After the ILHCRC press conference ended, the relevant news quickly spread to every corner of the world.
The sensation caused by this was like a tsunami, sweeping the entire physics community.
The ILHCRC established an advisory board!
Lu Zhou was the first advisor!
Almost everyone was shocked when they heard the news.
On an internationally renowned physics forum.
The website management staff was well prepared this time. They temporarily added two servers before the press conference began. It took less than an hour for the press conference to end, and it came in handy.
Not only did the number of visitors to the forum increase several times in an hour, but almost all of the topics discussed on the forum were related to this press conference.
"Advisory board?!"
"A veto vote is fine! This way, not only can we prevent the organization from becoming rigid, but we can also prevent the new board members from making major mistakes in decision-making. It's perfect! "
"Haha, I knew it, Professor Lu is still reluctant to leave the physics community!"
"Although it's a pity that he stayed in this way, in any case, those who say that he plans to leave the physics community are just rumors …"
There was still a difference between an advisor and a chairman.
Compared to the latter, the former no longer participated in the specific decision-making work of the ILHCRC board of directors. They would only play a role when the ILHCRC encountered a major crisis or change.
However, even so, for many people, this was better than Lu Zhou completely withdrawing from the ILHCRC.
At least if the position of chairman was handed over to the wrong person, they still had the most prestigious advisor in the physics community to look forward to. No matter what kind of mistakes or crises occurred, there was hope to correct them.
Originally, the news of Lu Zhou's resignation from the board of directors made many people fall into pessimism about the future of physics and worry about the prospects of the ILHCRC. However, after hearing that Lu Zhou did not leave, the depression in everyone's hearts was immediately swept away.
It was obviously not just the physics community that was shocked.
Related news quickly appeared on the headlines of major newspapers and online media platforms the next day. It was also broadcast during prime time on major news TV channels.
A BBC reporter who had interviewed Professor Higgs a few days ago once again found the old professor, who was nearly a hundred years old.
But this time, the old man's opinion had changed 180 degrees. Not only did the worry between his eyebrows disappear, but he also didn't hide his praise for the ILHCRC's decision.
"… This is a very smart choice, and it is also a significant reform. If he just left, I'm afraid he left behind a mess that no one could accept. But now, not only did he leave behind a stable system, but he also left hope in the hearts of everyone who had high hopes for the ILHCRC."
"Although I was pessimistic before, now … I am very optimistic about the future of the ILHCRC!"
"If there are no accidents, it will still be the center of physics in a hundred years!"
"Unless there is a natural disaster or war, or a stronger and larger scientific research organization that can replace it, I can't think of anything that can shake its position … At least for now, these possibilities are very, very slim."
…
ILHCRC headquarters.
It was still in that coffee shop.
Professor Wilczek and Professor Witten sat opposite each other by the window. They drank coffee and talked about recent events.
"Did you suggest it?"
"Oh?" Professor Witten raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Why do you ask?"
"Because it doesn't seem like something he would do." Professor Wilczek said, "Although his academic achievements are unmatched, some of his personality is actually no different from many young people in their twenties and thirties. You can say that he's reckless or confident … In short, I've never counted on him to put stability first. "
"People change." Witten smiled and said, "I wasn't much better than him when I was thirty years old, and some people are the same when they get older."
Feeling that this sentence seemed to be talking about him, Wilczek coughed and spoke.
He coughed and said, "I'm just looking for some fun in life … Although I always bet with people, it's just some trivial things."
Witten joked and said, "Also the bet with Dr. Garrett Reese?"
When Wilczek heard this name, his eyebrows twitched fiercely. He gritted his teeth and spoke.
"Yes … After all, I only lost $1,000."
That bet was the shame of his life! (See Chapter 171 for details)
As a Nobel Prize laureate, he actually lost a bet to a bridge worker who knew nothing about physics. Every time he heard this name, he couldn't help but have goosebumps all over his body.
"Okay … Do you think this is a good idea?"
"I think it's good." Witten looked at Professor Wilczek and said, "I see that the ILHCRC system is being improved. It's changing from a kingdom centered on him to a holy land for all physicists in the world."
"And the most exciting thing is that I also see his personal growth."
A smile appeared on Professor Witten's face.
He leaned back in his chair and continued in a relaxed tone.
"I can see that he really wants the ILHCRC to become better. I am more and more convinced of my own judgment. I was right!"
…
With the establishment of the advisory committee, the storm caused by Lu Zhou's resignation finally subsided, and the ILHCRC matters finally came to an end.
A few days later, the ILHCRC board meeting was successfully held and a new chairman was elected. Lu Zhou could smoothly give up the position of chairman of the ILHCRC and say goodbye to this place that he had worked hard for for two years.
As the schedule of the meeting got closer and closer, this internal ILHCRC meeting successfully replaced the Century of Physics Summit and attracted the attention of the world.
Many physics forums at home and abroad even put up voting posts, giving countless people a channel to vote for the most suitable chairman candidate besides Lu Zhou.
However, in the end, most of these votes became votes for "the most influential scholar in physics besides Lu Zhou". The chairman of the ILHCRC did not only evaluate academic ability, so such a vote was actually meaningless.
Considering that China currently had an absolute advantage in the board meeting, there was no doubt that Luo Wenxuan would be elected.
Lu Zhou no longer had to worry about these troublesome things. After a day of rest, he entered the system space and opened the mission panel that he hadn't seen for a long time.
In addition to the physics level + 1, Void Memory, and a golden lucky draw ticket, the last mission reward did not give him an additional mission card.
Therefore, this time it was a three-way lucky draw.
Lu Zhou's index finger touched the translucent holographic screen, and three random missions quickly popped up in front of him.
The first mission was related to information science, and the requirement was to observe 10,000 groups of virtual family samples.
Although this mission sounded a bit abstract, it was actually very easy to implement. In short, it was to encourage players to log into the virtual reality world through the Phantom system and then collect various data from these samples.
Currently, the registered users of the Phantom system had reached 60 million, and it was still rapidly expanding to North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. It was too easy to match 10,000 couples and assign them some small missions. The mission rewards were also quite impressive.
However, for Lu Zhou at this stage, information science was relatively low on the priority list.
Therefore, Lu Zhou kept it as a backup option for the time being.
If the other missions weren't cost-effective, this mission was quite a good choice.
The second mission was related to … mental retardation? The requirement was to make a joke on April Fool's Day. The more people it affected, the more trouble it caused, the higher the reward.
Lu Zhou only glanced at such an unscrupulous mission and completely threw it into the cold palace.
Then came the third mission, which was related to materials science.
The moment Lu Zhou saw this mission, he had a strange feeling in his heart.
It was like love at first sight!
This mission seemed to be tailor-made for him!
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