Chapter 139 Where is Chen Yuanguang?

A week after the announcement of room-temperature superconductivity, China established a company called Frontier Technology Achievement Transformation. It has only 20 employees, but is directly managed by the central government.

The Ministry of Finance holds 51% of the shares, and Chen Yuanguang holds 49% of the shares, and is responsible for the subsequent transformation of the results of room-temperature superconductivity.

Frontier Technology is mainly responsible for technical commercial operations, while the specific production of room-temperature superconductors is handed over to a military-industrial enterprise in western China.

After the official website of Frontier Technology goes online, invitations will be sent to global institutions. Those interested in room-temperature superconductors can make an appointment through the official website. Global experts will be invited to identify room-temperature superconductors based on the waiting situation.

There have been comments on the foreign Internet claiming that China’s room-temperature superconducting technology is a strategic deception. In fact, China does not have room-temperature superconducting technology.

"This is the same scientific research scandal as the 2020 Langa Dias scandal, but unlike Dias's personal behavior, the room-temperature superconductivity claimed by the Chinese is a state-coordinated act of deification. No one has been able to reproduce Langa Dias' results, and no one has been able to reproduce Wright Chen's results to date.

All scientific research institutions around the world, except Wright Chen, have not produced room-temperature superconductors that meet the definition when following the LK99 technology route. We have reason to believe that this is the result of manipulation."

This kind of speech is particularly prevalent in the Chinese circle on Twitter. When The Sun reported it using the word "suspected", it became the final conclusion in the Chinese circle. The Chinese area's firm belief that room-temperature superconductivity is a scam flowed back to the English media, forming a negative cycle.

The tabloids on England's flagship street reported the room-temperature superconductivity scam in a series of articles to attract attention. They called room-temperature superconductivity the "new Star Wars strategic deception plan."

Some of them were also dissatisfied with the fact that France was sitting on the fence faster than them. The English, who have always been the fastest in sitting on the fence, fell behind France this time.

The English media ridiculed France and raised the white flag in the face of technology whose authenticity had not yet been confirmed.

The Times directly used a cartoon satirizing France's surrender as its cover.

The media in Paris sarcastically said that the English government was also eager to make deals with China and summoned the ambassador three times in a week. The English Prime Minister's visit to China had been scheduled for a long time, but because England did not have any outstanding technology, it was placed at the bottom of China's priority list.

With the first rebel, everyone was scrambling to get a good price and gain the upper hand in this wave of new technology. No one cared about Jeffrey's statement at the White House press conference.

"Mr. Jeffrey, what do you think of China's claim that it has mastered room-temperature superconductivity technology?"

“If this is true, then congratulations to Dr. Wright. It is precisely because of the modern scientific education he received at MIT that Dr. Wright was able to achieve such an achievement. The discovery of this technology will not change America’s absolute advantage in science and technology.

Yes, an absolute advantage.”

"Mr. Jeffrey, many people think this is a strategic deception by China. They have not created a room-temperature superconductor. What do you think?"

"I don't know. Time will tell us the answer. I think room-temperature superconductivity is indeed difficult. China may have succeeded halfway."

As a veteran politician, Jeffrey naturally knows how to influence public opinion while leaving himself room for maneuver.

"What do you mean by halfway to success?"

"For example, their room-temperature superconductor was a product of luck, and they themselves cannot make a second room-temperature superconductor."

"Mr. Jeffrey, what do you think of France's withdrawal from the Wassenaar Arrangement? Does it mean the collapse of the Western free world alliance?"

"I don't think so. This is just a unilateral action by France. I can guarantee that France will pay the price for their actions."

Jeffrey could only make harsh remarks in the White House, while the Elysee Palace had already signed the agreement.

(In reality, France was the first to jump out and stir up trouble. France's recent behavior is equivalent to putting America on the spot. If the White House does not send troops and chooses to make peace with Russia, then they will lose the name of interfering in Europe. If the White House sends troops, it means that the White House will clean up this mess.)
Originally, the American media wanted to follow the English media in hyping the news that China's room-temperature superconductivity was a scam. As a result, China announced that it was open to institutional applications and welcomed global institutions to come and verify.

So they shifted their focus to the fact that China itself was unable to manufacture room-temperature superconductors. Its birth was just an accident. There is still a long way to go from discovering room-temperature superconductors to manufacturing them.

