Not only did Xiao Tong not expect that the paper published in Econometrica would be so popular, but also Lu Zhou did not expect that she had just returned home and was about to cut off the contact with the outside world, while studying Riemann's conjecture with no concentration, while taking a safe vacation to the end of the year, her mailbox would be flooded by the flood of letters.

Some of them are from his old friends in Princeton, and some of them don't know each other. But from the introduction of the newspaper, it seems that they are all scholars engaged in the research of macroeconomics and computational economics, and many of them are quite famous.

It is also from these emails that Lu zhoucai learned that his mathematical model has been popular in the economic circle for half a day. There have been several economic seminars on this mathematical model, which have been held in Colleges and universities in New York, Boston, London and other places.

What those economists who found him expressed was basically the same as Professor Krugman, hoping that he could continue to study on Lu Bewley model and move forward to a higher peak with macroeconomics and computational economics.

I'm sorry, however, that land boats are not very interested.

At the beginning, he replied to several emails seriously, expressing his gentle refusal. Later, more and more emails were sent, so he simply left them to Xiaoai to reply.

For a while, Lu Zhou suddenly cleared up a lot. At last, he had time to settle down and continue to study the mathematical tool he created some time ago - "hyperelliptic curve analysis".

On the evening of the third day before the Spring Festival, London time is just after noon.

Xiaotong, who is packing, opens the wechat video to harass the elder brother who is on vacation. Meanwhile, he reports the good news that he was invited by Professor Krugman to read blog in Princeton to Lu Zhou.

After listening to Xiaotong's chirping expression excitedly, Lu Zhou thought for a moment and then suddenly interrupted her.

"Xiaotong."

"Well?"

Was suddenly called the name, the video over there is a small skirt into the suitcase of small Tong did not look back, hum sound that he heard.

After a pause, the boat continued.

"In theory, models based on economic design Can you predict the future? "

These days, he almost forgot what Professor Krugman said to him, but Xiao Tong suddenly mentioned that he had been admitted by the Nobel Prize winner, which made Lu Zhou remember again.

Predict the future

Predict the future social environment and even the political pattern through the changes of macro-economy

Can this kind of thing really be done?

Hearing this strange question, Xiao Tong stopped the action of packing the suitcase on her hand, and then she tilted her head to think for a moment, and answered earnestly.

"Can't say no But economics doesn't exist to predict the future

Lu Zhou: "what is that for?"

"For the efficient allocation of social resources Or in other words, let the future move in a better direction

In saying this, Xiaotong's tone is not particularly certain. After all, she is just a master's student who just graduated less than a month ago. For her, there is still a long way to go in the academic road.

"So..."

The boat looked down thoughtfully and didn't comment.

Looking back at the computer screen, he looks like an old brother trapped in thinking. Xiaotong asks curiously.

"Brother, aren't you studying Riemann's conjecture? Why do you ask all of a sudden? "

Suddenly, a movement in her heart, she said happily.

"Don't you Are you suddenly interested in economics? "

"You think about it a lot, but suddenly someone mentioned this interesting question to me," didn't tell her that this person was her future tutor. Lu Zhou smiled, ended the topic, and continued, "what's the date of your return this year?"

Although this is an interesting topic, it is not interesting enough to fascinate the land boat.

After all, the so-called prediction of the future is just a conjecture. When Professor Krugman mentioned the concept to him, he didn't even use a very positive tone.

Of course, if he can do it, he doesn't mind taking time to study it and using a quantum computer to observe what will happen in the future.

Of course, I don't want to make profits through this technology. It's just a pure curiosity about the unknown from the perspective of a scholar

Xiao Tong said happily, "tomorrow's plane! First land in Shanghai, play there for two days, and then come back by high-speed rail ~ "

land boat nodded.

"Then come back and talk By the way, do you have enough to live on? "

"Hum, I don't need your money. The remuneration of the outsourcing work I received from HSBC is not low. It's much higher than that when you worked You're home, brother? "Although it's a little skinny, it's just that I don't want to bother others. It's just carved out of my own mold. At the beginning, I seem to be the same. Just as the wings grow hard, I don't want any money from my family.

Hearing Xiao Tong's first words, Lu Zhou couldn't help laughing and nodding.

"Well, it was yesterday."

"I envy you I'll go down for lunch later and hang up first. "

"Well, come back earlier."

After hanging up the video phone, Lu Zhou looks at the following table. In a few minutes, mom should knock on the door and ask herself to go to dinner.

But just as he was about to get up and walk, a string of bubbles came out of the bottom right corner of the computer screen.

Xiaoai: [Master, Xiaoai has received a special email here. Do you need my help to reply? Seeing the prompt, the boat hesitated a little.

“…… What do you mean in particular? "

AI: [it's from a woman named Vera. (?)]

Vera?

Hearing the unexpected name, Lu Zhou was a little stupefied, and then calmed down.

“…… I'll reply myself. "

[good ~.

But just as Lu zhouzheng was about to open the mail, there was a knock at the door.

"Boar, someone is looking for you outside."

Through the door, my mother's voice came.

Slightly a Leng, Lu Zhou thought about it carefully, as if there was no appointment and so on, subconsciously asked.

"Look for me?"

"Ah! It's to find you. They call themselves teachers of Jianghe University! Another one is said to be an academician! They are so polite. They are all waiting at the door. Let me ask you first. "

Listen to my mother's voice, it seems to be full of joy, even with a little tremolo.

My son not only asked about the University himself, but also all of them were "University People". Not only did he become an academician, but also academicians came to visit in person on New Year's day. So "there are great scholars talking and laughing, and there are no white men in communication". Can I be unhappy as a mother?

Besides, Jiangling university is quite famous in Jiangling!

However, after hearing the key words of "Jianghe University", "teacher" and "several academicians", Lu Zhou's heart was a bit of a headache.

Just a moment ago, he suddenly realized how unrealistic he thought it would be to go back to his hometown and avoid those human contacts.

"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop......"

AI: [(° ー????)?? )]Fang Mei: "Zhou Er?"

"Nothing, I'm here."

Push away the chair and stand up. The boat head to the door.

Always feel

It's naive to expect to spend the new year in a hurry