The award was just presented yesterday, and the next day the news swiped the screen.

"The well-known scholar Lu Zhou won the first prize of the National Natural Science Award! 》

"The youngest winner of the first prize in natural sciences! 》

"Shocked, the first prize of natural science this year was awarded to three people! One of them is a young man who is only 24 years old! 》

"The highest honor in the Chinese academic community - the first prize of natural science you don't know." 》

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Like the last time he won the Cafford Prize, Lu Zhou won the first prize in natural sciences this time, and it also received extraordinary attention.

Whether it is the official media's intention to create a god, whether it is to enhance his sense of belonging with a sense of honor, in short, the overwhelming reports have made the name "Lu Zhou" popular again.

In addition to Lu Zhou's achievements, many people are talking about the age of this winner.

Some people think that this is a manifestation of "eclectic talent reduction", and enough attention should be paid to those who are capable, and the decision of the award committee is worthy of praise.

Of course, where there is recognition, there are opposing voices.

There are also some people who think that such a decision is a bit too hasty, after all, it is really unthinkable to award the glory of the first prize in natural sciences to a young man who is less than forty years old.

Similar discussions are not only happening on the Internet, but can also be heard in the circles of major universities.

The canteen of a research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Two researchers, who had just received their Ph.D., were having lunch together and discussing the news that caused a sensation in the domestic academic community.

"Have you heard? At this year's Science and Technology Award Conference, three first prizes in natural sciences were awarded. ”

"I've heard that this is the first time since the 80s, and I guess the judging committee is quite difficult. In previous years, there were no awards to be awarded, but this year there are three, and there are still many cattle. Speaking of this, the bespectacled researcher couldn't help but sigh.

The chubby researcher lifted his eyelids and glanced at him.

"You think that's a good thing?"

"Why isn't that a good thing? Our country's scientific and technological strength is getting stronger and stronger, and it is becoming more and more influential in the international academic community, can this be a bad thing? ”

The chubby researcher retorted, "But isn't he a professor at Princeton?" Can you count yourself as your own person? ”

After putting a piece of meat back into his bowl, the bespectacled researcher smiled and shook his head, and said leisurely.

"The principle of awarding the first prize of the National Natural Science Award is very clear, the award object is a Chinese citizen, and the award criteria are major achievements, he has never given up his Chinese nationality, why can't he win this award? Delinene Pierre worked at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and was knighted by the King of Belgium? You only see the surface of the problem, but you don't see the essence! ”

The chubby researcher muttered, "How do you know if people will come back in the future?" ”

Hearing this, the bespectacled researcher was immediately amused.

"Let me tell you this, with his ability, as long as he has that idea, he can easily get a green card in any country in the world. But he still holds Huaguo's ID card and uses Huaguo's passport, which is enough to explain his position. Compared to the professor who said that he had a fist on his lips, but his body was very honest and got the green card to the academician selection in the last second, he was so high that he didn't know where it went. ”

"His glory is the honor of China, and his glory is the glory of China's academic circles. You have time to look for bones in other people's eggs, so you might as well use that time to do something else. ”

The chubby researcher frowned, but he couldn't help but think, "But his age ......"

The bespectacled researcher smiled and said, "What's the age?" And if nothing else, it's a good thing for us young people! The country has stated that as long as you are good enough, age will never be a problem. I said you. I seem to be sitting a little crooked. ”

The chubby researcher smiled wryly and stopped talking.

That's right......

But the problem is, we're not good enough.

Isn't souring the basics?

……

After the awards, there were still photo shoots, and I was busy until later.

The state banquet was held the following evening.

Unlike the banquets in the Blue Room in Stockholm, the dinners here are more oriental and solemn.

Moreover, this is probably the first time Lu Zhou has seen the Manchu and Han Dynasty in the true sense.

There are a variety of dishes, each cuisine is divided into categories, and each dish has its own exquisiteness and characteristics. The only regret is that Lu Zhou didn't have time to taste all the dishes.

As the winner of the first prize in natural sciences, he was in the limelight at the conference, and it was naturally inevitable that he would receive the same level of attention after the conference.

For those scholars who took the initiative to make friends with him, Lu Zhou basically responded politely.

Among the guests who chatted with him, in addition to the well-known scholars in China, Academician Li and Academician Tang, who also won the first prize of natural science, were indispensable.

Lu Zhou didn't know much about agriculture, so he and Academician Li just chatted a few words and encouraged each other on the road of science.

As for Academician Tang Benzhong, because he is researching polymers, he and Lu Zhou have a lot of common topics to talk about......

"What interesting topics have Professor Lu been working on lately?"

Lu Zhou smiled: "Are you asking about the direction of mathematics or the direction of materials?" ”

Tang Benzhong was slightly stunned, and asked with some surprise: "Study mathematics and materials at the same time?" Can you still fight on two fronts? ”

Generally speaking, it is surprising enough to conduct research in two different directions at the same time. Conducting two interdisciplinary studies at the same time seemed to him simply unheard of.

Seeing the surprised expression on Academician Tang's face, Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly: "It's not a two-front battle. In terms of materials, my research teams in Silicon Valley and Jinling are mainly researching, and I also collaborate with the research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The relevant paper has been submitted to Nature, as for the specific content according to the agreement, I am not convenient to disclose before publication, I can only say that it is related to superconducting materials. ”

Academician Tang smiled and touched his cup with Lu Zhou: "Superconducting materials? Then I'll have to look forward to the next few issues of Nature! ”

……

After the state banquet, Lu Zhou sat on the Daben parked at the door.

The driver, Wang Peng, skillfully started the car and drove out of the parking lot.

On the highway, blowing the cold wind through the car window, Lu Zhou felt that his alcohol was a little sober.

glanced at Wang Peng, who was driving, and he said casually.

"Have you eaten it?"

Wang Peng: "Not yet, I plan to eat it later." ”

Lu Zhou thought for a while and continued: "By the way, let me ask you something. ”

Wang Peng: "You ask." ”

Lu Zhou: "When will the hotel room expire?" ”

Hearing this question, Wang Peng, who was holding the steering wheel, smiled: "If Professor Lu wants to live, it will not be a problem to live all the time." ”

"That's not going to work, it's too much trouble for your work." Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "When I go back to Jinling tomorrow, I will trouble you to help me return from that room." ”

Wang Peng smiled, only said "yes", and didn't say anything more.

Actually, that room is not the same as there is no check-out.

Because the hotel itself is not open to the public. Generally speaking, only important state guests, or veteran cadres with special status, are eligible for such treatment.

If you don't have a certain status, you can't live in it even if you have money......

After returning to the hotel, Lu Zhou hung his formal clothes on the hanger, first went to take a shower, dried his hair, and then walked to the bed and lay down.

After tonight's banquet is over, his business here in Shangjing will be finished.

At the same time, with the arrival of the first prize of the National Natural Science Award, the reward task was successfully completed, and he was supposed to receive the task reward yesterday, but he was too busy to delay this matter.

Whatever you say today, you can't put it off anymore.

Silently reciting the system in his heart, he sank his consciousness into a pure white system space, and walked quickly to the translucent holographic screen, and Lu Zhou saw the familiar text from the center of the screen as he wished.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the reward mission!] 】