My art is too advanced.

Chapter 348 Are there really that many architecture graduate students? (Seeking monthly votes!!!)
In fact, Professor Huo and his colleagues quite approve of Teacher Zhou. As for whether there are any problems, they'll have to wait until after the trial class to find out.

Zhou Yue agreed to come and try out the class at any time.

They set the date for Monday.

Moreover, it's a class-wide lesson, not a public lecture.

They adopted a registration system, but because there were too many applicants, they had to move the classes to the lecture hall.

In fact, the lecture hall can accommodate a large number of people, and it is mainly used for expert lectures. This is the first time that it has been used for classes.

"Don't you need to bring a drawing board or anything like that?"

"Absolutely not. You can bring paper and pens, but nothing else," Zhou Yue replied.

He teaches basic concepts, so no further training is needed.

As for what you can gain from attending class, it's basically all about practicing after class.

Zhou Yue didn't think much of it. Since he had agreed, he would prepare properly.

He even prepared a three-page PowerPoint presentation.

It is much more important than the architecture courses mentioned above.

Because he takes architecture courses, he almost never uses PowerPoint.

……

"Is the dictionary almost finished?" Lin Ning asked in the office.

"It should be soon; the manuscript should be ready to be submitted this month."

Zhou Yue was actually a little uncertain, because he wasn't sure how far the students and teachers had come to complete their tasks, but he was certain that the manuscript would be submitted this month. It was the final deadline, and he didn't think there was any need to continue delaying.

After all, three months is more than enough time to make this thing.

"By the way, your email is already full of applications for the doctoral student assessments. Are you going to mentor a few more doctoral students?"

"Sure, you go take the exam. I have to go to the art academy to give a lecture, so I don't have time for the time being. Just make sure you can keep three or five of them."

In fact, someone of his caliber could easily choose not only students but also teachers.

However, he is basically the only advisor in his research group, so there is no need for other advisors to assist him.

So say it.

There has always been a shortage of manpower.

"Okay, then I'll start looking at educational backgrounds."

"At least you can't be worse than me."

Zhou Yue glanced at him and said, "Actually, we still need to give some people a chance. We can't just pick those with good educational backgrounds."

While a good educational background may mean greater achievements, ordinary people also need a platform to translate their knowledge into practical skills.

Moreover, he basically just does some projects here, so he doesn't need to be that skilled.

For high-caliber students, Lin Ning alone is enough.

Lin Ning was able to do almost all the work.

"After I graduate, who will you hire to work for you, Yue-ge?" Lin Ning couldn't help but sigh.

He's been treated like a slave here.

He did almost everything he could, and even things he couldn't do.

For example, the comic book company had absolutely nothing to do with him, but he went there and simply took a nominal position as manager.

Then we'll have to keep working hard.

There's also the matter of design.

They practically dumped everything on him. To put it nicely, they wanted to train him; to put it bluntly, they were just treating him like a beast of burden, a beast of burden who was doing three jobs.

It's a rather tragic story, and some people who heard it were moved to tears.

Zhou Yue glanced at him and smiled, "After graduation, you'll definitely be working under me."

"Otherwise, where else do you think you can run off to?"

"Going back to Jinan University?"

"Still going to Peking University?"

“I teach at both of these universities. No matter where you go, you’ll almost always have to work for me. So, as long as you’re still in the construction industry, working for me is actually the best place for you.”

Lin Ning, "..."

He hadn't thought of that.

The person in front of me is practically all-powerful in the entire field of architecture.

We're not afraid he'll run away at all!

Where can you run to?
Even if you go to your own home, isn't it still related to architecture?
Anything related to architecture is almost inextricably linked to the people in front of you.

That's bad.

"So, Yue, now that we've finished this dictionary project, can we focus on the architecture project without any worries?"

"Aren't I doing a lot of projects right now?"

He simply took out a row of forms.

These are national-level projects he or his school applied for. They are all big and small, and they are basically projects that others don't want or can't do. He applied for them all himself.

I currently have a total of twelve projects on hand.

"Well, I have twelve projects and five design jobs to complete. I don't think I've fallen behind, have I?"

He basically explained these projects to the students and then had them do them. So he didn't set a specific time for the students to give him their results. If the students couldn't do it, they could just do it themselves.

He would either delegate the task to someone else or, in short, he wouldn't make things too difficult for the students.

As for what happens after the job is done, they'll definitely give out money directly, and everyone will get a share.

It's a win-win situation. If he doesn't take on these national-level projects, no one else will. Even if someone else does take them on, they'll probably only deliver a half-finished product.

“Actually, I think Yue’s projects are too diverse. If he focused on architecture projects, he would definitely have a greater impact,” Lin Ning said with a hint of helplessness.

“However, the influence of architecture has already reached its peak, and it is almost impossible to go any higher. If we really want to go any higher, we can only design some top-level landmark buildings, but those are rare and require a lot of financial support, which may be in our country or in other countries.” Zhou Yue sighed.

In fact, he has already built one landmark building, which is the Grand Theater.

However, the Grand Theater can only be considered a provincial-level project, which is incomparable to national-level projects. Even now, there is no building that has broken out of its circle and directly raised its influence to a higher level.

Therefore, the prestige of architecture can no longer be increased.

Whether from an academic or design perspective, he successfully elevated two major journals to the ranks of the top tier academically. As for surpassing the top tier, that's almost beyond what architecture can achieve.

They are mostly natural sciences.

