Great Country Academician

After Xu Chuan walked off the stage, the next people to take the stage were Director Wu Yuankang of the Chinese Space Administration, directors of the European Union and the Russian Space Agency, and senior officials from various countries.

Including the chairman of the National Science Foundation of the United States, all attended this seminar, expressed their views on this century project on behalf of their country's officials, and sent their best wishes.

No matter what thoughts you have in your heart, no matter what kind of overt and secret struggles and games there are behind it.

At least at this moment, everyone in the world stands together in the face of the lunar biosphere, a century-old project that determines the development of human civilization.

This historic scene was also permanently recorded by cameras standing on both sides of the auditorium with tens of thousands of people, and was broadcast in real time through the Internet to thousands of TVs and even online live broadcast platforms.

The opening ceremony ended and the crowd gradually dispersed. As soon as Xu Chuan left the auditorium, he was chased by media reporters waiting outside to find someone to interview.

Not all media reporters were able to enter the Great Hall to participate in the seminar. Many reporters who did not receive the invitation letter have been waiting outside for the results.

"Hello, Academician Xu, I am a reporter from Beijing Daily. What is the result of this International Lunar Biosphere Engineering Symposium?"

"Hello, Professor Xu, I am a reporter from Hannover Media. I would like to ask about the Lunar Biosphere Project."

"Hello, Professor Xu"

The swarming media almost put the microphone into Xu Chuan's mouth, and all kinds of questions came noisily.

Although I don’t really want to be interviewed, I’m afraid I can’t get through today’s situation without an interview.

After choosing a few simple questions to answer, Xu Chuan left the scene as if he was running away.

But the busy time has just begun.

As soon as I finished my lunch in the restaurant and returned to the office, my chair was not even warm when I was approached by Director Wu Yuankang from the space agency.

"Academician Xu, have you had lunch?"

Knocking on the door, Wu Yuankang asked kindly with a smile on his face.

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "I've eaten. What can I do for Director Wu?"

Wu Yuankang coughed slightly and said:

"It's like this. Regarding the International Lunar Biosphere Project, the country has established the International Lunar Construction Committee. After all, it is an international cooperation project, so it needs a capable scholar to take the stand."

Hearing this, Xu Chuan was a little bit dumbfounded. He said, "You didn't push me out again, did you?"

Wu Yuankang shook his head and quickly replied: "That's not true. It is still under discussion and the person in charge of this project has not been officially determined."

"But you also know that in terms of reputation, no one in our country can compare with you internationally, right? If you come forward, others will be convinced."

Xu Chuan said helplessly: "Famous and professional are not the same thing."

"I'm famous, but I'm not in the field of biology. I came here to attend the meeting because Xinghai Research Institute has taken over the space transportation resources for the biosphere project."

"It really doesn't make sense for me to be the head of the lunar biosphere project."

After a slight pause, he continued: "And I have a lot of things on my hands. I have to take care of the CRHPC organization, the lunar outpost scientific research station base, and the Xinghai Research Institute. Where can I still have the energy to take care of the lunar surface? It’s about biosphere engineering.”

Shaking his head, Xu Chuan declined the request from the person in charge of the International Lunar Biosphere Project.

Although it is true that he was the first to propose this project, he only proposed this project from the perspective of future human space immigration.

By building a biosphere on the moon, we can conduct more and better experiments on the survival conditions of people and various creatures on extraterrestrial planets.

You can also test the adaptability of various materials to the harsh environment in the lunar environment.

These are quite beneficial to future space development.

However, he is indeed not an expert in the field of biology, and participating in it will not be of much help to him.

And to be honest, although the construction of the lunar biosphere is difficult, it does not have a high technical content.

There are many experts and scholars in China who can handle these matters.

In addition to this, there is another more critical point, which is why he is relatively resistant to accepting responsibility for the lunar biosphere project.

That is, this is an international cooperation project.

As we all know, projects involving international cooperation, without exception, will fall into various wranglings.

