Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Chapter 463 Precipitation
Li Yan looked at Shi Lei's sharp eyes and was sure that this big guy was serious.

For a boss of this level, there is really no reason not to be serious.

But the praise is too harsh, it is really hard to accept.

"That's great." That was all Li Yan could say.

"You said I was honest, then you are honest, but Li Yan, you are not honest."

Li Yan was stunned for a moment.

"You should be the best in the world in your heart."

Has this old man studied psychology recently?

"It's not just a polite remark. There are prerequisites for being the best in the world. There is no need to show such confidence in front of you."

Even if there is a system to help him reach the level of a top academician in a strange field in a short period of time...

It's just a pipe dream.

"Li Yan, why have you come this far?"

It seems that Mr. Shi is still studying philosophy...

According to what Li Yan said himself, "sincerely", he should have answered "to show off", but it is really inappropriate in today's occasion.

"For...myself."

"That's a bit vague." Shi Lei said, "Fortunately you didn't tell me right away that it was for the sake of the country."

"I don't understand what Mr. Shi said," Li Yan drank another cup of tea and felt much more relaxed. "Isn't it good to do it for the sake of the country?"

"Of course. But at your age, in the current era, you come up to me and talk about your patriotism. I can only think that you just want to have a 'correct' conversation with me... If this is what you call 'sincerity', then I'm a little disappointed."

"Your question is actually very complicated." Li Yan said, "People spend their whole lives trying to figure out similar questions."

After saying that, he looked at Mr. Shi again and said self-deprecatingly, "Speaking of these in front of you, does it really sound like a young man pretending to be sad?"

"No, we don't talk about age. With your years of experience and knowledge, there aren't many people who can talk to you about understanding life."

This is indeed true, Li Yan nodded.

"So, Li Yan, are you doing this for money?"

"Yes and no."

Shi Lao smiled and shook his finger, "If it's not the first factor, it can't be considered 'yes'."

"That's not the case." Li Yan said, "When you earn a certain amount of money, it's just a number. Or maybe it's not necessary. As long as a person's status reaches a certain level, the meaning of money will become less and less... That's not true, it's just like that for me."

"It depends on personal pursuits. But what you said is not wrong overall, which is why the question of the meaning of life is constantly brought up." Shi Lao smiled, "Money and power are actually the same thing. They keep rising alternately and influencing each other. When you reach a certain level, money is no longer a problem, and power becomes the priority."

Li Yan did not comment.

"Are you?"

"No."

Shi Lei stopped making tea and pointed at the teapot, "Guess how much these tea leaves cost."

"I don't understand the taste. I don't really like drinking tea." Li Yan said.

"It's rare to find someone from Rin City who doesn't like to drink tea."

"Because I can't concentrate." Li Yan said.

In fact, it is because he does not need to be refreshed. When he needs to be refreshed, I am afraid that a shot of stimulant will be useless.

"I don't know how much it is, actually." Shi Lei said with a smile, "It was all given by others. This reception room is basically my only property. It was originally the office of the original owner of this building. Later, when he heard that Linjiang was going to set up a branch, he took the initiative to give it up."

Li Yan raised her eyebrows.

"The first dean of the branch was quite respectful of this place. He didn't use it himself, and others left it unused. Later, when I was about to take over, I didn't know about this. When I was taken to see the site, I asked why there was still a vacant place."

Shi Lei laughed dryly at this and said, "No one told me about it, and it was immediately changed into a reception room."

Li Yan also laughed dryly.

"I don't know what other people think, but since this reception room was built, it has been assumed that it is only for my use. Since the first day I came here, there has been tea, water, cigarettes and alcohol all the time."

"What can you see with your naked eyes?"

"All of them." Shi Lei smiled, "Now if I want, every meal will be treated by someone. It's not that I take the initiative to ask for it, but there are too many people who just want to treat me to a meal, even if they don't ask for anything."

Li Yan frowned. He didn't know what Shi Lei's purpose was in saying these words.

