Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 9 Negotiating Work
It was already late after posting the letter, and I looked at my watch, it was almost two o'clock.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, I have to go to Peking University to finalize various work matters with Cai Yuanpei, which is a big deal.

To be on the safe side, Cheng Nuo decided not to have lunch, and he didn't plan to go back to the inn, so he ran directly to his destination to avoid being late due to twists and turns.

As for Li Laosan who agreed to pick him up, I can only feel sorry for the time being, and I will explain it later. I believe that Li Laosan should understand as a person.

The current Peking University still uses the site of the Imperial University Hall, so the distance from Dongjiaomin Lane is not very far, and it belongs to Dongcheng District in later generations.

After more than ten minutes, he arrived at Peking University. After explaining his purpose to the guard, he was quickly ushered into Cai Yuanpei's office.

It's just that I didn't expect to see from the outside that there were two guests in the house.

I looked at my watch, it was exactly 02:30 in the afternoon.

According to common sense, when discussing things with others at the scheduled time, it is best to arrive at the destination in advance, 15 minutes is the most appropriate.

Cheng Nuo arrived half an hour earlier, a bit too early, and might catch people off guard.

"Oh, it's too early. Mr. Cai's guests haven't been sent away yet, so let's wait outside first. Just take this opportunity to visit Peking University and get acquainted with the environment in advance."

Just as he was about to turn around and go elsewhere, Cai Yuanpei inside saw him, and hurried out to say hello: "Zhiyuan, why are you ready to leave right after you arrive? This is not how I, Cai, treat guests."

Cheng Nuo hurriedly waved his hands and explained: "Mr. Cai, you are joking. I am not here early. I see that there are still guests here. I was thinking about not delaying your business. I was going to visit Peking University. That's why you bumped into me." .”

"Ahaha, Zhiyuan, there will be opportunities to visit in the future." Cai Yuanpei said with a smile: "I am not a guest, but a teacher from the school, your future colleague, who came not early but just in time."

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

The people in the room also came out, standing on either side of Cai Yuanpei, one on the left and one on the right.

Seeing the people in the room come out, Cai Yuanpei was cheerful, and introduced to the older man beside him: "Zhiyuan, let me introduce you, this is Professor Feng Zuxun, the senior of the Department of Mathematics at Peking University, He successively studied in Kyoto First Higher School and Kyoto Imperial University, and he is the first foreign student in our country to study mathematics, so he has a lot of skills."

The senior, that is, the head of the department in later generations, manages the affairs of the subject.

As an educator of modern mathematics in our country, he created the Department of Mathematics of Peking University. In the future, he will also serve as the dean of the Department of Mathematics of Peking Normal University, Peking Women's Normal University and Northeastern University, and has trained many mathematical talents.

Among them, his nephew Fan Ji is the most famous. He is famous for his "Fan Ji Inequality". The extension of the traditional fixed point theorem to set-valued functions is an important basis for game theory and other fields.

Then he pulled the younger man and said, "This is Qin Fen, a professor of mathematics. Speaking of which, I have some fate with you. He also studied mathematics at Harvard University. He should be regarded as your senior brother."

In the end, Cai Yuanpei took Cheng Nuo's shoulder and said, "This is the Cheng Nuo I told you just now. Cheng Zhiyuan, who was arrested by me as a young man just after he came back from abroad, is also capable. You can't say that I'm not good anymore." Support your mathematics department."

Slightly different from Feng Zuxun, Qin Fen not only has research on mathematics education, but also served as director of the Accounting Bureau, executive deputy director of the Ministry of Finance, political deputy director of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, etc., and also has a lot of research on economics.

The two laughed, Feng Zuxun said: "Cai Gong, now and then, we are open to talents like Zhiyuan, but the more government funds, the better."

"Yes, the more the better, the more the better, haha." Qin Fen also echoed.

After seeing that they were all introduced, Cheng Nuo took the initiative to shake hands.

One is the future direct supervisor, and the other is the pillar of the department and the senior of his alma mater. Cheng Nuo is convinced that people can be proud but not arrogant, and their posture is neither humble nor overbearing.

Feeling the strength in his hands, Feng Zuxun said with satisfaction: "Cai Gong praised you a lot before you came, saying that you are a pillar of talent, and seeing a real person now is indeed true!"

"Where is it, the senior will take care of it in the future." Cheng Nuo said modestly.

On the other side, after shaking hands, Qin Fen joked, "Actually, Mr. Cai didn't finish the introduction just now. I'm a student of astronomy and mathematics. It's a side branch. It's not as good as your orthodox background."

"Senior brother, you're flattering me. You don't dare to say that. I have to learn a lot from you in the future." Cheng Nuo blushed.

Cai Yuanpei felt more at ease when he saw that the few people had a good impression of each other when they met.

The old and the new factions on the Liberal Arts side are enough to cause headaches. Fortunately, there is no trouble on the Science side, otherwise the big shopkeeper would be really uncomfortable.

Seeing that the introduction to each other was almost done, he dragged them back to the house.

"Come on, it's cold outside, let's go inside and talk slowly."

It is really not suitable to stay outside in the twelfth lunar month, especially at this time in Beiping City, which is estimated to be several degrees below zero. If you stand for a while, you have to stamp your feet to prevent freezing numbness.

After several people entered the room, Cai Yuanpei made a pot of hot tea and poured it for Cheng Nuo first.

"Come on, Zhiyuan, drink a cup of tea to warm up."

"Thank you, sir."

Taking advantage of Cheng Nuo getting up to thank him, Cai Yuanpei asked the other two, "Apart from the resume materials I gave you earlier, do you have anything else you want to ask Zhi Yuan?"

The two looked at each other, and Feng Zuxun said: "Judging from the resume materials alone, Zhiyuan is indeed the talent we need in mathematics."

Then he looked at Cheng Nuo who was drinking tea, and said, "It's just that there are many subjects under the category of mathematics. We don't know which subject Zhiyuan is good at, so we can offer subjects in the future."

"Yes, Uncle Han's meaning is also the meaning of the two of us. According to Zhiyuan's needs, we can also prepare science course reports in advance to avoid affecting the start of the new semester."

When Cheng Nuo heard this, he immediately put down his tea and sat upright.

The first article he contributed was on algebraic number theory, which is an important branch of number theory and one of the most important subjects of modern mathematics, with great prospects for development.

So after thinking for a while, Cheng Nuo replied: "I personally like algebraic number theory, and study the overall algebraic structure and arithmetic characteristics. If you start the class, you can consider this aspect."

"Algebraic Number Theory?!"

Feng Zuxun and Qin Fen spoke in unison, their tone full of shock.

As a layman, Cai Yuanpei didn't know what happened, and asked, "Professors, is there any mystery in what Cheng Nuo said?"

Qin Fen got a little anxious and explained: "Mr. Cai, you don't know something. We have a course called Number Theory at Peking University. It studies the nature and laws of numbers."

"Algebra is only known, and number theory is also known, but it is called algebraic number theory together, and this is the first time we have heard of it."

Cai Yuanpei looked at Feng Zuxun, the mathematics senior, who also nodded, agreeing with Qin Fen's point of view.

"There are more than two of them. I can guarantee that none of my counterparts in China have heard of it."

Unexpectedly, he would overwhelm the first and second leaders in the school's mathematics department as soon as he came up. After a short shock, Cai Yuanpei was also very happy, but he did not expect to invite a cross-river dragon.

In this way, he became more and more satisfied with Cheng Nuo, and said with a smile, "Zhiyuan, can you tell us a thing or two here?"

(End of this chapter)