The unparalleled talent of the country started from Harbin Institute of Technology

February 23, 1991, the ninth day of the first lunar month.

Harbin, Weizigou Campus of Harbin Institute of Technology, Mathematics Department Teaching Building, outside the office of the editor-in-chief of the "Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematics Journal".

"Happy New Year, Andrew! Wishing you prosperity and good fortune!"

When Yang Xiuhua saw Andrew Wiles appear not far away, she greeted him with a smile.

The latter is the editor-in-chief of a mathematics journal and holds a very high position at Harbin Institute of Technology.

Although Harbin Institute of Technology has a large number of Fields Medal winners, not everyone can meet such top mathematicians every day.

Happy New Year, Teacher Yang.

Andrew Wiles greeted the other person with a smile, speaking fluent Mandarin.

He has lived in Harbin for twelve years and speaks Mandarin very fluently.

If you ignore his appearance and only listen to him speak Mandarin, you would not realize that he is a foreigner at all.

Time flies, and years pass like an arrow.

Twelve years seems like a very long time, yet it also seems like a very short time.

To be honest, he really wanted to go back to Great Britain.

But Wang Duoyu's words were like a wake-up call, making him decide to stay in Bingcheng.

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries with Yang Xiuhua, Andrew Wiles pushed open the door and entered his office.

Someone had already taken care of all the miscellaneous tasks for him, and the tea had also been prepared.

During his twelve years in Harbin, he changed many of his habits. For example, he used to love instant coffee, but now he prefers tea.

Yunnan Pu'er tea, Hangzhou West Lake Longjing tea, Fujian Da Hong Pao tea, Guangdong Yingde black tea, and so on.

Especially Yingde black tea, that's his favorite, an essential part of afternoon tea.

Because whenever he drinks this tea, he feels like he's back in London.

Black tea with milk, that's the best drink in the world.

In addition, he also developed a liking for baijiu (Chinese liquor).

However, he still can't distinguish between strong-aroma and sauce-aroma types. He only knows that he likes to drink Wuliangye and Fenjiu, as well as Moutai and Zhuyeqing. He is also willing to try even bulk baijiu.

Drinking habits have changed, and so have eating habits.

He, like William Thurston and others, chose to stay in Harbin because of Chinese food.

Andrew Wiles turned on his computer and took a sip of green tea.

This was brewed with West Lake Longjing tea, but unfortunately it's last year's tea, not this year's new tea.

It's not suitable to drink black tea early in the morning; green tea is better.

After logging into his email, Andrew Wiles saw more than ten unread emails and couldn't help but sigh.

After opening his mailbox, he saw one of the names and his pupils dilated in shock.

This was because the submission email was sent directly to him, and the sender was Wang Duoyu.

Globally, there are no more than one hundred people who are qualified to send him submissions directly.

Other mathematics professors and researchers send their applications directly to the public email address of the Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematics Journal, where a dedicated team handles the initial screening.

Those who can send him submissions directly mean that he can review them himself without going through the so-called initial review.

As the world's leading mathematician, Wang Duoyu's submission email was undoubtedly something that had to be opened and read immediately.

"He didn't even warn me beforehand, God!"

After a moment of reflection, Andrew Wiles' expression quickly turned serious, because after clicking on the link, he had already seen the title.

"Damn it, he proved the Hodge conjecture?"

The unconscious utterance of a national curse word, but not "fuck," but a classic Mandarin curse word.

I don't know who led him astray, but he actually learned to use such foul language.

The Hodge Conjecture is a major mathematical problem posed by the British mathematician William Douglas Hodge.

This is a conjecture concerning the algebraic topology of nonsingular complex algebraic varieties and the geometry of them as expressed by polynomial equations defining subvariables.

Its difficulty level is no less than that of top mathematical problems such as the Riemann Hypothesis and the Poincaré Conjecture.

Under these circumstances, Wang Duoyu has actually proven this conjecture.

