Chapter 213 It’s hopeless!
The old paralyzed Hawking sat in a wheelchair, tilting his neck and grinning. Electronic synthesized sounds were playing on the small speaker behind him.
“The birth of IPS cell scientific research results is a shining pearl in the field of biomedicine! This technology has completely subverted my understanding of cell regeneration. I think this is the crystallization of human wisdom, a combination of technology and The perfect integration of life.
IPS cells seem to show me a new era of future medicine. This achievement is undoubtedly a revolutionary innovation in the history of medicine. I believe it will bring unprecedented health and well-being to mankind. It will definitely become a great miracle of life science!”
As the electronic synthesized sound played, Zhang Wei couldn’t help but blush. This was too much!
"Does Hawking always praise people like this? I can't even answer you when you praise people like this! Great miracles have happened, which leaves no room for me to be humble at all!"
Besides, a few people The reporters were also slightly surprised. They did not expect that Hawking would give such high praise to IPS cells.
This is Hawking's evaluation. In the field of scientific research, it is almost like an imperial edict. Even if this IPS cell is not so powerful, after Hawking's praise, it has become a "great miracle".
The old man did not expect that the research and development of IPS cells would progress so fast. This scientific research result was just announced more than a month ago, and now three problems have been solved.
In particular, the research on generating IPS cells without virus vectors has greatly reduced the carcinogenicity, which is equivalent to solving the biggest problem for clinical experiments.
If subsequent clinical research can achieve this kind of efficiency, the old paralytic estimates that he still has hope of standing up in this life!
The old paralytic is only 63 years old this year. He really wants to live another twenty or thirty years, at least to live longer than Einstein! However, for ALS patients, this is really a luxury.
When ALS has reached the level of an old paralytic, he has to count his days by the minutes.
Now Zhang Wei’s scientific research results have given the old paralytic man hope of survival. That's why he met Zhang Wei and gave him a very high evaluation.
This "great miracle" hat is not given in vain. Hawking himself also has selfish motives.
Apart from anything else, as long as this evaluation spreads out, the entire academic community will be extremely loyal to IPS cells, and many pharmaceutical companies will immediately invest in research in this area.
The more people who study IPS cells, the greater the chance of producing results, and the faster clinical trials can be carried out. Maybe some lucky person will come up with a way to treat ALS, then You can live another twenty or thirty years!
So even if it is to live for a few more years, Hawking has to brag about how awesome IPS cells are.
Hawking's exaggerated evaluation quickly spread throughout the venue, and Zhang Wei instantly became everyone's favorite.
In just one morning, Zhang Wei emptied his business card box and received more than a dozen invitations to visit, including the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Karolinska Institute.
The academic level of these two places may not be top-notch, and they are not in the first echelon in European university rankings, but they are the organizers of the Nobel Prize after all, so Zhang Wei has to go and get familiar with them.
The next day, an article titled "Ranking of the Ten Scientists After Einstein" appeared in the "Deutsche Welt".
The newspaper listed many scientists, including Hawking, Dirac, Feynman, Heidelberg and others. These are considered to be Einstein's later generations of scholars. Scholars of the same era as Einstein, such as Marie Curie, Bohr, and Faraday, were not included in the discussion.
In this article, the number one person is not Hawking, but Zhang Wei! The article directly calls Zhang Wei the "second Einstein."
"Welt" is the newspaper with the largest circulation in Germany. In addition, Germany was holding celebrations for the Year of Einstein at that time. This kind of report that plays on Einstein's popularity really attracts traffic. flow.
The content of the article involved rankings, and a lot of trolls instantly exploded, causing a fierce debate.
Any ranking, as long as it does not follow objective data, will inevitably cause controversy. If it is in the same era, the situation will be better. If it is in a different era, it will be Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong, which will be even more controversial.
It’s like asking who is the number one in F1 racing. Schumacher, Senna, Hamilton, Vettel, and even Alonso will all be nominated.
The same is true in other fields. As long as you cannot quantify it with data and rely solely on subjective evaluation, the result will be that everyone is right and everyone is right, and no one can convince anyone.
