Zhu Fangcai was in a good mood today.
Originally, he was just doing his daily routine of criticizing the heavens, the earth, and the air, but he didn't expect to accidentally become the number one trending topic.
Although the University of Jin Ling and the editorial department of Modern Communications and Geographic Information Technology both responded that there was no problem with the thesis, the public was not convinced by the self-testimony of the questioned thesis.
Jin Ling University had no choice but to send a lawyer's letter!
In the lawyer's letter, Jin Ling University stated that there was no problem with the thesis. Not only did they ask him to immediately withdraw his comments, but they also asked him to apologize for what he said before. Otherwise, Jin Ling University would retain the right to sue.
Also, the University of Jin Ling's official Weibo account posted a reply from the academic editors of [Modern Communication and Geographic Information Technology], proving that the academic value of the thesis existed. This made some of the netizens who wanted to watch the drama come back to their senses. They began to wonder if they were being manipulated …
However, would Zhu Fangcai be scared?
What can a school's official Weibo account do?
Lawyer's letter is good!
It's just a lawsuit, it's not like it's the first time.
He was worried about how to maintain his popularity!
In just two days, he had almost 400,000 followers. Now, he had more than three million followers! His advertising fees had increased by more than a little. If he hyped up the lawyer's letter, he might have more than four million followers!
Therefore, Zhu Fangcai did not care about the lawyer's letter. Not just that, but he immediately turned on his computer, logged into Weibo, and began to write his second blog post.
Or rather, a declaration of war!
[The Angry Hypocrite — Starting from a Lawyer's Letter]
Zhu Fangcai looked at the title of the article with satisfaction. He continued to type on the keyboard and began to fill in the text.
"Jin Ling University gave a reply. There is no problem with the thesis. It's very official.
"… Let's take a step back and think about it. Even if there is no problem with the thesis. How can a first-year undergraduate student publish nine SCI theses in one month? Who can prove that he wrote these theses? I think it's plagiarism! Or someone else wrote it for him!
"… After a university found out about academic fraud, the first thing they did was not to investigate the student involved. Instead, they tried to use a lawyer's letter to shut the mouth of the whistleblower. This makes every citizen who cares about education feel disappointed! It seems that this student's background is not ordinary!
"If I've offended any important person, I'll apologize to you. But I will not apologize! Why should I apologize for something that is absolutely right? I'm a researcher myself, and I don't think it's possible to finish 9 theses in a month. At the same time, I'm also an education commentator. I feel that I have the right to stand up for the public and maintain their skepticism! "
"If he wants me to apologize, he'll have to confront me face to face and answer all of my questions. But does he dare?"
When Zhu Fang typed the word [Lu Mou], he paused. His eyes suddenly turned, and a sinister smile appeared on his face. He pressed the backspace button and changed the title to [Classmate Zhou].
Not only did Laozi point out that this person's surname was Lu.
He even wanted to name this man Zhou!
Hit send!
Zhu Fangcai pressed the send button, sat on the computer chair, crossed his legs, and picked his feet.
In just a short while, comments and likes popped up all over the place.
[What a shock! He's actually a freshman!]
[His name is Lu Zhou, so this "nutty" undergraduate student is called Lu Zhou! This time, it's a solid hammer.]
[I feel sad for our education …]
[I support Professor Zhu! Fight against academic fraud! (fist) (fist)]
[If this was in Country X, once you're found to be committing academic fraud, you'll be taken away by the police …]
[What are those people thinking? The University of Jin Ling is definitely helping their student. After all, it's for their academic reputation. But I think this student has made such a big deal out of it. It's over for him (smile).
[…]
Hahahaha!
Zhu Fangcai looked at the skyrocketing search results and went crazy.
Suddenly, his phone on the table rang.
Clearing his throat, he picked up the phone and pressed the answer button.
"Hello?"
"Hello, Mr. Zhu, this is the University of Jin Ling's Academic Affairs Office …"
"Oh, you're pretty good, you even got my phone number? I'll say this first, I'm not your student. If you have something to say, just say it. "Zhu Fangcai took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and leisurely lit it up.
Zhu Fangcai's arrogant attitude made the teacher on the other end of the phone stunned for a second. However, she still restrained herself and said, "Then I'll get straight to the point. Your unwarranted accusations have caused trouble to our students. We hope you can take this problem seriously and apologize for your words and actions."
Zhu Fangcai smiled and flicked the cigarette ash as he said, "Trouble? I don't think it's trouble. Of course, you can question my words, but you can't restrict my right to speak. I have the freedom to say whatever I want! "
"You!" The teacher was enraged by Zhu Fangcai's attitude. She only said one word before she stopped.
You could never underestimate how shameless a person could be if they recorded and edited the phone call. Tomorrow's headline would be a university threatening a whistleblower.
Seeing that the enraged teacher did not continue to speak, Zhu Fangcai smacked his lips and thought that it was a pity. He switched the phone to his other hand and continued, "Alright, let's not waste time. I can apologize, but you have to prove to me two points. First, the thesis is useful and not just bullsh * t! Pay attention, this is more authoritative proof. What's the point of proving yourself? Second, the thesis was actually written by him! If you can't prove these two points, then I will continue to insist on my point of view! For the sake of the academic world, I will fight to the end! "
After that, Zhu Fangcai hung up the phone without saying anything else.
…
These past few days, Lu Zhou felt like he had become a panda. He did not know who leaked his WeChat, but suddenly, a bunch of people added him on WeChat.
[Boss, please write a thesis for me!]
[I want to ask about SCI, can I accept it?]
[Please write a thesis for me, the price is negotiable.]
