Chapter 151: The Road Back Home (Part 1)
Chapter 151: The Road Back Home (Part 1)
Cambridge, Boston, USA.
"Professor Zhang, I heard that you will no longer teach this course next year, right?"
In his office at MIT, Zhang Lixing is helping students mark their papers.
Although it was a trial piece for undergraduate level, he still revised it very carefully and wrote a lot of suggestions for revision.
Because this may be his last teaching job at MIT.
As a tenured professor, even if he decides to return to China to start a business, it does not mean that he will completely sever his ties with MIT, but he will no longer teach classes or have students.
Zhang Chengji looked up at the Korean student and said, "Yes, Parker, but Professor Lewis will replace me. He is also an excellent professor. If he asks me, I will give you a good evaluation."
The Korean student smiled and said, "Thank you, Professor Zhang, but I want to ask if you are interested in visiting the Great Cold Netherworld. You know my parents both work for Samsung Group, and I believe that as a semiconductor expert like you, you will have a lot in common with them."
Zhang Chengxing, a big shot in the physics world, a global leader in semiconductor technology, and a senior disciple of Professor Yang, has research results that are worthy of the Nobel Prize.
When such a person decides to leave school and start a business, when this news spreads, it also means that Zhang Richeng will become a hot commodity.
Although out of caution he did not tell others that he would return to China to start his own business, in order to get out of school, various applications and explanations were inevitable.
Because of this, the outside world also took action after hearing the news.
He has been contacted directly or indirectly by top semiconductor companies such as ETMicro, Samsung, and Qualcomm.
Of course, Zhang Licheng is very clear that the same group of people are behind these three companies.
He also knew very well that with just a nod of his head, he could transform himself from a university professor into a darling of technology and capital.
Compared with these forces, the Huo family can be said to have no advantages and is not even worthy of being mentioned in the same breath with them. However, there is a sequence to doing things. If the Huo family had not extended an olive branch, he would not have made the decision to "start a business."
Moreover, after so long he could see what kind of power was behind the Huo family, so it was even more impossible for him to give up.
Not to mention... he had already been roasted on the fire by his treacherous partner: "Che·Top Headhunter·Wen·First-Class Organizer·Jun".
So many Chinese people are waiting for him to lead them back to China. If he changes his mind at this time, he will have no chance to stay in the Chinese community in the future.
Thinking of the genius who had been delayed by scientific research for more than ten years and had the qualifications of a top headhunter, Zhang Richeng felt a bit of a headache.
"I'm sorry, Parker. This is a personal matter and has nothing to do with your paper. I've emailed you the comments. If you can finish it within three days, I might be able to help you review it. After three days, you might need to send it to Professor Lewis."
At this time, he also realized that this student was probably just writing a paper as an excuse just to invite him to the Great Cold Netherworld.
No wonder the writing is so crap...
He wasn't familiar with the student, but since half of the Korean students were named "Park," he just gave it a try, and to his surprise, he got it right...
After seeing the students off, Zhang Licheng began to clean up his office. It was almost empty and would belong to another professor in the future.
When he was leaving the office, the person Zhang Luli least wanted to see blocked him at the door.
"Zhang, you are still so elegant."
A white woman in her thirties, with a friendly smile.
Zhang Licheng just smiled politely at the white woman's intimate chat.
Even though this woman still has charm, she is a rare white woman who still looks charming after the age of 30.
Neil, who works for a foundation, or an N*O organization, or both, has a very complicated background.
However, in Zhang Richeng's opinion, one word in Chinese can highly summarize it.
"Lobbyist".
She spends most of the year wandering around several universities, perhaps to transfer a certain technological achievement, perhaps to find a headhunter for Silicon Valley capital, or perhaps to ask for a weighty letter of recommendation.
Sometimes it represents power, sometimes it represents money, and sometimes it even represents something higher and dirtier.
As for Zhang Lichang, who was hired as a professor at MIT at the age of 30 and successfully became a tenured professor at the age of 33, he has seen many such people.
He didn't like these things, but he had to deal with them. As a Chinese scientist, if he just stayed in the laboratory, he would only become an object of exploitation. This was something he understood more than ten years ago.
Neil's appearance here, with such a complicated identity and every force behind him being hostile to Xia Country, is very bad news for him who wants to return to China to start a business.
"Long time no see, Neil."
He barely suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, looked up and greeted her.
"Zhang, I'm here to report good news to you."
Zhang Chengri could only smile: "Really? What good news?"
"I haven't forgotten what I promised you last time. I've already helped you get in touch with some very influential judges for the selection of academicians of the Academy of Arts and Sciences. You should be able to see your name on the list next year."
Zhang Risheng then remembered that it seemed that a long time ago, Neil had approached him and asked him to help send an invitation letter, and in exchange, she helped Zhang Risheng to be elected as an academician.
But now...it seems that this is no longer important.
"Thank you, but I think I heard from the admissions committee that the student named Bai Xi refused to come to MIT?"
Neil's face darkened: "It's not really a rejection, huh..."
Didn't even go through customs...
The organization is not stupid. They blocked this thing that obviously had bad intentions from entering the door.
So Bai Xi didn't even receive it.
"Let's not talk about that anymore. I have another thing to tell you. I heard that you're planning to stop teaching and want to showcase yourself on a bigger stage. I happen to have a very capable friend at Qualcomm, a very capable person. Maybe we could have dinner together. I'm sure you'll have something in common."
The word "capable" is used twice in a row. In the English context, the other party is not describing a "skilled person".
But it's talking about a "powerful" person.
However, Zhang Licheng shook his head and said, "No, Neil, I want to take a break first and then decide what to do next."
Neil had no intention of letting him go, and stubbornly blocked Zhang Richeng's way:
"Zhang, don't give me the cold shoulder. Your talent will definitely blossom in the semiconductor field. Companies like Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor, and Qualcomm are the best candidates. But you should also be aware that the same people are behind them."
"And my 'friend' happens to have influence over all of these companies. You only need to negotiate with him alone, and everything else won't be a problem."
Zhang Chengri could only say, "Neil, I'm not interested in any of these three companies. I really don't need them."
Neil clearly didn't believe it: "Zhang, if you're not interested in these three companies, where else can you go? You can't go back to Xia Country, right?"
After all, Zhang Richeng was not a well-trained confidentiality officer, and the surprise and panic that unconsciously appeared in his eyes was directly captured.
Neil was stunned for a moment, then immediately frowned.
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