The unparalleled talent of the country started from Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 136: The first group of people arrived in Beijing, the King of Volumes, and took a plane for the first time
April 12, 1979, Beijing Nanyuan Airport.

A plane flying from the south slowly landed at the airport, but a group of foreigners got off the plane.

"Hey, what's going on lately? Why are there so many foreigners coming here?"

"Don't you read the newspaper? Isn't Peking University holding an academic exchange meeting recently? These foreigners are all here to study and learn."

At the information exchange center near the airport, several middle-aged women and men gathered together to chat and talk about the latest gossip.

In order to welcome this grand event, Peking University campus has carried out three major cleanings.

Even in the capital, especially in places like train stations and airports, thorough cleaning is required. It is required that sanitation work in the surrounding areas must be done well so as not to leave a bad impression on foreign guests.

It's similar to the one in 1972. In any case, we have to do a thorough cleaning to ensure a clean and sanitary environment.

Shiing-Shen Chern was the first to leave the airport. Smale, who was standing beside him, looked around curiously and sighed:

"Chen, is this your hometown? It's a bit shabby, but very clean."

This is a very honest and objective evaluation. Smale's personality is the same as most Americans. He is very straightforward and says what he thinks. He did not flatter Chern just because Beijing is his hometown.

"Well, it's really clean. You can go to the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and other places to take a look. Our capital is a thousand-year-old capital. You can experience the historical sites from hundreds of years ago."

Chen Shiing-Shen smiled and nodded. Although he felt a little regretful, he also knew that this was the best that the capital could do.

The capital city is too backward, with low and dilapidated buildings and almost no modern skyscrapers. Moreover, the capital city itself has height restrictions and does not allow the construction of buildings that are too tall.

However, the streets of Beijing, especially those around the airport, have indeed been designed with a lot of thought.

Although dilapidated, the streets look very neat and clean, which is pleasing to the eye.

"No problem, God, I can't wait."

Smale nodded decisively, then said to Andrei Weil beside him:
"Andre, besides attending the lecture, I think you should try the local food, especially the chili peppers."

As for Chinese food, Smale visited Chern's home from time to time and of course had eaten there many times.

However, Andre Weil likes spicy food, so he can't get used to the light diet of Chen Shengshen's family.

Because Chen Shiing-Shen was from Jiaxing, his food was very light, just like the food in Baiyun City in the south. So whenever Shing-Tung Yau visited his teacher's home, he could always get used to the food.

"That's definitely a taste."

Andre Weil smiled and nodded, but he was still more interested in Wang Duoyu. "Chen, is that mathematical genius from your country really only twenty-two years old? Besides the papers on the Poincare conjecture and the Langlands hypothesis, has he written any other papers?"

Last November, Chen Shiing-Shen took away more than ten papers related to Wang Duoyu from Beijing, all of which were about Langlands's concept.

After bringing this part of the paper back to the United States, André Weil heard that it was related to Langlands's idea and immediately became interested.

Because in 1967, Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands wrote him a letter in which he mentioned his conjecture in this regard.

André Weil often exchanged letters with Robert Langlands, but unfortunately, he was already seventy-three years old and it was difficult for him to achieve anything in mathematics due to his old age.

Langlands was already in his forties. Although he was still in his prime, he also wanted to find a suitable generalization of the Dirichlet L-function, which would make it possible to generalize Artin's reciprocity law. However, his creativity in mathematics had declined.

So the two of them did not advance the Langlands idea much further.

However, in the more than ten papers that Wang Duoyu asked Chen Shiing-Shen to bring back to the United States in November last year, he successfully pushed the Langlands idea a step further, and it may not be long before it can be promoted more deeply.

This is one of the reasons why Andrei Weil, at the age of 73, still chose to travel thousands of miles to Beijing to attend this academic conference.

"do not know!"

Chen Xingshen shook his head honestly and said:
"I've only corresponded with him three times in the past few months. I invited him to study abroad at UC Berkeley, but he declined both times."

