From small town academic to chief scientist

When Zhou Yi was eating at the table reserved in the hotel,

I actually saw Shan Peng and Xiao Wanyi walking over.

How could they get so close?

Just when Zhou Yi was about to run away, Shan Peng and Xiao Wanyi came directly to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi was helpless and said hello:

"skillful."

"What a coincidence, junior."

Xiao Wanyi blinked at Zhou Yi with a hint of naughtiness in her beautiful eyes.

"Zhou Shen, what a coincidence. We were just about to go out for dinner, and we didn't expect to meet you here."

Shan Peng said,

"Sit down and let's talk together."

Zhouyi:...

"We at Shuimu University did not expect that Wanyi you would come to Shuimu University this time. Our Shuimu University Mathematics Department has hope for the revitalization of local talents. Our Shuimu Mathematics Department was moved to Shangjing University. This time we finally see hope."

Shan Peng said with a hint of excitement.

She graduated from Shuimu University as an undergraduate, and after experiencing the scolding war between Mr. Qiu and Shangjing University, she was naturally extremely excited.

Xiao Wanyi said with a rare hint of melancholy:

"I may not be as good as Sister Shan thinks. Not to mention those students from Beijing University, even Chen Gao, who is only 7 years older than me, has achieved such great achievements. I have nothing to lose."

Shan Peng said:

"Wanyi, you don't have to belittle yourself. Not many people are studying for a master's degree at the age of 20. It's not certain whether a master's degree or a Ph.D. will produce results in the future. Following Mr. Qiu, you may have unexpected gains. You don't have to limit yourself to temporary gains and losses.

Among people of the same age in China who study mathematics, you can at least be ranked in the top 10. "

Zhou Yi also said:

"Senior Sister Xiao's talent is indeed good."

At this time, Xiao Wanyi regained her naughty smile and said with a smile on her lips:

"Really? Junior?"

Zhou Yi rolled his eyes and said:

"Fake."

Shan Peng continued:

"In fact, the ICCM International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians and the Chinese Mathematics Congress are two schools of thought in our country. One is led by Peking University, and the other is led by other schools in China that do not follow Peking University.

In terms of gold content, I think the former is greater than the latter. "

This is also the battle between Qiu Chengtong and Beijing University.

Zhou Yi did understand.

"However, the last two ICCM gold medals have been taken away by people from Beijing University. They are the golden generation of Beijing University. It's really annoying for me to be in the same era as them, especially people like Yun Zhiwei, Zhang Wei, and Xu Chenyang."

Shan Peng complained.

No one wants to live in the same era as some geniuses.

Isn’t Shan Peng excellent?

To be able to give a 45-minute report at the International Congress of Mathematicians is already a star in the field and one of the top in the industry.

But facing the golden generation of Beijing University, there is still a slight gap.

Xiao Wanyi on the side felt the same way.

I have received a good education since childhood and have countless resources, but I still have not been able to reach the top.

The most terrifying thing is that he is the same age group as Zhou Yi.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wanyi was too lazy to complain.

Shan Peng continued chatting for a while, complaining and encouraging at the same time, just like a senior sister.

"With our rise in recent years and the addition of Philippine Award winners, they are not so invincible at Beijing University. At least our younger generation is flourishing. It is still unclear who will be stronger in the future."

While eating, they chatted, and by the end of the chat, the three of them also left.

Returning to his room, Zhou Yi continued to read the more than a thousand pages of papers Mudan had found.

There are much fewer tasks now. There is no need to read the basic science of physics and chemistry, and there is no need to write a paper.

You can study the cutting-edge papers of international colleagues, especially the papers on the ABC conjecture.

Zhou Yi felt that he had reached a bottleneck. The flash of thought at the time indeed provided Zhou Yi with a great method.

But with in-depth research, Zhou Yi felt more and more strenuous.

Zhou Yi secretly thought, having an idea and proving it are indeed two different things.

It wasn't until two o'clock in the evening that Zhou Yi fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, the 9th ICCM International Conference of Chinese Mathematicians opened as scheduled.

