Originally, Lu Zhou just thought that it would be a pity to just disband the STAR-2 demonstration reactor project team. Therefore, he proposed to retain the people who had experience in managing large-scale scientific research projects. This way, he could follow the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres' model and establish a bridge between companies and research institutions.
However, he didn't expect the higher-ups to give this job to him.
What was even more unexpected was that the remaining 2.7 billion yuan in scientific research funding for the demonstration reactor project was also given to him as a "scientific research start-up fund".
Under normal circumstances, the unused research funds should be taken back.
With this money, he wouldn't have to worry about employee salaries, the location of the new research and development center, and other costs for the time being.
The day after the commendation conference.
The people from the Ministry of Science and Technology took the initiative to contact Lu Zhou.
The person who personally visited him was a man in his early thirties. He wore glasses and looked quite elegant and easy-going.
According to his self-introduction, Lu Zhou learned that his name was Feng Shuqing, and he graduated from the life sciences department of Shuimu University. However, after he graduated with a master's degree, he didn't work in this field. Instead, he entered the strategic planning department of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Before he was transferred here, his position wasn't low.
According to the department's arrangement, Secretary Feng was mainly responsible for two things. One was to cooperate with other departments to complete the reorganization of the STAR-2 demonstration reactor project team, and the other was to serve as the secretary of the Eastern Production and Research Consortium.
"… The higher-ups attach great importance to your suggestions and told our department to cooperate with you. After a meeting, the leaders of our department decided to send me to assist you. " Feng Shuqing noticed the surprise on Lu Zhou's face, so he smiled and asked, "Is there a problem, Director Lu?"
Lu Zhou smiled awkwardly and said, "Nothing, I just feel like Secretary Feng is very young."
Feng Shuqing smiled and said, "Maybe the higher-ups think that Director Lu and I are close in age, so we can reduce the gap in communication."
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "I'll have to trouble you with the management. I might have a lot of things to do here, so I might not be able to handle everything."
Feng Shuqing said, "Don't worry about that, the department sent me here to help you!"
Lu Zhou: "Okay, then I'll have to trouble you in the future … Oh, right, one more thing."
Feng Shuqing: "What is it?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Just call me Professor Lu in the future. It sounds more comfortable."
Feng Shuqing paused for a second, then smiled and said, "Since Professor Lu insists, then I'll call you that from now on."
…
As the end of the New Year gradually passed, it was confirmed that Lu Zhou's body was fine. After his parents repeatedly told him to pay more attention to his health, they also returned to Jiangling. His sister, Xiao Tong, also went back to Jinling before him and started to go through the procedures for studying abroad.
As for Lu Zhou, he had something to do in Shang Jing, so he stayed here for a few more days.
After he was discharged from 301 Hospital, he had been staying in the hotel next to Yuanmingyuan that looked like a sanatorium. Even though he didn't have a house in Shang Jing, every time he came here, he didn't have to worry about a place to stay.
Three days after the commendation conference ended, Feng Shuqing went to Haizhou and began to deal with the STAR-2 demonstration reactor restructuring.
Lu Zhou was almost done with his business here, so he bought a train ticket back to Jinling.
He had been a professor at Jin Ling University for almost a year, but he hadn't taught a single class to the students at Jin Ling University. Now that the burden of controllable fusion was finally gone, he could finally spend some time on things that he was interested in.
Dusk, next to the artificial lake in the hotel's backyard.
Chen Yushan, who was walking next to Lu Zhou, asked.
She asked, "Are you feeling better?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I'm already discharged, what do you think?"
Chen Yushan sighed and said, "I know you like to stay in the laboratory, but don't push yourself too hard."
Lu Zhou said, "Don't worry about that, the controllable fusion project is over. I won't be so busy for a while."
Chen Yushan: "What do you plan on doing next?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "I plan on going back to Jin Ling University to teach."
Chen Yushan said, "You're already a chief designer, how do you still have time to teach at a university?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Being a chief designer is a thing of the past. Now that the controllable fusion project is complete, the rest of the work can be handed over to the technicians. There's nothing for me to design anymore."
Even though Lu Zhou did some things at the Eastern Industrial Research Institute before he left, he didn't plan on spending too much time outside of research and development. He was just paving the way for his future work.
If Feng Shuqing's abilities were up to standard, Lu Zhou planned on only planning the general direction and leaving the specific work to Feng Shuqing.
Speaking of which, this was quite interesting.
Lu Zhou realized that his experience was surprisingly similar to someone on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
After the Manhattan Project was completed, Oppenheimer returned to Princeton to become a dean and no longer engaged in atomic bomb research. However, unlike him, Oppenheimer was kicked out because of his inner guilt and anti-war activities. On the other hand, Lu Zhou was not interested in management work, so he retired.
Compared to Oppenheimer, who was "rehabilitated" 20 years later, Lu Zhou's rewards were quite generous.
Whether it was the father of controllable fusion or the halo of the Ling Yun medal.
With these two halos, forget about the Chinese academic community, even outside of academia, he could do whatever he wanted.
At least in China, no matter how much money he had, even if he was the richest man in the world, he couldn't do this …
Chen Yushan gently kicked a stone on the side of the road and sighed. She looked at the rockery on the lake and spoke with melancholy.
"That's great, you know what you want to do, and you know how to achieve your goals. Unlike me … "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Aren't you the same? The offer from the University of Pennsylvania isn't that easy to get. "
Chen Yushan seemed to be unhappy with this comfort, and she pouted unhappily.
"Is it harder than the offer from Princeton? The one who almost became the dean of the Princeton mathematics department, Professor Lu Zhou. "
When Lu Zhou heard this strange title, he nearly choked. He coughed and said, "When did I almost become the dean of the mathematics department? Why don't I remember this?"
Chen Yushan: "Anyway, it's pretty much the same. If you want to, you can definitely become a dean."
Lu Zhou: "Let's not talk about me, I'm quite curious about what's bothering you."
"Um … Actually, it's not really bothering me. Maybe it's just me," Chen Yushan said as she twirled her hair around her temples. She hesitated for a while and said, "My father wants me to work in the government, but I don't really like the working environment there. Also, I'm studying finance and an MBA. If I don't find a multinational company with a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars, wouldn't it be weird for me to work in the government? "
F * ck!
What do you mean work in the government?
Even though I'm joking, this is too much.
Chen Yushan looked at Lu Zhou and smiled as she said, "Okay then, thank you for listening to me … Since you're fine, I'll go back now."
Lu Zhou looked at Chen Yushan, who was about to leave, and he suddenly remembered something. He stopped her.
"Oh yeah …"
Chen Yushan stopped walking and looked at him as she asked, "Is there anything else?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "Remember the question I asked you last year? If I remember correctly, you promised me at that time. "
Chen Yushan: "…?"
Lu Zhou paused for a second and spoke.
"If you don't know what to do yet, why don't you come and help me?"
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