A week later, the 2052–2053 QS World University Rankings were released.
This was the first to come out among the foreign university rankings.
Ranked first was MIT.
Q University was 17th, with B University close behind at 18th, then F University at 31st. After that came Ming University, ranked 37th.
It is worth mentioning that among the six specific indicators used by QS, Ming University actually surpassed B University and Q University in the two metrics of “academic peer reputation” and “paper citations,” topping the country in both.
And these two indicators carry the highest weight in the rankings, one accounting for 40%, the other 20%.
Academic peer reputation is almost entirely related to Jiang Fuyue.
It is no exaggeration to say that the foreign world’s impression of Ming University comes from their perception of Jiang Fuyue.
To a certain extent, “Jiang Fuyue” is “Ming University,” and “Ming University” is “Jiang Fuyue”!
As for the “paper citations” indicator, Jiang Fuyue published nearly twenty papers last year, seven of which were related to research on the Schankwo virus, and each of those papers has been cited over 200,000 times.
What kind of concept is that?
According to statistics from Google Scholar, the scholar with the most total citations in history is the French philosopher Michel Foucault. As of last year, his total citations had reached as high as two million, but he was a figure from the last century, already a hundred years removed from today.
Yet Jiang Fuyue’s seven papers accumulated 1.4 million citations in just one year, already half of Michel Foucault’s total!
The key point is that she is still so young, and the future ahead of her is so long.
Surpassing him is only a matter of time.
【You may not know Sister Yue’s status in the overseas academic world. Let me put it this way: when older, more senior professors mention her, the words they use most often are genius and amazing.】
【When foreign university students of the same age talk about her, they unconsciously use honorifics.】
【People who have long stayed in the country simply cannot imagine the influence of the Goddess Yue in the global academic circle.】
【International student here, clinical medicine major. When our professor mentions Sister Yue, his face is full of longing and admiration. Once he even asked me whether girls in China are all this intelligent! At that moment, really, I almost burst into tears. After two years abroad, it was the first time I felt recognized, respected, and looked up to!】
【Also an international student. In the past, when new friends asked where I came from and I said Linhuai, China, they had no idea where that was. Now when I say Linhuai, their first reaction is, Oh! I know! Sister Yue’s hometown! Yes, they also call her “Sister Yue.” I suspect those might be the two Chinese characters they pronounce the best.】
【International student +2! Actually, the overall academic level of XXX University in Australia is pretty good, and our major is one where it’s easiest to produce results, but!!! Here comes the key point!! Once our entire department studied one of Sister Yue’s papers, and even the professor admitted he couldn’t understand it! Can I say I secretly laughed under the table for a long time? Of course, besides laughing, there was also pride! Who says the IQ of yellow people can’t match that of white people? Step forward, my Sister Yue will teach him how to behave in minutes!】
【Reading the experiences of international students makes me both sad and fired up. Fortunately, Sister Yue is Chinese.】
【From now on, when roaming the world, just report the name Goddess Yue , guaranteed you can walk sideways.】
【Oh my god! I thought I was a fan of a king-level figure, but it turns out she’s world-class.】
【Some time ago, anthropologists and sociologists, together with education experts, conducted an in-depth discussion of Sister Yue’s research achievements and scientific state over the past two years. It seems they even published a report or something. The final conclusion was: despite already being so powerful, she is still in a rising phase, her limits unknown.】
【I say Sister Yue is the miracle the Creator left in this world. No objections, right? Even if you object, it’s useless.】
……
In mid-January, following the release of the QS World University Rankings, the US, Times, and the annual ESI index rankings were also successively announced.
Ming University appeared on all the lists, and its rankings were high, thoroughly brushing up its presence.
Those voices that had previously doubted and complained about domestic rankings completely disappeared.
What you didn’t believe at home is treated as truth abroad, now, whether you believe it or not, you have to.
At the same time, Xiao Shan formally submitted an application to the relevant departments, with the following requests,
- Qiming University to be upgraded to a first-tier university, obtaining the qualification to recruit students in the early undergraduate batch or the first batch.
- Qiming University to apply to join the ranks of “Double First-Class” and the National 741 Project key universities.
After preliminary review, re-examination, and on-site investigation by the relevant departments, the application has been approved in principle, awaiting the formal red-headed document to be issued after the New Year.
At this point, Ming University’s entry into the ranks of first-tier key universities was already a done deal!
When the news returned to Ming University, the entire campus exploded. Everyone went crazy,
“I actually get to attend a top-tier university in this lifetime?!”
“Mom! Your son has finally made something of himself!”
“From now on, whoever dares to look down on Ming University, drag them out and beat them up!”
“From today onward, I’m also a rich second generation who got into a top university. If anyone calls me a bad student again, I’ll roast him alive!”
“To live this life without regret, to witness history. Ming University’s future will surely be brilliant.”
