Chapter 215 Negotiations Before Returning Home

Xu Chuan: ? ? ?

Hearing what the senior said, Xu Chuan, who had just taken a sip of the drink, almost spit it all out.

Apply for his students and study with him?

What the hell.

One by one, do they all play like this?

Amelia before was also like this, and the senior is also like this now. Is the title of Fields Medal winner so famous?

After thinking about it, Xu Chuan was relieved again.

The title of Fields Medal winner is indeed very famous, and a twenty-year-old Fields Medal winner may be even more famous.

Twenty years old, in today's academic world, the age between twenty and fifty is the real golden period.

At the age of twenty, just starting out, he has already solved one of the seven millennium problems. There are still thirty years to go. How many can he solve?

Will he solve all the seven millennium problems by himself? Or unify algebra and geometry? Or develop new mathematics?

No one can predict the future.

But forget about taking the senior as his student.

On the one hand, he was about to return to China.

On the other hand, he and his senior sister were too familiar with each other. Although Amelia was also an acquaintance, they had only met a few times at the IPHO finals.

As for his senior sister, she was the only close friend in Nanjing University. Those people in Kong Zhong did not count, as they were all good friends in the previous life. Fan Pengyue and Cai Peng were not counted either, as they were disciples of the Nanjing University tutors. Although they had a good relationship, they were not close to each other.

At least, if Fan Pengyue and Cai Peng applied to Princeton, he would not take the initiative to offer to help them say hello.

Of course, if they made this request, he would help, but it was impossible to take the initiative.

One was passive and the other was active, and the difference was still very large.

After thinking about it, Xu Chuan shook his head and smiled, "If you have a tutor or professor you like in Princeton, I will recommend you no problem. I will accept you as a student."

Hearing this, Liu Jiaxin's eyes, which revealed hope, suddenly dimmed a little.

Her personality is exactly like Amelia, who can continue to pester Xu Chuan and ask why after he refuses, and try to persuade him.

But for him, being able to make this request is already a muster of all courage.

On the other side, Professor Zhou Hai of the School of Mathematics of Nanjing University smiled and said, "What's wrong with that? Jiaxin is still very talented in mathematics."

"She was delayed in her studies by her family before, but after you helped her solve the problem, she completed her master's degree in one year and is now studying for a doctorate. She can learn more from you, the winner of the Fields Medal."

"As for the major, it is not a problem for you. You helped Academician Chen solve the mathematical modeling problem before. Your mathematical ability is enough."

Zhou Hai smiled and started to help. He didn't know what Xu Chuan was thinking, but he had some interest in his student.

After all, he was his student, and he had some understanding of him.

And although his student's talent was not as good as Xu Chuan, the monster, he was also a top genius, and he was only one year older.

If these two could get together, it would still be very good.

Of course, the specific situation still depends on these young people themselves.

It is already the new century, and things like getting married at birth are no longer in line with the spirit of free love of modern people. He just helped to say it casually. Whether they can get together is still unknown.

Moreover, Xu Chuan is still young, just in his early twenties, and has not yet reached the legal designated age for marriage.

Hearing what Professor Zhou Hai said, Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Forget it. Senior sister is very talented in mathematics. It is a good thing to go to Princeton for further studies. Although I won the Fields Award, I don’t know everything. In mathematical algorithms and artificial intelligence, I am a novice and can’t teach anything."

Shaking his head, Xu Chuan skipped this topic and started to reminisce with others.

After having lunch in the restaurant, Xu Chuan said goodbye to the team of Nanjing University and returned to the hotel.

After simply packing himself up, he waited here.

Academician Pan Deming said that he had something to do with him and asked him to make some time in the afternoon. He roughly guessed what it was.

As for whether it was right or not, he would know it soon.

As he was thinking, the bell of the hotel door rang.

Xu Chuan stood up and opened the door. Standing outside was Academician Pan Deming, followed by a young man, standing straight.

Of course, although he was called a young man, he was actually older than him and looked to be in his thirties.

Seeing Xu Chuan, Pan Deming smiled and said, "Is Professor Xu free now?"

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Just call me by my name. I have reserved the afternoon time. I don't know what you want to talk to me about. Come in and tell me."

