Super Island Tycoon-Chapter 640 - 639 Funding

But after hearing Jiang Cheng's invitation, Yang Jiqian said something that shocked everyone.

You mean you want to invite me to do research on dark matter with you? I'm afraid I can't agree to that.

Because I'm still studying right now, and being a PhD student is really busy. Soon, I'll have to write my dissertation, so I probably don't have time to do research with you.

Yang Jiqian outright rejected Jiang Cheng's invitation, which made everyone want to go up and strangle her.

Such a coveted opportunity was right in front of her, but she directly rejected it without the slightest hesitation.

If you encounter such a good opportunity and don't appreciate it, that's surely inviting trouble from the heavens.

The key is that the reason Yang Jiqian gave was so lazy—being busy with writing her dissertation and having no time just seemed so unreliable.

Writing a dissertation is nowhere near as important as doing research with Jiang Cheng; many people would probably agree to Jiang Cheng's request even if it meant giving up their PhD.

Perhaps only someone as naturally dazed as Yang Jiqian would do such a thing. In her heart, she genuinely believed she had no time because she was busy writing her dissertation.

I guess in Yang Jiqian's confused little mind, she never considered the benefits this matter could bring her. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

She simply felt that she genuinely had no time to do research with Jiang Cheng, so she unthinkingly rejected Jiang Cheng's invitation.

This shows that Yang Jiqian is truly a pure person, with absolutely no utilitarian mindset.

Yet the more Yang Jiqian acts like this, the more Jiang Cheng wants to recruit her.

Jiang Cheng has never met anyone so interesting. If he misses this chance today, he might regret it himself in the future.

Since Jiang Cheng was reborn into this world, he has never been rejected like this before.

This, instead, ignited Jiang Cheng's fighting spirit. He couldn't believe he couldn't win over an 18-year-old girl—if word got out, that would be too embarrassing for him.

So Jiang Cheng continued to invite Yang Jiqian, saying: "I'm planning to build a large physics lab, with conditions that will be the best in the world.

I'll also personally design many experimental devices. You won't find such advanced equipment anywhere else—they're exclusively available for you to use in research.

Plus, in my lab, research funding is not an issue. Every research project has unlimited funding; you can conduct as many experiments as you like without worrying about budget constraints.

You also don't have to worry about your personal benefits; I'll offer you the best salary package, absolutely the highest salary for a researcher in the world.

This time, Jiang Cheng laid out his conditions, hoping to persuade her with them.

However, now the atmosphere seemed a bit strange, especially since Jiang Cheng's words had a persuasive tinge.

It seemed like Jiang Cheng was a strange uncle trying to lure an unsuspecting little girl.

After laying out his conditions, Jiang Cheng waited for Yang Jiqian's response.

This time, he was very confident in his offer. He simply didn't believe such good conditions couldn't sway Yang Jiqian.

We don't know if Yang Jiqian was moved, but everyone listening was very tempted.

The physicists' eyes were shining, completely captivated by the conditions Jiang Cheng offered.

The best experimental equipment, the best research environment, unlimited research funding—each of these conditions sounded so enticing.

Especially the part about unlimited research funding—it made the physicists exceedingly envious.

No researcher would claim they don't lack funding. Conducting experiments is a costly activity—expenses for materials, equipment wear, and supplies are concerns for every researcher.

Some experiments have huge expenditures, and in the end, they might not even get the desired result.

Virtually every researcher worldwide faces research funding shortages; no laboratory has enough money.

Buying just a few pieces of equipment could consume most of a year's budget; doing a few more repetitive experiments might even exhaust it.

These physicists had relatively good conditions, being at Qinghua University, the top institution in Huaxia, and their research funding was already much more than others.

Those from ordinary universities can barely make do with a year's funding. But even these top scholars at Qinghua University continually face funding shortages.

The government strongly supports their research projects every year, yet they still have many experiments they can't proceed with, just because the lab funds run out.

Every year, departments have intense battles for limited government grants, even competitions within the same department.

Every year, they argue intensely before reaching a distribution plan.

There's only so much funding available, and everyone wants more for themselves. This is why such situations arise out of necessity.

Now Yang Jiqian has such a good opportunity, fully able to spend research funds freely.

Such conditions make those physicists envious—this is the treatment they've dreamed of having.

However, unfortunately, Jiang Cheng isn't inviting them, but rather Yang Jiqian, so all they can do is watch enviously.

After hearing Jiang Cheng's conditions, Yang Jiqian seemed a bit moved.

This time, after hesitating for a while, she gave her final answer.

Your conditions are great, but I'm still studying. I really don't have any spare time to go to your place.

How about you wait for me for half a year, and after I graduate, I'll go to your lab.

Yang Jiqian was really torn, as she really wanted to work with her idol.

But she couldn't let go of her PhD pursuit just to go with Jiang Cheng.

Actually, she had another reason she didn't mention, her mother had always told her to focus on her studies, and to think about work after getting her PhD.

That's why she's so attached to her degree—she listens to her mother.

Yet she really wanted to do research with Jiang Cheng, so that's why she asked him to wait for half a year.

When Yang Jiqian expressed her decision, everyone's jaws were about to hit the ground.

All, including Jiang Cheng, didn't expect Yang Jiqian to reject Jiang Cheng's invitation.

Jiang Cheng had laid out such tempting conditions, but Yang Jiqian remained unmoved, insisting she'd talk after graduation.