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Chapter 240: Borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha? Thesis appears! (4k)

"Isn't this busy?"

Xu Qingshan lied with open eyes.

"That's true. We're going to be busy at the beginning of the school year."

Wei Xing said cheerfully.

"The main thing is, brother, you see, the senior high school students have started school, and our new fifth grade should be online soon. Do you have time recently? If you have time, would you like to give some speeches and participate in some activities?"

This was exactly what Wei Xing was thinking.

After all, although there have been a lot of things going on recently, the popularity of Xu Qingshan, the only top scorer in the country with full marks, has not dissipated yet.

In particular, teachers from Longjiang Experimental School were also interviewed and mentioned that Xu Qingshan made a comeback through hard work in his senior year of high school. Now, high schools across the country are desperately using Xu Qingshan as a role model to motivate students when the new senior year begins.

If we only talk about the group of high school students, Xu Qingshan is very popular.

How popular is it?

Whenever there is a composition topic with themes such as "struggle", "counterattack", or "inspiration", Xu Qingshan will always be mentioned among the characters and stories used.

Wei Xing was naturally jealous of this enthusiasm.

"Forget it, Brother Wei."

Xu Qingshan refused.

"I'm too busy with my studies, and my main career in the future will be more research-oriented. This path is not suitable for me now."

He didn't make any excuses, but told Wei Xing the answer directly.

"Well, that's fine. Then let's find a time to have dinner together?"

"That's definitely no problem. Then let's go to Donglaishun? My brothers can have a sip."

Xu Qingshan was more confident at this time, and naturally had more control when talking to Wei Xing.

"No problem, let's make an appointment then."

The two of them clicked until the end.

But speaking of this, Xu Qingshan was a little curious.

I have received a reply to the email regarding the inclusion in the "Annals of Mathematics", but why does the school seem to have done nothing at all?
They gave themselves the highest remuneration, but they don't even use this achievement to their advantage?
How strange.

Just as I was thinking about it, You Jianlong, who had just hung up the phone, called again.

"What's wrong? Aren't we going to talk?"

"boss"

"Ok?"

Xu Qingshan could hear that You Jianlong was speaking hesitantly.

“I just finished talking.”

Xu Qingshan was stunned.

"Are you done talking?"

"I wanted to bargain for it, so I asked for 700 million euros, and they agreed right away, saying they would come to us to sign the contract in the evening. Boss, do you think I asked for too little?"

You Jianlong's voice was a little trembling.

He was just thinking about raising the price, but he didn't expect that the other party would agree to the 2000 million RMB offer without even considering it.

Anyone would find this weird and confusing, right?
"No? What is the background of this company that came to us?"

Xu Qingshan raised his eyebrows.

I've seen arrogant people, but I've never seen anyone as arrogant as this one.

"I heard it's a subsidiary of NBC Universal, called Illumination Entertainment. When they came to communicate, they specifically emphasized that their boss came from 20th Century Fox Animation, and his name is Chris Lee."

"Lee without balls?"

Xu Qingshan had a strange expression on his face. He was sure that he had not heard wrongly. You Jianlong did say that.

"This is how European and American people name things. That's how the translator translated it."

You Jianlong didn't understand either.

This business contact had a strange smell from beginning to end.

Xu Qingshan felt that the name was very familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he found this fleeting piece of information in the corner of his memory.

This animation company is the one that created "Despicable Me".

The name that the public is more familiar with should be Minions with big cute eyes.

Xu Qingshan didn't particularly understand the specific content, so he asked again.

"Has this company produced any other works before? Or is there any currently being produced?"

"No, I heard that they were very sincere when they were talking. They bought Fruit Ninja this time because they wanted it to be their first animated film. It seems that they got inspiration when they were playing Fruit Ninja and have already designed a preliminary animation image."

"It's just that they require that the copyrights of animation, film, television, and derivative peripherals must be bought out, and it's global."

Xu Qingshan was thinking.

This should be considered a coincidence, right?
If it were their company, they might be able to develop the IP of "Fruit Ninja".

Xu Qingshan knew that his attainments in the field of entertainment were definitely not as good as those of professionals, and even the brains he gained after his rebirth might not be useful.

That thing requires imagination and creativity, as well as sufficient aesthetic sense.

Xu Qingshan's understanding and learning abilities are more based on deducing and extending existing conditions.

Just like when he is solving a problem, he often needs an idea that may not be very relevant from others.

However, he also believed that it was simply because he was not strong enough.