There is a market for such controversial articles. Seeing this, other media have begun to take advantage of the popularity and give their own rankings of scientists. The content of the rankings is also different, such as the ranking of Einstein's heirs. Ranking of scientists after the Cold War, ranking of scientists in the 21st World, etc.
But no matter how he is ranked, Zhang Wei will appear, and Zhang Wei will be labeled as Einstein's successor. Some tabloids even called Zhang Wei the reincarnation of "Einstein" for the sake of hype.
Europeans are also superstitious and believe in the cycle of hundreds of years. A hundred years ago, the young Einstein published three great scientific research results. A hundred years later, the equally young Zhang Wei also published three great results.
In the eyes of many people, this seems to be a kind of fateful intertwining, like a vine, exuding an invisible force, pulling two people from different time and space together.
......
At this time, Principal Gu went to complain to the leader again.
Principal Gu directly placed the latest issues of "Nature", "Science" and "Cell" in front of the leader, showing a resentful expression.
Although the leaders cannot understand these three papers, they also know that they have published papers in three major journals at the same time within one month, which is unprecedented and awesome!
"Zhang Wei's scientific research ability is so outstanding! Was it the same when he was at Tsing University?"
Principal Gu nodded quickly: "When he was at Tsing University, Zhang Wei It only took three or four months to make two major scientific research results: nucleoside modification and genetic scissors."
After hearing this, the other party frowned slightly: "Lao Gu, Zhang. Wei’s scientific research ability is so outstanding, why didn’t you report it last time?”
"It's not too late to report now. Such a talent cannot be allowed to stay abroad any longer. We must bring him back as soon as possible." Principal Gu said quickly.
"Then don't be stunned. Send someone to contact Zhang Wei quickly to see what conditions they need. If you can agree, agree. If you can't agree, I will help you coordinate. In short, get the person back first. Ah!”
“I came to you this time to coordinate this matter. I reported to you last time the reason for Zhang Wei’s departure. I’m afraid it will be difficult to convince Zhang Wei if this problem is not solved. Returning to China." Principal Gu put forward his own conditions.
"Well..." The other party frowned, it seemed like it was really a problem.
Principal Gu also understood that getting the gold-rimmed glasses was not something that the man in front of him could decide, so he decided to add fuel to the fire.
I saw him take out a stack of newspapers from his briefcase and said: "Please see, these are reports about Zhang Wei from foreign media. They are all relatively large newspapers and periodicals, including English, German and French. . I have compiled the relevant content into Chinese and attached it at the end. Please take a look.” I'm blind. Fortunately, there is a Chinese summary at the end, so you can directly understand the contents of the newspaper.
"Einstein's heir? Is this an exaggeration? Huh? It seems that several newspapers said so!"
"Hawking actually gave such a high evaluation? Great A miracle? Are the scientific research results of this IPS cell really so powerful?"
Looking at the contents of these newspapers, he immediately fell into deep thought.
If just one newspaper said that Zhang Wei was Einstein's heir, it would most likely be bragging. But newspapers from various European countries have said this, so this is not unreasonable. This shows that the scientific research results have indeed been recognized by the academic community.
As for Hawking's evaluation, it seems to confirm this. Even Hawking admitted that it was a great miracle. It is reasonable to say that Zhang Wei is the successor of Einstein. After all, besides Einstein, who else deserves such a high evaluation from Hawking.
"Could it be that this Zhang Wei will really become a great scientist comparable to Einstein in the future?" As this thought flashed through his mind, he couldn't help but start to get excited.
The second Einstein appears in China, the nation rejuvenates and the country rises, as if it is right before our eyes!
However, Principal Gu on the opposite side poured a basin of cold water on him.
"You must have seen that foreign countries have been eyeing Zhang Wei, which is why there are so many news reports about Zhang Wei. If we don't hurry up, people will really be snatched away by foreign scientific research institutions! By then, Our country has lost an Einstein!”
“Lao Gu, you are urging me on Einstein!” The other party clearly understood what Principal Gu meant.
