Chapter 249 Billionaire
Zhang Wei received a call from Zhuge Xuegeng.
“You kid, why did you release such a giant satellite so quietly? That’s the Fields Medal. Among those of us who study mathematics, who doesn’t want to win this award? How come we are Did you win it? To be honest, whose relationship did you find?"
"Professor Zhuge, you look down on me so much. I have discovered so many Mersenne primes, but they are not worthy of one Fei. Erz Prize?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.
“Do you think you can get the Fields Medal just because you want it? You still need some work to get this kind of award. By the way, you shouldn’t have revealed the news earlier. If you had told me earlier, I could have done it too. Let me help you find some connections." Zhuge Xuegeng said.
"If I had told you that you had connections, I wouldn't have bothered to find the Electronic Frontier Foundation!"
"The Electronic Frontier Foundation? The one in the United States?" Zhuge Xuegeng paused, then continued Said: "It is more reliable to find Americans than to find me."
"Professor Zhuge, this is the first time I have seen you so humble!"
Zhuge Xuegeng sighed softly: "Hey, you can't be humble. Our level of mathematical research is far behind that of European and American countries. We have to admit that there is a gap in strength.
Although we do have some differences with the International Mathematical Union But we are only a member of the International Mathematical Union, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in the United States provides sponsorship fees. In terms of influence, we are definitely not as good as them.”
"Didn't we say that Tsinghua University's mathematics is quite strong? I often see reports that people can win prizes in various mathematics competitions."
"Competitions are competitions, and scientific research is scientific research. They are different." Zhuge Xuegeng went on to explain: "Mathematics competitions are actually about solving problems. People who are good at solving problems will naturally get high scores; scientific research in mathematics is a science based on assumptions, reasoning and proof.
Mathematics is also divided into many categories. When it comes to learning mathematics, high school mathematics can only be regarded as laying the foundation. Advanced mathematics learned in college can only be regarded as the beginning of a deep understanding of this subject. Real mathematics research still requires graduate school. .
We will only specialize in a certain category at the graduate level. Our students at Tsinghua University may start to focus on a certain category of research in their junior year to prepare for future studies. Graduate students lay the foundation.
As far as mathematics competitions are concerned, the content involved is often relatively broad, and there is almost no specific assessment of a certain category, so those who participate in mathematics competitions are generally high school students or undergraduates. Junior students.
Senior undergraduates or graduate students do not have an advantage in participating in mathematics competitions. Many of them have already begun to study a certain field of mathematics and rarely involve other categories of content.
So if you ask a PhD student in mathematics to participate in an ordinary mathematics competition, his score may not be as high as that of a Mathematical Olympiad student. Because there is a lot of content in the competition, this PhD in mathematics cannot use it in his daily research.
But if you talk about scientific research capabilities in a certain field, those gold medal winners in mathematics competitions are definitely not as good as those with PhDs in mathematics studying this field.
We at Tsinghua University have had many students win prizes in various mathematics competitions over the years. However, this only shows that we have a group of smart young people, but it does not mean that our scientific research level is very high.
At the very least, there is still a long way to go before these smart young people can turn into scientific research results. And what we really need is not a master of problem solving, but a scientific research expert who can hypothesize, reason and prove.
But doing scientific research is not that easy! If our scientific research was as good as our participation in competitions, we would have won the Fields Medal long ago! "
"I understand, Professor Zhuge, if you don't explain it, I really don't know this. "Zhang Wei replied.
Zhuge Xuegeng continued: "The Fields Medal should be awarded at the opening ceremony of the World Congress of Mathematicians, right? I will go there then to support you! "
"Apart from you, is Principal Gu also coming? "Zhang Wei asked.
"Principal Gu hasn't decided yet. His schedule is quite busy. But the ministries and commissions will definitely send their leaders to attend. Awards are such a face-raising matter, so of course they have to send people to the scene to witness it. ”
"I can expect this." Zhang Wei replied.
“When the leaders of the ministries and commissions arrive, I will take you to meet them first. If you have any requests then, ask them as soon as possible and don’t be polite. In this situation, as long as you make requests, the leader will I won’t refuse if you want to save face.”
“I don’t seem to have any requirements,” Zhang Wei said, shaking his head.
