Chapter 129 Chapter 129 [Professors’ Attitude]…
Professor Zheng hung up the phone call from his old friend, continued to look at the paper published by Lin Yimu on the computer in front of him, and then looked at the professional comments, and couldn't help but nodded.
I just looked at the comments speculating about who published the paper, and suppressed the comments actually discussing the content of the paper, and couldn't help shaking my head in amusement.
"This Xiaomu, no matter how serious the topic is, it will always be diverted as long as it is related to him."
After saying that, he closed the webpage and continued to busy himself with his own things, but his happy mood never faded away.
Lin Yimu was busy preparing for the make-up exams. After a week of hard work, he finally finished all the subjects. The next step was to attend classes and concentrate on studying his new topic.
As for the discussion about his paper, Lin Yimu took a look after being reminded. Although he was a little puzzled as to why everyone cared so much about whether it was signed by him, he put it aside after reading it and did not take it to heart at all.
It's just that apart from the ideas he got after consulting Professor Jiang at the beginning, there has been no new progress on the new Mason conjecture for the time being. But Pastor Lin Yi is not in a hurry about this. He has more than just mathematics and physics to learn now. He still has a lot to learn. When he was at a loss in his research, Lin Yi turned his attention to the chemistry he was studying.
However, compared with mathematics and physics, chemistry focuses more on practice after learning theoretical knowledge. Therefore, in recent times, in addition to running to the Mathematical Research Center to study mathematical topics, Lin Yimu has been frequently visiting the chemistry laboratory, which has surprised the students and professors who are waiting for Lin Yimu's new results.
Professor Zheng from the School of Physics and Professor Jiang from the School of Mathematics, who had taken time out of their busy schedules to pay attention to Lin Yimu, frowned tightly after noticing Lin Yimu's actions, fearing that Lin Yimu was too ambitious and went astray, and they all found time to talk to Lin Yimu.
Office of Professor Jiang, School of Mathematics
"Xiao Mu, I heard that you have become interested in chemistry again recently, and the experiments involved are very diverse. Why, do you want to take another course?" Professor Jiang looked at Lin Yi Mu seriously and asked.
Lin Yi Mu looked at Professor Jiang with a serious expression. Although he knew that his actions would cause misunderstanding, the knowledge that he had digested in his mind needed to be put into practice, otherwise he would only be able to talk about it on paper in the future. So Lin Yi Mu had no choice.
After thinking for a while, Lin Yi Mu tried his best to find a reasonable reason, and after a long time he said: "Professor, it's not that I want to take another major, but I have reached a bottleneck in mathematics and physics, and I don't even have much idea about new topics, so I thought about looking at other subjects. Many science projects are universal, so I think the chemistry experiments written in the book are quite interesting, so I thought it wouldn't delay anything to give it a try." Lin Yi Mu looked at Professor Jiang with a look of disappointment at the end, his voice became smaller and smaller, and he felt very lacking in confidence.
Because he understood that his reason was actually untenable and would give the professors the impression that he was not doing his job properly and was indecisive.
Sure enough, after listening to Lin Yimu's explanation, Professor Jiang's face was slightly angry, and his eyes were also disappointed with Lin Yimu. "Xiaomu, do you know that every subject has its own unique charm? You can't switch to learning other subjects just because you are stuck in a bottleneck. How far can you go with such a half-hearted learning attitude? Don't rely on your talent and don't study seriously. In academics, how many people were talented at first but ended up with nothing because of not working hard and not being serious. I don't want you to be one of them in the future, wasting your talent and time, and end up regretting it in the end!"
Professor Jiang looked at Lin Yimu who was standing in front of him obediently. His heart, which had been proud of him before, was now filled with disappointment, so his words were somewhat harsh, but he also wanted to bring Lin Yimu back on track.
There are so many sub-disciplines of a subject that it is impossible to learn them all, let alone specialize in them. Otherwise, universities would not have so many majors. Lin Yimu's behavior of learning a little bit of each science and then running off to learn other subjects after achieving a little success is actually considered as being idle in the eyes of these professors.
Although other professors admired Lin Yimu, their relationship with him was just average. They would say a few words to him if they met him, but would not go out of their way to complain to him if they didn't meet him. Only Professor Jiang and Professor Zheng, who had high hopes for Lin Yimu, would take such great pains to persuade him. This touched Lin Yimu's heart, but he also didn't know what to do.
Because he couldn't tell anyone about the system he was responsible for, and other reasons were not credible in the professors' eyes, or maybe they didn't want Lin Yimu to regret it because he was indecisive and didn't learn the last few subjects well.
Lin Yi Mu was silent for a long time, which made Professor Jiang, who was waiting for Lin Yi Mu's answer after he finished speaking, frown. However, it was not because of Lin Yi Mu, but because he was wondering if what he said just now was too harsh? Hurting your child’s self-esteem?