Only things that represent a significant advancement for humanity can be featured in magazines of that caliber; architectural journals are practically incapable of achieving that.

Is architecture truly beneficial to humanity?
It's just a discipline. Even if you reach the pinnacle of academic research, it doesn't achieve the same level of global attention as top medical journals.

Therefore, Zhou Yue's attitude remains optimistic.

But there's really no room for improvement now.

And you have to eat your food one bite at a time.

He travels between various universities every day, trying to bring cutting-edge technologies to the world step by step.

He also hopes that this discipline will get better and better.

And now, just as he hoped, things are progressing little by little.

That's enough for him. As for what the future of architecture will be like, he hardly cares about it.

After all, he himself represents the future.

"No, what I really mean is that Yue-ge, you do too many different things and it's too tiring. You're running around almost every day. I think you should take a good rest."

"If we only work on architecture, even if we have to travel back and forth between several universities, we won't feel overwhelmed."

"Now I'm busy with literature, art, and even more architecture courses and experiments, such as the interdisciplinary and software development tasks I did at Peking University. Isn't that enough?"

“Even an ordinary academician could not achieve what Yue Ge has accomplished in his entire life.”

"Even the combined academic achievements of several academicians don't equal what Yue Ge has now."

"Isn't it too tiring? Too busy?"

"So you're worried about me?" Zhou Yue smiled. "It's okay, I'm made of iron."

"Don't mind me."

"And I know what I'm doing."

"Look, my schedule is basically all set up, and I have plenty of time to rest."

Lin Ning actually glanced at the schedule.

What followed was even more speechless.

The schedule only allows for about six hours of rest.

The rest of the time is spent rushing to catch flights, giving lectures, and hosting seminars.

Is it really worth it?
"So, Brother Yue really loves these things?"

"Otherwise, things made with just passion will eventually have an end; you still need to have a passion for them."

"Actually, Brother Yue, I really admire you for having so much energy to do everything well, and you're even able to do it well. You also have a great personality. When people can't do anything, you patiently answer their questions, and you're very generous when it comes to money."

"I've made at least several million from you."

"The other students, those two doctoral students, I think they must have earned at least two or three hundred thousand."

"Two or three hundred thousand a year, that's even better than working a regular job!"

“Actually, what they make is indeed worth that much money.” Zhou Yue smiled as well.

That being said, it's still rare to find a professor who's willing to give students so much money.

Moreover, the funding they apply for for their construction projects is usually quite substantial.

For some large projects, even if you don't go to the site, you should at least provide a project proposal and a corresponding paper.

This is already quite an achievement for most people.

"You have a good personality, right? Then I'll be more serious from now on?" Zhou Yue said with a smile.

"There's absolutely no need for that. These people know you inside and out. Even if you're serious, they'll just think you're joking."

"Alright, there's no need to worry about me anymore. I'm doing all these things within my energy limits. If I ever feel tired, I'll cut out some unnecessary things."

"But there's no need for that now. We're still young and healthy, so we should do more things. Otherwise, if we don't have the energy or time to do them later, wouldn't we just be leaving with regrets?"

Lin Ning: "Actually, it's good to have a little regret."

"Let's try to avoid leaving any regrets."

"I just want to spread what I've learned so that all of humanity can benefit from it."

"However, this is most likely just a dream, because what I have studied is mainly in the field of art, which can only fill some of the emptiness in the human spirit, but sometimes even emptiness cannot be filled."

"It's basically just an add-on to the human spiritual world, and it doesn't even have that much of an impact."

"But when doing academic research or creating art, you can't just think about yourself."

"So I want to teach all of these things."

Lin Ning looked at the person in front of her.

It was as if he were looking at a god; there seemed to be holy light behind him.

How could there be such a person!
So pure, so fond of doing things that strive for perfection.

He has already earned enough money, more than many people could earn in a lifetime.

Moreover, there was almost no room for further advancement in his academic standing, so he expanded into other areas, such as painting, comics, and literature.

Is this right?
It's as if a genius is standing in front of them, someone who knows everything, making them look like fools in comparison.

"Okay, it's settled then. You go and interview the doctoral students for me."

"Remember, you must give those who work very hard room to improve. You should read every email carefully, such as their academic background, what papers they have published, and what they have accomplished."

“I definitely have all types of architecture students here, because there are so many different branches of architecture involved. So you have to carefully evaluate the quality of these papers. You can’t just pass off those with average academic backgrounds.”

“Some people may not have a particularly good educational background, but they are really hardworking and even have the courage to apply for my doctoral program. They may have gone through a lot of internal struggle and hesitated for a long time before deciding to consider me.”

"Okay, okay, I understand," Lin Ning said. "I'll show it to you after I've screened out the resumes."

But the moment Lin Ning opened Zhou Yue's email, he felt a pang of doubt about life.

"Eight hundred emails?"

"When did there become so many graduate students in the field of architecture?"

"Or is it that all graduate students in this field want to apply for Brother Yue's doctoral program?"

He felt a bit overwhelmed.

I initially thought it would be a simple job, just an interview, but now even screening resumes takes a long time.

However, he has always been very thoughtful, so he simply forwarded the resume.

He forwarded the pages one by one, asking other members of his research group to help him filter them.

However, a significant portion of these invitations involved Zhou Yue giving lectures or academic collaborations.

This is all normal. However, Zhou Yue has been so busy that he hasn't checked his email for half a month, so there's a lot piling up.

(End of this chapter)