Chapter 115 I have an obligation to let the other side know who is the real father!
A normal Chinese father suddenly saw his illegitimate son more than ten years ago suddenly burst into his field of vision, and in the way of a highly talented mathematical star who was praised as a young genius by the boss, how could How do you feel?
First of all, it was probably pride...
Feng Yu was the same, but it only lasted for a second...
Then fear!
Yes, panic!
Feng Yu really didn't expect that the woman actually gave birth to the child and raised it to such a big age. This made him instinctively feel the danger, and then... panicked!
He lives a happy life now, with a wife who loves him and two lovely children.
The most important thing is that his father-in-law is Mikael Eisen, a well-known American quantum physicist and academician of the Academy of Sciences. His father-in-law's father was even more powerful, Lucas Eisen, winner of the Fields Medal and a top expert in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.
One of the still-living big names in the world of mathematics.
He was able to work at Berkeley, join Dennis's research group, and frequently participate in various high-end academic conferences. In addition to his own strength, what was more important was the recommendation and guarantee of Lucas Eisen.
This is why even after giving birth to two children, his wife Irene's figure has gradually begun to get out of shape, but he still loves his wife very much.
He is able to live a prosperous life in this country, and his current achievements are largely due to the help of his father-in-law's family. Now Qiao Yu's appearance means a change.
Feng Yu doesn't like this kind of change, especially since he is in a critical period of his career's rise.
The geometric Langlands conjecture he participated in has been proven. If nothing else happens, as one of the main members of the team, he has a high probability of being nominated for the Fields Medal. Of course, he will definitely be a running companion this time.
Lucas Eisen has already talked to him. This time, he will accompany him first, get familiar with each other, and give a 45-minute report at the World Congress of Mathematicians next year, and then produce some results in the next four years. It will be a matter of course for me to win the Fields Medal at the next World Congress of Mathematicians.
Yes, as long as Lucas Eisen lives for six years, he will most likely win the award.
Because many of the next jury members will be Lucas Eisen’s friends and students.
Feng Yu himself has not done anything. He is active in various mathematics conferences and is particularly friendly to Chinese mathematicians and Chinese students. He hopes that in addition to the help from his in-laws, he will also get Strong support from the Chinese mathematics community.
After all, if successful, he will be the third Chinese-born Fields Medal winner in Chinese history. Chinese people will also be proud of you, and they are naturally the best targets for him to strive for. So his relationship with Yuan Zhengxin was handled well.
Qiao Yu suddenly popped up at this time, making him panic.
If he, an illegitimate son, is really so talented in mathematics, he must come to the United States to study. After all, this is a true mathematician’s paradise. As for China...
No kidding, has China produced a Fields Medal in so many years?
Of those two, which one has not had the experience of studying in the United States? Which one was not learned in the United States?
When this idea popped into his mind, Feng Yu’s first thought was that he could never review this paper.
At least until he wins the Fields Medal, he must not have anything to do with Qiao Yu.
After having this idea, Feng Yu was suddenly shocked.
Why is it such a coincidence? Just find him as a reviewer?
Is someone testing him?
It is not impossible.
Although he is usually very popular with everyone, and everyone thinks he is a gentle and capable professor, Feng Yu feels that since his name appeared on the list of candidates for the Fields Medal, potential enemies It has already appeared.
He looked carefully at the photos on the website, and they were indeed similar to his appearance when he was young. So is this a competitor trying to test him?
Well, whether it is or not, he must stay away from this paper immediately.
Although he had made up his mind, Feng Yu did not call Dennis back immediately, but focused on reading the paper.
I have to say that Feng Yu’s level is still good, at least the aesthetics of reviewing manuscripts are online.
He still had a very high opinion of this paper and could not even find any mistakes.
The only pity is that Qiao Yu showed up a little early.
If it had been six years since then, by that time he would have become famous, even if the scandal of his illegitimate child was exposed, it would not be that important. But at this critical moment, absolutely not!
Fortunately, Huang Tian paid off and finally found a citation problem.
Actually, this is not a problem.
In the process of proving an important lemma, the paper quotes the conclusion of Robert Greene in a 2017 paper.
