Chapter 107 Who doesn’t know anyone yet? (Please order first, please subscribe)
Zhang Wei slept until the next morning, feeling jet-lagged.

Early in the morning, Ye Haotian came to the door and asked Zhang Wei to have breakfast with him.

"Let's go have breakfast." Ye Haotian stretched his head and looked into Zhang Wei's room, and then asked, "Why don't you ask your roommate to come with you?"

Zhang Wei shook his head: "He is a Saudi. Oil guys don't eat pork. I'm embarrassed to eat bacon or sausage in front of him! Or go to the third brother in your room? That third brother shouldn't be a Muslim, right?"

"He believes in Hinduism and is a Brahmin. His surname is Brahma, one of the three great gods in India, similar to the Jade Emperor in China."

"Hindus, that means they don't eat beef. Pork should be fine!"

"He is a vegetarian. When I make braised beef noodles in front of him, I am embarrassed to put the beef buns on it."

"You can just put it in, there's no beef in the braised beef noodles anyway."

Zhang Wei said, deliberately slowing down and falling behind Ye Haotian.

"Why are you walking so slowly? The jet lag hasn't reversed yet?" Ye Haotian asked.

"No, let me see if your walking posture is normal!" Zhang Wei said and nodded slightly: "Well, your walking posture is still normal. It seems that the chrysanthemum is saved!"

"Believe it or not, I'll give you a flying kick!"

"Who told you that your roommate is the third brother?" Zhang Wei said with a smile.

"I find that you are quite prejudiced against Indians."

"Ten years later, your prejudice against Indians will be very big!"

After all, it was 2004, there was no self-media, and the Chinese people did not understand the strange operations of Indians. Many people even have a good impression of India. They feel that they are all third world countries, have been oppressed by imperialism, and should help each other.

Ye Haotian didn't understand why Zhang Wei had a grudge against Indians, so he explained: "My roommate is one of the top three landowners in a state in India. According to him, his family was still a landowner before India became independent. A nobleman from an Indian state!"

"What a coincidence, my oil guy roommate is also a Saudi aristocrat."

"How expensive is it?"

"It's so expensive!" Zhang Wei showed off his Rolex watch.

"Rolex? When did you buy it?"

"A meeting gift from the oil man's roommate!"

"A Rolex as a gift when we meet? It's quite expensive."

……

Another day later, almost all the exchange students from all over the world had arrived, and the activities of the exchange student project officially kicked off.

The first activity, of course, is a campus visit. It's similar to the freshmen summer camp at Tsingta University, where a teacher takes you around various departments in the school.

The first thing we came to was Berkeley's College of Arts and Sciences, which is the largest of the fourteen colleges in Berkeley, with six departments and more than 40 departments. For example, the Department of Humanities, the Department of Social Sciences, the Department of Physical Sciences, the Department of Life Sciences, etc. are all in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Those who study mathematics, physics, and biology are grouped together with those who study art, foreign languages, politics, and history. This division of departments seems a bit strange to the Chinese.

Berkeley's mathematics, physics and biology were once very strong, on the same level as Stanford and MIT. However, in the past two decades, they have fallen behind. Currently, only astrophysics is still at the top level in the world.

"This is the Department of Life Sciences. Are there any students majoring in biology among you? You can apply to audit courses here."

The teacher leading the group pointed to the front and saw a woman walking out of the Life Sciences Department building.

The woman was in her early forties, with a medium build, short blond hair, blue eyes, and was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and jeans. She looked very capable.

"Professor Doudna, good afternoon!"

The leading teacher greeted the other party, and a capable woman in her forties also walked over.

"Let me introduce to you, this is Professor Jennifer Dodner from the Department of Life Sciences! Professor Dodner's teacher is Thomas Cech, the Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry!"

"No wonder he became a professor at Berkeley at such a young age! He turned out to be the disciple of a Nobel Prize winner!" Ye Haotian whispered in Zhang Wei's ear.

I saw Professor Dodna walking over and looking at everyone, as if he was looking for someone.

The next second, Konishi Hachihuang Junki immediately walked out of the crowd, bowed to Professor Dodna, and said, "Professor Dodna, long time no see!"

"Huang, I finally found you! Yesterday morning, I talked to your father on the phone? Is he okay?" Professor Doudna asked.

"My father is very good, and he also asked me to convey his greetings to you!" Huang Junji said immediately.

