Chapter 20 What kind of new species is he?
Chapter 20 What kind of new species is he?
The large group chat for microelectronics majors was bustling with activity early that morning.
"Unyielding Breeze: Have you seen the errata published today on the Semiconductor website?"
"Fisherman's Alley: What's up? Is there some juicy gossip to share?"
"Unfading Breeze: I didn't go to the library today; I just wanted to check the electronic version on their website, and it turns out the latest errata sheet is already out!"
"Little Cow Rolling Around: The errata came out so quickly? They edit so fast!"
"Songzhuang on the road: It's estimated that after a big shot raised questions, they also provided detailed arguments, which is why they reacted so quickly."
"Fifty Years Later: Really? Which paper was corrected? Tell me, I won't look at it for a while!"
"The Unyielding Breeze: 'Design of Microchip Power Supply Circuit Based on Photovoltaic Cell Modules,' written by Professor Ke, has corrected five errors."
"Little Cow Rolling Around: It's actually Professor Ke's paper! Five errors? He found the errors so quickly and even managed to argue them out. Looks like he's definitely a master!"
"Looking Back at Fifty: What's the big shot's name? I'd love to know, maybe I'll have a job with him someday!"
"Unfading Breeze: Yao Luo, do you guys know her?"
Everyone started speculating about who this person named Yao Luo was, but when they searched online, they couldn't find anyone related to him.
Soon, everyone will become curious about this mysterious big shot.
The domestic semiconductor industry is only so big, and anyone with a background in microelectronics can easily name more than half of the big names. But when it comes to Yao Luo, who pointed out Ke Zhan's mistake, they can't find any relevant information.
Students lead monotonous lives, and besides studying and playing games, gossip is the best way to relax. So many people are guessing Yao Luo's identity.
Meanwhile, Ke Zhan, holding his thermos, was in his office talking animatedly about how many papers he had published this semester, and that he shouldn't have to worry about his performance evaluation this year.
The other teachers looked on with envy. One of the younger teachers said, "Professor Ke, you're amazing! Your published papers have all been indexed. You're so talented, you'll probably be promoted to associate professor next year!"
"Haha, Xiao Li, you're quite the talker. To be selected as an associate professor, you need to have published six professional academic papers in domestic core academic journals or authoritative academic journals recognized in your field. This latest one is exactly the sixth one, so you have indeed met the application requirements."
Ke Zhan was somewhat smug.
Once he applies for an associate professor position, and then works hard to become a master's supervisor, his future path will be smooth.
Now, a genius named Luo Yao has joined the department. Although he is arrogant and annoying, he is an excellent tool for Ke Zhan to help him climb the ranks.
First prize in the national mathematics, physics and chemistry competitions.
With proper nurturing, Luo Yao might just become the next shining star of the school!
In this way, he only needs to rely on Luo Yao to publish a few papers, and he will probably be able to get the professorship more easily than others.
As Ke Zhan was figuring out how to get Luo Yao to get to know him, his phone suddenly rang.
Ke Zhan answered the phone with a smile, but after listening for half the call, his expression changed slightly.
After he hung up the phone, Ke Zhan could only manage a forced smile.
When other teachers asked him curiously, he didn't say anything.
After a while, Ke Zhan made an excuse to wash the cups, and then went down to the garden. After looking around and finding that no one was passing by, he took out his phone and made a call.
"You said your data was fine, but now the editor has called me saying someone found a problem, and they've marked the first five papers as 'Editor's Watchlist.' What should I do?"
Ke Zhan tried to keep his voice down, but he still sounded extremely excited.
I don't know what the person on the other end said, but Ke Zhan became somewhat embarrassed and angry. He said, "I paid for it, I don't care, you have to get everything sorted out!"
"Otherwise, I absolutely will not pay you the remaining amount!"
After speaking emotionally, Ke Zhan immediately hung up the phone. He looked around nervously and, finding no one else, left.
At this moment, in room 606 of the boys' dormitory, Wu Tianming had just woken up.
He looked down and saw Luo Yao already dressed and sitting at the table reading a book, and immediately felt a headache coming on.
How come he and Wang Ye were the only ones who fell for the gentle warmth of the bed?
What exactly is the Luo Yao, this new species?
"Luo Yao, you don't have class this morning, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Wu Tianming tried to get the top students to join them in their decadence.
To everyone's surprise, the top student remained unmoved, his eyes fixed on the book, not even glancing at Wu Tianming.
Wang Ye, who had been lying in bed, was awakened by Wu Tianming's noise. He groggily looked down and saw Luo Yao already reading a book, then fell back onto the bed and said, "Tianming, aren't we being a bit too decadent?"
"It was alright, we didn't play any games last night." They were just about to play a game last night when Luo Yao dissed them.
According to Luo Yao, the time he spent on games was enough for him to learn more. He didn't understand what was so fun about controlling a little character to jump around in the game.
The time spent was the same, but the benefits were completely different, so Luo Yao naturally preferred to spend time studying.
After Luo Yao said that, Wu Tianming and Wang Ye were unable to get into the game whenever they wanted to play it again.
With no other option, Wu Tianming and Wang Ye picked up the book and started reading.
"I think we're pretty ambitious. If my dad saw how hard I'm working, he'd be overjoyed." Wu Tianming lay back on the bed and started praising himself.
"Luo Yao, have you had breakfast?"
Luo Yao finally reacted at this moment: "No, here are some snacks you bought, enough for one meal."
Wu Tianming immediately stopped Luo Yao: "These snacks are for you to eat in the afternoon. Who eats snacks with meals? They don't have any nutritional value!"
"Wait here, I'll have someone bring breakfast. What do you want to eat, Mr. Ye?"
Wu Tianming subconsciously took out his phone and opened a large professional group to ask someone to help him bring breakfast. But the next second, he noticed the activity in the group today.
"Why is it so lively? Over 99 messages this early in the morning. Don't these people have classes this morning?"
When Wang Ye heard Wu Tianming say this, he picked up the phone that was placed by the bed. As soon as he turned it on, he saw a flood of messages in the group chat.
"You know how good these guys are at bragging, they're probably posting pictures of pretty girls in there again, let me see."
As Wang Ye spoke, he began to read through the chat history from the beginning.
When he saw the message after Ke Zhan's paper was pointed out to have errors, he immediately sat up.
"Holy crap! Tianming, did you see that?!"
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