54: Chapter 54 is not about gathering materials; it's like a frog in a well looking at the moon.

"Research teams really are getting younger and younger. I truly didn't expect you all to have such a big trump card hidden away. This time, you've really given me a special surprise..." Chang Hongsheng looked at each youthful face, his eyes filled with emotion.

"Do you really think I could organize a freshman research team and create a material capable of withstanding 2700 degrees of high temperature?" Qin Weimin's mouth felt a bit bitter, and that clear look in his eyes could not be concealed.

He could never have imagined that the new high-temperature material he had always valued so highly wasn't just created by the Table Tennis Club, but that they were actually freshmen in their first year.

Now he understood why the application was for a Table Tennis Club and not a research project group.

"This is too absurd!" Xia Anrou was also muttering to herself. Freshman students could create a new high-temperature material that even teachers highly valued, so what did that make all the time she had spent studying day and night, giving up going shopping and clubbing?

At this moment, looking at Zhou Fan and his group, she felt like she was having a breakdown.

Perhaps genius is just a threshold to look up to... Xia Anrou had always scoffed at this saying before.

But now, she suddenly felt it made sense.

She had spent four years in university, soaking in the library every day, improving her knowledge reserves, becoming Qin Weimin's graduate student, and starting to truly come into contact with research projects. If it were the her from a year ago, she might have thought the people in front of her were nothing special.

But after experiencing a year of frontline research practice, she knew too well what a 2700°C heat-resistant material meant.

If you aren't in materials science, you might just be a frog in a well looking at the moon, thinking it's nothing special. But if you are in materials science, it’s like a mayfly seeing the azure sky; the gap between the two is as vast as heaven and earth.

"Hello, everyone. Let me introduce myself. I am Chang Hongsheng from the Department of Materials at the Chinese Academy of Sciences." Chang Hongsheng looked at Zhou Fan and the others who had come out, no longer caring whether it was a surprise or not.

The West's lead in aerospace was like a mountain pressing down on the hearts of these researchers. In the field of rocket engineering alone, the Mao Xiong Country launched up to 30 rockets a year, the Pretty Country 24 times, while domestically... only 6 times!

A young research team had incredibly created a heat-resistant material; even if he didn't want to believe it, he had to see it for himself.

No matter how young this team was, he didn't want to miss a single thing.

Academician Chang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences? Zhou Fan was stunned for a moment, carefully observing the Chang Hongsheng in front of him, vaguely recognizing the face, only much younger now.

"Hello."

"May I see your experimental data?" As a researcher, Chang Hongsheng was not good at hiding his thoughts, and after getting a response from Zhou Fan, he went straight to the point.

"You may."

Zhou Fan took the experimental data from Chen Bing and handed it to Chang Hongsheng.

"Let's go to the experimental conference room next door." Chang Hongsheng exchanged a glance with Qin Weimin, and as if they had found a treasure, they invited Zhou Fan to the conference room next door.

After entering the conference room, they couldn't wait to flip through the experimental data, as if trying to find the answers that had puzzled them for so long.

"Graphene-reinforced composite material, preliminary testing, ultimate melting point is approximately 2900°C. This melting point has already far exceeded the standards required by the thermal protection system..."

"The thermal conductivity is also very high... 5100 W/m·K. The thermal conductivity performance is much stronger than our current materials..."

"The density is very light, meaning it can be used in small devices, high-temperature sensors... efficient cooling systems, and spacecraft components can all use it!"

"The tensile strength is also significantly improved compared to our current materials..."

"The oxidation resistance is slightly weaker, but the stability is good, and the oxidation resistance can be completely improved through surface treatment..."

Looking at the experimental data, Chang Hongsheng and Qin Weimin were clearly doing so with a specific purpose, but the more they looked at these data, the more eager they became.

Because from the data, it almost perfectly met the requirements for high-temperature materials for rocket engineering projects.

"Zhou Fan, when will the stability test be conducted?" Chang Hongsheng's eyes were full of eagerness.

"In the next few days, I'll perfect the experimental plan." Zhou Fan thought for a moment and said.

