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But this was no secret within the research group.

Nobody had ever said it had to be kept a secret.

"Ah?" Liu Hao was taken aback.

He knew that Qiao Ze had already started on the project.

Xu even asked him to look up some stuff for it.

But he really did not know that Qiao Ze's project had already become practically valuable and caught the eye of one of Huaxia's strongest star tech enterprises.

However, Liu Hao quickly recovered, closed the dorm door firmly, and said seriously, "This is something you all should know, and don't go blabbing about it outside, understand?"

"Huh?" Chen Yiwen was stunned.

Fortunately, Qiao Ze had just walked in from the balcony and, seeing that the counselor was there, he nodded respectfully.

"Qiao Ze, ready to go to sleep?" Liu Hao asked with a smile.

As it turned out, this guy was not only someone you couldn't afford to offend, but someone you had to treat with reverence.

Setting aside the interest Youwei Group showed in Qiao Ze's research achievements, just the pressure from Xu alone was nearly making him collapse.

Every so often, Xu would call to inquire about Qiao Ze's welfare, deeply worried that Qiao Ze would be ostracized by other students.

Regarding this, Liu Hao really wanted to smack Xu in the face with Zhang Zhou's answer...

"Us, ostracize Qiao Ze? Liu, you've got it backwards. If he doesn't ostracize us, Gu and I are grateful to the heavens!"

Unfortunately, he didn't dare.

"Mmm," Qiao Ze responded, then climbed into bed as usual.

"Qiao Ze is going to sleep, what are you guys still doing down there? Don't want to disturb your roommates? Hurry up and get to bed! I'm going to leave now, don't want to keep you from resting, Qiao Ze."

"Alright!"

Liu Hao left promptly, even turning off the dorm room light...

Leaving the three unpresentable people to face each other in the dim moonlight that filtered into the room.

This was way out of line!

Qiao Ze had an eye mask... and he truly didn't care what time others went to bed.

"Why do I feel like Liu is sucking up to Qiao?" After a long while, Zhang Zhou, rubbing his head, said.

"Haha... Aren't you the same? It's just that you're not as obvious as Liu," Chen Yiwen looked at Zhang Zhou disdainfully and said.

"Pah, you talk as if you don't suck up!" Zhang Zhou said discontentedly.

"I do suck up, but I'm openly and honorably admitting it, unlike you skulking around," Chen Yiwen replied with contempt.

"Cough, cough, you two... Qiao might not be asleep yet! Aren't you forcing me to take a stand now? Uh, Qiao, actually, I don't mind sucking up to you either," Gu Zhengliang, who had been silent, finally couldn't help himself and spoke up.

"Oh, got it," a voice as calm as ever came from Qiao Ze's bed, making all three simultaneously shut their mouths.

Well, as long as Qiao was aware of everybody's intentions, that was enough.

They were all brothers in the same dorm, no need for further nonsense.

Alas, Qiao had no interest in being treated like a dad, what a pity.

...

Having just stepped out of the dorm, Liu Hao took out his phone and dialed Xu Dajiang right away.

The dean had instructed him before that he should notify him about anything concerning Qiao Ze at once, whether it seemed necessary or not.

Liu Hao was not quite sure if Xu was aware of Yu Hongwei seeking out Qiao Ze, but he felt it was necessary to report it.

"Liu, what's up so late?"

"Dean Xu, here's the thing, I was making rounds in the dormitory, and when I arrived at 408, I happened to hear a student who is working with Qiao Ze on his project saying that today, Yu Hongwei from Youwei Group specifically went to their project department to talk to Qiao Ze, stating they are interested in the project they're doing."

"Oh? Is that so? Hmm, I know now. By the way, keep this matter to yourself for now, don't go spreading it around, okay?"

"I understand, Dean Xu, I've already told the other students in the dorm to keep it a secret just now, repeatedly."

"Good, Liu, you're still young, do well, and when the time comes, I will recommend you to be the head of the Student Affairs Office."

"Thank you for your guidance, Dean Xu."

"No problem, just remember to make sure the kids keep their mouths shut. Don't let this get out yet."

