My Xueba Life Simulator

Chapter 417 Good News, Bad News

At this time, Gu Feng's paper had been sent to the editor-in-chief by email.

After the review by the editor-in-chief, he bit the bullet and got stuck with another one, that is to say, 7 papers were accepted, and all of them were qualified as excellent papers.

But when did CCM publish so many papers by the same author at one time?This is simply unprecedented.

To this end, the editor-in-chief called several core subordinates and held an emergency meeting.

"I have good news and bad news now, which one do you want to hear first?"

"Editor-in-chief, don't play tricks on me."

said the deputy editor.

Johansen was among them. Although he didn't know what the editor's bad news was, the good news must be related to the paper.

The editor-in-chief coughed twice and said,

"The good news is that I have read all the manuscripts you sent up. I have passed 7 of them here. They are indeed very in-depth."

clap clap-

The editorial department burst into applause, expressing everyone's victory. The manuscripts of this issue are all alive, and 7 excellent papers are enough to support the journal.

The editor-in-chief waved his hand to signal everyone not to applaud. The applause quickly disappeared, and the editor-in-chief continued,

"The bad news is that these 7 manuscripts were all written by the same person, and there is no team yet. The reason why our journal is recognized as the most academic and demanding journal in the world is because we never publish the same author within a year. Two articles, this is not a hard rule, but an unspoken rule, because it is impossible for physical scientists to write two papers with the same depth and different topics within a year. Most scientists are immersed in one topic, and some spend their entire lives They all only research one topic, and there are prolific scientists, but they will never complete a topic selection in one year.

Today, our editorial department encountered a breakthrough problem.

Someone unexpectedly submitted 7 papers at one time that could not find any faults. I believe that even if these 7 papers were shown to the director of the International Institute of Physics, he would not be able to find any faults.

The question we are going to discuss now is whether we should publish these 7 papers. "

"Of course it must be published. Not publishing it is our loss and the loss of the physics community. As a journal that pursues truth, we must not bury such papers!"

Johansen was the first to support publication.

The deputy editor pushed his glasses and said, "It is true that this is a challenge for our CCM. If these papers are published at one time, it will become a special session for Dr. Zun, which will inevitably arouse scholars' doubts. A professor holding a special session? He is not a big bull in physics, and other journals will find opportunities to attack us and question our authority and professionalism."

"If they read Dr. Zun's thesis, they would not question our professionalism."

Johnson countered.

The colleague sitting next to Johansen shook his head, "I'm afraid that many people won't read the paper, and they will just preconceive it first. They will read the author of the paper first, and then choose to read it. This will indeed damage the reputation of our journal."

"Whether reputation is important or the pursuit of truth is more important. We are not only workers engaged in journal work, but also scholars who pursue physical truth. How can we give up such a good paper for our own reputation?"

Thomson said seriously.

Everyone in the editorial room was silent. Thinking about it, Thomson was right.

The editor-in-chief nodded slightly, "That's true. Maybe we have discovered a genius in physics. If we don't prove it for him, he may be buried in the sea of ​​people. It will be a loss to our entire physics community."

"Yes, then we will create a column dedicated to Dr. Zun's papers."

The deputy editor clenched his fist and said passionately.

"Can write such a paper, but he is just an unknown professor, which is not conducive to everyone's understanding of him. In this way, Johansen, you go to contact Dr. Zun and tell him that we are willing to reach a long-term cooperation with him and sign him as a regular professor. As a resident scholar, as long as he has new works, we are willing to publish them."

"Resident scholar?"

Johansen's eyes are bright. There are only 13 resident scholars in CCM so far. They are all great physicists. It's very simple, that is, only one paper needs to be submitted to the journal every year, and you can't sign a contract with a competitor, and you need to attend the celebration held by CCM.

In addition, editors who sign up as resident scholars will also improve their status in the editorial department and become gold medal editors.

Johansen was the first editor to discover Dr. Zun's talent, so the editor-in-chief gave him the opportunity.

"Is it too early to sign a resident scholar now? He has written so many good papers at once, what if Jiangnan is exhausted?"

The deputy editor-in-chief said worriedly.

The editor-in-chief shook his head, "I already knew before the meeting that Dr. Zun submitted 10 manuscripts at one time, and I read 2 that were rejected by you, and they were actually well written. Such a person, with such a level, we If you don’t sign the contract, do you wait for your competitors to sign the contract?”

