Section 254

"That's true." Liu Cong smiled.

"However, I am more concerned about another thing. We received news that the White House has begun to pay attention to your research on nuclear fusion. What do you think about this?"

"Huh?" Xiao Yi was confused: "Why are they paying attention to this?"

This is not even the beginning. At most, he has created a Greenwald limit. Can this also be paid attention to?

Do you think he is Doraemon?

Liu Cong smiled and said, "We are also curious why they would pay attention to such things."

"But since they are paying attention, we have to be prepared to deal with it, so I also want to ask you about your thoughts on controlled nuclear fusion."

"Especially since you joined the Plasma Institute, we all know it."

Liu Cong became serious: "As long as you think there is a chance, the above will provide you with full support."

Xiao Yi was stunned.

So, just because he expressed his inclination towards nuclear fusion, he got such attention?

He was silent for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he said: "I am currently conducting a key research."

"If this key research can be successful, then I dare say that I have 30%... 20% confidence."

For a technology like nuclear fusion, he would not say that his confidence is too high.

"20%?" Liu Cong nodded and said: "Enough."

Chapter 222 King of Analysis

Hearing Liu Cong's words, Xiao Yi showed a helpless expression on his face.

"A 20% chance, don't you think it's too low? And once the project is officially launched, the funds invested in it may not be less than 10 billion."

Liu Cong smiled and said, "That's nuclear fusion! According to the Karakashev civilization level, once nuclear fusion is developed, human civilization can directly enter level 1.0."

"Think about it, in the past hundreds and thousands of years, all of us have invested no less than trillions or tens of trillions in scientific research, and now it's only level 0.7."

"And now, if we only need to invest tens of billions of money, there is a 20% chance that we can directly improve to 0.3 and become a level 1 civilization. Do you think it's worth it?"

Xiao Yi twitched his lips: "What if there is only a 10% chance?"

"It's also worth it."

"Half a percent?"

"It's also worth it."

"Zero percent?"

Liu Cong didn't say anything, just looked at Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi laughed, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, I won't say much about the rest. As I said just now, if that key research is not completed, there will always be only zero percent confidence."

"Only if that key research can be completed can nuclear fusion have a chance to be realized."

Liu Cong nodded, and then couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is that key research?"

"First wall material..." Xiao Yi pondered for a moment and said, "But now I prefer to call it fusion energy exchange material."

"This!" Liu Cong suddenly realized, "I know this, it is indeed a big problem. I have always been curious about what kind of material can withstand high temperatures of hundreds of millions of degrees."

He asked again, "Then... How confident are you about this research now?"

Xiao Yi shook his head, "This is hard to say. This kind of material requires the help of luck to a certain extent. I hope God can give me such luck."

Liu Cong nodded, patted Xiao Yi on the shoulder and said, "I believe that luck has always taken care of you."

"Maybe." Xiao Yi did not comment.

To some extent, his luck is really good, after all, even the cheat has favored him.

At this moment, the door of the lounge was suddenly knocked a few times. The two turned around and saw Bao Hexin standing at the door knocking, reminding them to pay attention.

After all, the scale of this report meeting is relatively large, so the principal Bao Hexin also wants to take a look.

Seeing the two people looking at him, Bao Hexin walked up and greeted them, and then said to Liu Cong: "Director Liu, you are here too."

Liu Cong smiled and said: "Such a large academic conference, and there are so many foreign experts, of course I have to come and see the situation."

Then he looked at the time and said: "Well, it's not long before the report starts, so I won't disturb Xiao Yi, I will go to the audience first to wait."

He waved to the two and prepared to leave.

Xiao Yi said, "Okay, Director Liu."

"Oh, by the way, let me correct you. It's the Kardashev level of civilization, not the Karakov level."

Liu Cong was stunned, then laughed and said, "It seems that I confused Kalashnikov with Kalashnikov. I understand."

He waved his hand, said nothing more, and left here.

Principal Bao looked confused and asked, "What did you say just now? Why did you mention the Kardashev level of civilization? What big plan do you have?"

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "Controlled nuclear fusion, is it a big plan?"

Bao Hexin was stunned and laughed, "Well, it is indeed a big plan, then I wish you success."

Xiao Yi could see at a glance that Bao Hexin was joking.

Of course, if other people came, they would only think it was a joke.

Just like the fifty years of nuclear fusion, it has also become a joke.

As for whether it can succeed, only he knows the final confidence in his heart.

"Okay, I won't say anything else. This report meeting is extraordinary, whether it is for our University of Science and Technology or for our Fei City."

Bao Hexin said: "It's only 10 minutes to 10:00, so I wish you success in advance."

He just came to the backstage to see Xiao Yi. After saying this, he left.

Xiao Yi was the only one left in the lounge again.

Thinking back to what Liu Cong had just said.

He shook his head with emotion. He really didn't expect that the White House of the United States would pay attention to his research on nuclear fusion.

Of course, he was even more surprised that the country was willing to take such a gamble.

However, in terms of expectations, this bet of at least tens of billions is still worth it.

Although there is an 80% probability of a return of 0, there is still a 20% probability of a return of infinity, so the expected return of this gamble is also infinite.

It's just a few hundred billion, so spend it.

Of course, since the country is so optimistic about him, what he can do is to try to improve this 20% confidence.

"Professor Xiao, the time is almost up here, you can get ready."

At this time, the staff came in and said to him.

Xiao Yi came back to his senses, then nodded and said, "Okay, I know."

He stood up, walked to the mirror, looked at himself, and adjusted his image.

This suit is specially customized, and it doesn't feel loose when worn on the body. Compared with many other very thin scientists, his body shape can be regarded as relatively symmetrical. Even the designer who designed clothes for him said that he is a good clothes hanger.

So, in terms of image, he is also T0 level among many scientists, otherwise his fans would not be all over the world.

"Well, my handsomeness is still the same."

He said a few words in his heart, and then he left the lounge and prepared to go on stage.

...

At the same time, the more than 2,000 seats in the conference hall were full.

Although the official number of participants was less than 2,000, the actual number of people present exceeded this number.

As the time for the official start of the report approached, the people on the scene gradually became quiet, leaving only a few whispers.

"There are too many people."

In a seat in the front row, Xiao Yi's mother Du Xin looked around and said to Xiao Guohua, Xiao's father next to her in surprise.

This was the first time that Xiao Yi held a report meeting in Fei City. As parents, they were also very curious about what the scene was like. Although they had watched it many times before through videos and live broadcasts, it was obvious that what they saw on the screen was not as profound as what they felt in person.

Looking at the dense crowds of people around, including quite a few foreign faces, the thought of so many people coming here from all over the world just to attend their son's report meeting also shocked the parents.

This time they really felt how powerful their children had become.

"Tell me, how did our son become so smart? Who did he inherit it from?"

Du Xin poked Xiao Guohua and asked in a low voice.

"It must be my genes. If my family hadn't been poor, I would have been a top student who returned from overseas. Just think about how valuable the returnees were at that time!"

Xiao Guohua said.

Du Xin looked at him with contempt: "Shameless! We all graduated from the same university, and I don't even know your grades?"

Then she recalled the genealogy of the old Du family and said: "I think he inherited my genes. My ancestors had a Jinshi."

Xiao Guohua rolled his eyes and said: "My old Xiao family's ancestors are still passed down from Xiao He."