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Zhuangcheng?

When this name came to his ears, Lin Yi was slightly stunned for a moment.Professor Zhuang Chengzhuang, of course he knew.

At the age of 15, he was directly admitted to the Department of Physics of Yanda University without going to high school. At the age of 16, he went to the State University of New York as an exchange student for further study. Three years later, he obtained a master's degree from the State University of New York. In the same year, he went to Stanford to study under the Chinese Nobel Prize Prize in Physics. Academician Zhu Zhaokun, academician of the American Academy of Sciences.

In 1994, Zhuang Cheng finished his postdoctoral career, engaged in energy-related scientific research at ExxonMobil, and was named an associate professor in the Department of Physics of Stanford University last year.It is rumored that he may become the youngest tenured professor at Stanford.

Lin Yi felt that compared with Zhuang Cheng, the latter was more like a reborn person.

However, maybe there is such a saying that Tian is jealous of talents. In Lin Yi's previous life, the fate of this Professor Zhuang was really not smooth.

At the peak of his career, he was involved in a car accident, his lower body was completely paralyzed, his right arm suffered a comminuted fracture, and he could hardly hold a pen.However, under such circumstances, this Professor Zhuang did not calm down as the world imagined.

In the fifth year after the car accident, Zhuang Cheng successfully explained the phenomenon of electronic quantum fluid and proposed quantum spin, which was rated as the top ten important breakthroughs in the world this year by the scientific journals of the year.

Based on this research, Professor Zhuang has almost won all the awards in the world of physics except the Nobel Prize, including the European Physics Award, the Barclay Award of the American Physical Society, the Dirac Award of the International Center for Theoretical Physics, the Uri Prize in Fundamental Physics and The Franklin Medal, known as Hawking of Huaguo.

That is an admirable scientific researcher, whether it is his spirit or his scientific research achievements, it is enough for Lin Yi to take off his hat and salute him, and write a capital letter.

"You are about the same age as Zhuang Cheng, both are Chinese, and both are outstanding rising stars in the field of physics. You should have dealt with each other before?" Simpson said, rubbing his chin.

Lin Yi was dumbfounded, "Professor, you think too highly of me. I have a master's degree in physics, but I'm already an associate professor at Stanford."

Lin Yi and Zhuang Cheng had dealt with each other before, but not in this life, but in a previous life, and... Lin Yi thought that maybe Zhuang Cheng would think that their meeting was not very pleasant.

It was a domestic scientific research conference. Lin Yi participated with Tang Runsheng, and Zhuang Cheng was already a special guest invited by the conference.When Lin Yikan saw Zhuang Cheng for the first time, he was pushed in from the side door of the conference by two bodyguards.

With a thin face, you can see the handsome appearance of the past. A pair of delicate gold-rimmed glasses are clamped on the bridge of the nose, making the sunken cheeks more obvious. His right arm and lower body are tightly covered with a piece of blue marble pattern. Inside the blanket, in the south in early autumn, it looked a bit bloated.

There is always a gentle smile on his face. This kind of gentle smile is different from the kind that Lin Yi used to pretend that he is harmless. It is a kind of warmth and kindness that seems to emanate from the bottom of his heart. There is a feeling of spring breeze.

After going through this kind of thing, can you still laugh like this?This is Lin Yi's first impression of Zhuangcheng.

Later, in the middle of the meeting, he got up to go to the bathroom, and at the door of the bathroom, he met two bodyguards beside Zhuang Cheng.

The two bodyguards looked stern, but there was a hint of anxiety in their eyes.

Is this guarding to prevent others from entering?Lin Yi raised his eyebrows. If he was on weekdays, he would have turned around and used the toilet with his troublesome personality. There are several toilets on this floor, not less than two steps away.

But that day, he was so stubborn that he didn't even think about striding forward. The two bodyguards glanced at him, but unexpectedly they didn't stop him.

Lin Yi walked into the toilet and saw Zhuang Cheng.

Zhuang Cheng had already "stand up", his left hand was tightly clutching the handrail next to the toilet, the back of his hand had burst out with very thin veins, his twisted right hand tremblingly reached his lower body, the palm of his hand was trembling uncontrollably.

Lin Yi subconsciously glanced at the single toilet room marked "for the disabled". The distance between the toilet cubicle doors in this venue seemed to be a little smaller than normal, and Zhuangcheng's wheelchair was larger than ordinary wheelchairs because it was equipped with an electronic notebook. in a circle.

Professor Zhuang's left arm seemed to lose some strength, and his body slowly swooped down.With Zhuang Cheng's back turned to him, Lin Yi couldn't see Professor Zhuang's expression at this time, he only saw that Zhuang Cheng's right hand trembled more violently.

He...why didn't he call someone?Obviously, those two bodyguards are outside...

Soon, Lin Yi secretly scolded himself for being stupid.If you can't move your whole body, will you be willing to let strangers urinate?Not to mention a proud son like him.

His hands seemed to be unable to support him anymore, Lin Yi hesitated for a moment, and walked gently behind the man, his body was close to his back, his right hand was clenched into a fist, and he encircled the man's waist from behind, helping him fix.

