"I can't believe it … You're already a professor," Molina said as she stared at Lu Zhou for a long time.
It had been a long time since the report, but this was the first time she had seen him face to face. He had been really busy lately.
Molina paused for a second and asked, "… When do you plan on moving?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "Maybe after a while, I'll rent a detached house nearby. It's not expensive, but I don't like to move around. There are too many things to move around. I'll wait until I go back to China, then I'll pack everything up."
He would probably have to go back to Jinling next month.
Although the call from Jin Ling University was still in the works, he estimated that it would happen in a few days.
Not to mention, even if his alma mater did not call him, he still had to go back to his hometown in Jiangling to visit Xiao Tong, who was preparing for her college entrance examination.
After all, her fate was about to be decided.
Even though he could not help her with the liberal arts, he could at least cheer her on.
…
The Princeton Institute for Advanced Study gave Lu Zhou not only a handsome salary, but it also gave him a spacious office.
Lu Zhou hummed a song as he tidied up his office. However, he suddenly realized something.
Wait a minute, isn't this done by students?
I'm the boss now, and I have to clean the office myself? What a failure.
When Lu Zhou realized this, he suddenly remembered that he was still a commander without an army.
Even though Princeton officially hired him as a full professor, the Institute for Advanced Study also gave him the qualifications to be a PhD supervisor, it was currently May. It was between the spring and fall enrollment.
In short, he still had to wait for two months before he could receive the resumes from the students and then decide on the candidates for the interview.
Why don't I ask Edward Witten to borrow Luo Wenxuan for a while?
But … that's not a good idea.
Lu Zhou smiled awkwardly.
He then took out his phone and called Edward Witten. He quickly received an "OK" response.
Not long after, Luo Wenxuan appeared at his door, panting.
When he heard that the "help" Lu Zhou was talking about wasn't research help, but cleaning up the office, he was dumbfounded.
"Wait, you asked me to help you … clean up your office?"
Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly. "I'll treat you to dinner later … I really can't finish cleaning up."
Brother, understand. Let me indulge in being a professor for a while.
"One meal isn't enough. I need two!" Luo Wenxuan said fiercely and went to pick up the broom.
Lu Zhou stacked the books on the table and said with a smile.
"No problem, even three meals are fine."
When the two of them worked together, their efficiency was more than doubled.
Although Lu Zhou didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that Luo Wenxuan packed up faster than him. It could even be said that he was very familiar with the process. However, Lu Zhou remembered that Luo Wenxuan often participated in club activities and had almost integrated into the society here. Therefore, Lu Zhou was not surprised.
Back when he was at Jin Ling University, he would occasionally play basketball with Brother Fei. Now, he was probably not even good at three-step layups.
While he was distracted, Luo Wenxuan's voice suddenly came from the side.
"Washington Times? Who put this here? "
Luo Wenxuan picked up a brand new newspaper from the table and frowned.
However, when he flipped to the first page, he was stunned.
Lu Zhou noticed Luo Wenxuan's expression and could not help but ask.
"What's that?"
"Nothing, Korean media. Don't worry about it, it's just disgusting." Luo Wenxuan said casually and was about to throw it into the trash can. However, Lu Zhou reached out and grabbed it curiously.
When he saw the title, he was stunned.
[The Neglected Group: A Nigerian Mathematics Professor's Voice]
The article described the story of Professor Enoch and Riemann's conjecture. The story of Professor Enoch and Riemann's hypothesis. He posted his thesis on arXiv at the end of 2015, but he waited for a long time.
In the end, he chose to send a letter to the Clay Institute.
However, the Clay Institute did not respond to him. All he received was indifference from the elites.
According to Professor Enoch, the reason why he decided to solve this famous mathematics problem was not for the prize money, but for his own students. It was because his students believed in him that he began to try to solve this mathematics problem. And this prize money would eventually be used for education.
Up until this point, Lu Zhou hadn't noticed anything, but as he continued to read, he felt like something was wrong.
The article contained an excerpt from an interview with Professor Enoch by Larter.
[Professor Enoch: Any prime number is under the prime number distribution system established by the Riemann zeta function. You might not understand what I mean, but I can tell you that it is like Usain Bolt, invincible on the court.
Larter: Which means your method can easily solve Goldbach's conjecture.
Professor Enoch: Yes, that's right.
Larter: If the Clay Institute did not ignore your research results, based on your Riemann zeta function, how long would it take you to solve Goldbach's conjecture?
Professor Enoch: In fact, I already proved it. I proved it last year. If I remember correctly, I only used three hours to prove Goldbach's conjecture, twin prime conjecture, and Polignac's conjecture … This is nothing to be proud of, even my students can do it.
Larter: I think you are being treated unfairly.
Professor Enoch: Yes, I am angry.
…
】
When Lu Zhou saw this, he laughed out loud.
The standards of western reporters still needed to be improved. The Daily Mail had been scammed once, and it was not enough. The Washington Times, which came out of nowhere, wanted to jump into the big pit that was Nigeria.
Honestly, this Nigerian professor might not know the difference between the Riemann zeta function and the Dirichlet L function.
However, this had nothing to do with him.
Who cared about science?
However, at this moment, he suddenly noticed a letter in the newspaper. He could not help but raise his eyebrows.
[Dear Mr. Lu Zhou, I am the chief editor of the Washington Times, Keane Larter. The day after tomorrow, at three o 'clock in the afternoon, there will be a report at the Princeton Hotel. The speaker is Professor Opeyemi Enoch from the Federal University of Ekiti. The content of the report is about the proof of Goldbach's conjecture based on Riemann's conjecture. Of course, I know that as the winner of the Cole Prize, you will not listen to the voice of a scholar from a third-world country, just like how the American academic community has ignored his thesis for a long time.]
[But I can testify, Opeyemi Enoch. Professor Enoch's prime number distribution system based on Riemann's conjecture only took three hours to solve Goldbach's conjecture. If he did this, there is no doubt that this result belongs to him, who proved Riemann's conjecture at the end of 2015, not you.]
[Of course, for the sake of fairness, we have reserved an hour for you to speak at the report. You can defend your thesis.]
[By the way, there will be a total of 21 legal representatives from the African Rights Protection Association, the Anti-Racism League, and other organizations. There will also be a New Jersey local congressman attending the report. In addition, we have invited reporters from the New York Times and the Philadelphia Journal to follow up on this news.]
"…"
Lu Zhou threw the newspaper into the trash can, but he left the invitation letter.
Luo Wenxuan noticed Lu Zhou's actions and said, "To be honest, you're wasting time. This person obviously can't even tell the difference between the Riemann zeta function and the Dirichlet L function. If you have the time, you should prepare for your first class."
Garrett Reese, the king of American science who used E8 to unify the four interacting forces, had been pestering Edward Witten for almost a few years, but the old man did not take him seriously. Frank Wilczek, the gambling addict, could not control himself when he heard about a bet.
"Why not go? They've already issued a challenge, "said Luo Wenxuan. Lu Zhou smiled and said, "And as a Chinese, I can't just sit back and do nothing."
Luo Wenxuan said, "Insult?"
"Yes, Hua Luogeng, Wang Yuan, Chen Jingrun, and other predecessors have made outstanding contributions to Goldbach's conjecture. It can be said that China's analytic number theory is one of the most glorious chapters in the history of mathematics. However, there are always arguments like 'Chen's theorem deceives the world' and 'Hua Luogeng is a third-rate mathematician'."
Lu Zhou shrugged and said, "Actually, I don't care. I have to go back to China next month anyway. But look at what that Nigerian professor said. Using that system, he only used three hours to skip the research of generations of scholars … "
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