The Immortal Warrior: From Reverse Engineering to Forging Swords for the Country

Chapter 211 Competing for the Nobel Prize! [Please order in full]

Zhang Zhipeng feels it is necessary to reconstruct the world's science award system.

Only in this way can China's voice in the world of science be gradually established.

Over the past 100 years, Lizufang has established a complete set of various awards, using awards to guide scientific research and artistic creation, thereby affecting the world.

It is precisely through these awards that they have attracted recognition and attention from elite talents in various industries and fields around the world.

Take the Nobel Prize for Literature, for example.

If you are a Chinese writer and you want to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, do you think you can win it if you write well?
wrong! You must meet their requirements before you have any chance of winning the grand prize.

Everyone knows what the specific requirements are. This requirement has already existed subtly in the bones of many writers.

Zhang Zhipeng doesn't want this situation to continue.

Therefore, he has to take the initiative.

Although he lives in China and has never been abroad, he is still very famous in the world.

Of course, his fame is his notoriety.

In recent years, he has been described as an evil scientist in the lizard media.

Almost every now and then, there will be reports about him in important lizard media.

Of course, there must be all kinds of negative things about his articles.

What does this mean?
This shows that Zhang Zhipeng is already a thorn in the side and a huge threat in the eyes of many white-skinned elites.

Zhang Zhipeng felt that it was necessary for him to change his current passive situation.

Therefore, he has to take the initiative.

Establishing a grand prize that can compete with the Nobel Prize is only the first step in his action.

After Zhang Zhipeng reported his idea to the leader, the leader was very interested.

The leader asked Zhang Zhipeng to go see him immediately to discuss the matter.

It was already past 10 o'clock when Zhang Zhipeng arrived at the leadership office.

The leader is already waiting for him.

"Boss, I'm sorry to bother you so late." Zhang Zhipeng said with a smile when he saw the leader.

The leader waved his hand and said with a smile: "How can this be called an interruption?"

"It's all for work!"

"Comrade Zhipeng, I am very interested in what you are talking about."

"Can you tell me in detail?"

Zhang Zhipeng expressed his thoughts.

His idea is actually very simple.

He wants to donate 100 billion in cash as a fund for the awards.

This 100 million is deposited in the bank regularly, and 1 million in interest is withdrawn every year to award bonuses for various awards.

There are 6 awards, and 1 to 2 people are selected for each award every year.

The annual bonus for each award will be as high as 1600 million!
This is much higher than the prize money of the Nobel Prize.

The leader was greatly shocked after hearing this.

"Comrade Zhipeng, are you donating all your wealth?"

Zhang Zhipeng said with a smile: "Money is something external to the body. If you don't bring it with you in life, you won't take it with you in death."

"I think it's good to donate it to something meaningful."

Zhang Zhipeng has made billions in income every year through dividends over the years.

He had too much money, and he didn't want to live a dissolute life like other rich people.

Therefore, he thinks it is very meaningful to donate to create an award that is comparable to the Nobel Prize.

This is also the most important way to influence the world!

The leader was very moved. He nodded and said, "Thank you, Comrade Zhipeng! So, which unit do you think is better for this award?"

Zhang Zhipeng said with a smile: "The Academy of Sciences will judge the science awards."

"The Literature Award and the Economics Award are judged by the Academy of Social Sciences."

"The judges must pass the assessment, and their stance must be patriotic, family-friendly, and resolutely safeguard national interests."

The leader laughed and said, "Haha! This assessment condition is really good, it should be like this!"

"Then you will be the chairman of the awards committee. What do you think?"

Zhang Zhipeng nodded and said, "Zhipeng is willing to take on important responsibilities."

The leader lamented: “We must increase our competition for the right to speak in the field of science.”

"In the past, the awards we set up were always biased towards domestic awards. This kind of thinking is wrong!"

"If we want to influence the whole world, we must expand the scope of awards to the whole world! Only in this way can our voice and influence be expanded."

"Only can foreign scientists, writers, and economists cater to us!"

Zhang Zhipeng smiled and said: "The leader is so right."

"I also have a suggestion: We should also create a series of paper journals for the world, and use awards to attract elite scientists and intellectuals from all over the world to publish articles in our paper journals."

"This is almost in line with the previous big prize."

"After all, if those top scientists want to participate in the awards, they must make some effort to let us know their research results, right?"

The leader nodded repeatedly and said, "This is a great move!"

"It's really wonderful."

Zhang Zhipeng said with a smile: "Other cultural and artistic fields can also be arranged in this way."

