Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 809 - 273: This Man Is Courting Death!

By eight o’clock the next morning, the Qiu Deba Stadium at Yanbei University was already packed with people.

Every year, the graduation ceremony is held together for all colleges. The entire stadium is filled up to eighty percent capacity with all the undergraduate graduates, teachers, and faculty members.

In a room organized behind the podium of the stadium, the school leadership was meeting the distinguished guests invited to the occasion.

The annual graduation ceremony is a major event. In past years, city leaders and heads from partner universities were generally invited to attend.

After all, the school’s reputation stands strong. In recent years, Yanbei University has only been getting better, and the level of leadership invited has been increasing.

For instance, last year leaders from the ministries were invited to attend the graduation ceremony. The reasons for this are self-explanatory.

Primarily, it has to do with the two major projects spearheaded by the university’s professors.

In recent years, Yanbei University has also undertaken numerous national-level projects. The university already has several national key laboratories.

However, it’s clear that their importance cannot compare to Qiao Yu’s projects at this time.

If the space-based project succeeds, and Huaxia manages to remove obstacles within the Asian scope, it will essentially allow Huaxia to remain invincible in the race for modernization.

If the Quantum Simulation Computer can achieve commercial viability like today’s classical electronic computers, it would mean a reversal in the technological warfare.

From the CoCom agreement to the Wassenaar Arrangement, seventy years of technological blockade would become a historical joke. It may even begin a phase of reverse technology output.

For Huaxia, its significance could be no less than that of the space-based denial project. If both projects succeed, Yanbei University would truly rise one day.

At a certain level, the information obtained will definitely differ from that of ordinary netizens.

The progress of these two projects has never been externally reported over the past few years, but not because the research progress has failed to meet expectations. Quite the opposite, to many involved in the R&D, the progress has consistently exceeded expectations.

Especially, the design of the Quantum Simulation Computer had already seen a quantum simulation computing engineering machine launched two years ago. Although it did not meet general standards, it was particularly suitable for materials science research.

Paired with software specifically designed for materials research, it increased computational efficiency by at least eighty percent compared to traditional supercomputing. Thus, the Quantum Simulation Alliance has already set up a small production line.

Most domestic material laboratories with some expertise have already independently set up their own rooms to work with such Quantum Simulation Computers, though there has been no external promotion. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Moreover, the laboratories have signed confidentiality agreements. According to the agreements, these quantum devices are for trial use only, and during the trial period, the products must remain completely confidential.

While it is impossible to completely block information, as long as no one admits it, rumors are all that will abound externally.

These research advancements remain unknown to the general public, but certainly become known at a certain level of access.

So regardless of how the internet sways public opinion, Qiao Yu’s standing is only solidifying.

And, to be truthful, the cautious approach is actually the idea of Qiao Yu, the project lead.

Everything requires a confidentiality agreement, not to mention the space-based project. For the Quantum Simulation Calculation, the official reasoning is that Qiao Yu considers the goal initially announced to the outside world as quite far away, and publicizing progress daily feels embarrassing to him.

As for what Qiao Yu truly thinks, that is open to interpretation. Most within believe that Qiao Yu fears complacency from minor success, which could affect R&D efficiency.

Qiao Yu’s stringent demands on the internal R&D progress are likely only fully understood by those involved.

Yes, the engineers and R&D personnel at the companies and manufacturers within the Quantum Simulation Alliance enjoy excellent treatment, not only with high annual salaries but also various benefits.

Including awards for leadership, progress, etc.

Yet for those involved, these benefits feel hard-earned.

When keen to rush data collection, lab work bouncing between 9-9-6 shifts is common, and 0-0-7 isn’t unusual. Moreover, there is no room for sloppiness, as the operational standards in the lab border on extreme precision.

For example, every experimental step must be meticulously logged, detailing specific operation times, personnel involved, equipment used, batch numbers of various reagents or samples, and all utilize standardized templates.

Key experiments require at least three groups to run simultaneously, with each group responsible for their results and ensuring replicability...

Critical charts and photos are standard, and there are twelve major directives with fifty-six guidelines overall.

Should any single aspect be missing, accountability is immediately traced to the individual, and all experimental work is invalidated, not to mention that month’s performance pay and bonuses are reset to zero.

Who can handle that? It is understood that good months see performance bonuses reaching several times one’s salary.

The work remains the same, but being paid significantly less is intolerable. Yet, even more critically, nobody wants to leave.

These days, other industries might also demand the same exertion, yet such hard work doesn’t necessarily yield high salaries or supportive benefits.

Individuals working within the Quantum Simulation Alliance’s major companies’ labs undoubtedly possess adequate understanding. Most are graduates of prestigious universities with life plans and goals far clearer than the average person.

Although the work is grueling, persevering for ten years can lead to financial freedom — an opportunity not available to everyone.