Chapter 105 Hidden NPC among Mathematicians
After a long flight, a blue and white plane landed at the Philadelphia Airport in Pennsylvania.
Looking at the familiar scene outside the thick glass window, Xu Chuan sat quietly in his seat for a while. He didn't come back to his senses until the airline stewardess handed him his backpack with a smile.
When he came to this country again, he felt a little depressed, but things were different now, and the tragedy of his previous life would never happen again.
After letting out a long sigh of relief, Xu Chuan smiled politely, took the backpack and thanked him.
Throwing his backpack on his shoulder, Xu Chuan stood up and left. After getting the suitcase, he dialed a phone number.
"Hello, Senior Brother Lin."
"Well, Xu Chuan, please get off the plane. I'll be waiting for you here in the arrival hall. I have a sign in my hand with your name written in Chinese. You can see it at a glance."
A cheerful voice came over the other end of the phone.
"Okay, I'll be there soon."
Xu Chuan responded, and after a brief exchange, he took his luggage and walked towards the arrival hall.
The senior brother Lin on the other end of the phone is Lin Feng, a disciple of his mentor Chen Zhengping, who is currently studying physics at Princeton.
Long before the Chinese New Year, Chen Zhengping passed the contact information between the two of them 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. It should be said that it was his first time to go abroad alone. In addition, he was only eighteen years old, so Chen Zhengping was a little worried.
Xu Chuan did not reject his mentor's kindness. Anyway, he was very familiar with Lin Feng in his previous life.
As soon as he arrived at the arrival hall, Xu Chuan saw the familiar Senior Brother Lin among the crowd.
The main reason is that it is too prominent. Senior Brother Lin is holding a huge piece of white cardboard in his hand, and there are two big "Xuchuan" on the cardboard. I don't want to see this.
Dragging his luggage, Xu Chuan quickly walked over.
"I've kept you waiting for a long time, Senior Brother Lin."
Walking up to Lin Feng with a smile, Xu Chuan said hello. Lin Feng, who was still holding the sign, was stunned for a moment when he saw Xu Chuan and was a little unresponsive.
After looking at it twice and confirming that it was correct, Lin Feng said in surprise: "I only knew that the teacher brought a new disciple last year. I didn't expect you to be so young. You must not be twenty years old, right?"
Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, saying: "Not yet."
"It's unbelievable that someone under the age of twenty can figure out a world-class conjecture on his own. Tsk tsk."
After saying that, Lin Feng looked at Xu Chuan again, as if looking at a unique treasure: "Let's go, I will take you back to Princeton. I look forward to your report this time. I will definitely go and listen."
"Sorry, senior brother."
"Hey, what's this?"
Lin Feng waved his hand, took the black suitcase from Xu Chuan, and dragged it towards the parking lot.
It’s not that far from Philadelphia to Princeton, just over an hour’s drive.
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 is indeed very good."
He didn't mean what he said. Princeton University was founded in 1746. At that time, the United States was still under colonial rule, and various architectural styles had a strong British style.
The ancient Gothic architectural design is exquisite, and you can feel like you are in Hogwarts in the library.
In addition, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and it is located in a unique rural city, surrounded by green trees and green grass. Clear rivers flow quietly around the small town. The entire university is surrounded by Carnegie Lake, so the scenery is quite Elegant.
But when it comes to familiarity, he is much more familiar than Lin Feng.
He lived here for fifteen years in his previous life, and he could clearly see the layout of the school with his eyes closed.
"Let's go, I'll take you to check in." Lin Feng grinned and led Xu Chuan to the administration building.
He handed the academic report invitation mailed from Princeton to the front desk staff, checked the information, and then checked him in.
The front desk staff handed the room card to Xu Chuan and asked, "Your room is in 401. Do you want me to take you there?"
Xu Chuan shook his head and said, "Thank you, no need, I'll just go by myself."
After throwing his luggage into the room, Xu Chuan went downstairs again, and Lin Feng was still waiting at the door.
"Let's go, I'll take you to visit Princeton, and then you can get some 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 and has no formal walls. The school gate is just a sign, so there are no security guards.
Except for superstitious students, everyone can enter and exit freely through this gate; in other words, all the facilities in Princeton Town are built around Princeton University.
Although it is located in the countryside, the security here is very good.
In other words, there are probably a lot of rich people here, so the security is very good.
Due to its unique academic environment, coupled with the quiet and peaceful life in the small town, and the aristocratic atmosphere shrouded in a strong cultural atmosphere, the small town of Princeton has become a favored 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 donation by alumni from previous graduates reached 2 million yuan.
In other words, every student who graduates will bring an income of 2 million yuan to Princeton in the future.
And how many students have graduated from Princeton? I have lost count so far.
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. "Junior brother, are you planning to continue studying mathematics in the future?" Lin Feng asked with a smile while walking on campus.
