East Coast of the United States.
Also on December 21, a grand groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday morning in the western suburbs of Princefield in south-central Massachusetts.
The large-scale tokamak device fully supported by the Westeros System and extended to ITER (International Thermonuclear Fusion Reactor Project) officially broke ground.
In addition to Emmanuel Brandt, the young female CEO of FusionTimes who will lead this plan, Bill Richardson, Secretary of Energy in the Clinton Cabinet, William Weld, the governor of Massachusetts who will step down next year, Chairman and CEO of General Electric Jack Welch and other heavyweight guests also attended.
From the first time Simon saw the ITER project information in 1995, to later confirming the Westeros family's own 3G plan and including the research on the controllable nuclear fusion project, to this time he has completely emerged from the ITER plan. Three years have passed since the construction of the large-scale tokamak experimental device began under the leadership of FusionTimes.
However, it is no exaggeration to say that whether it is compared to the long-term plan for the future of mankind or the slow progress of similar projects that often drags on for more than ten years, the project entered the formal implementation stage in only three years, which is already extremely fast.
Naturally, it also means investing huge human and financial resources in operation.
It is impossible for a project like controllable nuclear fusion research to be completely separated from government support and control, but Simon does not want to follow the planned ITER model. Not only the United States but even many countries around the world will participate in the intervention, which may eventually lead to bureaucratic stalemate. It was a failed project that had stalled, but the Westeros system was completely under its sole control, so negotiations on all aspects lasted for more than a year.
Simon's requirements are not high.
Around this project, the Westeros system hopes to be able to freely hire relevant talents from the United States and even countries such as Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia. In addition, there will be corresponding technical accumulation support from various countries. In exchange, after the project is completed, countries will not only be able to share certain technologies, but also be able to send teams to use this device to conduct controlled nuclear fusion-related experiments.
A seemingly simple requirement is not easy to implement.
Human nature is what it is. Even though the research on controllable nuclear fusion in various countries around the world is basically at a standstill. With the end of the Cold War, there is no sharp confrontation, and the investment of various countries in related fields continues to shrink. But, even if I can't do it, you can't think of it easily. Done.
Therefore, you can imagine the obstacles encountered in the negotiation process for talent recruitment and technical support.
Even though the project is now starting to break ground, the FusionTimes team’s negotiations with France and Japan have not yet been completed.
Of course we won't wait forever.
Since we can't figure it out, let's talk slowly. Simon won't be impatient about this. After all, the areas involved in the 3G plan really require the close cooperation of all mankind to advance smoothly.
In fact, this is also the contradiction in the whole thing.
Simon not only hopes that the Westeros system will dominate, but also knows that the Westeros system must effectively utilize all available resources. However, neither the US government nor other countries around the world want relevant projects to be controlled by the Westeros system. All in all a mess.
On the other hand, Simon's minimum needs are actually very simple.
Just don't cause trouble.
If you don't want to help, you can just sit on the sidelines. Of course, if there are any results in the future, don’t expect to share them with the Westeros system.
Simon's insistence on fighting for dominance is of course for the benefit of the Westeros system, but not entirely.
The key is to hope to get things done.
Otherwise, if you only provide money and let inefficient government departments and various contractors with larger legal teams than the research team perform the work, nothing will be accomplished.
The project was finally selected in Princefield, a city in south-central Massachusetts whose reputation is far inferior to that of Boston. This was also the result of repeated deliberations by the Westeros system-related team and negotiations with stakeholders.
Princefield is only more than 100 kilometers away from Boston in the northeast and New York in the southwest, and it is a large city in itself.
This is something Simon is very fond of.
If you want to let a group of the smartest minds in the world work on a great project related to the future of mankind, if you only talk about life, ideals, and the future without paying attention to the treatment, it is a hooliganism.
Just like there was a complaint later that the brightest minds in the 21st century went to finance and IT. The problem is that a few young people went to study physics and chemistry with enthusiasm and then engaged in basic scientific research. As a result, their monthly salary was several thousand yuan. One year's salary may not be able to buy a square meter of house in a big city, and even the hottest blood will become cold.
