Public opinion is still slowly fermenting.
In the Internet era, when an event attracts public attention, more people will join the discussion, allowing public opinion to continue to ferment.
The participation of the media and the participation of online media people will bring more analysis and reports, which will attract more people's attention and make public opinion more heated.
As the center of public opinion, Donggang University is also under tremendous pressure.
Donggang University is one of the top universities in China and has a certain influence internationally. The school itself is very topical. As public opinion slowly fermented, many faculty, staff and students from the school became involved and joined. to the 'questioning' ranks.
An important reason is that Wang Hao's achievements are too great.
If it were an ordinary faculty member who was dismissed by the university, most people would know about it and simply ignore it. Donggang University has more than 5,000 faculty and staff. An ordinary faculty member is really "insignificant". If he is dismissed by the university because of something, it is really It's just a small thing.
Wang Hao is different.
Several achievements he completed after coming to Xihai University have great influence. The research on 'Artin's Constant' is considered to be the top mathematical achievement. He himself is also considered to be the 'Star of Mathematics' in China, with a destined future. Fields winner', and the newly completed research on Mersenne primes, in which several Mersenne primes were found in succession, were continuously reported by international media, and their influence was greater than the research on 'Artin's constant'.
Domestic and foreign media have begun to use the term "Wang's conjecture" to describe the results of his research on Mersenne prime numbers, and the International Mathematical Society is waiting for the official announcement of the results.
This makes Donggang University, which fired Wang Hao, seem to have become a laughing stock in the university circle. They actually fired a promising genius mathematician because of an experimental data error that was 'without detailed investigation'.
Regardless of whether the data error is caused by Wang Hao or not, it will have a negative impact on Donggang University.
What's more, public opinion generally believes that there must be a problem. Otherwise, why would the problem be attributed to an assistant researcher who has just been in the laboratory for three months without a detailed investigation?
Assistant researchers, to put it bluntly, are interns. When a project goes wrong, it is actually the interns' fault?
There must be something wrong!
Under the huge pressure of public opinion, the leadership of Donggang University organized an internal small meeting in the Academic Affairs Building the next morning.
Among them, the one with the highest position is Dong Jin, the vice president of Donggang University. He is the most powerful vice president in the university. He also serves as a committee member in the city. He is usually very busy at work, but when such a big thing happens in the school, he still takes the time to come and solve it. question.
As the powerful vice president of Donggang University, Dong Jin did not understand the matter itself. The problems in the materials laboratory could be said to be internal research and development problems and had nothing to do with anything else. The dismissal of a small lecturer in the school did not matter at all. Maybe get him to notice.
It's different now.
This small lecturer has accomplished various achievements and gained a great academic reputation. He has a certain influence internationally and has also brought huge public pressure to Donggang University.
Dong Jin knew that he had to come forward, otherwise the school's reputation would be greatly affected.
This was a meeting about laboratory events. Chen Jianlin and Ma Wenjun, the main persons in charge of the materials laboratory, were called over. Only Zhou Xiaolong did not attend because he was on leave.
Because it is an internal event-focused meeting, there is not so much tedious beginning.
When the people were almost here, Dong Jin asked Chen Jianlin directly, "Professor Chen, tell me, what is the specific situation of this matter? Until now, I only know what is said on the Internet."
Everyone else looked at Chen Jianlin.
Chen Jianlin stood up with dignity and said seriously, "We have also paid attention to the public opinion outside. But there is no problem in the matter itself. I led the research, and later the initial experimental data error was discovered."
"There are mainly two people responsible for data work on this project, one is Professor Ma Wenjun and the other is Wang Hao."
"It's Professor Wang Hao." the director of the Publicity Department reminded.
What is being held now is an internal meeting, but if word spreads that Donggang University does not respect Wang Hao, it may cause new public opinion issues.
"Sorry, it's Professor Wang Hao."
