Chapter 399 State Banquet

Just after the awards were presented yesterday, the news swept the screen the next day.

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

"The Youngest Natural Science First Prize Winner! "

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

"The highest honor in Huaguo's academic circle - the first prize of natural science that you don't know. "

"..."

Like the last time he won the Crawford Award, this time Lu Zhou won the first prize of the natural science award, and also received extraordinary attention.

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

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

Some people think that this is a manifestation of "reducing talents in an eclectic manner", and that sufficient attention should be paid to capable people. The decision of the award committee is worthy of praise.

Of course, where there is agreement, there are voices of opposition.

There are also some people who think that such a decision is a bit too hasty. After all, it is unbelievable to award the first prize of natural science to a young man who is less than 40 years old.

Similar discussions not only happen on the Internet, but also in the circles of major universities, voices discussing this matter can also be heard.

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

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

"Have you heard? This science award conference awarded three first prizes in natural science."

"I heard that this is the first time since the 1980s. I guess the award committee is also quite embarrassed. In the past few years, there were no awards to be awarded, but this year there are three awards. There are still many outstanding people." Speaking of this, Dai The researcher with the glasses couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The chubby researcher raised his eyelids and glanced at him.

"You think this is a good thing?"

"Why is it not 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 circle. Can this be a bad thing?"

The chubby researcher retorted: "But isn't he a professor at Princeton? Can he be considered one of our own?"

Putting a piece of twice-cooked pork into his bowl, the researcher wearing glasses shook his head with a smile and said leisurely.

"The principle of awarding the first prize of the National Natural Science Award is very clear. The object of the award is the citizens of Huaguo, and the criteria for the award are major achievements. He has never given up his nationality in Huaguo. Why can't he win this award? Deligne Pierre in Working at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, isn’t it the same as being knighted by the King of Belgium? You only see the surface of the problem, but you still don’t see the essence!”

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

Hearing this, the researcher wearing glasses was immediately happy.

"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 a Huaguo ID card and uses a Huaguo passport. It is enough to explain his position. Compared with that certain professor who said that he has a fistful heart, but his body honestly got his green card at the last second of the academician selection, he is so high that he doesn't know where he is."

"His glory is the honor of Huaguo, and his brilliance is the glory of Huaguo's academic circle. If you have time to find bones in other people's eggs, why not use this time to do something else."

The chubby researcher frowned, but still couldn't help but want to say: "But his age..."

The researcher wearing glasses smiled and said, "What's the matter with age? Besides, 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 say you This fart seems to be sitting crookedly."

The chubby researcher smiled mischievously and stopped talking.

That's right...

But the problem is, we are not good enough.

Isn't it the basic operation to be sour?

...

After the award presentation, there were still photos, so I was busy until later.

A state dinner was held the following evening.

Different from the banquet at the Blue Hall in Stockholm, the dinner here is more classical and solemn in the oriental style.

Moreover, this is probably the first time that Lu Zhou has seen a real banquet of Man and Han.

There are a wide variety of dishes, each cuisine is divided into categories, and each dish has its own particularity 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 science, he stole the limelight at the conference, and it is inevitable that he will receive the same degree 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, apart from well-known domestic scholars, Academician Li and Academician Tang, who also won the first prize in natural science, were naturally indispensable.

Lu Zhou didn't know much about agriculture, so he and Academician Li just chatted briefly to encourage 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 subject has Professor Lu been researching recently?"

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

Tang Benzhong was slightly stunned, and asked in 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. To conduct 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 fighting on two fronts. In terms of materials, my research teams on both sides of Silicon Valley and Jinling are researching, and there are also research teams from MIT. Cooperation. Relevant papers have 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 laughed, and clinked glasses with Lu Zhou: "Superconducting materials? Then I have to look forward to the latest issues of "Nature"!"

...

After the state banquet was over, 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, with the cold wind blowing through the car window, Lu Zhou felt a little sober from his alcoholism.

Glancing at Wang Peng who was driving, he said it casually.

"did you eat?"

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

Lu Zhou thought for a while and continued, "By the way, I want to 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's not a problem to stay forever."

"That won't work, it will bring too much trouble to your work." Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "I will go back to Jinling tomorrow, so please help me return that room."

Wang Peng smiled and said "yes" without saying anything.

In fact, the room does not exist at all.

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

Without a certain status, even if you have money, you can't live in it...

After returning to the hotel, Lu Zhou hung the suit on the hanger, took a shower, dried his hair, and then went to the bed and lay down.

After tonight's banquet is over, his affairs in Shangjing will be considered as finished.

At the same time, with the first prize of the National Natural Science Award, the reward task was successfully completed. He was supposed to receive the task reward yesterday, but he was delayed because he was too busy.

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

Saying the system silently in his heart, he sank his consciousness into a pure white system space, and walked quickly to the translucent holographic screen. Lu Zhou got his wish and saw the familiar text from the center of the screen.

[Congratulations to the host, complete the reward task! 】