"I met an acquaintance," Zhou Mo said.
"Who is it?" Shen Pan asked.
"Tai Ning, Ren Huaibo's predecessor."
Chen Pan was stunned for a moment. "I just said that this person's name seemed familiar. At the beginning of the launch meeting, the host introduced her. She sounded very familiar to me, but I couldn't remember who she was."
Zhou Mo thought for a moment and asked, "Why is she here at the launch meeting?"
Chen Pan: "She used to work for a CRO company in the capital and has a rich resume. She was also endorsed by a big boss from that company and recommended to several pharmaceutical companies in Dongjiang, including Wencheng. Who knew she didn't end up going to those companies and ended up going to your college instead? But she's a rare talent. Wencheng's current project includes a cross-disciplinary project sponsored for her. As for what a cross-disciplinary project is... you should know."
Zhou Mo nodded, of course she knew everything.
Scientific research topics are divided into horizontal topics and vertical topics.
Horizontal projects are generally sponsored by companies and are mainly aimed at research that meets social needs. It sounds very lofty, but in reality, there are often some interests between the companies and the project leaders, but they cannot directly transfer financial benefits. Giving the project leader a project makes the money reasonable and legal.
The company does not care whether the goals can be achieved according to the expected results in the project book.
Of course, if you want to use the money in the project, you have to go through the formal reimbursement process, but even if the process is legal, the source of the documents used for reimbursement may not be certain.
In the past, when project funds were not strictly managed, general value-added tax invoices could be reimbursed. When you went shopping in a mall, whether you bought clothes or anything else, you could spend a little more money and ask the merchant to issue an invoice. The invoice for buying clothes could be changed to buying stationery or something like that, and you could get all the money reimbursed.
It is equivalent to personal expenses, all of which are paid from project funds, so many teachers do not drive to and from get off work, but take taxis, because taxi invoices can also be reimbursed.
As long as the company is willing, it can get a horizontal project, and it is not difficult.
This is not the case with vertical topics.
Vertical projects are various fund projects set up by government departments. They are limited in number, have guiding directions, are strictly reviewed, and have a large weight in the promotion of professional titles, so they are more difficult.
The higher the level of the leading unit, the higher the difficulty.
National-level projects are the most difficult, followed by provincial and municipal levels.
There are also some major projects that will not even give you the opportunity to apply. They will be directly delegated by national-level units to a specific scientific research institution to handle or take the lead. Many of these may involve confidential levels.
What Shen Pan meant was that Tai Ning was a capable person, with big bosses behind her in her work and scientific research, and Wencheng was also willing to give her horizontal projects.
In short, Tai Ning is not simple.
"The 'rival' who interfered with your previous relationship has returned in such a high-profile manner. Aren't you afraid that she will hate you too?" Chen Pan asked.
"There's no reason for her to hate me," Zhou Mo said. "I've already said it. I don't care about Ren Huaibo at all. If she still sees me as an 'enemy', she's just not in her right mind."
"Emotions have a greater impact on people than facts. Not everyone is so rational," Shen Pan said. "After all, if it weren't for you, she wouldn't have run away with Ren Huaibo with her tail between her legs."
"If she is irrational, I have a way to help her become 'rational'," Zhou Mo said confidently.
"What method?" Shen Pan was curious.
"The video of her and Ren Huaibo chewing each other is still in my cloud drive," Zhou Mo said. "I was planning to delete it when I was sorting through my cloud drive, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. After all, it's a handle, and if I delete it, I'll never get it back."
"Wow," Shen Pan said with a wicked smile, "You can be so sinister sometimes. You haven't been waiting for this day all these years, have you?"
"It's important to be on guard against others," Zhou Mo said. "If Tai Ning doesn't mess with me in this lifetime, this video will just stay in my online disk and won't be released. If she has other intentions... I'm sorry."
Zhou Mo must release the video and settle old scores, even if it means losing everything.
"Ruthless and smart enough," Shen Pan gave Zhou Mo a thumbs up.
Zhou Mo smiled faintly, "Eat the cake quickly, I'm starving."
The two finished their lunch.
Zhou Mo thought that after eating and drinking, the best thing to do was to have a good sleep.
However, Shen Pan held Zhou Mo back and refused to let her go, saying that she wanted her to accompany her to see the "handsome guy".
Zhou Mo was completely speechless. He poked her forehead with his index finger and said, "Girl, have you forgotten your current status? You are married, but you are openly coveting men. Be careful that Lu Zhishu will get jealous."
Chen Pan chuckled, "You're still here, so why not just take you along? The law doesn't punish everyone."
Zhou Mo: “…”
Chen Pan continued to "abduct" and said: "That guy is very handsome, really very handsome. I heard that he was a model before, and after retiring he became a big shot in the capital circle. He is 190cm tall and I heard he has abdominal muscles."
"..." Zhou Mo's face turned black. "You said he's retired from the entertainment industry and has become a big boss. Do you still expect him to take off his clothes and show you his abs?"
Chen Pan: "Even if I can't see the abs, I can still satisfy my craving by looking at people."
Zhou Mo said righteously, "If I can't see my abs, I refuse to look at people."
Chen Pan smiled mischievously, "So you were waiting here. You said I shouldn't look at handsome guys after getting married. Now that you're married too, aren't you also craving for handsome guys' abs?"
Zhou Mo: "I'm not very picky now. Not everyone's abs can catch my eye."
Chen Pan deliberately asked: "Then tell me, whose abdominal muscles can catch your eye?"
Zhou Mo glared at her: "You're asking even though you already know the answer."
Seeing Zhou Mo's unwavering loyalty, Chen Pan stopped trying to persuade him and simply said, "Okay, okay, just forget it. Otherwise, if Han Chen finds out, he might blame me for corrupting you."
Zhou Mo: "Okay, I'm going back to catch up on my sleep. I have a night shift tonight."
Chen Pan: "Why are all the shifts night? Have you offended anyone?"
Zhou Mo: "You're overthinking it. This is how it's arranged. In the first few days, we were short of people and had no time to arrange shifts. Now we can switch shifts. Whoever's got their turn will get it. Everyone is very nice and no one is deliberately making things difficult for anyone."
Shen Pan: "That's okay."
Zhou Mo: "It's better to worry about yourself than me. Chapter 7 should start submission, right?"
When Shen Pan heard this, his face was dejected, "If you don't submit the manuscript, we can still be friends."
"Okay, let's not talk about it," Zhou Mo compromised, "Keep going, I'm leaving."
"Yeah, bye."
"Bye-Bye."
Zhou Mo came out of the venue and was about to take the elevator downstairs.
The elevator door opened and a person walked towards us.
"Zhou Mo?" the man exclaimed.
"Senior Sister?" Zhou Mo was surprised.
The person who came was the postdoctoral fellow in their building, the one who Ren Huaibo had pestered her for the code before.
"Are you attending the conference too?" asked the postdoctoral fellow.
"No, I came to see a friend," Zhou Mo said with a smile.
"I came over to see my friend too," the postdoctoral student said, glancing at the time. "I won't chat any longer. My friend must be waiting anxiously. I'll be leaving now."
"Yeah, goodbye." Zhou Mo waved.
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