From University Lecturer to Chief Academician

Xihai City.

A sturdy middle-aged man with a thick back and waist was walking along the street. Looking from the front, he looked rather majestic with sword-like brows. It was Peng Hui, the chief researcher of the Metal Laboratory of Xijing Jiaotong University.

Peng Hui answered the phone with a high voice, "I remember it was here."

"You Xia Zhuangzhou, are you still afraid that I can't find my way?"

"Don't worry about it, I know your family, I'll be there soon, you just need to prepare the meals."

After finishing speaking, he hung up the phone neatly, took a closer look at the street, and asked with some doubts, "Xiaofang, take a closer look, is this Huasheng Street? I came here more than ten years ago , has changed too much.”

Xiaofang, whose name is Shi Guifang, is in her early thirties, with braids and a smart attire.

Shi Guifang came with Peng Hui. She looked around helplessly, carefully looking for the road signs, and couldn't help complaining, "Professor Peng, it would be great if you asked Professor Xia to post the location, and you can also post the name of the community." .What era is it now? After more than ten years, everything has changed a lot.”

"Okay, okay, I get it." Peng Hui couldn't hold back his face, and interrupted impatiently, "You can just watch it if I let you see it, and talk so much."

Shi Guifang stopped talking immediately.

The two continued to walk for about a hundred meters, and finally found a sign at an intersection, which showed that there was a Huasheng Road, so they hurriedly walked in the indicated direction.

It was only when Peng Hui continued to walk forward that he finally felt familiar. He took the lead and walked forward with considerable momentum, "Come with me, this time I know you."

Because they have a clear destination, they feel much easier walking.

Shi Guifang talked about the purpose, "Professor Peng, is the person recommended by Professor Xia really capable? With so much data, he is doing pure mathematics research, and you have seen the news? He has done this project, He was dismissed by Donggang University because of a data problem. Although Donggang University restarted the investigation, the specific results have not yet come out.”

"He must have been pushed out as a scapegoat!"

Peng Hui concluded, "When I first read the news, I knew it had nothing to do with him. I don't know what job he is responsible for, but I know Chen Jianlin very well."

"Chen Jianlin, how does he do projects? He is the kind of person who does everything by himself. If he is serious about a project, how could such low-level mistakes occur?"

"This person only believes in himself, and it's the same with projects. Even if he leads a team, he has to check every data one by one."

Shi Guifang opened her mouth in surprise, "Can you do it?"

"If you can't do it, you have to do it! Think about it, if he is not serious, can he do it now?"

Peng Hui shook his head and said, "So, there is a data problem in this project, which means that Chen Jianlin must not be serious about it, and there may not be anything in it!"

Just as he was talking, he saw a corner and looked inside. It was the main entrance of an old residential area. He immediately said happily, "This is here. It's been the same for more than ten years. It hasn't changed at all."

Peng Hui immediately walked over.

Shi Guifang quickly followed, and they found a unit in the second building, then walked in and climbed up to the fifth floor in one breath.

Peng Hui is really strong.

After walking for such a long time, I was only slightly out of breath after climbing the fifth floor.

Shi Guifang was younger, but she obviously had poor physical strength. She insisted on climbing to the fifth floor and didn't want to talk anymore. She stood on the side with her belly in her arms, regretting that she followed Peng Hui for a trip.

Fortunately, the door of the next door opened.

Xia Guobin welcomed the two of them in with great joy, while talking to Peng Hui, "It's ok, I haven't been here for more than ten years, and I didn't even send you the address, so you can find it."

Peng Hui said with some pride, "Of course, I have a good memory. I got off the bus and walked for more than ten minutes."

Shi Guifang rolled her eyes when she heard that.

Wang Hao was sitting in the living room, and came over to greet the two of them when they entered the door.

Xia Guobin immediately introduced, "Let me introduce to you, this is Professor Wang Hao."

"This is my old classmate, Professor Peng Hui. It's different after being a soldier." He patted Peng Hui's arm, "Look, you still have this kind of momentum at your age."

