Yesterday, William watched the game with his mother Lina until 10 o'clock, and then chatted with Lina about the coffee shop she opened. Lina named the coffee shop Devonshire Coffee Shop. This is really easy, William complained in his heart.
Foreigners always like to use their surnames to name companies, estates, etc., but William remembered that the company he founded was also called Devonshire Industries. He was influenced by Stark Industries. Forget it, let's not talk about the second one.
It was almost 12 o'clock when they chatted, and Lina finally let William go to bed.
The next day, William slept until after 10 o'clock. He had nothing to do these days, so he was thinking about going to school to apply for graduation or something. He really didn't want to go to school now. Before, when he had no money, he still wanted to stay in school, but now that he has money, his mind has already flown away from school.
William did it as soon as he thought of it. He picked up the phone and called his professor Roy Stephen.
After the call was connected with a beep, William said into the phone: "Hello, good morning, Professor Roy, I am William Devonshire."
"Hello, good morning to you too, William. What can I do for you?" Professor Roy asked
William said, "Professor, I want to apply for graduation. Can the school arrange a graduation defense for me? If not, I want to take a leave of absence. Professor, you know, I don't have much time to stay in school now, and I think the knowledge I have now is enough for an undergraduate degree, so I want to apply for graduation from the school."
Professor Roy on the other side thought for a moment and said, "Okay, William, your situation is somewhat special, and your performance during this period has convinced me of your knowledge. I can apply to the school for you. If things go well, we'll know the result this afternoon. Just wait for my notification!"
William hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, Professor, thank you very much. I'll wait for your call."
"Well, I'll let you know if there's any news. Goodbye, William."
"Okay, Professor, bye."
After the call, Professor Roy hung up the phone. William got up, washed up, and sat alone on the sofa on the first floor, eating the breakfast Lina left for him, while thinking about what to say in his graduation defense.
William read the knowledge in the system in his mind. Combining it with the current status of computers, William thought he could talk about cloud storage. In fact, cloud storage has existed for a long time, but it was called network disk at that time. Now there is no such nice and easy-to-understand name as cloud storage.
This kind of thing that will be everywhere in a dozen years is still a new thing now, and it is easy to fool venture capital. I decided to do this.
Except for having some takeout at noon, William spent the rest of the time writing on the computer. He was thinking that those things could not be written down now. If they were too advanced, it would be difficult for him. All this cost money.
Moreover, he didn't want to be like Tesla, a contemporary of Edison, who was envied, hated, and treated as a monster because of his intelligence. Being half a step ahead was enough. He was just an undergraduate, so for him with a systematic mind, things were really too simple, unlike William in his previous life who was tortured to death by his graduation thesis.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, William received a call from Professor Roy, asking him to rush to the school's Computer Science Department at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The department would arrange three professors to defend him in the afternoon.
William got dressed and drove his Porsche 911 to school, keeping to the maximum speed limit all the way, arriving at school before 2:30.
Many people in the school have heard that William will come to the school this afternoon for his graduation defense. The school has arranged a large multimedia classroom as the venue for the defense.
The professors arrived in the classroom promptly at 3 p.m., and after everyone was seated, William, who had been waiting on the side, walked onto the stage and greeted the three professors. The back of the classroom was filled with students from the school, and William even saw a dozen reporters holding cameras.
How did this reporter come in? William whispered to today's class leader.
The head teacher said to William, "It's not proper to hold your graduation defense at this time. The school is afraid of getting in trouble, so they let these reporters in. Several of the reporters today are from science magazines. If you pass your graduation defense, having them here will save you a lot of trouble."
William understood that the school did not want him, a rising star, to drop out because he had no time to come to school. An open graduation defense would allow William to graduate smoothly, and the school would get many wealthy alumni as it wished, and it would also stop the gossip in society.
When Professor Roy and William were ready, they said, "Okay, let's get started, William."
The defense took William more than three hours. First, three professors asked questions, and finally the editors-in-chief of scientific magazines also started asking questions. Fortunately, William had the help of the system. He could remember everything he learned in the system and understand it easily. This is probably what it means to have a cheat life.
The reason why William took so long was not because he couldn't say it, but because he had to be careful about how he said it. He didn't want to suddenly talk about technical knowledge that would be available more than ten years later.
It's okay to look forward to the future, but if he even talks about the specific technology, the professors and editors will not be as surprised as they are now, but will look at him as if he is a monster.
Finally, William breathed a sigh of relief when the professors and editors were all satisfied.
Professor Roy, who was sitting in the middle, discussed this with the other two professors, then stood up and discussed this with the editors-in-chief of the scientific journal. After the discussion was complete, Professor Roy sat in the main seat and said to William:
"William Devonshire, after discussing with two professors and several editors, I have unanimously decided that your graduation application has been approved. Congratulations, William."
There was now warm applause. Everyone was impressed by William's performance. Many doctoral students on campus felt that William's knowledge was higher than theirs.
William nodded and thanked everyone: "Thank you, thank you three professors and editors, thank you everyone, thank you."
The professor sitting next to Professor Roy said, "No, William, I don't think you need to thank us. With your performance today, I think you can apply for a doctoral degree. William, have you ever thought about continuing to study for a doctorate in school? I think with your current level, you can apply for a doctoral defense after staying in school for one year."
Everyone in the classroom was stunned when the professor announced that William would graduate with a doctorate after defending his thesis today. "William? Devonshire, you're going to be amazing! We're still struggling in our undergraduate studies, and you've already graduated with a doctorate! Is the gap between genius and average person really that big? And this is the University of London. Anyone who gets in is a top student."
An editor-in-chief of a scientific magazine stood up and said, "I agree with the professor, William. The knowledge you possess now is simply not something an ordinary doctoral student can master. I even think you can apply for an associate professorship at the University of London. We just asked a lot of questions about popular technologies, and many of your answers are groundbreaking ideas. I now admit that you are a genius. Congratulations, William."
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