With the broadcast of the news network, although it was only a short interlude of two or three minutes, the popularity of Xu Chuan winning the Krafoord Award is still rising rapidly, no longer limited to the Internet, directly breaking the circle, and being known by many people who do not have much Internet.

Star City, No. 1 Middle School.

Several little girls walked together, looking at the newly hung banner in front of the school building, and one of the girls poked her best friend next to her.

"Xiaoxiao, I remember that your brother's name seems to be Xu Chuan, right? Your brother seems to have won another prize, last time it was the Morningstar Mathematics Prize, this time it was the Cratford Prize? ”

"But what kind of award is this? Xiaoxiao, do you know? ”

Xu Xiao tied his ponytail, stared at the banner hanging on the teaching building and nodded proudly, and shook his head again, the ponytail behind his head shook gently.

She didn't know exactly what the Cafford Award was, but it was certainly famous for being able to hang banners in schools!

With such an extremely good brother as her life goal, she still needs to work harder to catch up with him and then surpass!

.......

Xiangnan, Y County, Xujia Village.

A group of villagers were sitting on the floor in front of Xu Chuan's house chatting and chatting.

Since Xu Chuan paid for the village to repair ponds, dams, ditches and other hydraulic facilities, people in the village began to like to come to his house to sit and relax.

Although the villagers in the village are simple, where there are people, there is society after all.

People come and go, there are comings and goings, the poor in the downtown no one asks, the rich in the mountains have distant relatives, this is normal.

"Jianguo, your new house will be repaired soon, when will you hold a housewarming banquet."

On the brand-new floor made of cement, a few villagers chatted in the shade.

Father Xu threw over a cigarette with a smile, and distributed another one to the other people around, and said, "Not yet, the walled yard hasn't been built yet, and it will take a month, let's talk about it after it's finished." ”

"Will Chuanzi come back then?" The middle-aged man took the cigarette, took a puff and asked.

"I don't know, I haven't called him yet, but he's studying abroad, so he shouldn't be able to come back." Father Xu lit a cigarette and said with some longing as he exhaled the smoke.

The two sons and daughters are now out to study, far away from home, and rarely come back several times a year. Although this is a good thing, children become talents, but after all, there are only two people in the family, and it is false to say that they are not cold and don't want to miss them.

"I was admitted to study abroad, this is still the first one in the village, but it's a pity that Chuanzi didn't choose Mizuki and Peking University."

Another middle-aged man next to him interjected, his tone a little regretful.

But in the countryside, this is quite normal.

After all, these two colleges and universities in Qingbei are too famous, and if there are juniors who are admitted to these two universities, the ancestral tombs will have to be renovated, not to mention, and the genealogy will have to be rewritten.

"Qiuliang, what you said is wrong, Nanda is not bad, and Chuanzi was accepted as a student by the national academician when he went to university, academician, academician, do you know it, the country's top scientist, the kind that gets the state allowance."

"He knows a p, he hasn't finished elementary school, he doesn't know a few big characters, and he doesn't know where the big school door opens."

Another villager retorted with a smile that the township and countryside were chatting and talking, and that's all they talked about.

A few people were chatting and gossiping, and suddenly, shouts came from the cement road not far away.

"Nationhood, nationhood..... Good news! ”

Hearing the shout, Xu Jianguo hurriedly got up, and it was Xu Hongtu, the village chief of Xujia Village, who walked over quickly.

"Hongtu, what's wrong?" Father Xu asked as he handed over a cigarette.

"Tomorrow, tomorrow, there will be leaders from the city coming to your house, I heard that there will be an interview!" Xu Hongtu took the cigarette with a smile and said.

Father Xu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why do you want to come over with a good city leader?" ”

"You haven't watched the news when you look at it, you don't know yet! Your son has won an award, it seems to be some kind of Nobel Prize, anyway, a big award, the kind that is famous all over the world, and it is reported on TV! ”

Xu Hongtu lit a cigarette in his mouth, took a comfortable puff and said.

"TV reported? When was it reported? Which one? Hearing the news about Xu Chuan, Xu's father hurriedly asked.