"I have never promised anything to anyone, but when you reach a certain position, many people will pay like crazy just to make you remember them." Shi Lei laughed, "At this point, money is really useless. You don't even need it. There are not many occasions to spend money yourself. What really affects the quality of life is not whether to buy a sports car, but the basic living security, hospitals, schools, food and drink. Just think about it and do whatever you want. You have fewer and fewer things to consider, and others consider more and more for you."

Li Yan did not respond. He had not yet experienced this level of experience. However, he had experienced it in terms of eating and drinking. It felt good to be able to eat whatever he wanted without having to consider the cost.

It’s not just that I have money so I don’t have to worry about whether something is expensive, nor is it that I can completely ignore the price/performance ratio, but I don’t even have the mood to “enjoy an expensive meal”.

All the food is there, and you can eat at a roadside stall anytime to test the hygiene yourself.

This is fucking freedom.

"At our level, saving worry and time is the most important thing. What experience can you not have?"

"What does Mr. Shi mean by this?"

"I see you haven't experienced these things yet." Shi Lei pointed out the problem.

Li Yan frowned again.

"You will soon experience an impact that will be more powerful than if you had made tens of billions."

"come here?"

"How the public sees you affects public opinion; how a small number of people see you affects you." Shi Lei sat back in his seat. "Li Yan, after you leave here today, you will definitely be seen by many people."

"Wasn't I enough before?"

"Before, they could see it, but they didn't take it seriously. Because they didn't know the details. It's easy to create a commercial idol. They didn't know that you really made it on your own and it wasn't forced by some local government."

"What's the difference?"

"You will experience it. The days of running around looking for resources will soon be over." Shi Lei tapped the table. "What you have to do will change. Resources will be delivered to you on your own. You will have to judge for yourself whether they are good or bad. You will be freer, but also less free. But that's all for later. You haven't experienced what I said before, so..."

"So you think that when I say money is just a number and I say I'm not after money or power, you think there's still room for discussion."

"The point is, you don't have a clear answer."

"eternal life."

Li Yan said two words lightly.

Shi Lei also frowned and kept blowing the hot tea in his hand. After a long while, he asked:
"What level of immortality? Will history remember you?"

“History will definitely remember me.”

"True eternal life?"

"It may sound funny, but I am..."

"That's not funny, kid." Shi Lei became serious.

But I can’t do anything to Li Yan.

"This topic is very heavy." Old Shi sighed softly, "Especially for us old guys."

Li Yan neglected this point.

"Everyone has some unfinished business in their hearts, but after a period of confusion, they gradually let it go. It's hard to tell whether it's passive or active."

"You are only sixty, still very young."

"Confused period. At fifty, how can you know your destiny? At sixty, there are still things you can't let go of." Shi Lei laughed, "I'm sixty, but the teachers are all in their eighties, nineties, and two of them have passed away."

It's not a good idea to interrupt this topic.

If you haven’t reached that stage in your life, you can only hear about many of your feelings. “There are too many things to bear in eternal life.”

Seeing Shi Lei's absent-minded look, Li Yan was not prepared to continue to delve into this topic.

What surprised him most was that despite such an outrageous idea, Academician from Shida actually started chatting about it.

Why does it seem like Li Yan can really achieve eternal life?

There is no need to be so optimistic.

“I think I’m worth it.”

Then just be honest and say what you want to say no matter how outrageous the statement is.

Obviously, Shi Lei was shocked by this sentence. His eyes were puzzled, but his mouth was raised.

"You still say you're not the best in the world?"

"Does Mr. Shi like to read martial arts novels?"

“I do have this hobby.”

"I recommend you a new era martial arts novel, "Nangong Youth"..."

"I've seen it before."

Damn, I tried to be clever but ended up making myself awkward.

"Li Yan..." Shi Lei adjusted his tone.

Here comes the real purpose of today's meeting.

"Linjiang Branch is always open to you. You can ask me any questions about the projects under my control."

Ok?
Is this giving you a candy first?
The Academy of Sciences' database, that's no joke.

No top library can compare to this one.

What’s awesome is not the stuff that has been compiled and published, but rather the drafts of various research processes, collections of ideas, and internal data.

Priceless.

"What do you need?"

Even asking proactively?

