Silicon Valley, Sarot Institute.

Lying on the table were five letters of resignation.

Professor Sarot didn't touch those resignation letters, but Lu Zhou picked them up with interest and glanced at them cursoryly.

Then, it didn't take long for him to understand why Sarot was so furious.

Obviously, this little boss is not particularly popular in the institute, at least not so in the hearts of some people. Even if everyone is leaving, he doesn't forget to lose two sentences of his old club in his resignation letter.

But think about it, before Lu Zhou bought this research institute, this guy owed these researchers wages for several months, and if it wasn't for Lu Zhou's timely appearance, many people might not even have to pay off their credit cards.

"These damn white-eyed wolves!"

Sitting at his desk, Sarot trembled with anger, his fists clenched tightly on the table.

Just then, the office door opened, and his research assistant walked in with a stack of papers.

Looking at the little boss who was angry, the assistant whispered a little nervously.

"Mr. Sarot, what information do you want......

Although this was said to Sarot, the research assistant's eyes were looking at another big boss in the office.

Shaking his head with a smile, Lu Zhou stretched out his hand.

"Give it to me."

"Okay, Professor......"

Handing the document to Lu Zhou, the assistant breathed a sigh of relief and quickly fled the office.

As he was leaving, he consciously closed the door.

Sitting down on the sofa, Lu Zhou picked up the document and simply rolled his eyes.

This document is divided into two parts, one is the original contract of the departing employee and the other is the damage assessment report.

It has to be said that Mobil Chemical acted very quickly, and Professor Stanley acted decisively.

As soon as the battle began, the two joined forces to give him a horse, poaching five researchers from him.

Although in a place like San Francisco, where colleges and universities are clustered and the talent market is oversupplied, digging into this corner is not a big deal, but the work that should have been their responsibility has been left behind.

For a time, the research progress of the Salrot laboratory fell into a temporary stagnation because of these five resignation letters.

If that's all there is to it, it's nothing.

In a research unit with a well-managed intermediate or higher level, even the researcher in charge of the same project cannot access all the experimental data.

But herein lies the problem.

One of them, a research assistant named Ricardo, has the possibility of being suspected of leaks.

As mentioned in the damage assessment report, the data that the research assistant came across in his work happened to include the spatial structure of the cage carbon molecule provided by Lu Zhou, as well as some mathematical models that have not yet been perfected......

While there is no direct evidence that he will leak secrets, there are some things that simply do not need evidence to prove.

However, when he saw this, Lu Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Lu Zhou didn't mean to be angry at all, Sarot couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you in a hurry at all?"

"It's just five assistants," Lu Zhou said in a relaxed tone, tossing the assessment report on the coffee table, "It's not a big problem." ”

"You said it wasn't a big deal?" Sarot looked at Lu Zhou in disbelief and said in an excited tone, "Well, now they not only know the progress of our research, but they also know exactly what we are researching!" ”

"Don't be so alarmed, my dear Professor Sarot," Lu Zhou said comfortingly, looking at the excited professor, "This is San Francisco, and since you like this place, you should be able to understand that digging into the wall and changing jobs are normal competitive methods here." ”

Professor Stanley Whittingham is also a leading figure in the field of lithium batteries, and is also the director of the Institute for Materials Research at Binghamton University within the State University of New York system.

As early as 30 years ago, he was a big bull in the field of lithium batteries, and with the funding of ExxonMobil Chemical, he developed the TiS2/Li lithium battery system. If it weren't for the lithium dendrites stuck in the neck and failed to commercialize, with that terrifying theoretical energy density, it was a proper black technology at that time.

Compared with this big man, Lu Zhou, as an "upstart" in the materials science industry, does not have a great advantage in the reputation of the materials science industry.

Stanley, in particular, is not fighting alone, the shareholder behind his laboratory is the famous ExxonMobil – a real industry giant that even Umicore panicked about.

Regardless, things have already happened, and there is no point in dwelling on right and wrong.

For such an act, Lu Zhou thought for a moment and made his decision.

"According to the non-compete agreement and the non-disclosure agreement, the accountability of the accountability, the prosecution of the prosecution, if ExxonMobil intends to pay for them, let them pay."

"It's not a pain at all for ExxonMobil, and we're going to have to pay a lawyer's fee." Sarot grumbled, and couldn't help but curse, "These despicable and shameless guys! ”

Lu Zhou shrugged his shoulders: "Whether it hurts or not, this is our position on the traitor, I will let Star Technology accept the case and hire the best law firm in New York to take charge of the lawsuit." Even if it's for show, we have to do it for other people. ”

Although he is a good talker and has a relatively easy-going personality, this does not mean that he will tolerate things outside the rules.

It is only under the normal resignation procedures that it exists, and since it is about to defect, then be ready to "retire" early!

According to the previously signed non-compete agreement, researchers who leave the company in an irregular manner will be banned from working in the relevant field for five years, otherwise they will be subject to an additional fine. Ricardo, in particular, intends to prosecute him for commercial espionage, a crime that could even lead to criminal liability, depending on the seriousness of the crime.

After a pause, Lu Zhou continued: "In addition, our secrecy measures need to be strengthened. ”

"I will ask the legal department to redraft the more stringent non-compete contracts and confidentiality contracts," said Professor Sarot fiercely. ”

Lu Zhou nodded: "This is only one aspect. It's important to remember that it's never the terms of the contract that really keep talent, and your opponents can always afford to pay a higher price than you for a specific purpose. ”

For enterprises, it is corporate culture, and for research institutions, it is a scientific research environment created by a series of factors such as well-known scholars, top equipment, research results, and management systems.

In contrast, these are the foundations of a research institute.

"I know what you're saying, but now is not the time to talk about it. What's next? Sarot looked at Lu Zhou and asked, "We continue to fight with Mobil Chemical in this direction?" ”

Lu Zhou nodded: "Of course, we don't need to change our original direction because of this small setback. ”

"They can do the work that ten of us do with ten times our manpower," Sarot's tone was a little depressed, "IMHO, we don't have a chance of winning at all. ”

Looking at Sarot, who was a little self-defeating, Lu Zhou's expression was a little helpless.

How to say that?

Although it is true that the HCS-1 material was obtained by accident while studying the cage-like carbon molecule, it is true that the research institution that filled in the two papers in Science is indeed the Sarot Institute.

But whether it is the cage-shaped carbon molecule or the research project carried out by the Sarot Institute, in fact, it has nothing to do with lithium-sulfur batteries.

The reason why Sarot was asked to study was only to complete the task of the system.

However, these words are clearly not meant to be comforting.

Lu Zhou wasn't sure if he would be in a better mood if he told Sarot the truth, or if he would get worse, and even doubt his life......

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