Andrew Wiles was indeed shocked.

Why was he so sure?

Because Wang Duoyu has never made a mistake; he is the emperor of mathematics and a mathematical genius.

Outsiders have already compared him to several great mathematicians in history, such as Gauss and Newton.

"I want to see if he really's really gone too far this time!"

Wiles' expression grew increasingly serious. He muttered a few words to himself and quickly became absorbed in the moment.

The paper on the proof of the Hodge conjecture presented here is a bit long, but it is very brilliant.

She captivated him completely.

How to do?
A day later, he had to rub his eyes in amazement.

He even ate lunch in front of the computer and didn't have afternoon tea.

Today he made it clear that he wanted to skim through this paper.

As he expected, the initial review went smoothly, so the next step was to find other people to help.

At the Harbin Institute of Advanced Studies, John Milnor was calculating something when suddenly someone rushed in from outside the door.

"Professor John, this is Professor Wang's paper, just sent via email from the Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematics Journal."

The staff member respectfully placed the printed paper on the other person's desk.

Upon hearing that it was a paper about Wang Duoyu, John Milnor forgot about the calculations and hurriedly took it to examine it.

He didn't listen to what the staff member said after that.

The Spring Festival has just passed, and the first month of the lunar calendar isn't even over yet, and Wang Duoyu is already launching a surprise attack! This is just too much!!!
The following day, William Thurston, Charles Fefman, Smail, and others all received printed copies of Wang Duoyu's thesis.

Meanwhile, in the editor-in-chief's office of the mathematics journal, Yang Xiuhua brought in a document:
"Andrew, this is the application list for international students applying to Harbin Institute of Technology this year. Would you like to take on a few master's or doctoral students this year?"

As a global center for mathematics, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) attracts a huge number of master's and doctoral students every year.

Therefore, Harbin Institute of Technology selects only the best of the best and does not easily recruit people.

Because whether you're an undergraduate, master's, or doctoral student, you get a salary.

For example, undergraduate students are exempt from accommodation and registration fees, and they also receive a basic living allowance of 100 RMB per month.

If you're really good at it, you can get the national scholarship, which is 10,000 yuan.

Although there were no more "ten-thousand-yuan households" in 1991, and ten thousand yuan was not a large sum of money in Harbin, it was still a very large sum of money nationwide.

Taking the Department of Mathematics at Harbin Institute of Technology as an example, each year each grade and each class has one scholarship available, and how to obtain it depends on academic performance.

For master's students, the basic monthly salary is 300 yuan. Almost every master's student can receive national scholarships and school scholarships.

The national scholarship is not much, only about 5,000 yuan, but the scholarship at Harbin Institute of Technology itself is a full 20,000 yuan.

Needless to say, doctoral students don't receive any basic stipends; instead, they receive a national scholarship of 8,000 yuan and a school scholarship of 50,000 yuan each year.

Looking across the country, anyone with a PhD from Harbin Institute of Technology is no ordinary person.

Unlike other schools, which want their doctoral students to study for five or eight years during their doctoral studies.

The doctoral program at Harbin Institute of Technology typically lasts five years, but the bonuses are higher if students graduate early.

why?

This involves reward mechanisms and other comprehensive considerations.

After all, Harbin Institute of Technology has to spend 50,000 yuan every year to train a doctoral student, and the state also contributes 8,000 yuan.

In addition, there are even corporate sponsorships.

Therefore, this money certainly cannot be wasted.

With such a large amount of money invested in cultivating high-end talent every year, it's easy to imagine how stringent Harbin Institute of Technology's control over high-end talent is.

Therefore, the outside world has great trust in PhD graduates from Harbin Institute of Technology.

In fact, whether it is a doctoral student, a master's student, or an undergraduate student.

Anyone who graduates from Harbin Institute of Technology is in high demand.

Many of them are already being targeted by companies during their freshman year.

