Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 304 Education and Chance Encounters

The entry requirements for researchers at Fuhua are at the industry average level. First, a doctoral degree is required, and second, one must have made significant achievements in the academic field.

This is basically the same for all research institutes and universities.

At first glance, it seems vague, but in fact, the internal recruitment process is very detailed. For the same research fellow, the salary difference is roughly between 20,000 and 30,000 yuan, with higher salaries for more popular research areas.

This special appointment letter would allow Lu Yao to bypass all of these hurdles and directly join the company as a graduate student.

only……

"Director, what will my rank be after I join the company? Assistant Researcher?"

Lu Yao was quite concerned about this.

To put it bluntly, being a researcher is just the entry requirement.

Once you have this identity, it can be understood as "ascension".

No matter how outstanding one was in the human realm, after ascension, one enters a completely new social class as a new person.

There definitely needs to be a distinction.

Li Xiang was not surprised at all by Lu Yao's question and replied directly:
"Do you know the researcher rank levels at our school?"

"Hmm, aren't they all assistant, associate professor, professor, outstanding young scholar, and specially appointed?... I shouldn't fall into the category of specially appointed, right?"

Although the appointment letter states "specially appointed," in academia, the position of "specially appointed researcher" is generally reserved for top scholars who enjoy high academic reputation both domestically and internationally. At present, even Lu Yao himself felt that he was not worthy of it.

"Correct."

Looking at that vibrant face, Li Xiang smiled and said:
"Take a look at the contents of the contract."

Lu Yao took the employment contract, glanced at it, paused for a moment, then read it carefully before smiling:
"The salary for assistant researchers at our school is quite high, almost as high as that of outstanding young scientists, right?"

That's right, his contract states that he is employed as a junior assistant researcher.

But his salary is 50,000 per month.

That's top salary.

Generally speaking, those who become assistant researchers are junior researchers who have just obtained their doctoral degrees. The salaries of these PhDs are generally just over ten thousand yuan. Some outstanding ones have published more articles and have certain strengths... or they may have a good supervisor's recommendation, and companies may offer them higher salaries because of the supervisor's reputation.

But overall, it won't exceed 20,000 at most.

Then comes the process of building up seniority and conducting scientific research. The monthly salary for an associate senior researcher is roughly between 25,000 and 35,000 yuan.

The starting salary for a senior professional is at least 40,000, and can reach 60,000 to 70,000.

Special appointments, on the other hand, depend on the market demand and how much the client actually needs the person.

His starting monthly salary is equivalent to that of a senior executive.

The school's meaning is quite clear.

Li Xiang smiled and nodded:
"That's right, your name is naturally on this year's high-ranking official talent program. So after you join the company, you won't stay as an assistant researcher for long. Once the list of high-ranking official talent program members is announced next year, you will directly receive the Outstanding Young Scientist (young researcher) treatment and become a young researcher. You will also be able to enjoy a high talent allowance from our city. With your level, the university will naturally strive to get you the top-tier treatment, at least no less than 40 yuan a year. In addition, the university's housing allowance and the city's housing allowance are of the same standard, no less than three million yuan."

His words... or rather, Fuhua's sincerity, were already at their peak.

Currently, the maximum talent allowance in Shanghai is 60 yuan per year.

He directly guaranteed that his offer would not be less than 400,000.

The housing allowance included in the talent subsidy program here is generally between 100 million and 300 million yuan. He maxed it out.

In other words, when Lu Yao signed his name, it might not seem like much this year, but next year, after he becomes an Outstanding Young Person in Shanghai, if all allowances and salaries are included, he could receive seven million.

Although the seven million wasn't given out in cash all at once—for example, the housing allowance, which can only be settled after purchasing property—this kind of treatment is still something many assistant researchers dream of. And now, Fuhua took the initiative to contact him and give it to him directly.

"The school is really kind," he thought to himself.

