Chapter 650: You don't like the original flavor?

In front of the coffee table, Liu Fanyang nods and says with a smile, "You're half right. He, well, he's no longer at the Institute of Engineering Physics; he retired and went back to Southwest Jiaotong University to teach classes."

"Retired? Academician Ren Nan is about the same age as you, retiring so early?" Xu Qingzhou is surprised.

"Hmm, he resigned on his own initiative. This old guy has a very eccentric temper; he wasn't happy staying there, so he just retired directly and went back to the school to teach."

Liu Fanyang explains to Xu Qingzhou the reason why Academician Ren Nan retired.

Academician Ren Nan was originally responsible for fusion generation and maintaining plasma confinement at the Institute of Engineering Physics, but these types of large institutions always have various disputes.

Ren Nan simply threw the work to his eldest disciple and went back to the university himself.

Xu Qingzhou says in a deep voice, "If Academician Ren Nan is willing to come over, that would of course be good. For this point, I might still need to trouble you, Academician Liu, for your help."

He doesn't know Academician Ren Nan, but he has had contact with Liu Fanyang several times, and from Liu Fanyang's tone, he can still hear the meaning of admiration.

This shows that this Academician Ren is indeed quite good.

"Fine, leave this matter to me. Although I don't get along with this guy, I sincerely say that he has the skills. Don't say, looking at it now, the atmosphere of your research institute is very suitable for him."

Liu Fanyang sips his tea, feeling extremely emotional: "Honestly, if my roots weren't at Southwest Jiaotong University, I would really be a bit tempted by your research institute."

"If you, old sir, are also willing to come over, I will sweep the couch to welcome you!"

"I was just saying."

Two days of exchange pass.

The Kyoto Institute of Materials invests with technology, authorizing the Max Planck Institute's technology to Liu Fanyang's side to participate in the construction of the stellarator, while Academician Liu Fanyang synchronizes the stellarator experimental data.

Southwest Jiaotong University, School of Physics.

Liu Fanyang knocks on the door and enters the room.

The office is not big, and calculation manuscripts are placed on the desk and seats.

In front of the desk, an old man with some white at his temples is looking down at the blueprints in front of him, raising his head to look at the person coming in, saying, "Find a place to sit yourself."

"Old guy, not even a cup of tea?"

Liu Fanyang clears away the manuscripts on one side of the chair.

Ren Nan says irritably, "Pour it yourself, didn't you see I'm busy?"

"Talking about retirement, but holding onto design blueprints all day."

Liu Fanyang is not polite either, going to the cabinet to get tea leaves, brewing it, and holding the cup to pour two cups of tea.

Ren Nan finally finishes the calculations at hand and raises his eyes to look at Liu Fanyang: "Aren't you busy with the stellarator? How do you have time to run over here to me?"

The two people really don't get along, or rather, they cherish each other.

There has always been a technical dispute between stellarators and tokamaks.

More than ten years ago, Southwest Jiaotong University held a seminar on whether to do stellarator research or tokamak research, and Liu Fanyang and Ren Nan submitted two proposals respectively.

As for the result, the school chose Liu Fanyang's stellarator technology proposal.

Ren Nan went to the Institute of Engineering Physics.

"Entrusted by someone, otherwise do you think I'm willing to come to you?"

Academician Liu Fanyang rolls his eyes.

"Speak, what is it."

Ren Nan puts down the blueprints and gets up to walk over.

Liu Fanyang pauses and says seriously, "I think the Kyoto Institute of Materials is quite good; the management style is unique, the establishment time is short, and the future is full of possibilities. Are you really not planning to consider it?"

"It's rare to see you evaluate a research institute so highly." Ren Nan drinks his tea calmly.

"I'm just speaking the truth. If you go to see it yourself, you will definitely have the same thoughts as me. How should I put it, the whole research institute reveals a temperament that reminds me of decades ago, when we were doing nuclear tests in the Great Gobi, everyone was focused, with only the goal in mind..."

Liu Fanyang stops, seeing his old friend has no reaction, "Do you really intend to go on like this, taking all your skills into the grave? Are you willing?"

"I am teaching and educating people." Ren Nan says irritably.

Liu Fanyang is silent for a moment. Yes, this can also be considered a kind of inheritance. He can only say, "For some reason, I suddenly feel that if it were Professor Xu, perhaps we could really see the commercialization of controllable nuclear fusion in our lifetime."

Seeing the artificial sun running with their own eyes, being put into use, and benefiting the country and society—this might be the greatest wish of their generation of researchers.