God's Crown

Professor Benson had never told An Yan about these things, but Constantine believed that Benson was the same as himself.Think about it in your own shoes, if you have such a student, you will definitely not waste your talent in school by watching such a talented student.

It will definitely allow him to go to a better place to gain more academic knowledge, and maybe he can teach a Nobel Prize winner or even an academic leader who has influenced the world.

That is the most fulfilling thing for a professor, although sometimes professors have some selfish desires.But it does not prevent them from admiring a gifted student and finding a better way out for him.And An Yan is such a student. Professor Benson originally wanted to stay with An Yan to study at the University of Zurich.

But after thinking about it later, I felt that it was a pity that such students stayed at the University of Zurich.He should go to a place with a stronger academic atmosphere to gain more knowledge.Professor Benson made up his mind to write a letter of recommendation after An Yan graduated.He believed that before that.A school with a stronger academic atmosphere will definitely send an offer to An Yan.Because, An Yan is worthy of this offer.

No one is more worthy of these offers from schools with a stronger academic atmosphere than this student.

Although Professor Benson is far away in Europe, he has some personal relationships with professors from many schools in the Ugly Country.It was not difficult to write a recommendation letter, but Professor Benson never thought that Constantine, who did not like him, was willing to write a recommendation for An Yan.We must know how difficult it is to get a recommendation letter from a Nobel Prize winner, and the weight after getting it is very heavy.

If you can get a letter of recommendation from a Nobel Prize winner, you can say that An Yan can pick and choose from any school in Ugland.

Even MIT, Stanford, and California University, he can think about which school is better for him.

It's not like some students who have to agree immediately after getting the offer, for fear that the school will go back.

"Ann, how are you talking with that guy Constantine?" Professor Benson was still surprised when he saw An Yan, wondering if Constantine really poached a corner just now?What made him angry was not this, but that he thought it unnecessary for An Yan to go to the University of Manchester for postgraduate study.

"Also, okay?"

"That guy asked you to go to the University of Manchester?" The professor spoke very directly.

An Yan shook his head and said, "He said that if I want to enter the University of California or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he can write me a letter of recommendation."

"How can this guy be so kind?" Professor Benson couldn't figure out what Constantine meant.

"Professor, do you also think I should study in Ugly Country?" An Yan looked at his professor sincerely.

Professor Benson was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "I originally planned to tell you about this when you graduated. I have professors I know at the University of California, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, and Stanford. If you have chosen which school you want to continue your graduate studies in, I can write you a letter of recommendation. As for the offer, Ann, I believe these schools will send you an offer. Need to worry."

"What you need to do now is to choose a school that you think you can go to among these top universities."

"But professor, can't I just want to study as a graduate student at the University of Zurich?" An Yan looked at Professor Benson carefully, as if he was afraid that the professor would get angry.

"You want to study at the University of Zurich, but we don't accept it! What do you think the University of Zurich is? No way! Just choose from these universities." After speaking, the professor walked away angrily.

Leaving An Yan standing alone, he didn't know how to describe his current mood.

He is very grateful to the professor, because the professor has planned a better path for him.This feeling is as if your parents are worried about something about you and have planned it for you in advance.But to be honest, he felt that there was nothing wrong with staying at the University of Zurich.

Why do you have to go to the top universities?It can be said that the ranking of the University of Zurich in the world is not low, but it is not as high as these top universities.

Scratching his head, An Yan looked forward in a particularly confused manner.Then he sat on the stone bench again, resting his cheeks with his hands.Thinking about things, he really couldn't make up his mind this time, and he couldn't tell his parents about it.As for Gu Weize, forget it, if he tells Gu Weize about this, I believe Gu Weize's answer is very simple - let him go back to China to study.Now that he has already gone abroad to study, what is he going back to China to study?If he didn't study abroad, then he might really stay in China to study.

But he has been abroad for so long, and he returned to China to study for graduate school. Isn't this equivalent to telling those who still want to tease him secretly, you come and punish me, look, I have returned to China to study.

Therefore, An Yan will not return to China until she graduates with a Ph.D.But what the professor said, it seems that he must be allowed to go to a better platform in order to have a better development.He actually wanted to tell the professor that he must go to a better platform, and he doesn't necessarily have to go to a better platform to have a better development.

