Chapter 16 Godly Man
From the drizzle of King’s College to the lakeside of Cambridge, from the coast of Rehovot to the bright stars of Silicon Valley, Levitt has met many talented students from all over the world along the way. .
Among these people, the level of genius shown by Chen Yuanguang can be ranked at the upper level, and is still a little far from the top.
But because of such an occasion and time, it was an unexpected gain from a business trip to China. Levitt hoped to give Chen Yuanguang some opportunities. The subtext of this second author was the opportunity to be his student.
As long as Chen Yuanguang proves that his theory is feasible through experiments, Levitt will help him publish it in Nature and recruit Chen Yuanguang to study for his doctorate.
"No problem, I will go back to Jiangsu University as soon as possible to get the results. When the results are done, I will send you the paper with the results for a look. If there is no problem, I will submit the paper." Chen Yuanguang said.
Because of Chen Yuanguang's success, Levitt's inner evaluation of him has reached a higher level. Geniuses always have character, and the more talented they are, the more character they have.
Humility is just an appearance. Geniuses generally need to be tempered to grow quickly. For geniuses who follow the path of scientific research, research topics are the tempers they need to face. No matter how talented you are, you still have to exhaust all your possibilities in your life. problem solved.
It is not easy for Chen Yuanguang to be able to quickly accept other people's opinions, and the opinions are at a disadvantage for himself. Levitt believes that Chen Yuanguang's character is very suitable for scientific research. Scientific research is not a one-man effort, nor is it easy to accept other people's opinions quickly. It requires humaneness and sophistication.
Especially today when the fruits are getting harder and harder to pick.
"Okay, send it to me when the time comes, and I'll ask the students in our laboratory to verify it again. If there are no problems, you can send it to Nature. At that time, I will help you tell Das and ask him to find someone to review it as soon as possible. "Levitt laughed.
Das is the head of Nature’s editorial team responsible for biotechnology. As a Nobel Prize winner, Levitt has such a “privilege”.
Chen Yuanguang said softly: "Professor, I have a small request."
Levitt looked at him: "You say."
Chen Yuanguang said: " Can you write a letter of recommendation for me? I am a senior this year and will graduate soon. I want to apply for a doctorate at American University.”
The smile on Levitt's face froze: "Don't you want to apply for my PhD?" Levitt waved the paper in his hand.
This time it was Chen Yuanguang's turn to be surprised. He did not read Levitt's subtext: "Sorry, I didn't mean that."
"What about this paper?" Levitt asked.
Chen Yuanguang explained: "Professor, this paper is to obtain proof of endorsement."
Levitt was speechless: "Whose PhD do you miss?"
Chen Yuanguang said: "The one I like the most right now is Professor Mengji Bawendi from MIT. I am more interested in his research direction."
Levitt felt helpless in his heart. Just now he was thinking about you, kid. On the road, but ended up falling off the road so quickly?
Levitt thought that when he was asking a rhetorical question, even if Chen Yuanguang did not originally intend to apply for his doctorate, he should follow his words and say that it would be an honor to get his doctorate.
In the end, the other party actually told me his true thoughts.
Of course Chen Yuanguang knew that the other party would be unhappy if he said this. He continued to explain: "Professor, I am more interested in the research direction of Professor Mengji Bawendi."
"Okay, bring me your letter of recommendation. I believe you are ready." Levitt no longer wanted to talk.
Levitt glanced at the recommendation letter and felt that it was a bit modest, so he signed his name: "The Nature one is still valid. I will not recommend you just because you didn't study for my Ph.D. "
Chen Yuanguang nodded: "Thank you, Professor."
Guo Wei understood the rest of the conversation. He was already paralyzed. Can he refuse the olive branch of a Nobel Prize winner?
You must know that Levitt was the Nobel Prize winner in 2013, not many years ago, and he is only 70 years old. He is considered young among the Nobel Prize winners who are still alive.
Being young means that the other party still has the energy to provide specific guidance. After sending Professor Levitt back to the room, Guo Wei couldn't hold it in anymore: "Yuan Guang, although I don't know who Mengji Bawendi is, but Levitt is a Nobel Prize winner!"
Mongi Bavandi will not win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry until 2023.
“Even if you are interested in Meng Ji’s research direction, you should give it another thought. You refused too decisively and did not give him face!”
Chen Yuanguang said with a smile: “My main purpose for participating in this competition is to meet him and ask him to write me a letter of recommendation.
If I refuse decisively, then my goal will not be achieved. ”
“You are participating in the competition to win the prize just to find a Nobel Prize winner and get a letter of recommendation? "Guo Wei asked.
"That's right. "
"Are you so sure that you will win the award and can you convince Levitt? "
"Yes. "Chen Yuanguang answered very matter-of-factly, "If I take the conventional route to publish the paper, I will have to wait for at least half a year, and I may also face the paper being robbed. There is a high probability that I will have a gap of one year, so I thought of this method. ”
Guo Wei was convinced. What kind of god was he? He couldn't understand Chen Yuanguang's thinking at all.
He asked again: "The purpose of getting a letter of recommendation is to study abroad. Levitt is a professor at Stanford, and Stanford is a top university. I am a little confused whether the purpose of getting a letter of recommendation or to study abroad is the purpose.
Do you regard the staged goal as the final goal? ”
Chen Yuanguang explained: “I rejected him just because he was at Stanford. If he was not at Stanford, I might still hesitate. . ”
Guo Wei felt that his brain couldn’t keep up with Chen Yuanguang’s thoughts: “Huh? Isn’t Stanford a top university?”
"Because Stanford is in Silicon Valley, and Silicon Valley is too far away from New York. My friend is in New York, and MIT where Professor Mongi Bavandi is at is in Boston. Boston is much closer to New York.
You think, It is only more than 300 kilometers from Boston to New York, and it is more than 4,000 kilometers from Silicon Valley to New York. It will be much more convenient for me to find my friends. It takes 4 hours to drive more than 300 kilometers. ”
For. For Chen Yuanguang, it doesn't matter where he goes to get a doctorate.
Guo Wei's face was dull: "Is that why?"
What kind of friend is this?
Chen Yuanguang nodded: "That's why."
Guo Wei felt that there were too many flaws and he couldn't spit it out anymore. Brother, what kind of god are you, coming from the lower world to tease us mortals?
"You are awesome. If Professor Levitt knew that this was the real reason, he would probably rush out and tear up the letter of recommendation for you."
Chen Yuanguang laughed: "Now It’s too late.”
Later, this incident became a must-have topic for Guo Wei in every chat, and as Chen Yuanguang became more and more famous, he became more and more enthusiastic when talking about it. Everyone was shocked and lamented that genius is really different.
There will be something going on tomorrow morning when Crow goes out. The update tomorrow morning may be postponed to noon or afternoon, but there will definitely be two chapters updated tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)