The news these past few days had pushed Lu Zhou to the forefront of the storm.
The founder of the Star System Colonization Fund, the most expensive Valentine's Day gift in history … No matter which title it was, it was full of gimmicks.
However, perhaps because he had long been accustomed to being famous, Lu Zhou himself didn't feel much about the comments surrounding him and the 10 billion yuan fund.
Unlike those "counterfeits" that were just trying to gain popularity and take the opportunity to make money, he really intended to treat this as a long-term business.
Even though 10 billion yuan was not a very large number, and it couldn't even buy a building in Beijing, let alone a world-class project like this, this money was not sitting in the bank. Part of it was used for investment appreciation, and the other part was used to invest in high-growth aerospace companies with potential, as well as to reward groups or individuals who had made outstanding research progress in the aerospace field.
Just like Professor Paul Krugman's evaluation of him, even though the name of the beneficiary of this fund was only one person, far more than one person would benefit from it. It would benefit the entire human community.
While promoting the progress of aerospace technology and moving towards the ultimate goal of interstellar colonization, as long as the annualized income could be maintained at 2 points higher than inflation, this money would become a huge sum of money after a hundred years. It would be used as the start-up capital for the colonization of the new galaxy. It would be invested in the wave of the New Great Voyage Era, taking people with dreams of a new world to the unoccupied galaxy and spreading the fire of human civilization to the world 12 light-years away.
And this was the future he had painted or promised her on Valentine's Day.
They would leave behind their legend on that star that no one cared about …
"I feel like you have something on your mind."
Chen Yushan looked at Lu Zhou, who was looking at her with concern. She nodded with a heavy heart.
"A little bit."
"Can you tell me?"
"It's not a secret … I'm just a little worried about Xiao Tong." Chen Yushan, who had her hands under her cheeks and her elbows on her knees, sighed softly and said, "She didn't participate in any business matters before … But now, she is not completely an outsider. Is it really okay to continue to study at Princeton? "
This kind of worry was not without reason. Some bad things had happened many years ago.
Faced with Chen Yushan's concerns, Lu Zhou gave an answer after thinking for a moment.
"At this point, I can't say that Princeton is a special case and can become a completely independent ivory tower … But there is no need to worry about Xiao Tong's safety at all."
Obviously, he was not satisfied with this answer.
Chen Yushan rolled her eyes at Lu Zhou with a little dissatisfaction.
"That's your sister, can't you be more worried about her?"
As an only child, she had always hoped to have a younger sister or brother, but her father was busy with work, so it was impossible for her to reincarnate. Once she had a second child, she wouldn't have another chance.
Although she didn't think that Xiao Tong would really become her little sister one day, she was still very happy about this result.
It was precisely because of this that she was particularly worried about whether Xiao Tong would encounter any danger.
However, seeing how Lu Zhou wasn't nervous at all, she felt like she was being silly, so she was even more dissatisfied.
Lu Zhou read the expression on Chen Yushan's face and smiled.
"It's not that I'm not worried, but there's really nothing to worry about."
"Why? Could it be that someone is hiding in the dark? "
"There's no such thing. Besides, there's no need for that." Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "The reason why I said not to worry is that things are different now compared to a few years ago."
The nuclear fusion power station in Los Angeles had been completed. The lifeline of the entire western power system was not completely controlled by East Asia Power, but at least China still had a lot of influence in the energy system of western North America.
Unless there was a diplomatic crisis, the UA would not take the risk to provoke them. Without a military conflict, once China withdrew the nuclear power plant's technicians and nuclear cores, the cost of electricity for the entire city of Los Angeles would increase by an order of magnitude.
This was not as simple as going from extravagance to frugality.
Once many outdated energy industries were eliminated, even if they were prepared for the crisis, it was almost impossible to completely restore to the previous level.
And if this turned into a military conflict, and China forcibly detained the nuclear cores and technicians …
The Pentagon and the White House would have to think about whether or not they had the courage to face the Sword of Damocles.
"A strong country is the greatest guarantee for the safety of our overseas compatriots, so I'm not worried about Xiao Tong's safety at all.
"She can do whatever research and academic activities she likes, and she will be very, very safe no matter where she is … Especially in North America, the Americans are even more worried about misunderstandings than us."
Chen Yushan: "You're quite ambitious."
"It's not that I'm ambitious, I just believe that strength is the greatest guarantee of peace." Lu Zhou smiled and said softly, "I'm confident that we can maintain our current advantage and keep all those who covet us calm. That's enough."
At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.
Lu Zhou looked at his phone screen. He thought it was Director Li calling, but he didn't expect the caller to be Luo Wenxuan. He picked up the phone and moved it to his ear.
"Hello?"
"It's me!"
"I know it's you, what's up?"
Luo Wenxuan: "… Did you forget something important?"
Lu Zhou: "…?"
Seeing how Lu Zhou didn't speak, Luo Wenxuan knew that he guessed correctly, so he sighed and reminded him.
"That Century of Physics academic conference … Didn't you say it would be postponed until after the Lantern Festival? Now that the Lantern Festival is over … "
When Lu Zhou heard this, he suddenly remembered.
"Oh, I've been too busy recently, I finished it …" Lu Zhou smiled and coughed. He sat up from the sofa and said, "Don't worry, I'll come to Shanghai tomorrow."
"I'm guessing you didn't even send the invitation to the major research institutes."
"That's fine, I can write it now."
"… I'll write it." Luo Wenxuan said with a headache, "You can just sign it."
"Okay, that's it then."
Why didn't you say so earlier? If there was such a convenient way, why did it take so long?
After communicating with Chen Yushan, Lu Zhou hung up the phone and looked at Chen Yushan, who was sitting across from him.
"I have some work to do, I have to deal with it now."
"Do you need to go out?"
"No, it's fine in the study room."
Chen Yushan smiled and said, "Then go, do you want something to drink?"
Lu Zhou: "Coffee is fine … Actually, I can do it myself."
"I'll do it, you should go do your work … It'll also give me a chance to take care of you."
Lu Zhou felt his cheeks heat up. Before the feeling became more obvious, he turned around and quickly walked toward the second floor.
Chen Yushan watched Lu Zhou's figure disappear around the corner of the stairs. She stood up from the sofa and walked toward the kitchen in her slippers.
However, just as she was about to step into the kitchen, she heard a buzzing sound coming from the kitchen. She saw a small and exquisite drone flying over her head with a cup of coffee in its mouth. It chased after Lu Zhou's butt and flew upstairs.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but when the drone flew out of the kitchen, she seemed to see a line on the LED screen …
Emojis?
[(* `*)]
Chen Yushan watched the drone disappear around the corner of the stairs. She had her hand on the door frame and was stunned for a long time. She then muttered with her eyes lit up.
"It's that smart …"
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