Chapter 334 The wedding is coming
From individuals to the overall environment, everything will affect mergers and acquisitions, and the overall environment and individuals influence each other - so Xie Jingxing has to wait.

Wait for the stock market to spiral up and explode into fireworks next month, the economy will lose liquidity, hot money will recede, and capital will turn from losing patience to panic in the money-burning competition in the market.

By then, sweeping additional investment options into the trash can and immediately stopping losses and cashing out will become the mainstream will of the entire venture capital industry.

The 1500 billion in cash he holds will enable him to truly sweep the world as Wang Xing wished, which is what everyone expects.

At the same time, Magic City.

Bai Shipeng, an associate professor at the School of Life Sciences of Jiaotong University, was also waiting. He had been waiting for more than half a year, and finally got the notice he had been looking forward to when he tossed and turned in the middle of the night and couldn't fall asleep.

Early in the morning, he carefully shouldered the briefcase full of documents and left home amid the joyful blessings of his wife and children.

When he reached the gate of the community, he looked down at the suit and leather shoes he had bought for his wedding, gritted his teeth, hailed a Didi business car, went around to the gate of the main campus of the school to pick up two students, a boy and a girl, and headed for the new starting point for restarting his career.

"Professor Bai, this should be the building, right?"

We arrived at Yuyuan Road, where Jing'an and Changning districts meet. After searching for a while in a quiet alley, the female classmate read out the house number hanging on the quaint brick wall according to the address.

"Wait."

Professor Bai Yue Zhiyuanting acted like a big boss, with one hand in his trouser pocket, touching his cell phone, and the other hand pressing the doorbell on the iron gate.

The male and female students looked at each other quietly, and then immediately looked away tacitly. The atmosphere of slight competition subtly heated up. When is the best time to compete at the doctoral application interview?

"You must be Professor Bai, please come in, Dr. Yu is waiting for you."

The small iron door on the side of the main entrance opened, and a little nanny leaned out to greet them.

Professor Bai appeared calm but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and quietly let go of the phone in his pocket. It would have been somewhat embarrassing if no one answered the doorbell.

The two male and female students were rehearsing the interview in their minds and did not notice the nanny's distant and cold attitude. After following her in and walking for a few minutes, they suddenly felt something was wrong.

They all raised their heads slightly and looked around like quails, their expressions suddenly distorted and their eyes widened unconsciously.

What came into view was a garden covering several acres. It was the end of spring in May, and the flowers were in full bloom and the plants were lush and green. Several gardeners were busy maintaining and pruning branches in a small patch of tall trees of unknown origin in the distance.

No wonder I feel like I can walk around my home several times without ever going inside. I guess this is the kind of "home" I'm referring to when I count 20,000 steps on WeChat every day.

"The main building is being cleaned and it's not convenient to entertain guests. Please come this way."

The two male and female students intuitively felt the impact of the so-called "great seclusion in the city". The little nanny turned on the paved walkway of Hua Street and walked towards the annex building next to it.

Bai Shipeng nodded slightly: "The renovation is progressing quite fast. The last time I came to the main building, I had just replaced the windows."

"The design company wants to get a completion bonus." The little nanny smiled.

But I was thinking that you had only been here once before when you delivered the information and Sister Tong happened to come here to inspect the progress of the renovation. That was just after the Chinese New Year, and you spoke as if you were very familiar with the place.

The little nanny mentioned the design inadvertently, which touched Bai Shipeng's heart and filled him with emotion.

Ever since his old mentor wanted to help him get a good project, but ended up offending people halfway through and before he even got the project, he was diagnosed with cancer and retired early, he thought his career was over.

Fortunately, the sun shines in the west instead of in the east. It happened that Dr. Yu Tong returned to China to join Jiaotong University and was on maternity leave during her pregnancy.

Academician Yin Hui strongly recommended him for help, and he seized the excellent opportunity and took the initiative to join the team and was willing to work as a lackey. For more than half a year, he played the role of the contractor and kept a close eye on the laboratory design and construction project.

We spent a lot of money to assemble the scientific research equipment imported from abroad, and we had to design and decorate the domestic laboratory team. All these trivial matters exhausted our efforts.

Now that all the hardships have finally paid off, he will be the number one boss in Yu Tong Laboratory, and promotion to full professor and becoming a doctoral supervisor is just around the corner!