The world media is abuzz about room-temperature superconductivity, the White House is making tough remarks, France is making a special visit, England and Germany are ready to take action, and Japan and Korea are still in a state of entanglement.

In order to prevent the collapse of the U.S. stock market, American released OpenAI's SORA model half a year ahead of schedule. Nvidia followed suit and held a press conference to announce its new GPU and humanoid AI robot.

This combination of punches tells the global capital market that AI is still the future and AI is the vast ocean.

It was originally planned to be used in conjunction with Musk's Starship launch, but unfortunately the launch was too hasty, resulting in another explosion.

Technology companies pulled out their best technologies to boost global capital's confidence in America, allowing the U.S. stock market to barely stabilize for a while.

If you just read the news, you will have the illusion that new technologies are emerging one after another.

Foreign countries are still very good at hyping America. AI is an important direction for the future. America is far ahead in AI, and other countries can't even catch up.

However, there is a different picture on Chinese social media. First, OpenAI's original product release rhythm was disrupted. This is what Sam Altman himself said in an interview before, that the big moves will be released next year.

As a result, he was forced to use his ultimate move early.

Then there is Nvidia's robot, which is the same old thing in the eyes of the Chinese people. Boston Dynamics' robot dog has occupied so much headlines before, but in the end it was reported that it would be abandoned.

The general view of Chinese self-media is that America has run out of tricks and has been forced into a corner by room-temperature superconductors. This mainstream view is because it attracts audiences, and people naturally like to read news that is beneficial to them. Secondly, it is because they really believe it.

This was the first time someone had managed to make America angry.

The Chinese people combined what Chen Yuanguang said in the interview to bring everyone the next golden age and directly maxed out their reputation.

"Professor, the official website of Frontier Technology has been opened. This is the hottest news in the scientific research circle. Can you find Wright so that we can visit it without waiting in line?" Paul Armitage asked.

Like Chen Yuanguang, Paul is a student of Bawendi and can be considered Chen Yuanguang's junior. However, unlike Chen Yuanguang who graduated with a doctorate in two and a half years, he has only stayed here for four years and graduation is still nowhere in sight.

His existence made Bawendi regret hiring Asan, who had no other strengths except his good attitude.

"If you are interested, you can write to him yourself. I'm busy with other things recently." Bawendi is busy contacting the Ecole Polytechnique, which will be his next stop.

At the same time, because of his sensitive identity, if he wanted to leave America, he had to find some important people to help him get rid of trouble, so he had no time to visit China. As for room-temperature superconductors, Bawendi was of course interested, but he would not go now. He planned to go after returning to the École Polytechnique, and go as a professor of the École Polytechnique.

“Wright probably didn’t have time to read my email. I went to register on the day when Frontier Technology’s official website opened for appointments, and the website crashed due to the huge volume of traffic.

I didn’t manage to log in until yesterday.” Paul obviously didn’t want to give up.

His purpose of going to China was not to conduct room-temperature superconductivity, and this was not his research direction. He also did not think that he would have any future if he changed direction rashly. Wouldn't it be courting death to try to conduct room-temperature superconductivity when he couldn't even understand perovskite?

Paul just wanted to go to China to take a photo with Chen Yuanguang to facilitate his finding a teaching position in America after he graduated with a doctorate. Asan had too many little ideas.

Even though he was Bawendi's student, it would still be difficult for him to get the tenure he desired without any achievements. It would be different if he had the title of Chen Yuanguang's junior brother.

"I'll write a recommendation letter for you later," said Bawendi. He was very good to his students.

It’s the same. He will contact Chen Yuanguang after returning to Paris. In Boston, Bawendi doesn’t want to get into unnecessary trouble by contacting Chen Yuanguang.

After listening to this, Paul nodded disappointedly, "Okay, thank you professor."

Paul might be disappointed after arriving in China, because Chen Yuanguang is no longer in Shenhai, or he will not be in Shenhai for some time in the future. He has already gone to the southwest of China.

This was Chen Yuanguang’s first time in Mianyang and he had no impression of the place before.

“Dr. Chen, we will plan a production base for room-temperature superconductors here in the future.