"He didn't tell me about the paper he was working on, but I guess he's done some of it. After all, he's still young and full of energy."

“Just like he did before, after completing the proof of the Poincare conjecture in four-dimensional space, he then worked on the Langlands concept.”

Hearing this, Andre Weil nodded and said, "I really want to meet him right away. I really enjoy communicating with young people like him."

"Well, when we get to the hotel, I'll call him and ask him to come to Beijing as soon as possible."

Chen Xingshen replied with a smile. Smale was surprised when he heard this:

"Isn't the king in the capital?"

"Well, he's in Ice City, still in the north."

"God, this is already very far north. Didn't you say this is at the same latitude as cities like Philadelphia and Baltimore? Wang is actually even further north?"

Philadelphia and Princeton are actually at about the same latitude, but their climatic conditions are very different from those in Beijing.

Beijing has a warm temperate semi-humid and semi-arid monsoon climate, while Philadelphia has a humid continental climate. Although both have distinct four seasons, the winter temperature in Beijing is lower and the winter is particularly dry.

More importantly, the spring in Beijing is dry, windy, and the sandstorm weather is the most speechless.

Therefore, when holding this academic conference, it is best to pray that the sandstorm has passed, otherwise it will be very uncomfortable.

"Yes, China is the third largest country in the world, with vast territory and abundant resources. Ice City is located further north from Beijing, about a thousand kilometers away, so it's still a bit cold there right now."

When they heard what Chen Xingshen said, André Weil, Smale and others shuddered.

Then we continued to talk in depth along this topic.

Foreigners like to talk about topics like weather and food the most. They can’t talk about other inappropriate topics, right?
Especially those topics that are likely to cause conflicts are even more inappropriate.

However, they didn't chat for long, as Chen Shiing-Shen and his companions had already arrived at the airport exit. Zhou Peiyuan, Hua Luogeng, Wu Wenjun and others were already standing at the door to welcome them.

The academic conference was about to be held, and Chen Shiing-Shen and his group were the first group of people to arrive in the capital, so they received a high-level reception.

Wang Duoyu didn't come. I don't know if he was not notified or for some other reason, but I didn't see him at the airport.

In fact, Wang Duoyu is still in Ice City and has not come to Beijing.

Lou Jianguo just returned to Harbin Institute of Technology yesterday. After he came back, Wang Duoyu and others hurriedly cared about him and asked about his situation.

From Lou Jianguo's mouth, everyone knew how his son died.

Children are more likely to drown in areas with pools of water, such as near rivers and streams.

The child doesn't know how to swim. When he drowns, he just struggles around frantically and doesn't know how to save himself at all.

The number of children who die every year from accidental falls into the water is shocking.

People from the south like Zhu Hanting are very clear about this because they have been reminded of it by their parents since they were young and their ears are callused.

A three-year-old child accidentally drowned and Lou Jianguo was the most heartbroken, but what could he do?
Perhaps this will become the biggest regret of his life.

Wang Duoyu did not try to persuade the other party to let it go. This happened not long ago, how could anyone let it go?

It will take several years or even more than ten years for Lou Jianguo to let go of this.

We can only advise the other party to look forward.

Because of this incident, Wang Duoyu also remembered that there was also a small stream near Dahonggou Village, but it was a bit far away from the village, and the stream was dry all year round. The water level was only above the calves for ten days or half a month every year. The rest of the time, the water level was only a few centimeters deep. It was a pure stream!
There is a pond, but it is inside the mountains and few people go there.

Anyway, he had not heard of any children drowning in the village or other nearby villages, so Wang Duoyu did not take it seriously.

Just after persuading Lou Jianguo, Wang Duoyu saw Rong Guangxia walk into dormitory 303 with a smile on his face. Yuan Jigang had already spoken:
"Lao Rong, you're smiling so obscenely, are you thinking about sex?"