"One set, which one else, I'll just watch one set, I'm still eating at noon, and I saw the news."

"At first, I thought it was the same name, but the photos are all there, and at first glance, isn't this your kid? Then before the meal was finished, the county called. ”

"It was said that your son won the award yesterday, and then a leader in the city came to condole, why don't I come over to inform you in a hurry!"

Hearing this, Xu's father pulled his legs and walked into the room, wanting to turn on the TV to take a look, but then he stopped again, it was too late to go to see it, and it must not be replayed after it has been reported.

After thinking about it, Xu's father took out his mobile phone and dialed Xu Chuan.

The phone rang a few times before it was connected, and a familiar voice rang on the other end.

"Hey, Dad."

"Son, listen to your Uncle Hongtu, what Nobel Prize did you win?" Father Xu asked on the phone.

Over there, Xu Chuan was stunned for a moment when he heard the Nobel Prize, then reacted and said with a smile: "Dad, how do you know?" ”

"You kid, you're on the TV news, why don't you tell us?"

Xu's father complained, such a big thing, don't make a phone call, they all missed the news report, it's good to watch it on TV.

"Haha, it's actually nothing." Xu Chuan snorted and explained this matter in general.

On the other end of the phone, Xu's father listened to Xu Chuan's voice and nodded in response.

In fact, he couldn't understand what his son was talking about, but as long as the voice came from the other end of the phone, it made him feel at ease.

After chatting with his father for a while, Xu Chuan hung up the phone, shook his head with a smile, and turned to study.

It was a pleasure to receive the Clafford Prize in Mathematics and Astronomy at the same time.

This is not only to make up for the regrets of his previous life, but also a manifestation of his mathematical ability to a higher level.

However, joy is hidden in the heart, like a pot of good wine, which makes people reminisce and spurs people forward.

.......

In the blink of an eye, it's mid-December.

The invitation to the Krafoord Award ceremony of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences had already been mailed, and after taking a leave of absence from his mentor again, Xu Chuan took a plane to Europe.

The huge Airbus A380 streaked across the blue sky and headed towards Sweden, and after several hours of flight, the white plane slowly moved towards Stockholm.

Dragging his luggage and through the crowd, Xu Chuan walked out of the airport and took a taxi to the Stockholm Hotel.

The Grand Hotel Stockholm, the hotel dedicated to the awards ceremony of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, is located in a prime location on the Stockholm waterfront, overlooking the Royal Palace of Sweden and the Old Town.

It is located two kilometers from the town hall where the award was awarded, but less than five hundred meters from the Nobel Museum.

Due to its unique location and culture, it has been the venue for major events since the 19th century, and the hotels where successive Nobel laureates have stayed before the awards have been arranged here.

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Xu Chuan handed the invitation letter in his hand to the front desk of the hotel, and the person in charge of the service was a young and beautiful young lady with Western style.

She took the invitation and glanced at it, and then scanned it with the instrument to make sure that it was correct, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but her professionalism made her smile as standard.

"Hello Mr. Xu Chuan, welcome to the Stockholm Grand Hotel to participate in this year's Cafford Award ceremony, your room is in 1001, this is the room key, please keep it."

"If you have any needs, please feel free to ask us and we will do our best to accommodate you."

Xu Chuan nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you." ”

After taking the room card, as soon as Xu Chuan turned around, he found two people standing not far behind him.

"Welcome, Mr. Xu Chuan!"

Seeing Xu Chuan turn around, a man in a gray suit with glasses on the left who was full of aristocratic atmosphere walked up quickly and gave Xu Chuan a warm hug.

"Secretary-General Staffan, it's a pleasure to see you."

For this old man, Xu Chuan naturally knows.

Staffan Nomark, permanent secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, all the Nobel Prize award calls, as well as the greeting of the award ceremony, were handled by this old man.

"Congratulations, the youngest Cafford Prize winner ever, you're even younger than you look in the photos."

Secretary-General Staffan looked at Xu Chuan with a smile and looked at the young scholar who had won the Cafford Prize before he was nineteen years old.

