Chapter 137: Harvest and Split of the Loot

After the degree certificates were issued and the graduation ceremony was over, the teachers and leaders of the school gave their blessings and left. Xu Chuan and Chen Zhengping walked side by side towards the auditorium.

"Do you still want the exchange student quota from Princeton?"

In the auditorium, Chen Zhengping asked with a smile. He knew that the disciple in front of him probably didn't need it, so he asked specifically. If he didn't need it, it would be better to leave it to the school.

After all, Princeton's exchange student quota is still very precious. Princeton can only recruit a few Chinese students every year, and these few are basically obtained by Chinese when they are working in Princeton.

Xu Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Princeton's exchange student quota is limited every year, so I won't take it up. I'll leave it to others. When I went to Princeton last year, Professor Deligne had already mailed me an invitation letter. I can just go there with the invitation letter."

"Then I'd like to thank you on behalf of the other students. When are you going to go to Princeton?"

Chen Zhengping was not surprised by this result. Although he didn't teach this disciple anything, he still knew a little about his character and behavior.

Xu Chuan: "Wasn't the Morning Star Mathematics Award awarded in advance at the end of this month? It's not too late to leave after participating in this. It's only half a month anyway."

Although he had already won these honors in his previous life, he still needed these things in this life to expand his fame and reputation.

It's true that the academic world is a place for academics, and it's also true that strength is respected; but no matter where you are, there are more or less various unspoken rules, but compared with foreign countries, the unspoken rules in China are more obvious.

Unless you have already stood at the top of the academic world and become a well-connected academic tycoon, you still have to rely on connections and resources.

Winning various awards to enrich yourself, expand your fame and influence, and bring greater convenience to your future path and research.

Although he is going to Princeton to study mathematics, he will be back in two to three years at most.

By then, what he will face is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

The factionalism or academic factions in the domestic academic world are so complicated that it is hard to imagine.

Take the Chinese Fields Medal "Morning Star Mathematics Award" he won this time. It was initiated by the famous mathematician and Harvard University professor Qiu Chengtong, and is aimed at Chinese mathematicians all over the world, including mathematicians of Chinese nationality.

But since Qiu publicly broke up with the Department of Mathematics of Peking University, professors and students of the Department of Mathematics of Peking University have basically never won this award again.

Are mathematicians at Peking University not qualified?

Obviously not. In addition to the Morning Star Mathematics Award, Peking University mathematicians have won many top mathematics awards, so it is obvious that they are definitely qualified.

But everyone has to save face. The Peking University Mathematics Department and Qiu have been in such a public mess. Wouldn't it be a shame for mathematicians from the Peking University Mathematics Department to apply for the Morning Star Mathematics Award hosted by Qiu?

Peking University does not apply, and Qiu does not want to award the Morning Star Mathematics Award, which he founded and hosted, to mathematicians from Peking University.

Of course, Chinese mathematicians who graduated from Peking University were not affected by this. Some mathematicians who emigrated from Peking University have won the Morning Star Mathematics Award.

In addition, although the academic world respects strength, it always takes people to do scientific research.

For mathematical problems, one person may be able to solve them, but what about materials, particle physics, high-energy physics, and controlled nuclear fusion?

You can't handle these things by yourself, so it is necessary to win more awards to expand your fame and influence.

And if you don't have these awards, how can the country judge whether you have the ability to complete large-scale scientific research projects, and how to decide whether to support you? How much scientific research funding and how much help will be given to you?

The research funds and resources that a Nobel Prize winner can obtain are completely different from those that a non-Nobel Prize winner can obtain.

Even if we compare Nobel Prize winners with Nobel Prize nominees and quasi-Nobel Prize winners, the research resources that the two can obtain are also very different, and the attention they receive at the national level is also completely different.

So Xu Chuan still needs these awards to add points for himself.

Hearing this, Chen Zhengping nodded and said, "Yes, it's better to get the Morning Star Mathematics Award before going out, so that you don't have to run back again."

"Oh, by the way, the bonus for tungsten diselenide should be transferred to you today, and it will arrive before 5 pm at the latest. Remember to check it. If it hasn't arrived or there is a problem with the amount, come to me."

"As for how you and that girl divide the bonus, it's your own business."

