From university academician to chief academician

Beiliguo, Department of Science and Technology, Director's Office!

The two department heads sat opposite each other across the desk, staring at each other dumbfounded.

They had just received news that dark matter had been discovered by the Jinling Institute of Universe Research.

They received this news last year, but at that time they thought it was false.

After all, if you say you have discovered dark matter without real evidence, no one will believe it!

But now they have received solid evidence that dark matter has been discovered by the Institute of Space Research, which makes them feel bad.

What is dark matter?

Even people who don’t understand dark matter can understand the mystery of dark matter by searching on the Internet.

It is the foundation upon which the universe is built.

A thing that can create the universe, you say it is mysterious or not, and the benefits and harms are not great?

After a long while, the director took a deep breath, suppressed the shock in his heart, looked at the deputy director and said: "We must get dark matter. This thing must be very useful."

For every newly discovered particle in science, countless applications can be developed.

Dark matter is the most mysterious of all particles, and even those who don't know its role know that it can certainly develop countless very important things.

"Now that it has been discovered by Ye Fei, with Ye Fei's ability, it will definitely be able to produce countless important things."

"If Ye Fei is allowed to develop something extraordinary, we won't have time to regret it."

"So, we must obtain dark matter and develop dark matter."

The deputy director shook his head slightly and said: "Director, they will definitely not sell dark matter to us."

The director gritted his teeth and said: "If you don't want to sell, you have to sell. If they don't sell, we will exchange things with them. We will exchange for whatever they want."

"We're going to get dark matter no matter what."

The director was anxious. Dark matter was the particle that created the universe. It was such a mysterious particle. He couldn't believe what Xia Guo could develop from dark matter.

Perhaps, Xia Gui will achieve rapid technological take-off because of dark matter.

Perhaps, within a few years, Xia's technology would completely surpass theirs and become number one in the world.

This is something the Director will never allow.

The deputy director shook his head slightly and said, "The higher-ups will definitely not agree to your idea."

The director said: "I will talk to the superiors and try to get their consent."

The deputy director said helplessly: "Okay, then I wish you good luck."

The deputy director did not believe that the superiors could agree to the director's plan.

Xia Guo, Department of Science and Technology, Director's Office!

Geng Ye said angrily with red eyes: "Who leaked this news?"

Geng Ye attaches great importance to several research institutes under Ye Fei and conducts strict audits on every personnel there.

Moreover, these people all signed confidentiality agreements before entering Ye Fei's research institute.

These tasks are strictly monitored by people from the Science and Technology Department.

Now someone at the Institute of Space Research has leaked news about dark matter.

When the Institute of Universe Research discovered dark matter, it immediately informed Geng Ye.

Although neither Geng Ye nor Ye Fei cared about the leak of the news that dark matter was discovered by the Institute of Universe Research.

But their initial expectation was that if no one leaked it intentionally, the news might not be discovered by the outside world until five or six years.

However, now that the outside world knows that the Institute of Space Research has discovered dark matter, this was obviously leaked by someone specifically.

Geng Ye was angry not because the news was leaked, but because there was an undercover agent at the Universe Research Institute.

"Director!" The assistant stood aside and looked at the red-eyed Geng Ye, feeling a little scared: "Should we send someone to the Institute of Universe Research to investigate this matter?"

"Investigate, we must investigate strictly!" Geng Ye said.

The assistant asked: "Director, will you hold a press conference to announce this matter regarding dark matter?"

Geng Ye said: "Ask Ye Fei what he thinks."

"Okay!" the assistant said.

At this moment, the global Internet is going crazy, and many self-media platforms are promoting the discovery of dark matter by the Jinling Institute of Universe Research.

Especially Xia Guo, the whole Internet is saying that the Jinling Institute of Universe Research has discovered dark matter.

Douyin, Weibo, Baidu, the top ten hot search lists are all news about dark matter, Jinling Research Institute and Ye Fei.

Many bloggers on Douyin are popularizing dark matter.

These bloggers don’t know what dark matter does. They just base their information on dark matter on the Internet on it, and then package it and promote it.

No matter how high-profile they are for publicity, netizens were very excited by them. They only thought that Dark Matter was awesome, the Institute of Universe Research was awesome, and Ye Fei was awesome.

What’s even more interesting is that what each blogger said is different and the logic is inconsistent.

There are a lot of false elements in it.

But netizens don't care.

Many netizens commented.

[Ye Fei hasn’t appeared in the news for so many years. I thought he was exhausted!

