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"Today we are here mainly for two matters..."
After heaving a heavy sigh, Xu Dajiang began to speak.
Although he offered an explanation, the indifferent look on Qiao Ze's face made it clear that so prejudices are deeply ingrained.
So, he didn't bother to explain any further.
Geniuses probably don't understand, or don't care to understand, the importance of administrative work, and he didn't want to dwell on this point anymore.
All that mattered now was if Qiao Ze was willing to stay at Xilin University of Technology. With Daniel's endorsent and Dou Dou's viral sensation from yesterday coupled with his understanding of lithography technology, Qiao Ze was an untapped treasure.
As everyone knows, there's never enough scientific and educational funding to go around.
But if you have a label that stands out, resources will naturally gravitate towards it without much need for words.
For higher education institutions, an academician is such a label.
Xilin University of Technology had its share of these labels, and more than one at that.
The significance of Qiao Ze was that he had not only beco such a prestigious label but also had the capability to produce more of them.
Well, if soone had told Xu Dajiang half a year ago that a person could beco a mber of the National Natural Science Foundation expert review panel at eighteen, he would have spat in their face.
Daydreaming, much?
However, Qiao Ze had indeed made it happen!
...
"Ah, Qiao Ze, you've really left us in a tough spot. The completion of the last project was quite sudden, and now you've already published a paper and concluded the current project just as we finished the proposal process, leaving at a loss for words. Ah..."
Xu Dajiang sighed heavily.
Qiao Ze quietly watched Xu Dajiang without offering an explanation.
Regarding this matter, he had a clear conscience.
He had never planned to apply for a school project in the first place; it felt like he had been pushed into it.
"...While this is sothing to celebrate, I'm sure you're aware of the open invitation from Princeton, which is why I'm here today on behalf of the university to hear your thoughts," Xu Dajiang said, speaking sowhat vaguely while watching Qiao Ze.
He knew that Qiao Ze understood what he was saying.
He also knew how best to communicate with Qiao Ze, but Qiao Ze's preferred style of communication was too direct for Xu's liking.
Then, with a single sentence, Qiao Ze raised Xu's hopes.
"I've checked. Princeton has an excellent academic environnt."
"Uh..." Xu Dajiang instinctively glanced at the silent Li Jiangao, unable to counter the statent.
After all, it was a universally acknowledged truth.
Li Jiangao felt Xu Dajiang's gaze but pretended not to notice.
Because he too believed that Princeton was indeed a great option. If Qiao Ze really wanted to go, Li Jiangao thought there was no good reason to hold him back.
Of course, given the current international situation, a child like Qiao Ze, who had already shown his talent in technology and who had been involved in designing the next-generation lithography machine and had released the extraordinary artificial intelligence model Dou Dou online, might find it quite difficult to return.
A child prodigy who is solely devoted to theoretical mathematics research and a child who not only astounds with his mathematical research speed but has also proven himself in cutting-edge technology developnt are ultimately not of the sa value.
The forr, whose achievents can be shared with the world regardless of location, won't face much difficulty regardless of where they go. The latter, on the other hand, would never disclose the specifics of their groundbreaking technology, able to build high technological barriers based on it.
But if we were to speak purely from an academic standpoint, Princeton really is a good fit for a child like Qiao Ze.
Li Jiangao knew Qiao Ze's life goals; at least for the current phase, Princeton was indeed one of the best places for Qiao Ze to fulfill his ambitions.
So, the three fell into silence together.
In the end, Xu Dajiang was the first to run out of patience and sighed, "So... what are your thoughts?"
Qiao Ze answered, "Replace it."
That one line left both n stunned once again.
Especially Xu Djangjiang, who for a mont felt he was hallucinating and instinctively repeated, "Replace it?"
"Yes," Qiao Ze nodded and said.
"You an our School of Mathematics?" Xu Dajiang asked in surprise.
"Princeton is a university," Qiao Ze casually corrected, then pulled a printed docunt from the table and handed it to Xu Dajiang, "These are so of my previous thoughts. They might be a bit idealistic, but I believe if successful, the future would not be far behind Princeton."
Xu Dajiang took the docunt from Qiao Ze, glanced at the title—"Thirteen Suggestions for the Natural Science Developnt towards Academic Growth at Xilin University of Technology."
The topic was undoubtedly grand.
After briefly skimming the first suggestion, he took a deep breath.
Indeed, it was a bit idealistic.
But seeing these suggestions at least eased Xu Dajiang's mind.
It indicated that Qiao Ze was leaning towards staying in the country.
That ant he needn't labor to persuade him further.
Not to ntion, Qiao Ze's suggestions were in line with his own goals.
Especially from the general argunts, he could see that Qiao Ze's suggestions centered around a model of academic collaboration with the School of Mathematics and Statistics at its core.
If successful, the School's status within the university could soar.
This was indeed good news for him.
"I will study it seriously. No, I should say we will present it to the university for a collective study. If it's a bit idealistic, that's alright. We can take it step by step. Actually, if we really get down to it, our university's engineering student sources are quite strong. If we can also enhance the liberal arts area, surpassing Princeton in the future is not out of the question."
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