Chapter 36 Chapter 8 A Gathering of Talents

One day in October, the weather in Guangzhou was still very hot. The 2,800-ton scientific research ship "Zheng He" is moored at a wharf in Tongsui New Port on the Pearl River.A "welcome" semaphore was hoisted on the ship, and many colorful flags were also hung.The energetic Captain Li and Ren Sihong who arrived ahead of schedule are standing by the side of the ship, warmly welcoming scientists from all over the world. A car stopped on the pier. Huang Jingzhi, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, got out of the car with a smile on his face. Yang Fan and Xu Zhenyu followed closely behind.When passing the trestle bridge, Yang Fan wanted to help Professor Huang, but he walked aboard the "Zheng He" by himself.

As soon as he saw Ren Sihong on the deck, Huang Jingzhi hurriedly asked: "Has Associate Professor Guo come on board?" "He didn't participate in the Tianyuan Fourth Project." Ren Sihong said, taking a suitcase from Huang Jingzhi's hand. "It's a pity, it's a pity." Huang Jingzhi murmured, "I still have a historical question I want to ask him for advice!" "What new topic are you researching?" "We need to keep it secret for the time being." Huang Jingzhi lowered his voice and said, "After the four people in Tianyuan fell into the sea and died, it was impossible for the ancients to rescue them, but it may not be seen by no one. I think there may be records in history. Look it up, and sure enough, there are clues."

"When I was collecting information for "History of Chinese Archaeology", I accidentally found some clues in this regard. When I have time to sort it out in the future, I will ask you for advice!" Ren Sihong walked into his room, put the suitcase in the on the ground.Yang Fan quickly made Professor Huang's bed and tidied up the room.Xu Zhenyu accompanied her to her room. On the door, besides Yang Fan's name, there is also Yue Jing on the name tag.Yang Fan asked: "Is she the one who invented the ancient magnetic holographic profile detector? I remember you wrote to me when you were in Xiling Gorge."

"It's her. I saw on the list that she is now an engineer." Xu Zhenyu said, "Aerospace expert Liang Weizhou was also invited, and he and Fang Yutian were arranged in the same room." After putting down the suitcase, Xu Zhenyu and Yang Fan went for a walk on the deck, just in time to see Liang Weizhou and Yue Jing standing on the pier.Behind them, a white-haired old lady from Guangdong, was holding a white and fat little boy, about two years old. Yue Jing smiled and said to the child: "Xiling, let mother kiss you!" Little Xiling stretched out his little face like a red apple, and Yue Jing kissed him affectionately.

"Xiling, let Dad kiss you!" Yue Jing said again. Little Xiling stretched out his little face to Liang Weizhou, and he kissed his son too. "Xiling, listen to grandma!" "Xiling listens to milk." Little Xiling muttered. "Goodbye to Dad and Mom!" Grandma said close to his ear. Little Xiling stretched out his chubby little hand, and waved it vigorously towards Yue Jing and Liang Weizhou.They waved to their son, told grandma to take care of her health, and boarded the boat. They saw Xu Zhenyu and Ren Sihong on the deck.It is very kind to meet old friends after a long absence.It was another handshake, another greeting, and I was very happy.Xu Zhenyu also took the initiative to introduce Yang Fan to them.

"You two are so quick, why didn't you send us a letter for the wedding?" Ren Sihong laughed. "Our wedding was very simple, and no one informed us." Liang Weizhou smiled apologetically, still speaking in the same not-so-idiomatic Mandarin. "Yue Jing, you should be used to drinking Qihua herbal tea this time!" Xu Zhenyu joked. "Don't make fun of me, okay?" Yue Jing smiled sheepishly. "Guangzhou people like to paste the words 'a match made in heaven' on the door lintel when they get married. You are truly a match made in heaven." Ren Sihong said.

"How do you say that?" Liang Weizhou asked. "You guys got together while studying the work of the four people in 'Tian'yuan. Isn't this a match made in heaven?" Ren Sihong raised his glasses and said slowly.Everyone laughed. Yang Fan wanted to lead Yue Jing into the room, Ren Sihong said "ah" and said apologetically: "I don't know your situation. There are some problems with the room arrangement. I will go to the chief purser on the ship to make adjustments for you." "You don't need to look for it anymore, just free up my bed and let Liang Gong live in it." Yang Fan understood Ren Sihong's meaning and said enthusiastically.

"Don't bother, we are here to work, not to travel and get married." Liang Weizhou disagreed. "Then how do I do it, just do what Yang Fan said." Ren Sihong said to Yang Fan again: "You take them there first, and I will arrange a place for you right away." Everyone was so enthusiastic, which made Yue Jing feel embarrassed.But it was not easy to push back, so he followed. After Yang Fan helped them arrange things, Ren Sihong came and asked her to share a room with the waitress.She took her own things and moved over happily.In the corridor, she saw Zhang Jie.He and his assistant live next door to Liang Weizhou.

