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Chapter 652 Associate Professor

Without Yan Si's constraints at work, Suning could continue to publish papers without any scruples. He soon packaged himself as a young chemical technology expert. Not only did he become the youngest deputy-division-level chief engineer at the chemical headquarters, he also frequently went to major chemical colleges in Beijing to give lectures.

"Suning, this is an invitation letter from the Chemical Engineering Department of China University of Petroleum, asking you to give a lecture at China University of Petroleum this Friday morning." Director Yan asked Secretary Zhang to call Su Ning to the office, and then handed Su Ning an invitation letter with an expressionless face.

"Mr. Yan, I'm going to give a speech at Zhongshi University this time. Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

"Huh? I don't think so! You can ask the school yourself later."

"Yes! Yan Si, I'm going out to work then."

"Yeah." At this time, Yan Si still couldn't let go of Suning's inflexibility, and his attitude towards Suning was also very subtle.

Of course, Suning does not want to see these things, but some things are simply impossible to compromise on, so Suning can only maintain this delicate relationship with the leadership. You must know that being good at dancing with the sleeves is not a panacea, and Suning is not a god who is loved by everyone and makes flowers bloom wherever he goes.

After Su Ning came out of Director Yan's office, many colleagues looked at him curiously. Section Chief Zhao and Section Chief Qin in the department looked at him hesitantly, perhaps because they wanted to maintain their composure and did not step forward. After all, it was not a good thing to let their colleagues see their attentiveness.

However, Sister Rong, the department's aunt, had no such worries. Instead, she walked straight up to Su Ning with a smile and asked, "Suning, does our Yan Division need you for something?"

"Sister Rong, Director Yan just asked me to give a speech at China University of Petroleum." Suning explained to Sister Rong with a smile.

"University speech? Suning, you can do it now!" After hearing Suning's explanation, Sister Rong couldn't help but brighten up.

"Hehe, I'm just a monkey in human clothing, running around for a walk." No matter how surprised he was, he still acted very humble.

"Suning, you can't be so modest. It makes us who are just living a lazy life feel ashamed."

"Sister Rong, please don't say that. There is no one who slacks off in our unit. It's just that everyone has a different division of labor." Hearing Sister Rong's unscrupulous criticism of everyone, Su Ning quickly reminded Sister Rong.

"Yes! Yes! You see, I am so talkative. What you said makes sense, Suning." In fact, Sister Rong is also a smart person. She quickly realized that she had said the wrong thing.

"Sister Rong, this is my first time to give a speech at a university. Is there anything I need to pay attention to?" Su Ning didn't want to continue this topic, so he deliberately changed the subject and asked.

"Huh? I really don't know about this, but I want to remind you of another thing." Sister Rong shook her head in confusion at first, and then suddenly whispered to Su Ning.

"Sister Rong, what's the matter? Tell me." Su Ning looked at his aunt in front of him with some surprise.

"Suning, try to avoid Yan Si from now on."

"Huh? Why?"

"Director Yan has been trying to get transferred to the Planning Department next door. He took you to a social event a while ago just to discuss this matter. His move was already a done deal, but recently a second-generation talent suddenly showed up and snatched the position of Director of the Planning Department away."

"Brother Lu?" Suning couldn't help but feel moved, and he said a name without knowing why.

"Suning, that's great! You even know the identity of the real boss? Are you very familiar with each other?" When Sister Rong heard Suning directly call out the name of the second-generation kid, she couldn't help but get excited.

"No! I don't know him either. I just heard of his name. I heard that he is an international student at Waseda University in Japan, and his knowledge of chemical engineering is also top-notch in our system." Seeing Sister Rong's expression, he knew that she had misunderstood, and Su Ning quickly shook his head to explain.

"Suning, you really don't know Brother Lu? Why do I feel that you are becoming more and more dishonest?" After hearing Suning's explanation, Sister Rong looked at Su Ning with questioning.

"Sister Rong, I really don't know Brother Lu, but technical experts like Brother Lu are quite famous in our chemical industry."

"Really?" Sister Rong still looked at Suning with some doubt, and suddenly felt that Suning in front of her was very mysterious.

"Of course it's true! You're so focused on his second-generation status that you've selectively forgotten his personal achievements."

"Yeah, that makes sense! Recently, our Yan Si has been at his hottest, and many colleagues don't dare to provoke him."

"Thank you, Sister Rong. I will pay attention to it."

"Well, Suning, you are smart. Don't take some things too seriously." Finally, Sister Rong, the aunt in the department, patted Suning's shoulder meaningfully and said.

Su Ning guessed that Yan Si might have leaked his request to him. After all, there was no real purpose in the office, and it was common for the leader to have some special requests in such an organization, so Sister Rong gave Su Ning advice today.

Qi Dazhuang also heard that Suning was going to give a speech at China University of Petroleum. It would be a lie if he said he was not envious at all, so he looked at Suning like a rabbit with red eyes. It was a pity that he also knew that he was not very motivated. He was only enthusiastic about reading and studying for a short time, and he had almost forgotten the chemical knowledge he learned in school.

