After breakfast, Lu Qiujian packed up the tent and stuffed it into his bag, cleaned up the garbage left behind, checked and found nothing missing, and then embarked on the journey with Natalie again.±

He naturally did the work of carrying things. Natalie, wearing a jacket and holding a cross-country walking pole, followed him. Walking on the mountain trails close to the White River, you can taste the unique wilderness scenery.

, occasionally you can see hikers who are also backpacking, swimming and playing in the river as if there is no one around.

The beautiful scenery, the fresh air, the majestic wind blowing from the mountains, everything is so beautiful and refreshing, "Do mathematicians also like to travel?" Natalie couldn't help but look at Lu Qiujian's excited look.

kept asking.

"There is nothing more relaxing than natural scenery! Mathematicians are not just guys who like to study in their rooms." Lu Qiujian heard Natalie's breathing became thicker, so he found a clean place.

Sit down and start telling her stories about mathematicians and travels.

"There are many mathematicians who like outdoor travel very much, and the most famous one is probably Kolmogorov!" Lu Qiujian leaned against a big tree, while Natalie lazily lay on his lap and listened to his story.

, “In the summer of 1929, Kolmogorov and Alexandrov set out from Yaroslavl by boat and traveled along the

The Erga River crosses the Caucasus Mountains and finally reaches Lake Sevan in Armenia, where he settled on a small peninsula in the lake. There, while enjoying swimming and sunbathing, Alexandrov wore sunglasses and a Panama hat.

Write a book on topology under the sun and it will become a classic as soon as it comes out."

"Many of Kolmogorov's wonderful and key ideas were often born while walking in the woods, swimming in lakes, and skiing on the slopes. When he visited India in 1962, he even suggested that all universities and research institutes in India establish

On the shoreline so teachers and students can swim before starting serious discussions."

"Haha, then these school holidays must be arranged according to the arrival time of the typhoon!" Natalie couldn't help laughing, "But this idea sounds like a good idea!"

"In my country, there is Professor Cai from Jiangnan who also likes to travel. He traveled to more than 60 countries and wrote 250 exotic poems." Lu Qiujian stroked Natalie's hair and spoke with a warm voice.

Talking about the story of Professor Cai

"He photographed the subway station in Paris, danced with a girl he had never met in a bar in Budapest, and by the way, his poems are still on Israeli postcards: We live in this world, like a bunch of bullets,

Through the wall of darkness.”

"When mathematicians are romantic, they are more charming than those artists!" Natalie looked at Lu Qiujian's face longingly, and the sunlight shining through the leaves dyed his face golden.

After resting for a while, they drank some water and continued on their way; they walked through the winding mountain road, listening to Lu Qiujian's endless stories and admiring the beautiful scenery of the mountains. The pace of the two of them seemed much brisker.

There is a fork in front of the path, follow the fork upward, and soon a magical modern church appears in the forest of tall deciduous trees.

On top of the huge rocks and colored slates, four rows of thick square steel columns support the high roof. Some slightly thinner steel columns cross above the support columns to form beautiful diamond patterns. All the walls are made of

Made up of glass curtain walls, it looks like a fairyland under the light.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!" Natalie couldn't help but speed up her pace; when she arrived at the church, two white men were using tools to tighten the screws on the steel pillars, and another elderly man dressed as a backpacker was standing aside.

Watch them work.

"Welcome to the Crown of Thorns Church!" the two workers greeted with a smile and continued their work. It seemed that this beautiful building was completed by the two of them independently.

Natalie walked into the church to visit, while Lu Qiujian stayed outside to look at the lines of the building, with a look of admiration in his eyes. The old man beside him couldn't help but asked curiously, "What did you find?"

"I saw the beauty of mathematics!" Lu Qiujian pointed to those beautiful rhombus structures, "It is both simple and changing, a classic work full of geometric simplicity and beauty!"

"The basic element is the simplest rhombus. What changes is only the quantity. Therefore, it also embodies the aesthetic value of quantity." The elderly man couldn't help but echoed.

"Are you also studying mathematics?" Lu Qiujian couldn't help but become curious.

"Well, I studied mathematics for a period of time in the early years, but later I found out that I was not that good and changed my profession!" The old man had a look of reminiscence on his face, "I asked my teacher if I should

Should you go into politics or do business? The teacher said those guys in politics are smart people. If you are not smart enough, go into business! So I became a businessman!"

It seemed that he had heard this story somewhere. Lu Qiujian recalled it and asked tentatively, "Your teacher is Mr. Chen Shengshen, right?"

"Yes! How did you know?" The old man looked a little surprised.

"Then it seems that you are Mr. Simmons!" Lu Qiujian stretched out his right hand, "You are too modest to say that you are not a mathematician! Chen-Simons' geometric laws are simply fascinating!"

"Aha, do you know me? Most people only regard me as a moderately successful businessman! I didn't expect that they still remember my laws!" The old man happily held Lu Qiujian's hand and shook it.

"I studied with Professor Thurston for a period of time, and he and you won the Veblen Prize together!" Lu Qiujian suddenly felt that this circle is so small, "If the average annual net return rate is 35.6%, it is only

If it is still successful, Buffett and Soros will probably be ashamed!"

Simons controls the most eccentric investment company in the world. The Medallion Fund under his management has an average annual net return of 35.6%, which is 18% higher than the stock god Buffett and 10% higher than Soros.

The capital he relies on to make money is the trading strategy he re-developed with Princeton mathematician Lefer, switching from fundamental analysis to quantitative analysis, and predicting the trend changes in the currency market by creating data models. This mathematical tool allowed him to escape

It has weathered financial crises one after another and made countless profits.

Since he was talking about speculation, Simmons started the journey again with Lu Qiujian and Natalie. Of course, when camping at night, he would carry the tent by himself and hide far away. The old man was also young, so he naturally knew how to give.
Chapter completed!