This evil capitalism!
After swallowing and regaining consciousness, Professor Razelson reluctantly nodded.
At least now, he is no longer short of money.
Professor Razelson rubbed his nose and said, "Sorry, what did you just say? I didn't quite hear it."
Lu Zhou rarely talks about his assets to outsiders, because to be honest, the money comes so easily that he doesn't have much real feeling about it.
Apart from anything else, the income earned from HCS-2 material patent licensing alone exceeds this figure.
After hearing Sheridan's answer, Lu Zhou nodded.
It would be too underestimated of their business capabilities.
The entire laboratory fell into a dead silence.
Not only Professor Razelson couldn't believe it, but the engineers standing nearby couldn't believe it either.
"Okay, boss."
Lu Zhou smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay, I can't spend it all anyway."
As for the income generated from the patent licensing of modified PDMS materials, it is still sitting in the account and has not been touched much. Umicore Group is paying money into the account on a quarterly basis.
Looking at the A4 paper in his hand and then at Lu Zhou standing in front of him, Professor Razelson couldn't help but confirm: "Is this solved?"
"Unbelievable! Where did you come from..." Not knowing how to express his shock, Professor Razelson was stuck for a while and could not finish the sentence.
"There must be ten million..."
Envious!
There was silence in the laboratory for about a minute.
Engineers: "..."
Although the cost is a bit high.
Lu Zhou, who was not interested in luxury cars, private jets or yachts, could only think of spending money on experiments.
Lu Zhou: "I'm sure."
Lu Zhou: "What I said is that the funding problem can be solved by me."
For Xingkong Technology, ten million US dollars is really nothing.
However, this is actually because he does not know that the PPPL laboratory’s annual research funding is only US$40 million.
Without saying anything, Lu Zhou walked outside the laboratory, took out his cell phone, and called his manager Whitey Sheridan.
Professor Razelson's eyes widened: "But no matter what, it's still 10 million... Are you crazy?"
The researchers and engineers in the laboratory looked at each other and scattered back to their jobs.
"you sure?"
Looking at Lu Zhou like an alien, Professor Razelson said in disbelief.
"We should be busy with whatever we have to do. We don't have much time left."
After hearing the familiar voice, he said respectfully: "What can I do for you?"
Professor Razelson: “…”
There are indeed talented people in history who sold their Nobel medals, but Lu Zhou would definitely not do this kind of thing...
The call was connected. It was quiet there. Sheridan was probably at work.
In short, with this tens of millions of dollars in funding, the "He-3" project team can directly purchase accelerator components that have been eliminated from Brookhaven National Laboratory or even CERN, and then use PPPL's experienced engineers to modify them .
The equity structure of Star Technology is very simple. Lu Zhou is the only shareholder. What he says is the imperial edict. No board of directors can restrict his power.
Sheridan was stunned for a moment: "... I have to consult the financial department manager for the specific amount. I will send the financial report to your email afterwards."
As for the only expense, I'm afraid the boss spent 100 million to invest in a laboratory in China some time ago.
So damn...
Professor Razelson obviously did not really think that Lu Zhou could come up with the money, so he joked in a joking tone: "If you can raise 10 million US dollars, I guarantee that our projects will not be short of money in the future. .”
Noticing that the researchers in the laboratory were looking at him quietly, Lu Zhou coughed lightly.
Lu Zhou: "Solved."
Sheridan is mainly responsible for the patent management business. If you want to know how much money is in the parent company's account, you have to contact the financial personnel there.
Professor Razelson laughed, shook his head with a smile and said: "Your bonus is not enough. Even if you win both the Fields Medal and the Nobel Prize next year and auction them together with the medals, it will definitely not be enough." That money.”
"For example, the battery in this thing probably uses the electrode material I developed."
Of course, the premise is that he has so much money...
The lack of energy carried by helium-3 particles is the only difficulty currently encountered by the "He-3" project team, and this problem can be solved by increasing the intensity of the constraining magnetic field in the atomic gun's acceleration orbit.
"enough… "
This boss…
Hearing this number, Sheridan sweated wildly.
Such a hateful face!
…
"I will give you an account in a moment, and you can transfer 10 million US dollars to it."
“Is $10 million really enough?”
When he saw the caller ID, Sheridan already knew who was calling.
Lu Zhou: "Help me check how much money there is in Star Technology Company's account."
He always felt that this amount of money was still too little compared to the particle accelerator.
This money, even if it is sitting in a Citibank account, is still a lot of income every year.
Without any intention of asking the boss what he was going to do, Sheridan just said respectfully.
The funds he injected into the scientific research account of the "He-3" project team are already equivalent to a quarter of the entire PPPL laboratory's annual budget...
However, Lu Zhou didn't need to know the specific figures, just a rough idea was enough.
Seeing that these people didn't believe it, Lu Zhou sighed and didn't intend to explain. Instead, he asked directly: "How much will it cost?"
When ten million US dollars were transferred to the scientific research account of the "He-3" project team, when the auditor of the project team rushed into the laboratory in panic because of a large transfer of unknown origin, when the auditor transferred a When a printed copy of the transfer information was thrust into the hands of Professor Razelson...
But Lu Zhou believes that it is worth it...
…
Yes, scientific research is such a reality. If you have money, you can do whatever you want. If Lu Zhou invested more than a billion dollars, he might be able to get SpaceX to help launch a rocket to the moon and bring back some lunar soil rich in helium 3.
"Do you have ten million?"
Lu Zhou: "It's me."
Increasing the strength of the constraining magnetic field in the accelerating orbit of the atomic gun can be solved with money.
"Hello?"
Probably guessing what he wanted to ask, Lu Zhou thought for a while and gave an ambiguous answer: "Actually, I studied chemistry for a while some time ago, and I just made some money from the patent."
As he said this, Lu Zhou noticed the Apple notebook on his desk and pointed at it.
Looking at Professor Razelson who was stunned, Lu Zhou coughed lightly and confirmed again.
Except for a small number of people who pay too much attention to him, few people even know that he owns Star Technology, a company registered in the Cayman Islands, and has helped him earn millions through patents on modified PDMS materials and HCS-2 materials. Billions of dollars in patent fees.
Researchers: "..."
Star Technology is registered in the Cayman Islands, and the North American branch in Philadelphia is financially independent from the parent company of Star Technology.