Tech Hammer

"What did you encourage Luo Zhiqiang to do? Don't you know that doing so may put many people in danger?"

"What? Brother Liu, how is that possible! We have been tied together for so many years. Do you think I am the one who covets that bit of data? Am I the kind of person who is lawless and unscrupulous in doing things?"

"Uh, isn't it?"

The two people's eyes intertwined, and the two simple sentences showed the contradiction between their understanding of each other and their self-perception.

"I really didn't encourage Lao Luo to do this. I didn't expect Lao Luo to be so courageous. He seems to be a very honest person! Okay, I admit, I really want the CERN data, but it's not necessary! I have money! Others don’t know how much money I have, don’t you know? Even if one month’s data is not enough, I will spend another billion dollars to collect two months! If not, just talk to that Edwin about the package After half a year, can I afford to do something that can be solved with money?"

That being said, it still makes sense...

Liu Wei nodded, but the next moment he glanced at Ning Wei with suspicion: "Maybe you just want to do something?"

"I'm not March!" Ning Wei couldn't help but burst out.

This statement finally made Liu Wei temporarily believe in Ning Wei's innocence, and he quickly said: "Okay, okay, don't be so excited. Now that this has happened, what we have to do now is to reduce the possible impact of this incident. To the minimum. Is there any possibility of discovery by CERN now?"

Ning Wei said angrily: "I don't know, but if you don't conduct a detailed inspection, there is a high probability that it will not be discovered. You should be confident about this in March."

Liu Weidao believed this very much. It was not that he was very professional in this area, but that the group had already tested March's ability in this area, and he had also read the test report. To be honest, there is no more powerful hacker in the world than March.

And March is very considerate. After quietly encircling the territory, he will also perform a series of operations such as strengthening the firewall, patching loopholes, etc.

If you don't check it consciously, you may not find anything.

"In this case, it's not a big problem. But to be on the safe side, Professor Luo is definitely not suitable to stay at CERN. After completing this work, find a reason to change to someone else." Liu Wei said with a long sigh.

"I think so too, and I believe Lao Luo has no objections. When I get back, I will tell the principal that Lao Luo must be promoted and raised no matter what. In two years, our own collider will be able to operate. It just so happens that we need experienced professors to lead the team." Ning Wei nodded and said with deep understanding.

"Now that things are like this, it's right for you not to stay at CERN. It's really not appropriate to go back directly. However, the safety level of the next trip still needs to be raised, and the emergency plan needs to be adjusted. I You have to contact the embassy. It will be arranged before tomorrow afternoon."

Finally, Liu Wei said resignedly.

Of course, it's not a bad thing anyway. If it's not discovered in the end, it's still very profitable.

…

On the other side, Luo Zhiqiang walked out of the hotel, drove back to his home, opened the door, and saw Jack Ness sitting on his sofa, with a half-drunk bottle of whiskey on the coffee table.

No surprise there, the guy knew he'd put his dorm key on the doorframe.

"Why don't you turn on the light?"

"Huh... do you need to turn on the lights when drinking? How about it? Luo, why did Ning reply to you?"

"He said that he doesn't actually need that much data. Normal testing is enough to obtain the data he needs for this verification." Luo Zhiqiang answered cautiously.

"Oh..." There was unconcealable disappointment on Jack Ness's face. He subconsciously picked up the wine bottle and got himself another glass.

Seeing his friend's disappointed look, Luo Zhiqiang immediately said: "But I mentioned your interest in scientific research to Dr. Ning, and he still hoped to help you and gave me a number. If you can apply for a holiday, go to a When you go to Wall Street, you can make friends with Mr. Bernie Cushing. He is the boss of Cushing Capital on Wall Street. It is said that he is very interested in science. If you can have a satisfactory investment plan, he will definitely not I would mind giving you some financial help. At least 10 to 20 million US dollars won’t be a problem.”

