Chapter 214 Negotiations before returning to China
Xu Chuan:???
Hearing what this senior said, Xu Chuan, who had just picked up his drink and took a sip, almost squirted out.
Apply as his student and study with him?
What the hell.
Do they all play like this?
Same goes for Amelia before, and so does the current senior. Is the name of a Fields Medal winner so famous?
After thinking about it, Xu Chuan felt relieved again.
The name of a Fields Medal winner is indeed very resounding, and the name of a twenty-year-old Fields Medal winner is probably even more resounding.
Twenty years old, according to today's academic circles, the period between twenty and fifty is the real prime time.
At the age of twenty, he has just started and has already solved one of the seven millennium problems. How many more can he solve in the next thirty years?
Did he solve all the seven millennium problems by himself? Or unify algebra and geometry? Or develop new mathematics?
No one can predict what will happen in the future.
But let’s forget about accepting seniors as our students.
On the one hand, he is going back to China soon.
On the other hand, the relationship between him and his senior sister is too familiar. Although Amelia is considered an acquaintance, they have only met a few times before in the ipho finals.
As for the seniors, they are the only close friends in Nanda. Those in Kong Zhong are not included. Those are all friends from the previous life. Fan Pengyue and Cai Peng are not included. These are the disciples of Nanda’s mentor. Although the relationship is
That's true, but it can't be said that we are close to each other.
At least, if Fan Pengyue, Cai Peng and others applied to Princeton, he would not offer to say hello.
Of course, if they make this request, they will help, but taking the initiative is impossible.
One is passive and the other is active, the gap is still very big.
After thinking about it, Xu Chuan shook his head and said with a smile: "If you have a favorite professor at Princeton, I can recommend it to you. I will accept you as a student."
Hearing this, Liu Jiaxin's eyes suddenly darkened a bit as she revealed her hope.
She is not Amelia. To be able to continue to pester Xu Chuan and ask why after his rejection, to be able to say this request is enough courage for her.
On the sidelines, Professor Zhou Hai from the School of Mathematics at NTU smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong with that. Jiaxin's talent in mathematics is quite good."
"Her studies were delayed by her family background. After you helped her solve the problem, she completed her master's degree in one year and is now studying for a doctoral degree. With you as a Philippine Prize winner, she can learn more."
"As for your major, it's not a problem for you. You were the one who helped solve Academician Chen's numerical modeling problem before. Your mathematical ability is enough."
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Zhou Hai smiled and started to help. He didn't know what Xu Chuan was thinking, but as a student, he was more or less interested.
After all, he is his own student, so he still understands him more or less.
And although his student's talent is not as good as that of Xu Chuan, he is still a top-notch genius, and he is only one year older.
If these two people could get together, they would be a match made in heaven.
Of course, the specific situation still depends on the young people themselves.
Now is the new century, and things like getting married on the fingertips are no longer in line with the spirit of free love among modern people. He just helped by saying it casually. Whether they can come together is still unknown.
Moreover, Xu Chuan is still young, only in his early twenties, and has not yet reached the legal age for marriage.
After listening to Professor Zhou Hai's words, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "Forget it, my senior is very talented in mathematics. It is a good thing to go to Princeton for further study. Although I won the Philippine Prize, it is not everything.
You know, when it comes to mathematical algorithms and artificial intelligence, I’m just a novice and can’t teach you anything.”
Shaking his head, Xu Chuan skipped the topic and started reminiscing with others.
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After having lunch in the restaurant, Xu Chuan said goodbye to the NTU team and returned to the hotel.
After cleaning himself up briefly, he waited here.
Academician Pan Deming said that he had something to do with him and asked him to spare some time in the afternoon. He probably guessed what it was about.
Whether it is correct or not will be known soon.
Thinking about it, the hotel room door bell rang.
Xu Chuan stood up and went over to open the door. Standing outside was Academician Pan Deming, followed by a young man standing upright.
