The city of Stockholm was in complete darkness. Far away on the other side of the world, in China, the sky was dimly lit.
The CCTV set the tone for the Nobel Prize. After a night of editing and revision, the final news was broadcast on the six o 'clock news broadcast and the eight o' clock international news broadcast.
Because of the time difference, CTV didn't broadcast the Nobel Prize live like some European TV stations. However, CTV used an entire episode of news broadcast to report on this national celebration.
On the TV screen, Lu Zhou, who was wearing a tuxedo, walked onto the podium and received the Nobel Prize from Carl XVI. He won the applause of all the guests in the audience.
The moment the guests stood up and applauded, many people were so excited that their blood began to boil. Some people even had tears in their eyes.
Especially students from major universities, especially PhD students who had just graduated from academia, and especially those who worked in scientific research positions …
Not only did they see the glory of the Nobel Prize, but they also saw hope in that young man.
China's academic community was rising, China's scholars were going global, and China's voice was redefining science.
For people who worked in the academic field, what could be happier than this?
Unsurprisingly, Lu Zhou's name once again appeared on Weibo's trending page.
Especially the CCTV official Weibo, which reposted the news broadcast.
【666！】
[God Lu is nutty!]
[F * ck, 9 million kronor! Can anyone tell me how much this is worth?]
[China is in the top 5! (fist) (fist)]
[My supervisor said that the golden age of a researcher is only between the ages of 30 and 40. A 24-year-old Nobel Prize winner is terrifying.]
[The scariest thing isn't that he's only 24 years old. The scariest thing is that he can produce outstanding results every year. Even Einstein's miracle year was only 26 years old. But God Lu hasn't stopped since he was 20 years old …]
Of course, even if it was a joyous occasion, there would inevitably be one or two flies flying around, trying to show off their tiny brains.
Especially in a place like Weibo where good and bad people mixed together, as long as one held a keyboard, everyone was a leader.
However, the difference was that these people seemed to consider problems from the perspective of the country, but they lacked the "perspective" of a leader and an international perspective.
Although they seemed to be familiar with the names of all kinds of works, and they seemed to know socialisms and materialism like the back of their hands, and they could even rank historical scholars like Liang Shanbo, in fact, their understanding of politics and science basically came from video games like "Red Alert" and "Age of Empires" …
Therefore, amidst the blessings, there were always some ridiculous remarks.
[Trash! Isn't it just a Nobel Prize? It's just an award given by a foreigner, what's there to receive? Hehe, I'm afraid he's the same as that physicist with the surname Yang. He only knows how to write papers. What's the use of researching basic science all day long? Could they make planes, missiles, cannons, and atomic bombs? If you can't, then don't come back! It would be a waste of the country's food and money!]
Similar posts always represented the opinions of some people.
Fortunately, this type of people was not the majority.
Not only did he not receive any support, but he was also quickly drowned in the public's criticism.
[Shocked, did the poster grow up eating airplanes and cannons? I'm curious what kind of missile the poster used to post this Weibo post.]
[Nine years of compulsory education has a long way to go.]
[Carrying the red flag against the red flag, using the name of patriotism to obstruct the country, this poster is quite a typical person. He even dragged Professor Yang into this. Who do you think you are to criticize Professor Yang?]
[Then the question is, what's the use of the poster? Other than wasting the country's food?]
[The poster's family's Ah Huang: I accidentally gave birth to the poster, I'm … sorry.]
[…]
In the end, the post disappeared.
Maybe it was deleted by the administrator, or maybe the poster saw that his words had caused public anger, so he quickly calmed down.
However, facts also proved that even if it was something that the people of the country liked, not everyone liked it.
Some people were venting out of ignorance.
But some people were doing it out of self-interest.
For example, Wang Haifeng was probably one of them.
The news of Lu Zhou winning the Nobel Prize was simply bad news for him.
Whenever he walked around the University of Zhe's campus, he would always hear the undergraduate students excitedly discussing the new Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner. His heart would be filled with anger.
However, whether he was angry or not didn't seem to have any effect on the world.