Then, he flipped the contract to the back and looked at the profit-sharing terms.

The breakdown of each research project is 35% for the university, 55% for the team, and 10% for the individual.

This is a normal profit sharing arrangement.

That's not a big deal, but...

"Then my RDSS RF chip model..."

"Turn to the last page."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao immediately flipped to the last page of the contract and saw a supplementary agreement.

Before the end of 2013, all research results on RDSS RF chip models were distributed as follows: 25 from the university, 50 from the team, and 25 from him.

In other words, regardless of who funded the research, before 2013, they were entitled to 25% of the patent fees. After 2013, the system returned to normal.

Lu Yao instantly understood.

The school clearly has a long-term vision; at least... they've come to the conclusion that this RDSS chip will have a very long lifespan, which is why they dared to offer such a large discount in the early stages.

And as it turns out, their foresight was correct. At least, BeiDou only completed its global deployment in 2020. This means the third-generation BeiDou navigation system will have at least another 10 years of service life. From 2012 to its completion in 2020, that was a total of 8 years.

They've already started looking to the future.

Tsk.

awesome.

There are some talented people in the school.

After all the benefits and perks were explained, he said:

"Can I take this agreement back and discuss it with my family?"

"No problem at all."

Li Xiang smiled and nodded:
"You can also consult a lawyer, but a supplementary agreement won't do. This is confidential; you can only look at it, not take it away. After signing, we'll make two copies."

"understood."

"Lu Yao, we warmly welcome you to the university's research environment. You've been conducting research for over half a year now, and we're sure you can feel the academic atmosphere here..."

Offer them benefits.

He promised her with affection.

Lu Yao naturally understood this principle.

Furthermore, he never actually intended to move from the beginning.

Shanghai... has too many people he cares about.

Even if you want to leave, you can't.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have retaliated against China in the first place; they would have just applied to Tsinghua University or the Open University.

Lu Yao chatted with Li Xiang about everything from school to future career plans and prospects. Regardless of whether it was just empty promises, Lu Yao left with the contract amidst a series of commitments made by Li Xiang.

It only took about half an hour, one after the other.

After leaving him, Lu Yao went downstairs, his mind filled with thoughts of the aftermath of this incident.

After thinking about it, I estimated that the school's profits were actually greater than my own.

After all... BeiDou is a vital national asset. And one of the most crucial components of it was developed by the "Fuhua Group," which is quite significant.

With leaders enjoying prestige and researchers earning money, everyone has a bright future.

After checking the time and finding it was not yet ten o'clock, he thought for a moment and walked towards the basketball court.

Perhaps it's because I'm in a good mood, or perhaps it's because I have nothing else to do right now.

He wanted to see what the so-called "Little Lu Yao" was really like.

Is he worthy of being a class monitor?

After walking all the way to the basketball court, I saw a lot of students watching a half court.

So he walked over and saw Tian Dazhuang, who was drenched in sweat, through the crowd.

It's a shame this guy is short; otherwise, with the strength he developed from wrestling, even just ten centimeters taller, he could absolutely dominate the basketball court…

But it's highly unlikely that he'll make it to the CBA...

Lu Yao pondered for a moment, then went straight to the position under the basket.

At this moment, we finally saw the so-called "young Lu Yao".

He was wearing a dark blue basketball jersey from Fuhua, with the number 23 on the back.

Good guy.

Looking at this junior whose hair was longer than his own and whose face could be described as handsome, he nodded slightly.

Hmm, the young man is quite handsome.

As for playing style...

After squinting at a ball, he came to a conclusion.

Not bad.

Looking back, although he didn't make it to the national league during his short one-year CUBA career, in the university circles of Shanghai, he played against those CUBA-level shooting guards, and at the very least, they would trade baskets.

You can't defend against me, and I can't defend against you.

However, this junior was still a level below the level of the people he had previously played against.

Just as I was pondering this, a ball flew over.