Peng Hui hurriedly shook hands with Wang Hao.

After some courtesy, they sat on the sofa.

Peng Hui praised Wang Hao's youth several times in a row, and compared it with Shi Guifang who came with him, "Xiaofang is also a doctor and an associate professor, but compared with Wang Hao, she is far behind."

I don't know if this difference is about academics or age, Shi Guifang sounds like she has an urge to beat someone up, especially looking at Wang Hao's young face, and taking a closer look at herself...

She felt that Peng Hui brought her here just to serve as a foil and to show Wang Hao's excellence.

Wang Hao quickly changed the topic.

Next, Peng Hui talked about the research on Artin's constant and Mersenne primes. After admiring a lot, he said, "I really didn't expect that the hottest genius in the Chinese mathematics circle in recent days is actually a Expert in data mining."

"You are ridiculous."

In the face of an old professor's continuous flattery, Wang Hao felt a little light. Anyone would like to hear good words. It really feels good to be complimented continuously.

But Wang Hao still knew the purpose of the meeting, and quickly brought the topic to the "Super Compression Alloy Material" project of the metal laboratory.

Peng Hui immediately became more serious, "Our project is progressing well, and we have been able to produce a new type of high-strength titanium alloy that has reached the international level."

"Our manufacturing process is brand new, and the titanium alloy produced is also brand new. Normally, the strength of the alloy manufactured by this new process can be further improved. However, we have conducted three consecutive experiments, and finally concluded that It ended in failure, and the strength of the alloy produced not only did not increase, but actually decreased.”

"Now we just can't find the problem. We don't know which process or which step is wrong, or is there a problem with the alloy ratio? Or what other method? In short, the purpose is to continue to improve the strength."

"If you can increase the intensity, the project will have results, but now it's stuck..."

Peng Hui introduced it with a sigh, and then said, "To be honest, it's not that there is really no way, and it is impossible for us to ask others for help."

Wang Hao nodded in understanding, and asked, "Can you tell me about your specific thinking? What kind of method do you use for your new manufacturing process? What kind of thinking?"

This question is a bit sensitive, and there's a bit of secrecy involved.

Shi Guifang immediately looked at Peng Hui, as if she wanted to remind him not to talk too much, but Peng Hui said indifferently, "Xiaofang, it's okay to say it here, Wang Hao is not specialized in material research, so it doesn't conflict with us." .”

Shi Guifang was a little embarrassed, and she sat further away angrily.

Peng Hui continued, "There are mainly two directions, one is the removal of impurities. The other is the improvement of the preparation process and the temperature adjustment in various processes."

"At the beginning, we wanted to alloy, that is, to study a new type of alloy, but then we gave up." Peng Hui shook his head, "Actually, this idea is the best."

"Why?" Wang Hao was a little puzzled.

Xia Guobin smiled and said, "What else can it be? There must be insufficient funds, right, Lao Peng."

"That's right, the funding is too little." Peng Hui said, "This kind of new material research does not have a fund of more than 50 million yuan, so don't even think about it."

Wang Hao continued to ask, "How do you remove impurities?"

"Ultra-high temperature, repeated melting and calcination..."

Peng Hui explained carefully, he was just talking about a process, and he didn't care about confidentiality.

Simply put, their research is to use a new method to manufacture high-strength titanium alloys that have reached international standards.

After that, I wanted to continue to increase the intensity, and I did several experiments in a row, but there was no progress.

Every experiment needs to consume a lot of funds, so if it continues without a clue, it can only be said that it can only be achieved by luck, and the chances can be very slim.

In addition, limited by scientific research funding, it is impossible to continue the experiment.

Peng Hui finally said, "That's why we want to find a data mining expert to help with the analysis of experimental data. It would be best if it can help."

Wang Hao nodded in thought.

