He ranked first in the first trial jump, was injured in the second trial jump, and gave up three consecutive trial jumps. In the last trial jump, he successfully counterattacked and won the championship. Fang Haiquan's process of winning this gold medal was really tortuous and bizarre.
After the award ceremony, Fang Haiquan was sent to the hospital for examination immediately. The final examination results relieved the national team. Fang Haiquan just suffered an ordinary muscle strain and would be fine after three or four days of rest.
The competition of the Asian Games is still going on, and the highlight of the next track and field event is of course the 100-meter flying contest.
The 100-meter final was the last race of the next day and the most watched race. Two athletes from the national team reached the final, namely Xie Jun and Yang Sijie.
"Wei Zitao was a bit unlucky. He was assigned to the death group in the semi-finals. Otherwise, with his strength, he would definitely have made it to the finals." Xue Li sighed with some annoyance.
The national team's strength in the 100-meter dash is not strong enough to dominate Asia. Within East Asia, Japan's rising sprint star Shosei Oda is indeed very good. He performed very well in both the semi-finals and the semi-finals.
Among the naturalized teams in West Asia, in addition to Clark, the Asian record holder, Onaid, another naturalized athlete from Qatar, also performed very well and successfully entered the finals. Sarafa of the United Arab Emirates also secured a spot in the finals. He is also a naturalized athlete born in Africa.
As a result, three of the eight athletes participating in the finals were black athletes naturalized from Africa.
"Yang Sijie, you are in the second lane. On your left is Singaporean Chen Xianlong, and on your right is Japan's rising sprint star Shosheng Oda!" Li Dai took the list of participating athletes and continued: "The second lane, although it is not the last A bad pass, but not bad.”
"Chen Xianlong is also a veteran. He has reached the B standard of the Olympic Games and participated in the last Olympic Games. As for Oda Xiangsheng, he is called a once-in-a-century sprint genius by the Japanese. He is about the same age as you and is currently in Tokyo. Studying in university. This is very similar to you, you are also a top student at Tsinghua University!" Li Dai continued.
Yang Sijie's brows frowned suddenly, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.
This scene was captured by Li Dai. He said with a smile: "What? I hate Japan very much? They have quite a sense of national integrity."
"My dad's laboratory was almost destroyed by the Japanese!" Yang Sijie went on to explain: "When the first phase of the research result that my dad won the Nobel Prize was just released, people from the University of Tokyo wanted to get involved. , they are willing to provide US$3 million in scientific research funding and require sharing of the final research results.”
"Although it was more than 20 years ago, but for a Nobel Prize-level achievement, you are only willing to pay three million US dollars? The University of Tokyo is too stingy!" Dai Li couldn't help complaining.
"But at that time, there were many people who wanted the three million U.S. dollars. I mean some administrative departments. They asked my father to accept the request of the University of Tokyo so that they could get a share of it. And the foreign exchange income of three million U.S. dollars , and some people will regard it as their own political achievements."
Yang Sijie paused, then continued: "But my dad didn't agree! This also offended those people, and then my dad's laboratory faced the most difficult period. Scientific research funds were blocked, and the number of scientific researchers was not approved. The experimental materials I applied for were also withheld, and even the utility bills were delayed for several months.”
Dai Li sighed slightly. Many people only focus on immediate benefits and ignore the greater benefits in the future.
In the past, Dai Li would scold these people for being short-sighted, but later Dai Li understood that the main reason was not "short-sighted", but that in many cases, for decision-makers, the immediate interests belong to themselves, and the future will be even greater. income, but he may not be able to get a share of it.
For example, these three million US dollars in scientific research funds, once obtained, will be a real political achievement for some officials. As for the Nobel Prize, that will happen more than ten years later. By then, they will either be promoted or retire, and no one will hold them accountable. The Nobel Prize results were sold to the University of Tokyo at a low price more than ten years ago.
At that time, Yang Lin chose to refuse, which obviously violated the interests of these people, and they would naturally choose to retaliate. It has become a normal phenomenon that funds, compilation, and experimental materials are blocked.
Yang Sijie continued: "Fortunately, my father was cautious at the time and concealed some key research results. After the funds were blocked, he announced these key research results, which caused quite a stir in the industry. , and finally attracted the attention of senior leaders, and my dad’s research progressed successfully.”
This was the first time Dai Li knew about this matter. Yang Lin's experience of winning the Nobel Prize had long been written into a long documentary literature. It also appeared in the media and newspapers at the time, and was even compiled into textbooks. It was really It can be said that it is a household name.
But those news reports will never appear in the things that Yang Sijie just mentioned about being stuck in funds and being withheld experimental materials. Moreover, if this kind of thing had not been said by the person involved personally, it would probably have been buried in the dust of history.
Yang Sijie continued: "Actually, this is just the beginning. As my father's scientific research deepens, he wants to purchase some more advanced scientific research equipment. Some of the equipment happens to be produced only in Japan, so the University of Tokyo used their influence to The purpose of asking equipment manufacturers not to sell equipment to my dad’s laboratory is to delay the progress of my dad’s scientific research.”
"At the same time, the University of Tokyo also spent a lot of money to recruit people from my laboratory, and even bribed some experimenters to provide the University of Tokyo with my father's scientific research progress and experimental data."
Li Dai was able to accept the matter of not selling the experimental equipment. Buying and selling originally required both parties to reach a consensus, and there could never be a forced purchase or sale. The seller is rich and willful, willing to make a loss-making transaction, which makes people speechless. Moreover, the technological blockade of Western countries has never been interrupted for more than half a century, and Li Dai has become accustomed to it.
As for spending money to poach people, it's okay to say that as people move up the ladder, everyone wants to have a better working environment, get more salary, and get a better future. Everyone yearns for a better life and hopes to have more money. We cannot ask everyone to make selfless contributions without asking for anything in return!
But buying experimenters and stealing experimental data really goes beyond the bottom line of morality. Although competition often involves resorting to all possible means, the University of Tokyo's approach has already reached the level of crime.
"Later, my dad was the first to produce research results and register a patent. However, the University of Tokyo was still unwilling to fail. They initiated patent lawsuits in European and American teams. They said that my dad had plagiarized the scientific research results of the University of Tokyo. .Although the University of Tokyo lost the lawsuit in the end, this incident had a very negative impact at the time, and even directly affected the selection of the Nobel Prize. If the Japanese had not done this, my dad would have been able to advance at least five years. Get the Nobel Prize!" Yang Sijie said with a look of resentment.
For those who engage in scientific research, five years is nothing, but for the Nobel Prize, five years is of great significance. By winning the award five years earlier, Yang Lin could have established his position in the academic world earlier. Domestically, Yang Lin will have an earlier say in the direction of scientific research; internationally, Yang Lin can strive for a higher scientific research status for the country. In addition, there are also economic considerations.
Dai Li asked with some emotion: "So, this Oda Xiangsheng represents your family's mortal enemy. Do you plan to avenge your father on the field?"
Yang Sijie nodded, his eyes full of determination: "Even for my dad, I can't lose to this Oda Xiangsheng! I want to vent my anger for my dad!"