Doctoral students who are able to pursue their doctorates under Fields Medal winners are truly exceptional, enjoying superior treatment and benefits compared to ordinary doctoral students in all aspects.

However, when faced with the list handed to him by Yang Xiuhua, Andrew Wiles said without even looking up:
"Let's put it aside for now, we'll talk about it when I'm done with this."

At this moment, nothing was more important to Wiles than Wang Duoyu's thesis.

That list is bound to be found again.

Whether or not a student supervises a doctoral or master's student is their own business. Harbin Institute of Technology will only offer suggestions, but will not force or do anything else.

Generally speaking, he prefers to teach students himself; it's an old tradition.

Yang Xiuhua was taken aback, then shook her head and left.

If she remembered correctly, Wiles had urged her before the new year to keep an eye on this matter.

After all, Harbin Institute of Technology starts the application process before January every year, and after that, the first assessment will be conducted in February or March.

Whether it's a master's or doctoral degree, you need to go through several rounds of assessments and finally pass an interview with your supervisor before you can be admitted.

Master's degrees are awarded through exams, while doctoral degrees are awarded through a combination of exams and recommendations.

There is absolutely no such thing as using back channels.

Otherwise, if a PhD graduate from Harbin Institute of Technology is found to be of dubious quality, it would damage the reputation of Harbin Institute of Technology.

Not to mention Wang Duoyu, even Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang would strictly prevent such a situation from happening.

Besides, after multiple rounds of screening, it's generally possible to determine whether a student is suitable or not.

Dahonggou Village, Shuanghe County.

"Duoyu, when are we going back to Ice City?"

Liu Xiaoli looked at the children playing not far away and suddenly spoke up.

Wang Duoyu, who was reading a book, said with a smile:

"What's wrong? Do you want to go back? Or do you want to see your parents?"

Not long after the Spring Festival, Wang Yifei and the other kids went wild and became very independent.

They didn't want to go back to Harbin so soon because they had more activities to do in Dahonggou Village, and they also had many friends there.

In the entire Dahonggou Village, the Wang family has the most relatives.

Everyone says it's due to the one-child policy.

As a result, Wang Jianchao had five children, while Zheng Baoyin had an even more outrageous seven.

And now, their wives are heavily pregnant again.

Anyway, they tend to stay abroad more often, and then come back to China to settle down after having children.

Furthermore, they will cancel their passports from abroad after settling in China.

Even so, a fine will be imposed.

But it doesn't matter, they're not afraid of paying this small fine.

In rural families, almost every family has at least two children, but in the city, they are all only children.

As it turned out, Wang Jianchao and his group really overreacted.

Of course, Wang Duoyu also doesn't speak ill of his older brother.

Therefore, Wang Yifei and her friends had many playmates in Dahonggou Village.

And if you add the children of the Wang Meili and Wang Meihe sisters, then it goes without saying.

Well, the tenth prince, Wang Duoshi, only had one child; he had no other choice.

So here's the situation: Wang Yifei and the others didn't want to go back to the city, so Wang Duoyu naturally let them go.

However, Wang Duoyu had been busy for so long, and had just given his paper to Andrew Wiles and the others today, so he planned to take a couple of days off to relax.

"Don't you want to go back?"

Liu Xiaoli countered with a question, to which Wang Duoyu chuckled and replied, "What do you think?"

Before she could speak, Wang Duoyu continued:

"If you want to go back, how about we go back in a couple of days?"

"Okay, then that's settled." Liu Xiaoli nodded helplessly.

Although she was thinking of going back to see her parents, she changed her mind.

There is no need to rush.

She originally lived in Harbin all year round and often went back to her parents' home.

However, she has been back in Dahonggou Village for more than 20 days this time, which is quite rare, especially during the Spring Festival.

The Spring Festival is a traditional major festival for family reunion and joy.

Although she has now started a new family with Wang Duoyu.

But back in her parents' home, she's the daughter, the little girl who can act spoiled with her parents.

