138. Studying physics is a dead end

"Mr. Chen, wait a minute, I'll call the United States and ask my family to help contact DuPont.

"There's no reason why they don't want such a good thing, and it is estimated that as soon as they receive the news, they will immediately send a representative in the United Kingdom to get in touch with you."

Oppenheimer is still raising prices.

Chen Muwu feels that his student, he has the style of Manchester United.

However, Chen Muwu did not agree to his proposal.

After all, the Duke of York is the liaison in the middle, so he still has to respect the royal family and be polite to this Bnemen company.

And there is a guarantee from the second prince in the middle, presumably this Bnemen company does not dare to lower the price too ruthlessly.

He really can't trust those companies in the United States.

And in case DuPont says it can't come up with that much money, give you some stocks, or not?

At least for a few years, I still have to stay in the UK.

If you have a good relationship with the Duke of York, then the royal family is a wall that shelters you from the wind and rain in front.

"Forget Robert, I think I'd better talk to this Mr. Bert first. After all, the Brennamond Company is a veteran British chemical company, and it was introduced by the Duke of York, and His Royal Highness probably does not want to see the production of this new type of glass not in the United Kingdom, but by the American company. ”

After rejecting this proposal, Chen Muwu turned his head to look at Bert, who was a little anxious after listening to Oppenheimer's words: "Mr. Bert, I have come with full sincerity, and I hope your company can also give a satisfactory price." ”

"Yes, yes, of course. On top of the £25,000 we have just gotten more than that. ”

The bottom line that Amond handed over to Bert was 30,000 pounds, and as long as it was not higher than that, he could decide for himself.

Chen Muwu didn't know where the other party's bottom line was, but when he heard that the price could go up further, he suddenly thought of another problem in front of him.

The equipment in David Faraday's lab hasn't been put in place yet!

It's better to use this extra money to give old Prague a favor and help him sponsor it.

"Mr. Bert, I could not have made this new glass without the support of Sir Bragg, whom I have just introduced, the Fuller Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution and the director of this David Faraday laboratory.

"This laboratory has a long history, and it is in this laboratory that Sir Humphrey Davy discovered potassium, sodium, calcium, strontium, barium and magnesium; It was here that Mr. Faraday invented the disc engine; It was here that Sir Dewar succeeded in liquefiing and solidifying hydrogen for the first time; And this time, I was lucky enough to follow in the footsteps of these predecessors and invent this new type of glass.

"But, Mr. Bert, as you can see, the environment in this laboratory is harsh, poor, and old-equipped, and it is no longer suitable for laboratory work.

"I told the Duke of York about it, and he himself offered to pay out of his own pocket to sponsor this great laboratory in the history of British science, but I declined ,......"

As soon as he heard Chen Muwu mention the laboratory, Old Prague quickly came out of the shock brought by hearing the huge amount.

Being able to take the initiative to fight for the rights and interests of the laboratory, Rutherford is right, his student Dr. Chen is really a good young man.

Wait and ask him if he is married, and if not, it is not impossible to introduce him to an English girl.

Old Prague was contemplating his future appearance at Chen Muwu's wedding and serving as a witness for him, when he suddenly heard that he had rejected the Duke of York's grant to Day-Far's laboratory.

No, how could Xiao Chen be like this!

If you have money, why not wow!

I still don't introduce him to anyone, and when the engineer who came to negotiate leaves, I have to criticize him well.

Chen Muwu didn't know about the mental activities of old Prague, and he continued: "I thought, can your company provide some sponsorship for this laboratory?" If scientific research units cooperate with enterprises and factories, they may create greater benefits in the future. ”

Of course, Chen Muwu knew that a chemical company as big as Bneimon would inevitably have its own laboratory, and it was also very rich, so there was no need to cooperate with the shabby laboratory of David Faraday.

But he still had to mention it, because he still needed to do research in low-temperature physics in this laboratory, but he didn't want to spend his own money to buy instruments and equipment.

He had long had the money to buy those things from Leiden University, but it was boring to spend his own money to do experiments, and he was not the physics saint Cavendish who had no money to spend and had to do experiments.

