Regardless of whether Lu Zhou was what Professor Whittle thought.
The entire physics community was in an uproar because of this matter.
On the physicsstackexchange forum.
As an internationally renowned physics forum, when the news of Lu Zhou's resignation from the board of directors spread, related topics immediately occupied all the panels of the forum.
Whether it was the chat section or the academic section, almost everyone was discussing this matter.
They were stunned by the huge amount of information.
"Professor Lu is planning to quit the ILHCRC?"
"Does he think that the ILHCRC can no longer keep up with his pace?"
"Impossible, the ILHCRC is already the strongest physics research institution. After leaving the ILHCRC, does he plan to do scientific research on an alien planet?"
"Could it be … that he plans to retire from the physics community?"
"That's impossible! He's only thirty years old! He's in the golden age of scientific research! There's no reason for him to quit at this time! "
"But what if … this is true? He's tired of physics. "
"Damn it! He should at least explain why he wants to leave! "
"This will definitely be the darkest moment in the history of physics!"
…
Less than ten hours after the closing ceremony, the entire physics community was stunned by Lu Zhou's amazing actions. This incredible emotion even began to spread outside the academic community.
Driven by this emotion, a letter signed by more than a hundred physicists appeared on the desk of the secretary-general.
The physicists, led by Professor Wilczek, hoped that the ILHCRC board of directors could retain Professor Lu. Even if he didn't serve as the chairman, he should at least retain a position on the board.
Looking at this letter that looked like a petition, Luo Wenxuan felt a headache coming on. He also felt an obvious sense of pressure from the long string of signatures.
He had considered many scenarios before.
This included how to stabilize the representatives of other countries after Lu Zhou left the ILHCRC, how to unite the academic big names in the board, and how to deal with the restless voices from other physics research institutions after Lu Zhou left.
After all, this was the center of the world of physics.
Everyone wanted to have a greater right to speak here and obtain greater benefits for their country and the academic community of the cultural circle.
However, Luo Wenxuan didn't expect that the greatest pressure didn't come from his opponents at the same level as him, but from the entire ILHCRC.
"… What a headache."
Pinching his eyebrows, Luo Wenxuan glanced at the contents of the petition letter and threw it aside.
It seemed that he had underestimated Lu Zhou's personal prestige in the ILHCRC.
He didn't expect that Lu Zhou's announcement would have such a big impact on the ILHCRC!
…
In fact, it wasn't just Luo Wenxuan who didn't expect this.
Even Lu Zhou himself did not expect things to develop like this.
In addition to the physicists in the International Convention and Exhibition Center, at least five of the physicists he knew had written to him, hoping that he could stay on the ILHCRC board of directors and continue to lead the physics community to create more miracles.
Lu Zhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this situation.
He just wanted to change his field and continue to climb to the peak of academia. He didn't expect that his resignation would cause such a huge wave in the physics community.
Inside the coffee shop at the ILHCRC headquarters.
Professor Witten was sitting across from Lu Zhou. He suddenly spoke with a strange look on his face.
"Your decision is beyond my expectations … I didn't expect you to make such a choice."
"Really?" Lu Zhou took a sip of coffee and said casually, "But I decided a long time ago … If you plan on persuading me, please don't waste your time."
When the ILHCRC was first established, he didn't actually plan on serving as the chairman of the ILHCRC. He just wanted to use the power of the ILHCRC to use the Lunar Hadron Collider to figure out the characteristic peak signal on the 750 gev.
Director Li was the one who persuaded him with reasons such as "at least the first three terms of directors have to be Chinese scholars" and "other people might not be able to convince the public". Finally, he was able to sit in this position for one term.
At the time, Lu Zhou had already decided that he would only be the chairman for one term.
This was why he began to train Luo Wenxuan as his successor after he took office.
"I'm not going to persuade you, I know you don't listen to reason." Witten shrugged and continued, "But I want to give you a suggestion … Or rather, please consider it."
Lu Zhou: "What suggestion?"
Witten: "The entire physics community is wondering if you have given up on physics."
"That has never happened." Lu Zhou flatly said, "If you read my interview on Nature, then you should know that I just want to give up this opportunity that is no longer useful to me. At the same time, I can have more time to do more meaningful things."
"That's right, you did give the opportunity to others, but you also took away hope."
Witten looked at Lu Zhou and continued, "I don't know if you have considered this, but the ILHCRC has so far surpassed CERN. It has become an unprecedented giant in the history of physics. Before its system is strong enough, no one can unite so many people and make them willingly serve as a common screw in this machine … except for you. "
"Although a group of outstanding young scholars has been born in the past two years, are you sure they can take over this heavy burden from your hands? You should know that not everyone grows as fast as you do. "
Lu Zhou: "I'm very confident in them."
"But the problem is that they obviously don't have much confidence in themselves." Professor Witten shook his head and said, "I have been at CERN for many years, and even CERN can't be built in a year or two. In four years, or even eight years, the ILHCRC will grow to the point where it can rely on personal charisma and prestige, and completely rely on the stability of the system … At that time, there will be no problem for you to leave.
"But now, unless you hope that the next chairman is a very capable person, this behemoth is likely to fall apart with your departure … Just like a sand castle by the sea."
Lu Zhou was silent for a while. He looked at Professor Witten and spoke seriously.
"Can you tell me your suggestion?"
"It's actually very easy, and you don't need to do much." Professor Witten said, "As a compromise, you can be a chief consultant at the board meeting. Even if you want to get rid of the mundane business, I still sincerely hope that you can at least reserve the right to veto. If you plan to let go of the steering wheel, then please at least put your foot on the brake until the next driver is reliable enough, so that you can do something at the critical moment. "
Lu Zhou said seriously, "Actually, even without the position of chief consultant, I can still do this."
Professor Witten blinked and spoke with a smile.
"I know, of course you can."
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