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Inside the office.

Xu Songyao felt extremely conflicted upon hearing Wang Donglai's words.

He genuinely felt he was getting old.

Before Wang Donglai said these words, he had never thought about the significance behind the Nobel Prize.

Just as Wang Donglai said, he had already been disciplined and subconsciously felt that gaining Western recognition was a good thing, without thinking about the shady dealings involved.

At this moment, he couldn't even utter a single word in rebuttal.

Indeed, the Nobel Prize is a top honor in academia, but has it truly achieved fairness and impartiality? Absolutely not.

After a long silence, Xu Songyao finally spoke with a complicated tone: "This is the first time I've heard you say this."

"The situations you mentioned are not such serious problems in my opinion. The real problem is that I have never heard anything like this in all these years, as if no one has realized these things."

"My reason tells me that this is impossible, but in reality, I have never heard of it."

"It might really be as you say. The West has a firm grip on international academic discourse, and we have been influenced without even realizing it."

Xu Songyao came here with a mission.

Because Wang Donglai publicly revealed the matter of commercial espionage, it was a sudden event for the higher-ups.

To be honest, if Wang Donglai weren't the founder of Galaxy Technology and had a good reputation both domestically and internationally, it would be a huge loss.

I'm afraid they would have made a phone call long ago and shut Wang Donglai up.

"In fact, the Nobel Prize is not entirely without merit."

"However, it has already become corrupted when it becomes a tool for the West to control academic discourse."

"Especially the Peace Prize and the Literature Prize, which were born with original sin."

"No matter what, the Nobel Prize is an award set up by Westerners. Although it is open to the whole world, the members of the judging committee are all Westerners."

"Naturally influenced by Western ideology, the Nobel Prize in Literature has its own background and evaluation system, making it impossible to be fair and objective."

"Literature, as a product of ideology, is inextricably linked to politics."

"So what's really behind the Nobel Prize in Literature is a question that doesn't need to be considered at all."

"This point has actually been made blatantly clear long ago. Years ago, when the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn, these two writers were so pressured that they didn't even dare to go to accept the award."

“Look at their literary works, they are full of descriptions of how intellectuals were persecuted and how oppressive they were. From the perspective of later generations, what role did these works play? Anyone who is not stupid can see it.”

“Even Guan Moyan, the first Chinese to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, wrote ‘Sandalwood Death,’ which, in my opinion, was a critique of China from the perspective of selling and vilifying it. It was precisely because the Western judges thought that this vilified us and catered to the mainstream ideology of the West that they awarded him the prize.”

"A scientific discovery is not made great because it won the Nobel Prize, but it is great in itself, which is why Nobel gave it the prize."

"However, through media propaganda and brainwashing, uninformed netizens may develop a stereotype that scientific discoveries that have not won the Nobel Prize are not great enough."

"This is a blatant distortion of the truth, using media propaganda to shape public perception, achieve desired goals, and monopolize the discourse."

Wang Donglai said this to Xu Songyao in a calm tone.

At this moment, a bitter smile appeared on Xu Songyao's face.

He had actually been convinced by Wang Donglai.

However, his values, ingrained over the years, made it difficult for him to accept Wang Donglai's statement in a short period of time.

According to Wang Donglai's statement, it's tantamount to dismissing the Nobel Prize entirely.

Even Xu Songyao dared not imagine the international impact that would be if Wang Donglai's words were to get out.

In recent years, Wang Donglai has been unwilling to publish papers in overseas journals and has insisted on publishing his discoveries and proofs in the field of mathematics in domestic journals.

Countless people have tried to persuade Xu Songyao to come forward and convince Wang Donglai not to do this.

Xu Songyao persevered under these pressures.

But if these words from today get out, Xu Songyao won't be able to handle it.

Putting aside other matters, domestic writer Guan Moyan would definitely relentlessly attack Wang Donglai.

Before winning the Nobel Prize, Guan Moyan was just a writer, known only to those in related circles and those who paid attention to him.

