66: Chapter 66 Biological Laboratory

Publishing a Tier 3 paper is not actually that difficult.

As long as there is some substance to it, there is basically a chance, though, of course, the publication fee for a Tier 3 paper is a significant amount of money.

As far as Zhao Yang knew, this fee could easily run up to five or six thousand yuan.

Most people really couldn't afford to publish one.

However, Zhao Yang did not need to worry about such things.

Having read quite a few Tier 3 papers, Zhao Yang had a rough idea of what was required for them.

Even for Tier 3 mathematics journals, the standard was really just so-so, and Zhao Yang felt quite confident about it.

Even though Zhao Yang had never read mathematics papers in his past life, just based on his current mathematical level and foundation in this life.

Publishing a Tier 3 mathematics paper was not difficult.

It only required verifying certain specific formulas or using some special formulas to complete some relatively unique calculations.

The difficulty was actually quite low... well, of course, that's for someone with the right level of ability.

For some master's students, a Tier 3 paper was still something they had to pour their heart and soul into, and finishing a Tier 3 paper was still something worth celebrating for them.

PhD students were not quite that "low," but for a PhD student, being the first author of a Tier 2 paper was also something worth celebrating.

Generally speaking, Tier 1 was hard to pursue, especially in the field of pure mathematics.

Therefore, for many PhD students, having a Tier 2 first-author paper basically met the minimum requirements for graduation.

These thoughts crossed Zhao Yang's mind.

He had been browsing through many papers.

Soon, it was almost ten o'clock.

Zhao Yang packed up his things and went to the lecture hall.

Ideological and Moral Cultivation and Politics was a required public course.

Many college students would choose to skip such classes because they felt they were meaningless, and anyway, for the final exam, teachers usually let students pass these public courses.

It didn't have much impact.

But Zhao Yang still chose to attend the lecture.

Of course, Zhao Yang basically knew everything the teacher was lecturing on, or had simply practiced it himself.

He didn't intend to listen, mainly just to soak up the atmosphere.

Then, while listening to the lecture, he wrote his paper on the side.

Zhao Yang didn't overthink the preparation for the Tier 3 paper; he locked onto a topic and started writing.

Although it was a Tier 3 paper, it wasn't that easy to write.

By the end of the class, Zhao Yang had only managed to finish an introduction.

The subsequent amount of calculation was still significant.

But Zhao Yang was confident he could finish it; it would probably take three or four days.

When class ended, Zhao Yang packed his things, ready to go eat.

"Wait a second."

A familiar voice suddenly came from beside him; Zhao Yang was stunned for a moment and instinctively looked up.

"What's wrong?"

Gu Qing was standing in front of Zhao Yang.

"How did you think about it, Uncle?"

Gu Qing asked with a slight smile, looking at Zhao Yang.

"What?"

Zhao Yang was stunned for a moment.

"I forgot to ask you this morning, about my uncle's laboratory! Have you thought about it?"

Hearing Gu Qing's words, Zhao Yang suddenly remembered that this was what Gu Qing had told him when they were eating last night.

He had almost forgotten about it.

"Is there a lot of commitment required?"

Zhao Yang hesitated for a moment and asked, looking at Gu Qing.

"Don't worry! My uncle listens to me!"

Gu Qing looked at Zhao Yang with annoyance.

"As long as you want to leave, just let me know, and you can leave at any time! It won't delay your own matters!"

"Alright then, I can go take a look!"

Zhao Yang smiled slightly.

"Speaking of which, what were you writing and drawing during class just now? I don't remember us having any homework! Why are you so busy every day?"

Gu Qing asked, looking at Zhao Yang with curiosity in her eyes.

"Nothing much, just bored, so I'm working on a paper."

"Damn! Uncle! You really know how to show off!"

Gu Qing looked at Zhao Yang with annoyance.

"You really pulled it off!"

Zhao Yang shrugged.

"Since you want to go, then after class this afternoon, you can come with me to my uncle's laboratory and take a tour first.

By the way, I'll have my uncle give you a lab intern badge. The management at our school's scientific research building is still very strict.

Without my uncle or someone else bringing you in, if you want to enter on your own, you can only get in if you have an intern badge."

"Okay."

Zhao Yang nodded.

Regarding this, Zhao Yang was also a graduate student in his past life, so he naturally understood it very well.

After chatting, the two went to the cafeteria to eat together.

Perhaps because of the experience in the morning, at noon, Gu Qing was noticeably more natural, and she would quickly find topics so that the conversation wouldn't go cold.

After eating, Zhao Yang returned to the Library, while Gu Qing returned to the dormitory.

"Yo, you're back! I thought you weren't coming back!"

Wang Ting sat in her seat, looking at Gu Qing on the side with a cold face.

Gu Qing's expression remained unchanged.

"Qingqing, I saw you eating with Zhao Yang at noon. Are you two together now??"

Mei Lin asked, looking at Gu Qing with eyes full of curiosity.

"Not yet."

Gu Qing shook her head, ignoring Wang Ting on the side, and said to Mei Lin.

"I introduced an internship opportunity at the laboratory to Uncle. Uncle wants to take the postgraduate entrance exam and do scientific research in the future, and he is indeed very capable.

So I recommended him to my uncle, and we will go to the laboratory together this afternoon."

"Oh!"

Mei Lin nodded.

Seeing that Gu Qing ignored her, Wang Ting was so angry she felt like she would explode, but she couldn't say anything at this moment.

She could only glare at Gu Qing, unable to look away for a long time.

In the afternoon.

"This must be Junior Gu Qing, right! Hello, the mentor asked me to come downstairs to pick you up! My name is Li Tao! You can just call me Senior!"

Li Tao stood at the entrance of the scientific research building and saw Gu Qing and Zhao Yang walking side by side.

He recognized Gu Qing at first glance.

There was no helping it; the mentor's niece was simply too beautiful.

As a Biology research dog who spent all year in the laboratory, keeping company with various instruments and various cell colonies, where had he ever seen such a beautiful girl in real life, other than on TV?

"Hello Senior Li Tao, this is my classmate, Zhao Yang."

Gu Qing nodded to Li Tao and introduced Zhao Yang, who was beside her.

When he saw Zhao Yang, the smile on Li Tao's face diminished significantly, and his expression became much calmer.

"Junior Zhao Yang."

"Hello, Senior!"

Zhao Yang greeted Li Tao.

"Follow me!"

Saying this, Li Tao took Gu Qing and Zhao Yang, swiped his card, and entered the scientific research building.

"...This floor is where the cryo-electron microscope is located; it is one of the school's most expensive pieces of equipment, which I heard costs tens of millions.

Don't come here if you don't have any business. And this floor is the level where our laboratory is located; you must remember..."

Li Tao took Gu Qing and Zhao Yang upstairs.

While giving Gu Qing and Zhao Yang a rough introduction to the situation in this scientific research building.

They arrived at the laboratory.

"Mentor, Junior Gu Qing is here."

Li Tao shouted into the laboratory.

Soon, in the laboratory, seven or eight people wearing white lab coats all looked at Gu Qing in unison, and one or two gazes also landed on Zhao Yang.