Time passed quickly, and the afternoon was over.
"Are you sure?" Wang Ziwei asked for the final confirmation.
"Yes, I'm sure."
"Have you thought of a solution?"
"Mmm."
"Tell me about it." Wang Ziwei pressed.
Wang Ziwei believed that Chen Feng saying he had a solution wasn't because he actually had one, but rather to save face. Men, after all, cared about pride; it was normal.
"Teacher Wang, I spent the afternoon reviewing Professor Wang Lifeng's materials. I found that he is a science and engineering genius, and one influenced by Western thought. From the bottom of his heart, he looks down on liberal arts students, believing they only talk and contribute little to China, unlike science and engineering fields, which are practical and possess active, rigorous minds. Why is the West developed? Because most of its political figures are from science and engineering backgrounds. Why does China's political arena have so many drawbacks? Because there are more liberal arts students in its political arena. Therefore, when I meet Professor Wang Lifeng, I will unhesitatingly showcase my science and engineering talent. This way, the subconscious prejudice Professor Wang Lifeng has will be greatly reduced," Chen Feng explained patiently.
"Then do you think rule by liberal arts or rule by science and engineering is better?" Wang Ziwei asked with great interest. As a university history teacher, she was naturally interested in matters of governance.
"I don't lean towards Professor Wang Lifeng's opinion, nor do I lean towards liberal arts ruling being superior. Whether it's liberal arts or science and engineering ruling, neither is key. The key is the outcome. Whoever has the superior outcome is superior. As the saying goes, practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. Arguing a thousand, ten thousand times is useless. For instance, online, many people hysterically shout that Chinese traditional medicine is good, that it's a treasure... It sounds impressive. But these are just words. What is reality? Those who shout about Chinese medicine being good, while shouting about it, go to Western hospitals for treatment. Furthermore, currently, the number of Western hospitals is several times that of Chinese medicine hospitals. When people get sick, their instinct is to go to a Western doctor, not a Chinese medicine practitioner. What does this indicate? It indicates that what is shouted and reality are different. The reality of Chinese medicine is that it is slowly declining. It is precisely for this reason that I study Chinese medicine in my spare time. My goal is simple: to preserve a small spark for Chinese traditional medicine." Chen Feng continued to explain patiently.
"Chen Feng, hearing you say that, I feel that when you go to see Wang Lifeng tonight, your chances are actually quite high. Prepare yourself well, and I'll go arrange for you to meet Professor Wang Lifeng." With that, Wang Ziwei went to make the call.
Half an hour later, Wang Ziwei returned. "It's arranged. Professor Wang Lifeng agreed to meet you at a coffee shop. However, you only have ten minutes. Chen Feng, is ten minutes not too short?" Wang Ziwei asked, a little dejectedly. Ten minutes, what could be done in ten minutes? Some people's bathroom breaks took longer than ten minutes. It had to be said that Professor Wang Lifeng was truly difficult to win over.
"If the method is right, it can be done in a few minutes. If the method is wrong, even ten hours would be in vain," Chen Feng replied calmly. Chen Feng's determined gaze slightly eased Wang Ziwei's anxiety. Thus, under Wang Ziwei's arrangement, Chen Feng met Professor Wang Lifeng at the coffee shop.
"You have ten minutes to convince me, young man," Professor Wang Lifeng said directly.
"Professor Wang, actually, five minutes would be enough," Chen Feng replied without humility. Professor Wang Lifeng was a very proud professor, and in front of such a person, one couldn't be humble; the more high-profile, the better.
"Tell me, how will you persuade me to go to Hong Kong with you for negotiations?" Professor Wang Lifeng got straight to the point.
"I don't intend to persuade you about the Hong Kong negotiations. My intention is to let Professor Wang witness my science and engineering talent and ability. Once you recognize my talent and ability, you will naturally believe what I say," Chen Feng replied calmly and composedly.
"Your thinking is clear, continue. Where is your science and engineering talent and ability?" Professor Wang Lifeng looked at Chen Feng dismissively. The head of a development and reform bureau, busy every day with all sorts of falsifications and flattery to navigate the political arena, was clearly a boastful pseudo-science and engineering person.
Chen Feng didn't bother to explain verbally; he directly handed his phone to Professor Wang Lifeng. The phone contained an analysis report for the chip project in Mingshan City, as well as an analysis report for undertaking projects in the cold fusion industry chain. It was precisely because of these reports that Mingshan City's chip industry and cold fusion-related industries were developing well. It was also because of this that Mingshan City's development speed ranked first in China.
"Are these two core technologies yours?" Professor Wang Lifeng was stunned. Chip technology is a core technology and cutting-edge technology for the present and the next few decades. China has always lagged behind the United States in chips. However, after looking at the materials Chen Feng provided, China's chip technology had made significant progress. Although it hadn't surpassed the United States, it was not far behind the United States in chip technology. Such great technological achievements were certainly not something a liberal arts student could accomplish. Furthermore, there were the cold fusion-related industries, which were even more impressive. It wasn't the cold fusion itself that was impressive. Any fool knew that China currently held the world's number one position in cold fusion technology. The reason for the shock was primarily because Chen Feng had managed to develop such a high-end technological project as cold fusion into a civilian project. This was truly impressive. Both in the United States and Europe, their high-end technologies often remained in laboratories for most of the time.
"Yes, Professor Wang, I do possess these two high-end technologies," Chen Feng admitted frankly.
"Then how do you prove that you didn't plagiarize these two high-precision technologies?" Wang Lifeng stared intently at Chen Feng.
"Professor Wang, you are a big shot in the scientific and engineering community. You should have ways to discern whether I am an academic fraud or genuinely capable," Chen Feng said calmly.
"Since you say so, then I won't be polite. Come, try to prove the Riemann hypothesis of calculus." With that, Professor Wang Lifeng handed Chen Feng a large stack of scratch paper. The Riemann hypothesis of calculus, although proven nearly twenty years ago, remained extremely difficult. Only those with scientific and engineering thinking and talent could prove it. Those who were merely posing wouldn't even be able to understand the Riemann hypothesis, let alone prove it.
"Alright," Chen Feng agreed concisely. For the next hour, Chen Feng fully immersed himself in proving the Riemann hypothesis.
"Professor Wang, your problem statement is incorrect." After an hour, Chen Feng put down his pen. Upon preliminary proof, Professor Wang Lifeng had made a minor error in the details of the Riemann hypothesis formula.
"Chen Feng, you are the first person to question my professional expertise," Professor Wang Lifeng said, looking displeased at Chen Feng.
"Professor Wang, the field of science and engineering values facts, not authority. Based on preliminary proof, the formula for the Riemann hypothesis that you wrote is incorrect, it is not the true Riemann hypothesis," Chen Feng said unhurriedly.
"Chen Feng, do you think a science and engineering professor would write a formula incorrectly?" Professor Wang Lifeng's displeasure became increasingly evident.