Chapter 135 Deligne's Accident
Deep down, Feng Zuming was quite conflicted because of some unpleasant things that happened at the International Mathematical Olympiad. He was embarrassed to meet Xu Yuan, but he also wanted to meet this young mathematical genius who was rising in the mathematics world.

It just so happened that the head of the mathematics department, Richter, arranged for him to pick him up at the airport, so he simply agreed.

Xu Yuan naturally had no opinion about Feng Zuming at the moment. After sitting on the plane for such a long time, he naturally wanted to go to the hotel and have a good rest.

So after listening to Feng Zuming's words, he made a gesture to walk outside.

At this time, the two students next to Feng Zuming were talking to Xu Yuan very excitedly.

"Hello."

"My name is Kalinda, and I'm from the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University."

“I am currently studying for a master’s degree.”

"I've read your papers. They're amazing."

Hearing the voice, Xu Yuan looked in the direction of the other party, and suddenly a white girl with dark brown hair came into view. Judging from her facial features and figure, she had the temperament of a supermodel on TV.

He took a quick look at the person and then looked away, shaking hands with him politely.

"Xu Yuan."

There are not many girls in China who study mathematics as a graduate student, so I feel it is a bit novel.

Especially since the other party said that he had read his paper, it is probably true.

Then Xu Yuan looked at another foreign boy and had a brief conversation with him.

After learning more about it, he found out that the two were graduate students in the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University. Because they knew he was coming to attend a meeting today, they specifically asked to come to the airport to pick him up.

To some extent, these two people are his fans.

After figuring out the situation, Xu Yuan was a little confused. He didn't expect that he already had fans overseas.

Fortunately, Feng Zuming in the middle spoke up in time, thus ending this simple fan meeting.

"The car is outside, let's hurry over there."

"Then I'll trouble you, Professor Feng." Xu Yuan nodded in response, then followed the other party towards the parking area.

As for his luggage, Mike took the initiative to carry it, with a bright smile on his face throughout the whole process.

It can be seen that he is really happy to meet his idol.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan didn't want to discourage the other party's enthusiasm, so he let him help with the luggage.

Soon after getting in the car, Feng Zuming drove to Princeton University campus himself.

On the way, Xu Yuan and Kalinda sat in the back seat. Although Mike was in the co-pilot seat, he kept glancing back and asked interestedly about some clever methods and formulas in the paper.

Xu Yuan also welcomed everyone who came and discussed with them.

Although Kalinda seldom asked questions, she always listened carefully when Xu Yuan spoke.

Even Feng Zuming couldn't help but eavesdrop, and after just a few words he was completely impressed by Xu Yuan's mathematical talent.

As expected, the man who was called the Prince of Mathematics by Deligne had unquestionable talent and level in mathematics.

After traveling for a while, Xu Yuan finally arrived at Princeton University.

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"You two go back to school first. I'll take Xu Yuan to the hotel." After parking the car, Feng Zuming got out and explained to MacAlinda in English. Then he turned around and said to Xu Yuan, "The school has arranged for everyone who will be attending this meeting to stay in the hotel across the square. It's very close to the campus."

"Of course, if you are not satisfied, you can also arrange school dormitories."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan got out of the car and looked around. He could clearly see the hotel and Princeton University.

There is a square in the middle.

Therefore, he didn't have any objections and said directly: "No need to trouble you, just stay at the hotel."

After all, when Lao Zhang arrives, I might have to discuss with him about going on stage to report the contents of the paper.

He can't just go and live in the school dormitory by himself.

Kalinda and Mike were reluctant to leave and waved and said hello when they left.

"Goodbye Xu Yuan, I am very happy to communicate with you today."

"Bye-Bye."

As the first friend he met here, Xu Yuan also responded enthusiastically.

After watching them walk towards the campus, he and Feng Zuming went to the hotel across the square.

When they were almost at the hotel, Feng Zuming introduced the meeting arrangements in detail.

"You can rest in the hotel today. I will take you to visit the scenic buildings in Princeton University tomorrow."

"The academic conference will officially begin the day after tomorrow. It will last for three days in total, and there will be a dance party in the evening."

"If you have any questions during this period, you can contact me or the hotel staff."

After all, Xu Yuan had participated in academic conferences at his school and international cryptography conferences, so he was quite familiar with these similar process arrangements.

After listening to Feng Zuming's words, he had no questions.

"I understand."

Next, Feng Zuming found the hotel staff, completed the check-in procedures for Xu Yuan and sent him to the room. This marked the end of his mission for the day and his departure.

When Xu Yuan was the only one left in the hotel room, the fatigue from the long car ride finally emerged.

So after thinking for less than two seconds, he decisively chose to take a nap and rest himself.

"Let's get some sleep first."

Anyway, there is not much progress left to prove Qiu Chengtong's conjecture, so there is no rush to complete it.

