Super God-Level Top Student

Five people stared in dumbfounded silence. They could understand Qiao Ze's requirements being strict, but was this merely strict? The prerequisite for PhD graduation is three papers in the top four mathematics journals? Doesn't that mean you could get in line to apply for Jieqing right after graduation? The question is, is it that easy to get into the top four journals? "Any questions?" Qiao Ze noticed their confusion and asked. "Well, Qiao, isn't the requirement of three top-tier journal papers a bit too high?" Xu Yue asked tentatively. "Is it difficult?" Qiao Ze asked. The five nodded their heads like chicks pecking at grains. "Spend a whole year laying a solid foundation in 2024, publish only three papers in 2025, take one year to work on your dissertation in 2026, and complete your defense and graduate by May 2027. Is it really that difficult?" Qiao Ze asked again. This time nobody dared to move. They all looked utterly bewildered... Is this a three-year PhD graduation? And to write three top-tier journal papers? Isn't it indeed tough? "Your advisors went to great lengths to have you come to Xilin University of Technology for your PhDs, and if you can't even do this much, then you might as well go to other universities. Here, Professor Li and I are not interested in your outcomes. We don't even need you to include our names in your papers, whether as corresponding authors or in any other capacity. That's to say, all your efforts here are for yourselves. I am just here to help you move faster and go further. Think about it. From now on weekly group meetings are canceled. I'll give you software to submit a learning report every three days. You can raise your findings, thoughts, and questions there. You'll receive a response by the next day at the latest. If needed, I'll call you in for guidance. The meeting is over, go think about it," he said. ... "Goodbye, Qiao," they said. After timidly saying goodbye to their advisor, the five walked out of Qiao Ze's office together. It was not until they reached the stairwell that they began to liven up. "I mean, three top-tier papers a year?! Is Qiao overestimating us?" "Relax, if Qiao said so, he must be confident." "I mean, could it be that Qiao misunderstands my abilities? Sure, it's simple for Qiao to do three papers a year; I suspect he could write a dozen, but can we really do it?" "Is there a chance that Qiao himself will help us pick topics and then personally revise our papers?" "Forget it, don't dream about it. Let's just focus on getting the foundation right this year. But think about it, we are researching Qiao's Algebraic Geometry, which is all new stuff, and our advisor is the inventor. It has to be much simpler to publish papers on this than other topics, right?" "Makes sense. Hmm, three top-tier papers a year, huh? Hehe..." As the first one began to chuckle foolishly, the others exchanged glances and also broke into smiles. One had to admit, Qiao Ze did know how to instill confidence in people. ... After letting his students leave, Qiao Ze also breathed a sigh of relief. He still wasn't quite used to the atmosphere from earlier. Next time, it might be better to have Dou Dou prepare a script in advance to read from. He was also supposed to meet with Director Du shortly. That didn't require much preparation from him. But before Director Du's scheduled time, Qiao Ze's phone rang again. Not many people called him, and Su Lixing was among them. In consideration of Su Mucheng, Qiao Ze had never blacklisted Su Lixing's calls; fortunately, his father-in-law was a man of moderation and wouldn't trouble Qiao Ze unless it was something he couldn't handle himself. "Hello, Qiao Ze," he said. "Yes, what is it?" "Indeed, there's a matter. Our partner, Youwei Group, yes, Yu is asking for a favor through me. It seems your Xi Gong University's lab has developed a kind of self-healing paint, do you know about it?" "Hmm?"