The top student must be diligent.

Chapter 267: The Highest Science and Technology Award, Order of the Sun

"I never thought that one day I would be able to look forward to the Science and Technology Awards Conference again."

Before the conference officially started, Li Jiangan, who was sitting next to Xiao Yi, couldn't help but sigh.

Zhao Zhanyou, who was standing by, also nodded and said with a smile, "In the past, we didn't dare to think about winning any awards."

It is extremely difficult to win an award by engaging in nuclear fusion.

Of course, they never dared to think about winning an award.

However, now they can bring so many people together and wait for the award ceremony.

For them, this feeling can be regarded as finally getting through the hard times.

"This is what you deserve."

Xiao Yi said.

Li Jiangan smiled: "I think this is all brought to us by Chief Engineer Xiao."

Xiao Yi waved his hand: "It's already done, so let's not talk about the credit. What's more, today everyone of us can enjoy the credit."

"I have always admired Chief Architect Xiao's mentality."

Li Jiangan nodded.

"Also, how is the construction of your reactor going?"

Xiao Yi asked again.

“The foundation has been laid, and now we are just waiting for the materials to arrive.”

Li Jiangan said.

Xiao Yi nodded: "That's pretty fast."

Li Jiangan smiled and said, "I was just being lazy. I just learned 90% of the planning of the Sundeck, so I can just start building it."

"With the support from the government and the quick arrival of funds, the construction will be fast enough."

"As the saying goes, quality, quantity and delivery are guaranteed."

"I estimate that it will be completed in about nine months."

"That's very good."

Xiao Yi nodded.

After all, they have experience, so it is normal that they are faster.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, they fell silent, waiting for the conference to officially begin.

And just like that, the time came to 10 o'clock.

This year's National Science and Technology Awards Conference officially begins.

As usual, the host came on stage and announced the relevant matters of this National Science and Technology Awards Conference, and then invited the old leader to give a speech.

After the speeches, the award ceremony officially began.

And the first award, as always, is the National Highest Science and Technology Award.

Who will win this year's award?
Most of the people present were not particularly curious. No matter who the prize went to, it would not be theirs.

"Next up is the announcement of the winner of the country's highest science and technology award."

"The first winner is Xiao Yi!"

Everyone in the audience, who had been relatively calm just now, sat up straight when they heard the name.

what?
Did they hear it correctly?
The first winner turned out to be Xiao Yi?

Is there another scientist named Xiao Yi among the older generation of scientists in China?

For a moment, they didn't even dare to associate it with Xiao Yi himself.

Some people even thought they had heard it wrong and it should be someone else's name.

But no matter what, among all the scholars in China, there is only one person who is most familiar with Xiao Yi, so many people still cast their eyes on Xiao Yi sitting in the first row.

However, Xiao Yi seemed a little caught off guard at this time.

Before coming, Liu Cong only told him that there would be an award ceremony specially prepared for the Zao Ri Project, and that he, as the chief designer, would also receive a very special award.

But no one said that he would be awarded the country's highest science and technology award?
For a moment, he even doubted whether the host was talking about him.

However, the host's next words completely confirmed to everyone that this Xiao Yi was that Xiao Yi.

"Professor Xiao Yi is a famous mathematician, physicist, and materials scientist in my country. He is also an internationally renowned scholar with a worldwide reputation."

"He solved many unsolved problems and conjectures in mathematics and physics, including the famous Goldbach conjecture, the twin prime conjecture, and the existence and smoothness of solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations, which were listed as the seven major mathematical problems of the millennium by the international academic community, and the Yang-Mills existence and mass gap problem."

"In addition, he also..."

The National Highest Science and Technology Award is itself a lifetime achievement award, so when presenting the award, it is part of the process to introduce the various achievements the winner has made in the past.

However, once all of Xiao Yi’s achievements were listed, there was simply no way to stop.

The other researchers present were shocked when they first heard that the award was given to Xiao Yi, but gradually became numb, and finally took it for granted.

Who among those who won the highest award is not over 60 years old?

As a person who has won an award in his twenties, you should have achieved more than ordinary people!
As a result, the people present gradually accepted it.

As for Xiao Yi, what else can he say?

