When Lu Zhou said "Academician Lu left", the scene was very awkward.
The people from the municipal government and the provincial government were there, and the TV reporters were ready. However, they didn't expect to see anyone at the entrance of the semiconductor industrial base.
However, there was nothing they could do.
After all, they didn't have an appointment, and they didn't have Academician Lu's phone number. Lu Zhou had been gone for a while, and he might be on the highway by now. They couldn't just chase him back, right?
That would really turn a small problem into a big one.
Just like Jia Yuanping expected, when they "met up" with the Hubei officials at the entrance of the semiconductor industrial base, Lu Zhou's car had already passed through the highway exit, heading toward his hometown in Jiangling.
When Lu Zhou's car approached the highway exit, he was shocked by the appearance of the Jiangling toll station.
There were a few large searchlights on top of the toll station. It was like the kind of laser lights used in public squares or stadiums, shining light into the sky.
Obviously, Lu Zhou wasn't the only one who was shocked by this scene, even Wang Peng was shocked.
"Are the toll stations on the highway flashing high beams?"
Fortunately, the high beams were aimed at the sky and not at the highway.
Otherwise, they might crash into a few cars at the entrance of the highway.
"…"
Lu Zhou looked at the toll station for a long time. It turned out that the lights weren't aimed at the sky, they were aimed at the banner above the toll station.
He took a closer look and suddenly cursed in his heart.
His name was written on the banner.
"… How about we change to another highway entrance?" Even though Lu Zhou was thick-skinned, he was a little embarrassed.
Wang Peng coughed awkwardly.
"… We're already here, where do I find another entrance?"
Regardless of whether he wanted to or not, he had to get off the highway here.
As Wang Peng drove the black sedan toward the entrance of the expressway, a group of people in formal clothes stood beside the toll booth in the cold wind.
The moment he saw the black car with the red flag, a big stone hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Sun Xiaofeng looked at the Mayor and quickly said.
"Mayor! That's it. "
Hearing the mayor's secretary's voice, the people standing next to him also breathed a sigh of relief.
They had been waiting here since noon. Now that it was already night time, they didn't have to wait until tomorrow to go.
Now that a group of people had arrived, they started whispering to each other.
"Is that Academician Lu's car?"
An old cadre, who was about to retire in a few years, looked at him enviously and said, "Black Red Flag. That's not bad. I guess it's from Shangjing."
"Do you watch the news broadcast?"
"Nonsense, which cadre in the government doesn't read it?"
"Then you definitely didn't look carefully."
"Why do you say that?"
"Let me put it this way. Look at his car model, it's the same model as that elder."
The surrounding people let out a small gasp of surprise.
Another young cadre couldn't help but say.
"I heard that he has a limited edition sports car, right? How come I didn't see him drive it back? "
Another person sighed with emotion and analyzed the situation in an orderly manner.
"Sports car is too flashy to drive back home. This red flag was given to him by the government. It's low-key, classy, and not eye-catching. It's also very spacious inside, suitable for long-distance running. It seems that this Academician Lu is not as unreasonable as the rumors say. He's also a meticulous person. "
Coincidentally, this sentence was heard by Mayor Wu, who was standing next to him. He immediately criticized in a low voice, "What unreasonable? Can't you say something else?"
"Yes, it's my fault …"
That person quickly lowered his head and accepted the criticism.
Suddenly, the man's black red flag had already arrived. It passed through the toll booth and drove toward the parking lot.
Mayor Wu Dingrong, who was walking in the middle, enthusiastically reached out his right hand from a distance.
"Academician Lu, thank you for your hard work!"
"No problem." Lu Zhou walked out of the car and looked at Mayor Wu. He took two steps forward and shook his hand. He was a little embarrassed as he said, "I'm just going home for Chinese New Year, it's a bit embarrassing …"
"This is what we should do." Wu Dingrong tightly held onto Lu Zhou's hand and said, "Jinling has a total of 17 academicians. You are the youngest and the most accomplished one. You are also the one who has contributed the most to our country's scientific research. You're not only the pride of Jiangling, but you're also the pride of the entire country. I'm just expressing my gratitude on behalf of my hometown. "
As expected of a person who sat in the position of the mayor, he really had a way with words.
Even though Lu Zhou felt a little embarrassed and didn't want to be so high-profile, he still appreciated Mayor Wu's kindness.
However, even if they were grateful, they couldn't spread this trend.
Not only was it a waste of his time, but it was also a waste of the passersby's time.
After Lu Zhou let go of Mayor Wu's hand, he spoke in a serious tone, "Don't do this in the future.
We're all from the same hometown, so there's no need to be so formal. If I had to go home for Chinese New Year, I wouldn't dare to come back for Chinese New Year. "
After chatting for a while, Lu Zhou politely declined the invitation to go to his house. He promised to chat again when he had time. He then finally got rid of this group of overly enthusiastic people and returned to his black car.
Lu Zhou sat in the back of the car and sighed.
"We've finally shaken off this group of people."
Wang Peng started the car and smiled as he said, "The local leaders are quite enthusiastic, not to mention you're the only one."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "The mayor isn't that young, right?"
"You might not feel it in Jinling, but if you stay in Beijing for a while, you'll realize …" Wang Peng shook his head and said, "The mayor of a prefecture-level city is still too young."
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and felt like this made sense.
It seemed like the few times he went to Beijing, the people who greeted him were all at the department level or above, and the people he interacted with were either deputy ministers or vice presidents …
Suddenly, Lu Zhou remembered something and blurted out.
"Speaking of which, what level am I?"
Hearing this question, Wang Peng, who was driving, almost choked.
"You don't know?"
"… I haven't paid much attention."
Lu Zhou had been staying in school for a long time. Even though he occasionally dealt with some work for the Lunar Orbit Committee, as the chief designer, he was mainly responsible for decision-making and scientific research. He didn't give specific orders.
Other than attending some meetings and communicating with the elders of the Lunar Orbit Committee and Director Li of the State Administration for National Defense, Lu Zhou didn't have much interest in interacting with other people in the organization. He spent most of his time in the laboratory.
A long time ago, he vaguely remembered that he had heard someone mention something about salary levels and administrative ranks, but he didn't pay too much attention to such unimportant things at that time, and had long since forgotten about it.
Seeing how Lu Zhou didn't seem to be joking, Wang Peng looked at the rearview mirror and coughed.
"The Lunar Orbit Committee is directly under the jurisdiction of the Senate. There is a security company stationed at the place where you live, and during special times, two platoons will be sent there. Also, this car … What level do you think you are?"
After hearing this, Lu Zhou went silent and thought for a while.
Emmmm …
He didn't pay much attention to this before. He only heard that academicians were treated like deputy ministers.
Now that this guy mentioned it, he suddenly realized …
Wasn't he a little too awesome?
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