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Chapter 101 Going Abroad! Dr. Lasun Joins the Team!
Chapter 101 Going Abroad! Dr. Lasun Joins the Team!
"Oh, this song was originally by Xue Lin."
Chen Yumo hadn't paid attention to Xue Lin's activities for a long time.
However, seeing the sudden popularity of the song "If Back Then" has piqued her interest.
I went through all the videos on Xue Lin's homepage and was slightly surprised.
"Does he do the exterior design himself?"
"It's not bad. These minimalist or wabi-sabi style buildings have a lot of artistic conception, but they're a bit monotonous. Maybe a certain group of people will like them, decorating their lives like works of art."
Chen Yumo nodded, expressing strong approval of this architectural style.
As for whether she would choose to design this architectural style herself, she thinks it's unlikely, since she believes it's better to be more diverse.
As for this minimalist architecture, it's more like a work of art, lacking a sense of everyday life.
"This singing seems pretty good?"
Chen Yumo chuckled and said, "Xue Linzi's account is right there, with only a few videos. Half of them are minimalist architecture videos, and the other half are singing videos."
Of course, there are only two videos of him singing.
However, almost every song is good, and each one is so easy to listen to.
At least Chen Yumo thinks both songs are quite good.
"No wonder he's a top student; he learns everything so quickly. His progress in this song is quite astonishing. I just wonder if he can improve his score a few more points in the college entrance exam."
Xue Lin's second mock exam score was lower than hers, but she felt that Xue Lin still had considerable potential.
However, her expression changed slightly after she saw some of the comments below.
"He scored 740 on his monthly exam?"
What does 740 points mean?
You need to get full marks in almost all subjects to achieve this, with only 2 points deducted per subject, or even at most 2 points!
"Is he a freak? How could anyone possibly achieve such a score?"
Even if those who were admitted early were to take the regular college entrance examination, they might not be able to get a perfect score, right?
Moreover, most of them were admitted early through special admissions based on their scores in a single subject.
It would take at least several top scorers from the single-subject entrance exams combined to achieve a score similar to this.
Chen Yumo felt she couldn't do it, after all, he seemed to have surpassed humanity.
"Alright, see you on the college entrance exam. I just wonder how much you'll have grown by then—"
Chen Yumo could only sigh softly.
The name Xue Lin seemed to have become quite perverse ever since it appeared in her sight.
But it happened several more times afterward, and each time it shocked her greatly.
However, their ultimate battleground is still the college entrance examination, at least that's what Chen Yumo thinks.
"I wonder which university this person wants to apply to? Tsinghua University or Peking University?"
Chen Yumo simply smiled lightly.
"However, I still plan to apply to Jinling University. After all, my grandfather's family has been alumni of Jinling University, and Jinling University is not bad either."
"As for where you'll take the exam, we'll see when the results come out."
Xue Lin was unaware of these things. After contacting their manager, she sent them the new song and didn't interfere any further.
As for how far this song will go in terms of popularity, he doesn't know yet. He'll probably find out when he checks the data later.
The third mock exam is coming up soon, so we need to start reviewing early.
Otherwise, what if the score drops below 740? Wouldn't that be a serious problem?
At least for now, he's still very popular with the whole school, and he can't let people down, can he?
Xue Lin didn't think much of it and continued studying.
Soon, it will be the weekend again.
Xue Lin and Dean Li, along with Sun Chengen and another PhD, boarded a plane to go abroad.
Is this Xiaolin's first time traveling abroad?
"no."
Xue Lin shook his head slightly. After all, his mother had taken him on a trip abroad when he was in junior high school, but this was probably the first time she had taken him abroad to discuss a project.
However, he wasn't intimidated at all; simply introducing his strengths was enough.
"This trip is just to check out the site and make some contact to see if we can do a minimalist style. If not, we'll probably have to work on some other styles of projects. I wonder if you can handle that?"
"Of course we can. Whatever he wants, we can make it for him. After all, the client's money is the most important thing."
Xue Lin responded very quickly.
What's wrong with doing this?
Minimalism—he just wanted to find a few buildings that could serve as the main body of minimalist architecture and create them.
As for who exactly wants to design this kind of minimalist architecture, that probably depends on finding a client with a good sense of architectural aesthetics.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve the desired effect, since the client still has to pay for it. If they are all dissatisfied with this aesthetic, it would be difficult to continue.
For example, with the previous Jinling Museum project, some people didn't like this architectural style, which would likely have caused a lot of trouble.
Architecture is an art, and art needs to be complemented by aesthetics.
Just like literature, no matter how good the level of literature and the literary quality are, it still needs the reader's aesthetic sense to observe and appreciate it; otherwise, it will be a useless book.
Of course, art is a subjective matter, and most people don't have a good standard for judgment.
"That's fine then. However, people abroad are quite willing to try new things. They believe in individual heroism. You can see this from the drifting of the Iliad and the Odyssey. They have enough room for development for new things and radical aesthetics."
Dean Li also spoke with a smile.
Everyone nodded slightly.
"You'll probably need to communicate in English for this meeting, right? But no problem. Um, Xue Lin, just say so, and I'll translate for you. My English is pretty good, at least at the CET-6 level, so communicating with foreigners shouldn't be a problem."
Level 6 or above?
Let's take a break then.
Xue Lin was also slightly speechless, after all, a level six proficiency was still a bit weak for a doctoral student.
Although they mostly read foreign papers, who wouldn't want to make it more convenient to directly input the paper into translation software?
Therefore, even doctoral students in general do not make much progress in English.
However, that's not always the case; most people are still able to do it very well.
Perhaps Dr. Sun was just being modest.
