Of course, they had to discuss it, but it would be too much if they didn't even talk.
As for whether they would accept it or not, that was another matter.
There was no end to the experiments. Everyone wanted to start with their own research project first. If the discussion continued like this, they might not even be able to start the first experiment in the middle of the year.
Lu Zhou was an efficient person, so he obviously wouldn't allow this to happen.
Lu Zhou told the Secretary-General, Luo Wenxuan, to announce the meeting resolution that he had signed. He immediately shouldered the responsibility of being an academic leader. He called the various departments for a brief working meeting. After arranging their respective work, he immediately went to the frontline of scientific research.
It had been a while since he last did physics research. Although the knowledge in his mind hadn't disappeared, he was still a bit rusty.
Fortunately, he was able to pick up these things quickly. Especially after his mathematics reached level 10, Lu Zhou had a new understanding of the theses that he had read before.
It wasn't just about the 750 GeV.
It was also about the electrostrong interaction theory that he made before.
Even the entire physics community …
"The United States Department of Energy sent an email. They asked us to reconvene the board meeting. Otherwise, they may re-evaluate the ILHCRC's credit and reduce or even cancel the ILHCRC's 2024 funding."
Chairman's office.
Luo Wenxuan, who was standing in front of his desk, reported to Lu Zhou the phone call he received this morning, as well as the information revealed by the phone call.
There were various signs that the impact of the meeting seemed to have spread from the physics community to the political level. The United States seemed to be planning to withdraw from the ILHCRC, or at least use the withdrawal as a bargaining chip to force the ILHCRC organizers to make concessions to the board.
However, after listening to Luo Wenxuan's report, Lu Zhou didn't have much surprise on his face. Instead, he calmly replied.
He calmly replied, "What about the 2023 funding?"
"They've already paid in November this year … About 70%."
Lu Zhou: "That's good."
Luo Wenxuan said, "What do you mean good?"
"Literally," Lu Zhou said concisely. "It's impossible for them to back out. At most, they can threaten us with this. If they really suspend funding, we will freeze their seats in the ILHCRC and gradually reduce the positions of their scientific researchers in the ILHCRC and the lunar scientific research station, eventually marginalizing them from the ILHCRC. I believe that many countries will be willing to replace them, especially Europe. They seem to be impatient. "
CERN's budget took up a large amount of the European Union's budget every year. Now that someone was willing to take on the responsibility of the physics community, they were naturally happy to "outsource" this responsibility.
If the United States withdrew, it was likely that American physicists and their influence in the physics community would move to the east of the Atlantic Ocean.
After all, most people were very realistic.
If the Americans didn't care, Lu Zhou certainly didn't care either.
As long as the ILHCRC had enough funding for him to do experiments, he didn't want to worry about other things.
Luo Wenxuan said hesitantly.
"I don't think that's a good idea. We've only just started, and we're already marginalizing our partners. Won't that leave hidden dangers in the future?"
"I'm doing this because I don't want to leave hidden dangers in the future. Otherwise, if everyone is dissatisfied with the board's decision, we won't be able to do research anymore. " Lu Zhou said matter-of-factly, "Besides, we're collaborators at the conference, and we're the actual controllers of the only petaelectronvolt collider in the world. We're not begging them to join us, we're giving them a chance. Don't mess up our priorities! "
Luo Wenxuan nodded. Lu Zhou paused for a second and spoke.
"What's more, I prefer to use results to convince my opponents. Anything else is useless."
Luo Wenxuan: "… I understand."
Lu Zhou nodded and spoke.
"If you understand, go back and send an email back to the United States Department of Energy. Remember, just express our regret tactfully.
"As for the rest, we don't need to care about them."
Luo Wenxuan walked out of the office and closed the door for him.
He happened to see an old man walking over from the other end of the corridor with a middle-aged man.
The moment their eyes met, Luo Wenxuan's face suddenly showed a surprised expression, and he greeted with a smile.
"Director Li? What brings you here? "
"It's your Academician Lu." Director Li sighed and looked at the door next to him. He said with a headache, "Is he inside?"
Luo Wenxuan: "Yeah, he is …"
"Then move aside, I have something to talk to him about."
After confirming that Lu Zhou was here, Director Li told his secretary to wait for him at the door. He walked around Luo Wenxuan and opened the door. He then walked into the office.
As soon as Director Li entered the door, he didn't exchange any pleasantries. He placed the newspaper in front of Lu Zhou and spoke earnestly.
"I read the newspaper today. The Brookhaven Science Society held a press conference to protest. The United States Department of Energy plans to suspend funding for the ILHCRC? What the hell is going on? Why is there such a big controversy? "
Hold a press conference to protest?
Why is that so?
Lu Zhou glanced at the headline on the newspaper. He didn't read the specific content, so he looked at Director Li.
"Do you trust me?"
"No sh * t! Who trusts you more than me? "Director Li said with a headache," But these are two different things. "
Lu Zhou: "Since you asked me to be the chairman, then at least during my term of office, do as I say. Or you can find someone else to sit in this position. "
Director Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He wasn't qualified to be the chairman of the ILHCRC. The chairman of the ILHCRC was personally decided by the president of the Senate. If someone else sat in this position, Director Li wouldn't be able to do this.
After all, even though diplomacy wasn't a small matter, Academician Lu's matter wasn't a small matter either …
Seeing how Director Li wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it, Lu Zhou suddenly smiled and spoke in a gentle tone.
"Don't worry, in fact, if you stay in the physics world for a while, you'll know that this kind of thing is very common. The US Department of Energy is just using this as a pretext. As for the Brookhaven National Laboratory protest, it's not a big deal. "
Director Li: "… Very common?"
Lu Zhou sighed and said, "It's too common!"
It's a war of words.
If they didn't fight, how could they call themselves the academic circle?
It was just that the stakes were too high this time, and the conflict was a little too intense.
After all, this was related to whether or not dozens or even hundreds of Nobel Prize laureates could win the Nobel Prize, as well as who had the final say in the billions or even tens of billions of US dollars of investment.
All of the opportunities were taken by him, so it was impossible for him not to be hated.
Perhaps if he used a softer method, such as persuading more than half of the board members to agree to his proposal through an exchange of interests or other means, then coercing the other half to accept the proposal, the reaction might be slightly milder.
But Lu Zhou didn't have that much time, and he didn't have that kind of artistic talent.
Not to mention that as long as he put the results in front of everyone, it would have the same effect.
And he was better at the latter.
Lu Zhou: "If you're still worried, you can stay in Shanghai and watch me do this experiment."
Director Li shook his head and said, "I can't stay in Shanghai forever … Anyway, take it easy and leave some leeway for yourself. Just don't fire a few board members. After all, they're also international friends, and they're backed by governments from all over the world, so they have to pay. Even if it's for the sake of funding, we can't just ignore the money, right? "
Lu Zhou smiled and nodded.
"Don't worry, I'm not that ignorant."
If that's the case, thank god!
Director Li silently complained in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.
Director Li didn't say anything, so Lu Zhou smiled and changed the topic.
"Speaking of which, is the Dragon chip useful?"
"It's good, it's good … Why did you bring this up?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Nothing, I'm just asking, as long as it's useful. Also, I plan on coming up with something new after a while. "
Director Li, who was wondering if Lu Zhou was going to change the topic, suddenly became spirited. He didn't care about the board of directors or the Department of Energy on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. He immediately spoke with an eager expression.
"What is it?"
Lu Zhou looked at Director Li's eager face and smiled mysteriously.
"It's a secret for now."
Director Li: "…"
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