From small town academic to chief scientist

Zhou Yi was secretly happy when he heard Tan Mingming's anxious tone.

This guy's mathematics level is barely acceptable internationally, otherwise he wouldn't be qualified to be a mathematics professor at Princeton University.

But in Zhou Yi's eyes, it was just average.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi quietly waited for this ridiculous paper.

No wonder this stick is so swollen, not only did he learn from famous teachers,

It has been smooth sailing since I started studying mathematics. I went to study in Chou in 2009 and proved the Reed conjecture in 2011;

The Rota conjecture was subsequently proved in 2015;

In 2017, Xu Ji'er and Wang Botong, who graduated from Beijing University, used the knowledge of algebraic geometry to prove that the Dowling-Wilson conjecture is true in the case of representable matroids;

In 2020, Xu Ji'er, Wang Botong and their collaborators used Lorentz polynomial theory to prove that this conjecture is true in all matroid situations.

Think this is the end?

Far more than that, in 2013, Lenz proved the Mason conjecture in the case of representable matroids.

In a broader context, Xu Jiur and his collaborators used Lorentz polynomials to completely prove this conjecture.

The experience along the way is incredible.

So it’s understandable to be a little proud.

But Zhou Yi shook his head. Compared with himself, he was still a little behind.

Compared to Schulz, it's a little less interesting.

But strong is still strong.

Princeton's thirteenth Fields Medal winner.

After answering Tan Mingming's call, Zhou Yi started his work.

And Tan Mingming sent a transoceanic email to Zhou Yi.

It contains the content, title, time and speaker of the lecture jointly organized by the Chinese Mathematical Society.

After reading it, Zhou Yi didn't care too much. If he knew it in advance, he might be able to deal with it.

Let the mathematics professors from Chongqing High School prepare in advance so that they can find fault.

It is rude to come and go without reciprocating.

There were also people from the Ugly Mathematics Society who were the ones who found fault.

The purpose is also to suppress the influence of the Institute of Mathematics of Chongqing High School.

Now is the time to prepare in advance to fight back against them.

Time flies so fast, and it’s the end of 2028 in a blink of an eye.

On New Year's Eve, the whole family gathered around a round table to eat.

Xia Xue's mother said earnestly while eating:

"Zhou Yi is 25 years old this year and Xue'er is 24 years old. It's time to have a child.

The optimal childbearing age for girls is only a few years. If all of it is contributed to scientific research and the country, what will you do? "

Not only Xia's mother urged, Xia Huanian on the side also said:

"You're married, but you have to have a child, right? I might as well hug my grandson."

Zhou Yi ate silently, while Xia Xue also ate silently with a red face.

My mother-in-law and grandfather also wanted to urge them, but when they saw the two of them being silent, they muttered inwardly and fell silent.

After finally finishing the meal, I thought it was over. Unexpectedly, Xia Xue was called over by Xia Xue’s mother alone.

Don't know what to say.

After Zhou Yi washed the dishes, he ran back to his study room in a hurry.

In just a few years, he started urging him to have children. Zhou Yi said that he was still a child!

Not long after Zhou Yi lay on the bed, Xia Xue came back with a blushing face. After whispering a few words in Zhou Yi's ear,

Zhou Yi still shook his head and said:

"Just wait a few more years and have a child before you turn thirty.

Within five years, Great Xia’s technology will undergo earth-shaking changes again.

I'll probably have a lot of free time then. "

Seeing what Zhou Yi said, Xia Xue also nodded to express understanding.

Children need their parents to accompany them.

Parents' words and deeds have a great influence on their children.

Now Zhou Yi is no longer the poor boy he was before. Since he wants to have children, he must be eugenic.

Nearing the early morning, Zhou Yi and Xia Xue set off firecrackers in the yard to welcome the New Year of 2029.

Xia Xue wears a chicken hat on her head to welcome the Year of the Rooster. She is pink and tender and very cute.

"Come on, go back to sleep."

Zhou Yi hugged Xia Xue with a gentle expression and said softly.

"kindness."

The next day, the first day of the first lunar month, was no different from the first day of the first lunar month in previous years.

The only difference is that Xia Xue's grandfather did not come again this year.

Presumably after being warned, he didn't dare to do anything excessive.

The seven-day Spring Festival holiday passed quickly and passed by in the blink of an eye.

Various scientific researchers from Chongqing High School have also returned one after another, and professors from the Institute of Mathematics have also returned.

Start studying the papers from the National Mathematical Society.

If only the errors could be found and pointed out on the day of their annual meeting,

Not only can it suppress their arrogance and improve the prestige of the Chongqing High Court;

You can also make yourself famous in one battle and shine in front of many international peers.

The fastest way to become famous is not to develop any mathematical theory or prove any important conjecture.

