The Science Fiction World of Xueba

More than 200 Chinese and foreign journalists packed the conference hall used for press conferences to the brim.

On the rostrum directly in front of the hall is a row of tables with three microphones placed on it.

On the blue background wall at the back, there is a Fermat conjecture press conference written in both Chinese and English.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Geng Huan and a simultaneous interpreter entered the press conference venue first.

Geng Huan sat down on the right side of the rostrum, while the simultaneous interpreter sat down on the left side of the rostrum.

Geng Huan looked at the crowded Chinese and foreign reporters and said with a smile: "Hello everyone, welcome to today's press conference on Fermat's Conjecture. I am Geng Huan from the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today's conference will be hosted by me. About Mr. Pang Xuelin, the prover of Fermat's conjecture, you must have heard a lot of rumors these days, like Mr. Pang is just a rural elementary school teacher, just turned 20 years old, graduated from high school, etc. What I want to tell you is , these... are all true!"

After the voice fell, the reporters who could understand Chinese were the first to be in an uproar.

Immediately afterwards, when the simultaneous interpreter repeated Geng Huan's words in English, the entire press conference hall instantly fell into a commotion.

Everyone was dumbfounded, talking a lot.

"This...how is this possible?"

"I thought those rumors were a joke, but the rumors are true!"

"Unbelievable, this is too incredible, how can a twenty-year-old high school graduate prove such a difficult problem?!"

"Have all mathematicians in the world died out? Fermat's conjecture was actually proved by a high school graduate?"

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Twenty years old, rural elementary school teacher, graduated from high school...

The addition of these elements is compared with the Fermat conjecture that has plagued mankind for more than 300 years. One is as light as an ant, and the other is as heavy as Mount Tai.

Now Geng Huan told them that there really was an ant that lifted Mount Tai.

This strong impact made everyone feel as if they were in a dream.

Geng Huan ignored the reporters' reactions and continued, "Next, we invite the prover of Fermat's conjecture, Mr. Pang Xuelin, to come on stage!"

In an instant, everyone turned their attention to the entrance of the rostrum of the press conference hall.

At the entrance, Pang Xuelin was still wearing the woolen suit that Wang Chongqing had given him, and walked into the press conference calmly with a smile on his face.

Click, click, click, click...

At the press conference, flashing lights sounded like firecrackers.

Everyone turned their cameras on the young man who entered the press conference hall.

Pang Xuelin sat down calmly in the center of the rostrum without any embarrassment, and then said: "Hi everyone, I am Pang Xuelin, from Lingziding Village, Dayu Township, Anhe County, Province G, and I am a teacher of Lingziding Village Elementary School. I am also a part-time researcher at the Institute of Mathematics of Forest City University. Next, if you have any questions about me and Fermat’s conjecture, you can ask them.”

After the simultaneous interpreter repeated Pang Xuelin's words, the press conference hall finally fell silent.

In the next second, all the reporters raised their hands high and fixed their eyes on Pang Xuelin.

Everyone knows that the news value of Mr. Pang is even higher than the Fermat conjecture he proved.

At this time, Geng Huan said: "The second reporter in the third row!"

Soon, a female reporter wearing a press card who seemed to be in her early thirties stood up, took the microphone from the press conference staff, and said, "Mr. Pang, hello, I am Qiu He, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency." Yi, I believe everyone is very curious, as an ordinary rural primary school teacher, how did you manage to overcome such a world-class problem? You did not go to college, where did you get your mathematics knowledge? In addition, you just said that you are also a researcher at the Institute of Mathematics of Forest City University. I would like to know how you entered the Institute of Mathematics of Forest City University with your high school education? Thank you!"

Pang Xuelin smiled. This reporter should have been arranged in advance in China. This question is equivalent to asking Pang Xuelin to describe his experience from beginning to end to everyone present.

Pang Xuelin said: "Reporter Qiu, hello, I think everyone is more curious about my personal experience, so I will introduce my personal experience to you. I am from Lingziding Village, Dayu Township, Anhe County, G Province. I was adopted by Hu Wenbin, a primary school teacher in Lingziding Village, who was also my adoptive father. Perhaps thanks to my adoptive father who is a math teacher, my math performance was very good since I was a child. In high school, I was admitted to the county One of the best secondary schools...”

"In high school, I had already completed the self-study of most of the mathematics subjects in college, and even started independent research. In March 1992, when I was in the third year of high school, my adoptive father died of illness due to overwork. There was only one teacher in Lingziding Village Primary School where he was, and I knew he couldn't let go of the children there, so after his death, I had no choice but to give up the college entrance examination and take over this rural primary school..."

