It was none other than Professor Sun Hongbiao.
"Professor Sun, I'm just talking to my classmates." Lu Zhou smiled awkwardly and said, "Also, you're in no position to say that I'm being unkind."
Hearing this, Professor Sun's imposing manner suddenly weakened. He laughed and began to play dumb.
"Professor Lu, what are you talking about, I don't quite understand."
Lu Zhou smiled and shook his head.
At the lithium-sulfur battery conference led by the Energy Bureau, Professor Sun was the one who pushed Lu Zhou to the front of the stage, which led to the debate about the research direction. Because of this, Lu Zhou offended a lot of his peers.
Of course, Lu Zhou wasn't a narrow-minded person. He wouldn't hold a grudge over such a small matter.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to Professor Sun's "Feasibility of Hollow Carbon Sphere Materials Suppressing the Shuttle Effect" thesis on Shuimu University Journal (Natural Science Edition).
However, even if he didn't hold a grudge, he would still feel uncomfortable if he didn't dig a hole in it.
Lu Zhou coughed and didn't look at Professor Sun. Instead, he looked at the tall guy and smiled as he said, "How about it, Brother Lou? Let's go back to our previous topic. Within two years, I'll let you go to the top journal, nature or science. How does that sound? "
It was too boring to talk about salary with a scientific researcher. No matter how low the salary of a private research institute was, it was definitely higher than a postdoc's allowance.
For a person who wanted to further their academic career, going to the top journal was more important than anything else.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many research dogs who didn't want money. As long as they were given a chance to do experiments, they would do anything to get into a big name's laboratory.
Lou Fan hesitated when he heard this.
If someone else told him to "go to the top journal in two years", he would definitely stare at them like they were an idiot.
But Lu Zhou …
This guy really did have the ability to do that.
After all, Lu Zhou himself went to the top journal more than twice a year …
Lou Fan's expression suddenly became eager.
But soon after, he felt Professor Sun's stare …
With an awkward smile, Lou Fan lowered his voice and said, "I … still have to think about it."
Although he said that he would consider it, he was actually doing Professor Sun a favor.
On one side was a well-known domestic scholar, and on the other side was a well-known international scholar.
It was obvious that he was tempted.
Of course, Lu Zhou could see this. He smiled knowingly and didn't say anything else. He just handed him a business card.
Professor Sun stared straight at Lu Zhou, but he didn't say a word.
Firstly, he knew that he definitely wouldn't be able to compete with them. Secondly, what he did back then was indeed a little unkind.
The meeting was about to begin. Since this kid was valued highly by the government, he would definitely be rewarded by the government.
To be able to make friends with such a person was naturally better than making enemies.
Professor Sun comforted himself in his mind, and he instantly felt a little better.
After taking the business card, Lou Fan couldn't stand Professor Sun's stare, so he slipped away.
Professor Sun looked at Lu Zhou and slowly spoke.
"Professor Lu, did you come to Shuimu just to make things difficult for me?"
Lu Zhou awkwardly rubbed his nose.
"You misunderstood, actually … I'm just passing by."
The atmosphere went silent for two seconds.
Professor Sun coughed and said, "Professor Lu, stop joking."
"No, no, no, I'm not joking."
"You really didn't come to find me?" Seeing that Lu Zhou didn't look like he was joking, Professor Sun's eyes widened as he stared at Lu Zhou in disbelief.
Lu Zhou looked at Professor Sun's dumbfounded expression and subtly looked away.
He really just came to Shuimu University for a stroll.
If he didn't run into Lou Fan, he wouldn't even think about poaching Lu Zhou.
However …
Lu Zhou felt like Professor Sun didn't want to hear this.
…
Over the past few days, Lu Zhou basically spent his days wandering around Shuimu University, Yan University, and the University of Chinese Sciences. He also accepted an invitation from Academician Xiang to go to the mathematics research institute of the Chinese Academy of Science. There, he held a report on the "Group Structure Method" and shared his research experience on additive number theory.
Time quickly passed by, and it was soon January 8th.
