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Chapter 103 Tea Chapter Party

Li Fei didn't expect that when he came to Zhuang Weiran's house, the standard of treatment was so high.He was absent-minded for a moment, and turned to look at Zhuang Weiran standing beside him, with a natural expression on his face, why on earth did everyone seem to respect me so much?

"Sit down." He Zhenguo hurriedly greeted Li Fei, "Professor Li, please sit down, it's quite cold outside."

"It's warmer at home." He Ruiming trotted all the way and poured Li Fei a cup of hot tea.

Zhuang Weiran walked up to the machine unceremoniously, and said to Li Fei, "Professor Li, sit down quickly, our family has always respected such a great professor as Professor Li."

"Coffee is still the same? Add more sugar and milk?" Zhuang Weiran made coffee, He Zhenguo watched Li Fei sit down, and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, Professor Li, I'm a little excited. This is Rui Ning's first time Come back with colleagues, this is Rui Ming, my son. Rui Ning's brother, these are his colleagues and friends."

Li Fei greeted with a smile, "Hello."

"Professor Zhuang is amazing. I was just a small associate professor at Princeton University. Unlike Professor Zhuang, I was promoted from an associate professor to a chair professor not long after I arrived at Princeton University."

Xiao Feng didn't know when he came here, and he got out of the bathroom next to him, "This is Professor Li, hello. My surname is Feng, you can call me Xiao Feng."

"Hello." Li Fei smiled, Wei Yaoyang was also sitting on the table, and everyone took their seats. Looking at this posture, it looked like they were leaving a tea party.

Zhuang Weiran put the coffee beside Li Fei, and said with a smile, "It was almost like this when I held tea parties and symposiums with Professor Feffman."

"Right, Professor Li."

"Hey." Li Fei is almost 40 years old after all, after getting used to the atmosphere, few young people are so embarrassed, he began to smile and said, "Professor Zhuang can't ask me about this, Professor Feffman will only Tell you to go, as an associate professor, I am not qualified to participate in the dialogue between your top scholars."

"What has Professor Zhuang been watching recently?"

"I said I was watching nasheili

iu would you believe it? "

"When did Professor Zhuang become so interested in economics? Do you want to win an economics award?" Li Fei began to tease Zhuang Weiran. He and Zhuang Weiran are really familiar, although there is a big age gap between the two.But as colleagues for more than a year, the two played well and got along very clearly.

As a person who studies mathematics, Li Fei does not have that strong old-fashioned temperament.On the other hand, when they get along with each other normally, they still feel a bit childish, but there is nothing wrong with Li Fei saying these words at this time.

Professor Feffman does often invite Zhuang Weiran to tea parties, but Li Fei seldom goes.Because he knew that he could not reach the height of these professors academically.Even if many things are gone, he may not be able to understand them.If you have this time, you might as well read more books at home, and maybe you can study more things in mathematics.

It is impossible for Zhuang Weiran to tell Li Fei that he is reading Grothendieck's manuscript.

"What did you say about Nash just now?" Chen Jin asked curiously.

"nasheili

iu, Nash Equilibrium, a major theory of economics and game theory, a branch of mathematics. "Zhuang Weiran said with a smile, "It is widely used in many fields, such as biology, military affairs, mathematics, and economics. Now the so-called game theory of great power competition is also from nasheili

Derived from iu. "

"John Forbes Nash." Li Fei twitched the corners of his mouth and outlined a smile, "An honorary professor at Princeton University, didn't Professor Zhuang visit Mr. Nash before?"

"So Professor Zhuang wants to continue to do something on the Nash equilibrium?" Li Fei said with a smile, "As a young chair professor at Princeton University, if you study economics, you can't be doing your job properly."

"Perhaps, we can study some problems in physics. Especially in theoretical physics." Li Fei held the coffee cup and took a sip. "After arriving at Dragon City University, I suddenly recalled the day."

Zhuang Weiran sat beside Li Fei with a smile, and Wei Yaoyang was still sitting next to him, he was hanging his head, as if he was thinking about something.

Xiao Chen and Xiao Feng looked at Li Fei curiously, but He Ruiming didn't speak.Sitting together, He Zhenguo and Chen Xinyao also looked at Li Fei with a smile.

"In fact, strictly speaking, Professor Zhuang should be regarded as a nephew, right?" Li Fei smiled, "Tao Hanhai and I are brothers."

"Professor Zhuang is Brother Tao's student, but it's a pity. Professor Zhuang is so good that you can imitate, but not surpass. Tao Hanhai has been an associate professor at New York University for so many years. domestic."

"You were directly promoted to chair professor."

Xiao Feng asked curiously, "Professor Li, Professor Zhuang, I always hear you talk about chair professors, chair professors? What does chair professor mean?"

