[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me-":3,"chapter-i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-767":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm Focused on Science, But You Want to Trick Me Into Love?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2333903,4563,"Chapter 767: Something That Can Make Your Heart Race, Seriously","i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-767",767,"\u003Cp>In the conference room, everyone knew the words just spoken were correct—right now, they simply couldn’t afford to wait any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A professor frowned and said, “But even if we upgrade our own system, the time saved won’t be much, and we risk treating symptoms rather than root causes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right,” nodded a team leader. “Better to endure a short pain than a long one. Instead of repeated upgrades, let’s go straight for a complete solution—we can’t fall behind any further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Q1-NTST is advancing rapidly, and they can still comfort themselves by claiming they’re the national-level project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But EAST is different—it’s a real, tangible old rival; every step forward they take is a threat to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone voiced their opinions in a few words, and both sides had valid points. In the end, all eyes turned to Zhang Zhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what they said, the final decision on which technical path to follow rested with Zhang Zhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I still lean toward upgrading the existing system.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhi looked around the room and said slowly, “Comrades, the technology from Beijing carries too many uncertainties for our device. Better to rely on our own hands than to pin hopes on someone else’s tech.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll personally oversee the upgrade plan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhi’s words settled the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned to a middle-aged man wearing glasses at the end of the room: “We need to step up our external publicity—ideally, a special feature to show our leadership and the public the achievements and potential of our device.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spent years in administration, he understood the importance of external publicity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’ll contact the TV station tomorrow and see how to arrange it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man said firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough for today’s meeting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhi waved his hand, signaling the meeting’s end, then turned his gaze to the middle-aged man on his right. “Old Liu, your team stay behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Liu was in charge of the monitoring system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhi discussed upgrade plans for the detection system with Professor Liu and his team, while Chen Qiguang and others left the conference room with their files.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in his office, Chen Qiguang sighed. Throughout the entire meeting, he had only spoken about the magnet modifications—nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Zhang isn’t listening to anyone anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had finally realized: Zhang Zhi was dead set against cooperating with Beijing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place had long become Zhang Zhi’s personal fiefdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, his disappointment in this side had grown even deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re useless at real experiments but excel at empty showmanship. Look at Old Ren’s team—they’re thriving, and last time we met, he looked ten years younger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In October, Beijing officially entered autumn, the weather cool and pleasant—one of the most comfortable months of the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At West Mountain Compound No. 1, two young men stayed indoors, doing nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the 3rd, after lunch, they lounged on the sofa watching TV, killing time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>National Day was a grand festival for Xia Nation, and these days were equally anticipated by scientists worldwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In early October, the Nobel Committee would gradually announce the 2021 Nobel Prize laureates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qingzhou was particularly interested in the Physics and Chemistry prizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Benjamin List and David MacMillan won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing “asymmetric organic catalysis,” enabling efficient synthesis of chiral molecules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nobel Prize in Physics was shared by Japanese-American Syukuro Manabe, German Klaus Hasselmann, and Italian Giorgio Parisi—the first time ever awarded to climate science, breaking the tradition of focusing solely on particle and astrophysics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the average age of these three laureates was already 84.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The highlight this year was that four of the five winners came from Princeton and the Max Planck Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can see just how deep the roots of these century-old academic sanctuaries are.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qingzhou sighed in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At world-class universities, Fields Medals and Nobel Prizes cluster together like moths to flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Nobel Prize isn’t the sole measure of a scholar’s contribution to society—Xia Nation has countless great scholars—but to some extent, it still reflects foundational strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Talent can’t be rushed—it takes time to accumulate. At least, the institute’s current development trend is very promising.”\u003C\u002Fp>",690,"2026-06-20T21:06:45.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","19a95fc723a717841388ccde3d54b5ed2d817c1cdd4b9a2ba9fe253c082ed81a","i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-768","i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-766",790,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--cover.jpg"]