In mid-May, the atmosphere in Jinling was a little unusual.

As the date of the symposium approached, scholars from all over the world arrived in the city by plane, and the metropolis, which had little presence in the international academic community, became more and more academic.

After learning about the situation from Jindae, both the hotel that provided the accommodation and the city government of Jinling City paid considerable attention to it. From the cleaning of small advertisements to the coordination of transportation, many things that universities cannot do, the city government has given the green light to do it.

After all, this kind of world-class academic symposium with more than 1,000 scholars present and attracting the attention of the physics and mathematics circles at the same time may not be encountered once in the international community in a few years. Being able to host such a report is not only an honor for the school, but also an opportunity for Jinling City to show its image to the international community.

At the smallest, it is about face, and at the worst, it is also about political performance, so naturally there is no room for sloppiness.

The doorstep of the Intercontinental Hotel.

An old man in a black coat and carrying a suitcase walked up the steps and stood at the door of the hotel and looked at his watch. It was at this time that a man in a gray suit walked up to him from the elevator in the hotel lobby.

Looking at the man who came out of the hotel, Faltins raised an eyebrow and said in an unexpected tone.

"I didn't expect you to get here before me."

Cléching smiled and said, "It's you who are too slow, I got here two days ago." ”

Faltins: "Have you seen him?" ”

"Well, I visited him at Jinling University yesterday, and it seems that he has been doing well lately. Later he took me on a tour of his Institute for Advanced Study and some of the more interesting spots in the area," Chryching joked after a pause, "so it's good to come early." ”

Faltins said without changing his expression, "You know, that's not what I care about. ”

Clezing shrugged his shoulders and said, "I know what you're concerned about, and in fact I'm concerned about that too. But anyway, tomorrow's briefing will start, so why not wait until tomorrow to think about these troublesome things? ”

As if he had a point, Faltins said nothing, carrying his suitcase and walking with Clitzing to the elevator in the lobby.

During the three days of the conference, the entire hotel has been chartered, and it is occupied by scholars from the fields of mathematics and theoretical physics from all over the world.

On the way to the hotel room, people kept greeting him frequently, and Faltins, who nodded in response, was also secretly surprised in his heart. Especially when he saw Professor Sanak in Princeton and Wyles at Oxford University, the surprise in his heart was even greater.

“…… I didn't expect to meet so many old friends here. ”

"After all, this question has puzzled the world of mathematics and physics for a long time," Clitzing said with a smile, "and we all want to know an answer." ”

Faltins: "That's not what I'm trying to say. ”

Klee Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked with interest.

"Oh?"

"Mathematics is getting younger."

After a pause, Faltins continued as if he were talking to himself.

"That's a good thing."

……

On the day of the start of the presentation.

In the auditorium of the old campus of Jinling University, the black figures and the voices of the discussions that exchanged heads and ears merged.

The black brim of his hat obscured the light from his head, and Professor Deligne, dressed in a black coat, walked to the third row of the room and sat next to Edward Witten.

"Didn't you give a report at CERN? How do you have time to get here on the other side of the Pacific? ”

"I've heard that there's an interesting talk here, so I'm here," Witten smiled at his old friend's teasing question, "not to mention that Professor Wilzek, who had been discussing the nature of the universe with me a few days ago, suddenly put down his work and insisted on coming here." It wouldn't be interesting for me to stay alone in Switzerland, so I might as well go out for a walk. Speaking of you? ”

"He's my student after all......" Noticing the surprise on Witten's face, Deligne frowned and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Witten coughed dryly, smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I almost forgot, Professor Lu studied algebraic geometry." ”

Deligne: "......"

It was not only the scholars sitting in the lecture hall that were lively, but also the receptionists who walked back and forth on both sides of the auditorium, who were responsible for maintaining order at the lecture site, and the teachers who were in charge of logistics work, who had not stopped since 6 a.m. until now.

Any great work is done by a group of people behind the scenes.

In order to do a good job in the logistics of the meeting, in order not to let the old friends of Yanda see the jokes, President Xu personally came to the scene to command and supervise the work of the logistics personnel. Following the principal, Dean Qin, who was busy with the front and back, was even more nervous at the moment.

Although he didn't go up to talk about the upcoming report meeting, his palms were still sweating uncontrollably.

This is the first time that the Institute of Mathematics has stood on this international stage, and it is also the first time that it has gone to the world in a real sense.

It can be said that this report meeting is not only related to the future of the Academy, but also to the future of Jinling University......

There is only half an hour left before the start of the briefing.

In stark contrast to the loud crowd in the auditorium, Lu Zhou, who was sitting in the lounge next door, was still sitting quietly at the table, calculating something on a piece of scratch paper that had been repeatedly altered.

At this time, footsteps were heard outside the door.

With a gentle knock on the door, Lin Yuxiang, who was wearing a welcome dress, walked in and reminded.

"Professor, it's about to begin."

The ballpoint pen on his fingertip rotated twice around his thumb, Lu Zhou raised his head, looked at the chandelier on the ceiling and thought for a moment, then stood up.

"yes, I see."

Looking at Lu Zhou, who got up and walked to the hanger, the corners of Lin Yuxiang's mouth curved, and said, "Do you need me to help you tie a tie?" ”

"Not really."

Lin Yuxiang sighed with regret.

Although he expected him to say this, this way of refusing was really not tactful at all......

Picking up the suit hanging on the hanger and putting it on, Lu Zhou walked to the mirror and checked his appearance.

After making sure that he was as handsome as ever, he tightened the tie on his chest and walked to the door.

Standing next to the door, looking at Lu Zhou who came out of the lounge, Han Mengqi whispered nervously.

"Master...... Come on! ”

"Well," Lu Zhou nodded, his expression as usual, "That's a must." ”