"Zhao Yi, who's that?"
Li Sheng shook his head, not wanting to explain further.
The quiet Institute of High Energy Physics during the National Day holiday suddenly bustled with excitement. Many people returned to the institute during the break to discuss how to entertain Zhao Yi. The preparations were even more serious than for a leader's inspection.
What others didn't know was that the High Energy Institute indeed had good reason to be enthusiastic about Zhao Yi, as he was one of the most influential figures in China's particle physics community.
If it were twenty years ago, the High Energy Institute with its electron-positron collider would have been the top dog in China's physics community, not needing to pay any heed to others.
But now, things were different.
As times change, so has the importance of the High Energy Institute, which has been declining so much that it now lacks any presence.
