Founded in 1923, Time was one of the first newsweek magazines to appear more than half a century ago, and has a considerable degree of influence both in North America and internationally.

Just as Time evaluates itself, its reports on various fields are not written specifically for experts in the field, but for all readers who want to understand the world through the window of Time "Time".

Taking the business card from the woman's hand, Lu Zhou flipped to the front.

Underneath the iconic word "Time" is her name – Julie Drake.

After thinking about it, Lu Zhou said.

"If only it didn't have to be delayed for a long time."

Julie pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't worry, this won't delay you for long." ”

After getting Lu Zhou's consent, the interview soon began.

Turning on the voice recorder, Julie asked the first question.

"Most of the public's knowledge of you stems from the Goldbach conjecture and the Cafford Prize, thinking that you are a mathematician, can you ask what prompted you to turn your attention to chemistry?"

The first question was very interesting, and Lu Zhou also thought about it seriously for a while before giving his own answer.

"The public likes to label a stranger based on their common sense, which helps them understand it quickly. In reality, however, this labelling practice is often one-sided. The more frontier research is involved, the more difficult it is to categorize a problem as is the case in primary education. ”

"For example, the research I am engaged in on modified PDMS films is undoubtedly a material science problem, but also an organic chemistry problem, and when it comes to the analysis of its physical and chemical properties, it is also a condensed matter physics problem. And given my own computational modeling approach, it can also be a mathematical problem. ”

Julie asked, "Then why batteries?" ”

Lu Zhou smiled, and in a half-joking tone, gave an uncertain answer: "Maybe...... Is it because my phone always runs out of battery at critical times, so I want to make it stand for a little longer? ”

After hearing this answer, Julie and her assistant couldn't help but curl the corners of their mouths.

After a pause, she continued, "Is that really the reason?" ”

Lu Zhou: "If I had to think of a reason, this is the only thing I can think of." In fact, however, many people, including my colleagues at the Institute for Advanced Study, are engaged in a research work with no particular motivation. If I have to say it, because the question is there, and it just happened to pique my interest. ”

Julie's eyes lit up: "So, you think interest is the best mentor?" ”

Lu Zhou nodded: "Sort of." ”

Flipping the notes she was carrying with her to the next page, Julie continued to ask.

"The next question might be a little more sensitive, I wonder if you suggest talking about issues related to personal assets?"

Lu Zhou thought for a while and said, "It depends on what the specific problem is, but I hope it won't involve a specific amount......

So far, how much money Star Technology has made for him, he himself is not very sure.

After all, for him, the number in the bank card is a tool to help him achieve his goal, not the end itself. Unless research requires a lot of money, he rarely pays attention to the company's side of the business.

Julie smiled understandingly: "Don't worry, of course the interview won't cover these things." ”

After a pause, she continued.

"Because of the patent of modified PDMS film, Star Technology has earned you hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, and it is foreseeable that the birth of lithium-sulfur batteries will also make you one of the biggest beneficiaries."

"There is no doubt that you have lived a life that is the envy of all researchers, and you can work on the topics that interest you as much as you want, without worrying about research funding. Many people describe your research career as a result of your success, so how do you evaluate yourself? ”

This question is not easy to answer, and Lu Zhou has been thinking about it for a long time.

After a moment, he spoke.

"What I enjoy more than the wealth that patents bring me, is the pleasure of science itself. As for the number in the bank card...... They are certainly useful. As you said, with them I can do whatever I want without thinking too much about whether it has economic, cultural, or political value. ”

"As for achieving fame," after a pause, Lu Zhou smiled and continued, "...... I feel like there's no end to science. I was far from worthy of this evaluation until I was lying in bed and completely unable to think. ”

The interview lasted for more than 20 minutes, and then Julie asked him a lot of questions about life, research, and his job as a professor, and Lu Zhou also answered selectively.

At the end of the interview, Julie asked one last question.

"Can you tell us about your future plans?"

"In the future," Lu Zhou raised his head, closed his eyes and thought seriously about the question for a while, and gave an uncertain reply, "It may be physics." ”

Julie: "Physics? ”

"That's right," Lu Zhou nodded, "Theoretical physics has always been my area of interest, because this field is most closely integrated with mathematics, and in fact, I have participated in a lot of research in this area. And most importantly, there is a problem that I still don't understand. ”

Signal about 750GeV.

While the mainstream view is becoming more and more common that this is just a beautiful misunderstanding, Lu Zhou believes that his calculations will not deceive his eyes.

Behind that signal, there must be an amazing secret.

Julie pursed her lips and smiled, "This is a very bold decision, I sincerely wish you success, and besides, there is one last thing I need to ask you." ”

Lu Zhou said with a pleasant face: "What's the matter?" ”

"If you don't mind, we'd like to take a picture of you to be the cover of the next issue of Time magazine. But it's not shooting here, when will you have time tomorrow? ”

That's it.

Say.

Lu Zhou smiled slightly and nodded happily.

"Absolutely."

He has always been very confident in his handsomeness.

After agreeing on a time and place for the cover, Julie left with her assistant and photographer.

As she said, the whole interview did not occupy him for long.

The club members who had been hiding on the side at the beginning finally leaned over after seeing those people gone.

Jimmy was the first to speak, and the freckled boy asked curiously, "Teach ...... Coach, who are those people? ”

Lu Zhou replied casually: "Reporter." ”

A young Mexican guy was surprised: "Are you going to be in the news?" ”

"Sort of." Looking at the members of the department with admiration on their faces, Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Come on, if you win the championship, I believe there will be many people willing to interview you." ”

The young man of Mexican descent asked with interest, "May I ask which station those reporters are from?" ”

"It's not a TV station......" In fact, Lu Zhou is also very strange why they have to carry a camera, obviously it is just paper media.

To capture the moment?

After hearing that it was not a TV station, everyone became interested.

White was excited.

It turns out that I can't get on TV.

However, at this moment, Lu Zhou made up the sentence halfway through.

"It's just Time magazine."

Everyone: "......"

The word "just" is used to make people speechless.

Eventually, it was Jimmy who broke the silence.

I saw this young man muttering in a low voice.

“…… Time Magazine doesn't cover a drone race. ”

This sentence speaks to the hearts of all the members of the Princeton Drone Club.

Their consultant is good everywhere, and the only fly in the ointment is that they are too good at pretending.

And every time they pretend, they are speechless.

Lu Zhou smiled, did not comment on Jimmy's complaints, and clapped his hands to end the topic.

"Don't waste time, just take the time to train hard. This is probably the last time I will mentor you before the official competition. ”

Jimmy immediately asked, "Coach, do you have anything to do next week?" ”

Lu Zhou nodded.

"Starting next week, I'm going to visit Germany for a while, maybe a week or two if it's fast, maybe more than a month if it's long. If you need to use the equipment in the lab, you can contact my assistant Connie. ”

Patting the young man on the shoulder, Lu Zhou said with a smile.

"I hope to hear from you when I get back."