Li Mu was stunned when he heard the voice next to him.
Turning around to look, he couldn't help but be surprised.
"Professor Wiles?"
The person who handed him the pen was Andrew Wiles, the master of mathematics who had proved Fermat's last theorem.
His tall and thin figure and wise eyes under his glasses gave him the aura of a scholar.
Wiles smiled at him and raised the pen in his hand: "Take it, this pen has been with me for decades. When I proved Fermat's last theorem, I used this pen to complete my thesis. The one who makes the final summary should be eligible to be your souvenir."
Li Mu was immediately surprised, "How is this possible? This pen should also be of great commemorative significance to you."
Wiles waved his hand: "It is of commemorative significance to me, but maybe if I give it to you, it will be more meaningful to this pen."
"I am getting older and may no longer have the energy to solve various mathematical problems like I did when I was young, so in my hands, it will never be able to regain its glory."
"But if I leave it to you, I think there will be a day like that."
Wiles laughed.
"this……"
Wiles' words made Li Mu not know how to respond for a moment.
He had a feeling that as long as he took over this pen, a kind of inheritance responsibility would come to his shoulders.
At this time, another person stepped forward behind Wiles.
"Oh, Andrew, you actually want to give this pen away? I remember I wanted to buy it from you for $10,000 twenty years ago, and you even rejected me at the time!"
This man's voice also made Li Mu feel a little familiar. Turning his head, he said in surprise: "Professor Deligne!"
Deligne smiled and nodded to Li Mu, and then turned his attention to the pen in Wiles' hand.
"May I take a look at it?"
he asked.
Wiles smiled and said: "This pen belongs to Li Mu now, so you need to ask Li Mu for his opinion."
"That's right." Deligne looked at Li Mu with a smile and asked, "Isn't it just that Li Tong doesn't agree?"
"This..." Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but under Wiles' smile, he had no choice but to say: "Of course, of course you can watch it."
"Thank you." Deligne nodded, then took the pen from Wiles' hand and looked at it carefully.
"It is indeed this pen, with a cap made of 14k solid gold, and even a small crown version." Deligne showed an envious expression: "I still find it hard to believe that you actually have this pen."
Wiles smiled and said: "My teacher gave it to me back then. Otherwise, I would not have been born when this pen was born."
As he spoke, he turned to look at Li Mu and said, "Although my teacher is not a great mathematician, he is indeed a great mathematics educator. When he gave this pen to me, he also Hopefully I can carry it forward.”
"So, I'll leave it to you after that."
Li Mu was even more surprised. This pen actually has such a long history?
At this time, Deligne also handed the pen to Li Mu again and said with a smile: "Take it."
"This pen is a Parker 51, heirloom series. It is the most classic style of Parker pens. Eighty years ago, the starting price was only 80 US dollars. Tsk tsk, but now, this pen can be said to be priceless but unmarketable."
"However, Wiles is right. Only when this pen is in your hands can its value be truly reflected."
"It's like a Steinway piano. If it is played by a piano master, it will be able to bloom the most beautiful tone, but if just some rich people buy it and put it at home, it will only be a pearl." It’s covered in dust.”
Although his words were full of envy, he thrust it into Li Mu's hand without hesitation.
"As a piano, even if it is smashed while playing the Symphony of Destiny, it is probably better than being covered with dust. The same is true for this pen."
Li Mu finally took the pen and rubbed it with his fingers. The golden pen cap, black pen body, and smooth surface did not seem to resemble an old object from the last century, more than 80 years ago.
It can be seen that it was well protected in the hands of the previous two owners.
Holding the pen, he raised his head and looked at Wiles again.
"Thank you Professor Wiles for this gift. I will work hard to make it shine again."
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."
Wiles smiled happily, and his face seemed to be relieved.
Then he remembered something again, so he took out an exquisite pen case from his bag and handed it to Li Mu: "Oh, by the way, there is also this pen case, which is also matching."
Having accepted such precious pens, naturally I don’t care about getting another pen box.
Li Mu took the pen box with thanks and then put the pen into the box.
The velvet inside looks very smooth, I believe it can protect this pen well.
Wiles' eyes followed the lid of the pen box, and finally his reluctant eyes converged, and he said: "The meeting should be about to start, let's go in together."
"OK."
Li Mu nodded.
Stepped into the conference room No. 1.
In the vast hall, discussions continued.
Before the closing ceremony officially started, all the participants were discussing what they had learned over the past few days.
When Li Mu walked in, many people looked over, and some of them even pointed at him and talked to the people next to him.
A helpless smile appeared on Li Mu's face.
This is probably the trouble with being famous.
Afterwards, I sat down with a group of math giants, and the closing ceremony officially began not long after.
AMS Chairman Garnes Donald stepped onto the podium, coughed twice into the microphone, and announced the official start of the closing ceremony.
A large number of awards were also presented at the closing ceremony. The winners were excited and those who missed out were full of regrets.
till the end.
"Originally, at our joint mathematics conference, we would not award awards for a specific report, but at my suggestion, our organizing committee agreed that we should give a special award to the most outstanding young person at this conference. An award.”
"Most Impactful Reporting Award."
"So please tell me, who should this award be awarded to?"
Almost in unison, thousands of attendees shouted loudly: "MuLi~~~"
Ganes smiled and looked at where Li Mu was - there was nothing he could do, there were so many big guys sitting around him, which made him particularly obvious.
Li Mu was a little dazed. He originally thought that he was just here to watch the closing ceremony, but in the end, he could get another award?
Wiles next to him smiled and pushed him: "Go up, you will probably experience this kind of thing often in the future, so get used to it soon."
Li Mu's face was filled with helplessness and surprise.
Then he walked onto the podium under the gaze of thousands of eyes.
The certificate in the hand of the Gañez Prize winner was handed to Li Mu: "Congratulations, young man. I had a dream last night that Mathematics came to me. She said she liked your Valentine's Day gift very much."
Li Mu pretended to be confused: "Then why don't you come to me?"
Ganes laughed and said: "That's probably because of shyness!"
"I believe that as long as you give her more gifts in the future, one day, Mathematics will kiss you back."
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[There are three chapters left at six o'clock]
(End of chapter)
