Just turned over a new leaf and became a wise and intelligent student

Chapter 391: Award or Not, I Am Invincible

"Listen to me and let me analyze it for you."

Tian Gang looked like he was in control of everything.

"This year is actually not a good year. Your proof of the twin prime conjecture last year was named one of the top ten scientific discoveries of 2009 by Time magazine. Although the Fields Medal jury will not decide the award based on this, at least it means that your achievements have been widely recognized both inside and outside the industry."

After all, Tian Gang is an old hand.

"The Fields Medal is awarded every four years, and theoretically no more than four people are awarded each time. The academic level and achievements of other scholars who are expected to win this year are actually very similar. The only ones who have made decisive and significant achievements recently are Wu Baozhu of Paris XI University and you."

"Wu Baozhu is basically a sure winner. He proved the fundamental lemma in the automorphic form of the Langlands program by introducing a new algebraic geometry method, which is listed as one of the top ten scientific discoveries with you. In addition, he is already 38 years old this year. This year is his last chance to win the Fields Medal."

Tian Gang analyzed it in a very organized manner, and it did sound reasonable.

"In the absence of many significant achievements in recent years, the jury will give Wu Baozhu this opportunity, so it is reasonable for him to take one of the four places."

"As for the other candidates, according to the gossip I have been secretly gathering through various channels over the past few days, the most promising ones are Linden Strauss of the Hebrew University, Villani, the director of the Henri Poincare Institute and a professor at the École Normale Supérieure in Lyon, and Smirnov, a Russian mathematician from the University of Geneva."

"Wu Baozhu is an independent team. She has achieved enough results and is old enough. It is a foregone conclusion."

"The remaining three actually have their own strengths and weaknesses."

"Linden Strauss's advantage is his age. He was born in 70 and is 40 years old. This is his last chance. But his problem is that his main research direction is also in the field of number theory. If we evaluate him based on his achievements in number theory, his comprehensive achievements are comparable to yours because of his depth. If we give him the opportunity but not you, it would be unreasonable."

"Smirnov's advantage is his age. Like Lindenstrauss, he is 40 years old. Moreover, he has made achievements in statistical physics. He does not conflict with you and the possibility of being suppressed by you is very low. In fact, he basically has a great chance."

"The one who is most likely to be suppressed by you is actually Villani."

Tian Gang laughed. He would squint when he laughed, and with his looks, he actually did look a bit like a colonel sometimes. No wonder sometimes when the old men in the School of Mathematics sat together and joked, someone would make fun of Tian Gang to his face, calling him "Fujita Gang". Of course, every time Tian old man said that, he would get angry with people.

"Why Villani? He should have good connections at the Institut Henri Poincare and the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, right?"

Xu Qingshan was very curious, as he didn't know very well about these academic colleagues.

But in this case, Villani's resume actually seems to have a slightly higher status.

Compared to the other three colleagues who look more like pure research scholars, Villani's resume is more impressive.

"Because he is young, only 36 years old, he can catch up with the next class, he is French, and like Smirnov, he specializes in statistical physics."

"Tsk."

As Tian Gang spoke, he began to laugh.

"If Lindenstrauss was a few years younger, Villani might still have a chance, after all, there is someone like you in the field of number theory. But after analyzing it this way, I think he has no hope at all this year."

Xu Qingshan took a sip of the white grape sparkling wine.

The taste is quite refreshing, but the mixed flavors of Chinese food in the mouth and the sparkling wine are a bit weird.

he asked casually.

"I can understand his age and field of study, but what does this have to do with him being French?"

Xu Qingshan asked with a frown.

He himself was a little puzzled. Could it be that these international awards would really block people from winning because of their nationality?

What the hell is Old Tian laughing at?
Aren’t we Chinese the most stuck in this regard?
"Because Wu Baozhu is also a French citizen."

Tian Gang was very happy.

"Don't be fooled by the elegance of these top international awards. In fact, these foreigners also love to engage in social etiquette. It's just that our social etiquette is more often displayed in private, and the surface work is done very well, while these foreigners are directly doing social etiquette in the open."