The bid was still conservative. Although Ning Wei said it was between 20 and 30 million US dollars, Luo Zhiqiang knew that the friend in front of him was very courageous. If he could ask for 30 million US dollars, he would definitely not only ask for 20 million US dollars.

The most important thing is that in Luo Zhiqiang's view, getting too much money is actually not a good thing for Jack Ness.

Sure enough, when he heard what he said, Jack Ness whistled.

"Bernie Cushing? Wall Street Cushing Capital? Wait..." After saying that, Jack Ness quickly took out his mobile phone and quickly found the information of Cushing Capital and the head of the company on his mobile phone. .

"Wow, do you know? Luo, I have followed this person before. Do you know how he made his fortune? Back then, he bet against the Metaverse concept stock, and the Metaverse concept happened to plummet, allowing him to make a lot of money! Then his name spread throughout Wall Street. This guy is amazing. There are not many self-made fund managers like him on Wall Street in the 21st century. Cushing Capital now even controls hundreds of billions of dollars in private equity! Yes, Yes, that's him. Great, thank you for introducing me to such a friend. Luo, you are definitely the best friend in my life.

Sure enough, Jack Ness was extremely excited.

Luo Zhiqiang shook his head. He didn't know how to judge his good friend. He could only say that everyone has his own ambitions.

It's not that he doesn't love money at all, but in his mind, if he was given the choice, 20 million US dollars would be more important than being able to prove Ning Wei's theory as quickly as possible. Even if the money increased ten times or a hundred times, he still felt that the latter should be more important.

Money can buy you a better life, but it cannot reveal the secrets of the universe.

For Luo Zhiqiang, it is enough that his material life can ensure that he is well fed, clothed and raised to raise the next generation. The most important thing is that it can satisfy his curiosity about the world. He didn't want to die with all the questions in his mind. It was okay if he didn't understand it before, but after understanding it, he really wanted to know whether Ning Wei's theory was correct, and he even had the urge to die if he heard about it in the morning.

Luo Zhiqiang feels that he has achieved his material goals, and now he only has spiritual pursuits left. If someone else dies and Ning Wei's theory has not been proven to be correct or wrong, he will feel that he will die in peace.

It’s hard to imagine how two people with completely different pursuits in life could become good friends. Especially when every time I see Jack Ness I feel like he's wasting his talent.

"Okay, Jack, but I suggest you keep a low profile."

"Don't worry, Luo, although I behave very frivolously many times, there are not many people in this world who live more consciously than me. I know very well what I want, and I am willing to admit it. Especially when it comes to In my vision of a perfect life in the future, I will be stricter with my words than anyone else. Do you think I would joke about whether I can have endless beautiful women in the future?"

How should I put it, this guy is always so pure and reassuring.

"Okay, it's time for me to go. If I stay here for too long, I might be suspected? Although everyone knows that our relationship is quite good, and I often come to you to complain about your life, but since this matter Once you’re on the right track, you should be more careful.”

With that said, Jack Ness stood up, burped and gave Luo Zhiqiang a big hug, and then put his mouth to Luo Zhiqiang's ear: "Now you can give me that gentleman's number. The New York Bay Area is a resort It’s a great place and my first choice for vacation next month. Bless me, my friend, I’m going to witness the madness of Wall Street.”

…

The next day, Edwin came to the hotel in person to greet Ning Wei.

Perhaps he had a guilty conscience after all, so Ning Wei carefully observed Edwin's performance along the way. It was quite good, and he didn't notice any difference between the director of CERN and the previous contact with him.

So when he was about to arrive at CERN, he expressed his thoughts: "Edwin, after I went to witness the launching ceremony of the LHC today, I also want to go around Switzerland. I read the online guide and found that Interlaken is the best place to come." One of the must-visit towns in Switzerland, there is also the fascinating Jungfraujoch.”

This request made Edwin George quite stunned. He looked at Ning Wei in confusion and asked: "Ning, don't you need to watch here?"

