Chapter 1455: Christmas Gift

US East Coast.

On the same December 21st, a grand foundation stone laying ceremony was held on Monday morning in the western suburbs of Princefield in south-central Massachusetts.

The large-scale tokamak device, which is fully supported by the Westeros system and extended to iter (International Thermonuclear Fusion Reactor Project), officially broke ground.

In addition to Emmanuel Brandt, the young female CEO of fusiontimes who will lead the plan, Bill Richardson, secretary of energy in the Clinton cabinet, William Weld, the governor of Massachusetts who will step down next year, chairman and CEO of General Electric Jack Welch and many other heavyweight guests also attended.

From the first time Simon saw the iter project information in 1995, to later confirming the Westeros family's own 3G plan and including the research on the controllable nuclear fusion project, and at this time, it has completely emerged from the iter plan independently Three years have passed since the fusiontimes company led the construction of the large-scale tokamak experimental device.

However, it is no exaggeration to say that whether it is compared to the long-term planning of the future of mankind, or referring to the slow progress of similar projects that often drag on for more than ten years, it only took three years for the project to enter the formal implementation stage, which is already amazing.

Naturally, it also means investing huge human and financial resources in operation.

Controlled nuclear fusion research is impossible to completely break away from the support and control of the government, but Simon does not want to follow the planned iter model to make a project where not only the United States but even many countries around the world participate in the intervention, which may eventually lead to bureaucratic deadlock It is a stagnant failed project, but the Westeros system is completely controlled by itself, so negotiations in all aspects have lasted for more than a year.

Simon's requirements are not high.

Around this project, the Westeros system hopes to be able to freely hire relevant talents from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Russia and other countries. In addition, there are corresponding technical accumulation supports from various countries. In exchange, after the completion of the project, countries can not only get certain technology sharing, but also send teams to use this device to conduct experiments related to controllable nuclear fusion.

Seemingly simple requirements, but it is not easy to achieve.

Such is human nature. Even though the controllable nuclear fusion research in countries around the world is basically at a standstill, with the end of the Cold War, there is no sharp confrontation, and the investment in related fields continues to shrink, but even if I can't do it, you don't want to take it easy Done.

Therefore, the obstacles encountered in the negotiation process of talent recruitment and technical support can be imagined.

Even though the project has started to break ground, the negotiations between the fusiontimes team and France and Japan have not been completed yet.

Of course it won't last forever.

Since we can't figure it out, let's talk slowly. Simon will not be complacent about it. After all, the fields involved in the 3G plan really need the close cooperation of all human beings to proceed smoothly.

In fact, this is the paradox of the whole thing.

Simon hopes that the Westeros system will dominate, and he also knows that the Westeros system must effectively use all available resources, but neither the US government nor other countries in the world definitely want related projects to be controlled by the Westeros system. All in all a mess.

On the other hand, Simon's minimum requirements are actually very simple.

Just don't make a fuss.

If you are not willing to help, you can also stand on the sidelines. Of course, if there are achievements in the future, don't expect to be shared by the Westeros system.

Simon's insistence on fighting for dominance is of course for the benefit of the Westeros system, but not entirely.

The point is to hope to get things done.

Otherwise, if you only pay your own money and let inefficient government departments and various contractors whose legal teams are larger than the research team, the result will be nothing.

The project was finally chosen in Princefield, whose reputation in south-central Massachusetts is far from that of Boston.

Princefield is only over a hundred kilometers away from Boston in the northeast and New York in the southwest, and it is not a small city itself.

This is a point that Simon is very fancy about.

If you want to let a group of the most intelligent minds in the world work hard for a great project related to the future of mankind, if you only talk about life, ideals and future without paying attention to treatment, it is a hooligan.

Just like later, there was a complaint that the smartest minds in the 21st century went to study finance and IT. The problem is that a few young people went to study physical chemistry with enthusiasm, and then did basic scientific research. One year's salary may not be able to buy a square meter house in a big city, and no matter how hot the blood is, it will cool down.

