Volume 1: Student Life Chapter 473: Email amidst the sound of firecrackers
"A mathematics event for China and the Chinese?"
Although because of Yang Yiyi's unintentional words, Chen Zhou had already thought of this in advance.
But Yao Tongtong hadn't explained it clearly yet, so Chen Zhou asked again.
Afterwards, Yao Tongtong explained the matter to Chen Zhou in detail.
The situation Yao Tongtong described was exactly the same as Chen Zhou had expected.
The annual academic meeting of the Chinese Mathematical Society was moved forward to after the Spring Festival.
The World Congress of Chinese Mathematicians has been postponed to after the Spring Festival.
In this way, a conference representing the largest mathematics community in China and a conference more inclined towards Chinese mathematicians around the world went the path of being jointly held.
Therefore, such a mathematicians' conference has become what Yao Tongtong calls "a mathematics festival for China and the Chinese."
Chen Zhou also agreed with Yao Tongtong's statement.
After all, this is a truly global conference of Chinese mathematicians.
And according to information obtained by Yao Tongtong’s friends, the venue of this jointly organized conference will be set in Yanjing.
Such a choice will undoubtedly promote the development of China's mathematics community.
It also gives young mathematicians in China more opportunities to showcase themselves.
This is also the first collaboration between the two mathematics conferences, which have a relatively short history.
Although Yao Tongtong’s explanation was that it was because Chen Zhou won the Cole Prize in Number Theory and was heading towards the Fields Medal.
It prompted changes in the Chinese mathematical community and the Chinese mathematical community.
But in Chen Zhou's opinion, the reason is definitely not that simple.
It is great that two such large mathematics conferences can jointly hold a world-class academic conference.
This is definitely not something that Chen Zhou can accomplish alone.
Chen Zhou is self-aware of this.
After finishing the phone call with Yao Tongtong, Chen Zhou seemed to be thinking about something.
But soon, he shook his head.
Chen Zhou couldn't figure out the deep-seated reasons and didn't want to think about it any more.
If one day, he can reach that level.
It’s not too late to think about this issue in detail later.
As for now, it is better to be honest and focus on the present.
Speaking of which, Chen Zhou was not very enthusiastic about the Chern Prize in Mathematics.
On the one hand, it is because he has won the highest honor in the field of number theory.
On the other hand, the prize money for the Chern Mathematics Prize is only 100,000 yuan.
But now, when Yao Tongtong confirmed it, Chen Zhou's heart still felt a little ripple.
After all, this mathematicians' conference is a joint conference!
Then there is definitely more than just the Chern Mathematics Award.
In this case, Chen Zhou thought, couldn't he search for it?
No matter what, an award represents a bonus!
If 100,000 yuan in prize money is not enough, then why not just have a few more?
Chen Zhou thought so, with a smug smile on his face, and fell asleep on the bus.
This has been a habit of Chen Zhou's.
If there was nothing to do while riding in a car, he would definitely fall asleep as the car sways.
No matter what car it is, the result is the same...
Unless it's like the last time I followed Friedman back to MIT from SLAC.
As soon as I got on the plane, I started researching the topic.
But now Chen Zhou is in a state of complete relaxation , enjoying his happy vacation.
How can we be prepared to enter the research state?
As the bus swayed, time was crushed by the wheels on the road.
The car is moving forward, and time is moving forward too.
The same thing is that the car has a destination and time also has an end.
The difference is that the car still has the chance to start again, but each person only has one chance.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the bus drove into the bus station.
After getting off the bus, Chen Zhou put on his backpack, pulled his suitcase, and stood there looking around.
Soon, he saw Chen Jianguo waving at him.
Just like that time when I took the college entrance examination and came back from Maochang High School.
It was Chen Jianguo who came to pick Chen Zhou up during his first vacation after returning from studying abroad.
The difference is that the last time was in summer, when Chen Zhou had just begun to experience the joy of change.
This time it is winter, and now Chen Zhou has started planning his future.
Reaching out to take his son's suitcase, Chen Jianguo looked behind him.
Chen Zhou asked doubtfully: "Dad, what are you looking at?"
Chen Jianguo glanced at his son and asked, "What do you think I'm looking at?"
Chen Zhou was suddenly confused.
Chen Jianguo said angrily, "Your mother and I have met each other, and her mother has also met you. No one objects. You two are both studying in the same school and your relationship is stable. Why don't you bring her home?"
Hearing this, Chen Zhou immediately understood what Chen Jianguo meant.
It turns out that this is my fault for not bringing Yang Yiyi home...
Chen Zhou said with a smile: "Dad, Yiyi and I are still young. It's not time to talk about marriage. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Chen Jianguo glared at Chen Zhou and said, "Why do you still think you are young? Think about it yourself. After this year, you will be 22 years old. Is that still young? When I was your age, you came out. Did you know that?"
Chen Zhou's face was full of black lines as he said, "How can this be the same? I'm still in school and haven't graduated yet. I'll talk about it after I graduate... No, wait until I have a stable job... Also, how come I'm 22 already? After the Chinese New Year, won't I be only 21? And I'm not even 21 yet..."