“Impacting the world through awards.”

The leader smiled and said: "Let other relevant departments in the country do this."

"Comrade Zhipeng, your ideas are really unique!"

"But, I like it!"

"Is the National Science and Technology Workers Congress going to end tomorrow?"

Zhang Zhipeng nodded and said, "Yes, it will end tomorrow."

"There's going to be a closing ceremony."

The leader pondered for a moment and said, "I think we might as well hold a donation ceremony."

"At the same time, it was announced that the preparatory committee for the 'Zhipeng Award' will be established to reward outstanding talents from all over the world who have made significant contributions to mankind in various fields."

Zhang Zhipeng smiled and nodded and said, "Okay."

The leader said: "I will attend in person tomorrow."

"Your endowment fund is managed by a special Zhipeng Award Selection Office established by the state. Do you think so?"

This is to establish a responsible organization specifically for this award.

This shows how much leadership attaches importance to it.

Zhang Zhipeng nodded and said, "Okay! I will follow the leader's arrangements."

After discussing things, it was already late at night.

Zhang Zhipeng returned to the hotel, his mind still a little excited.

He knew that what he was about to do was a significant event!
If this thing is done well, it will have a profound impact on the world.

There was nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, the scientists who attended the opening ceremony of the conference had breakfast and took a bus to the National Auditorium.

New York Times reporter Collins naturally set off from his hotel early for the venue.

It can be said that this conference of scientific workers in China shocked Collins greatly.

He covered the entire meeting and was surprised by the agenda every day.

Because this will fully reveal China's ambitions.

He never dreamed that China would dare to plan the development of science and technology in the next hundred years.

What he didn't even expect was that Zhang Zhipeng wanted to reform China's professional title and other selection mechanisms and significantly weaken the influence of top Western academic journals.

Collins feels that Zhang Zhipeng's actions seem ambitious, but the probability of success is very low.

Because, for a long time, Chinese scientists have been integrated into the Western scientific research leadership system.

Under such circumstances, do you want to get rid of the Western scientific research-dominated system and form your own system?

That is simply not possible.

Collins just published an article in the New York Times that satirized Zhang Zhipeng's ambitions.

Collins portrayed Zhang Zhipeng as a clown in this article.

He also said in the article that scientists throughout China will rise up to resist the "scientific tyranny" imposed on them by Zhang Zhipeng.

In short, Collins firmly believes that Zhang Zhipeng will lose miserably.

Soon, Collins arrived outside the venue.

Here, many scientists are already arriving one after another.

Collins' eyes wandered around his surroundings.

He is looking for someone to interview.

Soon, a young man appeared in front of him.

This person is the young physicist Wu Ketian.

Wu Ketian's spirit was not very good.

Because he didn't sleep well last night.

He had a quarrel with Zhang Zhipeng yesterday.

Later, he was met with sarcasm during the group discussion.

He felt viciously isolated.

So, he suffered from insomnia.

He once again felt that he could no longer stay in China.

Collins stopped Wu Ketian.

"Hello! Hello, sir!" Collins greeted Wu Ketian.

Wu Ketian glanced at Collins and noticed that the name badge he was wearing had New York Times' name on it.

Wu Ketian nodded and replied in English: "Hello! Is there anything I can help you with?"

Collins smiled and said: "Your English is very standard."

"You must have studied in Amei."

Wu Ketian smiled and nodded: "I studied for a master's degree and a doctorate at Amei University, and I also served as an assistant professor at Stanford."

Collins smiled and said: "Aha! Then you are awesome."

"Then why did you leave Ami?"

Wu Ketian shrugged and said, "I don't know."

"I was so confused at that time that I made the decision."

Wu Ketian began to complain, feeling that the domestic scientific research environment was impure or something.

Collins said sympathetically: "I really sympathize with you."

"Mr. Wu, do you personally think that the system that you passed yesterday to exclude top foreign journals can be implemented?"

Wu Ketian sighed and said: "It can definitely be implemented."

"You know the reason."

"I always feel like this is destroying the Great Wall."

"But I'm just a little person. My words are small and I can't change anything at all." "Well! When you write the manuscript, please don't write my name. Thank you."

Collins naturally agreed.

He thought to himself that this young genius was being ostracized, but it seemed that he still did not want to leave his country.

"Since you think you are being squeezed here, why don't you go back to Aramco to develop?" Collins couldn't help but ask.

Wu Ketian smiled bitterly and said, "I can't go back."

"I have something else to do. Goodbye! Sir!"