Therefore, related to the 3G plan, Simon's current basic starting salary is US$100,000. After joining, there is a special and most complete guarantee system for food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, medical care, etc. As for the top talents, the salary is not set at all. The upper limit, if anyone can prove that he is worth 1 billion US dollars, Simon dares to give 1 billion US dollars.
And it’s affordable.
As for the project base located south of Princefield-style Western Suburban State University, Simon has purchased 3,000 hectares of land in advance. In addition to the Tokamak device land and research institutes and other facilities, the rest will be used to build villas and hospitals for researchers. , schools, parks and other supporting facilities.
All of this ensures that as long as someone successfully joins the job, they will never envy any job on Wall Street or Silicon Valley.
This is paradise.
The groundbreaking ceremony lasted until noon and was followed by a lunchtime reception on the Field State University campus.
After the project was officially finalized, the Simon & Janet Westeros Foundation signed a huge donation plan of up to 1 billion US dollars with Field State University, to be paid in ten years. It plans to establish and fund at Field State University and Major and surrounding research projects related to the project here.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the reception ended. Ulyanna Meretskova and Emmanuel Brandt, who also came to participate in the event, said goodbye and took a helicopter back to Boston, more than 100 kilometers away.
Meretskova did not attend the groundbreaking ceremony just to join in the fun. The foundations she and Maria Bezluk are responsible for will also jointly participate in the construction of the project. It is expected that the hospitals and schools will have funds headed by two women. Will be responsible for the investment.
This is also the common operating model of Western foundations.
It seems to be a non-profit charity, but as long as it is run properly, it is basically spent on one's own family. As for going one step further and making money directly from the foundation, that depends on your character.
After arriving at the mansion in Weston, a wealthy area in the western suburbs of Boston, after getting off the helicopter, Meretskova was taken to the main villa by the welcoming waiter.
This is the residence of Maria Bezluk and her children.
Meretskova came directly here, not to visit her little one who was being looked after by Maria, but because Simon's housekeeper Angora Davis came here with a Christmas gift.
Regarding religious customs, the two women should celebrate Orthodox Christmas on January 7th, but now they are doing as the Romans do.
There are only a few days left before Christmas. Simon is in Australia and cannot come to spend it with the two women, but the gift will not be forgotten. Of course, it is not the gift box that ordinary people put under the Christmas tree at night on Christmas Eve.
Angre directly brought a small van truck over, one for each person, and the maids were already unloading it at Meretskova's villa. Two women, two little guys, and several of the two women's previous children, not a single one was left behind. There was a truck full of gifts, and everything was included.
Although it was not the first time, after greeting the housekeeper, Meretskova could not help but feel emotional when she sat on the sofa and casually took the beautifully bound gift catalog that Maria had placed at hand.
Still a little curious.
How many women would receive such a generous gift from a man
Testing a tight-lipped housekeeper on this question would naturally yield no answer.
Seeing Meretskova return, Angre, who had been waiting for some time, chatted with the woman for a while and then stood up to leave.
I have to go back to New York.
The festival is approaching, and the housekeeper has been very busy in recent days.
It was still a helicopter ride from Boston to New York, a distance of 300 kilometers. Even if it was a three- to four-hour journey on the highway, the housekeeper arrived at her destination in half an hour. It was not Manhattan, but Eastern Han Dynasty on Long Island. Puton.
Still give gifts.
Here in East Hampton, first of all is the Chinese National Style Art Troupe.
After completing another round of tour, some of the girls went back to China for vacation, and most of them returned directly to the United States. In addition, there are mother and daughter Shirley and Miu Miu, as well as two cousins of Zhou Damei.
Of course, these women's gifts are not limited to trucks, but they are still very generous.
After sending off all the related stuff about the Guofeng Art Troupe, there is still the last stop in the afternoon.
Arriving at the seaside manor in the southwest of East Hampton, which is not far from the residence of the Guofeng Art Troupe, the housekeeper got off the black Mercedes-Benz and glanced at the two box trucks that were slowly coming in, and she couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
My boss really likes this group of women that he just acquired some time ago.
