Afterward, He Ying asked a lot of questions on behalf of the audience, and Lu Zhou answered them one by one.
Including the impact controllable fusion technology would have on ordinary people's lives.
Including the positive impact that energy technology breakthroughs might have on the country's economy.
Including his own plans for the next step …
Of course, Lu Zhou obviously wouldn't talk about the specific technical aspects.
After the show was recorded, before the official broadcast, someone would edit the content of the show and remove the problematic parts from the official broadcast.
Of course, these things would be taken care of by professionals, so Lu Zhou didn't have to worry about it.
The show entered the second half of the show. During the live audience interaction segment, a twelve-year-old girl walked onto the stage with a large bouquet of carnations. She walked next to Lu Zhou.
The little girl blinked her big bright eyes and looked at Lu Zhou. She then handed over the bouquet in her hand.
"My teacher told us that if you put the carnations in a vase on the bedside table, you'll get better a little faster. Grandpa said that you used your knowledge to help a lot of people, so I hope you can get better soon. Also, I want to become a great scientist like you … "
It wasn't easy to say all these things in one go, especially when she was holding such a large bouquet of flowers.
After the little girl finished speaking, she took a deep breath. She looked so cute that people couldn't help but laugh.
"Thank you for the carnations!"
Lu Zhou smiled and took the bouquet from her hand. Even though he knew that this segment was probably pre-arranged, he still smiled and sincerely thanked her. "Just the fragrance of the flowers makes me feel like I'm almost fully recovered. Remember to say thank you to your teacher for me. "
The little girl's face was blushing as she nodded. She then turned around and ran off the stage.
The audience applauded.
With a round of applause, the show came to an end.
The show went from the studio to the lounge next to it.
After she expressed her gratitude to Lu Zhou on behalf of the show, He Ying smiled and spoke.
"Professor Lu, are you free later?"
Lu Zhou: "What's up?"
He Ying smiled reservedly. "Nothing special. I just want to treat you to a meal or something."
"Let's eat another day. I'm afraid Doctor Yan won't allow me to eat outside before I leave the hospital," Lu Zhou said with a smile.
Yanyan, who was standing behind him, didn't say anything, but it was clear that she had tacitly agreed with this.
Although she had no right to control what Lu Zhou wanted to do, as his professional doctor, it was one of her duties to repeatedly nag him about his health.
Although it was a pity, He Ying still said with a smile.
"Alright, let's do it another day."
After leaving the TV station, Lu Zhou got into the car. He was surprised to find that the driver had changed from the guard on duty at 301 Hospital to Wang Peng, who hadn't been seen for three days.
Lu Zhou sat in the driver's seat and looked at the familiar face in the rearview mirror. He smiled and said, "I thought you went home for Chinese New Year."
Wang Peng had a helpless expression on his face when he heard Lu Zhou's words.
"What Chinese New Year, I don't even have my year-end bonus."
Forget about the year-end bonus.
If it weren't for the fact that he had done a great service, he would have gotten off lightly.
Over the past few days, he had been getting scolded the most.
"Your year-end bonus is gone? Why — "Lu Zhou suddenly realized something and awkwardly coughed. He said," Oh, don't tell me it's because of me … "
Wang Peng smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything.
This question could only be understood. If he were to answer it, it would be difficult.
Of course, even though he was punished because of Lu Zhou, he didn't have any complaints. Instead, he felt bad for Lu Zhou. After all, it was his duty to protect Lu Zhou's safety. However, judging from the result, he obviously failed in his duty.
However, even though Wang Peng was willing to be punished, Lu Zhou, who knew the truth, felt bad. After all, he didn't faint because he was poisoned or malnourished. It was purely because he leveled up too fast, and his brain couldn't handle the burden …
Lu Zhou thought about it and decided to do something to make up for it.
He said, "How about this, I'll write a letter for you and explain the situation to your boss."
When Wang Peng heard this, he suddenly became anxious. "Don't, please don't do this."
Lu Zhou said solemnly, "No, I can't blame you for this. It's mainly because I didn't take care of my health —"
Suddenly, Yan Yan, who had been silent, spoke.
"His department has its own discipline. If something is wrong, it is wrong. There is nothing to argue about … If you really write a letter for him, not only will you not help him, but you will also make things difficult for him."