Of course, although he is said to be a young man, he is actually older than him. He looks to be in his thirties.
Seeing Xu Chuan, Pan Deming smiled and said: "Is Professor Xu convenient now?"
Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Just call me by my name. I've set aside time in the afternoon. I don't know why you always want to see me. Come in and talk."
Although I have roughly guessed what it is, there is nothing wrong with installing it when it is time to install it.
Pan Deming waved his hand and said: "Actually, it's not that I want to see you, but that the country wants to see you. I'm just the messenger in the middle. Come with me. It's not easy for him to communicate with you here."
Xu Chuan nodded, turned around and went into the room, took the room card and mobile phone and followed him out.
The three of them got into the car and headed elsewhere.
Not long after, the SUV stopped, and the young man who had not spoken a word from beginning to end took Xu Chuan and Pan Deming into a medium-sized hotel apartment.
After sending the two people inside, the young man stood guard at the door.
In 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 interrupt your work during my busy schedule."
With a smile on his face, the middle-aged man stretched out his hand towards Xu Chuan.
Xu Chuan shook hands and put on a standard smile: "Hello, Mr. Mu."
On the side, Pan Deming introduced: "This is the leader of the organization bu, who is responsible for the introduction of overseas talents."
Xu Chuan nodded and said with a smile: "Leader Mu"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He has never seen this Mr. Mu, but he knows it.
After he proved the weak Weyl-Berry conjecture two years ago, NTU helped him apply for the Ten Thousand Talents Program and the Outstanding Youth and Outstanding Youth.
These matters are actually managed by the organization.
"Huh, if you don't mind, just call me Uncle Mu. Leaders and other things are too out-of-touch." Mu Liangcai smiled and said, "Come on, come in and sit down first."
While inviting the two of them in, Mu Liangcai stood up, boiled a pot of water and made two cups of tea.
After chatting for a while, Mu Liang cleared his throat and got to the point.
"Ahem, I'm sorry for interrupting Professor Xu's research during my busy schedule. I invite you here this time because I want to invite you to return to China to engage in research work."
"The motherland appreciates your talent and ability, and it also needs your talent and ability. We eagerly hope that you can return to China to engage in research work."
"In order to show that it values you, the country is willing to hire you back to China for research at a tax-free salary three times your salary at Princeton. Your scientific research funding will be more than five times what you are now, and will be distributed in the form of special funds. No complicated procedures are required.
procedures.”
"In addition, if you are interested in other scientific research besides basic research, you can also obtain a scientific research fund, and the amount will not be lower than your scientific research fund."
"These policies are fixed on you. That is to say, after you return to China, no matter which university you go to, or a scientific research institute, or you establish your own research institute, these policies will follow you."
"In addition, if you have other needs, you can tell me and I will convey your needs to the superiors, and the country will do its best to meet them."
After saying that, Mu Liangcai looked at Xu Chuan expectantly.
As for Xu Chuan, the country has actually noticed it for a long time.
Starting from the weak Weyl-berry conjecture, some information about this outstanding young scholar has been archived above. 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 moment on, the higher authorities began to really pay attention.
Including Xu Chuan's participation in information deciphering work at Sun Moon University in the past few years, he is familiar with these things.
I have never come to see him, and the reason why I invited him back to China is to wait for him to win the Fields Medal.
The first Chinese Fields Medal winner in history, his importance is no less important than that of the Nobel Prize winner.
There are still some 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-level mathematics seems useless, it seems to be studying various theories.
But in fact, for a country, top-level mathematics is extremely important to the development of a civilized society.
For most people, some advanced branches of mathematics that have developed to the point where even numbers are rarely used are too illusory.
But in fact today our lives are completely inseparable from advanced mathematics.
It can even be said that without the development of advanced mathematics, there would be no modern society today.
Maybe many people will doubt this, but it is really not the case.
I will not talk about elementary mathematics, nor will I talk about some branches such as discrete mathematics, operations research, and cybernetics that were developed purely for application. I will focus on the basic aspects.