Chen Jianlin also corrected his title and continued, "On this project, Wang Hao is responsible for the calculations, and Professor Ma Wenjun is responsible for the data analysis. Our internal investigation, based on the initial experimental data, found that there was an error in the data submitted for analysis, and It was not a mistake, it was a series of miscalculations, and it was precisely because of this that the incident spread to the media and was reported."
"I remember that at that time, the school was forced to fire Professor Wang Hao under pressure."
Dean of Academic Affairs Huang Yichun nodded, "This is true. The data error was serious and it was reported in the media. That's why we held a meeting and decided to fire Professor Wang Hao."
Dong Jin looked at Ma Wenjun and said, "Professor Ma, please tell me."
Ma Wenjun stood up and said, "That's right. I'm in the Materials Laboratory and I'm mainly responsible for data analysis. To be more specific, it's data mining to draw conclusions to guide the experiment to continue. I need to work based on the submitted data."
"If there is something wrong with the data submitted, then my work will have no meaning at all."
"It took three months and I put in a lot of energy. When the data was said to be wrong, I felt very sad..."
Ma Wenjun made a simple statement.
After Chen Jianlin's explanation, the matter had nothing to do with him anymore. He needed to express the frustration of a 'normal experimental participant' about the wrong experimental data.
Next, several people who participated in the meeting that decided to dismiss Wang Hao talked about the situation at that time.
Dong Jin comprehensively considered everything and made a decision, "If that's the case, let's investigate."
"We will find the funder and invite experts from other schools to set up an investigation team to investigate the incident. At the laboratory, you must fully cooperate, and others must also cooperate with the investigation. This way, we can also provide an explanation to public opinion."
"There is no problem here in the laboratory."
"There is no problem with the academic affairs. We all make decisions based on the situation."
Others expressed their opinions.
After the meeting, a group of people left the academic building and happened to meet Pan Weiguo beside the flower bed.
Pan Weiguo glanced at the crowd and immediately noticed Huang Yichun, and subconsciously said, "Huang Yichun?"
"I bother!"
He pointed at Huang Yichun's nose and cursed, "The sinner of Donggang, a villain who looks like a dog!"
This curse pointed at the nose shocked several people around him. How much hatred and hatred must a professor in a university have to point at the nose of a dean of academic affairs and curse?
After Pan Weiguo finished scolding, he noticed Dong Jin walking in front. He felt a little panicked and immediately explained, "Principal Dong, I just don't like him, and it was he who decided to expel Wang Hao."
Dong Jin has a good temper. He will not argue with a professor, not to mention that the other person is scolding other people. He comforted, "We have just discussed this matter, and we will give it to other faculty and staff of the school and the society." Explain.”
"Okay, Principal Dong, I believe you!" Pan Weiguo gave Huang Yichun another hateful look before walking away quickly with his bag in hand.
Huang Yichun's face turned dark after being scolded, feeling like he was humiliated.
Dong Jin asked, "Who was that person just now?"
A director of the Publicity Department said, "I know Professor Pan Weiguo, who studies mathematics and has a bad temper. He was Professor Wang Hao's mentor when he was studying for his PhD."
Dong Jin nodded clearly, turned to Huang Yichun, and asked, "Why did he scold you?"
Huang Yichun pursed his lips for a long time before saying, "At that time... I was the one who announced Wang Hao's dismissal."
Dong Jin didn't say anything after hearing this, but turned around and muttered, "Sinner in Donggang? Sinner..."
He said and shook his head, feeling that the description was very appropriate.
If the decision is made to fire an ordinary faculty member, it is simply a trivial matter. However, the situation is different for the dismissed faculty members who have quickly achieved results in the research field and attracted worldwide attention. Their future can be said to be unlimited.
If he really gets Fields in the future, he will become the number one Fields player in the country and will definitely gain huge prestige and influence.
Donggang University could have a future Fields winner, but the school's administrators fired him.
When the other party achieves other results in the future and wins heavyweight awards, Donggang University will definitely be outed and ridiculed, right?
