After reporting on Asmer's invitation to him as the chief scientist, Ning Wei accompanied his classmate Jiang to the commercial district in Geneva in the afternoon to enjoy the fun of spending.

This is probably the first time the two of them have made a big purchase. Most merchants in Geneva support UnionPay card purchases, which greatly released their desire to shop. Seven figures were spent in the afternoon.

However, it is mainly to buy various gifts for relatives and friends in China.

I ordered more than ten yuan for the famous watch alone. I included the old academician who took care of Ning, Ning Mom, Jiang Mom, sister-in-law, Tian Yanzhen, Lu Dongyi, Lucy Ron, Senior Brother Zhou, and the old academician who took good care of Ning on weekdays.

But I would rather not be interested in these things.

Compared with mechanical watches that make Europeans proud, he prefers various smart watches with full functions. Compared with these international brands, it is not only cheap, but also has many functions and has higher cost performance. Moreover, the various smart watches given to him by manufacturers in recent years can make him wear different models every week without a duplicate.

After walking around the commercial area, Ning was once again experiencing the distress caused by low desires. This afternoon, he still didn't encounter products that made him lit up his shopping desire. He could not get the pleasure of consumption. The direct fun in life was twice as low.

However, it was still an unexpected gain. Ning Wei discovered that he was actually quite interested in dressing up with Classmate Jiang.

So there were many more sets of women's clothes on the return trip.

In short, the day was very enjoyable. The only surprise to Ning Wei was that Edwin George did not call him, and he didn't know how he was talking to the person in charge of AMS. Whether he was willing to connect to the March data analysis system. Of course, Ning Wei would not take the initiative to ask. Since the other party came to him first, it would be better not to seem too enthusiastic.

I went out all day and had a good night's sleep at night. The next day, Edwin George showed up at the hotel at 9 a.m.

"How was the rest yesterday? Are you still satisfied with this place?" As soon as we met, the supervisor asked enthusiastically.

"It's pretty good! But I look forward to the satisfactory work in the future." Ning Wei replied.

"Haha, believe me, I will. Why don't we go now."

Edwin George was at least a little honest. The hotel was indeed very close to the headquarters. He got on the bus at the entrance of the hotel and entered the headquarters gate in less than five minutes.

In fact, Ning Wei was already very close to here when he took Jiang to stroll yesterday morning, but he just didn't walk in.

After getting off the bus, Edwin George did not take Ning Wei directly to Building 2, the main site of the test, but first took Ning Wei to Building 1 of the CERN.

This decades-old research center building has long stopped its function of scientific research and has been transformed into a museum that witnesses history for tourists to visit. Most people need to buy tickets, but for big customers like Ningwei, they can obviously go through these cumbersome steps and be directly brought into the building by Edwin George.

In the words of this supervisor, there was also a meeting between the scholars and staff who had contacted the experiment before, and they could use the history they learned during this period.

Ning Wei still has the attitude of following the guests and taking advantage of the host.

After all, it takes a long time to collect various data this time, and I don’t care about this little time. And no matter what Ning Wei’s right view is, this scientific research institution is indeed worthy of respect.

Many people know this because of the world's largest hasron collider. What many people don't know is that the Internet on which modern people rely for survival was also born here, which was in the 1980s.

In 1983, the Data Processing Department established a data distribution group and proposed a task to the group, authorizing the unification of the entire network transaction and establishing a framework covering the entire basic network facilities.

After five years of long exploration, the data communication group finally decided to use the TCP/IP protocol to start networking and open its connection with the external network for the first time the following year. It was also the world's first website, the first browser, and the first Internet server were born here this year, greatly accelerating the efficiency of communication among scientists.

Of course, scientists of that era probably didn't expect that this technology was intended to facilitate everyone's academic exchanges to directly lead the world's third industrial revolution. Almost all technology companies that can rank first in the world can be related to Internet technology.

In order to show recognition of this scientific research holy site, Ning Wei also specially pulled Edwin George and Liu Wei to take a photo in front of the commemorative plaque of the birthplace of the Internet in the building.

