Volume 1: Student Life Chapter 448 AMS Headquarters
Liu Maosheng and the others complained, but after they finished, the topic turned to Chen Zhou.
This is actually their first time attending an awards ceremony.
Of course, this award refers to a serious mathematics award, not an award in a mathematics competition.
If we really talk about awards in mathematics competitions, they have won quite a few.
They wanted to ask Chen Zhou what it felt like to be about to win the first mathematics award in his life.
In the room, Chen Zhou hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, before I came to MIT, I got this news from reporter Yao from the Yenching Daily, but it hadn't been confirmed at that time."
"Later, Professor Ating told me again, and Professor Francis and Professor Zhang Yitang also emailed me in advance."
"So, when the Cole Number Theory Prize judging committee, that is, AMS, notified me of the award, I wasn't that excited... "
After hearing Chen Zhou's words, Liu Maosheng and Zeng Zigu looked at each other.
Is this the mental journey of this math giant when he won the award?
Were so many people informed of the news in advance?
Why does this plain sound sound so lemony to my ears?
Looking at Liu Maosheng and the others, Chen Zhou smiled and said, "However, although I have been spoiled and my expectations have been overdrawn, I haven't got the medals and prize money yet, so..."
Liu Maosheng and Zeng Zigu looked at Chen Zhou: "So what? Actually, you are quite excited, right?"
Chen Zhou shook his head: "So, I'm looking forward to how much the bonus is. I haven't found out yet..."
Liu Maosheng: “…”
Zeng Zigu: "..."
Liu Maosheng and Zeng Zigu didn't expect that what Chen Zhou cared about most was the bonus.
It doesn't mean that you don't have to worry about the bonus.
But, as an idealistic mathematician.
Shouldn't we care more about mathematical honors?
Shouldn't he win his own mathematical crown in the presence of countless mathematicians?
Forget it, forget it, let’s not try to understand the boss’s thinking.
Liu Maosheng and Zeng Zigu then took Chen Zhou with them and planned to go and see the headquarters of AMS.
Chen Zhou naturally had no objection. He also wanted to see if any acquaintances would come here.
Since he came to the United States, he has only visited SLAC once with Professor Friedman.
The rest of the time, I stayed in the MIT dormitory.
He had never had any emotional exchanges with any of the mathematics professors he was familiar with.
At the AMS headquarters, road signs and other items prepared for this academic conference have been put in place.
Just waiting for the meeting to officially start tomorrow.
AMS started preparing early for this academic exchange conference, which can be said to be the last one at the end of 2016.
At the entrance of AMS headquarters, after Chen Zhou presented the invitation letter, a staff member received Chen Zhou and his two companions.
Led by this staff member, Chen Zhou and his two companions visited the headquarters of AMS and the venue of the society's exchange meeting to be held tomorrow.
Although this academic conference was held at the AMS headquarters.
But this is the headquarters of AMS after all, and access to many places is still restricted.
This is also the reason why there are staff leading the way.
"Eh? Isn't that the eldest brother?"
Hearing Liu Maosheng's voice, Chen Zhou looked in the direction he was looking.
Sure enough, I saw an acquaintance.
The man called the senior brother is none other than Xu Chenyang, the senior brother of the "Three Musketeers of Yanda" who went to MIT with Chen Zhou to attend the academic conference last time.
Xu Chenyang also heard Liu Maosheng's voice and he looked over here.
When he saw Chen Zhou, he immediately walked over with a smile.
Chen Zhou was the first to greet him: "Hello, Professor Xu."
Xu Chenyang smiled and said, "Congratulations, you have finally won the highest award in number theory."
Chen Zhou smiled and said, " Thank you."
After a pause, Chen Zhou asked again: "Why don't I see Dean Sun and the others?"
Xu Chenyang explained: "President Sun has a meeting to attend and cannot leave for the time being, so he arranged for a few of us to come and participate in this academic exchange meeting."
"Oh, so that's it..." Chen Zhou responded.
"Well, but everyone else is still in the hotel. I'm the only one with nothing to do, so I came here to wander around." Xu Chenyang said casually.
Hearing this, Chen Zhou looked at this "senior brother" for a second longer.
After thinking for a while, Chen Zhou said, "Then let's go together?"
Xu Chenyang hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
Looking at the two Yan University geniuses, Liu Maosheng and Zeng Zigu, they were completely unable to get a word in.
In other words, the two people themselves didn't know whether they should respond.
Instead of deliberately joining in the fun, it’s better to just watch quietly.
Although their idea of coming here is just to get in touch with some math bigwigs and become familiar with them.
But when they really saw Xu Chenyang, a talented mathematician who also graduated from Yanjing University, they became a little timid .
"Chen Zhou, actually last year, when you proved the Cramer conjecture, we were wondering whether this award would be given to you. After all, with the Hailstone conjecture and Cramer conjecture, you are completely worthy of this award." Xu Chenyang and Chen Zhou walked side by side.
Chen Zhou heard this and said with a smile: "Didn't you expect that I would solve the Jebov conjecture later?"
Xu Chenyang nodded, then shook his head: "It's not that I didn't expect you to solve the Jebov conjecture. After all, when you left four lines of formulas at the end of your proof of the Cramer conjecture, we had already guessed the result."
"I just didn't expect you to solve it so quickly. By the way, your perfect distribution deconstruction method helped Professor Zhang Yitang and Professor Tao Zhexuan solve the twin prime conjecture."
Hearing this, Chen Zhou smiled and said, "Actually, I didn't expect it myself. I was just lucky and the inspiration came to me, and I caught it."
Hearing this, Xu Chenyang looked at Chen Zhou helplessly and said, "It's easy for you to say that. Without strength as a foundation, no matter how many inspirations come, it's impossible to grasp them."
"When I think about the fact that the solutions to the two major conjectures of the prime number gap problem are related to you, I don't know what to say. Anyway, I'm still very envious..."
Chen Zhou replied: "Brother, don't blame me. You won the Ramanujan Award in June this year, and you were selected for the Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talent Program this year..."
Hearing Chen Zhou's words, Xu Chenyang smiled, but still complained: "How dare you mention the national 'Ten Thousand Talents Plan'? Do you know that the mathematics funding you applied for is much higher than mine?"
Xu Chenyang paused for a moment before continuing, "But you solved the Jebov conjecture so quickly that a large number of mathematicians in our country don't know what to do..."
Chen Zhou asked doubtfully: "What do you mean?"