This will become a stain on Donggang University and the butt of ridicule!
The sinner of Donggang?
This description is not an exaggeration at all!
Huang Yichun noticed Dong Jin's reaction and knew that he must have left a very bad impression on the vice-principal. His political future was really difficult to predict.
However, he was more worried about another thing.
It's okay if no problem can be found in the materials laboratory. If it is found to have nothing to do with Wang Hao, he will definitely be implicated.
Just like a point of view said on the Internet, the leadership of a department made a wrong decision and caused losses to the department or the country, and they should bear certain responsibilities.
Under the pressure of boiling public opinion, he is likely to be punished, suspended, or even demoted?
Or, retire early?
Now I can only pray that the materials laboratory cannot find any problems.
…
soon.
Donggang University issued an official announcement, announcing the formation of an expert team to investigate the 'Super Compressive Alloy Materials' project in response to Wang Hao's reaction to the telephone interview.
The investigation team is composed of three external experts and personnel sent by the funding department. The investigation results will be announced as soon as possible.
As soon as this announcement came out, public opinion calmed down slightly.
Many people are waiting for the results of the investigation.
Wang Hao also noticed the announcement of Donggang University, which was related to his own reputation. He also looked forward to the conclusion of the investigation, but thinking about the old and cunning Ma Wenjun, he still felt that it was unlikely that anything would really be found in the investigation.
Nearly ten months have passed, and a year has passed since the so-called 'data error'.
Over such a long period of time, problems will become no problems.
He simply didn't think too much about it and just focused on his own affairs--
negotiation!
Specifically, he watched Su Yingxue negotiate with Penguin representatives from a distance, while he sat with Penguin's manager Zhu Zhen, drinking coffee, chatting and waiting for the result.
Su Yingxue was arguing with the Penguin representative, "You also know the meaning of this number. It can calculate the largest prime number in human history, with more than 100 million digits of prime numbers. You should know very well what this represents."
"When the time comes, media around the world will report on it. How valuable is this kind of publicity?"
"Moreover, this is an honor that will go down in history. If you are not sincere, we can cooperate with Abayun. I believe they will definitely be interested."
"Everyone knows that Penguin Group needs it more than Abayun..."
Zhu Zhen and Wang Hao were sitting in the hall more than 20 meters away and could clearly hear Su Yingxue's sonorous and powerful words.
Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "I thought he was a little girl at first, but I didn't expect it. Professor Wang Hao, you really found a master negotiator."
"I am fighting for my legitimate interests." Wang Hao said with a smile, "Cooperation is a win-win situation. You can't always say that you take advantage and make me suffer, right?"
"That's for sure. We hope to cooperate more in the future." Zhu Zhen nodded.
The negotiations were soon over.
In fact, it was just selling a number. Su Yingxue argued with the other party's representatives, presented facts and reasoned, and finally settled on a total cooperation fee of 18 million.
Wang Hao handed the numbers to Penguin Group. Penguin's computing center will use the numbers to verify the largest Mersenne prime number in human history and the first prime number to exceed 100 million digits. After the calculation is completed, a news announcement will be issued announcing that it will cooperate with Wang Hao to find The largest prime number in history.
Penguin Group paid 8 million for this and it belongs to Wang Hao personally.
In addition, an additional RMB 10 million will be provided for the Mason Number Science Laboratory in one year.
Penguin Group is definitely more inclined to sponsor laboratories, because sponsoring laboratories has the title of sponsor, and it can also be regarded as an investment in scientific research, and it is worth spending more money.
If the money is given to Wang Hao personally, it is purely out of pocket.
So for the latter one, they agreed without much thought. Being able to continue sponsoring the Mason Mathematical Science Laboratory also meant that they could continue to cooperate with Wang Hao on research and development in the future.
They have already tasted the sweetness of cooperation. Every scientific and technological achievement is related to Penguin Group. When put together, it can be seen that they have invested a lot in scientific research support.