I didn’t expect that this news would be such an explosive news when it first appeared.

Dark matter is the particle that creates the universe.

Maybe we can even create creatures, such as ancient dinosaurs.

Maybe, it can also give humans superpowers. 】

[Upstairs, this is reality, not fiction. No matter how awesome dark matter is, it will not happen as you think. 】

[I agree, dark matter is just a particle. Although it is the main particle that constructs the universe, it is not so exaggerated that it is divorced from reality. 】

[Anyway, the Institute of Universe Research can discover dark matter. Ye Fei is really awesome! 】

【……】

Universe Research Institute, Ye Fei's office!

Ye Fei is sitting in his office chair studying the unification of quantum mechanics and relativity.

At this time, someone knocked on the door.

Ye Fei said without raising his head: "Please come in!"

The assistant walked in with a middle-aged man and said, "Dean, this is Director Yang from the Science and Technology Department."

Ye Fei put down his pen, looked up, and said with a chuckle: "Director Yang, I'm going to trouble you this time."

The Department of Science and Technology has told him that it will send people to investigate the undercover incident at the Institute of Universe Research, and Director Yang is the main person in charge of this investigation.

Director Yang smiled and said: "It should be."

"Academician Ye, Geng Si has told me before I came that we will investigate in secret and will not disrupt the normal work of the Institute of Universe Research or bring negative emotions to the people of the Institute of Universe Research."

No one wants to be investigated.

People in the Universe Research Institute will definitely have emotions when they know they are being investigated, which will lead to negative aspects in their work.

Therefore, the secret investigation will not let the people at the Space Research Institute know that they are being investigated.

Ye Feidao: "Thank you for your hard work."

Director Yang said: "Academician Ye, let me start working!"

"Yes!" Ye Fei nodded slightly and said, "I will send someone to work with you."

After all, Director Yang is not from the Institute of Universe Research. Therefore, Director Yang’s investigation of the Institute of Universe Research requires the cooperation of the Institute of Universe Research.

"Okay!" Director Yang said.

After that, Director Yang turned and left.

After Director Yang left, the assistant said: "Dean, the Department of Science and Technology is asking you whether to hold a press conference regarding the news that the Universe Research Institute has discovered dark matter."

Ye Fei thought for a while and then said: "Let's hold it. The time will be next Monday. You go and prepare."

"Okay, Dean!"

The assistant left after finishing speaking.

One week later, the Metaverse.

The press conference is broadcast live in the metaverse, which can greatly save the time of the Universe Research Institute and reporters.

There is still an hour before the live broadcast starts, and more than five million people have already flooded into the live broadcast room to watch.

Moreover, this number is still increasing rapidly.

When the live broadcast started, 200 million people were watching.

This live broadcast is for the whole world, so the people watching are not only Xia people, but also foreigners.

Of course, due to the special functions of the Metaverse, all languages ​​in the Metaverse can be translated simultaneously.

Therefore, all foreigners can understand the language used during the live broadcast.

An hour later, the live broadcast officially started!

Ye Fei and many reporters appear in the metaverse.

Ye Fei glanced at the reporters present, and then said: "Welcome to all journalists to attend today's press conference."

"I know that many people have recently heard about the discovery of dark matter by the Jinling Institute of Universe Research."

"This news is true."

"I also know that everyone is very curious about dark matter."

"I won't go into depth on this topic. I can only tell you that dark matter is very magical. It is different from all the particles we have discovered in the past."

"That's all I can say, I won't say much else."

Many people feel as if they have been scratched by a cat when they hear this.

You just say that dark matter is magical, but how magical is it?

People have a natural desire to explore mysterious things.

The saying "curiosity killed the cat" refers not only to cats, but also to people.

Curiosity can kill, too.

Ye Feidao: "The following is the question and answer session. Dear journalists, raise your hands to ask questions."

In an instant, many people below raised their hands.

Ye Fei pointed at someone casually.

"Hello, Academician Ye, I am a reporter from CCTV 6. What role can dark matter bring to our lives?"

This reporter Ye Fei knew was Tong Siyu, the current front-line reporter of CCTV 6.

Since all of Ye Fei's research has been kept confidential in recent years, Ye Fei does not participate in any academic activities.

Therefore, Ye Fei has not had any news in recent years.

Therefore, Tong Siyu has not interviewed Ye Fei in recent years.

The question raised by Tong Siyu is also a question that all reporters and viewers present want to know.

When Tong Siyu raised this question, everyone present stared at Ye Fei closely.

