Chapter 824: Lasker Award, Slapping Fourth Sister in the Face (Two Updates in One)
September, the start of the school year.
Although summer vacation is over, the heat remains.
The scorching sun scorched the earth, and the news of Jiang Fuyue winning the award seemed to add fuel to the scorching summer heat.
The whole country was in an uproar, especially the medical community.
The Lasker Award, full name Albert Lasker Award, is another top award in the field of physiology and medicine besides the Nobel Prize.
Aims to recognize scientists, physicians and public service personnel who have made outstanding contributions to the field of medicine.
The award is divided into Basic Medical Research Award, Clinical Medical Research Award, Public Service Award and Special Contribution Award. The first two are specifically awarded to scientists, and the last two are mostly awarded to groups.
Every year, a review committee of 25 outstanding scientists from around the world will form the award. After strict confidentiality, fair and impartial review and selection by the judges, the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation will announce the list of winners in September.
When the Chinese name "FuYue Jiang" appeared behind the "Basic Medical Research Award", the global medical community was shocked.
Not to mention the situation in China, when the news came, many people couldn't even believe it.
"Is this true?"
"Are you sure?"
"mischief?"
"The official announcement of their relationship is too high-profile? Is someone trying to mess with Jiang Fuyue?"
“…”
Until the screenshot of the list of winners on Lasker's official website was exposed——
"Holy crap! It's true! Sister Yue won an award, and it's for Basic Medical Research!"
"Can you stop using English and speak something that everyone can understand?"
"Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research Award, my god! Sister Yue, can you be even more awesome?"
"What happened to the Basic Medical Sciences Award? Is it that great?"
"First of all, the Lasker Awards are incredibly impressive, and the Basic Medical Research Award is the most impressive of all. So far, only Professor Tu has won the Lasker Award in China, and it wasn't for Basic Medical Research, but for Clinical Medical Research."
"Next, let's talk about the difference between the Basic Medicine and Clinical Medicine awards..."
As we all know, the Lasker Award is also known as the "Nobel Prize weathervane" in the medical community.
Statistics show that 48% of Lasker Basic Medical Research Award winners subsequently won the Nobel Prize, while this proportion was only 28% among Clinical Medical Research Award winners.
To put it simply, the proportion of people who win the Nobel Prize after receiving the Lasker Basic Medical Research Award is higher.
"Oh my god! If Sister Yue wins this award, will she be able to win the Nobel Prize?!"
"Not necessarily, I can only say there is hope."
"It's hanging! Sister Yue is too young."
"Well, it's really difficult to be a Nobel Prize winner at the age of 20."
"What's wrong with being young? As long as you have achievements, who cares about age? Those who criticize you are just jealous, right?"
"Tsk, it seems like there have been a lot of high-level black people disguised as fans lately, under the banner of defending Sister Yue, but in fact they spared no effort to tarnish her image."
"I've been wanting to say this for a long time. Using ignorance as confidence and bravery as an excuse, letting them go all the way is simply unbearable to watch."
"It can only be said that in a big forest there are all kinds of birds."
"People are afraid of being famous, just like pigs are afraid of being fat. When Sister Yue became popular, those younger fans followed suit, shouting "Sister Yue is awesome," but they actually didn't understand Sister Yue's spirit at all."
"I'm an old fan here. I was a fan of Sister Yue because of her looks, her talent, and her character."
"As a long-time fan, I see Sister Yue's fearless spirit and her never-give-up attitude, while some only see her glamorous appearance and the glory she carries, which is extremely superficial."
"Sister Yue is not a celebrity. She doesn't need traffic or marketing. Don't bring entertainment industry practices into academia. Scientific research must not be desecrated, and it is certainly not a tool for so-called fans to show off their abilities."
"Those who follow Sister Yue just to keep up with the fashion and trends can disband and go back to your fan circle."
However, how can the person being criticized swallow this?
Immediately, across the screen, he slammed the keyboard and fought back—
"Heh, this is the first day I know that fans are also determined by age. What's wrong with being young? Did being young bother you?"
"Isn't it just refuting the claim that you're too young to win the Nobel Prize and exposing the jealous nature of some people? And you can't help but get so angry?"
"I really doubt whether those so-called 'old fans' are black or white. After all, there are too many professional black fans these days."
