The spring semester is over, and so is the dissertation defense.

Although Li Jiaming won the Richard/Stone Award, he was still embarrassed by the people of the degree committee, and the more famous the person who dared to love him, the more difficult it was for these old men and old ladies?

Fortunately, after more than ten years of hard study, Li Jiaming's theoretical foundation is extremely solid, and his extensive reading is not comparable to that of ordinary doctoral students, so he did not make a fool of himself in front of the younger brothers and sisters who were listening, and he also won the soft applause of the old men and old ladies of the committee.

"Ming, congratulations!"

The excited Li Jiaming looked calm, shook hands with the professors in turn and thanked him, and pretended to wipe his forehead and smiled: "Professor, do you have a handkerchief? I'm sweating."

"Hahaha, it's not my fault, Ms. Rose bet to them that they can't stop you. ”

It is also a great blessing in life to be used by the big professors to bet, and the flattered Li Jiaming hurriedly bowed slightly and shook hands with the lady next to the tutor, jokingly: "Thank you Professor Rose for your trust, and thank you for giving me a C at the beginning."

The old lady was about to go to MIT to become the head of the department, and she also heard that Spencer wanted to hire Li Jiaming as an assistant professor, so she took the opportunity to help the young man, held his hand and smiled and said, "Son, you are very good, better than many full professors, come to Sloan to be an associate professor, right?"

Associate professor, that's tenure!

Li Jiaming's heart was overjoyed, and he hurriedly shook Professor Rose's hand with both hands, and Professor Spencer next to him hurriedly said, "Rose, don't think about it, I just want to hire him as an associate professor." Besides, his company is in California, which is too far to MIT. ”

"Really?"

Of course not, but as long as this kid wants to teach, he can't go to any other university. The teaching position of an associate professor is precious, but what is it compared to the boy's reputation and academic ability? As long as the kid stands on the podium, he can attract many students, and he can also use his influence to raise donations!

"Of course, I was waiting for him to finish his defense and then recommend it to the faculty committee. ”

"Ok, Ming, you think about it. The era of the Internet will eventually pass, and the future will be the era of artificial intelligence and bioengineering, and if you teach at MIT, you will have access to the most cutting-edge technology. ”

It's a pity that I can't go, Li Jiaming, who was moved, sighed regretfully, and said politely: "Thank you for your appreciation, I still have to discuss with my family and partners before I can consider engaging in teaching." ”

As expected, Professor Ross also said politely, "Ok, call me before the summer school season." Trust me, with your talent, Sloan College will definitely grant you an associate professorship. ”

Li Jiaming hurriedly thanked him, and after shaking hands with all the professors, he stepped down from the stage, attracting applause and congratulations from the juniors and sisters next to him. But he dodged the people in the front row, and went straight to the last row to pick up the delicate Hu Xuan and kiss him, which attracted screams and cheers from the whole room, and even the professors on the stage applauded gently. It's too hard to study for a doctorate, especially since this kid has to manage two large companies, how can he have time to talk about love? This girl has been around him for three years, and now she finally sees a happy result.

"I'm sorry".

Hu Xuan, who was blushing, hugged Li Jiaming tightly, buried his head in his chest, and said excitedly: "I am willing!"

If you can't marry the person you love, you must find someone who loves you. A girl who has been held in the palm of her hands by her family and friends has been pursuing herself for three years, and she should be content. Li Jiaming, who secretly sighed, let go of the ******** in his arms, took her shoulders and went to the front row to shake hands with seniors, juniors, seniors, and juniors. One year of master's degree, four years of doctorate, everyone studied and discussed together, and they all became friends.

Tony, who also participated in the defense today, said enviously after hugging his junior: "Ming, you make us too jealous!"

"Thank you, thank you", Li Jiaming, who was happy, thanked him, and waited for the professor on the stage to remind him to start a new round of defense, and everyone hurriedly sat down and continued to audit. For these doctoral students, auditing the dissertation defense is also a rare opportunity to observe.

Four years ago, there were 138 people who studied business and science at the same time as Li Jiaming, and now there are less than 50 people left, and even Jenny, who is so strong, has given up. There are less than 50 people, and I'm afraid 1/3 will have to be eliminated, how not to let these talented young people go all out?