After Lu Yao instinctively blocked it, Tian Dazhuang's voice rang out:
"Our ball... Hey? Lu Yao, you're here."

As soon as he spoke, many people on and off the field turned their attention to him.

Although the name "Lu Yao" has gradually disappeared from people's sight, his legend still exists to some extent in the martial arts world.

"Ah."

Lu Yao smiled and tossed the ball over.

Then Tian Dazhuang said:
"Wang Qi, take a break. Come on, you go."

The guy called Wang Qi immediately nodded, offering his seat to Lu Yao.

Lu Yao glanced at the junior student who had been staring at him and smiled slightly:
"Row."

They're here, let's fight for a while.

He placed the file folder under the basketball hoop, folding it together with his phone.

He took off his coat immediately.

Unfortunately, the jeans he was wearing today weren't very practical. After warming up by dribbling the ball a couple of times, he stood outside the three-point line and took a shot.

With a "thud," the iron was struck, as expected.

Lu Yao tilted his head.

It's true... it's been a long time since I've played, and my skills have become a bit rusty.

Just as I was pondering this, I noticed my junior classmate, Chen Mingxu, wiping the sweat from his face with his team uniform and coming up to me.

Wow, is he going to defend himself alone?
As Lu Yao was thinking, Tian Dazhuang's voice rang out:
"It's 3 to 2 now, we're behind. Stop wagging your tail and get serious."

"Five balls?"

"Yes, come on, come on, our ball."

He passed the ball back to Lu Yao, who had come to the center line.

Lu Yao glanced at the junior in front of him, then tossed the ball to another guy and led him in circles towards the baseline.

Once he reached the finish line, he seized the opportunity, taking advantage of Tian Dazhuang's tacit cover:

"ball!"

People shout, "Ball here!"

Despite the junior's desperate attempt to block the shot, which was just a hair's breadth too slow, he managed to make a mid-range jumper.

"Boom..."

Blacksmithing.

The backboard belongs to someone else now.

Tsk.

Lu Yao clenched his fist, somewhat reluctant to leave, but still followed the junior student who had run outside to catch the ball.

Since others are already on guard against you, there's no reason for you not to be on guard against them.

After receiving the ball, Chen Mingxu immediately held it and pushed it to the left and right, indicating that he wanted to play one-on-one.

Lu Yao was amused.

Good grief, this is going to teach me a lesson right from the start.

So, they lowered their center of gravity, wanting to see what this Fuhua's starting shooting guard was capable of.

Perhaps because Lu Yao's center of gravity was too low, upon seeing this, Chen Mingxu immediately jumped up and launched a three-pointer.

"Boom."

He also worked as a blacksmith.

After Tian Dazhuang grabbed the rebound, he immediately went to find Lu Yao, as was his habit.

After receiving the ball, Lu Yao adopted a triple threat stance. Seeing that his opponent had also made the same choice—lowering their center of gravity and focusing on defending against drives rather than shots—he also jumped up from the spot.

As soon as the ball landed, he walked straight towards the center of the court.

The silky smooth feel of the ball told him that it was bound to go in.

"nice shot!"

Sure enough, after taking only two steps, I heard the sound of the net rubbing against my teammates behind me.

Turn around and receive the ball.

Looking at the junior student standing in front of him, Lu Yao threw the ball to Tian Dazhuang again, and then ran directly to the vicinity of the paint area and began to reach out for the ball.

With the ball in his hand, he felt his junior's arm resting on his waist, and began to find his balance with his back turned.

Once the point of resistance is found, muscle power explodes instantly.

After two back-to-back one-on-one attacks, the opponent could no longer withstand the force and took two large steps back.

Lu Yao immediately turned and shot a fadeaway jumper. Taking advantage of the opponent's inability to move forward due to retreating, the basketball swished through the net once again.

4:3.

"nice shot!"

