It doesn't matter if Lu Zhou is what Professor Whittle imagined.

The entire physics community has already fried the pot because of this incident.

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As an internationally renowned physics forum, when the news of Lu Zhou's resignation from the council spread, related topics immediately occupied all the panels of the forum for the first time.

Whether it's the chatter or the academic section, almost everyone is talking about it.

And, I was stunned by the sheer amount of information.

"Professor Lu actually plans to quit the IMCRC?"

"Does he feel like IMCRC can't keep up with him?"

"Unlikely, the IMCRC is already the strongest physics research institution, after leaving the IMCRC, does he plan to go to the extraterrestrial world to do scientific research?"

"Could it be...... He plans to retire from physics? ”

"It can't be! He's just thirty! We are in the golden age of scientific research! There is no reason to choose to quit at this time! ”

"But what if...... Is this true? He's tired of physics. ”

"Damn! He finally explained why he was leaving! ”

"Then it will be the darkest moment in the history of physics!"

……

Less than ten hours after the closing ceremony, the entire physics community was stunned by Lu Zhou's astonishing behavior, and this unbelievable emotion even began to spread beyond the academic world.

Fueled by this sentiment, a letter signed by more than 100 members of the physics community appeared on the secretary-general's desk.

The physicists, led by Professor Wilzek, hope that the IMCRC Board of Governors will retain Professor Lu, if not as chairman, at least a position on the board.

Looking at this letter, which was similar to a petition letter, Luo Wenxuan not only had a headache, but also felt a trace of obvious pressure from the long string of signatures.

He had considered many situations before.

Including how to stabilize the representatives of other countries after Lu Zhou left the IMCRC, how to unite the academic bulls in the council, including how to deal with the restless voices that may come from other physics research institutions after Lu Zhou's departure.

After all, this is the center of world physics.

Everyone wants to have a greater voice here, and obtain greater benefits for the academic community of their country and cultural circle.

However, Luo Wenxuan still didn't expect that the biggest pressure would not come from those opponents at the same level as him, but from the entire IMCRC collective.

“…… What a headache. ”

Pinching his eyebrows, Luo Wenxuan glanced at the contents of the petition letter and threw it aside.

It seems that he still underestimated Lu Zhou's personal prestige at the IMCRC.

I didn't expect that after Lu Zhou announced this news, it would have such a big impact on IMCRC!

……

In fact, don't say that Luo Wenxuan didn't expect it.

Even Lu Zhou himself didn't expect that things would develop like this.

In addition to the physicists in the International Convention and Exhibition Center who have been reluctant to disperse for a long time, at least five physicists he knows have written or come to persuade him in person, hoping that he can stay on the IMCRC Council and continue to lead the physics community to create more miracles.

For such a situation, Lu Zhou couldn't help but cry and laugh.

He just wanted to change his field and continue to climb the peak of academics, and then honestly said his thoughts, but he didn't expect that resignation would set off such a huge wave in the physics community.

In the café at the IMCRC headquarters.

Sitting on the opposite seat and staring at Lu Zhou for a while, Professor Witten suddenly said with a strange expression.

"Your decision was taken by surprise...... I didn't expect you to make such a choice. ”

"Really?" Taking a sip of coffee, Lu Zhou said casually, "But this is something I decided a long time ago...... If you're going to persuade me, please don't waste your time. ”

When the IMCRC was first established, he actually did not plan to serve as the chairman of the IMCRC, but simply hoped to use the power of the IMCRC to use the Lunar Hadron Collider to figure out the characteristic peak signals on the 750GEV.

It took Director Li for a long time to persuade him on the grounds that "at least the chairman of the previous three terms must be a Chinese scholar" and "I am afraid that it will be difficult for others to convince the public" and so on, and let him sit in this position for one term.

At that time, Lu Zhou had actually decided to serve at most one term in the position of chairman.

And this is also the reason why he began to cultivate Senior Brother Luo's successor just after he took office.

"I didn't mean to persuade you, and I know you're a disobedient person," Witten continued, shrugging his shoulders, "but I wanted to give you a piece of advice...... Or rather, I ask you to think about it. ”

Lu Zhou: "What suggestions?" ”

Witten: "Now the whole physics community is speculating whether you have given up physics"

"Something that has never happened before," Lu Zhou flatly vetoed, "If you've watched my interview in Nature, you should know that I just want to give up this opportunity that is no longer of much use to me, and at the same time I can have more time to do something more meaningful." ”

"Yes, you did leave the opportunity to others, but you also took away the hope."

Looking at Lu Zhou, Witten continued, "I don't know if you've thought about it, IMCRC has surpassed CERN in scale so far and has become an unprecedented giant in the history of physics. Until its system is strong enough, no one will be able to unite so many people to willingly act as a screw in this machine...... Except for you. ”

"Although a group of outstanding young scholars have been born in the past two years, are you sure that they will be able to take over this heavy burden from your hands? You know, not everyone grows as fast as you do. ”

Lu Zhou: "I still have a lot of confidence in them. ”

"But the problem is, apparently they don't have much confidence in themselves," Professor Witten said, shaking his head, "I've been at CERN for many years, and even CERN can't be built in a year or two. After four years, or even eight years or more, the IMCRC will grow to the point where it can rely on its personal charm and prestige to run stably and completely...... At that time, you won't have any problems leaving. ”

"But now, unless you hope that the next president is a man of means, this behemoth is likely to fall apart with your departure...... It's like a sandcastle by the sea. ”

Lu Zhou was silent for a while, then looked at Professor Witten and asked seriously.

"Can you tell me your advice?"

"It's easy, and it doesn't require you to do much," Professor Witten said, "and as a compromise, you could hang up a general counsel position on the board of directors." Even if you want to get away from mundane affairs, I can understand it, but I sincerely hope that you will at least reserve the right to veto. If you're going to let go of your grip on the steering wheel, at least until the next driver is reliable enough, put your foot on the brakes and do something when it matters. ”

Lu Zhou said seriously: "...... Actually, I can do that even if I don't have a general counsel position. ”

Professor Witten blinked and said with a smile.

"I know, of course you can."

"But sometimes, it's never about whether you can control the situation, it's about convincing our friends that you're still here and that everything is under control."