Chapter 671: Bottoming Out

The so-called elevator time is actually a very popular term in later generations, especially after 2,000 years, those entrepreneurs in the domestic Internet industry who returned from Silicon Valley brought this term originally from English into China. The term pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info is an entrepreneur who wants to seek financial support. That's when he goes to venture capital.

Those who have money in their hands are the objects of contention from all sides. How could they be willing to spend their time with a stranger who has never performed amazingly? Therefore, those entrepreneurs who are looking for venture capital will rush in when the investor gets on the elevator and ask him for an "elevator time". This time is not useful in the first place, just like the "garbage time" on the basketball court, but it is a rare opportunity for entrepreneurs. And if investors can be impressed in this time, and then get more time to make statements, then it is entirely possible for entrepreneurs to get financial support from investors.

As a result, "elevator time" later became an extended term, implicitly used to refer to the opportunity for people at the grassroots level in terms of financial or social status to seek help from people who are more powerful than themselves.

Shen Yiyi didn't think he would hear such a word in 1997. This was when the Internet was just beginning to develop in China. Those later Internet predators should still be in the dormant period at this time. How does this word come out of the mouth of the head of the department? Could it be that the head of the department also crossed?

Shen Yiyi looked at the appearance of the department head, and then thought about his usual performance, and felt that it was unlikely that the department head could have crossed over like himself. She tried to ask the head of the department, "Director, what does this elevator time mean?" Why don't I seem to understand? Where is the elevator? ”

After finishing speaking, Shen Yiyi paid attention to the expression on the face of the head of the department. She needs to take a good look at whether there are any souls in this world other than herself who have experienced similar experiences from the afterlife. Because theoretically, she could have crossed over, and so could others. Because I passed through inexplicably, it shows that the probability of crossing over is still very large. Then you should be able to meet people with a similar fate to yourself. Could this department head have been "snatched away" by others recently?

When the head of the department heard Shen Yiyi's question, he was stunned at first, and then there was a little embarrassment on his face: "This, that's what Xiao Zhou said to me, and then I remembered it, and I unconsciously quoted it when I talked to you just now." If you ask me what that means, I really haven't thought about it. So there's no way to answer you at this time. Why don't I help you ask Xiao Zhou again? ”

Shen Yiyi can confirm at this moment that the head of the department is not a person who has crossed over like himself. Because he didn't know what "elevator time" was. It made her breathe a sigh of relief. Because there is no traverser like yourself, you can always have a first-line opportunity, without worrying that someone will be ahead of you, let alone worrying that you will be found to be crossing.

So Shen Yiyi shook his head, dispelling the idea that the head of the department wanted to ask that Xiao Zhou again: "Director, no need." It's not a big deal either. Maybe it was just a slip of the tongue from Mr. Zhou, and then you learned it. If you make a fuss about this little thing, you will make a joke. ”

Her remarks are also lost because she has a good relationship with the head of the department. Otherwise, as soon as he said this, he also offended the teacher. Isn't this clearly saying that the teacher's level is not enough, so you take other people's mistakes as serious words? However, because the head of the department was used to treating Shen Yiyi differently, this somewhat rude sentence became a joke with the other party at this time.

Shen Yiyi stopped the head of the department from asking Teacher Zhou again, but she didn't stop her desire to inquire about Teacher Zhou's background.

She asked the director, "Was that Teacher Zhou in the United States before?" I remember that the teachers recruited by our school during this period all had a background of studying abroad. Of course, another factor she inferred was the phrase "elevator time." It's a term that's popular in Silicon Valley. Mr. Zhou uses this term to indicate that he may have spent at least some time on the West Coast of the United States.

The head of the department nodded: "You are still very concerned about the trends of the school!" That's right, he came back from UCLA. ”

Shen Yiyi said in his heart, he knew that only people who came back from the United States would use such a fashionable term. She then asked, "Is there any other consideration for bringing him in the school?" For example, his major just made up for the shortcomings of a certain part of the school. Otherwise, how could he teach a lesson that required his own handouts? ”

The director smiled. He pointed at Shen Yiyi: "You're right again." That's right. He studied power semiconductors. Well, no one in our school has studied this thing before. Even when he sent in his resume, our personnel still didn't understand what it was. Later, I saw that his undergraduate science was about electrons, so I shoved him into our place. Then Professor Sun saw this thing he had learned, as if he had found a treasure, and said that he must let him teach you the set of things he learned now. No, because there are no ready-made teaching materials, then he has to prepare his own handouts. ”

Shen Yiyi heard the five words "power semiconductor" one by one, and it was a shock to his spirits. What are power semiconductors? Power semiconductor devices, also known as power electronic devices, are the foundation of power electronics technology and the core devices that constitute power electronic conversion devices. This may also be a bit abstract. Let's go into more detail.

The mobile phones, computers, and other things in our lives are all composed of electronic devices. And these things are generally lighter and less powerful. The current used is generally up to 20V. The application of power semiconductors is more extensive. Although they are semiconductors, these devices can pass higher currents and higher voltages. That is, more power. You must know that the reason why the high-speed rail in later generations can advance by leaps and bounds is that the development of power semiconductors has helped. Until Shen Yiyi's time travel from his previous life, power semiconductors were still a fairly popular research field.

Although he is a mechanical engineer, Shen Yiyi knows that once power semiconductor technology is developed, it is more closely integrated with machinery. If there is no power semiconductor, it will be difficult to move an inch.

