Lunch.
Hotel cafeteria.
Lu Zhou walked in and immediately saw Director Li, who was sitting at the table by the window.
Lu Zhou walked over and sat down on the seat across from him. He looked at the panda eye bags and paused for a second as he spoke.
"What's … wrong?"
"Nothing, I just didn't sleep last night." Director Li looked at Lu Zhou solemnly and said, "Remember the cyber attack I told you about yesterday? According to Interpol, the main culprit has been arrested in Los Angeles. "
Lu Zhou: "… Oh."
Hearing someone else repeat the news that he already knew, he felt as if he was frying cold rice.
However, Director Li didn't seem to notice it himself. He continued to speak in a serious manner.
"… As for the accomplices, we've already arrested one of the criminals in the country. As for the other criminals, we've submitted the information to Interpol. The Ministry of Public Security has also brought the documents to the country of the suspects to assist the local police in handling the case."
Lu Zhou: "Yeah."
Director Li: "You don't seem surprised?"
Lu Zhou: "…"
What's so strange about this?
Not to mention that this news had already been trending for the whole morning. What you said might not even be as exciting as the imagination of the masses.
Director Li stared at Lu Zhou's eyes and suddenly spoke.
"Be honest, how did you find out about the hacker's identity?"
Lu Zhou was slightly taken aback by this suggestive question. He then reacted and looked at him with an inexplicable expression.
"I saw it on the Internet, why? I found out about it early in the morning. "
However, Director Li was not discouraged. He continued to say, "Speaking of which, we also received help from an expert in this matter. If it weren't for those clues, I'm afraid we would still be in a disadvantageous position."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I heard about him, I think he's called Dr. Z. He single-handedly broke into the headquarters of North America hackers and destroyed the headquarters of the 'Eagle Hunter'. He's a master."
Director Li didn't see anything wrong with Lu Zhou, so he was a little disappointed. However, he quickly recovered.
It didn't matter if Dr. Z was Lu Zhou or not. Not to mention, it could have been an information security expert from the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
The reason why Director Li tested Lu Zhou was purely to satisfy his curiosity.
Even if Lu Zhou really was Dr. Z, if Lu Zhou didn't want to disclose it, Director Li wouldn't disclose it for him.
Director Li cleared his throat and spoke about the real purpose of this trip.
"Although the 2.17 major cyber crime case was averted and ended with a complete victory for our side, it also reminded us that we must strengthen our defense in the cyber security field. Especially in this cyberattack, hostile forces used the Internet as a medium to illegally disseminate sensitive information, which posed a threat to our social stability. The Communist Party of China is preparing to — "
Lu Zhou coughed and said, "I know the general situation, but I'm just a mathematician. Are you talking to the wrong person?"
Lu Zhou didn't know if it was an illusion or not.
It felt like Director Li had already admitted that he was Dr. Z.
I can't do that …
Even if I have to expose myself, I should at least let you guys guess, right?
Otherwise, I would be wasting my time.
"Let me finish." Director Li cleared his throat and continued with a serious expression, "In order to deal with possible threats, the Communist Party of China intends to invest heavily in the development of mature quantum computer technology to strengthen our network's active defense and necessary countermeasures."
Mature quantum computer technology?
Even though Lu Zhou supported the Communist Party of China's decision, he felt like there was something wrong with it.
Lu Zhou hesitated for a bit and couldn't help but ask, "We eat oranges every day, where are we going to get oranges?"
Not only was there already a super large project, but there was also the semiconductor industry cluster, which was also a huge money-burning project.
Last year, he had spent close to 100 billion, if not 10 billion. It wasn't a good idea to keep running the money printing machine.
"Um … Speaking of which, I have to thank you." Director Li smiled awkwardly and said, "Since the implementation of the Southeast Asian Regional Power Grid Plan, we've seen initial results. After Southeast Asian countries enjoyed clean and cheap nuclear fusion energy, they couldn't stop. So far, this project has generated at least US $50 billion in revenue, and it's still growing. This year's research funding from the government is quite adequate. "
Lu Zhou nodded.
I see.
No wonder he has the money to do this.