"I have it! Oh, no, I mean, I have already thought it out for you!" Zhuge Xuegeng's voice was extremely cunning.
“You want to use this opportunity to benefit your mathematics department, right?” Zhang Wei directly exposed Zhuge Xuegeng.
"You don't have any requirements anyway, so don't waste such a good opportunity. That's the Fields Medal, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don't make a request quickly at this time, there won't be this store after this village."
"Okay, if you have any requests, I'll take notes and mention them to the leader." Zhang Wei said and went to get paper and pen.
"Germany should be able to access the Internet, right? I'll send it to your email shortly."
"You still have to send it to your email. It seems like a lot of requirements." Zhang Wei complained.
Zhuge Xuegeng continued: "By the way, one more thing, this is the World Cup final soon, right? You happen to be in Germany, help me buy 200 yuan for the French team to win against Italy!"
"200 euros?" Zhang Wei asked subconsciously.
“Of course it’s 200 RMB, how can I afford 200 Euros!”
“200 RMB, only 20 Euros, you are a big professor, why are you so stingy!”
"It's not like you don't know about my family's situation. This 200 RMB is still my personal money that I finally saved!"
"Since it's your personal money that you finally saved, you should keep it. Well, gambling is risky. If you lose, it will be very painful.”
"Don't worry, you can't lose!" Zhuge Xuegeng's tone was full of confidence, and he continued: "You buy it for me first, and when you return to China, you can keep the 200 yuan principal and give me the bonus you earn. "
"What if Italy wins? Then your two hundred dollars will be wasted?" Zhang Wei asked.
"The French team will definitely win, I have professional judgment!" Zhuge Xuegeng said confidently.
“I can’t tell, you are still a senior football fan and have done a lot of research on European leagues?”
“No research at all! I have never watched a single game of European football leagues. .”
"Didn't you say there is professional judgment?"
"The professional judgment I am talking about is mathematics." Zhuge Xuegeng paused and asked in a mysterious tone: "Do you know the Kelly formula? "
"Kelly's formula? I seem to have heard of it, but I can't remember the specific words."
"Kelly's formula is a formula proposed by physicist John Larry Kelly. The company is an investment strategy that maximizes the long-term growth of principal in independent repeated gambles with positive net returns."
"Professor Zhuge, can we speak human words?"
"In human terms, this formula can help gamblers win money, such as horse racing and blackjack gamblers in casinos. Many of them are studying this company. And I conducted more in-depth research based on this company. Research, and then conducted a series of precise calculations based on the odds offered by the bookmaker, and finally concluded that the French team will win!”
“Why is it so unreliable? Oh, Professor Zhuge, are you kidding me?”
“Well, you don’t believe me? I’ll send you my calculation formulas in a few seconds.” The odds of the game, let’s see if my formula is accurate!”
“I don’t know if it was accurate in the past, but for the next World Cup final, your calculation formula is definitely not accurate!” Zhang Wei He complained silently in his heart.
After ending the call with Zhuge Xuegeng, not long after, Zhang Wei received two emails on his laptop.
One email is about the benefits Zhuge Xuegeng wants to provide to the mathematics department, and the other email has an attachment. Download the attachment, which contains a bunch of calculation formulas.
"Brother, what is this? It looks so complicated." Lu Yunxiang came over.
"The formula given by Professor Zhuge from the Department of Mathematics is said to be able to calculate which team can win based on the betting company's odds." Zhang Wei answered.
"Holy crap, so powerful? Then isn't Professor Zhuge going to get rich?"
"The premise is that the calculation results of these formulas must be correct. If they are wrong, it will not make a fortune, but lose it!" Zhang Wei said, closing the file with disdain.
"Brother, are you no longer studying?" Lu Yunxiang asked curiously.
"What are you studying? Professor Zhuge said that after calculating with this formula, France can beat Italy! Based on this point, this formula is not accurate. He also asked me to help him buy 200 yuan for France to win. !”
“Will you buy it for him?” Lu Yunxiang asked again.
Zhang Wei thought of the strong wife in Professor Zhuge's family portrait and shook his head: "Forget it. It's not easy for Professor Zhuge to save some private money!"
