Xu Shengzhou was a little confused. What could two men not be able to explain clearly on the phone? And even the academician said it was an "important matter". How big of a deal must this be? Now he packed his luggage and caught the nearest high-speed train.

, went straight to the capital. It was already four or five o'clock in the afternoon when he arrived in the capital. He didn't bother to clean up and wash up, so he came to the mathematics building to meet Mr. Cheng.

After meeting, Mr. Cheng was calm and asked: "How have you been studying recently? Have you gained anything?"

That’s it?

Xu Shengzhou quickly reported on how he had spent all his time studying mathematics every day. Mr. Cheng was very satisfied: "When you have new discoveries, you should write them down quickly. Inspiration is like the little girl you like, you should hold on tightly when you meet it.

, if you miss it, you may waste your whole life."

Xu Shengzhou was sincerely convinced: Old man, you are really good at metaphors.

Cheng Deru added: "Xiao Heping still has something in his heart. He is also smart and can handle mathematics and physics with ease. But when he was young, he was too playful and did not calm down to learn. What he did was just a superficial taste.

It’s not in-depth enough. If he had been more attentive, maybe even the academicians would have been admitted, and we wouldn’t be like this today. You can learn some knowledge from him, but you can never learn from his attitude towards academics.”

Okay, I got the dark history of a big boss again!

Then Mr. Cheng continued: "The previous college sent your thesis to the degree system for review. After the winter vacation, both opinions were returned. The review opinions were 'agreed to defend'. According to the process, it is time to submit the defense application.

, getting ready for the defense. Dean Zhang and I were about to discuss the defense committee with you, when I suddenly received a call from Academician Tian Ziliang."

"The one from Yan University?" Xu Shengzhou had heard of Academician Tian Ziliang's name. Whether he was suspected of plagiarism or had a falling out with Qiu Xindong, it was gossip that the academic community talked about.

Mr. Cheng nodded: "Yes, that's the one. He called me and didn't say anything. He just mentioned that several of your papers were well written and received good feedback from the academic community. It is said that the master's thesis was also very creative.

, asked you how you are now. I gave you a brief introduction to your situation. He recognized you very much and suggested that our two schools are in the same capital and we should strengthen communication. Do you know what he meant?"
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Xu Shengzhou thought to himself that Tian Ziliang's phone call to Mr. Cheng must not have been a literal phone call; the meaning of the words must not have been literal. Otherwise, Mr. Cheng would not have discussed important matters in the name.

Call yourself from Jinling to the capital. After all, playing pigs and monkeys with beacon fire is not the way to play. Then you have to think about it carefully!

He thought for a few seconds: "When Academician Tian said about 'strengthening communication and ties between the two universities,' does he mean that he wants to participate in the thesis defense? Or does he want me to go to Yanda to study for a Ph.D.?"

Mr. Cheng said: "Maybe it's both. Coming to participate in the thesis defense is a prelude, leading to the drama of going to Yan University to study for a Ph.D., and maybe the final thing is to keep you as a teacher at Yan University. I told you before,

There are not many scholars studying algebraic geometry in China. The leading figure, Xiao Xu, has gone abroad again. Now most of them are relatively average. You are the one who is emerging among the younger generation. Can they, Yan University, not come to pinch you?"

Xu Shengzhou said: "Teacher, didn't you tell him that I was studying for a Ph.D. with you and Teacher Qiu?"

Mr. Cheng's tone turned cold: "I'm afraid he already knew about it, so that's why he called me!"

"What do you mean?"

"I am engaged in probability theory. Your interest is in algebraic geometry. The algebraic geometry direction in our school is relatively weak. There are not as many as Yanda University who are good at it. Naturally, I feel that we cannot teach you. As for Qiu Xindong, since then

After they had a falling out, the two of them were on the same page. If he had the opportunity to intercept Hu Qiu Xindong's doctoral student, he would definitely not miss it."

Being a stranger is worse than being a master. Xu Shengzhou immediately expressed his position: "I'll stick with you and Teacher Qiu."

Mr. Cheng did not agree immediately: "It's better that you think about it carefully." After a pause, he continued, "The School of Mathematics at Yan'an University not only has the best quality of students, but also has a very strong teaching staff, and it has a great influence in the domestic mathematics community.

, for many talent projects, the award selection can be decided by one word. Even in the academician selection, although they do not have the power to accept whoever is selected, they have the ability to exclude anyone who is not selected.

In China, if you want to go from outstanding youth, to outstanding youth, to Yangtze River, and then to academician, you can get twice the result with half the effort if you have a background in the Department of Mathematics at Yanda. If you piss off the core people at Yanda, the road ahead will be bumpy!"
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Xu Shengzhou smiled and said: "I went to a private university. They have jumped out of the Three Realms and are no longer in the Five Elements. Why do I still care about these things?"

Mr. Cheng suddenly sat up straight and said loudly: "Of course, our School of Mathematics at Normal University also has a certain influence in the domestic mathematics community, and we won't let those people from Yanda University round them up and flatten them at will! You really want to stay.

