Chen Chen walked briskly on the forest path of the campus.

It was early spring, and the sky was raining like a light rain, and the smell of earth was everywhere.

In the crowd of people, Chen Chen can always attract a lot of attention.

Chen Chen's appearance is not outstanding, but the temperament that his whole person exudes from the inside out makes him the most dazzling one in the crowd.

It's just an ordinary T-shirt and jeans, but in Chen Chen's gestures, he wears the feeling of a big-name star.

Silently exiting the information page about Xia Yin's mentor, Chen Chen put down his phone and showed a pensive look.

"A very scheming person......"

This is Chen Chen's first voice to the other party.

In the information in the college, the other party's name is Zheng Jian, an associate professor-level figure, 38 years old this year, graduated from the University of North America Saizeriya, with a double doctorate in biochemistry and pharmacy.

To be able to win the title of associate professor at such a young age, the ability and skill of the other party are indispensable.

Although this person's status in the academic world is far inferior to Wang Xi, it is still a big mountain for Chen Chen.

Once a conflict broke out, Chen Chen had no chance of winning.

Of course, that was before.

Chen Chen checked Zheng Jian's information on the Internet again, and the most on the information was that the other party's spouse died of medulloblastoma a few years ago, and the two left no heirs.

But only half a year later, Zheng Jian married a new love, and the other party was still the daughter of a high-ranking official.

There is also an accompanying photo of a man sitting at a desk.

The man's cheeks were thin, he wore gold-rimmed glasses, and his eyes had a mean taste.

In addition, behind the man is a neat bookshelf, and on the desk in front of him is a computer, a pen holder, a thermos cup, and a photo frame.

The picture frame is blurry, and you can barely see the figure of a woman in a white dress.

The reason why I can find these is because of the highly developed Internet.

Of course, that's all there is to it.

If you want to find more detailed information about the other party on the Internet, it is impossible, after all, the other party is not a star in the entertainment industry.

Soon, Chen Chen came to the bottom of the No. 3 office building.

"Chen Chen!"

Not far away, Xia Yin waved her hand and trotted over, and kept apologizing as soon as she met, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't expect it to be like this!" ”

"It's okay, tell me what your mentor means."

Chen Chen waved his hand, and the two walked upstairs together.

"My mentor hopes that you and I can give him the position of corresponding author and the first work, and in exchange, he can let us successfully obtain the qualification of the insurance research institute."

Xia Yin said, "Of course, if you have other conditions, it's okay, it's just ......."

"And what do you mean?" Chen Chen looked sideways at Xia Yin.

"The tutor is ready to apply to the school, so that I can make an exception for the ...... of the graduate school."

Xia Yin was a little distressed, "I think it's good, aren't we doing this experiment just to protect the research, now that we have achieved our goal, the two papers are nothing, right?" ”

Chen Chen shook his head and didn't say anything more.

There's a mental trap here.

If these two papers are successfully published, Xia Yin and Chen Chen will be able to obtain the qualifications of the insurance research institute, and not only that, these two papers can bring huge dividends to the future of the two.

To exchange the position of a work and the corresponding author for the qualification of the research institute is to put the cart before the horse.

However, Chen Chen didn't say anything against it, after all, this experiment was invested by Xia Yin.

If he does not agree to the transfer of the corresponding authorship right, it is undoubtedly equivalent to offending Xia Yin's mentor and cutting off Xia Yin's path to research.

Of course, direct compromise is not Chen Chen's character, if you want the corresponding author, you can, but the other party must pay a sufficient price.

And listening to Xia Yin's tone, the other party not only wants Chen Chen's corresponding author, but also Xia Yin's work.

In fact, according to international practice, the first author is the corresponding author by default.

This situation is very common, generally a work is the person who contributes to the paper, unless the corresponding author is specifically indicated, otherwise a work is the corresponding author by default.

And this Professor Zheng is in the position of absolute work.

Seeing that Chen Chen didn't speak, Xia Yin also fell silent.

The two of them came to the fifth floor all the way to the door of Tutor Xia Yin's office.

