Super God-Level Top Student
Chapter 864 - 325: Those Who Leave, and Those Who Come

Calling themselves "cattle and horses" is actually the professors of the Mathematics Research Institute poking fun at themselves. Xu Dajiang, despite his low EQ, would never say such things to Su.

But it's true that Xu Dajiang makes extensive use of the professors at the Mathematics Research Institute.

Day-to-day research tasks and paper requirements are the concerns of the Mathematics Research Institute. However, to conduct research there comfortably, one must not only teach the students of the School of Mathematics, but also dedicate at least two hours a week to student consultations, a task that can't be entrusted to teaching assistants.

In addition, the majority of them must join in the compilation work for the Qiao Class textbooks.

Speaking of which, Xu Dajiang was truly left with no other choice. The university transitioned rapidly from an ordinary first-class university to a super university, and the School of Mathematics was rated as an A+ dominant discipline. It attracted many talented youths who could have gone directly to famous schools abroad, possibly with full scholarships, even if they didn't choose Qingbei. These students came to study at the School of Mathematics and grow along with the university.

If there were not a few prominent professors to teach these students, it would be a tremendous blow to the reputation of Xilin University of Technology School of Mathematics.

So strictly speaking, Xu Dajiang really had no choice. This was a symptom of the university's too-rapid development. Even if they went headhunting, it would not be possible to poach enough suitable professors in the short term to cope with these genius children. Thus, the professors from the Mathematics Research Institute became the best option.

No matter how brilliant these child prodigies were, or how much university knowledge they had self-taught during high school, they definitely hadn't yet encountered the most advanced and cutting-edge mathematical ideas such as Qiao's Algebraic Geometry. The Qiao Class was precisely for laying the foundation to learn such things.

Therefore, the duties of the professors at the Mathematics Research Institute were indeed heavy, and there had already been plenty of complaints. Su Mucheng was naturally aware of these issues from what she heard from Dou Dou.

"Let's not bother with that," Qiao Ze thought for a moment before speaking.

Recently, Xu Dajiang was indeed getting a bit carried away. If Su Mucheng gave a hint, who knows, he might really come and start an argument with the four academics...

It's not that they feared Xu Dajiang couldn't win the argument, but it just didn't seem necessary.

Qiao Ze was very open-minded about personnel movements.

Just as he didn't want to go to the Capital, maybe others don't like Xilin?

Everyone has their own aspirations.

And one should not impose on others what one does not desire for oneself.

From every perspective, Qiao Ze felt there was no need to forcefully retain people; if the institute was really short on staff, they could simply recruit a new batch of professors in the future.

Of course, this was based on the assumption that the four Academicians had enough influence to poach someone.

"Okay then, I won't get involved," said Su Mucheng, nodding her head without fussing over the matter further, and happily returned to her seat.

For student Su, there were indeed plenty of reasons to be happy, such as receiving blessings today...

...

Seeing Zhang Mingrui appear before him once again, Xu Changshu was rather puzzled.

They had just discussed matters yesterday, and now he was seeking him out again... It couldn't possibly be that he really wanted to hire him as a private tutor.

Well, maybe it was indeed the case.

"Professor Xu, we meet again. Do you have time for a chat?"

"Academician Zhang, hello, of course, please take a seat. Would you like some tea?" Xu Changshu promptly replied, making room for him.

The others had gone elsewhere for a visit, or rather, to talk with other people.

After all, poaching is not something where more is better. Not to mention that this time, everyone was only probing the situation.

Just as Qiao Ze said, the process of transferring these professors' jobs was quite complex, involving many steps.

"No need, no need, I just had some upstairs. I'm only here for a quick chat and then I'll leave. Don't trouble yourself," Zhang Mingrui waved his hand.

Xu Changshu didn't insist and simply put down his cup. After all, there was no water dispenser in his office; making tea would require running outside.

There was no helping it, with only three usable rooms on the second floor, and one being a large office, his small office wasn't fully equipped.

But difficulties are always temporary. The new building of the Mathematics Research Institute was nearly topped out, and the interior decoration stage was already underway. With additional drying time, they could probably move in by next year.

"You're not here to look at my paper, are you?" Xu Changshu joked.

The topic had come up just before he left the previous night.

"Of course, I will look at the paper, but there is no rush. It's the same if I wait to read it after it's published. Actually, my main reason for coming is on behalf of Academician Zhou who has entrusted me to ask if you are interested in joining our Institute of Mathematics and Systems Science," Zhang Mingrui bluntly stated his purpose.

"Ah? The research institute?" The directness of these words caught Xu Changshu off guard for a moment.

"Yes, I remember you were an associate professor at Yanbei, right? Here's the deal, if you are willing to join us, I will see what I can do to address the treatment of a full researcher at the time of contract signing. Moreover, once you are here, don't worry about having nothing to do; you can continue to work on Qiao's Algebraic Geometry. You could also help us lead a research team," Zhang Mingrui said politely.

"Academician Zhang, I appreciate your kind offer, but I have just moved from Yanbei to Xilin and, honestly, I'm not even well-acquainted with Xilin yet," Xu Changshu said, intending to tactfully decline after understanding the intention of Academician Zhang.

"What, after coming to Xilin, you've ceased to consider returning to the Capital?" Zhang Mingrui asked with a smile.

"Who can say about the future? But I haven't really planned on going back for the next few years," Xu Changshu shook his head and replied earnestly.

"Oh? Do you have any particular concerns? Actually, before I came to talk to you, we had already spoken with Qiao, and he's not really concerned about healthy personnel movements," Zhang Mingrui also put away his smile, speaking earnestly.