Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 36 Chapter 36

In the first lecture, Chen Muwu designed many interesting bridges in the outline, which came in handy:

For example, the Michelson-Morley interference experiment proved that the speed of light is constant;
For example, the famous thought experiment "Einstein Train";

He even started with the popular martial arts novels nowadays, starting with swordsmanship, and finally led to the famous limerick "Ficke is a master of swordsmanship, and his stabs are as fast as a shooting star. Due to the shrinkage of space, the long sword becomes a small iron nail." 【1】……

I have to say that these plots did attract some interest from the audience, but after more than two hours, the effect of the lectures can only be said to be tepid.

Most of the audience who came to the scene were students and teachers from Bei University and several other universities. As for other celebrities from all walks of life, there were very few.

Dr. Hu didn't even show up in the lecture hall because of his busy schedule.

This also verified Chen Muwu's conjecture, that is, there was an upsurge in the theory of relativity in the academic circles of Bei University and even Beijing. The reputation of Einstein, a world-renowned scientist, is more popular than the truth contained in the theory of relativity. sought after.

Even if Einstein raised his arms and shouted: "The earth is flat!", it is estimated that he could gain many loyal believers in China.

And if he, Chen Muwu, yelled the same words, one can imagine how many people would yell at him as an ignorant son.

But Chen Muwu didn’t feel disappointed because of the mediocre response to the first lecture. Anyway, he and Bei Da didn’t agree on how enthusiastic the lecture scene should be. .

Chen Muwu is already familiar with the content of the theory of relativity. As long as the next few lectures can maintain the status quo without any major problems, he can get 500 yuan as a reward after the end.

At the same time, considerable progress has been made in the novel.

Conquered Zhang Xinyuan's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and also conquered Cheng Shewo who returned from going out to cover news.

He called Ma Zhai and invited Chen Muwu to the editorial department to discuss the remuneration, and finally settled on a remuneration of five silver dollars per thousand characters.

From the 27th to the 31st, the Beijing edition of "Yi Shi Bao" advertised on the front page for five consecutive days, announcing that Ms. Yao Fulan's new martial arts novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" would be serialized from the first of next month.

The desire to make money prompted Chen Muwu to write quickly, so in the next two weeks, he forced out more than 7 words, and his right arm was visibly stronger than his left arm.

Adding in the [-] words that were handed over to the editorial department for the first time, the number of words of "Shooting the Condor" manuscripts deposited in "Yi Shi Bao" has reached the [-] mark.

"Shooting the Condors" had a good serialization effect in the newspaper, so Cheng Shewo paid the bill very quickly. After reviewing the manuscript and confirming that there was no problem of quality degradation, he directly offered it to Ocean Five Hundred.

Now Chen Muwu transformed into a rich man again.

Not only that, but he also took a break from his busy schedule. While he was rushing to finish the manuscript, he also took the time to give lectures on the next three lectures in the second courtyard of Bei University.

Time soon enters February.

The eighth day of the lunar calendar is the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, which is not only a small year in the north, but also the last lecture of Chen Muwu's trip to Beijing.

Before that, Dr. Hu, who had been absent for a long time, finally reappeared.

On the evening of the [-]th, he invited Chen Muwu to Donglaishun in Dong'an Market for a meal of boiled mutton.

"Hanchen, this Donglaishun's mutton is the best in the capital, which is as famous as Zhengyang Tower. You should eat more."

In fact, Chen Muwu couldn't stand the smell of mutton, so he could only pretend to be polite: "Thank you Mr. Shizhi, please."

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Chen Muwu couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Hu Shi was selling in his gourd. Could it be that he was going to have a showdown with him, and Bei Da couldn't give him so much money, so he asked him to give him a discount?
Ma De, after all, he is still too immature and inexperienced in society. If he had known earlier, he should have asked them to pay the bill after each lecture, or simply asked for a deposit of two hundred oceans.

The reason why Chen Muwu made this judgment was because during the half month of living in Beijing, he saw with his own eyes the real standard of living of the Ma family.

Ma Yuzao also only received half a month's salary after a few months. In order to support his family, he had to go all over Beijing to work part-time in Beijing Normal University, Feng University and other schools to supplement his family income.

He really couldn't see his elder brother's friends, but at the same time he was a good family. The table was filled with radishes and cabbage every day, so he began to quietly supplement the family.

Every day, under the banner of morning exercises, he would go to the entrance of the alley to buy breakfast for the whole family; and buy too many gimmicks for late-night snacks to satisfy the hunger of the two growing children of the Ma family.

Ma Yuzaogui is the head of the Department of Chinese Studies of Bei University, and his daily life is still like this.

Can this school take out 500 yuan to settle the bill for myself?

But Chen Muwu changed his mind, because Bei Da has no money, it doesn't mean that Dr. Hu has no money.

This guy invited him to Dong'an Market today, not in a foreign car, but in his own car.

There are only two professors in Bei University who have a special car, one is Ma Heng who has found a rich father-in-law, and the other is Hu Shi.

Even Cai Yuanpei, who resigned and left Beijing, was not treated this way when he was the principal!
Chen Muwu made up his mind, if Bei Da didn't give the money, he would let Hu Shi take it.

Anyway, the signature of the letter inviting him to go north to give lectures is not the official seal of Bei University, but your name Hu Shizhi!
However, Chen Muwu's worries were superfluous, because Hu Shi's purpose of inviting him to dinner was not to cry for poverty, but to have a showdown with him on another matter.

From the ins and outs introduced by Hu Shi, Chen Muwu finally knew that it was not Cai Yuanpei who was in the whirlpool of scolding at that time, but the American Minister Shulman who facilitated his lecture.

After hearing the reason for inviting him to come, Chen Muwu was a little dumbfounded, and sighed in his heart like all readers: Isn’t it necessary to make such a big move because you want him to study in the United States?

Until now, Hu Shi revealed the truth about this matter to Chen Muwu, in order to buy one from him.

Just imagine, if Chen Muwu really made some achievements in physics in the future, wouldn't Hu Shi become a Bole who knows heroes with insight?
Even if Chen Muwu loses everyone, he is not at a loss. After all, the one who took the 500 yuan is the American, not Hu Shi!
At the end of the meal, Hu Shi also specially told Chen Muwu that in the last lecture the day after tomorrow, the American Minister Shulman will come to the scene in person and ask him to perform well and leave a good impression on the Americans. It will be easier and smoother to implement the plan.

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[1] Author's Note: The original poem is:

There was a young fellow named Fisk,

Whose fencing was exceedingly brisk.
So fast was his action,

The Fitz-Gerald contract,

Reduced his rapier to a disk.
(End of this chapter)