Chapter 167：

Time goes back to two hours ago.

Li Zheng came out of the laboratory in a hurry. The inaugural ceremony of the Huaqing Award was at two o’clock in the afternoon. Li Zheng talked to Mr. Watson on the phone through time difference yesterday. He couldn’t help squinting for a while at noon. Squinted until one o'clock in the afternoon.

The Ninth Laboratory is not far from the Great Hall of the People, and the traffic in the 1980s is much better than 30 years later. There is almost no need to worry about traffic jams. Li Zheng stepped on the accelerator all the way, but when he stopped the car and looked at the watch It was already half past one.

The parking lot is almost full of cars, and cars are coming in one after another. Li Zheng heard all kinds of accents from all over the world, and he heard two points of kindness in his ears.

"This is only a few years old, so I drove into the car, tusk tusk, I was with him, and still moving bricks on the construction site."

"This is the skill of reincarnation, you can't learn it."

Li Zheng glanced back and saw two middle-aged men in suits and leather shoes getting off a red Xiali. He noticed Li Zheng's eyes. The two men raised their chins slightly, obviously not putting Li Zheng in their eyes.

Li Zheng shrugged, closed the car door, and walked quickly towards the Great Hall of the People.

There was a long distance from the parking lot to the Great Hall of the People. He checked his watch, and he should have had time.

The weather at the end of May has begun to get hot, the hot sun is scorching the land of Huajing, and the heat in the concrete floor follows the soles of people's shoes and spreads all over the body.

When Li Zheng walked quickly to the entrance of the Great Hall, his forehead was already covered with beads of sweat, and his breath was a little gasping.

He smiled bitterly. He stayed up all night every day and opened his eyes to do experiments. The living condition of not leaving the laboratory for ten and a half months might really have to be changed. Otherwise, the inventory in his mind has not been fully taken out, and the body is already First collapsed.

At the entrance of the Great Hall, two rows of long tables stand at the door. Behind the long tables are well-dressed ceremonial personnel and armed police officers and soldiers with straight backs.

"Please show the invitation letter." The hostess smiled and said.

Li Zheng was taken aback, he touched his pocket, and he seemed to put the invitation letter in the car.

It’s already 1.47, and I’m sure to be late when I go back and get the invitation letter. This time the Huaqing Prize’s establishment ceremony was attended by the Vice Premier in charge of the scientific research work of China. Li Zheng, the investor, can never come more than the Premier. Be late.

"Sorry, my invitation fell on the car..." Li Zheng scratched his head. He really wouldn't deal with this situation.

There was a chuckle behind him.

It was the two middle-aged men just now. They talked and laughed from behind. While handing the invitation letter to the lady of etiquette, they turned their heads and said to Li Zheng: "Young people, money is not everything. On some occasions, You can't get in if you have money."

This person speaks earnestly and earnestly, and there is a feeling that the elders are teaching the younger ones.

Li Zheng touched his nose and did not speak.

Seeing Li Zheng’s "sufficient" appearance, these two men felt even more proud, and at the same time their facial expressions became softer. Some people are like this. If you let him satisfy his vanity, he will change. You have to speak well.

"Miss, this young man really left the invitation letter in the car. If you don't register his name, let him in. After all, it's not good to be late on this occasion." Middle-aged man Opened the mouth.

Li Zheng was surprised that this person would actually help him speak. No matter what his psychology is, he is helping. Li Zheng nodded to express his gratitude.

"This..." The staff at the registration desk seemed hesitant.

Seeing that the ceremony was about to begin, Li Zheng took out Huaqing's work card from his pocket and handed it to the staff, "I will put this thing here first, and at the end of the ceremony, I will ask you to get it."

The two men did not see clearly what Li Zheng handed to the staff, and the courtesy lady at the registration office was shocked when he saw the Huaqing work card and the words Li Zheng on it.

She quickly flipped through the guest roster, and saw that the first page of the roster read Li Zheng, the head of the Ninth Biological Research Laboratory of Huaqing University, and then looked at the work card in her hand, and said: "Okay... you go in. ."

"Thank you." Li Zheng walked into the venue quickly.

Behind him, the smiles on the faces of the two middle-aged men grew even stronger.

"Pharaoh, your face is getting bigger and bigger."

"Everywhere, it's a coincidence. It's just that this young queen is too rude, and I don't know how to say thank you."

"Yes."

The next step is the scene before us. Li Zheng was led by Secretary Zhao Depei to the podium.

Li Zheng’s coming to the stage caused a lot of discussions. The establishment of the Huaqing Prize this time has aroused widespread attention from all walks of life. Therefore, in addition to the specially invited scholars from the scientific research community, there are also people from all walks of life. The venue of the Great Hall of the People.

Li Zheng has not been on the domestic news once or twice, but the coverage rate of the media in the 1980s was not as good as 20 or 30 years later, and scientific research was a minority, and life sciences was even more a minority in the scientific research community. Many people here couldn't help but look at each other when they saw such a young man who seemed not as old as their children stepped onto the podium grandiosely and sat in a row with the deputy prime minister.

