It turned out that Song Yangwei wasn't joking.
Perhaps it was because his practice of emptying the entire laboratory was a bit out of line. Even if in his opinion, this was the only way to save East Asia Power, the capital market obviously had its own ideas.
On the second day after Song Yangwei's phone call, the negative news of East Asia Energy seemed to have erupted in a concentrated manner, frequently appearing on major media channels.
Although this kind of news did not interfere with the normal operation of East Asia Power, it made its performance in the stock market depressed. The stock price, which had risen a little because of his return, seemed to have fallen back to its original state.
It wasn't even as good as before …
Staring at the stock price of East Asia Power for a while, Lu Zhou suddenly sighed with emotion.
"I can calculate the trajectory of celestial bodies, but it is difficult to predict the madness of human nature."
Xiao Ai: "Master? 0.0”
Lu Zhou: "Nothing, I'm just a little emotional."
This sentence was actually said by Newton.
In his later years, Newton felt that there was no challenge in bullying Hook, so he went to the Mint Bureau of the British Empire to get a position as the president of the central bank and began to get involved in the financial field.
Although this guy was indeed a genius and helped the British Empire complete the transition from the silver standard to the gold standard, Newton lost a lot of money in the stock market.
In particular, he encountered the "South Sea Company" incident, which was on par with the Dutch Tulip in the financial history of Europe, causing Newton to lose 20,000 pounds at a time.
In the end, he sighed with emotion. Since then, he no longer cared about the stock market and devoted himself to the study of theology and alchemy.
In fact, Lu Zhou didn't suffer a loss.
The money he spent a hundred years ago to buy East Asia Power stock wasn't money at all, it was paper. It was no longer a question of whether it was difficult to make him suffer a loss, it was basically impossible.
However, when he thought of the guy's threat to him on the video call, he felt a burst of discomfort in his heart.
If he didn't react at all and just watched him jump around and short his own company, wouldn't that make him look like a coward?
Lu Zhou was really angry. Without saying a word, he asked Xiao Ai to buy hundreds of orders on the stock market for him. He spent the nine million credits that Pan-Asian Airlines had just compensated him.
However, Lu Zhou regretted his decision as soon as the deal was completed.
After calming down and thinking about it, he felt that he had been too impulsive.
Nine million credit points, in a pool of East Asia Energy's level, couldn't even make the slightest splash, not even a sound could be heard before it was gone.
Even if he wanted to increase his holdings, now was not the time.
At the very least, he had to wait until the recruitment fair was over.
"I kind of regret it."
"… w (〈 Д 〈) w"
"Nothing, I don't blame you." Lu Zhou looked at the exaggerated string of characters in Xiao Ai's pupils. He shook his head and said to himself, "It's a pity that I don't have much cash. I can't even hear a few million."
It hadn't been long since he woke up from the dormant cabin.
If this was a hundred years ago, he wouldn't have needed a loan.
Lu Zhou put aside the stock market matters. He sat in the study room, closed the floating window in front of him, and continued to look at the unfinished model in his hand.
This thing was a holographic model of East Asia Power's latest controllable fusion reactor.
Compared to his design a century ago, it was obvious that there was still a lot of progress. Many things that he hadn't considered before had basically been perfected in this century of continuous improvement.
There was not much room for further improvement in the energy utilization efficiency of the first generation of controllable fusion technology. After understanding this, Lu Zhou was even more determined in his mind.
The second generation of controllable fusion, that is, deuterium-helium fusion, was the future of the energy industry!
In order to overcome the difficulties of the second generation of controllable fusion technology, there were two main problems to be solved. One was the ignition of the reactor, and the other was to store the fire.
To be more specific, it was to find a container that could accommodate and compress billions of degrees of high-temperature plasma.
It was obviously unrealistic to expect ordinary materials to be able to withstand this level of energy. Therefore, for this "container", Lu Zhou's choice was still a magnetic field.
Although the theoretical calculation result of 10000 T sounded a bit scary …
But compared to other technical routes, it was barely the more reliable one.
"But the problem is, where can I find such a large magnetic field?"
