Chapter 442: "Nature·Energy" review comments come back

Returning to 216, Xu Qiu euphemistically conveyed Wei Xingsi's meaning to everyone, saying that the group would reduce the amount of article bonuses in the future.
However, there was no obvious reaction from the crowd, and they were all very calm.
Xu Qiu pondered over it carefully and found that this incident seemed to have a great impact, but in fact, there were not many people affected.
Duan Yun and Chen Wanqing are about to graduate soon. Wu Shengnan is a postgraduate, and has nothing to do with the three of them.
Sun Wo can't publish a few articles a year, and Mo Wenlin is jointly trained. For them, it is more beneficial to reduce the article bonus than to reduce the basic subsidy.
Xu Qiu and Wu Feifei, both of them have higher monthly subsidies. Although they have lost a little bit in the article bonus, they can be regarded as having a part of the basic subsidy bonus.
After all the calculations, only Tian Qing and Han Jiaying are left, and both of them are rich women, not bad money.
At this moment, Tian Qing said suddenly: "Wu Feifei, you are going to the Embassy of the Beautiful Country for a visa interview tomorrow, right? How are your preparations?"
Wu Feifei turned her head and glanced at Xu Qiu and Han Jiaying: "The three of us have prepared all the materials... By the way, Tian Qing, how did you get your visa at the time? Do you have any secrets?"
"Don't say it, there really is a secret, I have a four-character mantra here..." Tian Qing made a mysterious look, and after a while, after earning enough people's eyes, he said: "...That's just changing. "
"Hey," Wu Feifei gave Tian Qing a blank look. "Dare you say something constructive."
"Well... I was traveling to a beautiful country. You used to have meetings, and the face-to-face signing scenes will definitely not be exactly the same," Tian Qing spread his hands, and then added:
"In short, it's good to behave normally. The main thing is to let the interviewer know that you don't want to stay in a beautiful country and not come back. They are mainly used to prevent illegal immigration.
Tian Qing asked immediately: "When is your appointment time?"
Wu Feifei replied: "13:45 in the afternoon."
Tian Qing nodded and said, "Then you don't have to be too anxious to go there tomorrow, you can't get in if you go too early, and the previous wave of people may not be able to meet so quickly, but it's not OK to be late, so you It’s better to be about half an hour to an hour in advance."
"That's it," Xu Qiu suggested: "Then we will have lunch tomorrow, and let's start from school at 12 o'clock."
"Yes." Wu Feifei and Han Jiaying nodded in agreement.
After chatting with Tian Qing for a few more words, Xu Qiu and the others began to organize their interview information, and checked and compared each other for any omissions. After confirming that they were correct, they put them into a transparent plastic document bag.
In the afternoon, Xu Qiu searched the Internet for some experience in US visa interviews. Although it may not be necessary, it can be regarded as a psychological comfort to himself. It is probably equivalent to as long as I make a surprise before the exam, then it is not considered a naked exam.
There are different opinions on the Internet.
Some people think: "The main consideration of the interviewer is how to eliminate the visa officer’s doubts and show that you will not stay in a beautiful country, but only for a short stay. You can prove it yourself. For example, you have a good job and you are in the country. The income is very good, your family is in the country and so on."
There are also people who think: "Basically 50% of people have already decided whether the visa interview will pass, and 50% of them have a tendency to confirm through dialogue."
Some people shared their own personal experience: "You need to make an appointment in advance for the interview. I made an appointment at 10:30. I arrived at less than 8 in the morning. There are crowds of people. There is a long line. Register at 10:40. Remember not to bring it. Bag, it’s best not to bring any extra items, and empty your pocket. Go in for 2 minutes to get it. The visa officer asks: Is there a relative of a beautiful country? No answer. Are you from Beijing? Answer yes. After the two questions, the visa officer He said on the spot: Congratulations on your visa application. It is more advantageous to face the visa later. When I went, the visa officer was already tired and numb. Many people who went in more than 8 o'clock in the morning were rejected because the visa officer was very energetic."