, I will definitely not sit back and watch you being bullied. Moreover, Qiu Xindong has won many awards such as the Fields Medal and the Wolf Medal. He is an internationally renowned mathematician and enjoys a high reputation in the world. Now he has returned to China and is working in the United States.

It also has a lot of influence in China. If you follow him, you won’t suffer too much.”

Xu Shengzhou thanked him sincerely: "Thank you, teacher!"

"Of course, no matter what choice you make, I support and understand it. Because even I am hesitant when faced with this choice. But there is no rush to make a decision. You should go back and think about it for a few days, and then take the time to contact Heng Ping.

, see how to submit the defense application, I have already said hello to the school, and then I will concentrate on preparing for the defense!"

In this way, Xu Shengzhou was kicked out by Mr. Cheng.

If Teacher Zhang Jianzhi is still here, you can go and listen to his opinions. Unfortunately, he has been dead for more than three months. Xu Shengzhou stood in the corridor for a long time before gathering his emotions and went to see if Hengping was in the office.

Unexpectedly, Heng Ping was still in the office at this point, and he had made considerable progress in his cultivation. He said "Come in" maturely and steadily, and he obviously had a bit of a teacher's demeanor. Xu Shengzhou opened the door and saw him holding a laptop and crackling.

As he typed on the keyboard, he didn't know what he was writing. Xu Shengzhou smiled and said, "Teacher Heng, are you writing in a notebook?"

"It's your boy!" Hengping stood up excitedly after hearing this: "When did you come back? Are you coming back to prepare for the thesis defense?"

"Didn't I just report to you when I got back? I didn't even go to the dormitory."

Heng Ping patted Xu Shengzhou's shoulder hard: "You kid should come to my place to report first. Even uploading the paper and submitting it for review, you asked me, the teacher, to do it for you. How can you get by if you don't treat me to a good meal?

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Hearing Hengping mention the invitation to dinner, Xu Shengzhou felt sad and guilty again. Ever since that incident, he had become somewhat resistant to inviting the teacher to dinner. Hengping also immediately realized that his words were a bit taboo, and he quickly continued: "

You asked me just now if I was writing a notebook? This is too late, right? This year's National Natural Science Foundation project acceptance work will end in a few days. If I am still writing a notebook now, wouldn't I be in a hurry?

But I’m sure to win this year!”

There are three mountains that green peppers must overcome: thesis, project and assessment. Only by overcoming these three mountains can they hope to obtain establishment or permanent faculty positions. Projects are particularly important because this is where young researchers become a

The mark of an independent researcher.

Xu Shengzhou was curious: "Oh? So confident?"

Heng Ping was very proud: "Of course! You don't know, right? The paper I wrote was also published in Advances in Mathematics, plus your Journal of Alge

aic Geometry ("Journal of Algebraic Geometry"), there are already two papers in the first area, plus the project I applied for this time is "Research on Modulus Space Degeneration and Stability of Vector Bundles", isn't it stable enough?"

Xu Shengzhou was a little surprised: "Are you planning to make a fool of yourself?"

"What the hell! What are you talking about? There are still many problems that need to be solved on this topic. If done well, it will be enough for the two of us to work on it for ten or eight years. Our two papers can only be regarded as the basis for project establishment and research foundation, showing that we have

ability to go deeper into this issue. By the way, in the application, you are the main participant of the project team and a key to success. Don’t overthrow me then!”

Xu Shengzhou asked: "Then what were you writing just now?"

Heng Ping said: "I am writing the final report of the previous school-level project. There are two articles in the first area, as well as the scattered small articles in the third and fourth areas before. They are absolutely 'excellent'. When it is approved, I will ask you

You, please——"

Inviting you to dinner and drinks? Xu Shengzhou was somewhat repelled by this.

Asking the horse to kill the chicken? It seems inconsistent with my status as a teacher.

Invite you to sing karaoke and go out to play? It’s so shabby for two big men to go out together!

He hasn't decided what to ask for yet, but Xu Shengzhou is a little unwilling. After all, the system uncle settles the accounts based on the size of the scientific research results obtained: "Is this the end of the project?"

Heng Ping was very puzzled: "Why are you still a little reluctant to let go?"

Xu Shengzhou said: "When I was thinking about this topic a few days ago, I suddenly discovered that there is some profound connection between the stability of vector bundles and Frobenius homomorphisms. I felt that it should be interesting, and I was about to take the time to write

I was writing a paper, but I didn’t expect that the project was over.”

Heng Ping laughed loudly: "Isn't this just right? The content of the youth fund project I applied for is a continuation of our school-level project. You can write your paper slowly first, and when your application for our fund project is approved, it will be published directly under our fund project.

Even if the project is successful, I will pay you labor fees and scientific research rewards when the time comes. Haha, in fact, during the winter vacation, I also discovered the general idea of ​​the Seshadri-Nagaraj conjecture that proves the degeneracy of SL(r)-cluster modulus space. I will hold it back for now. When the time comes
Chapter completed!