There were a total of 6,217 freshmen in the first year. After half a year of preparatory classes, they would begin their first academic year in early September.
Rafael Leif, the 17th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who took office in 2012, was poached by Jiang Chen's headhunting company with an annual salary of 4 million US Dollar. This was almost twice his previous annual salary. Even compared with the University of Chicago, which had the highest salary, Jiang Chen offered him a salary of one million US Dollar higher.
In fact, to be honest, the proportion of Han at Coro University was 65%, and the school board recommended that Jiang Chen poach people from Hua universities. However, after some careful consideration, Jiang Chen rejected this proposal. Putting aside the two aspects of identity and ability, he didn't want to replicate the bureaucratic management model of domestic universities to Xin.
As the first university in Xin, Coro University would be the model for future education in Xin. Academic bureaucracy was by no means a good phenomenon. After exchanging opinions with scientists such as Lu Yuan and Amos, Jiang Chen finally made this decision.
Compared to training a group of technicians with strong digestive abilities, Jiang Chen hoped that Coro University could train a group of scientists with strong innovation.
After Rafael Leif arrived in Xin, Jiang Chen personally picked him up. Mr. Leif was flattered that Jiang Chen valued him so much. Although he had a good influence in academia, he couldn't compare to the legendary president of Future Group – Jiang Chen.
The white-haired old man was dressed in a suit, and his body looked tougher than he had imagined.
"I saw your speech at the University of Ber."
"Did I embarrass myself?" Jiang Chen smiled.
"Please don't be so humble. No one has more say in the field of artificial intelligence than you. Now there's graphene. I think the boys at the University of Ber will be very grateful to you. "Mr. Leif smiled and shook hands with Jiang Chen.
After a pause, he continued.
"To be honest, I was ready to retire, but after hearing the philosophy of Coro University, I suddenly felt that I could work for a few more years. But before I start working, I have a condition, that is, I don't want the school board to interfere too much with my philosophy. "
"Don't worry, the school board will not interfere with your school. After you take office, I will give you the position of president, and you will only be the honorary president. We will only be responsible for providing funding, and you will be responsible for helping us build an MIT on the Pacific. "Jiang Chen smiled.
Hearing this, Mr. Leif finally nodded with relief.
Running a university was different from running a business. Historical heritage and cultural accumulation could not be completed overnight. When Coro University really became a world-renowned university, it would take at least four years for the first batch of graduates to walk out of the campus.
The two talked for a long time about Coro University's running model.
Before saying goodbye, Leif suddenly said half-jokingly.
"Speaking of which, are you interested in teaching at my Coro University? Although I can only offer you an annual salary of 100,000 USD. "
"Me? I'm afraid I don't have anything to say. "Jiang Chen laughed.
He only had a bachelor's degree. He didn't even have a master's degree. He knew very well what kind of situation he was in. It was fine if he was asked to talk nonsense, but he should forget about giving a lecture. That would simply lead the students astray.
"No, I think you still have a lot to learn from Coro students, but even you haven't realized it yourself," Leif smiled at Jiang Chen. "Coro University's motto is to discover, try, and change."
After a moment of silence, Jiang Chen said.
"… I'll consider your opinion. But for the record, I'll only offer an elective course at most. "
"I bet it must be the most popular elective course," Leif said in a joking tone.
…
As Coro University gradually got on the right track, Jiang Chen also shifted the focus of his work to Future Group.
Penglai City was about to be completed, the Global Commodity Expo, VRcity, and the upcoming mobile phone from Future Technology … When Jiang Chen personally participated in these tasks, he truly realized how huge the industry under his name was. At the same time, he also felt how hard it was for Xia Shiyu, who carried the weight of the entire group as a woman.
According to Jane's statistics, she had been maintaining an average of two meetings and 30 document approvals a day. Fortunately, Jane could help now. She used to review these documents manually.
In the evening, Jiang Chen sat in the president's office, holding a cup of coffee made by his secretary, looking at the night view of Coro City outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and thinking about the future direction of development.
Tanaka had been sealed in the basement of New Moon Island, and the Kurofune no longer existed in name. With Mitsui Hiroto's list, Ghost Agents had arrested most of the members of the Kurofune's Asia Division, leaving only sporadic remnants on the run.
In the arrest and assassination of these people, the Ghost Agents sent by Jiang Chen discovered some strange phenomena.
Many members of the Kurofune showed incredible abilities in the fight with the Ghost Agents. Was it like superpowers?
Based on the feedback from the agents, Ayesha summarized these abilities. Among them, there were normal ones such as enhanced five senses, enhanced recovery ability, enhanced athletic ability, and so on. Unscientific ones included magnetization, discharge, mental shock, and so on …
Intuition told Jiang Chen that these abilities were likely to be related to the hidden genetic code. As for these people … let's call them "superhumans" for the time being. How exactly did they unlock the power of the genetic code without the help of genetic medicine was still unknown.
Did the Kurofune transform them, or did they become a member of the Kurofune because they had these special abilities?
But how did Tanaka gather all these people together?
Jiang Chen sighed and drank the rest of the coffee in the cup. Originally, he was thinking about the direction of development, but for some reason, he thought of something else.
"Forget it, I'll leave these small fries to the Ghost Agents. As for the superpowers … I'll capture some of them first and then slowly study them. "
Putting the coffee cup on the table, Jiang Chen was just about to ask the secretary on night duty to make another cup when there was a knock on the door.
"Please come in."
Xia Shiyu pushed the door open and walked in with a document.
Seeing her still working so late at night, Jiang Chen felt apologetic.
"Thank you for your hard work."
"Not at all, this is my job." Xia Shiyu tucked her hair behind her ear and said emotionlessly, "… This is the plan for the commodity expo, and this is the proposal for VRcity. Although I have already reviewed it for you, it's better to read it before signing."
Jiang Chen took the document handed over by Xia Shiyu and began the approval work under her guidance.
A faint fragrance lingered at the tip of his nose. Perhaps because he was too close, he could even feel her breathing and her nervous heartbeat.
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