Sure enough, two people were eliminated in a row, and only Tony, who defended behind them, successfully passed.

finally passed, and the elated Tony insisted on pulling him to find a place to have a drink, despite Li Jiaming's just public relationship. Then go, the two brothers in the same class, plus Hu Xuan's beautiful tail, the three of them went to find wine to drink.

In broad daylight, the bars haven't opened yet, so let's go to Li Jiaming, who is not short of good wine. When he arrived at the apartment, two glasses of whiskey were in his stomach, and Tony, who was full of red face, let out a sigh and sighed, "Ming, I finally survived." You know, when Jenny left, I wanted to give up. ”

It is not easy, how can it be easy to carry out groundbreaking research on the basis of his predecessors? Even Li Jiaming, with the help of memory, sleeps later than a dog and wakes up earlier than a chicken.

The two had another drink, and Li Jiaming, who was also red-faced, asked, "Tony, are you going to be a postdoc, or are you going to look for a job?"

"Let's try to find a job first, and if I can't find it, I'll come back and do a postdoc for two years. ”

This is difficult again, the doctorate is in hand, but the employment is a big trouble. In the past few years, when the economy has been sluggish and the war on terror is being waged, how can it be so easy for a large company to enter? It is even more difficult to teach at a university, and hundreds of doctors are vying for the position of an assistant professor, and the fierce competition can be imagined.

After a moment of silence, Li Jiaming beckoned: "Tony, are you interested in working for me?"

Of course, it would be good to be able to enter HH company, but Tony hesitated: "Ming, I studied econometrics, and your company also needs it?"

After a few years of getting along, Li Jiaming knew this senior and friend very well, and said sincerely: "Tony, I lack a personal assistant. As you know, I have set up two charity foundations, and I need someone to negotiate with various universities about donating and sponsoring students. In addition, my career in China also needs a professional to help deal with it, mainly to supervise finances. ”

The job of a personal assistant is good, and the treatment of HH company will not be much worse than that of large companies, but Tony thought for a while before he said: "Ming, I hope the company can give me a stock incentive, can you agree?"

This is the proper meaning, although it is not easy to get a doctorate job, but as a disciple of Professor Spencer, it is not difficult to find a decent job, but Tony's proposal for futures stock incentives seems to be a bit excessive. However, Li Jiaming promised that personal assistants are not as good as other positions, ability is not the first, and professional ethics is the most important.

"oK, I can give you the treatment of the deputy general manager of HH company, but you must strictly abide by professional ethics. ”

Li Jiaming agreed so happily that Tony's speculation was confirmed, and the two public welfare foundations were used for public welfare, but more importantly, they were legal tax avoidance. These operations are an open secret in the United States, but the people who need to operate them are well-versed in both financial and related laws. If the IRS were caught, not only would the owner of the foundation be discredited, but the person in charge would also be imprisoned.

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have proposed a futures stock incentive."

"Ok, I'll appoint you as the chairman of the Foundation, with an annual salary of $300,000, and full authority to handle related matters. ”

The newly graduated Ph.D. gets an annual salary of 300,000 yuan, which is an absolute high salary anywhere, but compared to the importance of Tony's work, Li Jiaming believes that this salary is just right. Rich people don't do bad things themselves, they do bad things by their subordinates, and the risks are borne by their subordinates.

"Thank you," Tony gestured as the two of them drank it down.

After drinking this glass of wine, Tony asked some things clearly, and then hesitated: "Ming, are you really ready to accept the professor's invitation to teach in the school?"

Li Jiaming can't make up his mind about this, let alone an associate professor, even an assistant professor is not so easy to be. As long as you take care of yourself, as a professor, you also have to manage your students, be responsible for their learning, and answer their questions. But if he wants to give up, he is reluctant, it is an associate professor at Stanford, representing personal glory. The career has been on the right track, the money has been earned, and there will be more in the future, only the reputation of the academic world is precious.

"Do you have any good suggestions?"

After deciding to join Li Jiaming's team, Tony stopped thinking about other things, and confessed: "The professor approached me, and if you don't take on the research topic of Internet ethics, he wants me to go to Hoover Institution as a researcher." He promised me a position as an assistant professor as long as the results were outstanding. ”

Like the old man's style, Li Jiaming also had an idea, and asked rhetorically: "Tony, if I engage in research in this area, may the academy agree that I will not teach?"

"Probably not, the academy wants to hire you because of your reputation. ”

Yes, Li Jiaming is contradictory again. He knows how to choose, but he is so conflicted in his heart.