Although he had roughly guessed what it was, it was okay to pretend to be confused when it was time.

Pan Deming waved his hand and said, "In fact, it's not that I want to see you, but the country wants to see you. I'm just a messenger. Come with me. It's not easy for that person to communicate with you here."

Xu Chuan nodded, turned into the room, took the room card and mobile phone, and followed him out.

The three got in the car and headed to other places.

Soon, the SUV stopped, and the young man who hadn't spoken a word from beginning to end took Xu Chuan and Pan Deming into a hotel-style apartment of medium size.

After sending the two inside, the young man stood guard at the door.

Inside the room, a middle-aged man who looked about the same age as Xu Chuan's father stood up and greeted him with a smile after hearing the noise.

"Hello, Professor Xu, my name is Mu Liangcai, I'm sorry to disturb you in your busy schedule."

With a smile on his face, the middle-aged man extended his hand to Xu Chuan.

Xu Chuan shook his hand and also put on a standard smile on his face: "Hello, Mr. Mu."

On the side, Pan Deming introduced: "This is the leader of the Organization Department, who is responsible for the introduction of overseas talents."

Xu Chuan nodded and smiled: "Leader Mu"

He has never met this Mr. Mu, but he knows him.

Two years ago, after he proved the weak Weyl-Berry conjecture, Nanjing University helped him apply for the Thousand Talents Program and the Excellent Young Scholars and Distinguished Young Scholars.

These matters are actually managed by the Organization Department.

"Well, if you don't mind, just call me Uncle Mu. Leaders are too polite." Mu Liangcai smiled and said: "Come in and sit down first."

While inviting the two to come in, Mu Liangcai stood up, boiled a pot of water, and made two cups of tea.

After chatting for a while, Mu Liangcai cleared his throat and got to the point.

"Ahem, I'm sorry to interrupt Professor Xu's research in my busy schedule. I asked you to come here this time because I want to invite you to return to China to conduct research."

"The motherland appreciates your talent and ability, and also needs your talent and ability. We eagerly hope that you can return to China to conduct research."

"In order to show our attention to you, the country is willing to hire you to return to China for research with a tax-free salary three times your salary in Princeton. Your research funding will be more than five times your current amount, and it will be issued in the form of special funds without complicated procedures."

"In addition, if you are interested in other research besides basic research, you can also obtain a research funding, and the amount will not be less than your research funding."

"These policies are fixed on you, that is, after you return to China, no matter which university, research institute, or research institute you go to, or you set up your own research institute, these policies will follow you."

"In addition, if you have other needs, you can tell me, I will convey your needs to the top, and the country will do its best to meet them."

After speaking, Mu Liangcai looked at Xu Chuan expectantly.

As for Xu Chuan, the country has actually noticed him a long time ago.

Starting from the weak Weyl-Berry conjecture, some information about this outstanding young scholar has been archived. This is the normal work of the management department.

What really attracted attention was when he proved the Weyl-Berry conjecture and was expected to win the Fields Medal.

From that time on, the authorities really began to pay attention to him.

Including Xu Chuan's participation in information decryption work at Sun Moon University a few years ago, these things are known.

They have never come to him, and the reason for inviting him back to China is to wait for him to win the Fields Medal.

The first Chinese Fields Medal winner in history is no less important than the Nobel Prize winner.

There are still Chinese Nobel Prize winners.

But the Fields Medal in the basic science field of mathematics has never been won in a hundred years.

Mathematics is the root of the basic science field. Although top mathematics seems to be useless, it seems to be studying various theories.

But in fact, for a country, top mathematics is extremely important to the development of a civilized society.

For most people, some branches of higher mathematics that have developed to the point where even numbers are rarely used are too ethereal.

But in fact, our lives today are completely inseparable from higher mathematics.

It can even be said that without the development of higher mathematics, there would be no modern society today.

Perhaps many people will doubt this, but it is not true.

Let’s not talk about elementary mathematics, and some branches such as discrete mathematics, operations research, and cybernetics that are purely developed for application. Let’s focus on the basics.

For example, mathematical analysis mainly includes calculus and series theory.

