Of course, the discussion has to be discussed, and it would be too much not to even say anything.

As for adoption or not, that's another matter.

Experiments are endless, and everyone wants to start with their own topic, and if the discussion goes on so endlessly, I am afraid that the first experiment may not be able to start smoothly until the middle of the year.

Lu Zhou is a person who pays attention to efficiency, so naturally he will not allow this kind of thing to happen.

After instructing the Secretary-General, Senior Brother Luo, to publish the resolution of the meeting signed by himself, Lu Zhou immediately shouldered the responsibility of being an academic leader, convened a brief working meeting of various departments, and immediately put himself into the front line of the scientific research front after arranging their own work.

It's been a while since I last engaged in physics research, and although the knowledge in my head hasn't disappeared, I'm still a little rusty.

Fortunately, it is also quick to pick up these things, especially after the mathematics reaches LV10, for those papers that have been brushed before, Lu Zhou has more new understandings when he turns them over again.

It's not just about 750GeV.

It is also about the unified theory of strong electricity that he made before.

and the whole physics ......

"There's an email from the U.S. Department of Energy, and they're asking us to reconvene the Board of Governors or else we could reassess IMCRC credits and cut or even cancel spending on IMCRC funding for 2024."

Office of the President.

Luo Wenxuan, who was standing at the desk, reported to Lu Zhou the phone call he received this morning, as well as the information revealed behind the call.

By all indications, the impact of that meeting seems to have spread from the physics community to the political level, and the United States seems to be planning to withdraw from the IMCRC, or at least use it as a bargaining chip to force the IMCRC's organizers to make concessions to the board.

However, after listening to Senior Brother Luo's report, Lu Zhou didn't have much surprise on his face, and just replied very calmly.

"What about the funding for 2023?"

"They paid in November this year...... About 70%. ”

Lu Zhou: "That's fine." ”

Luo Wenxuan Khan said: "What do you mean?" ”

"Literally," Lu Zhou said succinctly, "they can't quit, at most they use it to threaten them." If they do suspend funding, we will freeze their seats at IMCRC and gradually reduce the positions of their scientists in the IMCRC and lunar research stations, and eventually marginalize them from IMCRC. It is believed that many countries will be willing to take their place, especially Europe, which seems to have been impatient for a long time. ”

CERN's budget takes up a large chunk of the EU's budget every year, and now that those who are willing to take over the burden of the physics community and carry on the future of humanity move forward, they are naturally happy to "outsource" this responsibility.

If the United States withdraws, it is very likely that American physicists and influence in the physics community will move to the east side of the Atlantic.

After all, most people are quite realistic.

If the Yankees themselves don't care, of course Lu Zhou's side doesn't matter.

As long as the IMCRC has enough money for him to do the experiment, he doesn't want to worry about anything else.

Luo Wenxuan hesitated and said.

"That's not good, and if you marginalize your partners at the beginning, will it lay a hidden danger for the future?"

"I did it so that I didn't leave a hidden danger for the future. If anyone is dissatisfied with the council's resolution in the future, we won't be able to do research? Lu Zhou said as a matter of course, "Besides, we are a collaborator of the conference and the actual controller of the only petavolt class collider in the world." It's not that we're begging them to join in, but we're giving them a chance not to get them wrong! ”

Looking at Luo Wenxuan, who seemed to understand and nodded, Lu Zhou paused for a moment and continued.

"What's more, I prefer to use results to convince opponents, and no matter how much else I say, it's false."

Luo Wenxuan: "...... I understand. ”

Lu Zhou nodded and continued.

"If you understand, go back and send an email back to the U.S. Department of Energy, and remember, a tactful expression of our regret is enough."

"As for the rest, we don't need to look at their faces yet."

Walking out of the office, Luo Wenxuan took the door for him.

At this moment, I happened to see an old man with a middle-aged man walking from the other end of the corridor.

The moment they met their gaze, Luo Wenxuan's face suddenly showed a surprised expression, and he greeted with a smile.

