Is not being able to do as you please also called rebirth?

Chapter 118 He's a freshman!

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Office of the Vice Dean, School of Information Science and Technology, Kyoto University.

The air was so quiet that you could clearly hear the ticking of the clock, occasionally accompanied by the sound of keyboard typing.

For about two hours, apart from Professor Gao Wen's assistant coming in to deliver some materials, almost no one spoke.

After Professor Gao Wen had finished reading through "Recommendation System Theory," his gaze fell on the young man sitting on the sofa flipping through the book.

While reading, he occasionally observed the freshman and noticed that he was not sitting there nervously like other students, as if waiting to be tortured.

He didn't get tempted to check his phone because of the long wait; he simply picked up a copy of "Popular Philosophy" from the coffee table next to him and read it quietly.

At this moment, Professor Gao Wen suddenly spoke, interrupting Jiang Xun's focused recording.

"I see you've almost finished reading one of your books. What are your thoughts on it?"

Jiang Xun reads very quickly, which has become a habit. Although he deliberately slows down, it still seems a bit exaggerated to outsiders.

So it's quite obvious that Professor Gao Wen wanted to take this opportunity to see how much of what he had actually absorbed.

Without much thought, he paused briefly before speaking:

"I think the book 'Popular Philosophy' is great. Its greatness lies in the fact that it brought profound philosophy from the study into the common people."

“When we use the method of contradiction analysis to solve real-world problems and view the ups and downs of life from a dialectical perspective, we are fulfilling Ai Siqi’s long-cherished wish—that everyone is a philosopher and life is a training ground.”

As the book says: "Philosophy is the signpost of life; it is not in the clouds, but in every grain of dust you pick up when you bend down."

"'Be diligent in politics, be clear in finance, be hardworking to yourself, and be sincere to others.' 'Observe the world with a clear mind and help others with sincere actions.' I think this is the lesson this book wants to teach us."

Jiang Xun's voice was methodical, steady, calm, clear, and full of confidence.

Professor Gao Wen remained silent for at least ten seconds. His gaze fell on Jiang Xun, and his expression gradually changed from some initial doubt to admiration.

However, he then asked some questions about the core content of Jiang Xun's book, as well as his own questions about some parts of the book.

This book systematically introduces practical methods for recommender systems, including core content such as data preprocessing, algorithm design, and system construction.

The book also explores application scenarios of recommendation systems in fields such as video and e-commerce, and how to optimize recommendation performance through user behavior data.

It would be difficult to write such a detailed operational theory without studying a large number of practical examples; this could easily be called a standard textbook.

Jiang Xun had anticipated this question, so his answer was clear and logical, requiring no hesitation, since the book was completely in his mind.

After he answered all the questions, Professor Gao Wen appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was somewhat unsettled.

Although this book may not seem as high-end and profound as SCI papers, its valuable features are its practicality, adaptability, and scalability.

Anyone in the industry who has mastered most of the basic computer knowledge should be able to understand this book and quickly apply it in practice to build a useful recommendation system.

Professor Gao Wen has a very bold idea: he wants to use this book as a textbook for graduate students in the School of Information Science and Technology at Peking University! It will be provided as a reference for all current graduate students!
He is a very decisive and efficient person; once he has an idea, he will do it.

He first highly praised the content of Jiang Xun's book, and of course also raised some minor issues, before asking:
"Jiang Xun, have you decided where to publish this book?"

Jiang Xun knew that Teacher Gao must have a reason for asking this, but he still answered honestly:

"I plan to release this book to the public for free. After all, it's not high-end content, and everyone can find relevant knowledge online. It's just that my book may be more systematic."

"Free?" Teacher Gao was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Jiang Xun to make this choice.

If this book had been published, the royalties would have been a considerable income, but he chose to give it up without hesitation.

Seeing the determination in Jiang Xun's eyes, which clearly indicated that he had made up his mind, Teacher Gao thought for a moment and said:

"How about this, you donate this book to the school, and it will be published directly by Peking University Press. It will be provided free of charge to our graduate students for study, and the general public can also find it online."

"I'll apply for a special scholarship of 2 yuan for you, and a national scholarship of 1 yuan. What do you think?"

"I have no objection, thank you, teacher." Jiang Xun nodded in agreement without hesitation.

Just kidding, it's published directly by Kyoto University Press and used as a textbook for Kyoto University graduate students. That's incredibly high-class.

It was so much better than what he could upload himself online, he had no reason to refuse.

After receiving Jiang Xun's consent, Professor Gao smiled and nodded, saying:

"Okay, also, our School of Information Technology is conducting research on key technologies for network-based software operating systems. These past few days have been a particularly critical period, and we need some graduate students specializing in software. Why don't you go and take a look and see if you can help out?"

In Professor Gao's view, Jiang Xun's current knowledge and abilities are already comparable to those of many graduate students.

