Just like the mathematical world that has been boiling because of Riemann's conjecture, the Klinhia Hotel that is holding the IMU conference is like a miniature of the entire mathematical world, where people can hear the voice of this matter everywhere.

Originally, this IMU conference was stained with a heavy haze because of sudden changes, but in the face of Riemann's conjecture about this century's problems, no matter how huge the haze, it seems to be insignificant ...

"Have you heard? Riemann's conjecture is proven!"

"Really fake? Wouldn't it be an oolong like last time? This is the first person to claim to prove Riemann's conjecture."

"I can only tell you that it is probably two digits and maybe three digits ... but this time it is different! The author of the paper is Professor Lu! It is said that it was received by Ms. Willa Puyi's 45-minute report Inspired by him, he finally completed the last step of the proof! The paper was hung by him on Arxiv yesterday ... God, you have n’t heard of the whole discussion of mathematical interpretation now? ”

"Can't believe it! Riemann conjecture ... If you say that he has proved, will the International Federation of Mathematicians give him two Fields Awards?"

"There is no doubt that Riemann's conjecture deserves such glory ... but what's the point of doing so? If he really proves Riemann's conjecture, why don't we set up a separate award directly under his name?"

"I heard that this afternoon is his 60-minute report meeting ... So it is no wonder that he will arrange his report at the last stage of the IMU conference."

"Do you say he will temporarily change the content of the report?"

"I don't know! But I can be sure that if I miss this report, it will be a loss of my life!"

There was much discussion inside the hotel.

Whether it's a cafe, a restaurant, or an executive lounge, there are discussions about this happening somewhere.

At present, no one in the academic world has expressed his opinion on the content of this paper, and most people have not even finished the paper.

Therefore, for those who are concerned about the progress of this matter, but have no ability to move the paper, the importance of the sixty-minute report in the afternoon is particularly prominent.

Regardless of whether Lu Zhou will temporarily change the content of the report, it is certain that since he chose to release the paper at this time, he will definitely not mention anything about that paper ...

On the other side, the hotel's cafe.

Through the layers of relationships in the Chinese mathematics community, it took a lot of effort to finally contact Lu Zhou's student, Qin Yue, who teaches at Princeton, and invited him to the cafe to meet Academician Wang Shicheng, anxiously.

"Have you met Professor Lu? I have searched for someone who hasn't found him for a long time, and I can't find his room number. Do you know where he is now?"

If it weren't for this accident, why would Wang Shicheng not be willing to meet the guy who hated him.

But now, not for himself, but for the future of the Chinese mathematics world, how could he go to see that person.

Looking at the anxious academician Wang Shicheng, Qin Yue hesitated slightly.

"No ... but I think he should be in the hospital."

Wang Shicheng froze, apparently did not expect this answer.

"hospital?"

Qin Yue nodded and said, "Well, Miss Willa Puyi is his most proud student."

"He was in the hospital at such an important moment ..." Wang Shicheng paced back and forth, and stomped after a few laps, and finally sighed heavily, shaking his head, "Oh! Forget it, now it is too late to estimate , The afternoon report will begin. "

Looking at the old gentleman with a confused look, Qin Yue pushed his glasses down and said.

"... Are you alright for him?"

Academician Wang Shicheng opened his eyes wide and said, "This is related to the future of our mathematics community in China. Can this be all right? Now the whole world is paying attention to this matter. Anyway, we have to ask, what percentage of him Hold on. "

Qin Yue thought about it and said, "If you are worried about this ... I don't think it is necessary."

Wang Shicheng froze for a moment and said, "What do you mean?"

Qin Yue continued in a serious tone: "If the professor is not 100% sure, he will not release a controversial academic result."

"So, you ask him how confident he is, it's not necessary at all."

"For him, there must be a certain degree of certainty before hanging the preprint on Arxiv."

...

It's not just the hotel that is talking.

At the entrance of the Hotel Clinthia, it was already crowded with broadcast vehicles from major media.

Although mathematics is a distant topic to the public, Riemann's conjecture is different.

The sedimentation of time and the legends surrounding it, and the huge prize of millions of dollars, all give it a completely different meaning from general mathematical problems.

Just like Professor Wiles who was on the Time Magazine.

If anyone really succeeds in proving Riemann's conjecture, there is no doubt that his photos will not only appear on the cover of Time Magazine, but also become the most outstanding mathematician of this century—and none of them.

Even though, the 21st century has just passed a fifth.

Reporters carrying spears and short guns wanted to pour into the hotel, but unfortunately they were blocked by the big men standing at the door.

"We are BBC reporters. This is my press card. Please let us in!"

"This is the Federal Security Agency, and we have been ordered that no one except the scholars who have been invited by the conference can enter. If you want to go in, please contact the conference's organizing committee to obtain admission."

"We will contact the organizing committee of the conference later. In fact, my assistant is already doing this. Please do your best and let us go ahead. Now the whole world is waiting for the result of the Riemann conjecture to be proved. . "

Obviously, this sentence did not impress the security guard standing at the door. The burly Russian man just threw a rude rejection.

"It has nothing to do with us."

In addition to reporters blocking the door, there were scholars who flew thousands of miles to fly.

In fact, this IMU conference is coming to an end. As soon as tomorrow ’s closing ceremony was finished, the venue of the next conference was announced. Will scholars from all over the world return to each one? It is obviously too late to come to the IMU conference now.

However, these scholars were not originally directed at the IMU conference.

Compared to the insignificant closing ceremony tomorrow, the upcoming 60-minute report will be what they really care about ...

Professor Tao Zhexuan, who was dragging a suitcase to the door of the hotel, finally squeezed in from the crowd, quickly passed the security check procedure and walked into the hotel while sorting out the squeezed collar.