Section Chief Zhang and Section Chief Qin looked at each other meaningfully. Suning has now become the youngest deputy director of the Chemical Headquarters, and his upward momentum in the Supervision Department is very strong. It is said that he has a good relationship with Yan's master Yin Fang. Therefore, the two deputy section chiefs who were originally fighting each other have shared some of their vigilance and precautions with Suning, and there is no longer the trouble of forcing Suning to take sides in the beginning.

Time quickly came to Friday. Zhang Kejian's family had been in Boston, USA for more than ten days, and there was still no sign of returning to Beijing. Suning knew that their family had encountered a serious problem this time, and guessed that the news Yin Fang said might be true. He realized that Zhang Kejian's family was really in trouble.

Su Ning prepared his speech in advance and then went straight to the Chemical Engineering Department of China University of Petroleum. He was greeted by a professor from the Chemical Engineering Department. The professor looked at the young and handsome Su Ning and couldn't help but reveal a surprised expression. "Chief Engineer Su, I am Professor Wang Hui from the Chemical Engineering Department. Welcome to give a lecture at China University of Petroleum."

"Professor Wang, you are so polite. It is my honor to give a speech at your China University of Petroleum." Suning smiled and shook hands with Professor Wang and said modestly.

"Chief Engineer Su, your paper has received great response from our China University of Petroleum. Many students agree with your knowledge. This time, you only need to elaborate on your paper."

"Okay! Professor Wang, this is my first time giving a speech too. If there's anything I need to pay attention to, please feel free to let me know."

"Haha, it's okay! Just follow your own pace." Professor Wang knew Su Ning was worried about some taboos, so he smiled and explained, "University is all about openness and tolerance."

Then Professor Wang took Suning to a small classroom that could accommodate no more than sixty students. Looking at the few sparsely populated students in the small classroom, Suning suddenly felt funny and relaxed. He realized that he had taken himself too seriously. He was not a well-known expert with great influence. His so-called fame was only spread in a small range within the chemical engineering major.

In this small classroom where there were not many students to begin with, they couldn't help but feel disappointed when they saw that today's speaker was a young man of about the same age as them. If it weren't for Professor Wang from their Chemical Engineering Department standing next to them, these hot-blooded students would definitely have stood up and left.

"Dear students, this is Su Ning, the youngest chief engineer of our chemical headquarters. Today, Chief Engineer Su will lecture us on the applications and technological prospects of polyethylene. Welcome everyone!" Professor Wang looked at the students in front of him indifferently, then pointed at Su Ning on the podium and introduced him.

The students clapped their hands perfunctorily. Professor Wang glanced at Su Ning awkwardly at the students' halfhearted reactions, but Su Ning smiled nonchalantly and said, "Dear students, I'm honored to be here at your University of Petroleum. Now, let me give you a detailed introduction to the applications and technological prospects of polyethylene, which I published in the Journal of Chinese Chemistry."

"Excuse me, Chief Engineer Su, do you think our country has the ability to launch a polyethylene project?" It was obvious that there were still some resentful troublemakers among these few students, and they came up to give Suning a warning.

"Of course! With our own reform and opening up, we will soon become the next world factory, and the chemical industry is about to usher in a period of great explosion." Suning said to the student confidently.

"Haha, Chief Engineer Su, are you still asleep?" Upon hearing Su Ning's statement, the student said sarcastically, "The world's most cutting-edge chemical technology is in Europe, the United States, and Japan. Chemical companies like Roda, DP, BASF, and Tosoh are not our own. How can we achieve a major explosion in the chemical industry? And your claim that we will become the next world factory is purely a fantasy."

"My dear student, the most basic thing for us science and engineering students is to talk less and do more. Those who talk more and do less tend to study liberal arts, so I suggest you consider switching to science and liberal arts."

"Hahahaha" Hearing Suning's response to the student, the students in the small classroom couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"You" started to make things difficult for Suning's student, but became angry when he heard his classmates' laughter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, before we officially start the lecture, I will answer this student's question first." Su Ning did not want to avoid the questioning, and said calmly while standing on the podium.

"The United States is globally recognized as the world's super factory, and their production and R&D capabilities are unparalleled. However, global capital is extremely profit-driven. With the disappearance of Europe and the United States' land resources and demographic dividend, global capital has found that various costs are becoming increasingly high, which in turn has led to increasingly low profits. Therefore, capital naturally shifts to low-cost regions. This is why the four Asian tigers and four Asian tigers developed. However, both the four dragons and the four tigers have obvious disadvantages of small size. With our own reform and opening up, our own advantages have become more prominent, and becoming the next world factory is undeniable."

"Pa pa pa" As soon as Suning finished speaking, the few students below became excited, and even Professor Wang felt his eyes light up.

"Of course! This all involves economics, so we chemical engineers are just grumbling about it. So let's get down to business and talk about our own chemical engineering backgrounds."

