Reporter?
Lu Zhou was stunned. He looked out of the balcony and saw a van from the Jin Ling TV station. A lot of people were talking to the dormitory staff with camera equipment.
What's going on?
Shi Shang looked at Lu Zhou with admiration and said, "Zhou, be honest, did you do something earth-shattering again? My intuition tells me that the van downstairs is coming for you. "
Liu Rui's thought process was more flexible. When he heard Shi Shang, he immediately took out his phone and said, "I'll go on Weibo and see what happened."
No need to look for it.
It's on the trending search list, and it's number one. It even stepped on a celebrity!
Huang Guangming was no longer sleeping. He leaned on the edge of the bed and put his head out of the mosquito net. He asked, "Tell me, what did you find?"
"Zhou's conjecture …"
"What? Zhou's conjecture? Zhou, what did you guess? "asked Shi Shang.
"No … Zhou proved Zhou's conjecture," said Liu Rui as he stared at his phone screen in disbelief. He gulped and looked at Lu Zhou as he said, "Zhou's conjecture is a world-class mathematics problem. When I was reading number theory in the library, it was mentioned."
After today, the textbook would probably have to be revised.
In a sense, in that moment, he had witnessed history.
Huang Guangming and Shi Shang took a deep breath. They looked at Lu Zhou with goosebumps all over their bodies.
"Uh … Is there something on my face?" Lu Zhou awkwardly touched his face. Other than his handsome face, he did not feel anything.
Shi Shang said in a serious tone, "Zhou, we're brothers, right?"
Lu Zhou sighed and said, "Don't say anything, this meal is on me."
After doing such an earth-shattering thing, it would be rude if he did not treat his roommates to a meal.
Shi Shang was unhappy as he said, "Am I that kind of person?"
Lu Zhou asked, "Then … I don't have to treat you guys?"
"Ahem, no, I mean I'm not that kind of person, but if you want to treat me to a meal, I definitely won't object!" Shi Shang coughed and smiled awkwardly. "I mean, um … During the interview, can you let me be on camera? I can also brag about it when I post it on my WeChat Moments. "
Huang Guangming's eyes widened and he screamed on the bed, "F * ck, Brother Fei, what's wrong with you? This isn't like you! How did you degenerate to the point of freeloading … Don't say anything else. You'll be interviewing Zhou's roommates later. Please bring me along! "
Liu Rui, who had already returned to his seat, was scratching his head as he pondered over Lu Zhou's proof of Zhou's conjecture. Although he found the original version of the thesis online, he couldn't understand the steps of the proof, so he didn't participate in the conversation.
Lu Zhou: "…"
Lu Zhou suddenly felt that for the sake of his reputation, if he had to be interviewed, it couldn't be here.
Otherwise, who knew what words would come out of the mouths of this group of animals.
It would be best if he could even avoid the reporters!
Therefore, he picked up his backpack and decisively slipped away.
Lu Zhou ignored Huang Guangming's screams and quickly ran out of the dorm room. He rushed down the stairs.
However, just as he was about to step out of the dormitory building, he bumped into the group of reporters who were blocked by the dormitory building.
Lu Zhou was about to pretend to be a passerby and slip away. However, he was recognized by a man with glasses who was carrying a video camera.
"Hello, are you Lu Zhou?" asked a reporter from Jin Ling Evening News.
"Lu Zhou, how did you solve Zhou's conjecture? Is it really like the rumors on the Internet? Did he dream about the proof of his conjecture at night? "
"… Can I ask how you usually study? Do you have any good advice for college students? "
"… There are rumors on the Internet that Professor Deligné from Princeton offered you a master's degree in America. Will you go to Princeton to study for a master's degree?"
The series of questions made Lu Zhou's scalp tingle. Especially when he saw the cameras pointed at him and the students passing by, he didn't even know what to say.
Fortunately, at this moment, someone came to help him out of his predicament …
"Make way, make way."
