When Lu Zhou turned off his computer, he felt a little hungry.
It was already 12 o 'clock, so he sent a text message to Wang Peng. He then got up, changed his clothes, and went downstairs. He then got into Wang Peng's car and went to the cafeteria of the demonstration reactor construction base.
This cafeteria was located on the inside of the site. It was originally reserved for the construction unit of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, but now, just like the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, it was borrowed by Lu Zhou.
Just like the other researchers, Lu Zhou had only been in Haizhou for a week. He had never lit a fire in his house, nor did he prepare any cooking utensils.
Even though he was used to cooking himself, he wasn't particularly picky. Just like the other researchers, he ate his meals in the cafeteria.
To be honest, the food here was not bad. The chefs in charge were all cooks transferred from the army.
Apparently, in order to solve the food problem for the two thousand researchers, the military unit next to them specially added a kitchen platoon.
Lu Zhou heard this from Wang Peng.
Lu Zhou made a plate of shredded pork, braised pork, and some seasonal vegetables. He then asked Wang Peng to go to another window and buy some pigeon soup for him. He then went back to the cafeteria and sat down to eat.
Lu Zhou was still thinking about the blueprint when Wang Peng suddenly spoke.
"Oh yeah, there's something I want to discuss with you."
When Lu Zhou heard this guy change the way he addressed him, he guessed that he was probably going to talk about business, so he spoke.
"What is it, just say it."
Wang Peng: "My superiors plan on strengthening the security around you."
"Security?" said Lu Zhou as he slowly ate his pork. He then asked, "Is there a problem?"
Wang Peng shook his head and said, "Not really, just in case."
Lu Zhou said, "I don't have any problems here. You guys can do whatever you want. I'm only responsible for the research. "
"Of course, we still have to ask for your opinion." Wang Peng smiled and said, "After all, we don't want to bring too much trouble to your life."
Lu Zhou smiled and picked up another pork shoulder with his chopsticks as he spoke in a casual tone.
"Speaking of which, I've never asked you before. What is your superior unit?"
Wang Peng was stunned. "You don't know?"
Lu Zhou shook his head. "I don't know. I wasn't interested in learning about it before, but after hearing what you said today, I'm a little curious. Of course, it's fine if it's inconvenient. "
"It's fine, you're not an outsider." Wang Peng looked to the side and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "State Security."
Hearing these two words, Lu Zhou was slightly taken aback and looked at him suspiciously.
"Are you sure?"
Wang Peng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "Why would I lie to you?"
"Nothing." Lu Zhou coughed and said, "I just think …"
Wang Peng said, "Doesn't look like it?"
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Yeah."
It's fine if he doesn't wear sunglasses, but he should at least get himself a Chinese tunic suit.
Also, his physique doesn't look like he's good at fighting.
Of course, maybe it's just that Lu Zhou can't tell.
After all, compared to academic matters, he really didn't know much in this area.
Wang Peng made a helpless expression and said, "Um … We're different from the bodyguards in the movies."
Lu Zhou looked at the chef who was chopping vegetables in the kitchen and joked, "Then tell me, how many of those chopping vegetables can you beat?"
"You're kidding." Wang Peng coughed and said, "I used to be in the special forces, you can't compare me to a chef."
…
After Zhou Chengfu came back from Europe, he basically stayed in Beijing to deal with the "aftermath" of the International Controllable Fusion Energy Program Execution Center.
Because China withdrew from ITER, the International Controllable Fusion Energy Program Execution Center was in an awkward position.
Even though they weren't disbanded, all of the cooperative research projects linked to ITER were interrupted, and all of the funding was transferred to the STAR-2 demonstration reactor project. This was basically the same as disbanding.
Also, what was even more difficult for Zhou Chengfu to accept was that the higher-ups only gave them one order, which was to fully cooperate with Chief Designer Lu and participate in the STAR-2 demonstration reactor project.
Again, "fully cooperate".
When Zhou Chengfu heard these words, he felt a fire burning in his heart.
However, this nameless fire was suppressed in his chest, and he had no way to vent it.
After he finished dealing with the matters at hand, he was about to go eat when he received a call.
He took out his phone and saw that it was Pan Changhong.
When Zhou Chengfu saw this name, his mouth twitched, but he still picked up the call.
"Hello?"
"Old Zhou, how have you been?"
Zhou Chengfu sneered and said, "Haha, are you calling to laugh at me?"
Pan Changhong: "What are you talking about? Do you think you're going to laugh at me?"
Zhou Chengfu held his phone and squinted his eyes. He was about to say something.
However, the person on the other end of the phone continued to speak.
