Chapter 219 Final Arrangements Before Returning Home

In the hotel room, Xu Chuan's eyes moved.

It must be said that the various benefits attached to this invitation are indeed exaggerated.

Double salary of two million dollars, housing and car, corresponding scientific research funding resources, the right to use various large scientific research equipment, the title of national academician, immigration of three generations of relatives

For talents, the United States is indeed flocking to them.

Even for a Fields Medal winner, this treatment is exaggerated enough.

It can be said that if a Nobel Prize winner from the applied department is invited, the conditions and treatment may not be more than this, and the Nobel Prize winners who are not applied but theoretical may not be able to get such high treatment.

However, no matter how good these things are, there is not his motherland, his home, in the land where he has lived for twenty years.

Pretending to be a little shocked, Xu Chuan swallowed his saliva and still did not speak.

On the opposite side, Andre Miller smiled. Judging from his performance, this young genius was somewhat moved.

They investigated that Xu Chuan was just a student from a poor rural family, with no background, poor family and not rich, and he relied on his personal talent and hard work to achieve today's glory.

This kind of person is most suitable for the United States and is the easiest to be persuaded.

After a pause, he continued: "Professor Xu, I believe that you can only give full play to your talents in the United States. There are all kinds of top scholars in the world. Whether it is mathematics, physics, or astronomy, there are countless top talents."

"In addition, we also have all kinds of top scientific research equipment in the world, which can cooperate and help you realize your dreams."

"I believe that no country is more suitable for you than the United States."

On the opposite side, Fefferman also smiled and said: "Xu, welcome, I believe you will live happily in Princeton. Maybe we can solve the NS equation together."

Xu Chuan was silent for a while, as if he was thinking about the pros and cons. After a while, he said with some difficulty: "I need to think about it."

Andre Miller smiled and said: "Of course no problem, I hope we can work together one day."

He didn't let Xu Chuan make a decision now, after all, immigration is not a trivial matter.

But he also believed that no one could resist such a temptation, and eventually this young genius would fall into their arms.

Xu Chuan nodded, turned around and left without saying a word.

In the room, Andre got up and chased after him, stuffed a bag of tea into Xu Chuan's hand, and said with a smile: "Professor Xu, this is for you, it would be a waste if it was in my hands."

Xu Chuan took the tea and said: "Thank you."

Xu Chuan left, and Andre and Fefferman continued to communicate in the room.

"It seems that we will welcome another talent soon." Andre smiled and drank the tea in the cup, then frowned and said: "This is really not tasty, far worse than our coffee."

Fefferman glanced at the closed door and said: "I hope so, Professor Xu is a real genius. If he can continue on the academic path, his future achievements are expected to surpass Gauss or Newton."

He was a little confused about Xu Chuan's performance today. In his impression, Xu Chuan was a person with his own ideas, basically not entangled, but today he was a little twisted.

But he didn't think much about it. After all, immigration is a big deal, and it is normal to be entangled and hesitant.

Of course, he is not Andre's lobbyist. It doesn't matter to him whether Xu Chuan joins the United States or not. It is unlikely to expect Americans to have a strong sense of home and country.

This is the most typical immigrant country. He himself is not a traditional American. Both his parents immigrated from Germany.

Xu Chuan is looking forward to joining the United States. Perhaps he can solve the NS equation with him. It is also normal not to join. Not everyone is willing to immigrate.

Andre was a little surprised and said, "You have a really high evaluation of him. The previous Schulz was just the successor of Grothendieck. Can he bear the responsibility of surpassing Newton and Gauss?"

Feferman nodded seriously and said, "He is better than anyone I have ever seen. Maybe he can promote the development of the times."

Andre shrugged and grinned, "But if it is not in our great United States, it will be meaningless."

In the elevator, Xu Chuan pinched the tea leaves in his hand with a smile on his lips.

The price of this bag of tea in his hand is probably not cheap, at least in four or five figures. Because even if he doesn't drink tea much, he can clearly feel the difference between the cup of tea just now and the previous one.

It's a waste to leave such a good thing to the Americans.

After an exchange, I earned a bag of tea, which was not bad. Anyway, I didn't lose anything.

With the tea, Xu Chuan returned to the hotel happily.

There were only two days before the end of this International Mathematical Congress, and some other things should be arranged.

Back to the hotel, Xu Chuan called his two mentors at Princeton, Deligne and Witten, and made an appointment to meet.

"Have you decided?"

In a coffee shop opposite the venue of the International Mathematical Congress, Deligne looked at Xu Chuan and asked.

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "Well, I have decided to go back. After this International Mathematical Congress, I will leave."

"As for my four students, I will tell them that if they are willing to go to China with me, I will still take them with me. If they want to stay in Princeton, I will trouble you, mentor."

Deleigne nodded and said, "This is not a problem. Aren't you and Feferman working together to study the NS equation? If you leave now, what will happen to the NS equation?"

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "The NS equation is not so easy to solve. If we simply prove that its solution exists and is smooth, there may be a glimmer of hope if Feferman and I work together for a few years, but I am afraid that it will not be possible to calculate its solution in a short time."

On the side, Witten asked curiously, "Are you going back to preside over the matter of China joining CERN?"

He knew that China joined CERN, and Xu Chuan had a great contribution in this.

Although he did not spend a long time at CERN, his performance was quite impressive.

Whether it is the solution to the mystery of the proton radius or the method of using mathematics to calculate the energy level channel of physical particles, they are all hot topics and world-class problems.

