[{"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-788":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},2333924,4563,"Chapter 788: In Summary, Three Words: Seek Cooperation","i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-788",788,"\u003Cp>\"Currently, 90% of our profits still come from the battery patent portfolio, generating about 7.5 billion yuan annually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the living room, Song Yao adjusted into a comfortable position, leaning sideways against the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qingzhou turned on the TV and searched for match replays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t surprised that their income came mostly from batteries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batteries are intimately tied to people’s lives—phones, computers, cars, energy storage systems—all require batteries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any company that licenses their patents must pay them for every battery produced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the reason they’re making so much money now is that the battery industry is in a boom phase; once the market saturates, their income will gradually decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next time they’ll make a fortune will be when controlled nuclear fusion is achieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the price of electricity becomes virtually free, demand will surge—and so will demand for batteries as the carrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Advanced Research Institute hopes it won’t follow the path of other domestic advanced research institutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although modeled after it, the Beijing Advanced Research Institute’s operational model differs from Princeton’s due to the different era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the IAS was founded in 1930 by the billionaire Bamberger siblings with a $5 million donation—equivalent to over $100 million today—and operates entirely on its endowment fund.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, all funding comes from Zero Point Technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The IAS model of Princeton’s Advanced Institute is fundamentally about the financial sustainability of public-interest academic institutions: using capital returns to support academic freedom, not profiting from scholars’ patents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yao was better at economic matters; she tucked her toes into Xu Qingzhou’s shirt and slowly explained to him, \"The biggest challenge before us is how to achieve a virtuous cycle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their current plan is for Zero Point Technology to provide everything the Advanced Research Institute needs—funding, equipment, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Institute is not required to return anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any patents developed by scholars within the Institute belong solely to the researchers themselves, with no claim by the Institute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We provide the money, the equipment—you focus on your research. Even if you achieve results, they’re yours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doesn’t that sound like charity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s exactly how Princeton’s Advanced Institute operates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ties into what Song Yao called the virtuous cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero Point Technology can afford the Institute’s expenses, has no profit motive, and covers all costs; if no virtuous cycle is established, this funding will eventually run out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Song Yao’s idea, after the Institute is established, it will engage in professional investment to grow its capital: the initial fund will be invested in financial markets, managed by a professional team, generating returns through long-term investments that cover the Institute’s operational costs—scholar salaries, equipment maintenance, administrative expenses, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is one source of income.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, the larger the endowment fund, the more effectively its investment returns can cover long-term operations—take Song Yao’s alma mater, Harvard University, with a $53 billion endowment and annual returns in the billions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, it relies on public donations: once the Institute produces results and builds a reputation, it can attract donations from society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wealthy individuals who have achieved financial success often seek spiritual fulfillment—and donating to universities, research institutions, and charities is common.\u003C\u002Fp>",525,"2026-06-20T21:06:45.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","93417bca7a4e2057e8958cb9777f2fdbc24efa103e2b28f11cd9e3adb8d8baab","i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-789","i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-787",790,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--cover.jpg"]