After Lu Zhou won the first-level State Natural Science Award, he completely lost the right to talk to Lu Zhou on equal terms, let alone the Nobel Prize.
University of Zhi laboratory building.
Wang Haifeng sat in his former supervisor's office and looked at the newspaper on the table. He then casually said, "Do you think Lu Zhou is planning on returning to China?"
"What do you mean he's planning on returning to China?" Academician Liu smiled and said, "His home is here, and it's almost Chinese New Year, where else would he go? To your house for Chinese New Year? "
Wang Haifeng: "What are you talking about, I'm not talking about Chinese New Year!"
"I know what you want to say, I'm just too lazy to answer your question." Academician Liu smiled and said, "Regardless of whether he's coming back or not, his legs are his. How can you stop him from going anywhere?"
Wang Haifeng was anxious. "But do you really think it's a good thing that he's back? You saw it, at the lithium-sulfur battery conference, Director Lu almost treated his opinion like an imperial edict! "
Academician Liu looked at Wang Haifeng.
"Whether it's good or not, it's not something you and I can decide."
Wang Haifeng was stunned when he heard this.
Very quickly, a feeling of powerlessness arose in his heart.
Just like Academician Liu said, other than Lu Zhou himself, no one else could decide this.
Whether it was influence or connections, he couldn't compare to a Nobel Prize laureate.
As for background …
Apart from the two that seemed to be on the decline, which school in the C9 circle had a weak background?
The only difference between Lu Zhou and a real academic tycoon was his accumulation of time and his lack of interest in things outside of academia.
Of course, none of that mattered.
Whether it was the academic world, the cultural world, or any other circle, as long as this circle was in China, nothing could compare to the word "the king's favor" …
"If it's a black cat or a white cat, it's a good cat if it can catch mice. In fact, he did it," Academician Liu said slowly. He looked at his former student and seemed to understand something.
He paused for a second and said, "Oh yeah, I have something to tell you."
Wang Haifeng paused for a second and said, "What?"
"Have you heard of Ma Changan?"
Wang Haifeng frowned and thought for a bit. In the end, he shook his head.
"No."
Academician Liu smiled and said, "It's normal that you haven't heard of him. He's not from our school, he's not in the materials science field, he's just a mathematics professor."
Mathematics professor?
Wang Haifeng frowned and didn't understand why Academician Liu would suddenly talk about an outsider. In any case, the gap between mathematics and materials science was too big.
Academician Liu looked at Wang Haifeng's confused face and spoke calmly.
"Not long ago, about half a month after the end of the International Congress of Mathematicians, something happened to him because of funding issues. He was dealt with by Aurora University in a low-key manner."
"Because of funding issues?" Wang Haifeng paused for a second and said, "I'm afraid this person offended someone."
Nowadays, the management of scientific research funding was quite strict, to the point where it was outrageous. The possibility of a problem with funding was very small. Also, unless they were really poor, very few professors would be stupid enough to ask for money from their research funds.
Unless …
Someone was "bringing up the past".
Academician Liu smiled and said, "I don't know who he offended, and I don't know what's going on with Ma Changan. But what's interesting is, guess whose student Ma Changan is? "
Wang Haifeng: "I … can't guess."
Academician Liu smiled and said, "When Professor Gu was alive, he was an influential figure in the mathematics world."
Wang Haifeng was shocked when he heard this.
Professor Gu?
Even though he didn't understand the mathematics world, he had been in the academic circle for a long time, so he knew a little bit about the mathematics world. For example, he knew about the three factions.
Professor Gu was undoubtedly the leader of the Aurora school of thought.
Even though he had passed away six years ago, his influence was still strong.
Even though he didn't know how popular Ma Changan was at the Aurora school, for the Aurora school to deal with him so decisively, he must have offended at least a Fields Medalist …
Thinking of this, Wang Haifeng felt a chill down his spine, and he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
"I don't know about your personal grudges with that person, but it's better to get rid of them than to keep them alive. Even if you can't accept this, I hope you won't do anything stupid." Academician Liu looked at Wang Haifeng, who was sitting there speechless. He put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Take this as a warning!"
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