Chapter 530: They Are Here to Receive the Prize, Are You Here to Purchase Goods?

It wasn't until Chang Haonan walked up, shook hands with the host, and walked to the middle of the stage that everyone finally came to their senses.

Although the flood of applause came late, fortunately it was not absent.

After all, there are many experts in the field of industrial control sitting below, and they have no objection to the value of this achievement itself.

Chang Haonan's improvement of the DE algorithm can almost be said to have brought the field of multi-objective optimization into a new era.

In fact, the core technology used in the power grid project that just won the third first prize is the differential evolution algorithm.

In the past, such algorithmic achievements tended to be classified into the Natural Science Award rather than the Science and Technology Progress Award.

And logically speaking, if the algorithm itself wins the first prize, then the results achieved by using the algorithm as a tool should generally not be included in the same series of awards at the same level.

However, this time the situation is indeed a bit special.

When two people are singing duet on stage, it is naturally not the turn of others to offer any opinions...

Of course, some people have some thoughts about Chang Haonan's appearance, which looks even younger than Xu Yang just now, and feel that he is a bit too young.

When judging awards, in addition to looking at level, qualifications must also be considered.

However, the people who can sit in this venue may have evil intentions and may have weak intentions, but in short they cannot be fools.

Even if you have some ideas, after seeing that none of the experts in the field of control science and computer algorithms showed anything strange, you should be able to feel that this award-winning project is not easy to defeat...

Moreover, considering that in Yang Fenghata's previous project, the second person to complete the project was also Chang Haonan, it obviously shows that this person's network of relationships is intricate

Furthermore, this is already the fourth first prize. Even if one of them is cancelled, there will be no second prize to replace it.

In short, there is no need to cause trouble.

Chang Haonan received the trophy and certificate from the award leader, and then, as usual, he held it up and showed it to the audience.

During the acceptance speech stage, there wasn’t much variety.

The main reason is that the time is too short, the longest cannot exceed three minutes.

Chang Haonan walked slowly behind the podium, pointed at the microphone, and then thought for about two seconds.

Because he has dealt with too many systems and units, he needs to analyze who should be thanked specifically for this project...

"I would like to thank the National Science and Technology Award Selection Committee for awarding this honor to me. In addition, I would like to thank my alma mater, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and my mentor, Academician Du Yishan, for their training in me, as well as the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The future was not clear at that time. Under such circumstances, valuable supercomputing resources are provided..."

According to the general speech template, after saying thank you, it is natural to express your stance:

"This award is not only an affirmation of my past work, but also an incentive for my future work. I will not forget my original intention, redouble my efforts, and continue to work hard on the road of scientific research..."

"thank you all!"

Originally, you were not asked to give an academic report on this occasion.

So the speech is not long.

However, it represents the voice of a new generation of scientific researchers.

In the auditorium, applause resounded throughout the audience again.

Chang Haonan bowed slightly to the audience, and then walked off the stage from the other side with the certificate and trophy.

After the applause died down, the host spoke again:

"Dear guests, the list of winners of the National Science and Technology Progress Award is still not over."

"With the approval of the Awards Committee, the International Science and Technology Committee and the relevant leading departments of the State Council, it was decided to award a special prize for the National Science and Technology Progress Award in 1997."

As the host finished speaking, Chang Haonan, who had just taken his seat, felt that Liu Zhenxiang next to him trembled. He even clenched his fists slightly and glanced towards him unconsciously.

Obviously, his heart is not as plain as it seems.

Others at the scene were holding their breath and waiting for the announcement of the special prize.

After filling the scene with suspense and atmosphere, the host finally waved his arm to signal the staff behind him to switch the projection content.

"The winner of the 1997 National Science and Technology Progress Award special prize is the Gas Turbine Research Institute and the large-scale high-altitude simulation test bed for aero-engines!"

"The first person to complete it is Liu Zhenxiang!"

The moment he heard his name, Liu Zhenxiang, who was already in his sixties, perked up. He waved his fist forward like a child, then stood up and greeted the crowd at the scene.

However, he did not go out to receive the award immediately. Instead, he shook hands with Chang Haonan, who was sitting next to him and had just put away the trophy and certificate, and patted the latter's shoulder.

Now, Chang Haonan's status in the circle was confirmed.

When he just gave his acceptance speech, he said that his mentor is Academician Du Yishan.

And now, it is obvious that he has a close relationship with Academician Liu Zhenxiang...

Can you afford this?

Even those who still had some thoughts before have forgotten them now.

The special prize also comes with a trophy and a certificate, but the certificate is significantly larger than the first and second prizes. Liu Zhenxiang hugged it to his chest and even slightly blocked his chin.

But it couldn't stop his smiling face.

For Liu Zhenxiang, who has been elected as an academician, this award actually has no "use" in terms of utilitarianism.

But it is recognition of him, 624 Institute, and the entire high-altitude platform project team.

For the high-altitude platform, Liu Zhenxiang went into the valley and worked hard for more than ten years. Naturally, his core appeal cannot be to gain fame and reputation.

But when an honor commensurate with your efforts falls upon you, it would be absolutely false to say that you are not excited.

When he raised the trophy to the audience, the spotlight in front of the stage inadvertently reflected the tears shining in the corners of his eyes...