"I'm not forced to do this! Talents are rare, especially talents like Zhang Wei. They are of strategic significance to the country and are worth anything in exchange." Principal Gu Put on a helpless expression.
“I understand.” The other party nodded: “I will write a report immediately and report the situation to the leader.”
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Several researchers at the Hybrid Rice Research Institute looked at the experimental data displayed on the monitor with excited expressions.
“This genetic scissors technology really works. With this technology, the third phase of our super rice research and development can be launched ahead of schedule!”
“Not only can it be implemented ahead of schedule, but it can also After saving several rounds of breeding time, I estimate that we will be able to enter the experimental field within three years!”
“Three years? I think you are too conservative. I estimate that it will take less than two years to enter the experimental field. In three years, we may be able to break through the 900 kilograms per mu mark.”
“This genetic scissor technology is really amazing. I heard that the person who invented this technology is only twenty years old! ? What a pity, when he came last time, I happened to go to the experimental base in Hainan and couldn’t see him! ”
"That Zhang Wei you're talking about, hasn't he already gone abroad? The new technology that was mentioned in the newspaper a few days ago that allows humans to live to be 200 years old was developed by him in the United States."
"䱱It’s all about the old almanac. When I went to look up information on the Internet the day before yesterday, I saw a news report. In the same month, this Zhang Wei came up with three scientific research results and published them in three major journals. ! Now there are newspapers abroad saying that he is the reincarnation of Einstein!”
“I don’t know if he is the reincarnation of Einstein, but it is true that he can publish papers in three major journals at the same time! Awesome! It’s such a pity that such an excellent scientist did not stay in the country.”
The few people were discussing as if they were no one, completely unaware of the old man not far behind him. He was standing there with an extremely serious expression.
...The weather is hot in July, and coastal cities in the north are obviously good places to escape the heat. At this time, many people will choose to go to the Jiaodong Peninsula. But for those who have lived in the capital for a long time, the best choice is definitely Beidaihe, Qinhuangdao, which is only 200 kilometers away from the capital.
A health center with a very low-key appearance is never open to the public, and every July and August, the security measures here will be strengthened.
In a certain room in the nursing home, an old man with white hair on the temples looked at a report material in his hand and fell into thinking.
What is written in the report materials is that Zhang Wei went to the United States to make scientific research results because he could not apply for funding.
After reading the report materials, the old man believed that it was true. After all, this kind of thing is easier to verify. It would be too low-level to fake this kind of thing.
But whether you want to replace someone because of this incident still needs to be carefully considered.
While the old man was thinking, there was a knock on the door, and then the secretary walked in.
"Leader, a letter has just been forwarded from the capital. The address is the Hybrid Rice Research Center." The secretary said and handed the letter over.
The old man took the letter immediately without hesitation. He knew that there was only one person in the entire Hybrid Rice Research Center who could write directly to him!
And this person did not report to himself through normal channels, but wrote a letter. That must be a very important thing.
The old man opened the letter, read it carefully, and then saw the name "Zhang Wei".
"Is it related to Zhang Wei again?" The old man pondered for two seconds, pressed a button next to the phone on the table, and then said: "Go and check on this scholar named Zhang Wei, give it to me A piece of detailed information about him. "
Just five minutes later, a piece of detailed information about Zhang Wei was placed in front of the old man.
This is not because the secretary is efficient, but because the secretary office has been prepared for it.
When Zhang Wei's name appeared in the previous report material, the secretariat had already collected Zhang Wei's information, and if the old man asked, it would be submitted immediately.
After reading Zhang Wei's detailed information, the old man took a breath and fell into silence again.
After a while, he finally made a decision. I saw him pick up the pen and sign the words "Comrade XXX please handle it as appropriate" on the report material.
Then he called his secretary and handed over the signed document.
The secretary looked at the instructions and immediately asked; "Do you have any other instructions?"
"Some people are no longer suitable to stay in important positions." The old man looked like He said it very casually and continued to read the materials without raising his head.
The secretary immediately understood, nodded expressionlessly, and then backed out.
Not long after, this instruction appeared on another person’s desktop.