"So being a fan is so great? You're old, so you should be so proud of yourself? It's just a fan of Jiang Fuyue, right? Look at how capable you are, and you even feel superior because of your fandom? What a bunch of idiots!"
"And that Yue Family Army? How funny! They're still running small groups in this day and age. It's like a pyramid scheme."
"I think it looks more like xiejiao!"
“…”
The real fans were so angry about the arrogant remarks above that they were fuming. This was no longer just a verbal fight. The two big labels of pyramid scheme and xiejiao were obviously directed at Sister Yue.
Experienced web surfers can tell at a glance that someone is manipulating the trends behind the scenes.
At this time, it is time for the Yue Family Army to take action——
"First of all, we don't have an organization; we're all individuals. As for why one person appears and everyone follows, it's because Sister Yue is so popular. It's hard not to see news and trending searches about her. Everyone sees it, so they all come together, right? Therefore, we don't dare to be labeled as pyramid schemes or xiejiao [smile]"
"Secondly, those who are trying to discredit Sister Yue behind the scenes, don't think you can just hire a few haters to pretend to be fans and incite everyone. Real Yue fans have sharp eyes and a strong ability to detect discredit. Thank you."
"Finally, regarding the difficulty of winning the Nobel Prize at a young age, please note that we said it was difficult, not impossible! Please read this carefully before arguing, and don't try to change the subject."
"As for why it's difficult, let the professionals provide the data below!"
"Here it comes—according to statistics, the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded 140 times between 1901 and 2050. The average age of all winners was 58.0 years old, with the average age of male winners being 57.7 years old and that of female winners being 63.5 years old."
"Now do you understand why it's so difficult? The reality is right in front of us, so who would want to jump out and take a look?"
"Sister Yue taught us to seek truth from facts and not listen to those fake fans' exaggerated words."
"Do you really think everyone is like a female celebrity in the entertainment industry, eager for fans to praise her to the sky? Sister Yue's excellence never needs exaggerated praise to prove it. Whether a flower is fragrant or not, passers-by will know it naturally without asking."
"By the way, Professor Xie has also won this award!"
"Really?"
"At the age of 23, he and the Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Support Foundation he founded won the Lasker Basic Medical Research Award and the Public Service Award, a double victory."
"That's amazing! But my sister Yue is even more amazing. She got it before she even turned twenty!"
"Wow... After reading so many novels, I finally see a love story in real life where both parties are equally matched and stand shoulder to shoulder."
"These two are a perfect match!"
"Actually, I'm a little curious about who has a higher IQ, the professor or Sister Yue?"
"For now, let's look at Sister Yue. After all, she's young and smart."
"I suspect you are implying Professor Xie..."
Some CP fans found the list of winners published on Lasker's official website that year, cut out the name "Xie Dingyuan" from it, put it together with Jiang Fuyue's, and then used photo editing software to make a big pink heart.
Caption: The best couple in academia!
"Ah! I'm dead! It's so sweet!"
"Don't save me, I'm going to drown in this jar of sugar."
"I never thought that one day I would find myself on the official website of an academic award shipping couples. Two words: addicted~"
"It would be great if Professor Xie and Sister Yue could go on stage together to receive their award. I'd be so drunk I'd throw up."
…
When the news of Jiang Fuyue winning the award reached Mingda University, the whole school was excited.
Li Chen put down his phone, his eyes still a little dazed, and after a while he uttered: "...She is indeed worthy of it."
Liang Jingzhou was browsing the comments section when he heard this: "There's nothing Jiang Fuyue can't do, except what she can't think of."
Gu Huaiyu sighed softly, "I wouldn't be surprised if someone told me that Jiang Fuyue won the Nobel Prize someday."
Cheng Lian straightened his cuffs and said, "With this award, our school's ranking this year is secure."
Liang Jingzhou: "Actually, I've always had a question. Didn't Jiang Fuyue attend the same Pediatrics program as us? Why was she able to develop A+ seedlings and discover F active enzymes, but we can't?"
Gu Huaiyu: "Maybe...same class, different brains?"
Cheng Lian: "I don't know if others can develop A+ seedlings or discover F active enzymes, but the person who asked this question certainly can't."
Liang Jingzhou: “?” Is he mocking me?
…
Female dormitory, Building A, Room 4-3.
