novelraw Chapter 493 : The Paper to be Published_
Chapter 493 : The Paper to be Published_
Chapter 493: The Paper to be Published?
Han Xu and his girlfriend both passed their postgraduate entrance exams.
However, they applied to different schools, one in the south and one in the north.
There was no particular reason.
The girlfriend just didn't want to continue the long-distance relationship, so she proposed breaking up.
The first strike after reaching the shore, cutting off the loved one!
Han Xu didn't expect that he would be the one to be cut off.
In the evening, the five people from dorm 519 bought some snacks and beer from outside, sat together to drink, and comforted Han Xu.
They took turns consoling him with a few words, which was actually useless, but fortunately, Han Xu's emotions were relatively stable, and he wasn't acting like he wanted to die.
Wu Di smiled and clinked his beer bottle with Han Xu.
"In our dorm, Old Chen is the best at doing business, Xiaoshuai lives the most carefree life, and you, Old Han, are the best at studying."
"I'm not just flattering you."
Han Xu smiled and revealed a secret, "Last time I went to the counselor's office, I saw a newly released library report. It was a statistic from our school library about how many books each student borrowed and how long they spent reading in the library each year."
Wu Di looked at Han Xu: "You know what? Whether it's borrowing books or time spent in the library, you, Old Han, are undoubtedly the number one."
"This year, you borrowed a total of 842 books, and you spent 4,088 hours in the library. Undoubtedly the number one."
Ma Xiaoshuai marveled, "If we calculate 24 hours a day, that's equivalent to 170 days. If we only count 12 hours during the day, that's 340 days."
"Old Han, you're too awesome. You've almost achieved perfect attendance at the library."
Chen Fan also raised his beer bottle in acknowledgment.
"Respect."
"I, Chen Fan, rarely admire others, but for this, Old Han, I admit I couldn't do it."
"You're different from us. I'm just an ordinary person, probably destined to deal with money tainted with the smell of copper all my life."
"But you, Old Han, have your own spiritual world, destined to go further than us."
"Maybe when we meet again in a few years, you'll have become someone we all look up to."
Wu Di chimed in with a smile, "That's right. For a student like you who possesses spiritual wealth, what's love anyway?"
"Her breaking up with you only shows her lack of vision. Work hard. Try to make her regret it deeply in a few years."
Han Xu felt a bit embarrassed by everyone's words.
"Thank you, everyone. Actually, I'm... okay."
"I understand the reason she gave me, and I accept this outcome... Ah, I'm just not good with words, haven't improved my speaking skills in four years of college."
"I won't say much more. This toast is to thank everyone."
"Haha, brother, it's all in the wine, cheers!"
Perhaps because graduation was approaching, all five of them seemed a bit tipsy tonight.
The five of them, shirtless, drank, boasted, talked about their freshman year three years ago, about the past, about love, about the future...
In the end, all three packs of beer in the dorm were emptied.
Ma Xiaoshuai was a bit drunk, shouting for Chen Fan to go downstairs to buy more beer.
"It's getting late. Let's call it a night."
Chen Fan suggested, "After we finish our graduation thesis defense, let's have a good drink."
"At that time, I definitely won't back down, I'll drink as much as you drink."
Ma Xiaoshuai immediately perked up.
"You said it, whoever goes back on their word is a grandson."
"No problem."
Wu Di then spoke up with a smile, "Everyone, there are only two months left until graduation season."
"I checked, our class still has over 3,000 yuan in the class fund."
"As our class monitor, I have an idea. I plan to use the class fund to organize a dinner for the whole class after everyone finishes their thesis defense, and then go to KTV to sing."
"Oh, and that day we can also rent a few cameras, rent a car, and go together to take photos at a few beautiful spots in Yunhai, as a memento."
As soon as Wu Di finished speaking, Sun Hao and Ma Xiaoshuai immediately raised their hands.
"I approve with both hands and feet."
"Class monitor, you're doing a great job with this."
"I can provide digital cameras for everyone for free."
Chen Fan also nodded, "I have no objections. I'll definitely participate."
Although Chen Fan had hardly participated in any group activities or attended classes usually.
But after all, they had been classmates for four years, and this was something that couldn't be changed.
Seeing Chen Fan agree, Wu Di nodded with a smile.
"Alright then. Tomorrow I'll discuss it with the other class committee members and come up with a specific plan."
Chen Fan added another sentence: "If there's not enough money, I can sponsor."
Wu Di laughed.
"Don't worry. We'll definitely not be polite with you when the time comes. You're the rich guy in our class."
For the next few days, Chen Fan was busy accompanying Su Ruochu in preparing for the provincial exam.
One day, he suddenly received a call from Professor Chen.
On the phone, Professor Chen informed Chen Fan that he had finished revising the thesis.
He asked Chen Fan to find time to come to his office.
Chen Fan asked if there would be any further revisions.
Professor Chen said it was the final draft and no more changes would be made.
Chen Fan then said he wouldn't come over as he had something to do and wasn't at school.
Professor Chen paused for a few seconds on the other end of the phone, then suddenly spoke up.
"Well... Xiao Chen. There's something I want to discuss with you."
"When I was revising your thesis, there were some parts I wasn't sure about, so I consulted a big expert in the field of economics. He was my university classmate."
"After reading your thesis, he said it was very good and could be directly submitted to the two major domestic journals."
"My friend has connections and said it could be published directly."
Chen Fan found it a bit troublesome.
"This... is it necessary?"
Hearing this, Professor Chen's tone immediately rose.
"How can you say it's not necessary?"
"You don't know what it means for a thesis to be published in a major journal, do you?"
"This is a great honor."
"It will benefit you in the future, whether you're looking for a job or applying for graduate school or civil service exams."
But I'm not interested in any of these, Chen Fan thought with a bitter smile, but he understood that if he continued to refuse, the old man would probably come to his door personally.
"Alright then. I'll listen to you, teacher."
"That's more like it. Listen to me and you won't go wrong."
Professor Chen laughed heartily, then continued in a slightly embarrassed tone.
"It's like this, to publish a thesis in a major journal, if it's just under your name alone, it might seem a bit lightweight. How about this, I add my name, just as the second author?"
Chen Fan smiled.
He somewhat understood why Professor Chen was so insistent on publishing this thesis.
It seems he had also recognized the importance of this thesis.
However, in universities, it's an unspoken rule for professors to be the first author when publishing papers. Would students dare to report them?
It seems our Professor Chen is still a bit thin-skinned.
Chen Fan said with a smile, "Professor Chen... no, Teacher Chen. Since it's going to be published, of course you should be the first author."
"Firstly, this thesis has the opportunity to be submitted because of your revisions. Secondly, the connections with the journal are also through you. Thirdly, I'm just an ordinary student, they might not take it seriously."
"But if you're listed as the first author, it can greatly increase the chances of the thesis being published."
"Teacher, if you're not the first author, I'd rather not publish it..."
In the office.
After hanging up the phone, Professor Chen looked at the final draft of the thesis in his hand, suddenly smiling and shaking his head.
"This kid..."
Putting aside how Chen Fan became successful, just in terms of understanding human relations and social niceties, he had definitely reached a masterful level.
The words he just spoke were impeccable.
He not only took care of his face, but also explained the reasons clearly.
"This kid's future potential is remarkable..."