This is a normal thing, but Feng Yu, who is well-read and well-remembered, remembers that Robert’s paper was controversial, and this part of the content happened to be the first to be published by Professor Filsman of Harvard University. The papers are similar in this part, and there are some disputes.
Although paper citation is a very subjective matter for the author, maybe some articles can be written on this topic?
After Feng Yu thought about it carefully, he felt that there was no need for him to be so obvious. What he needed now was to get rid of this possible blame quickly. At most, he could only provide some suggestions.
So when his attention shifted from the paper, Feng Yu discovered that it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.
Unknowingly, he had been reading the paper for five hours. He didn't even eat the lunch he brought, and he didn't feel hungry.
But after reading it, he still didn't feel hungry. After thinking about the words in his mind, Feng Yu picked up the phone and called Dennis back.
After a few simple greetings, Feng Yu said directly: "I'm sorry, Dennis, I suddenly thought that I will be very busy recently. Considering that Professor Dugan invited you to review this paper, I I think this paper should be changed to another reviewer."
"Oh? Frank, is it because you are not interested in this paper?"
“You can’t say that. As I said, on the one hand, I am very busy, and on the other hand, I am not very good at problems such as algebraic curves and rational points. Out of a responsible attitude towards the paper, I think maybe there is A more suitable professor, such as Professor Filsman, I think he must be very interested in this kind of paper that can solve specific problems.”
"Okay, I'll think about it."
"Sorry, Dennis."
"It's okay, we all have our own things to do."
……
Harvard University, Dennis Gates sitting in front of the computer shook his head.
He briefly read the papers, especially the final supercomputer verification report. To be honest, this kind of heavyweight paper is actually relatively easy to review.
As long as there are no obvious errors in the logical derivation process of the proof part, you can basically pass it.
Even if there is a special curve that does not conform to the formula in the future, it cannot be said that the conclusion of this paper is wrong. Although mathematics requires absolute accuracy, if this happens, the next thing mathematicians have to do is to study the reasons why such special curves cause the formula to be no longer accurate, and will not easily deny the error of the original formula.
After all, being able to predict the upper bound result of a known curve is completely correct, which is enough to prove the value of this formula. At least in the engineering and application fields, certain errors are allowed.
You must know that the LMFDB database alone has more than three million elliptic curve records.
In addition, the editor-in-chief of the "Annals of Mathematics" personally invited the reviewers for this paper. His choice of Professor Frank was also a favor - everyone knows that Frank is very friendly to Chinese students.
Who knew that this professor actually refused to review the manuscript.
Okay, Dennis Gates returned his attention to the computer screen. On the screen was a half-edited letter.
This letter happens to be written to another Huaxia member of the team and his student - Pan Jingyuan, a young professor at the Yuan Zhengxin Mathematics Research Center of Huaqing University.
The letter is mainly about Discuss some discussions in the mathematics community about their new papers.
This is a normal and necessary communication in the team.
The proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture is an extremely important achievement in the world of mathematics. This conclusion consists of five papers, totaling more than 800 pages.
It is normal for various discussions to arise.
Naturally, after finishing the serious chat, at the end of the email, Dennis Gates complained a few words.
"...I still remember that the paper I originally planned to ask you to review for me was the genius boy you called me. You refused to review the paper because you wanted to avoid suspicion. Unexpectedly, Frank also He refused. The reason he gave was that it was not suitable for review. Oh my God, do I have to review this paper? ”
The letter was completed and he clicked send. Then Dennis picked up the paper and began to seriously consider it. He might as well work harder and finish reviewing the paper in two days.
He is not the kind of professor with a weird temper, at least he would not be willing to offend the editor-in-chief of a top journal for such inexplicable things.
Not to mention that he was an old man with a really weird temper.
……
The connection of fate is always so ingenious.
In early March, Yuan Zhengxin hosted a mathematics meeting at the research center, and happened to get together with Pan Jingyuan after the meeting.
"How are your results?" Yuan Zhengxin asked with concern.
The Geometric Langlands Conjecture is an extremely important conjecture in the field of mathematics. If the final result is correct, it will definitely be excellent news for the Mathematical Science Center of Huaqing. As the organizer of the science center, Yuan Zhengxin is naturally very concerned about it.
