The venue was dead silent.
The atmosphere was a bit strange …
Awkward?
Ma Changan frowned. He thought that someone would agree with him, but it seemed like the opposite was true.
Judging from the reaction of the audience in the venue, he felt that his speech, which he had prepared for a long time, did not move anyone.
However, it did not matter. Even if someone objected to what he said, he believed that no one would stand up and refute him.
Because Lu Zhou was backed by the Aurora University, the professors at Aurora University would not say anything. The other professors would not risk offending a "popular academician candidate" for someone they were not familiar with.
The only variable was that old man Qiu Chengtong. He did not care about his background, and he even attacked his own student. However, Ma Changan paid attention and did not see Lu Zhou's face.
However …
An old professor sitting on his left gently coughed and spoke in a clear voice.
"Ahem, Ma Changan, please sit down. You can discuss this with Mr. Lu in private after the report. The report should focus on academic issues. "
Ma Changan paused for a second and looked to the side. He did not expect someone to refute him.
Wei Siyang, who was sitting next to the boss and taking notes, was also surprised. However, when he turned his head and saw the old professor's face, his astonishment turned into astonishment.
It's Academician Guo!
A big name in the field of nonlinear development equations!
But he …
Isn't he a professor at Aurora University?
Ma Changan did not look good. Even though he had to respect Academician Guo, he was not afraid of him.
He was Old Gu's student and Academician Hong's junior. Even though his academic achievements were not high, he thought that he still had some status in the academic circle.
However, even though he said that, he still had to be tactful in his words since they were from the same sect.
"Academician Guo, I don't agree with you. I'm just concerned about whether the state's research funding is in place. This isn't something that can't be discussed in public. Why can't it be discussed at an academic conference?"
Ma Changan paused for a second before he spoke.
"We all know that practice is the only criterion to test the truth. Whether a new mathematical method is useful or not depends on what practical problems it solves. It should not be used to study something that has already been given results by the predecessors and use the predecessors' work to prove that your own work is correct."
"Otherwise, if we innovate for the sake of innovation and create methods for the sake of creating methods, wouldn't we become a laughing stock?"
"Haha." Academician Guo smiled and shook his head. He did not want to argue with him and slowly sat down.
He was just reminding him out of goodwill on behalf of Academician Hong, but he didn't expect that not only did this guy not appreciate it, but he even tried to persuade him.
What a pity...
Standing on the stage, Lu Zhou looked at Ma Zhangan strangely. He thought to himself, You're not my mentor. Why do I need to report my research to you?
You're even talking to me about the methodology of natural science?
Don't you know I've only taken two out of four politics courses?
However, just as he was about to speak, a familiar voice came from the back of the venue.
"Let me say a few words."
An old man with white hair slowly stood up from the back of the venue. His voice was a little impatient.
"Comrade Ma Changan, have you ever subscribed to Annual Mathematics?"
When Lu Zhou saw this old man, he was shocked.
This is …
Isn't this Academician Xiang Huanan, who came from the Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to "make things difficult" for me during my undergraduate thesis defense?
I haven't seen him for a long time, but he's still as energetic as ever.
When Ma Changan heard this question, his face sank.
He was in mathematics. Asking him if he subscribed to any of the top four journals was like asking an undergraduate student if they brought a textbook to class or a pen to the exam room.
Ma Changan smiled and said, "Academician Xiang, you must be joking. Every office in the Aurora mathematics department subscribes to Annual Mathematics."
"Then have you read it?" Without waiting for him to answer, Xiang Huanan continued, "If you read the latest issue of Annual Mathematics, you wouldn't be asking this question."
Ma Changan was stunned. He did not understand what Academician Xiang meant. He frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Academician Xiang smiled and said, "In the latest issue of Annual Mathematics, the Polignac's conjecture thesis was published. The author of the thesis is the speaker on stage. The method he used to prove this conjecture is the so-called "castle in the air" method. "
The venue went quiet.
Some people were expressionless and did not care about anything outside of academia.
Some people were like Academician Guo, who stood up to remind Professor Ma Changan earlier. These old professors had obviously read the latest issue of Annual Mathematics. The reason why they were sitting here was because they were waiting to hear Lu Zhou's "I can't write this down due to space" method.
After all, only a minority of people had read Annual Mathematics.
Most people's faces were filled with surprise, astonishment, shock … and disbelief!
No one could believe that this young man, who solved the twin prime conjecture at the beginning of the year, was able to generalize the special form of k = 1 to infinity and solve the Polignac's conjecture in less than a year!
Many people did not understand why the China Mathematics Society suddenly made such a bold decision to award the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award to a young man who was only 21 years old.
At this moment, all the doubts were swept away and all the controversies became certainty.
If it was not him, who else would receive this award!
As for Ma Changan, he was stunned when he heard the news. He was speechless.
His first reaction was disbelief. His second reaction was still disbelief.
However, Academician Xiang would not lie to him, especially when it was something that could be verified by flipping through the journal.
Ma Changan's face gradually turned red. He wanted to say something, but he did not know what to say. He wanted to sit down, but his legs felt like they were filled with lead.
Previously, he stood on the moral high ground and put a lot of blame on Lu Zhou. Now, all these blame were thrown back at him. Instead, he became the laughing stock of everyone.
Academician Guo, who was sitting nearby, saw Ma Zhangan's expression change. He stood up to warn Lu Zhou and shook his head.
A normal academic discussion was fine. If one had to care about status and status when asking a question, then there was no need for an academic conference or a report.
However, there was no need to bring up some annoying questions in an official report.
Not only did he fail to nitpick, but he also made a fool of himself in front of so many people.
After making such a big fool of himself, even if Academician Hong was his senior, he probably wouldn't be able to help him.
If Lu Zhou was elected as a 2017 academician, not only would it be difficult to convince the public, but the entire Aurora school of thought would also be questioned …
It seemed like Lu Zhou had to postpone his academician appointment for now.
At least wait until Lu Zhou produced a slightly bigger result!
Academician Guo could not help but look at the young man on the stage.
This kid was really calm. He produced such a big result, but he did not say anything before publishing it.
Even when Ma Changan, who took advantage of his seniority, was about to ride on his head, this kid did not give any explanation. He just quietly watched as Ma Changan jumped into the pit that he had dug.
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