Starting from a top student and marching towards the sea of ​​stars

Chapter 195 New Identity
Hearing that Ning Chen hoped to stay in college to do research, Liu Xu felt a little more relaxed.

"Yes, Ning Chen, you are born to do scientific research, and it is very suitable to continue to stay in the university. You spent your undergraduate and graduate stages at Shengzhou University, and the school also sincerely invites you. I wonder what you think about staying in school to serve?"

"Shengzhou University is my alma mater, and of course I hope to stay here. Dean Liu, I would like to know what the school's requirements are for me to stay here?"

Ning Chen did not directly ask about the treatment. Of course, Liu Xu also understood what Ning Chen meant and said with a smile:

"Ning Chen, the school will not have any requirements for you. In the past few years, you have proven your scientific research capabilities. You only need to continue to carry out any scientific research work you want to do. The conditions that the school can provide now are A basic annual salary of 100 million, plus a property in the school district. This annual salary does not include various scientific research awards, so in theory there is no upper limit to your income."

Hearing this salary package, Ning Chen couldn't help but feel excited.

Ning Chen knew what the basic annual salary of 100 million was.

In fact, the basic salary of university teachers is not high. The monthly basic salary of lecturers who have just stayed in school may only be a few thousand yuan.

Of course, in addition to basic salary, university teachers also have various other benefits, as well as high housing provident funds and year-end bonuses.

However, even a university professor may not be able to have a basic salary as high as Ning Chen.

It can be said that the conditions provided by Shengzhou University are very sincere.

In addition, prices in this era are not high, and the purchasing power of the same amount is almost twice what it would be ten years later.

As for real estate, Ning Chen does not have such urgent needs now, because Ning Chen already has a house near the school. Whether it is the size of the house, the environment of the community, or the location of the house, Ning Chen is quite satisfied. .

However, Ning Chen doesn't mind having too many houses. Even if he can't live in them, having one more house is equivalent to increasing his total assets.

Seeing that Ning Chen didn't answer immediately, Liu Xu thought that Ning Chen was still not satisfied with these conditions, so he continued to add:

"Of course, this basic annual salary is not fixed. It will be increased to a certain extent every year according to the situation. In addition, the school will also help you apply for a scientific research start-up fund, which is tentatively 200 million. If it is not enough, you can continue Apply. Also, the school will also arrange an independent laboratory for you, but you have to wait for a while because the vacated laboratory needs to be renovated..."

After listening to some of the conditions introduced by Liu Xu, Ning Chen was completely impressed by these conditions.

Although there is still a gap between Shengzhou University and several top universities in China in terms of comprehensive strength of the school, if we only compare the material majors, Shengzhou University can still rank among the top in the country.

What's more, the various conditions that Shengzhou University gave Ning Chen were difficult for other universities to provide. Moreover, Shengzhou University gave Ning Chen a lot of free space, allowing Ning Chen to carry out the research direction he liked at will.

At this time, Ning Chen no longer had any reason to refuse.

"Dean Liu, in fact, I have always wanted to stay at Shengzhou University, and I am very honored that the school can give me such an opportunity. If I can successfully graduate with a Ph.D., I am willing to stay at Shengzhou University!"

Seeing that Ning Chen finally expressed his thoughts clearly, Liu Xu nodded vigorously and said with a smile:

"Well, that's great. This can be regarded as a two-way trip between you and the school, Ning Chen. If there is no problem, let's sign the contract first."

It could be seen that Liu Xu was well prepared. He quickly contacted the relevant staff of the school and sent the printed contract over.

The two looked at the contract and discussed various details in the contract.

"Ning Chen, the school hopes that you will focus on scientific research in the early stage, and you can start preparing for teaching tasks in two years. Because you are still relatively young, you may not have much teaching experience, so you can first discuss this with other teachers. Study it.”

Ning Chen noticed that the professional title given to him by the school was not a lecturer, but a researcher.

The title of researcher may not look impressive, but it is actually at the same level as a professor, and the researcher is not preceded by an associate title, but a real researcher.

Being able to assign such a senior professional title to a doctoral student who has not yet graduated is enough to show how much Shengzhou University attaches great importance to Ning Chen.

As for teaching, Ning Chen's teaching experience is not as little as Liu Xu said. Even if a comparison is made, Ning Chen feels that his teaching level may not be worse than other university teachers.

However, Ning Chen is also happy with the school's arrangement. It is true that he is not ready for teaching yet, so it is good to focus on scientific research first.After confirming every detail in the contract, Ning Chen signed his name at the end of the contract.

Seeing that the signing of the contract was successfully completed, Liu Xu was also very happy.

"Ning Chen, from now on we will be colleagues from the School of Materials Science and Technology of Shengzhou University. Let me call you in advance, Teacher Ning!"

"Thank you, Dean Liu. I'm still not used to being called this way."

"It doesn't matter. It will take a while to get used to it at first, but you will get used to it gradually. Ning Chen, except that you are younger, you are very mature in other aspects and have completed all the tasks that are qualified for this position. .Okay, I won’t disturb you any more, you probably still have a lot of scientific research to do.”

"Okay, Dean Liu, I'll go back first."

Walking on the campus of Shengzhou University, Ning Chen had a completely different feeling.

When Ning Chen was a student, although Ning Chen had a deep affection for the school, he also understood that college was just a stage in life, and one day his student career would eventually end.

But after staying in school, Ning Chen can continue to stay in the university in another way, and even spend most of the rest of his life here.

This feeling of eternity made Ning Chen feel very at ease.

Early the next morning, Ning Chen came to the laboratory and prepared to study the next experimental topic.

Perhaps because he just signed an employment contract with the school yesterday, Ning Chen's mental state was somewhat different from before, and his whole person exuded full energy from top to bottom.

After a while, Xu Zhou also came to the laboratory.

Seeing Xu Zhou coming over, Ning Chen said in surprise:
"Teacher Xu, aren't you still on vacation? Why did you come to work so early?"

It is still during the winter vacation, so there is no need for university teachers to go to work. Of course, some university teachers will also work overtime voluntarily due to experiments and other reasons.

"Why, you come to the laboratory, why can't I come? We will be on the same level soon. If I don't work hard, it won't be long before I become your subordinate."

After hearing Xu Zhou's words, Ning Chen knew that Xu Zhou must have learned about what happened yesterday.

Although the contract he signed with the school should be a secret, it certainly couldn't be hidden from Xu Zhou.

"Teacher Xu, do you know everything?"

"Of course, before the school signs a contract with you, you have to ask for my opinion. Don't worry, I didn't say anything nice for you because of our friendship. All my answers are very objective."

Xu Zhou was indeed a relatively upright person, but even if Ning Chen's achievements were objectively listed, they far exceeded the school's normal standards for recruiting university teachers.

"Thank you, Teacher Xu, then we will be colleagues in the future."

"Hey, in fact, I have always treated you as a colleague, but this time you are really a legitimate colleague. In the future, when the school moves to the district, we can be neighbors again."

The housing arranged by Shengzhou University for the new batch of teachers is still under construction, and it is expected that the housing will be available for another two years.

Ning Chen is not in a hurry about this. Anyway, he has a house to live in now. When the new house comes down, he will consider whether to move to a new home.

At this time, Xuzhou continued:

"Hey, I really envy you. The school directly gave you a house. When I stayed in school, I didn't have any real estate. It was just a settlement fee, and it could only be used for this house. It was equivalent to giving A discounted price on a house.”

(End of this chapter)