After resting on the sofa in the office for a while, Zhang Lisheng slowly walked downstairs and drove home in high spirits.
In the next two to three days, he did not go anywhere and just spent his time in New York leisurely. After bidding farewell to his mother and family, he flew directly to San Francisco.
San Francisco was the second largest port city on the Pacific coast of the US after Los Angeles. The population of the metropolitan area alone was more than 4.5 million, so one could imagine how prosperous it was.
There were many Chinese here and it had the most lively and ancient Chinatown in the US. It was one of the must-visit cities for Chinese tourists who traveled across the ocean to the US.
However, to Zhang Lisheng, who had lived in New York for two years, the other cities in the US were no longer attractive.
He walked out of the San Francisco International Airport empty-handed with only a credit card and several hundred dollars in cash. Under the empty blue sky and white clouds, he looked back at the airport hall with three huge arched eaves and took a deep breath of California's fresh air that seemed to have the fragrance of straw before walking into a taxi.
"Where are you going, young man?" Upon seeing that there was a lot of business, the tall and fat black driver, who was almost middle-aged, became spirited and asked, revealing a mouth full of white teeth.
"Stanford."
"Oh, Silicon Valley engineer!" Upon hearing that it was a 'big job', the smile on the driver's face became even brighter. "My car is fast and stable, so you're right to board."
The world-famous US electronic technology incubator, Silicon Valley, was located in the Stanford campus. It was apparent that the black driver had mistaken Zhang Lisheng, who did not take public transportation after getting off the plane and took a taxi to the destination hundreds of kilometers away, as a wealthy computer engineer.
In response to the young man's noncommittal smile, he did not explain anything and merely leaned his head on the pillow at the back of the car and looked out of the window without saying a word. When the driver saw his indifferent expression, he shrugged and no longer said anything. Instead, he started the car and slowly drove out of the airport.
It was a spacious and straight highway all the way. After driving smoothly for more than an hour, the car finally arrived at Stanford University, which was known as the frontier of new technology and new education in the US.
Compared to Harvard, which had a history of more than 400 years, Stanford, which was only slightly over 100 years old, could indeed be said to be 'new.'
However, when Zhang Lisheng saw the early US buildings that were quite old in the vast campus that covered an area of more than 30 square kilometers through the window, he could not help but feel that he was stepping into history.
When the taxi entered the open campus of Stanford, it consciously slowed down. When the car passed by the shade of a few long gown trees that were lined up side by side, he suddenly said, "Thank you, Driver. Please stop here."
"Young man, this is Stanford's central campus. It's still a long way from Silicon Valley."
"I came to Stanford to study." Zhang Lisheng smiled and glanced at the meter. He took out a few hundred dollar bills and walked out of the car. "Keep the change. Have a nice trip back."
After getting off the car, he looked around in the bright weather and found that there were only a few figures riding bicycles on the empty campus. A puzzled expression appeared on the young man's face as he dialed Professor Steven's phone number.
"Professor, I'm already at Stanford, but there's hardly anyone here …"
"It shouldn't be. Oh, Lisheng, how did you get here?"
"I called a taxi at the San Francisco airport."
"Oh, looks like you've come to the wrong campus, Lisheng. Don't you understand that usually, you should take the school bus to enter a university so that you won't find the wrong place? Especially when you're studying at the second largest university in the US."
"I'm sorry, I've never had the experience of being persuaded to quit before. This is my first time going to a distant university," Zhang Lisheng joked with a smile. "Then what should I do now, Professor?"
"Tell me what's so special about the buildings around you. I'll pick you up."
"Thank you so much!" The young man looked around and not long after, he reported two or three distinctive features. After hanging up the phone and waiting for more than ten minutes, he saw his biology teacher, whom he had not seen for a long time, driving an almost brand new sapphire blue Smart BeConcept convertible car in front of him. "Beep beep …" Beep beep … Beep beep …
"Professor, long time no see! You look really good! Oh, and you even bought a very 'dazzling' new car," Zhang Lisheng sat in the passenger seat and said with a smile.
"Long time no see, Lisheng. You look very energetic too.
Don't mention this small car. I hate Smart. Driving it on the road is like driving an engine covered with a paper shell. However, it's indeed more convenient to use on campus than a big car, "Professor Steven said with a smile." Alright, I'll bring you to go through the admission procedures now. "
Judging from his tone and attitude when he spoke, he seemed to have become much more comfortable after obtaining the teaching position at Stanford, to the point that he could even crack a joke now.
"Thank you, Professor."
"You don't have to thank me, Lisheng. This is my promise to you.
