Sichuan, Mianyang, Huawu Academy, Shenguang No. 4 Inertial Constrained Nuclear Fusion Engineering Ignition Device General Control Center.

Qian Lixun stood in the empty main shooting range, with a little emotion.

He was standing next to him with his apprentice, Wei Jun, a PhD in Nuclear Physics who graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China. Compared with his master, his expression seemed much more relaxed.

"Master, this time we have to dismantle everything from the front end to the back end. How long will it take to re-activate it?"

Hearing his words, Qian Lixun shook his head and replied:

"I don't know this. It's called equipment upgrade, but it's actually similar to reconstruction. I've seen the new pulse laser solution. Compared with the solutions we use now, it can almost be said to be not the same era."

"We not only need to produce it, but also find ways to fully understand its technology and adapt it to the ignition device."

"The difficulty of this is far from summarizing just by replacing the laser equipment."

"Not only the front-end amplifier, but also the filter and other equipment need to be changed, and the first wall and the target ball must be changed. This is not a small project... However, if all of it can be done, we can take another big step from controlling nuclear fusion."

"If you have to say time... I'll be conservatively estimated to be two years."

"Two years...Master, it doesn't seem to be too long."

Wei Jun smiled and continued:

"Master, you said, can you still see nuclear fusion power generation alive?"

Qian Lixun glared at Wei Jun fiercely and cursed:

"You guys, I'm talking about such unlucky things every day. I'm still hard, and it's okay to last for another 40 years! Think about how you live to 70 years old first!"

"According to your living habits of smoking and staying up late every day, I will definitely be able to send it away to you!"

Wei Jun patted Qian Lixun's back with a smile on his face and said in a flattering tone:

"Master, who is with us? I'm saying this is too dissatisfied... In this way, I don't have to send it away. You introduce Duoduo to me and I ask her to do it for me. How about it?"

"You dream! You all know that you can't do it anymore, and I'll push my daughter into the fire pit? -----Wait, what do you mean? Do you two recognize each other?"

"......I really don't know you. If I have that idea, I will definitely tell you first. Your apprentice is still reliable. Please give me a hundred thoughts."

"It's best! If I catch you and hook up with my daughter, see if I can send it to you now!"

"Don't dare, don't dare..."

The two of them chatted about some gossip between the master and the apprentice, and in front of them, the main structure of the target chamber had been completely removed, and the core target pills were taken out and taken away in a special container.

After all the demolition work was over, there was only an empty shooting range left in front of the two.

"It's still a bit sad...... The shooting range that I finally built hasn't even been shot a few times, and now it's all demolished."

Wei Jun sighed and said with some emotion.

"What's so sad about? At most, it's just a pity. If you don't break or build it, since the previous technology is behind, you might as well just dismantle it all and start over. Otherwise, if you build a new device every time the technology is updated, that's all?"

"Besides, these dismantled equipment are not discarded. If you put it on the secondary equipment for backup, you can still use some residual heat----just like you, if you don't work hard, I will also put you in the secondary project to use the residual heat."

Hearing Qian Lixun's words, Wei Jun replied with a bitter look on his face:

"Master, don't tease me. Look at my face now, I'm just staying up late, I really can't fight..."

"You can't fight because you can't do it, but because your unhealthy lifestyle has overdrawn your body. How many times have I told you that you should go to bed early and get up early and exercise. You can do it well. If you ensure your schedule is normal, will your working hours be less than you do now?"

Qian Lixun criticized Wei Jun continuously, who could not refute and had to listen carefully. It was not until the final cleaning work in the shooting range that Qian Lixun snorted and took Wei Jun away from the shooting range.

"Where are we going now?"

Wei Jun followed Qian Lixun and asked in confusion.

"Go to meet the chief engineer of this project."

"Chief Engineer? Master, aren't you the chief engineer?"

Qian Lixun shook his head and replied:

"I am, but the leader of this project is the General Technical Office, and the technical source is also the General Technical Office. There are still people above us who are responsible for overall technical control and subsequent technical updates. He will serve as a technical consultant in this Shenguang No. 5 project."

"Who is it? Mr. Mu?"

Wei Jun asked curiously.

"It's not Mr. Mu, you don't know him. Don't ask too much later. I won't discuss technical details when I meet this time. I just let him meet us. Your secret level has just been raised, and many things are not suitable for decryption of you."

"You just treat it as a social interaction to make a good impression, and you have to deal with it frequently in your work. You also know that I am not good at this, so I will rely on you in the future."

Hearing Qian Lixun's words, Wei Jun nodded solemnly.

No matter who they want to meet, it is not to mention a big shot who can make his master pay attention to this level. Since that is the case, then you should be a good person honestly and act as a lubricant in the top management of this project.

