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Chapter 168 Rights and responsibilities are relative!

It turns out that once you have the right tools and the issue of who will do the work is resolved, progress will be fast.

Of course, this also depends on choosing the right person. Many people like to complain that there are no opportunities in a dull life, but in fact, everyone has one or two opportunities in their lifetime.

It’s just that some people seized it, while others didn’t, and successfully squandered the fleeting opportunity.

Of course, this statement may not be consistent with the perception of many people. Because successful people are always a minority. No matter what industry, there are always only a few people at the top of the pyramid.

In fact, this is also easy to understand.

Very few people can achieve success in their lives through just one opportunity. Those who seize an opportunity simply make their lives better than those who don't.

Successful people can turn one opportunity into countless opportunities, and they can seize each opportunity and gradually move towards success. Obviously, ability is a very important factor in this.

For example, a hopeless person like A Dou is very troublesome.

Fortunately, facts have proved that Yanbei University's selection mechanism is still relatively effective. Especially those who dare to recommend themselves are really not useless people who know nothing.

The consulting project at Huairou Institute went smoothly. And Zhang Xiao seemed to know the laboratory environment better than Qiao Yu. Specifically, she would actively screen out some obviously invalid data.

This also made her data processing more efficient than Senior Brother Chen. Fortunately, Professor Zhang Zuolin had already solved the most difficult problem. With a research direction already in place, the data needed was more targeted and naturally simpler.

So from Qiao Yu's perspective, Zhang Xiao undoubtedly seized the opportunity that belonged to her.

In fact, to be honest, Qiao Yu certainly has some morals, but probably not too much. If necessary, he would not even mind lowering his already low moral standards.

Of course, there is nothing we can do about it. In fact, there are not many people who can maintain a high moral standard and make money without any capital.

For a child who is determined to take on the responsibilities of a man, there are not many options available. If he adheres too closely to the so-called high moral code, it will probably be difficult for him to survive.

But if it is to provide paid services, Qiao Yu has always been very sure of this. That is, Zhang Xiao appeared. If there is no such person, then he will choose to work harder himself.

Just like what he said to the good guy before, it is not easy to make money. Relatively speaking, he can make money by using his brain, which is better than at least 80% of the people in the country.

The project went smoothly, and Qiao Yu only took about twenty days to submit the first report to Huairou Institute.

In fact, it is not without effort. For example, Qiao Yu rejected many invitations to large conferences.

During this period, Qiao Yu received many invitations. For example, the American Mathematical Society invited him to give a special lecture on generalized modal theory at its annual meeting.

In addition, there is the SIAM conference, although this conference is mainly about applied mathematics and computational mathematics. However, some foreign scholars have already believed that generalized modal theory can be applied to mathematical modeling...

In fact, Qiao Yu came up with his current ideas based on foreign papers, so it is not surprising that Qiao Yu was invited to attend this conference.

Well, actually Tian Yanzhen doesn’t really recommend Qiao Yu to attend such academic conferences frequently now.

Although being able to make a familiar face would definitely be good for the future, Tian Yanzhen also had his concerns.

Firstly, China is now engaged in all-round competition with its rivals, which may not have affected the academic world before, but it is difficult to predict the current trend.

And once it comes to application, Tian Yan is really afraid that Qiao Yu will encounter something bad.

It’s not that he was worried about the mathematicians who invited him to the conference. Tian Yanzhen also believed that many professors, including Pierre Delini, Lotte Dugan, and Qiao Yu’s previous partner, Dennis, had no bad intentions.

But although the academic world is not pure, its lower limit is much higher than that of other people.

When the foreign academic community had begun to generally believe that the generalized modal axiom system could shine in applications, Tian Yanzhen was already worried about whether Qiao Yu could return safely after his visit.

Well, of course this may be due to concern. But as a mentor, this is something that must be considered.

Fortunately, Qiao Yu had no interest in going out for meetings, or even in some small awards.

Anyway, the bonus is not much, so it doesn’t matter whether I take it or not.

Besides, he was only sixteen years old, so he didn't need to rush to win awards. In comparison, he was more interested in making money.

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Institute of Chemistry, Huairou Science Center, Beijing, China.

After visiting Zhang Zuolin's laboratory, Ma Botao indeed had great confidence in Qiao Yu's analysis results.

