I am devoted to scientific research, but you want to trick me into having a love relationship?

Chapter 654 The 100 Million from the Clay Mathematics Institute

A prominent term appeared on Weibo's trending topics list.

[Clay Institute officially announced that Xu Qingzhou solved the Riemann Hypothesis]

After 22 months of rigorous verification by the global mathematics community, the Clay Mathematics Institute confirmed on March 1, 2020, that Professor Qingzhou Xu, an independent researcher, had definitively proven the Riemann Hypothesis. A review committee composed of 15 leading number theorists from the United States, Germany, China, and other countries (including four Fields Medal winners) unanimously agreed that the proof strictly adheres to the deep symmetry of the analytic continuation of the zeta function, and through an innovative fusion of mathematics and physics, eliminated the theoretical space where all existing counterexamples exist.

No wonder.

It ranked third on the trending topics list.

I can't even keep a low profile if I want to.

Xu Qingzhou clicked his tongue in amazement and typed rapidly: "Standard procedure, kids, don't panic."

Xu Zhengyang: "Pah!"

Zhai Ziqiang: "Pah!"

Kong Xianbo: "Pah!"

Xu Zhengyang: "No, such a big thing, and you didn't even tell the brothers?"

Xu Qingzhou: "I did receive a call a few days ago, but it wasn't anything serious, so I forgot about it."

Kong Xianbo: "Personally, I think we should kick Lao Xu out. He's always setting up a stage for people to show off."

Zhai Ziqiang: "+1".

After chatting with the three people in the group for a while, Xu Qingzhou opened Weibo and browsed various comments online.

"Isn't there still two months left in the two-year verification period?"

"The verification process is complete, and all the reasoning has been done. There's no difference between announcing it now and announcing it two months later. Announcing it now will generate more buzz."

"The last Millennium Problem solved, the Poincaré conjecture, took three years to verify, while Xu Qingzhou shortened the time by 40%."

"I read Xu Qingzhou's paper. Damn, I'm a PhD in mathematics, and it's like reading gibberish to me. Can you believe it?"

"Let alone the Riemann Hypothesis, even Xu Shen's undergraduate papers are difficult for doctoral students to understand."

Meanwhile, Song Yao had finished reading the materials Ding Jiahui had sent her and pointed out the last few revisions to Ding Jiahui. She put down her phone and nudged Xu Qingzhou's sleeve with her foot. "Are you looking at Weibo?"

"Yes, the Clay Institute has officially announced that I have solved the Riemann Hypothesis."

Xu Qingzhou nodded. The internet was as lively as ever, and his private message area was overflowing with messages—some asking to be recommended by the website for rubbings, others asking to read papers, some claiming to have solved Goldbach's Conjecture, and one even in drag.
Bah~
Scumbag!

I have a wife!
Song Yao shifted her position, snuggled closer to Xu Qingzhou, and looked at the news with him.

"Professor Xu, if it weren't for me, would you really like men?"

Seeing the netizens' teasing comments, Song Yao couldn't help but laugh.

"Do you want me to prove my manliness to you?"

Xu Qingzhou was itching to make a move.

"No."

Song Yao chose to avoid confrontation for the time being. She was not feeling well at the beginning of the month and it was difficult for her to handle Xu Qingzhou.

As the two were looking at the message, Xu Shouyun called.

"dad."

"Your mom was watching videos just now and saw your name appear, saying you won a million-dollar prize?"

Xu Shouyun asked.

"Oh, right, they called and emailed me a few days ago asking for my account number. It wasn't a lot of money, but I was so busy that I forgot. I only remembered today."

"."

Xu Shouyun understood why his wife often complained that this guy deserved a beating.

But upon closer reflection, it seems fine.

This guy spends hundreds of millions every time, so seven million isn't a big amount at all.

After rambling on for a couple of minutes, telling Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao to take care of themselves and that while career is important, health is the most important thing, the elderly couple hung up the phone.

Xu Shouyun had just hung up when Dean Tao Fangqi of the School of Mathematics called again.