This kind of reunion is certainly different.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and Wang Yifei and the other kids finally got tired of playing.

Back to Harbin!
Before Wang Duoyu and his friends left Dahonggou Village, the village was no longer as lively as it had been on the first and second days of the Lunar New Year.

After Wang Duoyu and the others left, the whole village became even quieter.

The adults went to work, and the children went to school.

Although Dahonggou Village is very large and has many households.

But everyone needs to eat and drink, so it's impossible to stay at home without working forever.

"The tolling of the bell signaled his return home, a moment that seemed to carry a touch of melancholy in his life."

The car was traveling on the Glacier Expressway.

The songs coming from the car stereo made Wang Junhong, Wang Junan, Wang Junkang and the other children sing along.

This vehicle is a seven-seater MPV, not a five-seater sedan.

As Wang Junhong and his four children grew older, they all wanted to sit with Wang Duoyu and his family.

Therefore, Wang Duoyu had several modified trucks purchased from abroad.

It's not just bulletproof; in terms of comfort and other aspects, it has reached the pinnacle of this era.

Several years ago, the Zhuoyue Technology Center near Harbin Institute of Technology was already selling MP3 players, but the MPV they were using still had those old-fashioned cassette players installed.

But the audio equipment is definitely top-of-the-line.

So the sound that came out after the music was played was very pleasant.

"Today, only the remnants of the body remain, ready to greet the glorious years."

"Embrace freedom amidst the storm~ After a lifetime of wandering and struggle, I am confident that I can change my future~~"

"Who can do that?"

Wang Yifei sat in her father's lap and sang along loudly.

The atmosphere inside the car was incredibly lively, almost like a mini concert.

Of course, Mu Xiaowu and his passenger were just smiling; they had no intention of singing at all.

There were several other cars like this in front and behind, so I was very cautious.

They are bodyguards, responsible for protecting the safety of Wang Duoyu's family.

Being constantly vigilant is their job, and they must be just as serious about it.

Liu Xiaoli was equally happy and couldn't help but hum a few lines.

"Glorious Years" is a song released last September on the Cantonese album "Destiny Party".

The inspiration comes from the story of Nelson Mandela in South Africa.

This is an inspirational song. The lyrics encapsulate a lifetime of hardships while also expressing a longing for freedom.

When everyone sings this song, they may recall their own 'glorious days'.

In fact, many people didn't know at first that this song originated from the story of Mandela.

I simply thought the melody was catchy and the lyrics were uplifting and positive.

Wang Duoyu also really likes this song, and of course, he also really likes the next song, "I Really Love You".

Many of Beyond's songs are very good, but Hong Kong music in this era was truly a game-changer.

Many of the songs, although quite a few are covers of Japanese songs, are undeniably classics when adapted into Cantonese.

Many people even believe that the original songs were in Cantonese, while the Japanese songs were actually covers.

Wang Duoyu wasn't interested in these things in the entertainment industry.

He simply felt very happy to have this kind of interaction with the children during such a leisurely time.

The journey starts from Dahonggou Village and is divided into the first half and the second half.

They sang for almost four hours straight, stopping at a service station along the way to rest and eat something.

The children were very happy.

Especially in the second half, Li Shumin and the other children all wanted to sit with Wang Yifei and her three siblings.

"Uncle, could we take a different bus next time? That way we can sing together!"

Lu Yuening rarely offered suggestions, and Wang Duoyu immediately said there was no problem and that they would arrange it this way next time.

Now, all of those children have grown up.

Wang Yifei is already over three years old, almost four, and Lu Yuening and the others are even older.

Children aged five, six, seven, or eight are at an age that chickens and dogs find repulsive.

After a few hours' drive, we returned to Harbin Institute of Technology.

After arriving home, Lu Yuening and the others made plans to sing karaoke at home the next day.

They need to learn to sing those songs.

