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"Hello, are you Dr. Allen?"

After Zheng Li received the call, a man's voice came through the phone.

Zheng Li could roughly guess what it was about, because someone from the Europa League had hinted at it to him yesterday, saying there would be a surprise tomorrow.

"Hello, I am Thomas Perlman, Secretary General of the Nobel Committee."

I am honored to inform you that you have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for your proof of higher-dimensional space.

The awards ceremony will be held this November, and I look forward to seeing you in Stockholm.

We will inform you of the specific time and precautions via email later.

Now you can fully enjoy this glorious moment,”

"OK."

After saying that, Zheng Li hung up the phone.

The Nobel Prize is nothing special to him; many people win the Nobel Prize every year, but he is the only one who can make the Nobel Prize award ceremony fall apart.

Kate, sitting opposite Zheng Li, raised an eyebrow and asked curiously, "Who?"

In Kate's opinion, a straight man like Zheng Li would generally not be called by anyone at this time.

Zheng Li replied, "The Nobel Committee told me that I had won the Nobel Prize in Physics and then reminded me to attend the award ceremony."

Kate remained calm, because anyone who follows academia knows that Zheng Li is certain to win the Nobel Prize in Physics this year.

The only question is whether he will enjoy it all by himself or share it with others.

Even the biggest good news loses its element of surprise when you know it beforehand and it's actually announced.

Kate said calmly, "Congratulations, Alan."

You should be glad we're in CERNET 2026, not CERNET 2016.

If this were CERNET in 2016, you would be surrounded by reporters.

Previously, CRN was an open academic institution, with staff and visiting scholars from various countries, as well as some research-oriented journalists.

When the bigwig at CERNET was notified that he had won the Nobel Prize, reporters surrounded him.

Zheng Li smiled and said, "Shouldn't I be happy?"

Kate added, "That's not necessarily true, don't get too excited."

They were having breakfast in the restaurant when they saw people surrounding Zheng Li, and then they tried to throw Zheng Li into the air to celebrate.

After the playful fight ended, Zheng Li returned to the ground and said, "I understand everyone's happiness for me."

I'll treat everyone to a nice meal tonight. Please calm down now.

Kate asked, "How are you all feeling now, after the briefing I just gave you?"

The feeling of being tossed into the air by the crowd.

I'm curious, this is a Nobel Prize, why do I feel you're not happy at all?

Even people in their eighties cannot hide their joy when they learn that they have won the Nobel Prize.

You've achieved the highest honor in the scientific community at only forty years old.

Zheng Li retorted, "Aren't you unhappy too?"

Kate said helplessly, "That's because I wasn't the winner. If I had won the Nobel Prize, I promise I would have been so happy that I would have told all my relatives and friends."

Then, after I die, it will be engraved on my tombstone.