After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 316 Entrepreneurial Stars

Chapter 316 Entrepreneurial Stars
With the approval from the leadership and the recommendation from Academician Cheng, it was possible to achieve this.

The rest of the process was much smoother.

I heard that Zhou Haoran came from out of town and time was very tight, so the authorities quickly arranged a retrial over the weekend, still at Tsinghua University.

Tsinghua University is still relatively simple now.

Many retired professors live on campus.

When asked about their names, they are often very well-known.

However, times have changed.

The older generation of scholars has become a forgotten name, while young people have new idols to pursue.

Especially now that it's 1997, the academic boom of the early 1990s has passed, and the current hot topic in universities is entrepreneurship!

Zhou Haoran walked in Tsinghua Garden.

You can see many college students running towards the auditorium in groups. From a distance, the area outside the auditorium is already packed with students, like a scene of fans chasing after celebrities.

"Who's here, classmate?"

Zhou Haoran pulled a female classmate aside to ask her a question.

The female classmate said excitedly, "You didn't know that? A senior came back from the United States and started a business!"

"Start a business?"

Zhou Haoran's eyes lit up.

This is a new term.

It's only available in the capital.

There's no entrepreneurial spirit in the harbor area; the common saying there is "going into business."

The female student nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, entrepreneurship! The internet, you know?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Yes, I know!"

"Yes, that's him! He's our senior, a graduate of MIT, he's amazing! Let's go check him out!"

The female classmate now thinks he's a Tsinghua alumnus too.
Zhou Haoran asked, "What kind of startup project?"

"Aitexin!"

The girl's eyes were filled with admiration.

"Oh……"

Zhou Haoran's enthusiasm cooled down immediately.

Aitexin?
never heard of that!

In the internet industry, if someone hasn't heard of a project, it's bound to be a failure. No matter how famous the founder is, they're just a fleeting cloud in the tide of the internet.

Zhou Haoran did not join his Tsinghua classmates in chasing after entrepreneurial stars.

One person first went to see Professor Liu Yan of Tsinghua University, whom they had met during the preliminary review. Before the interview, they went to his office and chatted for a while.

Professor Liu Yan said with a smile, "You saw how enthusiastic the students were outside just now, didn't you?"

Zhou Haoran asked, "You mean the entrepreneurial stars in the auditorium?"

"Correct."

Professor Liu Yan smiled; his attitude had become much friendlier since he learned Zhou Haoran's identity.

Zhou Haoran nodded. "Yes, I saw it. That's good. This is the kind of atmosphere that should exist in universities. It's better to follow entrepreneurial stars than entertainment stars. The internet is definitely the future, and those with plans should participate more."

Professor Liu Yan said, "By the way, I noticed that you published four papers in international journals last month? They were all related to the Internet?"

"Actually, there are many." Zhou Haoran wasn't familiar with him, so he naturally wanted to show off his abilities. "The foreigners' work efficiency is too low. There are actually eight papers under review, which will probably be published one after another this month or next month. I have six or seven papers to write."

Professor Liu Yan looked astonished and pointed upwards, "Are they all at the ceiling level?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Pretty much. They should all be able to be published in top-tier journals worldwide. It's a pity there's not much payment for them. Some journals even require payment to publish them."

Professor Liu Yan said bitterly, "So many people have to pull strings and spend a lot of money, but they still don't have this opportunity! The university will be happy to cover the cost of publishing a paper, no matter how much it costs."

Zhou Haoran said, "Technology can't be faked; it still comes down to hard power."

Professor Liu Yan agreed wholeheartedly and asked, "Are all your papers related to the internet?"

"Most of them, I guess." Zhou Haoran has the advantage of being a generation ahead. Even though he is not proficient in many fields, he is still capable of giving pointers to the academic industry in this era. "The Internet is my area of expertise."

Professor Liu Yan smiled and said, "How about we wait until that entrepreneurial star finishes his speech, and I'll introduce you so you can chat?"

"No need to trouble you."

Zhou Haoran wasn't interested.

Professor Liu Yan was very enthusiastic and kindly recommended, "Why don't you have a chat? You know so much about the internet, maybe you can gain his approval and have the opportunity to join his startup team!"

"what?"

Zhou Haoran was slightly stunned.

That's when I understood the general mindset of everyone at this stage, even senior professors in the computer industry.