"Are you early?" Yang Fan asked. "They and I got on the boat yesterday." Zhang Kai pointed to the rooms behind him.The "they" he mentioned are the other members of the ocean exploration team of Tianyuan No. 4 Project.Since the National Technology and Science Committee approved the Tianyuan IV project and allocated a considerable amount of funds, the scientific research ship "Zheng He" was transferred to the ocean exploration team of the project headquarters.At first, the superiors planned to appoint Huang Jingzhi as the team leader, but the old professor refused and strongly recommended Xu Zhenyu.Later, the superior agreed to his recommendation and formally appointed Xu Zhenyu as the team leader.On the boat, Xu Zhenyu and Ren Sihong, who was the instructor, lived together again.At the moment, the two of them are studying the work plan for the "Zheng He" after it sets sail tomorrow.

After a knock on the door, Xiang Xukun came in unexpectedly: "It was so hard to find you!" Xu Zhenyu asked him to sit down and handed him a cup of tea: "Is there a problem?" "Let you go abroad immediately," Xiang Xukun said while wiping off his sweat. "Going abroad?" Xu Zhenyu was surprised. "The International Extraterrestrial Civilization Research Society holds its annual meeting in Geneva and invites you to attend." "Geneva is a good place! You have never been abroad, so this is a good opportunity." Ren Sihong said. "Vice President Xiang, it would be nice if you could call first, why make a special trip." Xu Zhenyu didn't express his thoughts directly.

Xiang Xukun thought to himself, if you call, I'm afraid you won't go.He said: "I came to Guangzhou to participate in the Scientific Research Collaboration Conference of the Ten Southern Provinces. At the meeting, I received a notice from the province. I was afraid that I could not make it clear on the phone, and the time was tight. I will leave from Guangzhou next week, so I came to find out You, you better be prepared." Xu Zhenyu felt very embarrassed, he brushed his hair back, and there was an expression of uncertainty in his eyes.He hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "I'm a correspondent member, so I should go. But I really can't let go of the job in front of me, so you can take a leave of absence for me." Xiang Xukun laughed, and the fat on his cheeks piled up: "There's no reason not to attend international conferences and be busy with work! Besides, can you explain your work." "You don't have to worry about work." Ren Sihong said. Xu Zhenyu does not think that this ocean exploration would not be possible without him.He just had a hunch that they were on the eve of a major breakthrough.At this moment, as a researcher of extraterrestrial civilization, how can I not personally participate in the detection?He said: "Please write to Geneva for me and tell them that the research we are doing now is the greatest support for the Association." Xiang Xukun shook his head and went to visit Professor Huang. After dinner, Huang Jingzhi, Xu Zhenyu, and Ren Sihong sent Xiang Xukun off the boat.On the pier, Fang Yutian came sweating with a suitcase.When he saw Huang Jingzhi, he said happily: "I haven't seen you for three years, and you are still so tough!" "The spirit is not as good as before." "Are we still living in the same room this time?" "No, we're neighbors. I'll show you." Xu Zhenyu picked up his suitcase and followed them all the way to the door of Fang Yutian's room.He said hello, and went back to his room with Ren Sihong to study tomorrow's work. Fang Yutian saw Liang Weizhou's name on the sign on the door, and asked Huang Jingzhi, "Has he not boarded the boat yet?" "It's up." Huang Jingzhi told the whole story. Fang Yutian is very interested in this aerospace engineer and must meet him.Huang Jingzhi accompanied him to the next room. Yang Fan is also here, and she is telling Yue Jing and Liang Weizhou vividly about the content of the copper ball wave view image and her personal feelings.After Huang Jingzhi introduced them, she continued talking.Fang Yutian was so enthralled that he almost forgot what he was here for.As soon as the story was finished, Yue Jing laughed so hard that she said: "I didn't expect that these images of the four people in Tianyuan would make you experts and professors so restless!" "Don't be a good boy. When you see it for yourself, I'm afraid it's not as good as us!" The quick-thinking Yue Jing immediately thought of her responsibility. She stopped laughing and said seriously: "When the fourth project of Tianyuan is over, I will definitely go to Chujiang to see it for myself. I want to find out its principle, and then develop a wave TV. Its superiority is incomparable to television, not only the sense of presence It is more than 100 percent, and it can provide a new way to restore sight to the blind." Fang Yutian's dark and rosy face had a look of regret: "What a brave astronaut, what a distant interstellar route, it's really sad that something happened at the gate of our earth! They paid a huge price to find our civilized society!" "In the process of conquering nature and marching into the universe, there must be a huge price to pay. This price, of course, also includes such things as bloodshed and sacrifice. This is not only the case with the four of Tianyuan, we Earth people It’s the same.” Liang Weizhou, who is usually relatively silent, also talked about it with great interest.Fang Yutian was about to get to the bottom of it, but Captain Li's voice sounded from the speaker on the ship: "Attention all crew members and scientific workers! This round will set sail at 9:00 am tomorrow, please make all preparations." Fang Yutian still wanted to say something, but Huang Jingzhi didn't want to disturb their rest, so he stood up and said goodbye.Fang Yutian had no choice but to leave with Huang Jingzhi in high spirits.