"I finally got to see you in person today."
"I have always said that he is a young genius. He is better than seeing him. He is indeed young."
In a coffee shop not far from the Institute of High Energy Physics.
Hu Yunping said to Li Mu in front of him with a smile.
Li Mu said modestly: "There is no such thing as a genius or not, they are just ordinary people with good luck."
Hu Yunping couldn't help but laugh: "If you are lucky, a person can not only prove several conjectures in mathematics, but also bring important results to the academic world in physics and chemistry. That is really good luck. "
“Sometimes you have to have a certain level of humility.”
Hu Yunping waved his hand, "Forget it, I won't say too much about these things."
"I come to you today with two things. The first thing is to invite you to participate in our National Science and Technology Awards Conference this year."
"As the most famous scientific genius in our country, a conference like this would be a bit incomplete without you."
Hu Yunping said with a smile.
Then he took out a red invitation letter from his arms and handed it to Li Mu.
Li Mu reached out to take the invitation and said shyly, "This is an exaggeration."
"It's not an exaggeration at all, don't underestimate yourself." Hu Yunping said with a smile, "We have always lacked scientific research talents in the country, especially in basic science, and you have made so many achievements in basic science, but for We have won a lot of glory, and many leaders are already paying attention to you. You must attend this kind of conference."
Do many leaders pay attention to themselves?
Li Mu nodded slightly and also looked at the invitation letter.
What is written on the cover is [Invitation Letter to the National Science and Technology Awards Conference of China].
Opening it, the content inside is: [Dear Comrade Li Mu, the 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference will be officially held on November 2. You are hereby invited to participate in this conference. Please come at 9:00 am on November 2 If you come to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing before, there will be staff to guide you into the hall. 】
There are several units with signatures, and among them, the National Science and Technology Awards Office does not even seem to be very conspicuous, being placed at the bottom.
Li Mu couldn't help but sigh. It was indeed the most important scientific award conference in China. This level and scale were unmatched by ninety-nine percent of the other conferences.
In terms of the number of big shots who will attend, they are probably only comparable to those at plenary meetings or committees.
Of course, after all, science and technology are the primary productive forces, and we cannot overemphasize the importance of national scientific development.
After collecting the invitation letters, Li Mu raised his head and looked at Hu Yunping: "It's not necessary for Director Hu to send this invitation letter in person, right? Isn't it usually mailed?"
Hu Yunping smiled: "It doesn't matter, it only shows sincerity if I hand it over to you."
Then, he coughed twice and his face became serious: "Of course, the invitation letter is just incidental. I told you just now that there is a second thing."
Seeing Hu Yunping becoming serious, Li Mu also calmed down his expression and became equally serious: "You say it."
Hu Yunping said solemnly: "The second thing is that I will have a conversation with you on behalf of the country."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then looked around.
When Hu Yunping saw him looking around, he couldn't help but curiously asked: "What are you looking at?"
"Uh..." Li Mu hesitated for a moment and then said, "Is this the legendary organization that wants to talk to me?"
"But...are we talking here? Aren't we talking in some conference room?"
Hu Yunping laughed and said: "Actually, the plan is like this. I originally invited you to go to the Ministry of Science and Technology, and then talked with you directly at the Ministry of Science and Technology."
"But unfortunately, we found that your phone number couldn't be reached, so I simply came over to find you."
"Ah this..."
Li Mu suddenly became embarrassed.
This is probably because he set up a whitelist.
Before the whitelist was set up, there were too many people calling him, especially those from the media or some inexplicable invitations to meetings.
"Of course, you don't have to worry too much. After all, there are still many ways for us to contact you."
At this time, Hu Yunping smiled again and said: "It's just that I have excluded those methods and put the conversation here. I hope you don't feel pressured by it. "
"I believe you young people don't like to stay in a boring conference room and talk about this kind of topic with a 50-year-old guy like me, right?"
Hu Yunping's words were recognized by Li Mu.
Indeed.
"Really, you think so too?"
Seeing Li Mu's reaction, Hu Yunping smiled and said: "So although I am talking to you on behalf of the country, you can just treat it as a casual chat. Let's drink coffee and chat."
As he spoke, he picked up the coffee cup in front of him and took a sip.
"Ah~"
The sweet and bitter coffee entered his throat. Hu Yunping put down the coffee cup. After tasting it for a moment, he said: "Coffee is an imported product. It is a good thing. It is bitter when you enter the mouth, but gradually it becomes sweet, and then the fragrance lingers on your lips and teeth. It’s just a pity that the bitter taste will always be with you in your mouth, a mix of sweet and bitter.”
