"Today I finally meet you in person. I am really proud that our country can cultivate such outstanding talents."
In the office of the Natural Science Foundation of China, Li Tingbo immediately became extremely enthusiastic when he saw Xu Yun. Although the two met offline for the first time, they seemed to be meeting juniors who had known each other for many years.
"Please take a seat."
He quickly asked Xu Yun to sit down and shouted to the secretary in the office.
"Xiao Wang."
"Go get the nice tea I left."
"Okay, director." Secretary Wang Jian, who looked very polite wearing glasses, nodded and replied.
Xu Yun knew that the middle-aged man in front of him, about fifty years old, was the director of the Natural Science Foundation Office, who was mainly responsible for approving funds for outstanding youth projects.
Whether his military exoskeleton armor project can be approved or not depends entirely on the attitude of the other party.
Although the other party was very enthusiastic at the moment, he still remained humble when answering.
"As a scientific researcher, this is what students should do, not to mention that this time I was given the honor of being an outstanding student."
"You deserve this." When Li Tingbo heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter. He subconsciously raised his hand and corrected: "Not to mention your achievements in mathematics, just the plastic fluorocarbon polymer coating you developed This layer of materials has greatly improved our military industrial strength."
"I haven't seen an outstanding young person like you in a long time. I believe that there will be great achievements in the future."
While the two were talking, Wang Jian came over with the brewed tea and offered it to Xu Yun.
"Come and have tea with Xu Jieqing."
"Thank you, Secretary Wang." Xu Yun stood up, took the tea and thanked him.
"Speaking of which, this tea was given by Academician Sun of Peking University. Even if the quantity is too small, I would not even take it out."
"Then I'm in a good mood today." Xu Yun said with a smile after hearing Li Tingbo's words.
Then he put it to his mouth and tasted it briefly.
"It's really good."
Although he usually drinks tea when he is at the Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, he does not do much research.
I can't say anything more elegant.
After putting down the cup, he took the initiative to bring the topic down to business. He took out the project materials from his bag and said, "This is the new project material that I will be researching next. Director Li, please take a look at it." After that, he stood up again. He stood up and handed over his hands.
Li Tingbo obviously knew Xu Yun's intention. He reached out to take it and looked through it carefully.
After about a few minutes, he raised his eyes, his eyes filled with admiration.
"Others choose areas that they are good at in their projects, but you specifically look for technologies that are currently lagging behind. As expected, as Lao Sun said, you are a talented person who works hard and likes to challenge difficulties."
"Powered military exoskeleton armor is indeed our weak point, but are you sure you can do it alone?"
Hearing Li Tingbo's words, Xu Yun didn't know that Sun Zhenghong must have told his story.
So there is no need to talk about it now, just talk about what is important.
"I have confidence."
"According to my plan for this project, the test machine can be produced in half a year at most."
"Well."
"Since Lao Sun believes in you and I am willing to believe in you, you can rest assured about the project funding. I will handle the expert review and let you rest assured and wait for the news."
Li Tingbo was very decisive in this matter and made the decision immediately.
This made Xu Yun relieved, at least there was no situation where he was forced to fill the project.
Next, Li Tingbo asked Xu Yun to stay in the office while he took Wang Jian to hold a review meeting.
Originally, according to regulations, the review of projects for outstanding young people was concentrated, but now it can be regarded as a special matter for Xu Yun.
In the past twenty minutes or so, Li Tingbo sat in the conference room with several expert judges.
"The shaping fluorocarbon polymer coating material previously developed by Xu Yun is of very high value and has now entered the stage of large-scale process synthesis and has been applied to military industry and vehicles. This time his powered military exoskeleton armor project, It also has high strategic value."
"Our foundation should give full support to this project in all aspects."
As Li Tingbo's words fell in the conference room, several other expert judges immediately started discussing.
Naturally, everyone has witnessed Xu Yun's level and achievements and has no doubts.
No matter from any aspect, projects and national funds should be allocated to support research.
