The top student must be diligent.

Chapter 196 Xiao Yi's Phone Call

In the postdoctoral dormitory of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Liu Xiaodong lay on his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Regarding my application to withdraw from the postdoctoral site, the school and the college have agreed, but in the end, my supervisor has not yet agreed and has not signed.

The condition for signing is that he must do the final experiment and then provide the data before he can leave.

Faced with this kind of bandit-like behavior, Liu Xiaodong had no way to deal with it.

He didn't expect that he would encounter this kind of exploitation by his supervisor during his postdoctoral period, although he had never experienced it during his graduate studies.

This made him deeply realize what it means that choice is more important than effort.

He also searched a lot on the Internet for this kind of thing.

Most people said that they needed to have a good talk with their supervisor, saying that they had ruined their relationship with their supervisor.

Faced with such remarks, he didn't know what to say.

Did he want to have a bad relationship with his tutor?
Think about his supervisors during his graduate studies. They were all very nice to him. How could they be like Zhao Guoqing?
He could only regret that he was somewhat careless in choosing his mentor.

The reason why he chose Zhao Guoqing was because he was only 32 years old, very young. And looking at the articles in his hands, they were also very impressive. He seemed to be better than many other professors and far above the average level.

According to the academic definition of the relationship between a postdoctoral fellow and a supervisor, it is a relationship of collaborators. After all, most of those who can become a postdoctoral fellow have already reached a certain level.

So what Liu Xiaodong was thinking at the time was to form a very close cooperative relationship with a young and capable mentor, and to be able to maintain such a relationship even after graduation. Just like those Nobel Prize winners, many of them were teacher-student relationships, and after students graduated, they would still cooperate and have a very close relationship.

It's just that ideals are full and reality is skinny. After coming to the school for a while, he realized that Zhao Guoqing's achievements were purely due to his father. He is an outstanding young scholar, a Yangtze River Scholar, and even not far from being an academician. Any topic he reveals will be enough for Zhao Guoqing to live on for a long time.

He sighed deeply.

Why did he let this happen?

At this moment, the phone rang.

He took a look and was suddenly stunned.

This turned out to be... a call from his supervisor during his graduate studies.

He studied at Bincheng University of Technology for both his undergraduate and graduate studies, and his mentor was Luo Binyong.

But why did his mentor call him at this time?

After answering the phone, he calmed himself down and said, "Hello? Mr. Luo, how come you suddenly have time to call me?"

His mentor's voice came from the other end of the phone: "If I hadn't called you, you probably wouldn't have told me what happened until now, right?"
"At the beginning, I suggested that you either go to the schools I recommended to you, or stay in Binhai University of Technology. But you insisted on going to Shanghai. Is it so easy to survive in a big city? Now, you are in trouble, right?"
"You are in trouble now, but you don't even ask for help. You are just keeping it to yourself like before. Are you stupid?"

Hearing his mentor's reproachful but concerned words, Liu Xiaodong's calmness could no longer be maintained, and a crack appeared in the wall in his heart that contained all the grievances.

Although he still maintained his emotions, his eyes were already red and tears were squeezing out from the corners of his eyes.

"Teacher, I...I..."

"Okay, okay, I heard it from a friend at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Tell me, what's going on?"

Liu Xiaodong sniffed and then told Luo Binyong the whole story.

"This Zhao guy is a piece of shit!"

After hearing this, Luo Binyong couldn't help but curse.

But soon, he calmed down and said, "But this is indeed not easy to deal with..."

You can only leave if you sign, otherwise you can only stay.

Of course, if Liu Xiaodong simply gave up and just took the salary without doing any work, that would in turn disgust Zhao Guoqing.

But this is just a desperate move. Not to mention that Liu Xiaodong still has to report to the Science Island Laboratory in time, even for the sake of his own future, he can't just give up like this.

"However, you are planning to leave Shanghai Jiao Tong University now. Have you found your next job?"

At this time Luo Binyong suddenly asked again.

"I've found it. The Science Island Laboratory."

"Science Island Laboratory?" Luo Binyong was stunned, and finally said in surprise: "Is it Xiao Yi's laboratory?"

Hearing the teacher's surprised voice, Liu Xiaodong replied a little embarrassedly: "Yes."

"You are quite capable, kid." Luo Binyong immediately said, "Then why are you still worried? Just report this matter to Professor Xiao truthfully, and he can solve it with just one phone call."

"Isn't this... bad?" Liu Xiaodong said hesitantly: "If this matter troubles Professor Xiao, wouldn't it be a bit..."