"It makes sense. We need to catch such a talent as soon as possible. It is best to let him work in our editorial department."

Johnson said with a smile.

"Johnson, by the way, please ask him to do an exclusive interview."

"Interview? Our CCM has never done an exclusive interview with a character before. Would this be too risky?"

Johnson asked.

"After his paper is published, not only our CCM will be questioned, but he will also be questioned, questioning his knowledge, and even thinking that he is plagiarizing or finding someone to write it for him. Therefore, our exclusive interview is to give His proof is also a proof of CCM for us, and it also allows you to find out if he is a real physics genius."

The editor-in-chief said seriously,
"After the interview was scheduled, I personally interviewed him."

"it is good."

Johnson nodded, and he also understood the editor's concerns.

He may be doubting whether the paper was written by "Dr. Zun", but after all, CCM is an academic journal, not an investigation department, and there is no way to conduct direct investigations, but he can confirm the person's physics knowledge through interviews and make indirect judgments.

The editor-in-chief has a wealth of physics knowledge, and the reason why he is willing to devote himself to journals is entirely to contribute to theoretical physics, so that more scholars can see excellent journals and retain more useful physics materials.

If the editor-in-chief is asked to interview "Dr. Zun", whether it is real gold can be verified in an instant.

Johnson thought so.

After the meeting, Johansen hurried back to his desk in the office.

He turned on the computer, found the mailbox of "Dr. Zun", edited the email and sent it.

……

Inside the private villa of "Dr. Zun".

Gu Feng was sitting in the study room, staring at the computer screen, mainly looking for a new site for the shelter. Currently, the sites of No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 shelters have been delineated.

Mailbox popped out of nowhere.

Gu Feng clicked on the email, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

There are 7 emails congratulating the paper for passing.

"10 out of 7 papers, tsk tsk, the review requirements are quite high. These papers are all papers that I passed before, but as long as all 7 papers are published, then it will be no problem to enter the institute."

Gu Feng said to himself.

The cell phone of "Dr. Zun" on the table rang suddenly, just 5 minutes after he read the email.

"Hello, is this Dr. Zun?"

Johnson asked.

Gu Feng replied, "Yes, what's the matter?"

"Hello, Dr. Zun, I'm Johansen, the technical editor of CCM, and I'm also the first editor in charge of reviewing your manuscript. Your paper is very in-depth. If you have time, we would like to invite you to do an exclusive interview."

Johansen cut to the chase by saying that he was not a pleasant person.

"Interview?"

Gu Feng didn't remember that CCM had an interview column, but after thinking about it, it must be difficult for the journal to submit so many manuscripts at one time. The purpose of this interview is probably to verify whether the paper was written by himself.

"Yes, we hope you will accept our exclusive interview."

Johnson said sincerely.

Gu Feng nodded slightly, "Okay, I have time recently, and I will make an appointment this afternoon, do you think it is okay?"

Johansen thought for a moment, "How about 2 o'clock in the afternoon?"

"can."

Johansen happily hung up the phone, sent the address to Gu Feng from his mobile phone, then left his desk and knocked on the door of the editorial room.

"Come in."

The editor-in-chief said.

Johnson opened the door and walked into the office, "Editor-in-Chief, we have an appointment at 2 o'clock this afternoon."

"Forehead…"

The editor-in-chief covered his forehead with one hand, "I asked you to make an appointment with him. I didn't say it was just today. I'm still in such a hurry. I only have 3 hours to prepare."

"Editor-in-chief can ask tough questions without preparation."

Johnson said with a smile.

"Go, go, do you think this is an ordinary interview? This is an interview with a genius in physics. If the questions I ask are not level, he will probably refuse to answer, or despise our CCM."

"what?"

Johnson frowned, "Then I'll make another appointment."

"Forget it, the appointment is already made, and the time cannot be changed. You can go out, and don't let anyone disturb me during this time."

"Then you won't have lunch at noon?"

"Don't eat."

"Okay, the editor-in-chief has worked hard."

Johnson left the office, closed the door, touched his chin, "I hope everything goes well."

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Feng arrived at the interview room of CCM on time.

This is a makeshift interview room, but the lighting and cameras are professional.

Gu Feng sat opposite the editor-in-chief of CCM. Both of them were veterans, and they didn't feel embarrassed at all when facing strangers.

The editor-in-chief stretched out his hand and shook Gu Feng's hand actively.
"Dr. Zun, thank you for coming to the interview."