However, he still didn't expect Qiao Yu to get the result so quickly.

What he didn't expect was that according to Qiao Yu's feedback, the samples made after adjusting the laboratory plan now looked very promising, and all aspects of performance parameters had been improved to varying degrees.

At this moment, he was looking at the data analysis report of the sample. This made him feel very excited. Well, he was not the only one who was excited at this moment. In fact, the other members of the research team were more excited than him.

After all, other people didn't know the research progress of Zhang Zuolin's laboratory next door, or even the cooperation between Ma Botao and Qiao Yu.

The data used for these instructions are currently only believed to be the results provided by the cooperative mathematics team.

It's not that he wanted to hide anything, it's mainly because he didn't discuss this cooperation with anyone. In fact, he felt that the environment of the research institute was more complicated than that of a university.

Especially now that the research institute is run as a business, and he has not been here long, there are many things that he cannot decide on his own.

For example, the allocation of project funds.

Many people have misunderstandings about the scientific research field, thinking that the project leader can use the funds of the project at will. But the actual situation is obviously not so beautiful.

Regardless of whether it is a general project, a fund project or a horizontal project, the money is first transferred to the account of the affiliated unit. Then a sub-account is set up in the unit account.

The most important thing is that even if you use the funds of your own research group, you still need the signature of the leader. For example, if you really need to review the matter of hiring external consultants, who knows how long it will take.

It is not that he will be able to get approval just by telling his leader that Qiao Yu’s method has been successful at competitors.

Even if Qiao Yu cannot provide effective guidance, there is no need to spend consulting fees. Various research is still required if you want to get approval.

For those who want to get things done, it’s too late to wait for leaders to study and approve them.

Especially since the Institute of Chemistry is backed by the Academy of Sciences, they did not use their own mathematicians and had to hire someone from outside to do the job, and that was a sixteen-year-old boy at that.

Even though Qiao Yu was not an ordinary teenager, he had already proved himself at the International Conference on Algebraic Geometry, was praised by many Fields Medal winners, and shined at the annual mathematics conference. But at least Qiao Yu had not made any significant contribution to the field of applied mathematics.

As for the fact that the laboratory at Yanbei University used his method to solve the problem? Well, could it be a coincidence?
Moreover, Qiao Yu is from Yanbei University, and his tutor is Tian Yanzhen. Who knows if there is any fishy conspiracy here?
Maybe Ma Botao was deceived by the cunning Yanbei people! This possibility exists and is very high.

Not to mention that the opposite laboratory is a competitor! In short, Ma Botao knew very well that as long as this matter was discussed again, there would be no results within a few months.

So to some extent, he was acting on his own initiative. He had the confidence because the agreement stated that if the data analyzed by Qiao Yu could not provide effective guidance for the laboratory process, he would not have to pay any fees and would not lose money.

Of course, this also means that strictly speaking, the agreement he signed with Qiao Yu in Zhang Zuolin's laboratory was not very formal.

After all, there is no official seal of the company, just a private signature and fingerprint. So in theory, if he doesn't admit it, there is no problem.

However, Ma Botao could see that when Zhang Zuolin was trying to sign the agreement, he was hoping that he would deny his debt in the end, and then he would come forward to help him pay the money...

And they will be very loyal when giving.

"Hey, I really didn't expect Ma Botao to be such a shameless person. I was the one who guaranteed him at the time, so I'll pay for the consulting fee!"

Ma Botao felt depressed when he thought of this. There was no way Zhang Zuolin was famous in the circle for having a lot of money.

Some people really happened to catch the right time and grasp the pulse of the times. When the country encouraged university professors to start their own businesses, they took the initiative to step forward.

Not only did they receive policy support, but they also reaped the benefits of intellectual property rights. But then again, those who dared to do so without hesitation were all courageous.

After all, everyone is afraid that if the policy changes suddenly, they will not be able to reap the benefits of the market, but instead lose their iron rice bowl in university.

Well, no matter what, it is definitely good news that there is a result now. But how to settle the account with Qiao Yu needs some thought.

After thinking for a moment in the office, Ma Botao picked up his mobile phone, found Luo Jingren's name in the address book, and dialed it.

The call was connected quickly, but before Ma Botao could open his mouth, the person on the other end started talking first.