For example, mathematical analysis mainly includes calculus and series theory.
Calculus is the basis of advanced 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. The manufacturing of electronic products is inseparable from it.
Or complex variable function, which is the second enhanced version of academic analysis.
It is a widely used subject and has wide applications in aeronautical mechanics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, information engineering, electrical engineering and other fields, so engineering students must take this course.
Applied advanced 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 knowledge of linear algebra.
In addition, there are functional analysis, topology, number theory... and other kinds of mathematics, all of which have their own unique uses.
It can be said that the development of modern society to this day is inseparable from advanced mathematics.
A Fields Medal winner, especially an extremely young mathematician like Xu Chuan, can bring great help to a country.
Because he is young, he is only twenty years old now. Even if he reaches the legal retirement age, he still has forty years left.
For forty years, with three or four students a year, we can produce hundreds of top mathematicians for the country.
What's more, when these students grow up, they can lead other students and help them along the way, which can bring about great changes.
In addition, and more importantly, he himself won the Philippine Prize at the age of twenty. His golden career in academic research has just begun. No one knows what great achievements he will make in the future.
The reason I didn't come to him before was because he hadn't received the Philippine Award yet, and the country couldn't offer too high conditions.
Things are different after winning the Philippine Award. Glory itself is strength.
For such talents, imposing additional conditions is also in line with the business rules.
It doesn't matter whether it's three times the annual salary, or following people's policies, or even if Xu Chuan opens his own research institute.
As long as people are in China, the results and research produced will inevitably be applied domestically first.
For the country, this is enough.
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Xu Chuan was surprised when he heard the conditions proposed by Mu Liangcai.
His annual salary at Princeton is a full 600,000 gold. If it tripled, it would be 1.8 million gold. Converted, it would be a full 12.5 million.
An annual salary of tens of millions is top-notch even for a Philippine Award winner.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This is a pure salary without benefits, scientific research sharing and other other income.
What is even more exaggerated is the policy behind it. The policy follows people's decisions, and even uses scientific research funds to establish their own research institutes. In China, I am afraid that there are only a few scientific researchers who can enjoy this kind of policy, and they can be counted in one slap.
Of course, to Xu Chuan, these are nothing.
When he returns home, what he needs is not these things, but something else.
He had never gone back before, but he was actually waiting for this.
Now that Minister Mu is here, he can also express his needs.
After a pause, Xu Chuan looked up at Mu Liangcai with a smile and said, "I have no objection to what Minister Mu said."
"But here, since you are here, I have one more small request."
After hearing this, Mu Liangcai said seriously: "You said it."
Xu Chuan said: "I need a scientific research environment that will not be disturbed by the environment."
What this sentence actually wants is a normal environment.
Xu Chuan knows how bad the academic environment is. Sometimes, it is very annoying to deal with those senior elders and some people who are not knowledgeable.
This kind of thing is inevitable at Princeton, not to mention extremely complicated.
Even if he is a Fields Medal winner and is taken seriously, he may not be able to suppress many others. He has no interest in participating in those things.
To put it bluntly, Qiu Chengtong previously said that China only has half a mathematician, and the half refers to Hua Lao.
The reason why I say half is because most of Hua Lao's research was done before returning to China. After returning to China, he didn't have much time to do any more research, so it can only be counted as half.
Many times, you are not interested, but it does not mean that I am not interested in you. It is very complicated.
So he directly asked for a green light so that he could complete his research without interruption. This was the best way, and it was also the reason why he had been waiting.
As for follow-up research, such as the talents needed for controllable nuclear fusion, you can just find them yourself. There is a shortage of everything in the country, but there is no shortage of people.
If you really can't find it, ask for it again.
As long as there are phased results provided and hope for follow-up can be seen, the country will definitely provide him with corresponding talents.
He has many early stage results in his mind.
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ps: I revised it three times, worked on it until midnight, and finally posted it.
