Chapter 179 Lu Shan’s achievements are also the school’s achievements
"Explain what you mean by surprise?" Principal Zeng placed the inquiry letter in front of Shen Yanchun with an expressionless face. The entire materials and chemistry team was like a group of frozen quails, not daring to say a word.
Shen Yanchun was shocked. This speed was indeed too fast. The commendation meeting was just held the day before, and today they were being held accountable.
"What's going on? Didn't you say that the paper was written by you?" Shen Yanchun turned to look at Tan Ming and immediately passed the blame.
This acting skill and reaction are much better than those of the young actors.
Tan Ming looked calm. He had no idea how many times he had rehearsed and simulated this in his mind, so he was not afraid. He picked up the inquiry letter, looked at it, and said calmly, "Is there any problem with this?"
Principal Zeng pushed the foreign journal paper and Lu Shan's paper together to Shen Yanchun, who immediately handed them over as if they were a hot potato.
Tan Ming still looked at it calmly and said: "I wrote the paper, but the content of it is different from Lu Shan's copy. We are not discussing exactly the same issue."
"Still trying to quibble? The beginnings are almost the same. How do you explain this?" Principal Zeng couldn't help but speak personally. Shen Yanchun pretended to be reading two papers and said nothing.
"Lu Shan was in our team before, so it's normal that the research results are the same."
“Then why is the back different?”
"Lu Shan left the team, and we used our own methods to achieve interim results. He used his method to produce new materials. Logically speaking, Lu Shan used the joint research results without the team's permission, so even if he produced the materials, it should be considered a joint achievement."
Wow! Shen Yanchun exclaimed in his heart that Tan Ming was really a talent. If he passed this test, he would be a university president in the future, or even higher.
This made Principal Zeng confused. Could it be that there was something wrong with his investigation?
After that, he sorted out his thoughts and decided to ask according to the key points raised by Xia Guangming: "Since you said Lu Shan made a part of the contribution, why is his name not on your article?"
"The contribution is in the early stages and not much, so I won't sign my name. An internal award from the academy will do."
"Then why don't you publish this paper in the country first, but look for it abroad first?"
"Manuscripts are approved faster abroad, so I can get honors faster. This is selfish, but it is understandable."
"Does Lu Shan know about this? Does the School of Materials Science and Engineering know about this?"
"No one knew about it. I was thinking about myself and the honor of the team and the school."
No matter how well-mannered Principal Zeng was, he couldn't help it and slapped the table.
"You are quibbling! You didn't publish it in China because Lu Shan has already given a speech. If you publish it, it will be exposed! You didn't sign your name because you didn't want to share the credit with Lu Shan! You do this secretly, do you have any shame?" Principal Zeng was furious, and Shen Yanchun didn't dare to speak.
"As for Dean Shen, are you really unaware of it?" Principal Zeng looked at Shen Yanchun with extremely stern eyes.
"I heard them mention the paper, but I was too busy. I didn't have time to review it, and I didn't expect him to publish it like this."
"Hmph! You've managed to shirk your responsibility so well." Principal Zeng didn't have time to deal with Shen Yanchun for the time being, so he turned to deal with Tan Ming. He was the one who did this, so he should take the responsibility.
"Do you think your reasons just now are justifiable to me?" Principal Zeng looked at Tan Ming. Unexpectedly, Tan Ming remained calm and said, "Those words are for you to say to outsiders."
Principal Zeng laughed angrily: "You even schemed against me!"
At this time, Tan Ming finally shook off his calm look and looked at Principal Zeng. Everyone understood that this guy was going to talk about something practical.
"President Zeng, this is the only way we can maximize our interests. Think about it, does it really matter who the paper belongs to and where it is published? It doesn't matter at all. What matters is that Lu Shan and we are both members of Jiangzhou University.
Whether it is our small paper or the big paper that Lu Shan produced, the honor goes to Jiangzhou University. This means that countless resources will come to us in the future. In the past few days, several large companies have come to the laboratory to discuss cooperation, and there should be more people on your side.
These are the capital for our school to strive for the top position among 985 and 211 universities in the future! I admit that I have selfish motives, but who doesn’t? At least I admit it generously. And I also want to use this momentum to attract more resources to the university, so that I can move to a higher level. "
After hearing such shameless words, Principal Zeng fell into deep thought. Human beings are profit-driven animals. Once they reach a certain position, they will not care about face but only consider practicality.
Seeing that President Zeng had softened his stance, Tan Ming continued to add fuel to the fire: "Think about it, if you want to admit that the paper was plagiarized, the result will still be that Jiangzhou University plagiarized it internally. What's the point of admitting it? Aren't the results still in Jiangzhou University? It's better not to admit it. This way, the school's reputation will be preserved, and many resources will also be preserved!"