Instead, he took advantage of the loopholes of famous mathematicians.

When Newton and Leibniz founded calculus, I don't know how many mathematicians wanted to step on their heads.

Success and fame are irresistibly attractive to 99.999% of people.

So everyone is full of energy.

Zhou Yi was also looking at Xu Ji'er's paper.

Xu Chengyang admired while watching,

"It is worthy of being a Fields Medal winner's paper, and its quality is truly world-class."

Zhou Yi remained silent and did not speak.

Algebraic geometry is a field that the Book of Changes has not covered much, but this does not mean that the Book of Changes does not know it.

Zhouyi said:

"It's still unclear whether his paper is correct or not. Keep reading. Your skills are not bad either."

Xu Chengyang smiled bitterly and said:

"It's rare for Academician Zhou to comfort us. I still know the difference."

Zhouyi said:

"Previous achievements represent the past, and it's hard to say what future achievements will be. Didn't Zhang Yitang achieve his achievements only when he is old?

A temporary lead is not a permanent lead, and there are many latecomers. "

"Thank you, Academician Zhou, for your encouragement. We will work hard."

Xu Chengyang said.

For three days in a row, Zhou Yi was reading this Gaoli Bangzi's paper.

It has to be said that this guy has two brushes. Zhou Yi strives for perfection and is picky, but he still can't find any mistakes.

The efforts of two generations of Fields Medal winners cannot be underestimated.

Xu Chengyang said in the office:

"Academician Zhou, I read it several times, and there was nothing wrong at all. I guess they must have found other mathematicians to correct it later.

Otherwise it wouldn't be so perfect. "

Zhou Yi glanced at Xu Chengyang and said:

"I must have found someone else to correct him."

It seems that Tan Mingming's information is not very accurate, or they found another mathematician during this period.

The entire island country, Bangzi Country, and Chou Country's mathematical community are all behind them. It would be outrageous if they were wrong.

"But this proof can be simplified a lot. Their proof is too complicated."

Zhou Yi finally spit out a sentence.

Xu Chengyang was stunned and said:

"Even simplifying their proof can have a big impact.

Their proof is over a hundred pages long. How much can you simplify it, Academician Zhou? "

Zhou Yi said directly:

"The proof can be completed in about ten pages. It's too complicated."

Maynard on the side said:

"If we directly hang up the paper with more than ten pages on the same day, I wonder if they will be embarrassed?"

Sun Song said with a hint of excitement:

"Definitely, and it's a slap in the face. Mathematics is meant for geniuses. What geniuses pursue is simplicity and clarity.

Complexity is not the purpose of mathematics. Aren’t you tired of reading more than a hundred pages?

Therefore, if Academician Zhou took action in person that day, it would definitely be a decisive blow. "

Donaldson shook his head at this moment and said:

"This is not a decisive blow. It is not a mistake after all. Academician Zhou Yi should not take action personally on that day.

This will lower the price. How can an ordinary Fields Medal winner be compared with Academician Zhou Yi? "

Everyone looked at Donaldson and asked in unison:

"What do you mean, Professor Donaldson?"

Donaldson said with a serious face:

"Send students to go to the scene with our results and point them out in person, and slap them in the face on the spot."

Everyone:! ! ! .

Why didn't this old concealment notice it before? He was so insidious.

Donaldson said with a righteous look:

"Isn't this uncomfortable? Their level is not as good as our students, and they still want to compare with us.

Isn't this wonderful? "

"Not only can it defeat their grand event in one fell swoop, but it can also severely swollen their faces, and it can even establish the reputation of us and our students."

This is like two martial arts sects,

The two sects are not convinced by each other, and both are preparing for a grand event to show their strength.

As a result, the elder of one sect was slapped in the face by a disciple of another sect.

Isn't this a judgment call?

Zhou Yi felt that there was no problem. He couldn't personally talk about these issues anyway, so it would be best for students to do it for him.

"Then how to arrange it, keep a low profile, don't make any noise, and be more high-profile when you get slapped in the face at the end. There will definitely be a lot of media and reporters at that time."

Zhou Yi said.

"Okay, we will each arrange for a student to go to Princeton."

Everyone said one after another.

Zhou Yi wrote the simplified version of the proof paper in one day.

And it was handed over to Zhang Jiahui and others.

"I asked you to read Xu Ji'er's paper before. Have you finished it?"

Zhang Jiahui and others said:

"Well, I've finished reading it all. The proof is very exciting."

Zhouyi said:

"Now there is a very important task for you to do. Are you willing to do it?"

Zhang Jiahui looked at Zhou Yi with big confused eyes and said:

"Teacher Zhou, what's going on?"

"Go to the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and interrupt Xu Ji'er at the climax of his speech.

