"So, you must need a smart and meticulous leader."

"And it just so happens that I am such a person."

"Although my position is only that of 'advisor' now, I know that this is just a step that must be taken before gaining your trust."

"One day you will see my ability and willingly let me be your leader."

After hearing his words, everyone present couldn't help but feel a little funny.

How should it be evaluated?

Call him arrogant, but he still has self-awareness and knows that he will not be able to enter the core of the project team in the short term.

But if you want to say how humble he is, that's not right, because in his opinion, the only reason why he cannot enter the core group is that as a foreigner, he cannot gain the trust of his superiors for the time being.

He may have never thought that there would be someone in China who was stronger than him in this field and more suitable as a project team leader.

There was an eerie silence in the laboratory. After a long time, someone finally asked:

"Mr. Isaac, haven't you ever thought that perhaps you were not allowed into the core group not because you were not trusted, but simply because of your ability?"

"Think about it in terms of ability? Haha!"

An exaggerated smile appeared on Isaac's face, and then he said:

"This isn't even a funny joke. My friends, you know I don't mean to belittle your abilities."

"But in fact, in the field of metallic hydrogen, China has never had any outstanding results."

"Even in terms of theoretical research, it cannot reach the international first-tier level."

"You don't want to think about letting that kid named Chen Nian be the leader, do you?"

"Yes, I admit that he is indeed a genius, but in the field of high-pressure physics experiments, genius alone is not enough."

"It requires experience, it requires intuition, and it requires understanding your experimental subjects as you would your lover."

"And this is obviously impossible for him to do."

"To put it another way, do you know why the Americans want to launch a total nitrogen anion salt project instead of a metallic hydrogen project?"

At this point, Isaac paused deliberately. After seeing everyone shaking their heads, he asked and answered himself:

"Because I'm leaving!"

"With me gone, they will no longer be able to find anyone capable enough to support the metallic hydrogen project."

"This is the reason, so you are lucky. You found me in advance. For this reason alone, you are already far ahead of the United States."

After hearing his words, everyone could only nod their heads in confusion.

Isaac became more and more satisfied. He sighed deeply and continued:

"So, you should still pay attention to my opinion."

"Although I am only a consultant at the moment, the role I can play is no smaller than any of you."

"Of course, of course, if you don't take it seriously, we won't let you join the project team."

"That's right - well, we've had enough small talk, I think we should talk about something more technical."

"Is the ruby ​​pressure internal standard I mentioned last time ready? This is the key to our pressure measurement."

"We are not using a ruby ​​pressure internal standard. What we are going to do is not a 'traditional' diamond anvil process."

"What?"

Isaac was shocked.

“What does ‘not a traditional diamond anvil process’ mean? How are you going to do it?”

"Besides this, is there any other way to achieve high pressure above 500Gpa? You are just kidding!"

"We're not kidding."

The experimenter shook his head slightly, and then continued:

"We will use the carbon nanotube solution, which will replace the traditional metal gasket pressure transmission medium - the ruby ​​internal standard solution."

"It may be more difficult to observe, but this solution will make it easier to obtain high pressure and more likely to create metallic hydrogen."

"You are crazy to use this plan. If you cannot directly achieve the final result, you will never make any progress - at least in the eyes of others!"

"How long can you hold on? How long can your superiors hold on?"

Hearing his words, the experimenter smiled.

He finally understood why Isaac valued the so-called "video equipment" so much.

——

Of course, his thinking is not wrong.

After all, a project can only continue if phased results continue to appear.

However, metallic hydrogen projects are special.

Produced in the laboratory, it is just a "phased achievement" in the first place.

Thinking of this, he said:

"You don't have to hold on for long."

"We just have to build it."
Chapter completed!