Chapter 727: The world's most crowded luxury banquet

Stockholm.

Twilight had fallen, the square in front of the Concert Hall was brightly lit, and people from various countries were cheering and jumping, while reporters' cameras flashed from time to time.

It was bustling with noise and excitement.

And in the distance, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden stood at the end of the red carpet to welcome the Nobel Prize winners.

"Professor Xu, welcome to Stockholm." Crown Princess Victoria looked at this Xia Nation youth who shocked the world and sighed: "You are much younger than in the news."

"Thank you."

"Beautiful lady."

"Hello." Song Yao reached out her hand calmly, also curiously looking at the woman in front of her, because there is no such thing as a royal family in the country, so it was quite novel.

"Standing together, you are a beautiful landscape."

Crown Princess Victoria said with a smile.

"Thank you for your praise."

"Alright, the award ceremony will start in a while; please follow me to the lounge first."

The official award ceremony will be held at 4:30 PM Stockholm time, which is the time of Nobel's death.

Taking photos, group photos, the group entered the lounge under the leadership of Crown Princess Victoria.

After a simple rest, at 4:15 PM, they were led by staff to the award hall.

At this time, the music hall was already crowded with people.

The Nobel Prize winners entered, and the hall immediately erupted in grand applause. Reporters from various countries also aimed their lenses at the figures they wanted to report on.

Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao sat down, the chemistry prize winners near the core seats of the stage, and the view was not bad.

The two hadn't sat for a few minutes when King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, and members of the royal family, along with all the members at the scene, stood up.

Amidst the music, the award ceremony officially began.

The heads of each judging panel went on stage to announce the names of the winners.

First the physics prize ended, and then it was the chemistry prize.

"Thoroughly solving the lithium dendrite problem, eradicating the polysulfide shuttle effect, and leading the team to create high-performance superconducting thin-film technology, laying the cornerstone for humanity's clean energy revolution..."

"Let us invite the Nobel Prize winner, Professor Xu Qingzhou, to the stage with the warmest applause."

In the introduction by Göran Hansson, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Xu Qingzhou stood up and walked toward the stage that scientists yearn for most.

Applause echoed in the hall.

Xu Qingzhou walked onto the stage according to the rehearsal route and went toward King Carl XVI. The old man was already 74 years old, with gray short hair and glasses, wearing a black tailcoat with a gold sash, holding a scepter.

"Professor Xu Qingzhou, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences grants you this honor with the highest respect, thanking you for your contribution to world energy."

King Carl XVI's voice was full of magnetism, which was very pleasant.

"Thank you, this is my honor," Xu Qingzhou said in Chinese, receiving the Nobel Prize certificate and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry medal. Of course, there was also the prize money check.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't excited, but for him, winning the Nobel Prize was not the purpose of doing research.

Off stage, applause erupted again.

In the viewing area, Xu Shouyun, Wang Xiaping, and others were all smiles. Looking at the youth in the spotlight on the stage, there was an unparalleled sense of pride.

At this moment, what their son represented was not just an individual, but a country, a nation.

"This kid, he's made something of himself..."

Wang Xiaping's eyes were a bit red. To one side, Xu Shouyun gently hugged his wife, and a gratified smile also appeared on his face.

Song Shisong, Zhang Junli, and Song Lulu were also incomparably emotional, just like when they saw their country winning a prize at the Olympics.

In the reporter area, CTV reporters recorded this historic moment with cameras and transmitted the footage back to the country simultaneously. ===== CHAPTER 728 =====