"Chair professor." Li Fei was silent for a while. "Chair professor is a position above full professor. It can be said to be one of the highest professional titles for professors in the Lighthouse country. It is like a domestic first-level professor or a German w3." Professor is a title."

"It can be understood as the highest-level professor, and academic leaders can obtain such a title. Obviously, Professor Zhuang meets all the conditions for a chair professor. In Princeton University, where there are many masters of mathematics, he was awarded the title of chair professor of the Department of Mathematics. You can imagine how powerful Professor Zhuang is." Li Fei put down the coffee cup in his hand, "Professors like Feufman, Jaffe, etc., often invite Professor Zhuang to have some tea parties."

Zhuang Weiran also took the coffee. These days, he thinks the coffee is quite good when he is abroad.He tapped the cup lightly, "Professor Li Fei came to Princeton University very early, obtained a doctorate from Princeton University, and then stayed at Princeton University as an assistant professor and associate professor. He is a very powerful professor."

"Forget it." Li Fei touched the bridge of his nose, "Compared to you, I am simply too ordinary. Besides, there are too many geniuses in Princeton University, and I am nothing at all."

"By the way, Ms. Chen." Li Fei looked at Chen Xinyao, "I heard that Ms. Chen also spent some time in Princeton when she was a child?"

"That's right." Chen Xinyao nodded, "I haven't been to Princeton for a long time, it must have changed. The sun is very bright there, and life is very leisurely. My favorite is the street next to the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton."

"Since it's a tea party, let's talk about whatever you want." Chen Xinyao gently raised a topic, "Is this the first time Professor Li has come to Dragon City?"

"Probably." Li Fei nodded without hesitation, "For me, Dragon City is pretty good."

"Longcheng University is not too far away from us. Is Professor Li planning to live permanently?" He Zhenguo said happily, "I'm very happy that a high-spirited person like you can return to China."

"Hi." Li Fei shook his head, "I'm nothing. I'm neither an academic leader nor a top mathematician. I'm just an ordinary professor. I guess after Professor Zhuang returns to Dragon City University, he will definitely be a member of Dragon City University. Enrollment rates, especially math and physics, will skyrocket.”

"By the way, I thought of a question." Li Fei suddenly thought of something, "I heard that the head of the department has resigned. If there is no accident, I am afraid that the position of head of the department wants you to take it."

Li Fei looked at Zhuang Weiran, and Zhuang Weiran said in astonishment, "Me?"

"Let me take the position of the head of the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University?" Zhuang Weiran then said with a smile, "Professor Li, stop joking, how is it possible."

"Many people have heard that you are leaving Princeton University." Li Fei continued to say calmly, "The reason for giving you this position at this time is to keep you here."

"Professor Feffman's original words are that they have lost a Mr. Faltings, and they don't want to lose an absolute genius in mathematics."

"You also know that the position of Princeton University's mathematics center has begun to shake, and universities such as Stanford, Harvard, Oxford, and Cambridge have begun to exert their strength. If you return to China, no matter what university you are in, you will definitely allow that university to be able to compete in mathematics. Do not forget that the Göttingen School of Mathematics started with Gauss, and a large number of talents emerged, thus occupying the position of the absolute center of mathematics in the world. If it is not because of Germany, which you all know, the mathematics center cannot be transferred to Princeton University."

Li Fei took a deep breath and looked at the still steaming coffee, "They will think that if you return to Huaguo, maybe it will be a transfer of the mathematics center."

"You must understand that mathematics is the foundation of science. If Huaguo becomes the center of mathematics, then all subjects will flourish in the future, and perhaps the Lighthouse Country will have some advantages in a short period of time. But under the siphon effect, the Lighthouse Country will definitely be lonely Yes." Li Fei raised his voice, "Now Princeton University wants to keep you."

"Of course, you can also fully believe that Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study will use some tricks to keep you. They will only increase your treatment, and even offer you a price that makes your heart beat." Li Fei rubbed the bridge of his nose again, " In fact, when I left Princeton, they offered me an annual salary that I couldn't refuse."

"If I hadn't submitted my resume to Dragon City University and had made plans to return to China for several years, I think I would have stayed at Princeton University for the rest of my life."

Everyone was a little bit embarrassed, and Li Fei obviously didn't finish his sentence, "I'm talking about a more realistic question. When Professor Zhuang and I were doing projects at Princeton University, there were almost no restrictions, and we could do whatever we wanted. And give us a very high salary, which is currently not available in China, and it is impossible for us to do any subjects at will."

Li Fei spread his hands, "So those who can return to China at this time are all true love."

He Zhenguo nodded. He didn't know much about this aspect, but he also respected Li Fei.

"Professor Li." He Zhenguo said solemnly, "You are already very remarkable."