Ma Chaofan, male, 28 years old, received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Brown University under the supervision of Kyle LaVine.

Ma Chaofan's doctoral dissertation was selected for Springer's excellent dissertation series, his main focus is on algebraic geometry, and the most important research result to date is the staged proof of the Gresky-Cotterwik-MacFilson purity conjecture, which is closely related to the Langlands-Schelstad basic lemma.

Ma Chaofan is a returnee with one year of work experience, and is currently a researcher at the Qiu Chengtong Mathematics Research Center at Mizuki University.

"Professor Kyle LaVine is one of the most well-known experts in algebraic geometry in the United States, and Dr. Ma studied under Professor Lavin, and it seems that you have the ambition to make a difference in the Langlands Program. Shen Qi has read Ma Chaofan's resume, and as far as these dry goods in the resume are concerned, Ma Chaofan meets Shen Qi's recruitment requirements.

"So can I come to work with Professor Shen?" Ma Chaofan once again expressed his most sincere sincerity.

"Your hardware is fine, I want to know, what is the most real reason why you gave up your research position at the Shuimu Qiu Chengtong Mathematics Center, which has a fairly mature operation system, and came to my newly established department?" Shen Qi asked.

"I'm not happy next door. Ma Chaofan said very directly.

This reason is very reasonable, the most important thing to be a human being is to be happy. Shen Qi smiled and asked again: "Then why do you think that you can become happy when you come to me?"

"Shen Qi Mathematical Research Center, academic first, innovation first, this is the most attractive scientific research concept for me. And Professor Shen is different from them, we are all young people, there is no generation gap, and communication should be smoother. Ma Chaofan said what he thought.

"What is your salary in Shuimu?" Shen Qi was very concerned about this question.

"All of them add up, an annual salary of 240,000. "Ma Chaofan doesn't hide it, what do you say.

"Oh. Shen Qi silently wrote down this number, the returnee doctor who came back from Brown University in the United States has an annual salary of more than 200,000 yuan in Shuimu, which is not very high.

Shen Qi noticed that Ma Chaofan's fingers were yellow, and he asked, "How many packs of cigarettes do you smoke a day?"

"One pack a day, sometimes two. "This addiction to smoking is not small, either it is an old smoking gun, or Ma Chaofan has been super annoying recently.

"It's better to smoke less, and there are many other ways to find inspiration. Shen Qi didn't smoke and only gave cigarettes, and he asked a more concerned question: "You are in Shuimu, how much can you get for scientific research funds?"

"I was given 150,000 yuan of scientific research start-up funds, and I went to apply for new project funds, but it has been a year, and it has not been approved until now. Ma Chaofan is unhappy, and there is a kind of sadness that heroes are useless.

"The positions on my side are all called researchers, and there are three kinds of treatment, professor level, associate professor level, assistant professor level, Dr. Ma, start with the level of assistant professor, and the annual salary is the same as your in Shuimu, is it acceptable?" Shen Qi talked about the more sensitive topic of treatment.

"Yes, there is no problem, I don't do math for money, but for the attachment in my heart. I'm not happy, and it's not interesting to give me an annual salary of 10 million. "Ma Chaofan is a happy baby, he only wants to be happy.

"In my department, in terms of scientific research funding, if there is a project, there will be funding, and every researcher is equal and has the right to set up the project independently. The researcher submits the application, I approve it, the university approves it, and the funding is basically in place, and the process will not be too lengthy. Shen Qi talked about his scientific research funding here.

"All in all, I am determined to follow Professor Shen to do research. Ma Chaofan couldn't wait to take out his heart and show it to Shen Qi.

"Dr. Ma, go back next door first, there is news, our personnel department will notify you to go through the formalities." Shen Qi sent Ma Chaofan to the door of the office and waved goodbye.

Through observation and conversation, Shen Qi had a general impression of Dr. Ma, a returnee from Mizuki.

Obviously, Dr. Ma is not doing well next door, but Dr. Ma has a desire to improve, and at least he wants to make a difference in his field.

At the beginning of the business, it was not easy to recruit people, and Shen Qi did not give up every potential scientific research worker.

Some people say that Shen Qi, your mathematical research center is very lo, look at the general high school institute, who were the researchers recruited when it was first established, Einstein, Wiblen, von Neumann, Weyl, etc. are all famous bigwigs.

That can't be helped, Shen Qi's new department can't be compared with the general high school institute, the background of the times is different.

Another reason is that Shen Qi has no shortage of bigwigs here, only people who do practical things.

Shen Qi left the Mathematics Building of Yan University, walked out of the east gate of Yan University, crossed the street, passed by the new building of Yan University Courtyard, and then crossed the street and came to the side gate of Shuimu Garden.

The security guard at the side gate of Shuimu Garden glanced at Shen Qi, Shen Qi smiled kindly, and entered Shuimu Garden with his head held high.

After entering, there is a faculty dormitory area, Shen Qi swept an ofo small yellow car downstairs in the faculty dormitory, riding on the road with ease, and enjoying the good scenery in Shuimu Park.

The area of Mizuki University is larger than that of Yan University, and the inside is quite large, so it is convenient to ride a bicycle.

Shen Qi is twenty-five or sixteen years old, and most of the people his age are still studying at the graduate or doctoral level.

Shen Qi, who was dressed in civilian clothes and rode a small yellow car, if he didn't look closely, passers-by would think he was a student.

Shen Qi is very familiar with Shuimu Garden, and he has lived in it for a while, when he participated in the Olympiad in high school.

More than eight years have passed, and the Mizuki Garden has not changed much, and the buildings are still those buildings, and the students have changed one after another.

Shen Qi came downstairs to the School of Science of Mizuki University and locked the car.

The building of the School of Water and Wood Science is quite magnificent, much more imposing than the old Yan University Mathematics Building.

The School of Hydro and Wood Science consists of four departments: the Department of Mathematical Sciences, the Department of Physics, the Department of Chemistry, and the Department of Earth System Science.

Today, Mizuki does not have a separate School of Mathematics, and the Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Khoo S.T. Tung Center for Mathematics are responsible for the research of mathematics at Mizuki University.

The Qiu Chengtong Research Center for Mathematics is a parallel department to the Department of Mathematical Sciences, and it is located in the Jinchun Garden, which is the beautiful place described in Zhu Ziqing's "Moonlight on the Lotus Pond".

Shen Qi entered the building of the School of Water and Wood Science and took the stairs upstairs.

A person came down to him, and this person glanced at Shen Qi and was very surprised: "Yo, yo, isn't this Professor Shen Qi Shen!"

Shen Qi looked up and responded enthusiastically: "Yo, yo, it's you, I haven't seen you for a long time, where are you going?"

The man said, "I have a high school substitute class, no, to educate those big bear children." ”

Oh, it's a mathematics lecturer, or a professor or associate professor, Shen Qi nodded: "The bear child in the freshman year is still a little simpler, and the sophomore and junior years have become old fritters." ”

"No, by the way, Professor Shen, did you come to our School of Mizuki to find someone or do something?" asked Mizuki's math colleague.

"I came to educate my students, and he was on the third floor. Shen Qi pointed upstairs.

"Dare to ask who your students are?" asked a math colleague curiously.

Shen Qi: "Yu Lei." ”

"Yu Lei, he is the youngest associate professor in our Shuimu Mathematics Department! Hey, Professor Shen, you're busy, I'm going to class." Mizuki's math peers couldn't talk anymore, so they left quickly.