Funding, personnel, management, voice

There are all kinds of troubles, and it can be said that various forms of meetings must be held for every step forward. In terms of wasting time, I am afraid that no project is more time-consuming than an international cooperation project.

Wasting limited time on unlimited meetings, Xu Chuan was too lazy to deal with such things.

On the opposite side, Director Wu Yuankang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. This depends on your personal wishes."

"Although everyone thinks that you are the most suitable to sit in this position, if you really don't have the time or interest, that's okay. Let's discuss the position of the general manager."

As he said that, he smiled sheepishly and continued: "However, it should be fine if you take a false position, such as a technical consultant or something."

"After all, this is a super project with a total cost of more than 200 billion. Without you, we would always be a little worried."

Looking at the smiling and expectant expression on the face of the director of the space agency, Xu Chuan sighed and said, "I have no problem with a nominal position as a technical consultant. But you really don't expect me to have much time to take care of the work related to the lunar biosphere project."

"It's okay, it's okay."

Seeing that Xu Chuan agreed, Wu Yuankang immediately put on a relieved smile on his face: "We will definitely arrange someone to take charge of the specific work, and it will not delay your research."

"By the way."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "Since Academician Xu, you don't have time to be the person in charge of the lunar biosphere project, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

Xu Chuan thought for a while and said, "I have been in contact with Academician Wu Weihua from Hua Nong University for a while, and he should be pretty good."

"Of course, I don't know much about the field of biology, so you should investigate and arrange these."

Director Wu Yuankang nodded and smiled, "Okay."

After talking about the lunar biosphere project, Regarding the person in charge of the Wuquan Project, Wu Yuankang thought of another thing, smiled embarrassedly, and said:

"Well, there is also the dinner tonight. Academician Xu has to attend it. Many scholars and institutions from other countries have "euphemistically" asked us to meet you."

Hearing this, Xu Chuan suddenly looked overwhelmed and sighed: "You know, I never like to attend this kind of social dinner. It's really boring."

Wu Yuankang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and comforted: "There is no way. After all, this is an international cooperation project. At least half of the funds, at least 100 billion, come from other countries."

"No matter what, we still have to give this face. It's just a meal and a dinner. Just think of it as earning 100 billion for the country. For the sake of money."

Xu Chuan shrugged and said: "Okay."

If he could earn 100 billion by attending a social dinner, he would still be willing.

Although the lunar biosphere project was not initiated by him, it was at least proposed by him. For that reason, he could go there.

And it must be said that although the main purpose of the dinner was socializing, the taste of the dishes and food at the dinner held in China was really good.

He could just treat it as a meal.

After finishing his afternoon work, just as Xu Chuan was about to get up and stretch his muscles and go out for a walk, Director Wu Yuankang, who had just come at noon, knocked on his office again.

Before he could speak, the director of the space agency said, "Academician Xu, is it convenient now?"

Xu Chuan was stunned for a moment and said, "What's wrong?"

"I'm here to invite you to a meeting. If it's convenient, come with me first. It won't take a long time."

"Meeting?"

Xu Chuan was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise, "At this time?"

Wu Yuankang nodded and said, "Well, it's about NASA, it's quite sudden, we have to make a decision before tomorrow's share distribution."

"About NASA?"

Xu Chuan stood up and followed the footsteps with some surprise.

Walking through the corridor, not far from the 10,000-person auditorium where the seminar was held, the two came to another smaller conference room together.

Opening the door, there were already many people sitting in the conference room.

Xu Chuan glanced and was a little surprised.

Although the scale of the meeting was small and the number of people was not large, there was no low-level person who appeared here.

The top two leaders of the suburbs, commerce, and industry, the director of the International Development Cooperation Agency, the bigwigs of the Advisory Office, etc., are all here.

If you really want to say that the level is low, then it is probably the director of the Space Administration, Wu Yuankang, who brought him here, who has the lowest level.

