"It's twelve o'clock, if you want to go, go quickly." President Liu took the lead, greeted everyone, and went out immediately. That posture is the so-called attitude of whether you go or not, I'm going to go anyway.

Others went out one after another, some moved quickly and some were slow. After all, not everyone was so concerned about Yang Rui's affairs like Dean Liu.

A group of people rushed to the cafeteria one after another. It was the meal time, so Professor Cai simply invited everyone to eat together. The food in the cafeteria was at the level of fullness.

After a while, an American walked into the cafeteria and was as confused as a fool. Under the gaze of the students, he sat on the free table. His translator bought a few bottles of Arctic Ocean soda and placed it on the table, waiting quietly.

"Is this American from Norton Press?" Professor Cai finished the meal in a few bites, put down his chopsticks, and stared at the blonde man with blue eyes.

"Or else, I'll go and ask?" Professor Lu Yueping was also impatient.

President Liu hesitated and said, "No, I don't know what the situation is. What if people don't like to be disturbed? What kind of temper do we have in foreign publishing houses? We haven't figured out exactly what the temper of this foreign publishing house is."

For Chinese scholars, the publication of works in foreign countries is not a matter of being the first to create the world, but it is definitely more important than creating the world. Not to mention the rest, it first recognizes the originality of the author.

For example, some authors are also writing about genetics or genetics, but it is difficult for them to publish a booklet abroad. The reason is very simple. The "Genetics" or "Genetics" he wrote in China, citing too many foreign materials that are too complicated to mark them, or they simply don't want to mark them. This is equivalent to copying the content of foreign scholars and co-written a book.

Such works can be marked with "edited" in China, but there is no relevant system abroad.

In the final analysis, there are already many Chinese scholars who can write a few pages of papers, but if you want to write an original book, Chinese scholars will encounter various problems.

But the more difficult the matter is, the more it shows your ability.

Especially in schools and research institutes, when you reach the level of professors or researchers, it is not too difficult to publish a book in China, which makes writing a book like those worthless certificates, and begins to become boring. On the one hand, everyone needs a book to prove themselves, just like a certificate to prove themselves. On the other hand, a worthless certificate lacks the power to show off.

Publishing monographs abroad has a magical effect for Chinese scholars to eliminate corruption and preserve the Qing Dynasty. It is like a judicial examination or an accountant certificate. Everyone knows that it is difficult to take the exam, and everyone has to spend a lot of energy and time, but after obtaining the certificate, it is very convenient to show off.

The easier things are to be done, the more despised they are, and the more difficult things are to be taken seriously. The values ​​of the academic community are generally like this. As for whether they are valuable or not, they are worth it, they are put behind.

President Liu cared about Yang Rui’s chance to publish abroad, and even looked at his watch anxiously, muttering to himself: “Why haven’t Yang Rui been here yet, it’s time to go.”

Xu Zhengping looked at the call and said, "It's an appointment at one o'clock, and there is still half an hour."

"By the way, Lao Xu, go and entertain him. Have you seen him? There is only half an hour left, and Yang Rui is still not here." Dean Liu was afraid of neglecting the guy from Norton Publishing House.

Xu Zhengping didn't move and said with some doubt: "I met the representative of Norton Publishing House yesterday, and it seems that it is not this person."

"The representative of Norton Press is not an American?" A man next to him looked at the blonde and blue-eyed foreigner, which was very strange, as if there was only one person in the United States.

Xu Zhengping coughed twice and said, "I came yesterday with green eyes, but today with blue eyes. I am not that tall, a little shorter and a little fatter."

"No." President Liu was quite regretful and thought, "I'll go and say hello and see what he does."

He was also a little worried that this foreigner would influence the Norton Press. Although they were all very important foreign guests, their importance was still different.

Professor Cai and others watched Dean Liu tidy up his clothes, and went to chat with foreigners with his head held high.

As a middle-aged and elderly cadre, Dean Liu's facial expression was very vivid. He first smiled, then was surprised, then was puzzled, then was ecstatic and worried, so he simply sat down and chatted with the other party in a warm manner.

Academician Cai smiled and picked up the teacup in front of him, subconsciously looking at the watch again.

At 12:40, Yang Rui still didn't come.

Others are paying attention to time.

"Do you want to call Yang Rui?" Professor Wang Yong was also a little anxious, as if his elders were complaining to his younger generation, and said, "Yang Rui is the same. I don't know if he came here earlier for such an important matter."

"The department was not notified in advance, otherwise we could help with the hospitality." Director Qin of the office quickly cleared his responsibilities.

"It's okay, Lao Liu is not talking." Professor Cai solved the discussion in one sentence.

A few minutes later, Dean Liu returned to the crowd with steadily steps.

"You must have never thought of it, you must have never thought of it!" Dean Liu spoke three points faster than usual.

"Two people came to Norton Publishing House?" Professor Wang Yong thought of this answer at the first time.

President Liu was stunned: "Why did you think of this?"

Professor Wang Yong thought he was right, so he said, "Old Xu had seen another person from Norton, and Dean Liu was so happy, which means that Norton had two people, so he attached great importance to Yang Rui, right?"

"It's a bit like, but it's not right." President Liu laughed, lowered his voice a little, and said, "This person is indeed from the publisher, but not from Norton Press."

"Hey, that's not here to find Yang Rui?"

"It's just coming to find Yang Rui." Dean Liu smiled proudly and said, "Do you remember Professor Leo? Professor Leo from the University of Chicago."

"Of course." The biology professors were present. With a slight change of mind, they linked Professor Leo from the University of Chicago to his life. The top circle of biology is so big, especially the top figures in a certain field. There are often only one or two people. The works and papers you read are all the names of others, and they can always remember them without memorizing them.

"What does it have to do with Professor Leo? What comments did he make?" Professor Cai was a little worried. He had met Professor Leo, so the influence was even more profound.

All industries dominated by technology are prone to strange things, because the more profound the industry, the lower the requirements for the so-called "sensible", and the scientific research field is the industry with the highest technical indicators. After the screening of undergraduate and master's degree and doctoral degree, being able to be sensible is no longer a basic indicator. Professor Leo is even more strange and strange. Professor Cai still remembers his face-to-face criticism of a scholar at the conference site. "****" is extremely skillful at once, and the sentences formed are also quite impactful.

Dean Liu smiled and said, "This time is a good thing. Yang Rui's publisher, Norton Publishing House, gave Professor Leo a manuscript. The latter gave a very high evaluation and published it in a special journal. Mr. Cecil came to him after reading Professor Leo's article. In addition... he wanted us to take him a manuscript to read it."

"He ran from the United States to China before he could read Yang Rui's manuscript?" The professors present were stunned.

"Cecil's explanation is probably that it is very fast. In short, he is from New York University Press and now he wants to help Yang Rui publish this book "Genomics". In his words, Professor Leo's recommended book can be published without reading it." Dean Liu's expression was very subtle.

The survival status of American university publishing houses is not good, but in the eyes of Chinese people, the name of New York University publishing house is obviously much louder than that of Norton publishing houses.

And such competition makes people feel incomprehensible.

"There is another foreigner." Professor Wang Yong shouted softly.

Xu Zhengping looked over and said, "This person from Norton is named Linden."

"Norton is also willing to publish Yang Rui's book, right?"

"Absolutely, it's not easy to fly from the United States and you won't be having fun with you."

"There are 10 minutes left." Dean Liu looked at his watch and said happily and complaining: "This guy Yang Rui is now, and he still needs to get stuck."
Chapter completed!