Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

Zhang Kun probably felt a little awkward too, and after a while, he sent another message saying: "However, I heard that Professor Gong is very strict, and it's very difficult to graduate from his program. Think it over carefully!"

[Didn't Professor Gong only return to China two years ago? How can it be difficult to graduate?]

【Of course! It's said that those students at MIT were so badly beaten by him that they practically wanted to set off firecrackers to send him off!】

[If you're not afraid, I'm not afraid either. The worst that can happen is we'll delay graduation by two years.]

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Zhou Min, Zhang Kun had no choice but to give up, saying dejectedly, "You still haven't told me what Teacher Gong said to you?"

"He just told me that everyone in our class could get into graduate school through the recommendation system, so there was no need for me to go to his place for that purpose. He also asked if I had thought about my future research direction," Zhou Min said dejectedly.

[So, Teacher Gong has taken a liking to you? Why?!]

Zhang Kun panicked as soon as he saw Zhou Min's message. He sent her one back, but it wasn't enough, so he made a phone call.

Zhou Min looked at Wang Mingyue, who was reading in the dormitory, and got up to go out to answer the phone.

Zhang Kun sounded anxious on the phone, clearly concerned about the question Teacher Gong asked Zhou Min.

"No, Zhou Min, do you usually have contact with Teacher Gong in private?" Zhang Kun asked bluntly.

"What do you mean by that?" Zhou Min got angry when she heard Zhang Kun's words. What did he mean by "seeing each other in private"?

"It's nothing. I just wanted to ask you, besides helping Professor Gong translate that document last time, have you done anything else for him?" Zhang Kun quickly explained.

Does the code I wrote at the beginning of the semester count?

"It doesn't count!"

"If that doesn't count, then this time it's fine!"

"Yeah, that's so unfair. I've helped Professor Gong write code four or five times this semester, why didn't he accept me?"

Zhou Min felt that Zhang Kun on the phone was about to cry. Was it really that bad?

However, this incident also revealed a huge difference between her and Zhang Kun. Her personality seemed to be easygoing and casual about many things, and she had never felt that she couldn't live without him!

Zhang Kun is a very persistent person. Even though he is only a freshman, he has already chosen his future path and is constantly moving forward.

Zhou Min took a deep breath and comforted him, "Try to think positively, there are plenty of good teachers out there! There's no need to put all your eggs in one basket! Besides, things aren't even settled yet! He was just asking about my plans..."

Before Zhou Min could finish speaking, Zhang Kun interrupted her, saying, "I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to write some code. When I end up taking Teacher Gong away, you'd better not worry about it!" He then hung up the phone.

Zhou Min stared at the phone that had been hung up, speechless.

After returning to her dormitory, Zhou Min began to carefully read Professor Gong's academic paper, which Zhang Kun had just sent her.

Most of these papers were published in international academic journals, so there is very little information about them online. However, even from the titles of the papers, it is clear that Professor Gong's research scope is very broad, covering almost all aspects of cutting-edge technology and basic science.

Zhou Min immediately realized that she had been tricked again by Professor Gong in his office that evening. He was telling her to come back and think about her research direction before considering finding a professor in that field.

However, Professor Gong's research field basically covers all science and engineering fields. No matter what I want to research, he has projects available. Why do I need to look for others?

They clearly don't want to accept me, yet they put it so grandly! And Zhang Kun, I don't know where he got the idea that Teacher Gong wanted to accept me?

Zhou Min originally wanted to tell Zhang Kun about her new discovery, but she stopped herself when she thought of the harsh words he had said at the end.

Although Teacher Gong hasn't accepted me yet, I will continue to work hard. Maybe one day Teacher Gong will take a liking to me?

So it's best not to tell Zhang Kun, lest she be happy now but then become sad again later.

Based on Teacher Gong's questions today, Zhou Min also realized the gap between herself and Yang Zixuan. Yang Zixuan should have already finished his university studies by himself!

That makes sense, otherwise where would he find so much time to dedicate to the research group's work?

Thinking of this, Zhou Min also began to bury herself in her studies. Although she had skimmed through the knowledge in these books when she participated in competitions in high school, she had not fully grasped it.

After entering university, her mind was always in a jumbled mess, thinking about making money and investing.

Zhou Min spent most of her energy last semester, besides studying for this semester's courses, researching stocks, securities, and futures. She invested all her money, earning a considerable amount through compound interest.

Today, after being told what Teacher Gong said, Zhou Min realized where the gap between herself and others lay. Zhou Min plans to transfer all her investment money to a long-term financial account in the next two days.

Although you'll earn less this way, you won't need to spend time and energy paying attention to it anymore.

Zhou Min plans to take advantage of the relatively light workload this semester to quickly self-study all the remaining professional courses. After she has finished self-studying all the professional courses, she will then approach Professor Gong to recommend herself.

By then, not only will my knowledge and abilities have improved, but I will also be able to demonstrate my determination to Teacher Gong.

For a moment, only the sound of Zhou Min and Wang Mingyue turning pages filled the dormitory.

The law program, where Wang Mingyue studies, is also highly competitive, but the rate of students being recommended for postgraduate studies within the university is not very high.

Wang Mingyue was originally eligible for postgraduate recommendation, but since she couldn't get a recommendation within her own university and didn't want to go to a university that was even worse than her undergraduate institution, she chose to take the postgraduate entrance examination directly.

The pressure of taking the postgraduate entrance exam is also very high. After all, if you want to apply to your own university, you are not only competing with students from your own university, but also with top students from other key universities.

Therefore, Wang Mingyue is now studying just as hard as Zhou Min. While Zhou Min occasionally sleeps in, Wang Mingyue's schedule is definitely one of late nights and early mornings.

Feng Pinling is probably still scared by Wang Mingyue's previous treatment; now she takes her computer out every day and doesn't come back until almost lights out.