The leading teacher looked at the two of them curiously: "Professor Doudna, do you know this exchange student?"

Professor Doudna nodded: "His father is the famous Korean biologist Hwang Woo-suk, an authoritative scientist in the field of life sciences.

The world's first somatic cell cloned cow was cloned by Professor Huang. In a few years, he also successfully cloned human embryonic stem cells. This is a Nobel Prize-level scientific research achievement! "

After listening to Professor Dodna's introduction, everyone looked at Huang Junji with great admiration.

Professor Dodna then said: "Huang, after you officially enroll, you can come to the Department of Life Sciences to apply for courses! I will arrange which courses you want to take."

"Thank you, Professor Doudna!" Huang Junji quickly thanked him.

After Professor Doudna left, Huang Junji immediately showed a proud smile. At this time, he had a superior aura, and he did not forget to cast a look of contempt at Zhang Wei.

Those two shopkeepers! Do you see it? We have acquaintances here!
……

Ye Haotian pouted, looking unhappy.

"What's wrong? Aren't you happy?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.

"Look at that Huang Junji who is so arrogant! He almost walked away sideways!" Ye Haotian said disdainfully.

"Who wants me to have an acquaintance?" Zhang Wei continued unconcernedly: "Don't you just read too many stories? Do you really think that the United States is not humane and sophisticated?
If you just work as a chef in a restaurant, you won't have much worldliness. But as long as you reach a certain social level, you will inevitably have to be sophisticated. This is an objective result of the development of human society! "

"Now I finally understand how those freshmen felt during the Tsinghua University summer camp. Those professors came out to greet you. How angry they were!"

Ye Haotian paused and lowered his voice: "By the way, do you have any acquaintances in Berkeley?"

"I have an acquaintance at Stanford, but not at Berkeley." Zhang Wei shook his head. "A tiger is being bullied by a dog!" Ye Haotian looked at the front: "In front is the Department of Physical Sciences. It would be great if this was at Tsingta University. Someone is buying you a beer again!"

"When I go to the engineering school later, do I still have to hang me on the wall?"

Berkeley's Department of Physical Sciences not only has physics-related majors, but also the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. There is no way to establish a separate academic department, and the professional level is definitely not strong.

After visiting the College of Arts and Sciences, everyone went to Berkeley's Business School.

Berkeley's business school ranks among the top ten in the United States, and in the western United States, it is definitely among the top three. There are many Indians studying here, and Ye Haotian's third brother roommate is a major in this field.

Science and engineering students have little interest in business school. Although literature and history students are interested, interest is useless. The key to studying business is to look at family connections.

If the relationship is in place, you can easily get into top investment banks. If the relationship is not good, Harvard and Yale will also hit a wall.

The next destination to visit is the School of Chemistry.

The School of Chemistry at Berkeley is very strong and has produced several Nobel Prizes. Therefore, chemistry-related majors are not in the School of Arts and Sciences, but are established as a separate school.

After leaving the School of Chemistry, everyone next visited the School of Engineering, which is the most powerful school in Berkeley and the cradle of the world's top engineers.

"In front of us is our School of Engineering! I think many students come to UC Berkeley for the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the School of Engineering, right?" the leading teacher said with pride.

The teachers who lead the team are indeed proud of it. Berkeley’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science means jobs for top technology giants such as Microsoft, Google, and Apple.

This means that the median annual salary of $20 per year means that you can buy a villa in a community with good security, marry a beautiful wife, have three children, buy three or four cars, and keep two dogs!
Villas, cars and dogs, this is the most standard embodiment of the "American Dream", and to achieve it all, you only need a diploma from the Berkeley Computer Department!
In the United States, many immigrant families cannot make a class jump in three or four generations. You only need to study in the computer science department at Berkeley for four years to achieve it.

Looking at the white gate building of the School of Engineering, many exchange students present had a ray of longing in their eyes. They all know that as long as they can enter here, they can realize the American dream!

At this moment, about five or six people walked out of the gate in a mighty manner.

The leader is a white man in his sixties, with dark brown hair but graying hair on the temples. He wears a pair of glasses, smiles, and has the temperament of a comedian.

Behind him is a woman in her forties, also with dark brown hair. She is very tall, estimated to be over 1.85 meters tall. She has a big face and a big frame, a typical strong European and American woman.