Because some people say that the end of aesthetics is mathematics.

Italian mathematician Fibonacci observed the Fibonacci sequence, also known as the "golden ratio sequence," from the petals of flowers and plants. In art, the perfect height ratio is "seven heads." Seurat's pointillism in Impressionist works is a pixel-level painting method that follows a regular pattern.

In today's architecture and design circles, parametric design is often mentioned. Through digital technology, various parts of architectural design are converted into variables of a function, and different solutions are obtained by changing parameters.

Just like Leonardo da Vinci had extremely high attainments in mathematical geometry, mechanical design and fine arts.

Xu Qingshan feels that he still has room for improvement.

But at the moment, this matter is not important, because Xu Qingshan keenly captured one point.

"You said our Fruit Ninja will be their first animated film?"

"Yes, their negotiating representative said so."

"Okay, sell it to them, and tell them to keep in touch in the future. We have a lot of IP here."

Xu Qingshan agreed immediately.

But people sit down, turn on their computers and start working.

"Okay, Boss, what about after that?"

"Fruit Ninja will continue to operate for at least several more years, and it is far from reaching its ceiling now."

While opening CAD, Xu Qingshan continued talking to You Jianlong.

"But you won't need that many people for subsequent operations. After you reserve enough people for the two games, free up the work for others and start preparing for new projects."

"New project? Didn't the boss say we were going to make a parkour game?"

"Yes, it's a parkour game, but let's make this new one first."

Xu Qingshan put his mobile phone aside and started operating the computer with his hands.

Compared with other art drawing software, Xu Qingshan still feels that CAD is the most convenient for him to use. It is easy to learn and draw, and it may lack a little aesthetic feeling at most, but all he wants is to make a first prototype. Why should he be so particular about it? Just do whatever is convenient.

It didn't take him much time to recreate the Minions Run parkour game he had played in his previous life.

The gameplay is simple, and there is almost no difference between it and Temple Run and Subway Surfers.

Players only need to drag the screen with their fingers to control the Minions to jump left and right and roll up and down.

The gold coins in the other two games were replaced by bananas by Xu Qingshan. Bananas can be used to buy props. In the levels, other minions will appear. Players can choose to directly knock other minions away to get high scores. In the face of the game design with known results, this design idea is very simple.

But in 2009, no one was doing it.

After all, smartphones have only just become popular.

"okay."

You Jianlong agreed obediently.

After all, he is the boss and can play however he likes.

And
The success of "Fruit Ninja" has also proved that the boss is right. They, as game makers, only need to make the game, but the boss has a lot to consider.

"Okay, that's it. I'll send the file to you via QQ when the time comes."

After Xu Qingshan finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Overall, things seem to be going well on Ludao Island, and it won't take long for me to have enough funds to do something new in Beijing.

He wanted to produce the Minions in advance, which could actually be considered as borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha. He produced something that Illumination Entertainment would produce later in advance and then sold it to them to make.

I have to say, pure
But it’s not a big problem, Universal has plenty of money.

After finding out that the big boss behind the other party was Universal, Xu Qingshan understood that a few million euros might really not be a big deal in the eyes of the other party.

In this era, the Chinese market had not yet expanded to the exaggerated extent it did later.

And because of the global popularity of Iron Man in 08, IP-adapted film and television works based on games, animation and comics have already ushered in the first wave of commercial boom, with prices getting higher and higher.

At this time, there has not yet been a real IP craze in China, but foreign countries have already spent a lot of money to purchase IP.

"Clap."

While Xu Qingshan was still using CAD to try to draw a Minion that was more like the real thing, the door of the room was opened.

Jiang Huanxi came in from outside carrying a breakfast bag, put her things down and said to Xu Qingshan.

"Why are you up so early? Isn't today the weekend?"

"Get up and take care of some work on Lu Island."

Xu Qingshan took the breakfast and slowly ate the bun while working. Jiang Huanxi didn't make any noise, but sat next to him, took out his textbooks and started studying on his own.

But before Xu Qingshan finished drawing the picture, another call came.

"what is it today?"

Xu Qingshan muttered in confusion.

Normally, she didn't contact him so frequently. Jiang Huanxi glanced at him from the side with a smile on her face.

"Hello? Lao Chen, what's going on?"

"To the lecture hall? Now?"

Xu Qingshan was stunned for a moment.

"Text message? I didn't see it. I didn't pay attention last night. OK, I'll go over now."

After saying a few words, Xu Qingshan hung up the phone.