Whether it's Beyond's songs or other songs, they need to learn to sing them, because they'll definitely need them next time.

Wang Duoyu and Liu Xiaoli wouldn't interfere with what the kids wanted to do, because it was their leisure time. However, if their study time decreased or their grades dropped, then Liu Xiaoli would definitely intervene.

The day after returning to Harbin Institute of Technology, Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang paid a visit to him.

"Duoyu, Happy Chinese New Year! Happy New Year!"

The Lantern Festival hasn't even passed yet, and then comes the Spring Festival.

Wang Yifei and the others received red envelopes and congratulated Liu Deben and the others.

They were already very familiar with these words back in their hometown.

Now that I'm saying it, it will come out even more naturally.

After the excitement subsided, Wang Duoyu and his two companions sat on the sofa in the reception area of ​​the villa's study. As soon as they sat down, Liu Deben asked:
"Shouldn't you attend the National Science Conference this March, Duoyu?"

"I'm not going."

Wang Duoyu shook his head and said:

"This year is no less busy than last year. I have more and more work to do and no time to attend these conferences."

Small meetings are held for big things, and big meetings are held for small things.

This is all standard practice; it has always been the case.

Besides, for him nowadays, the most important jobs are still the same few things.

If it's something important, then it's fine for him to attend.

But he didn't think there was anything important that required his involvement.

The Nantianmen project is progressing smoothly, but there is a lot of work to be done in the capital.

Furthermore, the Mach 5 fighter jet has entered the countdown to its test flight.

If there are no unforeseen circumstances, it should be able to move into the test flight stage by the end of this year or the beginning of next year.

Starting in the second half of 1981, Wang Duoyu began designing the relevant blueprints for the Mach 5 fighter jet.

At the time, he simply wanted to use this project to complete his theoretical work on proving strong solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations, nothing more.

At the end of the year, through Lin Dehong, all the design drawings for the project were sent to Beijing.

After six months of verification and calculation, with Wang Duoyu also participating and assisting them in completing part of the work.

On May 1, 1982, the Mach 5 fighter jet project was successfully launched.

By the end of February 1991, the test flight of the Mach 5 fighter jet was beginning to show promise.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

So how could this part of the work not be important?

It is far more important than the so-called National Science Conference.

However, for Wang Duoyu, this was not the most important job.

His current work should involve the theoretical verification of antigravity technology and the research and development of magnetic plasma engines.

These two tasks, though seemingly simple, are actually very difficult and quite troublesome.

Anyway, Wang Duoyu was mentally prepared that this was a marathon.

"Fine, if you don't want to go, then forget it."

Liu Deben nodded, and Lü Gongliang then spoke up at the opportune moment:

"Duoyu, it's like this. Last year you went back to Dahonggou Village early and didn't attend the Harbin Institute of Technology's year-end summary meeting. I'll tell you the general situation now."

Upon hearing this, Wang Duoyu took the document handed to him and began to read it while listening to what the other person was saying.

The growth rate of companies under Harbin Institute of Technology has slowed down considerably.

Compared to the year before last, last year, in 1990, companies such as Dolphin Group, Huashun Company, and Zhuoyue Technology saw an astonishing increase in total revenue in the domestic market.

Total revenue reached 835 million RMB.

The increase is nearly double, which is quite alarming.

Its total global revenue was $89.8 billion, and its profit was $19.4 billion.

This increase is very low.

Compared to Want Want Group, it's much lower.

Because most of the companies located near Harbin Institute of Technology are high-tech and have not developed emerging markets such as South America and the Indian subcontinent, it is difficult for them to grow their revenue.

It's already quite good that you've added even a little bit while maintaining the status quo.

After all, it's important to understand that the companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology are now incredibly large.

After reading it, Wang Duoyu nodded happily.

"This is a very good result, especially in terms of profit, which increased by $1.1 billion. That's fantastic!"

"Ugh!"