Therefore, related to the 3G plan, Simon’s current basic starting salary is 100,000 US dollars, and after entering the job, there is a special and most comprehensive security system for basic necessities of life, food, housing, transportation, education, medical care, etc. As for the top talents, the salary is not set at all. The upper limit, if anyone can prove that they are worth 1 billion US dollars, Simon dares to give 1 billion US dollars.

And afford it.

Besides, the project base located in the south of the Princefield-style Western Suburbs State University, Simon has already purchased 3,000 hectares of land in advance, except for the tokamak device land and research institutes, the rest will be used to build villas and hospitals for researchers , schools, parks and other facilities.

All in all, to ensure that as long as someone can successfully enter the job, there is absolutely no envy for a job on Wall Street or Silicon Valley.

This is paradise.

The groundbreaking ceremony lasted until noon, followed by the Field

A lunchtime reception on the State University campus.

&nbmp;The Janet Westeros Foundation signed a huge donation plan of up to 1 billion US dollars with Field State University, which will be paid in ten-year installments. It plans to establish and fund majors related to this project at Field State University and surrounding research projects.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the reception ended. After Ulyana Meretskova and Emmanuel Brandt, who also came to participate in the event, said goodbye, they returned to Boston, more than 100 kilometers away, by helicopter.

Meretskova's attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony was not to join in the fun. The foundation she and Maria Bezluk are in charge of will also participate in the construction of the project. It is expected that the hospitals and schools will have two women-run funds will be responsible for the investment.

This is also the common mode of operation of Western foundations.

It seems to be a non-profit charitable nature, but as long as it is operated properly, it is basically spent on oneself. As for going a step further and making money directly from the foundation, it depends on character.

Arriving at the mansion in Weston, a wealthy area in the western suburbs of Boston, and getting off the helicopter, Meretskova was taken to the main villa by the waiter who greeted her.

This is the residence of Maria Bezruk and several children.

Meretskova came here directly, not to visit her little guy who was taken care of by Maria, but Simon's housekeeper, Angourie Davis, brought a Christmas gift,

Regarding religious customs, the two women should celebrate the Orthodox Christmas on January 7th, but now they are also doing as the Romans do.

Christmas is still a few days away, Simon is in Australia, it is impossible to come and spend time with the two women, but the gift will not be forgotten. Of course, it will not be the gift box that ordinary people put under the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.

Angore directly brought a small van, one for each person, and the maids were already unloading the Meretskova villa. The two women, the two little guys, and the two women's previous children, none of them left behind, and a truck full of gifts are all-encompassing.

Although it was not the first time, after greeting the housekeeper, Meretskova couldn't help but feel emotional when she sat on the sofa and casually took the beautifully bound gift catalog that Maria kept at hand.

Still a little curious.

How many women can receive such a generous gift from a certain man?

Asking a tight-lipped housekeeper about this question, of course, she couldn't get an answer.

Seeing Meretskova's return, Angore, who had been waiting for some time, chatted with the woman for a while, and then got up to leave.

And back to New York.

The festival is approaching, and the housekeeper has been very busy in recent days.

Still taking a helicopter, from Boston to New York, the distance is 300 kilometers, even if you drive all the way on the highway, it will take three to four hours. The housekeeper will arrive at the destination in half an hour. Puton.

Or give gifts.

For East Hampton, the first is of course the Guofeng Art Troupe.

After completing another round of tour, a small number of girls went back to China for vacation, and most of them returned directly to the United States. In addition, there are mother and daughter Shirley and Miao Miao, as well as two cousins ​​of Zhou Damei.

Of course, these women's gifts are not in terms of trucks, but they are also very generous.

After sending off the Guofeng Art Troupe, there is the last stop in the afternoon.

Arriving at Linhai Manor in the southwest of East Hampton, which is not far from the residence of the Guofeng Art Troupe, the housekeeper got off the black Mercedes and glanced at the two vans that were slowly coming in, feeling a little emotional.

My boss really likes the group of women who just got here some time ago.