Seeing this, Xu Qiu couldn't help but relax a lot, because 1:45 in the afternoon is the interview later in time, I guess it will be easier.
Of course, it is not ruled out that this is just the subjective thoughts of netizens. For example, it is also possible that his capital account has played a big role.
What is the specific situation, you still have to experience it yourself before you know it.
Tuesday at noon.
Xu Qiu and the three took the subway to the Embassy of Beautiful Country in Magic City, located at Meilong Town Plaza, No. 1038 Jinling West Road, Magic City.
Among the three, only Xu Qiu carried a backpack and packed his own file bag together with the file bags of the school girl and Wu Feifei, so that it would be more convenient to store them.
When they arrived at Westgate Plaza, about an hour before the appointment time, Xu Qiu took out their respective transparent document bags from their backpacks, carried them with them, and put their mobile phones, keys, wallets and other personal items into the backpacks, and finally put them Keep your backpacks at a special storage point nearby.
The location of the visa interview was on the eighth floor of the Westgate Plaza Building. It was the first time for Xu Qiu and the three people to come here. They were not familiar with the venue, so they looked around and looked for possible entrances.
Soon, they saw the more eye-catching slogan "Visa application for a beautiful country" on the building, and at the same time there was a long line in front of a small door next to the building.
Although roughly guessing that this was the entrance, Xu Qiu walked to the front of the line and confirmed that it was the entrance to the embassy to apply for a visa. Only then did Feifei Wu and Wu Feifei stand at the end of the line and start queuing.
It is mainly for insurance. If they find out that they are queuing to buy a house after waiting for a long time, it will be embarrassing and lonely.
The line is very long, and most of the people in the line have made an appointment for a face-to-face sign at 1:45 pm.
Because it was still far from the scheduled interview time, the guards at the door did not let them go, so the team did not move.
Since there was no mobile phone to pass the time, Xu Qiu chatted with the school girl.
At the beginning they were still discussing matters related to visa interviews. Wu Feifei could occasionally insert a few words, but the topic quickly shifted to scientific research. When it comes to the optimization of PTQ series donor materials, Wu Feifei can only watch from the sidelines.
Han Jiaying first said: "The performance of the PTQ series donor materials is not bad at the moment, do you have any further optimization and improvement plans?"
Xu Qiu responded:
There are plans, but I don’t think we need to rush to improve the molecular structure of PTQ1. We will organize and publish the work first. At least we must'sell' the two jobs of J4 and H5. J5 can be put on temporarily, just like the previous H3 system."
Xu Qiu has tested the photoelectric properties of J5 material in a simulation laboratory. The device performance is not as high as that of J4. This change trend is consistent with the previous result of "J3 is weaker than J2", indicating that the J series donor contains alkane. The BDT with the sulfide side chain is not as good as the BDT with the normal alkyl side chain in terms of photoelectric performance, so Xu Qiu did not let the school girl continue to do J5.
When there is a new and better system to do, the publication of some "failed" systems can be postponed, and it is not too late to pick up again when research in new fields is blocked or when such a new system happens to be needed.
For example, the H3 series of materials developed by the school girl before, because of the poor performance of the device at the beginning, if you want to publish the work, you may only publish ACSAMI-level articles, so there is no article. Later, it was selected by Tian Qing and applied. In her system, she is expected to publish more high-level articles.
This is a strategy that can maximize the results of scientific research.
Han Jiaying nodded obediently and agreed with Xu Qiu’s suggestion, and then said:
I also have an idea. Didn’t Mr. Wei say to find Blue River to buy a squeegee machine? When the squeegee machine is available, I think it can be used in PTQ1. In the system, the adaptability of this donor material feels very good."
"This idea is indeed possible," Xu Qiu thought for a while, and added: "We combine PTQ1 and IDIC to integrate the concepts of large size, scratch coating, and thick film. We can even try to analyze the current system theoretically. The cost of electricity is compared with other types of solar cell devices. Although this data is only internal to the laboratory, few people have done this part of the work in recent years. We can put this concept forward."