Although most of these results were completed by Pan Jingyuan while abroad, after all, he has been a member of the Yuan Zhengxin Mathematical Science Center of Huaqing University since the year before last.
"The discussion is still very heated and there are many arguments." Pan Jingyuan answered.
"It's good to have a debate. This just shows that this issue is very important. For geometry, if you are right, it means that a series of new mathematical methods and tools have been developed in many frontier directions of mathematics, which is a good thing." Yuan Zhengxin nodded and said.
"I know that Professor Dennis is also busy holding a report meeting to explain the ideas of some key parts of the paper. But verification may take a long time." Pan Jingyuan responded with a smile.
"This is normal. The geometric Langlands conjecture is one of the most important conjectures. Not to mention that the paper is more than 800 pages long. It will be good to draw a conclusion before the World Congress of Mathematicians next year. Keep your mind at ease," Yuan Zhengxin encouraged.
Pan Jingyuan nodded, thinking of the old man's importance to Qiao Yu, and said casually: "By the way, Professor Dennis originally planned to have Professor Feng from Berkeley be the reviewer for Qiao Yu's paper. I don’t know why Professor Feng originally agreed Yes, I rejected it after reading the paper. Professor Dennis may personally review it.”
When Dennis asked him to be a reviewer, he also specifically asked Yuan Zhengxin what he meant, and Pan Jingyuan himself was not very resistant. Be the reviewer of Qiao Yu's paper.
But Yuan Zhengxin was more thoughtful. Since Pan Jingyuan worked at the Science Center, if his relationship with Qiao Yu was exposed in the future, he was afraid that it would affect Qiao Yu's reputation. Of course, this refers to the reputation among ordinary people. After all, serious mathematicians are aware of the gold content of Qiao Yu's paper.
But many times, when someone wants to smear someone, they don't care about the facts, and they don't even ask real experts for advice. Even if they do, they have various ways to quote things out of context.
This is human nature...
Even if you do a million things that are in the interests of the vast majority of people, but you make a small mistake, as long as it is infinitely magnified, it will change from the beginning to the end. Small flaws turn into sins that cannot be avoided in life.
Not to mention that Yuan Zhengxin is very confident in Qiao Yu's paper and does not need anyone around him to be a reviewer. He believes that Qiao Yu's paper will definitely pass the review. There are not many papers published in the Annals of Mathematics every year, and there are even fewer papers that the editor-in-chief can personally serve as editor.
It is enough to show that the quality of Qiao Yu's paper is also recognized by foreign colleagues, so when it is time to avoid suspicion, you must avoid suspicion. Especially when Tian Yanzhen has published Qiao Yu's paper on ArXiv in advance and can only conduct single-blind review, you need to pay more attention.
The old man is serious about protecting Qiao Yu in every detail, even if Qiao Yu doesn't know about these things.
But many times the elders do something for the younger generation, and the younger generation does not need to know about it.
When we talked about Qiao Yu at this time, the old man naturally became interested again.
“Oh? Professor Feng from Berkeley?”
"That's Professor Frank in the team. He is always called Frank abroad, but in China it is still customary to call him by his surname." Pan Jingyuan explained.
"Oh." Yuan Zhengxin nodded and said nothing more.
He knew this person and was a little disdainful of him before. Yuan Zhengxin actually dislikes many people who like to run businesses. In the eyes of the elderly, this Berkeley professor is the kind of person who is just lucky.
Maybe there is some ability, but not much. Many of the things I got rid of were made with the help of big bosses after I went to Berkeley.
However, Professor Frank's reputation among Chinese professors and international students has been quite good over the years, which has somewhat changed his perception of this guy who has been so lucky.
It just makes Yuan Zhengxin a little confused. Doesn't Professor Feng take good care of Chinese students?
Why did he refuse to serve as a reviewer for Qiao Yu’s paper?
If you really care about Chinese students, if you read Qiao Yu's paper carefully, shouldn't you just go with the flow and give it a pass?
Why did you reject it after reading it?
Is it because you think there are big holes in the paper and it is inconvenient to talk about it?
So Yuan Zhengxin asked: "Have you read Qiao Yu's paper?"