It's a pity that the professor will definitely not listen to him, but will tell him that he must go to a better platform to have better development and so on.

An Yan also had no choice. Forget about this matter, I am afraid that no matter how I tell the professor now, the professor will not listen.It's better to wait until the professor calms down for a while, and discuss this matter with the professor.Maybe there will be a turning point?With Constantine's affirmation, An Yan's heart has relaxed a lot.At least not as scared as before.After all, even the professor who made graphene has admitted that the experiment he did is very good, so others will not be too hard on him if they think about it.

Look left, look right.Finding that no one was walking on this path, An Yan left the path directly.When I returned to the hotel where I was staying, it seemed that the professor had already returned to the room.At this moment, I'm afraid the professor doesn't want to see him either.Although the professor wanted him to go to a school with a better academic atmosphere to continue his studies, he was still full of heart when he saw him.

If he is not too good, it is impossible for the professor to let him go to school to study better.

So now the professor doesn't want to see him, and An Yan is very sensible, so he didn't go to the professor.Instead, watch how others do academic reports in your own room.

While watching and thinking, but when you are on stage, you must not panic.In the academic report he gave, the audience was full of well-known professors, Nobel laureates, and so on.Of course, An Yan wasn't sure how many bigwigs would come to his academic report.This kind of thing still depends on the interest of the boss.

This is what he discovered recently. If the boss is not interested, he will not come to your academic report at all.For students like him, when he gives academic reports, most of them are some little-known professors and some students who want to find out his faults.

As for the kind of professor who has been famous for a long time, he will not listen to his academic report at all.

Of course, it would be wonderful if Professor Constantine would be there.It doesn't matter if the other bosses are there, but if Professor Constantine is not there, An Yan will still be a little bit disappointed.After all, Professor Constantine is the one who discovered graphene.

After watching the video of the academic report for a while, An Yan fell asleep in a daze.

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The morning sun shone on the airport in California. Professor Chen Wen and Professor Li Bo from Peking University went to Stanford University.They were the Asian professors who came earlier, and the professors from other schools, especially the professors from the Neon Country, probably would not arrive until the opening day.Counting from today, there are still three days before the opening.

Professor Li Bo looked at Professor Chen Wen next to him and said, "Are you ready to give a report at this academic conference on physics?"

"The organizing committee just invited me to participate, but didn't ask me to prepare for the academic report."

"What about your students?"

"There is a 45-minute report on fluid mechanics." Professor Chen Wen said with a smile, "Compared to the number one student in the college entrance examination who became a blockbuster when he first entered university last year, I think my doctoral student is simply... well, I also I don't know what to say."

"Okay, don't worry about it. The number one student in the college entrance examination made graphene results in a crooked manner. As for your students, they have achieved steady results. Can this be compared? Anyway, I don't think there is any comparison. of."

"How do you know that people are not steady? Let me tell you, there are quite a few geniuses in this world. When I was studying in Ugly Country, didn't my classmates already graduated with a Ph.D. at the age of 21? I was still in graduate school at the time."

"What you said is also a student at Stanford University."

"That's right, but I definitely want to listen to that academic report. And maybe I can meet him before the academic report."

"Oh?" Professor Li Bo raised his brows, "Why are you so sure you will meet him?"

"I inquired about it. The hotel we stayed at is the same as the hotel where the people from the University of Zurich stayed. Tell me, is it possible to meet each other?"

"That's really possible." Li Bo said with a slight nod. "I'm still looking forward to his academic report. I found that his report will be a little different from the previous experimental report. There are a lot more graphene researches."

"Who knows what this guy is thinking?" Professor Chen Wen smiled. "Anyway, I can't figure out his thoughts, and I don't want to guess his thoughts."

"Hmm..." Professor Li Bo followed Professor Chen Wen with a smile, "Speaking of which, I really want to meet this top student in the college entrance examination. I always feel that our Beijing University has lost a lot, what do you think?"