Xu Chuan shook his head and said, "I shouldn't be responsible for this. These things have nothing to do with me. At most, when I need to do research, I will apply for the right to use LHC and other equipment through the channels in China."

"What are you going to do after you go back?" Witten asked in surprise. He thought Xu Chuan would go back to preside over CERN-related matters.

Xu Chuan thought for a while and said, "On the one hand, I will continue to study mathematics, and on the other hand, I may expand into physical materials."

"When I was studying at Nanjing University in China, my mentor was a researcher in the field of physical materials. I am quite interested in this aspect."

In front of Deligne and Witten, Xu Chuan didn't mind revealing his future development.

Although these two people are scholars from the United States, they basically don't participate in political affairs. In his previous life, he longed to go back, and Deligne and Witten had been helping to persuade and support him.

Some scholars in Princeton are still relatively pure, unlike those from Harvard and Yale, many of whom have some political ideas.

Including Fefferman, who came to him with the director of the immigration office, he didn't care about this aspect.

This is related to the core of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study since its establishment.

This is a research institution that brings together the best scholars in various fields to do the purest cutting-edge research without any pressure from teaching tasks, scientific research funds or sponsors.

Hearing this, Deligne raised his eyelids, glanced at Xu Chuan and said: "If you still want to study mathematics, Princeton is actually a very good place."

"If you are worried that some people will interfere with you, there is no need to worry. People at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study have always come and gone freely and never do anything."

Xu Chuan smiled. The Princeton Institute for Advanced Study is indeed like this, but it is not necessarily the case in the United States.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Deligne sighed and said, "Forget it, you always have your own ideas, very firm; but I still want to say one thing, even if you go back, I hope you can focus on mathematics and don't waste your talent."

Xu Chuan nodded vigorously and said seriously: "Don't worry, tutor, I will keep moving forward."

"Go, I'll talk to Witten for a while." Deligne waved his hand. He knew the character of his student. He would never look back after making a decision.

It's just a pity. If he goes back, there may not be such a good academic environment as Princeton in that country. I don't know how far he can go in the future.

Teaching for decades, he has seen many outstanding Chinese students. When they were in Princeton, these students showed excellent talents and even made many achievements, but after returning, they rarely heard about these people.

It has to be said that this is a very regrettable thing.

I just hope that this student can avoid those things and go further in academics.

After meeting the two mentors, Xu Chuan called the four students over and told them about his plan to return to China.

"Professor, are you going back?"

Hearing the news, the four students were stunned and kept their mouths open for a long time without saying anything. Finally, the older Roger Dean came to his senses first and asked.

This was indeed too shocking.

None of the four had expected that their mentor would run away.

After all, after a few months of getting along, the four had never felt any intention of leaving Princeton in Xu Chuan.

And, what should they do after Xu Chuan leaves Princeton?

It is a very pitfall for the mentor to resign and run away during the doctoral study, okay?

You need to consider and weigh various factors yourself, including where you want to graduate from, whether your degree and credits can be transferred to the new school, what the new university is like, and the impact on the economy and personal studies.

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "Yes, I'm ready to go back home."

"As for you, don't worry; if you are willing to go to China with me, I welcome you, after all, you have studied with me for several months."

"If you want to stay in Princeton, you can choose one of Professor Deligne and Professor Witten, and they will accept you. I have already talked to them about this, and they are willing to accept you."

"Of course, if you have other ideas in your mind and want to follow other mentors, you can tell me and I will help find them."

"It's early August now, and it's the fall semester of Princeton. I don't think it will delay you too much."

"After all, you are learning from me, and you are learning some basic knowledge. You have not participated in any scientific research experimental projects, and you have not finalized. I believe that many supervisors are willing to accept you."

Hearing this, Gu Bing, Sha Xi, Roger, and Amelia looked at each other, and they didn't know how to choose.

They never thought that they would encounter such a thing as their supervisor resigning and running away during their doctoral studies.

In addition, these solutions proposed by Xu Chuan are also difficult for people to choose.

Going to China with Xu Chuan is a very good choice. After all, their supervisor is now a Fields Medal winner, and he is still a record-breaking one.

And following the supervisor to transfer schools is considered the "best choice" by most people in the academic community.

The culture of the academic community sets such an expectation: graduate students should be willing and happy to do anything their supervisor expects.

This idea comes from many aspects.

For example, your supervisor has invested in you and is willing to continue to invest in you; or you have established a good way of communication and guidance with your supervisor, and staying with them will be easier for future study and research; or you should be willing to make any sacrifices to promote your career and be grateful for your supervisor's efforts in you, etc.

But this choice also has some disadvantages.

For example, moving to a new school will bring greater living pressure and economic costs to students. For example, partners need to adapt again, social and cultural changes, changes in living costs, and changes in tuition standards.

Especially now that their mentor is going back to China from the United States, the customs and habits of the two countries are completely different.

In addition, Xu Chuan's second choice, staying in Princeton to continue studying, is also a good choice.

As Xu Chuan said, it is now the fall semester at Princeton. They were originally not going to enroll until this time, but they came here to study in advance because of Xu Chuan's request.

Secondly, Deligne and Witten are both Fields Medal winners, especially Deligne, who is also Xu Chuan's mentor. Following the professors who have been passed down from generation to generation, there is no need to worry about future learning problems.

As for Witten, the four also know that this is what Xu Chuan left for Amelia, after all, she studied physics before.

As for other professors at Princeton, the four have basically not considered them.

In Princeton, who can be more awesome than Deligne or Witten?

I'm afraid not.

Even Fefferman was at most equal to the two of them.

The four of them were very confused and didn't know how to choose.