Jin Ling University entrance.
Professor Faltings dragged a black suitcase and stood on the side of the road. He looked at the stone tablet engraved with words not far away and suddenly spoke.
"Ten years ago, I never thought I would come to this country. I didn't expect to be here so many times in just a few years."
"I've been here twice." Schulz was also dragging a suitcase. He smiled and said, "Every time I come, it feels different."
"This is my first time." An old man in his fifties or sixties stood next to the two of them. He looked up at the crowd coming and going at the campus gate and said, "I've only seen this in movies."
Faltings: "Oh, really? Then how do you feel now? "
The old man smiled and said, "Sure enough, movies are all lies."
The old man standing next to the two of them was none other than Professor Holden.
As the secretary-general of the International Mathematical Union, he came to Jinling this time mainly to negotiate with the China Mathematician Association and the local government of Jin Ling City, as well as to discuss the next International Congress of Mathematicians.
Of course, the reason why he came with Professor Faltings was also because he wanted to visit Lu Zhou.
Schultz smiled and said, "If you go to their library, you'll be even more surprised. I've been to many universities, but it's rare to see a library as full as theirs. You even have to make a reservation in advance to find a seat."
"Really?" Professor Holden had a look of interest on his face as he said, "Then I have to visit … Speaking of which, how are we going to find Professor Lu? Do you know where his office is? "
Faltings and Schulz looked at each other and had a strange expression on their faces.
"Do you know?"
"No … I thought you knew."
"That's unfortunate, I seem to have gone to the campus in the city center."
Professor Holden couldn't help but have an awkward expression on his face.
He coughed and said, "… I'll go ask."
As he spoke, he dragged his suitcase and led the way to the guard room at the gate. He used the translation software on his phone to ask.
"Hello, how can I find Lu Zhou's office?"
The guard glanced at the three foreigners standing outside the guard room. He took out three English forms from the drawer and handed them to the window sill with a pen.
"Look for Academician Lu? Fill in the form first. "
Professor Holden looked at the security guard and turned around to look at Faltings and Schultz. He had a helpless expression on his face.
"… Anyway, let's register first."
…
At the same time, a meeting was being held in a conference room at Jin Ling University.
Because of what happened at the last meeting, Principal Xu criticized Director Chen of the international department, as well as the rise of Jin Ling University's status in the Chinese academic community. The bureaucratic phenomenon was spreading among the management.
At the same time, he emphasized again and again how to be a truly international university, how to face their own influence, and how to not set a bad example on matters of principle, etc.
Principal Xu had a lot of feelings for Jin Ling University.
Even though Jin Ling University wasn't his alma mater, it was the place where he worked for more than ten years.
At his age, it was difficult for him to make any great academic achievements. His only hope was in education. He wanted to cultivate more useful talents for the university, for the country, and for society.
Fortunately, Jin Ling University had Professor Lu. Under his influence, everything was moving in a good direction.
However, as the strength of the University of Jin Ling continued to grow, the hidden dangers behind this prosperity were also growing.
The current situation was that if everything went well, he could stay in office for at most five years. Of course, he would be fine for the next five years. However, after five years, he would have to retire. He didn't know who would take over his position.
In order for the university to have a brighter future, he planned on doing some things in the next five years.
He didn't want to restore the glory of the former national university, but he wanted Jin Ling University to be ready to embrace the world.
Instead of letting those who only cared about the black hat on their heads steer this train that carried the dreams of countless young people into the gutter.
Principal Xu unscrewed the vacuum flask and took a sip of hot water to moisten his throat. He was about to say something when he heard a knock on the door outside the conference room. His secretary walked in from outside.
"Principal."
Principal Xu stopped talking and looked at him.
"What is it?"
"The security department just called. They said that Professor Faltings, the director of the Max Planck Institute of Mathematics, Professor Schulz of the University of Bonn, and Professor Holden, the secretary-general of the International Mathematical Union, want to visit Academician Lu."
Whispers were heard in the conference room.
