Chapter 340 Life is a wilderness

"In the end, times have changed and the scenery of Long Street has changed."

When Chen Yuanguang took over the microphone from Principal Shu, a line from Eason's "Four Seasons" flashed through his mind.

In just a few years, his identity, status and resources have changed drastically.

Before, in such a public occasion, if someone said that he was the most outstanding alumnus of Jiangcheng University, someone would definitely bring up Lei Jun.

Even when he and Lei Jun attended the Luojia Lecture Hall together at Jiangda University last time, he was still lower than Lei Jun in terms of status.

And now, when someone says this kind of thing, no one, whether it is the students of Jiangnan University or the audience watching the live broadcast, will think it is inappropriate.

Even rice fans would not feel embarrassed to admit that Chen Yuanguang is more powerful than Lei Jun.

This is the power of time, his own hard work, and the confidence that the future brings him.

“I feel very emotional standing here. It has been seven years since I graduated from Jiangnan University. But when I come back here again, I still feel that Jiangnan University is so familiar.

The grass and trees here, even the hot dry noodles in the Lakeside Canteen, are still as unpalatable as they were seven years ago.”

The students from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences living in the Lakeside Dormitory in the audience smiled knowingly. This is a joke that only students who have studied at Jiangnan University can understand.

"Right, I said the hot dry noodles at Lakeside Canteen weren't tasty, and no one refuted me. It seems like everyone has the same taste.

I sneaked in to eat at 10 o'clock this morning. There were some students in the cafeteria who looked like they had just woken up. They were probably surprised that they had just skipped the morning class and had the chance to meet Chen Yuanguang and take a photo with him. "

There was another burst of laughter at the scene, and everyone was discussing who was so lucky.

Someone shouted in a classroom in Teaching Building 5: "Instructor, I'm reporting that Zhang Chi didn't go to the complex function class this morning and was still eating in the Lakeside Canteen at 10 o'clock."

"That's right. Zhang Chi doesn't go to the morning class. If we don't deal with him, we won't be able to appease the public anger."

"It's really unfair that people who don't go to class and take pictures with the God of Light won't be punished."

There were only a few students who were able to take photos with Chen Yuanguang that day, because the venue was closed after Chen Yuanguang entered. Only those who were already inside were lucky enough to take photos with Chen Yuanguang.

Even fewer people posted the photos on their Moments after taking them.

The freshmen's morning schedule is fully scheduled and they don't have the courage to skip classes.

Besides, no one knew that Chen Yuanguang would go to the Lakeside Canteen this morning.

The few lucky ones become the objects of envy, jealousy and hatred in the classroom.

Zhang Chi not only posted on WeChat Moments but also on Douyin, and the number of likes on Douyin has exceeded 100,000.

Netizens joked that the group photo can be posted on the resume, and when looking for a job after graduation, one can claim that he or she is an alumnus of Chen Yuanguang. With the selfie as proof, the passing rate can be increased by several percentage points.

“So the things you take for granted now will become things you miss many years later.

When I was at Jiangnan University, I was just like everyone else. I didn’t have too many feelings. I felt that it was just a period of time that everyone has to go through in life.

But after graduating from Jiangnan University, I was pushed forward, faster and faster. When I looked back, there was no one around me. I stood in the deserted wilderness, not knowing which direction to go.

You will cherish the time in the past when you had a goal and direction. "

This was too pretentious and too stream-of-consciousness, leaving the students in the audience completely bewildered.

Chen Yuanguang walked forward, getting closer to the audience.

He didn't see many complete faces. All he saw were cell phone cameras pointed at him. They were probably recording him, just like when he was in college and his classmates used their cell phones to record the teacher's lectures.

"Do you understand?"

“The God of Light is clearly saying that I have done too many things over the years, and no one around me can fully understand what I want to do. I am creating a new tomorrow for mankind.

I miss the days when I was an ordinary person in Jiangda. This is too pretentious. "

"As expected of the God of Light, he used to rely on golden quotes to attract attention, but now he has started to use stream of consciousness."

Some audience members started discussing.

Different people have different styles when it comes to public speaking. Chen Yuanguang rarely gave public speeches in the past, but because of his outstanding performance in interview programs, he is considered to be a very talkative type.

This time is no exception.

“I am not talking about how I have grown my business to a large scale over the years, achieved things that many countries cannot do, won the Nobel Prize in Physics, and invented new materials that have changed human society.

