Chen Zhisong agreed casually and quickly hung up the phone.
He was very upset.
He enjoyed it while having doubts at the same time, and his soul seemed to be pulled by two forces.
Given Chen Zhisong's prudence and intelligence, he certainly felt that this campaign was very aggressive and unusual.
But the benefits that came with it were really something he couldn't give up!
Especially when his mother mentioned his father!
Chen Zhisong's biological father died of cancer when he was young. Later, his mother remarried with him and formed a new family with a man who also had a son.
His mother is just a housewife, but his stepfather is a leader in their small city and his family has extensive local connections.
So after he and his mother entered that family, they were criticized and scrutinized everywhere. People were afraid that he, the encumbrancer, would bring disgrace to the Chen family, so they could just say, "He is not a biological son after all."
Chen Zhisong is both inferior and arrogant, holding his breath to prove himself.
He knew that his stepfather would not invest too much in him, so he studied hard and was an excellent student and exceller in both character and learning since childhood, far surpassing his stepbrother.
But his stepfather still only favors his stepbrother unconditionally, worrying about everything for his stepbrother and considering everything, but being reluctant to give him a word of praise.
Even later, his stepbrother reluctantly entered the system as a small civil servant under the arrangement of his stepfather, while he went across the ocean to study for a doctorate at a top university in the world with a full scholarship.
His stepfather still wouldn't say a word of approval to him.
Now, my mother actually said that my stepfather was so happy that he wanted to burn his published papers in the Chen family’s ancestral tomb!
This was the first time his stepfather had given him recognition in a meaningful way since he was a child!
Chen Zhisong was suddenly so excited that he could hardly control himself, as if the apple he had longed for since childhood was finally right in front of him.
Even though he knew the apple was poisonous, he still wanted to get it and eat it!
Giving up his last bit of hesitation, Chen Zhisong called the mysterious man again, his tone quite urgent:
"Are you sure...Wen Mo won't come back?"
The other party laughed jokingly, as if he had seen through all of Chen Zhisong's dirty and despicable thoughts.
Then, he slowly said:
"Of course. But I thought you would be a little reluctant."
Chen Zhisong didn't say anything and clenched his teeth tightly.
The other party burst into laughter:
"Men, oh men, as expected! Nothing is more important than fame, fortune and status!"
Chen Zhisong wanted to explain that it was Wen Mo who betrayed him first, and it was Wen Mo who broke the rules...
The words came to my lips, but I couldn't say them.
Because he knew better than anyone else that these were just excuses.
He just wanted to become famous, no matter the cost.
On the day of the academic conference, Chen Zhisong couldn't listen to anyone else the whole day, as his mind was full of his upcoming speech.
As time passed second by second, his heart beat faster and faster, his blood flowed excitedly, and his hands clenched into fists!
It seemed as if what was coming next was not just a short speech, but a step forward in his life!
After overcoming this hurdle, he will be greeted with more money and honor!
One day in the future, perhaps his name will be included in textbooks and he will become the object of envy of countless people!
finally!
His name was mentioned in the venue!
Chen Zhisong stood up excitedly and walked towards the stage step by step.
Countless bigwigs were watching him from the audience. Chen Zhisong knew several of them. They looked ordinary and low-key, but in fact they were super bigwigs who had won the Nobel Prize. Behind each of them stood a huge amount of scientific research funds and resources, a level that he had never been able to reach.
Now, they all sat there quietly, waiting to hear his paper.
Chen Zhisong felt refreshed at the thought of the praise he might receive soon.
But he was not carried away by excitement. Instead, he remembered the data of several key steps more clearly and made sure to recite them without thinking.
Everything that followed went as smoothly as he had imagined. There were no awkward pauses, choking, or other awkward situations. Chen Zhisong spoke so fluently that he seemed like he was possessed by the god of scientific research.
He was free and easy, chatting and laughing, and even recalled how he dealt with difficulties in his research and made a humorous self-deprecating joke. As expected, he got a lot of laughs, and the bosses looked at him with more kindness.
When Chen Zhisong finished his speech, he was met with a wave of applause.
At this moment, Chen Zhisong is the center of the world!
"Wait, I have a question."
At the back, an unremarkable man with black-framed glasses stood up.
Chen Zhisong was not at all flustered and politely invited the other party to stand up and answer.
The man pushed his glasses up and asked a few standard questions, as if he didn't quite understand the paper.
Chen Zhisong explained it to the other party very generously, and said with a smile that the task of researchers like them should be to write papers in a more easy-to-understand way so that it can benefit more people.
Many people were laughing and nodding in approval.
Just when Chen Zhisong asked the man if he had any other questions.
The man's straightforward tone suddenly changed, and he asked a very tricky question, directly questioning the correctness of Chen Zhisong's paper!
Chen Zhisong was stunned on the spot:
"What you said, well, I really haven't thought about it..."
In fact, it was because he was not the author himself and did not understand the experiment thoroughly enough.
Chen Zhisong tried to attribute this to a small mistake on his part and wanted to quickly get over it.
Little did they know that this was just the beginning!
The man asked several questions in succession, all of which were concise and to the point.
If Wen Mo himself were here, even if he couldn't answer the question, he should be able to explain his own solution.
But Chen Zhisong can't!
His understanding of this research field was far less in-depth than Wen Mo's. With his depth of knowledge, he was unable to answer on the spot, let alone think of any clue to a solution!
The most important thing is that his paper was rejected at the source!
According to the man who asked the question, Chen Zhisong's research is wrong and meaningless!
Oh, that's not right! Wen Mo's research must have been wrong from the beginning!
For a moment, Chen Zhisong didn't know whether he should mock Wen Mo for being so-so, or feel annoyed that he was the one facing such an embarrassing situation!
He forced himself to remain calm and told the man that he would go back and think about it carefully, and thanked him for his valuable advice.
The man scoffed. "Dr. Chen doesn't seem to be familiar with his own thesis. The fifth issue I mentioned is about the data in the thesis, but Dr. Chen doesn't seem to have noticed it?"
Chen Zhisong's face turned pale, and he tried to remain calm and explain that he was a little panicked.
The man smiled contemptuously and sat down on the spot.
It also made Chen Zhisong on the stage look like a clown!
Chen Zhisong watched helplessly as the expressions of those big men gradually changed from admiration to questioning! (End of this chapter)
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