His mentality has never changed. If I get it, I'm lucky. If I lose it, it's my fate.

I can only say that I was lucky to receive this award.

"…and, under the leadership of Professor Xiao Yi, we have successfully overcome the various difficulties in realizing a commercial controlled nuclear fusion reactor, bringing this nearly unlimited and clean energy to China and all of humanity. This is a landmark event in humanity's entry into the Third Industrial Revolution."

"Whether it is scientific theory or technological invention, Professor Xiao Yi's contribution can be called great."

"Therefore, the first winner of this conference's highest science and technology award is officially awarded to Professor Xiao Yi."

"Please Professor Xiao Yi, come up to the stage to receive the award."

The BGM became uplifting, and the people in the audience had accepted this matter and applauded Xiao Yi.

"Master Xiao, congratulations."

Li Jiangan next to him also said to Xiao Yi with a smile at this time.

Xiao Yi shrugged, then stood up from his seat and walked onto the stage.

And the old leader was already waiting for him on the stage.

"Master Xiao, thank you for your hard work."

The old leader patted Xiao Yi on the shoulder and encouraged him.

Xiao Yi was flattered and said repeatedly: "It's not hard, not hard."

The old leader smiled.

When he presented the award to Xiao Yi three years ago, he asked Xiao Yi about nuclear fusion. He never thought that three years later, it would have been accomplished.

"Well, accept your honor."

The old leader said, then took out a medal from the side and put it on Xiao Yi personally.

Xiao Yi picked up the medal himself. It felt heavy and substantial. He lowered his head to take a closer look. He was also very pleasing to the eye for its intricate design.

The central pattern of the medal is five five-pointed stars, symbolizing the national award; the outer circle uses visual elements such as ribbons, peony flowers, ruyi shapes and wings, implying honor, auspiciousness and the soaring of science and technology.

Xiao Yi, who has participated in several conferences, has seen this medal many times.

However, he had only seen it before and had never touched it. But now, he not only touched it, but also put it on.

Ok……

Among all his collections, it can be placed in the middle.

Many people in the audience were also moved by the scene before them.

I never thought that this medal would be awarded to such a young person one day.

The applause started again.

Nowadays, perhaps some people still think that Xiao Yi is young, but no one will look down on him just because of his youth.

There may have been people who did not take it seriously in the past, and perhaps thought that Xiao Yi’s achievements were only theoretical, and that his achievements were castles in the air and could not be put into practice.

But now, faced with a technology like nuclear fusion that can truly benefit the entire country and all of humanity, those who have such ideas can only express their complete admiration.

After receiving the award, I received a red certificate in my hand, and then I took a photo with my old leader.

This completes the awarding process for the highest science and technology award.

"Okay, sit over here."

The old leader patted Xiao Yi on the shoulder and pointed to the seat next to him.

As the winner of the highest science and technology award, he will be able to sit directly on the podium, and when other awards are presented later, he will also present awards to the winners together with many leaders.

Xiao Yi nodded, then sat in the seat prepared next to him.

Then, the award ceremony continued and the second highest science and technology award was presented.

The second winner was an elderly man, which was consistent with the impression of the people present about the highest science and technology award.

Soon, the highest science and technology awards were awarded.

Next, the three major awards will be presented.

Natural Science Award, Technological Invention Award, and Science and Technology Progress Award.

In total, more than one hundred projects won awards.

However, Xiao Yi did not win any of these awards. After all, he had not achieved any results in other areas in the past three years.

However, it is a different experience to transform from a former award winner to an award presenter, right?

Facing the winners who came on stage one by one, he continued to present certificates to them.

If you consider your age, this feeling is a bit strange.

It does look strange that a young man was presenting awards to a bunch of people in their 40s, 50s and 60s, some of whom were even older.

Just like that, in this strange feeling, the three major award ceremonies finally came to an end.

Afterwards, there were some international cooperation awards, which were also awarded very quickly.

In the past, the conference would have ended here.

However, everyone present knew that it was not over yet.

As the BGM changed, the atmosphere of the whole venue changed.

Then, the host walked back onto the stage and said to the people present: "Now, the major awards have been presented. Next, we will move on to the Sun-Making Project Award Ceremony."