Gently moving his index finger, Lu Zhou removed the electromagnet component from the holographic model of the reactor. After enlarging it, he moved it closer and placed it in front of him to take a closer look.
In this era, whether it was office work or scientific research, paperless had basically been achieved.
The three-dimensional holographic composition could more intuitively reflect every detail in the design, and it could allow the designer to easily modify the parts that needed to be improved.
After trying it out a few times, Lu Zhou quickly realized the excellence of this scientific research tool.
Especially for online cooperation, this tool could allow multiple individuals to cooperate on the same work. For those researchers in a project team, being able to design while discussing was obviously much more efficient than the previous cooperation model.
However, no matter how powerful a scientific research tool was, it couldn't be separated from the problems of scientific research itself.
Just when Lu Zhou couldn't think of an answer, a paper he had read a long time ago suddenly surfaced in his mind.
"… Magnetic storm compression."
He still remembered that it was a research team from Moscow University. By setting explosives next to the magnetic induction coil and using the method of explosion to squeeze the magnetic field, the intensity of the magnetic field was strengthened.
Judging from the experimental results, they were undoubtedly successful. In the era of increasing the magnetic field strength to more than 100T, they even increased the magnetic field strength to a terrifying 700T!
Although this research result only existed for dozens of microseconds, the research team led by Professor Takeyama Shojiro of the University of Tokyo did repeat this experiment. And at the cost of sacrificing a whole set of experimental equipment and an iron door, the magnetic field strength was increased to 1300T in a short period of 100 microseconds.
Although this kind of violent experimental idea didn't sound very reliable, it seemed to be the most promising choice at the moment.
If a stable method could be used to achieve the conditions of magnetic storm compression using the energy of controllable fusion itself, then a high-intensity magnetic field that synchronized the frequency with the fusion reaction could be produced …
The whole device might be possible!
Lu Zhou's eyes became brighter and brighter, and his heart was itching.
If only his team was still here.
With the technical strength of the 22nd century, even if he had Sheng Xianfu and Director Li Jiangang, he was at least 80% confident that he could create an "experimental reactor 1".
"Master, someone is looking for you. (´ ・ ω ・ `) ノ "
Lu Zhou collected his thoughts and looked at the electronic screen on the small drone lying on the corner of the table.
"Who?"
"He claims to be the president of the Huaxia Bank. 0.0”
President of the Huaxia Bank?
Lu Zhou paused for a second and quickly remembered the loan problem he talked to the bank manager yesterday.
He guessed that the president was probably here for this matter, so he immediately spoke.
"Let him come in."
"Okay, Master. (́ • ́ • ́) ノ "
Lu Zhou changed into casual clothes in the cloakroom next door. He then went downstairs and walked into the living room.
When he walked down the stairs, the porch door also opened. He saw an elegant and easy-going old man in a formal suit standing at the door with a friendly smile on his face.
"Can I come in?"
Lu Zhou smiled at the old man and spoke.
"Come in, don't be shy."
Lu Zhou asked Xiao Ai to help pour a cup of tea for the guest and invited him to sit down on the sofa. He also took the time to look at the old man.
Judging from the white hair on his temples, he should be older than he thought. Because of the relatively long life expectancy of people in this era, people in their fifties looked the same as people in their thirties in the past.
This meant that the old man might be in his eighties.
However, this had nothing to do with Lu Zhou.
Just as Lu Zhou was thinking about how to speak, President Sun, who was sitting across from him, suddenly spoke in an emotional tone.
"He's too young."
Lu Zhou: "…?"
"Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you, I'm just a little emotional." President Sun smiled apologetically and continued, "I've heard about your history. The history books often praise you as a young and far-sighted scholar. I have always been confused by this kind of rhetoric, but now that I see you, the confusion in my heart is a lot less. "
Lu Zhou cast a surprised look at him, not knowing what he wanted to express.
After a pause, President Sun continued, "Innovation is the source of life for a company.
"Innovation is the source of life for a company. I have read analysis reports written by many people. Only thorough shock therapy can save East Asia Energy, which is gradually going downhill in innovation. It's just that I didn't expect that no one on the board of directors would have such courage. Instead, you, a dormant person from a hundred years ago, made such a decision. "
Hearing these words, Lu Zhou couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed in his heart.