Tian Dazhuang's voice rang out again, this time taking the initiative to serve from the center line.

Through these two confrontations... while I can't say about the offense, Lu Yao has roughly observed the style of this junior student in terms of defense.

The resistance is weak.

They're pitifully weak.

He has absolutely no experience in defending against back-to-the-basket situations... Well, that's not entirely true, but compared to his previous opponents, he's simply mediocre.

Since that's the case, there's nothing more to say.

On the fifth ball, the junior student, who was sent flying by Lu Yao's dreamlike footwork, could only watch in despair as the ball bounced off the backboard and went into the basket.

The score is 5-3, the game is over.

"How's it going?"

Seeing Tian Dazhuang approach with great interest, Lu Yao thought for a moment, then shook her head:
"That's it."

"Haha."

Hearing this, Tian Dazhuang felt more at ease.

In Lu Yao's view, Da Zhuang's love for basketball was very pure.

Play seriously, care about winning or losing, and give it your all.

This is probably a common trait among most basketball enthusiasts.

With this feeling, he gradually regained his touch and returned to being the invincible ace shooting guard of Fuhua.

Wave after wave of people went up, and wave after wave they were defeated.

The junior student went from being full of fighting spirit to becoming numb in just one morning.

Perhaps, at this moment, he truly understood the significance of the words that some of the senior students in the team had occasionally mentioned: "If only Lu Yao were here."

Ultimately, basketball is a sport where if you're not skilled enough, you have to admit defeat.

They throw more accurately, are faster, and are stronger than you; you just can't beat them.

While fouls committed out of anger might occur on a casual basketball court, they are rarely seen on college basketball courts.

Lu Yao played for an hour straight, and only left the field when Tian Dazhuang and several others were exhausted.

As soon as he stepped off the field, he received a bottle of water:

"Brother Lu, here you go."

Turning my head, I saw that it was Xue Mingyue.

"Yo?"

He was somewhat surprised and laughed:

"Why are you here?"

Xue Mingyue shrugged:

"I just came over."

Seeing this, Lu Yao thought for a moment, picked up the documents and phone from the ground, and greeted Tian Dazhuang:
"Dazhuang, let's stop fighting, I'm leaving."

"Okay. We'll continue another day."

"Ah."

Amidst Tian Dazhuang's farewell and the somewhat numb resentment of the junior student, Lu Yao, carrying water, left with a senior from the management department who was also quite well-known.

As soon as they stepped out of the basketball court area, Xue Mingyue took Lu Yao's clothes:

"I'll get it."

"Hmm, have you eaten?"

"Not yet. I saw on the forum that Brother Lu was disciplining little Lu Yao on the basketball court, so I came over. Hehe."

"Uh……"

Lu Yao was speechless for a moment. Although he didn't know who was so fond of stirring things up, turning an ordinary match into this mess, he didn't dwell on it too much. He tilted his head back, chugging water, and said:
"What's up?"

"It's nothing...it's just that I haven't seen Brother Lu in a long time."

Lu Yao didn't believe this either, but nodded:
"Where is Young Master Xu?"

"He... he's probably with his girlfriend. They went to see a movie last night and haven't come back."

"Oh~"

Lu Yao glanced at her, thought for a moment, and suddenly said:
"Very sad?"

"……Um."

The girl nodded silently, finally revealing her true feelings:
"It's very sad. Even though I knew from the beginning that I didn't deserve it... it still makes me very sad."

This time, Lu Yao didn't respond.

That's just how people are.

Wanting something before you have it.

After getting it, you want more.

He deeply believed that desires were endless and felt it deeply himself.

Today, Xue Mingyue contacted him... whether to chat or to ask for his help.

In reality, nothing was ever going to come of it.

If anyone is to blame, it's her for having developed an inappropriate greed.

"You should learn more from Shen Wan."

This was the only advice he could give the girl.

Although it is somewhat cruel and cold.

But it is the best advice.