Chapter 434 Professor Razelson's Decision

Just when Lu Zhou reached a consensus with Professor Green, a strange figure was swaying outside his office at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

After hesitating for a while, the man knocked on the door and walked into the office.

"Excuse me, is this the office of Professor Lu Zhou?"

Stopping the pen in her hand, Vera said, "Yes, what can I do with Professor Lu?"

The old man glanced at the office: "I have something to ask for him... Did he ask for leave today?"

"No," Vera shook her head, "but he went out in the morning."

The old man continued to ask, "Can you tell me where I can find him?"

"He's been at the John Norman Supercomputer Research Center for the past few days. If you want to find him, you can go there."

"Supercomputing Center? Okay...thank you." The old man nodded and was about to turn around and leave the office.

However, at this moment, the door of the office suddenly opened.

Lu Zhou, who came back from the John Norman Supercomputer Research Center with the data, Meteor strode in.

When seeing Lazelson, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned.

At first, he thought he was wrong.

Because since the end of last year, Professor Lazersson has visited and exchanged with Helix 7-X Laboratory in Germany, and the two have been communicating through emails.

Before that, he hadn't heard the news that he was coming back.

"Lazerssohn? My dear friend, have you come back from Germany? When did you come back?"

Lazersson glanced at his watch.

"The plane that got off about five hours ago..."

Lu Zhou laughed and said, "No matter what you say, you are welcome back! In fact, I was about to send you an email to tell you good news, but it seems that I don't need it now. Come here, I will show you a baby."

Looking at the excited Lu Zhou, Professor Razelson hesitated, but followed him to the side of the computer.

After turning on the laptop, Lu Zhou plugged in the USB flash drive and quickly opened the simulation software.

Looking at the ring-shaped images on the screen drawn by three interlaced green, red and yellow lines, Professor Lazersson showed a surprised expression on his face.

"Surprisingly... you actually did it?"

"It's still the last step, I need to use the supercomputer to complete the test of the model, and it may take a few days. But this mathematical model, I have basically completed it," Lu Zhou said with a smug smile, "Is it very magic?"

"Yes..." After hesitating for a while, Lazelsson coughed lightly, "Congratulations! This mathematical model alone is worthy of at least one physics award. In addition, I came back this time mainly to want to Let me tell you one thing, I hope you won't be too surprised when you hear it."

Noticing the serious expression on Professor Lazersson's face, Lu Zhou froze for a moment, then restrained his joking tone, and asked seriously.

"What's up?"

Lazersson: "I'm going to resign."

Although he was prepared for what shocking news he might say, Lu Zhou still didn't expect that he would say this.

Looking at Lazersson blankly, Lu Zhou asked in an unbelievable tone: "Resign?"

"Yes," Professor Lazersson nodded, "The He-3 atom probe technology is a very good plasma diagnostic technology, and I have a feeling that it will become the centerpiece of every plasma physics institute in the future. Standard configuration. If I have to bring a group of engineers to the site to design and construct each He-3 atom probe, it will be too troublesome. So I want to design a standardized device that can be directly disassembled or installed, preferably It’s the kind you plug into the power supply and use.”

The news sounds like...

It really made Lu Zhou not know what to say.

After being silent for about five seconds, Lu Zhou finally couldn't help but said: "You have already become the project director, and maybe you can even be the director of the PPPL laboratory in a few years... Is it worth it?"

"It's not worth it. In my opinion, it is more meaningful to carry forward the He-3 technology than to be the project leader or director of the research institute at PPPL. What's more, what good is the laboratory director of PPPL to me? I would rather Doing the research I love with a multimillion-dollar budget, rather than managing hundreds of millions of dollars and not having a dollar of my own.”

Lu Zhou: "But... my dear Professor Lazelsson, how many institutes of plasma physics can afford your equipment? Or are they willing to order your equipment?"

"That's not a problem, or I'm not worried about the order," Professor Lazelson said with a smile, "I know you might not like this little money, after all, you don't even have a million dollars. The Millennium Awards have all been turned down."

Lu Zhou emphasized: "I didn't reject it, I just postponed receiving the award!"

"Okay, good, postponing the award, anyway, this is not the point," Professor Lazelson waved his hand, "Back to the topic just now, although my company has just started, I have already negotiated two deals Business worth more than ten million dollars.”

It is not uncommon to jump from academia to business, whether domestic or foreign.

Especially technical engineers like Professor Lazersson are far more efficient at converting technology into products than ordinary theorists.

Not only that, relying on his contacts in the academic circle, he can easily get orders from major plasma physics institutes, and for his colleagues in the plasma physics field, he is also willing to Entrust professional matters to someone he can trust.

But for Lu Zhou, this is not good news.

Not because of the uneven distribution of benefits.

He did not rush to make money with the He-3 probe technology, and planned to register a patent. The main purpose of researching it was to facilitate his own experiments. He was also happy to see someone turn it into a product, which would save him money. A lot of trouble.

But what he didn't expect was that this person turned out to be Lazelson.

If Professor Lazersson chooses to withdraw at this time, he will undoubtedly lose an excellent partner.

Lu Zhou finally tried to persuade: "You are over fifty years old, I suggest you think carefully before making a decision."

Professor Razelson shook his head: "Fifty years old is not very old, my heart is young. And I have seriously thought about it for a long time. The main purpose of coming here today is to say goodbye to you."

Looking at Professor Lazersson with firm eyes, Lu Zhou knew that any further persuasion would be superfluous.

After being silent for a while, he finally sighed, and said regretfully, "I wish you good luck... If there is anything I can help, please don't hesitate."

Although it is very sad, everyone has their own choice.

Prof. Lazersson was his partner, not his employee, and he did not interfere with the positions chosen by others.

Hearing the second half of Lu Zhou's words, Professor Razelson's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Really? Will you help me?"

Seeing the delighted Professor Lazelson, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned: "Of course...but it depends on what it is."

"Ahem, the thing is like this... Although I have raised a certain amount of funds, there is still a gap in the funds. Of course, I have considered asking for a loan from the bank, but this is for a high-tech enterprise that has just started. It is not an easy task to borrow money from the bank." Clearing his throat, Professor Razelson blushed and said shyly, "Are you interested in investing?"

Lu Zhou: "..."