Although Pan Jingyuan refused to serve as a reviewer, the paper on ArXiv is public and anyone can download it if they are willing.
“Well, I spent two nights reading it. It’s a very good paper. This is not a compliment. After this paper was published, everyone knew that the author was only sixteen years old. Probably many people couldn’t believe it. "
After Pan Jingyuan finished speaking seriously, he sighed: "I envy Qiao Yu. At the age of sixteen, I didn't even know how to write a paper. , he is already qualified to publish articles on Ann.Math, and he doesn’t need any help from you. At least he is already a distinguished figure."
Hearing this, Yuan Zhengxin smiled and said: " Thirty years ago, he was qualified even as an academician. Now that you have read his paper, have you found any obvious logical loopholes?”
Pan Jingyuan shook his head and said with certainty: "Definitely not! Forget about other directions, I still have some experience in the field of algebraic geometry. Although I didn't look at it very carefully due to time constraints, I don't understand the obvious logical loopholes. Maybe we can’t find it.”
Yuan Zhengxin nodded, relieved.
It's not that Yuan Zhengxin doesn't believe in his own judgment, it's just that he is confused if he cares. Moreover, he did not study Schulz's theory in depth.
But Pan Jingyuan is different. When doing geometric Langlands conjecture, Schultz's theory and the tools and methods used in it are almost impossible to get around.
Just agree first and then refuse this operation...
Forget it, it's just a small thing. Maybe someone is busy suddenly?
But it was about Qiao Yu, so the old man still kept it in his heart.
……
At the same time, Yanbei University.
Qiao Yuzheng stood obediently in Tian Yanzhen's office - being scolded.
"Huh... So you took Chen Zhuoyang's graduation thesis to Mr. Yuan to read, and then came back with this news? Qiao Yu, are you thinking that I'm in a good mood lately, and are you thinking of ways to add some trouble to me?"
Qiao Yu lowered his head and said nothing.
It’s not too scary to be afraid, but you must have an attitude of admitting your mistakes.
"Speak! Aren't you usually very good at speaking?" Tian Yanzhen was furious when he saw Qiao Yu like that.
"Well, um... Director Tian, do you really want to hear my excuses?"
Seeing Qiao Yu cautiously say such a sentence, Tian Yan was really angry... Before he could hold it back, he really laughed, so he quickly picked up the teacup and covered his face. After controlling his emotions, he put down the tea cup and said solemnly again: "You also know that it's quibbles? Okay, let's start quibbles!"
"Hey, I am actually thinking about our sect. Senior Brother Chen is indeed a good person. A little bit, but Zaicai is also your student, right? It doesn’t matter if my skills are poor, but my basic skills are solid!
If you can’t do scientific research, teaching and educating people will be fine, right? Besides, Senior Brother Chen is so honest, and he is an honest person who teaches hard. Nowadays, good universities not only need scientific research talents, but also teaching. It can give you face, right?
With your face, he can gain a foothold even if he has no great achievements in scientific research, and can quickly develop his talent in the areas he is good at without too much scientific research pressure. , brought out a group of outstanding students in a few years, and everyone praised them!
Just like I can publish articles on Ann.Math at a young age, doesn’t that mean you are good at teaching people? In the future, I will inherit your legacy in scientific research, and Brother Chen will inherit your legacy in education. The mantle and the two swords are combined, so what’s the point?”
After giving Qiao Yu a chance, he immediately started talking loudly. He probably had these words running through his mind many times, and he spoke them so fluently that Tian Yan really couldn't get a word in.
It was said to be quibbling, but it was well-founded. Even the rhetoric of "two swords united as one" came out. For a while, Tian Yanzhen didn't know where to refute.
I can only sneer and say: "Oh, honest man? Can an honest man come up with such a method?"
"Hey, to tell you the truth, this idea was actually made by me and Chen Senior brother, Senior Brother Chen is really an honest person. I am the one who is not honest enough, hey..." Qiao Yu generously took all the responsibility on himself.
Just like when Ma Yufei stopped him in Xingtie No. 1 Middle School and asked him to tell a little lie, he chose to help the other party fill the loopholes. Since he has decided to be a good person for once, he must do it. in the end.
