Chapter 674 Foreign Professors
The days passed one after another until November 28, when the announcement of the Hurun Rich List once again made the entire Xia country excited.
Lu Yiming once again topped the list of the richest man, with a total asset of 130 billion, which shocked everyone.
You know, at this moment on the Hurun Rich List, the combined assets of the second to ninth richest people only amount to 52.4 billion, which is less than half of Lu Yiming's!
The combined assets of the other ninety-nine richest people on the entire Hurun Rich List are barely equal to Lu Yiming's.
What does it mean to take one for a hundred?
This is one against a hundred!
Even though the Forbes list of the United States had already been released once at the end of October, many people in the domestic business circle had already known that Lu Yiming had become the richest man in Asia.
But most ordinary people don’t know that compared to Forbes, people in China are more familiar with Hurun’s Rich List.
Therefore, the disclosure of Lu Yiming's assets this time caused a huge response among the public.
Many ordinary people who only earn 700 to 800 yuan a month find it difficult to understand how Lu Yiming made the 130 billion yuan. Newspapers, television, and radio are full of news about Lu Yiming.
Outside the Moxin Technology Laboratory building, Lu Yiming, who had just had a great time in the laboratory, was unexpectedly surrounded by a group of reporters as soon as he walked out.
"Mr. Lu, the Hurun Rich List says you have 130 billion in assets. Is this true?"
"Probably. I didn't count carefully."
Everyone was choked when they heard this. Lu Yiming's light answer was hard for them to accept.
After all, this is 130 billion, not 1,300 yuan. How can you be so calm?
A reporter asked: "Mr. Lu, why do you only invest in U.S. stocks? After all, as a Xia countryman, don't you consider investing in X stock?"
Lu Yiming teased, "My journalist friend, don't you know what the X stock market is like now? Are you trying to lead me into a cesspool? Tell me honestly who sent you here?"
The reporters around laughed when they heard it.
Lu Yiming continued, "Let's get back to the point. How do you know I didn't invest in X stock? I also bought a lot of Moutai shares, okay?"
Moutai's stock was listed at the end of August. At that time, the stock market was not doing very well, so Future Capital bought a large number of Moutai's circulating shares at a very low price.
Although the returns that Moutai stocks can bring are actually just that given the speed at which Lu Yiming makes money, it is still quite good as a ballast for funds and is much more reliable than depositing it in a bank.
One reporter immediately understood what he meant and said, "It seems that Mr. Lu is recommending us to buy Moutai."
Lu Yiming waved his hands and said, "No, I didn't. Don't talk nonsense. I didn't recommend stocks to anyone. And I will hold Moutai's stocks for a long time and won't speculate. I also advise everyone not to speculate in stocks. If you really want to get rich, you still have to invest more in yourself, such as signing up for more courses and learning more useful skills. The country's economy will get better and better, and there will be more and more emerging industries. In the next ten years, what everyone lacks is not the opportunity to get rich, but the ability."
After finally getting rid of the harassment of these reporters, Lu Yiming had just gotten into the car when he unexpectedly received a call from Ning Xuehua.
"Son, we just saw the news that this year's Forbes Rich List has been released, and you have become the richest man in Xia Country, surpassing Li Chaoren? The newspaper said that you have more money than Li Chaoren."
Lu Yiming thought Ning Xuehua had called him out of the blue for something. After hearing what Ning Xuehua said, he immediately laughed and said, "In terms of personal assets, I probably have more, but when it comes to wealth, Li Chaoren is still richer. It's just that his assets have been transferred through various means."
The other party seemed to be on speakerphone, and Lu Ding said, "That's right, old ginger is still spicy. People are afraid of being famous, just like pigs are afraid of being fat. You should learn from them."
Lu Yiming said very seriously: "Dad, I understand that if a tree stands out in the forest, it will be destroyed by the wind. But I made money too fast, and I haven't had time to transfer it yet."
Lu Ding: “…”
He had originally wanted to teach his son a lesson, but when he thought about the truth, he felt a little frustrated as a father.
After calling home, Lu Yiming unexpectedly received a call from his high school principal, Wang Hongsheng.
"Hey, Lu Yiming, congratulations! In just two years, you've become the richest man in Asia."
Lu Yiming said modestly: "It's just an empty title, don't take it seriously."
Wang Hongsheng said, "That's right. The students in the school are very curious about you, and the school also thinks your personal experience is very inspiring. They want to invite you to come back to your alma mater to give a speech to cheer up the students who are about to take the middle school entrance examination and the college entrance examination. When do you have time?"
However, Lu Yiming decisively refused: "Principal Wang, forget about the speech. I've done it once before. This time I just became the richest man in Asia. Wait a few years, when I become the richest man in the world, it won't be too late to come back and give a speech at school."
After a few years?
The richest man in the world?
How dare you say that!
Wang Hongsheng wanted to complain but didn't know where to start.
Zhonghai Jiaotong University.
When the bell rang, Yu Kebao didn't hesitate for a second. He just shouted "get out of class is over", put the lesson plan under his armpit, and hurriedly left the classroom.