After Wu Ketian finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

Collins looked at Wu Ketian's leaving figure and shook his head in confusion.

He couldn't figure out why this young man was so aggrieved and still refused to leave.

Could it be that Ami is no longer so attractive?
Maybe that's the case.

Ami's decline has become increasingly obvious in the past two years.

Collins felt a little disappointed.

Collins walked to the entrance of the Great Hall.

There are very strict inspection procedures here.

Every time Corinth passed by here to enter the auditorium, he would be delayed for a while.

However, he was not questioned much today. The security guard at the door waved his hand and let him in.

Collins walked into the Great Hall.

He found that the place was almost full of people.

Collins knew that this morning was the closing ceremony of this conference.

As for the closing ceremony, nothing major should happen, right?
Collins actually didn't want to come to the interview again.

The articles he wrote actually had little to do with interviews.

Because his reports are basically made up with added fuel and jealousy.

Even if there is no interview, such an article can be written by imagination.

Collins came to the scene mainly because he wanted to take some photos of the scene.

Especially if you can capture some photos that can be added to the fun, that would be even better.

The morning meeting began.

Things that Collins didn't expect began to happen.

Because, the process of this morning's meeting suddenly changed.

A grand donation ceremony will be held today.

Moreover, the leaders of China will also arrive at the scene to participate in this ceremony.

Collins thought: What kind of donation could be so important?
Can it actually attract leaders to attend the hosting ceremony?
Apparently, the scientists on site were also a little curious.

Everyone is also guessing what is going on.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the leader and Zhang Zhipeng took the stage together.

The leader announced an explosive news in public: Zhang Zhipeng will donate 100 billion soft sister coins to set up a fund!
This fund will allocate 100 million every year to reward various scientific research achievements and humanistic achievements that benefit mankind around the world.

This upcoming award is called the "Zhipeng Award"!
It will establish six awards in physics, chemistry, mathematics/computer, biology/medicine, literature and economics.

The winner of a single award every year will win a bonus of 1600 million soft sister coins!
This will be the richest prize in the world!

The awards it targets are the scientific and humanistic elites around the world.

After the leader finished speaking, there was dead silence in the conference hall for two or three seconds.

Everyone was stunned.

What the hell? Zhang Zhipeng actually donated 100 billion to establish such a science and humanities achievement award?

This, this is obviously aimed at Nobel!
Isn’t this too courageous?

Collins took two photos. He shook his head and murmured: "Crazy, just crazy!"

"They just want to fight for the right to speak in the world!"

If this award continues to be awarded, it will definitely cause huge repercussions around the world.

Collins always felt that something was wrong.

"Wow!"

There was thunderous applause.

All the Chinese scientists in the conference hall began to applaud enthusiastically.

Everyone felt uplifted and excited.

Chinese scientists basically have no hope of winning the Nobel Prize.

From the establishment of the Nobel Prize to the late 20s, no Chinese had won this prize.

Of course, there are one or two Chinese-American winners.

The Nobel Prize is almost ignored by the Chinese.

No matter how great the achievements made by scientists in this country, it has never considered giving a prize.

Now it's good, China actually wants to set up a prize similar to the Nobel Prize.

Moreover, the prize money for this prize is very high, several times that of the Nobel Prize.

How can this not make Chinese scientists burst into tears?
If the country establishes a science award, then the probability of its scientists winning the prize will be much higher no matter what, right?
Naturally, all the Chinese scientists present at the meeting knew that Zhang Zhipeng was very rich.

But they never expected that Zhang Zhipeng would be so rich.

One donation is 10 billion!

Moreover, people are setting up science awards named after themselves.

This really shocked them.

Wu Ketian sat in his seat. At this time, his heart was experiencing the baptism of the stormy waves.

He has always been trying to compare with Zhang Zhipeng over his own abilities.

Only now did he realize how huge the gap between himself and Zhang Zhipeng was.

He is already a billionaire.

What qualifications do you have to compare with others?
Especially, he thought that he was still arguing with Zhang Zhipeng yesterday...

At this moment, he felt waves of fear.

The other party is rich, powerful and influential, but I am actually like an ant in front of him!
I don’t know if Zhang Zhipeng will settle the score later.

Thinking like this, cold sweat was already pouring down from Wu Ketian's forehead.

He thought, I should find an opportunity to apologize to Zhang Zhipeng.

its me! What a mean-mouthed person!

Why do I have to mess with him?
Next, is the donation ceremony.

Zhang Zhipeng signed a donation agreement with the leaders on the spot.

