Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 204: Chapter 171: So I’m this outstanding!_2

In order to take care of Luo Zhijin’s feelings, he added the word ’we’.

Luo Zhijin was a little pleased to hear it.

Although Liu Guangzuo intentionally included the ’we’, he also admitted in his heart that in the academic and research field of computer science, he was far inferior to Liu Guangzuo.

That’s what makes people different.

Luo Zhijin had also worked hard in his youth, but he was always surpassed by younger people. His only gain was self-awareness.

He was just that kind of person who lacked creativity.

His academic talent was certainly not bad, he had reached the level of becoming a doctoral advisor, he could manage regular projects, but when it came to innovation and high-difficulty research, he was completely incompetent.

Liu Guangzuo continued, "We must seize such a genius. A verbal agreement alone, I don’t think it’s steady. Is he reluctant to sign an admission agreement?"

Luo Zhijin nodded gloomily.

"Well then!"

Liu Guangzuo paced back and forth, contemplating, "We have this collaboration project right now. Let’s give him the title of ’Distinguished Researcher’, this way it’s also convenient for the project to be under our institute."

"The lab will give it its full support for the project. This also benefits us."

Luo Zhijin was somewhat surprised, "It’s okay to give him the title of ’Distinguished Researcher’, but don’t they need a Ph.D. degree for that?"

Liu Guangzuo shook his head, "Since it’s ’Distinguished’, there’s no requirement for educational qualifications. This is our lab’s own business. You will handle the personnel and finances of the lab, just do as you see fit!"

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Zhao Yi and Luo Zhijin had a verbal agreement, but they did not sign any related contracts.

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The two sides had a good mutual trust because the collaboration really was win-win.

Zhao Yi held the absolute initiative of cooperation. He needed the lab’s hardware and personnel support. Some peripheral codes and hardware technology also required the lab’s support. His requirements were not high, finding a lab of similar level could deliver, yet the technology he was researching was exclusive.

In contrast, the Intelligence and Automation Lab didn’t need to really give anything. For the personnel of the lab, many were doctoral and graduate students, and conducting experiments was part of learning. Using some existing hardware from the lab and at most ordering some stuff from collaborative manufacturers were the most they had to do. In return, they could gain the fame for the research project and marginal achievements. It was definitely a good deal.

Zhao Yi was rather surprised when he heard that Luo Zhijin wanted him to be the ’Distinguished Researcher’. He asked for details and learned that the ’Distinguished Researcher’ was a new ’employment system’.

Some doctoral graduates or post-doctoral researchers, who were looking to join prestigious universities immediately, would find it challenging. To have a high starting point in a top university for quick work implementation was even harder.

The ’Distinguished Researcher’ post served as a transit point, providing these people with a platform.

The temporary position of ’Researcher’ could break through the grade system and obstacles, making them eligible to apply for projects independently. This not only promoted their growth but also brought resources and development to the university.

At the same time, the ’Distinguished Researcher’ designation could also come with a decent income.

The only catch was that it was not within the system.

From this perspective, it was somewhat similar to temporary police and city management workers who were also not within the system.

Things were different when it came to scientific research.

Science and academics were about capabilities. It was useless if you couldn’t produce results even if you were within the system. However, if you were outside the system and could produce results, you would be valued.

Some ’Distinguished Researchers’ made it into the system and were directly promoted to professor positions based on their outstanding scientific research results. Their promotion speed was even faster than their counterparts who served as associate professors (associate researchers).

Zhao Yi didn’t care about being in or out of the system.

Because, power.

As long as he had strong capabilities, it would be better not to enter the system and remain unrestricted.

Moreover, he hadn’t started college yet. Being a high school student and having the opportunity to become a ’Distinguished Researcher’, was already astonishing. A ’Distinguished Researcher’ was eligible to establish a project. Since he was a ’contract worker’ not recognized by the system, he would naturally not be ’constrained’ by the system. The ownership of the project could be negotiated with the research institute.

This was actually a rule that benefitted the lab and research institute.

The ’Distinguished Researcher’ system was just beginning to rise, but the researchers who got ’Distinguished’ usually had abilities that were not as good as real researchers. The projects they established had to be reviewed before receiving support.

The review would also include discussions about project ownership, and a part of it would definitely be occupied by the lab within the system.

There was room for manipulation in this review.

Luo Zhijin knew that Zhao Yi was worried that the lab would claim the ownership of the project and specifically emphasized this point. "You don’t have to worry. The ’Distinguished Researcher’ is just a title. There will be a contract for employment. The projects that you are researching, as long as they are not officially established in the lab, the ownership will be yours."

This was the freedom not being constrained by the system.

If it were a researcher within the system, the lab would claim part of the ownership of any project because of the tenure system.

Of course.

The advantage was that you had absolute rights, the project could be established without review, and even if there were no research results, the job was guaranteed.

In the end, Zhao Yi agreed.

"So you’re going to become a ’Distinguished Researcher’ in the lab soon? And you can earn a two-thousand-dollar salary a month?" Xu Chao’s words were full of envy.

Xu Chao had been working hard for the lab, always being the lowest level doctoral contract worker. Becoming a ’Distinguished Researcher’ was something he dared not even think of.

And now...

Zhao Yi, who was still attending high school in Zhengyang and hadn’t even graduated yet, had become the lab’s first ’Distinguished Researcher’?