After a full week of "friendly negotiations," the first International Lunar Hadron Collider Symposium finally reached its closing ceremony.
Whether the results discussed at the conference satisfied everyone or not, the nations gathered there had ultimately produced a plan acceptable to the vast majority.
At least, acceptable to a certain extent...
At the conference's closing ceremony.
Before the cameras of major news outlets from around the world, the head of Hua Nation's Space Administration stood on the red carpet and shook hands with NASA Director Carson, smiling as he spoke.
"It has been a pleasure reaching a consensus with your side."
"Yes, likewise. I'm very pleased..."
After shaking hands with the head of Hua Nation's Space Administration, Director Carson forced a smile onto his face. Yet no matter how one looked at it, he did not seem happy at all.
Warm applause erupted around them.
The cameras standing nearby captured this historic moment.
Standing at the edge of the venue in a relatively deserted spot, Lu Zhou watched Director Carson force a smile onstage and, for some reason, felt a little sorry for him.
"Our Director Carson doesn't seem very happy?"
Hearing that, Director Li laughed heartily, his expression brimming with delight. "He was forced to bleed heavily during the Budget Committee negotiations just now. I doubt anyone would be happy about that."
Lu Zhou looked at Director Li and asked, "I'm actually rather curious. What exactly did you ask for?"
Over the past seven days, Lu Zhou had mainly been responsible for the technical discussions.
Or, more precisely, for ensuring that the original design plan would not be disturbed by bizarre improvement proposals recommended by their partners, and could be implemented smoothly before the end of the month.
As for the official negotiations involving the distribution of benefits, he