"We can be considered old friends. Although you don't like me most of the time, I still think of you if there's anything good. Coincidentally, I have a bottle of Maotai here, do you want to come? "
Zhou Chengfu originally wanted to refuse.
But somehow, in the end, he still agreed.
He sat down at the restaurant that Old Pan mentioned on the phone. Not long after, he saw a familiar person walk in with a bottle of Maotai.
"Boss, like usual, make two dishes to go with the wine."
"Okay."
The owner behind the counter responded and walked into the kitchen.
Pan Changhong sat across from Zhou Chengfu and smiled.
"There was a traffic jam on the road, so I was delayed. I didn't expect you to be here so early. "
Zhou Chengfu said, "What do you want? Just say it."
Pan Changhong said, "Nothing, I'm just here to buy you a drink and catch up. What, you don't even have time for a meal? "
Zhou Chengfu frowned. He didn't know what this guy was up to.
Pan Changhong didn't explain anything. He took out two glasses and poured wine into them.
"After coming back from your place, I thought about it for a long time. I figured out a lot of things, but there are still some things I don't understand."
Zhou Chengfu said with a fake smile, "What don't you understand?"
"I don't understand what you want."
Zhou Chengfu frowned and didn't say anything.
Seeing that Zhou Chengfu didn't say anything, Academician Pan continued to speak.
"Talking about money is too vulgar for you and me. I'm sure you don't care about money. Talking about fame, we have students all over the world, but we have students all over the world. It's not an exaggeration to say that all the scholars in the field of controllable fusion in China know of you, Academician Zhou. "
Zhou Chengfu snorted and smiled playfully.
"So you're here to drink with me just to suck up to me?"
Pan Changhong laughed.
"I'm already retired, why would I need to suck up to you? Are you stupid, or am I stupid? "
Zhou Chengfu stared at Pan Changhong expressionlessly.
"Just say it, don't beat around the bush."
Pan Changhong stared at Zhou Chengfu's expressionless face for a while before he suddenly sighed.
"You've changed."
Zhou Chengfu frowned.
Pan Changhong took a sip of the wine in his glass and smacked his lips. It was like he was reminiscing about the past.
"… A few decades ago, we didn't have a good foundation back then. Mr. Qiao said that we needed to learn from western countries. The Americans made the stellarator C device, so we made the Lingyun.
"Later on, the Americans couldn't do it anymore, so they started to make the tokamak with the Soviets. We thought that the Lingyun wasn't going to work, so we also made the tokamak. Later on, the inertial confinement fusion became popular internationally, so we made the Shenguang. Unfortunately, the Americans' NIF ignition failed, and the inertial confinement fusion cooled down, so the tokamak became popular again.
"At the time, I said that this wasn't going to work. If we only followed other people's research, we would never see the light of day. You agreed with me that we had to actively participate in cutting-edge international research in order to develop our own technology. Later on, we set our sights on ITER, and we thought that was the way out. I wrote a letter to the Communist Party of China, and you went to Europe to negotiate. After a few years of hard work, we finally agreed to become a member of ITER.
"When you came back, you told me that you had broken a few tables with your bare hands before you managed to negotiate the cooperation."
"Since then, China's controllable fusion research has entered the fast lane. More and more research institutes have devoted themselves to this field, and the 585 Institute is no longer the only research institute in the field of controllable fusion. From Rongcheng to Luyang, we have built more than a dozen fusion devices. In less than twenty years, we gradually went from being chasers to leaders … "
Zhou Chengfu sneered and interrupted him.
"And then? Your hard work has been ruined by that kid. "
ITER left the group, the HL-2A still hadn't been fixed, and the controllable fusion field of the 585 Institute was gradually being marginalized … Even though half of the latter was because of his own unwillingness to cooperate, no matter what, the root cause of all of this was Lu Zhou.
Zhou Chengfu thought that Pan Changhong would be somewhat moved, but he didn't expect Pan Changhong to not react. Instead, he just smiled and took a sip of wine.
"Oh, and then?"
Zhou Chengfu said expressionlessly, "You don't feel bad at all?"
"Feel bad for the tokamak or for ITER?" Pan Changhong smiled and said, "Ask yourself, are we pursuing the tokamak or ITER brand, or are we pursuing controllable nuclear fusion? Now, my hard work has become the STAR-2 demonstration reactor. We've taken a big step toward the finish line, why should I feel bad? Why don't you tell me why I should feel bad? "
Zhou Chengfu's expressionless face froze for a second, and his shoulders gently shook.
Pan Changhong looked deeply into his old friend's eyes and said earnestly.
"Old Zhou, I only have one piece of advice for you."
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