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Lu Zhou looked at the person who spoke, and his eyes lit up the instant he recognized who it was.

Academician Wang Shicheng, chairman of the China Mathematics Society!

He met Academician Wang at the 2015 Chinese Mathematicians Conference.

Lu Zhou remembered that it was at Beijing Normal University. He was still doing his master's degree when he attended the conference with Academician Lu. He also won a Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award at the conference.

Unlike the international Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award, the domestic Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award wasn't a lifetime achievement award; it was similar to the Fields Medal which focused on young scholars. However, the age limit was different; it was up to 50- year-old scholars.

"Long time no see!" Lu Zhou shook Academician Wang Shicheng's hand and looked at the three people standing next to him. He then asked, "This is?"