The opening ceremony of this year's mathematics conference finally came to an end. The Hua Luogeng Prize and Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Prize were also won in the applause.
Some people were not convinced?
Even if they were not convinced, they had to hold it in!
The cameramen on both sides of the venue snapped their shutters. As soon as the opening ceremony came to an end, the reporters in the venue swarmed towards the podium.
A reporter from the Daily Mail was the first to ask.
"Professor Qiu, there are rumors that you are not on good terms with the Yan University mathematics department. Is this true?"
Qiu Chengtong smiled and said, "Of course it's fake. Brother Wang Shicheng and I are old friends and we often communicate. Brother Wang, don't you think so?"
Wang Shicheng squeezed out a stiff smile and said, "Of course, I admire Mr. Qiu's work in partial differential equations!"
He was not lying. Disregarding the conflict between Yan and Qiu, Qiu Chengtong's position in academia was indeed irrefutable. He was the number one Chinese mathematician after Shiing-Shen Chern. Otherwise, he would not be able to challenge a group of Chinese mathematicians.
What about a weakling?
A few would have been slapped to death.
Mr. Qiu had a straightforward temper and could not tolerate the style of Chinese academics. However, he was not indifferent to the situation. Shouting from afar in the newspaper was called a literary battle, but scolding in person was called cursing in the street, and people would laugh at them.
They were all masters of their generation and they still had to maintain their demeanor.
Furthermore, the President and Secretary-General of the International Mathematical Union were here. No matter how much conflict there was, they still had to pretend to be polite.
On the other side, Qiu Chengtong was not the only one surrounded by reporters. There were also the winners of the Hua Luogeng Prize and Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Prize.
Especially Lu Zhou.
A twenty-one year old winner was too surprising!
For those news workers, this was a huge piece of news that could breathe!
A Chinese reporter rushed over and chased after Lu Zhou.
"Mr. Lu Zhou, how do you feel about winning the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Prize?"
Lu Zhou laughed and said, "Other than being very excited, I don't have any other thoughts!"
Another foreign reporter caught up and asked in fluent Mandarin.
"Mr. Lu Zhou, rumor has it that Professor Qiu has a close relationship with your supervisor, Professor Lu. The Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award was given to you by China Mathematics Society under Qiu Chengtong's instructions. Is this true?"
Lu Zhou rolled his eyes and pushed the question back, "This is the first time I've met Professor Qiu. He is a respectable scholar. Please interview me about your personal relationship. I'm sorry, but I can't tell you anything!"
"Mr. Lu Zhou, I would like to interview you. Can I add your WeChat?"
There seemed to be a young lady from the Journalism Department of Jingshi University mixed in as well.
However, was Lu Zhou the kind of person who would be tempted by beauty?
Of course not!
Therefore, in order to avoid being pestered by this lady, Lu Zhou chose to accept the interview …
In the face of the bombardment of questions, Lu Zhou, who was surrounded, felt his scalp go numb. He broke through the crowd and responded with a smile.
F * ck sake, I didn't expect receiving an award to be so troublesome.
On the other hand, Yang Xinjue was able to deal with this kind of situation. His chubby face always had a smile that no one would offend.
After finally breaking through the crowd, Lu Zhou got into Yan Xinjue's car at the school gate.
"Where's Professor Lu?"
"Professor Lu went for a drink with his friends at noon. We're going back to the hotel to eat," said Yan Xinjue with a smile, "Lu Zhou, not bad! You won the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award in your twenties. When you're thirty, you'll probably have Fields in your hands. "
Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly and said, "Speaking of which, how did you guys know?"
"I accidentally found out. It's mainly because Professor Lu is very resourceful. I guess he heard the news from Professor Qiu and then accidentally spilled it when he was drinking. I overheard it, "said Yan Xinjue as he drove. He smiled and said," Actually, I wanted to tell you, but Professor Lu didn't let me. You can't blame me for that. "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "No, no, why would I blame you? This can't be leaked."
Yan Xinjue asked, "What's next? Are you going to continue to develop in the direction of mathematical physics? "
"Yes," said Lu Zhou as he nodded. He then said in a casual tone, "Mathematics is an important scientific research tool. It's like a sword, it can be applied to any discipline. A pure mathematics scholar's work is more like a blacksmith's. But I'm not only interested in blacksmithing, I'm also interested in using swords. "
Yan Xinjue said, "Not bad, this is perfect. I look forward to the day you stand on the stage in Stockholm."
The stage in Stockholm was obviously referring to the Dynamite Award.
However, this award was only given to the most important discoveries in the discipline. It was not easy to win.
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I hope so."
…
The opening ceremony of the 12th National Congress of the China Mathematical Society came to an end. In the afternoon, there would be a formal meeting to revise the rules of the meeting and elect the next board of directors, secretary general, and chairman.
While the meeting was going on, news about Lu Zhou appeared on Weibo.
Lu Zhou had to admire the journalists on the internet. A few hundred words of news was written in the blink of an eye.
Coupled with a blinding title and a short video, it was big news.
[Shocking! The Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award was given to a 21-year-old young man!]
[The Fields Medal in China. Take a look at those who have won the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Prize …]
[No one would have thought that this year's Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award would be won by him!]
[…]
Unsurprisingly, this piece of news was once again pushed onto the trending list by enthusiastic netizens.
The Weibo comments section of the media that first posted the news exploded as they watched the young winner standing on the podium in the short video.
[What is the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award? I've only heard of the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Competition T.T.]
[Handshake above, and the Hua Luogeng Cup! I participated in it a decade ago when I was still in elementary school. I even won second prize back then. I'm working this year!]
[Twenty-one years old, isn't that too young? I remember that in the past, the winners were all middle-aged people in their 40s or 50s …]
[How many people in their 40s or 50s can achieve this? Forget about the domestic "Fields Award", even the international Fields Award would be fine!]
[Break the age limit of talent! Give a thumbs up to the Chinese Mathematics Society for lowering talent! (fist) (fist)]
[Light incense for Old Dog Zhu and Wu Yan. (candle) (candle) (dog)]
[…]
Lu Zhou did not know about the heated discussion on the internet.
Because that night, he attended a dinner party hosted by the China Mathematical Society.
As the winner of the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award and the youngest winner, Lu Zhou naturally became the star of the party.
Even if he didn't take the initiative, almost all the young scholars wouldn't let go of the opportunity to talk to him.
As for the scholars of the older generation, most of them were praising him for being a humble and promising junior.
Even Academician Wang Shicheng, the leader of the Yan University School of Mathematics and the chairman of the China Mathematical Society, did not like Qiu Chengtong. However, he was not petty enough to implicate his junior.
Not only that, but he even expressed high praise for Lu Zhou's research work in front of many people. He even asked Lu Zhou if he wanted to do a PhD at Yan University.
This proposal was indeed tempting. Yan University was the god of mathematics in China. With the resources of Yan University and Lu Zhou's academic capital, it would not be difficult for him to become the youngest academician.
However, people still had to abide by the contract. Lu Zhou had already agreed to the University of Jin Ling's talent training program. If he suddenly changed his mind, it would be like a traitor.
Therefore, he tactfully rejected the invitation and explained to Mr. Wang that he had already received an offer from Princeton, and he planned to go to Princeton to study for a PhD in the second half of next year.
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