I love the interests of my country with greater respect, sanctity and seriousness than I would my own life. ——Shakespeare
Everyone has a patriotic blood flowing in their bones.
"If there is war, we will be recalled" is not only the commitment of veterans to the country and the people, but also the attitude of every Chinese when facing the call of the country. There is such a group of people who enjoy the best scientific research resources and generous salaries. Perhaps in the eyes of others, if they leave their "comfort zone" rashly during the rising period of their careers, their futures may be ruined.
But just because their motherland said "I need you", they gave up everything they had in the United States and returned to China without hesitation.
They are the eight "swordsmen" of Harvard.
The eight "Swordsmen" of Harvard refer to the eight Chinese students who were admitted to Harvard University, the cradle of top talents in the United States. They are Wang Junfeng, Zhang Na, Zhang Xin, Lin Wenchu, Liu Qingsong, Liu Jing, Wang Wenchao and Ren Tao.
In school, the eight of them majored in strong magnetic fields, and their professional scores were among the best. They were scientific research talents that the U.S. government valued very much.
"When a fellow villager meets a fellow villager, tears well up in his eyes." The eight people living in a foreign land naturally cherish each other.
This is not only because their majors are the same, but also because their personalities and aspirations are basically the same.
What is even more fateful is that the eight of them live on the same floor in the same building.
After that, they often traveled together, which is how the names of Harvard's eight "swordsmen" came about.
As one of the top higher education institutions in the United States and even the world, Harvard University has been continuously exporting outstanding talents in various fields.
Although they have passed the rigorous entrance examination and have the aura of a prestigious school, the eight Wang Junfeng students still study hard and concentrate on scientific research.
Gold will shine wherever it is.
With their excellent academic performance and fruitful scientific research achievements, they have long become influential figures at Harvard University. American senior officials also attach great importance to these eight talents and provide them with excellent scientific research conditions and generous salaries.
Wang Junfeng, their leader, is still settled in the United States, and his family is harmonious. Seven other classmates also became professors at Harvard University.
Compared with the United States, which is technologically advanced, China, which has just entered the 21st century, has very little scientific research and practical experience in the field of strong magnetic fields.
But the study of strong magnetic fields is of great significance to a country. It involves many fields such as electronic materials, energy reactions, and genetic mutations.
If certain breakthroughs can be made in the field of strong magnetic fields, China's scientific and technological level will be significantly improved.
In order to achieve this goal, China established a science island in Hefei, Anhui, to conduct scientific research in the field of strong magnetic fields.
As the person in charge of Science Island and Secretary of the Party Committee, Kuang Guangli was looking for talents who were both involved in strong magnetic fields and proficient in life sciences. He noticed the eight "swordsmen" of Harvard and immediately extended an olive branch to them.
At the same time, although the eight Wang Junfeng people live a prosperous life in the United States, have successful scientific research careers, and have published scientific research articles and results in newspapers many times, they still feel emptiness - the loneliness of being far away from their motherland.
In 2007, when they received an invitation from Kuang Guangli, their desire to return to China became even stronger. The eight of them decided to let Wang Junfeng serve as their representative to first go to Hefei Science and Technology Island in Anhui for inspection and research.
Wang Junfeng, who came to the Science and Technology Island, deeply realized the weakness of his motherland in the field of strong magnetic fields, but was moved by the spirit of his motherland's active scientific research and immediately decided to return to China for development.
As the first "swordsman" among the eight to return to the motherland, Wang Junfeng's return was not as simple as he imagined.
The first is the strong effort from the United States to stay. Every country will not be willing to give up the talents it has cultivated to others, and it will not give up talents like the Eight "Swordsmen" who are extremely rare in the field of strong magnetic fields and are of great significance to the country.
Compared with China, which has relatively few scientific research resources, Harvard University promises to give them the most complete scientific research environment and funding, as well as high salaries, just to retain them.
Secondly, Wang Junfeng has settled down in the United States, and returning to China means moving his family. Although the other seven people have not yet completely taken root in the United States, their long-term study in the United States has given them a sincere love for the people around them. feelings.
But once the idea of ??returning home sprouted, it could no longer be contained.
After 2009, after Wang Junfeng brought his family back to his motherland, the other seven people also returned to China one after another. Until 2016, the eight of them reunited on the Science and Technology Island, planning to work together here. Show off your skills.
They gave up the superior life in the United States, gave up the opportunity to gain fame and wealth, and came to Anhui without hesitation. Everything had to start from scratch, but they did not complain, just because of the motherland's "I need you" ".
After returning to China, eight people including Wang Junfeng actively participated in various scientific research activities in Hefei Science and Technology Island, Anhui, and shined on this small island together with talents in other fields.
Then, national leaders placed hopes on Hefei Science and Technology Island to "become a city of science and technology", and it has indeed lived up to expectations. It has not only formed a world-leading development system in multiple fields, but also obtained a number of invention patents.
Liu Qingsong in "Eight Musketeers" has never forgotten the difficult days when he first came to the Science and Technology Island.
Use loans to build "artificial small suns", and use offices in the administrative building if there is no laboratory. Every scientific researcher and security guard is working hard, and everyone is fighting for scientific research.
In this environment, Liu Qingsong, Liu Jing, Wang Wenchao and Ren Tao founded Zhongke Presheng Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd.
Before the establishment of this pharmaceutical company, there was a gap in the domestic evaluation system for accurately judging the properties of drugs. However, transporting the developed new drugs to foreign countries for testing would incur a lot of expenses, so Liu Qingsong He led his team to gradually research in this technical direction. Thanks to the efforts of Liu Qingsong and others, our country finally has the largest drug evaluation system in the world, which is good news for patients with all diseases.
Other "swordsmen" also worked with other teams to undertake various national-level scientific research projects. The scientific research report of Wang Junfeng's team was published in the authoritative magazine "Nature", providing great reference value.
Today, it has been 11 years since the first Harvard “swordsman” returned to China.
In the past 11 years, because of their efforts, China’s influence on strong magnetic fields has become more profound around the world.
"Since ancient times, no one has ever died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history."
Who can indifferently refuse the call of the motherland, and who can calmly consider whether he can profit from it in the face of national interests.
The collective return of Harvard's eight "swordsmen" to China is not a temporary impulse, but a decision made by every cell in the body