They’re all reborn, what’s wrong with being a little more almighty?

Chapter 181: Together with the light? Tell you who is the light!

"Principal, you are looking for me!"

Zhang Wei opened the door and walked into Principal Gu's office, only to find that the other party's face was a little solemn.

"Hey, what I was most worried about happened. Someone came to ask for a signature!" Principal Gu sighed lightly.

"He's really here! Who is the other party? What signature do you want?" Zhang Wei asked.

"See for yourself, these two pages are for the two units responsible for scientific research funding, this page is for the unit responsible for the approval of experimental equipment, and this page is for the relevant authorities.

There are also some institutions that are beyond my reach and have been rejected by me. But I think this is just the first batch, there will definitely be more in the future, and there will definitely be people lobbying for it! "Principal Gu said helplessly.

Zhang Wei took a few pages of A4 paper and frowned at the first glance.

On the first line of the A4 paper, there are four words "corresponding author", followed by a name. On the second line, there are four words "first author", followed by two names. This means that we need a corresponding author and two first authors, and they have already been decided.

"How much money does this family give?" Zhang Wei raised the first page and asked.

There are all names at the back, thirty in one line, six lines in total, which adds up to thirty names.

The third and fourth pages only have signatures, and there is no requirement for author type. It seems that they are simply intended to add signatures to the paper, but the two pages combined, there are more than 80 names.

The result of artificially synthesizing bovine insulin did not win the Nobel Prize. One of the reasons was that the result was jointly published by the Institute of Biochemistry, the Institute of Organic Chemistry and the Department of Chemistry of Peking University, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It’s okay to publish scientific research results in the name of the institution, but when it comes to the Nobel Prize judges, they don’t recognize it!

"Since everyone has given money, I have no objection to giving it to the corresponding author! Two first authors, no! You haven't come to help me with the project, why should I be the first author?" Zhang Wei shook his head and looked down. Go and gasp.

"This is the company that provides the most funding. They approve tens of digits of scientific research funding every year. They also approved the funding for your genetic scissors project." Principal Gu replied helplessly.

In this regard, it is not easy to verify personal information. For example, if there is a person named Zhang San on the signature, as long as the entire project team insists that Zhang San participated in the project, the journal will not be able to reject it.

There are a total of more than 150 signatures on the four pieces of paper!
"More than one hundred and fifty, and according to what you mean, there will be people coming to have relations later! What are you doing? You really think of me, Zhang Wei, as a big fat guy!" Zhang Wei said with a sullen face.

"Mainly because your genetic scissors can indeed be regarded as the most significant achievement in the field of bioscience in China in the past thirty years. It is comparable to the achievement of artificially synthesizing bovine insulin. China may not be able to produce one in decades. That’s why there are so many people watching!

But the organization is different. What this organization does can be found out once you check it. For example, if a gene-editing project is launched, and a certain foundation, such-and-such committee, such-and-such health bureau, and such-and-such education bureau appear in the signature, you will know at a glance that it has nothing to do with scientific research projects. This kind of signature will be directly rejected by the journal.

"One, two, three, four, five, one, two, three, four, five, six, thirty!"

"Are you asking for thirty additional signatures from me? There are only eight people in my entire project team, and he wants thirty-three in one go. Are you crazy!" Zhang Wei snorted coldly.

"Why don't you look at the second page first? This is another unit responsible for allocating funds. It just doesn't give as much as the first one." Principal Gu said.

Zhang Wei flipped through the second page and saw that it asked for a first author, three second authors, and thirty-three signatures, but did not ask for a corresponding author.

On the contrary, I am a layman, and I am not serving you a bowl of rice. Since it's not a bowl of rice, I picked out the biggest pieces of fat from you and filled my stomach with pleasure. As for whether you can still eat enough and have food to eat, it's none of my business!
Another point is that the Nobel Prize does not accept collective signatures. If a paper is published in the name of an institution, it will not be awarded the Nobel Prize.

Although formal universities, colleges and scientific research institutions will not cheat, they generally do not use institutional signatures.