"Chen Chen, in the past three months, I have long seen your ability, but if you can't do it, you can refuse him......"

As if plucking up courage, Xia Yin suddenly said such a sentence.

"Don't worry, I know it."

Chen Chen shook his head, suddenly picked up his mobile phone, and said to Xia Yin, "By the way, who is the woman on your tutor's desk?" ”

"Huh?" Xia Yin tilted her head and looked, "This, this is his deceased ex-wife, what's wrong?" ”

"Oh, it's okay."

Chen Chen nodded, turned around and knocked on the office door.

"Please come in."

A somewhat hoarse voice came out, and Chen Chen pushed open the office door and walked in.

It is a fifteen-square-meter office.

As you can see on the Internet, the office is identical, even the pen holder and the picture frame on the desk are exactly the same.

"Hello Professor Zheng."

After a little look, Chen Chen withdrew his gaze and nodded at the middle-aged man in front of him.

"Oh, you are what Xiao Yin said about Chen Chen, come on, come on, please sit down!"

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man in front of him took the initiative to stand up and shook hands with Chen Chen warmly.

Seeing Chen Chen's somewhat flattered expression, the middle-aged man couldn't help but chuckle, "Xiao Yin, you go back first, I want to have a good chat with Chen Chen." ”

"Okay." Xia Yin nodded, secretly gave Chen Chen a look, and turned around and left the office.

It wasn't until Xia Yin went out and closed the office door that the middle-aged man straightened up.

"Let me introduce myself first, my name is Zheng Jian, I am Xiaoyin's mentor, I heard Xiaoyin say, it only took you three months to complete a very innovative pilot project, it is really not simple."

"Fortunately, it's not all my credit, Xia Yin and my other roommate also helped a lot."

Chen Chen sat on the sofa and looked at the office as he answered.

Zheng Jian's office is not large, except for a desk and a bookshelf at the back, only a mahogany pendulum clock at the entrance is left.

This pendulum clock is a floor-standing clock, two meters high, and the pendulum below is golden yellow, and through the transparent glass, you can see it constantly swinging, which looks very luxurious.

Chen Chen showed an interested look, he stood up and walked to the pendulum clock, and looked at it carefully.

"What, interested in my pendulum clock?" Zheng Jian said with a smile.

"Professor Zheng, this pendulum clock is from the Netherlands, right?" Chen Chen asked rhetorically.

"Hey, classmate Chen Chen is so good at studying pendulum clocks?"

Zheng Jian was surprised, "That's right, this pendulum clock is indeed imported from the Netherlands, and I look good, so I put it here." ”

"Dutch pendulum clocks have the most classical charm, but unfortunately they are not precise enough and often need to be adjusted."

Chen Chen nodded, "Professor Zheng, do you know what time it is?" ”

"Now......" Zheng Jian looked at the time on the table clock, "Isn't it 9:35 in the morning?" ”

"But it's 9:40 on my phone."

Chen Chen said, directly opened the dial protection case of the table clock, and set the time back by five minutes.

Zheng Jian frowned, and finally said nothing.

"Now, the time is right."

Chen Chen smiled, turned around and sat back on the sofa.

It seemed that he felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, Zheng Jian glanced at the pendulum clock, and then said, "Classmate Chen Chen, let's get straight to the point." ”

Chen Chen suddenly showed a look of listening.

"You must know that Xia Yin is my student, and I have every reason to be responsible for this experiment she invested in."

Zheng Jian was kind and tempting, "But if you contribute enough, I won't treat you badly." After all, I am very satisfied with this experiment, your ability and ideas are even more amazing, I am very optimistic about you, and I am willing to invest in you. ”

Chen Chen didn't speak, but his expression seemed to have begun to waver.

"That's it, when you are in your junior year, choose me as your tutor, and I will directly apply for you a place in this school's security research, and try to use you for future projects and topics!"

Zheng Jian struck while the iron was hot, "In addition, I can try to help you fight for a scholarship or something, and I only have one condition, and that is ......"

"For the paper of this experiment, you must give up the corresponding author's signature!"