Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

Gu Zhan translated these documents very smoothly. Except for the first document which took him a day and a half, the remaining nine documents were all translated and compiled within a few days, and the translation manuscripts were given to Sun Yuan.

Sun Yuan was extremely excited.

"Oh, you are an amazing young man, really amazing. Old man Zhang Yunhe has really brought me a talented person this time."

Gu Zhan smiled and said modestly, "I don't deserve the Dean's call of talent."

"Hey, young man, you're being polite to me. How could I not know whether you are a talented person or not?"

"Dean, I plan to go back tomorrow. What documents should we translate first? I'll sort them out and take them back."

Sun Yuan had known that this day would come, but when Gu Zhan said it, he still felt a little disappointed. After all, it was a pity not to have such an outstanding talent by his side.

But the young men said that they had pregnant wives at home who needed to be taken care of, so it was not easy for them to stay.

At the same time, I also have a deeper understanding and trust in Gu Zhan's character.

Young people these days are all trying their best to go to the city, and once they get an opportunity they will definitely grab it. However, the young man in front of him doesn't seem to be so keen on fame and fortune, which makes Sun Yuan, who comes from an academic background, have a natural liking for him.

“I’ve sorted them all out and put them here.”

Sun Yuan pointed to three thick file bags on his desk.

"Okay, Dean Sun, I will definitely fulfill my mission."

"Xiao Gu, I trust your character."

After thinking for a while, Sun Yuan finally said what he had been struggling with for a long time: "Xiao Gu, what I want to talk about today is the issue of royalties. As you know, our institute is currently carrying out various research projects, and we need funding everywhere. The province has only approved half of the funds we applied for."

Sun Yuan was too embarrassed to tell what happened next.

Logically speaking, since they invited people here, they should pay them according to the average royalties in the same industry, but the funds are really tight at the moment.

Gu Zhan basically knew what Sun Yuan was going to say next. In his previous life, he also joined the research institute after graduating from university. At that time, scientific research funds were also tight, and there was not even money to buy experimental equipment, so they made the experimental equipment themselves to save money.

He had also experienced the hard times when scientific researchers lacked funding, so when Sun Yuan talked to him now, he felt that he understood, and he didn't think that Sun Yuan was crying miserably or exploiting him.

The lack of funds for agricultural scientific research is a real fact and will continue to exist for a long time to come.

Gu Zhan smiled and waited for Sun Yuan's next words.

Looking at the young man's unhurried demeanor, Sun Yuan, who was already nearly sixty years old, gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Gu, we probably can't give you the same price as when you translated the manuscript in Jing City. How about this, we give you ten yuan for each document?"

Most of the foreign documents at that time were very professional and contained a lot of text. A document cost ten yuan per copy, which was indeed much lower than the price given by the Jingshi Agricultural Bureau.

Gu Zhan smiled, pondered for a moment, and then said to Sun Yuan very seriously, "President Sun, what you are doing is great. I admire you very much. I also hope that our country will become more prosperous and our people will live a relatively affluent life. What you are doing is a great cause that will benefit the present and future generations. Naturally, I should fully support it."

After hearing what Gu Zhan said, Sun Yuan's eyes filled with tears. He felt that he had never met a person who could highly praise what he was doing and the enthusiasm he devoted to it like this young man in front of him.

After a pause, Gu Zhan continued, "So I think it would be enough if you just gave me eight yuan for each document."

"This..." One document suddenly cost 2 yuan less. With this number of documents, a lot of money can be saved.

"President Sun, don't doubt it. Just think of it as me thanking you on behalf of the people of Jing City. When we develop new varieties, we must promote them in Jing City first."

These people are all extremely capable, and the products they develop are also more productive. If Jing City can seize this opportunity, solving the problem of food and clothing should not be a problem soon.

"No problem, there is definitely no problem with this."

Sun Yuan excitedly shook Gu Zhan's hand and said.

After the two of them finished discussing the issue of royalties, Sun Yuan called the accountant of the unit to settle the royalties for the past few days with Gu Zhan. The total amount was 80 yuan, which was very little compared to the money given by the Jing City Agricultural Technology Center.

Before leaving, Gu Zhan asked Sun Yuan, "President Sun, I'm still not very familiar with the situation in our province. Where is the Xinhua Bookstore?"

"Are you going to Xinhua Bookstore?"

"Oh, it's like this, Dean Sun. My wife has recently suddenly felt like learning some cultural knowledge. I'm wondering if I can buy a complete set of high school textbooks?"

Gu Zhan said seriously.

Sun Yuan naturally saw through Gu Zhan's words, but he also understood Gu Zhan's concerns, so he closed the door and whispered to Gu Zhan, "You really have asked the right person. You can't buy complete high school textbooks on the market right now. Come on, I'll take you to the Xinhua Bookstore. I know the person in charge there."

Under the guidance of Sun Yuan, Gu Zhan came to Xinhua Bookstore.

As expected of the Xinhua Bookstore in the province, there are indeed many more books that are pleasing to the eye than those in the city and county.

However, Sun Yuan did not stay in the bookstore for long. Instead, he walked straight through the bookstore, went out through a small door, and arrived at the office area behind the Xinhua Bookstore.

Qian Minren, the head of Xinhua Bookstore, saw Sun Yuan and hurried out to greet him: "President Sun, you're here."

"Hey, come and take a look."

Qian Min didn't ask about Sun Yuan and Gu Zhan's identities, and directly welcomed them both into his office.

After sitting down, Qian Min asked Sun Yuan, "I'm afraid it's not just for a visit, is it?"

"Hahahaha, boy, this is Xiao Gu under my command. He needs some information. Can you see if he has any?"

Sun Yuan looked at Gu Zhan and motioned for him to speak.

Gu Zhan received Sun Yuan's signal, thought for a moment, and then said, "Look, do we have a Xinhua Dictionary here? I need one, and I also need a complete set of high school textbooks."

Hearing the young man in front of him say this, Qian Min asked curiously: "Young man, you should follow your Dean Sun and work hard now. Why are you wasting time studying high school textbooks?"

"Hey, you can't say that. Learning is endless. It's not a bad thing to learn more knowledge." Sun Yuan joined in.

"Haha, since Dean Sun said so, I'll assume so for now. I do have some high school textbooks here. They should be the ones that weren't distributed in previous years, but they're all in the warehouse now, so I need to look for them."

"No problem, Director Qian," said Gu Zhan.

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Afterwards, Qian Min called a staff member and asked him to take Gu Zhan to the warehouse to find some books.