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

Chapter 270 The Final Frustration

The news that Zhang Wei was going to work on a new project spread throughout Tsinghua University overnight.

The Department of Physics immediately became crowded with people, not only the master's and doctoral students, but also several postdocs with projects in hand, who came to inquire about the situation and wanted to get involved. There were even professors who came to ask Du Jiahai if he needed any help, obviously hoping to get a name on the paper.

This made Du Jiahai feel a little overwhelmed. He didn't expect Zhang Wei to be so powerful. Before the research funds were approved, it had already become the most popular project in Tsinghua University. His original topic of quantum anomalous Hall effect also became a hot topic in an instant.

It was also because Zhang Wei's past achievements were too brilliant. Several of the projects he worked on were world-class scientific research results. Zhang Wei gained enough fame, and the entire research team also became famous.

Some of Zhang Wei's senior colleagues who were working on nucleoside modification have obtained their doctorates, and some have found satisfactory jobs. Especially that senior sister, after graduating from graduate school, she was directly hired by a well-known pharmaceutical company with an annual salary of 300,000 yuan.

After all, this was 2006, and yuan was enough for a down payment in a first-tier city. Even for a graduate student from Tsinghua University, an annual salary of yuan was a rare figure.

Later, the gene scissors made by Zhang Wei became more famous than nucleoside modification. Many researchers in the same group were admitted to top universities in the United States with scholarships.

For students of Tsinghua University, studying in the United States is the ultimate dream. Regardless of whether they develop in the United States in the future or come back to build the motherland, they always have to go to the top universities in the United States to gild themselves, otherwise they will not live up to the reputation of Tsinghua University's preparatory class for studying in the United States.

Therefore, many people are looking forward to Zhang Wei working on a new project as soon as possible. If they can participate in it, they will be able to study abroad or continue their studies in China in the future, and everything will go smoothly. At the very least, they will be able to find a high-paying job.

Who would have thought that Zhang Wei would suddenly go to study economics and not be in the laboratory for a year.

Now that I heard that Zhang Wei is going to work on a new project, I must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If I miss this, what if Zhang Wei suddenly decides to learn something else? I don’t know how long I will have to wait for the next project.

For these graduate students, being able to join Zhang Wei's research group means a bright future. At the very least, they can thrive in domestic universities and research institutions.

If you are lucky enough and can get your name on a paper, you will basically have a guaranteed offer from a top American university.

As a result, Du Jiahai's office was instantly packed with graduate students from not only the Department of Physics, but also graduate students from several other related departments. Soon, resumes filled up the entire desk.

Du Jiahai had never fought such a prosperous battle!
In the past, when I was working on a project, I had no control over the students because they were not my own and they were picky about the work they did.

Even if they are your own students, you have to ask about their well-being and show more concern for them frequently. Only by using your emotional strength will students work wholeheartedly.

Sometimes when students mess up, I can’t scold them. As a tutor, I have to work part-time as a psychologist and provide psychological counseling to students.

Now, just after submitting the project application, such a large group of people came to ask for support. Not only can they choose high-level graduate students, but they are all willing to work like slaves!

The old movie sings that we are not cattle or horses, we are human beings!
Now there are people who specifically mark these resumes: If you don’t treat me like a beast of burden, you are not a human being!
For a better future, these people are fighting hard.

Just as Du Jiahai was looking through resumes and selecting people, the phone on his desk rang. It was Fang Shaoyun calling.

"Director, do you have any instructions?" Du Jiahai answered the phone.

"Good news, the research funding for your project has been approved."

"So fast? I thought I would have to wait a few more weeks!" Du Jiahai then asked, "How many were approved this time?"

Generally speaking, approved research funds are discounted. Du Jiahai thought that for a project of this duration, a 30% discount would be great, and a 50% or 60% discount would also be acceptable.

Professor Fang on the other side said, "The research funding you applied for has been approved in full, not a penny less!"

"Full amount? You mean the full amount!" Du Jiahai couldn't believe his ears for a moment.

"What? Are you surprised? Don't be surprised. This is Zhang Wei's research project, and no one dares to block his funding!"

……

Du Jiahai was sighing at how powerful Zhang Wei was, while Zhang Wei was chatting with the autistic person about the research on the graphene Hall effect.

"This is the experimental plan, you should familiarize yourself with it first. After the research officially begins, the project will be fully handed over to you. If you encounter any problems that are difficult to solve, come to me again." Zhang Wei handed the plan to the autistic person.

"Brother, are you going to be a hands-off boss?" Lu Yunxiang said from the side.

"Nonsense, I'm so busy, how can I have time to stay in the lab every day? Just show up every now and then. And when it comes to doing experiments, you, Brother Specimen, are better than me!" Zhang Wei said.

Lu Yunxiang came over and followed the autistic man to look at the experimental plan formulated by Zhang Wei.

"Can you understand?" Zhang Wei asked.