At most, the institution will place a few internal contacts, but the contacts will be well-connected and well-connected. The author of the paper will be compensated in other ways. It will be discussed internally and will not be applied mechanically. Rob.

Papers are allowed to be signed by institutions, but the higher the impact factor of a paper, the stricter the signature requirements. Whether it is an individual or an institution, detailed information needs to be provided, and it must be verified by the journal to confirm that the person or institution has truly participated in the scientific research project before it can be signed on the paper.

Signing a paper with top scientific research results can be remembered forever! Not to mention there are many substantial benefits to career development. It’s also thanks to the fact that the three major journals have stricter requirements for signatures on papers. Otherwise, there might be dozens of institutions asking for signatures! "Principal Gu said.

Just imagine if the scientific research institution itself breaks this rule and I produce scientific research results without my own say. When the pie is finally divided, it is unrelated people who get the big share. Once this happens, who will go there in the future? Engage in scientific research? Just give gifts and pick someone else's fruit!
In this regard, scientific research institutes and scientific researchers are a community of destiny. Everyone is serving a bowl of rice and will abide by the rules. If you dare to break the rules, you will ruin your own job.

Those engaged in scientific research also have their own rules. Whoever does the project has the right of authorship, and this cannot be given randomly.

Therefore, except for universities, colleges and scientific research institutions, it is difficult for other units to use the name of the institution to sign, because it is too easy to identify.

So as President Gu said, if it can be published in the name of an institution, the paper in Zhang Wei's hand will not only have more than 150 names, but more than 150 units.

Zhang Wei looked at the pages in his hand and felt very bad. After pondering for a few seconds, he returned the next two pages to Principal Gu and said:
"Even if I, Zhang Wei, am just a piece of fat, I am not a piece of fat that can be slaughtered by others! Don't expect a single signature on the next two pages! No contribution is of any use, and there is no way to talk nonsense!"

Then Zhang Wei looked at the first two pieces of paper and continued: "The corresponding author can give it to the biggest financial backer. Don't even think about the first work! For other signatures, we can give them two! This is the bottom line, no Bargain!

As for the No. 2 funder, tell them that this time they can be given a face. They can be given one second author's quota, and they can also be given an extra signature on the paper, but nothing else. If you want more signatures, just wait for the next project. As long as they support it financially, I can consider it! "

"Are you sure you want to go back like this?" Principal Gu asked.

"Just say, these are my exact words!" Zhang Wei said decisively.

Principal Gu was stunned. This was the first time he saw Zhang Wei's serious and decisive expression.

In Principal Gu's impression, apart from being a bit obsessed with money, having a bad mouth, and being familiar with everyone he met, Zhang Wei was usually very casual, laughing and joking all day long, looking heartless and carefree. .

Zhang Wei doesn't care too much about many things, as long as they don't involve issues of principle. He can just say something nice, give some benefits, and coax it away.

But with this look on his face now, Zhang Wei is obviously serious and doesn't seem to have any room for compromise.

"Zhang Wei, if you really decide to reply like this, then I will do what you want. But I have to make it clear to you beforehand. Doing this will offend a lot of people!" Principal Gu said.

"Principal, I understand the truth and the consequences. But I don't intend to back down on this matter because I don't like this scientific research environment! I think many people don't like this scientific research environment either. So. I plan to change it!
I know that I am just an ordinary scientific researcher. If I want to change the general environment, I may be trying to do something with my hands, and it may not have any effect. But if even I can't change this environment, then no one else can! "Zhang Wei said.

"I understand, but you have to think carefully. Changes will touch the interests of many people and will also have many adverse effects on you." Principal Gu said.

Zhang Wei nodded: "Isn't it just a head-on collision? I think I can bear it. Didn't the Six Gentlemen of 1898 lose their lives? In the worst case, the fish will die and the net will be destroyed."

But don’t forget that if the net is broken, the fishermen will have no food to eat. This is a lose-lose situation. I think there will always be people weighing whether it is worth losing their jobs just to have a bite of fish! "

"Hey, Zhang Wei, you are still young and have a bright future. In fact, there is no need for this." Principal Gu continued to persuade.

