CHAPTER 495: CHAPTER 158: REVISITING THE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY BUILDING_3

"Membership fee? Do you really need that bit of money? Just forget it, take the membership fee from the project fund! Besides, others might not get their money’s worth, but you? This amount is nothing to you.

The AMS provides scholarships and academic recognition to its members! With your ability, you’ll easily win some awards in the future, and the prize money will far exceed any membership fee you pay!

Also, you don’t need to go to the United States to be a member. Just accept the invitation, pay the membership fee, and you’re registered. Get in first; you might even become an honorary member someday."

"Oh, I see. Then I agree. I was just thinking that making money isn’t easy and didn’t want to casually let the Americans profit from it." Qiao Yu said with a sudden realization.

Alright then...

In fact, Qiao Yu was already well aware of these basic facts.

After receiving the invitation from the American Mathematical Society, he verified the authenticity of the email and researched everything about the society online...

Including but not limited to the types of membership, various benefits, and how to join. So, he was already planning to join.

The reason he asked again was mainly because Director Tian had taken a hands-off approach with him. Moreover, academically, there’s not much left for Tian to guide, mostly just providing convenience for him.

Qiao Yu thinks this could create a troublesome issue since Director Tian used to gain emotional value from assessing his basic knowledge.

But as the research progresses, especially in the study and expansion of the Generalized Modal Axiomatic System, it has gone beyond his mentor’s research scope. This means gaining that kind of emotional value from him will become increasingly difficult.

So Qiao Yu thought he needed to find ways for his mentor to gain more value, and understanding these things typically requires a wealth of experience. It’s only fair that his mentor has somewhere to pass on the wisdom accumulated over half a lifetime.

Moreover, nobody should always act too smart, especially in front of elders, as it would make them seem less smart.

To be honest, Director Tian is just too good to him, so he hopes his mentor can be a little happier.

And indeed, after this little reprimand, Tian Yanzhen seemed noticeably more relaxed, waving his hand, he said, "Alright, you go on now. Fill out the application and joining the AMS won’t hurt you for now."

"Okay, Director Tian." After answering, he obediently walked out of Tian Yanzhen’s office.

Truth be told, after returning from the meeting, Qiao Yu still felt quite tired.

Just as he was planning to take a nap upon returning to his dorm, his phone rang.

The call was quite unexpected; it was Brother Liu from the chemistry side.

Yes, seeing this name, Qiao Yu remembered him. He recalled that he had just taken on a project from Huaqing and felt indebted to Yanbei University for a project.

Then, Director Tian asked him to help solve an issue for a so-called new cobalt-base catalyst project for the chemistry lab.

In Qiao Yu’s eyes, it was merely a small issue that he solved in a day. He remembered it clearly mainly because the lab was overly generous.

After completing the project, they gave him a two million consultant fee, and even after paying a large sum in taxes, it was still the biggest income of his life, nearly tripling his family assets.

So, seeing this call, Qiao Yu felt quite fond of it. He even visualized Liu Hao’s handsome, acne-marked thirty-something face in his mind!

No exaggeration, Qiao Yu truly thought Liu Hao was quite dashing. Of course, it could also be because of the generous sum...

Even though the money was certainly given by Liu Hao’s mentor, surely the mentor must consult with the project group’s lead before awarding, which indicated that Liu Hao did speak highly of him.

So, Qiao Yu answered the phone without hesitation and warmly greeted, "Hey, Brother Liu! Long time no see!"

"Yes, it’s been a while! By the way, congratulations, Qiao Yu! I heard you shone again at the Mathematics Society’s annual meeting. Another top journal paper too?"

Qiao Yu chuckled and replied, "Haha, Brother Liu is too kind. I just casually wrote something, and it happened to catch the eye of Ann. math’s editor, Lott."

"Seriously, you shouldn’t be so modest. If you keep this up, I won’t dare to call you. So, have you just returned?"

Qiao Yu replied, "By chance, I just came back, just left Director Tian’s office. Is there something you need, Brother Liu?"

"Well... to be honest, we need your help again... it’s quite urgent."

Hearing this, Qiao Yu suddenly felt less tired.

Last time, a little help meant two million, and now they need help again... Oh, right, have to see what kind of project it is.

Qiao Yu remembered Director Tian telling him that generally, profitable projects are horizontal ones.

If they are longitudinal or regular projects, there’s usually not much money, and the project group couldn’t afford too many consultant fees.

So he immediately asked, "Wow, Brother Liu, you guys are impressive! One project after another? Is this another horizontal project?"

"Yes, it’s a horizontal project our boss took. You see, our boss doesn’t like competing with others, so he’s generally not interested in those regular projects..."

Hearing the tone on the other end seemed a bit embarrassed, Qiao Yu hastily said, "No, no, I was just casually asking. In fact, horizontal projects are good. Is there any issue with it?"