Chapter 461: Brother Chuan Is Still the Same Brother Chuan!

After visiting Academician Pan and unexpectedly gaining some ideas and directions for strongly correlated electronic systems, Xu Chuan also left with Yang Qiu.

On the campus of Peking University, Mr. Yang, accompanied by Ms. Weng, got into the car and said goodbye because his legs and feet were not very convenient.

Mr. Qiu, on the other hand, was going to continue chatting with Xu Chuan and walk all the way back to Shuimu.

On the campus of Peking University, Xu Chuan naturally walked with this old gentleman all the way. The two of them were chatting. He remembered something and asked:

"By the way, Mr. Qiu, about the meeting you mentioned last time that advocates sorting out mathematical knowledge and reviving ancient mathematical knowledge, hasn't the time been set yet?"

Mr. Qiu shook his head and said, "IMU had two more meetings later and they are still discussing."

"You know, when this kind of conference is held in China, the country naturally hopes to hold it in a larger direction, so I hope IMU will invite more top mathematicians to expand its influence."

"Of course, the International Mathematical Union also hopes to use this opportunity to expand the influence of mathematics, so they are constantly discussing and revising it, so the time has not been determined."

After a slight pause, he continued: "But judging from the last result, it should be soon, probably around January after New Year's Day."

"I will notify you when the time is determined."

Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, saying: "No problem. But speaking of it, isn't Peking University the first to take this kind of meeting?"

When it comes to the influence and strength of mathematics departments in domestic universities, Peking University is indeed unique. There is nothing to say about this.

Whether it is domestic status or international influence, Peking University’s Mathematics Department has surpassed Shuimu by a lot. Sometimes, the ranking of Shuimu Mathematics Department even falls out of the top three in the country.

According to common sense, this kind of internationally influential conference should be held at Peking University. After all, Peking University is the window to the Chinese mathematics community to the outside world.

Hearing this, Mr. Qiu snorted coldly and said: "They want to do it, but I facilitated this exchange meeting. Why should I give them a chance?"

“And aside from appearance, with their influence among the top international mathematicians, they cannot facilitate this kind of meeting.”

Speaking of this old gentleman from Peking University, I am a little dissatisfied. The friction between him and the Mathematics Department of Peking University is also well-known.

In terms of overall strength, the Department of Mathematics at Peking University is indeed number one among domestic universities.

But when it comes to influence among the world's top mathematicians, Peking University as a whole is still lacking after Mr. Chen's passing.

Whether it is Xu Chuan or Qiu Chengtong, their influence among top-level mathematicians is much stronger than that of Peking University.

After all, the names of the Seven Millennium Problems and Fields Medal winners are there, and Peking University cannot catch up with it no matter how hard it tries.

Xu Chuan smiled and did not answer. The two skipped the topic and walked forward while chatting.

Suddenly, Xu Chuan noticed the figure of a young man who looked very familiar, like an old friend.

He stopped and squinted his eyes, then suddenly shouted: "Lu Tianrui, here."

On the side of the road, Lu Tianrui, who was walking hurriedly on campus with a book in his arms, heard the shout and looked over. Two familiar-looking figures, a young man and an old man, were standing on the other side of the road looking at him.

After staring at the two people for a while, he seemed to recognize their identities, but he couldn't believe that these two people would appear here.

After rubbing his eyes to confirm that he was not hallucinating, he quickly ran over and asked excitedly and tremblingly: "Brother Chuanchuan, is this really you?"

After saying hello, he greeted Mr. Qiu who was standing with Xu Chuan cautiously: "Hello, Professor Qiu."

Looking at the familiar figures in front of him, Xu Chuan felt a little emotional.

The person I met this time was a friend who participated in the IMO competition together in high school. Six or seven years later, the little fat boy back then had grown up.

The only thing that hasn't changed is his fat figure and the round glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"I didn't expect to meet you at Peking University. Last time you told me that you were going to apply for Princeton, I thought you were going to study abroad." Looking at the little fat man in front of him, Xu Chuan sighed with a smile.