"Okay, okay, I'll remind them again."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Hao thought about visiting Room 408 again, but hesitated upon recalling that Qiao Ze had already gone to sleep.

After some thought, he simply opened WeChat and pulled Chen Yiwen, Zhang Zhou, and Gu Zhengliang into a small group chat, and instructed, "Let me reiterate, everyone must keep it a secret that Yu Hongwei is coming to the school, don't talk about it everywhere. Reply when you receive this."

It wasn't until he saw all three people had replied with "Received" in the group chat that Liu Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, he had done his part in notifying them.

...

After hanging up Liu Hao's call, Xu Dajiang immediately dialed Li Jiangao.

"Jian Gao, I just heard Yu Hongwei has arrived?"

"Yes, Dean Xu. I haven't had the chance to inform you—he came by directly this afternoon. Since Qiao Ze finished his paper last week, we needed some third-party validation results to corroborate it, so we did some testing with a third party, and somehow the news got out in a small circle."

"Oh, I see. Have you guys reached an agreement?"

"We can't say it's completely settled yet, but they have tentatively agreed on an intention to cooperate. The specific details have not yet been discussed. Right now, Mr. Yu insists on taking us out for a late-night meal. Why don't you join us?"

"Oh, I'll pass on the late-night meal. Hmm... You mentioned that Qiao Ze finished his paper last week? Has it been submitted?"

"Yes, it was submitted three days ago—one to the SIAM Review and another to the Duke Mathematical Journal."

"Has the editorial office responded yet?"

"Not yet, it probably won't be that quick, right?"

"Okay, remember to inform me when the editorial office replies."

"Of course, Dean Xu."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Dajiang started to feel restless.

Something about this order of events was not right.

It wasn't supposed to go like this in the plan.

For now, he didn't want the school to know that Qiao Ze's project had been successfully researched.

But if both parties were really going to sign the contract, it was highly likely that the school would find out.

By that time, if Qiao Ze's papers hadn't been published, half of the plan would have failed, and the impact wouldn't be as good.

No, he needed to figure out a way to quietly get both parties to sign the contract without alarming the school.

It seemed that he needed to find a solution from Li Jiangao...

Before Xu Dajiang settled on what to say, his phone rang again.

Looking at the number, it was a coincidence—it was Li Jiangao calling back.

"Jian Gao, what's the matter?"

"Dean Xu, isn't it coincidental? I had just hung up when I received a notification in my email inbox.

The paper Qiao Ze had previously withdrawn from 'Pure and Applied Mathematics Communications' passed the review at 'Duke Mathematical Journal.' And the editor sent an email saying the paper has been entered into the paper database and directly updated on the homepage of the official website of the Duke Mathematical Journal today. I checked, and it is indeed up."

"Ah?" Hearing Li Jiangao's words, Xu Dajiang was stunned.

This turn of events was too miraculous, wasn't it?

Was it as if fate itself was lending him a hand?

"Alright, Jian Gao, I knew you guys could do it. I've got something else on my plate, so I'm hanging up now."

Having said this, Xu Dajiang quickly hung up the phone.

Then he immediately made a call to Yang Lichun.

"Old Yang, two pieces of news. The electronic version of Qiao Ze's paper has just been posted on the Duke Mathematical Journal's official website. This is even better than what we previously anticipated! The Duke Mathematical Journal is undisputedly one of the top journals in the mathematics community, with an impact factor that once reached above 11.

The second piece of news is that Yu Hongwei from Youwei Group found Qiao Ze's research team today. It seems that they've started discussing cooperation matters and have even tentatively reached an intention to cooperate."

"I didn't ask for specifics, but this is already enough! I've arranged everything perfectly on my end, so don't let anything slip up on yours."

"Enough, enough, I trust you. Hang on, I'm going to call Zhuo Wenyu as well. He needs to get busy too."

"Don't worry, I've already got everything prepared!"

...

Almost simultaneously, at the office of 'Pure and Applied Mathematics Communications' at New York University, after meticulous discussion, a paper named "A Mathematical Architecture for Self-supervised 3D Point Cloud Prediction" was also officially entered into the journal's database and posted on the official website.

It was as if an invisible hand was controlling everything, steering events toward near perfection.