Recently, a "academic salon" event was being held in a conference room of a certain naval unit. Senior engineer Huang Liang of the unit had a lively discussion with personnel from military academies and equipment manufacturers about a new type of equipment. He happily told the author, "In the past, academic discussions were generally conducted within the unit, with limited perspectives. Nowadays, experts and scholars from various fields gather to solve problems, which is not only conducive to solving problems, but also allows everyone to exchange knowledge and improve together." Referring to the origin of the "academic salon," assistant engineer Wu Jiankai of the brigade shared his experience: before coming to the grassroots level, he mainly focused on the conventional weapons and equipment of the already deployed troops and the staff business of the organization, and was not familiar with some new weapons and equipment. Once, Wu Jiankai attended an academic conference and carefully prepared his speech, but received evaluations such as "too broad and imprecise" and "difficult to apply in training", which made him feel a panic about his abilities. In order to make up for the shortcomings as soon as possible, Wu Jiankai, on the one hand, combined with the training and training organized by his superiors to consolidate his theoretical foundation, and on the other hand, actively utilized opportunities such as studying in universities and sailing with his comrades from various units to discuss and exchange ideas, and improve his scientific research capabilities. After a period of effort, his academic level has significantly improved. Wu Jiankai's growth experience provided ideas for the party committee of the brigade. Since last year, they have established academic exchange platforms in collaboration with military academies, equipment manufacturers, research institutes, and other units. They regularly organize "academic salons" to bring in experts from other units and bring out professional and technical cadres from their own units, achieving mutual promotion and complementary advantages, and providing intellectual support for research and warfare. Looking at the records of the "Academic Salon" activity, it can be seen that the participants include well-known experts in the military, key members of scientific research institutions, and grassroots military officers and soldiers. The discussion covers new military changes in the world, new technologies and equipment both inside and outside the military, new tactics and training methods at the grassroots level, etc. Through repeated brainstorming sessions, everyone has ignited innovative sparks and developed multiple sets of professional system software, achieving over 20 breakthroughs and solving a series of technical problems for frontline troops. (New Society)