I was reborn and stayed in school to lie down. I really don’t want to roll anymore!

"Hello, Professor Liu!"

After all, he was an associate professor in his own college and had taught him public courses before, so Jiang Hao was no stranger to Associate Professor Liu.

He was in his early fifties, with a bald forehead, and was dressed very formally in a shirt and a suit jacket.

"You must be Jiang Hao, right? I heard that you work in the school library! I don't come to the lab very often, and I appreciate your contribution to the project besides work."

"Professor Liu, please don't say that. I didn't contribute much. It was mainly Brother Li and Senior Sister Xu who did the work."

He was a part-time worker and was mainly helping Brother Li at the time. He also wanted to make some labor fees. It can't really be said that he was working hard.

"Haha! I know the work of Professor Li and Professor Xu, but they are the main force of our research group!"

Associate Professor Liu is a very polite person, whether to Brother Li, Teacher Xu, or to him.

He kept a very low profile. Of course, Associate Professor Liu didn't actually do any work. He just made a name for himself and achieved results.

It is understandable to have this attitude. At least it is much better than many professors who do not work but are still arrogant.

"Here, I left this for you."

Jiang Hao took the milk tea handed to him by Brother Li and drank it without any hesitation.

"Brother Li, are you looking for me this time for some system work that you need my help with?"

Seeing Jiang Hao arrive, Brother Li and Senior Sister Xu both put down their computers.

He stood up and formed a small circle with Associate Professor Liu and Jiang Hao. He glanced at the door of the laboratory and only spoke again after seeing that it was closed.

"Well, this project went very smoothly and the actual work has been completed three months earlier than I estimated."

"I originally thought that it would take at least until the New Year to be officially completed, so I asked everyone to confirm the next work."

Jiang Hao sounded a little confused. It seemed that Brother Li really treated him as a member of the project team and even discussed matters like this with him.

"Are we going to publish a paper? How good are our results? Can they be published in a core journal?"

There was some excitement in Associate Professor Liu's eyes and he spoke quickly. It was obvious that he was looking forward to this achievement.

The core journals he mentioned are actually domestic core journals, which are different from international core journals such as SCI.

Domestic core journals are relatively less difficult to publish in, but of course it is not easy to actually publish.

Especially the ordinary municipal projects they do are usually published in general journals.

Jiang Hao has been in school for a few months and has studied the evaluation of professional titles, including professor and associate professor.

The requirements for being promoted to associate professor in their school are not high. One only needs to have published a few articles in general journals during his/her time at school. It is a matter of quantity.

But if you want to be promoted from associate professor to professor, you need at least 1-2 core journals, and the impact factor cannot be too small.

Associate Professor Liu is counting on Brother Li to help him become a professor, so he is focusing on the final paper.

Brother Li, with his chin in one hand and a glass of milk tea in the other, hesitated for a moment.

"Our results are pretty good, and we have a chance to be published in a core journal, but we have to take our chances."

After Brother Li finished saying this, Associate Professor Liu straightened his back immediately and his eyes widened.

His excitement was beyond words, and he clapped his hands like a little kid.

"real!?"

"That's great! Teacher Li, I'll treat you all tonight. Let's have a good meal! Let's celebrate!"

As he spoke, he took out his cell phone from his jacket pocket to make a reservation.

Fortunately, Brother Li interrupted quickly, otherwise the call would have been connected by now.

"Professor Liu, don't worry about eating. We haven't finished talking yet."

"And it just means there is a chance to be published in a core journal. If it is rejected, it can only be published in a general journal."

Most of the municipal projects are actually materials for general publications. It can be seen that Brother Li was quite lucky in this project.

The project was completed so quickly, and the results seem pretty good. The fact that they dared to publish in a core journal shows that they have something.

"It's fine to publish in a regular journal! Teacher Li, you have the ability, even if you don't succeed in publishing this time."

"At worst, we can try to take on a provincial project and get published in a core journal."

Associate Professor Liu has no problem speaking this way.

Compared with municipal-level projects, provincial-level projects are much more difficult and require a lot of funding.

It’s not that it’s difficult to apply. In fact, there is still a chance if you just want to apply for this kind of provincial project.

But the ones who actually do the work are Brother Li and Senior Sister Xu. If the project cannot be completed later, it will become a problem.

At worst, Associate Professor Liu can just stay as an associate professor, but Brother Li has wasted several years of his precious time here.

I have not been able to take on any new projects for several years, and I cannot get a professional title because I have no results.

Sure enough, after hearing what he said, Brother Li's face immediately became impatient.

"Professor Liu, please stop making jokes. If we take on a provincial project,

You have to at least find two or three more teachers to help me, otherwise I won’t play with you.”

Seeing that Brother Li's attitude was obviously wrong, Associate Professor Liu also realized that he had spoken out of turn.

I was a little overwhelmed by the good news about the results including the paper, and I hurried to apologize.

"Teacher Li, that's not what I meant! I just wanted us to keep up the good work!"

"Don't be angry or anxious. I will also help you write the paper."

This is only true for Brother Li. After all, he is a 985 university with a master's and doctoral degree, and his scientific research ability is at least top-notch in their school.

Associate Professor Liu wanted to be evaluated for professional title based on his scientific research level and published articles. If possible, he would have been evaluated earlier. Why wait until now?

Now we are counting on Brother Li, and our attitude is becoming more polite.

But it’s obvious that Brother Li doesn’t think highly of his writing ability.

"Professor Liu, forget it. You should be in charge of the distribution of experimental funds! The labor fee can be paid to Jiang Hao first."

"Rat, the number is not large, only three thousand in total, but it is already the highest according to the standards, so don't despise it."

When he was just reborn, Jiang Hao still thought highly of Sanqian.

However, now that he has started his own business, with the daily flow of funds and the projects he has taken on, the amount of money has become insignificant to him.

But he could still appreciate Brother Li's care for him.

"Also, the authors of this article will be as previously decided. Xu Jing and I will be the first authors, and you, Associate Professor Liu, will be the corresponding author."

The three of them had no objection to this and nodded to each other.

Although the corresponding author's title is less valuable than the first author's, as long as it is a core journal.

It is of key help to Associate Professor Liu's evaluation as a professor, just like the role of the first author.

Generally, during graduate studies, the corresponding author is your supervisor.

As for Brother Li, after all, during his work at the school, the communications department gave the money to Associate Professor Liu, who was in charge of the project funding. This was very reasonable.

Having said that, Brother Li turned and looked at Jiang Hao again.

"Haozi, I'll give your name to the second work of this article!"

Jiang Hao was stunned by these calm words.

How come he is the only one who is involved in this paper? He looked up at Associate Professor Liu and Senior Sister Xu who were standing beside him.

I have no objection to him taking on the role of the second director, and I don't care too much about it.

At this time, Brother Li continued to talk to Associate Professor Liu about which journal would be easier to publish his paper in and other issues.

Only Jiang Hao himself was still a little unresponsive, so he helped to write some system interface requirements.

I was paid for my services and my work was signed as the second work, which seemed like I was taking too much advantage.