What I want to say is that I have made so many contributions, received so many honors, and created so much wealth, I don’t mean that I am moving too fast in this regard.”

After this speech, the audience fell silent. No one knew what to say. Everyone had a similar thought in their mind: Guangshen had achieved such success seven years after graduation, so what kind of summary could they write when they look back seven years after graduation?

I feel sad when I think about it, and I don’t even have the heart to complain.

On the contrary, the barrage of comments on major live streaming platforms are filled with all kinds of bullshit.

This is determined by identity positioning. The relationship between the students present and Chen Yuanguang is that of alumni, that of seniors and juniors.

After winning the Nobel Prize, Chen Yuanguang did not go to Yanda or Shuimu to give a speech, but specially ran from Shenhai to Jiangcheng to give a speech, just because Jiangcheng University was his alma mater.

This kind of alumni relationship caused the audience to subconsciously feel that Chen Yuanguang was one of their own, and any achievement made by one of their own sounded so out of reach.

The frustration is unimaginable.

"Can you win the Nobel Prize seven years after graduation?" a freshman from the School of Chemistry asked his classmates.

The student rolled his eyes and said, "I can't even multiply by ten."

"honest?"

“Multiply that by ten, and I still can’t do it in 70 years.

If I could do that, I would be a god too.”

"You are also the God of Light, why can't you do it?"

This time he rolled his eyes even more, because this classmate's name also had the word "light" in it, so he was given the nickname "God of Light" after joining the freshman group.

To be precise, in the School of Chemistry of Jiangnan University, any student whose name contains the character "light" must be nicknamed the God of Light.

So far, there has not been a case where there are two gods of light in the same grade, but there have been students in different grades in the School of Chemistry whose names have the word "light".

However, this does not prevent them from being nicknamed the God of Light. Even if they appear in a social occasion at the same time, people just add "Da Lai" or "Da Lai" in front of the name to distinguish them.

"My name is just a nickname, and the God of Light's is just a title. How can they be the same?"

A generation of young people who were influenced by the Douluo Dalu comics can easily come up with similar jokes. The audience on the live broadcast platform felt extremely distant from Chen Yuanguang. Psychologically, watching this kind of speech was no different from watching characters in history books. They just thought it was awesome and that was it.

Chen Yuanguang didn't know what the audience would think while on stage, he expressed himself freely: "What I want to say is that we will face a variety of choices.

When you are in college, your choices are nothing more than taking the postgraduate entrance examination, being admitted to graduate school, studying abroad, and finding a job.

Let's break it down further, including which country to go abroad, which major to take in the postgraduate entrance examination, and whether to work in a company or as a civil servant.

But you can always find companions who make the same choice as you, and there will be information sharing and emotional empathy.

When you graduate and enter society, your options begin to become infinitely rich. You will no longer find people who share the same path as you. Even two people sitting at adjacent workstations will have different backgrounds and experiences.

At times like this, you will feel like you are in the wilderness, and only you can relate to your feelings.

Look around and you will see that there is no one left to walk with you.

So what I want to say is that mental strength is the most important thing. It allows you to find your own direction no matter when.

Principal Shu just mentioned that he and I have known each other since college. We are very familiar with each other, and I have even been to his office for tea.

Yes, Principal Shu and I are indeed very familiar with each other, so before coming here, Principal Shu asked about the content of my speech.

He was afraid that I would come over and show off, and then start bragging about myself and make everyone lose confidence.

I will tell you here that it would be easy to win the Nobel Prize before the age of 30. The psychological damage caused to his students is too great. "

The members of Jiangnan University's leadership team looked at each other on the rostrum and smiled bitterly. Even though Chen Yuanguang said it in a deconstructive and self-deprecating way, it was enough to be discouraging.

It's just that this statement is much better than "No way, no way, there are people who can't publish in Nature as undergraduates and can't win the Nobel Prize before the age of 30."

But the core is the same, it's just the difference between hp-100 and -10.

After Chen Yuanguang finished speaking, there was a brief booing from the audience.

The obviously younger freshmen also realized this.

After everyone quieted down, Chen Yuanguang smiled and said, "Haha, this is not my topic. It will do me no good to attack you.

What I want to say is something more on the life level. I told Principal Shu, don't worry, what I want to say is that life is long, so cherish your time.

