Yu Min, the unsung hero of "Meritorious Service"

This is the second unit episode of the TV series "Meritorious Service", which tells the story of scientists represented by Yu Min who study hydrogen bombs.

The story is unusual at the beginning, Yu Min originally planned to apply for study, but Lao Hao talked to him and asked him if he would like to join the hydrogen bomb research group.

Obviously, it was a very solemn thing, but after watching a play, they made a decision while eating wontons at the stall selling breakfast.

Old Hao asked, Yu Min did not hesitate to agree, so refreshing, but let Lao Hao a little surprised. Old Hao asked him, don't you need to think about it again? Agreeing to it means that all past achievements are zeroed out, and it means that no one knows who he is, what he is doing, not even his family in the days to come.

Yu Min said that in front of the state, everything else can be put aside. We don't bully others, but we also have the confidence not to be bullied by others.

In fact, Yu Min is very much in line with my imagination of scientists, addicted to scientific research, his head is full of algorithms, but he is powerless to do some trivial things in life, he does not know where the household registration book and medical box are placed at home, and he does not know to ask about the illness before registering with his family. Obviously, he put all his energy into scientific research.

But Yu Min subverted my imagination of a scientist, who would use his theoretical knowledge to direct a group of scientists to go fishing in the water, and would read to his wife the practice of Peking duck when she was too hungry to sleep...

Yu Min is an admirable person, no matter where he goes, he can use his personality charm to conquer the people around him. The first time he went to the Institute of Science, everyone looked down on him, thinking that he had not studied and had no ability, and Lu Jie, who was in the same room, once thought that he was a greedy and cheap person. But he dared to question the wrong data published in the most authoritative physics magazine in the United States; he was never preoccupied with people, the reason why he was the first to go to dinner and take some radish strips every time was because he suffered from a severe duodenal ulcer, and only by eating something could relieve the pain; when the research hit a bottleneck, he let all his colleagues take three days off and not work, but he was still alone in the studio and pondered...

There is no doubt that Yu Min is a hero, but it is clear that he is not a good husband and father. His wife, Yuqin, supported their small family alone, and had to send money to his cousin's family every month, and even gave birth to a child in the hospital where she herself went with a big belly. The child could not see his father for a long time, and he looked forward to returning to his father, but he took the eggs that his mother had saved hard to give to his colleagues to eat... Most importantly, they don't know what Yu Min is doing, this job requires confidentiality, but it is a hurt for the family, and they have to face the strange eyes of outsiders every time.

However, it is thousands of people like Yu Min, who give up their small family for everyone, to have today's China. We can't imagine how difficult it was for them to face at the time, all the data was blank, there was no relevant experience, it was all up to them to calculate one stroke at a time, and if something went wrong, they had to start all over again. Time is tight and the task is heavy, but they are still struggling to support themselves without complaint.

The hydrogen bomb was finally developed, but how many people's painstaking efforts are hidden in it, many people, we may not know their names for a lifetime. When the news of the successful development of the hydrogen bomb came, Yu Min wanted to buy a roast duck and drink some wine to celebrate, but he could not share this joy with his family, because it was still confidential.

Thank you to these unsung heroes and salute the great scientists!