News always flew faster than airplanes. Not to mention, before Lu Zhou got on the plane, the news was already in China.
The first to report was obviously the CTV interview.
This time, CTV treated him as a hot topic. They put him on the news broadcast and used a minute to introduce Goldbach's conjecture and the Crafoord Prize.
Goldbach's conjecture was familiar to most people who had heard of Chen Jingrun and the "1 + 2". However, the Crafoord Prize was unfamiliar to most people.
After all, no one in China had ever won this prize before. Therefore, the country did not deliberately publicize this prize. People in the industry obviously knew the value of this prize. As for the rest of the people, they did not need to know about this.
However, now that someone had won this prize, the meaning was different.
Compared to applied science, basic science was a relatively weak field in China. However, being weak did not mean that it had been abandoned. Even though the Crafoord Prize was not as important as the Nobel Prize, it was still quite important in the field of natural science.
The appearance of an outstanding scholar, especially a young scholar, had a huge impact on the national confidence and the development of the entire field. This effect would not be immediately reflected on the data on paper, but it would subtly affect the data and change it subtly …
In a small town in Jiangling, the Lu family was sitting at the dining table eating.
The news was playing on the TV.
Also, it was the CTV interview with Lu Zhou.
When Xiaotong heard that familiar voice, she raised her head and saw that familiar face. Her doe-like eyes immediately widened.
"F * ck … Bro?!"
"Girls shouldn't swear! You're going to university soon, be quiet! "
As usual, Fang Mei scolded Xiao Tong. However, her tone was weak because her eyes were glued to the TV.
Old Lu, on the other hand, was completely stunned. He forgot to teach Xiao Tong a lesson, and his chopsticks stopped moving.
"This kid … He even won the Nobel Prize?"
Xiao Tong said, "Dad, you're only fifty years old, but you're already so old. He clearly won the Crafoord Prize."
"What did you say about your dad? This little kid … "Even though Old Lu was scolding his son, he was smiling from ear to ear.
When he saw this news, he stopped eating and went to find his phone to call his son.
The first call did not go through.
The second time he tried, the call finally went through.
"Hey, kid, you're doing quite well, why didn't you say anything?"
Lu Zhou, who had just gotten off the plane, laughed and spoke.
"I wanted to give you guys a surprise."
It was boring to talk on the phone. He would probably have to explain the difference between the Crafoord Prize and the Nobel Prize to his father. Since CTV was going to explain it to him, he might as well wait for the news to explain it to his father.
"I just got off the plane, so my phone was off … Someone called me. I'm, someone called me."
Old Lu laughed and said, "You sure are busy. Who called you?"
Lu Zhou said, "It's probably the school, I'm hanging up."
Lu Zhou was right, the call was from the University of Jin Ling.
However, it did not matter if he picked up or not. When he picked up the phone, he saw Dean Qin on the phone and a few students holding up a banner at the airport entrance.
[Congratulations to our graduate, Princeton Institute for Advanced Study mathematics professor Lu Zhou for solving the world's Goldbach's conjecture and winning the Crafoord Prize.]
The banner was a bit long, so it was hard for Lu Zhou to pretend he did not see it.
Not only were the University of Jin Ling's principal, Academician Xu, and Dean Qin there, but Lu Zhou also saw Secretary Liu, who was wearing suits and smiling at him. However, he had never met them before.
However, it did not matter if he did not know them. If he was a well-known scholar, he would have to spend some effort to deal with these leaders.
However, Lu Zhou's identity was the winner of the Crafoord Prize, a young scholar promoted by the propaganda machine. The distance between him and the Fields Medal was only the 18-year International Congress of Mathematicians.
For an internationally renowned scholar like Lu Zhou, the rules that ordinary people took for granted were no longer applicable to him.
Academician Xu shook Lu Zhou's hand enthusiastically and shook it solemnly.
"Professor Lu Zhou, you have brought great honor to Jin Ling University, to our country, and to our mathematics career. On behalf of all the teachers and students of Jin Ling University, I would like to thank you!"
Lu Zhou smiled humbly and said, "Principal, you're too kind. I'm just doing what I should do as a scholar."
Academician Xu had a standard scientific research background. Although his research was not in mathematics, he was also a scholar. He knew that Lu Zhou did not like to waste time on formalities, so he did not waste too much time at the airport.
After a few simple words, he introduced Secretary Liu and other leaders to Lu Zhou.
In addition to the leaders from the city, there were also two leaders from the provincial government. This showed how important Lu Zhou was to the state.
Not only that, but the provincial government also revealed a piece of news. Not only the provincial government, but the central government also took this matter very seriously.
As for how important this matter was, the provincial government only said it was a good thing, but they did not say what it was.
Lu Zhou did not spend too much time at the airport. He quickly sat in the car sent by the school to pick him up.
Academician Xu and Dean Qin naturally sat in the same car as Lu Zhou.
After some small talk, Academician Xu stopped talking. Dean Qin cleared his throat and spoke in an embarrassed tone.
"… Here's the thing. After a discussion between our school and the department, we want to give you the title of an honorary professor. Are you interested?"
An honorary professor was different from a visiting professor or a special professor. The former was just an honorary title, while the latter had a fixed contract and teaching contract.
With the reputation and history of Jin Ling University, the title of an honorary professor would not disgrace Lu Zhou's identity. However, the University of Jin Ling's mathematics department definitely had a bit of Lu Zhou's glory.
However, Lu Zhou did not care. Not to mention that Jin Ling University had helped him a lot. Being able to make his alma mater proud was something to be proud of.
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Of course it's not a problem, but it won't take too long, right? I have to go back to Jiangling in two days. "
Xiao Tong was about to take her college entrance exam. If it took too long, he would rather wait until he went to America.
He took a month off from Princeton, so he had plenty of time.
Dean Qin smiled and said, "It won't take long, the relevant procedures have already been prepared. We can give you the honorary professorship certificate and degree certificate after your report! "
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