So, of course, she was immediately moved. If this Teacher Zhou is really a talent in this area, she doesn't mind opening a project for him to study in depth in this area. Because for this kind of technology that has proven to be quite promising in the future, every penny invested now may bring hundreds or thousands of times more rewards to itself in the future.

Now Shen Yiyi has the idea of further asking the head of the department for Mr. Zhou's name.

"Director, what is Mr. Zhou's honorific name? I don't know yet. Shen Yiyi suddenly asked the head of the department.

The head of the department was a little strange, but after thinking about Shen Yiyi's activities during this time, he said understandingly: "Oh, his surname is Zhou, and his name is right. So it's easy to remember, it's called Zhou Zheng. You don't know it's forgiving. Because you haven't come back from the first class. If someone comes to me and asks for the teacher's name, then I have to criticize him severely. Not only that, but I also asked Mr. Zhou to give him a failing grade in this class. Because you haven't even known the name of the teacher who taught you until now, it means that you haven't listened to the lecture at all, and you're messing around. ”

Shen Yiyi just smiled at the praise or beating of the head of the department. Anyway, the director said that he would forgive himself for the problem. She still has one more question to ask: "Is Teacher Zhou a professor or what?" How should we officially call him? ”

Unlike teachers in elementary school and middle school, who are called teachers, the title of teacher is no longer common after college. If a teacher is rated as a professor or an associate professor, then the student will no longer call the teacher so-and-so, but will become a so-and-so professor. I don't know when this started, but my classmates usually do it this way. Because when Shen Yiyi asked this question one by one, the head of the department was not surprised.

"Oh, you said Teacher Zhou's title, of course it won't be a professor." The head of the department said as a matter of course: "Think about it, how can you just come to the university and get a professor?" Professors can only be obtained by voting on the professional title evaluation committee, but it is not a reason that must be given to you when you need it. Of course, as an introduced talent, he has now served as a lecturer as soon as he enters the school. ”

The head of the department did not answer Shen Yiyi's question about how to formally address Teacher Zhou, but only told her that Teacher Zhou's current title is lecturer. For teachers who have obtained the title of lecturer, the official title is not so-and-so lecturer. It is still customary to refer to a teacher who has obtained the title of lecturer as a teacher. So Shen Yiyi now knows that his title of calling Zhou Zheng should still be Teacher Zhou.

Basically, after learning everything he knew about Teacher Zhou from the head of the department, Shen Yiyi felt that he had gained a lot from coming over this time. No, not only did he know the name of the somewhat strange teacher, but also the major he studied, the school he graduated from, and more importantly, he knew that the other party's strange performance before was actually completely deliberate. His purpose was to get his own attention.

After Shen Yiyi knew the purpose of the other party's deliberate performance, he further thought that the other party probably already had a planned project in his hand. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so desperate to get his attention. This shows that in Zhou Zheng's eyes, his project is very promising, and he may even have everything ready, only owes Dongfeng. Of course, for him, that east wind may come from his own money.

Shen Yiyi didn't feel that the other party had any big problem calculating him. The heart of the person who is counted will not be happy. But Shen Yiyi was still able to accept it generously. Because she's found someone who might be of use to her. Isn't there a phrase that has always been in vogue? What is most important in the 21st century? Talent! For Shen Yiyi, who is eager to find talents, every talent is a boost that may promote her career dream to a higher level. Thinking that you can get the effect of a talent that can be of great use, that small calculation, and it didn't cause any damage to yourself, forget it.

However, now that he knew that the other party was now thinking about how to open his wallet, Shen Yiyi was not so eager to communicate with Zhou Zheng. Before she came, she thought about establishing a relationship of mutual trust with Teacher Zhou as soon as possible. Because the other party is his own teacher, he still has at least one class score in the hands of others. But after knowing that the money in his hand was more important to the other party, Shen Yiyi was not in a hurry. The rich is the uncle. How can anyone be an uncle and become a grandson?

Shen Yiyi felt that he only needed to prepare the money at this time and wait for Zhou Zheng to come to the door. When the time comes, she will be the one who takes the initiative, because she has money. What's more, when he was in class before, Zhou Zheng deliberately embarrassed himself, and he could take this opportunity to bring it up. At that time, in line with the concept of respecting teachers and valuing education, I put up with it. Although I put up with it at the time, my heart has never been smooth. Now that I know that the other party has a request for me, I can take this opportunity to repair him.

After making up his mind, Shen Yiyi felt that he could leave. However, Shen Yiyi, who just wanted to turn around and leave, was stopped by the head of the department.

"Shen Yiyi, you can wait and leave. You don't think you have reported to me the details of your project. The head of the department brought up an issue that he was very concerned about.

Just as Shen Yiyi and the others felt when they first received this task, it is a difficult reform for the school to let third-year undergraduates directly start writing their graduation thesis. And since it's reform, it means that no one knows if it will succeed. As a teacher in the school, the head of the department is of course also apprehensive. Of course, they have the backing in their hearts to observe the effects of the reform for at least one more year. If something goes wrong, it will be remedied within a year.

Speaking of which, at the beginning, the teachers in the school were fully prepared to face all kinds of requests for help from their classmates. Everyone thinks that even senior students will have a swollen brain when they see writing a graduation thesis, let alone a junior student? But it was Shen Yiyi's junior who showed the excellence of the teachers who made them fall through the glasses. (To be continued.) )