"Don't block the dorm entrance."
A few men in suits cleared the way, and the reporters all moved to the side.
Behind the men in suits, Lu Zhou finally sighed in relief. He saw Dean Qin … and two old men that he didn't know. However, judging from their auras, they were similar to Dean Qin. They were probably in some kind of administrative work, most likely leaders of the school.
While Lu Zhou was trying to figure out who these two old men were, the old man in the Chinese tunic suit walked in front of him. The old man smiled and reached out his hand. "Lu Zhou, congratulations."
Lu Zhou shook hands and politely asked, "Teacher, who are you?"
"Hahaha," said the old man with a friendly smile. He squinted his eyes and said, "… The only teacher here is Dean Qin, I don't deserve to be called a teacher."
The camera next to him clicked, taking a picture of the two people shaking hands.
Lu Zhou was even more confused.
If you're not a teacher, who are you?
He couldn't figure out who this old man was.
"This is Secretary Liu from Jin Ling City," said Dean Qin with a smile. He then said, "This is Professor Wang Zhongming, the president of the Suzhou Mathematics Society and the deputy chairman of the China Mathematics Society."
The old teacher, who was wearing glasses, smiled and nodded at Lu Zhou.
"Hello, Professor Wang!" said Lu Zhou politely as he reached out his hand.
So it's two big names …
"Hello," said Professor Wang as he shook Lu Zhou's hand. He then nodded and said, "No wonder Professor Tang from Jin Ling University admires you so much. You're indeed a talented person."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Professor Wang, you're too kind."
"Let's continue chatting when we have the chance. Secretary Liu has something to say, so I won't waste everyone's time," said Professor Wang as he let go of Lu Zhou's hand.
"It's not a waste of time, I can afford it," said Secretary Liu with a smile. He looked at Lu Zhou and said, "Student Lu, on behalf of Jin Ling City, I would like to thank you for your contribution."
Lu Zhou was flattered by the secretary's words.
His contributions were in the field of mathematics. He did not contribute much to Jin Ling City.
"I only solved a mathematics problem, I don't deserve your thanks," said Lu Zhou modestly as he smiled.
"That's where you're wrong," said Secretary Liu with a smile. He then said, "You didn't solve a normal mathematics problem, it's a problem that has troubled the mathematics world for 20 years! You've won this honor for Jin Ling University and Jin Ling City, how can you not even say thank you? "
These words were very pleasant to hear, but also very official.
However, they were actually amateurs.
Just because a mathematics problem had been around for 20 years did not mean that all the mathematicians in the world could not solve it. It was just that everyone's research direction was different. Their main focus was on other areas, and they did not invest a lot of time and energy into this problem.
Lu Zhou smiled modestly and did not explain anything. Some of these words were not just for him to hear, but also for the microphones and recording pens. He just needed to be a quiet "listener".
He looked at the smile on Secretary Liu's face and began to analyze in his mind.
As the saying goes, one never goes to a temple without a reason. This busy person suddenly came to visit Jin Ling University and even met me. It was most likely because my thesis became famous in the international mathematics community and caused a sensation in China. Did this bring some political achievements to this person? Or perhaps he had sensed something from a newspaper?
Therefore, in order to show his support for talent, there should be some benefits waiting for him.
Money?
Reputation?
No matter what, it's not a loss for me. I'll just take the benefits!
Secretary Liu paused for a second before he smiled and continued to speak.
"Adhering to education is the basic policy of implementing the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education. Talent training has always been the top priority of our city's education work! Yesterday, a leader from our city's education bureau came to report this matter to me. This immediately attracted our attention. Especially after learning about your family situation, a few leaders from our city held a meeting overnight and decided to give you a certain material reward. No matter how poor we are, we can't let our future scientists be poor! "
When Lu Zhou heard the second half of the speech, he was in awe as he said, "Secretary Liu, thank you for your hard work!"
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