Watson handed the academic journal in his hand to Niu Xiaoqiang: "Look for yourself, there is your signed academic paper on the first page." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang turned to the first page, and at a glance saw such a title "The Close Relationship between Informatics and Quantum Science", and then looked at the end of the paper, a total of two people's names were listed, one of them was Rogge, and the other was Niu Xiaoqiang.

Niu Xiaoqiang finally thought about it and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect this paper to really be published, I thought it would fail the review." ”

Watson wondered, "What the hell is going on?"

Niu Xiaoqiang recounted what happened at Boston University, and finally smiled: "I really didn't expect that Professor Rogge would really submit a paper to the magazine, let alone that this paper could pass the review, it's been a few months, if you didn't mention it, I definitely wouldn't remember." ”

Watson then understood, and he said with a smile: "I don't even know what to say about you, you didn't pay attention to such a big thing." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang was curious: "Professor, is this matter very important?"

Watson took the magazine, pointed to the cover and said: "This is the journal "Nature and Science", which has a good reputation all over the world, and it is impossible for ordinary papers to be published on it, and the paper created by you and Rogge is not only published on it, but also an important position on the first page, which shows that the "Nature and Science" magazine is very optimistic about this paper, people are professionals, and their vision is still very powerful. ”

Niu Xiaoqiang is not very interested in being famous, his interest is in making money. Hearing this, he couldn't help but show a worried look: "Professor, this matter shouldn't cause me trouble."

Watson knows Niu Xiaoqiang very well and knows that he doesn't like to show up: "There must be trouble, if it is not surprising, there will definitely be many institutions looking for you to conduct academic exchanges in the near future, if you don't want to participate, it is best to communicate with Rogge and let him deal with it." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang sighed helplessly: "That's the only way, I'll call Professor Rogge tomorrow and make it clear to him, so as not to delay the business because of trivial matters." ”

Watson hesitated for a moment, and then whispered: "Xiaoqiang, if you have time, you can continue to publish academic papers in the name of MIT students, which can help you directly study for bachelor's and master's degrees and get a doctorate certificate. ”

Niu Xiaoqiang doesn't pay much attention to diplomas, he values MIT's high-end laboratories. Although Niu Xiaoqiang already has the idea of building a high-end laboratory on his own, he simply does not have enough funds to implement this idea. In order to support his career in the MIT laboratory, he immediately agreed to Watson's proposal: "Okay, I'll find time to write my thesis, and if I can, I'm going to take new subjects, such as physics and chemistry, both of which I'm going to take electives." ”

Watson didn't know what Niu Xiaoqiang was having, and when he saw that this proud disciple wanted to take other subjects, he didn't object. Watson is very aware of Niu Xiaoqiang's strength, and adding two subjects may be unbearable for other students, but for Niu Xiaoqiang, it is just a matter of effort. Watson firmly believes that Niu Xiaoqiang has the ability to do well in these two new disciplines.

"You can plan it yourself, and if you need help, let me know when the time comes. ”

"Yes, thank you for your attention, Professor. ”

Watson waved his hand: "You guys go on, I'm going to give a class to graduate students." ”

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is about to graduate its season, so Watson can't take it as easy as he used to be, and his courses have increased quite a bit in recent times.

When Watson left, Niu Xiaoqiang continued to assemble the robot with Zhang Xiaolan. After work, he drove Zhang Xiaolan back to Boston University, but as soon as the car stopped at the entrance of the dormitory building, Professor Rogge immediately greeted him.

Zhang Xiaolan's friendly relationship with Niu Xiaoqiang is well known, and the classmates all know that Zhang Xiaolan has always been going out in Niu Xiaoqiang's car in the past few days, and they don't know what the two of them have done when they go out.

Rogge only inquired a little and learned about it. Therefore, as soon as he got out of school, he squatted at the door of Zhang Xiaolan's dormitory building, and as expected, he squatted at Niu Xiaoqiang.

"Niu Xiaoqiang, you should remember me."

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled and nodded: "Of course I remember, Professor Rogge, are you looking for me related to that paper?"

Rogge snorted: "The paper we co-signed has been published, and Boston University is going to ask me to hold an academic symposium to explain this paper to the teachers and students in the school, do you want to participate together?"

Niu Xiaoqiang immediately shook his head: "I'm really sorry, I've been a little busy recently and don't have time to participate." ”

Rogge showed a look of disappointment, and soon he adjusted his mood and handed Niu Xiaoqiang a check with a smile: "This is a cash check sent to us by the magazine, the amount is a total of 50,000 US dollars, which is the manuscript fee they paid us, because the core idea of this paper was proposed by you, so this manuscript fee should belong to you, I don't want it." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang didn't expect that there was still a manuscript fee to be paid, and 50,000 US dollars was not too little, but he didn't want to monopolize the money: "Professor, let's take half of this money, so it's fair." ”

Rogge insisted on stuffing the check to Niu Xiaoqiang: "Don't be polite to me, no matter what you say, I won't take a penny of manuscript fees." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang saw that Rogge's demeanor was very resolute, so he had to dispel the idea of dividing the manuscript fee equally. He put the check in his pocket and smiled embarrassedly, "In that case, then I'll take the money." ”

There is a reason why Rogge is so generous, he pulled Niu Xiaoqiang aside, and whispered: "I am ready to continue to dig deeper into the potential of this paper, but it is difficult for me to do this alone, I wonder if you can provide me with some help."

Rogge's words are to continue to study the close relationship between informatics and quantum science, but he is an associate professor at Boston University, and he still has a high level of vision and insight to know how much benefit this will bring.

As long as he can really succeed, he may create a whole new discipline and become the founder of this discipline. In this way, Rogge can reap great honors, which is the greatest pursuit of a person like him.