After leaving the afternoon press conference to Luo Wenxuan, Lu Zhou found out that he had a lot of free time.
Just as he was sitting in the hotel, thinking about where he should go to kill time, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have an invitation card.
Lu Zhou thought about what Professor Kruberg said in the letter and hesitated for a bit. He couldn't help but sigh and speak.
"Forget about it, I have nothing to do anyway. I'll just go somewhere."
He was also quite curious about whether or not his Lu Bewley model was as nutty as Kruberg said.
Also, the conference was being held at a five-star hotel, and the invitation came with lunch and dinner vouchers. Even if I'm not interested in the economics report, it's not a bad idea to get a free meal.
Lu Zhou didn't hesitate anymore. He stood up and changed into casual clothes. He then called Wang Peng and told him to drive the car to the hotel entrance. He then took the elevator downstairs.
"Xinrui Hotel … I think it's a new five-star hotel. It's located in the suburbs."
Lu Zhou sat in the back of the car and looked at the invitation. He then gave the address to Wang Peng.
Wang Peng set up navigation on the car's touchscreen and looked at the distance shown on the map.
"Xinrui Hotel? It doesn't seem too far. We can get there in thirty minutes. "
Lu Zhou, who had already closed his eyes to rest, said casually, "Don't worry, just drive slowly."
"Are we going to a conference?"
"Kind of, but we're mainly going to get a free meal."
"Okay then …"
…
Just as Wang Peng had predicted, the 30-minute drive was just right. They arrived at the entrance of the Xinrui Hotel.
After the waiter saw the car parked in front of the hotel, he immediately walked up and saw the invitation in Lu Zhou's hand. He quickly brought the two of them into the hotel.
When Lu Zhou walked through the hotel lobby, he looked around at the decor and the people walking around the lobby.
When he realized that there was not a single tourist here, he could not help but sigh.
It was no wonder they were studying how to spend money. These economists were so ostentatious when they held a meeting.
Not only did they choose a five-star hotel to host the conference, but they even booked the entire venue.
Unlike the mathematicians, they rented two floors of conference rooms for small conferences. Lunch and dinner were given out separately. Only major conferences like the IMO would do something like this, and they wouldn't choose such a bustling place for the conference.
Lu Zhou still remembered the hotel he chose for the International Congress of Mathematicians in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although the environment wasn't bad, it couldn't compare to a five-star hotel.
Moreover, it was in the suburbs.
No wonder these "rich people" were not welcomed in Princeton. It would be strange if they were welcomed when they made so much money with their mathematical tools!
But then again, even though these economists didn't look like they needed money, Lu Zhou speculated that the reason why the conference was held in such a glamorous place was because the conference was hosted by Aurora University and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
To be able to attract such an internationally renowned academic conference, the local government and universities were willing to pay for it.
After all, wasn't there a saying that went like this?
Anything that could be solved with money wasn't a problem.
In the past, no one would be willing to come even if they paid for it.
But now, the entire environment was completely different from before.
With the rise of China's economy, more and more scholars and economists began to become interested in China's economic model. They were willing to study the problems that existed in China's economy, as well as the impact that this behemoth might have on the world economy …
From an objective point of view, being able to attract international scholars to contribute to China's economy was of course a good thing.
After entering the venue, Lu Zhou didn't care about anything else. He walked around the souvenir booth and excitedly collected manuscripts provided by several well-known investment banks, as well as fountain pens produced by some wealthy banks and well-known pen dealers.
These fountain pens couldn't be bought on the market, and very few people would buy them. Even though they weren't sure if they would appreciate in value, they were still quite collectible.
In the past, Lu Zhou had a habit of collecting small gifts from academic conferences. For him, this was another form of academic resume in addition to the conjectures he proved.
It was just that he hadn't attended many academic conferences in the past two years, so he didn't continue this hobby.
Now that he was reliving this feeling, Lu Zhou looked at the fountain pen in his hand and felt nostalgic.
Next to the small gift table was the poster exchange area.
This was not much different from a mathematics conference. No matter what kind of high-end research topic was going to be discussed in the conference hall, this kind of conference would usually give young scholars who weren't qualified to apply for a "talk" a chance to show their academic results.
This was the so-called "poster".