If this were two years ago, he wouldn't have been able to complete the Lunar Hadron Collider project no matter how hard he tried.
Currently, the aerospace industry was barely breaking even, and it would take some time to prove that his decision was correct.
It looked like nuclear fusion was still the most profitable.
The excess electron power could be exported to neighboring countries at a low price, and the local coal-fired power plants would collapse. As the cross-regional power grid continued to expand to West Asia and Southeast Asia, sooner or later, East Asia Power would become the second China Tobacco.
Director Li: "Anyway, don't worry about the funding, there's no way we're going to lose money. Didn't you talk to me last time? Can that carbon-based chip be the stepping stone to quantum topology computing? Our bureau is still figuring out how to spend the money. I just want to ask, is the technical route of using carbon-based chips to develop practical quantum computers reliable? "
Lu Zhou was dumbfounded. He said, "What are you talking about … How can I say it's not reliable? You should at least ask someone who has nothing to do with it. "
Director Li shook his head and said in a serious manner, "I believe you're a realistic scholar, and you won't betray your beliefs for this small profit."
Actually, Lu Zhou really wanted to say that this wasn't a small profit, and he wanted to say that he was an atheist. Other than the pursuit of the truth of the universe, he didn't have any beliefs at all.
However, Director Li was right about one thing.
He really was a realistic scholar.
Lu Zhou sighed and thought for a bit. He then said in a serious manner, "Majorana fermions can be found in the carbon-based chip material, this is a good start. Theoretically speaking, as long as we can directly observe the zero energy mode of pure Majorana on a certain material, it is possible to achieve quantum topology computing. "
Director Li's heart was filled with passion. He slapped his knees and spoke with excitement.
"So you're saying this method is feasible?"
"I didn't say that." Lu Zhou looked at Director Li and said in a serious manner, "Whether it's feasible or not requires rigorous technical proof. You can't just throw a bunch of money at it. Otherwise, you'll lose all hope."
Director Li gradually calmed down. He pondered for a moment and spoke seriously.
He then asked in a serious manner, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "My opinion is, don't rush to make a big move. Find a few experts in the field and carefully examine the technical feasibility. After we confirm that this technical route is feasible, we can throw a bunch of money at it."
This was the safest and most reliable way to go about it.
If the technical route was proven to be feasible, they could directly upgrade the technical feasibility team to a research and development team, and the project could be quickly launched.
Investing without a clear path forward would waste society's resources, and it could also cause a negative impact on the industry due to overinvestment.
These things needed to be prevented.
"You're right." Director Li sighed and said, "I'm too eager for quick success, it's better to be safe!"
After thinking for a bit, he spoke.
"When I get back to the bureau, I'll write the relevant documents and set up an expert group to demonstrate the feasibility of quantum topology computing technology … Do you have any good people to recommend?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "Professor Wu Tianqun, carbon-based semiconductor technology was developed by his team. Other than that, we also need some experts in the field of quantum computing. I really can't think of any names in such a short time. How about I go back and prepare a name list for you? "
Seeing that Lu Zhou was willing to help, Director Li was overjoyed.
"Thank you very much!"
After lunch, Director Li didn't stay at the hotel for long. He didn't sleep at all, so he said goodbye to Lu Zhou and left in his car.
Lu Zhou looked at the old man's wobbly appearance, and he was a little worried that he would fall or something.
I haven't slept all night, and I might not be able to handle it.
Lu Zhou shook his head and took out his phone. He wrote the recommendation for the expert group into his memo.
But at this moment, he suddenly had a strange thought.
The selection of the members of the expert panel was basically up to Lu Zhou. If Lu Zhou recommended "his own people", wouldn't he monopolize the entire future of quantum computing research in China?
However, this idea only flashed in his mind for a second …
He didn't know why, but he suddenly thought of someone.
Academician Zhou, who had a conflict with him on the controllable fusion project, apparently wasn't the same person from the beginning.
Lu Zhou shook his head and put his phone back in his pocket. He then sighed.
He sighed and said, "No wonder so many people want to be a genius.
"Power is a poison, it's addictive …"
However, it wasn't very attractive to him.
。 m.
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