At the exit of Jinling Airport.
Professor Rudy Dobrik, who was wearing a suit, stood next to the railing. He repeatedly reached out to straighten his tie and looked around anxiously.
Although it was not uncommon to see a westerner in this international city, his appearance of standing outside the airport and looking around was still a bit eye-catching.
In the past half an hour, at least two airport employees had come to ask him if he needed any help.
"Oh my god …" Professor Dobrik looked at his watch for the umpteenth time. He whispered in broken Chinese, "How long will it take for Professor Lu to arrive? That should be right, right? He should be returning to China today, right? "
After Lu Zhou sent an email last time, he immediately shared the good news with his collaborator, Professor Wei Hong of the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
After learning that their research had attracted the attention of the most authoritative scholars of the ILHCRC, the two did not hesitate at all. They immediately followed Academician Lu's instructions in the email and prepared a report on the Z particle gravitational anomaly. This report was arranged on the fourth day after the Nobel Prize award ceremony. They also notified Academician Lu of the report time.
However, just when the two were excitedly thinking that their academic careers would soon enter a period of takeoff and become famous, Academician Lu did not appear at the report.
Not only that, but there were not many people at the report site. It was a complete silence.
After asking around, he found out that Lu Zhou delayed his return to China for a few days. He did not return directly to Shanghai as planned. Instead, he went to Copenhagen to participate in the climate summit held this month.
Well, this is actually not a big deal. I'll just have another report.
However, what made Dobrik feel uneasy was that Lu Zhou, who missed their report, did not say anything. Instead, it was as if he had forgotten about this matter. He did not even ask about it.
Both Professor Dobrik and Professor Wei Hong could not help but feel a little nervous. Did their research "fall out of favor"?
Therefore, when he heard from the news last night that Lu Zhou would be returning to China today, he immediately took Professor Wei on the maglev train and came to Jinling. He wanted to see if he could move Lu Zhou with his sincerity.
Standing next to Professor Derrick, Professor Wei Hong thought for a while and spoke.
"After all, it's a private flight. Not to mention that the itinerary is arranged by someone else, it's not strange for the plane to stay in the sky for a few hours."
"Speaking of which, what's written on the banner hanging at the entrance? I can't see very clearly. "
"We warmly welcome Academician Lu Zhou from our city to win the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics …" Professor Wei Hong looked at Professor Dobrik next to him and finally couldn't help but sigh. He vented the emotions in his heart and said, "To be honest, brother, I think we're wasting our energy. If Academician Lu is really interested in our research, he will go to the ILHCRC sooner or later. If he isn't interested, even if we wait for him here, it won't be of any use. "
"But this is our only chance. No one at the ILHCRC is optimistic about this direction … Speaking of which, what does brother mean? My Chinese isn't that good. "
"It means friend."
Since the ILHCRC was becoming the new center of global physics, learning Chinese had become another trendy thing for physicists after learning French.
In addition to competing with each other and showing off their IQ and language talent, there was another more realistic factor. The latest experimental data of the ILHCRC was basically released in the original version in Chinese, then translated into other languages according to the original version.
In addition, some reports published on the official website also tended to release first-hand information in Chinese.
Although there was not a lot of text involved, the biggest taboo in academic matters was eating what others had chewed on.
In order to ensure that the information they received was the original version without processing, many professors who had worked at the ILHCRC for more than half a year began to try to learn Chinese.
Although Dobrik had been working in Shanghai from Brussels, Belgium for a year, his language talent was limited compared to other geniuses here.
So far, his language level was only enough for normal communication. There was still a long way to go before he could master various idioms and understand Chinese jokes.
Just like that, the two of them chatted while killing time.
Wei Hong was a little hungry. He was about to suggest that they go to the fast food restaurant next door to eat something when someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder from behind.
To be precise, someone patted both of their shoulders.
Wei Hong was about to turn around when a strange and serious voice came from behind the two of them.
"Can you show me your ID card or passport?"
…
Ambassador Du Yanming's words were not unreasonable.
Forget about him, even Lu Zhou, who had just gotten off the plane from the gangway of Jinling Airport, felt the grand atmosphere before he even walked out of the airport.
A large banner with his name and welcome slogan was displayed. The leaders of the municipal party committee and the leaders of the high-tech zone were all standing at the gate in formal attire.
To be honest, it was quite embarrassing to make such a grand scene.