"The Sun-making Project, also known as the Mortal Sun-making Project, is a major scientific research project that our country has established based on the present and looking to the future. It takes into account various basic technologies and human resources, and was finally established under the advice of Chief Designer Xiao Yi."

"Its main goal is to successfully achieve controlled nuclear fusion power generation!"

"After the establishment of the Sun-Making Project, the team led by Chief Designer Xiao Yi worked hard for more than two years and finally ignited it on January 2027, 1. The first ignition achieved a power generation capacity of 31GW!"

"The nuclear fusion reaction in the solar reactor has been running continuously for nearly five months to date, and has always maintained stable operation."

"Now, based on the experience of the Zao Ri Project, my country now has seven nuclear fusion reactors under construction, and five more reactors are being planned. In the future, we will also plan to build nuclear fusion power stations across the country, truly making my country the first country in the world where more than 80% of its electricity comes from nuclear fusion clean energy."

"With the help of nuclear fusion power generation, we will become a true energy powerhouse! It will truly help us realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese dream!"

"In order to commend the contributions of all members of the Sun-Making Project, according to the decision of the government, a commendation meeting will be held here!"

As the host finished speaking, everyone present immediately applauded.

Basically, everyone knew something like this would happen today.

But everyone also knows that this is the reward that everyone in the Day-Making Plan deserves.

"The first award is the Order of the Sun."

"The Sun Medal is awarded to Xiao Yi, the chief designer of the Sun-Creating Project, in recognition of Xiao Yi's most outstanding contribution to the entire research project."

Applause broke out, and everyone once again turned their eyes to Xiao Yi who was already sitting on the podium.

Xiao Yi stood up, bowed to the scientists and leaders present, and then walked to the podium.

The old leader also walked forward and came to Xiao Yi's side.

The staff also came forward pushing a cart. On the cart was a piece of red velvet cloth, and on the red velvet cloth was a box. In the box was the Order of the Sun.

The Order of the Sun may seem simple, but its design is actually quite complex.

The medal itself is a sun, and in the middle of the sun is the national emblem, which also represents that this award is a national award, just like the Supreme Science and Technology Award and the Medal of the Republic.

A five-pointed star is formed around the sun, and on each corner of the five-pointed star, there are some oracle bone inscriptions carved. The combination of the oracle bone inscriptions means: mortals created the sun.

The ribbon of the medal is not a simple red ribbon, but a chain similar to the Medal of the Republic. It looks gorgeous, but the chain of the Order of the Sun incorporates quite a number of oracle bone elements into it, giving the medal as a whole a mysterious and ancient feeling. This is also to symbolize that the creation of the sun by a mortal is a feat that matches the ancient mythology.

At this time, Xiao Yi had already taken off the medal of the highest science and technology award and put on the Order of the Sun.

Exquisite and gorgeous.

Applause rang out again, and everyone in the audience offered their congratulations.

Looking at the medal in his arms, Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows.

The collection in the collection room is increased by 1 again.

Ok……

It can be placed at the central level together with the highest science and technology award.

Of course, there will definitely be other prizes later.

The Medal of the Sun was awarded only to him.

Sure enough, as he returned to his seat, the host began to announce the next award.

"The next award is the Sun Ring Medal."

"The Sun Ring Medal is awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions to the Sun-building Project, Li Jiangan, Zhao Zhanyou..."

The host began to read out the names of the winners.

Afterwards, Li Jiangan and others also smiled and stood up to receive the awards.

There are eighteen people in total, representing researchers, engineers, etc. who have made major contributions to the project.

The Sun Ring Medal is not as gorgeous as the Sun Medal, but it is also very beautiful. It has a sun ring on the outside, with a sun inlaid in the middle, and a five-pointed star in the middle of the sun.

The Sun Ring Medals have been awarded, and finally there are rewards for all members of the Sun-Making Project.

"The next award is the Sun-Making Medal!"

"The Sun-Creating Medal is awarded to everyone who has made contributions and put in wisdom and sweat in the Sun-Creating Project! This is to commemorate every hero!"

All of a sudden, all the people in the upper left corner of the audience stood up. More than 200 people in total went on stage together to receive the Sun-Making Medal.

And Xiao Yi was also among them.

This is a medal for each of them!
(End of this chapter)