Chapter 222 Academic Salon, Important Figures (Part 2)
In the evening, the fiery clouds dyed half the sky red.
A black Mercedes stopped in front of a villa.
The waiter came forward and opened the car door for the two of them.
Chen Qiannan stopped and looked around. "Old Zeng is quite good at choosing a venue. He changed the name of a formal academic seminar into something like an academic salon, and the whole atmosphere changed immediately."
"If you didn't know, you'd think we were attending a business reception or a private party. Look at how well-prepared the environment is, it's all so fancy and presentable."
Xie Dingyuan straightened his cuffs, said nothing, and walked inside under the guidance of the waiter.
Shen Qiannan curled his lips: Pretend!
Then, take a step and follow.
Entering, the hall is bright and brilliantly lit.
There are high and low tea tables arranged around the room for boiling water and making tea, and sandalwood chairs for sitting and sipping tea. There is a screen between every two tables for shelter.
Porcelain and green plants are placed on the eight-treasure stand, and at the highest point there are four incense burners, with a faint fragrance floating in the air.
Shen Qiannan: "This old Zeng is quite good at it. Last time it was the pear garden, this time it was the tea garden, next time will it be the whole vegetable garden? Hahaha..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, several eyes fell on him, and then swept to Xie Dingyuan who was standing quietly beside him.
Someone immediately came forward with a teacup.
"Professor Xie, Professor Xiao Shen, I didn't expect you to be here today. Nice to meet you..."
Shen Qiannan raised his eyebrows: “You are?”
The man didn't seem offended at all, and smiled as he introduced himself: "I'm a superconducting quantum researcher at University A, and my name is Sun Xi."
"Oh, you're the first author of 'Polariton Images and Applications in Light-Matter Interaction Systems'?"
The man was flattered. "Professor Shen actually knows about my thesis?! Oh, this is truly... an honor!"
"You're too kind," Shen Qiannan waved his hand, "I just happened to be teaching a graduate student there recently."
In fact, it was an internal complaint meeting. Things like the two-qubit Rabi model, strong coupling, polarons, energy spectrum collapse, and entanglement entropy were completely forced concepts and had no logic.
Sun Xi, with a beer belly and a smile that narrowed his eyes, turned his gaze to Xie Dingyuan without leaving any trace.
"What have you been busy with lately, Professor Xie? I haven't seen you at an academic seminar for over six months."
He is older than Xie Dingyuan and Shen Qiannan, but he calls them "Professor" and "you" without any sense of burden.
In fact, academia emphasizes seniority more than any other industry.
On the surface, these four words seem to reflect age. As one gets older, his or her experience becomes more profound.
In fact, it is not the case. What we really look at is the research results - how many SCI papers have been published, how many national research projects have been presided over or participated in, the annual output of papers by graduate students and doctoral students, etc.
Although in a sense, being older does mean accumulating more research results.
But there are exceptions to everything.
For example, Xie Dingyuan and Shen Qiannan, one is a scientist with the reputation of "national scholar", and the other is a scientific research expert who publishes at least five papers in SCI or equivalent journals every year.
They are all better than these old bones.
What's more, they are so young and their future is limitless.
If you don't praise them now and try to get close to them, when they stand higher in the future, you may not be able to reach them even if you stand on tiptoe.
Usually, whenever two people appear in similar occasions, they become walking hotties.
Everyone wants to take a bite, or just smell it.
This time is no exception.
Soon the two were surrounded, exchanging greetings here and nodding there.
Just when Xie Dingyuan was getting impatient and was about to find an excuse to slip away, the host of today's salon arrived -
"Lao Zeng!" Shen Qiannan waved, signaling him to come over and rescue.
Zeng Chuan stepped forward with a smile and said, "I was wondering why everyone gathered here. It turns out that two flowers have blossomed in our physics community."
Number one flower, Shen Qiannan, lowered his voice and gritted his teeth: "...Stop talking nonsense and get rid of these people!"
Flower number two, Xie Dingyuan, had a blank expression on his face, coldly revealing his fragrance.
"Hey! Can everyone go back to their seats first? I have an important person to introduce to you tonight, and it seems... a bit rude to stay in one place all the time."
"Big shot?"
"Which national champion did Professor Zeng invite this time?"
Everyone looked expectant.
Zeng Chuan took a sip of tea slowly and said with a smile: "Let me keep you in suspense for now, I promise I won't let you down!"
"Okay, let's go back and sit down."
"Professor Xie, Professor Xiao Shen, we haven't finished talking just now. Let's continue the conversation later!"
The corners of Shen Qiannan's mouth twitched wildly: Who the hell wants to continue with you?
Xie Dingyuan looked away immediately, looking extremely arrogant.
Zeng Chuan: "It's rare for you two to show up today. You're rare guests. No wonder you're surrounded by a swarm of bees."
Shen Qiannan: "How dare you say that? With the venue arranged like this, those people will become lazy after a few sips of tea. What academic discussion are they still discussing? Just lie down and scrub yourself. The smoke and fog are just right."
Zeng Chuan heard this, his mouth twitched, and he said, "That's boring," and turned and left.
"Hey—why did you leave?"
"Go out and pick someone up!"
"Who is it? Is there really an important person?"
Zeng Chuan waved his hand, leaving him with only his back as he walked away.
Shen Qiannan asked in a low voice: "Who is it?"
Xie Dingyuan shook his head: "I don't know."
Ten minutes later, when Zeng Chuan reentered, the first thing everyone noticed was not him, but the wheelchair he was pushing...
Second update, two thousand words.
The important character still hasn’t appeared, but the foreshadowing has been laid, he will be the one in the next chapter!
Before 12 o'clock, muah
(End of this chapter)
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