Xu Chuan nodded and said, "I think so."
"Have you ever considered Princeton?"
"Well, of course I have considered it. After all, it is a holy land of mathematics and physics. It is almost perfectly in line with my goals." Xu Chuan looked at the scenery of Princeton University and sighed slightly in his heart.
For Chinese people, among the three top schools in the United States, Princeton is actually recognized as the best to approach and apply to, giving at least 98% of applicants interview opportunities.
Moreover, Princeton attaches great importance to science students from China, especially those majoring in physics and mathematics. Princeton likes international students from China 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 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 recruit fewer Chinese.
Harvard only recruits two types of Chinese students. One is students who are very unique in a certain field, or in other words, it only recruits the most "awesome" and "outstanding" students in a certain field.
The other type is a star student with extremely high intelligence, and the condition is a perfect SAT score or a GPA of 4.0.
Yale, another institution with the same name, prefers to recruit social youth with leadership and philanthropic students, so Chinese people basically do not meet the goal.
Moreover, the political nature of Yale is a bit anti-Chinese, because Yale has trained many presidents for the United States and has various political bonuses.
After taking Xu Chuan around the campus and introducing various attractions, the two of them went to the place where the mathematics research exchange conference was held.
The exchange meeting officially starts tomorrow, but it is already very lively here today.
In addition to those who came by invitation like him, there were also many mathematics professors and students who traveled thousands of miles to come here at their own expense.
These people are scattered on campus, in classrooms, libraries, and parties, looking for opportunities and exchanges of their own.
Here, an inconspicuous old man you meet on the street may be a master of mathematics.
If you are lucky enough to meet him 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 own thoughts and opinions, and the academic soul has penetrated deeply into this university.
But corresponding to this, there are almost no entertainment venues here. For Princeton University students, the best entertainment is probably to take a rest and walk on the shores 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 exchange ideas and think about academic issues.
International mathematics research exchange conferences like this one are even more important, so in addition to several nights of formal exchange meetings hosted by Princeton, there are also various mathematics exchange points on campus.
Some are on conspicuous roadsides, some are in libraries, and some are in classrooms. The locations are different, and the content of the exchanges is also different.
Just like the points for completing tasks in the game, these mathematics exchange points are organized by mathematics professors or students who come to communicate.
If you are lucky, you may even meet Charles Louis Feynman, the great mathematician from Princeton. He was hired as a professor at the University of Chicago at the age of 22. He is the youngest mathematics professor in the history of the United States and has won the Fields Medal. Big guys 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 the destined people to bump into him and communicate with him.
In fact, this has almost become an Easter egg in every International Mathematical Research Exchange Conference held in Princeton.
The professors and students who came to participate would wander around the campus, looking for this hidden NPC that suddenly dropped.
Xu Chuan and Lin Feng are no exception. They are looking for traces of this big boss on campus.
In his previous life, he and Fefferman had known each other for years, and they might have known each other a little earlier in this life.
But before he could reach this NPC, he bumped into another familiar person.
Xu Chuan, who was randomly wandering around the campus, saw a familiar figure, Academician Zhang Weiping from Sun Moon University, followed by a young man.
After being stunned for a moment, he stepped forward and said hello: "Teacher Zhang."
Hearing the somewhat familiar voice, Zhang Weiping turned his head curiously. When he saw Xu Chuan, his eyes lit up and he reached out his hand to pat his shoulder enthusiastically.
"You're here, too. Long time no see. You've been doing well lately."
On the side, Lin Feng glanced at Xu Chuan and Zhang Weiping with some doubts and curiosity, and kept smiling while waiting for the introduction.
"Academician Zhang Weiping, a professor at Sun Moon University, a super giant in the field of geometry in our country, and a top figure in mathematics."
"Teacher Zhang, Lin Feng, who is also a student of my mentor Chen Zhengping, is currently studying physics at Princeton."
Xu Chuan introduced each other with a smile.
"It turns out that I am a disciple of Academician Chen. Hello, hello."
Zhang Weiping smiled and stretched out his right hand. Upon seeing this, Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, then quickly and enthusiastically shook it with both hands.
"Academician Zhang, you are too polite. Just call me Xiao Lin. I am currently studying for a PhD at Princeton. If there is anything I can do to help during the exchange meeting, please feel free to tell me."
Upon hearing this name, Lin Feng reacted instantly.
Zhang Weiping, isn't this the author of the textbook "Plane Geometry"?
If he remembered correctly, this was Mr. Chen's close disciple. He was extremely accomplished in plane geometry and analytic geometry, and had won various top mathematics awards such as the Chen Shengshen Mathematics Award and the Hua Luogeng Mathematics Award.
Super awesome!
I didn't expect that my junior brother would be so familiar with a big guy like He.
He was planning to introduce some Princeton professors to pretend to be betas with his junior brother, but now it seems that he might as well forget it.
(End of chapter)