Chapter 1094: Poverty is just one of the reasons

After class, Lu Zhou spent about ten minutes to answer the questions asked by the students, whether simple or complex, before putting away the textbooks and leaving the classroom.
Standing up from the back seat, Perelman, who had been waiting for a long time, followed the classroom and stepped forward to follow Lu Zhou.
He just walked this way, with a thoughtful expression on his face, suddenly said.
"A very ordinary class."
Lu Zhou smiled and replied casually: "It was originally a course for undergraduates. If it is too difficult, they may not understand it."
Perelman: "Why do you teach to undergraduates?"
Lu Zhou: "Occasionally reviewing why the obvious is obvious helps us to think about things that are not so obvious, why isn't it obvious ... In fact, this is also Fermi's point of view. I agree with him. Maybe later Among the students who have attended my class, there are a few Fields Award winners, which is more successful than my own awards. "
The expression on Perelman's face remained unchanged.
For the awards in the mathematics world, he has always abandoned his pursuit of purity, so it is impossible for Lu Zhou to resonate when he says this sentence.
However, the first half of the sentence made him fall into deep thought, and he could not help muttering, and chewed it again.
"... something less obvious."
"Yes," nodded, Lu Zhou said in a chatter tone, "such as motivation theory and Langlands program, these seemingly easy-to-understand things actually explain less obvious principles. The nature of numbers and shapes What is it? Our civilization has been thinking about this since the existence of mathematics. Historically, great mathematicians have often been theologians or philosophers. "
Perelman: "Are you a theologian?"
Lu Zhou: "Sorry I am a materialistic confession ... Here it is, this is my office."
He pulled out the key and opened the door, and Lu Zhou turned on the light.
As usual, there are people on duty here, but today is Saturday, and his three assistants are off at 4 o'clock. As for the students, since he never made a mandatory request to check in at the office, he was basically in the library on weekends or doing his own business.
"Help me remove the white board in the corner."
"Ok."
Stepping forward, Perelman dragged the white board out of the corner, and Lu Zhou pulled out a marker from the drawer of his desk.
Just when he was near the whiteboard and was about to start answering a friend from afar, footsteps came from outside the office, and another acquaintance knocked on the door and walked in.
"Academician Lu, I'm here again-you, are you Professor Perelman?" Dean Qin was shocked when he saw Perelman thinking with arms around standing beside Lu Zhou. Now, even the voice became incoherent.
Just back after the meeting, he was planning to talk to Lu Zhou to discuss how to deal with this matter. He never saw the great in Lu Zhou's office.
Seeing the strange old man, Perelman hesitated slightly, nodded, and replied in fairly standard English.
"Yes ... is there a problem?"
"No, no problem, but we didn't expect you to visit suddenly," said Qin, controlling the excitement in his heart. "If only you would say hello to us in advance."
Perelman looked at him with a strange expression: "... I'm just here to exchange some questions with Professor Lu. Do I need a special application?"
"No, no, no, I don't mean that. Greetings and applications are a little different, but we'll be ready here. He said ..."
Seeing Dean Qin's face awkwardly trying to explain, Lu Zhou thought for a moment, immediately understood his thoughts, shook his head with a smile, and said.
"Just give it to me here."
When relieved with relief, Dean Qin nodded with a smile and said, "Please, please ... I'll talk to you later, and you'll be busy."
After speaking, Dean Qin said goodbye, then left the office and took the door.
Because Lu Zhou communicated with the old man in Chinese in the second half, Perelman didn't understand it, so he looked at Lu Zhou in a fog and asked.
"What did you just say?"
"It's nothing, it's just a little trivial matter about work," Lu Zhou smiled, opened his pen cover with his thumb, and cast his gaze on the whiteboard. "We'll continue.
...
Perelman was obviously well prepared for his visit to China this time.
From the small book he carried with him, not only the common Chinese books marked with phonetic symbols and corresponding words, but also a dense list of notes he made while studying that paper.
To be honest, answering Perelman's question is not an easy task even for Lu Zhou. He is still researching many things, and only 60% to 70% can give a clear answer.