Zhang Wei replied with a smile: "I also think that youth is my advantage. When I was twenty, I dared to fight to the death. If I were forty, I might not have the courage. I might be like other people. Like people, go with the flow!

As mentioned in the Chairman's Speech, Qia was young, in his prime, and full of scholarly energy. He scolded Fang Qiu, pointed out the country, and promoted literature. He was like a filth of thousands of households! I am now a young classmate, so I have a little bit of enthusiasm for scholarly business, and I dare to go to the filth of ten thousand households! "

Principal Gu then explained: "What I mean is that you are only twenty years old and have already made so many achievements. If you develop normally, you will definitely be elected as an academician within ten years.

Thirty years from now, all of us old guys will be dead. By then, you will be the leader of the entire Chinese academic community and the academic power in the country! At that time, you have the final say on how you want to change, so why bother showing off your courage now? "

"Principal, have you heard the story about a warrior slaying an evil dragon? I'm worried that by then, I will turn into an evil dragon!" Zhang Wei pointed to the two pages in his hand and continued: "Those on the list Even great people had lofty ambitions when they were young. They also wanted to change all injustices and make the world a better place through their own efforts, right?

I don't believe that when these people were young, they spent all day thinking about how to sign other people's papers, and in this way they would add to their own career. It is impossible for a person without ideals to sit in such a position.

But now that they're this age, they're still on this list. Don’t they know what the current scientific research environment is like? I think they must know that they have the ability to change, but they still choose to go with the flow.

Maybe these people were also warriors when they were young, right? They also hate dragons. But now, they have all turned into evil dragons, and they have all become what they once hated the most.

If you do this kind of thing a lot, you will get used to it, and it will be difficult to stop doing it. I can't guarantee that in twenty or thirty years, I will still have the courage to slay the dragon!

I can't guarantee that when I become a scholar, I won't turn into that evil dragon. Maybe with my head, when I turn into a dragon, I will be the most ferocious one! "

Zhang Wei's words made Principal Gu silent. Wasn't he a warrior who dreamed of slaying the dragon? But now, although he is not an evil dragon, his actions seem to be an accomplice of the evil dragon.

As Zhang Wei said, if you go with the flow a lot, you will get used to it. A great warrior, when the moral shackles in his heart are gradually loosened, he may become the most ferocious dragon!
Zhang Weize continued: "Actually, I also know that it is not easy to change. I am a small fish. Even if I try to kill the fish and break the net, I am afraid it will not have any effect. The fishermen will have to change the net at the worst.

But I think I still have to fight, even if it’s for myself. If fishermen know that this kind of fish will fight to the death and the net is broken, then they probably won’t replenish this kind of fish next time!

There is a saying in "Tao Te Ching", "Like its light, it is like its dust." Being in harmony with light and dust has always been the most stable way to survive. The positive meaning means being humble and indifferent, blending into the world; the neutral meaning means going with the flow; the derogatory meaning means joining the trend.

But I feel that even if I am the same as the light, I still have to be that light and that grain of dust. Rather than the embellishment that is in harmony with the light and sinks with the dust! "

……

In a certain office, a man in his fifties was sitting at his desk. Looking from a distance, he looked calm and calm, quite like a leader.

He wore a dark blue jacket that was neither ostentatious nor out of style. His hair is slightly sparse, his face is ordinary, he wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and his eyes have a particularly sharp light. The whole person gives people an impenetrable feeling.

At this time, his expression was a little serious, with a hint of embarrassment and anger in his seriousness.

He adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and asked in a calm tone: "Is that really the reply over there?"

"Yes, I inquired in detail. It is Zhang Wei, the project leader, who is unwilling to give the first author or so many signatures." The subordinate replied.

"They are given so much funding every year, and a corresponding author just adds two signatures and you want to send us away?" The gold-rimmed glasses said coldly, and then said: "You go and reply, those thirty signatures can be reduced Half, but two first authors, must be given!”

