Chapter 427 The Philippine Award Is OK, Professor Lu

While Lu Zhou and Schultz were talking about the Langlands Program from algebraic geometry, the other two Fields Medal winners were also whispering their acceptance speeches.

"...When I escaped from Kurdish, I didn't expect to be here at all. When I first entered the University of Nottingham, I didn't even know English." Looking at the medal in my hand, I recalled the time when I fled Iran to the UK in the last year of my undergraduate course. Experience, Bilkar sighed.

From being away from home and not speaking the language, to becoming a major contributor to dual rational geometry, he proved the finiteness of Fano varieties, and made outstanding contributions to the solution of many difficult problems in the minimal model program (also known as the Mori Shigefumi program), which is also The main reason he won the Fields Medal.

"It's not easy." Venkatesh, who was sitting next to him, comforted, "Australia has never had such a tragic thing. Compared with your past, we are so lucky."

The 1980s was the period of the Iran-Iraq War, and it was not easy to maintain the love of mathematics in the era of heavy artillery fire.

"It's okay, it's all over," Birkar put a smile on his face as he put the medal in his briefcase, "Kurd is a place that doesn't make children interested in mathematics. I hope this award-winning Messages that put a smile on the faces of 40 million people."

After that, the International Union of Mathematicians also awarded the Navarina Prize. As the highest award in the field of computer science mathematics, the winner is Professor Daskalakis of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

After the award ceremony, the opening ceremony also came to an end.

The local art group in Rio de Janeiro brought unique Brazilian cultural performances to the participants from all over the world.

Looking at the Inca aborigines and the peacock-like crown, Lu Zhou always felt that this thing was more like a performance art than dancing.

At least he couldn't feel it at all, what's so interesting about it.

Maybe it's a cultural difference.

...

After the theatrical performance, the alliance chairman Shigefumi Shimori announced the end of the opening ceremony.

Most of the attendees left happily.

Leaving from his seat, Lu Zhou was about to leave the venue and go to the restaurant for lunch when he was soon surrounded by reporters who had been waiting for a long time.

The first question was a reporter from CTV.

I saw the lady reporter with a professional smile on her face, and asked politely: "Hello, Professor Lu, as the first Chinese scholar to receive this honor, how do you feel at this moment?"

This question is a bit difficult.

Excited? Pleasure? Get what you want?

It seems to be a bit, but not very accurate.

He didn't know how to describe his mood at the moment.

Looking at the camera facing him, Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly: "It feels okay."

Hearing this sentence, the reporter brother who was carrying the camera almost didn't hold the camera steady.

OK……

The Philippine award is okay Lu...Professor Lu!

If this interview is broadcast, I'm afraid it will become a joke tomorrow.

The microphone in the reporter's hand also trembled, but it quickly returned to normal. She changed the question and continued to ask with a smile.

"I heard that you are very famous in Jinling University, and many young students regard you as a role model. Standing on this international stage, do you have anything to say to them?"

Lu Zhou smiled and said: "If you don't forget your original intention, you will never forget it!"

It wasn't just Lu Zhou who was surrounded by reporters, the other three Philippine award winners were also attracting attention.

Especially Birkar.

Although his academic achievements are slightly inferior compared to the other three winners, his special identity label makes him unexpectedly more popular with Western media.

While this popularity doesn't necessarily mean good things for him.

Being harassed by the reporters was a bit annoying, and Birkar was about to find an opportunity to escape, but at this moment, something very embarrassing happened.

"Wait, where's my medal?"

An exclamation sounded, and all the nearby cameras were aimed at Birkar.

Ignoring those shots, Birkar anxiously looked around for the medals that had just been warmed up.

Noticing the situation here, Professor Viana, chairman of the organizing committee of the conference, came over and asked Karbir, who looked anxious.

"what's going on?"

"My medal, it was still in my briefcase just now..." Birkar, who was about to find his briefcase, was suddenly stunned as he spoke in an unbelievable tone.

Because he soon discovered that not only the 14K medal was gone, but also his briefcase with his mobile phone and wallet was gone.

Professor Viana quickly realized the seriousness of the problem, glanced at the secretary next to him, and sighed.

"Call the police."

The secretary nodded and took out the phone from his pocket.

Although as the organizers of the meeting, they didn't want to make things bigger.

But at this moment, apart from contacting the police, they have no other better way.

The news that the Fields Medal was stolen spread quickly and caused quite a commotion in the venue.

Although the briefcase was quickly found near the hotel, the mobile phone, wallet and medal inside were all gone.

In line with the principle of open communication, the Congress of Mathematicians itself does not restrict the identity of the participants. Anyone can freely express their academic views and exchange academic issues with the people at the Congress.

However, no one expected that thieves would sneak into the conference.

In the face of interviews by many media, the spokesperson of the International Union of Mathematicians expressed disappointment with the security situation in Rio de Janeiro, and at the same time said that if the medal is not found in the end, a special ceremony will be held to re-award the unfortunate winner.

Lu Zhou, who had just gotten rid of the reporter, also heard about Birkar's experience from Hardy.

While expressing deep sympathy for the Kurdish brother, Lu Zhou subconsciously touched the medal in his pocket.

Fortunately, his medal is still there.

Hearing the voices talking beside him, the expression on Hardy's face was a little uncomfortable.

"...Professor, although I don't want to say this, the law and order in Rio de Janeiro is really not very good. If you plan to go out, please remember to keep your medals and wallets safe."

Seeing the rare expression on Hardy's face that didn't look like he was joking, Lu Zhou nodded silently.

"……I will."

After coming out of the hall where the opening ceremony was held, Lu Zhou decided to wander around the conference site.

The reports at the International Congress of Mathematicians are usually of high quality. In addition to the 1-hour report and 45-minute report at a fixed time, there is also a 10-minute report session for general scholars. to apply.

There are more than 20 subject groups in the conference, and if they are subdivided, they can be divided into more.

For this opportunity to intuitively understand the latest research trends in the academic world, Lu Zhou naturally will not let it go so easily.

Just when he came to the corridor, when Lu Zhou was thinking about which subject group to go to the lecture hall first, he suddenly heard a familiar and eager voice from the side.

"Professor Lu, long time no see!"