896 The Tree Wants To Be Quiet But The Wind Doesn't Stop (2/4)

Chapter 896 The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop (24)

Not only Xiaotong did not expect that the paper published in "Econometrica" ​​would be so popular, but even Lu Zhou did not expect that he had just returned home and was about to cut off contact with the outside world, while studying the Riemann conjecture without distraction. , While taking a safe vacation until the end of the year, the mailbox was flooded by letters flooding in.

Some of them were sent by his old friends in Princeton, and some he didn’t know, but judging from the introduction of his own family, it seems that they are all scholars engaged in the research of macroeconomics and computational economics, and many of them are still They are the more famous ones.

It was also from these emails that Lu Zhou learned that his mathematical model has become popular in the economics circle. There have been several economic seminars on this mathematical model in New York, Boston, London and other places. of colleges and universities held.

And the meaning expressed by those economists who found him is basically the same as that of Professor Krugman, they all hope that he can continue to study on the Lu-Bewley model, and bring macroeconomics and computational economics towards Higher peaks ahead.

Unfortunately, Lu Zhou was not very interested.

At the beginning, he answered a few emails seriously, expressing a tactful refusal, but later, when there were more and more emails, he simply left it to Xiao Ai to reply.

For a while, Lu Zhou became much cleaner, and finally had time to calm down and continue to study the mathematical tool he created a while ago - "Super Elliptic Curve Analysis".

On the evening of the third day before the Spring Festival, it was probably just past noon in London time.

Xiaotong, who was packing her luggage, opened the WeChat video, harassing her brother who was on vacation, and at the same time reported the good news to Lu Zhou that she was invited by Professor Krugman to study for a Ph.D. in Princeton.

After listening to Xiaotong's excited chatter, Lu Zhou thought about it for a moment, and suddenly interrupted her.

"Xiaotong."

"Um?"

When his name was called suddenly, Xiaotong, who was stuffing the skirt into the suitcase on the other side of the video, didn't look back, and hummed to show that he heard it.

After a pause, Lu Zhou continued.

"In theory, can a model based on economic design... be able to predict the future?"

These days, he almost forgot what Professor Krugman said to him, but when Xiaotong suddenly mentioned that he was admitted by the Nobel Prize winner, Lu Zhou recalled it again.

Fortune-telling……

By predicting the future social environment and even the political landscape through changes in the macro economy...

Can this kind of thing really be done?

Hearing this strange question, Xiaotong stopped packing the suitcase, tilted her head and thought for a moment, and then answered seriously.

"I can't say no...but the meaning of economics is not to predict the future."

Lu Zhou: "What is that for?"

"For the efficient allocation of social resources...or in other words, to make the future develop in a better direction?"

When she said this, Xiaotong’s tone was not particularly certain. After all, she was just a master’s student who just graduated less than a month ago. For her, there is still a long way to go on the academic road. to go.

"That's it..."

Lu Zhou nodded thoughtfully, but did not comment.

Looking back at the computer screen, Xiaotong asked curiously, like a brother who was lost in thought.

"Brother, aren't you studying the Riemann Hypothesis? Why do you suddenly ask?"

Suddenly, her heart moved, and she said happily.

"Could it be...you suddenly became interested in economics?"

"You think too much, but someone suddenly mentioned this interesting question to me," without telling her that this person is her future mentor, Lu Zhou smiled, ended the topic, and continued, "Speaking of it, this year What date did you come back?"

Although this is an interesting topic, it is not interesting enough to fascinate Lu Zhou.

After all, the so-called prediction of the future is just a conjecture. When Professor Krugman mentioned this concept to him, he didn't even use a very positive tone.

Of course, if it can be done, he doesn't mind taking the time to study it, and use the quantum computer to observe what interesting things will happen in the future.

Of course, I don't want to use this technology to make a profit, but purely from the perspective of a scholar, curious about the unknown...

Xiaotong said happily: "Tomorrow's plane! First land in Shanghai, play there for two days, and then take the high-speed train back~"

Lu Zhou nodded.

"Then come back and talk again... By the way, do you have enough living expenses?"

"Hmph, I don't need your money. The outsourced work I received from HSBC is not low. It's much higher than when you were working part-time... Speaking of which, brother, are you already home?"

Although it's a bit skinny, the only thing that doesn't want to trouble others is almost carved out of the same mold as myself. At the beginning, I seemed to be the same, as soon as my wings grew hard, I didn't want a penny from my family anymore.

Hearing Xiaotong's first half sentence, Lu Zhou couldn't help but smiled and nodded.

"Well, it arrived yesterday."

"Hey, I envy you... I'll go down to have lunch later, I'll hang up first."

"Well, come back soon."

After hanging up the video call, Lu Zhou looked at his watch. After ten minutes or so, it was probably time for his mother to knock on the door and tell him to go over for dinner.

But just when he was about to get up and walk, a string of bubbles popped up in the lower right corner of the computer screen.

Xiao Ai: [Master, Xiao Ai received a somewhat special email here, do you need me to reply for you? (^^*)】

Seeing this prompt, Lu Zhou hesitated a little.

"...what does it mean to be a little special?"

Xiao Ai: [It was sent by a lady named Vera. (▽)】

Vera?

Hearing this unexpected name, Lu Zhou froze for a moment, and then he said.

"...I'll answer it myself."

【Okay~(beautiful.jpg)】

Although I am very curious about how Xiao Ai can identify which emails he might want to reply to, but thinking about it, it is estimated that the last upgrade has somewhat improved the IQ of this artificial mentally handicapped student.

But just as Lu Zhou was about to click on the email, there was a knock on the door.

"Zhou'er, someone is looking for you outside."

Through the door, the old lady's voice came.

Slightly stunned, Lu Zhou thought about it carefully, as if there was no appointment or something, he subconsciously asked for confirmation.

"Find me?"

"Hey! Just looking for you. They claim to be from Jianghe University, and they are all teachers! There is another one who is said to be an academician! They are too polite, they are all waiting at the door, let me ask you first."

Listening to the old lady's voice, it seems to be full of joy, even with a little vibrato.

Not only did my son learn about the university, but all the people he interacted with were "universities". Can you be unhappy being a mother?

What's more, Jianghe University is quite famous in Jiangling City!

However, after hearing keywords such as "Jianghe University", "teacher", and "a few academicians", Lu Zhou felt a faint feeling of something bad, even a little headache.

At that moment just now, he suddenly realized how unrealistic it was for him to think that he could escape those human relationships by going back to his hometown.

"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop..."

Xiao Ai: 【(°ー°??)】

Fang Mei: "Zhou'er?"

"Nothing, I'm here."

Pushing away the chair and standing up, Lu Zhou walked towards the door with his mind full.

Always felt……

It is naive of me to expect myself to take a break from my busy schedule to celebrate the new year easily...