From failed candidate to chief scientist

Chapter 5: Delivering food is worse than publishing a paper

Lin Mo read through more than a dozen journals in succession and integrated the records of the submission information.

After a comprehensive look, many well-known large journals do not provide fee information when calling for papers, but only leave an email address for submission. Obviously, these large journals have no shortage of papers.

Only three or five relatively small journals released information on manuscript fees in their call for papers, and the prices ranged from US$80 to US$120 per article.

Assuming that an average article costs 100 U.S. dollars, that’s about 650 soft girl coins. 650 can be enough to live in the basement for another month. Plus eating, although the university cafeteria is cheap, it still costs more than 500 a month.

After calculating this, Lin Mo sadly discovered that even if he published two papers a month, he could only maintain his current life.

And the thesis is so well written?If it were so easy to write, there wouldn't be so many masters and Ph.D.s suffering from baldness.

It's better to deliver food. You may earn more by delivering food than this...

What, you said the school provides essay subsidies?That's for teaching staff, but I haven't heard of any student subsidy.

Lin Mo complained in his heart, although, at present, it seems that he has no better way to make money besides writing papers.

It was impossible to deliver food, not because of how good the job was, but because he couldn't waste time on it. He couldn't read a book while delivering food, right?
It's not impossible, maybe it can be a good talk, but I'm afraid that the traffic police uncle won't agree.

In fact, this is Lin Mo's misunderstanding, because no one regards writing papers as a means of making a living. Most people write papers just to publish results and evaluate professional titles. They make a living and get rich by writing papers?That might be a bit much to think about.

Lin Mo shook his head and ignored it. Let's finish today's daily routine first.

Lin Mo put down the journal, picked up a mathematics book, and read it.

As time passed by, Lin Mo turned the pages of the book and twisted his feet from time to time.

I don’t know if if things continue like this, I will leave my own clear footprints on the floor like the one in the British Library.

Time flew by quickly, and by the time Lin Mo closed the book, more than nine hours had passed.

Lin Mo glanced at his panel.

Today’s task: 2:48:54
Ok?
Lin Mo saw a green bubble floating on the book he had just read.

green?Lin Mo poked it with his finger.

"Ding, subject bubble +1."

Subject bubble: 4/100
Only 1 points?
Lin Mo was a little surprised, so bubbles of different colors added different subject bubble values?1 point for green, 3 points for gold, I don’t know if there are other colors.

How did this bubble come about?

I just read so many magazines, why didn’t bubbles appear?

Lin Mo shook his head, took a book from the bookshelf again, and started reading.

"Ding, the host has completed today's task and received the task reward: 100 science points."

Huh, it's finally done.

Lin Mo stretched his waist and stretched his waist that was stiff due to sitting for a long time. He felt that he could not just sit and read a book like this, but also should exercise more, otherwise his waist would be crippled in the long run.

Lin Mo checked, today's harvest.

Mathematics: Entry Level (18/1000)

Today's mathematics subject value only increased by 3 points, which is much less than yesterday. After reading "Tutorial on Ordinary Differential Equations" yesterday, the mathematics subject value increased by 5 points.

Lin Mo frowned slightly.

After the same twelve hours of study, today’s efficiency is obviously not as good as yesterday. So the problem can only be caused by the books I read?

I read two mathematics books and a bunch of journals and magazines today. The journals mainly read the call for papers, but didn't pay much attention to the papers. So is this the reason?

Lin Mo looked at the time again. It was already 09:30 in the evening. It had been more than thirteen hours since he came to the library in the morning, almost fourteen hours. It seemed that he had read more than twelve hours today, but The system just prompted me to complete daily tasks.

So I have a lot of ineffectiveness. Is it because of those journals?Because I did not actually read the paper, was it judged as invalid reading by the system?
Lin Mo consciously did not use the concentration talent today. Now it seems that the choice of books and the concentration during reading will have an impact on the learning effect.

Lin Mo took advantage of his characteristics as a senior liver emperor, that is, he must be good at summarizing discoveries and improving the efficiency of the liver, and cannot just bury his head in pain.