That morning, Lu Zhou woke up early.
After he went to the hotel restaurant for breakfast, he returned to his room and changed into the formal suit he wore to Stockholm to receive the award.
Lu Zhou stood in front of the mirror for a while. He felt like he looked good in the mirror. If it wasn't for Wang Peng calling him to remind him to pay attention to the time, he would have forgotten about the time.
The award venue was at the Beijing Conference Hall.
When Lu Zhou passed the security check at the door and followed the concierge staff into the venue, the entire venue was already crowded.
Academician Xiang noticed Lu Zhou entering the venue, and he quickly walked over.
"What took you so long?"
Lu Zhou said embarrassedly, "I was delayed on the way here … Is it late?"
Academician Xiang coughed and said, "No, but everyone usually arrives an hour or two earlier. This kind of conference is a good opportunity to communicate with domestic colleagues. Your teacher asked me to take care of you. I originally planned to introduce a few people to you, but I don't have time now. "
The teacher that Academician Xiang was referring to was Lu Zhou's master's supervisor, Academician Lu.
When Lu Zhou heard that Academician Lu wasn't here, he couldn't help but ask, "Academician Lu didn't come?"
Academician Xiang shook his head and said, "He just returned to Jinling from Switzerland yesterday. He has to go to Daya Bay for a meeting in a few days. I'm afraid he doesn't have time."
Well, being in the field of theoretical physics is really a busy job …
In Lu Zhou's memory, Witten was always traveling between the United States and Switzerland. The day before yesterday, he was still teaching in Princeton, and the day after tomorrow, he was probably at CERN doing a report.
While Lu Zhou and Academician Xiang were chatting and walking toward their seats, Wang Haifeng, who was standing not far away, suddenly noticed Lu Zhou.
After all, other than the protocol staff, Wang Haifeng was the youngest person in the conference.
It was hard to pretend not to see him!
When Professor Wang Haifeng saw Lu Zhou walking toward him, he smirked.
"Professor Lu, how have you been?"
Lu Zhou looked at the person who suddenly greeted him and paused for a second.
For a moment, he really couldn't match this face with the name in his memory.
"Sorry, you are?"
When Wang Haifeng heard the question "You are?" Wang Haifeng's eyebrows twitched.
A hint of anger flashed across his face, but he quickly suppressed it and continued to speak with a faint smile.
"Professor Lu, it's been less than a year since the lithium-sulfur battery conference, and you've already forgotten about me."
Lu Zhou's eyes lit up, and he smiled.
"Oh, Professor Wang, you're … Liu Hong's boss?"
When Wang Haifeng heard Liu Hong's name, he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Not only did Lu Zhou steal Lu Zhou's boss, but he also said it out loud.
This was too hateful!
Academician Xiang coughed and tried to mediate the situation.
"Okay, okay, the conference is about to begin. If you two have anything else to talk about, you can find a teahouse after the conference."
Even though Wang Haifeng didn't like Lu Zhou, this was a conference hall full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons, and he obviously didn't want to offend anyone.
Wang Haifeng looked at the old man next to Lu Zhou and guessed that this person was probably a scholar, and they weren't from the same system.
As for who this person was, Wang Haifeng didn't know.
Wang Haifeng's expression changed, and he didn't say anything. He turned around and walked away.
"You too." Academician Xiang reached out and pulled Lu Zhou. He lowered his voice and said, "You don't learn to manage your own relationships, but you learn to offend people first!"
Lu Zhou had a helpless look on his face.
He didn't know if he had ever offended Wang Haifeng.
Prior to this, the only interaction between the two was at the lithium-sulfur battery conference, where Wang Haifeng made things difficult for Wang Haifeng.
If Wang Haifeng didn't mention the conference, Wang Haifeng wouldn't have remembered who Wang Haifeng was …
The countdown to the conference began.
As the professors and scholars who participated in the conference took their seats, the leaders of various levels arrived one after another, and the conference hall gradually quieted down.
The bright red color accentuated the solemn and dignified aura of the podium.
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