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Being needed can lead to happiness and satisfaction? Ning Wei felt like he had been poked by a kitten...

I feel like I can't stay at home anymore. I talked to Lao Ning yesterday. In-depth communication between father and son should not be too frequent, otherwise both of them will not adapt. There is nothing to talk about with this kitten on the computer who has no emotional intelligence to speak of.

Maybe there are people in this world who like poisonous cats, but Ning Wei is obviously not included among them.

So it only took a minute for Ning Wei to feel that he should go to work in the office of the Mathematics Research Center. As the kitten said, there are many people in this world who really want to meet him.

In addition, what Lao Ning said yesterday also made him feel itchy.

So I told Liu Wei on WeChat that I changed my mind and decided to go to the office for a walk. When I walked out, I met Liu Wei.

As soon as they met, Liu Wei asked in confusion: "Yesterday, you said you were going to cheer for the Olympic athletes at home, and you also asked me not to disturb you in spending a warm day with your family?"

This is a matter of which pot should not be opened, and it is intentional.

I would rather die than believe that this guy didn't pay attention to his mother, mother-in-law and wife taking his little baby out early in the morning...

Fortunately, Ning Wei had already thought of how to deal with it and said plausibly: "It's not because the world needs me. Brother Liu, when you are needed by countless people one day, you will know that even a moment of rest will be in your heart." Examine whether this is a crime against all mankind and create a sense of guilt."

Liu Wei was silent, and after a moment, he replied calmly: "You are right, and I hope you can remember today's words and always maintain this high sense of morality that is enough to make me feel ashamed."

Ning Wei thought for a while and replied: "Well, sometimes I can't be so selfish. Once I get busy, many people will be busy with me. Although I don't need to rest, I can't let everyone stay with me. Rest. For example, I have to take care of your mood occasionally, right?"

In fact, Ning Wei likes to argue with Liu Wei like this, because Liu Wei is actually quite logical, and both parties can enjoy the fun of equal communication within the framework of logic.

But at this moment, the phone suddenly vibrated crazily in my pocket.

How should I put it? Generally speaking, those who can get through his mobile phone number are good people and should be answered. Not to mention that this is not only a good person, but also a useful person.

Yes, the call was from Wu Yufei.

This Chinese scientist at CERN is, at least at this stage, very popular. He is currently the most suitable candidate to be directly connected to CERN. Although it is not impossible to do without him, if you connect with CERN through other channels, you will inevitably have to pay some price.

It is very troublesome to have too many interest entanglements. Ning Wei feels that he is a tender-faced person. If he really owes a favor, he will inevitably feel a little guilty when he blacklists these people in the future.

This is probably why Ning Wei feels that he is not good at shopping malls. He is soft-hearted, shameless, his moral standards are not lower than the average, and he is unable to go back on his words or repay kindness with hatred. The ancients said that it makes sense to be kind but not to fight. It just so happens that shopping malls are like battlefields.

Scholars like Wu Yufei are easier to deal with. They are not as greedy as capitalists. A little enlightenment on a key issue is a great favor. Ning Wei happens to be good at this.

…

After answering the phone, Ning Wei happily said hello: "Hello, Professor Wu, is there any good news?"

"Hello, Academician Ning, this should be considered good news. I communicated with Mr. George last night. He is interested in your suggestions and hopes to further communicate with you. I also got his permission to send his I'm giving you my personal contact information. I believe you can understand that although I do have George's contact information, Westerners pay more attention to personal privacy, so it is really not convenient to give you my number directly without permission."

"Of course, I understand that."

"Do you need me to send you my number via text message or email?"

"No need to bother, Professor Wu, just read it to me once. To be honest, I have a pretty good memory, especially when it comes to numbers."

"Oh, well, George's number with area code is 0041-7819262826."

"7819262826, okay, I'll note it down. Thank you very much, Professor Wu."