Lü Gongliang sighed:

"Duoyu, don't bother comforting us. Lao Liu and I have heard about it too. Your Want Want Group is the most powerful."

Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang had heard some of the news.

Although it wasn't accurate information, they were certainly very clear that it wasn't just a rumor, but the truth.

One of them is the financial company under the Want Want Group, which has probably made a lot of money.

It is said that Hongxing Group has built many oil storage warehouses in the suburbs of many cities such as Kunming, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Harbin, Beijing, Nanjing, Chengdu, and Chongqing.

Large quantities of oil were imported from abroad.

Logically, the waste should be transported directly to the chemical plant's warehouse for further refining and processing.

The result was not that; instead, it was stored.

Because there are too many!
With the current refining processes in chemical plants, it is simply impossible to produce such a large quantity.

It's good to store it so we can deal with it when the time comes.

As for whether this oil will affect domestic price stability.

That's really funny.

If someone else takes the lead in causing trouble, they will definitely be the first to stick their neck out and get shot.

But how could Wang Duoyu possibly do such a thing?
When oil prices are high, Wang Duoyu will definitely have the Red Star Group step in.

However, this is unlikely to be used, because the higher-ups aren't stupid; they will definitely discuss it with Want Want Group.

Price stability is more important than anything else.

Secondly, Wang Duoyu has already promised Yuan Youlan, Guan Chonggui, and Zhang Yuebin that they will build several high-rise buildings, or office buildings, in Guangzhou, Beijing, and Shanghai respectively.

Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang had discussed that even if Wang Duoyu only invested in one office building in each of the three cities...

Based on the building height agreed upon by Wang Duoyu and Yuan Youlan, the investment in each building would be no less than 5 billion RMB, or even more.

In the original timeline, the total investment in Guangzhou CITIC Plaza was HK$3.7 billion.

At that time, one Hong Kong dollar was equivalent to 1.2 yuan.

HK$3.7 billion is equivalent to RMB4.45 billion.

However, the purchasing power of the RMB is higher in this timeline, and the exchange rate difference between the RMB and the US dollar is not as large as in the original timeline.

However, the office buildings that Wang Duoyu invests in are all at least 100 stories high, not 80.

In other words, its height is at least 450 meters.

Therefore, the total investment for each building is at least 5 billion RMB.

However, Guangzhou, Beijing, and Shanghai have already invested, so what about Harbin?

I guess Kang Yumin and his group are already on their way by now.

Why did Wang Duoyu go straight to the airport in Shuanghe County after returning from Guangzhou before the Spring Festival, without ever going back to Bingcheng?
Moreover, after he returned to Shuanghe County, he declared that he was in seclusion, so Kang Yumin, Zhao Guobin, and Lin Runzhe did not dare to disturb him.

Therefore, based on these two points alone, it can be roughly inferred that Want Want Group itself is extremely powerful.

Upon hearing Lü Gongliang's words, Wang Duoyu simply smiled and changed the subject.

He will not disclose information about the Want Want Group to the outside world.

Aside from the senior management of Want Want Group, it's impossible for outsiders to know the exact amount.

Perhaps Fu Dong, a leader at the General Administration of Customs, and Yu Chunshun, a leader at the Foreign Exchange Department, would know some details, but they would know absolutely nothing about Maple Leaf Holdings.

"Have the results of this year's master's and doctoral entrance exams been released? Are there any promising candidates?"

When Wang Duoyu mentioned this, Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang both gave wry smiles.

"Duoyu, how about you lower your requirements for recruiting students a bit?"

Because Wang Duoyu's standards for his students are too high.

Many students simply cannot meet the requirements.

"We'll see," Wang Duoyu smiled and said nothing.

But at this moment, Liu Deben still produced a list:
"Why don't you take a look? Maybe you'll find a student you like?"

Wang Duoyu smiled and took it, but after only glancing at it, he gave up.

Terence Tao is on the list; he applied to Shing-Tung Yau's master's program.

