From small town academic to chief scientist

Zhou Yi was stunned, looked at them and said:

"A billion?"

"Well, a conservative estimate of one billion depends on how many countries the new asphalt can be sold to. But domestic demand alone will generate at least one billion in patent fees."

Academician Zhang Tiande said on the side.

Zhouyi said:

"What about you?"

"We have various material, honorary, and administrative rewards from the state. Professor Zhou doesn't have to worry. I believe that in the near future, you will probably be an Outstanding Youth or a Yangtze River Scholar."

Academician Zhang Tiande said.

A very large national project has been solved, directly saving 100 billion yuan for the national finance every year. If this credit spreads,

That would be overwhelming publicity.

"As for the announcement or not, I think it depends on you, Professor Zhou, or the meaning above, we don't care. Being a scientific researcher does not require fame and fortune. You can contribute to the country, contribute to the people, and specialize in the direction you love. that's enough."

Academician Zhang Tiande said calmly.

As a younger generation born in 2000, he was not sure what his temper was, so he had to explain some things clearly to Zhou Yi.

Zhouyi said:

"It depends on what the people above say. It doesn't matter to me. I'm famous. I'm going to become an internet celebrity professor."

After talking for a while, Zhou Yi left the laboratory and came to Academician Cao's office.

"Academician Cao, I am going back to Yuzhou to prepare for the unified entrance examination. This project is going very smoothly and can be completed. I should have informed you of the notice from Academician Zhang."

Zhou Yi said very politely in the office.

Academician Cao said:

"Thank you for your help. All papers involved will have you as the first author or co-first author. Patents that belong to you will also be arranged for you to understand. Don't worry, we will not be greedy for these things. Our main thing is It is to contribute to the country and the people.”

Dongda University is a major engineering school directly under the national defense and involves many military-industrial fields. Zhou Yi understands his strong patriotism.

As for being the joint first author, Zhou Yi has no objection. Although he has done some important work, Academician Cao's team has also done a lot of important work. Academician Cao's team cannot be completely wiped out just because of one point.

Zhouyi said:

"I believe you, things are over here, so I'll leave first."

"Okay, Yuan Zhen and I will see you off."

Academician Cao said.

Zhou Yi's gift was very simple, a change of clothes, a laptop and a pen, and nothing else.

"I still have a lot of oil, rice, oil and salt left in my room. Senior brother Yuan Zhen can take it back to his room, otherwise it will all be wasted. I will definitely not be able to take it away."

Zhou Yi looked at the unfinished food and said.

Yuan Zhen said:

"good,"

Academician Cao also said:

"We will arrange people to come here regularly to clean. Dongda will also be Professor Zhou's home."

Zhouyi said:

"Thanks."

Not long after, Yuan Zhen and Academician Cao drove Zhou Yi to the airport.

When Zhou Yi got on the plane, Academician Cao immediately said:

"Don't touch some of the things in Professor Zhou's room. They will all be cultural relics in the future, but they are one of the trump cards that made Dongda famous. If Professor Zhou comes back next time and asks you why you didn't touch them, I hope you can give me a reply. Reasonable explanation.”

Yuan Zhen:...

"Okay, guide~"

The next evening, Zhou Yi arrived at Yuzhou Jiang B International Airport, took a taxi and went directly back to his dormitory.

What Zhou Yi didn't expect was that Yang Shuai and others came back early even though there were still a few days until school started.

"Damn it, Zhou Yi!"

The three of them exclaimed.

Zhouyi said:

"Haha, it's me. The unified examination will be held soon in Yuzhou. I'll come back to cheer these students up. I'm also going to interview a few PhDs in Yuzhou, and I'm going to recruit two postdocs to do scientific research with me."

"membrane!"

The three of them said in unison.

At the same age, they were still working hard to pass the exam on functions of real variables and functions of complex variables, but Zhou Yi was finishing his PhD.

"You guys should be busy, I'll go to the library."

Zhou Yi put down his salute and went to find Xia Xue.

But before Zhou Yi reached the library, his cell phone rang.

Zhou Yi took a look and saw that it was Principal Zhang.

"That third gentleman must have called the dean and principal. Damn it."

Zhou Yi answered the phone and said:

"Principal Zhang, it's me, I'm Zhou Yi."

“Are you coming to my office, or are we coming to you?”

Principal Zhang said that he was obviously not alone, and probably Dean Miao was also there.

Zhou Yi replied:

"I'll come find you."

Not long after, Zhou Yi came to the principal's office.