By the way, I don’t know how Teacher Zhang’s adjustment is going?

As Lin Mo walked out of the library, he thought that this was a top priority that affected his life.

……

Time goes back to daytime today, on the other side.

Zhang Qihua appeared in the office of Tian Fangyi, the head of the Department of Mathematics.

"Old Zhang, what are you doing?"

Tian Fangyi frowned and looked at the two bottles of Maotai on the table and Zhang Qihua sitting on the sofa. "Hehe, Director, I am just promoted to associate professor thanks to your support, Director, so I am here to thank Director for coming."

"Young Master, if you really have this intention, you won't be promoted to associate professor at this age."

Tian Fang exposed Zhang Qihua's lies at a glance.

"Okay, Lao Zhang, I have something to talk about. I'm still busy. I have a meeting later..."

When you are a leader, you are either in a meeting or on the way to a meeting.

Seeing that Tian Fangyi seemed to be leaving, Zhang Qihua became a little anxious.

"No, director, I really have something to do..."

"Sit down and let's talk."

Tian Fangyi didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave. He sat down deep in the sofa and then motioned for Zhang Qihua to sit down too.

"Director, in our department, do we have more graduate enrollment targets for this year? Can you adjust one? I have a student who did very well in the written test this year, but due to some reasons, he was not admitted to the target school, so I I was wondering if I could be transferred to our department..."

"Is it that Lin Mo?"

Tian Fang knew what was going on before Zhang Qihua finished speaking.

"Yes... yes, you even know the director?"

Zhang Qihua looked happy.

"Hmph, how could I not know about such a famous task? He is the only one who can look down upon all the teachers in our mathematics department, Lin Mo. What did he say when he was recommended for a place back then?"

"The teachers at Dongshan University are all useless and can't teach me! They are not worthy or qualified to teach me!"

Tian Fang patted the table as he spoke, obviously angry.

Zhang Qihua smiled awkwardly.

"Director, Lin Mo was young, frivolous and ignorant at the time. Now he knows he was wrong. Director, just give him a chance."

"Old Zhang, what kind of ecstasy soup did this Lin Mo give you? To make you take care of him like this? Is he a relative of yours? Could he be your son? No, as far as I know you only have a daughter, right?"

"It's been three years, right? Counting this year, I remember he has been taking the exam for three years. How about it? He was rejected by Tunghai University again this year? What's the reason this time?"

Tian Fangyi tapped Zhang Qihua with his finger, a little helpless and a little curious.

Zhang Qihua nodded awkwardly.

"Yes, but director, that's because Donghai University is blind. You don't know that Lin Mo got the first place in the written examination this time."

"Well, with such good grades, Tunghai University doesn't want him. Do you think there's something wrong with him?"

"This...no, director, that's because Tunghai University is blind, not Lin Mo's problem."

"Well, but Donghai University doesn't want him, why should I, Dongshan University, want him? The mathematics department of Dongshan University is not much worse than his Donghai University. Oh, no, the teachers at Dongshan University are all a bunch of trash. Come on, then we better not mislead our children!"

Tian Fangyi was still a little worried.

"Uh……"

Zhang Qihua couldn't find the words to refute for a while, and his dark face was full of embarrassment.

"Director, just give him a chance. Since he is a graduate of our Dongshan University, because he has such good grades, and because of his talent in mathematics, just give him a chance... "

Zhang Qihua's tone was sincere, almost pleading.

"You... hey..."

Seeing Zhang Qihua like this, Tian Fang felt soft and sighed.

"It's not impossible to accept him, but look at which teacher in the department is willing to accept him? Which teacher dares to accept him? Wasn't it bad enough that he was scolded by him back then? Do you want to be scolded by him again?"

Zhang Qihua's expression froze.

"Well... Director, I have been promoted to associate professor, so I am no longer qualified to recruit graduate students, so I think..."

"you?"

Tian Fang was stunned for a moment and stared at Zhang Qihua for a long time.

"You ah you..."

Tian Fang pointed at Zhang Qihua, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

(End of this chapter)