Chen Jianguo said, "I'm talking about your age in lunar years. Your mother was pregnant with you for 10 months, so you don't need to count it. Think about it yourself... and there's more..."
Chen Jianguo kept talking to Chen Zhou all the way, making Chen Zhou very embarrassed .
Even the taxi driver couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "This guy should still be in college, right? Brother, why don't you wait until he graduates before urging him? Besides, it's not easy to get married now, think about it, right?"
Unexpectedly, after hearing what the taxi driver said, Chen Jianguo talked even more.
"No, Master, you don't know..." Chen Jianguo said, pointing at Chen Zhou, "Don't look at him as only 21 or 22 years old, he is already a graduate student..."
"At his pace, this graduate student will graduate in less than two years. If we push him until then, it will probably be too late..."
"And I understand what you mean. Getting married is not easy, but my child has received a lot of bonuses from school in the past two years, so it is definitely enough to buy a house..."
Before Chen Jianguo could finish his words, the driver's eyes widened.
What he was thinking was, how come I met someone who boasts without thinking?
Does this person have no education and doesn't know how long it takes to study for a master's degree?
At his rate, he will graduate from graduate school in less than two years?
Do you really think I only know how to drive a taxi?
Also, even if you are a graduate student now, you will graduate in less than two years.
If you go to college and graduate school without spending your family's money, you're lucky. How much scholarship can you get?
A house nowadays costs millions of dollars. Can this scholarship buy one?
Anyway, he doesn't believe it.
Thinking of this, the driver said, "Brother, it's not that I doubt you. Even if your child is a graduate student and performs well, he can graduate early and get a scholarship."
"But this scholarship is definitely not enough to buy a house. If you really want this child to get married early, you have to help him settle all these things in advance..."
When Chen Jianguo heard this, he explained to the driver, "No, Master, I didn't lie to you... Don't look at my Xiaozhou's young age, but he really only spent two years in college and graduated. He is now studying for a master's and doctorate at MIT. He just came back from MIT during the holiday..."
"And his scholarship is not the kind of scholarship you usually understand. It is a special award from the school for his outstanding contribution. The amount is one million each time..."
After listening to what Chen Jianguo said, the driver felt that this man was becoming more and more outrageous.
It took only two years to graduate from college?
Do you think your son is a genius?
Moreover, I heard that MIT is a foreign university with a relatively high ranking.
As a result, your son is studying for a master's and doctorate degree in such a school?
Are you cheating on the GUI?
The driver also scoffed at Chen Jianguo's suggestion of a holiday.
He felt that Chen Jianguo hadn't even done his homework yet he started bragging.
He has a distant cousin who is doing well and his child is studying abroad.
I heard that the holiday time of foreign universities is the same as Christmas, which is earlier than that in China.
The child has come back a long time ago.
Even if we take a step back, the driver felt that even if he believed what Chen Jianguo said before.
But this scholarship of one million yuan is probably really a lie, too much of a lie, right?
The driver glanced at Chen Zhou who was sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror.
Chen Zhou just looked out the window, pretending he didn't hear anything.
Chen Jianguo finally found a partner who no longer discussed issues like age or marriage with me.
Chen Zhou would never interrupt and cause trouble for himself.
And looking at Chen Jianguo's attitude, Chen Zhou estimated that he had reached an agreement with his mother.
So, avoid it if you can...
If he brought this topic home, he would have to face double pressure.
Of course, the driver didn’t know what Chen Zhou was thinking. He just felt that as a college student, Chen Zhou would be so embarrassed that his face would turn red when he saw his father bragging like that.
But this person, his face remained calm and his heart was not beating. Isn't he ashamed at all?
The driver withdrew his gaze and looked at Chen Jianguo who was still explaining.
I came to a conclusion in my heart. They are indeed a family...
After Chen Jianguo finished speaking, the driver said, "Brother, it's not that I don't believe you, the key is that what you said is impossible..."
In order to further make Chen Jianguo realize his own shortcomings in bragging, the driver said: "My relative's children are also studying abroad, but they don't watch the Spring Festival during holidays, but Christmas. They have already returned from holidays, unlike..."
Although the driver didn't finish his words, his meaning was already very clear.
Hearing this, Chen Jianguo was slightly stunned, then smiled and explained: "Master, you don't know this, right? My Xiaozhou follows his teacher and has a research project to do, so he didn't come back so early. It was only recently that he solved the research project and asked his teacher for leave to come back for the New Year..."
What Chen Jianguo said actually exceeded the driver's understanding.
All he knows about is studying and taking exams.
I know .
He subconsciously asked, "What research topic?"
Chen Jianguo replied: "I really don't know what he is researching now, but I do know something about the hypothesis he was researching before..."
As he spoke, Chen Jianguo began to name the three world-class mathematical problems that Chen Zhou had solved: the hailstone conjecture, the Cramer conjecture, and the Gerbov conjecture.
By the way, I also explained it.
