"Hire me as a lecturer?" Junxin asked in surprise.

Professor Hu looked quite calm and said, "It's not a big deal, what's the fuss?" ”

"But I'm only a freshman now?"

"Your book is not something that can be written by those freshmen, even those of us who have studied mathematics all our lives may not be able to write it, and you have already made achievements in the field of number theory and algebraic geometry, so your strength is enough."

"What about seniority?" Junxin asked, in China, it doesn't mean that you can do it if you have the strength, and you can't miss the same qualifications or something. Unless your strength can truly be the best in the world.

"Qualifications?" Professor Hu laughed disdainfully and said, "You are now a researcher at the Institute of Mathematics of Mizuki University, in terms of identity, you are at the level of a professor, why don't you have qualifications?" Besides, the so-called qualifications, when he wants him, he is useful, and when he doesn't use it, what is it? Didn't Mr. Grothendieck sweep the crowd at IHES and dominate IHES for a whole decade? When it comes to qualifications, Mr. Grothendieck is not necessarily the most qualified! ”

"This..."

"What's this, that's it!" Professor Hu made a decision, Junxin had no way to object, and of course he didn't think about opposing it in his heart.

If you want to build a big school, talent is the key, and talent not only refers to gathering talents from the outside world, but also refers to cultivating talents by yourself. Only by cultivating talents can we establish a school of inheritance and uninterrupted development. In this way, education has become a vital part of it.

"What do you need me to teach?" Junxin asked.

"Didn't you talk about algebraic geometry at USTC? As far as algebraic geometry is concerned, Professor Wang's feedback said that you spoke very well, many of the views are very unique, and I also read the handouts you compiled yourself, and I have a certain amount of autonomy with the EGA I lent you, I think it is very good. ”

"Okay, I hope the Chemistry Academy won't let me give a lecture!" Junxin shook his head helplessly and said, "In that case, I really can't be busy alone." ”

"Haha, don't worry about this, you are not from the School of Chemistry after all, and the School of Chemistry is not as open as our Department of Mathematics. That's about seniority. You're also a teaching assistant at best, would you like to go? Definitely not anymore! ”

The teaching positions in universities generally refer to the four levels of teaching assistants, lecturers, associate professors, and professors. The position of the Institute of Mathematics where Junxin works is a first-class researcher, which is equivalent to the position of a professor. In fact, seriously speaking, Junxin is also qualified to give lectures to students. However, now to take the position of lecturer, it is indeed a bit of a high position and low allocation.

"The lecturer is the lecturer, and I don't have time to do it if I am a teaching assistant!" Junxin agreed. Then he asked Professor Hu, "The president and Minister Bao should have communicated with you about my "Mathematics Guide to Shuimu University", what do you think?" ”

"I haven't seen the content of the second volume, so I don't know what the rest of the content is, but I feel that the focus of your book should be on the second volume, right?" Professor Hu looked at Junxin and said.

"Indeed, the content I want to write about in the second volume is the development of mathematics and the results achieved after the Hilbert problem was proposed, and this part will consume a lot of my energy to summarize, and occasionally give a lecture or two as a change of mind and organize thinking."

"When do you think the second volume will be finished?" Professor Hu asked.

"At the current pace, I think it will take about a month and a half to two months, provided that I have enough time to check the information." Junxin touched his chin and said.

"And where did you get your information?" Professor Hu asked.

Jun Xin took out a few letters from the drawer of his desk and said, "I have written a letter to Professor Faltings of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, hoping that he will be able to help me, and I have also sent a letter to Monsieur de Viscount de Ligne, hoping that he will help me. ”

"Mr. Deligne's reply has not yet arrived, but it does not matter, Professor Faltins' letter has arrived, and he has promised to help me, and has found me copies of some mathematical papers of great significance. However, because it is a package, it is still being detained and inspected at the customs for the time being, and it is estimated that it will take about a week to arrive. ”

Professor Hu asked worriedly, "Professor Faltins didn't ask you anything, did he?" ”

"Two requirements, of course, are just requirements, not conditions. The first request is that I will take some time out of this year or next year to go to Princeton University to do an exchange and report on my results. The second request was that I would be able to send him a copy after the manuscript was completed, and he would need to use it as research material. ”

"I see!" Professor Hu nodded, the plan to go to Princeton University as an exchange student has been approved by the university's senior management, and this is also the first time in ten years that China and the United States have sent exchange students, and the president believes that this is both a responsibility and an opportunity. Therefore, after receiving a written notice from Princeton University, Junxin immediately automatically obtained the qualification to become an exchange student.

Therefore, the professors in the Institute of Mathematics already know that Junxin will go to Princeton in the United States to study in his sophomore or junior year. Professor Hu is also very much in favor of it. He also believes that Junxin should see the world's top research centers when he is young, so as to lay the foundation for future development.

"And what about the contents of the third volume? What are you going to write about? ”

Junxin replied: "The content of the third volume is mainly some general things, introducing some important conjecture problems that have not yet been solved or have been partially or completely solved. And then there are some little biographies of mathematicians. Then there are the predictions of the puzzles that mathematicians will solve in the next two decades in mathematics. Finally, some mathematicians have advice for the readers of this book. ”

"The third part has a lot of popular science things." Professor Hu said truthfully, "However, in the next 20 years, the problems that the mathematical community will solve, is it a bit bad to say this? ”

"What's wrong?" Jun Xin asked, tilting his head.

"Wouldn't it be too early for you to be able to guide mathematicians in a research direction, something that only Hilbert and others can do? After all, there is still a phenomenon of seniority in the mathematical community, although young mathematicians frequently make achievements, but people still pay more attention to those with higher qualifications. ”

Junxin smiled indifferently and said, "I'm just doing what I think is right, as for whether I have that qualification or not, it's not something I have to consider." ”

Professor Hu was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Junxin with doting, shook his head and said, "You..."