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Chapter 124 Are these people...all crazy?
Many people don’t realize that in the era of mobile Internet, as long as you have a smartphone, everyone becomes an information node.

This naturally includes professors from Huaqing and Yanbei.

Their original intention was just to share a big piece of explosive news with colleagues, classmates and friends. They didn't even think too much before sending out the pictures or videos.

But the fact is that when a sufficiently explosive photo appears in a group of more than two people, the fission-like Internet dissemination effect is inevitable.

Not to mention that it is not just a group of two people. Many professors send messages to large groups of dozens or even hundreds of people at a time. They send messages to more than one person at a time. Anyway, as long as the two bosses are not in the group, they can send messages.

After all, even mathematics professors at China's top universities are ordinary people, with similar emotions and similar natures. It's just that everyone is interested in different things, so the way and content of eating melons are naturally different.

So while Qiao Yu's lecture was going on, photos of Yuan Zhengxin and Tian Yanzhen in the same frame had already begun to flood the friend circles of many professors.

At Yanbei University, Xue Song had just put down a paper and opened WeChat on his phone, intending to check out his circle of friends to relax. As soon as he opened it, he saw a photo like this: Qiao Yu was standing next to Mr. Yuan, with a foreign professor on the other side, and Tian Yanzhen standing opposite Mr. Yuan.

Although Tian Yanzhen's face is only shown in profile in this angle of the photo, anyone who has seen Tian Yanzhen can easily recognize her.

The other party's caption was: "Another rare sight. I thought I would never see such a scene in my lifetime."

Xue Song looked at the photo in a daze.

In fact, ever since Qiao Yu called Yuan Zhengxin without hesitation that day and said a bunch of nonsense, Xue Song had guessed that this day would definitely come.

But he never expected that this day would come so suddenly and so quickly.

I shook my head and continued to browse my Moments. Soon, more photos appeared...

There's even a video.

In the video, Qiao Yu and Professor Yuan are standing in front of a large screen in the lecture hall. Professor Yuan is giving a speech. "...Qiao Yu, I believe everyone has already known him. He is a rising star in the mathematics world and a student jointly trained by the Yanbei International Center for Mathematical Research and our Huaqing Center for Mathematical Sciences..."

After hearing this, Xue Song also understood why Tian Yanzhen appeared at the Qiao Yu Lecture at Huaqing University today.

What a joint training...

However, Xue Song felt that this was extremely good for Qiao Yu, as it meant that in the future no matter which side's resources Qiao Yu used, both sides would not have any major objections.

Maybe Tian Yanzhen also thought so? Xue Song thought to himself...

This is actually very important.

After all, although the two mathematics centers were established with the support of two leaders, it does not mean that the two big guys can completely ignore other people's ideas.

At this stage, Qiao Yu doesn't need too many resources, so no one has any objections.

But it’s hard to say what will happen in the future.

After all, Qiao Yu is a student of Yanbei University. Who would feel comfortable if he snatched the resources from Huaqing?
The mathematics community does need geniuses, but once they grab resources that might have belonged to them, everyone might think differently.

If we consider Mr. Yuan’s age...

Xue Song could only sigh in his heart that the two bosses were really thoughtful and worried about Qiao Yu. The two bosses had thought of everything he could and could not think of.

Do you think the two of them have really given up their grudge?
I'm afraid not necessarily.

All we can say is that both of them chose the future at the same time.

After thinking this through, Xue Song was suddenly moved, and his eyes became moist unconsciously. The art of compromise in struggle always makes people feel emotional.

He believed that neither of the two big guys told Qiao Yu this, but in a sense, both of them believed that Qiao Yu represented the future of China's mathematics community.

I don't know if that kid realized...

So Xue Song directly saved all the different photos in Moments to his phone, and then made a Moments of Moments with a nine-square grid...

"Today is the year 2025, April 8, Tuesday, and the eleventh day of the third lunar month. I believe that the history of Chinese mathematics will definitely record this day, no matter what form it takes."