Tell him that his proof can be simplified. "

Zhang Jiahui:! ! ! .

"Will they beat him to death?"

Zhang Jiahui asked weakly.

Zhou Yi said thoughtfully:

"This is also an opportunity to become famous. You can decide whether to go or not. I think your senior sister Shen Yiyu is very interested."

Shen Yiyu has a strong personality and a humble background. He is very interested in becoming famous in the mathematics circle.

Shen Yiyu said:

"I'm very interested. I even want to jump out at the step of his Theorem 11."

Zhouyi:...

If you do this, you will really be beaten to death and you will not be able to come back.

It's safer to let Nick Cheung point it out, this guy is a coward.

Zhouyi said:

"This time, Nick Cheung is the main character."

"By the way, this trip abroad is at public expense, and all expenses will be reimbursed.

You can even give a lecture at a university in Chou country and then come back. "

"speech?"

Everyone looked at Zhou Yi with doubts in their eyes.

"Just go to various colleges and universities to report your results. With your ages of 26, 27, and 28, you are enough to crush their peers."

Got it, I went to play in the gym.

Everyone is not a fool and instantly understood what Zhou Yi meant.

"Don't worry about safety issues, because we will send personnel to go together to protect you,

Secondly, our sixth-generation fighter jets are already sold in Europe.

They don't dare to embarrass you now. "

If Zhou Yi goes, it goes without saying that he would rather start the Third World War than leave Zhou Yi there.

Of the eight mathematics students in Zhouyi, only four went this time.

Most of the students in each class are doing collaborative research, so it doesn’t make much sense to go to all of them.

If Chou Guo was really crazy, the entire student army would not be wiped out.

In the evening, a total of 7 candidates were determined to go to Chou Country.

Less than a week before the opening of their annual meeting,

Zhou Yi also booked air tickets for them and went three days in advance.

When the time comes, Tan Mingming will be in charge of the connection.

After Zhou Yi and Tan Mingming came to an agreement, they let go of the heavy stone in their hearts.

Although he talks about training the students, as their teacher and elder, how can he not be worried at all.

And still in this atmosphere, it takes a lot of courage to go abroad.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the plane from Mudan International Airport to Chou Country officially took off.

Zhou Yi watched them leave,

This visit has a lot to do with it, and it may be a turning point for the Mathematics Center.

Soon, Shen Yiyu, Zhang Jiahui and others successfully arrived at Princeton, Ugly Country, and successfully met with Tan Mingming.

Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief after knowing the news.

The safety issue should not be a problem later. Zhou Yi asked Zhang Bin to let the people above make arrangements.

Zhang Bin also gave a specific reply, saying that the higher-ups had secretly sent people to protect them.

There will be people on your side protecting you near the hotel room you live in.

The Lantern Festival is coming soon, and the entire Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton is filled with joy

All the virtuous people in the world are here, there are great masters in talking and laughing, and there is no weak person in the world.

Except for the mathematicians from Rabbit Country, basically all the mathematicians from all over the world went there.

Because they have too many old bosses, even if they don’t want to go against the Chongqing High Court,

However, if one’s teacher, junior uncle, senior uncle, or fellow disciples, or a big boss to whom he owed some favors invited him,

Can you still refuse this?

What's more, the European mathematics community is already in a bad state. Just watch the mathematics community of your Ugly country and the mathematics community of the Rabbit country compete with each other.

It's best to fight to the death.

Not long after, in Lecture Hall 1 of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton,

Overcrowded.

The opening ceremony has passed, and now the person on the podium is Princeton University professor and Fields Medal winner Xu Ji'er explaining his paper.

Except for the few of his peers in the world, this guy

He became famous, and he also studied under the great mathematician and Fields Medal winner Hironaka Heiyu. After coming from a well-known family,

He is still from a scholarly family, and today he is explaining the issues left by his master.

The entire lecture hall was already overcrowded.

It not only gathered mathematicians from all over the world, but also countless journalists and media.

Media from island countries, media from stick countries, media from ugly countries, and media from Europe are everywhere.

At this moment, Xu Ji'er reached the climax of his explanation.

The entire lecture hall burst into thunderous applause.

"I think no one in this place has any other opinions, right?"

Shen Yiyu on the side touched Zhang Jiahui's arm and whispered:

"At this time, are you going to say it? If you don't say it, will I get up and say it?"

Zhang Jiahui was still hesitating at this moment, Shen Yiyu said:

"pay close attention!"

Xu Ji'er said with a smile:

"I think there's no problem with this place."

At this moment, Zhang Jiahui suddenly stood up and said sonorously:

"I think differently!"

As soon as this statement came out, all the eyes of the audience were focused on Zhang Jiahui!