Yuan Jigang has the air of a soldier and hooligan, especially after this hunting trip into the mountains, his hooligan character was completely released.

"You are the one who is thinking about love, did you see that? My buddy's paper has been published, and this is the royalties, hehe!" Rong Guangxia, who originally wanted to hide it, couldn't help showing off.

The entire dormitory fell silent in an instant. Zhu Hanting and the others who were reading with their heads down all looked up at Rong Guangxia, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Only Wang Duoyu was not surprised at all, because the other party had shown him the paper before submitting it, so there was nothing to be surprised about.

"Damn it, your paper has been published?" Yuan Jigang suddenly lost his composure, walked forward viciously, snatched the letter from Rong Guangxia's hand, and read the words on it clearly.

It really is a notice of manuscript acceptance!

"Oh my god, you guys are all so powerful, what should I do?"

In dormitory 303, Yuan Jigang fell further and further behind. Zhu Hanting had a very good foundation, needless to say, not to mention that his father was a university professor.

Rong Guangxia is more talented, so he is now the third person in dormitory 303 and the fourth person in the class to successfully publish a paper.

The remaining four people, Yu Xinyao, Tian Maohua, Mo Ruogao and Lou Jianguo, are all stronger than Yuan Jigang.

Take Lou Jianguo as an example. Although he was admitted to university from the countryside, he had a good talent for mathematics. What he lacked was systematic training.

In the past six months since entering Harbin Institute of Technology, Lou Jianguo's grades have improved at a visible rate, and it is estimated that it will not be long before he can enter the professional class.

Not to mention the others, at the moment, Yuan Jigang is the last one in the group.

What should I do?
Although Yuan Jigang also wanted to live a life of idleness and wait for death, it now seems that he may not be able to do so.

The whole dormitory 303 is full of paper kings, and the most unpredictable one is Wang Duoyu. Even though he is so awesome now, he still writes papers frequently, leaving no room for others to survive.

Zhu Hanting and others surrounded Rong Guangxia and congratulated him repeatedly, but no one paid any attention to Yuan Jigang, as the latter was too negative.

In Mathematics Class 1, the fact that Rong Guangxia's paper was approved caused a sensation again, and no one could remain calm.

Why? Why?
Regardless of whether they could remain calm or not, Liu Taoshun was standing in front of Wang Duoyu, who was answering a phone call from Beijing.

"Okay, Professor Chen, I understand. I'll pack up and leave tomorrow afternoon."

Wang Duoyu wanted to delay and didn't want to go to the capital so early.

The academic conference is on April 18th, and today is only the 12th, so there is still a week left.

As a result, Chen Xingshen just asked him to wait for a while. After just two minutes, Chen Xingshen picked up the phone again and informed directly:
"Mr. Wang, I have already told your leader that there will be a flight from Bingcheng to Beijing this afternoon, so you should be able to arrive in Beijing tonight and tomorrow morning..."

When Wang Duoyu heard the word "plane" mentioned on the other end of the phone, he suddenly fell silent.

As expected of a big shot, he applied for a plane directly and it was approved promptly. Damn, this treatment is awesome!
If you think about it carefully, it is actually understandable. After all, the other party is Shiing-Shen Chern, a world-renowned mathematician. In addition, this matter is of great importance, so it is completely natural to arrange a plane from Ice City to Beijing.

Special matters should be handled specially!
"Okay, thank you Professor Chen, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Duoyu was silent for a while, said a few words to Professor Liu Taoshun, and then he prepared to return home to pack his luggage.

But Xue Xiaoling appeared at the door. She wanted to stop Wang Duoyu and ask him some math questions.

"You should go find Professor Liu." Wang Duoyu shook his head. He didn't want to waste time talking to the other party and asked him to find Lao Liu directly.

Xue Xiaoling opened her mouth, wanting to say something but stopped herself, and in the end she could only watch Wang Duoyu leave.