"You're welcome. I hope you can have a pleasant communication. From my personal point of view, I very much hope that your negotiation will be successful. I am personally very yearning for the capabilities of the March Intelligent Platform."

"Haha, Professor Wu, so I have always hoped that CERN can have more visionary scientists like you. Only if we all unite and trust each other can we promote the rapid progress of science around the world and benefit all mankind."

Ning Wei, who finally received the good news today, started the compliment mode very politely.

However, the professor opposite didn't seem to appreciate it and replied tangledly: "Well, Academician Ning, to be honest, it seems that you don't trust us very much now. For example, you are not even willing to modify your research results and make them public to us." .”

"Professor Wu, look at what you said... I can't say that I don't trust you. I can only say that I don't trust CERN very much. The reason is of course that the current director of CERN is not a scholar like you. Really, if you are the head of this CERN As for the supervisor, please believe that I will have a better reason to promote this cooperation."

“For example, would you go through the normal route to apply for this program?”

"Haha, Professor Wu, you really know how to joke. In fact, there is another reason why I don't want to apply normally. You know, in fact, in terms of the research direction of quantum and high-energy physics, I can only be regarded as a high school student at best. For my own I’m actually not very confident about the research results. If I apply through normal channels, I’m actually afraid that I won’t be able to compete with those real experts. I happen to be relatively wealthy, so I hope to find another way. You can understand that I don’t want to lose face.”

"Academician Ning, do you believe this?"

"Don't worry about these details, Professor Wu, we should not live in other people's thoughts, but should believe in ourselves."

"You are right, Professor Ning. I will not waste your time. I wish you again a good outcome. By the way, Mr. Edwin George is still in Switzerland."

"I know. Thank you again, Professor Wu. Goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Ning Wei didn't rush to call the supervisor Edwin George.

It is now nine o'clock in the morning China time. Wu Yufei just reminded Ning Wei to calculate the time difference. It is now three o'clock in the morning in Switzerland, which is obviously not a good time to talk about business.

But this does not delay showing off to the people around you.

"Professor Wu just gave me the personal phone number of the director of CERN. Brother Liu, this is probably the DeDaoDuoZhu mentioned in the book, right?"

"Of course, but even with the most optimistic estimates, you will have to wait at least three months before you want to go abroad."

"Three months? Isn't it almost winter? I heard that winter in Switzerland is very beautiful..."

"Do you want to travel?"

"So I often say why large-scale scientific research equipment like the Hadron Collider cannot be placed in scenic spots. When doing scientific research, you can still enjoy the beautiful scenery... By the way, are any of the people I invited still in the capital? Yes? I have time today."

"..."

…

Although Ning Wei doesn't mind meeting the big guys he invited in his free time. But it's obvious that those big guys can't just come and go at a moment's notice.

Most of them had left after discovering that they could not contact Ning Wei at all. Some went to Shenzhen to continue exploring the possibility of win-win cooperation, while others chose to use this opportunity to inspect Huaxia's production base.

Almost no one stayed in the capital to cheer for the athletes from all over the world. Of course, this is also determined by work characteristics.

After all, if these big shots took nearly a month off to watch a sports meeting during their non-vacation time, they would most likely be criticized by shareholders...

Because you can’t handle the company’s official documents immediately, if something happens, you will inevitably be in a state of distress; if you take a month off and nothing happens, it will have no impact on the current business at all, then it seems that the position of chairman or CEO is like a mascot. , the success of the company probably depends on its deputy.

It's embarrassing no matter what.

Fortunately, in this era, many software have remote video conferencing functions. If Ning Wei wants to find someone to chat, it is really not a big problem.

In fact, there are indeed many people who like to chat with Ning Wei today.

…

"Tim, really, why did you leave? I was really busy some time ago. I also raced against time to finish the things at hand, so I just wanted to spare time to have a long chat with you. I finally have time today, It’s really a pity that you left.”