Although he thought there was nothing wrong with what President Sun said, praising him to his face …
His skin was too thin, and he really couldn't take it.
"You're flattering me." Lu Zhou coughed softly and said, "I just don't like those worms who don't want to make progress."
"After all, that is your legacy to the Pan-Asian people … I mean, I can understand." President Sun smiled and continued, "Let's not talk about this. I heard from my manager that you want to borrow a sum of money to invest in yourself?"
Lu Zhou nodded.
"Sort of."
President Sun said strangely, "But I don't quite understand … If it is for the second-generation controllable fusion, shouldn't this money be from East Asia Power? Why do you need to borrow money personally? "
Lu Zhou: "It actually has nothing to do with the experiment."
President Sun: "Then why are you doing this?"
"In order to expand my speaking power on the board of directors." After a pause, Lu Zhou continued, "I want to apply for a mortgage loan. I will use East Asia Power's stock. Can you help me estimate the price?"
"East Asia Power's stock is a high-quality asset. There is no problem in applying for a mortgage. The key is how much you want to borrow."
"Let's start with 10 billion."
"Pfft — cough cough!"
President Sun, who was drinking tea, almost choked.
He coughed and calmed his breathing. He looked at Lu Zhou awkwardly and spoke dumbfoundedly.
"What do you mean … 10 billion first?"
Lu Zhou frowned.
"You can't even borrow 10 billion?"
"No, with the stocks in your hands, it's not a problem to borrow 100 billion, but the problem is that you don't even have a clear estimate of how much money you need —"
Just as President Sun was complaining about Lu Zhou's view of money, the watch on his left wrist suddenly flickered slightly.
When the old man saw the caller on the holographic screen, he was slightly taken aback. His expression suddenly became serious.
"Sorry, I have to take this call."
President Sun glanced at Lu Zhou apologetically. He stood up from the sofa, walked to the side of the living room, and pressed the answer button.
Lu Zhou was not in a hurry. He quietly waited for him to finish the call while drinking tea.
However, he suddenly noticed that the expression on the face of President Sun, who was on the phone not far away, suddenly changed. It was as if he had heard some shocking news. His blood pressure rose by a few notches.
"What?!"
"Yangwei Capital released a short-selling report? Are you sure you didn't see it wrong? "
"Okay, I got it …"
The call was quickly over.
President Sun turned off the video call window. He took a deep breath and returned to the sofa to sit down.
After hesitating for a while, he spoke.
"Um … Academician Lu."
Lu Zhou: "What?"
"If you want to get a mortgage, I really don't recommend you to use East Asia Power's stock." With an apologetic expression on his face, President Sun continued in a sincere tone, "If you must do this, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to give you a suitable price."
Lu Zhou: "Why?"
"The risk … You should go to the stock market and take a look."
With a strange expression on his face, Lu Zhou's index finger tapped in the air, opened the holographic interface, and cut to the window of the stock market.
Almost as soon as he logged into the account program, a piece of bad news popped up in front of him.
[Yangwei Capital released the latest research report on East Asia Power and gave it a sell rating.]
Lu Zhou looked at the stock price that plunged by 5%. He looked at President Sun sitting across the coffee table with a strange expression.
"What is a research report?"
"The research report itself is nothing. The key is that they disclosed the investigation materials about the chaotic management of East Asia Power in the research report." President Sun looked at Lu Zhou and continued, "In short, this is the situation. We recommend you to use other assets as collateral. Um, um … Do you still need a loan? "
"Loan, why not?" Lu Zhou said matter-of-factly, "I'll borrow 50 billion first."
When President Sun heard this number, he thought he heard it wrong. He looked at Lu Zhou blankly and spoke.
"Fifty billion?"
"Yeah, can't I?"
"You can, but this needs to be mortgaged …"
"I know, and I can't use East Asia Power's stock, right?" Lu Zhou smiled faintly. He gently swiped his index finger in the air and separated a screenshot from his account. He gently pushed it in front of President Sun. "Who said I only have East Asia Power?"
Looking at the face that was gradually filled with shock, he continued to speak.
"Which one is suitable, you can choose."
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