"Did they ask you to go to the lecture hall to attend a meeting to receive your paper bonus?"

Jiang Huanxi asked from the side.

She had a smile on her face, and her pure and lovely face had become more gentle and playful at some point.

"Hmm. Huh? How did you know?"

"On my way here, I saw several banners hanging on the campus road. They said, Celebrating our student Xu Qingshan's important research results published in the Annals of Mathematics. Today, the paper bonus and commendation will be presented in the lecture hall."

Jiang Huanxi showed her calligraphy to Xu Qingshan, her little face full of pride.

"Banner was hung up on balloon poles at the East Gate. I saw reporters taking pictures on the roadside."

"Then why didn't you tell me when you came in just now?"

Xu Qingshan smiled and rubbed Jiang Huanxi's little head.

"That's because you're busy."

A hint of cunning flashed across Jiang Huanxi's deer eyes.

"Let's go and see what the Mathematics Department has come up with after holding back for so long."

Xu Qingshan opened the closet and picked out a piece of clothing that looked a little more formal to put on, while Jiang Huanxi just sat there admiring him.

"What? Aren't you going to change?"

"No."

In response to Xu Qingshan's question, Jiang Huanxi shook his head.

"That's your moment of honor. You know my personality. I don't like that kind of stage that much."

Jiang Huanxi smiled obediently.

"I am more suitable to be your shadow and applaud you from the audience."

"you"

Xu Qingshan wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth he was speechless.

"Let's go."

Jiang Huanxi did not make Xu Qingshan feel embarrassed, but took the initiative to step forward, took his hand, and opened the door.

Wait until they get to the lecture hall.

Many people had already taken their seats in the lecture hall. Chen Dayue, who was waiting at the door, saw Xu Qingshan and Jiang Huanxi who had arrived late, and hurriedly greeted them.

"The process was quite tight this time, but luckily I was able to apply before the deadline. You just need to talk briefly."

Chen Dayue and Xu Qingshan greeted them.

"Huanxi."

"I'll find a seat in the lecture hall and wait for you. Don't worry about me. Just do your best~"

Jiang Huanxi was about to enter the lecture hall when Chen Dayue stopped him.

"Xiao Jiang, your seat is in the second row, behind the leader. There is a special seat reserved for you. You don't need to find another seat. Several of your senior sisters from the School of Mathematics are also there. You can communicate with them."

Chen Dayue was thoughtful and even arranged this.

Xu Qingshan then nodded and listened to Chen Dayue's introduction of the upcoming procedures.

Not complicated.

This was an impromptu meeting for the prize award ceremony, and it attracted quite a few people, not all of whom were from the School of Mathematics.

However, it was hosted by Tian Gang himself, and there were also several middle-aged men whom Xu Qingshan had never seen before, who did not look like professors.

“I believe that students from the School of Mathematics and other colleges should all be aware of the value of the Annals of Mathematics.”

"Let alone others, as an academician of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, I also want to have an independent paper published in the Annals of Mathematics."

"Basically, with a paper published in one of the four top journals, such as Annals of Mathematics, as a background, you can easily apply for a professor or associate professor position at any major university in China."

“It’s very gratifying and exciting.”

"This year, our Peking University student Xu Qingshan successfully published an independent first-author paper in the Annals of Mathematics during his undergraduate studies."

Tian Gang stood on the stage with a microphone in his hand, looking as happy as if he had won an award.

Xu Qingshan was still waiting behind the stage to make his debut.

"Let's not waste time talking about the bonus first."

"According to the bonus standard for papers in the first category of English and the first zone of SCI, Peking University will award 4 yuan, the Beijing Mathematics Center will award 4 yuan, and the School of Mathematics will award 2 yuan, for a total of 10 yuan."

"In order to encourage scientific research innovation and produce high-level academic achievements with global influence, the 2003 2009th Beijing University Dongsheng Scientific Paper Award, which was established in 100, will also be awarded to Xu Qingshan. We will also take out 40 yuan of this year's 50 million yuan prize money, % of which will be used as a personal reward, and the rest will be reserved for Xu Qingshan's future research funds as an encouragement."

“I hope that all students and professors can, like Xu Qingshan, actively carry out scientific research and scientific innovation, publish high-level papers in top international journals, and enhance the influence of Kyoto University in the international academic community. Today, when Kyoto University has just stepped into the threshold of a world-class university, we should work hard to make Kyoto University join the ranks of the world’s top universities as soon as possible!”

(End of this chapter)