As his teammate, Lu Tianrui, who won the gold medal in the CMO competition together, is undoubtedly talented in mathematics. After being recruited by Peking University in advance, he will naturally continue on the path of mathematics.

Lu Tianrui nodded and said, "It's really fast. I'll have to go there in January next year."

Xu Chuan said with a smile: "Awesome, you used to study for a Ph.D., right? You completed college and graduate studies in six years, which is pretty good."

Hearing this, Lu Tianrui scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "I have already obtained a doctorate from Peking University, and this time I went to study in the past."

Hearing this, Xu Chuan was a little surprised: "Okay, Xiao Tianrui, this beta pretends to be pretty good. He completed all his studies in six or seven years."

Lu Tianrui: "Compared with Brother Chuan, you are far behind."

On the side, Mr. Qiu Chengtong said with a smile: "It took six years to complete a postgraduate doctorate at university, which is already very impressive. Don't compare with this monster, he is not a normal person."

After a pause, he then looked at Xu Chuan and said with a smile: "Go to Shuimu to chat with me when you have time. I won't disturb you two young people today."

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "I will definitely do it."

Mr. Qiu smiled and waved his hand, nodded to Lu Tianrui, and then walked away with his hands behind his back.

"Let's go, find a place to sit down."

Mr. Qiu left, and Xu Chuan smiled and patted his teammate on the shoulder.

Although the two had been in contact occasionally, it was still very joyful to meet unexpectedly after six or seven years, especially the friendship that had come from competing together.

In front of a milk tea shop on the Peking University campus, the two found a quiet place to sit down. Looking at his former friend, now a giant, Lu Tianrui also felt a little emotional.

The great man who took him to participate in the competition back then has really become a great man now.

Although he knew the gap between the two a long time ago, he didn't expect the gap to be so big.

He was still studying, and this great man had already solved two of the seven millennium problems, won the Fields Medal and the Nobel Prize, and served as the chief designer of the controlled nuclear fusion project to solve this century-old problem.

The gap between them is probably not calculated in years. If you insist, you can only say that they are two different species.

After all, even if he thought he had a decent talent for mathematics, he never thought he could solve a millennium problem in his lifetime.

And this teammate who was only one year older than him had already solved two.

If it weren't for the friendship they had when they participated in the competition together, if someone else sat with him, they would probably be so stiff that they wouldn't even know what to say.

After chatting for a while, he also relaxed a little, looked at Xu Chuan and asked curiously: "Brother Chuan, why did you come to Peking University?"

He knew about the conflict between the Department of Mathematics of Peking University and his great teammate, but he didn't expect to meet him on the Peking University campus today.

Xu Chuan smiled and said: "I know Mr. Pan Deming from your school. I came here to visit him this time, but I didn't expect to meet you by chance."

After a slight pause, he continued: "Which direction are you going to go to Princeton next year?"

Lu Tianrui: "The direction I have chosen is algebraic geometry. If nothing unexpected happens, I should try to go deeper into this field."

"That's good. Algebraic geometry is a very broad field." Xu Chuan said with a smile.

Lu Tianrui nodded and said, "Speaking of which, I was influenced by you to embark on the path of studying algebraic geometry. Your research on the Hodge conjecture has given me too much shock and inspiration."

After a pause, he continued, "I have read your paper proving the Hodge conjecture, but unfortunately only one in ten can understand it."

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "The proof of the Hodge conjecture is indeed more complicated and involves more mathematical fields. I will mail you some books and manuscripts from my previous study of algebraic geometry when I go back. Maybe you can see the path I have taken before."

When he was studying at Princeton, he left behind several large boxes of books and papers he had read and studied, and those things were later shipped back by mail.

For him now, those things are no longer useful, but if they are given to Lu Tianrui, they should help him make further progress in the field of algebraic geometry.

After all, there are many of his thoughts on the problem and some research ideas on it.

Hearing this, Lu Tianrui also swallowed his saliva with some difficulty. He naturally knew how precious these things were.

Not to mention giving it to a student like him who is still in the learning stage, even giving it to a top mathematician might be helpful.