But after reading the project information, some people couldn't help but put forward different opinions.
"Research on powered military exoskeleton armor fills a gap for us and should be supported, but it is too childish to have him as the only member of the project."
"If you don't get research results, then the funding will be lost."
The matter of the project members was brought to the table, and soon another person seemed to be open to chatting and echoed.
"I think the project can be passed, but some scholars in related fields should be arranged to join the project to ensure that the project can produce results and avoid the wastage of funds that Professor Ye is worried about."
Li Tingbo seemed to have expected this situation for a long time, and his face remained calm about it.
He just turned his attention to the two experts who raised questions.
"Professor Ye and Professor Kong, who can guarantee that all the funds allocated since the establishment of our foundation will achieve technological results?"
“It’s normal for projects to fail.”
"Teamwork is important, but Xu Yun's talent is an exception."
"Don't forget the circumstances under which the plastic fluorocarbon polymer coating material was developed."
After saying these words, the two people looked unnatural and fell into silence, and then threw out another bomb.
"Also, Xu Yun's planning for this project only lasts for half a year, which means that we will be able to accept the results in half a year."
If everyone felt something was wrong just now, then after hearing these words, they were only shocked.
"Half a year?"
"Could it be that the practical value of this exoskeleton is not high?"
"It will only take half a year for him to take charge of the project by himself?"
Under normal circumstances, the time cycle of outstanding youth projects is four years. Those who dare to say that results can be achieved within half a year must be very confident in the project.
But this often occurs in the fields you are good at, or where you have already made corresponding progress.
But even though Xu Yun has put aside his achievements in the field of mathematics, this is also the first time he has conducted research on exoskeletons.
No matter how you look at it, this kind of commitment makes people feel overconfident.
It will undoubtedly be a very embarrassing thing if there is no results to be produced by then.
However, since the words have already been said, the two experts, Ye Shiqiang and Kong Changlin, naturally have nothing to say.
After all, Xu Yun is the youngest outstanding person in history who deserves the honor, and he will most likely become an academician in the future. If his project is rejected, it is unlikely to have a negative impact.
The meeting went very smoothly in the following time, and the project was successfully passed under Li Tingbo's decision.
The funding for outstanding youth is NT$4 million.
Li Tingbo naturally informed Xu Yun of this result immediately.
…
"It's really troublesome, Director Li. I will seize the time to officially start research on this project when I get back."
Xu Yun knew that the funding for outstanding students was usually around one million, so it was not a small amount for him to be approved for four million. What's more, these funds are for his own use, which is more than enough to make just one sample.
Besides, for things like LiDAR coating material batteries, you can just pick them up directly without paying any money.
"Fuck you well, I'll keep an eye on you."
Li Tingbo patted Xu Yun on the shoulder and said something encouraging, his eyes full of expectations.
As Xu Yun said, since the project was successfully resolved, he naturally wanted to invest in research as soon as possible.
After all, he had been thinking about the drawings in his mind for a long time.
Therefore, he did not choose to stay for dinner and took the nearest high-speed train back to Jingzhou City.
What he didn't know was that after he completely left the office, he saw secretary Wang Jian walking towards Li Tingbo, with a slightly worried look on his face.
"Does the director really have that much confidence in him?"
He asked tentatively, and when he saw that Li Tingbo didn't speak immediately, he continued.
"If he fails to pass the results acceptance after half a year, I'm afraid it will have a big impact on you."
In a sense, Li Tingbo was vouching for Xu Yun, which allowed the project to pass with only one member.
If the research on powered military exoskeleton armor is successful in half a year, everyone will undoubtedly be happy.
But if the project fails, then he will most likely need to explain the loss of funds, and even if it is not guaranteed, someone will take advantage of it.
As a secretary, it is normal for Wang Jian to raise concerns in this regard.
However, Li Tingbo seemed very calm. He paused for a few seconds before turning around and answering with a smile.
