Tech Hammer

Ning Wei blinked and looked at Yu Xingwei. When their eyes met, he seemed to see his humble appearance in front of Senior Brother Lu, and he felt inexplicably relieved.

Really, before he said those words, he just wanted to complain. Who would have thought that the effect would come...

He couldn't help but patted Yu Xingwei's shoulder distressedly, and said sincerely: "Brother Yu, actually think about it from another perspective. Not only did you save travel expenses by not going home during the Chinese New Year, but you also earned a lot of overtime subsidies. Although you couldn't reunite with your family, But at least I made money.”

"Oh, Mr. Xiao Ning, how about this, I'll give you the saved ticket money and overtime pay, and you give me the top article?" Yu Xingwei glanced at Ning Wei resentfully and said.

"Brother Yu, with your ability, you will definitely get the first publication after you publish it. It is not difficult to publish the first publication. Those editors and reviewers are very easy to talk to. For example, when I wrote the letter on turbulence algorithm, although the reviewer People gave me some opinions, but "Science" still published it directly. The reason why you haven't made a work yet is because you haven't found a proposition that suits you and you have to show your level!" Ning Wei said sincerely.

To put it bluntly, Ning Wei's words almost made Yu Xingwei shed tears.

Really, just a few hundred million points away, Yu Xingwei would believe it.

Is it not difficult to publish a top issue? !

He wanted to refute, but found that he didn't know what to say.

There are three top articles in half a year. If the winter vacation article is still accepted, it will be four articles...

It's really not difficult.

But at this time, Yu Xingwei just wanted to cry.

Really, it's really cool to hang out with such a genius and produce results, but the feeling of having your IQ being crushed all the time, and even always thinking that you are a fool, is enough to make people want to shut themselves off.

"Okay, I know that the laboratory only has instant noodles, so I brought a lot of delicious food for you. The sausages and cured pork ribs are all made by my mother. I'll go back and pack them up for us to have a good meal at night. I'll go to Director Lu first. I'm here, ask me what you want to do."

"The boss is in the office?"

"I told him about when I would arrive, and he said he would wait for me in the office."

"Let's go together, no one has talked to me for a long time."

"OK!"

The two walked out of the laboratory and went to the seventh floor.

Sure enough, Director Lu was already waiting in the office. When he saw Yu Xingwei walking into the office with Ning Wei, he didn't show too much surprise. He just pursed his lips and said, "Ning Wei is here, sit down, Xiao Yu." , make two cups of tea for Ningwei and myself."

"okay!"

…

Sitting on the sofa, Ning Wei glanced at the busy Yu Xingwei with embarrassment, then looked to the opposite side and asked: "Director Lu, why did you rush me back this time?"

"It's not that I'm in a hurry to call you back, but that you're in a hurry to come back, right? I didn't even explain clearly, but you were in a hurry to book a ticket." Lu Changbin glanced at Ning Wei angrily.

"hey-hey……"

Ning Wei smiled sheepishly and said, "Well, my parents' relatives and friends are visiting during the Chinese New Year, and they are all trying to help me introduce my girlfriend, which makes me feel embarrassed to stay at home."

"boom……"

There was a sound from the side, and Yu Xingwei turned his head and apologized with a red face: "Oh, I'm sorry, it was too cold outside just now, and my hands slipped."

"It's a good thing it's not a chemistry laboratory! Otherwise, if your hand slips, all of us will be dead!" Lu Changbin said angrily.

"It's okay, it's okay, Brother Yu, take your time, I'm not thirsty." Ning Wei said quickly.

"Don't worry about him. So you don't have a girlfriend yet? There are so many girls in Jiangnan University, but you haven't found one you like? The introductions from relatives and friends may not be reliable. How about I introduce you to one another day? Let's The daughter of a teacher in our school, from the School of Economics and Management, is two years younger than you. She is pretty, has a sweet mouth, and is very polite. If you have some ideas, I will invite the whole family out for a meal tonight."

"Ahem, Director Lu, why don't we get down to business first." Ning Wei felt cold sweat starting to break out on his forehead. Do you like to order Yuanyangpu as you get older?

"That girl is really nice..."

"Ahem..."

"Okay, let's get down to business, do you know about the SODA conference?" Lu Changbin asked.

Ning Wei shook his head.

"I know this. SODA is the ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms. It is one of the three top academic conferences in the field of computer algorithms." Yu Xingwei brought the brewed tea over and answered quickly.

