"Luo, today keep an eye on the galaxies brighter than magnitude 13.5 in the Shapley and Ames catalogs. At 2:45:32 AM yesterday, there was a transient anomaly in the superpulse in that region."
"Okay, leave it to me." Luo Shu draped her coat over the office chair and then placed the latte in front of the monitor.
Upon hearing about the unusual phenomenon, Luo Shu thought to himself: Is there anything more unusual than the phenomenon I observed on Mauna Kea back then?
The anomaly he observed completely changed the course of his life.
What seems like a misfortune may actually be a blessing in disguise.
For the first twenty years of his life, Luo Shu held ancient Chinese proverbs in contempt.
In his view, fortune is fortune and misfortune is misfortune. The saying "misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise" is just a way for outsiders to comfort those who have suffered misfortune.
However, after experiencing these miraculous events over the past year, he has developed a sense of awe for the unpredictability of fate and a new understanding of the interdependence of fortune and misfortune.
After the observatory on Mauna Kea received radio signals from Pluto, Roshu was first detained for a few days.
After he was released, he was immediately banned from going to the observatory, and his original research project was completely ruined.
Without data, you can't write a thesis and you can't graduate.
My advisor told me to change my research direction. Changing research direction in the third year of my PhD is a completely ridiculous thing. If this goes on, it will take me eight years to complete my PhD.
It's possible that things won't go smoothly and it could even take ten years to complete a doctorate.
After much painful reflection, Luo Shu decided to switch from a PhD to a Master's program, hoping to get leniency from her supervisor and graduate as soon as possible.
A master's degree it is.
I've only ever heard of bachelor's degree holders transferring to associate's degree programs online, but I do know friends who have done it – there are quite a few such cases.
It's easy to lose interest in a PhD program at times.
Since he was caught in the crossfire, it was entirely an undeserved misfortune. His doctoral supervisor was well aware of this, and therefore went to great lengths to help him transfer from his doctoral studies to a master's program and graduate as quickly as possible.
The result was a magical turn of events; firstly, Luo Shu graduated smoothly and quickly.
Luo Shu originally planned to return to China to see if she could pursue a doctorate or find a job in her field.
His family is so wealthy that they could support him for life even if he didn't work. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have studied astronomy.
In addition, Luo Shu himself had made some money in the capital markets during his years in America. Going back to a quiet life wouldn't be a bad option.
Before he could make up his mind, his doctoral advisor approached him, saying that one of his former students worked at Apple and asked what he thought. He added that if the student wanted to go, he could recommend him.
Luo Shu was surprised and asked, "Are you going to switch to being a programmer?"
Becoming a programmer is also a viable path, after all, there are many ways to get to IT.
Many people who go to America for graduate studies, regardless of their major, end up becoming software engineers.
Back when Shi Yigong was pursuing his PhD at America University, he didn't just get a master's degree in computer science as a backup plan.
Luo Shu had considered this path, but he had very little interest in computers.
Moreover, temporarily switching to coding usually requires about a year to learn the relevant knowledge and practice LeetCode.
Luo Shu's guiding principle has always been not to force herself to do things she doesn't like.
So he only considered becoming a programmer before giving up.
"No, it's still astronomy-related work. You'll only know the specifics when you get there. I have a general idea, but I can't tell you right now."
“You signed a confidentiality agreement before, I believe you should be able to guess what it is.”
As a result, Luo Shu successfully joined Apple, and his job was exactly as he had expected: mining Magic coin.
The fact that the American government does not employ Chinese students, or even people of Chinese descent, does not mean that Apple will not employ them.
The vast majority of STEM students at America are Asian, with Chinese and Indian students making up the majority.
If we don't hire Chinese people, we won't find enough people to do the work.
Not only did they get a work visa, but their income at Apple was also slightly higher than that of software engineers recruited through campus recruitment.
For Luo Shu, none of this mattered. What mattered was that he could once again access the magic coin and magic.
He had thought magic was out of his reach, but now it seems there is some hope.
I traveled from Hawaii to Texas, the largest state in the southern United States.
Apple has invested heavily in building a new observatory near Fort Davis, Texas. However, Roshua works in Austin and only visits the observatory occasionally.
The internet has made data transmission far too convenient.
After sitting down, Luo Shu, as usual, first browsed through the emails and replied to those that needed to be replied to promptly.
After replying to emails, I'll glance at WeChat, chat for a bit, and then start my workday.
Knowing when to slack off at work is an essential skill, especially in America, where the Indians' slacking-off skills are something Luo Shu can only admire.
"Damn it, this is just pure bad luck. It's like bad luck just kept piling on bad luck." This was a message Luo Shu's high school friend sent eight hours ago.
Luo Shu asked, "What do you mean?"
After graduating from university, they both chose to pursue doctoral studies. They had a lot in common and often chatted online. They would also go out for a meal together when they returned to their hometown for the Chinese New Year.
"Science and Technology Innovation Biotechnology has released a new lithium battery cathode material with an energy density of 700Wh/kg. My graduation thesis has to be completely overturned and started over."
I was almost graduating, and now I have to come up with a new research topic again. Scientific and technological innovation in biology—it's ridiculous!
Luo Shu couldn't help but laugh out loud at his workstation. His high school classmate was pursuing a PhD at Aurora University. He had majored in chemistry as an undergraduate and his research during his PhD was in the currently popular field of lithium batteries.
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