"Who is this person? Host?"

"Looks younger than my son."

"This kind of ceremony can be officiated at such a young age, and the future is boundless." Several men in the back row whispered. They had big bellies and held a black leather bag about the size of a brick in their hands. This was typical of businessmen in the 1980s. Image.

The faces of the two middle-aged men sitting in the back row are very exciting. Isn't this the young man they just met at the door? The host of the Huaqing Prize inauguration ceremony?

On the rostrum, all the people were seated.

From the middle to the two sides are the Vice Premier, the head of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the head of the education department, Zhao Depei, Wu Zhaomeng, the leader of the propaganda department, and Li Zheng.

Li Zheng sat on the far left, a young face that stood out among a crowd of fifty or sixty years old.

"Today is very special for us. The Chinese scientific research community, the first award in the form of non-governmental donations will be born in front of us! What does this show? This shows that our people recognize scientific research and value scientific research! And, I learned that the main body of this private donation is the Ninth Laboratory of Huaqing University. The head of the laboratory, Mr. Li Zheng, used US$10 million in patent funds as scientific research funds, and the investment income of the funds was used as awards."

"From this, I saw a good phenomenon that scientific research feeds back scientific research. The patent money earned from foreigners is used as a reward for encouraging the development of scientific research in the country. Mr. Li Zheng's heart and mind impressed me and made me happy. With such young people, why don’t we worry about revival in China!"

The prime minister's speech won the house.

After the premier gave the opening speech, the heads of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the education department explained the significance of the establishment of the Huaqing Prize from their own perspectives. Then, Zhao Depei took the microphone. As the principal of Huaqing, he is the protagonist of today.

"The Prime Minister said very well that scientific research feeds scientific research! This is the significance of the establishment of the Huaqing Award! The Huaqing Award has four categories of awards in physics, chemistry, biomedicine, and literature, which are evaluated every year. Each award winner, in addition to the certificate honor, He will also receive a two million RMB award provided by the Ninth Biological Research Laboratory of Huaqing University. And the winners of scientific research awards can apply for the foundation's scientific research sponsorship." Zhao Depei spoke openly, and Li Zheng had never seen it before. The principal's eyes have been so bright.

The first few rows of the audience were all Chinese researchers.

In the 1980s, the scientific research environment in China was very harsh. Except for several military-industrial researches strongly supported by the state, the life of the other scientific research projects was very tight.

Breaking a penny into two is a common phenomenon.

Two million rewards! Many veteran scientific research leaders in this era don't have that much research funding for a whole year!

Two million, two million! Rao was the Vice Premier sitting on the stage, and these old scholars could not help but make low voices.

Before attending the establishment ceremony of the Huaqing Award, they had heard the news that the science award established in the name of Huaqing University this time had a fairly high reward.

The word two million is not unheard of, but everyone treats him as just a joke.

You know, the highest awards for national science awards are only 100,000, 100,000, and 2 million. This difference makes some older generation scholars unable to help their heart beat faster.

Two days ago, they said, "This award, established in the name of Huaqing University, must encourage a new generation of scholars to move forward. We, the old bones, will not join in the fun."

But now, they can't wait to swallow back what they have said. There is no difference between seniors and juniors in scientific research. As the old chief said, the black cat and the white cat who can catch mice are good cats.

Regardless of how old or young, this can produce results is the award.

"Old Chen? Old Chen! Are you okay!" Suddenly an old scientist sitting in the front row suddenly fell from his seat. The person next to him quickly supported him and asked with concern.

"It's... nothing." Old Chen's voice seemed to come from between his teeth, his face was filthy, and his right hand was tightly covering his chest.

He regrets!

A week ago, the Huaqing Prize Physics Selection Panel informed him that he won the first Huaqing Prize for Physics.

Chen Lao graduated from Yan University and is an authority figure in physics in China.

Domestic and even international awards are not one or two. He is not very interested in this newly established award. What's more, this newly established award is also called the Huaqing Award. This makes Chen Lao, who is now the Honorary Dean of the School of Physics of Yan University, feel even more uncomfortable.

Therefore, when he received the invitation letter for the award of the team, he justly refused.

"The Huaqing Prize is great. I am also honored to receive the first Huaqing Physics Prize, but I am getting older. After all, the future of the Chinese scientific research community will be young people. I will not follow them. Young people are fighting." Old Chen said very open-minded.

"Are you sure?" There was a cautious confirmation from the organizing committee Xiaoyoung.

"Yes!" Old Chen replied categorically. His quick answer made Xiaoyoung want to explain, and he swallowed before he could say it.

"Okay... OK, I'll bother you." The young young man hung up the phone silently, admiring Lao Chen's light and wind.

"Uh, uh, who was the person who called me that day! Why didn't he explain to me!" Old Chen said viciously in the strange eyes of his colleagues.