After confirming it was Qin Lin, Mr. Lu didn't hesitate. He immediately instructed the others, "Quickly change the promotional slogan. Say that Academician Qin will encourage the young contestants by participating as a special mentor, and that he'll develop a technology especially for the competition so everyone can learn from one another!"
The people around him all nodded.
Mr. Lu was right.
If Academician Xiao Qin competed alongside those young people, it would certainly hurt their confidence.
But if Academician Xiao Qin served as a special mentor, that would be different.
Academician Xiao Qin was already famous, and whenever professors from various universities attended symposiums, the speakers mentioned him time and again.
Those professors also brought him up frequently when teaching their students.
It could be said that Academician Xiao Qin was the gold standard in scientific research, someone everyone respected.
Before long, the official account for the Youth Firefighting Research Competition released a new announcement:
<Academician Qin will participate in the competition as a special mentor...>
The moment the announcement came out, the outside world erupted.
People following the Youth Firefighting Technology Competition had been looking forward to seeing which young researcher would stand out this time.
No one had expected them to bring in a special mentor.
Those familiar with the scientific community knew that mentors like this carried a lot of weight.
But who was Academician Qin? They'd never heard of him.
Many people couldn't make sense of it at first.
Only when they learned that this was Academician Xiao Qin did the news truly make a splash.
Academician Xiao Qin's reputation in the country was unmatched in the world of research.
No matter which domestic academician or international expert you named, not one could compare with Academician Xiao Qin.
The young researchers in the competition were