After finishing speaking, Chen Jianguo said a little embarrassedly: "I haven't read many books, so I can't explain these mathematical conjectures very clearly. If you want to listen, I'll let my son tell you..."
When Chen Zhou heard what his father said, he looked at Chen Jianguo in surprise.
He really didn't expect that Chen Jianguo would actually understand what he was researching.
Moreover, this person who previously described the conjecture as just fantasy can now accurately state the content of these three mathematical conjectures.
Chen Zhou said, "Dad, you are right. You are right about all three of your guesses!"
When Chen Jianguo heard his son's words, an expression of pride instantly appeared on his face.
On the other hand, the driver's face became uncertain when he heard what Chen Jianguo said.
In fact, what the driver meant by asking this question was what the research topic was.
But when it was said out loud, it turned out to be "some research topic".
Anyway, it has been said, so it doesn’t matter.
It also avoids the embarrassment of letting the other party know that you don’t understand what research project means.
However, he didn't expect that he would hear words that he had never thought of before.
Because of Chen Jianguo's words, the driver suddenly reacted.
He took a good look at Chen Zhou in the rearview mirror before turning to ask Chen Jianguo: "Brother, what is your son's name?"
Chen Jianguo said puzzledly: "Xiao Zhou? Chen Zhou..."
As soon as the word Chen Zhou came out, the driver's expression changed immediately.
"Brother, I've been telling you, how can anyone graduate from college in just two years and go to a university like MIT to study for a master's and doctorate degree, not to mention how much scholarship they can get..."
"Now I finally know that your son is Chen Zhou. That's not surprising... Your son deserves all the scholarships he gets. If he can solve the Goldbach conjecture, then he won't even be able to buy a house..."
The driver's expression seemed to have changed completely, from initial disbelief and suspicion to even disdain.
It has been replaced by today's flattery and sycophancy.
I have to say that Chen Zhou, who has appeared on the News Broadcast three times, is extremely well-known!
Even when getting off the car at the door of his home, the driver was still flattering Chen Jianguo.
Chen Jianguo, who originally just wanted to discuss something with the driver, suddenly felt bored.
At first he liked to go out for a stroll and regarded Chen Zhou as his source of pride.
However, when everyone around knew about Chen Zhou's deeds.
As soon as he saw Chen Jianguo, he took the initiative to praise him.
At the beginning, Chen Jianguo was still cheerful, but after a long time, he became a little bored.
So, it was rare for him to have someone with whom he could have a good argument today.
But in the end, it was still...
When paying, the driver even planned not to charge the fare.
But Chen Jianguo insisted on paying the fare.
Not far away, Zhang Hongying was already waiting for them.
As soon as she saw her son, Zhang Hongying walked towards Chen Zhou with a smile on her face.
He also took Chen Zhou's backpack and handed it to Chen Jianguo.
Then he took Chen Zhou and walked towards home while talking.
As for Chen Jianguo, it was the same as that summer.
Left behind alone.
After coming back this time, Chen Zhou never went out again.
On the one hand, I was organizing my thoughts and trying to find a solution to the Goldbach conjecture.
On the other hand, I am paying attention to the progress of the colloid ball experiment.
As expected, Professor Friedman and his team encountered some resistance at SLAC.
The resistance wasn't just from those who banned the experiment.
There are also researchers involved in the corner kick experiment.
Because Friedman abandoned their data processing results and instead chose a little-known student.
And this was the last experiment at SLAC.
They have also been following this research group for quite some time.
Therefore, they could not accept that the final experimental plan was actually an act of gamble.
Now, this issue has not been effectively resolved.
Professor Friedman could only arrange the final experimental plan more carefully and meticulously with limited manpower.
Of course, Friedman is also working hard to convince these dissenting researchers.
Regardless of the final result, we should go through this final experimental plan together.
After hearing this news which was neither good nor too bad, Chen Zhou simply chatted with Friedman.
After all, the decision maker in this matter was Friedman, who couldn't have played a better role.
In addition to these two things, Chen Zhou also did something more important.
That is the issue of education for younger brothers and sisters.
No matter what, if the gifts I bring back are useless, right?
So, Chen Zhou went to talk to his brothers and sisters one by one.
Of course, the most important thing is this kid Chen Xiao.
This kid fulfilled his promise.
He successfully entered the national competition of the Olympic Mathematics Competition.
However, the only regret Chen Xiao felt was that this day came a little late.
Chen Zhou has already left Yanda, and he is about to compete in Yanda.
Chen Zhou didn't think much of it, but just gave him some "unique" research materials.
As for why it is said to be "unique"?
This is because these are university textbook materials compiled by Chen Zhou himself.
However, Chen Xiao muttered again: "Another piece of information?"
Besides Chen Xiao, there is the little princess of the Chen family.
Chen Zhou personally experienced the joy of preschool education.
And eagerly look forward to the little princess growing up.
Time gradually passes by in the midst of these things.
New Year’s Eve, amid the sound of firecrackers.
Chen Zhou bid farewell to a fruitful year.
Another year that may be even more fruitful has arrived.
At this time, there was an extra email in his mailbox.
