My "academic genius" persona is so convincing!

Chapter 9: Paper Ideas, Glossary Upgrade!

"Mom, aren't you investing too much in me?"

At dinner, Xue Lin spoke up.

"Tutoring costs so much?"

"A month is just a few days, and the college entrance exam is only a few months away. Don't worry, Mom knows what she's doing."

Knowing that Xue Lin was willing to save her money, she was naturally pleased, but this amount of money was not a very large expense for her.

What's more, Xue Lin earned her over 100,000 yuan from just one design.

This amount of investment is not a big deal.

Xue Lin was also somewhat helpless.

"Mom, I probably don't need tutoring anymore. I can keep up with my studies on my own."

"Should I fire that girl?" Mom asked him with a smile.

Xue Lin fell silent again.

When faced with a difficult question, I pause for a moment.

"Alright, it's only one day a week, it's nothing. I can help you with some questions and chat with you. It's not much money, so don't even think about it. Besides, he's a genuine top scorer in the college entrance exam, an all-rounder in all subjects. There are cheaper tutors available, and there are also tutors at this price point."

My mother didn't say much.

After saying that, his face was burning with gossip, "How are things going between you two? I think this girl is pretty good too."

"In addition, his family background is also clean. I asked him, and he has always been very hardworking. His family's company went bankrupt and he was in debt. From high school to college, he never dated anyone. He just wanted to become more outstanding and help his family get rid of the burden."

"Mom, why are you asking these questions?" Xue Lin sensed something was wrong.

"Isn't it obvious? Mom's looking for a girl for you!"

Xue Lin gently rubbed his forehead.

"I'm full, I'm going back to study."

His mother looked at Xue Lin with a smile and then said, "There's a design project, a villa design. Do you want to take it? The design fee will be transferred to you, and you can name your price."

"Design fee?"

Xue Lin, who had just stood up, sat down again, revealing an interested expression.

"How much can you give?"

"It should be around three to five hundred thousand, right?" Mom said, after thinking for a moment.

"Three to five hundred thousand, I'll take it!"

Xue Lin accepted it immediately.

In my previous life, I majored in architecture. To make money, I took on all sorts of side jobs.

He's not afraid of the client on this side.

Just tell me what you need!

"You have that confidence?"

Then, Su Nuo paused for a moment, looking at Xue Lin with some surprise, "But I saw your drawings last time, they were very professional, whether it was the elevation dimensions or all the annotations."

"It's like you have formal training, but you're only a high school student. This is a bit amazing. Could it be that my Linbao was born with this knowledge?"

"There's no such thing as innate knowledge; it's just a hobby or interest," Xue Lin said with a smile. "Then let's arrange to meet tomorrow. I'll have time then, and we can discuss it in detail and see what style he's looking for."

"it is good."

His mother had complete faith in him, and she could actually back him up. After all, even if Xue Lin couldn't come up with a design, she could still take Xiao Yan with her.

Xiaoyan is also a graduate of Jinling University with a doctorate in architecture. As the director of the company's design department, she naturally has good taste.

It doesn't matter who earns this money.

However, this payment still needs to be deposited into the company's account, since it's a design fee and taxes need to be paid.

I returned to my room.

Xue Lin was calculating.

"During high school, there's no need to do anything earth-shattering, but some designs can be created."

"There are also some papers."

"You can write a paper, but it's not easy to publish it."

Xue Lin frowned.

Xue Lin understands academic cliques all too well when it comes to academic papers.

If your personal work is in someone else's hands, it could be plagiarized directly when submitted to experts for blind review.

You want to publish a paper without mentioning the names of big names?

"Either publish in the top domestic journals, or publish in major international journals."

He prefers the latter.

After all, the peer review process abroad is relatively rigorous. Although plagiarism may still exist, papers are reviewed blindly with names covered, which is much better than the domestic environment.

"Let's see, there's no rush now."

Xue Lin yawned.

Take your time with papers; the review process is lengthy, and the writing process itself takes a long time.

If I write now, it would be good if it gets published during the summer vacation.

Once you get to university, things become much more relaxed, and you have a lot more time. You can copy the literature and songs from your past life, and you can even publish papers on your past design concepts.

At that time, as long as he has a laboratory or is affiliated with a big shot, his paper publication speed may shock the industry!

I glanced at today's entries.

[Sunuo thinks you are Mommy's good baby. You can get the entry "Mommy's Good Baby (Green)". When you communicate with Mommy, Mommy's focus on you increases by 30% and her appreciation for you increases by 30%.]

Xue Lin was speechless.

Mom, you're really something!

However, he didn't think much of it; perhaps that's really how his mother saw it.

Lin Qingning thinks you are very focused. You can obtain the attribute "Focus (Green)", which increases the effectiveness of your work by 30% when you are doing something attentively.

[Your client Cheng Jie, who designs Song's Aesthetics, believes you have grasped his preferences. You can obtain the entry "Grasp (Green)", which means you can easily do something well. Green represents the small-town level.]

"This client even generated a term for me?" Xue Lin found it quite interesting.

"Give me the choice to focus!"

Xue Lin spoke up, saying that the rest were of little use, at least for now.

You have obtained the entry "Focus (Green)".

"Merge it for me!"

Xue Lin spoke almost without thinking. He had been saving up keywords for several days, and he definitely wanted to enjoy them first!

[Entry being synthesized...]

【Genius (Green)】 + 【Expert (Green)】 + 【Focus (Green)】 = 【Dedicated Research (Blue)】

【Specialized Study (Blue)】: When you are focused on doing something, your efficiency increases by 100%】

"Blue attribute? Looks pretty good. Back when I equipped genius gear, it was a 30% increase, now it's doubled?"

"Doesn't that mean one day of studying is equivalent to two days of regular study?"

Good thing!

He stopped thinking about it.

Equip the attribute directly.

I currently have two blue entries.

For now, the two entries, "specialized research" and "made something of himself," are sufficient.

Specializing in research can lead to becoming a top student.

If you become successful, you can be upgraded to a buff-like effect.

Once assembled, it should be considered extremely useful.

Go straight to sleep.

The next morning, Xue Lin washed up. After all, she was meeting a big client today, a deal worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, so she needed to dress up nicely and present herself confidently.