Helping someone half is a form of enmity.
Tian Yanzhen glared at Qiao Yu again and was too lazy to train him again.
Okay, actually I’m not that angry anymore. And Qiao Yu's sophistry really convinced him. After a few years, he could see that Chen Zhuoyang was still very down-to-earth. At least the things he was responsible for were arranged in an orderly and meticulous manner every time.
If you just do teaching, it is indeed not bad.
The only problem is that most of the good universities now have scientific research tasks. It is too difficult to get ahead by teaching alone!
Unlike the students, Tian Yanzhen thinks more.
He is 67 this year. It's unknown how long he can continue. He rashly recommended Chen Zhuoyang to a certain school. It would be okay if he was still in office, but if he stepped down, it would be hard to say that he, as a student, would be able to adapt to that kind of competition.
Since ancient times, people have taken tea as a cold drink.
As for the support of the disciples - there is a backbone and he said, if there is no backbone, who knows what will happen in the future?
But seeing Qiao Yu holding his neck and quibbling, Tian Yanzhen laughed again.
"Okay, I accept your sophistry. But since you came out to cause this matter, you have to be responsible in the future. Can Chen Zhuoyang not be troubled by scientific research and make achievements in his teaching position? It’s not just my responsibility, it’s yours too.
I’m already sixty-seven and I’m not sure when I’ll retire. Your grandpa is also seventy-six years old this year. You’d better wait until we all retire. when, You have grown up and can speak with weight. This is very challenging. Can you take the responsibility?"
Qiao Yu immediately puffed up his chest and said: "No, your master can still work at least twenty years old. Years! Isn’t twenty years enough for me to grow up?”
Tian Yanzhen glared at Qiao Yu and asked, “Is the first phase of special training starting soon?”
Qiao Yu nodded and said: "Well, a notice has been sent out, and we will officially enter the camp the day after tomorrow."
Tian Yanzhen said: "Okay, you go to Huaqing and tell Mr. Yuan that my student's matter will not matter." Please excuse me, I will arrange it."
Qiao Yu replied immediately. : "Okay, Director Tian, make sure to complete the task!"
Tian Yanzhen waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's go. Remember to return to the normal learning rhythm after the special training. During the special training Don’t relax too much.”
……
After sneaking out of Tian Yanzhen's office, Qiao Yu thought about how to tell Mr. Yuan about this.
Grandpa Shi’s original intention was for Chen Zhuoyang to confess the matter to Tian Yanzhen himself. The kind-hearted Qiao Yue did it for him, fearing that if he went to Grandpa Shi to report it in person, he would be punished again. And the day after tomorrow is the registration day for the first phase of the IMO2025 training camp, from March 4th to March 12th, a total of nine days.
Qiao Yu plans to take a good rest these days. In his free time, he can take his two younger brothers around the campus to relax.
At this time, it is not worthwhile to receive a lesson from Grandpa Shi again.
Of course he could also hide it and say that it was Chen Zhuoyang who found the mentor himself. But Qiao Yu felt that there was no need to lie about such a trivial matter.
The instructor has already talked to Grandpa Shi on the phone, and maybe we can chat a little more when we meet.
What should I do if I accidentally talk about this? These days, everyone likes to reconcile their accounts whenever they have nothing to do...
So Qiao Yu decided to just call Grandpa Shi and report it.
After leaving Tian Yanzhen's building, Qiao Yu took out his cell phone and dialed Mr. Yuan's number.
As expected, Mr. Yuan scolded him again, and Qiao Yu just accepted it obediently.
There is no way, who makes him be soft to honest people?
I always feel that Senior Brother Chen is a bit similar to Teacher Lan, hey...
"By the way, remember what I told you about the team that proved the geometric Langlands conjecture last time. Right?”
“Remember, grandpa, how could I forget what you said?”