"Ha, you know what's the use? I didn't invite you to go!" Lu Changbin sneered.

"Ah? When Mr. Xiao Ning came home, he also submitted a paper to this conference? And it was accepted?"

Yu Xingwei was shocked, then quickly reacted and said: "That's not right, Xiao Ning doesn't know about this conference, how could he submit a paper?"

Lu Changbin glared at Yu Xingwei, who immediately shrank his neck and became silent.

"The thing is like this, I have a friend who is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, named Shen Zheqing, and is also a member of the ACM Association. He is also one of the conveners of this 2022 SODA conference. He saw your article about it in "Science" Paper on Turbulence Algorithms.”

"Because we saw that the company was retaining our side, he called me first, hoping to invite you to attend this year's meeting and speak as a special guest at the meeting. He asked me to ask you what you meant first. , if you are interested, he will send an email. After you register and authenticate through the email, you will be able to get an electronic invitation to the meeting. The meeting will be in three weeks, but if you decide to go, you must Take the time to start preparing to apply for a visa.”

After hearing Lu Changbin's words, Yu Xingwei glanced at Ning Wei, with unconcealable admiration in his eyes.

Does this still need to be considered?

How many people want to attend this kind of top-level meeting, but when they come back, they will be covered with a layer of gold, let alone listen to the boss's wishes. Why would they rather be able to give a report alone at the conference?

It was not only a layer of gold, but also inlaid with diamonds. It would make the news when it came back, and it would be written up on the school's official website.

It is no exaggeration to say that Yu Xingwei was really sour this time.

But Ning Wei really hesitated for a moment, and instead of agreeing, he asked: "Director Lu, where will this meeting be held? How many days will it take?"

"At the Westin Alexandria, the conference is scheduled for four days. But if you want to go, it doesn't matter if you have an extra day. The school will fully reimburse you for the round-trip transportation costs, and there will also be an additional three thousand US dollars for your stay during the conference. You can take a day to wander around the local safe business district, but one thing is that you are absolutely not allowed to leave the hotel at night while you are in the United States. I will tell Professor Shen about this. "

It didn't take long, and Ning Wei was a little excited.

I think that Brother Lu also said that it is better to work behind closed doors. It is very inspiring to attend some top-level conferences, listen to other people's reports, and have some exchanges with top leaders in the same industry. You can inspire yourself even if you are not accurate.

More importantly, it is necessary to go out and see the world. He has not seen the colorful world of capitalism yet.

only……

"Wait a minute, Professor Lu, aren't you going?"

"Originally, I was planning to go, but there is a time conflict with an important meeting in China, so I can't go. Otherwise, I wouldn't ask for your opinion and just agree to it for you. By participating in this kind of meeting, you can also promote it The turbulence algorithm will lay the foundation for future formal testing and launch." Lu Changbin replied.

"Boss, I have an idea. I don't know whether to talk about it or not." After hearing this, Yu Xingwei said immediately.

The two people's eyes immediately focused on Yu Xingwei.

"To put it bluntly, boss, your hesitation doesn't mean you don't trust our boss, Mr. Xiao Ning? After all, I don't worry about traveling alone. If you can't go, I can help you to look after Mr. Xiao Ning, right?" Although I can’t be of much help, you can still take care of Mr. Xiao Ning’s daily life and do some security work within my ability, right? Besides, don’t I happen to be the second author of that paper? "

Lu Changbin was stunned, but before he had time to express his position, Ning Wei patted his thigh and said: "Yes, Director Lu, if Brother Yu can go with me, it will be good to have someone to take care of him. Can you talk to that Shen Professor, tell me, just send two invitation letters?"

Lu Changbin glared at Yu Xingwei, thought about it, and felt that it seemed feasible. The most important thing was that it was really uneasy for Ning Wei to go to such an academic conference thousands of miles away by himself, so he simply agreed: "Okay. , let’s just say that. I’ll talk to the person on the phone later and just say that you want to bring a laboratory assistant with you. It shouldn’t be a big problem.”

"Ahem...is it really okay?" Yu Xingwei was stunned when he heard Lu Changbin agreed so simply.

Happiness came so suddenly, Yu Xingwei almost felt like he was floating in the clouds, as if he was dreaming.

"What? It's too late for you to regret it!" Lu Changbin glared at Yu Xingwei angrily.