At the same time, the old Prague also approached him for money problems I don't know how many times, and I had to give him an explanation.

In the face of Chen Muwu's new vexatious request, Bert did not have the slightest dissatisfaction.

Anyway, the task of his trip is to win the patent on this new type of glass in Chen Muwu's hand, as for how much it costs, that is a question that the company should consider.

"Dr. Chen, these are all easy to say, I don't know how much this sponsorship will cost?"

"Mr. Bert, I am only doing experiments in this laboratory temporarily, and you should discuss the specific sponsorship with the director of the laboratory, which is why I have invited Sir Prague here today.

"You give me the letter of intent, I'll sign it first, and then there's other work to be done. Regarding the sponsorship fee, I hope you can go directly to the director's office and talk to Sir directly. ”

When it came to the question of funding, the elder Prague was quick to respond: "Mr. Bert, my office is downstairs, if you don't mind, please go there and talk to me about the sponsorship?" ”

"Of course, Sir Prague."

A win-win situation was soon born.

Just by selling this one patent, Chen Muwu got enough money to build the school in Sweden, and he didn't need to use his various bonuses at all.

And the Davy Faraday laboratory received a reconstruction fund, which solved a problem of old Sir Prague.

At the same time, Bert, who has initially negotiated the contract, can also return to the company to deal with his boss, maybe this time he can redeem the credit and erase the negative impact of his poor work in the sea.

The company Bnemen acquired a new technology.

And the Duke of York also helped the industrial development of England......

We all have a bright future ahead of us.

After Old Prague took Bert away, Oppenheimer hurriedly approached Chen Muwu: "Mr. Chen, you haven't been back to Cambridge in the past few months, and you have been staying in London just to invent this new type of glass?" ”

"That's right, these months have not been in vain, and some results have finally been achieved."

"I don't understand why you sold the patent in such a hurry, if it was DuPont, I think it would be higher than the price offered by these British."

"Robert, I know you're kind, but I need money so much right now."

The construction of the school had already been negotiated with the Wallenberg side, and the sooner he sent the money, the sooner the foundation stone of the school in Stockholm could be laid.

"Then teacher, what are you looking for me this time? I saw that you have been running around for the past few days, so I am not embarrassed to disturb. ”

"Robert, I want to talk to you about this next," Chen Muwu took out a pen and paper, wrote something on it, and continued to say to him without raising his head, "I hope you can go to Leiden University in the Netherlands for me to find Director Kissam of the Cryogenic Laboratory to purchase these things."

"As for the cost of procurement, I will call you as soon as the funds for the laboratory arrive."

Oppenheimer understood that Chen Muwu was working so hard to develop this new type of glass in order to earn enough money and then do the low-temperature physics experiments that he had always been thinking about.

The teacher has achieved so much, but he still maintains a meticulous attitude in doing academic research, which may be the reason why he can succeed.

No, Mr. Chen's success is because he is a genius, and the remaining good qualities such as hard work and diligence are just icing on the cake.

He looked down at the items that Chen Muwu had written on the paper again, and suddenly another question arose:

"Teacher, does it really cost twenty-five thousand pounds to buy these things? I don't even feel like I can use a thousand pounds.

"What are you going to do with the rest of the money? Why don't I contact my father and ask him to open an account for you on the New York Stock Exchange?

"In the U.S., investing in equities is a good decision right now."

"Thank you, Robert, for your suggestion, I'll give this a serious consideration. It's just that I have other uses for this money, and I can't use it for investment at the moment. ”

Chen Muwu glanced up at Oppenheimer.

Thankfully, it's 1925, not 1929.

Otherwise, he really didn't know if this good student wanted him to be good, or if he wanted to let him die.

Although I can't remember the exact time when the Great Depression began, I can still buy US stocks with my eyes closed, and I just need to sell them in advance when the time comes.

It's just that the 25,000 pounds can't be moved, he has to quickly transfer the money to Marcus Jr.'s account, Chen Muwu can't wait to see the moment when the school starts, although he will most likely not go to Stockholm to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of that school.

