From failed candidate to chief scientist

Chapter 39: How high you are now, how hard you will fall in the future

Because of the thesis, the discussion on campus was lively and lively, as if it was a Chinese New Year.But as the initiator of the incident, Lin Mo knew nothing about it. At this time, he was still lying quietly on the bed, sleeping soundly.

I don't know how long it took before Lin Mo slowly opened his eyes and woke up leisurely.

Looking out the dark window, Lin Mo was in a daze.

"How long have I been unconscious?"

Before Lin Mo could think about it, a strong sense of hunger came from Lin Mo's belly. Lin Mo hurriedly grabbed the food that had been prepared and stuffed it into his mouth.

It wasn't until Lin Mo stuffed two pieces of bread, three pieces of ham, a Snickers bar and two bottles of mineral water into his stomach that he finally regained his composure.

Lin Mo thought about it and felt that his mind was filled with a lot of mathematical knowledge. The amount of this knowledge was much greater than what he had learned before.

Lin Mo had a glimmer of understanding. No wonder the subject value required to upgrade to master is ten times that of entry-level upgrade to master. Judging from the amount of knowledge alone, it is even more than ten times.

If he were to study by himself, it would probably take him several years to achieve such a reserve of knowledge.

Lin Mo couldn't help but secretly praise the system.

Lin Mo glanced at the panel.

Mathematics (Proficient Level) - Basic Mathematics Proficient Level (10000/10000)

Ok?
Why is my math still at the proficient level, shouldn't it be directly promoted to the master level?

How is this going?Is there a bug in the system?
But the next moment, the system upgrade sound sounded, and Lin Mo understood what was going on.

"Ding, advance to the task, complete the proof of Kratz's conjecture, publish a paper, and get recognition. Task reward: Host mathematics will be promoted to master level."

Therefore, the system's so-called promotion to one level is only to fill up the subject value, and the promotion tasks that need to be done still need to be done.

However, it makes sense when you think about it.

According to the system's rating standards, the master level is a level that can be called a "mathematician." Now Lin Mo is equivalent to the level of a mathematician. In terms of knowledge reserve alone, he is on par with the current mathematicians.

However, this level is not something you just say it is, it needs to be proven and recognized, which is also in line with the system's promotion tasks.

Only by completing a proof of a conjecture that no one before has been able to complete, publishing the results, and gaining recognition from the mathematical community can one be truly worthy of the name.

Thinking of this, Lin Mo understood, it was just this promotion task...

Isn’t it a bit difficult?

You want me to prove a conjecture that no one has proven for so many years?System, you are forcing yourself to make things difficult...

Complaints are complaints, but when faced with challenges, Lin Mo was never discouraged, but was eager to try.

Isn’t this the joy of life?
But now is not the time to think about it, and Kratz's conjecture cannot be proved in a day.

Lin Mo put the matter aside for the time being. Only then did he have time to pick up the phone on the bedside and check the time.

"Did I faint all day and all night?"

Looking at the date and time displayed on the phone, Lin Mo calculated that he passed out for about 40 hours.

This sleep is really long enough, but the harvest is also great.

Only then did Lin Mo notice dozens of missed calls on his phone.

Seeing that they were all from Zhang Qihua, Lin Mo hurriedly called back.

"Hello, Teacher Zhang."

"Lin Mo?"

There was a surprise on the other side of the phone.

"Are you okay? Where are you?"

Zhang Qihua's voice revealed concern, and Lin Mo couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

"I am fine."

"Where are you? Give me your address and I'll come find you now!"

"It's a bit late now, how about I go to the office to find you tomorrow?"

"No, give me the address. I've been there now!"

Zhang Qihua's tone could not be rejected.

Lin Mo had no choice but to report his address to Zhang Qihua.

In less than 5 minutes, there was a knock on the door.Lin Mo opened the door and was stunned for a moment when he looked at Zhang Qihua, who was panting and looking haggard.

"Teacher Zhang, what are you..."

"Lin Mo, are you okay? What's going on? You didn't answer the phone when I called you. You..."

Zhang Qihua's tone was a little harsh.

"Teacher Zhang, I'm fine. I was a little tired from reading two days ago, so I took a nap. I didn't expect that I stayed asleep until now..."

Lin Mo scratched his head, found a reason, and said a little embarrassedly.

"You... I told you to pay attention to the balance between work and rest, why don't you listen?"

Zhang Qihua was a bit reproachful, but his tone was obviously much more relaxed than before.

"Teacher Zhang, why did you come to see me so late..."

"What happened? Huh, it's not a good thing you did!"

Lin Mo scratched his head and looked at Zhang Qihua with confusion.

"The paper "Research on the Asymptotic Expansion Formula of Differential Median Points" was published by you, right?"

Lin Mo nodded with some confusion.

"You just publish the paper, why do you need to list me as the first author?"

"Ah, Teacher Zhang, is this why you came to me?"

Lin Mo was a little funny.

"Mr. Zhang, I am also thinking that you, as a first author, can apply for subsidies from the school. Mr. Zhang, don't be too moved. I did this for myself. Only after you get the subsidy can I start a new project for my research, right?" ?”

Zhang Qihua blushed, knowing that his students had seen through his funding of Lin Mo in the name of the project.

"That can't be..."

"Teacher Zhang, it's just a paper. It doesn't matter who is the first author. On the contrary, it's the school's wool. If you don't pluck it, you won't be plundered!"

This is a decision made by Lin Mo after confirming with the system that as long as this paper is written and published by himself, he will be rewarded by the system whether he is the first author or not.

Hearing what Lin Mo said was easy, writing a paper for a top publication is as easy as writing an essay, Zhang Qihua twitched his lips.

"Then you at least tell me in advance, do you know that what you do may lead to serious consequences?"

"Ah, serious consequences? It's not like that, right?"

"Humph!"

"No? You know that if you do this, if someone discovers it and reports it, you will be convicted of academic fraud or academic fraud in a matter of minutes. I will be fine by then, but what about you? You are only 24 years old. You are still young, do you want your academic career to end here?”

Zhang Qihua looked a little more serious and said in a stern tone.

"This...isn't that serious..."

"Those students wrote papers, and the teachers got a lot of them, but they were not as exaggerated as you said..."

"Exaggeration? Not serious? Humph!"

Seeing that Lin Mo was still laughing and joking, apparently not paying attention to it, Zhang Qihua couldn't help but speak a little more harshly.

"Those people are those people. Even if this is an unspoken rule in the industry, it cannot change the fact of academic misconduct!"

"Furthermore, if you just publish in an ordinary journal, no one may pay attention to it, but you publish in the top journal, that is "Journal of Mathematics"! Do you know how many papers have been published in China from its inception to now? ?”

"Eight articles!"

Zhang Qihua made a sign of eight characters.

"Acta Mathematica" has been published for more than 100 years. There are only a handful of papers published on it in China. The last time it was published was 5 years ago. At that time, it caused a sensation in the academic world. Even the National Central Government reported it. How many people did you think of such a big achievement? Jealousy, how many people are staring at you, how many people are jealous of others? "

"Do you know what reward the school gave out for this paper?"

"I was given a bonus of 20 yuan directly. 20 yuan. My annual salary is less than 20 yuan!"

"In addition, they also promised to promote me to the professorial title as an exception, and also established a special mathematics research center, appointed me as deputy director, and gave me the treatment of chief researcher."

"Do you know how I feel when I hear this?"

"Do you think I will be happy? No, I am on tenterhooks and walking on thin ice. My heart is trembling because of how high it is now. If the truth is discovered and reported, the fall will be more severe in the future!"

(End of this chapter)