Great Country Academician

After a long flight, a blue and white plane landed at Philadelphia Airport in Pennsylvania.

Looking at the familiar scene outside the thick glass window, Xu Chuan sat quietly in his seat for a while, until the airline stewardess smiled and handed him his backpack before recovering.

Coming to this country again, he felt a little depressed, but today is not what it used to be, and the tragedy of the previous life cannot happen again.

After taking a long breath of the turbid air in his chest, Xu Chuan smiled politely, took the backpack and thanked him.

Swinging the backpack over his shoulder, Xu Chuan got up and left, and dialed a phone number after getting the suitcase.

"Hello, Brother Lin."

"Well, Xu Chuan, why don't you get off the plane? I'll wait for you here in the arrival hall. I'm holding a signboard with your name written in Chinese on it. You can see it at a glance."

On the other end of the phone, a hearty voice came over.

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Xu Chuan responded, and after a brief exchange, he took his luggage and walked towards the arrival hall.

Brother Lin on the other end of the phone is Lin Feng, a student of his mentor Chen Zhengping, who is currently studying physics at Princeton.

Long before the Chinese New Year, Chen Zhengping passed the contact information of the two to each other, and greeted Lin Feng, confirming that he would come to pick them up.

After all, it was Xu Chuan's first time to go abroad, and it was wrong, it should be said that it was the first time to go abroad alone, plus he was only eighteen years old, so Chen Zhengping was still a little worried.

Xu Chuan didn't refuse his mentor's kindness either, anyway, he knew Lin Feng very well in his previous life.

As soon as he walked to the arrival hall, Xu Chuan saw the familiar Senior Brother Lin in the crowd at a glance.

The main reason is that it is too prominent. Senior Brother Lin is holding a huge white cardboard in his hand, and there are two big 'Xu Chuan' on the cardboard. You don't want to see it.

Dragging his luggage, Xu Chuan quickly walked over.

"I've kept you waiting for a long time, Brother Lin."

Walking in front of Lin Feng with a smile, Xu Chuan said hello, but Lin Feng, who was still holding a sign, saw Xu Chuan, and was taken aback for a moment, a little unresponsive.

After looking at it twice, after confirming that it was correct, Lin Feng said in surprise: "I only know that the teacher brought a new student last year, but I didn't expect you to be so young. You should not be twenty years old, right?"

Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, "Not yet."

"It's unbelievable, you can solve a world-class conjecture by yourself under the age of twenty, tsk tsk."

As he said that, Lin Feng looked at Xu Chuan again, as if looking at a peerless treasure: "Let's go, I'll take you back to Princeton. I look forward to your report this time, and I will definitely listen to it."

"Brother, please."

"Hey, what's the matter?"

Lin Feng waved his hand, took the black suitcase from Xu Chuan, and dragged it towards the parking lot.

It's not very far from Philadelphia to Princeton, just over an hour's drive is enough.

Soon, the two came to Princeton University.

"How is it? The environment and scenery here are not bad." After getting out of the car, Lin Feng asked Xu Chuan.

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "It's really good."

He was not against his words. Princeton University was founded in 1746. At that time, the United States was still in the colonial period when the sun never set, and all kinds of architectural styles had a strong British style.

The ancient Gothic architecture is beautifully designed, and there is an illusion of being in Hogwarts in the library.

Coupled with the fact that the land is vast and sparsely populated, it is located in a unique rural city, surrounded by trees, green grass, and clear rivers flowing quietly around the small town. The entire university is surrounded by Carnegie Lake, so the scenery is quite beautiful. elegant.

But in terms of familiarity, he is much more familiar than Lin Feng.

He lived here for fifteen years in his previous life, and he could clearly understand the layout of the school with his eyes closed.

"Let's go, I'll take you to check in." Lin Feng grinned, and brought Xu Chuan to the administration building.

After passing the invitation letter of the academic report mailed by Princeton to the staff at the front desk to check the information, they checked in for him.

The front desk staff handed the room card to Xu Chuan and asked, "Your room is in 401, do you need me to take you there?"

Xu Chuan shook his head and said, "Thank you, no need, I can go by myself."

After throwing the luggage in the room, Xu Chuan went downstairs again, and Lin Feng was still waiting at the door.

"Come on, I'll take you on a tour of Princeton, and then go to sleep at night, your jet lag should be almost adjusted."

Lin Feng patted Xu Chuan on the shoulder and led him towards the Princeton campus.

Compared with domestic universities, Princeton University is not fortified, there is no serious fence, and the school gate is just a sign, so there is no security guard.

Except for superstitious students, everyone can freely enter and exit through this school gate; in other words, all the facilities in Princeton town are built around Princeton University.

Although it is located in the countryside, the law and order here is very good.

In other words, there are probably a lot of rich people here, so the law and order is very good.

Due to the unique academic environment, coupled with the quiet and peaceful life of the small town, and the aristocratic atmosphere shrouded in a strong cultural atmosphere, the small town of Princeton has become a popular residence for the upper class in the United States.

And according to Xu Chuan's understanding, according to Princeton University's school financial statistics, the average donations of previous graduates and alumni reached 2 million gold.

That is to say, every student who graduates will bring an income of 2 million gold to Princeton in the future.

And how many students go out from Princeton? It has been lost to count.

In 2017 alone, Princeton received a total of $23.4 billion in donations.

Therefore, Princeton University is also known as the richest university in the world.

