Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 801 - 269: Wisdom Knows No Distinction

"Tsk tsk tsk... You’re still the incredible one, Qiao Yu. I’ve always considered myself successful, but compared to you, I’m still far behind. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Look at this headline: ’Huaxia’s Young Technology Leader Qiao Yu Sounds the Bugle for Technological Offensive.’ This title is brilliantly chosen. Just hearing it gets people fired up."

In Tian Yanzhen’s office, the big boss was sitting in front of a large desk, unusually holding a phone and reading the news to Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu, on the other hand, stood obediently in front of the desk, but those lively eyes were fixed on the mentor’s teacup, just waiting to...

Praising someone is a skill, especially since Director Tian’s threshold is getting higher and higher.

However, Qiao Yu thought having the freshly crowned Fields Medal winner pour him tea should make his mentor happy all day.

After all, before winning the award, he hadn’t even done these chores for Director Tian. Now that he’s an academic heavyweight, being able to do these things for his mentor surely scores high on emotional value.

Understanding others by reflecting on oneself.

In the future, if the students he mentors are as obedient and well-behaved, he would also enjoy it.

For instance, professors like Old Xue, who hasn’t recruited many good students, probably won’t experience this kind of bliss in this lifetime.

But considering Old Xue’s age, there’s still hope...

Indeed, Qiao Yu was hardly paying attention to what Tian Yanzhen was reading to him, instead thinking about how to quickly satisfy his mentor’s feelings so he could get on with his work.

Finally, after finishing the sycophantic article, Tian Yanzhen felt parched, took a sip from his teacup to wet his throat, and was just about to continue advising his little disciple when Qiao Yu made a move.

Tian Yanzhen watched wide-eyed as Qiao Yu quickly picked up his teacup, refilled it with water, and respectfully placed it back on the desk in its original spot.

This disciple’s courtesy was so adequate that it left his mind blank, making him forget what he was about to say.

"You... every day, with nothing else..."

Tian Yanzhen wanted to say, "If no other skills have improved, you still know how to flatter," but realized this comment might apply to Chen Zhuoyang, not to Qiao Yu.

The most important thing was that Qiao Yu’s obedient behavior was really appreciated by him. For a kid in their rebellious phase to still respect his teacher, you couldn’t ask for more.

"What else, Director Tian?" Qiao Yu asked with an innocent face.

There are still more than three months until he turns eighteen, so this trick wouldn’t work after next February.

That’s the Huaxia culture for you: although in the eyes of parents, a person over eighteen is still a child, once an adult, a boy acting all innocent and cute would be intolerable even by his own parents...

"Nothing..."

Tian Yanzhen took a sip of the tea Qiao Yu personally poured him. It seemed to have an inexplicable fragrance, putting him in a great mood and making him too lazy to say anything sarcastic. He just asked with a hint of exasperation, "Did you get those professors to help promote your quantum simulation computer project, right?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu immediately acted aggrieved: "No way, Director Tian, you’re overestimating me! How could I have such influence? If others don’t know, don’t you?

Those professors joining the project group all have independent thinking. How could I influence them? I’m so young, we usually discuss matters collectively in the project group.

Not to mention, Uncle Zheng and others are watching. Whatever they say is their opinion. How could I dare disrespect those uncles and elders, let alone make unrelated requests?"

Tian Yanzhen couldn’t help but glare at Qiao Yu.

This kid is obedient, sure, but can’t seem to tell a truthful word. Always talking about discussing together, not daring to disrespect the elders.

Clearly running a one-man show in the project team!

In every meeting, he would remind everyone that the project team members aren’t fixed, and if they can’t keep up, they’ll be eliminated from the project group.

He had all the professors tightly under control, leaving them too angry and helpless to speak up.

Tian Yanzhen couldn’t understand how Qiao Yu could say such things in front of him. Did he really think he didn’t know what was going on at the research center?

"Alright, I’m not interested in how your project team operates. You know inside how much respect you give the professors. But since the top brass has approached me, I have to ask.

They send a request for opinions to various industries to collect feedback as a reference. And there you are, taking the opportunity to promote externally, making it seem like the project is all set and ready to go."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu got anxious and immediately retorted with confidence: "Now that’s nonsense! Am I that kind of person? So many people believe in this project!

You don’t know, Microsoft, Google, Intel, they’re all interested! If they wanted to invest, I wouldn’t even give them a chance!

Really, just yesterday, Google’s Professor John Martinis reached out to me about it. He asked if their inspection team could join the project.

He even argued that if we really want to design this new type of computer, it should be with the Quantum Alliance. I outright refused. I told him that we didn’t even know if the project would be approved. Guess what he said?

He said the units in the alliance could fund it! Even if the alliance wouldn’t, Google could sponsor my research. He also mentioned they have many ready-to-use labs.