"Handle as appropriate?" The man looked at these four words, hesitated for a moment, and then dialed the secretary's phone number.
After the two exchanged a few words, the man asked: "Besides this instruction, are there any other instructions?"
"The leader said that some people are no longer suitable. Stay in an important position." The secretary repeated the original words.
"I understand." After thanking him, the man hung up the phone.
"Some people? Some people! It's some people, not some comrades! It seems that no one can protect you!" The man murmured to himself.
This man is also an experienced official. He can understand the intentions of his superiors through just one sentence.
The title is very important. If you call it "comrade", it means that there is still hope. Even if you make a mistake, as long as you admit your mistake and have a correct attitude, there is a possibility of recovery in the future.
If you don’t even address yourself as “comrade”, then you are basically hopeless!
...
Paris, France, Champs Elysees Avenue, a luxury store.
Gold-rimmed glasses picked out a few items, and then quickly took out his credit card.
“Sir, I must remind you that the three items you selected are all limited editions. According to our brand regulations, limited editions only enjoy warranty services, but cannot be exchanged or returned. "The waitress introduced in English.
"I understand. Don't forget to invoice!" Gold-rimmed glasses nodded.
He wanted to take these items back to China for use. Even if he wanted to return them, there was no place to return them, so he didn't care about returns at all.
And since you have issued an invoice, you can go through the reimbursement process. Anyway, you are not spending your own money, so you don’t feel bad if it breaks.
The waitress wrapped the goods, handed him the gold-rimmed glasses, and then personally walked him to the door. After watching him go away, she walked into the store.
Walking on the Champs Elysees, the end of the road in the distance is the Arc de Triomphe. I feel high-spirited through my gold-rimmed glasses, and the depression accumulated in Germany has been swept away.
At this moment, the ringtone of the mobile phone suddenly came to mind, and the gold-rimmed glasses showed that the call was from China.
"You must be calling me for an international long distance call. Something must have happened. It's really disappointing to have a lot of nonsense when you go on a trip!"
With gold-rimmed glasses, he answered the phone helplessly: "What's the matter? Tell me quickly. I'm busy here!"
"You'd better come back soon, something big has happened!"
"How big can it be if the sky falls? ”
“Someone is coming from above. The team members have been summoned one by one to talk!”
"What? Talk to each other? Who committed the crime?" There was even a bit of schadenfreude in the tone of the man wearing gold-rimmed glasses.
"I don't know who committed the crime, but I heard that most of the conversation was about you."
"About me?" The gold-rimmed glasses secretly said something bad. He immediately asked: "What specifically did you ask?"
"The main question was whether you had used your authority to block the approval of scientific research funds."
"That's it? "Gold-rimmed glasses think, this is no big deal!
The other party continued: "I also asked Zhang Wei separately about the specific status of the funding approval."
"Zhang Wei? Why is it him again!" said the heart of the gold-rimmed glasses, and even ran to Paris. Now that I'm here, why can I still hear this name?
After ending the call, the more he thought about the gold-rimmed glasses, the more something was wrong. He finally found a secluded place and dialed a phone number, intending to find out what happened.
After staying in this position for many years, I have accumulated a lot of connections.
The phone only thought for three times before a prompt tone came: "Sorry, the number you dialed cannot be connected at the moment. Please call again later."
The gold-rimmed glasses were slightly startled, which clearly meant that the other party hung up the phone on his own initiative.
"It was probably a meeting and it was inconvenient to answer the phone! The gold-rimmed glasses made another call. This time he listened to the ringtone for more than a minute. The other party didn't answer and hung up automatically.
“Didn’t you hear the ringtone? Probably went to the toilet. ”
The gold-rimmed glasses dialed the third number, but still no one answered.
He made seven or eight calls in succession, but no one answered or the phone was hung up. At this time, the gold-rimmed glasses finally felt that something was wrong
It’s clear, everyone is hiding from me!
"Is it possible that I was the one who committed the crime? So everyone has to cut ties with me!"
The next second, the gold-rimmed glasses looked at the ones he just bought. Luxury goods.
If you really made a mistake, how can you reimburse these items!
(End of this chapter)