Speaking of which, we're both very lucky. Before the government announced the discovery of the foreign world, we managed to publish our first paper in the annual journal of Science with the help of those two soft-shelled form-changing beetles. In the end, I became a tenured university professor again while you became a graduate student at Stanford a few years earlier. "
"You're right, Professor. Looking at it today, no matter how important the position of those two little bugs in the evolutionary history of insects is, it would still be devalued a lot. After all, the discovery of the foreign world also means a 'species explosion' in the biological sense.
However, speaking of which, it seems that it's not easy for us to go to the foreign world to capture creatures for research. Even the Shrimp World No. 2 that the president has ordered to be opened to the public, the government and the military are still strictly controlling the spread of species, right? "Zhang Lisheng casually replied.
"It sounds like you know some information that others don't, Lisheng." When it came to biological research, Steven, who was very sensitive, had his eyes lit up right away.
"Yes, Professor. I went to the Shrimp World No. 2 to have a look as a private investor three days ago.
I believe that you should know since you've seen the motors that the main activity of humans there is a huge island with an area of more than 30,000 square kilometers.
The US military has built a small city on that island, just like an ancient city, with walls, gates, and fortifications. They're attracting the aborigines of the foreign world to barter in that small city. Well, I guess they're still trying to use rich materials to tempt and tame those aborigines.
I went to that small city with many 'new cowboys' and came into contact with the aborigines. I've exchanged for many strange insects from the spoons and spoons that are worthless in their hands, but unfortunately, the officer on duty at the gathering place told me that I can't take those insects away … "
"Oh my God, Lisheng! You're so lucky! You've actually been to the foreign world and even come into contact with the strange species there.
What kind of insects did you exchange? How are their structures? Do they look similar to the insects on Earth? "
"Well, the experimental environment is too harsh, so I can only crush those precious experimental materials with my bare hands … Actually, on that island in the foreign world, these materials should not be that precious.
Actually, on that otherworld island, these ingredients weren't that precious. I saw many resting soldiers and natives using them for barbecue.
Most of them are juicy and their meat is delicate and soft. Visually speaking, they're not poisonous at all. They should belong to the same class as the insects on Earth, but they're much bigger.
Oh, speaking of which, Professor, since ordinary US citizens can travel to the foreign world by drawing lots, why don't you apply to go there as a researcher if you're interested? "
"Because I don't have any funds!" Stephen said irritatedly. "The use of the laboratory's funds is clearly stipulated. I can use them to buy a laser pulser to grill hamburgers or buy myself a new car, but I can't use them to go to the foreign world for scientific research.
Because there's no precedent for this kind of use, those damn bureaucrats in the school just used such a ridiculous reason to brush me off … "
"Oh, in that case, maybe I can sponsor you to carry out a large-scale scientific expedition to the Shrimp World No. 2. If everything goes well, you can even build a first-class biological laboratory there," Zhang Lisheng's heart suddenly jolted. Zhang Lisheng's heart jolted all of a sudden. Looking at the beautiful campus outside the car window, he took advantage of the situation and said.
"What? You're willing to do that, Lisheng? This is not as simple as spending a few million yuan to donate a research instrument. The investment required is much larger."
"Of course I know this, Professor. Actually, the purpose of my business is to help myself become an outstanding biologist. For the development of human science, as long as it's within my ability, I'll do it," Zhang Lisheng said in a dignified manner. "Currently, due to the expansion of the business, I can only come up with 50 million yuan.
However, the funds will come back after a year. If you really build a biological laboratory in the foreign world, I can provide at least 100 million US dollars of financial support every year. Of course, if the laboratory's research can generate commercial benefits in the future, I'll want at least half of the shares. "
"Oh Lisheng, you just said that the purpose of your business is to help yourself become an outstanding biologist, but you're so greedy now … But it doesn't matter.
But it didn't matter, it didn't matter. If you gave so much and didn't ask for anything in return, it would be a very strange thing.
As long as you're willing to come up with enough money to fund my research, it doesn't matter what you want. "Upon hearing Zhang Lisheng's words, Stephen said loudly with a pleasantly surprised expression." Looks like we don't have to rush through your admission procedures first.
Let's go see Maggette, the head of Stanford's Biology Department first. I believe he'll be very interested in your proposal just now … "
As he was speaking, he drove the car to a sudden stop. The Smart's tires rubbed against the ground and made a series of sizzling sounds, alarming several cyclists on the road who also hurriedly stopped their bikes.
"The hell, you lunatic! Who would drive like this on a college campus?!" When the cyclist snapped back to his senses and cursed angrily, the small cart quickly turned around and sped away in the opposite direction like a wisp of smoke.
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