"Director Li? What wind is blowing you? ”

"It's not your Academician Lu yet," Director Li sighed, looked at the door next to him, and said with a headache, "Is he in there?" ”

Luo Wenxuan: "Uh, here ......"

"Get out of the way, I'll talk to him."

After confirming that Lu Zhou was here, Director Li instructed the secretary to wait for him at the door, bypassed Luo Wenxuan without delay, held the doorknob and opened the door, and walked towards the office.

As soon as he entered the door, he didn't greet politely, Director Li directly put the cut out newspaper in his arms in front of Lu Zhou, and said seriously.

"I read the newspaper today to find out that the Brookhaven Academy of Science held a press conference to protest that the U.S. Department of Energy intends to suspend funding for the IMCRC? What the hell is going on, how did you make such a big controversy. ”

Hold a press conference in protest?

Is it so sao?

glanced at the headline in the newspaper, Lu Zhou didn't look at the specific content, so he withdrew his gaze and looked at Director Li.

"Do you believe me?"

"Nonsense! Who else believes in you more than I do? Director Li said with a headache, "But these are two different things." ”

Lu Zhou: "Since you have asked me to be the chairman of the board, then at least during my tenure, I will do as I say." Either you find someone else to sit in this position, and I'll be a little more relaxed. ”

As soon as he heard this, Director Li suddenly burst into tears and laughter.

The chairman of this IMCRC is qualified to appoint him, and it is decided by the Grand Elder himself after the meeting of the Elders' House. If someone else sits in this position, he doesn't have the authority to do it, and it is impossible for him to do so.

After all, although diplomacy is no trivial matter, Academician Lu's business is not a trivial matter......

Seeing that Director Li had something to say but didn't know how to speak, Lu Zhou suddenly smiled and said in a relaxed tone.

"Don't worry, if you've been in physics for a while, you'll know that it's all too common. The U.S. Department of Energy is also playing on the topic, and as for the protest at Brookhaven National Laboratory, it is not a big deal. ”

Director Li: "...... Very common? ”

Lu Zhou sighed: "It's too common! ”

Tear it up.

Is it still called an academic circle if you don't tear it up?

It's just that the stakes are too big this time, and the contradictions are a little more intense.

After all, this is a matter of whether dozens or even hundreds of would-be Nobel laureates can win the Nobel Prize, and who has the final say in the billions or even tens of billions of dollars of investment.

All opportunities were cut off by him alone, and it was impossible not to be hated.

Perhaps, in a softer way, lobbying more than half of the council members to agree to their resolution through an exchange of interests or other means, and coercing the other part of the board to accept it, the reaction may be a little milder.

But Lu Zhou doesn't have that much time, and he doesn't have that artistic cell when he asks himself.

What's more, as long as the results are put in front of everyone, the same effect can be achieved.

And the latter, he is better at it.

Lu Zhou: "If you are still not at ease, just stay here in Shanghai during this time and watch me make this experiment." ”

Director Li shook his head and said, "How can I stay in Shanghai all the time...... In short, you can take it easy by yourself, and leave a little leeway for yourself to do things, anyway, don't get rid of a few committee members in a fit of anger. After all, they are also international friends, and behind them are all governments, and they all want to pay. Even if we look at the face of funds, we can't get along with money, right? ”

Lu Zhou smiled and nodded.

"Don't worry, I'm not that ignorant."

Thank goodness if that's the case!

Director Li silently complained in his heart, but he didn't say it.

Looking at Director Li, who didn't speak, Lu Zhou smiled and diverted the topic.

"Speaking of which, is the Longteng chip easy to use?"

"It's easy to use...... Why do you mention this all of a sudden? ”

Lu Zhou smiled and continued: "It's nothing, I just asked, it's easy to use." Also, I'm going to come out with a whole new stuff in a while. ”

As soon as he heard this, Director Li, who was still wondering if Lu Zhou was planning to divert the topic, suddenly became energetic, and immediately asked with an eager expression regardless of the council and the Department of Energy on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

"What's that?"

Looking at Director Li with an eager face, Lu Zhou smiled mysteriously and threw down four words.

"Secrecy for now."

Director Li: "......"