After four or five months, Xu Shengzhou returned to the capital again.

Speaking of which, this is the longest time he has been away from the campus since he entered Beijing Normal University. It feels like he has been away from the campus for a long time. But in addition to a group of people leaving and a group of people coming to the campus,

There haven't been many changes. Including roommate Ren Hongshan, when Xu Shengzhou pushed the door open, he was still wearing big pants and sitting in front of the computer playing games casually.

Seeing Xu Shengzhou come in, Ren Hongshan felt as if he had been caught in bed. He quickly closed the computer and stood up: "Xu Shen, are you back?"

"Why have we become so different after not seeing each other for several months? You can call me 'Brother Zhou', or you can call me by your name." Xu Shengzhou put down his luggage and stretched his waist. Traveling on a journey is really not an empty talk. After sitting in the second-class seat for a long time, he felt all over his body.

Not happy.

Ren Hongshan also took the opportunity to stretch his arms and wrists: "I heard that Brother Zhou, you are so brave. At academic conferences, you defeated those Fields Medal winners. Professors from famous schools couldn't even come to the stage. People in the world gave you the nickname 'Xu Yiwen'?"

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Xu Shengzhou was dumbfounded: "Xu Yiwen? What the hell is all this? Where did you hear this from?"

Ren Hongshan replied in a low voice: "Everyone says so! There are forums on Bihu. And it is rumored that during your undergraduate defense, you fainted from a professor directly."

"... He fainted from hunger, and it has nothing to do with me. I am innocent!" Xu Shengzhou also wanted to save his image, "Let me tell you, this meeting was held in an atmosphere of equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect.

During the meeting, we had a cordial and friendly conversation. Both parties fully exchanged opinions on relevant academic issues. We talked deeply and thoroughly, and enhanced mutual understanding. - I have no grudges with them in the past, and I have no grudges recently, and I am not anti-social.

Personality, why do you criticize people for no reason?"

Ren Hongshan did not dare to defend himself, but just said: "Anyway, I think Brother Zhou, you have a very strong ability to ask questions! It took me three or four months to barely give the answer to the question you gave me last time. Teacher Ma has read it

After that, I felt that the topic selection was very good, so I changed it to English to test the waters of Area 3 SCI. Not long ago, the review comments came back, one suggestion was accepted directly, and the other two requested minor revisions."

Xu Shengzhou smiled and said: "Isn't that a great hope? Congratulations in advance to Mr. Ren for submitting an SCI article!"

"I have to thank Brother Zhou for giving me a good topic." Ren Hongshan rubbed his hands and said sheepishly, "Well, Brother Zhou, we are required to publish two papers for graduation. Can you please give me another topic?"<

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Xu Shengzhou thought for a moment: "If I give you a question, will Teacher Ma have any objections?"

"What opinions can he have? He has his own project, and he also has to take care of the affairs in the college. He also has two postdocs, six or seven Ph.D.s, and nearly 20 master's students. He can't take care of it at all. Like

I joined the class halfway, like I was raised by my stepmother. I rarely see him once a week, but I have to find my own way?"

Xu Shengzhou lowered his eyes: "In that case, I will give you another question. But generally speaking, the master's degree is the beginning of academic research. You should carry out study and research independently under the guidance of the teacher. At the doctoral stage, it is even more important

You have to put yourself first and constantly discover and solve problems. So, I can give you a question, but you have to learn to give yourself questions."

"Okay, I listen to you!" Ren Hongshan paused and then asked, "Brother Zhou, you won't finish your PhD in another year, right?"

After Xu Shengzhou finished exercising, he found a stool and sat down: "I also want to finish reading as soon as possible, but it takes a lot of time to write the thesis and publish the thesis. Finally, there is the thesis defense, which takes almost a year."

"..."

Ren Hongshan was a little speechless: Listen, is this human language? Do you know that there is a word in Chinese called "school system"? Do you know that there is another word called "Yanbi"? It's good for you, one year is too long.

Long!

He had no choice but to ask: "Brother Zhou, what are your plans after graduation? Go back and continue to be the principal?"

"What if?"

Ren Hongshan said: "I thought you would stay in school or go to some other scientific research unit to continue your academic research!"

Xu Shengzhou was very surprised: "I can continue to engage in academic research when I go back! There is no conflict between being a principal and doing scientific research."

Ren Hongshan said: "But without a very good and high academic platform, it is difficult to apply for projects. Without projects, there are no awards, and without awards, there are no titles and professional titles. Like our Beijing Normal University, many teachers are excellent and scientific researchers

He also did a great job, but because of the platform problem, he could not win the national award, could not apply for titles such as Outstanding Youth, Yangtze River and so on. He could only engage in scientific research activities at a lower level, and even started high and low, and finally died.

Wen. Take the Physics Department of our Capital Normal University as an example. There are 3 outstanding students, which is already relatively good. But how about comparing it with Yanda? There are 45 outstanding students in the School of Physics, among whom they will be admitted in 2022 alone.

7 outstanding young people. How can you compare with others?"

Xu Shengzhou looked at him: "Why do you care about this?"

Ren Hongshan hummed: "Please! I am also a graduate student, and I am half a member of the scientific research circle. Isn't it normal to know this?"

"That's right! In fact, the platform of Beijing Normal University has surpassed more than 95% of universities, not to mention other schools that are not even double first-class! I just didn't expect you to think so far. From this point of view, Hongshan

Are you also planning to study for a Ph.D.?"

