For Lu Zhou, today was definitely his busiest day of the year …
Even though it was only the beginning of the year.
As soon as he stepped down from the podium of the auditorium and crossed the threshold to leave, he was caught up by the reporters. What followed was endless interviews and a lot of boring questions.
After dealing with the reporters, Lu Zhou ate his lunch in ten minutes. Then, the secretary of the Lunar Orbit Committee chairman's office gave him an itinerary …
Just as he had expected, his schedule for the afternoon was also full, to the point where it was almost accurate to the last minute. He did not even have a minute left for himself.
Such a tight schedule formed a sharp contrast with the leisurely schedule of the first two days. Lu Zhou almost couldn't get used to it.
After a busy day, Lu Zhou thought he could finally go home and sleep until dawn. However, Director Li smiled at him and told him that there was a dinner party in the evening.
There was no doubt that as the chief designer of the Lunar Orbit Committee, he couldn't miss this dinner party …
"I know you're tired, but we're the same. I haven't even had lunch yet."
"For the sake of the US $20 billion, just bear with it. Even if you don't do anything, just stand there like a mascot and let people know that you're the chief designer of the Lunar Orbit Committee, that's enough! "
Faced with Director Li's earnest persuasion, Lu Zhou didn't want to bow down to money …
But US $20 billion …
Okay, if it was cash, he wouldn't be able to afford it.
For the sake of the money, Lu Zhou decided to go …
…
In the evening, the venue was also the Beijing Great Hall, but the venue was changed from the auditorium in the center to the Golden Hall, which was used for state-level banquets.
Compared to the opening ceremony in the morning, only guests who received a special golden invitation letter had the opportunity to enter this dinner party.
As for the other guests, their dinners were arranged at the other four hotels.
In fact, in terms of dining experience and the richness of the dishes, the food in the other four hotels was slightly better. Not only was it a buffet, but there were also all kinds of delicious dishes.
It was nothing like the stand-alone banquets in the Golden Hall. Apart from the unlimited supply of red wine, all the other delicacies were quickly replaced by other dishes as soon as they were served. If the guests were busy with social activities, they wouldn't even have a chance to eat.
However, if given the chance to choose, he believed that no one other than Lu Zhou would choose to dine anywhere other than the Golden Hall.
After all, almost no one attended such an international event for the sake of food.
The people who were able to stand in the Golden Hall were at least Nobel Prize -level scholars, as well as politicians from various countries and high-level officials in the field of aerospace and scientific development.
In this circle, even if you just casually chatted with someone you were interested in, it would be more rewarding than any academic conference dinner.
Of course, these things were only for those who needed a thigh.
However, for those who needed a thigh, these benefits were a bit useless.
After entering the banquet hall, Lu Zhou hurriedly greeted his old friends. He then went straight to the long table covered with a white tablecloth.
There was a meticulously arranged plate of red wine on the table, as well as food that had just been served from the kitchen.
He didn't eat much at noon, so he immediately focused all of his attention on the long table in front of him. He picked up the plate and began to eat.
Even though the food here wasn't rich, each of them was exquisite.
In particular, there was a roast duck that was pushed up by the chef on a cart, which was sliced and placed on a plate.
Lu Zhou especially liked to wrap the juicy duck skin in slices of dough. He would then put one or two green and white onions in the sweet sauce. When he bit into it, it was crispy with a bit of softness. The sweetness and saltiness spread along the taste buds. It was simply amazing.
While Lu Zhou was savoring the delicacies, two well-dressed Russian men walked over to him.
"Hello, Academician Lu, I'm the Russian Minister of Energy, Nowak." The clean-shaven Russian reached out his hand and said enthusiastically, "It's nice to see you here."
Lu Zhou looked at him with some surprise, but he still reached out his hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Nowak … You're also attending this conference?"
The former chairman of the China Mathematics Council made sense, but now that he was meeting a senior official from the Ministry of Energy, Lu Zhou was a bit confused.