With this in mind, Professor Jiang coughed lightly, and then softened his voice and expression and said, "Xiao Mu, don't blame me for speaking too harshly just now. I just don't want you to regret what you are doing now. After all, college only has a few years, and it is difficult to concentrate on one subject. You are also studying both mathematics and physics, which is not easy at all. Now you are studying chemistry because of a temporary bottleneck. Isn't this a waste of time? I hope you can think about it carefully."
Listening to Professor Jiang's consolation, Lin Yimu hesitated for a while, but still didn't say anything else. He just said seriously: "Professor, I know you are worried, and I know you are doing this for my own good. I can't guarantee that I will achieve something, but I can guarantee that no matter how much I learn, mathematics and physics will always be my persistence, and I will not give up any subject."
Professor Jiang listened to the resounding assurance and looked at Lin Yimu's determined expression. He knew that this child had a stubborn temper, and if he could really persuade him, he should now focus on mathematics instead of studying both mathematics and physics, and even achieve something in physics.
Thinking of this, Professor Jiang sighed helplessly. Although he was a little disappointed and angry when he first learned that Lin Yimu was going to study chemistry again, now he thinks that his choices were basically correct every time, and he even made considerable achievements, such as in physics.
Thinking of the physics paper he had seen before, Professor Jiang's persistence was suddenly deflated. He waved his hands helplessly and stopped wasting words. Anyway, he had already made a promise, so they, the old guys, just had to pay more attention to it in the future.
"Okay, I've heard your promise, and I hope you can really do it. I won't waste any more words playing the bad guy. Your fate in the future depends on you. Go back and continue your class." Professor Jiang said to Lin Yimu helplessly.
Listening to Professor Jiang's words, Lin Yimu felt a little nervous for some reason, because he understood from these words that he would no longer care about him.
Although Lin Yimu was flustered, he did not lose his composure and said firmly: "Thank you, Professor. I hope you can trust me again. I will definitely not let you down."
"I hope so."
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Not long after Lin Yimu finished talking with Professor Jiang, he was called over by Professor Zheng again. The content of the conversation was similar, but Professor Zheng's attitude was relatively gentle. After realizing that he could not persuade Lin Yimu, he only told him not to give up and continue to delve deeper into the subject of physics. After all, his talent in this area was obvious to all.
After Lin Yimu agreed and promised not to give up the physics he was currently studying, Professor Zheng asked about Lin Yimu's physics thesis.
"It's been a month since you submitted your paper, right? Have you received any news?"
When Lin Yimu saw Professor Zheng asking about the thesis, he thought about how he seemed to have not received any response since he submitted the paper, not even a response that it had passed the first review, and he didn't know how long he would have to wait.
Thinking of this, Lin Yimu shook his head and said truthfully: "Professor, I haven't received any news, not even the news of passing the first trial."
Professor Zheng frowned and was a little puzzled when he heard this, because in his impression, the review process of the academic journal that Lin Yimu submitted his paper to was quite fast. It was impossible that there was no news about the first review in a month.
Thinking of this, Professor Zheng picked up the phone and said to Lin Yimu, "It shouldn't be so slow. The first review is reviewed by the journal editor. They usually just check whether the subject matter and format meet the journal's requirements and theme. The rest is handed over to the relevant reviewers to review the professionalism. Logically, your first review notice should have come down. Please wait a moment. I'll call someone to ask for you."
As Professor Zheng was talking, he had already dialed the number. Soon someone on the other end picked up the call. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Professor Zheng directly asked about Lin Yimu's thesis. However, he didn't know what the other party said. Professor Zheng's originally calm expression gradually became very serious, and there was even a hint of anger.
This made Lin Yimu, who was standing on the side observing, very nervous, and he wanted to ask if there was something wrong with his thesis.
After Professor Zheng hung up the phone, Lin Yimu looked at him anxiously and asked, "Professor, is there something wrong with my thesis?"
Professor Zheng, who was still in deep thought, softened his angry expression when he heard Lin Yimu's question. He explained, "Don't worry, it's not a big problem. It's just that some people are short-sighted and want to suppress your paper, so they haven't passed the first review yet. But the other party didn't expect that arXIV would cause such a big fuss. Now the other party has been fired. Your paper has passed the first review and has been handed over to peer reviewers. I think the review email has been sent to your mailbox."
After listening to Professor Zheng's words, Lin Yimu finally felt relieved, but he didn't understand. Everyone who has written a paper knows that before submitting it, they will post it on arXIV for backup. This is to prevent someone from interfering and also to allow everyone to learn and communicate together.
I don’t know what the other party is thinking by suppressing his paper. Won’t it be passed sooner or later? What's the point?
"Thank you, professor. I'm really sorry to bother you again today." Although Lin Yimu had a lot of thoughts in his mind, he still didn't forget to say thank you.
Professor Zheng waved his hand indifferently and said, "It's nothing. As long as you don't give up halfway in the future, it will be the greatest gratitude to me."
What Professor Zheng said was that Lin Yimu should not give up studying physics because of other subjects.
Of course Lin Yimu understood this, and he immediately made another promise and said that he would never let Professor Zheng down. Only then did he leave Professor Zheng's office with a relieved mood.
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