British writer

March 1st.

Burya Road, early morning.

Lu Shi opened the window as soon as he got up.

The continuous rainy days are over, and there is a fresh breath in the air, which makes people feel happy.

The sun shines through the clouds and onto the earth,

All things are revived and full of vitality.

Natsume Soseki complained: "It's also interesting. Just after the trial operation of the museum ended, the sky in London suddenly cleared up."

Lu Shi didn't care.

They say, "The wind is half as strong and the rain is gone."

But this experience has no effect on the Lu Museum. It receives nearly 800 people every day and is unstoppable.

Business will definitely be good in the future.

Natsume Soseki said with a smile: "We calculated last night that the paintings sold by the gallery were worth 64,000 pounds. Mr. Picasso and the others were so happy that they invited everyone to drink at RUDDER, and they got a good meal from them."

It was sold for 64,000 pounds in just a few days.

All we can say is that the art business is indeed extremely profitable.

But those art dealers won’t lose money either.

Kandinsky, Picasso, Mondrian,

Who is not a macho man?

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"Fortunately, I didn't go last night. Otherwise, with my drinking capacity, hum..."

If you get drunk, you may not know what will happen~

Natsume Soseki said: "I guess they will come over after they sober up, and they will definitely want to thank you."

Lu Shi pondered,

"Actually, in a few years, I won't be planning to charge museum admission fees."

Natsume Soseki couldn't help but be surprised.

"why is that?"

Lu Shi Tanshou said: "Make it a non-profit and provide the public with opportunities to learn and appreciate, so that more people can contact and understand cultural heritage and works of art."

"puff!"

Natsume Soseki laughed.

He had been in contact with Lu Shi for more than a year, and he knew that Lu Shi was not a poor and rotten scholar.

The money that should be earned will always come to you.

Especially after the incident of Nicholas II sending gold bars, Natsume Soseki became more and more aware of Riku Shi's difference.

What does it mean to make money while standing?

"The Rise of Great Powers: Russia" is it.

Another example is free admission to museums.

This can increase the number of viewers and bring popularity,

How much do you earn from tickets?

Letting more people know about those unprecedented paintings is the real way to make big money.

Of course, Lu Shi must also have the idea of ​​promoting art and culture.

There is no doubt about this.

Natsume Soseki said: "You... are really..."

Lu Shi chuckled.

The two looked at each other, saying nothing.

Natsume Soseki continued: "You often say, 'No one can be perfect in terms of deeds and heart.' The museum is open to the public for free. You are a true internationalist and art communicator."

The person next to me: "Meow~"

Also join in the fun.

Lu Shi touched the little guy's head, but there was no answer.

Natsume Soseki continued: "I am not giving you a high hat. Have you heard? The Russian Emperor Nicholas II seems to have pardoned many people recently because of the influence of your article."

Of course Lu Shi knew this.

But he felt that His Majesty the Tsar was just showing off.

Because for feudal rulers, the contradiction with the bottom is class-based and systemic, and it is difficult to compromise.

After all, no one would take their own life.

Thinking again of the brutality and cruelty of Nicholas II’s later reign,

Lu Shi sighed,

“It’s easy to change a country, but it’s hard to change one’s nature.”

Natsume Soseki thought for a while,

"Well...it seems like the country hasn't changed, right?"

Lu Shi was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Okay, it's rare to hear your jokes."

Natsume Soseki blinked, brought the topic back, and asked carefully: "Do you mean that Nicholas II will be like Charles I and Louis XVI?"

Lu Shi scratched his head,

Because of the butterfly effect, he didn't dare to draw conclusions on similar issues and could only speculate.

He mused: "Actually, Louis XVI is a relatively 'normal' king. He acts tyrannically, but he has never done any particularly serious evil. If he insists on selecting a general from among the poor, he can be called ' You are a benevolent king."

Natsume Soseki nodded understandingly,

Just like the word Lu Shi said before, "better than worse\

,"Louis XVI wasn't that bad, so that's good.

Lu Shi continued: "However, from the perspective of the legality of his execution, Louis XVI's death was not considered unjust."

Natsume Soseki said "Yeah".

"He was voted out."

In the context of the time, there was no question whatsoever about the entire process of Louis XVI's trial;

This can be seen from the final vote statistics——

Execution is only one more vote than no execution.

Louis XVI's "treason" even has written documents as evidence,

Highlight fairness, justice and openness.

Natsume Soseki couldn't help but laugh,

"According to what you said, from a legal point of view, the death of the relatively ignorant Charles I was rather unjust."

