Brainoid

Chatting with Zhang Zhiyong, Qi Min learned a lot about things that happened before she entered school.

For example, the story of the director and his two ex-wives, and how he turned his colleague's student into his third wife. For example, a big-name PI has to ask for three or four more doctoral student places from his colleagues every year, and the laboratory is full of intensive labor and assembly line operations. Another example is a handsome male PI who just arrived this year. It is said that he has an unusual relationship with his doctoral supervisor. After graduation, he was assigned to their school just to cover up others' eyes.

Qi Min couldn't believe it. There were only so many people in the Chemistry Department, why did so many things happen?

"You said that Bai Kunda has a relationship with his mentor. Is this true?" Qi Min lowered his voice and asked, "Didn't you say that his mentor is quite powerful?"

"It's awesome, but middle-aged divorced women also have personal needs, don't you think?" Zhang Zhiyong said seriously, "This matter is no longer news in our department, Bai Kunda himself said that he has arrived This is just a job title."

"Damn...is there such a thing?" Qi Min couldn't help but frown. It took her a long time to find such a teaching position. For those who are knowledgeable, it is just a professional title to hide from others. "Then why doesn't he just marry his mentor?"

"That's not okay." Zhang Zhiyong had to lower his voice this time, "Divorce can be explained as emphasizing scientific research and neglecting family, causing conflicts, but marrying one's own student will be difficult for the public to accept."

"Then you, Director Li..." Qi Min was a little strange.

"Director Li is in our school, and no one cares about this small place." Zhang Zhiyong said, "It's different from other first-class schools."

That's right, otherwise why would they arrange it in their school to hide it from others? What a mess.

"By the way, I heard that a PI in our department who was doing cell work had a female student who was transduced. Someone among the students had a relationship with the boss before she was transduced." Qi Min also tried to tell a related question, "Most likely. Is it a breakup?"

"Not necessarily, this may also be a cover-up." Zhang Zhiyong said, "Although there is no clear rule, it is a convention in the Faculty of Science that PIs cannot develop romantic relationships with their own students. If it is someone else's student, there may be no problem. .”

This is really toxic. Qi Min raised his head and said, "Your circle is really messy... No, my circle is really messy."

"Well, just get used to it." Zhang Zhiyong said calmly, "The source of the information is not very reliable. Dean Wang is still unmarried, so he may be gay."

After hearing this, Qi Min almost spit out the spinach and egg drop soup: "What?"

"This is just hearsay." Zhang Zhiyong said, "It is said that he had a boyfriend when he was studying in the UK, and he was British."

"Britain... That's easy to understand, right?" Qi Min snickered. Because of certain TV series and popular culture, many people call the UK a "corrupt country". "What happens after he returns to China?"

"I don't show any signs of it in school, but I probably have contact with people in the gay circle outside." Zhang Zhiyong also said with a smile, "If he was really gay, he probably wouldn't come out in school. This is still a problem in China. Can’t accept it.”

"How many years has it been... ten years, right?" Qi Min couldn't help but sigh.

"Sixteen years." Zhang Zhiyong said, "But there's nothing we can do about it, right? If it's exposed, he won't be the dean anymore."

"Oh, it's so tragic." Qi Min whispered.

"What's so tragic about this?" Zhang Zhiyong asked her, "Those who studied abroad more than 20 years ago are not at the same level as us. If nothing else, you just returned to China this year. Do you think you have been studying abroad for 16 years?" Can you be the dean in the future?"

"No." Qi Min has never hesitated about this question.

"So, one cannot escape the times." Zhang Zhiyong said calmly, "Those who could study for Ph.D.s twenty or thirty years ago have now become leaders in the domestic industry, but those who become deans still cannot be gay. And in the future Although homosexuality may not be a problem in China, it doesn’t mean you can become a dean just by publishing a few articles with a doctorate degree.”