Luo Binyong was silent for a moment, and finally sighed and said, "What you said makes sense."

"How about this, I'll ask someone here to help you. I can't guarantee that it will work, but it would be great if we could go to the Science Island Laboratory."

"Thank you, teacher."

Liu Xiaodong said.

Although Luo Binyong could not help him directly, being able to help find someone was already a huge help to him.
He didn't hold out too much hope for this.

One is in Bincheng and the other is in Shanghai, so far away from each other, and his mentor is not a big shot with extensive connections.

Finally, Luo Binyong comforted him a few more words and then ended the call.
Putting down his phone, Liu Xiaodong began to think about what to do next.

But after thinking for a long time, there is only one way, that is to do the experiment honestly.

"Is it really like this?" He clenched his fists. He really didn't want to let Zhao Guoqing take advantage of him again.

However, what can he, an ordinary person with no connections and no background, do?

Just at this moment, his cell phone rang again.

He glanced at the caller, a number he didn't recognize.

However, according to the number's location information, it is a phone number from Fei City, Anhui Province.

His heart was suddenly startled.

Could it be that the Science Island Laboratory called to inquire?

He gave a bitter expression and then answered the phone.

"Hey, who is this?"

"I'm Xiao Yi from the Science Island Laboratory."

A voice that sounded a little familiar came from the other side and he was stunned.

Who?
"Xiao... Professor Xiao? Why is it you who called?"
On the other end of the phone, Xiao Yi's kind voice came: "I heard that you encountered some problems, do you need my help?"

When Liu Xiaodong heard Xiao Yi's words, he was stunned.

Originally, he thought that asking Xiao Yi for help for such a matter was too troublesome, and might even cause Xiao Yi's displeasure.

As a result, now, the God Xiao whom he admired actually called him and asked if he needed help?
This……

At this moment, Liu Xiaodong finally couldn't hold it anymore, and tears flowed like rain.

"Xiao... God Xiao, I... I'm sorry... I really..."

In Xiao Yi's office, he felt a little embarrassed when he heard the other party's tone.

He never thought that a phone call from him would make the other party so emotional that he even started crying.

Of course, he didn't know that Liu Xiaodong's psychological defenses had been slightly broken by the call from his tutor, and now this call made Liu Xiaodong even more unable to hold back. However, he quickly restrained his emotions, and after controlling his voice, he reluctantly said: "Um, Professor Xiao... this... this won't bother you, right?"

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "It is indeed a bit troublesome, but it is not too big for me."

"I don't know your mentor Zhao Guoqing, but Zhao Chuan has communicated with me. If you are willing to accept my help, I can call Zhao Chuan now."

Hearing Xiao Yi say this, Liu Xiaodong was suddenly excited.

Zhao Chuan...Isn’t that Zhao Guoqing’s father?
Liu Xiaodong said quickly: "I...thank you Professor Xiao, please help me..."

"Okay." Xiao Yi replied, "It shouldn't be a big problem. Once you receive the notification, get ready to come over."

Then he smiled and said, "Of course, since I have helped you now, I hope you can come to my research group after you come here. You are good at nanomaterials, and my research group just needs talents like you."

When Liu Xiaodong heard Xiao Yi's words, he was immediately surprised.

Just kidding, although Xiao Yi said it as if they were helping each other, in fact he knew very well how lucky he was to be able to join Xiao Yi's research group.

It doesn’t matter whether you can win one or two awards. The most important thing is that you might be able to win an award!

Just like the high-temperature superconductor project that Xiao Yi had worked on before, everyone originally thought that it should have been completed in collaboration with some other professors and other great people. But in the end, they found that except for Xiao Yi, the other names in the paper were all graduate students, and they were unknown.

"You are too kind! Being able to join your research group is the dream of many people."

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "Okay, there's no need to say more about this. I'm actually very optimistic about you. I hope that after you come to the Science Island Laboratory, you can resume your past research state. The Science Island Laboratory will provide you with the best scientific research environment."

Liu Xiaodong was deeply moved by these words of encouragement. He nodded heavily and said, "Yes! Thank you, Professor Xiao!"

"Okay, just wait for the news."

In the end, Xiao Yi didn't say anything more and hung up the phone.

Liu Xiaodong's dormitory became quiet again.

He thought about what Xiao Yi had just said to him, as well as what Xiao Yi had said about him being very optimistic about him, which made him feel even more surprised.

I just don't know if Xiao Yi can solve my problem.

He remembered what his teacher Luo Binyong had said just now. This kind of thing could be solved by Xiao Yi with just one phone call.

