The End of Technology

Fan Zhenhua didn't feel particularly excited about Higginson's excited evaluation, because it was nonsense.

Isn’t it a rare genius who can solve the Navier-Stokes equation in his twenties? Not to mention that when discussing with Ning Zi, the other party used various mathematical tools with ease, which was really pleasing to the eye.

The fact that Higginson said such a ridiculous comment in an excited tone could only mean that Higginson had never communicated face-to-face with Ning Zi. If he had had such communication, he probably would not have said such meaningless words.

But Fan Zhenhua was still very excited, for no other reason than that he at least lived up to his hard work. You know, in order to add this mathematics department to Yanbei Sports University, he spent all the face he had saved over the years!

Another "Annual Review of Mathematics" article! Even before school starts, there are already two papers in top mathematics journals, solving two world-class problems, one of which is a top-level mathematics problem.

After getting a positive reply from Higginson, Fan Zhenhua hung up the phone.

He did not ask Higginson to send him Ning Zhi's latest paper. Even though he had confirmed it on the phone, Ning Zhi did not send the paper to arxiv first. Anyway, he finally heard it, and this paper will soon appear on the official website of "Annals of Mathematics".

This is the convenience of the Internet age. Although paper journals can only be published every two months, electronic versions are relatively flexible. For some papers that are of great significance and have been verified to be correct, they cannot keep up with the layout of the paper version, and they can be published faster to meet mathematicians around the world.

So after hanging up the phone, Fan Zhenhua looked at the other side with a slightly different look.

"Principal Chen, that article is of course excellent, but the most important thing is actually people. Let's put it this way, young people today always like to say that they have been beaten by society, but some people..."

Having said this, Fan Zhenhua paused, shook his head slightly, twitched the corners of his mouth, and then said with a bitter smile: "Some people are born to beat up this society. Ning Zi is probably such a person, right?"

This emotion is definitely the most realistic psychological portrayal of Fan Zhenhua at this time. Let's not talk about whether society has beaten Ning Zi, at least he was really beaten by this little guy. If Ning Zi hadn't said "I don't want to go" and said "then study abroad" to the left, would he have used so many resources, exhausted his tongue, and even got angry several times to build a new major for Yanbei University of Physical Education?

At this time, everyone in the conference room was stunned when they heard this comment that did not answer the question...

Well, being judged by a top academician as being born to beat up society, what kind of god is this?

…

"Meow...the academicians here are so imaginative. If they do this, I will be embarrassed to call them idiots. What should I do?"

In the midsummer afternoon, Ning Zi, who was still immersed in writing questions, was interrupted by the sudden news from March.

This sentence was a bit confusing, and Ning Zi replied curiously: "What did they do?"

"Meow... Yanbei University has cooperated with Yanbei Sports University to establish a mathematics department! Meow, no wonder the guy named Lu specifically emphasized that when the contract was signed that day, students exempted from the examination must receive professional adjustments. So, be prepared to go to sports Did you major in mathematics at university?"

Ning Zi scratched his head, feeling a little baffled that such an operation could be done?

"Then, I'm not going?"

"Meow, why don't you go? This kind of battle of wits and courage under the rules is some of the spices in life. You can also take it as an elective! The editor-in-chief of "Annals of Mathematics" sent you an email about your article The paper on the hyperdimensional cube sensitivity conjecture has been approved, but someone has proposed to change the author's affiliation and asked if you agree. I think you will receive a call soon. After all, the academician who promoted this matter definitely does not want to waste it. With great effort, I did a lot of useless work."

"Um, then I should agree?" Ning Zie asked March's opinion sincerely. He felt that Master March seemed to be very understanding of the world.

"Meow, agree, why don't you agree? Of course you can't agree unconditionally. This is the time for you to strive for various benefits. In the game, the greater the cost the other party pays upfront, the higher the tolerance for unreasonable demands. Since They have already done so much. In order not to let the early investment go to waste, as long as the conditions you offer do not exceed the early investment, they will naturally ask for whatever you want. Not to mention that you still have a future to look forward to."

The kitten combed its fur and said proudly.

"But what conditions do I want to put forward?" Ning Zi was immediately troubled. He had never thought about this at all.

"Meow, this is beyond the pitiful cognition of a cute and elegant kitten. Human needs have always been changeable, weird, and unpredictable. I'm just telling you, you can do whatever you want when making requests. . Ask for whatever comes to mind. This is something you will definitely experience. Human social nature is doomed, and you have to learn to play games with anyone under any circumstances. You can regard this experience as an experience and learn to overcome your reserved mentality. The asking prices are sky-high!”

As soon as Yu Yue finished speaking, Ning Zi's cell phone rang.

The name Fan Zhenhua on the caller ID was entered by the academician himself on Ning Zi's mobile phone that day. Seeing Master March's eyes closed, Ning Zi knew that the instruction on raising conditions was over, and he could only be confused. The call was answered.

"Hello."

"Ning Zi, I am Fan Zhenhua, you haven't forgotten me yet, right?"

"No, are you okay?"

"It's really something. First of all, congratulations on another paper that will be published in the "Annual Review of Mathematics", but the editor of the journal should have sent you an email. Have you seen it?"

"I saw it."

"Haha, to tell you the truth, our Yanbei University has cooperated with Yanbei Sports University to open a mathematics department at the Sports University. It has been confirmed that you will be the first student of the Department of Mathematics at the Sports University, so I am thinking When you publish your paper, it would be more appropriate for your employer to make some changes. What do you think? If you agree, just send an email back to them today to show that you have informed and agreed. It is expected that the paper will be posted on the official website tomorrow. ”

"oh."

Ning Zi answered simply. This single-syllable word obviously made the other party hesitate.

"Um, Ning Zi, will you reply to this email?"

Ning Zi, who didn't have much mental preparation, held back five words: "Where are my benefits?"

…

Fan Zhenhua, who was sitting in the office, was stunned by the question.

After all, no one had spoken so frankly in front of him for many years.

Even if someone asks for something from him, he usually talks in various twists and turns, asking for benefits directly like this... It's not like buying food at the wet market?

But then Fan Zhenhua was filled with joy, it was a good thing to get benefits!

It’s better to talk about something than not to talk about it at all!