Chapter 414: Shocking

In the Capital University.

Students are still moving between teaching buildings as usual. As Xu Qingshan’s influence continues to grow, the Peking University campus now has a more settled temperament than before.

Before Xu Qingshan appeared, Jingcheng University was actually more inclined to develop in the political and business fields, but it also put a lot of effort into scientific research. However, as Tian Gang and Xu Qingshan said before, more students would choose to study abroad at the graduate level to find better scientific research paths.

But things are different now. 2010 has not even ended yet, and many tutors at Beijing University have already received application letters from many outstanding students in the school.

With the standards of Beijing University, there are a lot of places for guaranteed admission to graduate school.

However, many students do not start contacting their supervisors until they are confirmed to be admitted to graduate school, because by that time there is a high possibility that they will not be able to choose the supervisor they like.

More proactive students will take the initiative to find teachers to contact them after ensuring that they have the possibility of being admitted to graduate school, and get some teachers’ permission to admit them. Then they can prepare their materials for admission to graduate school without distraction.

This type of admission permission is not actually considered an internal decision. If the student is unable to be admitted to graduate school, the tutor who made the promise will not open a backdoor for any student. This is just a two-way pre-selection process.

It’s just that almost all of the best students in the past would choose to go abroad to pursue their scientific research dreams.

Although many of them want to study abroad for a period of time and then choose to return to China to build the motherland, the actual study abroad rate is right in front of us.

As the source of graduate students is somewhat inferior to that of top foreign universities, Beijing University faces considerable pressure to catch up in the field of higher research education.

But now this situation has been reversed by Xu Qingshan alone.

Even the academic atmosphere of the entire Beijing University has become more intense, especially for the students of the School of Mathematics and the School of Information Science, who are like a roll within a roll.

Even the colleges that received the most applications for changing majors have shifted from popular top colleges such as Guanghua School of Management and School of Chemistry to School of Mathematics.

At a small stone table beside Weiming Lake.

Three guys, carrying portable cameras and wearing photography vests that were completely different from those of the students at Jingcheng University, were sitting at the stone table with the food they had packed from the cafeteria. They put the cameras aside for safekeeping, and started chatting while preparing to eat.

“Uncle Ai, is this the workload for all scientific researchers? It seems too scary, doesn’t it?”

Xiaoman kept sharpening the chopsticks in her hand, while talking to the handsome uncle beside her with an exaggerated expression. Although her expression was exaggerated, her eyes were slightly dark, and the sense of depression brought by the dark circles was visible to the naked eye.

“We have been doing daily shoots with him for a while now, and I feel like I am going to get dizzy from it.”

Among the trio of Lao Ai, Dachuan and Xiaoman, Xiaoman is the one who talks the most when there is nothing important to do.

Just like now, Okawa said nothing, opened his lunch box, and buried his head in eating, humming as he ate. People who know Okawa know that this is his expression of approval for the food.

“Although I have shot many personal documentaries, to be honest with you two, this is the first time I’ve shot something like this, and I don’t have much experience.”

Lao Ai was not in a hurry to eat. He hadn’t even opened his lunch box, but he had already taken out the cigarette from his pocket. He had to light one to cheer himself up.

Following Xu Qingshan is really very exhausting.

Especially recently, there was a period of time when Xu Qingshan almost lived in the office when his family was not available, and he got up very early in the morning to work. Therefore, the documentary trio originally planned to film Xu Qingshan finishing work and preparing to go to bed in the evening before running back to Yandong Garden to rest, but they had to get up early the next day to film the scene of Xu Qingshan getting up early to work.

But with that back and forth, their already limited rest time was even shorter.

Later, there was no other choice, so Director Liu Ruochuan of the laboratory arranged a small room on the third floor for them to rest.

“He feels like an iron man. If I could use my brain as hard as he does for so long, I don’t think I could handle it for even three days.”

Xiaoman muttered.

“There are still three days left. Why are you competing with others who can prove the world’s most difficult problem at the age of 19? This is not a question of hard work, it is a question of talent. They are born different from us.”

After finishing the lunch box in no time, Okawa suddenly raised his head and retorted Xiaoman.

“Hey, You!”