"What if Lu Shan objects and leaves Jiangzhou University?"
"That's even better. This achievement was made at Jiangzhou University using the school's resources. We should keep the achievement. Isn't that too much? The law also stipulates that contributions to an organization belong to the organization."
This statement was recognized by the materials and chemistry team, and everyone began to nod subconsciously, saying that there was nothing wrong with the statement. After Tan Ming's "enlightenment", everyone instantly straightened their backs and calmed down.
The discussion got a little louder.
"They are all our own things anyway. There is no point in dispelling them. It will only make us lose face..." "We have also helped Lu Shan. His achievements were inspired by us. Why should he take all the achievements?"
"We were already short of those precious materials, and we had to share some with him. That's why our research was delayed. Otherwise, we might have figured it out first..."
Principal Zeng looked at Shen Yanchun at this time: "What's your opinion?"
Shen Yanchun stopped playing dumb and quickly expressed his opinion: "This matter is originally a family matter, and it cannot be discussed with outsiders. No matter who gets the honor, it will fall to Jiangzhou University. What's the point of explaining it? It makes people laugh for no reason."
"But how do we appease Lu Shan and deal with Dean Chen?"
"We are all insiders. We should convince Dean Chen from the overall situation, and then use Dean Chen to do Lu Shan's work. We don't need to explain directly to Lu Shan. He is just a student."
"This is an international honor after all. It's not enough. You should increase the reward a little bit. Then Lu Shan won't have so many complaints."
"No problem! The conditions are easy to negotiate, but the premise is that Lu Shan's results must be combined with our team's results. We are originally from the same team. And if this is done, it will be justified to reward him, right? I really don't fancy his research results, but I am purely based on reason."
President Zeng understood Shen Yanchun's intention and merged the results so that they would be considered Jiangzhou University's results. In this way, the benefits of subsequent cooperation would first go to Jiangzhou University and then to Lu Shan.
Tan Ming opened his mouth but said nothing. This development was not right. How come his own interests were damaged? The previous conditions had already made him very unhappy, and now he had to continue to give them. This was all his own flesh and blood.
But he was smart enough not to say anything, and instead, when Shen Yanchun sent Principal Zeng away, he talked to other members. No one wanted to see their rewards damaged, and everyone would definitely make a fuss in the future.
Shen Yanchun immediately came up with a plan after Principal Zeng left.
"Increase the cash reward, say 300,000. Don't make any special mention of the honor. If you don't make some mention, it will be hard for Principal Zeng and Dean Chen."
As soon as the words were spoken, there were voices of opposition on the spot.
"Why? How much is our overall reward? We have to pay first before the money comes in!"
"I don't even know if I can get 30,000 or 50,000, but Lu Shan gave me 300,000! That's too much!"
"If it doesn't work, add his name and don't give him the money! We'll give him money later if it's profitable."
Tan Ming didn't say anything, he was very satisfied with the effect of his hair-drying.
"Calm down, it's good that this matter can be over. There's no way we can let Lu Shan off easily. I will give you an extra 30% in your year-end bonus later! Okay?" Shen Yanchun waved his hand.
"This guy is so lucky. He only gets three hundred thousand for a few mathematical models!"
"Such good luck, what else can I say if it were me?"
"You'd better know what's good for you, otherwise I won't give you anything!"
"It would be unkind of him not to kowtow to us."
"Give me three hundred thousand and I'll kowtow to you!"
In this way, the plan was passed reluctantly by the materials and chemistry team. Shen Yanchun had a longer-term vision and could see the future benefits.
But most people can see it but won't care. No matter how big the pancake is, it is not as solid as the steamed bread in the bowl now. If there is a new dean in the future, the conditions promised before may not be recognized.
Just like that, Jiangzhou University wrote back to Xiaguo Academy of Sciences. It was necessary to first understand it as an official matter, after all, it was a superior department.
Then Principal Zeng called President Xia Guangming to explain the situation.
First, the two papers have been investigated and found that Lu Shan's paper is a major paper and can be published by the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences. The minor paper is the result of the materials and chemistry team, and it has already been published overseas, so there is nothing we can do about it.
Second, Lu Shan’s achievements should also be part of the Materials Science and Engineering team. After all, they had worked together before, and the resources used by Lu Shan were also provided by the School of Materials Science and Engineering.
Third, Lu Shan knew about the thesis and had no objection. There would be good internal rewards for the small thesis and Lu Shan would not be treated unfairly.
Xia Guangming was furious. This was clearly academic plagiarism! The big paper came first, and then the small paper came out. Without the big paper, how could there be a small paper? Xia Guangming had carefully compared the two and found that the small paper only made sense at the beginning, and the rest was nonsense. It was impossible to achieve anything according to their theory.
"What about the signature?"
(End of this chapter)