Charles I was also voted to death.

But the man in power at the time was Cromwell;

Its power was to use force to force members to vote, and a large number of members of parliament who were unwilling to vote for death were expelled.

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"So, history is so interesting. When it comes to being a king, Louis XVI was much more serious than Charles I, but his death was more legitimate."

Later, he added: "The law of the time."

Natsume Soseki was speechless.

Borrowing the past to describe the present,

Although the two did not talk about Nicholas II, they were equivalent to talking about it.

His Majesty the Tsar is a complete bastard. Considering the predictions of the Russian Revolution by historians including Lu Shi, one can even imagine the ending of Nicholas II——

Executed without trial.

It's illegal, but it's refreshing.

Natsume Soseki said: "I understand. I have read "Cabbage Soup" by Master Turgenev. It was really...sigh..."

Sigh deeply.

That short story also left a deep impression on Lu Shi.

Just a few hundred words can shock people so much that they can keep thinking about it for a long time.

He said, "Yes, great literature."

As soon as he finished speaking,

Dong dong dong——

There was a knock on the door outside.

Natsume Soseki muttered, "It must be Mr. Picasso and the others," and walked over to open the door.

Unexpectedly, standing outside the door was Spencer Cavendish, Chancellor of Cambridge University.

"Mr. Superintendent?"

Natsume Soseki was surprised and let the door open.

Cavendish bowed slightly, walked into the room, greeted the two of them, dusted off his clothes, and sat down.

Lu Shi was curious,

"Why do you look so dusty?"

"Who else could it be because of?!"

Cavendish glared at him;

"You don't know, I took a ticket to your museum to visit, and I kindly copied a few pages of the original manuscript of "Lolita" and sent it back to Cambridge. Who would have thought that they would go one step further and let me buy all the manuscripts of the novel? Go back, what the hell! @#￥%..."

The back is full of gibberish.

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"If you had told me earlier, I would have given you a share."

Cavendish complained: "Come on, you. You can't see anyone all day long, but you are kind enough to help me~"

Lu Shi tried hard to hold back his laughter.

"Sorry~Sorry~"

He changed the subject: "Mr. School Superintendent, why did you come to me this time?"

Cavendish didn't waste any time and said directly: "It's about that paper, "Lu, the Eternal Literary Master." The school wants me to..."

Before the words fell,

"puff!"

Lu Shi sprayed all over him.

Cavendish wiped his clothes with a towel in disgust and said, "Why such a big reaction?"

Riku Shi didn't look at him, but asked Natsume Soseki: "What was the title we proposed at that time? 'Never Dies'? Or 'Literary Master'? What does this mean?"

Natsume Soseki: "Is there any question?"

Cavendish: "Any questions?"

The two of them actually spoke in unison.

Lu Shi: "..."

"This is not a problem, it is a problem that is difficult to describe, do you understand?"

Cavendish shook his head,

"don't know."

Natsume Soseki had been with Riku Toki for a long time, but he knew the reason.

He chuckled and said: "This title was changed by my mentor, Professor Smith. He felt that the previous title was too low-key and could not reflect your status in Europe."

Cavendish suddenly realized,

"Haha, you're right. Lao Zhan and the others think the word 'immortal' is more appropriate~"

Lu Shi complained in his heart,

He was obviously alive and well, but now he will never die.

But he had no choice but to give the French military salute.

"Okay, I surrender."

Afterwards, he asked Cavendish: "Mr. Superintendent, please continue."

Cavendish said: "It is about thesis writing. Cambridge teachers and students generally believe that "Lu, the Eternal Literary Master" has extremely high research value and can be regarded as a model. Therefore, I hope you will go to school to do it. Instructional speech.”

Lu Shi felt very confused.

If you really want to say it, it is obviously my "A Brief Discussion on Narrative Trickery and Mystery Works" that is more in line with the paper standards.

and,

"Isn't that Natsume's graduation thesis?"

Cavendish complained: "You just pretend to be confused because you understand. How to write the acknowledgments at the end of the paper, Professor Smith, me..."

Before I finished speaking, I let out a "meow~".

Cavendish was made to laugh;

"Yes, yes, and you. And then there's the lazy one."

We jumped on the table, touched the fish tank with our paws, and then pointed at Cavendish,

As a result, the stupid lazy person simply shrank.

Cavendish said: "This cat and turtle is really interesting."

He brought the topic back again,

"Most importantly, the person who thanks this paper is you, Professor Lu."

