"F * ck me, this is nutty!"
Xu Chenyang, whose hands were red from clapping, couldn't help but swear. He hadn't swore in a long time.
Even though the person standing on stage was not him, and he had never met him before, he still couldn't control the excitement in his heart as he cheered from the bottom of his heart.
The Millennium Prize Problem that plagued the mathematics and physics world was solved by a Chinese scholar.
This wasn't just a miracle for him.
It was a miracle for the entire China mathematics community!
He believed that after today, even people who had nothing to do with mathematics would see his name repeatedly in newspapers and on television.
Even the glory of the Fields Medal would be overshadowed in the face of this historical achievement.
Or rather, the Fields Prize would be glorious because of him.
"…"
Zhang Wei, who was sitting next to Xu Chenyang, stared at the person on stage. He didn't say a word.
Other than shock, he didn't have any other thoughts in his mind.
Zhang Wei took off his glasses and wiped his wet glasses. He looked at the reflection on his glasses and saw his own expression.
He was originally invited to give a 45-minute report, but he didn't expect to witness history.
CTV had never broadcast the Fields Prize ceremony live. The opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians was usually interspersed with a set of text messages.
However, tomorrow's news broadcast would probably make an exception because of him.
Although, to him, these things seemed to be secondary …
On the other side of the stage.
The thunderous applause echoed in his ears, and he couldn't calm down for a long time. Lu Zhou looked at the audience standing up and applauding, and he was a little dazed.
It took him about ten seconds to recover from his momentary absent-mindedness.
The applause gradually stopped.
The audience who had stood up also returned to their seats.
Even though his report was over, the report was not over yet.
Rather, the next part was the key to the report.
Even though his report was good enough, even though he had successfully convinced a lot of people, there would inevitably be questions.
During the Q&A session, he would answer the questions raised by his peers one by one.
Whether or not he could successfully answer all the questions would determine whether or not his thesis would be recognized by the entire academic community …
…
The Q&A session was longer than Lu Zhou had expected.
Tao Zhexuan was the first to ask a question about the L Manifold.
Then Fefferman, Qiu Chengtong …
Almost all the big names in the field of partial differential equations showed their faces during the Q&A session.
Lu Zhou also gave detailed answers to the questions raised by his peers.
Time passed very quickly in this exchange of questions and answers.
However, until noon, there was still an endless stream of questions.
Since everyone was on an empty stomach, the organizers had to announce an intermission. After asking for Lu Zhou's opinion, they arranged for the Q&A session to continue after 2pm.
Finally, he had time to rest. Lu Zhou heaved a sigh of relief and walked down the stage.
However, he didn't even have time to go to the bathroom. He was surrounded by people waiting outside the lecture hall.
Among the people who surrounded him, there were reporters, scholars, and simple admirers. Not everyone had the opportunity to witness this historic moment, so many people were waiting outside the lecture hall.
"Hello, Professor Lu, I'm a reporter from Columbia TV …"
"… Please accept an interview from the Daily Mail!"
"What's the result? Is there a general solution to the three-dimensional Navier – Stokes equation? Is it smooth? "
"God Lu! Can I shake your hand? "
"Let me take a photo! Just one photo! I want to post it on Twitter. Sh * t, don't step on my foot! "
"Can you give me your contact information? I have some mathematics questions that I want to ask you … "
Lu Zhou was shocked by the enthusiasm of these people. He thought that everyone was in the lecture hall behind him, he didn't expect it to be this crowded outside.
However, he thought about it. After all, this was the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians, so he was relieved.
In addition to the invited attendees, there were also a lot of people who paid to attend the conference. Other than some important conferences and reports, the International Mathematical Union didn't exclude mathematics enthusiasts from participating in this nine-day event.
However, Lu Zhou couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle as he looked at the excited crowd.
The Q&A session was going to continue in the afternoon, and he was hungry and tired. He just wanted to find a place to eat and then take a short nap. He didn't have the time or energy to satisfy these people.
Fortunately, the organizers of the conference discovered the situation. With the help of the staff, Lu Zhou finally broke through the crowd …
…
After 12 o 'clock, the organizers of the conference, the International Mathematical Union, provided everyone with a free meal.
The meal was a local black bean meal and maté tea, as well as a chocolate ball for dessert. Even though it wasn't a sumptuous meal, it was still a lot.
In the hotel restaurant, Lu Zhou held his plate and found a corner to sit down.
However, not long after he sat down, his three students who came to Brazil with him for the International Congress of Mathematicians came over.
"Professor, your report was so cool!"
Hadi held his plate and sat across from Lu Zhou. He waved his fist excitedly as if it wasn't a report, but a football or rugby match.
Qin Yue, who was sitting next to him, also nodded excitedly, a rare look of excitement on his face.
However, compared to Hadi, Qin Yue's personality was relatively honest. He didn't speak much, and he wasn't particularly good at expressing himself. He only managed to say one sentence.
"Amazing!"
Lu Zhou smirked and smiled.
"Are you jealous?"
Hadi: "Do I even need to be jealous?"
Qin Yue and Vera didn't say anything, but they both nodded in unison.
An hour-long report was already nutty enough.
A special report was held specifically for him. This was an achievement that couldn't be summed up by the word "bad * ss".
Lu Zhou looked at his students and smiled. He then said in an encouraging tone, "If you're jealous, then work hard! One day, you will have the opportunity to stand there and use the knowledge I teach you, as well as the knowledge you create, to change the world we know. The future belongs to you. "
Hadi: "… Professor."
Lu Zhou: "What?"
Hadi scratched his head and said, "Nothing … I just want to say, I'm 25 years old, maybe one year older than you. When you're old, we'll be the same … "
Lu Zhou: "…"
You're too talkative!
…
Lu Zhou quickly finished his lunch and left the restaurant.
There was still an hour and a half before the "second half" began. He planned on going back to his room to take a nap for the Q&A session in the afternoon.
At this time, Vera, who had been silent at the dining table, suddenly caught up to him and called out to him in the corridor outside the dining hall.
"… Professor."
Lu Zhou heard the voice and stopped walking. He turned around and looked at the girl who stopped him.
"What?"
Even though she was embarrassed to express her thoughts, when she thought about how the other two had congratulated her, Vera finally made up her mind after hesitating for a long time. She blushed and whispered her belated congratulations.
"You looked … very handsome on stage."
When Lu Zhou heard someone complimenting him, he smiled embarrassedly.
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