Academic stars like Zhou Haoran, who have consistently published numerous top-tier papers, are simply no match for them. Compared to entrepreneurial stars, they can only fawn over them and become their underlings.

In the early 1990s, an academic craze swept across China.

But now, the academic enthusiasm has taken a sharp turn for the worse.

Nobody cares about academia anymore.

Entrepreneurship is the most powerful voice of this era!

Professor Liu Yan, who is in his fifties, admires Zhou Haoran and kindly wants to create an opportunity for him. "Then it's settled! Let's meet at noon, after your review is over and his presentation is finished!"

Zhou Haoran's hospitality was too much to refuse.

It's somewhat laughable. In this day and age, who has the right to act like a boss in front of him in the internet world?

Even Google's two founders were his underlings!
Search technology should be developed in accordance with his search philosophy.

Next, a review.

That made things much smoother.

Two experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences asked several very tricky questions, and Zhou Haoran's explanation left all the judges present completely bewildered.

Zhou Haoran knew that this so-called review was just a formality.

He had already received the approval from his superiors.

So at the review meeting, Zhou Haoran made some bold statements: "In a few years, I will try to win the Turing Award. But I can't just do theory, I also need to achieve something in practice. The 'campus card' is a gift I will give to universities in China."

After he said that, the name "Zhou Haoran" spread throughout the academic circles of the domestic IT industry.

Previously, people only knew about him through his academic papers.

I knew he was a genius boy who came from Fudan University.

The overall feeling is too vague.

It's somewhat unrealistic.

That's when I realized he was a driven kid who loved to brag!
It's real now!
……

After the review was over, Zhou Haoran tried to slip away.

But Professor Liu Yan stopped her, saying, "Come on, let's go eat!"

"Where to go?"

Zhou Haoran was very unwilling.

Professor Liu Yan laughed and said, "Let's go to the cafeteria. We researchers don't have the money to go to expensive places. Come on, everyone's waiting over there, and several school leaders are keeping us company."

Zhou Haoran's expression changed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Professor Liu, is this person someone important?"

"Yes, he graduated with a PhD from MIT."

"No, I mean... he has a powerful background?"

"No, right?" Professor Liu Yan thought for a moment. "No, they're just an ordinary family."

Zhou Haoran said in surprise, "A young entrepreneur deserves to be accompanied by several school leaders?"

"what?"

Professor Liu Yan seemed to find his statement difficult to accept.

Suddenly I realized it.

Zhou Haoran is from the harbor, which is considered a "fringe area".

Although the port city is a metropolis, its core industries are finance and trade, and its fashion trend is urban white-collar workers, not self-employment... The capital city is completely the opposite, especially Zhongguancun, and especially the university students in the capital!

If freedom and democracy were the aspirations of university students in the 1980s, then entrepreneurship and hard work were the idealism of these university students in the capital in the 1990s.

Professor Liu Yan said earnestly, "Xiao Zhou, you are so talented, it's a pity you went to Fudan University. You should have come to the capital to study."

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "My home is right in the harbor, it's close to home."

"If you have the chance, you should visit the capital more often and do more academic exchanges at Tsinghua University. The technological atmosphere here is far superior to that in the harbor. A small internet startup project may not be much in the harbor, but here, it represents the faith of an era."

Professor Liu patted him on the shoulder and extended a warm invitation.

"Yeah, that's true."

Zhou Haoran immediately felt the gap between Tsinghua and Fudan.

At Tsinghua University, the founder of an unknown startup project became a celebrity entrepreneur admired by students. Even university leaders came out to accompany him for lunch, demonstrating immense enthusiasm and welcome.

Fudan University...

That's ironic.

Zhou Haoran wanted to develop a "campus card" project, which seemed more meaningful than some random internet startup project, but he encountered difficulties from school leaders at every turn.

Forget about welcoming and supporting him; they're all hindering him at every turn, stifling technology for their own personal gain.

The two sides have completely different attitudes toward technology.

Soon, the two went to the seventh canteen.

That is, Yushuyuan Restaurant.

This cafeteria has several private rooms, including large ones, which are suitable for business receptions.

Zhou Haoran went over with Professor Liu Yan.

They found that the private room was already full of people.

Some people are clearly school leaders; their posture and demeanor exude a great sense of style.

Then look at the person sitting in the middle...

Wearing a sharp suit, he must be what you'd call a startup star.

Quite young.

Very thin.