Lu Shi realized that Cavendish might have gone astray, so he explained: "Mr. Superintendent, I really only polished that article, with very few revisions. Therefore, 95% of its workload was concentrated on Natsume. "

Cavendish was stunned.

This is really unexpected.

I thought it was Lu Shi "I write about myself"~

But he is a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking, so he doesn't care much about the real situation.

"Professor Lu, I said I wanted you to talk about "Lu, the Eternal Literary Master", but actually... tsk... I'll just say it straight away. This paper will definitely be cited a lot, can you imagine that? "

Lu Shi said "hmm\

,"Saying "unexpectedly" is a bit annoying.

Excessive modesty is actually pretending.

Cavendish continued: "Also, don't forget about the global university rankings and the proportion of citations in papers."

Lu Shi suddenly realized,

What the other party calls "guidance on paper writing" is not about how to write a good paper, but how to write a paper with a high impact factor.

"hiss……"

Lu Shi took a breath of cold air.

There has always been academic water injection.

But the real flooding came after the popularization of information technology.

But now, Cavendish actually wants to teach everyone how to inject water through a speech, taking a big step towards the era of water injection.

Lu Shi shook his head repeatedly.

"No! No, no!"

It’s okay to mess up, but everyone must mess up together, and you can never take the lead in setting up the mess.

He doesn't want to be a sinner in academic history.

In my mind, the male voice of the documentary even sounded: "Since Lu Shi's speech, academic water injection has become a behavior that is accepted and imitated by everyone..."

Just thinking about it makes me dizzy.

Cavendish patted Lu Shi on the shoulder,

"Professor Lu, you still have the same old ideas. The Mirror has now begun to host the "Global University Rankings", so why don't you come up with a strategy on 'how to improve the ranking'~ Even His Majesty the King can publish a strategy, how can you still What’s the burden?”

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"I can compare with our king who doesn't do business...ahem...in short, I still cherish my reputation."

Cavendish's mouth twitched, pretending not to hear Lu Shi's complaints about the king.

He rolled his eyes,

"Okay, tell me how to write a good paper."

Lu Shi curled his lips and said,

"If you want to write a good paper, the first step is of course to determine the topic. The topic must be a clear and not fully solved problem..."

The following five hundred words are omitted.

That's not what Cavendish wanted to hear,

I thought to myself,

Lu Shi is really a master at pretending to be confused!

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of a way, and said: "Professor Lu, there is an important indicator in the "Global University Rankings"-the citations of faculty papers per unit. How is this calculated?"

Lu Shi said: "The algorithm is public. It is calculated by dividing the total number of citations of university research papers in a year by the number of teachers at the university."

Cavendish spread his hands,

"The question now is, everyone wants to be cited, and more and more papers are published, are your statistics still valid? An article in our Cambridge journal and an article in Petersburg State University are really Can the same calculation method be used?”

"this……"

Lu Shi hesitated.

Cavendish sighed artificially,

"So, you have to deal with the aftermath."

This is not unreasonable.

Lu Shi thought for a while, took a piece of paper from the side and started writing on it.

Natsume Soseki and Cavendish both came forward,

First paragraph:

——

Journal impact factor,

The total number of citations in a reporting year to papers published in a journal in the previous two years divided by the total number of papers published in that journal during those two years.

This is how the journals are classified.

…

——

Cavendish was surprised;

"Isn't this very close to the indicator just mentioned?"

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"No, the main body of the impact factor is the journal, not the university. There are many factors to consider. First, the factors of the paper itself. For example, time lag. Not all papers are like Natsume's articles and can be published and published within ten days. ,Right?"

Although Cavendish does not care about the specific business of the school, these are still clear.

Papers have a publication lag,

Therefore, according to the algorithm provided by Lu Shi, publications with a shorter publishing lag are more likely to obtain higher impact factors;

On the contrary, if the publication cycle of the journal is long, a considerable part of the citations will not be counted due to the aging of the literature, and thus will not participate in the calculation of the impact factor.

Cavendish said: "In addition to time lag, there are many factors, such as length, type... and even the number of collaborators!"

The more authors there are, the more likely they are to be cited.

Because academia is a circle,

Since you want to mix in circles, there will always be various exchanges of interests.

Lu Shi said: "In fact, the biggest influencing factor is the length. Generally speaking, the longer the length, the more complete the research, and the increase in the impact factor will be more lasting."

Cavendish thought again,

"What about taking advantage of the heat? Isn't it unfair?"