Sending him to such a large-scale project was also a deliberate attempt to cultivate him; clearly, he was already being treated as one of his students. "Teacher, I'm still in military training," Jiang Xun said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Your military training only has a few days left. I'll call the Organization Department, and you can just get a pass approved." Professor Gao waved his hand and made the decision directly.

Jiang Xun had no objections, but some guys would probably start gossiping again.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this is a top university. University admissions are based on grades, not character. Students with good grades may not be any less cunning than those with poor grades.

Professor Gao was indeed decisive and efficient. He called the Organization Department right in front of Jiang Xun and resolved Jiang Xun's leave from military training in just a few words.

After making the call, he wrote down a string of numbers and handed it to Jiang Xun:

"Go ahead, you can go directly to the comprehensive research building to report this afternoon. I'll give you a supervisor's phone number, you can contact him directly then."

"Okay, thank you, teacher." Jiang Xun took the note with both hands, but didn't leave immediately. He said somewhat apologetically:

"Teacher, there's something else I'd like to ask you for help with."

"Go on," Professor Gao said gently to Jiang Xun. At least for now, this freshman had left a very good impression on him and seemed to have real talent.

Jiang Xun opened the paper in his notebook and said to Professor Gao:

"I've also written a paper in mathematics about the prime number conjecture. I'd like to ask you to help me find a teacher to take a look at it. Would that be alright?"

Upon hearing this, Professor Gao frowned almost imperceptibly.

Jiang Xun is only a freshman in college. It's already quite remarkable that he has taught himself all the computer knowledge of undergraduates and some graduate students. Did he also teach himself undergraduate mathematics?
Everyone knows the principle of "don't bite off more than you can chew," so Professor Gao subconsciously wanted Jiang Xun to avoid distractions and focus on mastering one subject first.

However, after thinking about it, he didn't speak, but simply nodded and said:

"If you trust me, send me a copy of the paper, and I'll find a professor from the Department of Mathematics to take a look at it."

He didn't say much, simply because he didn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of young people, but he believed that Jiang Xun would naturally understand the consequences once the paper was rejected.

Jiang Xun didn't distrust anyone. Given the status and prestige of the person in front of him, it was unlikely that he would covet his academic achievements.

After copying the paper to Professor Gao, he politely took his leave and went straight to the Organization Department to get his leave request for military training approved.

While still on the way, he sent a message to Song Ziyan, briefly explaining that he was going to participate in Professor Gao's project and would not be able to attend the subsequent military training.

Song Ziyan was shocked. She had just started her freshman year and hadn't even started classes yet, and she was already participating in Professor Gao's research project? What kind of incredible turn of events was this?

She's already a junior in college, and she's only participated in two undergraduate research projects. Why is there such a big difference between people?

……

That afternoon, when Jiang Xun went to the comprehensive research building to report for duty, a graduate student wearing glasses came to pick him up.

"Hello, junior, my name is Tan Yaowen, I'm a third-year graduate student." This refined young man shook hands with Jiang Xun very politely after meeting him.

"Hello senior, my name is Jiang Xun, I'm a freshman." Jiang Xun replied politely.

"Freshman?" Tan Yaowen thought he had misheard.

He knew it was an undergraduate student, but he didn't know it was a freshman! Professor Gao couldn't have made a mistake, could he?
"Yes, I hope you will take good care of me, senior." Jiang Xun nodded with a smile, he had probably guessed that the other party would react this way.

Tan Yaowen found it hard to accept this fact: freshmen working on projects with a group of graduate students and even doctoral students? Was there no justice in this world?
When they arrived at the research hall, there were about a dozen people and dozens of computers inside, and most of the people were busy.

"Is this the undergraduate student Professor Gao mentioned? He's so handsome!" A stylishly dressed, short-haired senior student stepped forward, smiling at Jiang Xun, and exclaimed sincerely:

"He taught himself graduate-level courses during his undergraduate studies. That's impressive."

"Let me correct you." At this moment, Tan Yaowen, who was standing next to him, held up a finger. "He's a freshman, a... freshman!"

His voice was so loud that it immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

Jiang Xun smiled politely at everyone, despite the surprised or questioning looks they were getting.

At this moment, a doctoral student smiled and brought over a stack of documents, handing them to Jiang Xun:

“We encountered a problem a couple of days ago: the ‘batch-stream mixed temporal data processing system’ suddenly experienced data blockage. Since the professor made an exception and asked you to come, take a look at these recent research logs and see how long it takes you to find the solution to this problem.”

“Okay, senior.” Jiang Xun took the document without hesitation and quickly flipped through it.

The others exchanged smiles. Of course, they didn't intend to make things difficult for Jiang Xun; they just wanted to see just how good this junior, who had been admitted exceptionally in his freshman year, really was.

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