Chapter 291 This is a Really Good Thing
"Award? What award did I win?" Xiao Peng asked Chen Zetao while sitting on a bench by the swimming pool and looking at the beauties in the swimming pool.
Chen Zetao explained: "You have won the Huaxia 'Science Exploration Award'."
"Poof!" Xiao Peng sprayed the champagne he had just drunk directly out! Fortunately, he turned his head quickly, otherwise it would have sprayed Chen Zetao in the face.
But at this moment, a waitress wearing a bikini inside and a transparent gauze dress outside and walking on high heels passed by them, and Xiao Peng sprayed her all over.
"Sorry, sorry!" Xiao Peng's wine sprayed in an awkward spot, right below his belly button. He couldn't wipe it off, so he stood up, took off his suit jacket, and covered the wet area with it. Then he took out five hundred euros from his wallet and handed it to the girl: "This is for the laundry. I'm so sorry!"
The waitress quickly waved her hand to refuse, but Xiao Peng said, "You can take it. I'm really sorry!"
Others also saw what was happening here. Soon, a slightly older woman wearing a white backless dress came over and asked, "Excuse me, what happened here?"
Xiao Peng said apologetically, "I'm sorry. I accidentally sprayed... and spilled the drink on this lady. This is all my fault. I sincerely apologize to this lady."
The woman in the dress looked at Xiao Peng and then at Chen Zetao: "It's Mr. Chen. Is this your friend?"
Chen Zetao nodded: "Yes."
The woman in the dress thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Chen, you and Mr. Godan are good friends, but don't bring just anyone to the party. After all, Mr. Godan is hosting this cocktail party today for something very important. As his friend, don't cause trouble for him."
Xiao Peng was stunned. "What do you mean, idiot? I've already apologized, and you're still not letting me off?"
The woman in the dress shook her head. "If an apology were useful, why would we need the police? Sir, it's already happened, so let it go. Please mind your words and actions from now on. What are you still doing here? Why don't you leave now?"
He addressed the latter part to the waitress.
Xiao Peng stared at Chen Zetao in astonishment: "Brother Chen, who is this?"
Chen Zetao snorted coldly: "Elizabeth, the head of the household of Godan."
Xiao Peng gave Elizabeth a thumbs up: "You are awesome!"
After hearing this, Elizabeth didn't even look at Xiao Peng. Instead, she took off the clothes that Xiao Peng had wrapped around the waitress and put them next to Xiao Peng, then left with the waitress.
Xiao Peng was completely stunned: "This household manager is the 'steward', right? How can this steward be so powerful?"
Chen Zetao nodded and said, "I heard that a few years ago there was a saying in China, 'The higher the official, the higher the driver.' It means that the driver of a high-ranking official should not be underestimated. In the West, it's 'The higher the official, the higher the butler.' They are in charge of the officials' households, so they naturally know a lot of their privacy. They are the most trusted people by these officials, so it's not surprising that they are arrogant. It's like a fox borrowing the power of a tiger to bully others!"
Xiao Peng snorted coldly: "This can't be done by 'the fox borrows the tiger's power', it has to be 'the dog relies on the power of the master'! Did I come here to be bullied?"
Chen Zetao patted him and said, "Don't think about these trivial things. Have you ever thought about your award?"
Xiao Peng finally came to his senses. "Brother Chen, please stop teasing me. I've been lumped into the 'overseas' category, and you said I won the 'Science Exploration Award'?"
He is still upset about the term "overseas person"!
However, Xiao Peng was very happy about winning the 'Science Exploration Award'!
Or rather, it was more of a shock than a surprise.
What is the "Science Exploration Award"? Xiao Peng believes it is the most amazing thing that Tencent has ever done.
Every year, they select 50 young scientists, and the winners will receive a total of three million yuan in prize money over the next five years! In other words, they spend 150 million yuan every year to encourage young scientists, relieve their financial pressure, and allow them to devote themselves to scientific research without distraction.
There's a misconception in China that money is the most important thing, and that success is measured simply by wealth. Back then, when you asked children what they wanted to be when they grew up, they'd often say, "scientist," "pilot," "inventor." Now, what about now? "Internet celebrity," "singer," "movie star."
Why is there such a gap? Because the latter makes money!
For a long time, there has been a joke in China that goes, "Making atomic bombs is worse than selling tea eggs," meaning that you can't make money doing scientific research!
It’s really not easy for Chinese scientists!
China is what it is today thanks to the dedication of those great scientists in their laboratories, but their income is far less than the rewards they receive. What's even more infuriating is that in the eyes of those keyboard warriors, scientists should be poor and not rich.
For example, if Yuan Longping, the greatest agricultural expert on the planet, bought a P20 phone, some people would curse him to death; if the country rewarded him with a house, people would say he was "corrupt" and "extravagant."
Justice may be late in this world, but trolls will never be late! There is no shortage of ungrateful people in this world!
If you can't improve the world or your own life, you can only try to stop others from doing the same. When you don't do anything yourself and criticize others for doing something, you're incredibly energetic.
While the research environment in China is less challenging these days than it was back then, it remains fraught with challenges. Low salaries for researchers remain a serious problem. This factor also contributes to the reluctance of many young scientists to return to China: the notion of being able to afford a horse but not a saddle is no accident.
After the establishment of the "Science Exploration Award", it "does not reward projects or achievements". It rewards young scientific researchers under the age of 45 to help them solve financial problems so that they can do better scientific research!
Although Xiao Peng was also cheated by Tencent, it must be said that Tencent handled this matter very well!
But Xiao Peng was also confused: "Brother Chen, what did I do to deserve this award? I'm not even a scientific researcher, okay?"
Chen Zetao shrugged and said, "How should I know? It might be because of your contribution to media publicity. The Huaxia Deep Diving Base is getting more and more attention. The country has taken advantage of this opportunity to develop the base into a 'National Youth Science Activity Base'. More and more young people are becoming interested in the ocean. Now the base has to control the number of visitors!"
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "You've made me feel quite important now! Hehe, I'll take this award, but I don't want the bonus. I'll donate it to the deep-sea diving base... Shit, the more I think about it, the happier I am. Come on, Brother Chen, have a cigarette!"
He had just handed Chen Zetao a cigarette when he heard a cold voice: "Sir, smoking is prohibited here!"
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