Chapter 995 Pirate Culture
The atmosphere is awkward.
Time and space seemed to be frozen, terribly stiff.
Lawrence's handsome face was stiff, and his smile froze there as if it had been sprinkled with formalin.
But what is admirable is that even so, he still maintained the demeanor of a nobleman, stiffly retracted his outstretched right hand, and sat back like a robot.
Time passed by every minute and every second.
The awkward atmosphere lingered on the dining table.
It wasn't until the waiter brought the dishes that the stiffness in the air was broken.
Lawrence coughed dryly and continued with a slightly displeased expression.
"May I know why? I think my proposal is perfect."
"That's just for you," Lu Zhou said calmly, "I always believe that there is no free lunch in the world. We accepted your investment, which means we have to give up part of the equity, am I right? "
Lawrence: "Of course... As you said, there is no free lunch in this world, but besides free lunch, there is another word that is win-win! We can definitely create greater wealth through cooperation!"
Lu Zhou: "Yes, so after our win-win situation, is the starry sky technology my starry sky technology or your starry sky technology? Is it a high-tech enterprise from Huaguo or a high-tech enterprise from the United States?"
"It... depends on how you define it." After hesitating for a moment, Lawrence opened his mouth and continued, "Besides, does it really matter who it belongs to? The starry sky technology you have now may only be worth 100 billion U.S. dollars. I will take it out 100 billion financing for you, maybe you may have less equity in your hands, but in fact your wealth has surpassed the original 100 billion US dollars, even because our cooperation has doubled—"
"I think the question of who it belongs to is important."
Looking at the disapproving Lawrence, Lu Zhou interrupted him, and continued in a serious tone.
"For me, being able to do whatever research I like is the really important thing, and this is also my original intention of founding Xingkong Technology and Jinling Institute for Advanced Study. In contrast, more money and less money are secondary Yes, so you told me that you can turn 100 billion into 200 billion, or even double it... What does it matter to me?"
The atmosphere at the dinner table fell into a stalemate.
After a long silence, Lawrence's shoulders suddenly relaxed and he leaned back on the chair.
"I see... I originally thought there was still a possibility for us to cooperate, and you must be able to see the benefits of it with your intelligence, but now it seems that I am thinking too much unilaterally."
Lu Zhou smiled lightly and said, "I always thought that you Americans like to follow the rules. Normally, shouldn't you talk to the CEO of Xingkong Technology about this matter?"
Lawrence smiled faintly, "Rules? If you have such an idea, it's because you haven't stayed in the United States long enough to really understand this country."
Lu Zhou: "Oh?"
"Merchant ships traveling on the golden waterway will more or less make cameos as pirates when necessary, whether it is for national interests or private interests. The colonists who set foot on the American continent are in most cases law-abiding 'good citizens' ', but the premise is that this is more beneficial to them. If it is profitable, they don’t mind being a guest bandit, looting the nearby aborigines, so that their wealth can quickly increase in value.”
"There is a manuscript in the Flintstone Library on John Adams that details his studies of this cultural phenomenon. And it seems to me that he knew so much about Americans that he was able to see the line hidden in the colonial The 'torrent of depravity' behind the culture, he knows how to restrain those who don't obey discipline, and even become president."
"As for the core of this cultural phenomenon, I call it pirate culture."
Looking at Lawrence with a faint smile on his face, Lu Zhou raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise.
"Surprisingly."
"Accident what?"
"In the history of Chinese civilization, we usually use derogatory terms such as 'Japanese pirates' or 'pirates' to refer to pirates... In our culture, pirates are not a profession worth showing off, or glorious."
"In our culture, it's just as disgraceful. If you're found to be a pirate, you'll be hanged in the harbor, dried, and eaten by crows... but only if you're found," Lawrence shrugged. Shoulder, continued, "With a 100% profit, the cost is only a boat, which is enough for people to do many things."
Looking at the silent Lu Zhou, Lawrence put his hands on the table and stood up gently.
"Having said so much, I just want to answer your question. In order to achieve their goals, pirates will do anything. I don't really want to be your enemy, and I don't even want to end up as a chess player, but... there is a kind of hopelessness in this world. invisible potential, it is affected by many factors.”
"It's like the gravitational force that pulls us back to the ground, continues the inertia of classic movement, and returns history to its original position. This is something that cannot be stopped by a certain person, a certain company, or even a country, but following the trend In order to survive, and even be rewarded by history, do you understand what I mean?"
Lu Zhou: "I don't understand, I believe in science, not metaphysics."
Except during the lottery.
Lawrence: "Okay, just pretend I'm talking nonsense... are you really going to stop thinking about it?"
"No need."
"That's a pity," Lawrence sighed softly, "Maybe next time, you won't just have to deal with small players like ExxonMobil and Tesla, but a wave that hurts even me. The power of the brain."
"yes?"
Lu Zhou smiled lightly.
"Then we will wait and see."
...
Eventually, Lawrence left without even finishing his meal.
Although he said he was full, according to Lu Zhou's observation, he didn't touch the tableware a few times.
But to be honest, the taste of this restaurant is really good, and if there are no accidents, he will probably come back a few times.
After finishing the meal in a leisurely manner, half an hour after Lawrence left, Lu Zhou also left the restaurant and walked to the car parked at the door.
Just as he opened the door to get in the car, Wang Peng, who was sitting in the driver's seat, had just finished making a phone call and stuffed the phone back into his pocket.
"Where are you going?"
"Go straight back to Zhongshan International."
"OK."
The car hits the road.
Lu Zhou, who was leaning on the seat, took out his phone and opened it.
Just when he opened the like list and was about to find the article he hadn't read just now and continue to read what the owner of that article said, he found that the article was gone.
Huh?
Did you delete it yourself?
Damn, forgot to take a screenshot.
Shaking his head, Lu Zhou put the matter aside, turned off the scarf and opened it.
Just when he was about to interact with his fans for a while, a reminder of unread emails popped up on the top of the screen.
Clicking on it, it turned out that it was sent by the International Union of Mathematicians.
Seeing the address of the caller, Lu Zhou suddenly felt dizzy.
In the past few days, he was having a headache wondering whether he should go or not. The IMU sent an email. He could guess it almost without reading it. It was probably to urge him to post the papers he was going to talk about in the 60-minute report on the conference website. up.
After clicking on the email and looking at it, when Lu Zhou was thinking about how to tactfully express to the organizer that he was not ready for the content of the report, he was suddenly stunned.
After being silent for a while, Lu Zhou looked up at Wang Peng who was driving ahead, and said.
"Wang Peng."
"What's wrong?"
"In August, I may have to go to St. Petersburg."
"Okay, we will help you arrange...By the way, has your research on the Riemann Hypothesis made any progress?"
"No...it has nothing to do with the report meeting."
Wang Peng: "That's it?"
Putting down the phone, Lu Zhou said with a strange expression.
"Go and receive the award."