“I thought Ming University sweeping domestic and foreign university rankings was already the highlight. Who knew there’d be something even crazier, jumping straight into the first tier! Two words, freaking awesome!”
“Sure enough, following Sister Yue means there’s meat to eat. From prodigal sons to elite university students, this kind of comeback is just that simple.”
“With Goddess Yue here, the realm is stable. We can just lie down and win.”
“Who says we only know how to squander money? Race cars? Mess around with men and women? Heaven knows how hard I’ve worked since entering Ming University!”
“The key is you have to work hard. With Sister Yue as an example, if I slack off for even a second, I feel unworthy of studying at the same school as her.”
“I’m glad I endured the pressure and applied to Ming University during the college entrance exam. My relatives all laughed and said I used second-tier scores to choose a vocational college, that my future was probably ruined. Today I can finally tell them loudly, my second-tier score chose a vocational college, but in the end I studied in an undergraduate program! Dumbfounded, right?! Hahahahaha!!”
“Relatives: Do you have any manners?”
“So in the future when Ming University enrolls students again, the scores will be insanely high, right? Suddenly I feel so valuable!”
Li Chen waved his hand grandly: “Six tonight, Changfu Palace. I’m booking the whole place to celebrate Ming University’s promotion to a first-tier key university.”
Liang Jingzhou clicked his tongue lightly: “Alright then, I’ll cover KTV after dinner.”
“I’ve only got a little over a hundred thousand yuan left in pocket money this month. How about I treat the whole school to milk tea? Order whatever you want, one cup or two is fine.”
“……”
That’s right, a first-tier key university packed with rich second generations is just this badass!
……
At the same time, the principal’s office.
“…Alright, I understand. Thank you.” Xiao Shan tried his best to suppress the wild joy in his heart. After taking several deep breaths, he managed to keep his voice as calm as possible until the call ended.
But after hanging up, he could no longer hold it in. An unprecedented excitement and fervor burst out in the man’s eyes.
There were even hot tears surging.
He looked up at Jiang Fuyue. Their gazes met, and the man almost choked with emotion: “We succeeded…”
“Yes,” Jiang Fuyue nodded and smiled faintly. “We succeeded.”
In that instant, besides joy, something else surged in Xiao Shan’s heart,
A complicated feeling difficult to describe.
A little sour, a little bitter, mixed with several parts emotion, several parts realization, several parts daze.
If back then he hadn’t taken his son to set up a stall at the night market, hadn’t happened to record the courses he wrote himself into the learning machine, and that learning machine hadn’t been given to Jiang Fuyue by his son, then what would he be like now?
Sitting in a wheelchair, negative and world-weary; raising a child alone, lonely and helpless; filled with hatred yet with nowhere to seek justice…
Thinking back on the past, Xiao Shan realized that his former self had been so decadent, so unfamiliar, so detestable.
It was Jiang Fuyue who gave him a new life!
She avenged him, and even handed Ming University over to him, allowing him to transform from a man sunk in despair into one filled with fighting spirit.
Now he had dreams, pillars of support, hopes, and even more, endless courage to face the future.
“…Thank you.”
She was like a lamp, appearing at the darkest moment of Xiao Shan’s life, illuminating the rest of his days.
……
That night, at KTV, Li Chen, Liang Jingzhou, Gu Huaiyu and the others were howling like ghosts and wolves, belting out high notes when suddenly they broke down in tears.
No one knew that the people they once were had only been a pile of rotten mud, but now they wanted to become a wall, standing tall between heaven and earth, able to withstand wind and rain!
Because only like this would it not be in vain that they had been classmates with Jiang Fuyue, influenced and enlightened by her, guided by her painstaking advice.
How many people were quietly becoming better because of her!
……
The outside world also paid great attention to Ming University’s promotion from a vocational college to a key undergraduate university.
As early as when Xiao Shan submitted the application to the relevant departments, it had already trended once on the hot search list. This time, with the matter officially confirmed, it rushed straight to first place.
Netizens’ attitudes also showed a polarized division, some offered congratulations, while others mocked and predicted failure.
Fortunately, those offering support made up the majority.
Among them, the three characters “Jiang Fuyue” were naturally mentioned the most.
Some people said Ming University’s success was achieved by Jiang Fuyue single-handedly.
“…Look at those ranking indicators, from the number of paper citations to awards received. Which one wasn’t territory conquered by Jiang Fuyue?”
“So don’t brag about how hardworking Ming University students are. To put it bluntly, it’s just one king carrying a bunch of noobs to dominate the canyon. As long as Jiang Fuyue performs well enough, everyone else can lie down and win.”
“Isn’t this kind of success too cheap?”
“Without Jiang Fuyue, what the h*ll would Ming University be?”
