Chapter 219 It’s so boring for Guan Gong to watch people playing tricks!
Tokyo Amaneda Airport.
In front of the large carousel for baggage pickup, Zhang Wei was staring at the luggage exit, waiting for his trolley suitcase to come out.
"Brother, are you okay here?" Lu Yunxiang's voice sounded from the side.
In the new semester, pretender Lu Yunxiang is promoted to sophomore year. As the king with 720 points in the college entrance examination, he also got the opportunity to go abroad as an exchange student, so he and Zhang Wei came to Japan, the destination Also the University of Tokyo.
"Why are you in a hurry? The luggage just came out." Zhang Wei glanced at Lu Yunxiang and found that except for a schoolbag on his back, he was empty-handed and didn't carry any luggage.
Looking at Lu Yunxiang's careless look, Zhang Wei couldn't help but ask: "You don't want to pick up your luggage?"
"I just brought this bag! I don't have any other luggage. " Lu Yunxiang said.
"We are going to stay in Japan for three months. You don't bring any luggage? It will get cold in two days. We don't even have thick clothes. I'll freeze you to death!" Zhang Wei said.
"I have this! No need to bring clothes, just buy them if you need them." Lu Yunxiang took out a credit card and waved it in front of Zhang Wei.
The credit card was black, but it didn't have the heads of ancient Roman soldiers on it.
"What are you talking about? I thought it was the Centurion Black Gold Card!" Zhang Wei said.
"I also have the Centurion Black Gold Card. I just didn't bring it with me. That thing is valid in the United States and Europe. If you are in Japan, you have to see my card!"
Lu Yunxiang Pointing to the three letters JCB on the black card, he continued: "JCB is the abbreviation of Japan Credit Bureau. This is a credit card issued by a Japanese bank."
"You guys are quite prepared for this. I even got a Japanese credit card when I came to Japan," Zhang Wei said.
"I used to come to Japan every year, so my family prepared a credit card." Lu Yunxiang said in an awesome voice.
"Come every year? Come to celebrate Qingming Festival for Xiaozhi?"
"Mainly come with my mother, she has to go to Ginza to buy bags! The duty-free shop there has a full range of varieties "
"It's quite luxurious for your family to fly to Japan just to buy a few bags."
"Not only to buy bags, but also to stay there for a few days. My home is in Ikebukuro, and there is an apartment building." The pretender continued to pretend.
"Our family has an apartment building in Ikebukuro? Then I have a place to live in Tokyo!" Zhang Wei said with a smile.
"Our family?" Lu Yunxiang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "No wonder Brother Haotian said all day long that Chen Ming was led astray by you. I didn't understand it at first. Now I finally understand. Yeah, my brother Zijin's thick skin is from you."
"Don't accuse me wrongly! Chen Ming's thick skin is natural, but it has nothing to do with me." Zhang Wei looked at it as he spoke. Got my luggage.
The two of them laughed and came to the airport reception hall. From a distance, they saw a young man holding a piece of paper with the words "Zhang Wei and Lu Yunxiang of Tsinghua University" written on it.
"The person from the University of Tokyo to pick us up has arrived, let's go there!" Zhang Wei said.
"Brother, let me come, I can speak a few words in Japanese!"
As he spoke, Lu Yunxiang walked forward and spoke first: "Ku, you are so anxious, Hajimei Circus, Wadasiwa Lu Yunxiang..."
"Hello, classmate Lu Yunxiang, is that classmate Zhang Wei behind you? Welcome to Japan," the other party said directly in Chinese.
Lu Yunxiang was slightly stunned. He did not expect that the other party could not only speak Mandarin, but also speak it very well. He was just like a Chinese, so he subconsciously said: "You speak Chinese very well!"
“Nonsense, I am Chinese!” The other person looked dumbfounded.
"Hey, isn't this a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple?" Lu Yunxiang introduced himself again; "Hello, I am Lu Yunxiang and he is Zhang Wei. We are both from Tsinghua University."
"I know, If it weren't for Tsinghua University, I wouldn't have accepted it!" The other party smiled and continued: "My name is Zhou Zilong, and I am a graduate student at the University of Tokyo. My undergraduate degree is from Peking University."