This 'reputation' is very important to large companies.
After everything was settled, Zhu Zhen didn't stay to eat, and walked away lightly with a USB flash drive.
The USB flash drive only contains an encrypted number. It doesn't matter if it is lost. Wang Hao can dictate it directly.
The USB flash drive is just a symbol of cooperation.
…
Having negotiated a multi-million dollar cooperation is definitely something worth celebrating.
That night, Wang Hao and Su Yingxue had a feast to celebrate. They went to the most luxurious hotel in Xihai, ordered several expensive dishes, and opened a bottle of red wine worth several thousand yuan.
Wang Hao picked up the wine glass, pointed at Su Yingxue and said, "Manager Su, thank you very much for today. If I were to do it myself, it would be normal to ask for at least two or three million."
"At that time, I was thinking about cooperating with Penguin, and you were the first one that came to mind. Thank you very much. I'd like to toast you!"
Su Yingxue blinked her big eyes and pursed her lips into a smile, "Teacher Wang Hao, you are too polite. We have known each other for a long time. We can always be called 'friends', right? In the future, I may ask you for help with something." "
Wang Hao smiled and said, "Don't call me teacher, just call me by my name. It sounds weird."
"You're welcome then. When you call me, also use my name, right?"
Su Yingxue also picked up the wine glass and said, "Cheers to our friendship!"
"cheers!"
The young man and woman went to the hotel to have a big meal together, chatting and laughing happily, giving the atmosphere of a date. However, another person appeared at the door, which quickly completely ruined the atmosphere.
It's Xia Guobin.
When Xia Guobin walked in, he found that there were only Wang Hao and Su Yingxue. They were talking and drinking red wine, and they almost turned around and walked away.
When he was called in, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "You two young men are eating together, why are you calling me a bad old man?"
Su Yingxue glanced at Wang Hao, her face turned slightly red, but she quickly returned to normal and regained her generous temperament.
Wang Hao acted very indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter to me, it's Su Jing... Su Yingxue wants to call you."
Su Yingxue nodded and said, "I was thinking, last time in the laboratory, didn't you say you had something to ask Wang Hao, but you were too embarrassed to ask? Taking advantage of this opportunity, I will shamelessly act as a middleman."
Wang Hao was also puzzled after hearing this.
Xia Guobin and he were already familiar with each other. If anything happened, just come to him directly. Why were you so embarrassed to speak?
Could it be... borrowing money?
Wang Hao thought and subconsciously clenched his fists, thinking that the other party would borrow tens of thousands of yuan, so he would borrow it. If it was tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands at the beginning, what reason should he use to refuse?
"Manager Su, thank you so much."
Xia Guobin nodded towards Su Yingxue, sat down and still hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said, "Wang Hao, it's like this. I have an old friend who is doing research on metal materials, and he has a big project in his hands. There has been no progress for a long time and the main problem lies in the data.”
"As you all know, materials science research, to put it bluntly, often depends on luck. Maybe the ratio of a certain element or the addition of a process may yield results."
"But many times, no matter how scientific the work is, it is difficult to produce results. The main problems are manufacturing technology limitations and experimental data issues."
"Most of the time, experimental data is meaningless. Even if it fails this time, it is difficult to accumulate failure experience, because this failure and the next failure may not even have anything in common."
"He asked me about the microsphere project, and then I mentioned you. He also wanted to ask you to help with some data analysis. The fee is easy to negotiate."
Xia Guobin finished the matter in one breath.
Wang Hao was a little confused and said, "Why don't you just tell me about this kind of thing?"
Xia Guobin shook his head with a wry smile. He took out his mobile phone, found a picture, handed it to Wang Hao and said, "If you look at it yourself, you will understand why it is difficult for me to speak."
Wang Hao took the phone in confusion and saw that the picture showed a screenshot of the project introduction, and the project name at the top was simply written in seven typings--
Super pressure resistant alloy material.
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