"Professor Ma, are you rushing us again? Really, it's not that we're dragging our feet. It's mainly because the data from your lab is really not enough. We can't analyze anything. And several research groups have been busy recently. We've been working overtime to analyze it."

Hearing this, Ma Botao smiled subconsciously and said, "No, Professor Luo, you misunderstood. I'm really not rushing you this time. The situation is like this.

As you know, our client is quite anxious about this project, and considering that you are quite busy, we hired a consultant from outside to help us with data analysis.

The good news is that we have achieved results now. So I am calling you to tell you not to worry about our affairs. We will give priority to other research groups.”

After Ma Botao finished speaking, the person on the other side seemed to be in a daze and remained silent for a long while. After a moment, he spoke in a tone that sounded quite surprised.

"Professor Ma, you hired a consultant? And there were results? Are you sure? Can the data you provided be analyzed to produce something useful? You weren't deceived, were you?"

Ma Botao smiled and replied, "Professor Luo, don't worry, they will help us analyze the data first and pay us after the project is completed. Now the first batch of data analysis results have been fed back to us.

We adjusted our laboratory plan based on these results and achieved very good results. Now all parameters of the samples have been greatly improved, especially the durability which was the biggest problem for us before.

So, can you help us prepare a report? Anyway, you are very busy over there, so we don’t need to bother you with this part of the work. "

Ma Botao felt very refreshed after saying this.

Although he also knew that the opponent had not been able to produce much, he could not entirely blame the opponent for not being strong enough.

After all, mathematical models are often just auxiliary, and theoretical research has always been lagging behind.

But every time I called to inquire about the situation, either there was no result or they just made excuses, which naturally made me feel unhappy. I finally gave some advice, but it was useless.

He felt that it was not as good as when he was in Shuangdan University. At that time, he cooperated more tacitly with several familiar professors.

"No, Professor Ma, did you hire a consultant from Shuangdan? Their analytical skills are so strong? Also, have you discussed this matter with Li? After all, this is a project entrusted to our institute. It would be inappropriate to publish the data casually, right?"

Although he felt uncomfortable, Ma Botao explained in a gentle tone: "Professor Luo, I didn't contact Shuangdan University. It was a friend from Yanbei University who helped me. As for data security, we have signed a confidentiality agreement."

"Yanbei University? Is it Lu Huazhou, Guo Chunyao or Li Fengcheng?"

Ma Botao was already very annoyed by the other party's relentless attitude, and his tone began to become a little stiff.

"Professor Luo, thank you for your concern for our project. But it has nothing to do with these people. If you have any doubts about the report given by the consultant, you can take a look. There is no need to keep asking questions, right?

Besides, you guys have been very busy lately and have a lot of data to process, so we are here to lighten your burden, right?"

“Professor Ma, that’s not the case. Yes, we are quite busy recently, but I don’t agree that you can make an effective analysis with the data you have.

Apart from these three professors at Yanbei University who are doing relevant data analysis, who else is more professional than us? Or did you give them more data to get the result?

I didn't ask anything clearly, but just followed your instructions. That would be irresponsible, right? You may have been in college for too long, so you don't know the rules of the institute, right?

The purpose of each project data, how it is used, and the scope of its use are all clearly defined! How can I write a report if you don’t tell me anything? "

Ma Botao was silent for a moment after hearing these words, then he chuckled twice and replied: "First, I brought this project here! I also signed the contract with Party A, and I am very clear about the scope of data processing and use.

Second, since you must know, I will tell you that our data analysis was done by Qiao Yu from the Yanbei International Mathematics Research Center. Are you satisfied? Oh, by the way, the data given to him and to you are synchronized. Welcome to check the computer. "

"Qiao Yu? Tian Yanzhen's student?"

"Yes! The last time I saw the promotion, it said that he seems to be only sixteen years old this year! How about I invite Academician Tian and Qiao Yu over so that you can have some discussions?"

"Beep beep..."

The person on the other end hung up the phone immediately.

"Ah……"

Well, Ma Botao sneered twice, then stood up and walked out of the office.

　Brothers, today and tomorrow I will only update about 4,000 words, because I am reorganizing the outline. I should be able to finish the outline by the weekend, and I will resume more updates on Monday!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)