"It's just okay! Many of the experimental methods described in it are things I have only read in books." Lu Yunxiang replied.

The autistic person then asked, “Are you going to use the Vanderbilt method to measure the Hall effect of graphene?”

Zhang Wei nodded: "The Van der Pauw method is used to measure the Hall voltage and longitudinal resistance of the graphene sample to determine its electrical transport parameters such as the Hall coefficient, carrier concentration and mobility.

It’s just that the magnetic field and temperature need to be taken into account, so multiple measurements should be carried out under different magnetic field strengths and temperature conditions to explore the changing laws of the graphene Hall effect.”

"If we only use the Vanderbilt method to measure, it probably won't be enough." The autistic man shook his head.

"What do you think?" Zhang Wei asked.

"I think it might require an extremely low temperature environment."

"We also need to add a strong magnetic field to observe whether there are phenomena such as quantized Hall conductance platform and fractional filling factor."

"Have you thought it through?" The autistic person asked a rare question.

"I'm reliable when it comes to experimental ideas." Zhang Wei paused, then continued, "Are you okay with the equipment needed for this experiment?"

"Raman spectrometer, electron microscope, I am very familiar with them." Although the autistic man spoke calmly, he revealed a sense of confidence.

"I'm not talking about this, but the photolithography process. We need to use photolithography technology to make a mask on the graphene sample to define the electrode pattern. Metal electrode materials are deposited by methods such as electron beam evaporation or sputtering, and the excess is removed by the lift-off process to form an ohmic contact electrode."

"I should be able to operate it. If not, practice a few more times and you will be able to learn it." The autistic man nodded.

"In fact, each step of this experiment has many difficulties. The electrode production I just mentioned can only be regarded as the second step. First, we need to screen out high-quality graphene samples and ensure that they are as defect-free and pollution-free as possible to ensure the accuracy of the results. After we have the samples, we also need to pay attention to the thickness and uniformity, which will also affect the experimental results." Zhang Wei continued.

"Screening samples requires concentration and patience." The autistic man replied with a few words.

"That's true. When it comes to concentration and patience, who can compare to you?" Zhang Wei sighed lightly.

This autistic guy could stare at the wall for a whole day without blinking. His patience was especially suitable for staying up late. For boring and important work like screening samples, no one in the whole National Tsing Hua University could compare with the autistic guy.

Zhang Wei continued to remind: "During the experiment, special attention should be paid to the environment and the temperature of the experimental environment should be ensured to be stable, because temperature fluctuations may affect the electrical transport properties of the material and thus affect the measurement results of the Hall effect.

Another thing is to control the current and keep it stable to avoid current fluctuations affecting the measurement results. And we also have to consider the impact of side effects, such as the Ettinghausen effect and the Nernst effect. "

"I've got that." The autistic man nodded again.

"The last step is to process the experimental data..."

The autistic man interrupted Zhang Wei: "Is this also my responsibility? This should be the job of the project leader!"

"You are better at math than me!" Zhang Wei said.

"But you have the Fields Medal." said the autistic man. "Actually, I bought my Fields Medal!"

"Brother, where did you buy it? I want to buy one too." Lu Yunxiang came over again.

"Can't you see that I'm being modest?" Zhang Wei glared at Lu Yunxiang with disdain, and then said, "I'm talking to your specimen brother about serious business, go play somewhere else and don't make trouble!"

"Brother, why don't you show me the manuscript of the next issue of Attack on Titan, and then I won't make trouble!"

"It's in the E drive of my computer, go and check it out yourself!" Zhang Wei agreed helplessly, and then went on to discuss the project with the autistic person.

"This project may take up more time, so you need to be mentally prepared. You may work on this project in the first two years of your graduate studies," Zhang Wei continued.

"Two years is not bad. But for Professor Du, I may have to work for five years." said the autistic man.

"Yes, he is doing research on the quantum anomalous Hall effect. This project requires little attempts. If there are results in five years, we can go to the temple to fulfill our vows." Zhang Wei nodded.

"Five years? Brother Biaoben, you can graduate with a Ph.D. by then!" Lu Yunxiang interrupted.

……

With Professor Du Jiahai leading the scientific research project this time, Zhang Wei doesn't need to worry about anything.

Zhang Wei also gave full responsibility for the experiment on graphene Hall effect to the autistic person.

The experimental operation of this research is quite difficult. Fortunately, autistic people are good at experiments. With his talent in experimental operation, he should be able to cope with it.

In addition to the high difficulty of operation, every process of this experiment requires patience and meticulousness. This is actually what Zhang Wei is least worried about. What autistic people lack the least is patience and meticulousness. At least in the past four years, Zhang Wei has never seen autistic people get anxious or angry.

What Zhang Wei is most worried about is the communication problem of autistic people.

