Cafeteria.
Several leaders sat at a square table in the corner.
Dean Lou, Lu Chengen, Tao Miaochun, and Ji Zining.
The four leaders chatted as they ate, and the conversation naturally centered on Song He.
"I saw Song He got busy today, directing the Second Laboratory all morning." Ji Zining gnawed on a rib and fixed his eyes on Lu Chengen. "Does he have a goal yet?"
"Major Sub-Journal." Lu Chengen smiled. "Song He wants to publish a paper in a Major Sub-Journal."
The others at the table froze for a moment, staring at Lu Chengen in disbelief.
"Isn't a Major Sub-Journal too ambitious?" Dean Lou asked with a smile. "Has there ever been a high school student who published in a Major Sub-Journal? No, right?"
"I'm not sure. I heard there was a genius sophomore who published in the top journal Cell, but only one appeared every few years." Ji Zining shook his head. "High school students doing scientific research rarely produce results, yet he wants to publish in a Major Sub-Journal?"
"There probably isn't a precedent. This isn't merely as rare as a phoenix feather or unicorn horn—it's completely unprecedented!" Tao Miaochun nodded and took a sip of thin porridge. "What do you think, Professor Lu? Do you also think your junior disciple is being too ambitious?"
Ji Zining suddenly perked up. He lightly tapped the table with his finger and said indignantly, "The issue with Song He isn't whether he's being ambitious. He's impetuous! Impetuous children are the most infuriating! Old Lu is getting on in years, and angering him could easily give him heart disease. Why not let me take Song He? I'll help you deal with this trouble!"
"Old Ji, your abacus is clattering too loudly! If you want to snatch Song He from me,