After all, the Space Administration is just a subordinate agency under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and belongs to a second-level unit. In this meeting full of first-level bigwigs, he is indeed the lowest level.

Of course, as for himself, Xu Chuan has never considered it.

After all, he has not been in politics, and it is not appropriate to describe him with these levels.

"Academician Xu is here, sit down first."

In the conference room, after seeing Xu Chuan coming, the leaders who had already taken their seats smiled and greeted him.

Xu Chuan responded one by one, followed the sign at the meeting to find his seat, and sat down.

After waiting for a while, the door of the conference room was pushed open by the staff.

Outside the door, the familiar old man walked in.

Seeing this person, Xu Chuan's face was even more surprised.

He really didn't expect this person to attend this small meeting.

The staff closed the door, and the old man walked to the front seat and sat down, smiling and saying, "Everyone is here, let's have a meeting first."

As he spoke, the staff member next to him walked up quickly and handed out a copy of the document he had been holding in his hand to each person.

"Everyone take a look first."

After receiving the report of the meeting, Xu Chuan flipped through it with some curiosity, and his eyes suddenly shrank.

After a few minutes, the old man smiled and said, "You have read the documents. What do you think about this?"

Xu Chuan did not come out, and silently looked at the documents in his hand.

In the meeting room, the leader of the diplomatic department raised his hand, frowned slightly and said, "Do we really want to do this? This is very likely to lead to a severe suburban crisis."

Across from him, an old man with a resolute face, who seemed to have served in the army before, objected, "I think it is necessary."

"It's no longer the past. Whether it's the economy or aerospace and other fields, we are already ahead of the United States."

"If it was originally necessary to consider economic development, we have always maintained a restrained, moderate and stable attitude in external affairs. But now, the situation has changed, and we must adopt an attitude and show the strength that we should have. "

"I think it's appropriate to target NASA. The Wolf Clause itself is very targeted at us, and we have very appropriate reasons."

The leader of the diplomatic side explained: "But doing so will most likely lead to a more serious suburban crisis. If one is not handled well, the United States may unite with European countries and other countries to collectively withdraw from the lunar biosphere project."

"Then let them quit and we can do it ourselves! The worst we can do is build something smaller!"

Hearing this, the leader from the outer suburbs smiled bitterly and shook his head.

On the side, an old man in the counselor's room said: "I don't know about scientific research, but the lunar biosphere project is not just scientific research."

"This project has full political significance and plays an important role in winning over former opponents and combating hegemonism. If the EU and other countries collectively withdraw, it will indeed not be a good thing for us."

"I do not deny that our development has been good in recent years, but economic globalization is the general trend, competition and confrontation are the norm, and win-win cooperation is also the norm. Although we are temporarily ahead in the space field, the best way to expand our advantages is not to close ourselves off, but to Together vertically and horizontally.”

In the conference room, a group of leaders who can determine the direction of the entire world are constantly arguing.

Little half an hour passed like this, and no result was produced.

Sitting at the head table, the old man closed his eyes and thought for a while, then tapped his fingers lightly on the conference table, interrupted the dispute, and looked at Xu Chuan.

"Academician Xu, what do you think?"

Xu Chuan, who was pretending to read the report but was actually distracted, suddenly came back to his senses, froze, pointed his finger at himself, and said in surprise: "Me?"

The old man smiled gently and said, "It's okay, be brave and just talk about your views."

Xu Chuan thought for a while and said, "I don't understand the political factors. I can only give my opinion from a scientific perspective."

After a pause, he continued: "The construction of the lunar biosphere project is difficult, but it is not a project that requires breakthroughs in cutting-edge technology."

"It occupies the core technology of the entire project, and transportation capacity in the aerospace field is a key key."

"But in this regard, we already have more mature and advanced technology than the United States and NASA."

"I can only say that even without the participation of the United States and NASA, as long as the funds are sufficient, we can complete this project."

The old man nodded and said, "Then let's proceed according to the contents of the report. This will be announced at the lunar biosphere project share allocation meeting tomorrow."

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