The meeting was very grand, and there were even more people in attendance.

I thought there weren't many people going there, but I didn't expect there were quite a few.

Heavyweight guests include senior officials from Jiangsu Province, as well as Philippine Prize winner Bill Carr, the president of Dongda University, Mr. Yang Le, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the chairman of iFlytek, etc.

The ceremony was very solemn, with reporters standing in a row.

The morning meeting mainly announced the ICCM Mathematics Award, ICCM Chen Shengshen Award and International Cooperation Award.

The ICCM Mathematics Award, also known as the Morningside Mathematics Award, is mainly awarded to young people under the age of 45.

This award is known as the Fields Medal in the Chinese mathematics community and is the highest award in the world of Chinese mathematics.

That's why Shan Peng complained that he was often taken away by people from Beijing University.

After a series of speeches by various great masters, the award ceremony began.

There was a girl next to Shan Peng. It seemed that she was probably from Shuimu University, or someone close to Shuimu University.

The first award was the ICCM Chen Shengshen Mathematics Award.

The Chen Shengshen Award is still in memory of the late Mr. Chen.

The two winners are Wang Jinlong, professor of the Department of Mathematics at Bayan University, in recognition of his contributions to algebraic geometry and the cultivation of mathematical talents.

The other one is Mo Yiming, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, academician of the HK Academy of Sciences, and director of the Institute of Mathematics of HK University. In recognition of his research on function theory of multiple complex variables, complex differential geometry and algebraic geometry in the field of mathematics, he has solved the generalized Frankel conjecture and the geometric problem about bounded symmetric field quotients in number theory.

The ICCM Chen Shengshen Award is generally not awarded to the younger generation, but is awarded to those who have achieved great achievements in mathematics.

Immediately afterwards, the ICCM International Cooperation Award was awarded, now renamed the John Coates International Cooperation Award, mainly in memory of the late famous number theorist John Coates, thanking him for promoting Chinese mathematics and international academic circles since the 1990s. outstanding contributions to communication.

The winner is Leon Simon, mainly thanks to his strong support to the Chinese mathematics community throughout his career.

After all the awards are announced,

With the expectations of countless people, the promulgation of the ICCM Mathematics Award began.

This is the Fields Medal in the world of Chinese mathematics, and many people are looking forward to it.

There are a lot of people paying attention to the ICCM Mathematics Award this time, and they are curious whether Beijing University will hit Qiu Chengtong's face again.

After all, for two consecutive years, someone from Beijing University won the gold medal, while Shuimu University only received the silver medal.

If it weren't for Qiu Chengtong's principles of fairness and seeking truth from facts, he might not have been able to get it at all from Beijing University.

However, those who went to Beijing University also got it based on their strength. Qiu Chengtong couldn't explain it if he won the Ramanu Gold Medal but could not get the ICCM Gold Medal.

Not long after, Academician Yang Le announced on the podium and said loudly:

“The first person to receive the ICCM Gold Medal is Professor Ding Jian from Shanghai University, in recognition of his solution to several long-standing problems in probability theory and mathematical physics.

Including the exact threshold value of the K-SAT stochastic constraint problem, the Ising model with random perturbations, the existence and properties of the 2-dimensional Liouville quantum gravity metric, and the Anderson localization problem with Bernoulli potential. "

Everyone thought it was reasonable. After all, he was a person who had won the Sloan Research Award and the Davidson Award. It was a pity that he failed to win the Philippine Award.

Ding Jian went on stage to receive the award and delivered a speech:

"Thank you Mr. Qiu for your recognition of my work, and thank you also Mr. Qiu"

Shan Peng next to Zhou Yi complained:

"One thing is that Ding Jian is better at talking and behaving than Yun Zhiwei. What Yun Zhiwei said back then really reflected the spirit of Academician Tian."

At this time, Academician Yang Le on the podium said:

"The second person to win the ICCM Gold Medal is."

After saying this, Academician Yang Le paused obviously and said with a smile:

"Yuda Zhouyi!"