"It turns out to be a senior fellow. Ah! Then let’s call you Brother Long from now on!” Lu Yunxiang recognized another brother.
The two universities in northern Qing Dynasty dislike each other at home, but when they go abroad, they become a family and call each other senior brothers.
This is also because Qingbei is the only top university in the country. Graduates from other universities are not qualified to call each other seniors with Qingbei graduates.
The three people got in the car. Zhou Zilong said while driving: "Japanese cars are all right-hand drive and they usually drive on the left. You have just come to Japan and you may not be used to it, but it doesn't matter. You can follow others." From now on, you can walk as others do.”
“This sounds like learning to walk in Handan!” Zhang Wei said with a smile.
“When you first arrive abroad, you have to learn everything!” Zhou Zilong paused, then continued; “Let me introduce you to the living habits in Japan first!”
< br>"Brother Long, I have been to Japan before, and I understand the biological habits of the Japanese." Lu Yunxiang said with a smile.
Zhang Wei suddenly had a premonition that Lu Yunxiang was going to show off again.
"Coming to Japan to travel? Junior brother Lu's family is in good condition!"
"His family has an apartment in Ikebukuro!" Zhang Wei helped Lu Yunxiang pretend to be cool.
"Is there an apartment in Ikebukuro?" Zhou Zilong suddenly showed an envious expression, and then said: "My dream is to buy a larger apartment in Ikebukuro, so that I can bring my parents to Japan in the future. If If you just live in Ikebukuro, there is no need to learn Japanese.”
There are not only a large number of Chinese people living in Ikebukuro, but also Chinese-owned restaurants and shops where you can buy things. Various Chinese products and Chinese food from various cuisines are available. You don’t need to learn Japanese to live in the Ikebukuro area.
However, Lu Yunxiang shook his head: "Brother Long, don't listen to Zhang Wei's nonsense! My family doesn't have an apartment in Ikebukuro."
Zhang Wei was suddenly a little surprised. He glanced at Lu Yunxiang in surprise. This sentence came out of his mouth, but it was not in line with his past style of showing off.
"What's going on? The pretender has started to keep a low profile? Is it because he is abroad and is afraid of being kidnapped by bad guys, so he doesn't dare to show off his wealth?" Zhang Wei thought to himself.
However, the next second, Lu Yunxiang put on that awesome expression again and said; "My family has a building in Ikebukuro, a whole apartment building, not a suite!"
The surrounding air suddenly became quiet.
A pretentious person is a pretentious person. Sure enough, it is still the familiar formula and the familiar taste.
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In 2005, the world ranking of the University of Tokyo was far above Qingbei. In this era, it was considered a high achievement for a student from Qingbei to go to the University of Tokyo as an exchange student.
Leaving aside national sentiments, purely from the perspective of scientific research and teaching, the University of Tokyo at that time was indeed the number one university in Asia and the only university in Asia that could compete with the top universities in Europe and the United States.
Famous Asian universities such as the University of Hong Kong and the National University of Singapore, although they are also very famous and can be ranked in the world, but in terms of scientific research level, they are really several grades behind the University of Tokyo.
The 1970s and 1980s were Japan’s most glorious period. The University of Tokyo was able to compete with top universities in Europe and the United States in various subject areas. Even today's Qingbei combined cannot achieve this.
There are no shortcomings in all subjects. This is the scary thing about the University of Tokyo! At least in Asia, you can't find such a university without shortcomings.
The University of Tokyo has never been able to rise up in the world rankings, mainly due to the two items of internationalization score and number of papers score, which lowered the total score.
For a single-ethnic country like Japan, the culture is definitely conservative and not very inclusive. Therefore, the internationalization scores of Japanese universities are generally not high.
As for the number of papers, the University of Tokyo is already relatively small among universities of the same level, and it will become increasingly rare in the future. The quantity is small, but the quality is getting worse and worse, which directly leads to the decline in the world ranking of the University of Tokyo year by year.
It can be seen that the University of Tokyo is like a microcosm of Japan as a whole, and is on the road to decline.
