CHAPTER 375: CHAPTER 375: SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT WITH THE BIG SHOTS

Silence.

Ji You didn’t speak.

Neither did Ye Hong; he furrowed his brows, his eyes twinkling with light.

A few seconds later.

Ji You took a step forward and initiated, "Hello Professor Ye, I’m delighted that you’ve come to be a judge."

Ye Hong: "Hmph."

Ji You: "..."

This—

Is it what they call offering a warm face only to get a cold shoulder?

However, after several confrontations with this old man when handing in her assignments, Ji You had roughly figured out his personality: exceptionally stubborn and meticulous.

When facing such an old man, there really is no need to be petty.

After greeting him, Ji You was about to return to her workstation when Ye Hong suddenly spoke, "Did you just handle this Snow Juice?"

Ji You paused midstep, turned around, and nodded: "Yes, Professor Ye, I handled it in front of all the senior students and my classmates within 20 minutes."

Ye Hong remained silent, his gaze returning to the newly processed material.

Ji You waited and waited but didn’t hear a second sentence. After thinking it over, she lifted her foot to leave.

Suddenly—

Ye Hong then said, "Come here, tell me about your thought process while handling it."

Ji You: "..."

Couldn’t this old man say everything all at once? Must he break it up into one or two sentences at a time?

Isn’t it tiring?

Of course, she, with her internal complaints, couldn’t comprehend the complexity and haughty demeanor in Professor Ye Hong’s heart.

Staring at the material, Ye Hong’s dim eyes almost couldn’t bear to shift away. Students with a shallow understanding of the Material Department might not understand why he did this.

But only Ye Hong knew how remarkable Ji You’s method for handling the already damaged Snow Juice was.

If this method could be widely applied to other materials, then undoubtedly, it would bring a new revolution to the material science world! And it would greatly enrich the existing technological system.

Ye Hong stared intently at the Snow Juice on the workstation, eyes keen.

Despite her inner sarcasm, Ji You organized her thoughts and said dutifully, "My approach was simple; since there were damaged molecular structures, then just remove them before reprocessing the material."

Subsequently, Ji You elaborated on the problems she encountered during the process and the solutions she had adopted.

Ye Hong listened quietly, his expression indifferent but from his earnest demeanor, Ji You knew the old man was seriously listening, seriously contemplating.

After speaking, Ji You stopped.

Ye Hong said, "Your idea is good, and quite creative, but your success this time was accidental, without universality. To apply it widely, we need to find out the true reason behind it."

Ji You opened her mouth, feeling somewhat admiringly, "Indeed, just as Old Man Ye said, when I proposed to ’turn waste into treasure’ in front of everyone, I didn’t have complete certainty, did I? It was just a sudden brainstorm, then I felt eager to try it, thinking it might be successful."

Holding this thought, Ji You immediately put it into action.

What followed was a lengthy 20-minute process.

To outsiders, she looked at ease, her hands constantly moving, deftly using various instruments, and afterwards, seemingly effortlessly, she successfully processed the material.

But in reality—

During the process, Ji You encountered several difficulties; if she hadn’t been thick-skinned, knowing not to show any signs of urgency, and if she hadn’t maintained continuous communication with Xiao You, following Xiao You’s instructed methods, she would have faced peril numerous times.

Now, given the same material, she didn’t have complete confidence she could produce it again, because there was a significant element of chance involved.

To her surprise, Professor Ye Hong only took a few looks to find clues.

This—

You just have to respect it.

For a moment, Ji You dared not make any inappropriate moves in front of the old professor.

This is a big shot!

Big shots must be treated with respect.

While Professor Ye Hong was speaking with Ji You, another panel judge who was invited, Professor Jiang Yulan, also stood up from her seat and proactively walked onto the stage—

Professor Jiang Yulan was a female professor, appearing to be around 40 years old. Still, thanks to the advanced skin care technology of the interstellar era, her actual age was unknown.

Professor Jiang Yulan was dressed very fashionably, giving off a city beauty vibe.

At this moment, she looked at Ji You with a very gentle and friendly smile, saying, "Student Ji You, I am also very interested in what you just mentioned. How about this, since Old Ye and I both have time now, let’s the three of us separately replicate the material you just handled and see what the results are."

Hmm?

While Ji You was still in a daze, Jiang Yulan looked at Professor Ye Hong and asked with a smile, "Ye Hong, what do you think?"

Ye Hong, with a stern face, said, "It’s doable."

Ji You: "!!!"

Ji You couldn’t believe it: "Make another one?"

Jiang Yulan smiled and said, "That’s right, each of us will replicate your process once more and see what the success rate is. If all are successful, it means it is replicable, and it’s necessary to popularize it."

This Professor Jiang Yulan, Ji You had never attended her class, but she knew of her reputation. She was one of the senior professors in the Material Department and was also a well-known material master within the Alliance, having already received several interstellar-level awards for her research.

In short—

A big shot!

Not to be messed with.

And having the chance to work with two big shots on material production and research, Ji You naturally agreed, so she nodded without a second word.

In the secluded space.

Xiao You’s face was flushed with excitement, her soft voice rising with an unbelievable joy, saying, "Sister! Is it true? Are we really going to handle materials with the two professors?"

Ji You: "Yeah!"

Xiao You jumped up, of course. In this secluded space, her body didn’t have substance, so even her jumps felt light and without extra sensation, but Xiao You was still thrilled!

"Sister!"

"I’m so happy."

"Sister!"

"Really so happy."

...

She didn’t tire of saying how happy she was several times in a row.

Ji You couldn’t help but tease her: "Silly child, don’t just focus on being happy now, come and get to work quickly, the thing we handled just now, even though I’ve done it once, I can’t guarantee it’ll definitely be successful this time."

Xiao You immediately returned to normal, smiling somewhat shyly, "Sister, don’t worry, I’ll try my best with you. If there’s any issue, tell me right away. The one we processed earlier, I’ve simulated it again and had some new insights. I’ll tell you now, sister, so we can probably avoid some small errors later."

Ji You sincerely admired her, saying, "Xiao You, you are really amazing."

Xiao You blushed, "No, I’m not, sister, you are the most amazing person."

Ji You waved her hand grandly, "I say you are, so you are, no rebuttal accepted."