Calculus is the foundation of higher mathematics and has a very wide range of applications. Basically, any field involving functions requires knowledge of calculus.

In series theory, Fourier series and Fourier transform are mainly used in the field of signal analysis, including filtering, data compression, power system monitoring, etc., and the manufacturing of electronic products cannot do without it.

Or complex function, which is the second enhanced version of learning analysis.

It is a very widely used discipline in aerospace mechanics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, information engineering, electrical engineering and other fields, so engineering students must take this course.

Applied higher algebra can be said to be the most widely used branch of mathematics at present.

Data structures, program algorithms, mechanical design, electronic circuits, electronic signals, automatic control, economic analysis, management science, medicine, accounting, etc. all require the knowledge of linear algebra.

In addition, there are functional analysis, topology, number theory, and other types of mathematics, all of which have their unique uses.

It can be said that the development of modern society to this day is inseparable from higher mathematics.

A Fields Medal winner, especially a very young mathematician like Xu Chuan, can bring great help to a country.

Because he is young, he is only 20 years old now. Even if he works to the statutory retirement age, there are still 40 years.

Forty years, with three or four students a year, hundreds of top mathematicians can be cultivated for the country.

What's more, these students can bring students after they grow up, and help them all the way, which can bring about great changes.

In addition, the more critical thing is that he himself won the Fields Award at the age of 20. His golden career of academic research has just started. No one can say what great achievements he can make in the future.

He didn't come to find him before because he hadn't won the Fields Award yet, and the country couldn't offer too high conditions.

It's different after winning the Fields Award. Honor itself is strength.

For such talents, offering additional conditions is also in line with the rules of doing things.

Whether it's triple the annual salary, or the policy follows the person, even if Xu Chuan opens a research institute himself, it doesn't matter.

As long as the person is in China, the results and research he makes will inevitably be applied in China first.

For the country, this is enough.

Xu Chuan was surprised when he heard the conditions offered by Mu Liangcai.

His annual salary at Princeton is as much as 600,000 Mi Jin, which is 1.8 million Mi Jin when tripled, which is a full 12.5 million.

An annual salary of tens of millions is top-notch even for a Fields Medal winner.

This is pure salary, without any other income such as welfare benefits, scientific research share, etc.

What is even more exaggerated is the policy behind it. The policy follows the person, and even uses scientific research funds to establish their own research institutes. In China, there are probably not many scientific researchers who can enjoy such policies, and they can be counted on one hand.

Of course, for Xu Chuan, these are nothing.

He returned to China, not for these, but for something else.

He had not gone back before, in fact, he was waiting for this.

Now that Minister Mu is here, he can also put forward his needs.

After a pause, Xu Chuan looked up and smiled at Mu Liangcai, and said: "I have no opinion on what Minister Mu said."

"But here, since you are here, I will make another small request."

Hearing this, Mu Liangcai said seriously: "You say."

Xu Chuan said: "I need a scientific research environment that is not disturbed by the environment."

This sentence actually requires a normal environment.

Xu Chuan knows how bad the academic environment is. Sometimes, it is annoying to deal with senior seniors and some people who don't know the business.

Such things are inevitable in Princeton, not to mention that they are extremely complicated.

Even if he is a Fields Medal winner and is respected, he may not be able to suppress many other people. He is not interested in participating in those things.

To put it bluntly, Qiu Chengtong said that China only has half a mathematician, and this half refers to Mr. Hua.

The reason why he said half is that Mr. Hua's research was basically done before returning to China. After returning to China, he didn't have much time to do research again, so he can only be considered half.

Many times, you are not interested in someone, but it doesn't mean that you are not interested in him. It's very complicated.

So he directly asked for a green light so that he could complete his research without being disturbed. This is the best way, and it is also the reason why he has been waiting.

As for follow-up research, such as the talents needed in controlled nuclear fusion, you can find them yourself. China lacks everything, but not people.

If you really can't find them, ask for them again.

As long as there are interim results and there is hope for the follow-up, the country will definitely provide him with the corresponding talents.

And he has a lot of interim results in his mind.

PS: I revised it three times and it took me until midnight before I finally published it.