The problem of talent placement has been solved, and when the researchers who joined the company after New Year's Day are in place, the research plan can be put on the agenda.

As for how to coordinate the work of new researchers, let them quickly integrate into their new roles and positions, arrange the work and projects of each research group at the same time, and allocate some important instruments and equipment, this has to test Yang Xu's management ability.

Walking in the corridor outside the principal's office, Lu Zhou took out his mobile phone and called Wang Peng, asking him to drive the car to the side of the road outside the administrative building.

However, just as he put down the phone, Lu Zhou's expression suddenly became a little strange.

Speaking of which, after working for so long a day, even the problem of the staff's dormitory has been solved, but he himself has no place to stay in Jinling, and he lives in the hotel all day.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhou couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

When you're free, let's take some time to see the room.

……

went downstairs and got into Wang Peng's car, Lu Zhou had just put on his seat belt when he suddenly received another phone call.

Seeing that the caller was Xiaotong, he casually pressed the connect button and put the mobile phone to his ear.

"Brother, where are you?"

Lu Zhou: "I'm going to go back to the institute soon, what's wrong?" ”

His eyes rolled, and Xiao Tong, who was holding his mobile phone, asked tentatively: "Will you go to the party after New Year's Day?" ”

Lu Zhou: "What party?" ”

Xiaotong said with some embarrassment: "That's it, the party of the year." ”

Hearing the annual figure party, Lu Zhou couldn't help but smile, and pretended to be a coercion with his sister lightly.

"If nothing else, your brother has to go up to present the award."

Xiaotong was surprised: "Really?! ”

Lu Zhou: "Hmm...... What's wrong? ”

"Nothing! Hang up, bye-bye! ”

Lu Zhou: ......?

After that, Xiaotong didn't give Lu Zhou time to ask questions, and hung up the phone in a hurry.

Listening to the busy tone on the other end of the phone, Lu Zhou put down the mobile phone in his hand.

Looking at the screen in confusion, he still didn't understand, what was this guy going to do when he suddenly called?

Wang Peng: "Sister? ”

Putting away his phone, Lu Zhou replied casually: "Hmm." ”

Wang Peng, who was holding the steering wheel, sighed: "It's so good." ”

Lu Zhou smiled and shook his head: "When you really have it, you won't feel like this." ”

has been driving Lu Zhou's car for so long, and Wang Peng is almost familiar with him.

In addition, the age difference is not too big, and neither of them is the kind of stereotypical person, so they talk more casually, and occasionally talk about personal things when they brag.

Of course, Lu Zhou didn't ask him about his specific position, because there was no need to ask, just like Wang Peng had never inquired about his research.

Wang Peng: "Not necessarily. ”

Lu Zhou: "Are you an only child?" ”

Wang Peng sighed: "The family is within the system, and basically can't escape." ”

Lu Zhou nodded, indicating understanding.

But speaking of which, his father's factory seems to be within the system.

At that time, his father's job and how Xiaotong was kept, he couldn't remember it clearly, but he heard that there was a lot of trouble at home at that time.

Wang Peng: "When I get married in the future, I plan to have a second child, what about you?" ”

Lu Zhou coughed lightly: "...... This kind of thing, it's too early for me. ”

……

On the first Friday after the New Year's Day holiday, the 2018 Person of the Year Award Ceremony of Jinling University was held in the auditorium of the new campus as scheduled.

On the way to the Great Hall, Lu Zhou accidentally ran into an acquaintance.

"Senior Brother Yan?"

"Senior Brother Lu?" Stopped, and Yan Xinjue's eyes lit up when he looked back, "Why are you here?" ”

"Principal Xu's invitation," Lu Zhou smiled, "Senior brother, why are you here?" ”

If he remembered correctly, just after he got his graduation certificate, this fellow senior brother also graduated from Academician Lu and got a doctorate.

After that, he received a Felloship from CERN (which can be understood as the highest amount of bursary) and went to Switzerland, where he began to work on synchrotron radiation sources and electron injectors in X-ray free electron laser devices, moving from pure theoretical physics to the development of the Hadron Collider (LHC) and the future Ring Collider (FCC).

Later, because there was no overlap in the research fields of the two, and they were usually busy, they had less contact.

When we meet now, we are still on the campus of Kim University, and I suddenly feel very cordial.

Yan Xinjue said with a smile: "I also returned to China in the past two days, just in time for my alma mater to hold the annual figure party, so I came over for dinner." By the way, I heard that you plan to return to China for development. ”

Lu Zhou smiled and nodded.

"Well, this year at the latest, when the work at Princeton is over, I plan to resign from my position there and return to teach at the University of Jin. What about you? Are you still working and studying well at CERN? ”

Yan Xinjue sighed and buried his chin in the scarf: "There are too many cows, the pressure is high, and every day I stay there is like an alarm clock with a wound up." ”

For the sigh of the senior brother, Lu Zhou was deeply sympathetic.

After all, it is the temple of theoretical physics, and it is too normal for there to be a lot of people......

Shifting the topic to a less heavy place, Lu Zhou continued to ask in a casual tone, "Are there any interesting discoveries over there at CERN lately?" ”

Yan Xinjue: "Not recently, the labs over there are basically closed, but at the end of August, we successfully observed the Higgs boson decay into a pair of bottom quarks, which is definitely an exciting discovery." In particular, based on the observations on the ATLAS and CMS detectors, the confidence level exceeded five σ for the first time! At the end of the year, almost half of the top in theoretical physics went to Switzerland...... I thought I could meet you there, but you didn't. ”

"I happened to be in Stockholm at the time," Lu Zhou smiled sheepishly.

Yan Xinjue patted his head and reacted.

"I almost forgot, you even won the Nobel Prize...... Uh, should I change my name in the future? ”

His junior brother is so awesome, he is embarrassed to call him junior brother.

Lu Zhou smiled and joked: "It's okay, you can find Lao Lu to expel me from the division." ”

Senior Brother Yan: "Don't, forget it, don't let Lao Lu be reluctant to you and turn around and exile me." ”

After arriving at the auditorium, Lu Zhou greeted President Xu, Academician Lu and Lao Tang, and then went to the guest seat to take a seat under the reception of the staff.

It didn't take long for a dance song that ignited youth to kick off the award ceremony.

Looking at the young ladies of the art academy who bowed and quit on the stage, recalling the experience of participating in the award ceremony twice in the past, Lu Zhou couldn't help but sigh with emotion while giving applause.

"After so many years, it's still the same song that ignites youth, it's still the same dance, but I didn't expect it to have never changed."

Yan Xinjue, who was sitting next to him, coughed lightly: "...... It's not been long since 15 years. ”

emmm……

It seems to be too?

I don't know if it's because of Phineas's wedding, or because of the Fields Medal and the Nobel Prize, or if it's just that my mentality has changed subtly......

Looking at the similar stage and reminiscing about the youth that had passed for a while, Lu Zhou always had a feeling that a long, long time had passed.