This entire area of ​​approximately 150 square kilometers will be planned as a high-tech industrial park, focusing mainly on two large projects: the application of room-temperature superconductors and the establishment of a photolithography plant.”

Chen Yuanguang was surprised and asked, "Photolithography factory? What is this?"

The other party briefly introduced the entire project, and then said: "This project is a concept proposed by Professor Zhao of Shuimu University. It has always been just a paper plan. When the project was established internally, it was rejected because it was too different from the mainstream plan and there was no route to learn from.

Now we are planning to restart here.”

Chen Yuanguang nodded after listening: "Is it because of the changes brought about by room-temperature superconductivity?

I just heard your introduction to this technical route. The biggest difficulty lies in synchrotron radiation. The wiggler used in synchrotron radiation requires a huge amount of energy. At the same time, it needs a stable power supply, otherwise it is impossible to achieve focusing.

The use of room-temperature superconductors to optimize synchrotron radiation can significantly reduce the energy required, and the use of room-temperature superconductors can ensure the stability of the current. "

The other party was surprised at Chen Yuanguang's sharpness and immediately understood the key technical points: "Yes, in the previous internal technical discussion, we confirmed the launch of the photolithography plant plan."

Chen Yuanguang said: "But there are still many technical difficulties to be solved."

The other party: “That’s right, so our internal expectation for this plan is ten to fifteen years.

Quantum computers can solve the computing power demand in the short term, and photolithography plants are our solution to completely solve the computing power demand of the public.”

Chen Yuanguang asked: "Why not consider quantum computers providing computing power, and people using the Internet to call for computing power? It's similar to the cloud computers that many companies use now."

The other party: "It seems that there will be some technical problems. There will be some small difficulties to be solved when quantum computers achieve high concurrency.

And we need chips after all so that we can export our electronic products.”

Chen Yuanguang: "What about batteries and quantum computers?"

The other party: "The quantum computer will be placed in Hefei, Guodun Quantum will be responsible for this project, and a special company will be established for the battery. Because the application of room-temperature superconducting technology in batteries has not yet been implemented, we do not have a specific plan yet.

Mr. Chen, your office will need to be temporarily located here for a short period of time. You are the only one who knows the most about room-temperature superconductivity, and some related technical applications require your cooperation.

Of course, we will not delay your own work, whether it is the rocket launch of Guangjia Aerospace, the rocket transportation of the European Space Agency, or the construction of the space station, we will have special plans to cooperate with your remote work. "

Because the number of people entering Shenhai has increased greatly, the entrants come from more than 30 countries around the world and it is impossible to distinguish them at once. Considering Chen Yuanguang's personal safety, the Chinese side discussed with Chen Yuanguang and decided to temporarily arrange for him to stay in Mianyang for half a year, and then return to Shenhai after half a year.

It just so happens that a subsidiary of Frontier Technology is in Mianyang. Frontier Technology is responsible for technology transformation, while the subsidiary is responsible for the specific product implementation. Ten billion RMB was invested in the first phase.

Of course, 10 billion is not a lot of money in the manufacturing industry. The price of a single magnetic field control facility used in the production of room-temperature superconductors is over 10 million.

"What a remarkable achievement!" The first group of experts visiting China had already landed in Shenhai. They saw GJ01 on the campus of Jiaotong University. A group of gray-haired professors looked at GJ01 with the same expressions as the college students.

After observing and measuring the data, Jacques Biot asked: "What about Dr. Wright? This is a miracle in human history, an incredible product, and the crystallization of human wisdom.

We have so many questions for Dr. Wright."

Jacques Biot is the president of the École Polytechnique, one of five engineering schools.

"I'm sorry, Dr. Wright is not in Shenhai recently. If you have any questions, we can answer them." Chen Xianhui looked embarrassed.

As the only expert who had discussed the theory of room-temperature superconductivity with Chen Yuanguang face to face, Chen Xianhui was temporarily transferred from USTC to Shanghai Jiao Tong University to be responsible for external exchanges.

As he expected, the questions from the first batch of customers were concentrated on Chen Yuanguang.

"Oh, what bad news! When will he be back?" Jacques Biot refused to give up.

　I suddenly worked overtime today and came back late... I only have 4k, please forgive me for the objective reasons~

　　
　
(End of this chapter)