"Congratulations, Dr. Yu!"

Bai Shipeng came all the way to the study on the second floor of the annex building with great enthusiasm. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he was more excited than when his wife had just given birth.

Yu Tong smiled and thanked him gently: "You're welcome, everyone sit down and chat."

"Hello, Dr. Yu, my name is Zhuo Ji, and I have emailed you before." The male student introduced himself dryly.

The female classmate's big eyes sparkled with cleverness: "Dr. Yu, my name is Tang Tiantian, you are so beautiful!"

This compliment was sincere. The future mentor candidate in front of me had fair and delicate skin and full of vitality, which showed that she was well maintained. She was neither fat nor thin, but slightly plump, with a round face and delicate features, and she exuded a mature temperament and maternal tenderness.

If it were any other situation, she would be very willing to call her sister for a hug. True beauty is universal, regardless of gender!

"Dr. Yu, the laboratory has been completed. Here is the overall construction design of the laboratory and the information of all instruments." Bai Shipeng took out a document weighing several kilograms from his bag.

"You have worked hard."

Yu Tong gave his approval with satisfaction, and said, "I will probably resume normal work in the fall semester. During this period, we will be setting up our laboratory team, so you need to spend more time on it."

"no problem!"

Due to the presence of two interviewees, Bai Shipeng had no room to demonstrate his ability or loyalty and could only respond straightforwardly.

Yu Tong glanced at the computer screen on the desk and moved on to the next item: "Mr. Zhuo, Mr. Tang, due to personal reasons, I have bothered you to come to my home for an interview, so we can just go with the flow and not be too formal. Let's just discuss and exchange ideas with each other and have a casual chat."

The day before yesterday, May 5st, was not only the day when the new Big Hunger Movement increased its spending, but also the Grain Full solar term.

When Xie Yun was one month old, she was discharged from the hospital and moved into the new house which had been renovated for half a year and everything was prepared for the wedding. Yu Tong was so excited that he couldn't wait.

The relationship with Xie Jingxing began many years ago, and the wedding with him will be held next month, on the small island in the Maldives that her old mother Guan Ning bought. At that time, they will kiss like all other happy couples in the presence of their parents and relatives.

Of course, there is also little girl Xie Yun who witnessed the love of her parents.

The wedding date is approaching, and Yu Tong, who has been waiting for too long, can no longer control herself and falls into anxiety. The invitations, dresses, and everything else that had been carefully arranged by Aunt Jie Qing and her mother seem to her to be countless small problems.

Except for Xie Jingxing who escaped to Beijing, the whole family was tortured. The psychologist suggested that she find something to do.

So Bai Shipeng and the two students who came for the interview suffered a great disaster...

The former, an associate professor and graduate student supervisor in his thirties, had never caught Yu Tong's eye. Now recruiting him into the laboratory as a small boss was a reward for his hard work and dedication.

The two children are actually not young, they are of the same age.

"You are familiar with my work, so you should be able to tell that I personally admire Oppenheimer's scientific research method." After a brief greeting, Yu Tong got to the point and casually threw out a life-threatening question.

The two students couldn't help but look at Associate Professor Bai, who instantly became amiable in contrast. Bai Shipeng lowered his head silently, thinking to himself, I'm going to be exploited too, why are you looking at me!
In the context of the domestic academic community, it is easy to become an associate professor at a 211 university with a paper published in the first zone of Nature journal.

Dr. Yu Tong received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and went straight to Georgetown University for his Ph.D. He graduated early at the age of 26 and returned to China without any work experience during the buffer period. He directly joined Jiaotong University as a doctoral supervisor. He has three papers in the first zone of Nature journals and two papers in the first zone of Cell journals.

They are all first authors. Counting on my fingers, I published an average of two papers per year during my doctoral studies!
What does this mean? It means that the chance of Einstein's reincarnation is ruled out. Dr. Yu Tong is a very terrifying top academic resource. I don't know how many heroes have had their scientific research results stolen and died tragically in her hands.

And at this moment she actually admitted it herself. Oppenheimer's scientific research method is well known. To put it nicely, as the leader of the project, he invested a lot of money and resources to coordinate a strong experimental team to achieve results.

To put it bluntly, it is exploiting the grassroots workers, but it is worth emphasizing that there is definitely no shortage of financial resources.

