But now that someone has won this award, the meaning is naturally different.
After the second call, the call was finally answered.
"What are you talking about about your father? This little thing..." Although Lao Lu was scolding, his face was filled with joy.
The emergence of an outstanding scholar, especially a young scholar, has a huge role in promoting national self-confidence and promoting the development of the entire field. This effect will not be immediately reflected in the paper data, but will occur subtly and change...
Not only that, the leaders of the province also revealed the news that not only the province, but also the central government attaches great importance to this matter.
As soon as they met, Academician Xu enthusiastically held Lu Zhou's hand and shook it solemnly.
But Lu Zhou’s current identity is the winner of the Crafford Medal, a young scholar promoted by the publicity machine. Even if the distance between him and the Fields Medal is just waiting for the 2018 International Congress of Mathematicians.
It's boring to talk on the phone. I probably have to tell my dad for a long time about the difference between the Nobel Prize in mathematics, the Crawford Prize and the Nobel Prize. CTV will also popularize science for you anyway, so you might as well wait for the news to popularize science for you, which will give you a more surprising feeling.
As for how much attention it paid, the leader from the province only said that it was a good thing, but smiled and did not mention what it was.
Lu Zhou didn't waste too long at the airport and quickly got on the special car sent by the school to pick him up.
"I don't want to give you a surprise."
Goldbach's conjecture is that most people who have heard of Chen Jingrun and "1+2" will not be unfamiliar with this term. However, the Crawford Award is relatively unfamiliar to most people.
He took more than a month's leave from Princeton this time, so he had plenty of time.
Fang Mei scolded Xiaotong as usual, but her tone was not strong because she could not move her eyes away from the TV.
"This kid... even won the Nobel Prize?"
Xiaotong complained at the side: "Dad, you are only fifty years old and your eyesight is dim. You clearly won the Crawford Award."
Honorary professor is different from visiting professor and distinguished professor. The former is just an honorary title, while the latter two are work contracts with fixed contracts and teaching positions.
"... It's like this. After research and discussion in our school and college, we want to grant you the title of honorary professor. I wonder if you are interested?"
And not only Academician Xu, the president of Jinling University, and Dean Qin of the School of Science and Technology were here, Lu Zhou even saw Secretary Liu, the top leader of Jinling City, and some people in suits who greeted him with smiles, but he had never met him. people.
Different from the previous few times when he just appeared in a group of briefings broadcast by Xinwen Network, this time, CCTV really regarded him as a hot topic of current affairs, put it in the main film of Xinwen Network, and used In 1 minute, we will introduce Goldbach’s conjecture and the Crafford Prize.
The banner this time was a bit long, and it was difficult for Lu Zhou to pretend not to see it.
But in fact, it doesn’t matter if you don’t know them. If you are a well-known domestic scholar, you may need to spend some time dealing with these leaders.
In addition to the city leaders, there are also two leaders from the province, which shows that the country attaches great importance to him.
Lu Zhou smiled modestly and said, "Principal, you are serious. I just did what I should do as a scholar."
"Hey, you kid is doing well outside, why don't you say a word?"
"Professor Lu Zhou, you have brought such great honor to our Jinling University, our country, and our mathematics career. On behalf of all the teachers and students of Jinling University, I would like to say thank you!"
Lu Zhou's guess was indeed correct. The call really came from Jinda.
As for Lao Lu, he was completely stunned. Not to mention that he forgot to educate Xiaotong, he even stopped using the chopsticks beside the bowl.
[Congratulations to Lu Zhou, a graduate of our school's undergraduate and master's degrees and professor of mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, for solving the world's difficult Goldbach conjecture and winning the Craford Mathematics Award.]
Xiaotong will take the college entrance examination soon. If it takes too long, he would rather wait until he goes to the United States.
However, Lu Zhou didn't care. Not to mention that Jinda had helped him a lot. Making his alma mater proud of his name was something to be proud of.
"I just got off the plane and my phone was turned off... Someone was calling me. Let's not talk about it for now. Anyway, I will go home in two days."
After some pleasantries, Academician Xu stopped talking. Dean Qin cleared his throat and spoke in an embarrassed tone.
"Wori...old, brother?!"
Dean Qin laughed and said: "It won't take long, the relevant procedures are ready. We can award you the certificate of honorary professor and the degree certificate together after your report meeting!"
Hearing this, Lu Zhou smiled and nodded: "Sorry to trouble you."
Moreover, it happened to be during the CCTV reporter's interview with Lu Zhou.
"Girls, stop swearing! You're going to college soon, so be quiet!"
Lu Zhou: "It's probably the school. I'll hang up first."
Compared with applied science, basic science is a relatively weak field in China, but weakness does not mean giving up. Although the weight of a Crafford Prize is not as great as the real Nobel Prize, it is still quite weighty in the entire field of natural science.
For such an internationally renowned scholar, many rules that ordinary people take for granted are no longer practical for him.
News always flies faster than a plane, not to mention that even before Lu Zhou got on the plane back home, the news was already traveling to China.
Old Lu was amused and said with a smile: "You are very busy, who is calling you?"
Didn't get through the first time and got a busy signal.
After all, no one in China has ever won this award, and the country will naturally not deliberately promote it. Of course, people in the industry understand the value of this award. As for the rest of the people, there is no need to understand things that have nothing to do with them.
The news happened to be playing on the TV.
After a few brief greetings, he introduced Secretary Liu and other leaders to Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Of course there is no problem, but the procedures won't take too long, right? I have to go back to Jiangling in two days."
In the small town of Jiangling, the Lu family sat at the dining table to eat.
Academician Xu has a standard background in scientific research. Although his research is not mathematics but information security, as a scholar, he knows that Lu Zhou does not like to waste time on red tape, so he did not waste too much time talking nonsense at the airport.
Listening to the familiar voice on the phone, Lu Zhou, who had just stepped off the plane, laughed and said.
The first thing to be reported was naturally the CTV interview.
Given Jinling University's reputation and historical heritage, the title of honorary professor will definitely not disgrace Lu Zhou's status. However, given that Jinling University's mathematics department has a relatively transparent status in China, it will definitely benefit from Lu Zhou's glory.
When he heard the familiar voice, Xiaotong, who was immersed in eating, raised his head and saw that familiar face, his deer-like eyes suddenly widened.
Academician Xu and Dean Qin were naturally in the same car as Lu Zhou.
After seeing the news, he stopped eating. He got up, went to find his cell phone, and called his son.
But it didn't matter whether he answered it or not, because when he answered the call, he had already seen Dean Qin who was on the phone and several students holding banners at the entrance of the airport.