A Chance Encounter with God Wei

For a university to mobilize so many resources to prepare such a welcoming banquet for all faculty and staff just because of one professor's arrival—this in itself was an immense show of respect.
This level of respect was comparable to welcoming an academician.
Or perhaps in the eyes of Principal Huai and the high-level leadership of Yanhang, Guo Hao was a young talent who could rival an academician!
Hence such high regard.

"Alright then."
Guo Hao was slightly helpless.
In truth, he felt somewhat touched. Although it was because of his many achievements, the high regard that Principal Huai and the senior leadership of Yanhang held for him was as clear as day.
Whether it was research funding or contract concessions, without him even having to speak, they actively offered incredibly generous terms. It could be said that they put their utmost sincerity on display in every aspect!
This banquet was the same, representing deep respect.

"Excellent!"
A smile appeared on Principal Huai's face.
In fact, they had their own calculations. As long as they could keep Guo Hao at Yanhang, Yanhang's status in the educational world would surely rise even further in the future!
One must know, Guo Hao was only twenty years old this year!
At such a fine age, he could already be called a titan in the academic world!
Needless to say in the field of mathematics, but also in the field of computational materials science, Principal Huai had personally witnessed just how formidable Guo Hao was!
Six or seven academicians, including Academician Xiang Nan, listened like students as Guo Hao defended his doctoral dissertation. If anyone could thoroughly develop computational materials science in the future, who else could it be!
It could only be Guo Hao!
This was a true academic star, destined to dominate the entire materials science community of the Dragon Nation and even the world for over half a century—a top-tier giant.
If it weren't for Yanhang's research funding being stretched thin, what would five million even be?
Even ten million or twenty million a year in research funding, Principal Huai would not hesitate to bring out, just to retain Guo Hao!

As for Guo Hao's annual salary, it was also the top salary the industry could offer.
According to current university professor salaries, even for a Level 1 professor, an annual salary of over a million was generally rare.
Of course, for scientific and technological giants, by taking on some horizontal projects and holding a few powerful patents, they didn't care about this annual salary at all. Giants like Academician Jiang Lei had more than one company under their names.
Every year, patent royalties alone made them filthy rich.
But for mathematics professors and some who purely did theoretical work, they really could only rely on their salaries.
Guo Hao's annual salary was two million, comparable to some top-tier returnees from abroad.

"Right."
At this moment, Principal Huai suddenly thought of something. He pondered for a moment, looking at Guo Hao and saying, "Also, you should still make a trip to Yanda... After all, your doctoral enrollment in mathematics is still over there."
With that, Principal Huai smiled.
"I reckon that fellow Tian Gang is feeling quite depressed right now! He probably planned to wait until you graduated to invite you to teach at Yanda. He didn't expect me to act so quickly! He certainly didn't expect you to graduate with a doctorate in materials science so quickly, graduating in just two short months, after which I immediately hired you. He was probably caught completely off guard!"
With that, a trace of smugness flashed in Principal Huai's eyes.

"Yes, that's true. Regarding graduating with doctorates in materials science and mathematics, I should also go speak with Academician Tian Gang." Guo Hao nodded.
"Alright, that's all. I'll head out first then?"
"Go ahead with your business."

After Principal Huai left, Guo Hao sat down at the brand-new desk nearby.
The spacious office, everything behind it was brand new.
The computer desk in front was the same.
Guo Hao was very satisfied.
He took a photo of his workspace.
When there's good news, it has to be shared with his followers, right?
Guo Hao smiled and opened Weibo.
"The office is too empty. Are there any willing workhorses volunteering to help me run experiments and carry materials?"
He clicked send.
After posting, Guo Hao closed his phone. He found that occasionally acting a bit "humblebrag" in front of his followers and reading their comments was quite amusing.
However, he still had tasks to complete—finding Academician Tian Gang to discuss his mathematics doctoral graduation.
Guo Hao stood up and left his office.

At this moment, under Guo Hao's new Weibo post:
"This ridiculous, God Hao is still so formidable! A professor at twenty! I wouldn't even dare to dream of it! And a damn Level 2 professor! Thinking about it, it's almost too overpowered!"
"By the way, weren't God Hao's previous students all older than him?"
"Seems so..."
The atmosphere in the comment section drifted off-topic just like that...

Guo Hao was unaware of the situation in the comment section.
At this moment, he had hailed a cab to Yanda.
Taxis were not allowed inside Yanda.
Guo Hao got out of the car.
After swiping his student card, he entered Yanda.
In truth, this was his first time visiting Yanda.
Among his cards was a Yanda student card. When he entered Chen Jingrun's class, Yanda had issued him a student card, which was equivalent to a Yanda student card.
It had to be said that Yanda's environment was very nice.
Of course, to some extent, Guo Hao felt Shuimu University was slightly better.
But Yanda's campus had a sense of cultural heritage... A sense of history? Perhaps so?

He walked unhurriedly toward Yanda's School of Mathematical Sciences.
Quickly, Guo Hao arrived at Yanda's School of Mathematical Sciences, which was famously nicknamed one of Yanda's "four major mental asylums."
At this moment, he saw a somewhat familiar-looking person in a pavilion, buried deep in thought. Out of curiosity, Guo Hao walked over.
It was mathematics again...
And it seemed to be related to the Navier-Stokes equations.
Guo Hao couldn't help but take a closer look at the person in front of him.
Good heavens!
No wonder he looked familiar. Wasn't this Wei Dongyi, the mathematical genius of Yanda who was once famous in his past life?
A slightly younger version of Wei Dongyi!
He almost didn't recognize him!