So the three people present couldn't answer, saying that they were willing to be exploited, or that it was great to follow you and enjoy the good life? "This method has its pros and cons. For most researchers, even if their scientific research ability is not outstanding, there is a stable environment in which they can play their own value." Yu Tong continued.

Tang Tiantian couldn't help but sit up straight and tense. Since she decided to pursue a doctorate at the beginning of last year, she chose Jiaotong University to prepare her resume, and she went through many trials and finally reached the final interview. She has paid too much.

This is also a process that every unfortunate person who studies for a doctorate must go through. The heavy cost of silence paid during this long process makes every unfortunate person extremely cautious when choosing a doctoral supervisor.

A female, young, a returnee, a super resourceful person who is establishing a new school and teaching students for the first time. The combination of all these factors is simply too strong.

Having your academic research ability squeezed is a small matter, but never graduating and never seeing the light of day in this lifetime is a big matter.

Therefore, those who dare to apply to be Yu Tong's doctoral student are all speculators. Either they have poor ability and want to take a small gamble due to competitive pressure, or they simply want to get resources and try to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle.

Tang Tiantian is the second type. She felt that Yu Tong was warning her that if she wanted to take a shortcut, don't enter my sect. If you are not afraid of death, you can try to sneak in.

Zhuo Ji was also worried. He was the first type. He contacted many doctoral supervisors at Jiaotong University in advance, but none of them was willing to accept him. He had no choice but to come for the interview today.

He felt that Yu Tong was warning him that if he didn't want to be exploited, he should leave as soon as possible. If he didn't become a serf under his master now, he would have no regrets.

The two children were in a state of doubt about their lives and could not utter a word for a long time. Bai Shipeng next to them was extremely calm. He even had the leisure to ask the babysitter to add more tea while shaking his legs.

It's just that I'm a waste and I should just stay in the lab honestly and don't think too much. It's not a big deal. As long as the tea and snacks in your house, Dr. Yu, are delicious, even if I'm a waste, I'll be your most loyal waste!
I have to say, this snack is really delicious, much better than the tea break at an academic conference. This chocolate seems to be the high-end brand that I bought for my wife's colleague when I came back from abroad.

The two children listened to the instruction in silence, not daring to breathe. Bai Shipeng had a serious expression as if he would never repay your kindness, but he ate and drank a lot of snacks and tea.

"Dr. Yu, your guest has arrived."

The little nanny, who had added tea to his cup three times in half an hour, came into the study again to remind him.

Yu Tong was interrupted and frowned slightly, then asked lightly, "Did I have an appointment with a guest this morning?"

"It's Miss Yao, the inheritor of the Suzhou embroidery intangible cultural heritage. She said she suddenly had an inspiration and wanted to make a Xiuhe dress for you." The little nanny explained in a panic, twisting her hands together.

"..."

Yu Tong was speechless for a moment. Bai Shipeng felt obliged to stand up and said, "Dr. Yu, I will first introduce the basic situation of the laboratory to the two students, and then arrange a time for the interview."

"I'm sorry to waste everyone's time. Zhuo is from out of town, right? So, Professor Bai, please be our tour guide and show the two students around the Magic City. Come back tomorrow."

Yu Tong glanced at the babysitter and said, "Just follow me and make some arrangements."

After saying this, she left without any courtesy, her steps brisk and joyful, with a faint smile of expectation on her face, completely different from the one just now.

The four people who were left there stared at each other in amazement. Zhuo Ji sighed deeply. The experience summarized by his predecessors in doctoral studies with blood and tears was truly not deceiving him.

The young female returnee tutor is so perverted!

Zhuo Ji pursed his lips numbly, he didn't want to go around the Magic City. If he could get a discount to reimburse his travel expenses, that would be better than anything else.

"Let's go. I'm not good at driving a nanny car. If you don't mind, can you ask the driver to drive?"

Before he could finish his words, the babysitter said angrily that Bai Shipeng didn't care and said anything was fine.

Tang Tiantian followed suit and tried to inquire about Dr. Yu's family background. She didn't know about other girls, but she didn't even dare to envy him because he could make the inheritor of Suzhou embroidery intangible cultural heritage come to her house uninvited to make wedding costumes. She just wanted to test the waters and give it a try.

Zhuo Ji had no choice but to silently plan for an opportunity to speak. When he got into the nanny car and was about to try his luck in speaking, he was interrupted by the nanny who named several restaurants.

