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Chapter 378 We should make way for them! (Seeking monthly votes!!!)

He has done a great job building Huaguo University of Science and Technology.

A message from the other end made him somewhat sad.

News came from Jinghua University that they are preparing a farewell ceremony for Professor Cao. Professor Cao is not going to continue his teaching position, or even continue to hold a position within the university. It is likely that Professor Cao will only appear in some research positions next, and these research positions do need an elder like Professor Cao to hold down the fort.

Professor Cao's departure, or rather his retirement, is undoubtedly a loss to the architectural industry. Professor Cao has made numerous contributions to architecture, both in architectural design and in architectural research, shining brightly in the field and achieving remarkable accomplishments. He is a highly respected scholar worthy of global acclaim.

Now that I'm about to retire, although I've reached the age, I still feel a little sad, since some people may reach this age soon, and Professor Lin will soon be too.

This person, who once had a perfect understanding with Professor Cao, is also facing the issue of reaching retirement age. They don't want to compete with young people for these things.

Whether it's job positions or research conditions, they have basically enjoyed the best they could have. There's no need for them to continue competing with younger people for these positions, research opportunities, and projects; they have already done their best in these areas.

The departure of these people marks the end of an era. Ah, Professor Cao may still have the opportunity to be rehired, or even certainly will be rehired, after all, he has spent his entire life at Jinghua University, it's impossible for him to just leave without any warning.

However, he is no longer in a front-line position, and Professor Cao is rarely seen at academic conferences anymore.

In the past, Professor Cao was always at the forefront of these academic conferences or large-scale events in the construction industry. He prepared and arranged many things very well. For example, he was promoted by Professor Cao.

But now that Professor Cao has retired, it has a significant impact on him. Although it's not a major blow, he feels that he is somewhat saddened.

He went to Peking University.

I went to attend Professor Cao's last class. Professor Cao's class was actually very good, but he hadn't been teaching on the front lines for a long time. Although he wasn't active on the podium for long, he had always been working hard for the entire construction industry and made so many contributions. So many people came to say goodbye.

"Why are you crying? It's not like I'm not coming back. I'm just no longer teaching. Even though I'm retiring, my heart can't be retired. I will continue to pay attention to everyone in the construction industry, and I will continue to pay attention to all of you. You all have to make the construction industry even better, do you hear me?"

“Especially you, Teacher Zhou.”

Professor Cao felt a pang of sadness watching everyone bid him farewell with tears in their eyes, but all he could do was single out Professor Zhou for a special warning.

After all, Teacher Zhou is his protégé.

Although Professor Zhou is not affiliated with their university, he is practically a member of their organization. He has been involved in many of the architectural projects at Jinghua University and has made significant contributions to the architectural industry, even producing their university's journal.

For their school, this is basically like family.

Although Professor Zhou did not pursue a doctorate or do anything at their university, his doctoral degree was indeed directly awarded by them. Both Professor Lin and Professor Cao contributed greatly to the awarding of his doctoral degree, and they even jointly petitioned the education system.

Otherwise, why would they have made an exception and given him an academic degree?

These are all acts of kindness, and Zhou Yue remembers them all. In fact, over the years, almost everything he has done has revolved around the development of the construction industry. For example, he has done a lot of work related to construction projects.

For example, the top-tier journals were basically all developed with Professor Cao's guidance.

Without Professor Cao, there would be no him. While it may sound unbelievable today, it's essentially the truth. Professor Guo was the one who discovered his talent, and Professor Cao was the one who brought that talent to its fullest potential. Each played an irreplaceable role in his development. Therefore, he has always held both of them in the highest esteem.

Moreover, Mr. Guo may retire in a few years. Of course, Mr. Guo is relatively young, so he can stay with him for many years and continue to work by his side.

That's enough.

As for Professor Cao, Zhou Yue felt that although he might not see Professor Cao continue to preside over these academic conferences for a long time, he would still visit him on many occasions.

The two people's personal friendship may never end.

As for Dr. Dong, who was standing to the side, he was also envious of this relationship. Dr. Dong was mentored by the two of them, and indeed, in his mind, Professor Zhou was already comparable to Professor Cao. Professor Cao's most important qualities were his seniority and influence, but now Professor Zhou's academic influence was in no way inferior to Professor Cao's, and might even have surpassed it.

These are probably world-class scholars. For Dr. Dong, both of them are worthy of respect, and they have both provided great help and contributed a lot to his growth.

The class ended quickly; it was a farewell class, and what was taught was actually just a selection.

Professor Cao no longer has high expectations for his lectures, so the classroom atmosphere is quite relaxed. It was the first time they had seen Professor Cao standing on the podium to teach them, but Professor Cao's lectures were very well-organized, and he had a profound yet easy-to-understand understanding of some academic content. Professor Cao truly deserves to be their veteran academician.

The academic content was explained with unparalleled clarity. Not only that, but the instructor was also able to introduce new concepts in a simple and easy-to-understand way, which would be extremely beneficial for students. Even for Dr. Dong, it was a rare opportunity to attend such a class.