It gave him a certain amount of confidence.

Thinking of this, he immediately picked up his phone and wanted to call his teacher to report the good news.

But after thinking about it, he stopped what he was doing. After all, the matter had not been truly resolved yet, and no one knew how long it would take to resolve the issue after Xiao Yi made this call.

Just like that, after about a few minutes, his cell phone suddenly rang again.

He glanced at the caller and was a little confused. It was another person he didn't recognize, but it was a local call from Shanghai.

He answered the phone and said, "Hello? Who is this?"

"Is this Xiaodong? I'm Zhao Chuan."

A kind voice came from the other side.

Liu Xiaodong was stunned.

Zhao Chuan?

Isn’t that Zhao Guoqing’s father?
This guy is the real boss. Compared with Zhao Guoqing, he is simply a tiger father and a dog son.

And this big boss actually called me personally?
Liu Xiaodong immediately thought of Xiao Yi saying he would call Zhao Chuan, but how long had it been since then and the other party called him?
"It's me...Professor Zhao." he said.

Zhao Chuan still smiled and said, "I'm sorry that you have been wronged during this period. I have already taught Zhao Guoqing a lesson. Come here with the withdrawal application form and I will ask him to sign it for you."

"Ah... OK, OK, thank you Professor Zhao."

Liu Xiaodong was a little confused for a moment. Is this the problem?

This problem that has troubled him for so many days and caused him to have trouble eating and sleeping has just passed like that?

"Haha, no need to thank me. This was originally Zhao Guoqing's mistake. I hope you won't be angry about it."

Zhao Chuan said.

"Then Zhao Guoqing and I will be waiting for you in his office now."

"Ok."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Xiaodong was still a little dazed.

But he quickly packed up his things and headed to the School of Materials Science and Engineering.

As expected, when I arrived at Zhao Guoqing's office, Zhao Chuan was indeed there.

Zhao Chuan is a relatively easy person to talk to. After all, a scholar like him who is about to be elected as an academician would not deliberately target a postdoctoral fellow.

Just like the saying goes, it is easy to see the King of Hell, but it is hard to deal with little devils.

Even the struggle between top scholars like Zhao Chuan and Qian Wanli was something that these rookies could not feel.

So Liu Xiaodong quickly got Zhao Guoqing's signature, and at Zhao Chuan's request, Zhao Guoqing reluctantly apologized, which made Liu Xiaodong feel even more incredible.

But no matter what, his problem was solved.

Incredibly, after returning to his dormitory, he also called his teacher Luo Binyong.

After Luo Binyong learned about this, in addition to expressing his feelings, he also smiled and congratulated: "You are really good, Xiao Yi actually has high hopes for you. Not bad, not bad. Don't forget to treat your teacher to a meal when you are awarded the National Natural Science Award in the future."

"Hehe, I will definitely not forget it." Liu Xiaodong chuckled, but then asked: "But teacher, I still don't understand why Professor Xiao Yi only needs a phone call, and why Zhao Chuan even needs to show up in person."

Luo Binyong smiled and said, "What do you think is the reason?"

"Uh... Xiao Yi is very powerful? Or does he have a lot of connections and contacts?"

"This is just one of them, and it's not the key." Luo Binyong said: "In our academic world, you can offend anyone, but never offend a genius like Xiao Yi."

"If you offend such a person, think about it, if he studies your subject specifically to deal with you, what will you do?"

When Liu Xiaodong heard what Luo Binyong said, he immediately understood.

If a genius like Xiao Yi were to study his own topic, it would undoubtedly be a nightmare.

This means that it is very likely that I will not be able to produce any important results.

Just like the new type of FeSe developed by Xiao Yi, it almost ended all research on high-temperature superconductors, so that countless related research groups had to change their research topics.

If you are targeted by such a person, you will not be able to achieve any results for a long time.

Liu Xiaodong nodded.

"I understand."

"I understand. Then you should prepare to go to the Science Island Laboratory. Since Xiao Yi thinks highly of you and wants you to join his research group, you should perform well. I heard that all postdoctoral fellows in the Science Island Laboratory will have a guaranteed funding of 10 yuan. I hope you can do a good research project by then."

Luo Binyong said with a smile.

"Yes, I know, teacher."

The two chatted for a while and finally hung up the phone.

Putting down his phone, Liu Xiaodong stood up, stood in front of the window, and opened the curtains that he had kept drawn.

The sunlight shone into the room, and he smiled for the first time in a long time.

(End of this chapter)