Looking back, the other people are much younger and don't have a strong aura, so they should all be followers.

The teacher leading the group instantly recognized the white man with a comedian temperament, and he greeted him with a smile on his face: "Professor Adelman! Long time no see! The weather is really nice today!"

Then he said to the woman: "Dear Sophie, you are beautiful again!"

"Are these this year's exchange students?" the white man leading the group asked.

"Yes, they all just arrived in the past few days. I am planning to take them to visit the School of Engineering!"

The teacher leading the team stepped aside, gave up seat C to the white man, and then said: "Let me introduce to you, this is Professor Leonard Adelman, an academician of the National Academy of Engineering and a famous cryptography expert. , winner of the Turing Award in 2002! The public key cryptography system we use now was invented by Professor Aardman!"

Everyone present showed expressions of admiration.

"The winner of the Turing Award is equivalent to the Nobel Prize in the computer world! This Professor Aardman is a top expert in the computer field!" Ye Haotian said in a low voice.

The teacher leading the group then introduced; "This beautiful lady is Professor Sophie Goldwasser, an academician of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and an academician of the National Academy of Sciences!"

Although the latter one is not as awesome as the Turing Award winner, he has the title of two American academicians, and he is also a giant in the computer field.

At the same time, Professor Adelman was looking at the exchange students.

Many exchange students also showed expectant expressions. If I could connect with Professor Adelman, wouldn't it be a sure bet to enter Berkeley's Computer Science Department as a graduate student?

With a master's degree in computer science from Berkeley, you can find engineering positions at Microsoft, Apple, and Google. It's not all up to you!
Professor Adelman's eyes finally rested on a few Asian exchange students.

Huang Junji instinctively leaned forward, thinking to himself: "Is Professor Adelman looking at me?" Could it be that my father still knows Professor Adelman? I’ve never heard him mention it before! "

Professor Adelman also noticed this young man taking a step forward. He thought that this should be Mr. Zhang Wei of Tsinghua University he was looking for, otherwise he would not take the initiative to take a step forward.

So Professor Adelman stepped forward with a smile.

"As expected, he came to see me! My father, Hwang Woo-suk, is indeed the top scientist in the Republic of Korea! He even knows the Turing Award winner, so he has a really wide network!"

Huang Junji was so pleased that he took two steps forward and came to Professor Adelman. He first bowed in Korean style, then stretched out his hands and held Professor Adelman.

"Hello, Professor Aardman!"

Adelman thought to himself that the other party was quite polite, so he said with a smile on his face: "Hello, you are Mr. Zhang Wei from Tsinghua University, right? Welcome to the University of California, Berkeley!"

"What? Qingda University? Zhang Wei?" Huang Junji suddenly looked confused.

"Uh... that... Professor Adelman, my name is Huang Junji, and my father is Huang Yuxi!"

"Who is Huang Yuxi?" Professor Adelman shook his head, indicating that he did not know him.

As expected, there is a gap between the lines. The authoritative figure in the field of computer is not considered the authoritative figure in the field of life science.

At this second, Professor Adelman also realized that he had found the wrong person, and immediately shook off Huang Junji with a look of disgust, and even glared at Huang Junji with dissatisfaction.

"Where did the pig's head come from? You didn't even insert two green onions, so you come here to pretend to be an elephant!"

Professor Adelman curled his lips and then asked: "Who is Mr. Zhang Wei from Tsinghua University?"

"Zhang Wei, I'm looking for you! Didn't you say that you don't know anyone in Berkeley?" Ye Haotian pushed Zhang Wei.

"I don't know him!" Zhang Wei replied in a low voice, and then walked forward: "Professor Adelman, hello, I am Zhang Wei from Tsinghua University."

"Is it Zhang Wei who discovered five Mersenne primes in a row in the first half of the year?" Adelman confirmed again, for fear of making a mistake.

"It's me." Zhang Wei nodded.

"I didn't expect Mr. Zhang Wei to be so young! Welcome to the University of California, Burnley! Please sit inside for a while, we have prepared afternoon tea for you!" Adelman smiled again and pulled Zhang Wei Just go inside the Engineering Department.

The other exchange students watched helplessly as Zhang Wei was dragged to have afternoon tea by Professor Adelman.

Ye Haotian glared at Huang Junji provocatively.

Isn’t it the University of California, Berkeley? Who doesn’t have an acquaintance yet?
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