He did not feel wronged about this. Scientific research is a mass work, especially in such large-scale projects. Although technology is important, it is not the only factor that determines the success or failure of a project. How to manage the resources of a project and how to handle personnel cooperation is also something that scientific researchers must learn.

It is a beautiful ideal to let scientific researchers concentrate on scientific research, but in fact, if scientific researchers completely let go of administrative affairs and let those laymen help with the handling, the result may be even more unsatisfactory.

Therefore, on relatively basic issues, the scientific research team actually needs special officials.

Now, I have to work part-time.

......

A few minutes later, Wei Jun followed Qian Lixun and met Ye Zhou, who had just arrived from Rongcheng in a tightly guarded conference room. As soon as he saw Ye Zhou's young face, Wei Jun immediately understood the other party's identity.

He is a member of the legendary organization.

After seeing Qian Lixun, Ye Zhou immediately stood up to greet him. He held Qian Lixun's hand and spoke sincerely:

"Old Qian, I'm really sorry. Your Shenguang No. 4 has just been built and I have demolished it again."

When Qian Lixun heard Ye Zhou's words, he laughed. Although he had not met Ye Zhou, he had communicated with the other party many times in his early theoretical argumentation work, which was considered a long time since he was a god-in-law. So he didn't feel offended when talking about such a joke.

"Xiao Ye, you are much younger than I thought. I saw that you stay up late every day, and I thought you had lost all your hair like my apprentice--but you have a lot of white hair, so you should still pay attention to your health!"

Ye Zhou nodded and smiled at Wei Jun, and then replied:

"I just came back from vacation and had a rest. After that, I will stay here and be responsible for technical consultant-related work. If you encounter any problems, I will still have to discuss them with you. You will have to take more responsibility."

Qian Lixun is one of the most prestigious nuclear physicists in China. Since the Shenguang No. 1 project, he has been responsible for research on inertial constraint fusion and has dominated all related work from No. 1 to No. 4. If he is said to be the first among the active scientists in the field of nuclear fusion in China, he is probably the only one who is responsible for the East project, Song Yuntao, who is in charge of the East project, can compete with him.

And further up, there are a group of godly figures such as Yu Min, Li Deping, and even Deng Jiaxian and Qian Xuesen.

Therefore, Ye Zhou would never dare to take any airs in front of Qian Lixun.

Hearing Ye Zhou's polite tone, Qian Lixun's originally worried mood was instantly relieved. When he was communicating with Ye Zhou, Ye Zhou showed his sharpness in the technical debate. He even quarreled with himself for two hours because of a low-activated steel-tungsten mixed material that resists radiation, making him feel like a fight.

The two have fundamental differences in their technical ideas. In his opinion, using existing material technology can completely meet the current experimental needs. There is no need to invest resources in the research and development of new materials. However, the other party believes that materials are the fundamental difficulty of fusion technology, and the sooner the breakthrough, the greater the profit.

Would you not know this? But the question is, how can you invest so much resources in the research and development of new materials?

The other party did not give him a clear answer to this question, so the debate at that time was nothing.

Fortunately, now it seems that the young man opposite is just obsessed with technology and is a bit idealistic, and being a human is not the kind that is difficult to get along with.

After a few greetings with Ye Zhou, Qian Lixun sat down on the sofa. The two discussed the operation methods and road sign arrangements of the subsequent Shenguang No. 5 project, and initially set a stage of the experiment schedule. This time, the two finally did not quarrel.

"...The basic plan has been decided like this. After this project, you will still be the main focus. I am responsible for technical assistance. Regarding the first wall material problem we mentioned before, I will find a way to solve it, and strive to implement it before the first experiment to avoid repeated disassembly, assembly and upgrading of the equipment."

"Okay, then do what you said-----Wait a minute, when will you apply the new material?"

"Before the first experiment."

Ye Zhou replied in a plain tone.

"...so fast? Within a year? Is there already a direction?"

An unconcealed look of surprise appeared on Qian Lixun's face. It was not until this time that he understood why the other party had the confidence to argue with him before. It turned out that he had already had a solution.

Seeing his expression, Ye Zhou replied:

"Our goal is to produce prototypes within half a year and mass-manufacture within 9 months. You know, the domestic Sanchi Laboratory has a lot of experience in materials science now. I will leave this work to them, so don't worry."

Qian Lixun nodded slowly and said with some emotion:

"The Yangtze River pushes the old waves... If the material problem can be solved, then our Shenguang No. 5 may go further than we expected."

Ye Zhou smiled slightly and replied:

"Don't worry, Mr. Qian. Even if we cannot directly implement energy export this time, we will definitely set an absolute leading record."
Chapter completed!