But if the other party is willing to give it, how can Li Yan not take it?

“Is there a library over here?”

"In the database, except for some that are indeed confidential, if you need to borrow other materials, just follow our instructions." Shi Lei showed a curious expression, "You just want these?"

"Correct."

"Just reading books may not be effective." Shi Lei narrowed his eyes, "This is not a 'library'. Maybe the areas you are good at will be as refreshing as entering a treasure house. But if you only read what you are good at, aren't you at a disadvantage?"

"I'm not going to just watch what I'm good at." Li Yan nodded, "I watch everything."

"There's not enough time. It's hard to understand if you cross a small field. These are all cutting-edge things. It's best to have someone who has handled the project introduce them to you. Wait until you have a deeper understanding before you read them."

"If I don't understand, I'll come to you to coordinate."

Boy, you are so arrogant!

But Shi Lei fucking likes this point about Li Yan.

Of course he knew all the stories about Li Yan, the almighty god of war who learned very quickly.

If not, why would he guide Li Yan to "learn more"?
This is the top treasure trove of knowledge. All the knowledge that makes college students dizzy is just the most basic content here.

There are even many things that do not have sufficient cause and effect, and no explanation as to why, but just a lot of data.

It's not meant to be seen by outsiders. Everyone has some experience of what their own notes look like.

There is not even the word "obviously" or "omitted" in it. As long as the researcher thinks it is "obvious", he can "omit" it.

The difficulty of reading can be imagined.

Even Shi Lei himself found it very difficult.

But he just wanted to point out that we can expect some extraordinary things from Li Yan.

It turned out that this is what Li Yan thought.

No matter whether he can do it or not, Shi Lei is waiting for a miracle.

Li Yan is also waiting for a miracle, waiting for him to create it himself.

He just needs such difficult information, the more difficult the better.

It doesn’t matter whether it crosses industries or not. With the system in hand, the world is mine.

The time has come for “learning speed” to prove itself.

This is simply a cheat code for when you get stuck. Is this a key NPC grandpa belonging to Mr. Li?
Now that the candy has been given, is it time to make a request?

But Li Yan was facing Shi Lei who was a little confused.

Both were waiting for the other to speak first.

"You...is that all you ask?"

What do you mean just this... Li Yan was stunned. So you think the sugar I requested is not sweet enough?

"How about..." Li Yan thought for a while, "Academician Wang and his team invited me to visit and study at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He is also an old academician of the School of Mathematics. Can the database there be opened to me with the same specifications?"

After saying this, he realized that the main identity of the person in front of him was actually the vice president of Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

"Of course you can, but the confidentiality level there is higher, so the information you can see will be more limited." Shi Lei said, "Of course, the library itself is much larger, and the content spans a wider range."

Li Yan nodded, "Thank you very much, Mr. Shi."

Mr. Shi couldn't hold it in any longer. "That's... that's all?"

Li Yan was also confused, "No...what else?"

"Your request is far below my expectation. I thought you would want to be deeply involved in some projects..."

"What you gave me has far exceeded my expectations."

It's not you, kid, who acts as if you really understand this database thoroughly.

To Li Yan's surprise, Shi Lei ended today's conversation with a smile.

He took Li Yan for another walk and even went to the information room to take a look, which made Li Yan salivate.

Then today's schedule is completely over.

Li Yan was about to leave after shaking hands, thinking that once she walked out of this door, she would be facing a group of people, and it would be inconvenient to ask some questions that could only be asked in private...

Never let problems fester in your heart!
"Mr. Shi, I want to ask... did you ask me to come here today just to chat?"

"Have you forgotten the database I promised you?"

Li Yan scratched his head awkwardly, "That's not what I meant, I just thought you wanted to talk to me about the lithography machine."

"That's a story for later."

"So what's it for?"

"For my own pleasure." Shi Lei laughed. "I'm the dean. If I can't arrange a private meeting with you, then I'm dead. I think you're an interesting person and worth meeting."

"Just... just like that?"

"That's freedom, kid."

Li Yan didn't know what to say, so she thought for a moment and bowed slightly, "Thank you!"

(End of this chapter)