Chapter 293: Chapter 293 Questioning
For the sake of their dreams, no amount of effort is too much. They always believed they had done well enough, but the moment they thought of Jiang Cheng’s achievements and his age, they couldn’t help but feel ashamed and embarrassed.
He’s still so young and already a Nobel Prize winner. And what about themselves? Constantly envying his achievements, thinking that a genius like him deserves such honors, but never really seeing the effort he puts in!
As for the many teachers present, they were all reflecting as well! Because through Jiang Cheng’s lecture, they thought about their own attitudes towards scientific research compared to Jiang Cheng. They realized that their daily research seemed like a waste of time, and their entire lives seemed uneventful!
In short, Jiang Cheng’s lecture was very successful! In fact, as long as he stood on stage, failure was not an option.
Countless students were inspired by Jiang Cheng’s speech and motivated by his experiences!
After stepping down from the stage, Jiang Cheng sat beside Major General Xiang Dong, who kept shaking his head and said, "Brother Jiang Cheng, your speech was really moving, it made me feel extremely ashamed."
"I hadn’t seen your efforts before, and now thinking about it, compared to you, I really don’t know what I’ve been doing every day, just meaningless things probably."
"Not at all." Jiang Cheng waved his hand with a smile and said, "Major General, you’re so busy every day, working hard for the nation’s matters. How can you say your daily work is meaningless? This speech was meant for the youth, hoping they would understand after listening."
Hearing this, Major General Xiang Dong sighed repeatedly in his heart. Actually, Jiang Cheng looked no older than the students at Huaqing, but in reality, he was even younger. Yet, he had already accomplished so many achievements that the entire country couldn’t even dream of. It was truly unimaginable how much effort Jiang Cheng must have put in.
"Thanks to Jiang Cheng’s lecture on learning, we’ve gained a lot. With the school anniversary now concluded, please exit!" The host said emotionally on stage.
Although the students of Huaqing were still savoring the contents of Jiang Cheng’s lecture, today’s school anniversary was considered a successful conclusion.
Jiang Cheng and Major General Xiang Dong, along with others, left the auditorium, and at this moment, Principal Wu also brought a group of senior staff to catch up, inviting Jiang Cheng to stay.
This special invitation to Jiang Cheng was not merely for a speech; inevitably, there were other matters involved.
"Young friend Jiang Cheng, please don’t leave yet. Come and visit our research institute at Huaqing University. Many of our professors are waiting for your insights." Principal Wu said to Jiang Cheng, his tone exceptionally earnest.
In fact, he felt that being able to meet Jiang Cheng, one of the top scientists in the country, was already a great honor. He should be satisfied. But if Jiang Cheng could visit Huaqing University’s laboratories and perhaps give some guidance to Huaqing’s professors, wouldn’t that be even better?
"Oh? Visit the laboratories? Alright." Jiang Cheng glanced at Major General Xiang Dong and nodded in agreement.
"Haha, that would be wonderful. It’s truly an honor for Huaqing to have you, Teacher Jiang Cheng, visit our laboratories and research institute." A senior staff member said with a smile, even addressing Jiang Cheng respectfully as "Teacher".
Given Jiang Cheng’s current achievements in the relevant field, calling him a teacher is hardly exaggerated, even though Jiang Cheng is much younger than them. In academia, it’s not about age, but accomplishments that matter.
"Then take me to see your laboratories at Huaqing University." Jiang Cheng said calmly.
After a brief discussion, the senior staff took Jiang Cheng to the Materials Molecular Research Institute at Huaqing University.
The reason for taking Jiang Cheng to the Materials Molecular Research Institute is that he possesses cutting-edge new graphene preparation technology. If they could receive some guidance during his visit, they believe it could advance Huaqing’s graphene research significantly.
After receiving Jiang Cheng’s approval, everyone got into the cars, taking Jiang Cheng, Major General Xiang Dong, and others to the School of Life Sciences at Huaqing University.
Huaqing’s School of Life Sciences is one of the top in the country, a source of pride for Huaqing.
However, to be honest, the current School of Life Sciences at Huaqing is not the best in the country. In terms of balanced development, it may lag behind Peking University and Nandu University, although structural biology is undoubtedly number one nationwide. But in other related fields, Huaqing still has a long way to go.
Huaqing University is massive, and because the speed limits on campus are low, it took Jiang Cheng and his party over ten minutes to drive from the auditorium to the School of Life Sciences.
The School of Life Sciences building features a Western architectural style, appearing very grand. Around it, some students were self-studying on benches or lawns, and the entire school exudes an academic atmosphere.
As Jiang Cheng and about ten others arrived in front of the School of Life Sciences building, a short professor in a suit and thick glasses approached. This professor, Shi Yigong, is the dean of the School of Life Sciences at Huaqing University.
He bent down to open the door for the principal and then looked around until he saw Jiang Cheng alighting from the car.
Seeing Jiang Cheng, he couldn’t help but feel a bit skeptical.
This is the scientific genius Jiang Cheng, whom the principal personally invited to visit Huaqing. How could he look so young? Is it really credible?
Although he had long heard of the name Jiang Cheng, at the moment he saw him, he couldn’t help but waver and subconsciously didn’t quite believe Jiang Cheng, or perhaps looked down on him a bit.
To others, Jiang Cheng is indeed a prodigy, winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine, the Turing Award, and other honors at such a young age. But in Shi Yigong’s eyes, Jiang Cheng seemed like an extremely flamboyant person! In a not-too-distant Haros Medical lecture, the things Jiang Cheng mentioned remained fresh in his memory, but recalling them now, they seemed so absurd, so laughable!
Asserting that the main research of future medicine should focus on genetic evolution rather than trying to overcome incurable diseases with existing technology – isn’t this nonsense?
In Shi Yigong’s view, this well-known deputy dean of life sciences at Huaqing University, the things Jiang Cheng spoke of seemed like childish fantasies.
Although he only knows a little about genetics, he knows that to achieve the conditions Jiang Cheng mentioned for genetic evolution, with current technology, at least fifty more years are needed, at the very least. The quest for the conditions of genetic evolution will likely be extremely long, frighteningly so.