"What a big loss!"
Lu Zhou logged into the school's official website and looked at the updated announcement.
Who the f * ck would have thought that writing theses could make one rich?
In the time it took for the leader to hold a meeting …
The official website announced the reward rules as follows:
[Reward amount = (IF + 1) * 5000 yuan.]
IF was easy to understand. It was the impact factor of the journal.
For example, the impact factor of [Theoretical and Applied Mathematics Communication] was 3.130. The school would give him a total of 41300 yuan as a reward for the two mathematics theses he published in this journal. Also, according to Professor Tang, this reward would be given as a scientific research reward. According to Article 4 of the Individual Income Tax Law, there was no need to pay tax!
As for the other nine theses, they were published in the general journal. Although they were also in SCI and had an impact factor, unfortunately, they were not included in the reward range!
When Lu Zhou saw this, he felt his heart ache.
Judging from the evaluation of a CEO of a listed company, his nine theses were undoubtedly valuable. However, because he was greedy for the 150 yuan manuscript fee, he ended up digging a hole for himself.
There was no point in regretting it now.
However, if he thought about it carefully, it was hard to say whether it was a loss or a profit.
If it was not published in the general journal and reviewed by a professional academic editor, his thesis might not have stood out from the other theses and passed so quickly.
The reason why he was able to get an S + evaluation and unlock the system reward mission was largely due to the speed of the general journal.
No matter what, the money for the server was finally going to be paid for … probably?
"Zhou, what are you looking at?"
Liu Rui saw that Lu Zhou did not go to the library to study. Instead, he was sitting in his dorm and "spacing out" in front of his computer screen. Liu Rui curiously walked over.
After such a long time, this guy finally changed back to calling him Brother Lu.
It seems like there is an expiration date for any popularity …
"Nothing," said Lu Zhou as he sighed. He then said, "I'm just sad that my money flew away."
"What money … SCI thesis reward? F * ck me, that's insane … "Liu Rui's eyes widened as he yelled," How much can you get? "
"Around ten to twenty thousand."
Lu Zhou decided to be humble and gave a 50% discount.
He did not expect that even with a discount, this guy was still shocked.
After a long silence, Liu Rui did not speak.
After a long time, he sighed and said in a melancholy tone, "Zhou, don't say anything else. Treat us tonight."
Lu Zhou thought about it and felt that it made sense.
After all, they had agreed to not forget each other when they became rich. Even if they didn't become rich together, they would still have a meal together.
Although he was a little greedy when it came to money, he was not a stingy person.
Therefore, he brought Liu Rui to the food street near the school gate and picked a spicy hotpot restaurant to sit down …
…
After the Mala Tang was served, Liu Rui, who wasn't a big drinker, ordered two bottles of beer.
Each of them opened a bottle.
After the hot pot was served, Liu Rui suddenly asked, "How does it feel to stay in school for the summer?"
Lu Zhou thought about it as he chewed on the bean stick. "It's okay, I guess? It was quite fulfilling. "
"I really envy you." Liu Rui sighed. "I feel like I'm getting more and more stupid. I can't see anything."
To be honest, he regretted signing up for this mathematical modeling competition.
Although he had the honor of passing the first round of selection within the school, and the school had arranged for him to train his teammates and teachers, it was only after the real training began that he realized how far apart he was from those truly amazing people.
For example, the third-year student in his team had already won the second prize in two years. He participated in this competition because he wanted to get the first prize before graduation. Compared to that amazing person, he was completely like a lackey who hugged his thighs.
However, such a powerful person was still humble enough to say that he had little talent and knowledge.
Later on, Liu Rui heard that in addition to the teams organized by the school, there were also a few "regular armies" that were formed by the academy. They were the real geniuses. However, those geniuses did not train with them, so they did not usually see them.
Now, Liu Rui finally understood that Lu Zhou's team should be the legendary "regular army".
After hearing this news, he felt emotional and complicated.
Because the gap was too big, he even began to wonder if there was a need to be jealous of his roommate.
Lu Zhou clinked glasses with Liu Rui and said, "You're the one who tired yourself out."
"I can't help it. People better than me are working hard. I have to work hard." Liu Rui gulped down a mouthful of beer and let out a long sigh. It was as if he wanted to exhale the foul air in his chest into the darkening night sky and let it drift away with the lengthening night.
However, Lu Zhou, who had a little beer, did not understand his melancholy.
Also, people liked to talk when they drank.
"I remember … that's not how it's said."
Liu Rui paused for a second and thought that Lu Zhou had something to say. He asked seriously, "Then what does it say?"
Lu Zhou burped and said, "If people better than you are still working hard … then what's the point of working hard?"
Liu Rui: "…"
In the end, the two of them drank a total of seven bottles. Five of the bottles were drunk by Liu Rui.
…
Liu Rui wasn't the type to drink. He was the type of person who didn't say anything even when he was drunk. When he drank the last cup, he slumped on the table. This gave Lu Zhou a fright, and the boss of the spicy hotpot stall was also shocked. He thought he had drunk fake alcohol.
Later, they turned the kid over and realized that he was talking nonsense. Lu Zhou and the boss finally let out a sigh of relief.
After Lu Zhou paid the bill, he finally carried Liu Rui back to his dorm. Lu Zhou did not have the strength to carry Liu Rui up the ladder, so he took out a mat from Liu Rui's closet and laid it on the floor for Liu Rui.
Then, he helped him lie down on the mat and covered him with a blanket.
There was no one else who could do something like this.
Lu Zhou turned on the air conditioner and sat on the chair. He opened the bottle of mineral water and took a sip before he let out a long breath.
He was exhausted from the journey.
Liu Rui, on the other hand, started snoring as soon as he laid down. He was sleeping soundly.
"You'll have a headache tomorrow morning."
Lu Zhou shook his head. He turned on his computer and logged onto an online shopping website. He began to search for a suitable server.
According to Old Tang, the school's finance department would transfer the money to his card by tomorrow at the latest. Once he made his choice, he could place the order the next day.
If it was possible, he wanted to buy a good quality server.
It wasn't entirely for the ticket buying app, but it was for the mission reward of unlocking "artificial intelligence level 0".
What would happen if he used general points to upgrade artificial intelligence from level 0 to level 1?
This would be the first technology branch that he would unlock after he got the system.
Lu Zhou's heart was full of expectations.
However, when he saw the price of the server, his face instantly turned black.
"Dell … 2U rackmount chassis, 56 cores 112 threads, 256 gigabytes of internal memory, 12 8T hardboards … 270,000! Let's go. "
"Lenovo IBM, dual controller storage array, using Storwize real-time compression technology, 64 GB cache, 8 8GB optical interfaces, 24 3.5 inch disks! Price … 40,000? This seems pretty good … Fu * k, it's a zero! I can't afford to mess with them. "
He flipped through the pages and they were all the same price.
What the f * ck …
Why is it so expensive?
Lu Zhou looked at the price and realized that there were servers that were a few tens of thousands, but he didn't know if they would be enough for the operation. Also, he couldn't use all his money to buy a server.
Maintaining the operation of the server also cost money!
Lu Zhou couldn't make up his mind. He suddenly thought of the computer science genius in his team.
Yeah, why not ask him?
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