"Don't tell us when you come back. Yuda will always be your alma mater."

Principal Zhang complained, but the look on his face was indeed joyful, and Miao Lai was also in the principal's office.

Zhouyi said:

"It's already evening today, and school hasn't started yet, so I'm going to visit you tomorrow."

"I think you came back because of the unified examination, right?"

Miu Lai said.

"Well, that's right. Secondly, I want to talk to the senior management of Yuzhou about talent introduction. I went to Chou Country to win awards and attracted a few talents. I feel pretty good. Let's see what the senior management of Yuzhou thinks."

Zhou Yi told what he wanted to do when he came back.

Principal Zhang said:

“There is no problem with the arrangements for the unified examination. Several universities such as Yuzhou Academy of Sciences and Yuzhou Normal University have freed up part of their classrooms as examination rooms.

As for the issue of talent introduction, we will have to discuss it in detail tomorrow. It will not be clear for a while now. "

Zhouyi said:

"Okay, let's talk in detail tomorrow."

After chatting for a while about the unified examination, Zhou Yi left with peace of mind.

After having dinner with Xia Xue and walking around the lake for a while, Zhou Yi returned to the dormitory to continue studying Goldbach's conjecture.

The next day, around eight o'clock in the morning, Zhou Yi received a call from Principal Zhang.

High-level officials from Yuzhou have arrived at Yuzhou University, along with academicians from various engineering academies who teach at Yuzhou universities.

Obviously today's meeting is an extremely valuable meeting.

Chief Li, a senior executive in Yuzhou, said:

"Professor Zhou, we are indeed prepared to spend a lot of money to establish the Yuzhou Institute for Advanced Study, and it will not be like the original University of Science and Technology of China.

We now clearly see the development situation of Hui Province and will not make short-sighted decisions.

We all know you are a capable person. We have heard about wildfire predictions, power grid modeling, and the asphalt road project you are now responsible for. "

Zhouyi said:

"I plan to introduce a Sloan Research Award winner who is a mathematician who does pure theory and has great potential. In addition, I plan to introduce a computer expert who is a dean-level task in this direction and belongs to the direction of artificial intelligence. .

This kind of talent will be gradually introduced in the next few years. However, we need to solve the problem of talent treatment and whether Yuzhou's finances can support the early development of the Institute of Advanced Studies. "

Zhou Yi talked about the current difficulties. Money always comes first. With the support of the court, everything else is not a problem.

Everything needs to be given the green light.

Chief Li said:

"It was true that funding was difficult before, but with the support of the central court, it will only be more than Yuzhou University and not less than Yuzhou University. Don't worry about funding for now, just focus on recruiting talents.

It's just that for these talents, we have to know that they have real talent and learning, otherwise it will be a waste of national power. "

Zhou Yi directly mentioned a few names, and several academicians of the Academy of Engineering on the side expressed their approval after listening, so in the end, Chief Li said:

"Professor Zhou will be solely responsible for this matter. We believe that Professor Zhou will not let us down. There is a lot of investment here. It is expected that the Institute for Advanced Study will be completed and the annual funding will reach tens of billions."

With tens of billions of dollars spent every year, Zhou Yi took a breath, it seemed that he still underestimated their determination.

Zhouyi said:

"Okay! I will try my best to find as many talented people as possible at home and abroad."

"Chongqing's future domestic and global scientific and technological status depends on you, Mr. Zhou."

Chief Li's last title was changed, obviously he was betting on Zhouyi.

Zhouyi said:

"I won't let you down. The tax revenue from my asphalt road patent will be set in Yuzhou, so that Yuzhou's finances will not collapse too much. In addition, Yuzhou can also open large-scale asphalt factories. I asked Academician Zhang from Dongda University to find out I’ll give you the core formula.”

Zhou Yi reciprocated the favor. After all, he had to pay taxes on the money he earned, so why not pay taxes locally in Yuzhou and form a reward in return?

In the future, the high-tech industrial park formed by the Institute of Advanced Studies will definitely be established in Yuzhou.

Chief Li said:

"Okay, feel free to do it."

After talking about the details for a while, Zhou Yi got the answer that he was fully responsible for all matters of the Yuzhou Institute for Advanced Study. Several other academicians also expressed no objection.

The wily Academician Yang on the side said:

"Zhou Yi, let's find an appropriate time to announce this news. Now that we have decided, from public opinion to all aspects, we must do our best. This is a plan in advance."

After saying that, many people looked at Zhou Yi. Every college and university advertises on various platforms like crazy every admission season. How can the newly founded Yuzhou Institute of Advanced Studies lag behind.

