What does it feel like to dance with two rookies?
Lu Zhou, who accepted Vera's invitation, had never thought about this question before.
Only now did he have an extremely deep and painful understanding of this problem.
"Move your foot a little bit to the right, about three centimeters, yeah … Don't get so close to me, be more natural. Yeah, good … Ouch — "
Lu Zhou was caught off guard and stepped on his toes. Although the girl was very light, it still hurt so much that Lu Zhou took a deep breath.
Seeing Lu Zhou's reaction, Vera quickly retracted her foot and spoke in a panic.
"Sorry, I'm sorry."
Lu Zhou forced himself to calm down and said, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt."
He finally understood how difficult it must have been for Madelyne to be able to maintain a smile after being stepped on and defuse the awkwardness with ease …
After the song ended, Vera blushed. She lifted her skirt and bowed to Lu Zhou. She then turned around and ran away.
Lu Zhou was finally freed from the "ceremony". He sighed in relief and walked to the edge of the dance floor.
At this moment, he happened to meet someone he knew.
This person was none other than Professor Gerhard Ertl, the director of the Max Planck Institute for Physical Chemistry.
Professor Ertl also noticed Lu Zhou and smiled as he said, "Long time no see."
"Long time no see." Lu Zhou looked at Professor Ertl and said solemnly, "Also, thank you for writing the nomination letter for me."
"No need to thank me. In fact, I wasn't the only one who recommended you to the Nobel Prize Committee in Chemistry." Professor Ertl smiled and said, "But it's really surprising. I didn't expect Academician Klass to make such a decision. When I saw the news, I was so surprised that I dropped my sandwich on the table. "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Um … I'm sorry."
"It's okay. Anyway, the sandwich went into my stomach in the end." Ertl laughed and joked. After pausing for a moment, he continued, "Anyway, congratulations!"
During the second half of the dance party, Lu Zhou didn't step off the dance floor until the end.
Lu Zhou left the gold hall with the other guests and walked toward the car waiting outside. Just like the other Nobel Prize laureates, he was surrounded by reporters.
Because it was too dark and the crowd was too noisy, he couldn't see which media outlets were there.
But as long as it was a serious question, a question that he could answer, he would give a simple answer.
CNN reporter: "Professor Lu Zhou, how do you plan to spend the 9 million kronor bonus?"
Lu Zhou smiled. "I haven't thought about it yet. Maybe I'll use it to improve my life, or maybe I'll use it as funding for a new research project … Or, if I really haven't thought about it, I might put it in the bank."
CNN reporter: "May I ask, what's your next topic?"
Many people were concerned about this issue.
In other words, most of the people who cared about him were concerned about this problem.
When Lu Zhou heard the reporter's question, he didn't give a very clear answer.
"This is a very interesting topic. It's difficult to achieve, but if it's feasible, it might change all of our lives."
The reporter's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked.
"More interesting than lithium-sulfur batteries?"
It wasn't just Tesla's cars, BYD's batteries, Dajiang's drones, and Apple's phones … Ever since the breakthrough in lithium-sulfur battery technology, high-energy density batteries had been integrated into every aspect of society.
Two years ago, it was normal for people to charge their phones while watching a livestream. Now, most people were used to charging their phones every three to five days.
Even though not everyone knew the reason for all of this, the academic community wouldn't forget who contributed to this.
Faced with the reporter's question, Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I bet this topic is definitely more interesting than lithium-sulfur batteries!"
After that, no matter how hard the reporters tried, Lu Zhou didn't say a word.
He finally got rid of the reporters.
Lu Zhou got into his private car and went straight back to his hotel.
In the hotel lobby, he bumped into Chen Yushan, who had changed from her evening gown to casual wear.
Chen Yushan's eyes lit up when she saw Lu Zhou, and she immediately walked up to him.
"Where did you go? I've been looking for you for a long time, but I couldn't find you."
The seating arrangement at the banquet was segregated. Other than the Nobel Prize laureates, members of the royal family, and politicians sitting at the main table, everyone else was scattered around the venue.
There was a lot of people at the end of the banquet, and not everyone was interested in the dance party. Unbeknownst to them, they might have left the venue with the crowd that was rushing to the entrance.
Lu Zhou: "You didn't go to the Gold Hall?"
Chen Yushan: "The Gold Hall?"
Lu Zhou nodded.
"There's a dance party after the banquet, it's in the Gold Hall next to the Blue Hall …"
When Chen Yushan heard that she missed the last part of the banquet, she jumped up and said, "Ah, why didn't you tell me?"
Lu Zhou said, "I thought you knew."
Isn't this common knowledge?
Emm …
I guess so.
Chen Yushan: "Then … did you dance?"
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Yeah."
Chen Yushan carefully asked, "Who?"
Lu Zhou: "Princess Madeleine."
Chen Yushan's eyes lit up. "Princess? Is she pretty? "
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "She's pretty …"
Chen Yushan sighed and said, "Ah, I'm so jealous, I want to go too."
Lu Zhou looked at her speechlessly.
It's just a dance with a princess, what's there to be jealous about?
Suddenly, Chen Yushan looked at him with a hopeful expression.
"Will there be a next time?"
Lu Zhou looked at her hopeful eyes and said, "This is the Nobel Prize, do you want a next time?"
Chen Yushan paused for a second and said, "Can't I win it twice? I don't think there's a limit to one Nobel Prize. "
Lu Zhou sighed and said, "In principle, it's impossible. Even if it's possible, it would be quite difficult."
It wasn't that no one had won two Nobel Prizes in history, but the number of people who had won one could be counted on one's fingers.
Strength was essential, but to a large extent, luck still played a big part in deciding whether or not someone could win the award.
Even the medal in Lu Zhou's pocket was the same.
If Academician Claes hesitated because of his age when making the final decision, then he might have to wait another year.
Lu Zhou knew very well in his heart how difficult this was.
Chen Yushan said, "But there's still a possibility, right?"
Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "It's a slim chance."
Chen Yushan smiled and said, "Then it's a deal, if there's a next time, you have to bring me here!"
When Lu Zhou heard this, he smiled and jokingly said, "No problem, if there's a next time, forget about bringing you to a banquet, I'll do anything you want."
Lu Zhou didn't dare to say anything else.
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