"Don't think about it, it's just a loss. If this kid comes to our Beijing University, how can our Beijing University allow those keyboard warriors to attack him like this." This is not because he is joking, as Beijing University is the only top school in Huaguo Schools have always been very strong.Not to mention being a keyboard man, even if the students in the school have opinions, if the school is not at fault.The school will still not bow its head, love to read or not, or go away if you don’t read!

The name of Beijing University alone is a gold-lettered signboard in Huaguo.Being able to enter Peking University means that you have a great opportunity to get in touch with world-class prestigious schools, and you may even study abroad.If the grades are better, you can even directly become an exchange student and stay abroad.

Huaguo still suffers from late development, and now the global ranking of Beijing University has been rising.However, there is still a long way to go before the top universities in the world. For example, there is no real professor at Peking University who has won the Nobel Prize or the Fields Medal.

Therefore, although the global ranking of Beijing University seems to be quite high, compared with these universities with profound heritage, it is still much worse.

Sitting in the car, Chen Wen kept thinking.Could it be that Chinese people are too stupid to win the Nobel Prize or the Fields Medal?No, he shouldn't even have thought of it.What about the Chinese winners?They are all from Huaguo, or because Huaguo is a catcher, and there is still a long way to go before the developed countries.When Huaguo can have a few Nobel Prize winners and Fields Medal winners, I believe that with Huaguo's strength, it is safe for the university to stand in the first echelon.

It's just that if you want Huaguo's academics to stand in the first echelon, or even sit on an equal footing with Uglyguo, you need an opportunity.And what this opportunity is, no one knows.

"I said, Old Chen, what are you thinking about? You have been thinking about it since you got in the car. Why, what made you think so hard?"

"Old Li." Chen Wen sighed helplessly, "When do you think our country will be able to produce a real Nobel Prize winner and Fields Medal winner in science?"

"This." Li Bo rubbed his brows and said, "It depends on the destiny, who knows if you can get it? Maybe someone will get it next year, maybe it will take decades for someone to get it. This matter , I can't tell."

"Old Chen, I think there is no need to rush this kind of fate-based matter. Maybe you can bring out a Nobel Prize winner in your lifetime?"

"Come on, it's just my students. I'd rather believe that Ann, who was studying at the University of Zurich, could win the Nobel Prize, than believe that they can get the Nobel Prize."

"Don't belittle your students so much. To be honest, they are pretty good. I often see that they still have their own ideas in physics. Students with such ideas are rare, such as yours. I think it is very good for students who insist on studying fluid mechanics."

"The problem is that what's the use if you think it's good? After studying for such a long time, there is no breakthrough at all."

"Why, you still want someone to solve the NS equation? It is a kind of limit partial differential equation. How about letting him solve Yang-Mills existence and mass gap together?"

"I'd like to, but can they untie it?"

"Then it's over. I know that people can't solve it, so what kind of problems are there for them? Take your time, and one day these physical problems will be solved." After Li Bo finished speaking, he began to close his eyes and meditate. , leaving Chen Wen melancholy in the car alone.

When we arrived at the hotel, it was already getting dark.

After the two got their house numbers, they saw a little boy coming out of the room.The little boy looked rather oriental.

Li Bo greeted him naturally, and the little boy responded.

Then Li Bo asked, "Are you from Huaguo? It looks like your face is Asian."

"Yes, I am from Huaguo." The little boy nodded, looked at the two and said, "Who are you?"

"Oh, we are Peking University, and we are here to attend the physics conference at Stanford University."

"Are you also here to attend the academic conference?"

Chen Wen and Li Bo looked at each other. Could it be such a coincidence that they also came to attend the academy meeting?still so young?Could it be...

Li Bo coughed lightly and said, "Are you An Yan?"

"Yes, I am An Yan, how do you know?"

Chen Wen said with a smile, "You are so young, and you told us that you are also here to participate in the academic conference. I guess you must be the youngest Chinese person invited to participate in the academic conference this year."

An Yan scratched his head in embarrassment, he really didn't expect to be so famous in China.

"Then what, I'm about to go to dinner, do the two professors want to go together?" An Yan met his own people in a foreign land. Although they were two professors, An Yan suddenly felt that he was no longer alone.So he wanted to invite the two professors to have dinner together, Li Bo said with a smile, "No need, we already ate before we came up."