Because of the experience of taking a boat in Beihai, he still has lingering palpitations.

However, I still have more than 10,000 pounds in savings, otherwise I will take some of it and throw it into the US stock market.

If you know that you have a chance to make a fortune but fail to make a fortune, it is more uncomfortable than losing money.

Seeing that his suggestion was accepted by Chen Muwu, Oppenheimer felt that his relationship with the teacher was a little closer.

After the last overnight trip from Cambridge to London, he rushed from London to Holland this time without stopping.

Before leaving, Chen Muwu asked him to help him bring another handwritten letter to the Nishina Yoshio in Leiden University who had been fooled and lame.

In the letter, Chen Muwu told Yoshio Nishina that after several twists and turns, he finally began to engage in research in low-temperature physics.

At the same time, he used the radical method, saying that he would definitely make progress in low-temperature superconductivity, and if Nishina Yoshio didn't work hard, he would soon be surpassed by himself.

In the end, Chen Muwu did not forget to encourage him, saying that "in academic research, East Asians, who are still at a disadvantage, should support each other and make progress with each other", what "look at East Asia in a hundred years", what "East Asia will surely become the center of the world again", and "Glory belongs to Asia!" "Wait for these words that are full of feelings.

Not all of what he said was a lie, at least many of them will come true in the future.

It's just that the big East Asian country he mentioned is not a chicken but a rabbit.

When Chen Muwu wrote the letter, he felt full of shame.

When he wrote the last period, he even blushed a little unconsciously.

But there is no way, if you want to stimulate your fighting spirit and let them unswervingly go on the road of superconductivity, you must do this.

Maybe a few decades later, this letter he wrote to Yoshio Nishina was published, and there would have been a hot-blooded manga titled "Glory to Asia", with a scientist as the theme, and the protagonist would be called Yoshio Nishina.

And the mentor who gave him inspiration and wisdom like the Turtle Immortal and Splinter in it, if nothing else, is naturally "Chen Muwu, the Great Wisdom of East Asia".

Basically, at the same time that Oppenheimer left London, negotiations between the old Prague and the Bnemen company were also reached.

Chen Muwu was not interested in asking him how much money he wanted, but only asked Old Prague if he could reimburse all the expenses for buying equipment in the Netherlands.

"Absolutely! Dr. Chen, you have helped me and the entire David Faraday laboratory so much, I am worried and I don't know how to thank you! No matter how much gear and equipment I buy, I will be reimbursed! - as long as it does not exceed a thousand, no, two thousand pounds. ”

Judging by the tone of old Prague's speech, he should have taken a lot of money from Bnemen.

But it's just a laboratory fund, and it's just a reimbursement for some equipment money, so what kind of thanks!

While waiting for Oppenheimer to escort the experimental equipment and liquid hydrogen and liquid nitrogen back to the UK, he met Blackett, who had returned to the UK after a year at the University of Göttingen.

I haven't seen each other for more than half a year, and naturally there is a lot to say between the two.

Chen Muwu once again moved into Blackett's home in Islington, and the two good friends talked all night.

Blackett, who has always been bad at words, brought a very funny joke to Chen Muwu this time.

"Chen, what's your relationship with Pauli? I heard that he deliberately ran from Germany to Denmark in order to refute you, and then you beat him? ”

"Yes or no, we have a normal academic exchange, but a little more intense...... But do you know about it? ”

He didn't expect that there would be such a big movement.

Pauli, who suffered a dumb loss, will definitely not say it himself, so the person who leaked the secret is probably Heisenberg, right?

"He was in a bad mood when he returned home, and he was always hopeless about the future of physics. I heard from the teachers in Göttingen that he suffered from depression because he couldn't explain the Zeeman effect, and he almost gave up physics to become a clown actor.

"And this time, when he saw your pesky cat and the parallel universe hypothesis, it seemed that the old disease had returned.

"This time, he claimed that he wanted to change his career to write detectives, and said that he had read a lot of Sherlock Holmes and George Chen series of books to learn ideas and creative skills."

(End of chapter)