shaking it, Sheng Xianfu said with a smile, "What's more, I'm not a professor anymore." ”

Not only the position of the Institute of Physical Studies, but also the faculty of the University of Science and Technology before coming here, because he would have to work in Jinling for a long time in the future, and considering various factors, he also resigned from the teaching position of the University of Science and Technology before coming here.

Lu Zhou: "If you don't mind, the Institute for Advanced Study is willing to offer you a position as a researcher. ”

Sheng Xianfu didn't shirk either, nodded and thanked: "Then thank you." ”

Lu Zhou: "I noticed in your resume that you have been to the Spiral Rock 7-X Laboratory for a visit before?" ”

Sheng Xianfu nodded and replied truthfully: "Organized by the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, we have a cooperative research project with the Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics on plasma interaction experiments. There are also a few regular meetings organized by the ITER Partnership, which I have also attended a few times. ”

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "It seems that the Max Planck Society is still familiar with it?" ”

Sheng Xianfu smiled and said modestly: "It's not familiar, it's just that I've been there." ”

Lu Zhou nodded: "Okay, in that case, you will lead the team for this visit and exchange." ”

was caught off guard by this sudden proposal, Sheng Xianfu was slightly stunned.

Obviously, he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived here, he would be entrusted with such a heavy responsibility.

After hesitating for a moment, Sheng Xianfu spoke.

"This ...... I've just arrived here, and I'm not familiar with the situation of the delegation. And, didn't you go along? ”

"There's nothing out of place, and no one else in the delegation has been here for a few more days than you." After a pause, Lu Zhou continued, "As for me, I won't necessarily stay with you in Greifswald all the time, I have other things to deal with. ”

Professor Sheng's name, Lu Zhou, had seen it on the list given to him by Academician Pan, and he was quite impressed.

As one of the top experts in the field of plasma physics in China, his research has involved both tokamaks and stellarators, and he has also led overseas visits.

After a pause, Lu Zhou looked at Sheng Xianfu with a serious expression, and said in a serious tone: "This matter is very important, I hope you can pay attention to it." Of course, if you refuse, I won't force it. It's just that in my opinion, you are the most suitable person. ”

Gritting his teeth, Sheng Xianfu nodded and said, "I can try!" ”

Lu Zhou nodded approvingly: "Then this matter will be entrusted to you." ”

Sheng Xianfu asked cautiously: "What is the specific departure time?" ”

Lu Zhou replied very dryly: "We will leave at the end of February." ”

Is it the end of February?

In this way, there are only three days to prepare.

Thinking of the imminent departure date, Sheng Xianfu couldn't help but feel the pressure on his shoulders a little heavier.

But even so, his heart was full of expectations.

Perhaps, the light of controlled nuclear fusion can really bloom in this person's hands......