"… This flight is about to arrive at Beijing International Airport. For your and everyone else's safety, please do not stand up or open the luggage rack …"
When Lu Zhou heard the announcement, he closed the notebook in his hand and covered the pen.
At this moment, he suddenly noticed a gaze from the side, so he looked sideways and saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy wearing a cap sitting there, his eyes staring straight at the notebook in his hand.
Lu Zhou raised his eyebrows and spoke with a smile.
"Curious about what I'm writing?"
The boy in the baseball cap didn't seem to recognize Lu Zhou. He nodded and spoke after thinking for a bit.
"… Uncle, I think I've seen this formula somewhere before."
Lu Zhou smiled.
This kid …
Not only did he not have a sweet mouth, but he also developed the bad habit of showing off.
I've seen it before?
A kid who doesn't even know me dares to say he's seen this formula before?
I don't believe you!
Lu Zhou wanted to give him some pointers, but he gave up on the idea.
Lu Zhou put away his notebook and ignored him. He unbuckled his seatbelt and followed Wang Peng, who had already helped him unpack his suitcase. Lu Zhou walked down the gangway with the flight attendant.
The boy in the baseball cap didn't care that Lu Zhou ignored him. He thought for a while and suddenly looked up.
"Ah, that … looks like the Riemann zeta function!"
"That's why I thought it looked familiar. I saw it on the last question of the IMO national competition …"
But this guy …
He's pretty good!
He even knows about the Riemann zeta function.
Is he still interested in the IMO competition?
Just then, a chubby boy carrying a travel bag walked over from behind and patted him on the shoulder.
"Brother Ji, we're getting off the plane, stop spacing out."
"Ah," the boy realized that he was still on the plane. He quickly stood up and grabbed his luggage. "Wait a second, I'll be ready soon."
"Stop dawdling, the leader is rushing us."
"Okay, okay, I'm coming!"
…
After getting off the plane, Lu Zhou met another acquaintance at the airport exit.
This person was none other than Chen Yushan's father, Chen Baohua, who worked in the Organization Department.
Although they hadn't seen each other for some time, this neatly combed old man still recognized him.
He greeted him with a subtle expression, and Lu Zhou nodded with a friendly smile.
"Uncle Chen … what a coincidence."
"Academician Lu, you're too kind." Chen Baohua nodded and gestured politely. "Please get in the car."
As he spoke, he was about to return to the driver's seat.
But at this moment, Wang Peng took half a step forward.
"Let me drive."
Obviously, he knew Wang Peng's identity. Chen Baohua thought about it, then he nodded and gave up the driver's seat.
"Alright."
Hence, Lu Zhou and Uncle Chen sat in the back row.
They didn't talk much along the way, but Lu Zhou, who was sitting next to Uncle Chen, felt a little uncomfortable.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt like Uncle Chen was a little wary of him.
"My daughter went to your house on the third day of the year?"
Lu Zhou's voice couldn't help but be a little reserved. He sat up straight and said, "Yeah … But she only stayed for a while."
"I see … No wonder."
The old man went silent for a while. He sighed and stopped talking.
Lu Zhou wanted to find a topic to talk to him. However, Lu Zhou noticed that Lu Zhou was resting with his eyes closed. It seemed like Lu Zhou didn't want to talk to him, so Lu Zhou stopped talking and placed his attention back on the notebook in his pocket.
For him, this was the easiest way to kill time.
As long as he was immersed in the world of mathematics, a few hours would pass by in a blink of an eye …
…
The International Lunar Hadron Collider conference was held in the Beijing Great Hall. More than 500 experts from the aerospace industry and physics community, as well as senior officials from participating countries, attended the conference.
This was an international summit with both political and scientific significance. Even though the State Administration for National Defense, the National Space Administration, and the Lunar Orbit Committee were nominally in charge of the preparations, the actual preparations were coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Just the hotels that the participants were staying in were arranged according to the countries and identities of the participants.
In order to ensure smooth traffic during the conference, traffic on the entire Second Ring Road was restricted. Because of this, the closer Lu Zhou got to the city center, the fewer cars on the road.
The car arrived at the hotel entrance. After Uncle Chen got out of the car, he looked at Lu Zhou and spoke.
"I'll lend you this car for now. You'll be staying in Beijing for a week or two, so it's more convenient to have a car."
Lu Zhou spoke politely.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. This car isn't mine anyway, it's arranged by the higher-ups."
