Boss Lu: A reborn life is destined to be without regrets!
Chapter 210 - 167. The Inescapable Thesis Topic

Chapter 210: 167. The Inescapable Thesis Topic

"Huh?"

Guan Yongyi blinked, looking curious.

"What kind of paper?"

After all, she was just a freshman, and her plans for the future and her outlook couldn’t compare with that of Lu Jincheng, who was well-experienced and knowledgeable.

Even with the support of her family, school had only started two months ago, and there were many practices within the university that she still didn’t understand.

"A legal essay, it’s a nice little niche, really."

Lu Jincheng said with a smile.

"Let me tell you, the topic and direction are right here, I have it all planned out—’A Preliminary Analysis of the JK Uniform Counterfeiting Phenomenon from the Perspective of Intellectual Property Rights’."

"...A legal essay? Aren’t you a management major?"

Guan Yongyi crossed her arms and stood up, then sat back down again.

"Don’t worry about it, when the time comes, you or your mentor can be the first author."

Lu Jincheng also sat down near her, beginning to paint a grand vision with skill.

"Building a strong intellectual property nation is the core mission of this year. Did you know that the Yangcheng Intellectual Property Court was established?"

"Yeah, I heard about it during my internship."

Guan Yongyi nodded, listening very seriously.

"A niche topic like ours, with actual case studies, journals would be very willing to publish our article."

"You might not know, but an undergraduate publishing in a core journal can win a national award."

"As for guaranteed graduate admission or direct Ph.D. programs, success follows."

"If your mom knew you were publishing in journals and winning national awards, she would be very happy, right?"

"..."

Guan Yongyi’s eyes gradually widened.

was a year of innovation, officially starting a new journey to build a strong intellectual property nation.

The Hu City Pudong New District established the first "three-in-one" intellectual property bureau in the country, and the intellectual property courts in Beijing, Yangcheng, and Hu City announced their operational status, with judicial protection of intellectual property rights advancing by leaps and bounds.

Understand the trend, utilize the trend, give back to the trend.

Mr. Lu’s perfectly timed vision was simply irresistible to the young Guan Yongyi.

Publishing in a core journal, she might not understand what that meant.

But winning a national scholarship, any university student would get it!

Not to mention the money, the honor alone was enough to make her family proud and to brag about it.

For Guan Yongyi, who longed for her family’s recognition, this was very meaningful.

"So... how can I publish a paper?"

Guan Yongyi stood up, no longer caring about the beer, tiptoed to the water jug, and poured a pot of warm water for Lu Jincheng.

"Drink some water, take it slow."

The short-haired girl’s voice became gentle.

"According to academic status, journal articles can be divided into two major categories: core and non-core (general) journals."

"We’re aiming for the core journals, so first, we need a guide, preferably someone with some experience—this is actually quite difficult, but let me think about what we can do."

Lu Jincheng contemplated the feasibility and took a sip of water before speaking.

Even though in his past life he wasn’t a stellar student, and he had never published any decent papers as an undergraduate, let alone in journals,

But once he had money and power, he had been with quite a few academic geniuses!

In Beijing, the only proof of excellence is wealth, and the least valuable thing is the diploma.

Countless highly educated girls, eager to accumulate enough experience to stay at the university and not be swept away by the "up or out" policy, would have killed for a direct path to success right from their undergraduate days.

So, Mr. Lu understood a bit of the inside story.

Whether a top student can laugh at the end, no one knows.

But in a society where meritocracy is paramount, everyone is living more and more tired lives.

"This... I should be able to do it."

Guan Yongyi bit her lip and added, "Le Ying Law Firm’s partner is a professor at our Law School, I could ask her for guidance."

Lu Jincheng gave her a strange look.

"What!"

"Just because you’re an undergraduate, you think she’ll pay attention to you?"

"My mom was her college classmate."

"Sorry to disturb you."

Lu Jincheng was choked for a moment, his face speechless.

Damn nepotism!

Shit, I should’ve known earlier!

Then he remembered how in her freshman year, she was easily arranged by her family to intern at Le Ying Law Firm, everything went so smoothly, and even her colleagues were so amiable; he should’ve seen the trick there.

"Well, that makes it easy. Let’s have her as an advisor, and we two will form a research group."

Lu Jincheng patted the short-haired girl’s shoulder.

"Keep it up! Waiting for your good news, Guan Yongyi!"

"...Sounds like a ramshackle crew; can this really work?"

Guan Yongyi was actually already persuaded, but she still felt an inner turmoil and hesitant.

"The world is a giant ramshackle crew, and you’ll understand once you grow up."

Lu Jincheng said with a smile.

"Ugh, trying to sound profound again."

The girl curled her lip, unimpressed.

"Having the right advisor is crucial; a well-known professor is like a stepping stone, otherwise, core journals couldn’t care less about undergrads, so it all depends on your communication skills."

Lu Jincheng added another sentence.

The advisor truly was crucial.

But in his plan, it was definitely not for the reason he’d just vocalized.

If he could have an official professor vouch for the paper topic, he could indefinitely prolong the preparation process for writing.

Prolong it to a stage he wanted.

Prolong it past cold wars, past emotional surges, past breaking points.

That’s right, this bastard was already planning an exit strategy.

In case Guan Yongyi wanted to draw a line between them, the Law School professor’s guidance on a Law School freshman’s paper would be his perfect opportunity to break the ice.

You’ve started it, so you can’t quit now, can you?

Writing together with a teacher, you surely can’t just give up halfway through, right?

Moreover, the Law School professor happened to be her mother’s college classmate, so her daughter’s movements would be solely transparent to her.

Making progress on a project is a good thing; naturally, it would reach Lin Lifeng’s ears.

With such sunk costs and premises in place, Guan Yongyi wouldn’t possibly withdraw halfway, calling a halt.

No matter what happened in the interim, she’d have to cooperate with Lu Jincheng honestly.

This was Mr. Lu’s seamless plan.

"I see..."

An oblivious Guan Yongyi, her eyes shining, had a look of eagerness to try.

"Then I’ll ask her during class tomorrow; if Professor Li agrees, we... can give it a shot."

As expected, her response was exactly what Lu Jincheng had anticipated.

"Good! I’ll be waiting for your news."

Lu Jincheng stood up with a smile, put on his shoes, and waved his arms.

This time, he really was leaving.

...

The seconds of Singles’ Day slowly passed; Mr. Lu lay on his bed, eyes closed, thinking about tomorrow’s matters.

All this cash, how should I spend it?

Get a new car first.

Yes, I definitely need to get a new car right away.

Should I buy an apartment, though?

But if I get a new place, I’ll have fewer excuses; how am I going to woo Guan Yongyi then?

It seems like the counselor sent a message today about buying a new apartment.

Is that an invitation to celebrate her housewarming?

Damn it, women just never like to spell things out.

On this point, no one can compare to Zhong Ruixi.