But, think about it.
Such a group of... women, with the thoughts in the bones of men, how could they not like them
Occasionally, the housekeeper would have some thoughts: If she knew so many little secrets of her boss that were not common to outsiders, would she be silenced one day
Of course, I just thought about it and laughed it off.
Given that man's identity, these things are just trivial matters. Even if they are really exposed, even if they are not simply exposed or even involve a higher-level game as a bargaining chip, it is unlikely to cause any substantial harm.
Even if people who fantasize about equality don't want to believe it, the reality is that in this world, people at the top of the pyramid always have privileges.
The higher you go, the more privileges you get.
Seeing the beautiful short-haired woman who even the housekeeper would envy after knowing her age, she came out of the villa with a daughter and two other maids. The housekeeper put her thoughts aside, smiled and greeted her in Chinese: "Good afternoon , Ms. Yu, and Ms. Tinglan, ha, did I admit my mistake?"
Luo Tinglan, the youngest of the four sisters who followed her mother, shook her head with a slight smile, glanced at her side, and did not dare to speak rashly.
The housekeeper also withdrew her gaze, motioned to the two trucks behind her, and said to Yu Caimulberry: "The Christmas gift that the boss asked me to send, and also the shopping list that Ms. Yu gave me last time, which happened to be shipped from China." come over."
Without waiting for Yu Caisang's reply, the housekeeper motioned to the entourage behind her to pass over the two catalog lists, and then directly ordered the two oriental-faced Wei family maids behind Yu Caisang in a soft voice: "Zhao, Qin, you two Call people out and direct them to carry the gifts in."
Yucaisang, who had just received two exquisite catalog lists, saw a flash of displeasure on his face when he saw Angorui ordering his entourage directly. However, he did not dare to say anything, and he politely invited the housekeeper in.
Of course Angre also did it on purpose.
Regarding this job, she will never overstep her limits in front of her boss. However, for other women, depending on their status, even if they still perform their duties on the surface, their attitudes will be different.
Like here.
Since the group of women in this villa are very popular with their boss, they are destined not to last long, let alone to the extent of the two Ukrainian women with children in Boston. Perhaps, faster, the man will be there in a few months. Leave them behind.
In this case, the housekeeper's attitude is to strive for the initiative without leaving any trace to prevent them from taking advantage of her.
After all, if she is just asked to do something, the housekeeper will not refuse, but if she has other thoughts, she must be on guard.
Angre knew very well that the higher a man was at the top of the pyramid, the colder his heart would inevitably be. The reason why housekeepers have been able to maintain their status in recent years and even become more and more valued is that in addition to doing their own job To the extreme, it actually took a lot of other thought.
Otherwise, considering the groups of goblins surrounding the man, she might have been forgotten too.
Obviously in response to Angre's action just now, Yu Caisang did not take the housekeeper to the more private living room. Instead, he sat down on the sofa in the corner of the hall of the main villa. At the same time, he quietly tried to signal the maids to take the initiative. The gifts were placed in the hall and she would have them sorted out later.
While the villa and the team of maids brought by the housekeeper unloaded the boxes of carefully wrapped gifts, Yu Caisang browsed the two catalogs on his own.
It's a pity that after just a while of putting on the airs of a once-skilled official wife, the atmosphere was interrupted by two little girls who came in from the outside with some eager steps.
Seeing the two little girls who were casually renamed Xiangxiang Ruanruan by a certain man almost throwing themselves into the pile of gifts in shame, Yu Caisang scolded softly: "What are you doing, come here!"
The two little girls didn't dare to disobey and walked over together, but their expressions were obviously different.
Hu Xiangxiang, who was actually the youngest but was designated as the elder sister, looked respectful on the surface, but her eyes continued to look at the gifts intelligently. The 'sister' whose name was changed to Hu Ruanruan was obviously absent-minded. If she hadn't noticed the housekeeper's presence, she might have said something back.
no way.
After that day and night last time, Yu Caisang's prestige as a hostess in this family that she had accumulated over the years was very little left.