But Qiao Ze is only twenty years old this year. Everyone still has high hopes for him, and giving him the highest honor in science and technology at this point means that if he makes more achievements in the future, there won't be any awards to match his contributions.
After all, the National Highest Science and Technology Award can only be won once in a lifetime, and it's a strictly-selective award. Though it's evaluated every year, not every year sees a winner. For instance, in 2004 and 2015, the award was left vacant.
For this reason, Xu Dajiang specifically asked Li Jiangao to talk to Qiao Ze, ensuring he wouldn't develop any resentment.
When it came to such matters, Li Jiangao simply mentioned it to Qiao Ze on WeChat, to which Qiao Ze replied with a single "?". Li Jiangao then decided it wasn't worth wasting further words.