As a girl, Tang Tiantian got the right to decide to eat Japanese food. Bai Shipeng temporarily called his most trusted disciple to come over, under the pretext of helping to carry bags and explain the customs and practices of the Magic City!

Zhuo Ji watched as the turbaned Benzi Immortal pinched out three thousand yuan worth of Ohmaka Japanese food for each person without even wearing gloves, and tightly grasped the three hundred and fifty yuan hard seat green train ticket for twenty hours in his pocket.

When he wanted to ask for a discount to reimburse his travel expenses, he was choked by a piece of sushi not even as thick as his thumb, and he couldn't say anything.

At night, after standing quietly for a while in a luxurious city-view hotel room overlooking the Huangpu River and the bright lights of the foreign concessions, Zhuo Ji became increasingly numb and carried his luggage to the hotel's executive lounge to meet Bai Shipeng.

"Professor Bai, I won't attend the interview tomorrow. Can you help me with my travel expenses?" He said this with difficulty.

Bai Shipeng took out his phone without hesitation: "Why are you here with your luggage? WeChat or Alipay? I'll transfer it to you."

"I don't know how much the hotel room cost, the difference in price I got back, and today's lunch and dinner... This is the ticket I took when I came here, and the hotel I stayed in last night, the total is 423 yuan, you can do the math... I'll give you the difference..."

Zhuo Ji spoke in a lower and lower voice as he handed over the ticket. It was not that it was bad to work under such a doctoral supervisor, it was just not suitable for him.

"What about the round trip expenses?"

Bai Shipeng looked at him suspiciously and said, "It's not 423, it's 3000 yuan. Go back and buy a plane ticket. After all, I've wasted your time."

"Tang's family was under-reimbursed by 1000 yuan locally, which is for lost wages. Stop talking nonsense and do more work. Put your luggage down quickly and order a drink." He tapped his phone and the transfer was successful.

Zhuo Ji stared blankly at the 3000 yuan that had been deposited into his account. He then looked at Tang Tiantian who was making the scissors gesture and looking for angles to take pictures. She shrugged and smiled at him.

"You two will know from now on that Dr. Yu has a sharp tongue but a sharp heart! He will never let you suffer any loss."

Bai Shipeng was leisurely enjoying his wine, tapping on the screen of his mobile phone to reply to messages, and he did not forget to complain: "Hey, these German devils are so heartless that they didn't teach us any maintenance and debugging techniques for instruments worth more than 4 million euros!"

"This is too heartless." Tang Tiantian knew the situation and responded tactfully.

Bai Shipeng could not hide his pride: "This is still good, thank you... Dr. Yu wanted to import a supercomputer from the United States for genetic programming, and he asked several major pharmaceutical companies to circumvent the US ban on sales. The first thing you will learn when you come here is to recognize the instruments. Our laboratory's instruments and equipment are unique in the field of genetic research in China!"

"We?" Zhuo Ji grasped the key point.

Bai Shipeng smacked his lips and said, "Everyone stay. Otherwise, it would be much easier for you all to go back to your own homes and find your own mothers today."

"But doesn't Dr. Yu only have one admission quota?" Tang Tiantian was stunned.

Bai Shipeng chuckled: "It would be nice to add one more spot."

Zhuo Ji's eyes were as big as bells, even more shocked than when he walked into the mansion in the morning. The quota for doctoral students is calculated at 0.5, and a doctoral supervisor needs two years to save up for one admission quota.

This is not even 0.5 yuan income every year, but someone said that one more quota should be added at a time when the recruitment of doctoral students is about to end.

"Even though Dr. Yu didn't ask you two anything today, she actually knows your situation very well. You will understand if you interact with her more in the future." Bai Shipeng looked at Tang Tiantian meaningfully and said.

The girl's beautiful eyes flickered with intelligence: "From what you said, Dr. Yu is not usually like this?"

"The wedding date is approaching, and people always have some emotional fluctuations when they are happy." Bai Shipeng stopped there and went back to enjoying himself.

Tang Tiantian blinked her eyes: "Professor Bai, who is Dr. Yu's husband? Do we all know him?"

"you guess."

"I guess he will no longer be the national husband. He will only belong to Dr. Yu."

"…You are really smart."

(End of this chapter)