"Look at the recommendation letter system of European and American universities, the party committee system, and all aspects. Aren't they all about human relationships and social conventions?"

"These foreigners actually also like to create balance and checks and balances, but compared to our ancestors, their methods sometimes make people feel a little too immature."

"Because of your strong results, and in the absence of many top young scholars at the same time, it is unlikely that the review panel will ignore your ideas and invite you to come and give a one-hour report and let you run with it. Plus, of course, this is just my personal opinion."

When Tian Gang said this, his originally relaxed look became somewhat melancholy and sentimental. Xu Qingshan could feel the nostalgic look in his eyes.

"The most important thing is that our national strength has increased and our international status has improved."

"After the global economic crisis, the US has advanced US-China relations to comprehensive cooperation. Only half a year has passed this year, and the two countries have met many times, further deepening cooperation in various fields such as economy and trade, energy, environment, science and technology, education, humanities and major global issues."

"The Sino-US relationship is now the focus of global attention. Many people do not want anything to go wrong. At this time, although there will be some unexpected situations, in our academic circle, these foreigners will not do anything sensitive at this critical juncture."

Tian Gang was talking so much that he didn't notice that Xu Qingshan beside him had a curious look in his eyes.

"Wow, Lao Tian, ​​I didn't realize that you are good at mathematics and international politics, right?"

Xu Qingshan naturally understood what Tian Gang said.

"Go away, stop acting like I only know how to do math, okay?"

Tian Gang gave Xu Qingshan a fierce look.

"Now that China and the United States are cooperating in all aspects, although the academic community is not too affected by the international situation, it will somewhat change its harsh attitude towards China. You may be the best signal for them to send a friendly attitude towards Chinese scholars."

After Tian Gang finished speaking, he nodded.

In his opinion, the Fields Medal is already in Xu Qingshan's pocket.

Xu Qingshan shook his head and said with a smile.

"Old Tian, ​​Old Tian, ​​although what you said makes sense, it's actually not that complicated."

After hearing this, Tian Gang was almost full. He decided to listen to his traitor's advice.
"So what do you mean? Tell me?"

Xu Qingshan smiled happily.

"My recent papers on the Duffin-Schaeffer conjecture and the Wirsing-Schmidt conjecture of Diophantine approximation are all going to be published, and the new papers on computer vision and convolutional neural network algorithms that I have completed in collaboration with the Center for Information Science and Technology have also been accepted by top conferences."

"I took the college entrance examination in June 2009, and my academic journey officially began in July. So far, it has only been a little over a year."

Xu Qingshan simply told Tian Gang about his achievements and described his academic career in a few words.

But in these words, he did not hide his confidence and pride at all.

This is a monument to the wise and a hymn to the heroes.

He has been in the industry for half his life and has created many astonishing achievements, but looking back at him, he has only been in the industry for more than a year and is only 20 years old.

Tian Gang seemed to understand what Xu Qingshan meant. He nodded subconsciously with a smile in his eyes. This kind smile was an admiration for Xu Qingshan.

"For a young scholar who has already accomplished so many academic achievements before he is 20 years old, he is also a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary talent with high efficiency and productivity."

Xu Qingshan was not bragging about himself, he was just stating the facts.

"If they dare to treat me harshly in terms of academic honors, what do you think their attitude will be towards those top journals that published my papers and those scholars who recognized me?"

Xu Qingshan smiled.

"They can deny me opportunities for certain honors now because of my age and numbers, but what about later?"

"If I have always maintained high productivity and high standards, if my reputation among the public and the entire academic circle has surpassed that of various people, if students cannot avoid me when they come into contact with advanced academic research, and they look back on the honors of my academic career."

There was a gleam in Xu Qingshan's eyes, which showed his confidence in his own abilities and his future.

“These awards will become a laughing stock and lose their authority. By that time, I believe I will be qualified to lead some new and more fair awards and create a new academic paradise.”

"If we win an award, everyone will be happy. It's good for you, me, and him."

"If they don't win the award, then they should be prepared for the power of discourse to shift."