"It is my honor to be interviewed by CCM."

Gu Feng has experienced all kinds of interviews, big and small, so whether he faces the camera or reporters, he can face them calmly and with a smile on his face.

Although Dr. Zun's face doesn't look very good when he smiles, Gu Feng still maintains a polite smile.

This kind of smile is not flattering or humble at all, but reveals a refined and confident temperament.

The editor-in-chief felt Gu Feng's confidence from his calm smile.

The interview lasted a total of 2 hours, and originally only prepared 5 questions, but the two kept talking about physics, and even forgot the time.

Gu Feng unexpectedly discovered that his physics points had increased, and it could be seen that the editor-in-chief of CCM had a wealth of knowledge in physics, so he was willing to chat with the editor-in-chief all the time.

The editor-in-chief also found out that "Dr. Zun" is indeed a genius in physics. He knows so much at a young age, and it's almost too late to meet him.

If I met him earlier, maybe I would do physics research with him?
It's a pity that I am old and don't have so much energy. It is my top priority to run CCM well and benefit more physicists.

"Dr. Zun, thank you again for accepting the interview."

The editor-in-chief stood up and shook hands with Gu Feng again. Gu Feng knew that this meant the interview was coming to an end.

But the points are still increasing, and it cannot end so soon.

Gu Feng took the editor-in-chief's hand, "The editor-in-chief and I hit it off right away, why don't we chat again..."

And so on for another hour.

The editor's saliva is dry.

Johansen brought tea to the two of them, sat by and listened to their chat, and felt that they had benefited a lot.

Gu Feng obtained 8000 points through the editor-in-chief, and finally found that the points had not changed, so he ended the chat and left the interview room.

The editor-in-chief of CCM personally sent him downstairs, and Johnson drove to drive him home.

On the way back, Johnson said excitedly,

"I didn't expect you to know so much at such a young age. You are the youngest physics genius I have ever seen."

"I am not a genius in physics. In fact, those manuscripts are the results I have accumulated over the years. I have never been confident before. Now I muster up the courage to submit the manuscript. It is a fluke to pass."

Gu Feng said modestly.

"It's definitely not a fluke. I have read every one of your manuscripts. You have real talents."

Johansen praised him, and then said, "Dr. Zun, would you like to be a resident scholar of our CCM?"

"What is a resident scholar?"

Gu Feng asked curiously.

"Our CCM will establish a long-term cooperative relationship with scholars who are profound in physics, called resident scholars..."

Johansen explained the meaning of resident scholars to Gu Feng. Although he felt a little strange that there are physicists in this world who don’t know the resident scholars of CCM, but he thought that geniuses might be slow in a certain aspect, so he dismissed it. concern.

It is understandable for a genius like Dr. Zun to ignore some common sense.

Gu Feng quickly understood that the resident scholar of CCM is a position with both fame and fortune, and only needs to provide one paper per year.

If you can't go back in a short time, you can indeed consider this position, because it can provide long-term financial support.

However, I already have 5 million assets, are you sure you still need this income?

Income is not important, what is important is that you can come to CCM frequently, and it is not bad to have access to many physics experts.

Gu Feng nodded, "I am willing to accept this invitation."

"Great, welcome to join us."

Johnson said with a smile.

Johnson sent Gu Feng back to the villa, and said in surprise, "Are you a member of the Guanghui family?"

"Yes, but I'm just a collateral, basically not in the family's glory."

Gu Feng said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, then I'll go back, if you need anything, just call me, I will be your docking editor from now on."

"Okay, Johnson, bye."

Gu Feng waved goodbye to Johnson, and Johnson drove away while he entered the villa.

A week later, Gu Feng's seven manuscripts were published on CCM, which caused an uproar.

First of all, there are doubts about CCM, mainly from competitors' magazines and various self-media platforms.

"CCM is no longer authoritative and impartial. It is a disaster to publish 7 papers by the same author at one time!"

"Is CCM in a daze? To make such a low-level mistake??"

"Has CCM started to collect money to publish manuscripts? How much did Dr. Zun pay?"

"CCM is really worthy of the reputation of the highest academic journal in physics!"

Countless voices of condemnation poured over, and CCM's official blog was full of curses.

And those scholars who really read papers don’t like to be keyboard warriors, and they seldom leave messages on forums or blogs, so they don’t speak out for CCM, which leads to one-sided public opinion and condemns CCM.

(End of this chapter)