She was also punished for this incident.
The reason why she wasn't replaced was because the hospital report didn't have any direct evidence to prove that the cause of his illness was related to human factors.
This was also the reason why Wang Peng was able to return to his post and make up for his mistake.
Even though her father was an old comrade, there was no reason for him to be punished.
She never thought of asking Lu Zhou for help.
When Lu Zhou heard Yan Yan say this, he vaguely realized their difficulties, so he gave up on the idea of writing a letter to help them get rid of their punishment.
Although he still felt a little apologetic in his heart, this matter was in the past, and that was in the past.
At most, if he had the opportunity in the future, he would make it up to them …
When he returned to 301 Hospital, Lu Zhou was about to go upstairs for today's routine examination. However, when he walked to the main building, he happened to see Academician Wang waiting at the entrance of the hospital building.
When Academician Wang saw Lu Zhou coming back, his eyes lit up, and he smiled as he walked over.
"How are you? Do you feel better? "
"I feel a lot better." Lu Zhou looked at Academician Wang and smiled as he said, "It's almost Chinese New Year's Eve, aren't you going home for Chinese New Year?"
"I'm a local, where would I go? I'm just a subway ride home. " Academician Wang looked at Lu Zhou, who was able to walk on his own. He nodded and said, "I'm relieved that your body is fine. You don't know how many people died of anxiety when you collapsed a while ago. "
Lu Zhou smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm really sorry."
"Don't say sorry, we should be the ones apologizing to you." Academician Wang sighed and said, "Controllable fusion research isn't an easy thing, especially when it comes to coordinating the work of various departments. Originally, this burden was all on you, and you even had to personally solve a few key problems. Honestly … Old Li from the Institute of Materials of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and I feel quite bad. "
"Capable people do more work, that's not a big deal." Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Plus, I'm fine now, right?"
Academician Wang sighed and said, "I feel a little better that you think like that. Oh yeah, there's something else I have to tell you. While you were unconscious, we tried to ignite a few more times. From all aspects, the operation of the STAR-2 demonstration reactor is quite perfect. The president personally approved the implementation of the grid connection after Chinese New Year to supply electricity to 80 million residents in Jiangsu Province! "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Officially connected? That's a good thing! "
Academician Wang smiled and said, "Yeah, it's a great thing. I didn't expect to see this day in my lifetime. But before that, I'll have to trouble you with one thing. "
Lu Zhou frowned and said, "Is there a problem with the demonstration reactor?"
That's not possible, right?
Even the system acknowledged that he succeeded in igniting the reactor.
"It's not that there's a problem with the demonstration reactor." Academician Wang saw Lu Zhou's serious expression and quickly explained, "It's just that when it's connected to the grid, we can't just call it by its code name, right? After all, this is the world's first fusion reactor, so the higher-ups want to ask for our opinion. I'm not interested in naming things, the chief designer's opinion is my opinion. "
Academician Wang smiled and said, "Do you want to give this reactor a nice name? If you can't think of anything, you can use your own name. This is a good opportunity to leave your name in history. "
"Forget about using my name, it sounds weird." Lu Zhou coughed and said, "Let me think about it."
Academician Wang: "Okay then, think about it. I actually have a few options here, you can refer to them."
Lu Zhou: "What are the options?"
"Something like Hou Yi, Jin Wu, Fire Thief, Suiren, etc. There's also something like Prometheus. They were all voted on by the people at the base. Think about which one is more suitable. "
Lu Zhou thought for a long time and finally spoke.
"… Let's call it Pangu."
Academician Wang: "Pangu?"
"Yeah," Lu Zhou nodded and confirmed.
He had actually been thinking about this name for a while now.
With the unlocking of controllable fusion technology, not only would the energy itself change, but it would also change the future of the entire world.
In this sense, the birth of this demonstration reactor could indeed be considered a groundbreaking event.
"If you think it's a good name, then we'll go with it." Academician Wang smiled and said, "Okay then, I won't be staying here any longer. I'll report this name to the higher-ups. Rest well here and try to recover as soon as possible. Everyone at the demonstration reactor base is waiting for you to leave the hospital. We haven't even had a celebration party or commendation conference since the ignition was successful. We've been waiting for this moment for a year. "
Lu Zhou smiled and nodded.
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