The Chalk That Stopped Writing

The lights were turned on.

Lu Zhou steadily walked onto the auditorium stage.

The second he walked to the microphone stand, the noise died down, and the venue instantly became quiet.

As Lu Zhou stood on the stage and looked around the venue, he felt ice in his veins.

This wasn't his first report session.

It also wasn't his first time challenging a world-class problem.

Lu Zhou reached out and adjusted the microphone stand. He then said in a clear voice, "Thank you all very much for taking the time out of your busy schedules to come here. I won't waste any more of your time, let's get straight to the point."

After the opening remarks, Lu Zhou paused for a second and continued, "I'm sure you all have read my thesis before coming here. I will briefly repeat the proof process and explain in detail my thought process for this proof.

"I'm sure that after my explanation, there will no longer be any confusion in your minds.