Seeing that the two young men were about to quarrel over a single sentence, Lao Ai put out the cigarette in his hand and patted the stone table.

“Hey!”

“You two little guys, stop arguing.”

Old Ai thought about it.

“I thought about it. The footage we shot recently and the footage we collected before should be enough for a movie. I’ll simply announce that we and the platoon team will take a break today.”

“Great!”

Xiaoman did not continue to play the bickering couple with Dachuan, and responded happily.

Her happiness was evident on her face, because for her, rest meant having a good night’s sleep and waking up naturally.

“What’s good? I haven’t even finished my words yet. The filming team will take a break today, but the editing team consisting of three of us will start working soon.”

Old Ai rolled his eyes at Xiaoman.

The young person who was originally about to get up and jump happily suddenly became wilted again. When she heard these words, a look of bitterness appeared on her face.

“I’m OK.”

Okawa opened the second lunch box.

The three of them brought their own lunch boxes, and only Okawa brought two lunch boxes. After all, he had to carry a camera around everywhere, which consumed a lot of physical energy.

“Okay, I’ll tell Director Liu that we won’t be here anytime soon. We’ll go back to the station and find an editing room to slowly edit the film. I’ll also organize all the materials and come out as soon as possible to give an explanation to the department leaders.”

Old Ai made the final decision.

The trio came and left in a hurry. After saying something to Liu Ruochuan, they immediately left Jingcheng University and returned to their CCTV.

As for whether Xu Qingshan knew that the three of them had left?
Of course I don’t know that.

He was so busy during this period that he didn’t even notice that the three of them were filming his daily work and life, and simply ignored it.

By the time the first documentary was completely edited and delivered to the department for acceptance.

Xu Qingshan just received a notice that the Ministry of Science and Technology invited Xu Qingshan to watch and review his first personal documentary and express some brief opinions.

“Is this documentary already done? And they’re really going to make a series of documentaries. I thought they would just shoot one.”

This time, the Ministry of Science and Technology contacted Xu Qingshan through President Zhou, and it was a public-to-public communication, hoping that Peking University would give them some convenience and release him.

How could Zhou Qifeng not know what the Ministry of Science and Technology meant, but he just smiled when he received this circular.

People really laugh when they are speechless.

Could it be that the Ministry of Science and Technology really thinks that someone like Xu Qingshan can be restricted by Beijing University?
He can come and go as he pleases. It’s no big deal for him to go out for a day or two during working hours. Now Zhou Qifeng is hoping that Xu Qingshan can have a few more days of rest and not stay in the laboratory all day. What if he damages his health?
So this time, Beijing University gave Xu Qingshan a mandatory vacation, allowing him to go to the house to watch his documentary. Xu Qingshan also met his three-person filming team again, and he greeted them enthusiastically.

“Professor Xu.”

Old Ai’s face was all smiles, but no matter how bright his smile was, it couldn’t hide his big dark eyes.

“Director Ai, what’s this?”

Lao Ai understood what Xu Qingshan meant. He was asking him why he had become so haggard.

“I’ve been working overtime recently because I’ve been rushing to complete my mission. But our health isn’t as good as yours, so it’s showing on my face. It’s okay. I’ll just have a good rest for a few days.”

Xu Qingshan understood and patted Lao Ai on the shoulder.

“Thank you for your hard work this time. Next time, we will slow down the pace so that you can relax together.”

“That’s great, but please give us some suggestions for today’s preliminary hearing so we can make corrections.”

The two chatted for a while, and then a staff member from the Ministry of Science and Technology came over and took Xu Qingshan to the screening room. It looked like it was converted from a conference room and was not particularly formal.

However, character documentaries like this don’t pay much attention to things like image quality and color, so naturally no one cares.

Xu Qingshan sat down, and Lao Ai and the others sat beside him. After sitting down, they didn’t talk anymore, but waited patiently for the documentary to be shown.

I have to say, he is worthy of being the master who was chosen by the higher-ups to shoot the documentary about Xu Qingshan.

Normally, Xu Qingshan likes to watch documentaries occasionally, but this is the first time he can watch one so attentively as he did today.

This is not because Xu Qingshan is narcissistic, but because the documentary in front of him, named “Shocking – One of the Xu Qingshan Documentary Series”, is even close to the quality of a movie in terms of camera language and story narration.