“For your paper, Ann.Math plans to invite Professor Dennis from Harvard University, one of the leaders of this project team, to be a reviewer. However, because Professor Dennis has just released the paper recently, he wants to hand it over to the team because he is not free. Two Chinese professors are here to do the review work
First, I approached Professor Pan from Huaqing University, but I had some concerns, so I asked Professor Pan to refuse. Then he went to Professor Frank at Berkeley, but he was also rejected. You won't have any conflicts with this Professor Frank, right? "
Qiao Yu wanted to complain, what about the single-blind review that was agreed upon? He almost knew it, but he still held it back. After all, he was the beneficiary. He just said aggrievedly: "How is that possible? ? I never make enemies with anyone. No, didn’t you mean the two Chinese professors? Why did Professor Frank appear? "
"He changed his name in the United States and published his papers under his English name. In short, it's good that you didn't offend him. He is still a very skillful professor in the field of mathematics. You can try to build a good relationship with him in the future. "
"Oh, okay, grandpa. Qiao Yu agreed and suddenly asked: "Then what was Professor Frank's name when he was in China?" "
"Why do you care about these? The old man muttered something, but still answered the question: "I remember his name was Feng Yu." ”
"Feng Yu?" Qiao Yu, who was very sensitive to the surname Feng, asked subconsciously: "Grandpa, didn't this Professor Feng study in Massachusetts before? How old is he this year?"
"What? Do you know him?"
Qiao Yu immediately replied: "I don't know him. I seem to have read a paper by Professor Frank before, but I remember that the employer is from MIT."
“Westerners have relatively simple surnames. There are many people with the same surname as Hua Xia, but he does seem to have studied at MIT, and he is a very young mathematics professor, only in his thirties.”
“Ha… ..." Qiao Yu smiled, and then immediately said: "That may be my mistake, Grandpa, I remember that the professor who wrote the paper is over fifty. By the way, Grandpa, can you give me the contact information of Professor Pan? Give it to me?”
"What do you want his contact information for?"
"That's it. Professor Pan can do the geometric Langlands conjecture, so he must be very proficient in Schulz's theory. I happen to have some questions that I want to ask. ."
"Oh, okay, I will push his mobile phone number to you later."
"Thank you, Grandpa"
Hang up. Qiao Yu touched the phone and suddenly felt that this matter became interesting.
The person he couldn't find appeared suddenly? Isn't this world too coincidental?
Now the enemy is hidden... No, Qiao Yu immediately thought that he added Qiao Xi's name to the paper...
That means the enemy is clear and he also knows it!
Yes, for Qiao Yu, if the man named Feng is really the person he imagined, he is an enemy in the absolute sense.
The reason is also very simple. When that family left, the more than 3,000 yuan left behind was obviously not alimony for Qiao Xi to raise him, but for Qiao Xi to abort him. of.
If his mother hadn't been kind enough, he would have died sixteen years ago.
In other words, in Qiao Yu's opinion, this family had attempted murder, and there was a life-and-death feud between the two parties.
What is a man?
In my grandfather’s words, a man should repay kindness with kindness and resentment with resentment. Anyone who shouts about being peace-loving when someone’s fist is stuck in your face is a fool.
Qiao Yu remembered that he asked his grandfather at that time, what should he do if he couldn't beat him?
Grandpa's answer was unequivocal: "We, the common people, are still thinking about this? If we can't fight, we have to do it! Otherwise, if we are bullied the first time, we will be bullied a second time, a third time, and countless times! The worst is to die together!"
Now Looking back, the old guys of that generation have their own bloody character marked by their times.
Grandpa left early, but he always remembered what he said.
As a result, Qiao Yu's pace quickened a bit.
I hope he can find enough information on the omnipotent Internet so that he can understand the life of Professor Frank. As for academic content, it would be easy to find it. Qiao Yu was very confident in Yanbei University's article retrieval system.
Mr. Yuan commented that Frank is a very skillful mathematics professor of Chinese origin, which shows that this guy is still very ambitious in academic aspects, which is good.
In modern society, taking life is a serious crime in any country. It is naturally not good to act recklessly.
But there are many ways to take revenge on a person, such as taking away the things he cherishes most. Let him die without getting what he wants. For example, he can first try to see if he can destroy the precious academic career of a promising mathematics professor.
Yes... In just a few minutes, Qiao Yu had already worked out a lot of little thoughts in his little head. Just walking a few steps made his whole body full of energy. Lost fighting spirit!
Now that he can’t control so much, Qiao Yu feels that he must have a confrontation with that person first, and then make the person opposite him feel a little confused, who is the real father between the two!