After four years of college, although the autistic man's Asperger's syndrome has improved, it is still difficult for him to communicate with strangers. In this situation, it is no problem for him to stay in front of the test bench, but Zhang Wei is really worried about letting him lead a project team.

Fortunately, there is a mentor like Du Jiahai who can provide support for people with autism.

If an autistic person encounters trouble, Du Jiahai will definitely help him, because he is the autistic person's mentor!

What's more, as the chief person in charge of the scientific research project, Du Jiahai does not want any problems to arise from the research.

……

Winter vacation is approaching, but Zhang Wei is not in a hurry to go home. Instead, he decides to stay in Beijing for a few more days.

The winter in northern coastal cities is not suitable for living. The air is humid, the weather is cold, and there is fog in the mornings. In those years when pollution was more serious, the air was not much better than that in inland cities.

Although the smog in Beijing was already quite serious in 2007, for Zhang Wei, there was nothing much to do if he returned home early except eating fresh seafood every day. It would be better for him to stay in Beijing and take care of his career.

After lunch, Zhang Wei sat in front of the computer and began to refresh the YouTube webpage continuously.

Finally, the video he wanted to see appeared.

A man with gray hair, a bald head, frameless glasses, a black T-shirt and jeans appeared on the video screen. He put his hands behind his back and began to speak:
"In 1984, we released the Macintosh computer, which not only changed Apple, but also changed the entire computer industry!"

The man put his hands in front of him and continued: "In 2001, we released the first iPod, which not only changed the way we listen to music, but also changed the entire music industry.

"Today, we are launching three products of this magnitude. The first is a touch-controlled wide-screen iPod! The second is a revolutionary mobile phone! The third is a groundbreaking Internet tool.

Well, these three things are not three separate devices, but one device, and we named it iPhone! Today, Apple is reinventing the phone, and this is it! "

At this time, Lu Yunxiang pushed the door and walked into the dormitory. He came up to Zhang Wei and asked, "Brother, what are you looking at? Hey, isn't this Steve Jobs? He looks a lot older. His hair is so white!"

"This was Apple's product launch yesterday, or to be more precise, yesterday in the United States. The video was just uploaded and is still hot!" Zhang Wei still stared at the screen, watching Jobs perform.

"Has Apple released any new products? A new iPod?" Lu Yunxiang asked nonchalantly while taking off his coat.

Not long ago, Apple just released an upgraded version of iPod 5. Compared with the old model released in 2005, it has no improvement except for a larger memory and a stronger battery. Therefore, this also disappointed many Apple fans, and some people have already felt that Apple has run out of ideas.

However, no one expected that Apple would directly release a big move at this press conference. The advent of the iPhone not only reinvented the mobile phone, but also redefined the human lifestyle.

"Apple has released a revolutionary product this time. Would you like to come over and take a look?" Zhang Wei greeted.

"Revolutionary product? Is it so awesome? What is it!" Lu Yunxiang came over immediately.

At this point in the video, Jobs has already begun demonstrating the features of the iPhone.

"Oh my god, is this a phone? No number keys, just a touch screen? Wait, he is operating it directly with his hands, not a stylus!" Lu Yunxiang looked surprised.

The iPhone is not the first touch screen mobile phone. As early as the late 1990s, some brands launched touch screen mobile phones.

But the touch screen phones at that time all used capacitive screens, which are soft screens, so they required a stylus to operate.

Next, Jobs began to demonstrate the image zooming function, the email sending and receiving function, and the web page function. "

“This feature is amazing!”

"Damn, is it so awesome?"

"When will this thing be on the market? I want to buy it!"

As Lu Yunxiang watched, he exclaimed in surprise.

Finally, after more than an hour of video playback, Lu Yunxiang slumped in the chair with a confused expression.

"What's wrong? Mr. Lu, you look lost. Don't worry, you can definitely afford this thing. I estimate that it only costs 600 US dollars. For you, Mr. Lu, it's just a drop in the bucket!" Zhang Wei said with a smile.

"It's not about the money. I just think that American technology is so powerful that they can invent such amazing things." Lu Yunxiang sighed.

"Feeling frustrated?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.

"A little bit. I knew there was a gap between us and the United States, but I didn't expect the gap to be so big. Our domestic mobile phones can't even make a color screen, while the Americans have already come up with such high-tech gadgets!"

"Would you feel more frustrated if you could have the skyscrapers like the ones Li Hongzhang saw when he visited New York?" Zhang Wei smiled and continued, "Don't be discouraged. We will definitely catch up in 20 years at most. Maybe this will be the last daily consumer product invention in the United States that will make you feel frustrated!"

"I hope so!" Lu Yunxiang said as he sat back in front of his computer, turned it on, logged into QQ, and opened the webpage.

"Oh my god!" He suddenly shouted.

"What happened? You scared me!" Zhang Wei complained.

"My vegetables were stolen!" Lu Yunxiang stared at the computer screen, which showed Happy Farm.

(End of this chapter)