"As for the remuneration, to be honest, our funds are limited, but I can decide to share the honor of the results, and give a title of specially-appointed data analyst, whose contribution can be at the same level as a researcher." Peng Hui briefly talked about the remuneration, which meant something like, As long as the research can be completed, Wang Hao can enjoy the same "achievement honor" as other researchers.

For example, Wang Hao, as an important member of the research team, will receive related rewards and be named in successful contributions when he publishes a paper, wins an award, or receives a commendation.

etc.

These are reputational enhancements.

Participating in projects, awards, and thesis titles will enrich your personal resume, which is definitely good for personal development.

But Wang Hao obviously doesn't care about these, even if he joins the team, completes heavyweight material research and development achievements with others, or wins awards with others...

But what's the use?

No matter how outstanding the research and development results are, he is only a member of the team, and the honor of sharing the results is far behind the completion of a mathematical research with international influence.

"How about this."

Wang Hao thought for a while and said, "100,000 yuan, I will help you do the analysis, but I can't guarantee whether it will be done well or not."

Shi Guifang raised her head in shock. He didn't expect Wang Hao to say that, money is all it takes if you don't want any achievements and honors?

This is too greedy for money!

And the asking price is 100,000 yuan, which feels like a scam.

Xia Guobin's expression was very flat, and he pouted at Peng Hui. Peng Hui nodded generously after thinking about it, and easily finalized the cooperation, "Then it's settled."

"Happy cooperation!"

Wang Hao smiled and shook hands with Peng Hui.

After quickly finalizing the data analysis problem, Peng Hui and Xia Guobin, a pair of old friends, got together next.

After lunch, Wang Hao left with the hard drive containing the data.

Peng Hui continued to stay until the evening, and went to the airport with Shi Guifang after six o'clock, and caught up with the plane around eight o'clock.

When she sat on the plane, Shi Guifang was still a little bit aggrieved when she thought about what happened today, and said complainingly, "Professor Peng, why did you agree? He asked for 100,000 yuan, which is really not polite at all." .”

Peng Hui shook his head and said, "Xiaofang, you don't understand, this is a chance we bought for 100,000 yuan."

"That's one hundred thousand..." Shi Guifang still felt very distressed after thinking about it.

Peng Hui said seriously, "For you, 100,000 is a lot, but for him, it's different. Do you think Wang Hao is short of money?"

"What do you mean?" Shi Guifang was a little puzzled.

Peng Hui said, "I heard people say that he sold the code he wrote to Abayun, Penguin, and Huawei, and one company paid two million." That's six million, and that's just a piece of code."

"He earned six million easily by relying on his own research. Not only that, he went to Penguin and Abayun to give lectures, and the lecture fee was hundreds of thousands, understand?"

"Xiaofang, we took advantage of this. Wang Hao asked for 100,000 yuan just to find a reason to participate in the project. If he doesn't want to participate in the project, let alone 100,000 yuan, he won't be able to get one million yuan."

Shi Guifang was stunned immediately.

Along the way, she didn't say a word, and waited for the plane to land at Xijing Airport, still muttering, "A piece of code is 6 million, a lecture is hundreds of thousands... After this year, how much money will I make?" ah?"

"It turns out that doing research can make so much money, then I..."

Shi Guifang lowered her head as she thought about it. It is true that some people do research to make money, but with a 'mediocre' mind like hers, there is a high probability that it will be like this for a lifetime.

"Oh~~"

Shi Guifang sighed for a long time, and found that just like what Peng Hui said, she and Wang Hao were incomparable at all, so she could only turn on the phone resignedly.

Suddenly, she called out, "Professor Peng, look!"

"What's wrong?"

The two looked at the news on their mobile phones together, and what they saw was the latest news, which was Donggang University's investigation announcement on the material laboratory incident.

...

Donggang University issued an investigation announcement, stating that the time of the material laboratory was wrong, and Zhou Xiaolong, who was in charge of reporting the data, made the mistake.

The announcement detailed the specific situation and announced that the relevant responsible persons would be held accountable.