But a emaciated camel is bigger than a horse. The wealth accumulated during Japan's heyday was enough to last for fifty years.
At least in 2005, the University of Tokyo was still the University of Tokyo that the whole of Asia looked up to.
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Among the foreign students at the University of Tokyo, Chinese are the largest group. There are six to seven hundred undergraduates and graduate students. You must know that the entire University of Tokyo has a population of 26,000. Almost one out of every thirty-seven students is a Chinese student.
As for these Chinese international students, there are less than a hundred undergraduate students, and the rest are all here to study for postgraduate studies.
The daily life of exchange students is still very rich. In addition to daily study, there are a large number of club activities that you can participate in. In terms of university club activities, Japan is indeed very rich. If you do not participate in club activities, your classmates will most likely think that your family conditions are relatively poor.
Because poor students have to work to earn tuition and living expenses whenever they have time, so they have no time to participate in club activities.
Lu Yunxiang also has a wide range of hobbies, and he knows a little bit about sports, art, and music. He is especially good at table tennis. It is said that he practiced with retired national table tennis players when he was young.
So Lu Yunxiang went to the table tennis club to check in every day, tortured the Japanese, and pretended to be cool.
In fact, the Japanese are pretty good at table tennis, and those in the table tennis club who have a relatively high level can probably reach the level of a local tyrant in China.
But compared to Lu Yunxiang, he is still far behind. After all, Lu Yunxiang has received professional table tennis training, and ordinary wild players can't beat him.
Zhang Wei went to the comic club to join in the fun. After finally coming to Japan, of course I want to experience the Japanese comic atmosphere.
And Zhang Wei is also thinking that after he understands the Japanese comic operation system, he will copy a classic comic and submit it, and then give himself the title of a well-known cartoonist.
The teaching methods of the University of Tokyo are also very different from those in China. Professors rarely repeat the knowledge in textbooks. Liberal arts majors are basically case studies, while science and engineering majors have more practical courses.
As an exchange student, there is no pressure to earn credits. You can choose courses related to your major or courses that interest you. You can even apply to participate in scientific research projects and academic seminars to have in-depth exchanges with Japanese students and professors.
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In the exchange student dormitory, Zhang Wei is filling out the course application form.
Lu Yunxiang came over with a curious look on his face, and was a little surprised when he found that Zhang Wei was applying for political science.
“Brother, why are you going to take political science courses!”
"I haven't studied it before and I'm curious, so I went to listen to a few sessions. And the political science of the University of Tokyo is ranked among the top ten in the world and the first in Asia. It's still worth listening to." Zhang Wei replied.
"Brother, your major is not suitable for you. You are a biologist! Why don't you take biology courses?" Lu Yunxiang asked next.
“Do you think that with my academic achievements, it is still necessary to take biology courses? If I really go to class, no professor is allowed to ask me for advice!
As for academic research , I don’t even bother to participate in academic research at Tsinghua University, how come I am here to live a cheap life?” Zhang Wei asked with a smile.
"Well, I shouldn't have asked too much, but he was pretending again. When it comes to showing off, it depends on my Viagra..." Lu Yunxiang stepped aside with a depressed look on his face.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Zhou Zilong's voice came from the door: "Junior Brother Lu, Junior Brother Zhang, are you here?"
Lu Yunxiang stepped forward to open the door, and Zhou Zilong walked in happily.
"Brother Long, look at your beaming look, what good can you do?" Zhang Wei asked.
"Of course something good will happen! Don't say that my senior brother doesn't take care of you. Are you free in the afternoon? I will take you to see the world!" Zhou Zilong said.
“See the world? Do you want to take us to see mixed bathing for men and women? I have long heard that Japan has this feature, but I have never had the chance to try it! Xiao Lu, you have been to Japan several times, have you ever experienced it? Mixed bathing?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.
"I have never experienced it!" Lu Yunxiang shook his head: "But I have seen it!"
"Have you seen it? Xiao Lu, you are very knowledgeable! Tell me quickly, where did you see it? ?" Zhang Wei asked enthusiastically.
“I saw it on the computer.” Lu Yunxiang replied.
