Technological Hegemony

? If An Ran waited until Luo Jia's order was issued before starting to act, then he would not be An Ran.

In fact, An Ran not only predicted that Luo Jia would start a university, but also thought that he would win over his younger brother Cao Yuan. After all, materials science is not only the shortcoming of Xingchen Technology, but also the shortcoming of the entire China. Luo Jia cannot let it go Opportunity to recruit talent in this field.

So after An Ran came to Massachusetts, she took the initiative to get in touch with Cao Yuan.

Cao Yuan tugged at his tie awkwardly, and asked An Ran curiously, "Brother, where are we going to eat today? It's so formal, it's the same as attending an awards ceremony."

Anyone who is familiar with Cao Yuan knows that he is actually a very unprofessional guy who likes to play games. He is a well-known game UP owner at station B. He also likes to argue with others in the forum. Anything that is not used to it, you have to go up Say a few words.

In general, Cao Yuan is more like an ordinary young man in his early twenties in life. No one has ever seen him holding a book and studying hard all night, either playing games, sleeping, or just relying on With great wisdom, he tricks his opponents.

But the reason why a genius is a genius is because Cao Yuan's life is different. As long as he puts in 10% of his efforts, he is enough to achieve impressive results that astound the world.

An Ran smiled, "I ordered the Malyavi restaurant."

wow~

Hiraba Sakura's eyes lit up, and she cheered, "It's so fun to eat at Mariavi Restaurant on Christmas Eve!"

Cao Yuan shrugged his shoulders, "No wonder you want to wear this outfit. It turns out that you are going to the legendary Maliavi."

They were all very excited, only senior sister Qi Mengzhou curled her lips lightly, assuming that An Ran and her had dinner together, that would be called romance, but An Ran chose to bring a bunch of light bulbs.

"Let's go, let's pick up Principal Rafael." An Ran put on another woolen coat over the suit and said to everyone.

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An Ran rented a GM brand luxury business car from the Four Seasons Hotel to pick up Principal Rafael.

Principal Rafael is nearly seventy years old. His wife passed away a few years ago, and the two of them have no children, so he has been living alone and widowed for several years.

During festivals like Christmas, it is inevitable to be lonely at home alone.

So after he received An Ran's call, he only thought for a few seconds before smiling and agreeing to go to Christmas dinner with them.

The car stopped outside Principal Rafael's house, An Ran and the others got out of the car and rang the doorbell.

As expected, since there is no hostess, although Principal Raphael's house is still clean, things are very messy. Principal Rafael rummaged through the drawers for a long time before he found himself in a pile of socks. cufflinks.

On the dining table in the living room, there is also a pizza box from a takeaway, which should be his lunch.

The principal doesn't know how to cook, so he always relies on sandwiches with peanut butter, or fast food such as pizza and burgers. It's amazing that with such a simple diet, he has gained some weight, probably because of burgers and pizza Caused by too much heat.

"Let's go!" Principal Raphael said happily, all dressed up.

So he left home surrounded by students, locked the door, put the key in the letter box, and then drove to the famous Malyavi restaurant.

This is a century-old shop that opened in 1875. It specializes in high-quality French cuisine and is one of the most famous time-honored shops in the entire Boston area.

In order to book a seat at this restaurant on Christmas Eve, An Ran spent a lot of effort and asked her classmates in Massachusetts for help, and owed a big favor.

In short, An Ran carefully prepared this banquet. The waiter in a tuxedo led them to the window seat, served aperitifs and several exquisite French dishes, and then began a luxurious French meal consisting of seven courses.

Because I ordered expensive white truffles and drank the top red wine of Chateau Margaux, the price of this meal must have cost several thousand dollars.

However, the old principal can spend Christmas in a dignified and lively manner. This amount of money is nothing to Xingchen Technology.

French meals are known for being long and cumbersome. It took more than two hours to serve all seven dishes.

During the meeting, An Ran did not mention the matter of Star University, mainly talking about the current development of Star Technology and the company's long-term plans.

And these are what Principal Rafael is most concerned about. He is an electrical expert. It just so happens that the hardware department of the company is focusing on the electrical field recently, so there seems to be endless topics between them.

An Ran talked about the company's progress in the research of high-power energy waves, the solid electrolyte that is being developed, and the efficiency of the actual operation of the supercapacitor energy storage center after it is completed. Glad to say that Star Technology is changing the world with its own power.

An Ran not only told Principal Rafael, but also Cao Yuan.

This well-known Huaxia talent is about to graduate and obtain a doctorate. If you want to win him over to Xingchen Technology, now is the right time.