Uncle Chen raised his left hand and looked at the time. "It's getting late, so I won't waste your precious time. If you have time, feel free to come to my house for a cup of tea. If not, then forget it. "
After leaving this sentence, Uncle Chen nodded to Wang Peng, who was holding the car key, then turned around and walked away.
Wang Peng put away the car keys and spoke to Lu Zhou.
"I'll help you with your luggage, you should check in at the hotel first."
Lu Zhou looked at Uncle Chen's back and nodded.
"Alright, sorry to trouble you."
Although the waiter at a five-star hotel would help with luggage and enthusiastically send it upstairs, Lu Zhou's luggage obviously couldn't be touched by others. Even if the hotel was checked by the security department, it still wouldn't work.
Lu Zhou followed the waiter to the front desk of the hotel. When he was about to check in, he suddenly felt that the old man standing next to him, who was wearing a sweater, looked a bit familiar.
The old man seemed to notice Lu Zhou's gaze. After he took out his ID card, he glanced to the side and happened to meet Lu Zhou's eyes.
After being stunned for a moment, a smile appeared on the old man's face as he said with a smile.
"Yo, Academician Lu, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to be staying at the same hotel as you. Nice to meet you."
"Academician Wang?" Lu Zhou smiled and reached out his right hand to shake his hand. He said politely, "Nice to meet you."
The person in front of him was the former chairman of the China Mathematics Society, Academician Wang Shicheng. He was also one of the leaders in China's mathematics community.
However, although the two seemed to be friendly, in fact, they were just acquaintances.
The only two interactions they had were not good.
The first was the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award. He was pressured by Old Qiu to give the award to Lu Zhou, who was still studying for a master's degree. The second was the academician election. Originally, the votes for the mathematics department were controlled by Yan University and Aurora University. However, under the political pressure, he had no choice but to vote for Lu Zhou with the academicians from Yan University.
After all, the election of the two academicians was the decision of the highest level in Beijing. It was also a reward for Lu Zhou's contributions.
If he didn't become an academician, it would be a political accident. Even if Lu Zhou didn't care, as an academic leader, he still had to take responsibility.
Actually, if he wanted to convince or not, he was actually very convinced.
He had been studying mathematics for decades. Although he had made a lot of achievements in knot theory, it was not as dazzling as Lu Zhou's achievements in one year.
To be able to improve the international mathematics community's impression of China's mathematics was not something that could be done by a genius. It was something that could only be done by a great man.
Just like Ramanujan's contribution to the Indian mathematics community, after his death, there would definitely be a Lu Zhou Award to encourage young scholars to continue on the road of mathematics.
However, even though he was convinced, he was still angry that he was forced to give way to a young man!
Especially since Lu Zhou refused to come to Yan University. He could even foresee that in the next ten years, a group of scholars from the University of Jin Ling would enter the hall of academicians and shake the stable mathematics department of Yan University …
What made him want to vomit blood was that even though he was cursing in his heart, he still had to smile politely.
"Speaking of which, Academician Wang also received an invitation to the symposium?"
"Mathematics and physics are inseparable. My research field happens to be closely related to mathematical physics. I'm also an honorary director of the China Physics Society, so they sent me an invitation. Speaking of which, Academician Lu has to give a speech on stage, right? Are you ready? "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I'm ready.
"We're ready. At least we can't embarrass the Chinese academic community, right?"
"Haha, you're too humble! Even if you go up and make a joke, I'm afraid the people will take note of it. "After chatting with Lu Zhou for a while, Wang Shicheng smiled and said politely," Speaking of which, the conference will start in three days. If Academician Lu is free, why don't you come to Yan University? The mathematics students of Yan University have admired your knowledge for a long time. We have been looking forward to Academician Lu coming to Yan University to give us some pointers. Unfortunately, you've been too busy, and we haven't had this opportunity. "
"Academician Wang, you're too kind. Yan University has a lot of strong people, what pointers do I have?" Lu Zhou smiled humbly and said, "If it's just a visit, I don't mind. I just don't want to disturb you guys."
"Of course not." Academician Wang Shicheng smiled and said, "Professor Lu, you're too humble. There isn't a university in the world that would refuse your visit. Please don't be shy."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Then let's go tomorrow. I'm afraid I'll be very busy for the next few days."
"No problem, whenever you come, the doors of Yan University are always open for you." Academician Wang Shicheng smiled and said, "Then I won't disturb your rest. I have to go upstairs and put my luggage down. Let's talk tomorrow?"
"Then let's talk tomorrow."
Lu Zhou nodded and said goodbye to the old man. He then carried his suitcase and walked toward the elevator.
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