Before, Xu Qiu had no influence in the academic circle, so he accumulated academic achievements step by step, published articles large and small, and at the same time improved his comprehensive scientific research ability.
Now the situation is different. Xu Qiu's "Joule" review article has been published, "Nature·Energy" is on the way, and there may be a chance to publish CNS afterwards. His influence in the field of organic photovoltaics cannot be ignored.
The so-called "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility", Xu Qiu believes that he now has an obligation to remind his colleagues:
The ultimate goal in the field of organic photovoltaics is to use photovoltaic devices to generate electricity. In fact, it is competing with traditional inorganic silicon cells that have been commercialized. Cost is an important indicator that cannot be ignored. This is also his original intention for designing the PTQ1 material.
At this time, Wu Feifei suddenly interjected: "Xu Qiu and Han Jiaying, you two usually talk in this state, are you always discussing academics? Doesn't it feel strange..."
Xu Qiu asked back, "Is it strange?"
Han Jiaying also agreed: "I think it's quite normal."
Wu Feifei explained: "I mean, you don't usually do that... what couples do?"
Xu Qiu reached out and hugged the schoolgirl, and gave a short artificial respiration, which immediately divided him: "Is that right?"
Wu Feifei hurriedly waved her hand: "Pay attention to some influences. In broad daylight, you actually..."
Xu Qiu shrugged: "This is not what you mentioned. Besides, I just found the angle. Other people's sights were just blocked by the big shoulders of Sister-in-law. You can't see us."
Feifei Wu: "..."
The three continued to wait in line. After an unknown period of time, the line finally began to move.
Xu Qiu and the others followed the people in front to move to the small door entrance that they saw before. There was a guard and three staff members. These people were not foreigners. The other party asked Xu Qiu and them to show their passports, DS-160 forms, and Confirmation of the interview contract.
Xu Qiu showed the materials, and after verification by the staff, he got an admission card.
This admission card has obviously been used repeatedly, and it is a bit tattered, and the words on it have been worn out and blurred.
After entering the building, Xu Qiu and the others took the elevator upstairs to the eighth floor under the guidance of the slogan on the wall.
After walking a few steps, I encountered a checkpoint again, and after passing it, it was the Embassy of the Beautiful Country.
Xu Qiu had misunderstood the embassy before, thinking that the area where the embassy of the beautiful country is located in other countries belonged to the territory of the beautiful country. Later, after checking the information, he realized that this was not the case.
The embassy or consulate is not the territory of the sending country, but enjoys the right to be
deemed as
the territory of the sending country under customary international law. Officials of the relevant country (mainly in the host country) are not allowed to enter the embassy premises without permission and must Take special responsibility and take all appropriate steps to protect the embassy premises from intrusion or damage.
This is clearly stated in the "Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations" enacted under the auspices of the United Nations in 1961. Article 22 of the Convention stipulates that "the premises of embassies are inviolable" and Article 29 stipulates that "diplomatic representatives are inviolable."
However, this kind of convention is similar to a gentleman's agreement. People will obey it on the surface, but it is hard to say what will happen in the secret.
The staff guarding the checkpoint here are still not foreigners.
Under the instructions of the staff, Xu Qiu again showed his passport, DS-160 form, confirmation of the interview contract, and the admission card just received.
The staff took the materials, looked at the AA code on the DS-160 form, compared it with the row of stickers in their hands, found the sticker corresponding to Xu Qiu's AA code, and pasted it on the back of the passport.
This sticker is still quite large, occupying about one-third of the space on the back of the passport.
There is also a lot of information above, including: Xu Qiu's passport number, appointment time for the interview, which is Xu Qiu's English name "QiuXu", there are two barcodes for the type of visa application, one of which is the AA code and the other is unknown.
After that, the staff posted an extra piece of purple label paper the size of a fingernail, and wrote the number "DL517" with an oil pen. Xu Qiu didn't know the meaning of this number. He guessed it was probably the number of people who came to face to sign today. .
