What does it mean to get a perfect score on the college entrance exam but then go missing?

Northwestern Polytechnical University is one of the top engineering universities in China.

There are many ongoing research projects.

Large-scale vertical projects, primarily funded by the state.

Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the National Social Science Foundation of China, the amounts range from several hundred to several thousand yuan.

These are all vital national assets that are crucial to the country's economy and people's livelihood.

The research and development process is quite lengthy, and the commercialization of the results also takes time.

Qin Ze is not currently prepared to get involved.

Another type is horizontal research projects commissioned by enterprises.

Although the amount is relatively small, the technical difficulty is not high.

Qin Ze figured that with Brother Tong's help, he should be able to achieve results in a short time.

So he immediately logged onto the campus network and checked the school's ongoing industry-funded research projects.

This investigation proved to be quite significant.

Qin Ze was completely stunned.

At this very moment.

There are more than eighty project teams working on the project simultaneously.

It mainly consists of commissions from aerospace OEMs.

For example, the development of composite fan blades for commercial aircraft engines.

There are also collaborations between the computer science department and major domestic companies, responsible for the research and development of industrial software.

In theory, Qin Ze could participate in all of these projects.

And it has a bright future.

The only point.

These well-known projects are currently progressing rapidly.

If Qin Ze goes in now, he will hardly be of any use; he will only be able to reap the benefits.

He was unwilling to steal the limelight from others.

So he swiped his finger to sort all the items by time.

The result is obvious.

It's ranked number one.

It's a robotics project led by Professor Wang Zhanxi in the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

The client for this project is a company called Tianyi.

After checking, I found out...

This is a company whose main business is industrial cleaning instruments.

Its market share is nearly 45%.

Our star product is the industrial-grade sweeper.

With the advent of the intelligent era, companies are unwilling to lag behind and want to consolidate their position in the field of intelligent cleaning.

So they spent a lot of money to hire Professor Wang Zhanxi from the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering to take charge.

The initial funding was 3.5 million, which was fully managed by the company.

Furthermore, the company will make additional investments in batches depending on the progress of the project.

As for the profits...

Students participating in this project will receive a research assistant stipend of 6500 per month.

To put it bluntly, it's about compensation.

There's also a bonus of tens of thousands of yuan after the project ends.

These are all minor issues.

Most importantly.

Once the research results are commercialized, the research team will enjoy more than 50% of the benefits.

From the student's perspective.

Once the research results are mass-produced, each person can receive approximately 1-3% of the revenue, which will continue for five years.

Qin Ze did the math himself.

Currently, industrial-grade cleaning robots are priced between tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of yuan on the market.

Taking the median, one robot costs 350,000.

If the project succeeds, the minimum reward I will receive is 3500.

A company with a 45% market share wouldn't sell just one unit, would it?

One unit costs 3,500, ten units cost 35,000, and one hundred units cost 350,000!

If the project goes smoothly, it might just cover Brother Tongzi's expenses for half a year.

"Sure, working for the school is much better than working for a heartless boss."

Qin Ze picked up his pen and carefully wrote down the contact information for the project's teacher.

……

There are quite a few miscellaneous tasks for new students starting school.

They had to prepare dormitory supplies, report to their class, and attend the welcome party.

However, all of Qin Ze's food was prepared by Song Zhiyu.

So the next day he went to the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering to inquire about joining the project team.

He was greeted by a female graduate student.

When Qin Ze arrived, his senior was watching a web series in Professor Wang Zhanxi's office.

The senior student jumped in fright when she saw someone come in.

"Ouch—!"

"That scared me to death."

Why didn't you knock?

Qin Ze said somewhat aggrievedly, "I knocked on the door, teacher, but you were too engrossed in your work to hear me."

"I'm not a teacher, I'm Professor Wang's student. What do you need?"

"Senior, it's like this."

Qin Ze began to explain in detail.

"I saw on the school's official website that Professor Wang has a project."

"I'd like to ask if I can participate?"

The senior student looked Qin Ze up and down and casually asked, "Are you a first-year or second-year graduate student?"

I'm a freshman.

? ? ? ?

The senior student suddenly stared at Qin Ze with wide eyes.

That's a bit unbelievable.

No, he's only a freshman?

What are you doing causing trouble when you're only a freshman?

"This project is a key project of the college, and Professor Wang Zhanxi personally led it."

"Students are admitted starting from their second year of graduate studies."

"Besides, you're a freshman, why aren't you studying? What are you doing getting involved in this?"

I'm truly impressed by what I've seen.

The freshmen these days have no sense of propriety.

It's almost impossible for undergraduates to participate in college-level programs like this.

Even when there is a shortage of people, they are only asked to do odd jobs.

Who would feel comfortable entrusting a key project to undergraduates?

Qin Ze was somewhat unwilling: "But senior, I'm really interested in this project."

"Your interest alone won't help."

The senior student was getting a little impatient.

"I'm also interested in Jackson Wang, is that useful?"

"You're only a freshman, there are so many things you can do, you'd be too busy to even date."

"Listen to your senior, stop fooling around."

Qin Ze anticipated that there might be resistance.

But he never expected that he wouldn't even be able to get close to becoming a professor.

Left with no other option, he tentatively asked, "Senior, what if I use connections or pull strings?"

The senior student suddenly put down the mouse and looked up to examine Qin Ze.

These days, freshmen don't study anything right.

All he ever talks about is pulling strings and using connections.

Who taught them all?

Her tone was somewhat sarcastic: "Who do you think you are?"

Qin Ze: "I do have some connections."

The senior student laughed in exasperation: "Then go ahead and leave."

"Okay, senior, we'll meet again."

Qin Ze nodded and left the office in a flash.

The senior student watched her departing figure, her lips pursed repeatedly.

This is a key project of the university, led by Professor Wang Zhanxi, a veteran professor of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

Can your network of contacts solve this kind of problem?

joke!

Do you really think our university is like those illegitimate diploma mills?

We have no idea how this year's students were recruited. They're shameless, and they don't even know their own limitations.

It's really happening.

……

Qin Ze went downstairs and reluctantly took out his phone.

He originally didn't want to be treated specially.

But for the sake of the system's continuation and his own safety, there are some things he has to do even if he doesn't want to.

Open your contacts and find Song Zhiyu's profile picture.

Click to make a voice call.

"Hey! Senior, I need to ask you for a favor."

"..."

"The first issue is the scholarship. Can I just forget about the 30,000 yuan?"

"..."

"There's no reason, I just don't want to take up resources."

"..."

"Secondly, I'd like to join Professor Wang Zhanxi's project group in the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Could you arrange that?"