"Dean Tao." Xu Qingzhou turned on the speakerphone.

Tao Fangqi's voice came from the phone, "Professor Xu, I'm sorry to call so late, I hope I didn't disturb you."

"No, please tell me."

"Congratulations! The Clay Institute has officially announced that you have solved the Riemann Hypothesis. It has been verified by more than a dozen scientists in less than two years. That's unprecedented."

"Looks like I'm pretty lucky."

"Haha, you're still so modest. I won't beat around the bush with you. Here's the thing, the school library wants to collect a copy of the original manuscript of the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis. So, they asked me to inquire about it."

Xu Qingzhou twirled Song Xiaohua's hair with his fingers and said, "I'm fine with it. We'll see when you need the original manuscript."

The original proof of the Riemann Hypothesis is 512 pages long. The Riemann Hypothesis is the "crown jewel" of mathematics, and the academic value of its original proof is comparable to that of Newton's manuscript of "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy".

On the third day after he uploaded the paper, MIT had its staff make a copy of the original.

Of course, it won't be hastily placed in the library before the Clay Institute makes an official announcement, since it would be a huge blunder if there were any flaws in the paper.

Furthermore, the copy is not a simple reproduction, but is made by a notary public with a seal across the seam and an anti-counterfeiting watermark.

"Haha, Professor Xu, on behalf of the faculty and students of Peking University, thank you."

"You're too kind. I'm also a member of Peking University; it's only right that I do this."

"Alright, then we won't bother you any longer. We'll come and pick up the manuscript tomorrow."

Goodbye, Dean Tao.

Xu Qingzhou opened his private account and, sure enough, saw that there was an extra $100 million in it.

"I've saved another million for my wife."

"My husband already has 100 million."

Over the years, through stock market investments, consulting roles, and various bonuses, Song Yao has accumulated over a million US dollars in her own bank account.

The goal of keeping Xu Qingzhou as a mistress is still a long way off.

Song Yao sighed inwardly, but her body stiffened as Xu Qingzhou put her down.

"You were rubbing against me first," Xu Qingzhou said innocently when Song Yao glared at him.

Song Yao pursed her lips and decided to leave this "place of trouble." She had already rinsed her mouth and didn't want to rinse it several more times in the middle of the night.

He pressed Xu Qingzhou's face and slapped him hard. He got up and went to the study. When he came back that night, he spent all his time helping Ding Jiahui and the others organize materials and didn't read any books.

"What are you going for?"

"Read a book."

"It's already 11 o'clock, why bother reading? Isn't it better to snuggle on the sofa with your husband and watch TV?"

"Xu Qingzhou, just keep going down this path. I'll take care of you from now on."

"Oh, that's amazing."

Xu Qingzhou leaned lazily against the sofa, intending to calm down, watch some TV, and then take a shower. He would see if Song Xiaohua's mouth was really that stubborn that night.

The next day, Tao Fangqi came in person and, together with his staff, took Xu Qingzhou's manuscript away, intending to make rubbings of it.

After seeing Tao Fangqi off, Xu Qingzhou first went to take a look around the laboratory, as usual.

No problem, he went back to his office. Morning was when he was most energetic, so he temporarily stopped doing mathematical calculations and instead pulled up the paper on controlled nuclear fusion from his computer.

While conducting battery experiments, researchers from both experimental groups were actually looking at materials related to controlled nuclear fusion in their spare time.

They all knew that the institute's goal was to conduct experiments on controlled nuclear fusion, and they wanted to get a head start.

Xu Qingzhou was no exception.

In his previous life, he was involved in quantum mechanics, so his research on particle physics and nuclear physics was naturally not as strong as that of academicians and scholars who had devoted decades to this field.

Of course, he also has a distinct advantage—he's quick-witted.

He has a wealth of knowledge from various fields and can master the knowledge points in the field of nuclear fusion in a very short time.

In the morning, Xu Qingzhou read papers on nuclear fusion, and in the afternoon, he immersed himself in calculations.

(End of this chapter)