"By the way, I heard that you are a student of Professor Benson, right?"

"Yes." An Yan nodded, "Do the two professors know Professor Benson?"

"Of course, we still have a lot of cooperation with the University of Zurich. Before that, we planned to cooperate in the research of graphene, but due to some things, the cooperation was terminated. I didn't expect to be researched by you. You are a good boy." Li Bo pointed at An Yan. Thumbs up, "How about it, do you plan to continue your studies at the University of Zurich?"

"Ah?" An Yan was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Li Bo wanted to say.

"Actually, I think you can be qualified for a postgraduate degree with your degree. If you want to study at Stanford University or MIT, I can write you a letter of recommendation. Of course, if you want to return to China, Peking University welcomes you very much. .” The last sentence is the key point, and the rest are just polite words.There are no letters of recommendation or anything like that.The main content is do you want to go back to your country?Beijing University is waiting for you!

An Yan smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to answer Li Bo's words.Although I met a Chinese from a foreign country, isn't it a little ridiculous to say such things at the first meeting?

"Li, I have already written a letter of recommendation for Ann." Professor Benson didn't know when he came out, "I wrote a letter of recommendation for Professor Edward Witten of Princeton University. If you Peking University are confident, you can There are people who are more powerful than Dr. Wei Teng to keep Ann, and of course I also support Ann to go to your Peking University to study as a graduate student."

"Dr. Weiteng..." Li Bo thought in amazement. This time, Professor Benson really went all out in order to let An Yan get better knowledge.Everyone knew that Professor Benson had fought with that Professor Witten several times.Unexpectedly, Dr. Witten was the first person that Professor Benson thought of. This is also a particularly miraculous thing.

There may be differences in academics, but in life, the two are still not so hot.

"When did Dr. Benson come out?" Li Bo changed the topic and touched his nose.He also didn't want An Yanzhen to go back to Peking University to study, that's just what he said casually.He knew that An Yan would definitely not be able to return to Peking University to study, but what Professor Benson said made him a little embarrassed.

Everyone is a top university in the world. Although the ranking is not as high as that of Princeton University, they still have some academic status.Don't they want to lose face at Beijing University?When Professor Benson said this, Chen Wen and Li Bo's faces turned red.

"It came out when you were talking just now." Professor Benson glanced at An Yan and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to meet someone."

"Hey." Seeing that the professor had gone far away, An Yan came back to Chen Wen and Li Bo and said, "I'll go down with the professor first."

Saying that, An Yan bowed slightly to the two of them.Then they took the elevator to the first floor with Professor Benson, and Professor Benson left the hotel with An Yan.He didn't know where the professor was going to take him, he didn't dare to say more, and he didn't dare to ask more.At this time, it is better not to make the professor angry.

After walking with the professor for a while, I got in the car.They came to a coffee shop, and the environment of this coffee shop was not bad.The professor didn't look back at An Yan, but said in a low voice, "I'll take you to meet an old friend of mine, but this old friend is not a real friend, you should pay attention later."

"Yes, professor." An Yan listened to the professor's tone, as if this 'old friend' was like an enemy.

When he came to a remote corner, he saw a middle-aged man wearing glasses sitting in the corner.The man seemed to be flipping through the documents. Professor Benson walked over and sat opposite the middle-aged man.Vaguely, he felt that he must have seen this man somewhere.

But I didn't see it clearly, and I couldn't be sure.

The man raised his head only after An Yan and the professor sat down.

An Yan was shocked, isn't this... Dr. Edward Witten?The professor of mathematical physics at Princeton University was also the first physicist to win the Fields Medal.

"Dr. Benson, did you ask me to come?" Dr. Witten took a sip of coffee gracefully, then glanced at An Yan next to him, and said with a smile, "I remember your former assistant was not this person."

"Where's your assistant?" Professor Benson saw Dr. Witten coming to the appointment alone, and said with a sneer, "Aren't you afraid we'll fight?"

"I am sure your assistant will prevent this from happening."

"..." An Yan sat at the side in a mess, was the scene so intense?It's going to be a fight from the very beginning, what kind of enmity is that.