After some tossing, it was originally a brand new passport, but now it feels old in an instant. Xu Qiu guessed that if there were more visas, he might not have to paste the entire back shell of the passport.
Holding his passport, Xu Qiu went to the security checkpoint. The guard scanned the barcode on the back of his passport and started the security check.
The security check here is more careful, even stricter than the airport. However, Xu Qiu didn't bring any contraband, so he passed smoothly, and then entered the embassy with a plastic file bag containing various documents.
The sign next to it marked the next two things you need to do: take your fingerprints and interview with the visa officer.
The first step is to keep fingerprints. There are relatively few people in line here, and Xu Qiu's turn is soon.
The staff member is a middle-aged white man. First, he scanned the barcode on Xu Qiu’s passport, and then communicated with Xu Qiu in bad Chinese: "Passport", "Left Hand", "Right Hand", "Thumb", "Other Four" Means ".
Xu Qiu did the same, using the fingerprint scanner in front of the counter, first pressing two thumbs, and then pressing the other four fingers of both hands together to complete the fingerprint entry of ten fingers.
Xu Qiu couldn't help but think about it, some people have six fingers, then how to record fingerprints?
Probably the thumb first, and then the remaining five fingers press together?
The second step is an interview with the visa officer. This step is a more critical step and there are more people in line.
Looking around, there are several windows where you can queue up. The visa officers sitting inside are all foreigners. There are men and women, white and black, but there seems to be no yellow.
These windows are similar to the windows of a bank for business. There is a thick glass barrier in the middle, which requires microphones to be able to communicate. There are staff on site to maintain order.
Xu Qiu and the three of them belonged to the same group. It was more convenient for them to interview together, so they took the initiative to ask the staff to assign them to the same window and line up.
Xu Qiu asked, "Which one shall we wait for to go first?"
Wu Feifei and Han Jiaying looked at each other and pointed at Xu Qiu at the same time.
Han Jiaying smiled and said, "Brother, you go find the way for us first."
Xu Qiu helplessly spread his hands: "Well, sure enough, I shouldn't ask this question."
About half an hour later, there were only three groups left in front of Xu Qiu, and it was his turn immediately.
When you get to this position, you can already see the visa officer's facial expressions, and you can also vaguely hear the verbal communication between the visa officer and the interviewer.
So Xu Qiu carefully observed it.
The first group looks like a family in the magic city, two elderly people and an older single girl. Because they are far away, they don't know exactly what they say, but looking at the visa officer's expression, they know that it is going to be cool.
The old man asked three questions and didn’t know it. It was most likely that the travel agency helped to fill out the DS-160 form and other information, but he didn’t pay attention to it and couldn’t answer the question. Later, he asked for information and couldn’t get it out. In the end, he was directly refused visa. Up.
The second group, a student of about 20 years old, he should be a student signed, studying abroad.
When encountering the type of studying abroad, the visa officer immediately asked the question in English. The young man looked dumbfounded, and after a while, he took out a copy of the documents. The visa officer shook his head. It is estimated that the young man's heart was broken, and 80% of it was given to the study abroad agency. Up.
In the third group, a single girl about 30 years old. After seeing the form, the visa officer operated on the computer and asked three questions "Why do you want to go to a beautiful country?", "Where do you live?", "Yours? Educational background?", and the girl was refused her visa without even having a chance to collect the materials.
To be honest, Xu Qiu was a little confused. He didn't understand how the last group was rejected.
And more importantly, three consecutive rejections! Is it easy to pass the US visa?
However, it was his turn to interview, and Xu Qiu didn't have the time to consider these miscellaneous things.
He took a few deep breaths, adjusted his own state, and then walked to the visa officer.
The visa officer is a white male about 40 years old.
Xu Qiu knows that the visa officer can speak both Chinese and English. If the interviewer speaks Chinese, the visa officer will also speak Chinese. On the contrary, if the interviewer speaks English, the visa officer will speak English.