Lu Zhou saw that there were so many people here, and there were cameras on the side. He was too embarrassed to give his girlfriend a passionate kiss.
Chen Yushan, who was standing in the most prominent position in the crowd, looked at Lu Zhou. She was also restraining the urge to kiss him.
The two of them were considered public figures. Due to the influence of Star Sky Technology in China, no reporters would dig into their private lives. However, they had to pay attention to this kind of thing.
At the very least, they had to be a little more patient in crowded places.
After taking a deep breath, Chen Yushan pursed her lips and smiled. She waved gently in the direction of Lu Zhou, expressing all the tenderness in her watery eyes.
Lu Zhou caught the tenderness in her eyes, and he winked at her. "Let's talk about it when we get back".
However, he didn't know if it was a mistake in the message transmission or because he was too handsome, but Chen Yushan, who was smiling at him, suddenly blushed. She rolled her eyes at him and drifted away.
Lu Zhou was a little confused by her reaction.
Maybe …
She's probably blinded by my eyes.
He thought about it and couldn't think of anything else.
The pick-up team approached, and an old man with shiny black hair walked forward and enthusiastically extended his right hand.
"Academician Lu, welcome home!"
Lu Zhou smiled and shook the old man's hand.
"Secretary Zhou, you're too kind, I've only been away for less than half a month, there's no need to be so grand."
Ever since Secretary Liu finally left, Secretary Zhou, who was transferred from Beijing, became the leader of Jinling. Lu Zhou only remembered his surname. He didn't ask what his full name was.
However, the old man who took the lead to greet him was very enthusiastic. He grabbed Lu Zhou's hand and spoke.
"I'm not being polite! Although you've only been gone for half a month, in this half a month, you've represented our country and won such a great honor that will be recorded in the annals of history! As the secretary of Jin Ling City, I should welcome you home on behalf of the general public. Please, come with me. "
Lu Zhou didn't decline Secretary Zhou's invitation. The two walked and chatted.
While chatting, Lu Zhou found that Secretary Zhou was also an interesting person. At least, he was very good at chatting.
The two talked about the Nobel Prize, global climate action, the situation in the Baltic Sea, the necessity of the expedition speech, and finally, the topic went off topic to the Bird's Nest celebration.
"Academician Lu, this holographic stadium … Can you build one in Jinling?"
Lu Zhou, who was talking about the future development of holographic technology, paused for a second. He immediately understood what Secretary Zhou meant.
After going around in a big circle, it turned out that they were after the holographic system …
Lu Zhou understood what Secretary Zhou was thinking and spoke with a smile.
"There's no problem with the technology, it's just that the system isn't cheap. It depends on your budget."
Hearing that there was hope, Secretary Zhou immediately said.
"The budget is easy, we don't need to build a stadium as big as the Bird's Nest."
Lu Zhou: "Then how big of a stadium are you planning to build?"
Secretary Zhou: "About twenty to thirty thousand people."
Twenty to thirty thousand people is okay.
A capacity of twenty to thirty thousand people is already the standard of an A-level stadium, right?
Is the budget really okay?
What Lu Zhou didn't know was that Jin Ling City had been very rich over the past few years, so they didn't really lack money.
Especially after the high-tech zone was built, it created a miracle in GDP every year. If they couldn't even build a new stadium, who would believe it?
An infrastructure investment of one or two hundred million yuan was nothing for the rich city of Jin Ling. Spending some money to enrich the spiritual and cultural life of the people in the park was excellent in every sense.
"I don't know the specifics of the operation, I can only say that it's feasible from a technical point of view. How about this, I'll ask my CEO … What's going on over there?"
While Lu Zhou was talking, a group of people at the exit of the airport attracted his attention.
He saw a foreign man and a Chinese man explaining something to the police.
When Lu Zhou saw the two people, the two people also saw him.
The interrogation and inspection were about to end. The slightly taller foreign man suddenly screamed in excitement after seeing Lu Zhou. As a result, he was immediately pressed down by two highly nervous special police officers next to him.
"Academician, Lu Zhou! It's me! Damn it … I showed you my passport, I'm not a terrorist, I'm here to study physics! If you don't believe me, look at my hair! Look, look at this sparse forehead. "
Lu Zhou looked in the direction of the commotion and stared at the man who called his name for a while.
Emmmm …
Who is this guy?
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