In Liu Lang's villa, in addition to the two Molan siblings, there is only one Chinese female nanny in her forties. This woman came to the United States three years ago. She is an excellent teacher in China. She thought that the United States is
She wanted to live in a paradise, so she ran out to pursue a better life. She also fantasized about making a career in the United States and then bringing her son and husband over.
But reality slapped her hard in the face. She barely understands English and does not have an American teaching qualification certificate. It is difficult to find a job. If Moran hadn't met her by chance, she would probably be working in a Chinese restaurant now.
That's all.
Here she is responsible for Moran's life, cooking two meals for Moran every day, cleaning the room, talking to Moran, and most of the time studying English and education exams by herself. Moran will pay her two thousand every month
Five hundred dollars, she only kept five hundred dollars from this income. After all, she did not spend money on food and accommodation here. Five hundred dollars was enough. The remaining money had to be sent back to China to let her son and husband know
I'm doing well, and secondly, I'm using it for my son's marriage and a wife.
Mo Lan greeted Liu Lang and Sun Hu like a master, and Liu Lang didn't show up either. After all, this was his home, and he missed it very much after not coming back for three years. He went to the second floor and opened the door where he once lived.
That room.
What surprised Liu Lang was that there were no changes inside, and it was still the same as when he left. It was just that there were a lot of books about law on the table. It was obvious that this place had become Moran's bedroom. The large number of books in the bookcase were probably his own.
In addition to the books that I didn't take with me when I left, there are also every record and video tape released by Shengtang Company.
"Liu Lang, this used to be your room, but now it's my bedroom. You don't have any objections, do you?"
Moran leaned aside and smiled.
"Sister Mo, don't be ridiculous. If you hadn't helped clean up the house in the past few years, the house would have been abandoned long ago. Alas, after living here for two years, I really have feelings for it. Maybe I will come back in the future, and then stay at Stanford
Go to college and make up for the regrets of the past!"
Professor Claire, Liu Lang's mentor at that time, wanted to recommend Liu Lang to study for a Ph.D., but Liu Lang wanted to return to China to build a factory, so he missed this great opportunity, which was a small regret in his heart.
Mo Lan laughed after hearing Liu Lang's words.
"Haha, how old are you? Ten, well, it's your birthday at the end of March. You are eleven years old now. Others who are eleven years old are only in fourth or fifth grade. Now you have graduated from graduate school. What a pity.
!You won’t have any regrets now!”
What Moran said is true. She was admitted to Stanford as an undergraduate at the age of thirty. Liu Lang is only eleven years old now. What a pity he didn't get a Ph.D.? So how can Moran count?
Liu Lang smiled after hearing what the other party said, and he really didn't have any refutation.
Of course, Liu Lang's current level is no worse than that of any doctoral student. Even Professor Claire may not be able to compare with him in many aspects. No one can compare with Liu Lang's mastery of the knowledge he has learned.
What Liu Lang lacks now is an understanding of the world's top technologies. The world is developing so fast, and many technologies are born every day. The continuous accumulation and upgrading of these technologies have changed the world. You may not be able to see anything in a year or two, but
Looking back five or ten years later, the world in the two time periods was completely different. Liu Lang had been away from the United States for three years. When he came back, he saw great changes. What he was most afraid of was that the knowledge he mastered lagged behind the world.
Of course, Liu Lang would not make such a big mistake. In the past three years, Moran would buy the latest issue of the American academic journal for Liu Lang every two months.
The publishing of academic journals in the United States is very interesting. In the 1960s, most academic publishing was still in the hands of various professional academic groups. However, with the advancement of science and technology, on the one hand, the output of academic papers has increased exponentially, on the other hand, research
The professionalism after field subdivision has also gradually improved. Many academic groups simply cannot independently undertake the review and publication of academic journals, so commercial publishing companies have stepped in. They have formed their own professional teams to screen and research the vast number of papers.
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At the beginning, publishers did not dare to ask for excessive prices. After all, the average profit in the entire publishing field was there. Later, they discovered that subscriptions to academic papers by researchers and institutions were a rigid need, and the large amount of academic journal resources held by publishers turned out to be a rare commodity.
, as long as you have the resources, someone will definitely look at it and buy it, and profits will arise from this.
At the same time, in the most important review process of academic journals, researchers still adhere to the traditional method and adhere to the free anonymous review system. Therefore, researchers provide articles for publishing institutions, read articles and
You have to pay to buy a journal, and you have to pay to publish an article, but the review is free, and the source of research funding is uniformly allocated by the state. In the end, the publisher does not pay a penny, and the publishing institution makes the money anyway.
Liu Lang doesn't know whether this system is good or not, but there is an advantage. As long as you have money, you can buy many core journals, and the price is higher. But the most important thing for Liu Lang is money. Each one costs several hundred dollars.
There are more than a dozen sets of core journals ordered, and the cost of this is nearly 10,000 US dollars a year.
These journals are regularly delivered to Liu Lang's home in Stanford, and then Moran mails them back to China.
Over the past three years, Liu Lang has become very familiar with the current technology in the United States. Of course, most papers in these journals do not discuss too many technical details, but only provide a method and conclusion. Especially engineering papers will only publish one idea.
and conclusion, the process will not be too detailed, otherwise there is a possibility of being stolen.
Such a paper is of little use to others. At best, it will tell you what technologies are available today. Some businesses may find the author and study business cooperation. In that case, the paper will transform into reality, such as Liu Lang's
The graduate thesis was an analysis of a ship steam turbine technology. This thesis was later sold by a shipyard. The patent fee was two million U.S. dollars. Liu Lang divided the money into two parts and donated one million U.S. dollars to Stanford.
University, and another million was given to Moran to pay for her studies at Stanford.
Transforming theory into practice is the purpose of science, but the conversion rate is not necessarily the same. Most papers are basic research and theoretical research, and those that can be transformed into practice may not be even 10%, so the vast majority of papers just become
Pure academic research is rarely noticed by people, but in Liu Lang's eyes, these papers also have their value. His divergent thinking is unparalleled. If others cannot be inspired, he may not be the same.
A large number of core journal articles have been completely digested by Liu Lang. Even if these articles do not involve core technologies, they can still have a great impact on Liu Lang. This year, Liu Lang is planning to build a laboratory of his own.