However, think about it.

Such a group of...women, with the thoughts in the bones of men, how could they not like it?

Occasionally, the housekeeper would have some thoughts: I know so many little secrets of the boss that are not humane, will I be silenced one day in the future?

Of course, just think about it and laugh it off.

In that man's capacity, these things are just trivial things, even if they are really exposed, even if they are not simply exposed or even involve a higher-level game as a bargaining chip, it is unlikely to cause any substantial harm.

Even if people who dream of equality are unwilling to believe it, the reality is that in this world, people at the top of the pyramid always have privileges.

The higher you go, the more privileges you get.

Seeing the beautiful woman with short hair, whom even the housekeeper would envy after knowing her age, brought a daughter and two other maids out of the villa, the housekeeper put away her thoughts, greeted her with a smile, and greeted her in Chinese: "Good afternoon , Ms. Yu, and Miss Ting Lan, heh, am I right?"

Luo Tinglan, the youngest of the four sisters following her mother, shook her head with a slight smile, glanced at her side, and didn't dare to speak rashly.

The housekeeper also looked away, gestured to the two trucks behind her, and said to Yu Caisang: "The boss asked me to send me a Christmas gift, and in addition, there is the shopping list that Ms. Yu gave me last time, which happened to be shipped from China. come over."

Without waiting for Yu Caisang to answer, the housekeeper motioned to the attendants behind him to hand over the two catalog lists, and then directly instructed the two oriental Kong Wei family maids behind Yu Caisang: "Zhao, Qin, you two Call people out and instruct them to bring the presents in."

Yu Caisang, who had just received the two exquisite catalog lists, saw that Angorui directly ordered his followers, and his expression flashed with displeasure. After all, he didn't dare to say anything, and politely invited the housekeeper to come in.

Of course Angorui did it on purpose.

For this job, in front of her boss, she would never

There will be no presumption. However, for other women, according to their different identities, even if they are still conscientious on the surface, their attitudes will be different.

like here.

Since the group of women in this villa are very pleasing to the boss, but they are destined not to last long, let alone reach the level of the two Ukrainian women in Boston who have children, maybe, sooner, the man will be there in a few months Leave them behind.

That being the case, the attitude of the female housekeeper is to strive for the initiative without any trace, so as to prevent them from getting an inch.

After all, if she is only asked to do something, the housekeeper will not refuse, but if she has other thoughts, she must be on guard.

Angorui knows very well that the more men are at the top of the pyramid, the colder their bones will inevitably be. The reason why the housekeeper has been able to maintain her position in recent years has even been valued more and more. To the extreme, it actually took a lot of other thoughts.

Otherwise, thinking about the groups of goblins around the man, maybe she has been forgotten.

Apparently in response to Angorui's action just now, Yu Caisang did not take the housekeeper to the more private living room, but sat down on the sofa in the corner of the main villa lobby, and at the same time quietly tried to signal to the maids to take the initiative. The presents are placed in the hall, and she will arrange them later.

Let the villa and the team of maids brought by the housekeeper unload boxes of carefully wrapped gifts, while Yu Caisang browsed through the two catalog lists by himself.

It's a pity that the atmosphere was interrupted by the two girls who came in from the outside with eager small steps after putting on the airs of the once very skilled official wife just for a while.

Seeing the appearance of the two little girls who were casually renamed Xiangxiang Ruanruan by a certain man, almost throwing themselves into the pile of presents in shame, Yu Caisang softly reprimanded: "What are you doing, come here!"

The two little girls did not dare to disobey, and walked over together, but their expressions were obviously different.

Hu Xiangxiang, who is actually the youngest but is designated as the older sister, is respectful on the surface, but her eyes continue to stare at the gifts cleverly. But the 'sister' whose name was changed to Hu Ruanruan was obviously absent-minded, the kind who might even talk back if she hadn't noticed the presence of the housekeeper.

no way.

After that day and night last time, Yu Caisang's prestige as the hostess accumulated in this family for many years is really very little left.