Except for Liu Wei who was standing on the far right, Ning Wei and Edwin George were still expressionless, which probably shows that this cooperation is indeed a win-win situation for both parties.

It took about forty minutes to visit Building 1. Edwin George finally stopped wasting time and brought Ning Wei to Building 2 where he was working. Ning Wei finally met the working group members of the team he had contacted in China, including many universities including the High Energy Physics Group of Yanbei University in China.

As one of the cooperative countries, there are also many high-energy physicists from China working here in the headquarters to train master's and doctoral students.

Most of the experimental projects carried out by Ningwei were completed by these Chinese scholars.

For example, Professor Luo Qiang from Yanbei University, the team he led is only doing research on vector boson fusion or scattering processes, and hopes to use this as a breakthrough point to study a new asymmetric energy lepton collider project.

In addition, there is also the team opposite Shuimu Huaqing.

These domestic teams will become the main force in Ning Wei's experiment this time.

It’s not that Ning Wei completely distrusts scientists abroad, but mainly the scientists working here have their own research projects. It is not realistic to ask others to stop their work and help them.

Domestic professors are more comfortable to talk to. More importantly, communication is more comfortable.

...

The first step before the experiment is to hold a meeting.

In fact, before coming, Ning Wei had already negotiated with everyone about the work they needed to be responsible for, but it was still necessary to communicate on-site through the meeting.

Carrying a large-scale verification project is a huge project. During particle acceleration and collision, too many detectors will generate too much data from low energy to high energy. Coupled with the uncertainty of particle collision, it is difficult to say which area of ​​detector will give the required results before obtaining the results.

Therefore, the teams are often divided into groups. Each group is responsible for stating and preprocessing the data in their respective areas in different areas. After classification, they are uploaded to the March data center in an orderly manner. These tasks are not difficult, but they are very cumbersome.

This is also the reason why a heavyweight paper can even be signed with four digits. Everyone has participated in the laboratory, so naturally they have to add all the names.

However, this is also the reason why you directly choose the local team. After all, there are almost no trials here. I believe everyone has become accustomed to it.

Of course, this kind of meeting is also very efficient, and it took a total of fifteen minutes. It was mainly because Ning Ning met a circle of people, and the two sides once again determined the area where they were responsible for. The meeting ended.

The pre-developed test process has also officially begun.

...

To the outside world, this place is very mysterious, but to the inside, the experiment here is actually boring.

Particles accelerate, collide, and are captured by detectors, and then countless data are generated. Researchers stare at data fluctuations in front of the computer, hoping to find the operating rules of the microscopic world in these data fluctuations through mathematical analysis.

If you are lucky, you can also find new particles from these data, such as the Higgs boson, the God particle, which was reported by the media back then, was discovered in this way.

This time, it's actually no different.

However, the experiments conducted now do not require such a high energy level, which is probably enough around 6Gev. Especially when LHC is not ready, there is actually no need for Ning Wei to stay here at all. But Ning Wei feels that it is not convenient for him to leave on the first day.

Fortunately, the professors were idle at the beginning, so they just left the data records to the students under their hands, and everyone was just chatting.

"Academician Ning, I heard that you spent nearly 700 million yuan to build this laboratory, or US dollars?" Professor Luo Zhiqiang from the High Energy Physics Group of Yanbei University asked after everyone else was going to prepare to start the experiment.

The conference room also has a large screen, which can be connected to the monitors in multiple workrooms that collect data, and can also be used as a control center in large projects. While asking, Luo Zhiqiang opened the screen.

"Well...700 million US dollars, Professor Luo, who did you hear?"

"I went through the laboratory yesterday. Professor Ning, you have lost a lot. Do you know how much the total budget of all projects this year is? It's less than 1.6 billion Swiss francs, and it's probably 1.6 billion US dollars. You've spent about 700 million US dollars in one go... It's a big loss! I've read the experimental plan you ordered, at most 300 million US dollars, and they can make a lot of money!"