"... Your questions are very interesting, but unfortunately I can only answer these, and the rest may not be able to answer you until the entire study is completed."
"It's okay," closed the notebook in his hand, Perelman shook his head, and a look of admiration appeared on his expressionless face, "I originally planned to discuss these things with you, but I didn't expect you to know so many……"
Lu Zhou: "..."
I rub.
You already said it!
Originally, he thought that this guy summed up these problems when he turned his own paper, but he did not expect that he was only half right. These problems are indeed true when summed up in their own papers, but they are not problems in their own papers at all.
The expression on his face didn't change much, Lu Zhou smiled and said modestly.
"Everyone and each other, listening to these questions you asked, I want you to have some research on the Grand Unification Theory. It happens that my research group is short of people ... I don't know if you are interested."
When speaking this sentence, Lu Zhou didn't hold much hope, after all, this guy's nature and temper can be said to be famous in the mathematical world.
Unexpectedly, Perelman's response was unexpected again by Lu Zhou. When he didn't even think about it for a while, he nodded bluntly.
"If my job is necessary, please let me in."
After saying this, Perelman saw that Lu Zhou had not spoken for a long time, and he could not help but frowned, and continued to say.
"……Any questions?"
"... It's nothing, just a little unexpected. I didn't expect you to agree so easily."
After returning to God from surprise, Lu Zhou was happy, and said happily, "Everyone's work is essential. With your help, I believe that the building under construction will be more complete ... … In short, welcome, we are now a comrade in the trenches. "
With that said, Lu Zhou turned back to the desk and pulled out a document from the open drawer. After briefly checking the content above, and confirming that he was not mistaken, he handed the document to Perelman's hands.
"Here is a document about interviews and exchanges. It has been stamped. You just sign your name. With this you can change your new long-term visa at the immigration office."
"In addition, I guess you do n’t have a place to live. The newly built dormitory building of Jinling University happens to have an apartment with a good environment. It looks like 90 square meters. It is in the campus, whether it is to the library or to the number of schools. The lab building is very close. I can help you apply for the status of visiting scholar. Similarly, you only need to sign this document-"
Listening to the series of arrangements tossed by the landing boat, Perelman first stunned, then quickly stopped his words, and said with a headache, "... wait, what does the visiting scholar mean?"
Lu Zhou: "Literally, in short, it is to work at Jinling University as a specially appointed professor. After all, you live in their dormitory."
Perelman frowned: "I don't want to work, and I'm not interested in teaching, I will leave here after completing the unified theory of algebra and geometry. If you can, just give me a sofa to sleep, there is no need to prepare an apartment for me . "
Lu Zhou shook his head: "That won't work, let alone a sofa, you have to have a sofa place."
Perelman shrugged and said, "I heard Schultz say, UU reads www.uukanshu.com. Your house is quite big."
Lu Zhou coughed softly and said, "... don't even think about that. No one has been able to spend the night at my house except my parents and my sister."
Perelman: "..."
Seeing Perelman not talking, he seemed to be hesitant. Lu Zhou continued: "You don't have to worry about the class. Even if you are a distinguished professor, you don't necessarily have to attend the class. Of course, if you want to teach If so, I think those students who love mathematics will be grateful for your generosity, and there will be a good salary based on class hours. "
Perelman muttered, explaining, "I don't dislike teaching, I just don't want to waste time on things that don't matter."
Lu Zhou: "So I didn't force you."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome," Lu Zhou smiled, and stretched out his right hand. "It is my pleasure to work with you to complete this great cause."
The hand holding Lu Zhou shook, and Perelman's face gave a rare smile.
But soon, he suddenly seemed to think of something, and his expression suddenly became a little embarrassed.
"I ... have another request that might bother you."
Released his hand, Lu Zhou smiled and nodded.
"You say it, I can solve it for you."
Perelman coughed softly.
"The apartment of ninety square meters is too big. Can you change me to a smaller one? About twenty square meters will be enough ... I will feel uncomfortable living in a house in the open space."
Hold for two seconds, Lu Zhou looked at him with a strange expression, and said silently: "... I always thought you chose to live in that kind of place because of poverty."
Perelman corrected stubbornly.
"Poverty is only one reason."