However, after winning the award, the whole country knew about it.

Mentioning his Nobel Prize win commands respect from everyone.

Along with his works, it's unknown how many copies he sold, or how many conferences, lectures, and speeches he attended.

Even calligraphy works that used to sell for only 3,000 yuan have skyrocketed to 970,000 yuan.

To put it bluntly, the benefits that winning this award brought to Guan Moyan were enormous.

It could even allow Guan Moyan to live off this award for the rest of his life, and the next generation to live off this halo for a long time.

Thinking of this, Xu Songyao said to Wang Donglai in a somewhat nervous tone, "Donglai, these words are just between you and me. Don't say them outside."

"If these words get out, you'll offend far too many people."

“You may not be afraid, but Galaxy Technology is a company that always needs to do business, so it will definitely be affected.”

Wang Donglai laughed heartily and said, "Uncle Xu, I'm the richest man in the world now. Everyone says my net worth exceeds several hundred billion."

"I haven't done the statistics, but I know how much influence the funds I currently control can have."

"Currently, Galaxy Technology has 435,062 full-time employees."

“These are just our regular employees. The number of companies that do business with us and rely on our business for survival, as well as the number of jobs we create, is probably more than ten times that number.”

"Not to mention the 'Ten Thousand Villages, Ten Thousand Products' plan promoted by Pin Yidao, which supports ten thousand rural areas and launches ten thousand rural brands."

"It is said that with great power comes great responsibility."

"Galaxy Technology has reached a point where it is no longer a small company; it needs to shoulder social responsibility."

"Paying employees social insurance and housing fund contributions, and purchasing commercial insurance are just the most basic requirements, which are written in the labor law."

"However, these have become benefits for workers and highlights of the company."

"I'm not saying this to take credit; I just feel that such a thing shouldn't happen."

"The same principle applies to the Nobel Prize I just mentioned."

"As a businessman, I feel I'm just at a passable level."

"As a scientific researcher, I have only achieved some academic accomplishments, but I have not made any contributions to the construction of the academic system."

"If this can help awaken domestic scholars, then I will have made a small contribution."

For a moment, Xu Songyao didn't know what to say.

"You're being too modest."

"As an entrepreneur, recruiting talent on a large scale and creating jobs is a contribution."

"Not to mention, your subsidies for mathematics majors have truly helped a large number of students, allowing them to continue their studies without being affected by financial difficulties."

"Of course, your most important contribution is your academic achievements, which have greatly promoted the development of disciplines such as mathematics and physics."

"I estimate that the mathematical problems you proved will continue to influence the academic community for the next five to ten years. Once you truly understand them, there will likely be a major breakthrough in science and technology." Xu Songyao, being from a technical background himself, gave Wang Donglai a very objective evaluation, immediately stating Wang Donglai's contributions.

Hearing Xu Songyao's praise, Wang Donglai smiled gently.

"If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world."

"Since I have the ability, I should do it."

Xu Songyao sighed inwardly and asked, "So what are your plans for the future?"

"Uncle Xu, I won't hide it from you."

"I was only focused on research, and I didn't pay much attention to the development of Galaxy Technology."

"I value breakthroughs in science and technology more than the growth of money."

"Most of Galaxy Technology's business layouts are based on this consideration, including its investments in semiconductors, energy batteries, and aerospace."

"If nothing else is going on, I would most like to focus on my research."

"However, given the current situation, this is impossible."

"The West will not just watch us complete our technological and industrial upgrades, lead global scientific and technological development, and shake their leading position."

"We can't just give up such a good opportunity like this."

"Therefore, we now only have one path in front of us."

"Keep developing and breaking through, until they all have to adapt to us!"

"Give up your illusions and prepare for battle!"

"We have clashed with the West too many times, and there will inevitably be a series of clashes. Only by abandoning our illusions as soon as possible can we avoid greater losses."

Wang Donglai seemed to be saying some platitudes, but Xu Songyao understood them.

