Chapter 20 20 [You were fired]
At noon, Xiang Nan, Howard, and Leslie went to the restaurant for dinner together, and happened to meet Leonard and Sheldon eating at the same table.
"Hey, how did the three of you get together?" Leonard asked curiously when he saw this.
"Oh, it's nothing, it's just a coincidence." Xiang Nan waved his hand, not wanting to reveal the secret.
Leonard was skeptical, but did not continue to press, "Well, I have some news for you. The Department of Physics has a new head, Dr. Eric Gablehouse. The department is going to hold a welcome party for him, and it will be at Cafeteria at six o'clock tonight."
"Thank you for your reminder." Xiang Nan smiled.
"I really don't understand why the school invites him to be the head of the department. You must know that he has no scientific research results for 25 years. He just wrote some popular science books, which are at most the level of toilet books." Sheldon wrote Curling his lips, he said very disdainfully.
"Sheldon~" Seeing him mentioning the toilet while eating, Leonard suddenly complained.
Xiang Nan's eyes lit up after hearing Sheldon's complaints.
Dr. Eric Gablehouse has no scientific research results in 25 years, only a bunch of best-selling popular science books.
He didn't have good academic achievements, so he was actually quite despised in the academic world. If he wants to secure the position of head of the department, he must have certain political achievements.
And its own quantum navigation system, habitable planet, Kuiper belt debris disk algorithm, are all excellent scientific research projects.
With these projects, he can build a relationship with Dr. Gablehouse and win his support.
In the future, it will be much more convenient to apply for research funding, tenured professors, various awards, etc.
Therefore, Xiang Nan immediately took out his phone, called Penny, and invited her to the party.
Penny doesn't understand physics, but she is very good at communication.
With her help, I can have a good chat with the new department head.
"The parties held by the physics department...wouldn't be all nerds?" Penny said worriedly, not looking forward to it.
"Don't worry, it's just eating, drinking, and chatting. The research funds of the Department of Physics have always been sufficient, so the ingredients prepared are all first-class." Xiang Nan explained with a smile, "Don't you like steak the most? , this has the best Angus steak."
"Really?! Wow, it seems that I have to go." Penny said happily.
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After dinner, Xiang Nan, Howard, and Leslie continued to get together to perform calculations.
By four o'clock in the afternoon, after the collective efforts of the three, all calculations were finally completed.
After repeated calculations, it was confirmed that the result was correct, and all three of them were very excited.
"Great, we finally succeeded." Xiang Nan said happily.
"Once our paper is published, it will definitely shock the world." Howard also said excitedly.
"So we can't do that." Xiang Nan immediately stopped when he heard it, "Once our paper is published, other people will be able to develop quantum navigation systems and quantum communication systems based on the papers, and we will be finished."
In the play, just because Leonard and Shelton published their thesis, there is a scientific research team in Sweden who wants to conduct superfluid vortex experiments before them to seize their scientific research results.
After hearing this, Howard's expression froze.
"Yes, Rajesh is right. If we want to develop a quantum navigation system and a quantum communication system, then this result must not be made public." Leslie also agreed.
"Well, you are all right, I am so happy, that's why I said the wrong thing." Howard smiled awkwardly.
Compared to the maturity of Xiang Nan and Leslie, he is like a child who has not grown up, which is really embarrassing.
All theories must be verified by experiments after they are launched. The experimental physicist is responsible for designing the experimental verification.
"Don't worry." Leslie nodded.
"Okay, it's getting late, I'll pick Penny up from get off work first, see you at the party." Xiang Nan laughed again.
…
Xiang Nan then drove to pick up Penny.
When I got home, I saw that she had changed and was putting on makeup now.
"Oh, Hani, you are so beautifully dressed." Xiang Nan said in amazement.
I saw Penny wearing a short black suspender skirt, showing off her exquisite curves perfectly.
It can be said that as long as she appears at the party, she is definitely the focus of attention.
"Of course, I won't embarrass you." Penny said proudly.
After she finished dressing up, at 6:05, Xiang Nan drove her to school.
When I came to the cafeteria, I saw that the party had already started.
People gathered in twos and threes, talking and chatting, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
As soon as they saw Penny, almost everyone present paid attention.
"Wow, if I could enjoy this kind of treatment in Hollywood, I would already be famous." Penny couldn't help but said.
In Hollywood, she is just one of thousands of beauties, not conspicuous at all. But here, she is the goddess that attracts everyone's attention, enough to turn all living beings upside down.
"You walk in the brilliance of beauty, like night, clear and cloudless, and the sky is full of stars!" Howard stepped forward and bowed slightly, citing Byron's poems in praise.
Penny rolled her eyes and said coldly, "Howard, I told you not to behave like this."
Howard smiled sheepishly, and suddenly looked into the distance, "Hey, the new department head is here."
Xiang Nan looked over curiously, and saw a tall middle-aged man with a straight suit, hooked nose, and square chin walking through the crowd.
"Hi everyone, I'm Eric Gablehouse." He introduced himself with a smile.
"Nice to meet you, Dr. Gablehouse, I am Rajesh Kusapari." Xiang Nan also introduced with a smile, "This is my girlfriend Penny."
"Hello, beautiful girl!" Gablehouse laughed, "Rajesh, you are very enviable."
"Thank you." Xiang Nan nodded.
Just then, Leonard came with Sheldon.
"Dr. Gablehouse, hello, I'm Leonard Hofstadter." Leonard introduced himself.
"Hello, Leonard." Dr. Gablehouse nodded, then looked at Sheldon, "Then you are..."
"Sheldon Cooper, a real scientist." Sheldon held his hand and introduced himself solemnly.
Dr. Gablehouse's expression froze suddenly.
"Excuse me, I think Caltech has overestimated your level, and your qualifications are equivalent to that of a middle school physics teacher." Sheldon continued to speak viciously, no matter how ugly his face was, "You have been doing this for so many years. No original research has been done, the last successful experiment, still ignited my own fart..."
Seeing him taunting himself in front of the public, Gablehouse's face turned into a liver-colored face, and he pointed with a big hand, "Get out, you've been fired!"
(end of this chapter)