Xu Chuan said modestly: "Thank you, it is my honor to receive the Cafford Award." ”

After chatting with Xu Chuan for a while, Staffan Nomack said with a smile: "The award ceremony will start at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning at Stockholm City Hall, and there will be a special car to pick you up at that time......."

"If you need anything, please do not hesitate to ask the hotel staff, they will do their best to accommodate you, if there are any special requests, they will pass them on to me."

"I won't bother you, I hope you have a pleasant few days in Stockholm."

Secretary-General Staffan Nomac did not stay long, greeted Xu Chuan, informed him of some things that needed attention, and then took his leave.

After all, he has a lot of other work to prepare.

Dragging his luggage, Xu Chuan took the elevator to room 1001.

The room is filled with ancient artefacts, giving it a historical and humanistic atmosphere, as if you have stepped into the 19th century.

It's not a presidential suite, but it's not open to the public, and it's home to at least dozens of Nobel Prize, Cafford Prize winners, and other top university winners.

.......

The next day, at nine o'clock in the morning, Xu Chuan took a special car arranged by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to Stockholm City Hall.

In the elegant auditorium, Xu Chuan sat in the first row, with Ms. Barbara Cannon, President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on the right, and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on the right.

After a brief opening remarks, Ms. Barbara Cannon, President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, took to the stage.

There was no speech, and there was no too much seriousness, the president of the Royal Academy of Sciences looked at Xu Chuan, who was sitting in the front row, and a bright smile appeared on his face, and then he slowly spoke:

"Today is a very special and memorable day as we welcome this year's Clafford Prize in Mathematics and the Clafford Prize in Astronomy."

After a pause, Barbara Cannon continued: "To be honest, the next announcement I am about to make is very surprising and shocking. ”

"This year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences made the bold decision to award this year's Cafford Prize in Mathematics to the same person in the same year as the Cafford Prize in Astronomy."

"This is an unprecedented event in history, and it also breaks the usual rules, but compared with the contributions made by the laureates, I believe that every person and every scholar will admire."

"Whether it's mathematics or astronomy, he has made great achievements and promoted the development of two disciplines."

After another pause, Lady Barbara Cannon took a deep breath and continued:

"For his great contribution to the Weyl-Berry conjecture, as well as the method of calculating actuarial parameters using the XU-Weyl-Berry theorem, and the completion of the observation of celestial information in the tetrahydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse......"

"Xu Chuan, from China, will win this year's Cafford Prize in Mathematics and the Cafford Prize in Astronomy!"

"This young and great scholar, please!"

When the words fell, the auditorium erupted in deafening applause.

Although the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences officially announced the news back in early November, it was still emotional when Barbara Cannon said it herself at the awards ceremony.

In the fierce applause, Xu Chuan got up, walked on the podium smoothly and quickly, stood in the center of the stage, and looked at the audience with a smile.

At the same time, the applause that had not stopped was pouring out like a tide again.

This is the blessing and applause of hundreds of scholars of different colors and nationalities, as well as hundreds of invited guests from various fields and identities, for his contributions to the world.

The Chinese scholars who were specially invited to attend the award ceremony were even more red-faced, red-eared and bare-handed.

Since the establishment of the Cafford Prize in 1980, as of 2016, it has been 36 years, and this is the first Chinese scholar to stand here.

And it won a record-breaking double Cratford Award.

"Congratulations, Mr. Xu Chuan!"

On the stage, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who was sitting next to Xu Chuan, also walked up, took two golden medals from the hands of two staff members, put them on him, and presented him with two red certificates.

"Thank you~"

After Xu Chuan responded with a smile, he bowed slightly, so that the old man in front of him could put on the medal for him, and then hugged King Gustav warmly with the certificate, and then the two stood side by side, facing the guests in the auditorium.

In the auditorium, applause rang out again.

A large number of media reporters kept pressing the shutter to keep this scene forever.

And the photographer of CTV from Huaguo is eager to make the flash stay on eighteen times a second.

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