……
July 10th, the World Cup final day. The Italian team plays against the French team, but judging from the skin color, this is more like a European team playing against an African team.
Many people in later generations complained that the French team became the African team. In fact, in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the French team was already like this. Only four of the 11 starting players were white, and the others were all black. players.
Among the four white people, Zidane is also of African descent. His parents are both Algerian, but he was born in France. However, the main ethnic group of Algerians is Caucasian, so Zidane, an African-American, is also Caucasian.
For Zidane, this game is the last game of his career. He will retire after the World Cup finals, so of course Zidane is extremely eager for the Hercules Cup.
Therefore, after the game started, the two sides fought fiercely. French star Henry was knocked down in the first minute of the game and returned to the field after treatment. Only four minutes into the game, the referee showed the first yellow card.
The goal came quickly because of the players' hard work. In the first six minutes, the French team won a penalty kick. Zidane made the penalty kick and took a 1-0 lead.
In the stadium, all the French fans instantly became excited. In just six minutes, they achieved a 1-0 lead. It was a perfect start for the French team.
Moreover, Zidane's condition seems to be very good, and other players of the French team are also very excited. Although Italy also has some threatening attacks, the overall situation is still dominated by the French team.
"Brother, I think the French team is more powerful, but something is not good about the Italian team." Lu Yunxiang whispered.
"Why are you anxious? The game has just begun. Besides, Italy is not a fool, so how can it not resist. Calm down and watch the game with peace of mind! The next game will be more exciting." Zhang Wei said calmly.
In the 19th minute, Italy got a corner kick on the right. Materazzi scored and equalized the score for the Italian team.
"Brother, isn't the person who scored the goal the same guy who committed a foul just now and gave the French team a penalty kick? He must have made up for it!" Lu Yunxiang is obviously very impressed by Materazzi. deep.
“Remember this person, maybe he is the key to winning this game!” Zhang Wei said with a smile. He knew that Materazzi’s contribution was more than just this one goal.
In the first half, neither side scored again. In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, the French team's offensive became more fierce, especially Henry's several breakthroughs, which posed a great threat to Italy. Thanks to the Italian goalkeeper Buffon, replaced by a weaker goalkeeper, maybe the goal was blocked again. France broke through.
In the following game, the two sides continued to attack and defend each other. Generally speaking, the French team took more initiative. Several goals that seemed to be scored could not get past Buffon in the end.
Entering overtime, Henry could no longer run and was replaced. Without Henry, the French team's offense was obviously not as fierce as before, and the Italian team's defense was also much easier.
The game entered the 109th minute, and the famous World Cup scene finally appeared. Zidane headbutted Materazzi, and Materazzi immediately possessed him and began to perform while lying on the ground.
In the last game of his career, Zidane received the last red card and said goodbye to his career in a way that no one expected.
And Materazzi not only scored a goal, but also took Zidane off the field, which indeed became the key to winning the game.
"Holy crap! Red card? Zidane was sent off right now? If I remember correctly, Zidane will retire after this game, right? Doesn't that mean that his career will end like this? "?"
Lu Yunxiang's eyes widened, as if he didn't dare to accept the result.
Not only Lu Yunxiang, but also the fans at the scene had incredible expressions. It all happened so suddenly that even the French fans, not to mention the French fans, could not accept it. Even the Italian fans did not react for a while. .
“What happened?”
“Why did Zidane hit Materazzi?”
"What conflict occurred between them?"
Zidane is not a newbie. With his game experience, he actually made such an outrageous move in such an important game. It is indeed true. It was beyond everyone's expectation.
The audience was confused, but the game had to go on. Without Zidane, the French team lost its backbone and was ultimately unable to change the score. It could only defend the last few minutes and drag the game into a penalty shootout.
In the end, Italy defeated the French team on penalties and won the Hercules Cup.
“Brother, the Italian team really won! What we bought was the odds of 1 to 13. We made a lot of money!”
"Then do you regret not buying more?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.
Lu Yunxiang didn't seem to hear Zhang Wei's question, but hugged Zhang Wei excitedly.
"1 to 13, brother, you made 10 million euros! Converted into RMB, you are now a billionaire!"
(End of this chapter)