"This student just said that the forefront of global chemical technology is in Europe and the United States. This statement is undeniable, but it doesn't excuse us chemical workers to be timid or discouraged. We chemical workers must rise to the challenge and make our chemical industry stand at the top of the world."

"clap clap"

"Chief Engineer Su's speech was great!"

"Of course! I also understand everyone's mentality, so in order to make everyone listen carefully, the following main topic will be presented purely in English." Without paying attention to the enthusiastic reaction below, Suning was also ready to start his own counterattack.

"Pure English?" All the students in the classroom were surprised, and even Professor Wang couldn't help but look sideways.

"Students" then used pure English to explain his thesis in detail, which immediately stunned all the students.

At this time, even Professor Wang Hui could not help but be shocked. Learning foreign languages is a basic thing for students majoring in chemical engineering, so Su Ning did not need to worry that they would not understand. He kept lecturing on the podium, and the students at this time no longer had the contempt they had at the beginning.

Soon, Su Ning's lecture ended, and then Professor Wang Hui came over with a smile, "Chief Engineer Su, your lecture was really great."

"Haha, Professor Wang, I'm glad I didn't make any mistakes." Suning responded to Professor Wang very humbly.

"Chief Engineer Su, you are too modest."

"Chief Engineer Su, can you come to China University of Petroleum to give us lectures in the future?" At this time, the student who had made things difficult for him at the beginning suddenly walked up to Su Ning and asked. It was obvious that he had been impressed by Su Ning.

"I don't know! But these are not important. We chemical workers have to work hard. I hope you can become a real chemical worker in the future, grumble less and do more practical things." Looking at the hot-blooded student in front of him, Su Ning seemed to see his own shadow in the past.

"Yes! Chief Engineer Su, what you said makes a lot of sense. Those who talk big go to the liberal arts major. We science and engineering majors should do more and talk less." The student nodded in agreement, and his eyes turned respectful when he looked at Su Ning.

Then Suning said goodbye to the students and Professor Wang, and left the campus of the Chemical Engineering Department of China University of Petroleum, and went straight back to his unit to work. He didn't care whether he would have the opportunity to come to the university to attend classes in the future. Anyway, his main job was still in the Supervision Department.

What no one expected was that Suning's passionate speech in the small classroom immediately caused a sensation in China University of Petroleum. There were students who supported Suning, and there were also voices of opposition, so it immediately caused a heated discussion in China University of Petroleum. This discussion was no longer limited to the Chemical Engineering Department of China University of Petroleum, but spread to the entire China University of Petroleum.

"Professor Wang, what's going on in the small classroom today?" The head of the Chemical Engineering Department looked at Professor Wang in confusion.

"Director, a new chief engineer recently arrived at our Chemical Industry Headquarters. He's published a number of papers in the Chinese Journal of Chemistry, and they've caused quite a stir within our chemical industry."

"Well, I know something about this. I think his name is Suning, right?" After hearing Professor Wang's concise introduction, the department head also remembered Suning's identity.

"Yes! So I sent him an invitation letter, asking him to talk about his paper to interested students. I didn't expect it would cause quite a stir."

"Well, Professor Wang, since you were there at the time, what do you think of Suning's level?" The department head suddenly looked at Professor Wang with a smile and asked.

"Director, you're really great! At first, the students couldn't help but make things difficult for Su Ning because of his youth. Then Su Ning actually decided to teach purely in English, which immediately shocked the students' ignorance."

"What? Classes taught purely in English?" The director couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.

"Yes! The students at that time were dumbfounded and clamored for Suning to continue lecturing!" Thinking of the stunned expressions of the students at that time, Professor Wang felt extremely happy.

"Oh? There's actually such a thing?" Hearing the students' intense reaction, the head of the Chemical Engineering Department was also surprised. He then looked at Professor Wang with a smile and asked, "Professor Wang, do you think it's necessary to continue inviting Suning to give lectures?"

"Director, I think it is necessary and we should hire Suning as an associate professor in our Chemical Engineering Department. It will definitely bring surprises to our school." Professor Wang not only agreed to continue inviting Suning, but also suggested that the school hire Suning as an associate professor.

"Oh? Professor Wang, you actually think so highly of Suning?" Upon hearing Professor Wang's suggestion, the department head couldn't help but be surprised.

"Yes! He's a rare talent among the young people I've met." Professor Wang nodded to the department head with certainty, and then suggested that the department head go and learn more about him in person. "Head, next time you go and listen to his class in person, you'll know for sure."

"Well, I still need to apply to the school for the associate professorship, so I'd better continue to invite him to give lectures."

"Okay! Director, I will contact Suning right away." Professor Wang agreed very much with the department head's arrangement, and then smiled and took the initiative to offer to contact Suning.

"Professor Wang, since our students are reacting so strongly, let's arrange it in the lecture hall next time. I also want to see how powerful Suning is."

"Okay, Director."

(End of this chapter)