Luo Zhiqiang shook his head and sighed, obviously it was worth it for Ning to spend so much money.

This made Ning Wei embarrassed.

After all, he spent more than 700 million US dollars, so he thought about changing the topic: "Hehe, Professor Luo, I will give you more, and your project allocation should be more abundant, right?"

But Luo Zhiqiang shook his head even more discouraged: "Don't mention it, Academician Ning. It doesn't exist. In recent years, as long as our project approval is getting more and more difficult, people are guarding against us. A simulation process of detecting data now requires repeated application to obtain the information. I am now hoping that our CEPC can be built as scheduled, so that I will return to China to continue research when the Year of the Monkey, and I am too lazy to be angry with that bird here!"

"Oh? There is still this? Isn't China one of the cooperative countries?"

"Yes, I don't want to pay more than one money! After all, the cost of starting this machine is indeed the same as playing. Not to mention various maintenance costs, the electricity bill is just an astronomical figure. The European economy has been in a downturn in the past two years, and now the landlords have no surplus food. I still hope everyone can spend more money. I'm not angry about this, but I'm angry about these people who obviously want to deduct money from us, but they are still guarding our students..." Luo Zhiqiang said very depressedly.

Maybe it was because I was really too frustrated during this period. I guess I had a lot of quarrels with the administrative supervisors, and my words were full of resentment.

"What if I said, I actually spent 1 billion US dollars to conduct this experiment and data?" Ning Wei thought for a while and said.

Luo Zhiqiang blinked and looked at Ning Wei in surprise: "Academician Ning, don't joke."

"Seriously...it's a real billion...it's indeed US dollars." Ning Wei was a little serious, although it was very embarrassed to admit that he was a sucker.

"This..." Luo Zhiqiang seemed to have no idea what to say.

Ning Wei suggested: "So I am a big customer too. Now you know this. Looking back, you can find an opportunity to have a good talk with the supervisor Edwin. I remember that the supervisor's term is five years, right? He will have to stay here for at least three years. Our CEPC should be built in two years. Although this matter is not his own decision. But after all, he is the supervisor, and he should still take care of the places that can be compatible. I will talk to him too."

"Yes, yes, this money cannot be spent in vain!" Luo Zhiqiang nodded fiercely immediately, but he still couldn't help but ask curiously: "This money is..."

"I saved up patents for turbulence algorithms over the years. I thought so at that time, spending more money and saving them talked to them. Not only did I feel tired but also wasted time. The effect was also very good. As soon as I quoted, Edwin took the initiative to help me get this done. At least he saved the time of quarrel. You said right?" Ning Wei smiled and said.

It’s really not to show off your wealth, because it’s not necessary for Ning Wei, and the opponent is not a good person to show off his wealth.

Eight years ago, people across the country knew that he was very rich, after all, the tax bill he was exposed looked very unique.

Of course, there are still some sighs.

After all, we are all scientists, so the difference is quite big after comparison...

"Is this a man afraid of entering the wrong career?" Luo Zhiqiang smiled bitterly and said self-deprecatingly: "Actually, my math grades were also good back then..."

"Haha, Professor Luo, don't joke. When you return to China in the future, you will be short of money for any project you want to do. I will definitely invest as long as it is suitable." Ning Wei said with a smile.

This also made Luo Zhiqiang's eyes lit up. As we all know, it is true that studying high-energy physics requires money, but it is also a basic research. It is difficult to say that there is an immediate economic value. It is always difficult to attract investment. It is basically done by relying on the R&D funds allocated by the state.

However, there is only so much fund allocated, and it has to be taken into account in all aspects. The difficulty of applying can be imagined. With sponsorship of a wealthy man, it is definitely hard to come by.

"Academician Ning, I have recorded these words!"

"Don't worry, Professor Luo, as long as it is not an exaggerated amount and is indeed useful, I will definitely invest in the project."
Chapter completed!