"You can use any of the school's most advanced laboratories. Whenever you need it, just tell Director Meng, and I'll make the arrangements!" Qin Weimin said without hesitation.

"Zhou Fan, I can specially apply for you to join the rocket engineering launch project to accumulate project experience in advance." Chang Hongsheng pondered for a moment and spoke again.

"Rocket engineering launch project?" Zhou Fan was taken aback for a moment and couldn't help but shake his head.

For others, this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but for Zhou Fan, he didn't need such an opportunity. What he really needed was the research on Room-Temperature Superconductivity.

Moreover, he was the one in control of the Room-Temperature Superconductivity project, after all, as of now, no one could surpass him in the research of Room-Temperature Superconductivity.

Plus, with the ability to outline lines in his mind, he could optimize some experimental equipment from his past life, bringing Room-Temperature Superconductivity closer to success.

Just as Zhou Fan looked a bit bewildered, Qin Weimin spoke up.

"Zhou Fan, are you interested in being recommended for graduate studies directly after your senior year and becoming my graduate student? I'll take you to the project group I'm participating in to accumulate experience..."

Qin Weimin truly felt a desire to cherish talent.

"What's the point of studying at one school for seven or eight years? Although I am not currently supervising students at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, I can make an exception for you..." Chang Hongsheng understood Qin Weimin's intentions immediately and changed the subject.

"..." Qin Weimin was speechless for a moment; after all, compared to Chang Hongsheng, he had no competitive advantage.

Chen Bing and the others were stunned, their eyes filled with envy.

They didn't know the situation of Chang Hongsheng at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but they weren't stupid. Just looking at the way the two were standing, Chang Hongsheng was clearly superior.

Just having started school, he had already secured a spot for graduate studies. Who would believe it if they said it out loud?

Especially watching Zhou Fan politely decline with a smile, Chen Bing remained silent. He admitted that Zhou Fan was a show-off, but he couldn't help but acknowledge that Zhou Fan's ability was too strong.

"If I had this ability, I'd show off every day too..." Sun Chuyang muttered.

"If he really gives me a phone, I'll call him Dad immediately!!" Qian Donglai's eyes couldn't hide his envy.

At this moment, a ringtone sounded.

"Excuse me, I need to take a call."

Zhou Fan glanced at the caller ID, apologized, walked out of the conference room, and stood in the hallway to answer the phone. The students who had previously been standing behind Qin Weimin were not far away, just watching from a distance.

"Zhou Fan, the situation with Llg Company has been clarified."

"What's the specific situation?" Zhou Fan frowned slightly, leaning against the railing, and asked with some curiosity.

"Jae-wook Cha, the person in charge of Samsung's mobile phone department, suddenly returned to his country. Coincidentally, someone from Llg Company also secretly went to South Korea. I guess they've reached an agreement!"

"Are they going to sign a contract?"

"If my guess is correct, yes!"

"Then my laboratory has a solution." Zhou Fan smiled slightly, but beneath this smile, a bit of sharpness was hidden.

Samsung played an extremely important role in the technological blockade, and it wasn't just a simple direct blockade. In his past life, he had experienced research equipment that was supposed to be transferred being held hostage in their home country by a scheme set up by Samsung.

"Don't worry, this time I will definitely get you a big laboratory, even an experimental building won't be a problem! Didn't you start a Club? University Clubs can solicit sponsorship... might as well sponsor your Club..."

"A building won't be necessary. Some experimental equipment is too expensive, and in a while, I reckon it will be very difficult to buy from outside. As for Club sponsorship, that's fine..."

It wasn't that Zhou Fan hadn't thought about building a building, but compared to a building, he felt that research equipment was more urgent.

Now that the international restrictions aren't that strict yet, taking advantage of this window period to purchase some experimental equipment is the real priority. After all, the time and energy required to research these experimental equipment from scratch are enormous.

Although there is no explicit ban for a while, a very specific blockade line has already been formed in secret.

"Okay, I'm coming to Hangzhou City, and I've brought the phones you wanted. Shall we have dinner together tonight?"

"Why are you delivering them personally?"

"It just so happens there are some company matters I want to discuss with you, and you also need to give me the list of experimental equipment."

"Alright."