"This kind of imported product is not so perfect after all."
Li Mu also picked up his coffee, took a sip, and frowned slightly.
He never drinks much coffee, but this cafe is very pure and only sells coffee and nothing else, so he can only order this cup of coffee.
As for what Hu Yunping said, he did not express his opinion and waited for him to continue.
Hu Yunping obviously did not wait for Li Mu to express his opinion, and continued: "But we have to admit that this kind of imported product has enriched the lives of our people and provided some ways of recreation and entertainment. "
"So, this kind of thing is still a good thing."
"But unfortunately, some people in our country have accepted this imported product, but they look down on our own drinks, and even belittle them."
Hu Yunping shook his head and sighed: "Human nature is really too complicated."
At this time, Li Mu suddenly smiled and said: "I prefer tea. Although coffee is good, the sweetness of tea is more to my taste."
Hu Yunping laughed: "Maybe you don't drink much coffee? Maybe if you drink it for a while, you will like it."
Li Mu didn't answer. He just picked up the coffee at hand and took a big sip. He frowned slightly, probably adapting to the taste stimulation brought by the coffee. It wasn't until a moment later that he shook his head and said, "That's probably still the case. Impossible, just like today, if you hadn’t invited me to this coffee shop, I probably wouldn’t have drank it.”
"Even if you invite me to drink coffee here every day for several years."
"When I go home every day, I will definitely still choose to drink tea."
"Especially jasmine tea, I must recommend it to Director Hu. As long as he takes a sip, he will say yes to it."
He smiled sincerely and looked at Hu Yunping without shifting his gaze at all.
Hu Yunping spoke to him on behalf of the country, was he just talking about coffee?
Obviously not.
Li Mu could also hear the problem.
That is the question of whether scholars who go abroad will still miss their hometown after "drinking coffee for a long time" abroad.
And he also gave his own answer.
Hu Yunping stared at him for a few more times, then laughed loudly and relaxed back into his seat.
"Okay, since this is the tea recommended by our math genius, of course I will give it a try when I get back."
"Actually, I also like tea the most. I just thought that you young people like to drink coffee, so I brought you here. Otherwise, I would have just found a teahouse."
Hu Yunping said with a smile: "It's best if you like drinking tea. Now our tea culture is a bit faded, and we still have to rely on young people to support it."
Li Mu said: "Of course, I must be one of them."
"Okay, okay." Hu Yunping gave a thumbs up.
For the next time, the two continued to chat about tea and their experiences in drinking tea.
Hu Yunping even carried a thermos cup with tea in it, so they asked the clerk of this coffee shop for two cups and drank tea in this coffee shop.
About half an hour later.
The two people just walked out of the coffee shop.
"Why do you feel that the boss is looking at us wrong?" Hu Yunping said with a smile.
Li Mu spread his hands: "There's nothing we can do about it. The owner of this restaurant must be a pure coffee lover. The way he looks at us is certainly wrong."
After all, this coffee shop only sells coffee.
"That's true." Hu Yunping said with a smile.
After leaving the coffee shop, the two began to walk towards the Institute of High Energy Physics.
And along the way, they continued to chat.
Hu Yunping: "Some time ago, BCC news said that CERN wanted to hire you as a researcher there. How did you respond?"
Li Mu was stunned: "Why didn't I know?"
After realizing it, he shook his head helplessly: "It was probably sent to my email address, but I haven't looked at it during this time."
Hu Yunping laughed, and then asked: "When you go to Harvard next year, and it's close to CERN, you still have a chance to go there."
"Including our leaders, we also hope that some Chinese people can shine in their CERN and then return home with honor."
Li Mu: "If I can do it, of course I will do it."
"Okay, then I look forward to the day when you return to your hometown with honor. The country will definitely not treat you badly for your meritorious service abroad."
Hu Yunping smiled heartily.
"Then I'm looking forward to it."
The two of them chatted like this, and finally walked back to the entrance of the Institute of High Energy Physics.
"Okay, I'll send you here first. It's time for me to leave. Say goodbye to Director Wang and the others for me."
Hu Yunping stopped at the gate, and an Audi car parked on the side of the road.
Li Mu nodded and said, "Okay, Director Hu, walk slowly."
Hu Yunping smiled and said, "One last piece of news for you. There should be a surprise for you at the National Science and Technology Awards Conference."
After saying that, he turned around and got into the Audi car and left here.
Li Mu stayed where he was.
surprise?
He was quite curious about what kind of surprise it would be.
But this thought was soon thrown out of his mind, and he turned around and walked into the research institute.
The problem about the W boson has not been solved yet.
(End of chapter)
