From failed candidate to chief scientist

Chapter 96 Stockholm

"Sister Xiaoyan, thank you so much this time."

"No, no, no, Lin Mo, you are too polite. In fact, I didn't do anything. On the contrary, I felt that I gained a lot from the discussion with you."

At the Imperial Capital Airport, Lin Mo, Zhang Qihua, and Lu Xiaoyan stood in the waiting hall.

The three of them had just landed in the Imperial Capital on a flight.

Lu Xiaoyan successfully invited Lin Mo to the imperial capital, but when the emperor arrived, Lin Mo did not follow Lu Xiaoyan.

Lu Xiaoyan is going back to school, while Lin Mo and Zhang Qihua will transfer at the Imperial Airport to Sweden.

Lu Xiaoyan wanted to leave, but she couldn't leave. She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would really become addicted to Dongshan University Mathematics Research Center and not want to go back.

The three of them said goodbye reluctantly at the airport.

More than ten hours later, Lin Mo and Zhang Qihua finally stood on a foreign land.

Sweden is a country located in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe, with a total area of ​​45 square kilometers and a total population of 1038 million.Among the Nordic countries, it can be considered a big country.

Lin Mo and Zhang Qihua are now standing in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Of course, when people mention this name, their first reaction is probably the interesting mental illness Stockholm Syndrome.

Stockholm is not big, with only 5400 square kilometers and a population of only 80.So here, the first feeling is that it is not so crowded.

I am used to Dongshan being bustling with people everywhere, but I feel a little uncomfortable here.

As soon as they left the airport, Lin Mo and Zhang Qihua saw a bearded man walking towards them.

"Oh, dear Zhang, I finally see you in person."

The other party directly stretched out his arms and gave Zhang Qihua a big hug.

Zhang Qihua was a little confused, buddy, who are you?
"Teacher Zhang, this is Al Madsen, the editor-in-chief of Acta Mathematica Sinica."

Lin Mo explained to Zhang Qihua in a low voice from the side, and Zhang Qihua finally reacted.

"Hello, Mr. Madsen."

However, Zhang Qihua still had some doubts in his heart. Didn't Madsen invite Lin Mo to give a report?Why come directly to me?

Seeing Zhang Qihua's confusion, Lin Mo leaned into Zhang Qihua's ear again.

"Teacher Zhang, I am replying to Madsen's invitation in your name."

Zhang Qihua: (O_o)??
Case solved!but……

No, doesn’t that mean it was me who was invited by Madsen to give the report?Want me to give a report?What a joke!I'm just accompanying you.

"Hello, Madsen, I am Lin Mo, a student of Teacher Zhang."

Before Zhang Qihua could ask Lin Mo to confirm his suspicions, Lin Mo had already greeted Madsen. Zhang Qihua had no choice but to suppress his uneasiness and greet Madsen.

"Oh, you are Lin. You are so young. I heard Bill Carr mention you. Last time, your proof method for Kratz's conjecture brought a new way of thinking to the mathematical world. It was very innovative. You You are a genius, I believe you will be able to create great achievements in the future!" Madsen praised Lin Mo, but Madsen's eyes were more on Zhang Qihua. In his heart, although Lin Mo was powerful, he was also Because of Zhang Qihua’s guidance.

When Lin Mo saw this, he was happy that Madsen had misunderstood and quickly became humble.

"No matter where I am, I can achieve the results I have today thanks to Teacher Zhang's guidance. Without Teacher Zhang, I would not be able to achieve the results I have now."

Lin Mo's words confirmed Madsen's thoughts, and his eyes towards Zhang Qihua became even more intense.

Zhang Qihua wanted to speak many times to correct Lin Mo, but due to his poor spoken language, he couldn't hold back a word for a long time.

No way, this is the first time for Zhang Qihua to go abroad in his life. Most people of his generation have learned mute English. His English level may be no problem for writing papers, but in terms of speaking, it really does not match his reading and writing skills. , not reaching the level of ease of application like Lin Mo.

"Oh, Zhang, I'm glad you finally accepted my invitation. I have already arranged this trip for you."

"The World Congress of Mathematicians will open the day after tomorrow. Your report is scheduled for the morning of the third day. I have arranged a hotel for you, which is near the venue of the conference."

"There are still two days until the start of the conference. You can have a nice stroll around Stockholm. I have to be busy with preparations for the conference these two days, so I'm sorry that I can't take you to see the scenery here in person. But don't worry, I have arranged for someone to take you around here."

Madsen was very enthusiastic and took the two of them into the car, driving all the way towards the hotel they had already booked.

Zhang Qihua was limited by his spoken language and did not respond much. Instead, Lin Mo chatted with Madsen familiarly and learned about the mathematics conference.

After Lin Mo and Zhang Qihua were settled, Madsen said goodbye and left. As a member of the organizing committee for the mathematics conference, he still had a lot to do. Being able to pick up Lin Mo and Zhang Qihua in person was a particularly solemn expression for him.

After seeing Madsen off, Zhang Qihua looked at Lin Mo solemnly.

"Lin Mo, what's going on? Why am I the one making the report?"

Zhang Qihua had just confirmed with Madsen that the person who was going to give a report at the mathematics conference was Zhang Qihua, not Lin Mo. This made Zhang Qihua very uneasy and frightened.

"Teacher Zhang, didn't I tell you that Madsen invited you from the very beginning, not me? He holds you in high esteem. He has issued the Kratz conjecture and the differential mean value theorem many times before. I invited you to give a report, but I was busy at the time, so I never responded to him. Now that Director Tian asked us to come out, I thought about it and simply agreed to him."

"But……"

Zhang Qihua scratched his head.

"But those results were all achieved by you, shouldn't you be the one to give the report?"

"That's not true. Now people only recognize you!"

Lin Mo snickered.

All of this was naturally done intentionally by Lin Mo. In order to get a subsidy from the school on the differential mean value theorem, he submitted a manuscript in the name of Zhang Qihua and established contact with Madsen. The first author of subsequent papers was not Zhang Qihua, but Zhang Qihua is the corresponding author. In foreign countries, the status of the corresponding author is still higher than that of the first author, so Madsen attributed all these results to Zhang Qihua.

Lin Mo naturally had no objections to this. Zhang Qihua had helped him so much, so it was appropriate for him to give Teacher Zhang a push.

As early as when Fu Mingli came to poach people, Lin Mo was consciously promoting Zhang Qihua's status. He knew that Zhang Qihua's ability was incomparable with those big names in the academic world. He didn't want the gap to widen as he continued to improve in the future , he and Teacher Zhang drifted apart.

This can be regarded as repayment and feedback to Teacher Zhang for his selfless help over the past three years.

(End of this chapter)