Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 837 - 287: The Unknown of the New Era
Qiao Yu’s dislike for Microsoft is something Zheng Xiweng is somewhat aware of.
Ever since more than four years ago, when Microsoft made a quantum simulation calculation report under Qiao Yu and immediately released a new generation of quantum chips, Qiao Yu has never shied away from expressing his disdain upon hearing the name "Microsoft."
Zheng Xiweng couldn’t help but marvel at how deeply committed Qiao Yu is. It’s been more than four years, yet Microsoft remains his primary concern.
What kind of grudge, what kind of resentment is this!
Though he had many thoughts, Zheng Xiweng didn’t reveal any unusual expressions on his face.
How should I put it...
Perhaps young people remembering history could also be considered a virtue? Zheng Xiweng mentally found reasons for Qiao Yu.
In private, when joking with him, Qiao Yu liked to call him "little old man," which Zheng Xiweng had gotten used to.
Sometimes, because of this nickname, he felt like he was this kid’s father, worried sick about Qiao Yu.
Actually, many people wanted to be a dad to Qiao Yu. There was Professor Xue at Yanbei University, and even Principal Lan when Qiao Yu returned to Star City.
Indeed, Lan Jie is now the Vice Principal of Star City No.1 Middle School, mainly responsible for teaching work.
The main reason why he rose so quickly from being a high school group mathematics teacher to a vice principal was naturally due to discovering Qiao Yu.
The greater the achievements on Qiao Yu’s side, the faster he rose. Of course, it also had to do with Lan Jie’s diligence in his work.
Put bluntly, if he hadn’t discovered a talent as extraordinary as Qiao Yu, all those things like leaving money in his desk for students, tutoring students for free during his break time, and being serious and responsible in teaching would just be part of everyday life.
People might exclaim how great this teacher is once they hear about it, and that would be the end of it.
But with the halo of discovering Qiao Yu, every time Qiao Yu goes to Star City, he makes sure to mention the help Lan Jie provided back then, and the situation changes.
All those trivial matters that Lan Jie himself never paid much attention to became excellent material one after another and then began to lightning up his promotion.
Now Xingte First Middle School has entered a rapid development phase, with various resources being prioritized to Star City No.1 Middle School, making it hard not to deliver results. Naturally, former Teacher Lan is also promising.
Whenever Zheng Xiweng thought of these things, he felt many emotions and believed Qiao Yu’s little flaws were not flaws at all.
The vast majority of people empathize, especially when the other person is a bigwig in the industry.
So he agreed without hesitation, "Microsoft, right? Fine, I’ll immediately make a call to the brother department and as soon as there’s any info, I’ll tell you directly." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
"Thanks, Uncle Zheng," Qiao Yu responded with a smile.
Zheng Xiweng asked, "So not going out today?"
"Not going out. Today Keke is going with her mentor to attend a high-end economic forum; I’m just preparing for a press conference."
Zheng Xiweng nodded; he was naturally aware of Keke attending the forum. He had a copy of the guest list for the forum.
He even arranged the person sitting next to Xia Keke and her mentor.
"Alright then, you get busy, I’ll be next door, call me if you need anything." Having said this, Zheng Xiweng left.
Next door was the newly built intelligence monitoring room at the International Mathematics Research Center, which was his main activity location within the school.
The inside was fully equipped with various devices.
By the way, Qiao Yu had promised to gift a Tai Chi series computer to the monitoring room once it was released.
Zheng Xiweng heard that this new product had some new features that could reduce their workload by more than fifty percent.
Well, this was something Zheng Xiweng just took at face value, as their work was inherently hard to quantify.
The public’s understanding of security operations mostly came from various news and scenes on TV.
Stern-faced bodyguards wearing earpieces stood beside the protectee in sharp uniforms.
But in reality, security work is far from romantic; what the public sees is merely the last line of defense.
What’s truly troublesome is the various behind-the-scenes support, particularly for long-term security operations, which can be a grinding affair.
Security work demands constant high-level concentration, yet it’s impossible for humans to maintain high concentration for long periods, especially in comfortable environments where vigilance easily slips.
So over the years, Zheng Xiweng’s team members have changed quite a few times.
Zheng Xiweng himself was supposed to be transferred, but whenever Qiao Yu spoke up to keep him, it was practically a formality to seek his opinion.
Anyway, even if he wanted to transfer, his leader would come out and persuade him to stay. Staying with Qiao Yu had its perks, although not many had been directed at him yet.
Stepping inside, he greeted his subordinate who was watching the monitors, then went into the office and pulled out his phone to send a message to the relevant department.
He requested updates about the upcoming visit of the Microsoft president to Huaxia for reporting to Academician Qiao Yu.
There was no need to use his personal connections.
The matters Qiao Yu wanted to know about could easily be inquired about directly through his own channels. Given Qiao Yu’s demonstrated social skills and the importance attached to him, no one would refuse.
It’s just that Qiao Yu was too lazy to do such things himself. Especially recently, he was even too lazy to read emails every day.
Unexpectedly, shortly after sending the message, he received an immediate response.
"Has Academician Qiao predicted it? Mr. Smith, Microsoft’s president and CEO, is scheduled to visit Huaxia after Christmas."