“Shouldn’t we trust and unconditionally support our own outstanding talents?”
His trust in Xu Yun did not entirely come from his old friend Sun Zhenghong. He had learned about it in detail during the previous selection of outstanding students, and knew that Xu Yun's success every time, from solving the world's mathematical problems to the recent all-solid-state battery technology, was A miracle that is unimaginable to others.
The most important thing is that the other party never does anything that he is not sure about, and all the promises he makes will be fulfilled.
So in a way, he is looking forward to the results in half a year.
"I'm looking forward to what kind of surprise you will give us."
He murmured secretly in his heart, and then returned to his office and continued to deal with things as usual.
Seeing this, Wang Jian naturally wouldn't say anything more. At the moment, he could only rely on Xu Yun to succeed.
It is conceivable that with today's incident, there will definitely be many experts involved in the acceptance of the results. If Xu Yun's powered military exoskeleton armor is not of high practical value, it may be difficult to pass the final acceptance.
…
"This guy is actually trying to get married by marrying his son, but it just so happens that we can take this opportunity to meet everyone."
On the high-speed train, Xu Yun saw the message sent by Li Hui on his mobile phone. He couldn't control the expression on his face and muttered softly.
He originally thought that he and Chen Shihe's wedding would be ahead of the wedding, but he didn't expect to be rushed ahead by Li Hui.
When chatting on social media before, Li Hui also said that he did not want to get married too early in the next few years. However, he did not expect that love crystallization would occur because the protective measures were not taken properly.
In this case, the parents of both parties must be urging them to get married. After all, their relationship is relatively stable.
So we finally decided to get married at the end of this month, which seemed a little hasty.
As a good friend from high school, he would definitely take Chen Shihe to attend the congratulations.
And thinking that there will be many high school classmates coming by then, it would be appropriate to relax before the outstanding youth project.
After replying to the message saying that he would be there on time, he put away his phone and closed his eyes to rest.
Soon we returned to Jingzhou City in the afternoon.
It is worth mentioning that he did not go directly home, but went to the principal's office as requested.
"Hello, principal."
"Hello fellow academicians."
After knocking on the door and receiving a response, Xu Yun pushed the door open and went in. Xu Yun was first stunned by the several figures that appeared in his field of vision. He quickly came to his senses before saying hello.
Looking at the office, in addition to the principal Wu Zhongping, there are also people such as Xu Chongxing from the School of Science and Technology, Qin Xiang, School of New Physics, Tian Xusheng from the School of Engineering, and Sun Zhenghong from the School of Materials Engineering. It can definitely be called a proper gathering of big guys.
Xu Yun didn't think much about it, thinking that they should be discussing school-related matters.
After saying hello, he stopped in front of Wu Zhongping's desk and took the initiative to ask.
"Did you come to me with something to arrange?"
Wu Zhongping had a smile on his face. He did not answer the question immediately. Instead, he picked up a document from the side and put it on the table.
Then go on.
"It's true that the school has something to do, but it's a good thing."
"Good thing?"
"After research, the school has decided to hire you directly as a second-level full professor. This is the relevant contract." Wu Zhongping answered aloud under Xu Yun's doubts, without concealing the joy on his face.
And this sentence also shocked Xu Yun. He didn't expect it to unfold in this way.
"Professor?"
A question mark couldn't help but appear in my mind.
It was not surprising that he stayed at the Institute of Advanced Mathematics at Kyongshu University as a professor. This was something that had been decided for a long time.
But to directly have the title of second-level full professor is indeed quite unexpected.
You must know that under normal circumstances, after becoming an associate professor, you need about four years of experience before you can apply for the title of full professor, and it is basically impossible to enter the second level.
After all, the second-level full professor is equivalent to Tang Yanshan, and the higher level is academician.
Wu Zhongping watched Xu Yun's expression, and he could naturally tell what Xu Yun was thinking at this time.
So he explained with a smile: "Although your second-level full professor title does not comply with the process, you are qualified based on your strength and achievements. This is also the common opinion of everyone."