“…”
Voices like these grew louder and louder, and under the deliberate guidance of people with ulterior motives, many netizens began to criticize,
“Relying on just one person to pull the entire school into flight, I have doubts about the school’s overall strength.”
“If Jiang Fuyue graduates in the future and Ming University loses this support, what will it rely on then?”
“I acknowledge Jiang Fuyue’s strength, but I can’t agree with Ming University’s meteoric rise.”
“Heh, isn’t this the typical shortcut? Really boring.”
“When virtue does not match position, disaster will surely follow!”
“…”
As things developed, such voices grew louder and louder. It was obvious someone was deliberately stirring things up.
There were plenty of people unhappy about Ming University’s promotion from vocational to undergraduate status. Xiao Shan couldn’t be bothered to track them down one by one.
So he simply held a press conference and widely invited media reporters.
At the conference, Xiao Shan presented detailed explanations, supported by documents and materials, about the changes in Ming University’s faculty over the past two years as well as the results of students’ quality education.
Then everyone was stunned.
In just two short years, Ming University’s high-quality faculty had increased by 800%. Student grades had generally improved. Clubs and interest classes had sprung up like mushrooms after rain. The number of overseas exchange students had also significantly increased, and they were going to top foreign universities like Oxford, Cambridge, and Stanford.
In addition, other teachers and students at Ming University had also published research papers, and the number of patent applications for inventions even far exceeded those of B University and Q University.
During this period, quite a few big-name self-media influencers had also emerged. Some students even ventured into the entertainment industry and, with a budget of only several million, produced a hit online drama.
Their achievements in sports were even more encouraging, there were eight champions from the National Games and the Asian Games.
Morality, intelligence, physical education, aesthetics, labor; every profession under the sun, Ming University could be said to be blossoming in all directions.
Xiao Shan said: “Does anyone still have doubts about Ming University’s overall strength? Jiang Fuyue allowed the world to see Ming University. Naturally, Ming University will shoulder this honor and will not disappoint everyone’s attention and high expectations.”
“We are working hard. Even when Jiang Fuyue graduates in the future, we will inherit her spirit, stay true to our original aspirations, and continue moving forward!”
After this battle, the online “sour chickens” finally fell completely silent.
……
As the winter grew colder and the year-end approached, Ming University’s final exams quietly arrived.
Jiang Fuyue calculated that she had nine courses to take exams for, seven required courses and two electives.
Before the exams, classmates came to find her with little notebooks in hand, asking her to mark the key points,
“Sister Yue! Sister Yue! Ballball (please please)! Have some pity on the kids! Professor Ming is too terrifying.”
“Wuwu… exactly! The exam hasn’t even started and I already feel like I’m going to fail.”
“Our little lives are all clutched in your palm, really!”
“…”
Acting cute and pleading all at once.
Jiang Fuyue couldn’t help but laugh.
Professor Ming’s class this semester had indeed been interesting. After getting rid of his wheelchair and standing again, he was also super handsome and very pleasing to the eye, but…
He actually didn’t mark any key points for the final exam?!
How were they supposed to take the exam like that?
One student even gathered the courage to ask him, and what did Professor Ming reply?
“Everything I talked about in class is a key point. It will all be on the exam.”
Everyone was dumbfounded.
So now, with the exam approaching, after some discussion, they all came to plead with Jiang Fuyue.
They hoped the Goddess Yue would show mercy and casually mark a few lines to help indicate the test points.
Jiang Fuyue: “Mark a few lines?”
“Mm-hmm!” Full of hope.
“Then… alright.” She really only drew two strokes on the table-of-contents page. Not one more.
The two sections she marked were Electromagnetism and Optics.
“?” Are you serious?
Jiang Fuyue put down the pen and calmly walked away, leaving everyone standing there in torment. Were these really the two parts? Or had she truly just drawn randomly?
Ahhh, so worrying!
“What do we do?”
“How about we just review according to the key points Sister Yue marked?”
“Agreed! Treat a dead horse as a live one. At worst we fail and retake the exam next semester!”
However, the facts proved they had gambled correctly.
On the day of the exam, when the papers were handed out, 50% involved electromagnetism, 30% tested optics, and the remaining 20% covered acoustics, thermodynamics, and mechanics in smaller portions.
“Oh my god! Sister Yue is a god, right? Predicting the future!”
“You can’t help but be convinced. This is strength.”
“Excuse me, does Sister Yue accept disciples? The kind who are dumb, slow to react, and terrible in every way.”
Another legend about Jiang Fuyue’s exam predictions was added.
……
After the exams ended, Jiang Fuyue took some time to visit the hospital to see Lou Mingshen.
The weather that day was very good. After the snow, the sky had cleared, and the sunlight was warm enough to make people feel sleepy.
Xie Dingyuan accompanied her there.
But he only walked her to the ward door.
“Go in. I’ll wait outside.”
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