After the Nobel Prize award ceremony.

All winners and guests invited to the ceremony will move to the Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall to participate in the world-famous Nobel Dinner.

"Brother, you said this is called the Blue Hall? But it is obviously red, why not call it the Red Hall?"

In the Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall, Xu Xiao looked curiously at the entire brick-red hall and asked his brother.

Hearing this question, Xu Chuan recalled something. He smiled and said, "There are actually two theories about why the blue hall is red."

Xu Xiao suddenly asked with interest: "Which two? Tell me quickly!"

On the side, Xu's father and Xu's mother, who were also present, also listened with some curiosity.

Xu Chuan smiled and continued: "The first theory is that the Blue Hall is not completed."

"It is said that the designer who designed this place originally planned to paint it blue in order to set off the view of Lake Malaren. However, after the Blue Hall of the red brick building was built, everyone felt that it looked more solemn and more in line with the scenery.

Use style, so I didn’t continue to apply it.”

"What about the other way of saying it?" Xu Xiao asked curiously.

"Another way of saying it is that the designer deliberately designed it like this."

"At the beginning, the Blue Hall was designed for the Nobel Prize gala. The unfinished Blue Hall means that the academic careers of the laureates have not come to an end, and it encourages the laureates who hold the Nobel Prize gala here to

For climbing new peaks.”

Xu Chuan smiled and told the two stories he had heard in his previous life. Xu Xiao wrinkled her nose and said, "Sure enough, the second story is better."

Xu Chuan laughed loudly, he felt the same way at first.

As for the Blue Hall, regardless of whether it is really unfinished or deliberately designed like this, the Nobel Prize has been held here for more than a century.

As one of the oldest awards in history, the Nobel Prize has lasted for more than a hundred years and witnessed the rise and glory of countless scientists and writers.

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Following the etiquette staff, Xu Chuan took his family and other relatives and friends who had sent invitations to the table arranged by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

To be honest, even though it was not his first time to eat here, he was still amazed by the dense sea of ​​people here.

The rows of long tables were crowded with people, even more crowded than the place where he gave a report at the International Mathematical Congress.

Of course, there shouldn't be that many people here, but the crowding level is even more exaggerated.

In the Blue Hall, which is only 1,100 square meters, more than 1,300 people were squeezed in, and they all sat together to eat. They also had to go out to the aisle for the waiters to serve the dishes, so the space was imaginable.

At this year's Nobel Prize Gala, in addition to the invited guests, as well as the Swedish royal family and government officials, many of them were actually outsiders selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

In fact, for the annual Nobel Prize, in addition to being invited to attend the award ceremony, you can also write a letter to the Nobel Prize Foundation and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and apply to attend the Nobel Prize Gala.

After all, this is the Nobel Prize, and not only people in academia are interested in it, but people outside academia are also very interested.

Of course, the probability of being drawn is very, very small.

With such luck, if you buy lottery tickets, the probability of winning is really high.

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As the guests took their seats, elegant music sounded in the Blue Hall.

At the same time, the waiter, who had already been prepared, began to serve the first course.

The menu of the Nobel dinner is known as "the most mysterious menu in the world". Some people even joked that the menu of the dinner is more mysterious than the announcement of the Nobel Prize winners. The guests can only know what to eat at the banquet.

The menu of the annual Nobel Prize dinner has also become the focus of many people's speculation, and even the chef in charge cannot know it in advance.

The chef in charge of the dinner can only get the menu two or three days in advance, and it must be kept strictly confidential and cannot be disclosed to the outside world.

If it is revealed, the dishes will be changed temporarily.

And unlike our traditional concept of dinner, the Nobel dinner actually only has three courses.

According to tradition, the Nobel Prize dinner usually prepares three glasses of wine and three courses (appetizer, main course and dessert) for the guests.

Although he has attended the Nobel Prize dinner several times, Xu Chuan is still curious about this year's dishes.

It has to be said that although the number of dishes at the Nobel Prize dinner is not large, they all use the world's top ingredients, coupled with the chef's top-notch craftsmanship, the taste is not inferior to the state banquet he has eaten before.

Of course, when it comes to richness, the richness of the dishes at the state banquet can surpass that of the Nobel Prize dinner.

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Soon, the first course and the first glass of wine were served.

Also coming with him was Professor Anders Yirbach, the chairman of the selection committee who announced the winner of the physics prize in the Stockholm Concert Hall.

