Chapter 42 Signing Ceremony
The shaking hands between Zhou Ning and Principal Liu was captured by the reporters.
Suddenly, the sound of flashes and shutters filled the conference room. Vice President Liu very experiencedly turned slightly sideways, and Zhou Ning also followed his example and turned slightly sideways.
Afterwards, under the personal guidance of Dr. Lu, Zhou Ning walked to the front row and sat down in front of his name. He took off his down jacket, revealing a police uniform underneath. There was nothing wrong with the uniform, after all, it was brand new.
Dr. Lu walked up to the podium and began to introduce the software development concept and its future application direction, basically applying Zhou Ning's original plan.
Afterwards, some city leaders came up to speak, expressing their views directly on everything from financial support to support for subsequent data collection, without any ambiguity. Zhou Ning was a little surprised by their straightforwardness.
Then came the signing session. Zhou Ning was not as nervous as he had been standing at the door of the conference room. After all, everything was in his mind. He just had to sign, shake hands and take photos as required.
After finishing this, the reporters entered the question-and-answer session. Dr. Lu raised his chin towards Zhou Ning, who waved his hands. It had been a glorious day today. He was just a young forensic doctor in the forensic department of a branch, not even a novice. The more he spoke, the more mistakes he made. These were best handled by Dr. Lu.
Dr. Lu did not shirk his responsibilities and began to calmly answer the reporters' questions. Although he is a PhD in chemistry, one could sense that he had put in a lot of effort in answering these questions.
From the application of artificial intelligence technology in this software to the subsequent hierarchical design and testing of the software, the explanation was very vivid and interesting.
Zhou Ning couldn't help but give a thumbs up. His eloquence was really amazing.
After more than an hour, the signing ceremony was over. Vice President Liu stood up, bowed slightly to the reporters behind him, and said with a smile while holding the microphone:
"There is one more thing I want to ask of you. I hope you won't disclose the information about Xiao Zhou, a forensic pathologist. After all, this project is implemented at Qindao University. This honor is not only for Qindao University, but also for Qindao City and even Shandong Province. It proves the strength of our city in high-end technology.
I can foresee that the promotion and application of this software will bring about major breakthroughs in our criminal investigation and even archaeology. Many difficult and backlog cases can be re-investigated.
Therefore, I hope you can hide the name of forensic doctor Zhou and blur his face. Otherwise, I am afraid that he will be poached by other provinces before the project cooperation is completed. If the city leaders get angry with you, don’t blame me for not reminding you. "
Suddenly, the whole conference room laughed.
Everyone understood the meaning of this well-intentioned reminder. However, except for those who had been to Zhou Ning's office, few people present knew Zhou Ning's identity. They only knew that he was a forensic doctor, and a very young and handsome one at that.
After the signing ceremony, Zhou Ning was taken out of the meeting room by Dr. Lu. As for the two men in suits who attended the meeting, Zhou Ning did not have time to take a second look at them. When he arrived at Dr. Lu's office, the old man wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Xiao Zhou, forensic doctor, thank you so much today. I just received a notice from the hospital ten minutes before you arrived. I didn't mind the signing process in such a short time."
Zhou Ning smiled and waved his hands. In fact, Zhou Ning knew in his heart that Dr. Lu might have known about it a long time ago, but just didn't tell him because he knew that he was a person who was afraid of trouble. If he had known about this situation before coming, he might not have come.
"Dr. Lu, you are too polite. You guys did all the preparatory work. I just followed the process. What's there to thank you for? But now that the project team has been established, can we start work in the near future?"
Dr. Lu took off his tie and threw it on the chair.
"It's signed. I have nothing to hide from you. The project team has already started working. The equipment, personnel, and funds were in place last week, and the initial operation has begun. The day you sent me your project book, we had already started the design work, and we had started collecting data for the initial establishment of the database."
Zhou Ning opened his mouth slightly. This speed made Zhou Ning unable to react.
"Oh, it would be better if we could collect data from more places. However, I think the major hospitals in Qindao are still somewhat limited. After all, people in different regions of the country still look different."
Dr. Lu smiled and nodded, pouring Zhou Ning a cup of tea.
"I've thought about this a long time ago. I found a few old classmates and contacted 57 hospitals across the country, covering all provinces, to collect data. You don't have to worry about these."
Hearing this number, Zhou Ning was even more shocked.
“There are so many hospitals. Dr. Lu, aren’t you a doctor of chemistry?”
Dr. Lu raised his chin, and smiled like a child who had been praised, all the wrinkles on his face smoothed out.
"You look down on me, don't you? We have our own circle, and our industry is closely connected with the pharmaceutical industry. Collecting data is not difficult.
There is no need to send anyone, just install and collect data remotely. Don't worry, we initially estimated that it would take half a year to complete the first part of the software design. According to my observations these days, this time may be shortened. "
Zhou Ning nodded vigorously. He remembered that CCK also launched a version at the end of 2011, which had the function of completing facial combination simulation by oral narration.
If you can get there a step earlier, it will be easier for people to form a preconceived opinion of you.
"Then everything depends on Dr. Lu. If you need me to do anything, we can communicate online."
Dr. Lu did not keep Zhou Ning for long. All his thoughts were now focused on software development. After all, Zhou Ning
"Okay, then I'll ask the driver to take you away."
Zhou Ning waved his hand and stood up.
"No need to bother. I'll just take the bus. But who are those two men in suits that I met at the entrance of the conference room just now, Dr. Lu? Are they also teachers from our school? Or are they members of the software design team?"
Dr. Lu was stunned.
"I saw you two talking and thought you knew each other. These two people are from your system. The older one is Director Peng from the City Bureau's Technology Department, and the younger one is Director Cui Haibin, the head of the City Bureau's Forensic Medicine Office."
This time it was Zhou Ning's turn to be dumbfounded. Theoretically, this was his leader, but from the perspective of the two men, the meeting just now was not so pleasant .
"What happened to Zhou Ning?"
Zhou Ning waved his hands. He didn't think about getting promoted. The worst that could happen was that he would just avoid the city when attending meetings in the future.
"It's okay. After all, I've only been working here for four months. I just didn't know them. At the door, they asked me for directions and thought I was a student. They didn't say anything excessive."
Dr. Lu thought about it for a moment.
"Don't worry. If you have any questions, tell me. I'll ask Director Liu to communicate with the Municipal Bureau. After our software is completed, I think your job will need to be adjusted."
Zhou Ning was stunned. This was something he had never thought about. Where would he go after adjusting his job? To Qindao University?
"Adjusting work?"
Dr. Lu nodded.
"That depends on your opinion. We certainly hope that you will work at the Municipal Bureau. This will make it easier for you to debug the software later. After all, the city leaders have expressed their support today."
Zhou Ning didn't know what he said afterwards. He got on the bus, still unable to believe what happened today. Four months ago, he never dreamed that there would be such a day.
All this is because of this forensic training system. If not for this, he would just be a muddle-headed person living his life.
With his ability, it would be difficult for him to complete a complete autopsy, let alone solve these difficult cases, let alone get the attention of Liu Yongxin, Xu Dayuan, and Dr. Lu.
After expressing his feelings, Zhou Ning couldn't help but sigh.
Just then, his cell phone rang. It was Liu Yongxin calling. Zhou Ning answered the call without thinking. After all, Liu Yongxin knew he was there to sign the contract, and he was probably asking because he was worried about him.
"Hey, Master, I'm almost there..."
Liu Yongxin's voice lost its previous calmness and he interrupted Zhou Ning anxiously.
"Hurry up and take a taxi to the intersection of Xinhai Expressway and Hong Kong Road. Come quickly!"