Ren Hongshan suddenly felt a little lack of confidence and found a stool to sit down: "I think I have this idea, but I am afraid that I don't have the talent. When the time comes, I want to get a degree but there is no result. I want to give up but I am unwilling to do it. In the end, I am in a dilemma.

The pain is excruciating."

Xu Shengzhou said: "It is definitely painful to study for a Ph.D., but the rewards after the pain are definitely the sweetest. To study and learn, you must have the determination and will to live toward death and live toward the sun."

Ren Hongshan suddenly looked at Xu Shengzhou like a little bitch, "How about, Brother Zhou, can you help me?"

Xu Shengzhou was shocked: "Help? How to help?!"

"You see, you will graduate with your Ph.D. in a year, and I will be in my second year of graduate school. With your glorious record of publishing so many "Big Four" articles, you can definitely become an associate professor or doctoral supervisor if you stay in school or go to another university.

I will apply for your doctorate and be your first disciple. With your guidance, it will be difficult for me not to graduate! Hehe, how are you, Brother Zhou? Xu Shen?"

Xu Shengzhou said angrily: "People are all 'brothers who have been masters and apprentices for many years'. How about you, thinking of 'brothers who have been masters and apprentices for many years'? Stop dreaming! First of all, I don't have the ability to become a professor or doctoral supervisor as soon as I graduate.

Second, even if any school is blind and asks me to be a professor or doctoral supervisor, my major is algebraic geometry, not the probability theory you studied. So, go to bed early, you will have everything you want in your dreams!"<

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Ren Hongshan almost hugged Xu Shengzhou's thigh: "You are studying algebraic geometry, why don't you still guide me on the topic of probability theory? And the guidance is quite good? Since you think it is impossible, why don't you promise me first, and wait until you become a student?

Doctoral supervisor, please recruit me first, okay?"

"No! We brothers can't mess up our seniority, otherwise we will become a laughing stock in the future."

Ren Hongshan was anxious: "How come the seniority is messed up? You and Teacher Zhang Jianzhi are both disciples of Academician Cheng. According to seniority, you are definitely my uncle! Now that Teacher Zhang has passed away, shouldn't you, the uncle, take over the responsibility?"

Really? Besides, this is nothing but a joke, it’s clearly a good story, okay?!"

"That won't work either."

Xu Shengzhou didn't know why Ren Hongshan would bother with such an invisible thing. The other party kept pestering her like brown candy for a long time. Although she still didn't agree, she didn't say anything. She just said that she would talk about it later so that she could be at peace.<

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The next morning, Xu Shengzhou got up and ran a few laps on the playground. Seeing countless young and energetic junior sisters, he sighed before going back to clean up and wash up. After breakfast, he went straight to the dean's office to report to Zhang Anping. He was also a little discouraged.

, I was late when I registered for my master’s degree, and I was late again when I registered for my doctoral degree. I couldn’t even lift my head when I saw Zhang An.

Fortunately, Zhang Anping was familiar with him first and second time, and he was used to it. When we met, he took out a stack of certificates from the drawer: "You are really easy to read. You are late for the start of school, and you ran away after the defense, just like the shopkeeper."

It seems that all the subsequent messy things have been left to the college. Here are your graduation certificates, degree certificates, as well as school-level outstanding graduates, city-level outstanding graduates, school-level outstanding master's thesis, and city-level outstanding graduates.

Honorary certificate for your master's thesis. Oh, this is your new student ID card, keep it all!"

Xu Shengzhou didn't expect that he still had so many certificates, so he expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

"And this, complete the procedures for your enrollment and scholarship." Zhang Anping asked Xu Shengzhou to complete the procedures, and joked: "You haven't come to register for so long, I thought you were going to change your career to study "Yongle Dadian"

It’s over!”

Xu Shengzhou said: "Let's wait until I finish my PhD in mathematics."

Zhang Anping's smile froze on his face: "What do you mean? Are you planning to change careers after finishing your Ph.D.?"

After Xu Shengzhou signed, he said: "Isn't it popular now to blend arts and sciences? After I finish my PhD in mathematics, why don't I get a PhD in higher education or classical literature, so that I can cross over and develop arts and sciences at the same time?"

"What about your Hodge's conjecture?" Zhang Anshi asked.

"Try to complete it within two or three years. At most, it will be completed in four to five years."

"Then you stop doing math?"

Xu Shengzhou touched his chin: "I haven't thought about what will happen next. But I quite envy Perelman. After solving the Poincaré conjecture, he chose to distance himself from mathematics and live the secluded life he wanted. It's quite a ten-step process."

Kill one person and leave no trace behind for a thousand miles. When the matter is done, brush off your clothes and hide deep in your body and reputation. The ancient chivalrous style."

"Seclusion..." Zhang Anping was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, "Even if it takes four or five years to solve the Hodge Conjecture, you will only be twenty-seven or seventy-eight years old in four or five years. It is the year of the fight. How can you live in seclusion?"

! Your school doesn’t want it? Besides Hodge’s conjecture, there are also Riemann hypothesis and BSD conjecture. Even if you don’t deal with these century-old problems, there are countless conjectures in algebraic geometry that are not enough for you to solve? Believe it or not, if you are like Zhu

If you, an academician, neglect your academic work and engage in quantum Buddhism, can Mr. Cheng expel you from the faculty?"
Chapter completed!