Except for Jiang Fuyue, Cen Qiaoqiao, Huo Fanjin and Liu Sisi have all returned to school.
I just saw the news online.
"Holy crap! Holy crap! Sister Yue is awesome again."
Huo Fanjin silently closed his mouth which was open in surprise: "...It's actually Lasker!"
Liu Sisi didn't know about this award, so she looked it up online and said, "...well, she's always been this awesome."
As long as Jiang Fuyue wants to do it, she will succeed in the end.
At this time, Huo Fanjin's phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and said, "I'll take a call..."
After saying that, he went to the balcony and pressed the answer button.
"Hello."
"Have you thought about it?" Lin Shumo's calm voice came from the other end.
Huo Fanjin pursed his lips.
The two of them came to Mingda just as temporary students. While completing their freshman coursework, they also took language classes and took IELTS, TOEFL and GRE to prepare for studying abroad.
Now, a year has passed and it is time to make a choice.
Huo Fanjin: "What about you? Have you made up your mind?"
Lin Shumo: "The school has been decided, Stanford. Don't tell me that at this point, you're still struggling with whether to leave or stay."
Huo Fanjin: "..."
Lin Shumo: OK! You got it right!
"Didn't you tell your family that you would only study for one year?"
Huo Fanjin: "That's what we discussed, but plans can't keep up with changes."
Lin Shumo frowned: "What changes?"
Huo Fanjin: "Don't you think the school spirit at Ming University is gradually getting better? This year's domestic university rankings will definitely move up, and with Jiang Fuyue here..."
"Is this why you don't want to go abroad?"
Huo Fanjin's eyes flashed with struggle: "It's not that I don't want to, I'm just conflicted and can't make up my mind for the moment."
"I think it's necessary to remind you that while the University of Minnesota is gradually improving and is very likely to rise in the university rankings this year, you must understand that change is a process that requires time and patience. Do you think you can wait until the day when the University of Minnesota is on par with University of California, Berkeley or University of California, Los Angeles? Let alone catch up with world-renowned universities like Stanford and Cambridge?"
Lin Shumo: "The opportunity to soar to the sky is right before your eyes, yet you're still hesitating whether to build a ladder from scratch with those people from Mingda University? In the end, you might be exhausted and the height you build won't even reach the height of an office building in the city center, let alone the sky."
"Anyway, I've said everything I need to say. Make your decision quickly. Many schools will close their applications at the end of this month, and once they do, you'll have to wait another year."
"Think it over."
Lin Shumo rarely speaks so many words in one breath, which shows how much he disapproves of Huo Fanjin's "entanglement" and "struggle".
Do I still need to choose?
In terms of future development, famous foreign universities are definitely better than Mingda!
That night, Huo Fanjin couldn't sleep.
She lay on the bed, staring at the dark ceiling, her thoughts a mess.
At two o'clock in the morning, she thought Cen Qiaoqiao and Liu Sisi were both asleep, and couldn't help turning over again.
Suddenly: "Are you suffering from insomnia?"
Liu Sisi suddenly spoke, and Huo Fanjin was stunned: "...I'm sorry, did I disturb you?"
Liu Sisi has always been a light sleeper. In the past, she was on guard against her father who would abuse her when drunk, but now she is on guard against her enemies who may come and kill her at any time.
"No, I didn't fall asleep either."
Huo Fanjin breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I won't move, you go to sleep."
"Let's talk? What difficulties have you encountered?"
After a long silence, a soft "hmm" sounded from the darkness, "It's quite difficult."
"If you don't mind, you can tell me about it, although I may not be able to help."
Huo Fanjin briefly explained the matter of going abroad to her: "...My family is now depending on my opinion. Whether to stay or go, I will make the decision myself. What do you think I should choose?"
Liu Sisi: "It depends on whether you are willing to take a path that leads to a bright future, or to explore new routes. The former is less risky, you can reach for the stars and have a promising future; the latter is more risky, and if you can't find a way out, it's a dead end, but if you can, you can embrace the moon."
And how can the stars compete with the vast moon?
Huo Fanjin: "Isn't this gambling?"
Liu Sisi: "It's a gamble, a big gamble."
"Uh...is this too much?"
“But the rewards are great.”
Huo Fanjin seemed to be lost in thought.
The next day she called home first.