Tim Cook: “…”

"Fortunately, we live in a good era. The omnipotent 5G allows us to communicate as if we were face to face. In the near future, our three-dimensional display technology will be more mature and can support three-dimensional restoration of instant messaging, which will be even more convenient. Holographic projection will Let’s chat more smoothly, instead of just facing the computer screen like now.”

…

Ning Wei leaned on the chair in the office, minding his own business.

This can probably be understood as Ning Wei reminding the soon-to-be-retired Apple helmsman that the next century will be the era of three-dimensional displays.

Ning Wei has actually always had a good impression of the old man in the video. It’s not just how approachable Tim Cook is or how good he is towards China. The fundamental reason is that Ning Wei feels that this old man is really very lucky.

Because he is very sure that this CEO, who has controlled Apple for more than 20 years, will definitely become the best helmsman in Apple's history. After he abdicates, people's evaluation of him will most likely exceed that of Steve Jobs, who has always been remembered.

The reason is also very simple, because the boss has decided to officially leave his job next year. Even Tim Cook has already chosen his successor, Job Bozankert, currently Apple's chief operating officer.

This person joined Apple in 2016 and was mainly responsible for the establishment and preparation of Apple Car. Later, he entered the Apple Design Institute and was responsible for the design of Apple Car and showed his prominence. After Apple's chief design officer Jonathan Ive resigned in 2019, Job Bozankert was promoted to the director of the design institute. After the successful release of Apple One, he served as Apple's chief operating officer.

It's not that I would rather look down on Job Bozankert's ability. In fact, although Apple's first-generation car used the design plan given in March, when the actual mass-produced Apple car was produced, many of the design institute's own designs were added.

After all, according to the design in March, it adopts a style similar to the global limited edition of no more than 100 units, which is obviously inconsistent with Apple’s positioning.

Although Apple products have always focused on high-end features, as consumer electronics products, they are still not high-end enough to compete with top-tier luxury goods.

So this Job Bozankert must still have some abilities.

But ability does not mean being able to catch up with the trend.

After all, Apple has been better off than Microsoft, Intel, and Google in recent years. The main reason is that Tim Cook really dared to make a decision. When everyone was still waiting and watching, he chose to cooperate without reservation, and even provided supplies at the most critical moment. Got a batch of chips.

You can imagine how much pressure Tim Cook was under at that time. Of course, this is not only because Tim Cook dared to bear this kind of pressure, but also because his prestige and influence at Apple can suppress all objections. These prestige and influence are based on the premise that after he took the helm of Apple for more than ten consecutive years, he has ensured that Apple's sales and services have earned unimaginable huge profits for all shareholders.

This was quite a spectacle back then.

Every year after the Apple press conference, a bunch of people would jump out and criticize that Apple in the Tim Cook era had lost its drive for innovation and its products could no longer surprise everyone. However, every year when Apple’s financial report is released, it can always Slap these people in the face, and then the stock price rises again...

Especially in China...

How should I put it? This powerful old man may not be as paranoid as Jobs, but his business philosophy and grasp of the global supply chain are indeed unique. This is why when he was here, he was able to receive huge amounts of equity to motivate shareholders without any complaints.

You must know that Tim Cook's special plane was equipped for him at the request of the shareholders' meeting, and the company paid all the expenses of the special plane so that he could serve Apple without distraction.

But the problem now is that the technological era is once again facing transformation.

And this time the transformation is more radical. At this time, a leader with enough authority to suppress all the distracting voices is especially important.

If Tim Cook can work for another five years, Apple may not be able to adapt to the great changes that will follow. But unfortunately, the boss is determined to retire next year, and his age does not allow him to continue working. Went down. The newly appointed Job Bozankert is destined to not be able to achieve the prestige of Tim Cook in a short period of time, let alone suppress those chaotic voices.

So Ning Wei is really not optimistic about Apple's future. He is even sure that in the near future, Apple's shareholders will miss this man who has devoted almost his whole life to Apple.

An era is coming to an end...

A new era is coming...