But it was difficult for him to refuse. After all, for a mathematical researcher, such a gift is something he could not ask for.

Seeing the entanglement of this old friend, Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Don't be polite to me. Anyway, those old things are idle there."

Hearing this, Lu Tianrui took a deep breath, nodded solemnly and seriously, and said, "Thank you, Brother Chuan."

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "If you encounter any problems in mathematics, you can come to me."

The two chatted for a while, and suddenly, Lu Tianrui seemed to have recovered his previous personality. He stared at Xu Chuan with curiosity and asked, "Brother Chuan, what does it feel like to win the Nobel Prize and the Fields Medal together?"

Hearing this question, Xu Chuan thought about it seriously, and then replied, "It's okay."

Hearing this answer, Lu Tianrui was stunned for a long time. He thought he would have some lyrical feelings, but he didn't expect that it was just this sentence.

But then, he reacted again.

Sure enough, no matter how time changes, Brother Chuan is still the same Brother Chuan during the competition period, just as invincible, just as indifferent, but pretending to be more natural and smooth.

After saying goodbye to the old friend he met by chance, Xu Chuan returned to Beihai Hotel and began to sort out the communication and gains with Mr. Yang and Mr. Qiu today.

If it weren't for him, these two old gentlemen could be said to be the first in China's current physics and mathematics circles respectively.

Even if placed in the world, these two old gentlemen are also the top batch.

The ideas proposed by this level of big bull are naturally well thought out, even for him, they are of great value.

The days passed one by one, and in the blink of an eye, the New Year's Day of 22 years arrived.

In this solar calendar new year, China ushered in a new voyage.

The Dawn Demonstration Reactor Project in Jinling was officially transformed into the China Fusion Energy Company, and the Dawn Demonstration Reactor also completed the final grid connection work and began to provide a steady stream of electricity to the entire Jinling City.

Of course, supplying a city, even a provincial center like Jinling, is not the limit of Dawn.

When all four generators equipped with the Dawn Demonstration Reactor are running, the full load power generation is enough to supply energy for the entire Sujiang Province.

Along with the official connection of the Dawn Demonstration Reactor to the grid, there is another good news.

"China and Pakistan signed a cross-border power grid interconnection project!"

"China negotiated with Laos, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries on the cross-border power grid interconnection project."

The two pieces of news have caused a lot of turmoil in the world.

This news is definitely not good news for other countries except China and the countries that cooperate with it, especially for Western countries led by the United States.

Atlantic coast, White House.

The elderly president is holding a newspaper in his hand, looking at the news on it and wondering what he is thinking.

At this moment, China began to export energy to other countries, which means that they began to squeeze out other countries' resources in Southeast Asia.

Especially for the United States, small countries in Southeast Asia are their important means of restraining each other.

If China only signed a cross-border power grid interconnection project with Pakistan and provided it with cheap electricity, it would be nothing. After all, Pakistan alone is far from enough to influence the situation.

But when the entire Southeast Asia turns to China, the situation in Asia will gradually collapse completely.

In fact, it is not just Southeast Asia, but also other countries.

When facing cheap electricity, let alone small countries in Southeast Asia, even the European Union, as long as the conditions proposed by China are not so excessive, I am afraid it will not last long.

After all, the EU's urgent shortage of energy is an imminent matter.

Although it is not a good thing for them to switch the lifeline of energy from the hands of Tsarist Russia to the hands of China, it is not unacceptable if the price of energy can be greatly reduced.

Although everyone is now catching up with the controllable nuclear fusion technology, no one knows how long it will take for countries to catch up with China in this regard in the future.

It may be ten years, it may be twenty years, or even longer.

During this period, it is not impossible for some countries to directly trade core technologies to obtain support from China, and it is not impossible to build a controlled nuclear fusion reactor in their own country.

After all, for many countries, judging from the Dawn fusion reactor that has already been realized, the annual power generation of a large fusion reactor is enough to supply a small or medium-sized country.

For the United States, every country lost means that their influence in the world is weakened.

This is undoubtedly a change that makes things worse for them who have already started to go downhill.