[Dear Professor Lu Zhou, I'm sorry to bother you!
[I know that when you received this letter, you must have already prepared the words to reject me. You might even have already written them! But let me beg you, please don't reject me so quickly.
[Solving the problem of rational allocation of social resources has always been an eternal proposition of economics. With the arrival of the 21st century, computers and mathematics have opened a new door for our research. However, what bothers us is that when we focus on one subject, it is difficult to take care of other fields. Great scholars like Nash who are willing to put aside their prejudices are too rare for us!]
[I've tried to delve into those obscure numbers, but unfortunately, at my age, there are many things that I can't do as I please.]
[Me? I can guess that you must have an impatient expression on your face. There's no point in listening to an old man's pitiful story. But I'm still very grateful that you didn't throw the letter into the shredder and patiently read it.
[In two weeks, there will be an international macroeconomics conference in Shanghai. It's in your country. If you have time, you should come.
[I want to talk to you in person. I also hope that you can see that your academic achievements are blooming on a new stage that you don't know much about.
[I look forward to meeting you!]
She's starting to pester me …
Lu Zhou's perseverance is almost the same as an insurance salesman.
Lu Zhou was sitting in a lounge in the conference hall. He had already put on a suit and was sitting with his legs crossed. He endured the makeup artist applying makeup on his face while he read the letter.
"Hey … Can you hurry up?"
For a straight man, asking him to put on makeup was worse than killing him.
Not to mention sitting in front of the mirror for so long.
The young lady in charge of grooming him had a professional smile on her face as she spoke softly. She seemed to know what Lu Zhou was going to say, or maybe she was already used to it.
"Please wait patiently, Honorable Academician Lu, it's almost done."
F * ck, I still have to wait?
When Lu Zhou heard that he had to wait for a while, he was suddenly unhappy.
"I think I'm handsome enough without makeup. That's it."
This time, the young lady who was in the middle of putting on makeup suddenly burst into laughter. The eyebrow pencil in her hand almost went crooked.
"You, you really know how to joke … Ah, of course, what I mean is that you are indeed very handsome, but in this kind of formal occasion, it is etiquette for the attendees to fix their appearance and put on makeup."
Although Lu Zhou didn't like the first half of her sentence, he didn't want to argue with a young lady, so he just muttered.
"I never wear makeup for a report."
"But this isn't an academic report." A familiar voice came from behind him. Lu Zhou looked at the mirror in front of him. Director Li from the State Administration for National Defense walked in with a smile and said, "Academician Lu represents the image of China's academic community. We can't let this happen."
Looking at the old man walking in the door, Lu Zhou asked.
"You also put on makeup?"
Director Li said with a smile.
"Just a little."
Lu Zhou frowned and stared at him for a while.
"Why can't I tell?"
"I just fixed my wrinkles … After all, I'm old, and I can't compare to you young people." Director Li cleared his throat and put on a serious expression. "Are you ready? You're going to be the first to speak. "
Lu Zhou gently adjusted his tie and smiled.
"I'm fine, I've seen all kinds of big events, I've only been to the United Nations."
"Do you want to go? You might have a chance. "
"Forget it … I'm just saying."
Lu Zhou didn't think he would be interested in the United Nations.
Not to mention, he wasn't a celebrity, so he didn't need to put on a show.
It didn't seem like there was a need to go there.
"Okay." Suddenly, the makeup lady put down the eyebrow pencil in her hand and clapped her hands. She smiled and said, "A handsome and charming Academician Lu is born, do you want me to take a photo for you?"
"No, it's almost time." Lu Zhou raised his hand and looked at his watch. He said casually, "Also, I think I'm more handsome without makeup."
Makeup lady: "…"
…
The conference hall was packed with people.
Physicists from all over the world, as well as experts in the field of aerospace engineering and high-level officials in the aerospace field, were all sitting here at this moment.
In addition, there were also some new academics who came with their tutors. They were thrown aside by their tutors as soon as they entered. They had to squeeze through the crowd for a long time before they finally found a seat.
There were still more than ten minutes before the opening ceremony of the seminar. Taking advantage of this ten-minute gap, many people were whispering to each other.
"Guess who I saw when I came in?"
"Who?"
"NASA Director Carson!"
"No way, even Director Carson is here?"
"I'm sure I'm not mistaken, it's him!"
"… I can't believe it, it's not just the physics community, but the global aerospace industry is also going to change."
"Did you just learn about the Internet?"
"What do you mean?"
"Didn't the global aerospace industry change a long time ago?"
Suddenly, the lights on the stage suddenly lit up.
As the light shone, many people subconsciously stopped talking and looked towards the stage.
The whispering gradually subsided.
Under everyone's attention, Lu Zhou, who was wearing a suit, walked onto the stage.
Under everyone's gaze, he straightened the microphone, cleared his throat, and spoke in a calm and clear voice.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all here."
His first sentence, which was a little out of the ordinary, caused many people to look at him curiously.
Without pausing, Lu Zhou raised his voice slightly and spoke.
"Being able to meet so many friends here means that we have reached a consensus on many issues, or at least reached a consensus. This is quite a pleasant thing.
"This is one of the few conferences that I've participated in that doesn't have any academic language or ideas. I believe that many scholars sitting here are the same."
"I firmly believe that politics, economy, culture, and scientific research are inextricably linked. We, who come from different fields, different majors, and different nationalities, are all here for the same purpose — "
Lu Zhou's voice gradually became louder and louder. He looked around the quiet venue and slowed down the pace of his speech. He then spoke his next sentence calmly.
"Which is to look into the distant future and face the issues that we must face together."
It was almost time for his speech.
He only had a short two and a half minutes to speak at the opening ceremony.
The first half of the speech was mostly free speech, and the second half was the content of the speech.
Lu Zhou cleared his throat and looked at the speech in his hand for the first time. He then spoke the last two sentences of the opening speech in a steady voice.
"… On behalf of China's academic community, China's scholars, and all like-minded people, I would like to express to the world our beautiful vision for the Lunar Hadron Collider.
"I also hope that the bright moon can witness our common prosperity."
The second he finished speaking.
There was thunderous applause in the auditorium.
Facing the thunderous applause, Lu Zhou bowed slightly and walked off the stage.
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