Lu Zhou didn't expect the report to have such a huge impact on the mathematics community.
What made him dumbfounded was that the hundred or so tickets that weren't linked to the passport information were actually sold at places like Amazon and Idle Fish.
And it seemed like the tickets weren't cheap.
If it weren't for the fact that he suddenly remembered that he had more money than he could spend, he would have personally "bought" the tickets.
"… The number of registrations has exceeded 20,000, and this is only the third day." After Dean Qin told Lu Zhou about the registration situation, he couldn't help but say emotionally, "… This is scary, people would think that the International Congress of Mathematicians is being held in Jinling."
Lu Zhou smiled apologetically.
"Sorry for the trouble."
Dean Qin waved his hand and said, "What trouble? I can't wait for you to hold more reports like this so that you can trouble me more! You don't know how much Yan University envies us. Wang Shicheng, that old guy, has come to me more than once to ask us to hold a report at the Yan University Mathematics Center. We don't lack funding, we don't lack land, why bother others? "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "You're right, then I'll have to trouble you in the future."
"I'm all for it," Dean Qin smiled and said, "Oh yeah, I found out that the hundred or so tickets that we released were sold online. Since our registration system has been updated, why don't we cancel these tickets?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and shook his head.
"No need, since we were the ones who released those tickets, it's not good to go back on our word."
If Jin Ling University wanted to become a world-class mathematics center, it would be better for them to not do this kind of thing.
Moreover, he was also quite curious as to who would buy these tickets.
After his last report, the auditorium on the old campus was expanded to accommodate two to three thousand people at the same time.
Other than the two hundred or so invitation cards, there were still more than two thousand spots left. As long as one's academic qualifications were up to standard, they would definitely be able to get in.
At the very least, scholars in this field would definitely be able to get in.
After all, there weren't even two thousand people researching the Riemann's conjecture, not to mention the "critical zone" research idea and the quasi Riemann's conjecture.
Suddenly, Lu Zhou thought of a possibility.
Maybe …
These people are all here for me?
Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly and touched his handsome face with his right hand.
How embarrassing …
Dean Qin: "…?"
…
The discussion on Mathoverflow continued to ferment. There was a debate about whether or not Lu Zhou's "quasi Riemann's conjecture" thesis was valid. There was also a heated discussion about the report that was going to be held in Jin Ling in a week.
Because of Mr. Faltings, people who had doubts about the thesis, but they didn't dare to say anything because of Lu Zhou's academic prestige. Now, they all jumped out and argued with those scholars who supported Lu Zhou's proof … Some of them were even prepared to cite Lu Zhou's proof.
Even the Mathoverflow forum administrator didn't expect that the debate about the quasi Riemann's conjecture would quadruple the number of visitors on this forum.
Usually, only young scholars would go to this forum. As for some older and more stubborn scholars, they didn't like to use the internet to brag to their peers.
But now, a lot of big names had registered accounts and turned into keyboard warriors on the forum. The Mathoverflow webmaster didn't know if he should laugh or cry …
The seven-day registration period soon ended.
After the suitable candidates were selected, Jin Ling University sent out invitations according to the list.
The price of the hundred or so tickets for the report seemed to have been inflated to US $50,000 per ticket. This also made many people who had successfully obtained the entry qualification feel as if they had made a profit.
For this report, Lu Zhou made some preparations.
Faltings was a powerful scholar. Whether it was his academic prestige or his academic achievements, it could be said that he was one of the best. Some people even called him the number one scholar after Grothendieck.
It wasn't easy to convince him.
Unless one's own logic was impeccable!
While Lu Zhou was seriously preparing for this report, an unexpected visitor suddenly came to visit him at Jin Ling University.
This visitor was none other than Lu Zhou.
It was Professor Zhang Shouwu, a master scholar in China's mathematics community and a disciple of Professor Faltings. His research on the Gros-Zaghi formula was quite outstanding, and he won the Morningstar Mathematics Prize, also known as the "Chinese Fields Award".
Under Dean Qin's introduction, Lu Zhou got to know Professor Zhang.
The two sat down at the coffee table and chatted for a while. The topic soon turned to the upcoming report.
"… Is there a misunderstanding between Academician Lu and Professor Faltings?"
Lu Zhou was drinking tea when he heard Professor Zhang Shouwu's question. He paused for a second and smiled.
"How is that possible … Why would you say that?"
"It's not that I said that, but that's what the mathematics community is saying." Professor Zhang shook his head and said, "It's better to squash enmity than keep it alive, not to mention that both of you are pillars of the mathematics community. If there really is a misunderstanding between Academician Lu and Professor Faltings, I hope I can do my part for the harmony between the international mathematics community and the domestic mathematics community. "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Professor Zhang, you're exaggerating … As for the rumors, they're just rumors."
Professor Zhang hesitated for a second and said, "Even though I shouldn't say this, the timing of the report … Isn't it a bit too hasty?"
Lu Zhou shook his head.
"There's no such thing as hasty. I think there's no problem with my proof, and Professor Faltings thinks there's a problem. If that's the case, we can talk about it at the report."
Zhang Shouwu said anxiously, "But what if you lose? Not only your academic reputation, but the academic reputation of China's mathematics community will also be affected. Have you thought about this? "
Lu Zhou smiled and asked back.
"Is there a win or lose?"
Professor Zhang went silent for a second and sighed.
"It seems like you've made up your mind."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Did Professor Zhang come to persuade me?"
Professor Zhang nodded, but then he shook his head and sighed softly.
"That's what I was planning to do, but now I've given up on that idea.
"Maybe you're right. The so-called academic reputation is just something that doesn't matter. As a scholar, the only thing worth sticking to is what they believe is right."
At this point, he suddenly smiled, and his tone carried a bit of admiration, but also a bit of emotion.
"I'm finally starting to understand why you're able to achieve such amazing achievements."
Lu Zhou: "…?"
Lu Zhou didn't know what Lu Zhou understood.
But I feel like …
Other than smiling, it was useless to say anything else …
。 m.
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