For people in this country, parties are the best way to relax.
He worked as a visiting scholar at Columbia University for more than a month. During this period, he went to the institute to report basically every day. However, he could count the number of female faces he had seen on one hand.
"Princeton parties usually involve barbecues on the lawn, which is another kind of enjoyment for me." After a pause, Lu Zhou continued in a relaxed tone, "Speaking of which, I never noticed your research before. There are so many female doctors in the institute.”
What surprised Lu Zhou was that after taking off their white coats and plaid shirts and putting on the most expensive tuxedos in their wardrobe, these PHDs, who usually dressed slovenly, actually had something completely different from the stereotype of "science and engineering men". the other side.
"Social association?" Lu Zhou tried to understand in his own way.
In addition, compared with the previous topic, although the topic he is about to conduct is also a theoretical research, it will play a guiding role in the experiments of Jinling Institute of Computational Materials.
David smiled and said: "Haha, that's right."
"How do you feel?" David raised his champagne and clinked glasses with Lu Zhou, and said with a smile, "At least half of this banquet is prepared for you."
These three cheers were loud, passionate and bold, and immediately pushed the atmosphere of the banquet to a peak.
It wasn't time for the banquet yet, but the guests had already arrived early.
"cheers!"
His visit to Columbia University will last until June, which means it will last about a month.
"Speaking of which, you're still single, although it doesn't matter even if you're not," David joked, shaking the wine glass in his hand, "You don't have to be reserved here. If you like someone, you can boldly invite her to dance. dance."
Is this a compliment to me for being handsome
So whether David cares or not, he insists on paying rent for the equipment and people he hires.
After pouring all the remaining wine in the bottle into Lu Zhou's cup, he continued, "If you have time, remember to come here often."
Before eating, most people would rather have a dance with their crush and then plan the next part of the arrangement...
In a sense, the Ivy League club (eating club) that Lu Zhou once participated in was also an elite club. It's just that he usually uses it as a canteen to eat and rarely participates in the club's group activities.
Especially those young and beautiful faces, no matter how you look at them, they don’t match the image of a female doctor...
Some of them are sports clubs that take the form of extracurricular activities such as basketball, football, and dance. There are also social clubs that have no special purpose and just provide young people with a "circle that they can integrate into."
Anyway, whether it is "JACS" or "rugby", they are things in another world to them. What they enjoy is the party style and the fun of posting photos on Facebook to show off.
Lu Zhou also smiled and replied casually: "It's very New York style."
Especially after eating bacon sandwiches for almost a month, those brightly colored salads, cakes dotted with cream, grilled chicken legs that are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and foie gras baked with sweet wine... no matter which one it is. , looked particularly appetizing in Lu Zhou's eyes.
"Of course it's not just my researchers, but also the girls from the Manhattan sorority at Columbia University." Looking at Lu Zhou, David said in a joking tone, "You know, 90% of the people in my institute are in science and engineering. Men, holding things in for too long can cause problems. Providing them with a social occasion where they can relax is also one of the responsibilities of a 'boss'."
Just as ExxonMobil was celebrating its "victory", a celebration banquet was also going on at the Hilton Hotel not far away.
David asked with interest: "What is the more specific question?"
Lu Zhou said helplessly: "It's a pity that I can't dance."
"Molecular dynamics simulation of the interface between carbon-sulfur composite materials and organic electrolytic solutions!"
"How does it compare to Princeton?"
The sound of drinking and drinking resounded, and the spilled champagne and foam were flying in the air.
However, this experiment does not need to last as long as a month. If the situation is optimistic, half a month may be enough.
Waiters in uniforms carried plates and pushed dining carts into the banquet hall one after another. The food piled on the long tables on both sides of the dance floor gradually became more abundant.
Looking at the lights of Manhattan Island outside the window, Lu Zhou smiled and shook his head: "Columbia University is a beautiful place, and so is Manhattan Island. But in comparison, I think Princeton is more suitable for me."
Driven by the atmosphere, the guests at the banquet also laughed and raised their wine glasses.
Sometimes no special contact is actually needed.
Lu Zhou smiled shyly.
Even if the DEShaw Institute is replaced by a little-known rugby club at Columbia University, and a "research result worthy of celebration" is replaced by "the runner-up in the New York District of the school league", as long as the party is here, there will still be a lot of people. Beautiful young girls are willing to put on dresses and appear here.
"At this moment worth celebrating, let us toast to victory, to our Anton, and to our Professor Lu!"
Lu Zhou smiled mysteriously.
"It doesn't matter. No matter how bad you dance, I believe there are a lot of people who can endure it." Holding back a smile and clinking glasses with Lu Zhou, David winked and said, "And I bet that as long as you have this idea, you should There are many girls who are willing to teach you step by step."
After spending a busy month, working overtime and staying up until late at night every day, everyone was like a taut string.
The banquet kicked off amidst laughter and laughter.
That means there are endless parties.
"The theoretical building of electrochemical interface structure has been completed, but young theories are always ignored. In order to enhance its credibility, I plan to use our theoretical tools to try to solve some more specific problems. Regarding this point , I need Anton’s power.” After a pause, Lu Zhou continued, “I won’t borrow it for too long, just before I return to Princeton.”
How embarrassing.
This is the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan Island. Although many people can stay here, there are only a few clubs where parties can be held here.
However, Lu Zhou clearly belongs to the minority.
But what surprised him the most were the ladies attending the banquet.
Then the melodious saxophone sounded, and under the guidance of the music, young men and women stepped onto the dance floor one after another.
Just as he was adding delicious food to his plate, the host of the banquet, David, came over to him with champagne.
On American campuses, various clubs, fraternities or sororities are a relatively common phenomenon, with more than half of students participating, and their nature is probably similar to various societies in domestic universities.
However, no matter what type of club they are, they all have one core thing in common.
"Really? Well, everyone has their own choice." David sighed, but did not try to persuade him.
Are there too many female researchers at DEShaw Institute
In order to celebrate Anton's another great victory in the field of computational chemistry, and to celebrate that the theoretical model of the electrochemical interface structure was finally completed, David rented a luxurious banquet hall at the Hilton Hotel with his own money and held this party.
As for how David’s research institute got involved with the Manhattan Sisters
"No problem, it's very close anyway," Lu Zhou suddenly thought of something and continued, "By the way, before returning to Princeton, there is one more thing I have to ask you for."
David: "What's the matter?"
Although he thinks so too.
Compared to dancing, it was the food at the banquet that aroused his interest more.
Not noticing what Lu Zhou was thinking, David opened a new bottle of champagne and refilled his glass, "What are your next steps? Why don't you just become a professor at Columbia University? I can do it for you." Convince the president to open an additional computational materials department at Columbia.”
Standing in front of the dance floor of the banquet hall, David, dressed in formal attire, poured a glass of champagne into his own glass, then raised it high with a smile.