Chapter 19 19 [Men and women work together without getting tired]


    The party lasted until ten o''clock in the evening, and the guests and hosts had a great time, which was very successful.


    ?At the turn of the day, at Xiang Nan’s request, Penny took Leonard and Howard to Macy’s Department Store and did a thorough scan of the goods.


    It turns out that although Xiang Nan helped as a wingman and helped them connect, Leonard and Howard were not good at picking up girls, so in the end they failed to join hands.


    Therefore, they decided to accept Xiang Nan''s suggestion and change their image.


    ??Howard cut off his hair and changed it to a buzzcut. Then he put on a suit and tie, and he became a handsome yuppie again.


    ? Leonard took off his glasses and wore contact lenses instead. He stopped wearing a pullover and wore a leather jacket. This made him look much cooler and no longer nerdy.


    “Wow, this is really me, cool!” Leonard looked at himself in the mirror and said with satisfaction.


    "I think I''m cooler." Howard straightened his tie and said proudly.


    Seeing that they had successfully disguised themselves, Xiang Nan couldn''t help but smile and nod.


    Actually, people like Leonard and Howard are very suitable for the yuppie style.


    They are extremely talented and knowledgeable. It is said that they are full of poetry and calligraphy, but in terms of temperament, they are actually all excellent.


    ?Just because they are nerds, they have always been bullied and humiliated since childhood, so they generally lack self-confidence, are timid and submissive, and even if they have ten talents, they can only show one point.


    Now, under Xiang Nan''s inducement and Penny''s encouragement, the two of them succeeded in cross-dressing, and they immediately felt like they had changed their faces and started a new life.


    "If you had dressed like this yesterday, you wouldn''t have gone home empty-handed." Penny said feeling sorry for them.


    Hearing what she said, Leonard and Howard both looked dark.


    “Don’t worry, Penny still has many friends. I’ll introduce them later.” Upon seeing this, Xiang Nan quickly comforted her.


    ?Penny nodded.


    "If it were you before, I really wouldn''t dare to introduce you again." She smiled, "But now, I am willing to match you."


    “Yeah!” Leonard and Howard were happy again when they heard what she said.


    …


    On Monday, Xiang Nan went back to school to work.


    "How about it, have you talked to Leslie, is she willing to join us?" Howard asked after the meeting.


    "We''ve already talked about it." Xiang Nan nodded. "She wasn''t very interested at first, but I think she will eventually choose to join."


    ? ? Leslie is a very strong woman. She regards Sheldon as her lifelong enemy and wants to prove to him that she is not a stupid woman who can only wash clothes and breastfeed children.


    And if she wants to prove this, she must produce scientific research results that are superior to others.


    ??However, the symbolic lepton supersymmetry she is currently studying is far inferior to Sheldon''s string theory. It''s simply impossible to silence Sheldon with it.


    Quantum navigation systems are different. This is the most cutting-edge technology and the most practical invention. Once successfully developed, it will surely gain both fame and fortune.


    It is much stronger than Sheldon''s string theory, which has not yet been verified and is just a fantasy.


    ?Hence, Xiang Nan was sure Leslie would give it a try.


    ?Sure enough, at ten o''clock, there was a knock on the office door.


    Xiang Nan went over to open the door and saw Leslie standing outside the door.


    “Welcome, I knew you would come,” he said with a smile.


    “Don’t say that yet, I want to see the progress of your research first, and then I will decide whether to join.” Leslie waved his hand.


    "Okay, but before you read it, please sign this agreement." Xiang Nan handed over a confidentiality agreement and said.


    The agreement requires that the signatory shall not disclose any project-related information to anyone, let alone write papers or conduct research on the project’s research results on its own.


    After Leslie read the agreement carefully, he cautiously signed his name.


    After confirming that her signature was accurate, Xiang Nan and Howard took out their research results. When Leslie saw it, his eyes lit up.


    “Superfluid surface tension?! Interesting!” she said in surprise.


    In the past, when people studied superfluid, they only considered its density and viscosity, but never considered its surface tension.


    ?This results in the imperfection of the superfluid physics model, and the quantum navigation system developed based on it has naturally been unable to be successfully developed.


    This research by Xiang Nan and Howard is indeed very creative and groundbreaking. Once successful, it may be possible to successfully develop quantum navigation systems and quantum communication systems.


    “How about it, are you willing to join?” Xiang Nan then asked.


    ? Leslie thought for a moment, then nodded heavily, "Okay, I''ll join."


    “Great, welcome.” Xiang Nan stretched out his hand and smiled.


    “Yes, I welcome you too.” Howard also came over and extended his hand as well.


    Lesley only shook hands with Xiang Nan. She knew very well about Howard''s obscenity. "Thank you. Okay, what should I do next."


    “First of all, please sign this contract. Let’s be villains first and then gentlemen, so as to avoid conflicts in the future.” Xiang Nan took out another contract and said.


    After Leslie read it carefully, he questioned some parts of the contract.


    For example, her power, rights, position in the team, etc.


    Xiang Nan gave the answers one by one.


    After Leslie thought for a moment, he signed his name on the contract.


    “Welcome, from now on, you are an official member of the project team.” Xiang Nan smiled.


    "Thank you. Now you should tell me what I should do." Leslie asked.


    "Well, Howard and I have almost finished our research, but there are a few key equations that we can''t solve. I hope you can help us." Xiang Nan was honest and fair.


    “OK.” Leslie nodded.


    Xiang Nan listed the equations, and then the three of them began to calculate.


    …


    ?With Leslie joining us, many problems have been solved, greatly accelerating the progress of the project.


    “In two days at most, our research will be successful.” Xiang Nan said excitedly when he saw this.


    "Yeah, it''s great." Howard said with equal excitement. Fame and fortune were right in front of him, so how could he not be excited.


    “Don’t get too excited. Building a theoretical model is just the first step. Next, we have to do experiments and consider making it practical. There is still a long way to go,” Leslie said coldly.


    When she said this, the atmosphere suddenly became cold.


    “You’re right.” Xiang Nan nodded.


    ?At this moment, there was a ding-dong sound coming from his email inbox.


    Xiang Nan opened it and laughed immediately.


    "What''s wrong? What good news can make you so happy?" Howard asked curiously when he saw this.


    "My paper "Edgeworth-Kyber Debris Disk" was accepted by the Astrophysical Journal." Xiang Nan said happily.


    “Really?! Wow!” When Howard heard this, he couldn’t help but be happy for him.


    Astrophysics Magazine is the highest-level professional magazine in the field of astronomy in the United States. It is really an honor for Xiang Nan''s paper to be accepted by it.


    Leslie couldn''t help but look brightly when he saw Xiang Nan achieving such good results.


    (End of this chapter)