Then he handed a huge check with 100 billion written on it to the leader's hand.

Everyone was shocked again: This is the leader personally accepting Zhang Zhipeng’s donation!

After the donation ceremony, Zhang Zhipeng talked about the awarding principles of the upcoming "Zhipeng Award":

First, in the field of scientific research, the results are required to be huge enough to benefit all mankind.

Second, it must have a major role in promoting the development of human science and technology.

Third, it is the most significant scientific research breakthrough in various fields.

Fourth, achievements in the humanities should promote the beauty of human nature and promote the positive energy of integrity and kindness. The works should be deeply rooted in people's hearts, give people the enjoyment of beauty and kindness, and have an inspiring effect.

Fifth, economics awards reward major theoretical research that truly stands from the perspective of the vast majority of people in the world.

Zhang Zhipeng basically stated the criteria for the award in advance.

Some of the standards he mentioned slightly overlap with those of the Nobel Prize.

However, most are different.

After Zhang Zhipeng finished speaking, he concluded:
"Some people ask me, can a research breakthrough in the military industry win this award?"

"Then I must emphasize: strictly speaking, all war-related inventions are not eligible for awards!"

"However, if a scientific researcher from a certain country makes a major breakthrough in researching military products that can protect the safety of the majority of people in the world, then he can also receive an exceptional reward!"

"Scientists who have made research breakthroughs in medicine, developed new drugs that benefit mankind, and given up their patents so that all mankind can share the benefits are also eligible to receive this award!"

"Comrades! We scientific researchers must stand on the side of the broadest masses of the people and serve them!"

"This is what I expect from you."

"However, I still want to emphasize: our award must strive to be the most fair and just, and the standards must be absolutely consistent!"

"If your results are not good enough, don't expect to win the prize by chance. There is no such possibility!"

After Zhang Zhipeng finished speaking, the audience burst into the warmest applause.

This China National Conference of Scientists has concluded successfully.

However, this conference is destined to be a far-reaching one.

On the day the conference ended, the news that Zhang Zhipeng donated 100 billion to establish the "Zhipeng Prize" to compete with the Nobel Prize quickly spread around the world.

All the media in the lizard countries are reporting on it.

Of course, they made some weird analysis in an attempt to turn this matter into a negative light.

However, this news still gave people all over the world a deeper understanding of Zhang Zhipeng.

The Zhipeng Prize is about to be established, and is it also challenging for the Nobel Prize?

A reporter quickly went to interview the Nobel Prize Committee.

A relevant person from the Nobel Prize Committee said: “We are happy to see the results!”

“We hope that more philanthropists can join the ranks of encouraging human scientific progress!”

"However, we believe that it is completely unnecessary for Mr. Zhang Zhipeng to establish a separate Zhipeng Award."

"Our suggestion to Mr. Zhang is: we hope he can donate this fund to the Nobel Prize Fund, and we can work together to benefit mankind."

This can be said to be a high-sounding statement.

Immediately, a reporter immediately went to interview Zhang Zhipeng, who was still in the capital, about this matter.

After Zhang Zhipeng heard this, he was not polite. He smiled and said, "The Nobel Prize is a great award."

"But it's racially biased."

"We can look at its awards records over the past many years, and we can find that most of its awards are awarded to scientific researchers in Western developed countries, and most of the winners are white."

"Also, its award criteria are also very double-standard! When its literary awards are awarded to Western writers, it is based on one standard, and when it is awarded to writers from southern countries, it is based on another standard."

"It's not a fair award at all."

"That's why I decided to set up a more fair and equitable comprehensive award!"

Zhang Zhipeng's words quickly spread around the world again, and triggered huge heated discussions around the world.

Of course, the Nobel Prize has been fiercely criticized in the process.

In other words, before Zhang Zhipeng, no one had ever questioned it so much and launched a campaign for the Nobel Prize.

Therefore, this once again provided a global warm-up for the grand prize established by Zhang Zhipeng. Naturally, the Nobel Prize was a little furious after seeing Zhang Zhipeng's response.

When it responded to Zhang Zhipeng again, it tried its best to highlight its fairness and justice. However, there were too many flaws and it simply could not convince people around the world.

At this time, it was already mid-June 1998, and Zhang Zhipeng personally took charge of the various selection regulations and recommendation mechanisms of the Zhipeng Award.

Subsequently, Zhang Zhipeng struck while the iron was hot and held a press conference on June 6, announcing that he would advance the selection process of the 18 Zhipeng Award from now on...

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