"Professor Liu, what happened to student Wang?"

"Do you have any questions? Ask now, I have other things to do."

Liu Taoshun didn't want to pay any attention to Xue Xiaoling at all. Compared with Wang Duoyu, Xue Xiaoling was not important at all.

Now Wang Duoyu was going to Beijing, and was leaving by plane. He really wanted to go with him, mainly to keep an eye on Wang Duoyu, fearing that the latter would be abducted by someone else.

Even though Wang Duoyu had clearly rejected Chen Shiing-Shen last year, what about this year?

People change, who can say for sure?
Having hit a snag, Xue Xiaoling quickly put away her thoughts and began to ask seriously, but the doubts in her heart could not be dispelled.

On the other side, Wang Duoyu had returned home and packed his luggage, but he didn't know how many books to take.

He had two residences in Beijing, No. 87, Zhongguancun West Street and No. 5, Xila Hutong. He left two sets of winter clothes and summer clothes in each place, so he didn't need to bring any daily necessities with him.

But it’s hard to say about books.

At present, there is only one thing he needs to deal with, which is the compilation of aerospace professional textbooks.

Liu Deben, Wu Congxin and others gradually purchased a lot of professional books from outside. There were so many professional books that it was impossible for him to bring them all with him.

If he only brought a few books with him, and ended up staying in Beijing for a long time, like the time after the Spring Festival, he would be very bored.

"If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have written "Snow City Volume 5"."

After muttering something, Wang Duoyu still took five books, put them into his luggage bag, zipped it up, turned around and went out.

When Liu Deben and others came downstairs after hearing the news, they saw Wang Duoyu and immediately said:

"Teacher Wang, I'll take you to Beijing so I can experience what it's like to fly on a plane."

Wang Duoyu smiled and nodded when he heard this, without exposing the other party's little thoughts.

In his opinion, Liu Deben should have taken the plane, so this was definitely an excuse.

The main reason for accompanying him to Beijing was that I was afraid that he would go to the United States to study for a doctorate and never come back.

The temptation of capitalism is quite great. Liu Deben is afraid that Wang Duoyu will not be able to grasp it and completely lose himself.

A group of people took a car to the Ice City Airport and waited for about an hour before finally being able to board the plane.

This is a small plane, but Wang Duoyu couldn’t tell what model it was.

Therefore, he was very eager to ask Lin Dehong to hurry up and collect information on aircraft, missiles, etc. and hand it over to him so that he could edit a book on this subject.

The World's Encyclopedia of Aircraft and Missiles is a book that is still very useful in this day and age.

More than two hours later, the plane landed safely at Beijing Nanyuan Airport.

The plane's flying speed was not fast, only about 600 kilometers per hour, which was far from the speed of more than 900 kilometers per hour in later generations.

The speed of more than 600 kilometers per hour was not always so fast, so it took nearly three hours to fly a distance of more than 1,200 kilometers before arriving at Nanyuan Airport smoothly.

And at this time, it was only 5:30 in the afternoon. To be honest, it went by really fast.

Wang Duoyu thought that if he could always take a plane when traveling in the future, it would be much easier.

"Just take me to Wangfujing Street. I don't want to go to the guesthouse."

When I walked out of the airport, there was already someone waiting at the airport gate. It was a clerk from Harbin Institute of Technology.

Liu Deben and others felt strange at once, and Wang Duoyu immediately explained that because he often came here, he bought a house in Beijing so that he would have a place to stay in the future.

Old Liu and the others suddenly realized it and started chatting about the topic of the house.

After arriving at the place, Wang Duoyu invited them to his home for a visit, but Lao Liu and the others declined.

In Courtyard No. 6, Xila Hutong, when the neighbors saw Wang Duoyu, they were stunned for a long time until he walked in with his luggage, and it took them a long time to come to their senses.

"Hey, that person who just came in, couldn't he be our landlord?"

(End of this chapter)