He had just walked out of the door for a short distance when he was stopped by someone.
"Professor Yu."
Yu Kebao looked carefully and found that the person who called him was Ding Kuilin, the president of Jiaotong University.
Standing next to Ding Kuilin was Yin Zihao, a professor of physics.
Yu Kebao had no choice but to stop and greet them, "President Ding, Professor Yin."
Ding Kuilin smiled and said to Kebao: "Professor Yu, we just got the news that Mr. Bruno Juett will come to our school for academic exchange, and he specifically mentioned you. He will arrive at the school at 6 pm. Let's go to greet him together."
It is normal for top universities like Zhonghai Jiaotong University to have academic exchanges on a daily basis. However, after all, they are professors from foreign countries, so the reception will of course be more grand.
But Yu Kebao was currently working on the exfoliation of a single-layer graphene structure, and had already reached a critical point, so he had no interest in these social events. He immediately said, "I'm busy, I still have to go to the lab to do experiments, I'm not interested in these social events, you can just go and take them."
Before Ding Kuilin could say anything, Yin Zihao started to yell in dissatisfaction: "Yu Kebao, how did you talk to the president? Is this just a normal social interaction? Foreign professors have come all the way to visit our Jiaotong University. If we can't show our sincerity, how can that be justified? Humph, people like you really don't have consciousness. Isn't the president doing this for our Jiaotong University? How dare you put on a bad face?"
Ding Kuilin was obviously very pleased with Yin Zihao's flattery. He raised his neck slightly, looking as if he was half a head taller than others.
"Professor Yu, as far as I know, Bruno Jewett is a professor of physics at the University of Manchester and a fellow of the Royal Society of England. He is also an expert in the research of two-dimensional atomic crystal materials. Such an exchange opportunity is very rare."
If it were in the past, this would naturally be a rare opportunity for him to communicate.
But right now, graphene research is reaching a very important stage. This is Nobel Prize-level research, how can it be compared with a mere opportunity for exchange and learning?
Yu Kebao said, "President Ding, my research is really important, and the results will be released in the next few days. I really don't want to waste time on socializing and exchanges."
Yin Zihao sneered at the side, "Important? How important can it be? I think you are blinded by money. That Lu Yiming invests hundreds of millions every year. If everyone shares it, they can get several million every year."
When he said this, Yin Zihao was extremely jealous. Although his academic ability was not very good, he was very good at currying favor, so he was definitely better than Yu Kebao in the Physics Department, and the research funding he received every year was much more than Yu Kebao's.
However, recently Yu Kebao was lucky enough to be spotted by Lu Yiming, who directly invested money to set up a technology company and a laboratory, using all imported world-class equipment, and also had several hundred million yuan in research funding every year. Yin Zihao had long been jealous beyond recognition.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he would of course flatter Yu Kebao and kick him hard a few times, so as to vent his anger a little.
It would be great if we could hinder Yu Kebao's research.
Although Ding Kuilin admired Yu Kebao's behavior of bringing in Lu Yiming, the financial sponsor, he still had to behave properly as the principal. If Yu Kebao couldn't even be invited to a social event, where would his reputation as a principal be?
"Professor Yu, the experiment can be done at any time. The experimental materials are there and they won't run away on their own. What's the problem with doing it later? We are a country of etiquette. The professor has come from afar to visit us for academic research. We can't lose our manners."
"this……"
Seeing that these two people were determined to achieve their goal, Yu Kebao, who was not good at speaking, didn't know what to say and could only agree reluctantly.
After all, if you anger the principal , who will evaluate your professional titles in the future?
Ding Kuilin said, "Let's go then."
The school's top leaders have all been mobilized. They are all dressed in suits and ties, looking presentable. They have even called on a hundred female students, who are wearing uniform clothes and holding flowers. They are now waiting for Bruno Juett's arrival on the boulevard in front of the school gate.
In the crowd, Yu Kebao, wearing a tight suit, had his mind full of experimental data. After standing for a while, he felt uneasy and anxious.
After waiting for more than an hour, two business cars finally drove towards the school from afar.
"Here I come."
Yin Zihao quickly instructed the students, "Cheer up and welcome our foreign friends with the best attitude. Come on, get ready, one, two, three, shout, welcome, welcome, warm welcome..."
"Welcome, welcome, warm welcome..."
Amid the crisp cheers of welcome, an old man who was not very tall appeared in everyone's sight.
Ding Kuilin hurried over and said with a smile on his face: "Dear Professor Bruno, welcome to our Zhonghai Jiaotong University for a visit and exchange."
Yin Zihao was about 1.7 meters tall, a little taller than Bruno Juett. He quickly shrunk his neck and bent his waist, making himself a few centimeters shorter than Bruno Juett. Then he said in a flattering manner: "Welcome Professor Bruno to our school. Our school is honored. I am Professor Yin Zihao from Zhonghai Jiaotong University. I am very happy to meet you and look forward to having academic exchanges with you."
Bruno Juett didn't understand the words like "flourishing in a humble house" at all, and even the translator beside him didn't know how to translate them. He could only smile at Yin Zihao.