The "responsible person" mentioned here is not only Zhou Xiaolong, but also several directors and leaders who decided to fire Wang Hao without detailed investigation, and the most important one is Huang Yichun, the director of academic affairs.

Zhou Xiaolong, dismissed.

Huang Yichun was suspended for self-reflection and made a serious demerit.

Three other people were implicated, and they were given demerits. Even Chen Jianlin was held accountable.

As soon as this announcement came out, it immediately aroused heated discussions in the public opinion, and many media followed up with forwarding reports.

Many people participated in the discussion, "Sure enough, I said that Professor Wang Hao can't make mistakes!"

"Is it possible for a genius who can complete the world's top mathematics research to have such a big problem in calculation?"

"This incident sounds very strange. It turns out that the person who made the mistake is the original boss of the laboratory!"

"Wang Hao is the scapegoat. Fortunately, the truth has been found out, otherwise he would have been wronged for the rest of his life..."

"Did you read the announcement carefully? There are even specific procedures. Zhou Xiaolong reported an error in the data, and Wang Hao was only responsible for the calculation. He doesn't know much about material research, so he didn't find the error."

"That's normal, Wang Hao is a doctor of mathematics, not a doctor of materials!"

It is clear.

Most people believed Donggang University's findings.

At this point, public opinion is satisfied, those who made mistakes have been punished, the story has a seemingly perfect ending, and related discussions have gradually subsided.

...

Donggang University's announcement was released at night, and Wang Hao only found out about it the next morning. He read the announcement carefully and felt that everything seemed to make sense.

He really doesn't know much about the materials, and it's normal for some small details of the data to be invisible.

First, Zhou Xiaolong reported an error in the data, and his calculations will definitely be wrong.

"So, Zhou Xiaolong was the one who went wrong, and I took the blame for Zhou Xiaolong?"

"I wronged Ma Wenjun. This matter has nothing to do with him?" Wang Hao pondered carefully, and still felt something was wrong, but it was difficult to know what was wrong with the lack of information.

He simply didn't want to.

In any case, Donggang University's investigation results are good news for him. The 'stain' on his body has been washed away, and the material laboratory incident has nothing to do with him.

Wang Hao suddenly felt relieved. He went to the office of the complex building and received a lot of congratulatory voices.

"It's all right now, things are finally clear!"

"I already knew it wasn't Wang Hao, definitely not, Wang Hao is such a genius..."

"That's great……"

"Wang Hao, you are not a material major, and it's normal if you don't know materials. You just joined the project, how can you tell what the ratio is?"

"The experts in the investigation team also studied the data for a few days before they saw the problem!"

Amidst the many congratulatory voices, Wang Hao suddenly became a little awkward. What do you mean by "do not understand materials science"?

What does it mean 'it's normal not to see a problem'?

Although his research on alloy materials is indeed inferior to that of professionals, he still feels uncomfortable when he hears these words, and when he looks at Donggang University's announcement, he feels as if he is being humiliated.

"What!"

"I don't understand material science? If I don't understand it, I don't understand it, and I still have to post a notice to say it? Is it intentional?"

Wang Hao gritted his teeth depressedly, and immediately focused on the research and development task that had just been established——

【Task 1】

【Research Project Name: Data Analysis of Super Compression Alloy Materials (Difficulty: A). 】

[Inspiration value: 1. 】

Although the inspiration value is only a little bit, it is still one percent completed, and a good start is half the battle.

Let's start, look at the data!

He connected the hard drive to the computer, slowly copied the data in it, and browsed through it carefully.

The last experience has proved that a better understanding of the data can also quickly increase the inspiration value, not even slower than the teaching feedback.

Wang Hao looked at it for a while, then simply used the teaching currency, entered the focus mode, and then devoted himself to the work of understanding the data.

[Task 1, inspiration value +1. 】

[Task 1, inspiration value +1. 】

[Task 1, inspiration value +1...]

New research, set sail!