Terence Tao is a Chinese-Australian mathematical prodigy from Adelaide, who won a gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad in 1988.

He was only thirteen years old at the time.

He is now enrolled in Shing-Tung Yau's master's program, which means that Terence Tao is only sixteen years old this year.

Many people are only in their first year of high school at the age of sixteen, while Terence Tao has already earned a bachelor's degree from Flinders University.

This is the difference between geniuses and ordinary people.

Turning the page again, Wang Duoyu saw Wu Baozhu, shook his head, and said nothing more.

Wu Baozhu went to Australia in 1988 to participate in that year's International Mathematical Olympiad, where she and Terence Tao won the gold medal in mathematics.

The following year, at the request of her school, Wu Baozhu participated in the 30th International Mathematical Olympiad again and won the gold medal once more.

After that, he applied for a scholarship to study at Harbin Institute of Technology.

As is well known, Harbin Institute of Technology is currently the world's center for mathematics and is the school that many mathematical geniuses most want to apply to.

Wu Baozhu is Vietnamese, and is of Chinese descent within the Confucian cultural sphere; she also speaks fluent Mandarin.

It can be said that Harbin Institute of Technology was his best choice.

Wu Baozhu was indeed very capable. After entering Harbin Institute of Technology, she was quickly accepted as a student by William Thurston.

It's no longer news at Harbin Institute of Technology that professors are vying for gifted students.

Simply because Yorkz had already won the Fields Medal in 1986.

In 1990, Bocherz won the Fields Medal again.

This led to even more people like Shing-Tung Yau, William Thurston, and John Milnor flocking to it.

He wished he could install radar in his eyes and recruit mathematical geniuses from all over the world to his tutelage.

After all, they are all over forty years old and can no longer devote themselves wholeheartedly to mathematical research.

Therefore, having students all over the world has become their new way out.

If intelligence and talent are hereditary, they will even remarry and have children.

That's just how people are; they need to have something to do, and they need goals in life.

Terence Tao and Ng Po-chu were both incredibly talented mathematical geniuses, but unfortunately, they were both beaten to it by others.

Wang Duoyu had no choice but to shake his head.

It's not that he prefers nothing to something bad, but rather that he doesn't want to waste too much time.

If he takes on even one student who is not quite good, he'll be worried sick.

Besides, he doesn't have enough time to begin with, and even if he had extra time, he would be busy with other things.

As for teaching students, well, having students like Yang Nianzhen, Yorkz, and Bocherz is enough.

Seeing Wang Duoyu keep shaking his head, Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang couldn't help but sigh.

Wang Duoyu is clearly the true pillar of Harbin Institute of Technology, yet he doesn't recruit many students every year.

Ugh!
Difficult!

In fact, many professors and experts can supervise two or four master's or doctoral students every year.

A professor typically has at least ten or so students.

However, Wang Duoyu is an exception. Since becoming a full professor at Harbin Institute of Technology in September 1980, he has only recruited ten graduate students in total.

Recruiting one person a year isn't even considered a good start.

Too little!
Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang sat for a while longer before leaving.

However, just as they were leaving, Kang Yumin, Zhao Guobin, and Lin Runzhe also got out of the car.

When Wang Duoyu saw the three of them, he immediately understood their purpose.

They had spoken on the phone before the Spring Festival, and now that the Spring Festival is over, they came to visit in person.

"Professor Wang, Secretary Liu, Principal Lü, Happy New Year!"

After meeting, there was another round of pleasantries and small talk.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lü Gongliang and his companion left, while Kang Yumin and the other two followed Wang Duoyu into the study villa.

After sitting down on the sofa in the reception area, Lin Runzhe personally busied himself, helping to pour tea and serve water.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a secretary or assistant.

Since Wang Duoyu moved to the Weizigou campus, his former assistant, Su Zhenghuai, has returned to the Department of Mathematics.

He stopped using assistants; he would handle everything himself whenever necessary.

