Super God-Level Top Student-Chapter 425 - 204: Public Thesis Topic_2

"Previously I had a student who also got into his team through some clever tricks, initially managed to help organize some materials, and even bagged second authorship on two papers. But ever since Qiao Ze started working on things he couldn’t grasp, he was kicked out too. Rather than ending up with an internal mess later on, it’s better to think of an alternative solution in advance."

Xu Dajiang said offhandedly.

He didn’t even need to ask to know that Qiao Ze definitely wouldn’t agree to such arrangements.

It’s not that there aren’t people in Qiao Ze’s research group who are just getting by, much like his own students. But even when Liu Chenfeng was getting by doing the bare minimum, he still had the right attitude. What if a rich second generation were to loaf around the research group like it’s nobility? Who takes the blame when conflicts arise?

With Qiao Ze’s outspoken nature, such an eventuality was practically guaranteed to happen.

At the report meetings, he even dared to call the academic big shots sitting in the front row "idiots," let alone in his research group.

He had heard Yu Chenggong mention the term "intelligence pollution." When conflicts escalated, wouldn’t the department and him, Xu Dajiang, be caught uncomfortably in the middle?

Smart people don’t wait for problems to occur before they look for solutions; they nip any potential trouble in the bud.

A wise strategist has no need for dramatic achievements.

"Then why don’t you help me think of a solution?"

"This... Ah, right, Princeton has already started their research, haven’t they? And it seems they are even ahead. You could exchange ideas with them before the exam. With all the resources at your disposal, maybe you could run some training programs first.

Qiao Ze mentioned the questions he sets would be roughly at the same level of difficulty as Princeton’s public specialized question bank. As long as they’re able to solve the problems through their own capabilities, it at least shows that they can conduct basic mathematics research without issue, and Qiao Ze would have nothing more to say."

With just one sentence, Xu Dajiang silenced the person across from him.

It must be said, compared to other administrative leaders lurking in universities, Xu Dajiang had indeed come up with quite a number of tricky ideas lately.

Of course, it could also be that Xu had been getting a bit too carried away recently.

At the end of last year, when the academic evaluation team from Capital came, he was the one to entertain them throughout, and their comments on Xilin University of Technology’s quality of math teaching were uncharacteristically gentle.

So even if he came up with some dodgy ideas, the other party was likely to tolerate them.

However, Xu Dajiang didn’t find his suggestion particularly excessive.

It is well known that academic resources are abundant in Capital and Linhai, and with sufficient funds, it wouldn’t be impossible to invite those academic bigwigs for a series of specialized lectures. Think of it as extra tutoring, which is quite reasonable.

It’s just like intending to open a Sichuan restaurant in Huaxia but insisting on poaching a foreign Michelin three-star chef from the West.

So after a long silence, the person on the other end said, "I’m going to Xilin with Academician Zhou this Wednesday, can you arrange a meeting with Qiao Ze for me? There won’t be a problem, right?"

"No problem at all, but… just make sure you don’t botch the talks. Qiao Ze... this kid... "

"Understood, let’s leave it at that."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Dajiang heaved a heavy sigh, but a second later, he started to laugh.

To think of involving those big shots in the Department of Mathematics and Physics in dealing with this matter, he had to admit, it was quite amusing.

Finally, someone could truly empathize with his difficult situation.

Catering to a lord who could easily see through everything and disdained pretense, it really wasn’t as simple as one might think, right?

...

Qiao Ze and Su Mucheng had already left the three-story building.

Lil’ Su hummed a tune with a bounce in her step, walking in front of Qiao Ze.

Perhaps because their families had finally met, deepening their relationship further, Su’s mood had been particularly good lately. Especially after the start of the semester, the once-quiet campus brimmed with life again, an added joy for her.

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If that were coupled with Qiao Ze’s surging influence, Su Mucheng felt this world was too wonderful, almost without regrets.

"Qiao, why don’t we add a set of speakers for Dou Dou? You don’t let it talk nonsense when you’re working, but if Dou Dou could greet us in the morning when we come in and say goodbye when we leave, it’d be more fun. It’s like having an additional person around."

"Sure," Qiao Ze nodded in agreement.

That was easy, given that Dou Dou already had the capability to output sound.

"So, what kind of voice do you think is best? Male or female?"

"A child’s voice."

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"Eh? How did I not think of that? You really got it, Qiao."

Qiao Ze smiled wryly; compared to other people’s ponderings and praises, this seemingly illogical compliment felt indescribable to him...

"By the way, Qiao, what did Dean Xu want from you today?"

"To set up a new algebra research group."

"For the new algebra you use to calculate the Yang-Mills Equations?"

"Yes."

"He asked you to be the group leader?"

"Deputy leader."

"Wait, why should you be the deputy leader?"

"Because there’s real work to be done."

"What do you mean? The leader doesn’t have to do anything? That’s so annoying!"

"Actually, it’s quite reasonable; the deputy leader does the work, and if things go wrong, the leader takes the blame."

"Huh? Is that how it works? Qiao, you know too much, don’t you?"

"As a kid, that’s how they showed it on the TV dramas my mom watched."

"Huh? That focus..."

"Hmm? Is there a problem?"

"No, not at all, it’s normal, right? Watching TV dramas is about learning a bit of knowledge that might come in handy someday. Like me, I like the Sherlock Holmes series for the same reason."

"Don’t consider committing crimes or anything dangerous," Qiao Ze sternly advised.

"Got it!" Su Mucheng smiled sweetly.

...

Under the night sky, the two continued their intermittent conversation.