Principal Shu was very surprised at the time. How could these two topics be combined? Shouldn't it be that life is short, so cherish your time?

I said, just wait and listen to the end of the lecture.

Now I have sorted out the logical relationship between them. Life is long, and you will find that the time with fellow travelers is short.

Student life is the last stage where you will have companions. When you enter society in the future, even if you have a wife or a husband, they will not be able to fully empathize with you.

And at this stage, no matter what you feel, there are classmates around you who have similar experiences as you and can empathize with you.

Of course, I published a paper in Nature when I was a senior. At that time, Professor Levitt, the Nobel Prize winner in Biology, insisted on sending me an offer to study for his doctorate at Stanford and gave me a full scholarship, but I refused. I guess no student in Jiangnan University has such an experience now. "After Chen Yuanguang finished speaking, he grinned again.

This time the booing was even louder.

We agreed not to attack anyone, why are you doing this again?

"I didn't study for a doctorate from Levitt. I went to MIT to study for a doctorate from Professor Mungiu, who later won the Nobel Prize in Physics, and I also won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Influenced by me, he left MIT and returned to teach at the École Polytechnique in Paris. We met at the Nobel Prize ceremony at the end of last year, although he met my robot.

At that time, the president of the École Normale Supérieure was nearby. He said that if I was willing to go to the École Normale Supérieure, Professor Mungiu and I would be able to create a school of mathematics that would be similar in status to the École Normale Supérieure in Paris.

I said, if I really come, our school will only recruit doctoral students from Jiangnan University. Even if the French want to come to our school, they will have to go to Jiangnan University for retraining first.

The president said, "No problem. As long as you come, I will agree to any conditions. We can even set up a joint training program with Jiangnan University. All freshmen majoring in physics will first go to Jiangnan University to study for two years and learn Chinese first."

France and Jiangcheng have close relations. Jiangcheng is the city where France has invested the most in Dongda. French universities, whether it is the École Normale Supérieure in Paris or the École Polytechnique in Paris, have close academic exchanges with Jiangcheng University, and a large number of Jiangcheng students go to France to study.

"It's a pity that I didn't agree to his request. If I had agreed to his request, I guess I would have to add a prefix in front of the Paris Institute of Technology, Jiang Da France Campus."

This time, what came from the audience was not booing, but applause and cheers.

"What a pity."

"The influence of the God of Light is incredible."

"Do you really believe it?"

"Nonsense, of course they believe it. Not to mention that the school only recruits students from Jiang University, even if Guang Shen proposed that the Paris Institute of Technology really add that prefix, and if it is added, he will go to France to teach, they will agree."

The students were discussing, and so were the members of Jiangda’s leadership team on the stage.

"Principal, have you heard of this?"

"No, I didn't go to the Nobel Prize ceremony. But it wouldn't be strange even if I did."

"What a pity! If there really is such a school that only recruits students from Jiangnan University, then Jiangnan University's physics will definitely surpass Yanda University and rank first in the country."

"Yuan Guang, don't even think about it. Let's think about how to train a second Yuan Guang. If Yuan Guang goes to France, who would have forced him to leave? Think about the consequences."

"Can a talent of Yuan Guang's level be cultivated? Every time I go to Yanjing for a meeting, Shuimu and the leaders of Yan University only show envy when they talk about Yuan Guang. If he could be cultivated, they would have done it long ago."

After the discussion in the audience quieted down a bit, Chen Yuanguang continued, “Of course I didn’t agree to them.

It is easy to go to France, but it is hard to come back alive." Chen Yuanguang continued before the audience could sigh.

“My life experience has come to this point, and there is no one around me who can empathize with me.

Lin Jia? I just heard a classmate calling Lin Jia. Lin Jia is your senior sister. Please be polite.

Of course she couldn't do that either. Although we had been together since college, she was more involved in business management and operation. Could I discuss scientific research with her? Obviously not.

When I was in college, I had classmates who could keep up with me. The professional tomes I read outside of my major courses were also read by my classmates, and we could communicate with each other.

But today, when it comes to the literature I read and the questions I think about, no one around me can keep up with my thinking.

Similarly, you will encounter similar experiences sooner or later, so I hope you will cherish your college time and do whatever you want to do.

During the university process, no matter what you do, you will have fellow travelers, you will have reference points and people to communicate with.

Once you pass this stage, life will be in a state of wilderness and there will be no chance to regret. "

(End of this chapter)