When Lu Zhou saw the person who greeted him, his eyes lit up and he immediately recognized him.
Chairman of the China Mathematics Society, Academician Wang Shicheng!
He had met Academician Wang at the 2015 China Mathematics Conference.
Lu Zhou still remembered that it was at Beijing Normal University. He was still studying for his master's, and he attended the conference with Academician Lu. He even received the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award at the conference.
Unlike the international Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award, the Chinese Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award was not a lifetime achievement award. It was similar to a Fields Award, which focused on young scholars. However, the age limit was different. It was relaxed to fifty years old.
"Long time no see!" Lu Zhou smiled and shook Academician Wang Shicheng's hand. He then looked at the three men next to Academician Wang and asked, "This is?"
Academician Wang smiled and said, "This is the secretary-general of the China Mathematics Society, Cheng Dayue."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Professor Cheng, nice to meet you!"
"I'm not a professor. Professor Zhang and Professor Xu are professors. You can call me Secretary Cheng, "said Cheng Dayue with an embarrassed smile.
When Lu Zhou heard Professor Zhang and Professor Xu, his eyes lit up. He immediately guessed the identity of the two people next to him.
"You two are Zhang Wei and Xu Chenyang?"
Before Zhang Wei could speak, Academician Wang Shicheng smiled and said, "I was just about to introduce them to you. I didn't expect you to guess it."
Lu Zhou looked at the two scholars and said with a smile, "I didn't expect the two of you to be here as well. It's my pleasure to meet you."
There was also God Yun. Back when he was studying at the University of Jin Ling, he would always hear the names of a few gods. It was just a pity that he had never met them. He didn't expect to have the opportunity to meet them today.
"You flatter me. God Wei, you're right. My divinity is still lacking. It's better to talk about me. I've heard a lot about God Lu! "Xu Chenyang smiled and said politely after shaking hands with Lu Zhou.
Zhang Wei coughed awkwardly. "Don't call me that. It's embarrassing."
Academician Wang Shicheng looked at the young scholars and smiled as he said, "I wonder if Professor Lu has time later?"
Lu Zhou: "What's up?"
Academician Wang Shicheng smiled and said, "Nothing much, I was just thinking that if you're not busy, why don't we have a meal together? I know a good restaurant nearby. At least it's much better than the lunch provided by the hotel. "
The "Brazilian-style" lunch provided by the hotel wasn't that great, and it just so happened that Lu Zhou didn't plan to eat here, so he laughed heartily and agreed.
"No problem, let's go!"
…
On the other hand, at the Institute of Mathematics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Xiang Huanan was in an office in the corner of the institute. He watched the CCTV interview on the TV and couldn't help but speak emotionally.
"I thought that kid was talented and would do great things in the future. I didn't expect him to be this talented and even win a Fields Award."
The highest honor that a mathematician under the age of 40 could win was the Fields Award. Winning this honor at the age of 24 was the first time in the history of this award.
As for the Shiing-Shen Chern Prize and the Wolf Mathematics Prize, these were lifetime awards, and they had nothing to do with young scholars under the age of 40.
After all, evaluating and thanking someone who wasn't even 40 years old for his contributions to the mathematics cause sounded like cursing someone to die young …
Academician Wang Yuping, who was sitting on the sofa in his office, watched the news on the TV and smiled. He was sincerely happy for Lu Zhou.
However, after a while, he suddenly thought of the students of Swallow Capital University, and his expression became a little melancholic. He sighed and said, "What a pity."
Xiang Huanan glanced at his old friend and said, "What's there to feel sorry about?"
Wang Yuping shook his head and looked regretful.
"Among the scholars born in the 1980s, the batch that graduated in 2000 was the most outstanding, and Zhang Wei and Yun Zhiguo were the best of the best. Xu Chenyang, who has already returned to China, and so on … We originally thought that these young talents had a chance at winning the Fields Medal, but we didn't expect them to all fail. "
Especially Zhang Wei. During his PhD, when his supervisor, Zhang Shouwu, was researching the Kudala conjecture, he found a solution in three months. He wrote his thesis in the second year of his PhD and shocked the Chinese mathematics community. When he won the Ramanujan gold medal, it greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese mathematics community.
Wang Yuping was a professor at Yan University, so he had heard about the rumors circulating on Yan University campus.
Many young mathematics department students talked about Zhang Wei with admiration and called him "God Wei".
It was obvious that in the eyes of the new and old generation of scholars, this genius was highly respected.
However, no one expected that in the end, this genius still missed out on the Fields Medal.
Xiang Huanan smiled as he looked at his old friend's regretful expression.
"They should be happy if they win, but it's okay if they don't. I think it's you people who put pressure on them all day and messed up their minds. What do you call this? It's called praising them to death! "
"Old Xiang, that's a bit harsh," said Wang Yuping. He was unhappy and said, "Our Yan University's attitude toward talents is one of the best in China and internationally. So what if we have high expectations for our students? What do you mean by praising them to death? "
"You're a professor at Yan University, don't you know what's going on?" said Xiang Huanan with a smile. He then said, "So what if he doesn't win it? Is the sky going to fall down? Do you think he's studying mathematics for the Fields Medal? "
Wang Yuping shook his head and said, "I know, of course, he's not studying for the prize. I just feel sorry for him."
Xiang Huanan looked at his depressed old friend and comforted him, "It's a blessing in disguise, there's nothing to be sorry about. This time, it's a good thing for him. At least he can put down the burden and focus on studying mathematics. He might be able to achieve great things in the future. "
"I don't want to talk about this anymore," said Wang Yuping. He paused for a second and looked at the TV. He then said, "But to be honest, Professor Lu is really impressive. I heard that the 45-minute report on the analytic number theory group was done by his Ukrainian student."
"You're talking about the Collatz conjecture, right? I've read that thesis, and it's really well written." Academician Xiang picked up his vacuum flask and took a sip of tea. He then said, "His understanding and application of mathematical methods is really good, so it's not surprising that he can teach students like this. Not just the Ukrainian student, but also Qin Yue from Kai University, and the Brazilian student. I don't know who's better, but one thing is for sure, within ten years, one of them will have the chance to challenge for the Fields Medal. "
Wang Yuping asked, "That student named Qin Yue also has a chance?"
Xiang Huanan raised his eyebrows and smiled as he said, "What, you want to recruit him to Yan University?"
Wang Yuping smiled embarrassedly and said, "We can't recruit Professor Lu, but we can recruit his student."
Xiang Huanan smiled and shook his head. "You guys are too late. I know that the Shengshen Chern Mathematics Research Institute has already submitted a recommendation letter for the Thousand People Initiative."
Wang Yuping said, "They're that fast?"
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