"I taught at the school for half a year, with a salary of 80 yuan a month, because the school has to provide food for the students, and my monthly salary is somewhat beyond my means, so during the winter vacation, I decided to spend my past few years. publish research papers, earn some manuscript fees, and go to the outside world to see if you can take advantage of the New Year's Eve to earn some money..."

The voice in the press conference hall gradually died down, and everyone was attracted by Pang Xuelin's life experience.

"Fortunately, after I arrived in Lincheng, because I didn't know the addresses of major domestic journals, I wanted to go to Lincheng University to find someone to ask, but I accidentally entered Professor Wang Chongqing's class, and because I was too tired, I fell asleep in class I was called by Professor Wang Chongqing to solve the problem, but accidentally, Professor Wang found that my problem-solving and lecture skills were not bad, so he asked me to teach the students a class on functional analysis..."

There was a burst of good-natured laughter from the audience. Many reporters imagined the scene that day, and for a while, their affection for this eloquent young man on the stage rose sharply.

"When this class was over, Professor Wang Chongqing knew that I was not a student of Forest City University. After reading the paper I wrote, Professor Wang Chongqing strongly recommended me to join the Institute of Mathematics of Forest City University. An academic report was approved by the dean and professors of the Department of Mathematics of Forest City University, so I successfully got the letter of appointment from Forest City University. Of course, during this period, I also sent my research results of the past few years to domestic and foreign If you don't believe me, you can call "Acta Mathematica", "Computational Mathematics", "Engineering Mathematics", etc. I believe that these journals have my papers. As for the paper related to Fermat's conjecture, I will send it to "Annual Journal of Mathematics" sponsored by Princeton University. I am very happy that my paper can be recognized by the international mathematics community..."

"In fact, until now, I have a feeling of being in a dream. It has been nearly a month and a half since the thesis was sent. I almost forgot about the thesis at the beginning of the new semester. Until two days ago, the vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Academician Li Zhiguo, the president, and Academician Xie Yongxin, the president of the Chinese Mathematical Society, went to Lingziding Village to find me, and only then did I know that my thesis had caused such a big response from the outside world..."

"Okay, about my personal problems, that's about it. Do you have any questions?"

This time, the doubts in the audience were much lower, but quite a few people had a lot of interest in Pang Xuelin.

Geng Huan also looked at Pang Xuelin in surprise. He was a little worried at first. Pang Xuelin came from a small mountain village and had never seen anything in the world. He would be too nervous when encountering such a scene.

Unexpectedly, in front of the camera, Pang Xuelin performed extremely well, and he did not shy away from it at all.

Geng Huan said, "Next question, the man in the sixth row with glasses!"

This time, it was a blond reporter who was pointed out.

The other party said in English: "Mr. Pang, I am Jody Hill, a reporter from Reuters. I would like to ask, as a person who has not received professional academic training, how did you prove Fermat's conjecture? What do you think? Has his academic level surpassed that of most mathematicians in the world?"

The conference room fell silent again.

Jody Hill's question was very sharp, and everyone looked at Pang Xuelin, wanting to see how he would answer.

The smile on Pang Xuelin's face faded a little, and he said: "The reason is very simple, because I am a genius! I can self-study middle school mathematics courses in elementary school, and complete university and postgraduate mathematics courses in middle school. As for my academic level, I think you are not qualified to evaluate it. The ones who are really qualified are the international mathematics community, Princeton University and Princeton Institute for Advanced Study. Since my thesis has been approved by them, it means that they My academic level is recognized! The academic level of mathematics research never depends on age. There are too many young genius mathematicians in history, such as Abel, Gauss, Galois, etc., who have made outstanding contributions to the development of mathematics. Contribution, is it weird that I do it at this age?"

After the voice fell, the entire hall of the conference room could be heard quietly.

Everyone looked at Pang Xuelin dumbfounded.

what's the situation?

Aren't Chinese people always proud of their modesty and prudence?

What is the matter with this young man?

God, am I a genius?

Well, you're genius, you're right!

Some Chinese reporters, while looking at Pang Xuelin with shocked eyes, couldn't help applauding Pang Xuelin's answer from the bottom of their hearts.

Geng Huan looked at Pang Xuelin dumbfounded, just now he was still worried about how Pang Xuelin would answer.

Jody Hill's question is obviously digging a hole for Pang Xuelin. A person who has no professional academic training has surpassed all mathematicians in the world. Everyone feels that there is a problem in this.

Who would have thought that when Pang Xuelin said that I was a genius, he smashed all doubts to pieces.

Jody Hill opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word, so she could only sit down annoyed.

As for those foreign reporters, they all showed weird expressions.

This young man is interesting!