By saying this, he elevated a simple gossip about Dean Wang Xinghai to the level of social development trends. But maybe it’s not a bad thing that ordinary doctors nowadays can’t become deans. Twenty or thirty years ago, the gap between social classes was sharply widening. At that time, people who could study for Ph.D.s and study abroad had much better backgrounds than the current Ph.D.

However, Qi Min still said sincerely: "Having said that, I think you are very likely to be the dean in the future. The previous dean was from the Department of Mathematics, and Dean Wang was from the Department of Physics, and then it will be the turn of the Department of Chemistry. Bar."

This can be regarded as a compliment, but Zhang Zhiyong did not show much pleasure when he heard it: "It is not realistic. The students recruited by the school have too weak scientific research ability, and the more advanced and sophisticated research is, the harder it is to carry out. The topics have to be followed every day, Even the experiments have to be carried out step by step. This is definitely not possible in a labor-intensive subject like chemistry."

"You can't compare your current students with your classmates in the Ph.D. laboratory. These schools are not on the same level." Qi Min was quite tolerant on this issue, "I didn't know how to do it when I first entered the laboratory. The experiment was brought out after being taken away for a year."

"It's the seniors who lead the juniors. You can't let the boss always take the lead, right?" Zhang Zhiyong sighed, "If that's the case, why should I be a PI? I can be a POSTDOC in a large group and I can issue PAPER and make money."

Hearing what he said, Qi Min couldn't help but fall silent. As PI, she has been leading Wang Xin and Chen Linyou to conduct experiments. In addition to leading their experiments, she also took out the more difficult parts to do herself and Ke Li. Isn't it a bit unfair for the PI to treat her like this? The salary of postdocs in other large research groups is two to three times that of hers. She is so "dedicated" to being both a PI and a postdoc with a career editor's salary.

Alas, there is a huge gap between people who are both PIs. Bosses from top schools can arrange for lovers to work as PIs in their schools. Director Li of the Department of Chemistry has married two students. Even Zhang Zhiyong, who complained that being a PI is not as good as being a postdoc, posted SCIENCE. , she still has nothing here... She even has to find a way to solve the problem of Anton and Mimi right away.

Thinking of Anton and Mimi, Qi Min glanced at his phone. It was already half past seven while they were chatting.

"I might have to leave first." Qi Min said.

"Do you have anything else to do tonight?" Zhang Zhiyong seemed to just ask casually.

Originally, this kind of courtesy question between colleagues could just be answered casually. But Qi Min now knows that Zhang Zhiyong actually has a hobby of gossiping, and letting him know that his boyfriend is a food deliveryman and has a daughter he picked up is probably to publicize it to the whole hospital. So he said cautiously: "It's nothing, I'm just going home for the weekend."

According to the normal understanding of this meaning, it should mean that she usually lives in a rented house in the city. On weekends, she goes back to the suburbs to live with her parents in a house that is truly "home".

"Are you a local? You are rich." Zhang Zhiyong teased her, "There is also a young man in my laboratory who is a local. He got admitted to this school because he did not want to study for a Ph.D. elsewhere."

Qi Min didn't expect that he would even gossip about this kind of information, and he didn't dare to explain that she was a local but still very poor, so he left quickly.

Walking on the way to the subway station, Qi Min felt that this was really ruining his outlook on life. A great person like Zhang Zhiyong actually likes gossip. His image has been completely subverted.

Note 1: Scientists’ achievements and personal ethics have nothing to do with each other. Scientific research is just a job. There will be chaos in any circle.

Note 2: As today’s second chapter, this chapter is a semi-feature… there should be a few more chapters to cover the plot, and then the experimental progress will begin.

Note 3: The mechanism of Qidian requires that the contract document must be updated daily, but I still have to do experiments on a daily basis. It is difficult to write pure science fiction so quickly... so I have to complain about daily reality. Science fiction lovers can skip it a bit, but I try not to keep it in my daily routine.