Rebirth 2004: I can make money by writing.

Friday, January 3th.

The CUHK campus is full of spring and vitality.

At this time of year every year, the red walls and gray tiles of Lingnan buildings complement the green trees and red flowers, showing the unique charm of Lingnan culture.

This afternoon, Principal Huang Haiyang invited Hao Qiang to have tea and chat.

Although they were just drinking tea, it was obvious that they had important matters to discuss.

Hao Qiang knocked on the door and walked into the principal's office. He found that in addition to Huang Haiyang, Vice Presidents Xu Shuisheng and Chen Minbin, and Dean Liu Xinguo were also present.

"Hao Qiang, please come in." Huang Haiyang greeted him warmly.

Hao Qiang smiled and said humorously, "With so many leaders gathered here, I feel like I'm being tried by three judges."

Dean Liu Xinguo, who was quite familiar with Hao Qiang, knew he was joking and said, "We're worried about your admission to graduate school, so we'd like to invite you to come and talk in person."

"Yes, have some tea by the way." Huang Haiyang gestured for Hao Qiang to take a seat, and Vice President Xu Shuisheng personally poured tea for him.

Hao Qiang politely took it, took a sip and said, "Thank you for your concern, leaders. This matter is not complicated, right?"

Liu Xinguo explained: “Although the number of guaranteed admissions to our university will not be officially announced until September, third-year students should start preparing application materials and contacting their advisors in April.

We are not sure about your thoughts, whether you plan to continue your studies, and what major you want to study, so we would like to communicate with you in person.

What the school leaders mean is that if you have a favorite tutor, you can choose any one you like.

We also understand that you are busy with your career and may not have the time to stay on campus. Even if it is just a formality, it is fine. You can submit a paper after graduation and that will be it. "

Putting aside Hao Qiang's career achievements, his academic performance alone is astonishing.

He holds multiple invention patents and has even published two papers in SCI Zone II journals.

With such results, it would not be a problem to graduate with a master's degree, let alone a doctorate.

Hao Qiang's learning ability is truly extraordinary. Even though he often misses classes, his academic performance still ranks first in his major, and he is far ahead of the second place.

Moreover, his desire for knowledge seems to be endless. He often skips classes and learns too much knowledge. He even goes to South China University of Technology to audit classes. To put it nicely, he has a wide range of knowledge.

When he was in his sophomore year, he had completed all the courses in his major through self-study.

Huang Haiyang lamented, “Honestly speaking, if you don’t choose to pursue a combined master’s and doctoral degree, it would be a waste of your learning talent.

If we hadn't known that you already had your own career, we would have hoped to keep you at the university to continue your research."

"You are too kind, leaders," Hao Qiang responded modestly. "I do plan to continue my studies until I graduate with a doctorate, but I'm still struggling with choosing a supervisor. I don't know who would be the most suitable."

The principal once said that Hao Qiang can freely choose his mentor, even including academicians.

CUHK has more than ten academicians, most of whom are from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and only two of them have research directions consistent with Hao Qiang.

One is Xu Zhan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a physicist who mainly engages in research in cutting-edge disciplines such as optics and photonics, laser science, semiconductors, nuclear fusion and plasma physics.

Academician Xu is quite outstanding in academics, for example, he is an academician of the Third World Academy of Sciences, a director of the International Council for Quantum Electronics, and a Fellow of the Optical Society of America.

He has also made great achievements in cultivating high-level scientific and technological talents. Five of his students have won the National Outstanding Young Scientist Fund and other awards.

Of course, Academician Xu has extremely strict requirements for students, and it is difficult for ordinary students to meet his standards.

The other is Wu Wei, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, an astronomer who mainly engages in research in the fields of space telemetry, measurement, control, communication and deep space exploration engineering. He is the chief designer of the domestic lunar exploration project, an overall technical expert in space measurement, control, communication and deep space exploration engineering, an academician of the International Academy of Astronautics, and the winner of the Qian Xuesen Highest Achievement Award.

These two academicians are leaders in their respective fields and are more outstanding than ordinary academicians.

As for academicians of the two academies, there are only 34 in the country, and none from CUHK.

However, this does not mean that the academicians of the two academies are the best, but that they have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields.

If Hao Qiang were given a choice, he would be quite interested in both Academicians Xu Zhan and Wu Wei.

