Chapter 455: Chapter 149: Frustrated Senior Brother Chen_2
But the more likely possibility is that guy is arrogant, or rather this damned guy doesn’t even consider the person he’s communicating with as a peer, especially when he thinks the topics are utterly stupid.
In short, this has already made Chen Zhuoyang feel quite uncomfortable. This is probably also why Qiao Yu’s casual promises can impulsively excite Chen Zhuoyang.
After all, in this day and age, for someone with a PhD, turning thirty is just the beginning; they’re still considered young, and they care about their reputation.
Not to mention ever since he graduated and left the Yanbei International Mathematics Research Center, Chen Zhuoyang has clearly felt that he is actually quite exceptional.
Although it’s certain that his being able to come to Jinda had some help from his mentor. But before officially joining, there were qualifications checks and assessments.
Especially at the academic evaluation interview defense meeting, it’s safe to say his performance was absolutely one of the best in that batch.
Similarly, during the trial lecture of the course content, he was well-prepared, and it’s safe to say that the moment he stood on the podium, Chen Zhuoyang was genuinely passionate, even performing beyond expectations.
This certainly made him feel that he was truly suited for teaching. Whether it’s the course content’s PPT or the teaching methods, he felt he could score himself over ninety points.
And all of this was fully recorded on audio and video. It’s not that he’s bragging, but compared to the Oxford returnee who interviewed with him, during the academic defense, be it in professional theoretical literacy, academic expression, or logical thinking ability, his performance was undoubtedly better.
During the Q&A, the constant “uh, ah, then, just…” made him feel uncomfortable.
It was the same during the lecture; Chen Zhuoyang even wondered if this competitor had even prepared a lesson plan, apparently missing the key points.
Even so, the other person passed the review and became a new lecturer at the School of Mathematics just like him.
To be honest, this future colleague has become a source of confidence for Chen Zhuoyang. If someone with that level can become a lecturer at the School of Mathematics, Chen Zhuoyang feels he’s definitely not a problem.
Even if the other person is just not good with words, perhaps poor at lecturing but strong in research, Chen Zhuoyang feels that since it’s a lecturer role rather than a researcher, teaching expression should at least be as important as research.
So he really couldn’t understand why it seemed that this colleague got along swimmingly with everyone, while his attempts to get along with everyone seemed to be met with guardedness.
Just like at today’s meeting, he noticed several people kept looking at their phones. So, when he felt a vibration, he took out his phone to glance at it.
As a result, he was called out by the vice dean who was speaking. What kind of nonsense is this?
Of course, it’s no big deal to grumble internally, but since the vice dean called him to speak, he still had to do it.
Luckily, even though he was looking at his phone, he had heard the content the vice dean had just spoken about. It was just about, as a new teacher, sharing where to start with the new semester’s teaching work.
For Chen Zhuoyang, this was obviously not a problem. He had no fear of speaking.
After running through it in his mind, he even planned to tie it into the differential geometry he was going to teach to elaborate on his ambitions.
“Hello everyone, leaders and colleagues, first, I’d like to thank Dean Zhang for giving me the opportunity to talk about…”
“Ahem… Mr. Chen, there’s no need for these formalities, let’s be pragmatic, just talk about the work directly, and try to keep it brief.”
Just as Chen Zhuoyang began to speak, he was directly interrupted by Dean Zhang on stage.
Chen Zhuoyang paused, then heard what sounded like a few people laughing quietly beside him.
Feeling some anger rising, but seeing that several leaders on stage didn’t seem to react, he suppressed the anger.
“Alright, Dean Zhang. For the new semester, I am responsible for the course on differential geometry. According to the teaching syllabus, students mainly need to grasp space curves, first and second fundamental forms…
… In terms of course arrangement, I will follow a teaching schedule that combines theory and practice and develop a series of open-ended tasks and design exploratory topics.
And through some physical phenomena and application cases, such as mirror reflection and surface modeling, I’ll have students study the applications of differential geometry in real-world problems. That concludes my speech.”
Chen Zhuoyang finished his speech without expression.
If he can’t show gratitude, then he simply won’t show it.
His mentor is also an Academician; in Yanbei University, that’s forgivable, even if you have a temper, you have to tolerate it.
The main issue is that there’s no choice, really anyone around him, Chen Zhuoyang feels, is much more outstanding than he is.
Even the new young junior brother, sixteen-year-old Qiao Yu, wouldn’t directly discuss mathematics with him; any small achievement for him was part of a larger strategy.
But since arriving here, he hasn’t ignored looking at the research achievements of his other colleagues.
He admits there are indeed those stronger than him. For example, there are those in the school’s Thousand Talents Plan who are indeed strong, but Chen Zhuoyang truly feels there aren’t many.
And in his view, the biggest difference between the School of Mathematics at Jinzhou University and Yanbei University is that basic mathematics lacks foundation. This is also why he feels he can excel greatly.
Most colleagues are focused on applied mathematics, and they particularly love chasing hotspots, which leads to most of their papers being published in fairly ordinary journals.
For now, he has his junior brother covering for him, but in the future, it’s hard to say whose academic achievements will be higher.
So even though he pretty much knows what’s going on, he’s not planning to endure it any longer.