"The third winner is —"
"Lu Zhou!"
The speaker's voice was still echoing in Academician Lu's ears. The cigarette that had been in the ashtray for a long time had been extinguished.
The award ceremony continued.
It was time for the award ceremony on TV.
Lu Zhou walked onto the stage in a formal suit. He received a bright red certificate from a dignified old man.
Academician Lu stared at the TV screen for a while before he spoke emotionally.
"… This year's leadership is quite bold."
Academician Xu also stared at the TV and looked at the bright red certificate on the screen. He was happy for this genius from Jin Ling University, but he suddenly felt a little worried.
"Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?"
"It's a good thing!" Academician Lu lit up a cigarette and laughed. He said, "This is the first-level natural science award, how is it not a good thing? I want to trade my academician title with that kid. "
Academicians were common, but scientific breakthroughs that could affect the world were rare. Scientific results that could be widely recognized were even rarer.
Just like the tens of thousands of theoretical physicists and engineers working at CERN. Everyone played a pivotal role, and everyone's work was essential. However, only a few Nobel Prizes were awarded.
Academician Lu felt that he had made a lot of achievements in his life, but he could not pick one outstanding achievement to be awarded the first-level natural science award.
In contrast, the Highest Science and Technology Award was more suitable for him.
Of course, the so-called "trade" was just a joke.
This kind of thing could not be easily traded.
Academician Xu saw that Academician Lu misunderstood him, so he shook his head and spoke.
"I mean, if he wins this award too early, it will inevitably attract attention. He's still young, and it might not be a good thing to face these things too early. "
Academician Xu's concerns were not unreasonable. This was because this kind of thing had happened before in the academic community.
Although Jin Ling University was a strong C9 school, due to various reasons, it was not the most influential in the Chinese academic community. Therefore, there was not much support for him.
"You can't hide from those things. Just because he doesn't have the first-level natural science award doesn't mean he won't be envied? How many Crawford Scholars and Nobel Prize Scholars were there in the country? With his current achievements, I would find it strange if no one treated him as a person! "
Professor Lu Shenjian smiled and looked out the window through the smoke. He said slowly, "But even if he's jealous, what does it matter to him?"
When Academician Xu heard this, he paused for a second.
After a while, a smile appeared on his face.
"That's true."
The tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind; the tallest man will be criticized by the masses.
Academics advanced through debates, and debates would inevitably produce sharp contradictions. Some people could tolerate an outstanding person, but others could not. Especially in the academic world, these were inevitable.
It was precisely because of this that the more outstanding a person was, the more they should learn the path of moderation.
However, this rule only applied to ordinary capable people.
If one's ability was enough to rise to the height of a great man, and his achievements were enough to rise to the height of history, a tree could become a forest, and a person could become a crowd. Why would they care about jealousy or criticism?
If that was the case, then his worries were indeed unnecessary …
…
At the same time, in the Jinling Institute of Computational Materials, there was an excited exclamation.
"Nutty! First prize in natural science! "
Liu Bo's exclamation attracted the attention of the other researchers in the office. Many people stopped their work and gathered around.
When they saw the award ceremony on the screen, they were no less surprised than Liu Bo, and they all exclaimed in a low voice.
"This is … Our boss?"
"I don't want to say anything, I just want to say that God Lu is nutty …"
"First prize in natural science! There aren't many at Jin Ling University, right? "
"How many of these do you want? Being able to get it once was already very strong, alright? I remember the last time was in 2006. Academician Min from our physics department won this award, and he became an academician the next year! "
"Then do you think our boss can become an academician?"
"Um … I don't know, becoming an academician really requires domestic work experience, and I heard the competition is fierce. But if God Lu is interested, it shouldn't be difficult … "
Liu Bo wasn't any better. Qian Zhongming, who had been staring at the screen, was also quite surprised.
"This … is already the highest honor in the country."
Above that was the Highest Science and Technology Award.
However, even though the Highest Science and Technology Award had the word "highest" in it, it was still a lifetime achievement. This meant that the award wasn't for outstanding achievements, but for individuals with significant and continuous contributions.
Lu Zhou wasn't old enough to be selected.
In terms of quality, the highest prize couldn't compare to the first prize in natural science.
It could be said that the first prize was more respected, while the second prize was more highly regarded.
It could be said that at Lu Zhou's age, the first prize in natural science was the highest honor that could be awarded to him!
Qian Zhongming wasn't the only one who knew this.
There was also Lu Zhou, who was standing on the podium.
When he was sitting in the audience, even when he heard his name being announced, he was still able to maintain his composure.
However, as Lu Zhou stood there and accepted the gaze of the audience, he suddenly felt like time seemed to be stretched out at this moment.
When he took the heavy red book from the old man's hands, he could even vaguely hear his own heartbeat.
After receiving the certificate, Lu Zhou shook hands with the dignified old man.
The moment he let go of the certificate, the old man standing across from him suddenly smiled.
"Nervous?"
Lu Zhou nodded and replied honestly.
"A little."
"Young man, it's good to be under more pressure. Pressure is motivation, that's how everyone is!" The old man patted Lu Zhou's shoulder and nodded with approval. "Do your best, I believe in you!"
Lu Zhou said cautiously, "Thank you."
Perhaps it was because the old man really appreciated his talent, so when he was presenting the award, he said a few more words to him.
Lu Zhou could clearly feel that because of these words, the people standing next to him looked at him differently.
Envy?
A little bit.
A little bit?
A little bit.
Eager?
I don't know …
Lu Zhou felt everyone's eyes on him. He suddenly felt that the big red book in his hand was a little heavier.
A part of it was naturally due to gravity.
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