This old man with completely white hair, wearing a well-fitting tuxedo, walked up to Xu Chuan with a bottle of champagne in his hand.

After personally pouring Xu Chuan a glass of golden champagne with fine bubbles, Professor Anders raised the glass and touched it with him with a smile.

"Congratulations, Professor Xu Chuan."

Xu Chuan stood up with the wine glass and clinked it with the old man. After a brief sip, he said, "Thank you. This is the most delicious champagne I have ever drunk."

Professor Anders laughed and said: "That's because it has the victory bonus of the Nobel Prize, which is the most abundant fruit."

After a slight pause, he continued: "Did you know? Our committee has been quarreling about this year's physics prize since August. Until now, in fact, the opinions within the committee have not been unified. There are still almost opposing differences."

With that said, Anders shrugged and continued: "There is no way, you are too young, you are twenty-one years old, and you have refreshed the record by four years."

"But this also shows the importance of your results. For mankind, it is the hope of the future."

Xu Chuan smiled while holding the wine glass and said: "Actually, even I didn't expect that I would win the Nobel Prize this year."

"But trust me, this is the right choice."

"The expanded application of the xu-weyl-berry theorem has a deeper value. I am already exploring it. It brings us far more than the calculation of distant celestial bodies."

Hearing this, Anders raised his eyebrows and asked with interest: "Can I ask what it's about?"

Xu Chuan smiled mysteriously and said, "I won't reveal it for now."

Professor Anders smiled and shook his head and said: "It's really not a good habit to whet people's appetites."

With that said, he raised his glass and touched Xu Chuan again, and then said: "However, I am looking forward to it. I hope I can wait until the day you dig it out."

Xu Chuan nodded seriously: "Of course, this may not take long!"

Hearing this, Professor Anders laughed and said: "Maybe you should change the name of the expanded application of Xu-Weyl-berry's theorem."

"As a great achievement that won the Nobel Prize in Physics, it is fully qualified to have its own name, isn't it?"

Hearing this, Xu Chuan smiled sheepishly and said, "I'm so sorry. I was so busy some time ago that I forgot about it."

"Don't worry, I will carefully consider its new name when I return."

Professor Anders smiled and said: "Then I'm waiting for your good news. I wish you a happy meal. If there are any shortcomings, you can report it to the Nobel Prize Foundation and they will improve it."

Xu Chuan smiled and nodded: "Of course."

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Red dot salmon lobster soup, French sauce mince and mixed apples.

These were the three dishes served at this year's Nobel Prize dinner. They tasted very good. Even Xu's father and mother, who are not very used to eating Western food, praised the taste.

If there is any drawback, it is that the portion is too small.

The portions of the three dishes are all as delicate as feeding a cat.

For an adult, another thirty dishes may not be stressful at all, which is enough to show how much the portion is.

"Brother, are there any more dishes?"

After the three dishes were served, Xu Xiao held a knife and fork and asked her brother sitting next to her that she was not full either.

Although girls generally have smaller appetites, the portions at the Nobel Prize dinner are indeed too small, and when people face delicious food, they always unconsciously hope to eat more.

Xu Chuan shook his head helplessly, indicating that it was over.

At the Nobel Prize dinner, in addition to being crowded, the sparse portions of the dishes are also a huge drawback.

This shortcoming has been passed down for decades, and many Nobel Prize winners have expressed their opinions, but to no avail. People still go their own way, and even say that eating too much is not conducive to the following dance celebrations.

Of course, this may also be related to the huge cost.

After all, every dish is prepared by a famous chef, and there are basically more than a thousand people at every Nobel Prize dinner.

For the Nobel Prize, the cost of holding an award ceremony for it exceeds the amount of a single prize awarded in most years.

For example, in 2015, Professor Tu won the Nobel Prize in Physiology that year and received a bonus of 8 million Swedish kronor.

According to data released by the Nobel Foundation, the total funding for the Nobel Prize activities that year was 15 million Swedish kronor (equivalent to about RMB 10 million). This funding has far exceeded the Nobel Prize prize money.

This is only for the winners, their families and friends, and the Nobel Prize invited experts.

As for other media reporters who applied to attend the dinner and ordinary people who were lucky enough to attend the party, they all participated at their own expense. Each person needs to pay 4,000 Swedish kronor (about 3,000rmb) to enter the dinner venue and have a high-standard dinner.

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As the dinner ended, the invited guests came to the Golden Hall next to the Blue Hall after taking a short rest.
To be continued...