"That's what I originally thought, but last night our Professor Luo came to the hotel to report to me about his work for the past half month and provided a series of reports. I found that he was really responsible for his work, and he was more familiar with this place. , I have told him everything that needs to be verified, and I believe he is qualified for the job. This makes me feel that the previous concerns that others may not meet the requirements are completely unnecessary.”

"So I don't think I need to stay here anymore. If I have problems with data processing after I go back, I even hope to hire some professors from CERN who have been stationed here for a long time to help me. I hope we can still maintain the Contact me, and if you have suitable recommendations, you can also let me know. The salary is easy to say. Of course, you may need to stay in China for a while."

Ning Wei said calmly.

"This...well, actually if you like the scenery here, you can stay here for a long time. Of course, this is just a suggestion. Ning, if you think it's okay, of course it's okay with me. If you need manpower , I will definitely recommend it to you, of course, on the premise that it does not affect the planned tasks. At the same time, thank you very much for your affirmation of the scholars working here."

Edwin George shrugged and said.

Although I was a little troubled before, after looking at Ning Wei's young face, I felt that there was no doubt at all.

Young people, who doesn’t like vacation?

And guarding the LHC is indeed a boring thing. The impact of particles is not dependent on human will. For front-line physicists, collecting data is nothing more than luck. After hitting it ten thousand or one hundred thousand times, they will always be lucky enough to find what they need. What everyone has to do more is to find useful things from the data returned by countless detectors.

With the development of technology today, this is no longer a problem that can be solved by humans. Now it is handled by computers through various algorithms. Even if the laboratory has the most advanced pre-processing program, which can discard a large amount of invalid data when collecting data, the amount of data returned every minute is still quite astonishing.

So in theory, it makes no difference whether Ning Wei is at CERN or not. If you want to be able to find clues at a glance from the messy data transmitted to the control room in real time, that is a god, not a human being.

Ningwei had someone report to him about his itinerary and daily arrangements in Switzerland for the past half month. It was really just a matter of fun. There is quite a feeling of being happy and unwilling to think about success. For young people, work is anti-human, and it is normal to like to play.

Not to mention that in Edwin George's opinion, it was just a joke to spend a billion to verify something.

"Thank you very much for your understanding."

"By the way, do you need us to help you arrange your itinerary?"

"That's not necessary. In fact, it was arranged yesterday. My wife was so happy when she learned that she could go to Jungfraujoch today. Thank you again, Mr. George!"

"It should!"

…

For CERN, the resumption of operation of the LHC, which has been shut down for expansion and maintenance for two full years, is also a big event.

It does not mean that there is no need for work when the LHC is shut down. In fact, many physicists were busier during the two-year shutdown period. After all, there was too much data to process. Each paper had to look for data that was useful to its own project and discard unnecessary data. This This is a huge amount of work.

Starting up means that projects that have not yet been fully verified can continue to search for new evidence.

Moreover, the newly upgraded LHC has higher sensor sensitivity, and the collected data will naturally be more accurate.

Especially the upgrade of LHCb, which is a sensor specifically designed to find and observe bottom quarks and antiquarks. After the accuracy is improved, it may be possible to find the effect of antiquarks on proton spin, and even solve the mystery of proton spin.

Of course, these studies will have to be postponed, because in the next half month, the data after the LHC is operational will belong to Ningwei's next projects. If others need it, it depends on whether Ningwei is willing to give it to them.

This is agreed upon in the contract.

The start-up ceremony is actually very simple, and then the engineers start the collider. During this period, the energy level will be continuously adjusted, and the proton beam collision speed will maintain 32 million collisions per second, lasting more than ten hours.

Standing in the control room, you can't see that thrilling scene. You can only see the constantly jumping curves through the computer screen. But I would rather imagine how intense and interesting the collision of these tiny particles would be in a hair-thin tunnel...

After all, for one billion dollars, he bought a lot of data...

This business...is worth it!

After learning that Ning Wei was going on another trip in the afternoon, Edwin, who had been accompanying Ning Wei, felt very relieved when he saw the satisfied smile on his client's face.

One billion, so worth it!

Well, win-win!