When I returned to the room, I happened to meet Senior Brother Chen.
Well, there have been a lot of coincidences like this recently. Senior Brother Chen has become elusive and can always meet him at critical times.
This time, before Chen Zhuoyang could ask, Qiao Yu took the lead and said cheerfully: "Brother Chen, your matter is settled! Director Tian agreed and will help you find a good place to go after you graduate. !"
"Really?" Chen Zhuoyang was overjoyed.
Qiao Yu raised his finger and pointed at himself, and said aggrievedly: "You are happy, do you know how much training I received today? I advise you not to go to Director Tian today, and bring you again tomorrow. Apply for graduation with your thesis, otherwise you will also be punished! ”
Chen Zhuoyang wanted to suppress the smile on his face, but he couldn't help it. This good news made him unable to control the expression on his face at all.
It can only be said that not only is the IQ of an honest person different from that of a genius, but his acting skills are also significantly different.
"Thank you for your hard work, little junior brother! Senior brother, I don’t have much to say anymore. If there is any need for senior brother in the future, senior brother will never give up!"
After hearing this, Qiao Qiao Yu nodded and suddenly said: "I really need to trouble you about something, senior brother. , I want you to help me inquire about someone, but for the time being I must not let anyone know that I am the one who inquired. Is there any problem?"
Chen Zhuoyang nodded without hesitation: "That must be no problem, little one. Junior Brother. But who do you want to ask?”
Qiao Yu lowered his voice and said: "There is a professor named Frank at Berkeley. His previous Chinese name seemed to be Feng Yu. Anyway, I want to know any information about him."
"Huh? That's what you said. I seem to have some impression of this professor, If it's the same person, it's easy to find out. He has a good reputation among Chinese mathematics students. They say he has no airs and is approachable. "
Chen Zhuoyang is a little surprised. asked.
Qiao Yu ignored the senior brother's question, but looked curious and asked: "Senior brother, have you heard of this professor who cares about China? Has Professor Frank ever been to Yanbei? "
Chen Zhuoyang shook his head and said: "That's not true. Aren't I in charge of academic conferences at the research center? We hold a lot of conferences and lectures. I usually come into contact with a lot of international students, and we at Yanbei University go out for exchanges quite frequently.
There are only so many good professors in the Chinese mathematics community from prestigious foreign universities, such as the two Professors Zhang from Princeton and Harvard, Professor Tao from the University of California, a few of us from Yanbei, and then this Professor Frank.
When students go out for exchanges, they often compare these professors. Anyway, everyone’s evaluations of this professor are quite good. He belongs to the category of a humble gentleman. "
Qiao Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Then it seems that I asked the right person! Leave this matter to Senior Brother Chen. By the way, you can be more focused when asking. For example, if Professor Frank is so powerful and a gentleman, wouldn’t he be admired by some female international students? "
"Huh? "Chen Zhuoyang was stunned.
Qiao Yu patted Chen Zhuoyang on the shoulder and said seriously: "Brother Chen, we are our own people, right? ”
"That's for sure."
"Then don't ask me why! Just ask me for it. Anyway, this matter is very important to me. Moreover, I must not let anyone know for the time being."
"Huh..." Chen Zhuoyang took a deep breath and looked at Qiao Yu's eyes did not ask any more questions, but seriously promised: "Okay! I promise!"
...
Sent Brother Chen away, Qiao Yu returned to his room. , began to search for information about Professor Frank on the extranet through the omnipotent Google.
In order to facilitate academic research, the research center provides a dedicated VPN, which makes using Google very convenient.
Fortunately, Qiao Yu was searching for the life of a mathematics professor, so there would be no misunderstanding.
The almighty Google is very powerful, and soon Qiao Yu saw the graduation photos shared by Professor Frank on Instagram when he was studying at MIT in his twenties.
Wearing bachelor's uniform, looking youthful and wild. That's right, it's just "romantic". It's not that I used the wrong word. The main reason is that the word "romantic" has a positive meaning and Qiao Yu doesn't want to use it.
But don’t say it, don’t say it. What Qiao Xi said is absolutely correct. When he sees it, he can really recognize the right person at a glance!