Chen Zhengping didn't bother to care about how Xu Chuan divided the bonus. It's not impossible for him to divide the bonus between the two separately.

After all, in the tungsten diselenide project, the key to solving the problem lies with Xu Chuan, not the girl. If he divides the bonus, Xu Chuan's bonus will take the majority, and the girl's bonus may be average.

Mathematical modeling is far less important. The mathematics department can do a lot, but Xu Chuan can do those core things, and no one can replace him.

However, Chen Zhengping estimated that his disciple might be interested in the girl, so he simply gave all the bonus to him and let him divide it as he pleased.

Anyway, a bonus of more than 100,000 yuan is just a drop in the bucket for this disciple, and he is not short of money now.

Starting from the top scorer in the college entrance examination, to the proof of the weak Weyl-Berry conjecture, the proof of the Weyl-Berry conjecture, the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem, and the calculation method of the parameters of distant celestial bodies.

Counting all the way down, Chen Zhengping estimated that the bonus given to him by the school alone exceeded four million.

And this is only the school's, not counting the rewards from the city, province, and country. If all are added up, his disciple's net worth is already several million and close to ten million.

In one year, he got nearly ten million in bonuses based on academic achievements. Even if he is an academician of the scientific research institute, he can't help but be amazed.

This is really a bit scary.

You have to know that as an academician of the scientific research institute, his annual salary + bonus + various benefits are estimated to be about two million. Of course, this is purely in terms of national-level salary and benefits, and there are also a lot of other income.

However, Chen Zhengping did not envy Xu Chuan's income at all. First, it was entirely his own efforts that could reach this point.

How many people in the world can prove two world-class mathematical conjectures in one year? Even if these two conjectures are unified systems, few people can do it.

It is normal for many mathematicians to study a conjecture or a problem for several years without making any progress.

Second, he is not short of money.

Academicians who can be elected to the scientific research institute are basically not short of money. At their level, money is just a number to them.

In other words, at the level of academicians, it is basically money chasing them, not them chasing money.

The research funds and resources they need can basically be approved by submitting applications to the higher authorities.

And it is really not too easy for them to make money.

Even for academicians who do basic disciplines such as mathematics and physics, it is quite simple to make money. Just go out and take some private work, and the remuneration starts at six figures.

If you cooperate with others to develop projects, it is normal to have an annual income of tens of millions.

And many academicians in the fields of materials, medicine, and information have their own private companies. It is normal for these private companies to have an annual income of tens of millions or hundreds of millions.

For example, the annual income of a pharmaceutical company established by a medical academician exceeds 10 billion.

However, at their level, their desire for money is not high.

In other words, people who are too utilitarian cannot continue on the academic path that requires calmness and tranquility, let alone make great achievements and contributions.

Xu Chuan did not care too much about the prize money for the tungsten diselenide project, as long as it could be paid before he went abroad.

He and his senior sister split the prize money of 179,000 yuan, 90,000 yuan each. It was not much for him, but it should be enough for the senior sister to successfully complete college and graduate school.

When you become a doctoral student, you don’t have to work part-time to clean tables in the school cafeteria to make money. Whether you participate in mathematical research projects or take some private modeling work, you can earn more money than part-time.

From the previous contact, the senior sister’s mathematical talent is actually quite high. As long as she is not delayed by life, she will have the opportunity to study abroad, and it is possible to make some achievements in mathematics.

Just thinking about it, Xu Chuan suddenly saw a familiar figure on the side of the road, looking over here. After seeing him standing with his tutor, he hesitated to come over.

Chen Zhengping, who was standing by, naturally noticed it, smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "I won't bother you anymore, I'll leave first."

Xu Chuan didn't care, nodded and walked across the street. As one of his few friends, he would definitely say hello when he met her.

"Hi, senior." Xu Chuan smiled and said hello. The figure across the street was Liu Jiaxin, the senior he and his tutor had just talked about.

Looking at the pile of red certificates in Xu Chuan's arms, Liu Jiaxin asked in a low voice as usual: "Um, have you graduated?"

Xu Chuan nodded and said with a smile: "I graduated. The school has urged me to graduate for a long time. If I delay any longer, Dean Rong will beat me up."

"Congratulations."

"Thank you."