“So, whether I win the prize or not, I am invincible.”

"The judges should be the ones worrying about whether or not I win the prize, not me."

Xu Qingshan's words were extremely arrogant.

Even Tian Gang, who had high hopes for him, would be shocked when he heard Xu Qingshan's declaration, and would be distracted by his grand ambitions and his strong self-confidence that could break the sky.

For a while.

Tian Gang suddenly felt that he was insulting Xu Qingshan by using Mr. Qiu to measure Xu Qingshan's future achievements.

After slapping himself in the face in his heart, Tian Gang couldn't hold back his laughter anymore.

"Okay! Well said!"

Tian Gang's hearty laughter was loud throughout the restaurant, attracting everyone's attention.

No one knew what the master and disciple said to each other that made Tian Yuan laugh so happily.

"Hold."

"With your character and vision, no matter what decision you make in the future, I will support you!"

Tian Gang patted Xu Qingshan's shoulder heavily, with the smile on his face never stopping.

"Old Tian, ​​what are you laughing at? Why are you laughing so happily? I heard you laughing before I even entered the restaurant. It's so vulgar."

Before Tian Gang and Xu Qingshan could continue to discuss the Fields Medal, another group of scholars arrived outside the restaurant.

The leader entered the restaurant and went straight to the table where Tian Gang and Xu Qingshan were sitting.

The person who came actually looked quite gentle and had a natural calmness about him. He was carrying a backpack on his back and looked quite ordinary.

He is the kind of tourist who you would hardly find if you put him in a crowd of people. The only difference between him and you is that he exudes elegance and you can tell at first glance that he is an intellectual.

"Wow? Lao Peng? You guys came so quickly?"

The joy on Tian Gang's face became even greater.

As soon as he said this, Xu Qingshan knew who the visitor was.

Those who followed Mr. Peng in should be another group of scholars from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology system and other university systems who came to attend the International Congress of Mathematicians. Their number is relatively small.

This old Peng is another academician, Peng Shige, who was invited to give a one-hour report like himself.

"Hello, Academician Peng."

This person was also an elder, so Xu Qingshan stood up politely and greeted him, but Academician Peng pressed his shoulder and asked him to sit down.

"Hello, Xiao Xu. You are so handsome. Come and sit down. We are here to eat too. No need to be so polite. Do you mind if I share a table with you?"

Seeing that Academician Peng wanted to reminisce about the past, the other people who followed him in also dispersed to get food and looked for friends in the academic circle that they knew in the restaurant.

Sometimes, everyone is busy with their own things and it is not easy to meet each other. Academic conferences or conferences like these are rare opportunities.

The fact that we know each other means that our fields are not too far apart, and sitting down and chatting for a while can often lead to the birth of some cooperation on horizontal topics.

"That's no problem, come on, Lao Peng, sit down, Qingshan, don't be polite to him, Lao Peng is one of us."

Tian Gang greeted him happily, and Academician Peng didn't hesitate to put down his bag and went to get his things.

He came back with the food tray and sat down. Before Tian Gang could start chatting, Academician Peng spoke.

"Old Tian, ​​what you just said is not quite right. What do you mean by I am one of our own? We are all from China, and we are all one of our own. You guys are just too fussy about this."

Academician Peng ate slowly and talked to Tian Gang with a smile.

"Is that something we should care about?"

Tian Gang shook his head helplessly.

"You were in Ludong and wanted to set up a Taishan School. At that time, they..."

"Oh, it's okay. After all, we all need policy resources. It's normal to have opinions, and we can all understand that. But it can't affect our own people no matter how they play around."

Xu Qingshan was listening on the side, it seemed like there was some secret at that time?
"Never mind, it's you."

Tian Gang curled his lips and said to Xu Qingshan, who was watching the show with his microphone closed.

"Look at Lao Peng like this, and you'll know he's a real good guy, his uncle."

"Hey, Lao Tian, ​​you're talking about this again."

Academician Peng glanced at Tian Gang with disdain, then continued to eat slowly while chatting with Xu Qingshan.

(End of this chapter)