Yin Zihao glanced at Yu Kebao and said sarcastically, "Didn't you say you had very important research? Professor Bruno is an international expert in the field of two-dimensional atomic crystal materials. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you encounter any problems, you might as well ask Professor Bruno for advice and let him give you some pointers on your research."
Bruno Juett nodded with a bit of arrogance, but still pretended to be elegant, and said: "I came to Xia Country and Zhonghai Jiaotong University this time for us to learn from each other and conduct academic exchanges."
He looked at Yu Kebao and said, "If you have any questions, you can ask them and I will answer them for you."
Yu Kebao deadpanned, “I’m thinking about how to mass-produce graphene.”
“Mass…production…of graphene?”
Hearing these key words, the expression on Bruno Juett's face suddenly became quite interesting.
One of the reasons why he came here was because he heard that Zhonghai Jiaotong University and Lu Yiming were working together on graphene, and he wanted to come and find out.
How does he know how to prepare graphene?
This is a cutting-edge topic worldwide.
Also mass produced.
If I knew how to mass produce, I would have won the Nobel Prize long ago. Why would I come here to hang out with you?
Seeing that Bruno Juett didn't speak, Ding Kuilin thought that Bruno Juett was unhappy with Yu Kebao's question, and he immediately became anxious and turned to ask Yin Zihao: "What is graphene?"
"This is a new type of material that is still in the theoretical stage," Yin Zihao said.
Then he looked at Yu Kebao and said, "You've been busy lately, are you working on graphene?"
Yu Kebao was an honest man. He nodded seriously and said, "Yes, thanks to President Lu pointing out the direction of research, the laboratory has made considerable progress."
Yin Zihao laughed after hearing this: "Mr. Lu? You are talking about Lu Yiming, right? He hasn't even graduated yet, how can he point out any research direction? Does he understand materials science? This is ridiculous to the extreme. You said he can make money, I admit that, but you said he understands scientific research, do you believe it yourself?"
If it were before, Yu Kebao would certainly not believe it, but in recent times, they have produced a lot of research results according to the research direction pointed out by Lu Yiming, which made him believe that Lu Yiming is a real talent.
Amid the heated argument between the two, Bruno Juett remained silent for a long time. The speaker may not have meant it, but the listener took it to heart. Professor Yin Zihao's academic level was not high enough, and coupled with his preconceived ideas, he did not understand how crucial the questions Yu Kebao had just asked were.
But Bruno Juett is not like that. As a fellow of the Royal Society of England, his achievements in the field of materials science are unquestionable. Therefore, he naturally saw that Yu Kebao's research had clearly entered a critical stage - this is planning to mass-produce graphene!
You should know that in today's global academic circles, research on graphene is still at the theoretical level, and no one even knows how to create the graphene structure.
Are you ready for mass production?
Everyone is saying that the field of graphene may be the research field most likely to win a Nobel Prize today!
Bruno Juett's breathing became faster and faster. He was eager to learn more about the research progress of graphene, so he walked up to Kerbo and said, "I want to visit your laboratory."
Yin Zihao was a little dumbfounded. He didn't want Yu Kebao and Bruno Juett to get too close, so he stepped forward and said, "The banquet is already set. How about finishing the meal first?"
Faced with the temptation of the Nobel Prize, how could Bruno Juett have the leisure to eat, drink and have fun? He refused righteously: "I appreciate your kindness, but I am a scientific researcher. It is rare for me to encounter an interesting topic, so I am eager to participate."
Yin Zihao said flatteringly, "Professor Bruno, you are truly a role model for scientists! Your serious attitude towards scientific research is a role model for everyone."
Ding Kuilin, who was standing by, had no idea why the style of painting suddenly changed. After all, he was not a physics student and had no idea what graphene was. Seeing that Bruno Juett had skipped his meal and wanted to visit the laboratory, he immediately ordered Yu Kebao, "Old Yu, take Professor Bruno to visit the laboratory."
Yu Kebao flatly refused: "No."
If it was his laboratory in the school, it would be fine. Even if he disagreed, his objection would be invalid if Ding Kuilin spoke up. But Moxin Technology was a company established by Lu Yiming, and the laboratory inside was also funded by Lu Yiming. In name, he only had the right to use it, not the ownership. Moreover, Lu Yiming also made it clear that no one could enter Moxin Technology without his permission. Of course, Yu Kebao did not dare to violate the rules.
Yin Zihao was taking advantage of the situation and said angrily, "Professor Bruno is kind enough to teach you, but you don't know how to appreciate it. Do you think the professor cares about your stuff? It's just a broken laboratory. Don't you think Manchester University doesn't have what you have? You are really a fool who doesn't know how kind a person is."
Ding Kuilin was very unhappy and said with a straight face: "Yu Kebao, you are so bold that you don't even listen to my orders? You don't even give face to our international friends?"
Yu Kebao said: "Moxin Technology has a strict confidentiality system. Everyone entering and leaving the company needs to be identified. This is the company's regulations. The company is Mr. Lu's personal property. If you want me to take you in for a tour, you must ask Mr. Lu for permission."
