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Far away in Berkeley, California, Frank was awakened by the ringing on the nightstand.
"Whose phone call is it, dear?" his wife asked, lying next to him.
Frank glanced at the phone: "Grandpa."
"So early?" his wife complained.
Sure enough, the call was from Lucas Eisen.
He was the biological father of his father-in-law, the Fields Medal luminary in Qiao Yu's words, and also a member of the organizing committee of this World Algebraic Geometry University.
Of course, for this kind of non-fixed related meeting, the committee members are generally top scholars in the field, but this position is not permanent.
After all, being a committee member is not just an honorary title—it requires real work, and there's no pay. Everyone is expected to help plan the conference content, select guest speakers, and coordinate various matters.