Ye Fei smiled lightly and said: "Dark matter has a great impact on our lives. Let me give you an example. I am studying the unification of quantum mechanics and relativity."

"As we all know, the unification of quantum mechanics and relativity is one of the ultimate problems in physics."

"And dark matter can very well help the difficult problem of unifying quantum mechanics and relativity."

"Well..." Many people present exclaimed.

Even many people who don't understand physics understand the importance of unifying quantum mechanics and relativity after listening to Ye Fei's introduction.

Its importance is equivalent to the eight major conjectures in mathematics.

If dark matter can help unify quantum mechanics and relativity, it seems to have a great effect.

But many people think: "Say it is important, it is indeed important, say it is not important, it seems not important."

Importantly, it can help solve one of the ultimate puzzles in physics.

But even if this ultimate problem is solved, it doesn’t seem to have a great impact on people’s lives.

Ye Fei looked at the confused expressions of everyone and felt funny in his heart.

He just wanted this effect, not directly stating the importance of dark matter, and letting everyone guess.

Of course, dark matter is very important, and its importance goes beyond helping to unify quantum mechanics and relativity.

This is just one of the importance.

The most important thing about dark matter is its application.

Ye Feidao: "Next one!"

Many hands were raised immediately below.

Ye Fei randomly named another reporter.

"Hello, Academician Ye, I am a journalist from England. How did you discover dark matter?"

This is also a concern for everyone.

Ye Feidao: "This is a secret of our Universe Research Institute, I have no comment."

Many foreigners were filled with deep disappointment when they heard this.

Of course, they could also understand how Ye Fei could tell such an important method so easily.

Ye Feidao: "Next one!"

Ye Fei answered the questions from more than a dozen reporters.

The press conference did not end until more than two hours later.

At this reception, many reporters felt very unwilling.

Because Ye Fei didn't reveal any important information about dark matter.

When asked how Ye Fei discovered dark matter, Ye Fei did not answer.

Asked Ye Fei what role dark matter plays, Ye Fei only said that it can solve one of the ultimate problems in physics.

But they believe that dark matter cannot have only this role. Ye Fei did not say the truly important role.

When asked about the progress of dark matter research, Ye Fei did not answer.

Beiliguo, Department of Science and Technology, Director's Office!

The director looked at the deputy director sitting across the desk and asked, "What do you think of this press conference held by Ye Fei?"

The deputy director shook his head slightly and said: "Ye Fei was too cautious and did not reveal any useful information."

The director said: "I'm not asking this question, I'm asking what do you think about dark matter?"

The deputy director said: "Ye Fei seems to be deliberately hiding important information about dark matter, and the information revealed is seemingly irrelevant information."

"But I believe that dark matter must play a very important role, but Ye Fei did not reveal it."

The director nodded slightly and said, "I agree with your statement."

The director narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Although Ye Fei did not reveal much important information about dark matter, we still need to obtain dark matter."

The deputy director asked: "Have you talked to the above?"

When the director heard this, he felt very aggrieved when he thought of the conversation with his superiors, and said, "Let's talk."

"What does it say above?"

The director said angrily: "Those freeloaders just eat, drink and have fun every day without any sense of the overall situation."

When the deputy director heard this, he knew that his superiors had rejected him.

The deputy director asked: "Then what do you do now?"

"I'm going to bring in a few Nobel Prize winners in physics and work with them to persuade the higher authorities, so that the higher authorities should agree with my point of view."

The deputy director nodded slightly and said, "That's okay."

Time flies like water, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The popularity of dark matter has gradually stopped, but it still attracts global attention.

Universe Research Institute, Ye Fei's office!

At this moment, Ye Feizheng was on the phone with Geng Ye.

Geng Ye smiled and said: "Beili Country is looking for someone to talk to me. They want to give us some technology in exchange for dark matter."

Ye Fei asked with interest: "What technologies are there?"

“Technology in areas such as biomedicine, space shuttles and agriculture.”

Ye Fei shook his head slightly and said: "Forget it, these technologies cannot be exchanged for dark matter."

When Geng Ye heard this, he was very curious and asked: "What role does dark matter play?"

Geng Ye only knew that the Institute of Universe Research had discovered dark matter, but he did not know its specific role.

Ye Fei smiled and said: "I can't say specifically, but it's very useful anyway."

"Its role is much more important than the metaverse and quantum computers."

Hearing this, Geng Ye was excited and curious, and said: "Okay, I know, then I will reject them."

"Yeah!" Ye Feidao. (End of chapter)