Lu Yang, Science Island.
Chinese Academy of Sciences Material Research Institute.
Sheng Xianfu stood in the research institute director's office and gently placed a resignation letter on the table. He then took a step back and looked at the stunned old leader.
"I'm here to resign."
The old leader was caught off guard by this resignation letter. He looked at the resignation letter on the table in disbelief. He then looked at Sheng Xianfu in front of him.
"Re … resign?"
"Yes." Sheng Xianfu nodded. He knew that he had no way out of this resignation letter. He took a deep breath and spoke in a calm tone.
"You know that I'm researching stellarators. This is a rare opportunity, it would be a shame to miss it. I know you don't want to choose between Academician Zhou and Professor Lu. If I insist on going, the institute will definitely be in a difficult position. If that's the case, then there's no problem with me resigning, right? "
The old leader shook his head and said, "Why are you doing this? Regardless of whether Academician Zhou's approach is right or wrong, it's their own business. You're just asking for trouble. "
Looking at the resignation letter, he sighed and said.
"Leave the resignation letter with me for now. Think about it for a few more days."
He appreciated Professor Sheng's talent, and he didn't want to see this promising researcher ruin his future. Therefore, he asked Sheng Xianfu to stay.
If it was someone else, he might not even say a word and just leave.
Sheng Xianfu shook his head and said, "There's no need to think about it. I already thought about it before I came here."
There was no time to think about it. In a week, the visiting group would be leaving.
The old leader looked at Sheng Xianfu's determined expression and didn't say anything else. He signed his name at the end of the resignation letter and opened the drawer to take out his official seal.
"Since it's already decided, I won't say anything else.
"I approve your resignation letter. Go to the human resources department and go through the procedures."
Sheng Xianfu nodded at the old leader and put away the resignation letter from the table.
"Thank you."
After saying this, he turned around and walked out of the office.
…
The cooperation talks with Yuhua University went smoothly. Professor Li Changxia didn't hesitate to accept Lu Zhou's invitation.
But at the same time, he also made a request, hoping to retain his position at Yuhua University.
This was not only his own request, but it was also the request of the other researchers in the research team.
For Lu Zhou, their request was actually very easy to solve.
Lu Zhou went to look for Principal Wu again. After Lu Zhou promised to list Yuhua University as a research partner for the STAR Stellarator project, just like Lu Zhou expected, the principal readily agreed to this matter.
Although it was nominally the star scientific research project of Yuhua University, in fact, other than being the first stellarator in China, the H1-Heliac didn't bring any additional benefits to Yuhua University.
Regardless of what industry insiders thought, the concept of controllable nuclear fusion was still too far away for laymen. Because of this, Yuhua University wasn't able to provide much support to Professor Li Changxia. It was better to let them join the STAR Stellarator project team as experts from Yuhua University. With the support of a billion US Dollar grant, they might be able to produce some big results.
By that time, as a research partner, Yuhua University would undoubtedly be able to benefit as well.
After the matter with Yuhua University was settled, Lu Zhou didn't stay in Xiang Province for long. The next day, he rushed back to Jinling and began to make final preparations for the visit to the Max Planck Institute in Germany.
Including Li Changxia, there were five official researchers and a dozen or so associate researchers, along with several controllable nuclear fusion professors that Academician Pan helped him find. The STAR project team finally had a decent visiting team.
But at this moment, something unexpected happened.
Originally, Lu Zhou didn't expect to receive any help from the ITER China project team led by Academician Zhou. However, an expert still came from the Science Island in Lu Yang.
Even though he had already resigned …
In his office at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, Lu Zhou saw the stellarator expert who came from Lu Yang.
"Professor Sheng, nice to meet you." Lu Zhou stood up from his office chair and walked up to Sheng Xianfu. He smiled and reached out his right hand.
"I should be the one saying nice to meet you." Sheng Xianfu shook Lu Zhou's hand and said, "Not to mention I'm no longer a professor."
It wasn't just his position at the Institute of Materials. Because he was going to be working in Jinling for a long time, he also resigned from his teaching position at the University of Science and Technology of China.
Lu Zhou: "If you don't mind, the Institute for Advanced Study is willing to provide you with a researcher position."
Sheng Xianfu didn't decline. He nodded and said, "Thank you very much."
Lu Zhou: "I noticed in your resume that you've been to the Wendelstein 7-X laboratory for an exchange before?"
Sheng Xianfu nodded and answered truthfully, "It was organized by the Institute of Materials of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. We have a cooperative research project with the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics on plasma interaction experiments. I've also attended a few of the ITER partner organizations' regular meetings. "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "It seems like you're quite familiar with the Max Planck Institute?"
Sheng Xianfu smiled and said humbly, "Not really, I've only been there before."
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Okay then, if that's the case, you'll lead the exchange team."
Sheng Xianfu was caught off guard by this sudden proposal. He paused for a second.
He obviously didn't expect to be entrusted with such an important task as soon as he arrived.
Sheng Xianfu hesitated for a second before speaking.
"Um … I don't think that's appropriate. I just arrived here, I'm not familiar with the visiting group. Also, aren't you coming with us? "
"There's nothing inappropriate about it, the other people in the visiting group have only been here for a few days." Lu Zhou paused for a second and said, "As for me, I won't be staying in Greifswald with you guys. I have other things to take care of."
Lu Zhou had seen Professor Sheng's name on the list given to him by Academician Pan, so he had some impression of him.
As one of the top experts in the field of plasma physics in China, his research involved both tokamaks and stellarators. He also had experience leading a team abroad.
Lu Zhou paused for a second and looked at Sheng Xianfu with a serious expression. He then said in a serious tone, "This is a very important matter, I hope you can take it seriously. Of course, if you don't want to, I won't force you. But in my opinion, you're the most suitable candidate. "
Sheng Xianfu clenched his teeth and said, "I can try!"
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Then I'll leave this matter to you."
Sheng Xianfu asked cautiously, "What's the specific departure time?"
Lu Zhou replied, "We'll depart at the end of February."
End of February?
In that case, he only had three days to prepare.
Sheng Xianfu thought about the imminent departure date and couldn't help but feel the pressure on his shoulders increase.
Even so, he didn't complain. Instead, he was full of expectations.
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