Xu Chuan smiled and agreed, and then said: "By the way, senior sister, the bonus for the tungsten diselenide project last year has been issued. Give me a bank card number and I will transfer half of the bonus to you."

Liu Jiaxin shook her head, her black hair fluttering in the wind. She put her hands behind her ears, revealing her thin and fair cheeks, and said: "Half is too much. I just wrote some codes. You did the core mathematical formulas and data sorting. I only need one-tenth of it."

Xu Chuan smiled and said: "But your workload It's much bigger than mine, and the mathematical model it wrote is quite excellent, without any problems, and no rework, it's totally worth it. "

The senior sister still shook her head and insisted: "The bonus is assessed according to contribution, I can't take half."

Xu Chuan: "Collating data is a contribution, and writing code is also a contribution. Without your help, I can't make this mathematical model. Even if I ask other math students to help, they can't make it as fast as you, and maybe they have to rework and modify it, which will delay it. "

Seeing that the senior sister opened her mouth and wanted to say something, Xu Chuan interrupted directly: "It's settled that each of us will get half, just give me your bank card number, it's not much money anyway."

Maybe it was because she heard that there was not much money, or maybe it was Xu Chuan's firm attitude, Liu Jiaxin finally nodded gently and didn't refuse again.

Seeing this, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "The bonus has come, should you treat me to a meal or something?"

"Of course, where do you want to eat? The restaurant in front of the school?" the senior asked softly.

"Just go there, but wait until I put these things back in the dormitory."

Xu Chuan shook the graduation certificate in his hand. The thick stack was still a bit heavy in his hand. This was probably the embodiment of the heavy knowledge.

After four years of college, in addition to the knowledge in my mind, all I gained in the end was this square red notebook.

In Xiaoxianzhuang, Xu Chuan and his senior sister still chose the window seats last time, but last time it was evening, this time it was noon, and the atmosphere was a little different. This time there was a little sadness of parting.

"By the way, are you preparing to take the postgraduate entrance examination? Senior sister." Xu Chuan poured a drink and asked casually after having a drink with the senior student.

Liu Jiaxin shook her head gently and gave Xu Chuan an unexpected answer.

"Aren't you going to continue your studies in mathematics?" Xu Chuan asked curiously. This senior's mathematical talent is actually quite high, especially in mathematical modeling.

You can get the first place in the National College Modeling Competition in your freshman year, you can represent your country in your sophomore year, and you can even win the gold medal in the Rice Competition. This talent has surpassed more than 99.99% of mathematics students. , it would be a pity not to continue studying it.

Liu Jiaxin still shook her head. She had never thought about this. In her life plan, participating in the mathematical modeling competition was just to find a good job, and she had never thought about further study.

Xu Chuan was a little surprised and said, "Have you never thought about this?"

Liu Jiaxin shook her head again and said, "No, I plan to find a job after college."

"That would be a waste of your mathematical talent." Xu Chuan took a sip of his drink and continued: "Although mathematical modeling is usually transferred to applications in the later stage, and finding a job is also very good, but you really don't think about continuing your studies. ?"

"You are very talented in mathematics, especially when modeling, you quickly simplify assumptions and analyze internal laws. Continue on this path, whether it is data processing and analysis, optimization theory, artificial intelligence or financial economics. Mathematics is a very good way to learn.”

"And today's college students are becoming less and less valuable. If you graduate and find a job, your annual salary will only be two to three hundred thousand under normal circumstances."

"Two or three hundred thousand yuan is already a lot." The senior said in a low voice. Her family's annual income used to be only two or three thousand yuan. Now, two or three hundred thousand yuan has increased tenfold.

Xu Chuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed dumbly and said: "Give me your bank card number now."

Liu Jiaxin was confused for a moment, not sure why she suddenly turned to this topic, but she still took out a small wallet from her schoolbag and took out a green Agricultural Bank of China card.

Xu Chuan took the card, carefully checked the card number twice with his phone to make sure it was correct, and then transferred the bonus from the tungsten diselenide project.

Immediately, the senior sister's cell phone rang. She picked up the phone to unlock it and took a look at the text message. She was stunned.

"[Agricultural Bank of China] Your savings card with the last number 3610 has an income of 89,500 yuan and a balance of 90,389.32 yuan."

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