Regardless of how anxious Director Li was, Lu Zhou didn't reveal a single word. No matter what he asked, Lu Zhou would just smile and change the topic. Director Li had no choice but to give up for the time being.
After coming out of the office, Director Li, who was walking in the corridor, suddenly frowned. He stopped and glanced at the secretary next to him.
"… Did I forget something?"
The secretary paused for a second. He thought to himself, How would I know what you forgot? I didn't even go in with you.
However, he obviously wouldn't say that. Instead, he smiled and spoke.
"Of course not, how could you forget something."
"Oh no … No, I must have forgotten something."
Suddenly, it was like a door had been opened in Director Li's mind. He finally remembered what he had forgotten.
Before he came here, he was still discussing with Academician Li Qingquan to persuade him to spend more time in life. At the very least, he wanted to find a partner and build a house. However, when he heard Academician Li Qingquan talking about something good, he immediately forgot about it.
"Oh my, my memory!"
Director Li slapped his thigh and turned his head. He was about to turn back, but in the end, he turned his head back.
Although he hadn't gone far, it would be too abrupt for him to turn back just to talk about this.
This kind of thing was only suitable for chatting after a meal or when he was a guest. It wasn't suitable for serious discussion.
"Forget it." Director Li shook his head and sighed. He said to himself, "Let's just go with the flow."
Secretary: "…?"
…
The ILHCRC's decision on the 2023 work arrangement had been promulgated for many days. Ever since the day it was promulgated, the physics community had been abuzz.
750Gev。
Before this conference began, the physics community had made various guesses about the ILHCRC's focus for the next year. This included finding the critical point of the QCD phase transition, using a higher collision energy to impact protons, continuing to verify the standard model, and even exploring dark matter …
No one expected that in the end, Lu Zhou would dig up the 750 GeV technology that CERN had almost abandoned.
The hot topics ranged from professional physics forums and social groups to Weibo for the general public.
For example, a certain commenter wrote.
[There are too many people in the industry. He only said a few words. It was good that the big boss took a liking to him. Regardless of whether he had it or not, he would spend a few hundred million to get something out of him. Was there any result? How many papers could he publish? Would the research dogs be able to graduate? It's not important.]
While the entire physics community was in a heated discussion, all kinds of rumors spread like wildfire.
There were rumors that a Nobel Prize laureate sighed and expressed pessimism about the future of the ILHCRC.
There were also rumors that the American representative, Professor Whittle, slammed the door when he left the venue. This rumor coincided with the Brookhaven National Laboratory's press conference.
Obviously, the Brookhaven National Laboratory, which represented the mainstream opinion of the American physics community, had already shown a non-cooperative attitude. CERN's attitude was also quite ambiguous. It was hard to say if other high-energy physics research institutions that were dissatisfied with the ILHCRC's decision would follow suit.
However, it seemed like the ILHCRC did not make any concessions because of the Brookhaven National Laboratory's protest. It was as if they did not hear anything at all, and they even arranged for the various departments to work.
It seemed like the Brookhaven Science Society was enraged by the ILHCRC's reaction. On the seventh day of the ILHCRC's announcement of the experiment plan, the Brookhaven Science Society held another press conference.
At this press conference, Professor Whittle stood in front of the stage.
Compared to the last time he was here, he was obviously a lot more emotional.
"I have to reiterate that this is a stupid decision! Yes, I have to say that they are stupid! We have done many experiments on the 750 GeV characteristic peak anomaly, and many excellent scholars have participated in this project. Even if you doubt their conclusions, you should first refute them with your own views, prove that you are correct, and that your theory is worthy of verification. This is the correct procedure!
"But look at the situation now. Chairman Lu, or Professor Lu, doesn't care about the board of directors at all. Instead, he threw a work plan in front of us, asking us to waste a lot of resources to fulfill his unrealistic dream!
"No matter how optimistic he is about the 750 GeV characteristic peak, we should abide by the rules of the ILHCRC board of directors and discuss this matter openly!"
The reporter in the audience asked.
"But Professor Whittle, according to the ILHCRC, they said they discussed it at the meeting —"
"That's not a discussion at all!" Although Professor Whittle was emotional, he was still calm. When he heard the reporter's words, it was like a ball of fire was ignited in his heart. He suddenly became furious and said, "I said it, the American scholars will not participate! All of the researchers at the Brookhaven National Laboratory will not participate in this project!
"If they want to waste time, go ahead!
"Time will prove that we are right!"
The moment he said that, the press conference was in an uproar.
The Brookhaven National Laboratory will withdraw from all of the ILHCRC's work in 2023?!
Is this putting the conflict with the ILHCRC on the table?
As the administrative director of the Brookhaven Science Society, Professor Whittle's words weren't just casual words.
As part of the Manhattan Project, the Brookhaven National Laboratory was directly under the US Department of Energy, and the Brookhaven Science Society was jointly established by Stony Brook University and Barter Laboratory.
This meant that the Brookhaven Science Society was the direct superior of the Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the Brookhaven Science Society was responsible to the Department of Energy.
If the news released by Professor Whittle was true, then things would become interesting.
Regardless of whether there were political factors behind this, one thing for sure was that the Brookhaven Science Society was ready to make a fool of themselves.
As for the 750 GeV characteristic peak, they already had enough theories to explain it. It was just an ordinary quantum fluctuation.
Whittle looked at the uproar at the press conference and the excited expressions on the faces of the reporters. He couldn't help but smirk.
If he had to be rejected by this wall, then so be it.
If they couldn't find the 750 GeV characteristic peak, they would have enough reasons to hold the chairman accountable through the board of directors, or even impeach him.
The power of the Brookhaven Science Society alone was definitely not enough, but if they joined forces with other research institutions that were also dissatisfied with Lu Zhou's approach, it would be hard to say what would happen.
After all, with the talent pool in China's physics community, it was difficult to support the operation of a huge scientific research institution like the ILHCRC. In the end, the two sides would compromise and reach a balance that could maintain the cooperation.
Moreover, regardless of whether or not they could remove Lu Zhou from the chairman position, this failure would be enough to ruin his reputation.
Whittle had a good plan in mind. When he submitted the proposal to the Brookhaven Science Society and lobbied other members to support him, he had already planned it out.
Now, he was sitting in the top seat.
All he had to do now was wait quietly and watch this joke play out.
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