London, University of Oxford.

Zhou Xiangnan has already collected his luggage and booked his air ticket.

He spent a total of five years in London during his master's degree, and he had to return to China, and there were many things he couldn't bring back. In the past, it could be sold to students from China, but in the past two years, especially this year, it is said that there are fewer and fewer domestic students applying to study here......

Well, this is normal, everyone is engaged in scientific research, knowing that now whether it is materials or computers, there are a number of people in China, and everyone is rushing back, except for a few people who are still deeply superstitious about what rankings overseas, who will come out.

When everything was ready, he drove out the door, then knocked on Ezio's office door.

“Doireann。” Professor Ezio was discussing something with his students, and when he saw Zhou Xiangnan enter the door, he beckoned, "Just in time, we're thinking about implementing a new crystal, do you want to join?" ”

Zhou Xiangnan smiled embarrassedly: "Professor, I may not have time, my plane tonight." ”

"Huh?" Professor Ezio was slightly startled, and looked at the other in surprise.

In the past two years, he and Zhou Xiangnan have gotten along quite well, and he knows that this young man is quite talented in experiments, and he is currently striding forward in the field of chip semiconductors - in the field of experimental materials, as long as the hands are good, the probability of results is naturally high.

In the past two years, Zhou Xiangnan has published several top publications in a row, and if it weren't for his mentor who needed him to help complete the project, he would have graduated with a doctorate last year.

"Are you going back home?"

"Hmm." Zhou Xiangnan pinched the car keys and exhaled softly: "I have applied for the doctoral degree of the Provincial Jiaotong Brain Computer Center." ”

Professor Ezio ceased to speak.

As we all know, the Provincial Communications Brain Science Center has become a new mecca for materials science.

It is undoubtedly bright to be able to apply to the postdoctoral students over there to do research.

After half a ring, he sighed softly: "If you can get into the brain-computer center, you can still do it." ”

"yes, I'm going back to hugging my thighs." Zhou Xiangnan joked: "When the time comes, I will be able to receive you." ”

Professor Ezio smiled, was silent for a few seconds, and then shook his head, "Go back, I look forward to you achieving better honors in the provincial exchange." ”

"Thank you, Professor. That...... Goodbye, Professor...... Thank you for taking care of these years. ”

"Well, you're welcome, I just did what a professor should do." After a pause, Professor Ezio looked at him, "You will be a professor in the future......

Professor Ezio was not finished, but the implication was clear.

Zhou Xiangnan smiled and nodded.

Later, he went to see his mentor and several other professors with whom he got along, and it was not until five o'clock in the afternoon that he returned his car and rushed to the airport.

While waiting for the flight, he took out his mobile phone and opened Zhihu.

In the past two years, he has been busy with academics, and rarely answers questions on Zhihu, only occasionally sharing some of his daily life in his thoughts after experiments.

But it doesn't mean that he doesn't know the direction of the wind in Zhihu.

After all...... He can be regarded as a big V with 200,000 followers - oh no, now there are more than 300,000.

On a platform like Zhihu, which is so powerful, the number of S you post is positively correlated with the number of your fans.

If you still know a little bit of writing skills and can avoid some significant pitfalls, then this index will be very high.

This year, especially in the past six months, he has keenly felt it.

The domestic "momentum" is somewhat different.

And everything that happened this month proves his guess.

It's here...... It's time for a showdown.

——With the beginning of June with Ye Ming's hard scolding of the former GW Qing, the two sides have been focusing on Jizhi Technology in many fields, not to mention not giving an inch, judging from the reactions of other neighboring countries, it is also "trembling"......

For example, a certain leader of Pa Cheng expressed concern and called for cooperation and calm, because once there is a full-scale showdown and the confrontation escalates, it will be a disaster for the whole of Southeast Asia, Asia, and even the world.

But his words...... It doesn't seem to have caused any waves, and it hasn't even been on the hot search of Zhihu.

And in just 10 days, after the escalation of various measures, the diplomatic departments on both sides have also begun to move frequently......

Until now.

Zhou Xiangnan looked at the question that was the first on the hot search list.

"What do you think of the global controlled nuclear fusion conference that China's Kuafu project team will hold on June 27? What impact does this have on the global energy landscape? ”

Zhihu, who is well versed in the way of traffic, also rearranged another question that had fallen from the first place in the hot search - "What do you think of the CA Alliance's announcement that the Global Quantum Computer Conference and Semiconductor Summit will be held from June 26th to 28th?" ”

Looking at it, the top 10 questions are all about "future law", "semiconductor industry", and "strong artificial intelligence".

Zhou pointed south to the first question.

Obviously, this question has only been pushed on the hot search by the editor of Zhihu not long ago, and there are not many serious answers.

Well...... It's also normal, after all, this question is both professional and big......

If it's just emotional output or simple wit, it's naturally simple.

For example, the answer that has received the most praise now is-

"Now it's your turn, Mildew."

"Whether you want bread or firewood, that's the question."

"Don't worry, they'll choose with their feet."

But it's hard to write high-quality answers.

After a few seconds of silence, Zhou Xiangnan looked at the time, and then clicked on the answer box.

"I'm in London, waiting for my flight home."

"The above sentence is not a joke, it is a fact."

Zhou Xiangnan pinched the corner of the ticket and took a photo of the hall.

"Although this question is about controlled nuclear fusion, I want to answer it from the perspective of materials and scientific research."

"Some people may still remember the sensation when Professor Ye Ming's first Nature paper came out two years ago, and at that time, I was also the first material migrant worker in Zhihu to reproduce, and a live broadcast was held at that time."

"Fortunately, I completed the reproduction in the first time, which also laid the foundation for my future research direction."

"In the past two years, the field of materials has made leaps and bounds. Especially in the past year, it has advanced by leaps and bounds, and domestic materials science has come to the forefront of the world, and the provincial exchange has become a holy place for materials science. ”

"The reason for this, in addition to Ye Shen stealing the fire, the most important reason is actually Aita."

"If hybrid chips are tinder, then Aita is gasoline – or the kind that never runs out."

"Since the beginning of this year, I have clearly felt the acceleration of the application of AITA in various fields in China, in addition to SITA robots, in addition to enterprise management of traditional networks and AI fields. In the field of scientific research, especially in the field of computational materials, there is no limit to the benefits. ”

"I think the same is true in the field of controlled nuclear fusion."

"All of us underestimated Aita's ability to be the world's only strong AI."

So, this passage can actually answer the question next door - what do you think of the CA Alliance's quantum computing conference?

"According to me, the only option is for them to wash and sleep early."

"As for why controlled fusion is scheduled for the 27th?"

"Guess?"

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Xiangnan's mouth.

After checking it, click Send.

Subsequently, the flight arrived.

He took one last look at the airport hall and walked to the gate.