No matter how many impassioned words were said, they were all empty words.
Even though they were all scientific researchers, and scientific research was about emotions, people had to earn a living.
It was true that scientific research was about emotions, but emotions couldn't make a living. Star Sky Technology and the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study were definitely going to get the meat, but they couldn't just leave the leftovers for free.
Lu Zhou couldn't do that, and he wouldn't do it.
After the speech, Lu Zhou looked at the excited researchers and immediately gave everyone a week-long vacation. He also said that he would ask the finance department to give everyone on the project team a bonus of at least 100,000 yuan. He would also give a total of 20 million yuan as a reward for outstanding contributions to the research.
The first half of Lu Zhou's speech made people feel like they were on cloud nine …
But when it came to the second half of the reward, it was as if a cloud bomb had been dropped on the entire laboratory. Every inch of the air was ignited by the boiling enthusiasm …
…
Five minutes had passed since Yang Xu came out of the laboratory, and his eardrums were still hurting.
After hearing about the 20 million yuan bonus, the researchers were so excited that they shouted so loudly that even the glass was shaking. Fortunately, the precision instruments were placed in another laboratory. Otherwise, the roar would have wiped out millions of yuan.
He poked his ear with his index finger as he walked down the hallway with Lu Zhou.
He hesitated for a second and asked, "Isn't 20 million a bit too much?"
If it wasn't for the fact that they received a large amount of investment from a major company, the average engineering academician would only be able to apply for this amount of funding.
Giving out a 20 million yuan bonus meant that even if it was split evenly among ten people, each person would receive two million yuan.
Not to mention that there were only five or six technical backbones.
Even back when Yang Xu was doing his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he had never seen such a rich boss …
Lu Zhou: "Compared to the value they created, 20 million is nothing."
Yang Xu: "In theory, yes, but I'm a bit worried that the other researchers will be upset. Also, if the reward is too high this time, the cost will also increase if we want to give people more motivation in the future. "
Lu Zhou smiled and said nonchalantly.
"If they're unhappy, then they should work hard to achieve something. The Jinling Institute for Advanced Study provides them with a relaxed scientific research environment. It's not for them to retire, it's for them to spend more time on research."
"As for the bonus being too high … is that even a problem? If they make even more amazing achievements in the future, I'll buy each of them a suite in the city center, so what? "
"I want the entire academic community to know that we don't need to work hard here. As long as he can produce valuable results, I won't let him suffer. "
Lu Zhou had always believed that if those who created knowledge and expanded the future of civilization did not deserve to be rich, then who did? Who else was qualified to control society's resources?
It was as if he had never hidden his wealth, the fact that he lived in a mansion and drove a luxurious car.
Even if someone took a photo of his house and posted it on the Internet, or spread some baseless rumors about the source of his assets, he never paid attention to it. He didn't even take it seriously.
Why is it that everyone wants to be a scientist when they're young, but when they grow up, they all dream of becoming celebrities?
Sometimes, it's time for the propaganda department to reflect on themselves.
Even though Yang Xu was a little shocked by Lu Zhou's idea, as the director of the Institute of Computational Materials and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study Council, he still had to consider this issue from the perspective of the Institute for Advanced Study.
"What about theoretical research?"
"It's not so easy to produce visible results in theoretical research, and there might not be economic benefits even if you do. But if no one did it, our Institute of Computational Materials wouldn't be able to achieve what it is today.
"Do you know why the Institute of Computational Materials at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has never been successful? It's not because they don't have enough money to poach people, it's because their materials science is too strong! So strong that the PhD students in computational materials science are either working for the bosses in Silicon Valley, or they're working in CAD! "
After listening to Yang Xu's heartfelt words, Lu Zhou went silent for a while.
"That's a problem."
However, he only thought about it for a few seconds.
"Theoretical research is also worth encouraging.
"As long as the results are significant enough, we can reward them together."
Yang Xu: "…"
Other than calling Lu Zhou a tycoon, there was nothing else he could say …
…
Actually, Lu Zhou always had this plan. He wanted to set up a special prize for theoretical science at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, specifically to reward breakthrough research in the fields of physics, mathematics, theoretical chemistry, biology, etc.
Otherwise, it would be a headache for him to spend all of his money.
Maybe he should go for a Nobel Prize?
However, this kind of thing was too far away.
As for what to do, he would have to wait until he had one foot in the coffin before thinking about it.
Lu Zhou went back to his office and sat in front of his desk. After thinking for a bit, he took out a few pieces of paper from his drawer.
The carbon-based transistor technology breakthrough was a big deal, so it was better to talk to the relevant departments first.
Of course, what really motivated Lu Zhou to write this letter wasn't just the carbon-based chip breakthrough.
It was because the significance and value of carbon-based transistor technology was far more than just broadening the theoretical lower limit of chip manufacturing technology. It also introduced the topological insulator and other characteristics of graphene materials into the semiconductor industry.
According to theoretical predictions, zero-energy Majorana fermions would be formed in the vortex core region at the interface of three-dimensional topological insulators and superconductors. This feature could enable topological quantum computing.
What did this mean?
Not only did this mean that we opened up a new battlefield for the chip industry, but it also created the possibility of using Majorana fermions or Majorana fermions to construct topological qubits!
In layman's terms, this opened up a new world of quantum computer research!
As a scholar who had won a Nobel Prize for his research in the field of materials, Lu Zhou immediately saw the hidden value of carbon-based transistors.
If the reduction in chip manufacturing technology was just icing on the cake, then the realization of topological quantum computing would have a disruptive impact on the entire modern electronics industry and even the entire modern civilization!
Lu Zhou wrote more than two thousand words and folded this world-changing letter. He stuffed it into an envelope and placed it on the corner of his desk. He planned on giving it to Wang Peng when he went downstairs and asked him to send it to Beijing.
If controllable nuclear fusion was the first key to the future, then quantum computers were the second key.
Lu Zhou was lucky and honored.
This key was also in his hands.
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