CHAPTER 528: CHAPTER 166: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE RELATIVE!

It turns out that once you have the right tools and the someone to do the job, progress becomes swift.

Of course, this is also related to choosing the right person. Many people like to complain about the lack of opportunities in their mundane lives, but in reality, everyone has one or two opportunities in their lifetime.

The difference is that some people seize them, while others squander them, letting fleeting opportunities slip away.

Of course, this perspective might not align with the views of many people. Because successful individuals are always a minority. Regardless of the industry, the top of the pyramid is always occupied by a few.

In fact, this is quite understandable.

Very few people can achieve a smooth path in life through a single opportunity. Those who seize an opportunity merely make their lives slightly better than those who didn’t.

But successful people are able to turn one opportunity into countless opportunities, and seize each one, gradually leading to success. Clearly, ability is a crucial factor in this.

For instance, someone who is beyond help is quite a headache.

Fortunately, it turns out that the selection mechanism at Yanbei University is quite effective. Especially those who dare to recommend themselves, as they aren’t completely incompetent.

The consultant project at the Huairou Institute is progressing smoothly. Moreover, Zhang Xiao seems to have a better understanding of the laboratory environment than Qiao Yu. This is particularly evident as she actively filters out some obviously invalid data.

This also makes her data processing efficiency higher than that of Senior Brother Chen. Luckily, Professor Zhang Zuolin’s side has already tackled the most troublesome problems. With a research direction now in place, the required data is more targeted and naturally simpler.

So from Qiao Yu’s perspective, there’s no doubt that Zhang Xiao has seized her opportunity.

To be honest, when it comes to morality, Qiao Yu definitely has it, but perhaps not much. If necessary, he wouldn’t mind lowering his already not-so-high moral standards a bit further.

Of course, this is a matter of necessity. In fact, without any capital, it’s rare to maintain high moral standards and still make money.

For a child determined to bear a man’s responsibilities, the options are quite limited. If one adheres too strictly to so-called noble moral principles, survival might be difficult.

However, when it comes to providing paid services, Qiao Yu has always been quite steady. It’s just that Zhang Xiao showed up; without someone like her, he would choose to endure a bit more hardship himself.

It’s like what he told the good guy before, isn’t it difficult to make money? Relatively speaking, just by using his brain, he can earn more than at least eighty percent of the country’s population.

The project is going smoothly, and Qiao Yu took only about twenty days to produce the first report for the Huairou Institute.

It’s not without sacrifices. For instance, Qiao Yu declined many invitations to big conferences.

During this period, Qiao Yu received many invitations. For example, the American Mathematical Society’s annual meeting invited him to give a special report on Generalized Modal Theory.

In addition, there is the SIAM conference, although this conference mainly focuses on applied mathematics and computational mathematics. But foreign scholars already believe that Generalized Modal Theory can be applied to mathematical modeling...

In fact, it was based on foreign papers that Qiao Yu formed his current ideas, so it’s not surprising that this conference invited him to attend.

Well, actually, Tian Yanzhen also doesn’t quite recommend Qiao Yu frequently attending such academic conferences now.

Although networking would surely be beneficial in the future, Tian Yanzhen has his concerns.

Firstly, Huaxia and the neighboring countries have now entered into comprehensive competition; it may not have affected academia before, but the current trend is uncertain.

Moreover, once it involves applications, Tian Yanzhen is afraid Qiao Yu might encounter some unpleasant situations.

It’s not that he doesn’t trust the mathematicians inviting him to the conferences. Tian Yanzhen also believes that many professors, including Pierre Derini, Lott Dugen, and his previous partner Danis, have no ill intentions.

However, while academia is not pure, its bottom line is much higher compared to others.

When the foreign academic community has started widely recognizing the potential of the Generalized Modal Axiomatic System in applications, Tian Yanzhen already worries about whether Qiao Yu can return smoothly after going.

Well, maybe this is just concern causing confusion. However, as a mentor, this is something that must be considered.

Fortunately, Qiao Yu isn’t particularly interested in attending meetings. He’s not even keen on winning small awards.

After all, the prize money is not substantial, so it doesn’t matter whether he wins or not.

Besides, he’s only sixteen, so there’s no rush in winning awards. Comparatively, he’s more interested in making money.

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Huaxia Capital, Huairou Science Center Chemical Research Institute.

After visiting Zhang Zuolin’s laboratory, Ma Botao indeed has great confidence in the analysis results from Qiao Yu’s side.

However, he didn’t expect Qiao Yu to deliver results so quickly.

What surprised him even more is that, based on feedback from Qiao Yu’s side, the samples produced after adjusting the laboratory plan indeed show promising results, with performance parameters improving to various extents.

At this moment, he’s reviewing the sample data analysis report. It makes him feel quite excited. Well, he’s not the only one excited; in fact, the rest of the team is more excited than he is.

After all, the others do not know the research progress in Zhang Zuolin’s lab next door. They are even unaware of the collaboration between Ma Botao and Qiao Yu.