"Tell me, what's the matter with you, Benson?" Dr. Witten adjusted his glasses, "I know you have nothing to do, and you definitely won't come to me. However, if it's an academic matter, I think I can talk to you about it." You fight."

"What do you think of the student next to me?"

"???" Why did An Yan feel that this was a human trafficking?Is it his illusion?Why did he feel that the professor just wanted to sell him out.Although the other party is a world-renowned professor, this feeling is quite uncomfortable.

"Oh, you mean your new assistant? It's younger than your previous assistant, so what?" Dr. Witten said absently, "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

"Witten, this is my student."

Professor Benson seemed to have finished a fierce psychological struggle, "He made the graphene breakthrough."

"Very good." Professor Witten nodded slightly. "I read the experiment report. I have a good foundation in mathematics, and some of my ideas are very wonderful. I admit that if you study for a few more years, your student will be better than most of my students." Be awesome. So, do you want to show off this time?"

"His next topic is the twin prime number conjecture." Professor Benson ignored Dr. Witten's words, but continued his own words, "His mathematics is as talented as physics."

"Twin prime conjecture?" Professor Witten's eyes lit up, and he began to look at An Yan seriously.After a while, he said to Professor Benson, "I'm looking forward to it. It seems that you really brought your students to show off to me? But I have to say, your students are indeed excellent."

"Do you think he can go to Princeton to study in graduate school?" Professor Benson still ignored Dr. Witten's words, but continued to ask.

On the contrary, Dr. Witten was taken aback by Professor Benson's question, and then said, "Of course, excellent people will be welcome to study in any school."

"I mean, he's studying with you!" Professor Benson looked straight at Professor Witten.

Professor Witten was confused by Professor Benson's sudden declarative sentence, seeing that Professor Benson didn't react at all.After a long time, he said slowly, "You mean, let him study in graduate school with me?"

After taking a sip of coffee to suppress his shock, Dr. Witten suspected that Professor Benson had suffered some kind of evil today to say such words.

On weekdays, the two are the most difficult to deal with, because everyone is studying quantum mechanics, and there are still some academic disputes.At this time, the other party suddenly sent an excellent student to study with him.No matter how I think about it, I feel a little bit wrong.

"Benson, what are you thinking?" Dr. Witten looked at Professor Benson, and he didn't rush to leave, nor did he urge Professor Benson, but quietly waited for Professor Benson to speak.

"Ann's talent is very high, and the University of Zurich can't teach him anything new. But Princeton is different. Princeton has a very strong academic research atmosphere and a great degree of freedom. Moreover, I believe that many entrepreneurs are also willing to fund Princeton students. Research. They only need to invest in one in a hundred students, and they will be rich." Professor Benson said, "It's a very good deal, but the University of Zurich is different. Those entrepreneurs have to invest The University of Zurich needs to think twice."

"Do you want him to come to Princeton University to study as a graduate student or even a doctor?" Dr. Witten thought for a while and said, "I admit that he is a very good student, but it is not very good to want to come to me to study as a graduate student so easily. .”

Dr. Wei Teng looked at An Yan and said, "Well, since you are studying the twin prime number conjecture, I don't need you to solve this conjecture, I just need you to have a major breakthrough in the twin prime number conjecture. You can Here you can read masters and doctorates."

"That's it." Before Dr. Witten moved, Professor Benson stood up and left the coffee shop.After An Yan apologized to Dr. Witten, he caught up with his professor again.

Seeing An Yan chasing after him, the professor said, "You've heard everything we said today. As for what to do, it's up to you."

"Thank you, Professor!" Seeing the appearances of Dr. Witten and Professor Benson, An Yan knew that they were not getting along well.Maybe we have to laugh at each other when we see each other on weekdays.Unexpectedly, Professor Benson, who is already in his teens, turned down his old face and told Dr. Witten what he said just now because of his own affairs.

An Yan was very grateful to Professor Benson. He pursed his lips, not knowing how to express his thanks.

But I heard Professor Benson say, "Thank you, you don't have to tell me. As long as you can make a breakthrough in twin prime numbers and successfully graduate from the University of Zurich, it will be good for me to study for a master's degree at that old guy in Princeton." Biggest thanks."