Although he did not sign up for this IMU conference, a knowledgeable and well-recognized scholar like him and the conference's organizing committee greeted the empty room without any problem.

Fortunately, it was his early start. When he sent an email to Professor Holden, it was said that two empty rooms had been reserved two days later.

The day before the paper was posted on Arxiv, that is, yesterday, the number was still two digits ...

Passing by the lobby of the hotel, Professor Fafferman's face immediately showed a surprised expression when he saw Professor Tao who came in from the door.

"You are here?"

This distance is not too close from Los Angeles to St. Petersburg.

In a natural tone, Tao Zhexuan smiled and said, "Of course, how could I miss this kind of thing."

Calming down, glancing at the computer bag in his hand, Professor Fefferman opened his mouth and continued, "I guess you've read the dissertation on the plane. You should study more than me in number theory. I'm curious ... how did you read that paper? "

Tao Zhexuan shook his head and said, "There are a few places where I have doubts. The core part of my argument is not particularly understandable. The time is too short, but the flight is only a dozen hours, and I have to adjust the jet lag ... this **** jet lag ... , So that I just want to doze off now, I hope not to fall asleep for a while. "

Professor Fefferman said with a smile: "Professor Lu can make you fall asleep?"

After a little sting, Tao Zhexuan smiled and touched his head.

"makes sense."

If this critical moment that determines the future of mathematics can fall asleep ...

Needless to say, he had to admire his nerves.

I whispered a few words to Professor Fefferman. Just as Professor Tao was about to go to the front desk to check in, he suddenly saw an unexpected figure from the corner of the lobby.

I saw the middle-aged man with a beard and thin hair that was not trimmed or even ridiculously covered behind. He was explaining something to the hotel staff. Maybe it was because of his maverick appearance and the atmosphere here, the security guards around him frequently paid him attention.

Noting the surprised expression on Professor Tao's face, Professor Fefferman asked curiously.

"what happened?"

"... Nothing, just a little unexpected."

After setting his mind, Tao Zhexuan looked away from there and smiled at Professor Fefferman.

"Sure enough, our professor Lu is attractive."

"I didn't expect even that person to come."

...

The report will start in an hour.

Lu Zhou, who came back from the hospital, locked himself in the room.

Now the entire Klinhia Hotel is shrouded in a huge aura.

Almost the world's top scholars have set their sights on the IMU conference in St. Petersburg, either people are already on the scene or they are on their way ...

And it ’s not just the industry ’s attention.

Discussions on that paper have long since spread from academic forums for the industry, such as Mathoverflow, to social platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Bib for the general public.

Whether it is serious discussion or amusement with a spirit of entertainment, one thing is undoubtedly that the whole world is now paying attention to this matter and whether the proposition of this century has been answered.

If it is an ordinary person, in the face of this huge pressure, it is not easy to be able to maintain normal breathing and heart rate and adjust the mentality of the stage.

But for Lu Zhou, who has been used to big scenes, it feels like that.

Perhaps for the mathematical community, Riemann's conjecture may prove to be controversial, and it will take time for the entire academic community to accept his thesis.

But for Lu Zhou himself ...

Since even systems from the future or higher civilizations have judged his proof to be logical and self-consistent, whether others can understand his process is actually not particularly concerned.

Besides, there is another important thing waiting for him to do.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the room, looking down at the media broadcast truck full of hotel doors downstairs, Lu Zhou took out his cell phone and called the phone to Chen Yushan, who was far away in China.

"Hey? What's the matter, I suddenly thought of calling me."

Lu Zhou thought about it and said, "How much is my deposit?"

Hearing this sentence, Chen Yushan gave a slight stupefaction, and then said with a headache.

"... how do you know your deposit is on your account? But if you are asking about the company's funds, I can ask the accountant to make a copy of--"

"Can you get a billion?"

"... I suspect you're teasing me," Chen Yushan said silently. "I'm afraid you have a little trouble to say one billion yuan of liquidity, but if you can't get one billion yuan ... you leave me alone."

Upon hearing this sentence, Lu Zhou subconsciously said, "... how can I do that."

He doesn't run the company.

Without a reliable person to help, many things will become troublesome.

Hearing Lu Zhou's subconscious reaction, Chen Yushan's mouth tilted upwards, leaning back on the office chair in a good mood.

"Say, I guess you must be troublesome again. I help ~ www.readwn.com ~ I'm also very curious, what is going to cost so much money all at once."

"... It doesn't cost so much at once. But it is really troublesome."

It took about five minutes for Lu Zhou to explain his thoughts.

After stunned after listening to what Lu Zhou said on the phone, it took Chen Yushan a while to digest this huge amount of information.

"I understand what you mean ... that student is important to you."

Lu Zhou: "Well, this method may sound crazy, but it may be the only way to save her."

After a moment of silence, Chen Yushan sighed and said.

"I see, I will do as you say. As for whether it can be successful ..."

Lu Zhou: "Rest assured, I have technical matters."

After making this call, Lu Zhou then made several more calls, some to acquaintances at Shangjing 301 Hospital, and some to the Advanced Research Institute.

Explain the situation as concisely as possible. Just as Lu Zhou hung up the last call, the door knocked.

Stepped forward and opened the door, and I saw the young man who had taken him to the Report Room 7 a few days ago, standing prudently at the door and watching him respectfully said

"Dear Professor Lu Zhou, Professor Holden asked me to inform you that your report will have 30 minutes to start. If you are ready, we recommend that you pass at least 15 minutes in advance."

Taking a look at the time, Lu Zhou thought that it was almost time to pass, so he nodded.

"I know."

"Now that it's about to start, let's go now."

Solve it earlier, so get on the road sooner.

Sixty-minute briefing.

I believe it should be enough.

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