Besides, he goes into seclusion all the time, and each seclusion lasts for ten days to half a month or even one or two months.

The assistants they hired were mostly just for show.

Despite having a lot of work, he can directly communicate with the project team leaders, so he doesn't need an assistant to relay messages.

"Professor, have some tea."

Looking at the tea Lin Runzhe handed him, Wang Duoyu chuckled:
"Executive Director Lin, thank you for your hard work."

After Lin Runzhe said it wasn't hard work, Zhao Guobin took the opportunity to speak and directly stated their purpose.

Let's cut the Gordian knot!

Moreover, they have been waiting for almost a month and can't wait any longer.

"Okay, I agree that a new central business district needs to be built in Harbin, but where do you plan to put it?"

Wang Duoyu readily agreed.

Want Want Group can participate, but it is definitely not the main force.

Zhao Guobin immediately pointed to the map and said:

"How about Caojiawopeng, which is located south of the Weizigou campus?"

The area surrounding Harbin Institute of Technology's Weizigou campus is already a relatively bustling commercial district.

Therefore, there is no major problem in establishing a new central business district directly in Caojiawopeng, which is only a few kilometers away.

But is this appropriate or not?

After thinking for a moment, Wang Duoyu said:

"This place is fine, I don't have any major problems with it, but you need to come up with a detailed plan. Also, there should be quite a few villages nearby, right? I estimate that quite a few people have already built many four- or five-story buildings for rent."

"The compensation amount will probably be quite high."

why?
Caojiawopeng is right next to the Weizigou campus, which is already an extremely important commercial center.

The Want Want Group and many other companies under Harbin Institute of Technology have built dozens of office buildings, each twenty or thirty stories high, around the university.

As a result, a large number of people gathered nearby.

Many of the vendors on this food street live in the urban village of Caojiawopeng.

The economy is developing rapidly, and many plans are not yet in place.

Now that we need to re-plan, we need to act decisively and quickly.

Kang Yu-min suddenly spoke up:

"Professor Wang, please rest assured, we will definitely do a good job in this regard and will certainly not make things difficult for you."

"However, we are a little worried. If Want Want Group has already invested in office buildings in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing, I'm afraid they won't have much money left to invest in Harbin."

Is this an attempt to probe the bottom line of the Want Want Group?

Wang Duoyu just found it funny.

Clearly, Kang Yu-min and his team knew that Want Want Group was going to invest in three office buildings in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai respectively.

If each office building costs 5 billion RMB, then nine buildings would cost 45 billion RMB.

Even with a discount, let's say 40 billion.

Moreover, it's not all taken out at once; it's a four-year period, meaning 10 billion RMB will be taken out each year.

The problem is that Want Want Group still needs to allocate more than 10 billion RMB annually for the Nantianmen Project.

In addition, Want Want Group itself has other investments, all of which involve money.

Therefore, Kang Yumin and his colleagues' concerns were not without merit.

However, this probe was a bit too direct.

"Secretary Kang, please rest assured, although our Want Want Group doesn't have much money, and our annual project investments are indeed quite large, we can still grit our teeth and persevere."

Wang Duoyu kept bluffing, not telling the truth at all.

He certainly wouldn't say how much money Want Want Group has left, nor was there any need to.

Otherwise, it would be endless trouble.

Investing in office buildings in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, and Harbin is a profitable business, so why not do it?

There are many development plans in the country, and he is not afraid of these challenges at all.

Besides, once the office building is completed, if no other companies move in, then all the companies under the Want Want Group can move in.

Since they're all houses I built myself, I can waive the rent.

If you earn so much money, are you just going to save it in the bank instead of spending it?
Money kept in the bank will only depreciate faster.

This isn't just the tens of thousands of yuan that Wang Yifei, Wang Junhong, and the other kids have; it's tens of billions. Therefore, investing is the most worthwhile way to manage money. (End of Chapter)