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As time passed, it was already dark when Xu Yuan opened his eyes again.

He got up and ordered dinner for the hotel staff to deliver. After he had eaten and drunk his fill, he took out a draft paper and pen from his backpack and continued with the previous calculations on the hotel table.

The next day, Feng Zuming showed up at the hotel on time in the morning.

According to the schedule, we planned to take Xu Yuan on a sightseeing tour of Princeton University campus.

It was Xu Yuan's first time to visit Princeton University. He was quite interested in the scenery and architecture here, so he asked Feng Zuming to act as his tour guide in the morning.

"The building over there belongs to the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Professor Deligne has his office there."

At around ten o'clock in the morning, on the campus of Princeton University, Feng Zuming pointed to a building in the distance and introduced it to Xu Yuan.

When Xu Yuan heard that it was the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, he immediately became interested.

Immediately looked in the direction Feng Zuming pointed.

At the same time, he asked, "Can I go visit Professor Deligne now?"

He did not forget his main purpose of this trip. Compared with the exchanges and discussions at academic conferences, this meeting would undoubtedly give him more time.

I thought that this temporary proposal might not be able to be arranged, but I didn't expect Feng Zuming to give a positive answer immediately after hearing it.

"can."

Xu Yuan was quite surprised when he heard these two simple words.

He immediately turned his head and looked at Feng Zuming and asked, "Don't you need to make an appointment with Professor Deligne in advance?"

"Professor Deligne has told me before that you can go there at any time." Feng Zuming replied with a smile.

However, hidden behind this statement was envy.

That's right.

I'm really envious.

As a professor at Princeton University, it was not easy for him to ask Deligne for help when he encountered mathematical problems.

Sometimes it is not possible to make an appointment in advance.

The main reason is that Deligne doesn't like being interrupted while he's working.

But he was particularly tolerant towards Xu Yuan, and even told him that he could come to see him at any time.

Not only him, but other professors in the department were equally envious of this treatment.

Xu Yuan naturally would not guess what Feng Zuming was thinking, so he was naturally very excited to receive this news.

I immediately couldn't wait to visit Deligne.

"Then let's go now."

"Go this way." Feng Zuming heard Xu Yuan's words and walked in front without hesitation to lead the way.

Not long after.

Under the guidance of Feng Zuming, Xu Yuan successfully arrived at the door of Deligne's office.

As Feng Zuming raised his hand and knocked on the door, about two seconds passed before he heard a word coming from inside.

"Please come in."

Feng Zuming pushed the door open upon hearing that, and Xu Yuan followed behind.

"Professor Deligne, Xu Yuan from Qinghua University wants to visit you."

Seeing someone coming in, Deligne, who was sitting at the desk, temporarily stopped what he was doing and slowly raised his eyes.

His slightly frowned brows immediately relaxed when he saw Xu Yuan.

The next second he quickly stood up and walked over.

"You must be Xu Yuan, right? Welcome to Princeton. I finally have the chance to meet our Prince of Mathematics."

He said this with a smile on his face, not at all angry at being disturbed.

Feng Zuming, who saw the whole scene, was filled with envy.

He then took the initiative to leave the office, closed the door, and left Xu Yuan and Professor Deligne to talk alone.

Xu Yuan didn't expect Deligne to be so enthusiastic. After he realized what was going on, he quickly responded.

"Professor Deligne, it's nice to meet you, and thank you for your recognition of my thesis."

"Sit down quickly."

Upon hearing this, Deligne first asked Xu Yuan to sit down, then shook his head and said: "Your paper is very exquisite. This is not my own recognition, but the evaluation given by the entire mathematics community." He did not hide his appreciation for those papers at all.

After a few simple exchanges and becoming more familiar with each other, the topic they talked about naturally turned into academic discussions.

Moreover, this is the fastest way to build relationships. This can only be described as a romance unique to mathematicians.

Xu Yuan had long wanted to ask Professor Deligne for advice, so he naturally had questions prepared.

Then he took it out and handed it to Deligne.

"Professor Deligne, this is a problem I recently encountered, and I would like to ask you for advice on several branches of mathematics."

Deligne really liked the proof method in Xu Yuan's paper, as well as the novel and bold ideas, so he was quite curious about Xu Yuan's questions.

He took it and immediately started to examine it.

But after seeing the question above, my brows subconsciously frowned.

Then he raised his eyes and asked in surprise, "Does this involve the problem of algebraic geometric stability?"

Xu Yuan will be required to report on his paper at the conference tomorrow. He thought the questions he would ask would be related to number theory. After all, it can be seen from Xu Yuan's paper that he is good at number theory research.

The result was an algebraic geometry problem, which was really beyond his expectations.

"Yes, Professor Deligne, actually I have been trying to prove Qiu Chengtong's conjecture recently." Xu Yuan had nothing to hide, so he nodded and answered truthfully.

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(End of this chapter)