Strictly speaking, the question of the transcendence of the Riemann zeta function's values at odd positive integers was not Lu Zhou's field of research. The issues involved in the Riemann Hypothesis also had little to do with the transcendence of the Riemann zeta function.
That said, many things in Mathematics that seemed utterly unrelated were actually linked by countless threads within their underlying logic.
Lu Zhou had not expected Han Mengqi, at her current level, to be of much help to him.
He had assigned her research in this direction only because the topic of the Riemann zeta function happened to overlap somewhat with his own research, allowing him to give her some guidance whenever she ran into trouble.
Another insignificant reason was that he hoped to clear away some blind spots in his own field of vision while guiding her.
After assigning the research topic, Lu Zhou continued explaining to Han Mengqi the things she needed to pay attention to while pursuing her doctorate under him, as well as matters regarding compensation and work.
Although this guy had a wealthy mother and probably did not care much about benefits, the matters that needed to be explained still had to be made clear.
Treating every research dog well was both his habit and his principle.
After explaining everything, Lu Zhou had Han Mengqi head back for now. Tomorrow, she would complete the paperwork and register with academic affairs, and she could probably report to his office the day after tomorrow.
Watching the delighted Han Mengqi leave the office, Lu Zhou called Wang Peng and told him to bring the car to the School of Mathematics building to pick him up. He was preparing to make a trip to the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
Just then, the office door was