“wtf！！！”
"F * ck me!!!"
"One hundred million?!"
"This is insane! Has there ever been such a high bonus in the physics community before? "
"Forget about the physics community, you can't even find this in the entire academic community!"
Physics was a discipline that was far from application. Even condensed matter physics, which was relatively closely related to applied science, would find it difficult to create such a large benefit in a short period of time.
Although there were some rich people who had broken away from vulgar interests and would occasionally donate some money to support basic scientific research, such a large amount of money was unheard of.
Even at the exchange rate many years ago, 100 million RNB was a large amount of money.
Not to mention now, the fusion power stations in St. Petersburg, Cadarache, and Los Angeles had been completed one after another. The cross-regional power grid spanned across the Asian continent, and the RMB exchange rate continued to strengthen under the support of the energy network. The exchange rate was no longer the same as before.
One could imagine how high the value of 100 million RNB was.
The boiling atmosphere almost overturned the ceiling. In the exhibition hall outside the conference hall and in the poster exhibition area, the boiling atmosphere was even more enthusiastic. It was like an erupting volcano, igniting people's excitement, disbelief, and a faint trace of desire in their hearts.
Even though many of them managed to maintain their gentlemanly demeanor, they were still shocked by this generosity. Some of them even lost their composure and let out inelegant cries of surprise.
Lu Zhou, who was standing in the conference room, did not see the situation in the lobby of the exhibition center. However, judging from the reactions of many scholars in the conference hall, the effect of 100 million RNB had been achieved.
With a smile, Lu Zhou cleared his throat and continued to speak.
"Next, Professor Witten will announce the second question of the Questions of the Century.
"Professor Edward Witten from Princeton, please come on stage!"
Lu Zhou nodded to Professor Edward Witten, who was standing next to him. He then gave up the microphone in his hand and walked off the stage.
The Questions of the Century conference was still going on.
But there was no doubt that the limelight had been stolen by someone.
And it was stolen from the very beginning.
The situation at the conference was quickly broadcast all over the world through the Internet. Those scholars who were also paying attention to the Century of Physics Congress were shocked by the 100 million RNB prize money.
A materials science laboratory at Stanford University.
A group of engineering students who were watching the live broadcast in front of the computer suddenly exclaimed.
"One hundred million! Sh * t, how many cryo-electron microscopes can we buy with this? "
"Dog! Why are these physicists so rich? "
"Is it too late to switch to physics now?"
"There's still time! Go quickly! But come to think of it, this Grand Unified Theory … Can anyone really get that 100 million? "
"I don't know much about physics, but I know that this is a problem that even Einstein couldn't solve! It's still too difficult to deal with it! "
"And maybe … it's not just Einstein who can't handle it now."
"How so?"
"Think about it … if Lu Zhou knew the answer, would he offer a bounty of 100 million for others to figure it out? He was the one who came up with the electrostrong interaction theory. No one is closer to the Grand Unified Theory than him, and no one knows better than him how difficult this problem is … "
"F * ck, now that you mention it, it's almost unsolvable!"
Outside a classroom at the University of Oxford, a BBC reporter carrying a microphone hurriedly stopped a physics professor who had just finished his class. He pulled the old man aside and asked.
"Hello, are you paying attention to the ongoing Century of Physics conference?"
The professor said with a straight face.
"Yes, I did, although I planned to do so after class."
"… What do you mean?"
"Five minutes before class ended, there was a sudden shout from the back of the classroom. I thought there was an earthquake, but it turned out to be because of the 100 million yuan bonus!" At this point, the professor couldn't help but curse, "This bunch of brats, why don't they think about it? What does the high bonus have to do with them?"
The reporter said, "Okay … Then what do you think of this 100 million yuan bonus?"
The professor spoke impatiently. "There's nothing to look at, this is a bonus that no one can receive."
"Will you consider changing the direction of your research?"
"No."
"Why?"
"There's no why, whoever wants to do research can do it … If they think they have a chance of getting this bonus!"
While the entire university circle was talking about the 100 million yuan bonus, the opening ceremony of the Century of Physics conference continued. The following 99 Questions of the Century were revealed one by one under the relay of well-known physics experts such as Witten and Wilczek.
Among them were popular frontiers of physics topics such as "Searching for the Superparticle Predicted in the Supersymmetry Theory" announced by Professor Witten, as well as "Exploring the Reason for the Disappearance of Supernova Sites" announced by the famous astrophysicist James Peebles.
There were also physics problems such as "The Mechanism of Sonoluminescence" and "The Instability Mechanism of Spiral Waves in Reaction-Diffusion Systems", "Multi-body QED Problems in Atomic Systems", which did not seem very popular, but they were of great significance.
These propositions almost covered a series of fields from theoretical physics to astrophysics to condensed matter physics. They covered the most popular and important branches of physics, which were also promising to achieve results in this century.
Although there was no lack of rewards of millions of yuan, as well as sponsorship from rich people and scientific research groups from all over the world, in the end, there was no award that exceeded the 100 million yuan mark.
During the entire conference, in addition to the physicists involved, the most excited were the reporters carrying cameras and microphones.
Although they were still standing at the conference, they had already prepared the headlines for tomorrow's news in their minds.
Many people were even ready to run. They were waiting for Lu Zhou to walk out of the conference hall so they could ask him all the questions they had in their stomachs.
However, their expectations were destined to be disappointed.
Even if they waited until dark, they wouldn't be able to see Professor Lu …
After turning off the wearable facial holographic projection system, Lu Zhou took a light silver necklace off his neck and stuffed it into his pocket. He then walked out of the bathroom with a calm face.
Ever since he got this thing from the system, he didn't have to worry about being stopped by reporters on the way.
Suddenly, his phone in his pocket began to ring.
Without a doubt, Lu Zhou knew who was calling. He took out his phone and picked up the call.
"Hello?"
"Where are you?!"
Unsurprisingly, Luo Wenxuan's anxious voice immediately came from the other end of the phone.
Lu Zhou: "I'm already out, why?"
Luo Wenxuan was shocked.
"F * ck me, why did you leave? The Questions of the Century conference will be over soon, and there will be an opening speech waiting for you. "
Lu Zhou: "Aren't you responsible for that?"
Hearing Shuai Guo's words, Luo Wenxuan faintly felt that something was amiss. He immediately asked the question that he was most concerned about.
"What about the interview after the conference?"
When Lu Zhou heard this, he smiled embarrassedly.
"… Thank you."
Luo Wenxuan: "…"
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