The rhythm of the entire documentary is very good, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, combining the real and the virtual. Xu Qingshan even saw some special effects in some clips that seemed simple but actually fit the scene very well.

For example, when he answers questions for students in the lab, those questions are transformed into fractal geometry animations for real-time interpretation.

When it comes to the proof of the Ringmann conjecture, since the content of the process is not convenient to record and publish in a short period of time, he used some metaphors of interstellar travel and combined it with some more attractive starry sky phantom shots to complete the coverage.

Moreover, this documentary is accompanied by many retakes in the early description of Xu Qingshan’s childhood scenes, and these shots have restored the scenes at that time to a high degree.

It even made Xu Qingshan wonder if he had really been followed and filmed by them when he was a child.

Although some stories seem to be narrated by their own relatives and friends, they are exaggerated and artistically processed in their hands, making them seem quite passionate and growing.

But the whole documentary is really well made.

There’s even a sense of satisfaction in watching a character grow in a martial arts film, and the experimental audio-visual language can satisfy the research needs of hardcore science enthusiasts, while the strong plot can also attract the general audience.

After all, what story could be more exciting than the story of a student from an ordinary family who ranks second in the class suddenly turning over a new leaf, coming to his senses, starting to counterattack in the college entrance examination, and then bursting out with talent and passion, and step by step through magical operations, reaching the pinnacle of academic achievement?

can only say.

This kind of plot is not a documentary. If it were an urban movie, it would have been criticized for at least two years for its cliché plot and out-of-the-box thinking.

All I can say is that reality is even more absurd and exaggerated than what is written in novels.

Because how can a story written by an ordinary person summarize the life of a genius?

“very good.”

After the documentary screening, Xu Qingshan applauded and expressed his appreciation to Lao Ai and others.

“what do you mean?”

“I have no objection. Thank you for your hard work during this period. Please come to my house for dinner when you have time.”

Xu Qingshan patted Lao Ai’s shoulder, and this time the action was much more intimate.

“Good good!”

Xu Qingshan left the department with satisfaction, and immediately ran back to school to do experiments and complete the proofs.

He didn’t care much about the follow-up of the documentary. After all, it was arranged by the leaders of the department. It was all positive publicity for him anyway, so he just had to follow the arrangements.

He doesn’t care, but that doesn’t mean others dare to let him know.

Zhou Qifeng would come to Xu Qingshan’s office every two or three days to tell him about the documentary, and then go back to his own office as the principal.

I was afraid that it would affect Xu Qingshan’s work.

However, since the project is endorsed by the higher authorities and has support from multiple parties, it will progress much more smoothly than ordinary projects.

Xu Qingshan could also tell from Zhou Qifeng’s few words that “Stone Breaking” was given the green light by the radio and television authorities almost throughout the entire process, but there was one decision at the end that made Xu Qingshan feel magical.

“Old Zhou, are you saying that my documentary will be shown in theaters?”

Xu Qingshan looked surprised.

“Aren’t documentaries usually broadcast on CCTV-6 or other channels? How come they’re even being shown in theaters? Will anyone really pay for these things?”

“I’m not sure, but what they mean is that the ticket price should be the cost price, which is very cheap, 15 yuan per person.”

Zhou Qifeng scratched his head, his face also looking confused.

“This is the first time I’ve seen this operation.”

Xu Qingshan sighed helplessly.

Sometimes we are not afraid of leaders who do things in a conventional way, but we are afraid of leaders who suddenly come up with some outrageous ideas and suddenly say, “I have an idea!”

When doing serious things in this world, the person we fear most is the king of ideas.

Xu Qingshan thought about it and realized that fortunately the quality of his own internal documentaries was quite high and the number of screenings in theaters was not too large.

Otherwise, Xu Qingshan suspected that the release of this wave of documentaries had offended the domestic entertainment industry and the audience.

He is not afraid of offending some people, but people in the entertainment industry know that if they use him as material for their creation, it will not be good. And if he offends the audience, he will lose his popularity.

Although scientists don’t care too much about this, they have another identity and they still have to care about their social influence.

But it has been decided, and the films have probably been scheduled now, so Xu Qingshan can only wait and see.

(End of this chapter)