Back in the room, An Yan couldn't sleep at night.Princeton University ranks first in mathematics and seventh in physics.A total of dozens of Nobel Prize winners and Fields Medalists hold professorships at Princeton University.

This is one of the top private universities in the world, one of the top ten universities in the world.

Of course, the best school in the world is still the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but the rise of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is inseparable from the national defense of the ugly country.If An Yan went to MIT, it would be very difficult to return to China.Especially after being exposed to some specific experiments and theories, this is also the reason why An Yan never wanted to go to MIT.

After all, the rise of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology itself was due to the rise of the ugly country. It is now ranked first in the world and is the top existence among all universities.Naturally, there will be a lot of national defense-related research, whether it is in physics, mathematics, chemistry, or biology.As a science student, experiments are definitely indispensable for him, and he will also participate in some projects after he arrives at school.

At that time, if he still wanted to return to China, it might only be an urn.

Although other private universities will also participate in part of the national defense construction of the U.S., they are not like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which has too deep ties to national defense.For example, the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton has many cooperations with national defense.But it doesn't mean that the entire research institute is doing research for the national defense of the ugly country.

Especially in Princeton, because of its free academic atmosphere, many projects are experiments in the name of private individuals.Ugly national defense occupies very little weight in this regard.

This is why Professor Benson asked him to go to Princeton University. He thought that the most suitable school for An Yan was Princeton University.It was mainly due to the academic atmosphere. Although he and Dr. Witten did not like each other, it did not prevent him from thinking that Dr. Witten was indeed a monstrous figure.

At the same time, he also thinks that An Yan is also a monster-level figure.What kind of sparks of thinking will be created when two evildoers are together?Professor Benson is still looking forward to it.

"Professor... I will work hard." An Yan took a deep breath and returned to her room.

He called An Zhi with slightly trembling hands, and when he received the call, An Zhi was sleeping.Seeing the phone call from his son, he woke up in an instant.

"Xiao Yan, what's the matter, did something happen?"

"Dad!" An Yan covered his face and said tremblingly, "Today, the professor and I went to meet someone."

"Meet someone?" An Zhi didn't quite understand what An Yan meant, "Aren't you at the University of Zurich?"

"I'm in Ugly Country now." An Yan said in a deep voice, "I saw Dr. Witten today. What Professor Benson means is that after I graduated from the University of Zurich, I went to Princeton University to study mathematical physics with Dr. Witten. .The professor wrote me a letter of recommendation..."

"Why did you go to that Puchton school? What kind of school is this Puchton school?"

"Dad, it's Princeton University. Princeton University is one of the top ten universities in the world. The Department of Mathematics ranks No.1 in the world all year round, and the Department of Physics ranks No. 7 in the world. It is a very powerful university among science universities. It can be compared with What Princeton University compares to is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which ranks first in the world, as well as Stanford University, as well as top schools such as UC Berkeley and UCLA.”

"This...is it really possible to attend this kind of school?"

"Professor Benson knows Dr. Witten, and took me to see Dr. Witten today. Dad, do you know Dr. Witten?"

"do not know!"

"He is currently the number one physicist in physics, especially quantum physics. His papers have the most citations in the world, and he is also the first physicist to win the Fields Medal."

"What is the Fields Medal?"

"The Nobel Prize of Mathematics!"

"That is to say, he's quite unprofessional? A physicist who won a Nobel Prize in Mathematics?"

"There is no Nobel Prize in mathematics, but the highest honor in mathematics, the Fields Medal."

"Xiao Yan, did you call Dad to hear his opinion, or are you too excited now, so you want to vent?"

"Dad, do you think I should go to Princeton University to continue my master's degree?"

"Xiao Yan, Dad doesn't know about these things. But if you want to study, then read boldly. Dad will pay for your education. Don't worry about this. As for how to choose, you are also an adult, and you should have your own Judgment. In this matter, we cannot make decisions for you, no one can make decisions for you, only you can make decisions. If you think about it carefully, do you think it is better to continue studying at the University of Zurich or to go to the Puerto Rican University.”

After listening to An Zhi's words, An Yan thought for a while, "Dad, what am I thinking about?"

"After weighing the pros and cons, you are making a decision. No matter what the decision is, we will support you."