In terms of pretending, Lu Zhou felt that he was still a little inferior.

Because the old gentleman later added lightly.

"Of course, you just have hope."

Lu Zhou: "......"

For the first time, Faltins took the initiative to talk to him, as if it was just to say these two words.

After saying that, the old gentleman carefully held the knife and fork to break up the steak, indifferent to everything next to him.

It was as if even now, he was thinking about some math problem.

As for the scholar sitting on the other side of him, he had a pins and needles on his face.

It can be seen that the big guy next to him has brought him a lot of psychological pressure.

After the banquet in the Blue Room, there is also a ball in the Gold Room.

Flickering candlelight poured from the brass candlesticks on either side of the hall and shone on the polished tiles, and the goddess of Lake Mälaren sat on the fresco in the center, watching the dancing crowd on the dance floor with her wise gaze.

As for Lu Zhou, he was standing on the edge of the dance floor, holding a bottle of champagne in his hand, chatting and laughing with Academician Wang Xiping, who also came from afar.

I hadn't said hello at the banquet too far away, but now I have a chance to meet them.

Standing next to Lu Zhou, Academician Wang Xiping sighed softly: "I didn't expect that in just one year, your growth has been so rapid, and you have even won the Claford Award, which really makes us Yan University students ashamed." ”

"There are also a lot of young talents at Yan University, such as Zhang Wei, Yun Zhiwei, Xu Chenyang, and other seniors, and when I was in Princeton, I could often hear people talking about their research." Lu Zhou said with a smile.

"Don't be modest, your achievements are not just talked about, and you are still young now, and the road in the future will only be broader," Wang Xiping shook his head, paused for a moment, and continued with a smile, "So, how long are you going to stay at Princeton?" Can't come back? ”

"It's a year or two in the shortest, and three or five years in the long." Lu Zhou said with a smile, "I will definitely come back when I come back." ”

Wang Xiping said with a smile: "It's good to be back, are you interested in coming to Yan University to be a professor when you come back?" ”

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Academician Chen has already asked me this question, but I think the environment of Jinling University is more suitable for me." ”

"Okay, it seems that you also have your own plans," Academician Wang Xiping sighed and said in a joking tone, "But we Yanda didn't have the fate to invite you to be a professor, and you occasionally come to our side for a lecture or a report meeting, which is no problem, right?" ”

Lu Zhou smiled and nodded: "It's an honor." ”

The dance was already halfway through, but Lu Zhou had no intention of participating in it at all.

It's not that he's not interested at all, it's just that he's in a bit of a hurry, let alone bringing his relatives over like the other two winners, and he doesn't even have a dance partner.

But fortunately, he is not the only one who can't dance, and it is not embarrassing to stand on the side with a bottle of champagne and chat with his peers.

Provided that no one comes and invites him to dance......

However, this is obviously impossible.

While Lu Zhou and Academician Wang Xiping were chatting about the dinner at the banquet just now, a lady wearing a long evening dress came over and smiled at him.

"Hello, Mr. Lu Zhou, can I take up a little bit of your time?"

Lu Zhou glanced at her unexpectedly: "Of course you can...... Who are you? ”

"Maria Vyazovska," Maria smiled and stretched out her right hand, "if you think my surname is too awkward, you can call me by my first name." ”

Hearing this name, a hint of surprise appeared on Lu Zhou's face.

Maria Vyazovska, winner of the Salem Prize in February, is a popular candidate for the '18 Philippine Prize, along with Molina's mentor.

And also this year, she solved a famous mathematical problem that has a history of nearly 200 years, namely the problem of filling high-dimensional spheres in 8 and 24 dimensions.

This problem is closely related to string theory in crystal physics and theoretical physics, and it can be said that it is a well-known but widely used proposition.

"Thank you for the invitation, but I can't dance."

Shaking hands with the legendary goddess of mathematics, Lu Zhou politely expressed regret, but he was about to let go of his hand, only to find that the other party had no intention of letting go.

"But you have to learn, don't you?" Maria smiled and said, "I can teach you that it is not a difficult thing for a twenty-one-year-old genius to win the Cratford Award." ”

Lu Zhou didn't expect her to say this, and couldn't help but be stunned.

Are the Slavs so enthusiastic?

But I really can't dance......

Lu Zhou, who couldn't cry or laugh, couldn't help but cast a look of help to Academician Wang next to him.

As a result, the old gentleman was obviously wrong, thinking that Lu Zhou was trying to break him away, so he said with a smile.

"Then I, an old man, won't bother you young people, and I should go and say hello to a few old friends."

After saying that, the old man put his hands behind his back and walked away with a smile.

……

Dancing is just a normal way of communicating, and it doesn't mean anything special. It is said that a certain Nobel laureate was so excited when he danced that he even jumped his shoes out of the air, and everyone just smiled.

In fact, Maria Vyazovska did nothing to him, the two just danced together, and even exchanged mathematical problems while dancing.

As for why she suddenly talked about math problems, the main reason was that Lu Zhou deliberately threw out a mathematical proposition in order to hide her embarrassment in dance steps, trying to divert her attention.

After all, he is a complete novice in dancing, and the only practical basis is the Nth set of radio gymnastics and eye exercises.

Perhaps, I should really take the time to learn these things.

After all, Lu Zhou felt that one day he would come here again.

And, in another capacity.

After the ball, the guests dispersed.

For academics, there is a report to be prepared tomorrow. And for couples who meet each other on the dance floor, they don't want to waste all their time on the dance floor.

Dragging his tired body back to the hotel, Lu Zhou threw his formal clothes on the chair, collapsed on the bed, and let out a sigh.

Today is definitely the most tiring day of the year.

Even if I encountered a problem that I couldn't figure out when I challenged Goldbach's conjecture during the retreat, and walked around the house all day, I was definitely not as physically and mentally exhausted as I am today.

However, the joy in this is also quite wonderful.

Not only the accolades that come with the Cafford Prize, but also the half a million dollars......

After a few silent thoughts, Lu Zhou was about to put the medal aside, when he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have almost forgotten an important matter.

The joy of winning the award seems to have not had time to share with his fans.

How embarrassing is that......

Thinking of this, Lu Zhou smiled shyly, sat up from the bed, and walked leisurely to the window.

is still facing the night scene outside the window, but in the lens, there is an extra medal of Huang Cancan.

This time, Lu Zhou added a line of text to his blog post, revealing the mystery of last night's scarf.

[The unforgettable night view, I hope it will come back soon.]

——2016.5.26, Stockholm. 】