The choice is mainly based on personal English fluency.
Xu Qiu's spoken English is not bad, and the purpose of going abroad is to have a meeting. If he pretends that he is not good at English and speaks Chinese, it may affect the visa officer's perception of him.
So he passed the passport and directly communicated with the visa officer in English: "Hello."
Visa officer: "Hello, why go to a beautiful country?"
Xu Qiu handed over the invitation letter from MRS: "Participate in the MRS spring meeting next year."
Visa Officer: "When will it be? How long will you stay in a beautiful country?"
Xu Qiu handed over the itinerary plan: "This is my itinerary plan. The time is from April 1 to April 7 next year."
The visa officer looked through the materials and began to type on the keyboard. It might be searching for information. After a while, he asked: "Education, school, major?"
Xu Qiu handed the school certificate issued by the school: "Ph.D. student, Magic City University, Department of Materials Science."
Visa officer: "Specific research field? Have you prepared a resume."
Xu Qiu handed over his resume: "This is my resume. My research field is organic solar cells."
Visa officer: "Oh, photovoltaics, are they like silicon batteries?"
Xu Qiu briefly explained: "The principle is similar, but the materials used are different. We mainly make organic materials..."
Visa officer: "Is there anyone who is traveling with you."
Xu Qiu: "Yes, they lined up behind me, named Wu Feifei and Han Jiaying."
Visa officer: "OK, leave your passport, you can leave, wait for the news."
Xu Qiu: "Thank you."
Xu Qiu sorted the materials into bags, and then left the venue through another aisle.
The materials prepared this time are quite sufficient, including photos, air ticket purchase vouchers, hotel reservation vouchers, etc., which are useless.
In this situation, although the visa was not obtained on the spot, the visa was not refused on the spot either.
It may be due to the status of a doctoral student, and it needs to be reviewed for a period of time. Let's do a background check.
At least the passport is taken away by the other party, and the chance of passing the visa is still quite high.
After that is the result of waiting for the visa, the passport will be mailed back regardless of whether the visa is approved or not.
Of course, if you choose to mail your passport, you will have to add extra money, or you can pick it up at the designated place yourself. This is free.
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However, Xu Qiu and the others chose to spend money to buy it conveniently.
The exit channel cannot be stayed for too long, and there are staff guarding by the side urging people to leave.
So Xu Qiu didn't wait for the school girls and them, but left the building first and went to the bag storage area to pick up his backpack.
When he returned to the exit of the building again, he found that Wu Feifei and Han Jiaying were already there waiting for him.
"So fast? How is your situation?" Xu Qiu asked curiously.
Han Jiaying responded: "I was asked two questions, "Are you and the person in front of you together?", "What is the name of the meeting you are going to have a meeting in a beautiful country?" After answering, the visa officer will give me my passport. Take it away, let me go back and wait for the result."
Wu Feifei echoed: "My situation is similar, it should be because we belong to fellow travelers."
Xu Qiu nodded, and Han Jiaying asked again: "Brother, did you see the three consecutive refusals in front ~ EbookFREE.me~ were you panicked at that time?"
"I was really a little panicked at the time," Xu Qiu smiled and said: "However, with the exception of the third group, the other two groups were rejected because they were not well prepared. I can't blame others."
"The third group, I guess there was a problem with the DS-160 form, or there was a'prior conviction', so I was rejected by the second after a cutscene." Wu Feifei guessed.
"Perhaps, it takes more than 1,000 yuan to apply for a U.S. visa. They also put in some people who don't meet the standards, and they refuse to take the money in a second. It is really wonderful." Xu Qiu spit out casually, and then proceeded from I took the phone out of my backpack and looked at the time. It was 3:30 in the afternoon.
It's really "five minutes for face-to-face signing and two hours in line".
Then, Xu Qiu noticed that there were two missed calls from Wei Xingsi and several WeChat messages on the phone:
"Are you still signing face-to-face?"
"The review comments for "Nature Energy" are back."
"Call back as soon as you see the news."