Compared to a "talk", the threshold for a poster was much lower. It was like a street food market next to a high-end shopping mall. Most of the people here were PhD or master's students. Because the threshold of entry was not high, the form of communication here was also quite casual. All one had to do was prepare an eye-catching poster and a loud enough voice.
Although for the big names in the academic world, poster communication was of a lower level compared to other communication methods, it was still a very useful way of communication.
Lu Zhou walked around the dazzling poster booths and found out that most of the posters here were the same as the sky. Even though he could recognize every word, he didn't know what they meant.
Just as he was beginning to feel a headache coming on, he suddenly noticed a few words written on one of the posters. They seemed a little … familiar?
"… Lu Bewley model?"
Even though the poster was quite lousy and the title was unclear, the words were written quite clearly.
A tall and skinny man standing in front of the poster heard Lu Zhou's muttering. He pushed his glasses up and raised his eyebrows.
"You're also researching this area?"
When Lu Zhou heard this young man talking to him, he paused for a second and smiled.
"Kind of."
"What a coincidence, looks like we're in the same field." The young man reached out his right hand and said with a grin, "Wisl, PhD student at Princeton, research in macroeconomics … Specifically, I'm trying to figure out how to use mathematical methods to build economic models that can be presented with intuitive numbers, and the Lu Bewley model is my research project!"
His poster had been standing there since the morning, but no one was interested in his poster.
Now that he finally met someone who was interested in his poster, and this young scholar was also researching the Lu Bewley model, he obviously didn't want to let this person go.
However, Lu Zhou didn't plan on leaving.
He came to this conference because he was curious about whether or not the Lu Bewley model was as exaggerated as Professor Krugman described it to be.
"Is the Lu Bewley model important?"
Even though it was a bit narcissistic to ask this directly, Lu Zhou couldn't help but ask.
However, Mr. Wisl seemed to have misunderstood Lu Zhou's tone. He raised his eyebrows and raised his voice as if he was going to argue with Lu Zhou.
"Of course! There's no doubt that it's the most important economic model in recent years! If you're researching this area, you should know about the Bewley model, right? The Lu Bewley model is equivalent to an enhanced version … Speaking of which, are you really researching this area? Why do I feel like you're a layman? "
Wisl began to look suspicious, so Lu Zhou didn't hesitate to say something that was only partially true.
"Of course, are you doubting me?"
"No, no." Wisl quickly waved his hand and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't understand it at all, this is a relatively cutting-edge research area. But my suggestion is, if you want to understand the Lu Bewley model, I recommend you go to lecture hall 1. "
Lu Zhou: "Lecture hall 1?"
"That's right, Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize laureate. Even if you don't know anything about the Lu Bewley model, you should have heard of his Dixit-Stiglitz model. He's a leader in the field of asymmetric information economics, and he's also one of the few economists who has a deep understanding of mathematical theory. "
For some reason, Wisl suddenly had a hint of envy in his voice. He said, "Honestly, if it weren't for the poster exchange, I wouldn't have missed his lecture."
"If you want to go, why don't you just go?" Lu Zhou heard the regret in his tone. He glanced at the empty poster booth and said with a little confusion, "No one seems to be coming here anyway."
"No way!" Wisl seemed to be unhappy with Lu Zhou's words, and he immediately retorted, "If no one is here for a long time, my poster will be taken away, which is equivalent to giving up the Best Creative Poster Award!"
"Forgive me for being blunt … Do you want to win the Best Creative Poster Award with this poster?" Lu Zhou looked at this poster, which was no different from a child's graffiti. He opened his mouth a little dumbfounded.
It was abstract art. He believed it.
But to say that this was an academic poster …
Honestly, he might as well take a piece of paper and write down what he wanted to discuss on it.
However, Wisl didn't seem to care about Lu Zhou's sarcasm, and he spoke stubbornly.
"What if? I don't know if I can win the award or not. "
Lu Zhou shook his head.
"Good luck then … I'll go to lecture hall 1."
"Go, go, I'm afraid I'll have to sit in the hallway … Oh yeah, wait a second, I didn't ask for your name." Wisl wanted to stop Lu Zhou, but he was blocked by the long table next to the poster.
When Lu Zhou heard Wisl calling him, he didn't turn around. He just smiled and said, "Mr. Wisl.
"Lu Zhou."
Wisl: "…???"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
