Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

The atmosphere is embarrassing.

Time and space seem frozen, rigid and terrible.

Lawrence's handsome face was stiff and his smile, like being sprinkled on a formalin, solidified there.

But admirably, even so, he maintained a noble style and rigidly retracted his extended right hand, sitting back like a robot.

Time goes by.

Awkward air that can't be wrapped around the table.

The stiffness in the air was not broken until the waiter brought the dish up.

Lawrence coughed dry and continued with a slightly unhappy expression.

“Can I know why? I think my proposal is perfect. ”

“That's just for you," the ark said calmly, "I always believed there was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. We accepted your investment, which means we have to give up a portion of the equity, right? ”

Lawrence: “Of course… as you said, there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, but in addition to a free lunch there is a word for win-win! We can totally create more wealth by working together! ”

Ark: “Yeah, so what about my star technology or your star technology after we win together? Is it a high-tech enterprise in China or a high-tech enterprise in the United States? ”

“It depends on how you define it,” Lawrence opened his mouth for a moment, continuing, “And who really matters? You may have 100 billion dollars in star technology, 100 billion dollars in financing, maybe less in equity, but in fact, you have more than 100 billion dollars, even because our cooperation has quadrupled --”

“I think the question of who it belongs to is important. ”

Looking at Lawrence, who was disgusted, interrupted his ark and continued in a serious tone.

“It's really important for me to be able to do whatever research I want, and that's why I founded Starscream and the Golden Ring Institute of Higher Studies. By contrast, more money and less money is secondary, so you tell me, what does it matter to me to turn 100 billion into 200 billion, or even to quadruple it? ”

The atmosphere at the table was deadlocked.

After a long period of silence, Lawrence suddenly loosened his shoulder and leaned back against the chair.

“It turns out… I thought we still had the possibility of cooperating, and with your wisdom we would certainly see the benefits, but now it seems that I think too much unilaterally. ”

The Ark smiled slightly and said, "I always thought you Americans like to follow the rules. Normally, shouldn't you go talk to the CEO of Sky Tech about this? ”

Lawrence smiled slightly, "Rules? You get this idea because you haven't been in the United States long enough to really understand the country. ”

Ark: “Oh? ”

“Merchant ships travelling to and from the Golden Channel will, to a greater or lesser extent, accompany pirates when necessary, whether in the national or private interest. Colonials on the American continent are, in most cases, law-abiding ‘good citizens’, provided that this is more beneficial to them. If it's profitable, they don't mind hosting bandits, robbing nearby indigenous people, and rapidly adding value to their wealth. ”

“The Stone Library contains a manuscript on John Adams detailing his study of this cultural phenomenon. And it seems to me that it is precisely because he knows so much about Americans that he sees that ‘depraved flood' hidden behind colonial culture that he knows how to restrain those who disobey discipline and even become president. ”

“At the core of this cultural phenomenon, I call it the culture of piracy. ”

Watching Lawrence with a slight smile on his face, the ark lifted his eyebrows slightly unexpectedly.

“Surprisingly. ”

“Accident what? ”

“In the history of Chinese civilization, pirates have often been referred to as pirates in derogatory terms such as' coke ’or‘ pirate '… in our culture, pirates are not a profession worth showing off or glorifying. ”

“It is equally disgraceful in our culture, if found to be a pirate, to be hanged in the harbor, sun-dried by adults, and left to the crows to peck… However, if found,” Lawrence shrugged his shoulders and continued, "100% of the profit, this money is just a boat, enough for people to do a lot of things. ”

Looking at the silent ark, Lawrence stood up gently with her hands on the table.

“With all that said, I just want to answer your question: pirates have no choice but to do what they want. I don't really want to be an enemy to you, I don't even want to be a chess player, but... there is an invisible momentum in the world that is influenced by a lot of neutral factors. ”

“Just like pulling us back to the ground with gravity, continuing the inertia of the classic movement, returning history to its original place, which is unstoppable for a person or a business or even a country, but in order to survive, even to be rewarded by history, you know what I mean by that? ”

Ark: “I don't understand, I believe in science, I don't believe in basics. ”

Except for the raffle time.

Lawrence: "Well, just pretend I'm talking nonsense... are you sure you don't want to think about it again? ”

“No need. ”

“That's a shame,” Lawrence sighed softly, "maybe next time, you'll have to face not just a little character like ExxonMobil and Tesla, but a force that even I'll feel sad about myself. ”

“Really?”

The ark smiled lightly.

“Then wait and see. ”

……

Eventually, Lawrence left without even finishing his meal.

Although he said he had eaten enough, according to the observation of the ark, he did not move many cutlery items at all.

But to be honest, this restaurant does taste good, and he'll probably come back a few more times if it doesn't surprise him.

Dinner was not eaten very slowly, and just half an hour after Lawrence left, the ark also left the restaurant and walked towards the car parked at the door.

Just as he pulled the door to the car, Wang Peng, sitting in the driver's seat, had just made a phone call and stuffed his phone back in his pocket.

“To where? ”

“Go straight back to Zhongshan International. ”

“Okay.”

The car is on its way.

The canoe leaned against the seat and pulled out the phone and opened it.

Just as he opened the list of likes and was about to find the article he hadn't read, and continue to look at what the owner of the article had said, he found that the article was gone.

Huh?

Did you delete it yourself?

Damn, forget the screenshots.

He shook his head and the ark set the matter aside, shutting it down forced him to open his neck.

Just as he was about to interact with his fans, a reminder of unread emails suddenly popped up at the top of the screen.

Turn it on, it's actually from the International Union of Mathematicians.

As soon as I saw this address, Ark Zhou was a bit big.

He was having a headache in the last few days. He sent an email to IMU. He could almost guess without looking. He must have come to urge himself to put the paper that the 60-minute report was going to talk about on the conference website.

After clicking on the e-mail, he suddenly stunned when the Ark was looking for ways to gently convey to the organizers that he was not ready to report.

After a moment of silence, he looked up at Wang Peng, who was driving ahead, and the ark opened its mouth and said.

“Wang Peng. ”

“What's the matter? ”

“In August, I might have to go to St. Petersburg. ”

“Okay, we'll help you arrange… By the way, is your research on Lehman's assumptions progressing? ”

“No… has nothing to do with the report. ”

Wang Peng: “What is that? ”

Drop your phone and the ark looks weird and says.

“Go get the prize. ”