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"Because popular topics have practical effects, they must gain popularity as quickly as possible. Such papers are often short in length, and the citation rate will reach a peak soon, causing the journal's impact factor to rise quickly, and then fall rapidly."

So, it's a question of short-term gains and long-term gains.

Cavendish said: "That's not right. Mr. Natsume's paper is just a buzzword, but I think he will continue to be cited."

"Ah this..."

Lu Shi didn't know how to refute.

Natsume Soseki spread his hands,

"It's different, Mr. Superintendent. "Lu, the Eternal Literary Master" is the work that established the school."

Lu Shi:? ? ?

Cavendish:? ? ?

Both were confused.

Natsume Soseki smiled and said, "He runs the Roku Studies Research School."

What the hell is "Lu Xue Research"...

Lu Shi split directly.

Cavendish agreed,

"Yes, yes! If you establish a sect, it is normal for it to be quoted a lot."

Lu Shi was too lazy to pay attention to the two people who were chatting with each other, and continued: "In addition to the paper itself, there is also the journal factor. It is very simple. Journals with a large number of papers and a long history of publication are often more likely to get higher total citations."

Cavendish said: "Alternatively, a small and compact journal can also be used. Take the high-quality route~"

Lu Shi continued,

"Then there are subject factors. The average number of references in journals in different subjects is different. There are also retrieval factors...well...by the way, the celebrity effect must also be considered."

Cavendish laughed,

"really."

Researchers also understand the world and like to quote articles by famous people to increase their authority, even when there are other documents that are more suitable for citation;

What's more, articles signed by celebrities or articles recommended by celebrities are more likely to be published in authoritative journals.

This itself is a closed loop.

I understand all the twists and turns inside.

Lu Shi finished writing everything he needed to write.

Afterwards, he pushed the paper to Cavendish and said: "After calculating the impact factor, take all factors into consideration, then sort and rank the journals."

Cavendish understood;

"This way, I know how to write a good paper."

Lu Shi:? ? ?

"I don't……"

Cavendish interrupted: "No! You have! You made that very clear!"

He waved the paper,

"If you want to judge the quality of an article, first of all, look at the grade of the journal in which the paper was published; secondly, look at the impact factor of the journal; and finally, look at the number of citations of the paper."

Lu Shi shook his head,

"Wait a minute! Listen to me first... Of course, when reading a paper, you must look at the quality. A good article can describe the problem to be solved very clearly, making it very comfortable for people to read. Therefore, only read the abstract and introduction. You can get a little idea. Later..."

Cavendish patted Lu Shi on the shoulder,

"Professor Lu, look at you, you are starting to be humble again. Aren't you very good at writing papers?"

Lu Shi: "..."

He knew that when the other party said "he could write a paper", he meant "it would add water to the paper" or "it would improve the impact factor".

It's just outrageous.

Cavendish continued: "Professor Lu, I admire you very much. Before, you relied on the "Global University Rankings" to make all universities favor you; now you have come up with the "Global Journal Rankings" to dominate all universities." The destiny of a big journal. If so, who wouldn’t look at your face?”

These words sound a bit like "ordering the world, no one dares to disobey".

What else could Lu Shi say?

All he could say was: "I just did my job."

Cavendish said to Natsume Soseki: "Look, what is gakuba? This is gakuba! To be a gakuba, you have to look to Professor Lu."

Lu Shi was very helpless.

After going round and round, he finally became a villain in the academic circle.

There is no escaping this fate.

Cavendish added: "Professor Lu, you can write a thesis, so why not come to Cambridge to give a lecture. Everyone is looking forward to your coming to give guidance."

Lu Shi pondered,

After the impact factors are developed, the advantages actually outweigh the disadvantages.

Of course, academic water injection is inevitable, and academic cliqueization and mountaineering will become more serious;

But those who are really engaged in research also have important reference factors when indexing documents, and their contribution to academic research is not insignificant.

But if Lu Shi were really asked to go to Cambridge to talk about how to improve the impact factor, it would definitely be wrong.

This kind of thing can only be understood and cannot be expressed in words.

So, let’s leave it to the people from the Mirror.

Thank you for your hard work, employees.

He will bear the blame.

Lu Shi made an excuse to evade: "Mr. Superintendent, I'm afraid it won't work. Natsume and I have already discussed it and will leave for Japan in the next few days."

Natsume Soseki:! ! !

"Lu, did you agree?!"

Lu Shi said, "Well, I just agreed."