Scholars like Professor Cao and Professor Liang no longer stand on the podium. They choose to shine for the country in another place, whether it is cultivating talents or other aspects. Although they are not on the front line, their talent cultivation is generally very orthodox, and they all have their own methods of cultivating talents. For them, standing on the podium directly may not be as effective.

Many of the students were moved to tears during the lecture, as an elderly academician was retiring and bidding farewell. Even President Gao was sitting in the front row. For President Gao, his relationship with Academician Cao was quite good, as both of them had held important positions at the university and had a good personal relationship.

They had also done some interdisciplinary work, and both of them were at the forefront of their work and were basically leaders in scientific research.

They were helpful to his work, studies, and life. Moreover, President Gao had a special affection for Academician Cao, which went beyond just being superior and subordinate. So even though President Gao was very busy recently, he still made time to attend his old friend's farewell ceremony.

The classroom was filled with academicians and other senior scholars who had come to attend the farewell ceremony, mainly to prepare for Professor Cao's passing.

A student brought him a bouquet of flowers, perhaps representing his joy at having students all over the world.

"Professor Zhou, you must be approved as an academician soon. Our construction industry really lacks such a big name."

"Moreover, I think only Professor Zhou is capable of this kind of work. If Professor Zhou can achieve this level before the age of thirty, then he will completely surpass President Gao. President Gao became an academician at the age of thirty-six. So, if one can become an academician before the age of thirty, one will definitely surpass President Gao in academic achievements."

"After all, I have high hopes for Professor Zhou. If Professor Zhou can be elected as an academician before the age of thirty, it will mean that our construction industry has truly risen, and that our construction industry has cultivated a very powerful world-class scholar."

Of course, saying this is actually going against the grain. Professor Zhou's academic knowledge has actually contributed to the development of modern architecture. Modern architecture has been developing for several decades, but it has not caught up with the development abroad. This is because foreign countries are also making continuous progress. Although the development of the construction industry in China is actually quite good, it may still be slightly lacking in terms of speed. Moreover, both foreign countries and China are developing, and there are still many gaps between the two.

Even though this gap has been narrowed and even surpassed, the Chinese people still believe that the foreign construction industry is definitely ahead of the domestic construction level.

Therefore, they urgently need an academician to fill the vacancy, to show that their construction industry has indeed far surpassed foreign countries in the development process and has come a long way on this path. In fact, it is Professor Zhou who has come a long way on this path.

Even in the field of architecture, they no longer need to rely on others and can even lead the trend of the entire world.

Even if one uses countless criteria to prove oneself, being an academician is still the highest standard for judging a person.

So this was Academician Cao's last wish; he had no other regrets. Retirement is retirement, it's not like he's dead.

In short, Professor Cao is relatively optimistic about this matter, so he is somewhat puzzled when he sees others crying. He is not dead, he is just no longer in this position, no longer working in this School of Architecture, or he is just holding some idle or loose positions and does not participate in those large-scale scientific research projects.

Zhou Yue agreed.

However, when Professor Guo came to ask him the next day whether he wanted to apply for academician, Zhou Yue shook his head directly.

"Let's forget about it this year. We won't apply this year. We'll talk about it next year."

For him, the title of academician is no longer that important; it's just a title. But everything he has done has completely transcended the level of an academician. He basically doesn't need many titles to prove his abilities anymore.

Teacher Guo was also somewhat puzzled, but after talking with him for a while, she stopped bringing it up.

The university president called him over for a talk.

Zhou Yue also expressed his opinion. After all, the opportunity should definitely be given to the older generation first. He doesn't need to be evaluated for the academician, at least not for the time being. He can be evaluated at any time before he turns thirty, but the older generation may pass away at any time. So, the opportunity should be given to them.

Those above him felt he had some rebellious tendencies and called him in for talks, but he felt this was normal. He just wanted to become an academician before he turned thirty, and he didn't care about anything else, since many people might be elected as academicians in their last year before reaching the age limit.

The number of academicians is limited. Once he occupies one, others cannot take it. So, many things have to be given up. As for how much to give up, he thinks that he can give up indefinitely before the age of thirty.

Moreover, if someone is elected as an academician before the age of thirty, many people may have some negative feelings towards them.

He's already in a high enough position, and he can do many things entirely according to his own ideas, so there's no need for him to risk this trouble.

An academician can mobilize a great deal of resources, but he no longer needs the title of academician to bring in many resources. The resources he can mobilize now far exceed those of an academician. He just doesn't have the title of academician, and he doesn't care about that.

This made President Gao feel that he was being too noble, but after thinking about it, it made sense. After all, becoming an academician at the age of thirty is already quite an achievement. If someone were to become an academician before the age of thirty, it might make them, as older academicians, lose face.

Although on the surface everyone is full of praise and harmony, no one knows what they are really thinking.

Even if he has already won everyone over with his academic achievements, the number of academicians is limited, and many people might mind that if he gets one, others will have one less.

Everyone has their own judgment, so it's probably better not to take that academician spot.

If it's a 30-year-old, then people can accept it. People can accept a genius, and they can accept a god, but the level of acceptance for the two is definitely different.

Zhou Yue is the latter, but God only needs to give him a title; there is no need for anything substantial.

(End of this chapter)