"Are you going to continue your studies in mathematics?" Lin Feng asked with a smile as he walked on the campus.

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "It should."

"Have you considered Princeton?"

"Well, of course I have considered it. After all, it is a sacred place for mathematics and physics, and it almost perfectly meets my goal." Xu Chuan looked at the scenery of Princeton University and sighed slightly in his heart.

For the Chinese, among the three top schools in the United States, Hayep, Princeton is actually recognized as the best to approach and apply for, at least 98% of the applicants are given interview opportunities.

Moreover, Princeton attaches great importance to science students from Huaguo, especially those majoring in physics and mathematics. Princeton likes foreign students from Huaguo in these two majors.

Because she prefers kind and responsible students who are down-to-earth, humble, and rigorous in their studies.

The Chinese are relatively more in line with this goal than people from other countries.

In comparison, Harvard and Yale, which are equally famous, are different. These two institutions enroll fewer Chinese.

Harvard only recruits two kinds of Chinese, one is very unique students in a certain field, or only the most "excellent" and "prominent" students in a field.

The other is a star student whose intelligence is too high, and the condition is a perfect SAT score or GPA4.0.

And Yale, which is equally famous, prefers to recruit social youths with leadership and philanthropic students, so the Chinese are basically not in line with the goal.

Moreover, Yale's political nature is a bit anti-Chinese, because Yale has trained many presidents for the United States, with various political bonuses.

After taking Xu Chuan around the campus and introducing various attractions, the two came to the place where the mathematics research exchange conference was held.

The exchange meeting will officially start tomorrow, but it is already very lively here today.

In addition to those invited like him, there are also many mathematics professors and students who have traveled far and wide at their own expense.

These people are scattered on campus, in classrooms, in libraries, and at parties, looking for their own opportunities and exchanges.

Here, an inconspicuous old man you meet on the road may be a master in mathematics.

If you are lucky enough to meet and recognize him, you can stop him on the road and ask him questions.

Don't worry about being rejected, unless the other party has something very urgent, they will usually stop and communicate with you.

Here, everyone has the right to express their thoughts and opinions, and the academic soul has penetrated into this university.

But corresponding to this, there are almost no entertainment places here. For the students of Princeton University, the best entertainment is probably to take a walk on the shore of Carnegie Lake, think about the content of the class, and explore academic research.

In normal times, Princeton University holds various exchange meetings or parties almost every week for professors and students to communicate and think about academic issues.

And this kind of international mathematics research exchange conference is the top priority, so apart from the few nights of formal exchange meetings hosted by Princeton, there are also various mathematics exchange points on campus.

Some are on the conspicuous roadside, some are in the library, and some are in the classroom. The content of the communication is different in different places.

Just like the completion points for doing tasks in the game, these math communication points are organized by the math professors or students who come to communicate.

If you are lucky, you may even meet Charles Lewis Feynman, Princeton's mathematician. He was hired as a professor by the University of Chicago at the age of 22. He is the youngest professor of mathematics in the history of the United States and has won the Fields Medal. Giants like to do this kind of thing.

He likes to set up a small base by himself like those professors from outside, and then wait for someone who is destined to bump into him to communicate with him.

In fact, this has almost become a reserved Easter egg for every International Mathematical Research Exchange Conference in Princeton.

The professors and students who came to participate wandered around the campus, looking for this hidden NPC that fell immediately.

Xu Chuan and Lin Feng were no exception, and they were looking for the big guy on campus.

In his previous life, he and Fefferman had been friends for a long time. In this life, the time of meeting may be a little earlier.

But before reaching this NPC, he bumped into another familiar person.

On campus, Xu Chuan, who was wandering randomly, saw a familiar figure, academician Zhang Weiping of Sun Moon University, and a young man by his side.

After being stunned for a moment, he stepped forward and said hello: "Teacher Zhang."

Hearing some familiar voices, Zhang Weiping turned his head curiously. When he saw Xu Chuan, his eyes lit up, and he stretched out his hand enthusiastically to pat him on the shoulder.

"Your boy is here too. It's been a long time. I've been doing well recently."

On the side, Lin Feng glanced at Xu Chuan and Zhang Weiping with some doubts and curiosity, and waited for the introduction with a smile on his face.

"Academician Zhang Weiping, a professor of Riyue University, a super giant in the field of geometry in our country, and a top expert in the field of mathematics."

"Mr. Zhang, Lin Feng, who is also a student of my tutor Chen Zhengping, is currently studying physics at Princeton."

Xu Chuan introduced each other with a smile.

"So it's Academician Chen's disciple, hello, hello."

Zhang Weiping smiled and stretched out his right hand. Seeing this, Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, and then quickly and enthusiastically shook his hands.

"Academician Zhang, you are too polite. You can just call me Xiaolin. I am currently studying for a Ph. D. at Princeton. If there is anything I can help during the exchange meeting, please ask."

Hearing this name, Lin Feng reacted instantly.

Zhang Weiping, isn't this the author of the textbook "Plane Geometry"?

If he remembers correctly, this is Mr. Chen's closed disciple. He has extremely high attainments in plane geometry and analytic geometry. He has won Chen Shiingshen Mathematics Award, Hua Luogeng Mathematics Award and other top mathematics awards.

Super bull!

I didn't expect my junior brother to be so familiar with such a big cow.

He was going to introduce some Princeton professors pretending to be β with his younger brother, but now it seems that he should forget it.