Chapter 21: Lights of the Chinese

"Zhengdao, have you seen this person at Columbia University?"

Yang Chen-ning was in Tsung-Dao Lee's office, waving the New York Times in his hand, pointing to Lin Ran's photo and asking.

Tsung-Dao Lee and Yang Chen-ning won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 for parity non-conservation. The two had a lot of academic cooperation throughout the 1950s, during which they published more than 30 academic papers together.

Later, because of the issue of paper authorship, their relationship broke down, which is hailed as a major loss for the Chinese academic community.

Both of them have amazing physical intuition, but the two are good at different directions. Yang is better at theoretical derivation, while Li is better at building experimental models.

At this time, the relationship between the two had not yet broken down. Yang Chen-ning was still working in Geneva at this time. His parents went to Geneva many times to persuade him to return to Cultural Huaguo to work. He had already made a decision between Cultural Huaguo and America, intending to look for opportunities in America.

Based on this premise, he stayed in New York for the entire January and February, often meeting with Tsung-Dao Lee.

Tsung-Dao Lee knew what was going on after looking at the newspaper. No Chinese or ethnic Chinese at Columbia University didn't know this new star in the mathematics community.

Once he appeared, he caused a sensation throughout the United States, plus he was young and handsome, which was simply a king bomb in the Chinese circle.

"I know, there are too many people who want to know Randolph. These days, every time I go to the office to find him, his attitude is very polite, but it is full of mathematicians. The problems they are discussing are too profound for me. Every time I go, I just drink a cup of coffee and leave.

I'm really embarrassed to stay too long. If I stay too long, I will even suspect that my IQ is not enough.

However, I plan to go see him with President Huang tomorrow afternoon. Do you have any intention to go together?"

"President Huang?" Yang Chen-ning asked.

Tsung-Dao Lee nodded and said: "Huang Yunji, the president of the Overseas Chinese Daily News, he hopes to conduct an exclusive interview with Randolph in person.

Randolph's meaning is that it is better to hit the sun than to choose a day, so tomorrow afternoon."

(Overseas Chinese Daily News, January 8, 1960)

The Overseas Chinese Daily News was a bit strange to Lin Ran. He only knew the power of this newspaper after using Google.

This newspaper has a deep relationship with China. The inaugural inscription in 1940 was written by someone personally, and his famous poem "Qing Ping Yue: Liupan Mountain" was first published in the "Overseas Chinese Daily News."

And the founder of the Overseas Chinese Daily News has already returned to Cultural Huaguo to work at this moment, and will become the first Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations in Cultural Huaguo in the near future.

After Cultural Huaguo and America resumed diplomatic relations, the "Overseas Chinese Daily News" reported on the mutual visits of both sides throughout the process.

It is enough to prove that it still held its ground in the turbulent 60s and 70s.

Therefore, Lin Ran really wanted to see its editor-in-chief.

"Sorry, this scene is too rare. I must take a group photo for the three of you."

In Lin Ran's office, after simple pleasantries, Huang Yunji, the president of the Overseas Chinese Daily News, took out the camera he had prepared and said: "The three people here are all lights of the Chinese.

The front-page headline of our newspaper tomorrow has already been thought out, just call it Light of the Chinese.

The three of you are all lights of the Chinese without a doubt!"

As the current pulse ignited the magnesium powder, the strong light produced by the burning flashed across Lin Ran's office, and the three left this precious photo.

"Three, please tell me your address. I will definitely send it to you as soon as I wash it out," Huang Yunji said.

Lin Ran thought to himself after hearing this: "I guess this is the opportunity the other party wants to find to be alone with me."

Taking a precious photo is certainly a very important part. How many Chinese can be attracted to buy the newspaper just by putting the photo of the three on the newspaper.

However, it is probably more important to take the opportunity to chat alone at the residence after the photo is washed out at night.

"It is better to hit the sun than to choose a day. Since the three are here, why don't we conduct an interview for the three?

Even if the entire page of the newspaper is all three, I believe readers love to see it," Huang Yunji suggested.

Lin Ran said: "I have no opinion."

Lin Ran had no opinion, and Yang Chen-ning and Tsung-Dao Lee had even less opinion. They had endless interviews after winning the Nobel Prize.

"Let's start with Mr. Lin. Can you give everyone a simple self-introduction?"

That night, as Lin Ran chatted, Huang Yunji came to the door with the photo.

"Mr. Lin, this is the washed photo. The three are really spirited. They are outstanding representatives of our Chinese people." Huang Yunji's flattery was constant, giving people a feeling of being bathed in the spring breeze.

Lin Ran stared at the photo in his hand, thinking that if this photo were brought to 2020, everyone would think it was the effect of AI synthesis.

"Thank you, President Huang. Compared with the two, I have only done some insignificant work." Lin Ran felt that he had only moved Wiles's results to 1960, which was too far from Tsung-Dao Lee and Yang Chen-ning.

"No, no, no, the media are all talking about the Mathematics Congress two years later. The Fields Medal winner must be you, and you will become the first Chinese Fields Medal winner," Huang Yunji said.

This is the truth. Fermat's Last Theorem plus a part of the Langlands Program, if this is not given to Fields, it is impossible to say in any case.

Lin Ran said: "Borrow your auspicious words."

After a round of pleasantries, the other party revealed his true intention: "Mr. Lin, what do you think of Cultural Huaguo?"

Lin Ran pondered for a moment and said: "The potential is infinite. I hope the motherland can be everything well."

Huang Yunji was obviously not satisfied with this answer: "Has Mr. Lin considered returning to the motherland to walk and see?"

Lin Ran shook his head: "The conditions are not yet mature."

Huang Yunji did not mention it again, and left Lin Ran's residence after two more pleasantries.

Lin Ran knew that the other party would not give up so easily, and he did not intend to show his cards so quickly.

Because Huang Yunji's information in history is too little, he doesn't know if it is reliable at all.

Especially since he is about to join NASA, this is even more sensitive.

Cultural Huaguo persuaded Yang Chen-ning to return to the country, persuaded him three times back and forth, and arranged for his parents to meet in Geneva.

For talent like Lin Ran, it is obvious that the other party will not give up so easily.

Lin Ran stood on the second-floor window and looked at Huang Yunji's distant back, sighing: "Now is really not the time."

The next morning, the latest issue of the "Overseas Chinese Daily News" with Lin Ran, Tsung-Dao Lee, and Yang Chen-ning was sold, and it sold 200,000 copies throughout America in three days.

You know, at this time, the number of Chinese families in the entire United States does not exceed 100,000, but it sold twice as many newspapers as the number of Chinese families.

Many Chinese families bought several copies, one to persuade children to study hard, two as a souvenir, and three to send to relatives and friends outside America to see.

The headline of the front page was: "Lights of the Chinese in America" ===== CHAPTER 22 =====