It seems like there are still people who are willing.
However, the way they expressed their support was a bit strange.
Of course, there were also a lot of inexplicable insults. They were probably Mr. Zhu's fans, and they were fanatical to a certain extent.
Actually, Lu Zhou was already used to it. This was because these trolls only said the same things over and over again. They were not creative at all.
As for his family, they did not use Weibo, so it was impossible for them to see the negative news. As for how much of an impact it had on his life, it was actually negligible. Yesterday and the day before, he even went to tutor Han Mengqi in mathematics as if nothing had happened.
No one on the street recognized him as Lu Zhou. As for the university, because it was summer break, there were not many people.
Suddenly, Lu Zhou noticed that Chen Yushan had sent him a message.
[Chen Yushan: I haven't seen you in the library lately … Are you okay?]
[Chen Yushan: That person is too despicable! You worked so hard on your thesis …]
[Chen Yushan: How about … you come out tonight, I'll buy you dinner?]
Seeing that there were still people who cared about him, Lu Zhou could not help but feel warm in his heart. He typed on the screen and replied, [Maybe another day, I have to do an interview with Jin Ling Daily. I don't know when it'll be done.]
[Chen Yushan: You're going to be in the newspaper???]
[Lu Zhou: Although it's not a good thing …]
Lu Zhou waited for a while before Chen Yushan sent two replies.
[I believe in you!]
[Good luck!]
Yeah.
Lu Zhou smiled and looked at the time on his phone.
It's almost time!
When Lu Zhou arrived in the lecture hall, other than Dean Lu, the other leaders of the mathematics department were all here.
Because they had read Lu Zhou's thesis, these professors had a good impression of him. When Lu Zhou greeted them, the leaders also smiled and nodded.
Since there were no problems with their own students, of course, they were united against outsiders.
The reporter from Jin Ling Daily was preparing the interview equipment. Dean Lu took advantage of this time and walked next to Lu Zhou. He pulled him aside and said, "Are you ready? The reporter will ask you questions, just answer the questions that are convenient for you to answer. "
"I understand," said Lu Zhou as he nodded his head.
Dean Lu did not say anything. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then let's go."
The interview began.
Lu Zhou sat on a chair in the classroom and faced the camera and microphone. He was surprised to find that he was calmer than he thought.
The female reporter with a ponytail smiled at him. After she got the signal to begin, she asked in a announcer's voice, "Hello, I'm a reporter from Jin Ling Daily. I can interview you. How did you complete nine SCI theses in a month?"
It was an expected question.
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "Actually, I personally don't think it's difficult. The nine SCI theses are all about the application of artificial intelligence in drone logistics. This is a relatively cutting-edge field. I don't think it's difficult to produce results. Not to mention, I've been researching for a while, but I only recently started writing the thesis … "
The reporter nodded and gave him an encouraging look. She then continued to ask the second question, "Regarding Mr. Zhu's doubts about your thesis, do you have anything to say to him?"
"I think it's a false proposition. I can't say that my thesis is fake just because he doesn't know anything about computer technology. Did he seriously read my thesis? Did he verify the algorithm I proposed in the thesis? Maybe he didn't even read it, or maybe he doesn't even understand it … "said Lu Zhou helplessly.
"I'm afraid Mr. Zhu won't like to hear this. He has always called himself a scientific researcher." The reporter smiled and continued to ask, "But a freshman … or an undergraduate student who is about to enter his sophomore year published a thesis on SCI. Moreover, he published nine theses consecutively in one month. This is a bit unbelievable, and this is also the focus of the public's doubts. Therefore, Mr. Zhu also raised the opinion that the thesis might be plagiarized or not written by him … "
"That's all baseless slander," said Lu Zhou as he shrugged. He tried to control his tone as he said, "Starting from my first mathematics thesis, I've completed every thesis in the library. If necessary, I will apply to the school to show the surveillance data."
"There's no need for the surveillance data. You mentioned that you published a mathematics thesis before … Is this true?" The reporter keenly noticed the news in Lu Zhou's words and immediately dug it out.
There was no way to hide this. Instead of letting others dig it out and use it as material to attack him, it was better to expose it himself.
Lu Zhou nodded and admitted, "Yes, not just the computer thesis. I've published two theses in a foreign core journal, Theoretical and Applied Mathematics Communication, and one of the theses was published before the nine computer theses. Therefore, nine theses in a month is not accurate, it should be ten theses in a month. "
The reporter's eyes lit up and Dean Lu's face turned dark. He desperately looked at Lu Zhou and signaled him not to change the topic.
However, Lu Zhou deliberately did not look at him.
Since the other party chose to attack in a high-profile manner, it was useless to be low-key at this time. Only by fighting back in a high-profile manner could he win.
After all, this was not a debate. Not to mention that the other party was slandering him, which was difficult to prove. If I say that there is a professional academic editor that can prove the professionalism of my thesis, you can jump out and doubt the "authority" of this academic editor and suspect that the school and the journal are covering up for their own reputation.
As for expecting the public to learn to think independently …
It was easier to expect watermelons to learn to think independently.
No matter what the truth was, the public opinion that had an overwhelming advantage would conclude everything on its own.
Therefore, Lu Zhou had already thought about it.
Ordinary people could not do it, but geniuses were not ordinary people.
Since you want to smear me as an academic cancer that only knows how to add water to a thesis, then I will package myself as a genius!
The reporter nodded and was about to ask the next question. Suddenly, there was a knock on the classroom door.
The interview was interrupted and Dean Lu frowned slightly. He was about to ask what was going on when the teacher who came in spoke in a happy voice.
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