The time is almost up. After a whole night of subtle influence, Cao Yuan and Principal Raphael have fully understood that Star Technology is not only a profitable company, but also has a big dream.

After a toast, An Ran put down her glass and asked Principal Raphael curiously, "Where are you planning to go after you leave Massachusetts?"

Principal Rafael shrugged, "I haven't made up my mind yet, but I will definitely not stay in North America. Since my wife passed away, the factors that attract me to stay have become less and less."

"You also know that I am a Venezuelan, and now my hometown has become a hell on earth. Of course there are reasons for the inaction of the rulers, but North America, my second hometown, is really not friendly to Venezuela. Instead of helping when we needed it most, we sanctioned."

"On the contrary, Huaxia helped Venezuela a little. Of course I know that Huaxia helped my hometown out of interest considerations, but at least you didn't make trouble."

Principal Raphael looked out of the window with tired eyes at the heavy snow.

"Maybe I will go to Europe. Hemingway said that if you are lucky enough to live in Paris when you are young, then Paris will always follow you, because Paris is a moving feast."

"Although I am not young anymore, I still want to leave here and live in Paris for a while. If I ask for a position at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, they will agree."

Everyone laughed, this old intellectual is really humble enough.

Although the École Normale Supérieure is known as the cradle of mathematicians and enjoys a high reputation in the mathematics field, Raphael is ranked second in the world after all, the principal of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Just abdicate to Xian.

An Ran understood two meanings from Principal Raphael's words. As a Venezuelan immigrant, Principal Raphael did not like the current North America. Second, he was ready to leave.

Luo Jia is right, this is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Thinking of this, An Ran finally threw out her trump card.

"Naturally, the École Normale Supérieure is outstanding, but has the principal ever thought about coming to Huaxia to have a look?" An Ran said casually, although he was extremely eager in his heart, but he would not show it on the surface.

"Go to Huaxia?" Principal Raphael frowned, as if he hadn't considered this question.

"Yes, we are planning to open a star university, and the candidate for the president is waiting." An Ran said with a smile, "And you are an outstanding expert in electrical fields. Recently, we are working on a project to generate electricity using the principle of Karman vortex street. If you can ..."

Principal Rafael's expression suddenly became extremely excited. He didn't wait for An Ran to finish speaking, and grabbed An Ran's hand with great force.

"Wait, what are you talking about? Using the Karman vortex street principle to generate electricity? Are you doing such a brutal research?"

Principal Raphael couldn't believe his ears. In this world, there are countless people who want to use the magical Karmen vortex street principle to create new energy.

But they all failed without exception.

Some time ago, a company in Spain announced that it had created a wind turbine based on the Karman vortex street principle, but unfortunately, their efficiency is only acceptable, far from changing the world's energy pattern in one fell swoop.

The reason why Luo Jia dared to do this is because he found key technical points from the knowledge of extraterrestrial civilizations. Star Technology will not manufacture a single wind turbine, but will build a huge wind turbine based on countless wind turbines. power generation array.

"Yes, the theoretical construction has been basically completed. In the spring, we will start the first experiment." An Ran said.

Principal Raphael, Ping Yuying, Qi Mengzhou, Cao Yuan, they were all completely shocked.

Everyone knows very well that if the Kaman vortex street power generation is successful, oil and coal will become a thing of the past. This will be a great revolution in the history of world energy.

To put it simply, what Star Technology wants to change is not only energy, but also the rules of the game.

As for An Ran telling the story now, does it count as a leak?

That's not the case.

Xingchen Technology is now a global giant, and it is watched by countless eyes. They are researching the wind turbine, but many people know it.

It's just that no one knows what stage the Star Technology has reached.

In the spring, the fan of Xingchen Technology will start the official test. This amazing news set off a storm in the hearts of everyone present.

Especially Principal Raphael, as a master in the electrical field, he dreamed of seeing a new energy source that would change the world, which was simply too tempting for him, far better than the position of a principal.

The dinner was still going on, but it became a matter of each other's thoughts. Principal Raphael fell silent and kept thinking in his heart.

When the time came to eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, the long dinner finally came to an end.

Principal Raphael also finished his thinking. He said with a smile, "I think, I can't miss an opportunity to witness history. After all, at my age, this may be the last chance in my life."

An Ran was overjoyed. He stretched out his right hand and held it with Principal Raphael, "Master Principal, Star Technology welcomes you to join us."

The second year of business, Christmas Eve.

The candidate for the president of Star University is determined.