He nodded and said, "I understand."

"Anyway, I'm going to retire soon, so I won't be able to manage anything anymore."

"I've thought about what you mentioned before."

"I'm an old man who has worked most of my life. I can't bring myself to sit still. I might as well do something meaningful."

"Since you don't mind this old man, what else could I possibly have to worry about?"

"I just hope I won't hold you back."

Upon hearing this, Wang Donglai was overjoyed.

Although Galaxy Technology has Wang Donglai and Wa Ke to conduct research and development in cutting-edge core fields, it is still in dire need of secondary-level research and development personnel.

In the past two years, Galaxy Technology has been spending heavily to poach talent from major tech giants.

The promise of doubled salaries has certainly attracted many people.

However, the speed at which they poached talent couldn't keep up with the expansion speed of Galaxy Technology.

Galaxy Technology has too many research projects and is short of people everywhere.

Even though recent college graduates have a strong foundation, it can still be quite challenging for them to take charge of a project.

If we can recruit Xu Songyao now, it will be of great benefit to Galaxy Technology's talent development.

Just like the hiring of Ruan Wei and Yang Anchao, their connections and networks have brought a large number of talents to Galaxy Technology.

"I'm very happy to welcome Uncle Xu to the team. I'll be looking forward to it."

A broad smile appeared on Wang Donglai's face as he spoke.

……

After communicating with Wang Donglai, Xu Songyao reported the situation to his superiors.

After learning of Wang Donglai's intentions, those above were also caught in a dilemma.

Those who are capable of holding leadership positions naturally know that what Wang Donglai said is correct.

However, the long-standing publicity has created an extremely strong inertia for the Nobel Prize.

Everyone is proud of winning the Nobel Prize.

Now, Wang Donglai has won two Nobel Prizes, which should be great news that inspires and uplifts the nation.

As a result, Wang Donglai pulled this stunt directly.

Although there was no direct public questioning of the West or criticism of the Nobel Prize, it was obvious to discerning people.

After much thought, it was difficult to handle the situation from above, so the only option was to ignore it.

Neither excessively promote nor suppress it.

however.

When this news spread to the outside world, it caused quite a stir.

"This is slander!"

"China's Xuanwu Battery is a complete copy of our product, which is why they keep it so secret—they're afraid we'll find out!"

"So far, I haven't seen a single product actually equipped with the Xuanwu battery to demonstrate its performance. I seriously doubt whether it's real or fake."

"Let alone finished products, I looked through relevant journals and didn't see any related papers published, or even any patents."

"This is a slander against us, and even more so, an act of spreading rumors!"

"There is a saying in China: 'If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext.' I think Galaxy Technology is doing just that."

"It's unbelievable that a Nobel laureate would start such a company. It's disgusting."

"It's a disgrace that someone like this is the world's richest person!"

"I heard that this Nobel laureate also announced that he does not plan to attend the Nobel Prize award ceremony and accept the award in person."

"That's not all. According to insiders, this Chinese Nobel laureate is also a strong nationalist with no international perspective whatsoever."

"It's such a pity. I thought I could take this opportunity to have a good chat with this Nobel laureate!"

On overseas media platforms, many netizens expressed their dissatisfaction with Wang Donglai's public disclosure of clues that the commercial espionage originated from the West.

Not attending the Nobel Prize ceremony only exacerbated this discontent.

In their view, the Nobel Prize being awarded to Wang Donglai is a sign of respect for him and an acknowledgment of his achievements.

What Wang Donglai should do is be overwhelmed with gratitude, rush over with excitement, and deliver a long speech of thanks—that's the right way to do it.

Unexpectedly, Wang Donglai did not plan to attend the awards ceremony.

This is tantamount to telling the world that the Nobel Prize is nothing special.

Not to mention Western netizens, even some Nobel laureates disapproved of Wang Donglai's behavior.

Immediately, a Nobel laureate criticized Wang Dong on a media platform. (End of Chapter)