Mother Huo: "...Have you decided?"
Huo Fanjin: "Yeah."
"No regrets?"
"No regrets." Even if I really regret it, I will finish the path I have chosen even if I have to crawl on my knees.
Mother Huo: "Alright, anyway, your father and I can't bear to let you go to study so far away. If anything happens, there won't be anyone to look after you. You're a girl, and you're not going to be a professor, so why do you need such a high degree..."
Huo Fanjin thought: Who says girls can't be professors? Is Jiang Fuyue nothing?
Then, Mother Huo immediately added, "Except for Jiang Fuyue from your dormitory. You can't compare yourself to her. You'll feel inferior to her."
Huo Fanjin: “…”Oh.
After ending the call, she thought about it and decided to tell Lin Shumo.
After all, they called and asked.
Huo Fanjin dialed his cell phone number. After a series of beeps, the call was connected. Before she could say anything, the other end asked, "Have you made up your mind?"
Huo Fanjin was slightly stunned: "...Hmm."
Lin Shumo: "Okay, then I'll send you all the information about Stanford and several other top-ranked universities...
"Lin Shumo, that..."
"Tell me what you have to say." There was a rustling sound from the other end, probably someone was looking for information.
"Um... I'm just sorry, I've decided to stay at Mingda."
There was a sudden silence on the other end for a few seconds, and then there was a bang -
Hang up.
…
As for Xie Yunshu, she had previously said a few words questioning Jiang Fuyue, and as a result, she was severely reprimanded by the old lady in front of several sisters, and she lost all face.
After leaving the old house that day, she became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it.
I cried when I got home.
She was only thinking about Xiaojiu, but not only did no one understand her, they also kept praising Jiang Fuyue.
"Mom hasn't even met Jiang Fuyue, and she's already speaking up for her and scolding me? If she really gets together with Xiaojiu in the future, won't the whole family have to support her?"
"Look at you, aren't you just looking for trouble? You want to control what kind of girlfriend your brother has. In my opinion, you shouldn't interfere in this matter." The husband advised patiently.
"I'm your older sister, how can I just ignore her? What if Xiaojiu meets a girl with bad intentions or ulterior motives?"
"You underestimate A Yuan too much. Can't he see it?"
Only the women in the Xie family would treat Xie Dingyuan as their younger brother and take care of him. Who outside wouldn't respect him like a grandfather?
"That's not caring, that's meddling. You're just bored!"
Xie Yunshu glared at him: "What do you know?"
"Yes, yes, I don't understand, but I know that you definitely can't be the master of A Yuan."
Xie Yunshu choked.
"Forget about you, even the old lady can't control it. If that's the case, why bother worrying about it? It's thankless and offends people. To put it bluntly, it's just worrying for nothing!"
Xie Yunshu was so angry that she pushed him and said, "Who are you helping? Why are you always leaning outward?"
"Ahem—I'm a man of great righteousness, I stand by what's right, not my relatives."
"Okay, you're awesome! You're noble! I think you're just itchy!"
"Hey—a gentleman should use his words, not his fists. Why are you swinging your fists? Ouch! Are you—are you—murdering your own husband?"
"I'll let you make sarcastic remarks...I'll let you clean me up..."
"No, no, no, can't I just shut up?"
Xie Yunshu: "Humph!"
"Alright, Yunshu, we've made a fuss and fought, so you should be feeling better now, right?"
"...I, actually, don't have any other thoughts. I just feel that they are not suitable for each other, and I have reservations about Jiang Fuyue's academic achievements anyway."
"Reserve your attitude? What do you mean?"
"I don't believe that without Xiaojiu's help, she could have completed all the research by herself."
However, within just a few days, the news that Jiang Fuyue had won the Lasker Basic Medical Research Award spread back to China.
Xie Yunshu was stunned: "She won an award?!"
"Yeah, don't you know? She and Professor Xie are a couple. You, as her elder sister, are too careless." Several ladies who usually get along well with each other couldn't help but laugh and tease.
This news was like a loud slap in the face to Xie Yunshu.
When there are guests around, she still has to force a smile.
When my husband came home that night, he started by saying, "Are you still saying that other people's research results are fake?"
When the Lasker jury was vegetarian?
Xie Yunshu gritted her teeth and felt her cheeks burning.
(End of this chapter)
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