Xue Lin didn't say much, just smiled gently.
"It's okay, I can speak a little English."
"Don't underestimate Xue Lin. He ranked second in the province in the second mock exam, so his English level is definitely not a problem."
"What? Second in the whole province?"
Both doctors looked at Xue Lin with a sense of shock, something they had never known before.
They all ranked relatively high in the province during the college entrance examination, so they naturally knew what it meant to be second in the province.
That's almost equivalent to the top level of Tsinghua University or Peking University.
After all, even though Tsinghua University and Peking University are almost entirely composed of top scorers, it's not like the second-best student in the province would be nothing if they were there.
Top-tier people remain top-tier.
With grades like Xue Lin's, she could easily choose any university and any major, and could study whatever she wanted.
Sun Chengen felt a little regretful, as it seemed that this person was determined to develop in the field of architecture.
While the architecture is indeed excellent, there seem to be many other disciplines with great potential for development.
However, upon further reflection, he realized that Xue Lin didn't seem to be the type of person who focused solely on academic research. Instead, he wanted to combine design and scholarship in his research, which was quite impressive.
It's fair to say that they're using national funds to develop large-scale projects on one hand, and doing their own top-tier international projects on the other.
That's practically putting all the money in your own pocket!
Moreover, they don't even need to put up too much of their own money like real estate tycoons do.
After all, design is basically all about putting in the effort.
Although it doesn't account for a large portion of the overall project, it's practically a cost-free transaction.
At this moment, the way the two looked at Xue Lin changed.
Although they have almost given up on the construction industry, for some people, it is still a promising field, after all, it can still make a lot of money.
As for other disciplines, given Xue Lin's academic level, he could certainly take a minor in them or even explore them.
The plane landed quickly, and someone came to pick them up.
"This is Professor Wright."
Xue Lin greeted him in English in a very natural and open manner.
The same goes for everyone else.
"This must be Xue Lin! I've heard so much about you! I've been reading your paper for a long time, and I think some of your ideas can be very inspiring. Minimalism may not be a popular architectural style, but it can still be an architectural trend that influences a generation."
Professor Wright was very humble. He looked at Xue Lin and took the initiative to shake hands with him.
"Thanks."
Xue Lin simply smiled and thanked him.
"Let's all rest today, and then we'll go to the meeting tomorrow and take a look around the venue."
Everyone nodded.
Their trip, which lasted three days, was spent entirely on the road today.
Tomorrow they will each prepare their documents, then go to check out the site, and can return the day after tomorrow.
As for on-site measurements, they are generally not allowed to participate.
At that time, some other staff members will provide them with this most basic information.
So they basically only come here for a day. Although they don't get to do much, they can at least take a look around.
The hotel that Professor Wright arranged was very luxurious, and everyone had their own suite.
"Senior Brother Sun, you've worked so hard these past few days. Can we chat?"
Just as Sun Chengen was about to return to his room, Xue Lin suddenly spoke up.
"Of course you can."
Sun Chengen nodded and smiled, then walked towards a place with Xue Lin.
Once inside the room, the two took their seats.
Xue Lin handed the water to Sun Chengen.
"Senior Brother Sun, you're not planning to continue working in the construction industry?" Xue Lin just smiled lightly. "After all, I've studied architecture for so many years, even more than ten."
"Don't you plan to continue shining in the construction industry?"
Sun Chengen was somewhat confused, but he continued speaking in the same vein as Xue Lin.
"I still prefer architecture, but the current state of the architecture industry, whether in academia or in other sectors, is not very prosperous, leading many people to seek personal gain in it."
"The academic world is a complete mess. Take my junior's paper, for example. It had a good initial intention, but it was criticized as worthless by those people at Tsinghua University. And then those shameless old bastards plagiarized it."
Sun Chengen was naturally indignant; he had almost zero tolerance for such things.
"Moreover, even students like me struggle to graduate in academia. You should think about those who graduate early, or those who publish so many papers during their graduate studies—what level are they at?"
"Although it doesn't involve any academic fraud, it's getting harder and harder to get by in academia. Everyone's getting caught up in the hustle and bustle."
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"I think your results are pretty good, senior brother."
Xue Lin had indeed read Sun Chengen's academic works before, most of which were on major research topics.
"It's no use. I started working on these large projects in the lab from my freshman year, or rather, from my senior year. But after working for my advisor for so many years, although I've done a lot of my own projects, I've published very few papers."
"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, you know how the construction industry is; there are many projects, both vertically and horizontally. Some projects can have your name listed if they want to, while others can't, and you can only watch helplessly."
Xue Lin was slightly surprised; he hadn't expected that Sun Chengen's supervisor would exploit his doctoral students.
So much so that even graduating became a problem for him, which meant he must have been doing a very good job.
The teachers were reluctant to let them go.
"Are you interested in design, senior?"
Xue Lin smiled faintly.
"As for design, although I do have a lot of ideas about design, all I could do was get into the design institute at Jinling University. Now that the two of us have been transferred here, it can be considered a preliminary internship."
"As for whether I can ultimately stay in the construction industry, I'm not very optimistic. At least my previous papers have offended some of the industry's big names."
At this point, Sun Chengen chuckled, finding the whole thing rather amusing.
Even though it belongs to someone else, why is he risking his life like that?
But if he doesn't work himself to the bone, even graduating becomes a problem.
So he could only be a pawn. As for whether his doctoral dissertation defense and blind review would fall into the hands of these people, he didn't care.
In short, he's already created a huge mess, so he doesn't care about these things anymore.
Xue Lin was still smiling.
"Senior, are you interested in working with me?"
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