Volume 1: Student Life Chapter 318: Outstanding Young Talents!
Although there was no expression on the old leader's face, Tian Ligeng keenly sensed a different atmosphere.
Like before, the old leader had never examined everyone one by one like this.
The same goes for the first and second place young outstanding talents.
Thinking of this, Tian Ligeng immediately looked at his old friend Li Zhenbang again.
Li Zhenbang looked at everyone in the discussion with an expressionless face.
Even though the argument was somewhat intense, Li Zhenbang remained silent since he was nominated.
It would be strange if Tian Ligeng still couldn't figure it out at this time.
"From the perspective of our human resources department, Chen Zhou's age and qualifications are still too shallow. Generally speaking, young top talents have at least a doctorate degree. But Chen Zhou has just started college. Therefore, I do not agree to put him in the first batch."
This is the opinion of the special person in charge of the human resources and social security department.
His opinion was that he not only disagreed with putting Chen Zhou in the third place, but he even did not recommend adding Chen Zhou to the first batch of 60 candidates .
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately received responses from some people.
But ultimately, the reason for opposition lies in Chen Zhou's age and academic qualifications.
Compared with other candidates, Chen Zhou does not have an advantage in this regard.
Not to mention the first two, one of whom is the deputy director of the Jiangcheng Institute of Physics and Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the other is the youngest professor and doctoral supervisor at Shuimu University, even the latter is at least at the professor level, or a doctoral student involved in major projects.
After the project leaders from the other nine departments had expressed their opinions, it was Tian Ligeng's turn.
Among these nine people, six clearly expressed their disagreement, and three had vague attitudes, but also said that Chen Zhou's order could be moved back.
Tian Ligeng heard it clearly. If there was a vote, Chen Zhou's selection would be in jeopardy.
However, with the old leader around, it’s hard to say.
After taking a look at his old leader, Tian Ligeng discovered that he was also looking at him.
After organizing his words a bit, Tian Ligeng said, "I agree to put Chen Zhou in the third place in the first batch. Since it is a national 'Ten Thousand Talents Plan', it is a plan and we must look at it from a long-term perspective. We cannot just limit ourselves to the present time."
"Age and education are not really reasons for opposition. Yes, Chen Zhou is currently an undergraduate student, but according to the information I have, he will go to MIT for further studies after graduating from Yanda next year. With his current achievements, it is only a matter of time before he gets a doctorate."
"On the contrary, I think Chen Zhou's age is an advantage. Precisely because he is young, we selected him for the program for young top talents, which will promote the rejuvenation of scientific research talents in our country."
"In addition, from the perspective of the development of mathematics in our country, placing Chen Zhou in the third place in the first batch is more beneficial than harmful."
"So, I agree with Comrade Li Zhenbang's proposal."
After Tian Ligeng finished speaking, the previous nine department heads all looked at him.
Originally, they saw the trend of his speech and had basically decided to kick Chen Zhou out.
But unexpectedly, the person in the organizing department who was responsible for hosting the meeting actually sang a different tune.
When Tian Ligeng finished speaking, the person in charge of the Human Resources Department directly refuted: "Director Tian, what you said makes some sense. But we have to consider the age of the candidates. Chen Zhou is young and can wait, but some comrades who have made achievements cannot wait."
This statement actually makes no sense, but it is extremely consistent with the characteristics of thinking.
Before Tian Ligeng could speak, Li Zhenbang said: "Young top talents are for people under 35 years old. If you are over this age and not selected, there is still the science and technology innovation leading talent program."
Li Zhenbang stopped talking here and did not finish the rest of his words.
But everyone present understood what he meant.
If you were really capable, wouldn't there be two people in the national "Thousand Talents Plan" with no age restrictions?
If you really have no ability and you are competing with young people for places just because of your age, then where does your logic come from?
The person in charge of the HR department was about to retort when the old leader stood up and said, "You guys discuss it further. Don't be so limited in your thinking when selecting talents. We are selecting talents."
After saying that, the old leader walked out of the meeting room and went to the bathroom.
In the conference room, everyone .
After a period of silence, Li Zhenbang looked at the expressions on everyone's faces and suggested, "Let's vote first and form a preliminary opinion before the old leader comes back."
No one objected.
But what needs to be said still needs to be said.
Even with what the old leader just said.
When the old leader returned to the meeting room again, the preliminary voting results had already come out.
In the end, 7 people agreed to put Chen Zhou in third place in the first batch, while 4 people disagreed.
After hearing this result, the old leader chuckled and said, "You guys always think about a person's age and education level. In fact, real ability is the most important."
"Don't people wait in line for years every year for the Nobel Prize? And don't you see the Nobel Prize committee awarding prizes to these people just because of their age?"
"We in China are short of a Fields Medal, but this young man Chen Zhou has the ability to bring it back."
"According to what you said, when the time comes, will you consider his age and put him on the list of young top talents or outstanding talents?"
Everyone was silent and no one spoke.
But those who switched to vote in favor breathed a sigh of relief.
The old leader took in everyone's expressions, turned around and said to his secretary, "Xiao Bai, take out the printed materials and show them."
"Okay." Secretary Xiaobai responded, took out a stack of printed materials from his briefcase and handed it to Tian Ligeng.
Tian Ligeng took the materials doubtfully, took a look at them, and immediately understood what the old leader meant.
At the same time, he secretly felt grateful that he had given the task of reporting the candidates to Li Zhenbang. If he had reported it himself, he wouldn't even know where Chen Zhou's name would be.
Li Zhenbang took the materials, took a look at them, and felt relieved.
As the materials were circulated, the project leaders from other departments had different expressions.
But I was also surprised by the content of the materials in front of me.
This material also provides strong support for Chen Zhou's selection.
After everyone had read the materials, the old leader said, "I agree that Chen Zhou should be placed third in the first batch. What do you think?"