So you can't judge a book by its appearance... Who dares to believe that such a handsome appearance can hide a black heart?
At most, mathematicians’ hearts are a little dusty and dirty; but Qiao Yu felt that this mathematics professor’s heart was probably full of rancid smell.
To put it simply, my heart is broken.
While searching for information on Google, Yuan Zhengxin had already sent Professor Pan’s number.
Qiao Yu immediately added Professor Pan as a WeChat friend and started chatting happily.
Naturally, it starts with asking questions.
As for math questions, Qiao Yu can ask a bunch of quality questions at will. After all, a math genius not only knows how to learn, but also knows what kind of questions are valuable and worth asking, and the professor also likes to answer them.
Don’t underestimate this ability.
Questions raised at the mathematical level can often truly reflect the level of a mathematician. For example, those familiar mathematical conjectures are all proposed by truly high-end mathematics players.
Ask questions humbly, study hard, and have a good relationship with Grandpa Shi, and take advantage of his age to express some curiosity about the scientific research work of the mathematics team, such as how so many people can solve the same problem How do you communicate on a daily basis when you are conducting research?
Soon, the two became familiar with each other.
During the process of humbly asking for advice, Qiao Yu found out about many messy things.
The most valuable information is that this wife’s father is a well-known physicist, and her grandfather is a Fields Medal winner and an academician of the National Academy of Sciences. Moreover, that grandfather is also active in the mathematics community. One line.
I just don’t know if this old gentleman’s heart is good or not, and whether he will be angry with this useless grandson-in-law in the future.
But it doesn’t matter, he’s not his wife’s grandfather anyway.
And Qiao Yu felt that he was really gentle. The other party wanted his physical life more than ten years ago, but now he only wants the other party's academic life. Really, Qiao Yu felt that compared to his grandfather, he was simply a kind man!
Understanding the effort it took to learn about Professor Frank’s life on the Internet and WeChat at the same time, Qiao Yu also downloaded all the public papers of this professor from the beginning of his Ph.D. to the present, without missing a single one.
I even went to ArXiv specifically and downloaded all five papers proving the geometric Langlands conjecture.
He would have to spend time studying these papers carefully.
If there is a problem, look for it. If there is no problem, of course you must find a way to find the problem.
After all, for a professor who longs for the Fields Medal, it would be somewhat unjustifiable if all his articles were flooded with articles. It is natural to be questioned. Qiao Yu has always believed that no matter how good a person's reputation is, he still has potential enemies.
It's just that many people are concerned about their status and don't dare to come forward, but if someone really starts the conversation, someone will naturally follow quickly. Especially this kind of mathematician who has academic power behind him and wants to compete for the Fields Medal.
The more high-end the award, the more intense the competition, right? They are all gangsters, who can be kinder than the other?
By the way, Qiao Yu also searched for the mathematics team of Professor Frank’s wife’s grandfather and downloaded all the papers of all the professors in the team.
The legendary scholar might actually be able to take away the achievements of his professors and train his grandson-in-law.
Therefore, professors with similar research directions to Professor Frank are all Qiao Yu's current focus.
The head of the Yanbei International Mathematics Center is his own teacher, a mathematics team led by a Fields Medalist. Most of the professors in it should be somewhat famous. It is normal to be invited to the capital to give a lecture. ?
Maybe there will be an unexpected surprise then?
In short, Qiao Yu, who is already very motivated at this time, has made full preparations and has many ideas in his mind, but it may take some time to realize them all.
But Qiao Yu doesn't care. He is only sixteen years old and his future is so long that there is no end in sight.
But it's different on the opposite side. A thirty-four-year-old man has only six years left to win the Fields Medal, and only two World Congresses of Mathematicians.
At least Qiao Yu really feels that, for now, the advantage lies with me!
The first step is to become the opposite father, the second step is to give him a few slaps and let him try the frustration of being a son, the third step is to expel him directly from the house and experience society. The fourth step is to inform the society that I don’t want this son anymore, so that they can be more sinister towards this disobedient child...
Qiao Yu feels that life is perfect if he can complete the entire process. .
The 31st day of the 10,000-word update has been completed!
(End of this chapter)