"Oh, it's not live!" Zhang Wei sighed in frustration: "Go back and share the number."
Watching Zhang Wei and Lu Yunxiang singing together, Zhou Zilong said " "Stop" gesture, and then said: "I want to talk about cross talk, you can talk slowly after I leave, let's talk about business first!"
This afternoon, the Department of Life Sciences has a very important experimental display. International students are allowed to observe it on-site. The number of places is limited. Do you want to go and see it? If you go, I will sign up for you! ”
“An important experiment in the Department of Life Sciences? Are you creating people on site? "Zhang Wei asked again.
"I'm talking about serious experiments, not filming! "Zhou Zilong snorted coldly, and then said; "The University of Tokyo has an Institute of Regenerative Medicine. Needless to say, you must have never heard of it.
Forget it, I'm too lazy to explain it to you. You just need to know that this Institute of Regenerative Medicine is very awesome. This time, the experts from the Institute of Regenerative Medicine came to demonstrate the experiment.
I don’t know exactly what experiments are going to be shown. But since it is being displayed, it must be an incredible scientific research achievement. An experimental display like this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. There is no shop like this just past this village! Whether you want to go or not, please give me a nice word! ”
"Go, definitely go!" Lu Yunxiang said impatiently.
"Zhang Wei, where are you? Are you going?" Zhou Zilong looked at Zhang Wei again.
"Me..." Zhang Wei hesitated.
In the field of biology, Zhang Wei has reached the ceiling, and now he has little interest in biological research.
“Both of us will go!” Lu Yunxiang agreed on behalf of Zhang Wei.
"Then I'll sign up for you! Remember to go to the entrance of the Department of Life Sciences before 2:30 in the afternoon!"
Zhou Zilong said, silently glanced at Lu Yunxiang, and whispered: "That number, Share it with me too!”
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At 2:25 p.m., Zhang Wei and Lu Yunxiang arrived at the door of the Department of Life Sciences, and two minutes later, Zhou Zilong also arrived. here.
"It's on time, it's not even half past two! Come on, let's go in and get disposable clothes, as well as disposable masks and masks. We must also bring them." Zhou Zilong said.
"Brother Long, when does the experiment start?" Lu Yunxiang asked curiously.
“Three o’clock.”
“For the three o’clock experiment, we came at half past two, isn’t it too early?”
“Come early, You can get a good seat! If you arrive late, you can only stand in the back row and you can’t see anything!”
The three people entered the laboratory and put on disposable clothes and masks. , masks and shoe covers, and then came to the observation area.
Although I came half an hour early, there were already many people in the viewing area. There were no seats in the first row, and nearly half of the people in the second row were already there.
As Zhou Zilong said, if you really come at three o'clock, you may not even have a place to stand.
At 2:55, experts and scholars from the Institute of Regenerative Medicine finally arrived at the laboratory.
"Did you see the leader? That is Special Researcher Takahashi, and he will operate this experiment." Zhou Zilong introduced from the side.
"Special researcher? What is this title?" Zhang Wei asked.
"It is considered a reserve team for assistant professors. As long as they make no serious mistakes, they can become assistant professors within three years." Zhou Zilong explained.
At this time, Special Researcher Takahashi signaled everyone to quiet down, and then said in English; "Today, I will demonstrate the induction experiment of IPS cells!"
On-site observation area , there was a cry of surprise immediately.
“Did I hear it correctly? It turned out to be an induction experiment of IPS cells!”
“IPS cells, are they the ones that can replace embryonic stem cells? This is the latest breakthrough in biology in the past ten years. What a great scientific research achievement!”
"I remember that the paper on IPS cells was published less than three months ago! This is the latest scientific research result."
"It is indeed the flagship research institute of the University of Tokyo. In such a short time, it has mastered This new technology!”
“This trip is not in vain to be able to observe the latest scientific research results!”
Everyone in the viewing area seemed excited, many of them. There was a hint of excitement in people's eyes.
Only Zhang Wei suddenly looked uninterested, but because he was wearing a mask, others did not notice it.
How boring it is for Guan Gong to see others playing tricks!
(End of this chapter)