Lu Zhou didn't care too much about where the report would be held.
This wasn't related to academia, so if someone was willing to share his burden, he would be happy to hand it over to someone who was willing to do it.
In his opinion, an academic report like this was a very troublesome thing. Not only did he have to worry about a bunch of people's living arrangements, but he also had to consider all kinds of unexpected situations that might occur during the conference. However, for Jin Ling University, it was the complete opposite.
With Lu Zhou's reputation in the international academic community, as well as the status of the existence of a solution to the Yang-Mills equations in the mathematics and physics community, it was foreseeable that there would be a lot of big names in the field attending the report.
Being able to host an academic conference like this was undoubtedly beneficial for a school's academic status in the field.
Especially for a school that was interested in showing itself on the international stage and making its voice heard, they couldn't wait for this kind of "trouble" to happen a few more times.
Ever since Lu Zhou verbally agreed to the report, the arrangements for the report immediately became the school's top priority. The various administrative departments held meetings for a few days straight. From the safety of the conference venue to the placement of the cups on the conference table to the dishes to be served at the banquet, all sorts of details were discussed.
Inside the principal's office.
Principal Xu found a few teachers who were in charge of administrative work in the school to further discuss the proposals that had been discussed in the previous meeting.
However, there was a knock on the door.
When Principal Xu saw Academician Wang Shicheng appear at the office door, he was stunned for a second.
Wang Shicheng was the chairman of the China Mathematics Society. He was one of the leaders of the Yan University mathematics school of thought in China. Even though Principal Xu wasn't in the field of mathematics, because of his personal friendship with Academician Wang, he had heard of Academician Wang's reputation in the Chinese academic community.
At this point in time, as soon as he saw him appear here, Xu Jian immediately guessed the purpose of his visit.
However, even though he knew, he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he smiled and pretended not to know.
"Hey, Lao Wang, what brings you here from Shangjing? Why didn't you tell me in advance? "
Academician Wang Shicheng walked to the sofa and sat down. He smiled and said, "I've been having a meeting in Jiangsu recently. After the meeting, I came to visit my old friend. What? I'm not welcome here. "
Hehe!
You don't usually communicate with others, and now you're thinking of me as a friend?
Only a fool would believe you!
"How could this be?" With a smile on his face, Principal Xu gave his assistant a look. "Xiao Yang, go pour a cup of tea for Academician Wang."
"Alright."
The assistant named Xiao Yang immediately went to the cupboard next to him and brought over the teapot.
After a cup of tea was poured, the two of them reminisced about the past while drinking tea, but they didn't talk about business. A few teachers who were in charge of administrative work were left to the side. They stood there and looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
After chatting for almost half an hour, Wang Shicheng finally couldn't sit still anymore.
Even though he tried to change the topic to the Yang-Mills equations and Lu Zhou several times, Xu Jian always changed the topic.
He put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Xu Jian seriously, and said, not intending to probe any further.
"Old Xu, to be honest, I do have a favor to ask this time."
Xu Jian calmly said, "Oh?"
Wang Shicheng cleared his throat and spoke.
"A while ago, didn't Professor Lu publish a thesis in Annual Mathematics? The one that proved the existence of a solution to the Yang-Mills equations. A few old guys from the mathematics department took that thesis and looked at it. They all thought it was really well-written. "
No sh * t.
I don't need you to tell me it's good or not.
Did you win the Fields Prize or the Crafoord Prize?
Principal Xu couldn't help but curse in his mind. However, he still smiled and didn't say anything.
Wang Shicheng paused for a second before he slowly spoke.
"… But you know the rules of academia. For a major mathematics proposition like this, just publishing a thesis isn't enough. You have to do a report or two to explain your views to scholars in the same field and answer all questions. Only then can this proposition be considered a final conclusion."
Xu Jian raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, what do you mean?"
Wang Shicheng smiled and said, "I don't mean anything else … I just want to represent Yan University and invite Professor Lu to do a report there."
"Okay, that's easy, I'll talk to Professor Lu for you." Xu Jian smiled and said, "As long as he doesn't have any objections, we obviously don't have any objections. The second report will be held at Yan University."
When Academician Wang heard this, he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
"This … isn't a good idea."
Xu Jian was straightforward, so he said, "What's wrong with it?"
Wang Shicheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "How can such an important international conference be held in Jinling? It should be held in Beijing."
Xu Jian: "What, are you looking down on Jinling?"
Wang Shicheng slapped his thigh and said, "No, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that Yan University has some status in the international mathematics community, and we have experience in holding international reports. If we hold it, we can show the international community the glory of China's mathematics community! "
Xu Jian said, "We also have experience in holding international academic conferences. It's our obligation to show the international community the strength of our country in the field of basic science. You don't have to worry about this."
Wang Shicheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "Old Xu, it's not like you don't know the level of mathematics at Jin Ling University. Why are you fighting with us?"
Also, you're a computer scientist, why are you interfering in our mathematics community's business?
However, when Xu Jian heard Wang Shicheng's words, he was unhappy. Even though he didn't slap the table, he retorted.
"Does Yan University have Fields Awards?"
Wang Shicheng paused for a second and shook his head.
Xu Jian: "There's a Crawford Award?"
Wang Shicheng was muddled, and he continued to shake his head.
Xu Jian smiled and said, "Oh, we do."
Wang Shicheng: "…"
MMP！
Can we even have a normal conversation?
Seeing that the conversation couldn't continue, Wang Shicheng shook his head and stood up.
"You old thing, you're so unreasonable. I don't want to talk to you about this. Where's Professor Lu, I'll talk to him. "
"Professor Lu isn't here."
"Then where is he?"
Xu Jian rolled his eyes and said, "Don't ask me, go find him yourself."
Wang Shicheng: "…"
After watching Wang Shicheng leave the office, Principal Xu's expression suddenly changed. He looked at the dumbfounded teachers in the office with a serious expression.
"Did you hear what that old thing said?
"He thinks we can't do it!
"I repeat, this report is related to the glory of Jin Ling University! It's also related to the future of Jin Ling University!
"I'll hold whoever screws up!"
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