"You are now the youngest second-level full professor in the country." Qin Xiangxin echoed next to him.
Xu Yun knew that the school wanted to keep him, but thinking of the other associate professors in the school, he still asked more questions.
"Will this cause objections to other professors in the school?"
"Do not worry."
"Your level is obvious to all. Your achievements in mathematics alone have surpassed those of academicians. Who would have any opinion on a full professor?" Wu Zhongping spoke again to directly dispel Xu Yun's concerns.
Now that the words have come to this point, Xu Yun will definitely not have any more problems.
Immediately signed the document.
Almost as soon as he signed his name, his consciousness moved slightly and the light screen panel appeared in front of him, and he immediately discovered that the professional title column that had been blank for many years finally had new changes.
——
Host: Xu Yun
Education: PhD
Professional title: Professor (Level 2)
Reward: Ability-Abstract Thinking, Ability-Number Calculation…
Points: 80
Task: Classroom Master (Completed)
Just as he was immersed in this professional title and secretly delighted, a sudden shout in his ears brought him back to his senses.
"Professor Xu."
"How did you go to the Imperial City Outstanding Youth Project this time?"
Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw that the speaker was Sun Zhenghong from the School of Materials Engineering. He quickly raised his hand and answered.
"Academician Sun, please call me Xiao Xu. This trip to Imperial City went very smoothly with the help of Director Li."
“We can officially start once the project site is confirmed.”
Although the size of the military exoskeleton armor is similar to that of humans, since it is to be designed as an automated modular robot, the site must be wide and tall enough.
Coupled with the confidential nature of the military industry, it is indeed necessary to select carefully and not be careless.
"You are also a professor at Beijing University now, so you should be called that. As for the project, if you need my help, just ask." Sun Zhenghong showed his attitude with a smile on his face.
"Then thank you Academician Sun first." Xu Yun replied.
Wu Zhongping, Qin Xiangxintian Xusheng, Xu Chongxing and others present did not ask too much because they did not know much about the project situation. After all, some projects required signing of confidentiality clauses.
In this way, after Xu Yun left school as a professor, he returned home to share this joy.
He also talked to Chen Shihe about going to Pingzhou City at the end of the month to attend Li Hui's wedding.
Jingzhou University has added a new full professor, and the relevant resume and scientific research results information must be made public. So the next day, all the teachers and students of the school discovered that Xu Yun had become a professor and was affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Mathematics.
And as Wu Zhongping said, after this incident spread, everyone discussed it, but no one questioned it.
It can only be said that Xu Yun solved two world-wide mathematical problems, proposed the theory of topological group theory to open up the palace of number theory, won three authoritative awards in mathematics, and contributed to the technological breakthrough of domestic solid-state lidar. It can be said that his achievements are higher than those of other senior full professors. More professor.
This can only be described in four words.
Deserved.
In the following days, in addition to becoming a frequently discussed topic in the college group, I also received a wave of congratulations from the outside world.
"I will call you Professor Xu from now on. He is indeed my idol in life."
"Who knows when Professor Xu will lead graduate students? I really want to be admitted to Professor Xu's graduate school."
"Looking at him, he is also the youngest full professor in the country. I feel that no one will be able to break this record in the future."
"I just want to listen to Professor Xu's class. I heard that his class can make complex knowledge easier to understand."
"Others became professors in their twenties, but I continued to enter the field in my thirties regardless of the risks."
…
In response to everyone's congratulations, Xu Yun just logged into his account and posted a message. After all, becoming a professor means he has greater responsibilities, and he really doesn't have much free time to surf the Internet.
Just when he was thinking about a suitable project venue, he suddenly received an invitation from conductor Yu Hongda.
It was learned that they were preparing to conduct actual combat tests on armored tanks using shaped fluorocarbon polymer coating materials, and decided to officially announce the results to the outside world to demonstrate their strength.
(End of chapter)