Zhouyi said:

"Okay, when the time comes, we still need all the seniors to stand up."

There are at least five academicians here, and counting Zhou Yi and the talents he has discovered, the news will definitely be earth-shattering!

"That's right. I hope you don't think we're not good enough when the time comes, haha."

Several academicians laughed.

"By the way, the design drawings of Yuzhou Institute of Advanced Studies have been designed. It is a combination of Daxia classical architectural style and modern style. The main problem is the location. I don't know where to choose."

Principal Zhang said suddenly.

Chief Li said:

"Professor Zhou, what do you think?"

Zhou Yi pondered for a while and then said:

“I really want to build it in my hometown, like Princeton University, which is built in a small town and has a good academic environment to avoid students’ exaggerated mood.

But after thinking about it, the transportation there is still too inconvenient unless it is built near the Mudan County High-speed Railway Station.

So it’s up to you to decide, as long as it’s within Yuzhou. "

Zhou Yi left this problem to them unchanged.

"good."

Chief Li nodded and said.

After everyone chatted with each other about the details of the Institute for Advanced Study, they left.

In the next few days, the unified examination will start as scheduled.

It is not only a unified examination for undergraduates, but also a unified examination for masters and doctoral applicants.

On the day of the exam, several schools in Zhouyi went back and forth to invigilate the exam, which made countless candidates go crazy.

Many of the younger generation have become huge fans of Zhou Yi.

At 5 pm on March 5th, the unified examination will end.

Many invigilators helped input the test papers into the computer.

As for the grading process, Zhou Yi originally wanted Mudan to finish the grading within one day, but after thinking about it, he finally decided to let mathematics professors from various universities, as well as those with PhD and master's degrees in mathematics, help with the grading.

It is too shocking for one person to complete the marking within a day or two.

Only ten papers for the master's entrance examination were revised by Zhou Yi himself.

In one night, ten test papers have been marked, and the written test scores are all very good, with the difference between the highest score and the lowest score being less than ten points.

So when Zhouyi prepares for the re-examination, we will look at their performance to make the final decision.

Not long after, Zhou Yi asked Mudan to send an email and mobile phone text message to these ten people respectively.

By the way, I also sent a text message and email to those who applied for the postdoc.

After doing this, Zhou Yi washed up and went to bed.

The next day, there was a separate lecture theater in several courtyards.

The ten candidates who applied for Zhou Yi's PhD and postdoctoral positions have all arrived outside the classroom. Through drawing numbers, they have drawn their own order.

Not long after, the interview began.

The first round of interviews is for those applying for a PhD.

These ten master's students are all very strong and can be regarded as the top in the country. After all, they were selected by Zhou Yi from countless masters.

Comprehensive interview scores and initial written test scores,

In the end, Zhou Yi chose Chu Li, a girl who had a master's degree in probability theory. This girl had a very good foundation and had made great achievements in application. She was very suitable to follow Zhou Yi in artificial intelligence.

The other one is Zheng Keyu, a basic mathematics student who specializes in differential geometry and differential topology. This person's understanding of this direction is not weaker than that of some doctoral students.

So the last two doctoral students are Chu Li, a 24-year-old girl, and Zheng Keyu, a 25-year-old boy.

As for the others, Zhou Yi also felt it was a pity that it was impossible to take care of so many students at the same time.

After the first round of doctoral interviews was completed, the postdoctoral interviews also began as scheduled.

The academic directions of these doctoral students have basically been finalized, so after comprehensive interview and written examination results,

The two with the highest scores happen to be those studying probability theory and computational mathematics.

One is a 30-year-old boy Wang Guangzhou, and the other is a 29-year-old girl Bai Yuting.

The two postdocs are also suitable to work with Zhou Yi in the field of artificial intelligence.

Zhou Yi plans to personally train a few experts in the field of artificial intelligence if he cannot find one.

So as not to ask for help from others.

As for the recruitment of master's students, it will take another three days to get results. As for the number of people who will enter the re-examination, there will initially be ten.

In addition, the re-examination also requires an oral English test, a written test for advanced subjects, and an interview.

The written examination for advanced subjects selects three subjects from six subjects: "Fundamentals of Functional Analysis", "Functions of Complex Variables", "Functions of Real Variables", "Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics", "Abstract Algebra", and "Ordinary Differential Equations" door for exams.

The two masters Zhou Yi planned to train to become masters in the field of pure mathematics, so during the interview, they would ask about their intentions in a roundabout way.

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