"Just think of me as a wall and a safety belt, I closed my eyes." Lin Yi said.

Zhuang Cheng's waist is so thin that Lin Yi wonders if he is as thick as his own thighs. He is also light and light, as if he can lift people up with his right arm.

The body in front of him was trembling slightly. After a long time, Lin Yi heard the sound of water that lasted for more than ten seconds, and the soft "Thank you."

Afterwards, they never saw each other again until the man's funeral two years later. Thinking of this, Lin Yi's heart was heavy and joyful.

He was overwhelmed by the untimely death of that person in his previous life, and he was overjoyed that the person was still alive now, and he was lucky enough to meet the healthy and alive Professor Zhuang.

"I think you have a common language, Zhuang..." Simpson hesitated for a moment, then continued, "He is very principled and takes great care of the students from Huaguo. He is very diligent, hardworking, and talented. You are very similar. .”

No matter how thick-skinned Lin Yirao is, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when he heard this. It's like someone telling an ordinary businessman that you are very similar to Bill Gates. There is a kind of respect from the bottom of my heart.

"Zhuang's high-temperature superconductivity theory has attracted the attention of many people. Many energy materials laboratories want to compete for this verification experiment. Originally, Simpson's laboratory did not want to join in the fun, but Lin, if you want to quickly stand in the field of energy materials This is a good opportunity to stand firm," Simpson said sincerely.

"Professor, you are right." After a few seconds of silence, Lin Yi said.

Both Stanford and Berkeley are in the San Francisco Bay Area, Stanford is in the South Bay, and Berkeley is in the East Bay. It is only an hour's drive from Berkeley to Stanford.

The news that Zhuangcheng wants to cooperate with a certain laboratory to verify the theory of high-temperature superconductivity has been spread at the end of last year. Many laboratories have already contacted Zhuangcheng and expressed their cooperation intentions, including the United States. Several well-known energy materials laboratories.

In terms of reputation, Simpson's laboratory must be more famous than them. After all, the top laboratories in the same sequence as Simpson's or even higher have their own reservations. The current Zhuangcheng is not enough for these laboratories to put down their arrogance and actively seek cooperation.

But as Professor Simpson said, Simpson's laboratory has made no achievements in the field of energy materials.It's like Apple, which produces mobile phones well, suddenly ran over to cooperate with Tesla and said that it was going to produce cars, what would Tesla think?

Thinking of this, Lin Yi's head hurts "chug-chug".

Before he could think about this problem, on the fifth day after Professor Simpson submitted the experimental report on the Hall thruster channel material, someone from NASA came.

"Hi, hello, Professor Simpson, you really surprised me!" The leader was a chubby American official, and the smile on his face hadn't disappeared since he stepped into the door of the laboratory.

At this time, the Christmas holiday was coming to an end, and the students were returning to school one after another. NASA's rows of black commercial vehicles still attracted the attention of many people.

The other people in Simpson's lab had already vaguely guessed something, but they couldn't believe it.

It's only been a few days, and after a holiday, the project results came out?Is this really not a TV show?

"It should be almost the same. Even senior Thomas rushed over overnight."

"I really envy Qiao Sen and Andri, not to mention the rewards, but the experience of participating in major NASA projects is enough for them to enter a good laboratory. It is not impossible to keep Simpson."

"Who said it wasn't."

"Luck is such a thing, I really have to believe it."

Simpson and Logan took Lin Yi and Tony to the front. After shaking hands with the officials, he introduced Lin Yi and the two of them sideways.

"Tony Bryce, the researcher who got the SpaceX award, I remember I mentioned it before."

"Yes, an amazing young scientist. Hello, I'm Edward." Edward is the director of the Aerospace Technology Department under NASA's Strategic Affairs Department. He belongs to the middle-level leadership in NASA. Although the rank is not high, he has real power lead.

"Hello." Tony returned to the proud look facing strangers. In the United States, scientific researchers have a very high status, especially scientific researchers who have made outstanding contributions in certain fields. It must be given, so Tony straightened his back.

"This is Yi Lin, the first researcher in the research on the channel material of the Hall thruster."

Simpson's tone was solemn, and Edward could hear it.

He looked at Lin Yi, the surprise flashed across his face, "American?"

"No, Hua Guo people." Lin Yi replied with a smile.

Edward was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately asked: "Mr. Lin, do you have any idea of ​​becoming an American citizen? The scientific research environment in the United States is the best in the world."

Everyone present was stunned. They didn't expect Edward to directly invite a Chinese citizen to join the American citizenship in public.

Lin Yi couldn't help showing a trace of astonishment, but he quickly realized, "I have to discuss this kind of important matter with my family, and I can't make decisions by myself."

Edward heard the words and nodded as if understanding. There are many Chinese scientists who are outstanding in the field of materials science, and he has dealt with them a lot. Naturally, the Chinese have a very strong family concept.

"Then I'll wait for your good news. The United States very much welcomes excellent researchers like you."