"No, no, no, I don't regret it. For Mr. Xiao Ning, let alone go to the United States, I can even go to Iraq!"

Lu Changbin ignored Yu Xingwei and looked at Ning Wei again: "Then this matter has been decided. By the way, do you really don't want me to invite the teacher and his daughter out for a meal tonight?"

"Director Lu, it suddenly occurred to me that there is another project to be done in the laboratory, so I'll go first." Ning Wei stood up immediately.

He had been single for twenty-three years due to his strength, how could he be broken so easily?

"Okay, you go and do your work first, Yu Xingwei, you can leave later." Lu Changbin nodded, and then called his "favorite disciple".

…

Watching Ning Wei walk out of the office, close the door, and the footsteps gradually fade away, Lu Changbin turned his attention to Yu Xingwei. It wasn't until he saw the disciple sitting there twisting up in discomfort that he said, "I mean Yu Xingwei, You are really lucky! You have published two articles in the top issue, and you can also attend a top academic conference. If you continue to mess around like this, I will be embarrassed to hold you back from graduation."

"Boss, to be honest, I'm not as relaxed as you said. Yes, I admit that I have mixed up some of these results, and I was able to attend the meeting because of Mr. Xiao Ning's credit, but you know what's going on. How much pressure do you have? In the past few months, I seem relaxed and contented, but secretly I have doubted my IQ many times! You don’t even know the pain that comes from the bottom of my heart!"

Yu Xingwei poured bitter tears.

"Oh! Is it so hard? How about this? I'll let Huang Wenjiang trade with you later?"

Yu Xingwei immediately puffed up his chest: "No, this is just me. My mental quality is good enough. If it were other brothers and sisters, I'd be depressed already. You'd better leave this kind of suffering to me."

Lu Changbin straightened his face and said, "Be serious! I'm telling you, you asked to attend the meeting this time, but don't think about taking all the good things. If you go, take responsibility for me. You must. I will stay with Ning Wei 24 hours a day. I will make an agreement with them in advance and arrange your room together. Let's put it this way, if Ning Wei breaks a skin during the meeting, you, a Ph.D., will never graduate. "

Yu Xingwei also became serious and replied: "Don't worry, boss. I promise to complete the task!"

"Okay, you go and do your work." Lu Changbin leaned on the stool and waved his hand and said.

"Well, boss..."

"What else do you want?"

"Actually, I'm still single. After graduating from Ph.D., the age pressure of dating a girlfriend is quite high..."

"Ha... If you are single, go find it yourself! Oh, you also want to meet that teacher's daughter? I'm sorry, I introduced Ning Wei to his girlfriend because I wanted to keep him in Jiangda and in the laboratory. Come on. , can you give me a reason to introduce this person to you? Am I still afraid that you will run away too? "

Seeing his student's shameless look, Lu Changbin couldn't help but complain.

"Actually, I'm not that bad."

"Okay, you have completed your mission well this time. When you come back, I will treat you to dinner and call the teacher. But I won't say anything for you. Whether you can catch him depends on your own ability."

"Thank you, boss! I'll leave first then!"

"roll!"

…

Seeing Yu Xingwei go out, Lu Changbin couldn't help laughing while sitting in his seat.

Let’s not talk about his knowledge, at least he is a disciple who really has no luck.

Of course, those who can get into his Ph.D. must have some real talents. Coupled with this incredible luck, as long as you don't die badly while studying for a Ph.D., it won't be a big problem to stay in school and become an associate professor after graduation.

So it’s okay to introduce it to him.

It’s just that I would rather be here. What a pity. Are young people today even interested in falling in love?

But it's a pity that it was just that moment. It was an idea that suddenly came out of the blue, and it was normal for it to be rejected.

The next moment, he smiled and picked up the phone.

"Hey, Lao He, how is the laboratory lately? Did you succeed in selecting the results at your last meeting?"

"The selection hasn't started yet. Lu Changbin, why do you suddenly care about our project?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask. The SODA conference will be held at the end of the month. Will any of you attend it this year?"

"No! What? Someone in your lab submitted a paper for the conference and passed it?"

"I didn't submit it, but there is a little guy whose paper was noticed by one of the conveners of the conference, and I hope to invite him to attend the conference and give a report. Hey, my child is young, and I have to attend a domestic conference again. I thought of you. Then if there is someone who can attend this conference and be a companion, that's fine. I can only find a way to find someone to accompany me in the laboratory..."

"Dududu..."