Amidst the clamorous discussion, there was obvious astonishment and amazement.
Principal Xu paused for a second and spoke.
"Why is the security department calling?"
The secretary didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Because they're already at the door."
Principal Xu opened his mouth and snapped back to reality. He immediately turned around and looked at the other participants in the meeting room.
"Think about the things I just said. What exactly is an international university? What kind of international status do we really need? Meeting dismissed! "
After saying that, he was thrown away from the microphone and rushed out of the door in a hurry.
…
For Lu Zhou, Perelman's sudden visit a few days ago was like the sun rising from the west.
But now that he saw Professor Faltings and the others standing in front of his office, he began to wonder if Xiao Ai had secretly put on his helmet and he was in a virtual reality dream.
Well, of course that was impossible.
He clearly remembered the taste of the soup dumplings in the morning.
However, Lu Zhou didn't expect that because of his thesis, not only did Perelman come to his office, but even Professor Schulz and Professor Faltings also came to his office.
"I'll get straight to the point, do you need people here?"
Lu Zhou heard Professor Faltings's words and spoke with a strange expression.
"You're also here for that …"
Professor Faltings didn't say anything. He just looked at Lu Zhou.
Schultz had a helpless expression on his face as he nodded.
"I wanted to come … Professor Faltings is just accompanying me."
Lu Zhou looked at Professor Faltings and didn't know what to say.
The old man seemed to be a little embarrassed, so he coughed and spoke with a blank expression.
"You should know that Professor Schulz's research direction is mainly focused on the field of complete geometry, and the core problem in this field is the unification of algebra and geometry. After reading your paper, we all agree that the route you are currently researching is the most promising one to complete this historic work. Then he proposed to come here for a year of exchange. As for me … "
Professor Faltings paused for a second and coughed.
"As for me, I'm just here to look around. I might stay for a while. Of course, if you need any help, you can tell me … If you don't need people, just tell me. Don't worry about this. "
"Why would I? I don't think anyone would refuse such a good thing. "Lu Zhou smiled and reached out his right hand. He said," Welcome, my friends from afar, welcome to my research project. "
Professor Faltings opened his mouth. He wanted to correct Lu Zhou's words, but in the end, he didn't say anything and shook Lu Zhou's right hand.
If there were reporters nearby, they would definitely take the opportunity to take a photo.
At this special time and place, this handshake was definitely historic.
On one side was the strongest young mathematician of the new era, and on the other side was Professor Faltings, one of the spiritual leaders of the Bourbaki Group, known as the number one scholar after Grothendieck.
There was no doubt that this was a handshake between two giants!
"There are so many experts here, it seems that there is no suspense in solving the Grand Unified Theory." Schulz, who was standing on the side, smiled cheerfully and said in a joking tone, "Do you want to open a bottle of champagne first? I can go buy it now. "
"Let's talk about it after we solve the problem." After letting go of Lu Zhou's hand, Professor Faltings pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose with trembling fingers and said with a serious expression, "Although we have achieved a lot of results so far, there are still many problems to be solved. The situation is far from optimistic. Maybe we have to solve the standard conjectures left by Grothendieck before we can really go deep into the core part of this problem. "
Of course, if the situation was optimistic, it might not be so troublesome.
Even the Grand Unified Theory itself could become a driving force to solve a series of mathematical propositions related to cohomology theory, such as the standard conjectures.
However, for a mathematical proposition, this was the real trouble — the unknown of the trouble itself.
However, compared to Professor Faltings's solemn face, Lu Zhou's expression was more optimistic and relaxed.
Lu Zhou looked at his old friends from afar and spoke in a happy tone.
"Anyway, you guys came from afar. According to Chinese etiquette, I should treat you guys to a meal first. What do you guys want to eat? "
"Jin Ling roast duck is good …" Professor Holden, who was standing next to him, suddenly raised his hand and said with a smile, "I've wanted to eat it for a long time."
Lu Zhou spoke with a smile.
"No problem, I promise you'll eat until you're full."
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