"Okay, leader, if you don't have anything else to do, I'll take care of it right away." The subordinate felt that the gold-rimmed glasses were in a bad mood and ran away quickly.

……

The phone rang, Zhang Wei looked at it and saw it was a call from Principal Gu.

"Principal, do you have anything to do with me?" Zhang Wei asked.

"It's still a matter of signing the paper. I replied as you asked, and the response was really intense. In just half a day, I have received more than a dozen calls here, some with harsh tone, some with soft tone, and some with harsh tone. There were those who bargained, but I asked my secretary to push them back.

What's more troublesome now is that the two sponsors are unwilling to give you too few signatures! The big funder said that the signature can be halved, but the two first authors must be given. The second sponsor means exactly the opposite. The first author does not need to be the first author, but he must give more signatures. "Principal Gu said.

"Principal, please reply to me. It's still the same as before. Do you want me to love you? In addition, tell them to give them three days to think about it. After three days, I will personally contact the editor-in-chief of the "Science" journal to finalize the paper. Then they will want to The signature is gone!

By the way, tell them that Donald Kennedy, the editor-in-chief of Science, is my reviewer! "Zhang Wei said without hesitation.

Zhang Wei answered so simply that Principal Gu realized that he must have made up his mind and there was no point in trying to persuade him.

"Well, since you have decided, just do what you want!" Principal Gu replied.

……

"What did you say? He gave me three days to think about it?" The gold-rimmed glasses showed a surprised expression at first, but after a few seconds, he laughed again.

His subordinates also knew that the gold-rimmed glasses man was laughing angrily, so he quickly said: "This Zhang Wei, we did not give him a time limit, which is already a compliment to him, but he gave us a time limit! I really don't know how high the sky is! It must be Give him some color and see, otherwise he will rebel!"

The man with gold-rimmed glasses said: "He said three days, right? I have to wait for three days! I will give him a reply on the fourth day. The conditions are still the same as before, one corresponding author, two first authors, fifteen Signatures, no one is missing!”

"Okay." The subordinate nodded first, and then continued: "But what if he really finalizes the manuscript in three days? If he really finalizes the manuscript in the journal, it will be really difficult to add a signature. ”

"He finalized the manuscript when he said it was finalized? Do you think the three major journals are run by them?" Gold-rimmed glasses said coldly.

"Tsinghua University said that Donald Kennedy, the editor-in-chief of Science, is Zhang Wei's reviewer, and Zhang Wei can contact him directly. I checked it, and it is true. Zhang Wei's last paper, the reviewer It's Donald Kennedy. So it must be true that Zhang Wei can contact Science magazine directly."

"Is there such a thing?" The gold-rimmed glasses frowned, but after only two seconds, they relaxed.

"I don't believe he dares to do this!" There was a murderous look in the eyes of the gold-rimmed glasses, and he continued: "If he really dares to do this, even if Tsinghua University protects him, I will not be able to survive in the country! "

……

In the hospital, Zhang Wei is accompanying Yao Xiaoguang in rehabilitation training.

The phone rang, and it was Principal Gu calling again.

"Brother Xiaoyao, you practice first. I'll answer the phone. It's our principal!"

Zhang Wei said and ran to the stairwell to answer the phone.

"Zhang Wei, the second sponsor responded. I answered the call in person. Although their tone was a bit reluctant, they still agreed to your request. However, they also asked if they could add two more signatures. This time It's a discussion," Principal Gu said.

"If we want to discuss it, then give them two more signatures! They are willing to give face, but we can't do too much." Zhang Wei then asked: "Is that the number one funder? Has he replied?"

"Not yet." Principal Gu said.

"Just wait for him for a few more hours. There is a time difference in the United States. I will contact Science in the evening. If they haven't responded by then, the signature will not be given to them!" Zhang Wei said.

Principal Gu was silent for two seconds and then asked, "Are you sure you have thought it through?"

"Think it over carefully. Principal, don't worry, if they dare to retaliate, I will give you a good hand at that time!" Zhang Wei said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)