I pick up technology in the future world

Chapter 76 Let them fly two more laps
Hearing He Youguang's question, Chen Fan immediately nodded and said, "I didn't go to see it specifically, but I heard it from time to time."

"It is said that the International Petroleum Organization has been making constant moves in the past half month."

He Youguang responded immediately on the phone: "That's right."

"So these guys are not fuel-efficient lamps. On the one hand, they cooperate with us with great fanfare and hold meetings every day, but in essence, they are arguing every day, and they keep clamoring to accelerate investment in ITER."

"On the outside, they use this opportunity to indirectly put pressure on the International Petroleum Organization. This is very skillful in playing with strength."

"Oil and coal-fired futures have been falling continuously these days. The International Petroleum Organization has indeed been in a hurry for the past half month, and has had to keep news lately."

"Originally our two-party game has now become a three-party game."

"Not surprisingly, the prices of oil, coal, and natural gas have all started to drop and cut prices. It is already an inevitable trend for prices to gradually return to rationality."

Chen Fan agrees with He Youguang's statement: "In the short term, it should be right. After confirming that the asteroid is about to hit the earth, the International Petroleum Organization, I remember, also raised prices repeatedly at that time, and borrowed energy as an exchange condition to achieve other goals. needs."

"Now the price reduction should return to rationality."

"However, if the progress of subsequent fusion does not break through their bottom line, the price will soon rise again."

He Youguang nodded: "Xiao Chen, that's right, that's why we tacitly didn't reveal the real negotiation process. Before the fusion has not really landed, traditional fuels are still our main source of energy supply, and fuel prices have dropped. , to the benefit of everyone..."

"It's also good to lower the price." He Youguang said, "The trouble is, these guys, after achieving their goal of forcing the International Petroleum Organization to retreat, have become impatient and stalemate."

"This morning, they again proposed to visit our laboratory. The wording is very strong." He Youguang worried.

Chen Fan smiled when he heard the words: "It's very intense, how intense can it be?"

"They said that we were not sincere, and they didn't even give us the opportunity to visit. At most, they let us think about it for a day. If they couldn't give a satisfactory answer, they left. And, according to the feedback from civil aviation, they have already booked a return trip. air ticket." He Youguang said truthfully.

"It's the same old routine again, nothing new." Chen Fan sighed.

"Yeah, nothing new." He Youguang said: "Borrow these methods to show their tough attitude, but the point is, what we can be sure of is that if we can't give them effective stimulus again, it is estimated that this round of negotiations will soon come to an end." Come to an end." He Youguang said the most important message, "So..."

Chen Fan smiled knowingly: "Don't worry, Professor He."

"And Minister Sun is also on the side."

"Don't worry, just wait for our good news tomorrow."

"They buy air tickets if they like. It's better to let them announce the news after the plane takes off, let them walk around the sky twice more, and let you vent your anger..." Chen Fan said hehe.

He Youguang was immediately happy when he heard it, "Okay, then we will wait for your good news."

……

In a blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Accompanied by He Youguang, Sun Zhengyang stood by the window of the office. He Youguang's expression twitched as he watched the representative teams who came to discuss technical cooperation this time come out of the guest house of the headquarters of the Academy of Sciences one after another, and watched the convoys of representative teams go away.

Putting down the curtains, He Youguang asked, "Old Sun, that's it, did you really let them leave?"

Before that, they had received the news that Chen Fan's fusion ignition experiment had been completed this time, and the goal achieved by the fusion ignition experiment was greatly improved again. The Q value successfully broke through 6.67, which was another milestone victory.

The distance from the Q value is equal to ten, and nuclear fusion has entered commercial implementation, which is another solid and powerful step forward.

Earlier, he talked about letting them fly two more laps, but when he saw the people leaving, He Youguang was still a little anxious.

Sun Zhengyang yawned, walked to the seat and sat down, took a look at He Youguang, and smiled: "What's the matter, I can't bear to see this? I don't think I've had enough trouble these days?"

When asked by Sun Zhengyang, He Youguang became anxious: "No, what are you talking about, old Sun? I just want to say, haven't we already made a breakthrough? Just show it to them and let them understand that the fusion is close at hand. , Reaching cooperation according to our cooperation agreement is the best way out, and they can't leave."

"So much time has been wasted in negotiations up to now, and we can't afford to waste this time..." He Youguang explained anxiously.

Sun Zhengyang looked at He Youguang carefully, waved his hand, and smiled: "Old He, you are wrong."

"If you do this, I'm sure they will be amazed by our research and development capabilities, but in the next step, their demands will be even more bold and excessive." Sun Zhengyang smiled, and at the same time turned and walked back, "When the time comes, time It's just going to waste more."

"Haste makes waste, Lao He. Xiao Chen understands this better than you. That's why when I called yesterday, I asked them to fly two more laps in the sky, so that we can vent our anger."

"Why?" He Youguang asked puzzled.

"Old He, if you are concerned, you will be confused." Sun Zhengyang did not answer directly, but poured a cup of tea in a calm manner.

"Why? It's very simple. Negotiations, cooperation, and research sometimes make the same sense."

"This physical model is driven by energy, but this cooperation is driven by profit."

"In some places, the intermediate process seems useless and can be omitted directly, but after you actually omit it, you will find that the finished result is not the same thing." Sun Zhengyang said with a smile.

"They have played so many tricks with us these days, what's wrong with us once?"

"And, more importantly, staying where you are and coming back after leaving are completely two different states."

"Let's directly announce that they will stay where they are, but what information will they understand? Will they rush to cooperate?" Sun Zhengyang shook his head, "No, why? Because our actions will only make them make mistakes judgment, and then intensified. At that time, the time wasted will only be more."

"Because they know that we want to cooperate more than they do, so we will notify them immediately when there is progress, and we will notify them immediately when they want to leave."

"Old He, tell me, is this the reason?" Sun Zhengyang said slowly.

He Youguang was speechless.

Seeing that He Youguang stopped talking, Sun Zhengyang smiled even more: "So, instead, let's deal with it coldly and announce it when they return. Wait until they get on the plane and get the news through the Internet."

"You said, do they have a sense of urgency?"

"Their fusion is still a hundred and eight thousand miles away, while ours is almost reaching the landing standard. Not only that, but the previous ITER scandal was uncovered by the public. This comparison makes the gap even bigger."

"What's more, once fusion really lands, the energy that can be released will completely break the traditional energy structure. From raw material collection to energy output, the efficiency of fusion reactors will far exceed the scope of traditional fuels, greatly releasing our production capacity. "

"This is the most critical and important point, especially when the asteroid hits the earth right now!"

"So, Lao He, tell me, who will be more anxious to cooperate or not?" Sun Zhengyang said slowly.

"Of course they are." He Youguang replied.

"That's it, so, as Xiao Chen said, let them fly two more laps in the sky, blow the cold wind, and calm down."

(End of this chapter)