The conference committee did not set a time limit for Liu Zhenxiang’s acceptance speech.

So he talked for a long time and had a lot of content.

From the beginning of drilling into ravines in the 1980s, to the belt-tightening of the military industry at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, to the first light of dawn, to the results after the high-altitude platform was put into use.

Although a lot of content that is not convenient for public disclosure has been concealed, Liu Zhenxiang's speech has still become a microcosm of the fate of military workers and even all Chinese researchers since the 1980s.

At the end of the story, not only him, but also many people below shed tears.

Liu Zhenxiang also specifically mentioned Chang Haonan.

Of course, he did not explain the relationship between the latter and the new national military standard, but only expressed his gratitude for his contribution to the application of high-altitude platforms——

The revision of the national military standard involves the struggle for dominance in the development of China's aviation industry, which is too involved. Therefore, the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense has always been led by Liu Zhenxiang and did not expose Chang Haonan prematurely.

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Generally speaking, the Science and Technology Progress Award is the most awarded, so it is also the one that attracts the most attention among the three awards (the International Cooperation Award is not awarded together).

Therefore, Liu Zhenxiang's acceptance of the award should basically be regarded as the climax of the entire ceremony.

The following technical invention awards and natural science awards are generally distributed very quickly.

Including the acquaintances Chang Haonan met before the meeting, most of them also received the Science and Technology Progress Award.

For Chang Haonan, being able to take home a first prize is considered satisfying.

After all, the two king bombs in his hand, the turbofan 10 and the heavy die forging press, have not yet produced results.

There are still opportunities to get them later.

Therefore, after Liu Zhenxiang received the award, he felt completely relaxed.

And because I didn't get much rest this whole day, I even fell asleep quickly.

However, things developed beyond his expectation.

Just when Chang Haonan was trying to fight off sleepiness, he suddenly heard his name again.

"Special Prize of the 1997 National Technological Invention Award..."

In fact, when the award was read out by the host, there was already a small commotion at the scene.

"Is there a special prize for the Technical Invention Award?"

"Yeah, I thought it was only for the Science and Technology Progress Award..."

"Is it newly established this year?"

"..."

Soon, someone with more seniority explained:

"Yes, in 1981, Mr. Yuan's indica hybrid rice won a special prize for technical invention, but after that, it probably hasn't been awarded again..."

"Wouldn't it be that it has been vacant for fifteen or sixteen years?"

"We originally thought that this special prize was a customized award for hybrid rice, and we stopped giving it out after it was given out. But we didn't expect it to be given out again this year..."

"I just don't know which project can have such a big impact..."

At this time, the host has also revealed the suspense——

“Portable modular flood control reinforcement kit ‘Xi soil’, winner, Chang Haonan!”

The whole house was in an uproar!

Chang Haonan himself was suddenly awakened from his half-dream.

Almost everyone who knew Chang Haonan subconsciously looked at where he was sitting.

Even several leaders who were responsible for taking turns on stage to present awards, and even some members of the awards committee, all showed expressions of confusion or shock.

The selection of awards in different categories was conducted separately, especially the selection committee of the Science and Technology Progress Award, which had no idea that Chang Haonan had been awarded a special prize for the Technology Invention Award next door.

On the other hand, the Technology Invention Award evaluation committee only found out that Chang Haonan won the first prize when the awards were just handed out...

Only a few people, including the host who had rehearsed in advance and Song Jian who had known the inside story for a long time, looked normal.

It is an unprecedented feat for the same person to win twice in the same selection.

What's more, one of them is a special prize for technical invention that has not been awarded for more than ten years...

However, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that the flood protection reinforcement kit is definitely related to last year’s major floods.

And people who know a little bit about the inside story will speculate that this should be the kind of new equipment that can turn the world around at the two key points of Xunyang and Jiangling.

Considering the selection process for the special prize, this is probably an instruction directly from the top...

Chang Haonan has just finished his confusion and is ready to go on stage again to receive the award.

But people in the audience were thinking further.

More than half of the eyes in the venue were focused on the last series of awards, which is the director of the selection committee of the Natural Science Award.

The meaning is obvious.

You won't give him an award, right?

Originally, everyone just thought about it casually.

However, the one being stared at was already sweating on his forehead.

…

Seeing that the situation at the scene had changed, Song Jian simply asked the host to tell the following content directly.

All I can say is that he is a live host hired from CCTV, and his professionalism is not at all impressive.

Faced with this complete deviation, it only took a few seconds to find the one he needed from a pile of cards in his hand, and then stood at the front of the stage again, facing Chang Haonan who had just recovered. :

"Comrade Chang Haonan, I have another piece of good news to tell you."

"As the first person to complete the project, he won the first prize of the National Natural Science Award... The winning project is 'Prediction and Prevention of Severe Weather Conditions Affecting Aviation Safety'!"

When he said this sentence, even the host, who had rehearsed several times and already knew the plot, felt a little numb.

Even if he is not a scientific researcher, he can still feel that the young man in front of him who is younger than himself seems a bit too outrageous.

As for the other people off the field...

It's even more numb.

Everyone came here today to receive awards.

And Chang Haonan.

But it seems like they are here to purchase goods...