Chapter 16 God Man
From the drizzle of King's College to the lakeside of Cambridge, from the coast of Rehovot to the bright stars of Silicon Valley, Levitt has met many talented students from all over the world along the way.

Among these people, the talent displayed by Chen Yuanguang can be ranked at the upper level, but is still a little far from the top.

However, because of this occasion and this time point, it was an unexpected gain from the business trip to China, and Levitt hoped to give Chen Yuanguang some opportunities. The subtext of this second author was the opportunity to be his student.

As long as Chen Yuanguang could prove through experiments that his theory was feasible, Levitt would help him publish it in Nature and recruit Chen Yuanguang to study for his doctorate.

"No problem, I will go back to Jiangda and get the results as soon as possible. When the results are ready, I will send you the paper with the results attached for you to take a look. If there is no problem, I will submit it for publication." Chen Yuanguang said.

Because of Chen Yuanguang's enlightenment, Levitt's evaluation of him reached a new level. Geniuses always have character, and the more talented they are, the more character they have.

Humility is just an appearance. Generally, geniuses need to be tempered in order to grow rapidly. For geniuses who choose to pursue scientific research, research topics are the tempering they need to face. No matter how talented you are, there will be problems that you may need to spend your entire life to solve.

It is not easy for someone like Chen Yuanguang to quickly accept other people's opinions, especially when these opinions are at a disadvantage to him. Levitt believes that Chen Yuanguang's personality is very suitable for scientific research. Scientific research is not a one-man show, but also requires social skills.

Especially today when fruits are becoming increasingly difficult to pick.

"Okay, send it to me when the time comes. I'll ask the students in our laboratory to verify it again. If there are no problems, you can publish it in Nature. I'll talk to Das for you and ask him to find someone to review it as soon as possible." Levitt said with a smile.

Das is the head of Nature's editorial team responsible for biotechnology, and Levitt has this "privilege" as a Nobel Prize winner.

Chen Yuanguang said softly: "Professor, I have a small request."

Levitt looked at him and said, "You say."

Chen Yuanguang said, "Can you write a recommendation letter for me? I am a senior this year and will graduate soon. I want to apply for a doctorate degree at an American university."

The smile on Levitt's face froze: "Don't you want to apply for my doctorate?" Levitt waved the thesis in his hand.

Now it was Chen Yuanguang's turn to be surprised. He didn't understand Levitt's subtext: "Sorry, that's not what I meant."

“So what is this paper?” Levitt asked.

Chen Yuanguang explained: "Professor, this paper is for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of endorsement."

Levitt was speechless: "Whose PhD are you missing?"

Chen Yuanguang said: "At present, I prefer Professor Mongi Bawindi of MIT. I am more interested in his research direction."

Levitt felt helpless. He was thinking that you were on good terms just now, but you're not so good so soon?

Levitt thought that when he asked the rhetorical question, even if Chen Yuanguang had not originally intended to apply for his doctorate, he should have followed his words and said that it would be an honor to study for his doctorate.

As a result, the other party actually spoke out his true thoughts.

Chen Yuanguang knew that the other party would be unhappy if he said this, so he continued to explain: "Professor, I am more interested in Professor Mongi Bawendi's research direction."

"Okay, bring the recommendation letter here. I believe you have everything prepared." Levitt didn't want to talk anymore.

Levitt glanced at the recommendation letter and thought it was a bit modest, so he signed his name: "The one published in Nature is still valid. I will not stop recommending you just because you didn't study for my doctorate."

Chen Yuanguang nodded: "Thank you, Professor."

Guo Wei understood the following conversation. He was already exhausted. How could he refuse an olive branch from a Nobel Prize winner?
You have to know that Levitt was the Nobel Prize winner in 13, which is not many years ago, and he is only years old, which is considered young among the living Nobel Prize winners.

Being young means that the other party still has the energy to provide specific guidance. After sending Professor Levitt back to the room, Guo Wei couldn't hold back: "Yuan Guang, although I don't know who Mongi Bawendi is, Levitt is a Nobel Prize winner!"

Mongi Bawindi will not receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry until 2023.

"No matter how interested you are in Mengji's research direction, you should reconsider it. You rejected him too decisively and didn't give him face at all!"

Chen Yuanguang smiled and said: "My main purpose of participating in this competition is to meet him and ask him to write a letter of recommendation for me.

If I don’t refuse decisively, I won’t achieve my goal.”

"Is participating in the competition and winning the award just to get a letter of recommendation from a Nobel Prize winner?" Guo Wei asked.

"Yes."

"Are you so sure you will win the prize and convince Levitt?"

“Yes.” Chen Yuanguang answered as if it was a matter of course. “If I take the conventional route to publish the paper, I will have to wait at least half a year, and there is a possibility that the paper will be snatched away. I will most likely take a gap year, so I came up with this idea.”

Guo Wei was convinced. What kind of genius was this? He could no longer understand Chen Yuanguang's imagination.

He asked again: "The purpose of getting a recommendation letter is to study abroad. Levitt is a professor at Stanford, and Stanford is a top university. I am a little confused about whether the purpose is to get a recommendation letter or to study abroad.

Are you treating the interim goal as the ultimate goal?"

Chen Yuanguang explained: "I rejected him because he was at Stanford. If he wasn't at Stanford, I might have hesitated."

Guo Wei felt that his brain was not working properly and he couldn't keep up with Chen Yuanguang's train of thought: "Ah? Isn't Stanford a top university?"

“Because Stanford is in Silicon Valley, which is too far from New York, my friend is in New York, and MIT where Professor Mongi Bawindi works is in Boston, which is much closer to New York.

Think about it, Boston is only 4 kilometers away from New York, while Silicon Valley is more than kilometers away from New York. It will be much more convenient for me to visit my friends, as it only takes hours to drive more than kilometers. "

For Chen Yuanguang, it doesn't matter where he goes or who he studies for a doctorate.

Guo Wei's face was already dull: "Just because of this?"

What kind of friend is this?

Chen Yuanguang nodded: "That's why."

Guo Wei felt that there were too many things to complain about and he was almost unable to rant anymore. Brother, who on earth are you, and why did you come down to earth to tease us mortals?

"You're awesome! If Professor Levitt knew this was the real reason, he would probably rush out and tear up the recommendation letter for you."

Chen Yuanguang laughed: "It's too late now."

Later, this incident became a must-talk topic for Guo Wei every time he chatted, and as Chen Yuanguang's fame grew, he became more and more excited when talking about this incident. The audience was all shocked, and they felt that geniuses are indeed different from others.

　I have something to do tomorrow morning, so the update tomorrow morning may be postponed to noon or afternoon, but there will definitely be two chapters updated tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)