He hopes to learn nuclear fusion and plasma physics from Academician Xu, and by following Academician Wu he can gain in-depth knowledge of the aerospace field. Both directions are his future research focuses.

"Oh, tell me, what industry do you plan to work in in the future?" Huang Haiyang asked curiously, "We originally thought you were focused on electronic information and planned to enter the semiconductor field in the future.

But later I discovered that you were involved in multiple disciplines including mechanics, materials, computers, physics, etc., and applied for a double degree."

Hao Qiang answered frankly: "If the opportunity is right, I would really like to join the semiconductor industry, after all, this is my major.

But this road is too difficult. Without tens of billions of financial support and a large pool of talent, I dare not easily get involved.

In addition, I also have a dream of space travel and may consider entering the aerospace field in the future."

Hao Qiang's words silenced the four leaders present.

Hundreds of billions of financial support, CUHK can’t even imagine it.

For the country, funding may be a small issue, but the biggest challenge is still the talent issue.

Even the country has difficulty solving the problem, but Hao Qiang dares to think about it.

Of course, his current net worth is already over 10 billion yuan, and it is only a matter of time before he gets hundreds of billions of yuan. If he wants to launch a project, his efficiency will definitely be faster than that of the national project. What remains is to recruit talents.

Thinking of this, they looked forward to Hao Qiang even more.

Huang Haiyang pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that the most suitable academician mentors for you should be Xu Zhan and Wu Wei. It depends on which one you want to choose."

There are many outstanding young doctoral supervisors at CUHK, and President Huang is afraid that Hao Qiang will look down on him, mainly because this guy is too talented in academics. In the second semester of his sophomore year, he published a paper in a high-impact factor journal in SCI Zone 2, and it was not in his major.

Coupled with the strong scientific research capabilities of Future Technology Group, if Hao Qiang is willing, he may easily publish more than a dozen SCI first and second zone papers every year, and his output may even exceed that of ordinary doctoral supervisors.

Not to mention that he also owns several high-value invention patents.

Therefore, even if we put aside Hao Qiang's business achievements and fame, most academicians would probably compete to recruit such a rare and talented student.

Becoming an academician requires lifelong achievements and a certain amount of luck. This goal is still too far away for Hao Qiang. Not to mention Hao Qiang, even Principal Huang has only dreamed of it.

As for the Young Elite Scientists, it is difficult to apply. About 160 people are selected nationwide each year. If Hao Qiang continues to maintain excellent academic and scientific research results after obtaining his doctorate degree, he still has hope of winning the title of Young Elite Scientists.

As for the Outstanding Young Scholars, commonly known as "Little Outstanding Young Scholars", more than ten people from CUHK were selected last year. For Hao Qiang, it was too easy.

Therefore, being able to recruit Hao Qiang is equivalent to having one more outstanding disciple in the future.

Not to mention, Hao Qiang has strong financial strength and has no worries about scientific research funding.

"President, these two academicians have very demanding requirements, right?" asked Hao Qiang.

Principal Huang nodded slightly and replied, "Indeed, they are different from ordinary academicians.

I'll ask for their opinion first, and you may be required to attend an interview later.

However, with your ability, this shouldn't be a problem."

"I understand. The interview is no problem." Hao Qiang expressed his understanding and gladly accepted the offer. "I'll choose Academician Xu first."

The president said he could select any academician, but he could only recommend and lobby on their behalf and could not interfere with the academician's final decision.

After all, each academician is a top expert in his or her respective field and can be regarded as a national treasure.

Although Huang Haiyang is the president of CUHK, he has not yet obtained the title of academician. He is working hard for it, but the competition is extremely fierce and the difficulty is great.

“Well, Academician Xu is more suitable for your current situation.

As for the aerospace sector, due to restrictions in national policies, I predict that aerospace-related manufacturing may not be fully opened to private enterprises in the next decade.

Unless you're willing to join the national scientific research team." Huang Haiyang nodded and said, "Of course, there's absolutely no problem visiting Academician Wu as a student. I'll mention your situation to him."

"Okay, thank you, Principal." Hao Qiang expressed his sincere gratitude.

This is the advantage of studying in a prestigious school. As long as you demonstrate outstanding abilities, the school leaders will do their best to create opportunities for you.

After all, students' achievements are also the glory of the school.