Minister Nowak seemed to see Lu Zhou's confusion, so he smiled and explained, "I came to China to participate in a controllable fusion energy summit. I heard that Professor Lu was eating here, so I couldn't help but come to visit."
Lu Zhou reluctantly watched the chef push the roast duck cart away as he spoke.
"… You're too kind."
"Not at all, I'm a bit worried that I might disturb your dinner."
Lu Zhou looked at Minister Nowak and really wanted to tell him that he really did disturb his dinner. However, he thought about the self-cultivation of a scholar, so he resisted the urge.
Minister Nowak didn't notice Lu Zhou's thoughts. He reached out his hand and introduced the Russian who was standing next to him.
"Please allow me to introduce you, this is Academician Sivali, the chief engineer of Rosatom Corporation."
Finally, after waiting for the minister's introduction, the old Russian man, who looked slightly older but still looked strong, enthusiastically extended his calloused right hand.
"Hello, Academician Lu! I've heard a lot about you. "
"Hello." Lu Zhou politely shook hands with Academician Sivali. He then looked at Academician Sivali.
Even though he didn't know who Sivali was, he had heard of Rosatom Corporation. This Russian nuclear industry giant was one of the three giants in the world's nuclear fuel production field. It controlled most of the uranium mines in Siberia, and its industries included all the companies in the Russian nuclear industry.
This included 904 nuclear equipment manufacturing plants, 540 nuclear energy service agencies and companies, 39 nuclear material and radioactive waste storage sites, 75 research reactors, 6,176 radiation risk projects, etc …
After the controllable nuclear fusion negotiations ended, Rosatom Corporation, as the leader of the Russian nuclear industry, signed an order with East Asia Power on behalf of Russia. At the same time, they also obtained the first controllable fusion core before the European Union.
Currently, this nuclear core was placed in St. Petersburg, and the supporting facilities were provided by China National Nuclear Corporation, China General Nuclear Corporation, which was responsible for the construction of the "Fuxi reactor", and a subsidiary of Rosatom Corporation.
Since Academician Sivali was the chief engineer of Rosatom Corporation, he must be a great academic leader in Russia.
At least in the field of nuclear engineering.
However, what made Lu Zhou feel strange was that the Russians were very hot-tempered and arrogant. Especially those in academia, they were as stubborn as Siberian antelopes, the kind that would use their fists if there was a disagreement.
For example, the famous "announcement of death" in the mathematics world, Kolmogorov, who beat up his supervisor at an academic conference, was a hot-tempered Russian.
However, for some reason, Lu Zhou didn't feel this way about Academician Sivali at all.
Not to mention the antelope, it was as docile as a little lamb.
"… I read your paper on plasma turbulence. That paper opened the door to a new world for me. No one has ever thought of such a clever design. Launching He3 particles into the chaotic plasma and analyzing the chaotic system in the reactor core through the reflection point … You can't imagine how shocked I was when I read that paper."
Academician Vasily was holding onto Lu Zhou's hand. Lu Zhou's expression was a little unnatural.
Fortunately, Minister Nowak noticed his discomfort at a glance. He quickly coughed and interrupted Academician Vasily's enthusiasm.
"Okay, Academician Vasily, we are not here to discuss academic issues. These things can be discussed elsewhere."
The old Russian man suddenly came back to his senses. He let go of Lu Zhou's right hand and awkwardly touched the back of his head.
"Sorry, I was a little too excited."
Lu Zhou nodded with a polite smile on his face.
"It's fine."
He only came to this banquet hall to get to know Lu Zhou. Nowak saw that it was almost time. He still had to talk to the elders of China about energy cooperation, so he smiled at Lu Zhou and spoke.
"Then I won't disturb your meal. If you have time, I hope Academician Lu can come to Russia as a guest. I believe Moscow's food will leave a deep impression on you. "
Lu Zhou smiled and nodded.
"There will be opportunities."
(Fourth update! Looking for monthly votes ~ ~ ~ My liver hurts because I don't have any drafts!)
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