……

After Xue Song sent out this message, it had already spread throughout China's universities, research institutes... and professor circles.

Shuangdan University in Linhai, Yujiang University in Xiaozhou, Jiangcheng University in Jiangcheng, Xingnan University in Xingcheng, Shenzhen University in Shenzhou, Harbin Institute of Technology in the north, Guadalupe University in Xilin, and even Frontier University in the west...

Even the circle of academicians of the Academy of Sciences began to discuss this matter.

Internal discussions are still very subtle, but it’s different on the Internet.

Qiao Yu's lecture was only halfway through, and there were already a bunch of similar questions on Donghu.

"Academician Tian Yanzhen made a historic appearance in the Century Lecture Hall of Huaqing University Library, appearing in the same frame with Mr. Yuan. Does this mean that the two leading masters and apprentices in the mathematics world have made peace after a decade of feuding? It is said that the opportunity for the two to make peace was Qiao Yu who appeared in many photos. Is this true?"

There was no way, because by then the news had already spread from the professor circle to the student circle.

Don’t underestimate the appeal of potential hot questions on Donghu to young people. At least in the eyes of math students, this question will definitely be on the hot list, because their various group chats are already discussing it and it’s almost going viral. If you don’t check it for a while, it will be 99+.

Although not everyone knows about this, those who know it are constantly sharing information about the past in the group.

No matter what the people in the group were doing, almost all of them came out to watch the show!
The most important thing is that this matter was very popular back then. Not only the mathematics community was eating melons, but everyone was eating melons...

Of course, it is not just the person who asked the question who thinks this way. For the platform, every issue that has high attention or is likely to become a hot topic will naturally have staff to follow up.

Even manually handle the heat of the problem.

Of course, if you ask, the answer is no, which means it’s all algorithms. At this critical juncture of slowly entering the intelligent era, algorithms and big data are not only productivity, but also a scapegoat.

Naturally, after Qiao Yu's lecture, the issue of the century-long reconciliation between the two major factions in the Chinese mathematics community had already ranked among the top three on the Donghu popularity list.

Yes, all three questions are about the two people appearing in the same frame this time. It's just that the photos cited are different and the focus of the questions is different.

Among them, Qiao Yu also stole the limelight from the two big guys and took one.

After all, the two mathematics research centers of Yanbei and Huaqing have officially announced the joint training of students. After all these years, there is only one such student. Not to mention that Qiao Yu is only sixteen years old, and he should be in the elite class.

As we all know, the math talent classes on both sides are run by the Academy of Mathematical Sciences and have little to do with the research center...

The two mathematics research centers, Yanbei and Huaqing, initially recruited master's students and did not recruit undergraduate students at all.

So how did this little brother Qiao Yu deserve this honor? At his age, shouldn't he be an undergraduate student and go to the professor to attend class? So what's so different about this guy?
Don’t say CMO is number one!
Every year there is a first place in CMO, and there is never a shortage of candidates who get full marks, but over the years no one has been valued by the two major research centers.

Where there is a question, there is an answer.

It’s just that the answers to this question are a mess, with all kinds of opinions.

But soon an answer was pushed up.

"Haha... I can only say that you are not well-informed. I can't believe that there are still people who doubt Qiao Yu's background. Let's put it this way, his amazing background is indeed likely to allow him to be trained by both sides at the same time, but please use your brains a little. How amazing must his background be to allow two big guys to show up at the same time to personally support him? Can't we just replace two professors?

The reason why it is Qiao Yu and not others is two words, strength! If any of you can do it by the age of sixteen, read a few books and papers, the paper you write will be selected by Ann.Math and will be published soon.

Students who don't understand the weight of Ann.Math can go check it out. In addition, he only took one month to find a loophole in the proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture, which has been very popular in the mathematics community recently. This series of proofs has been praised by many world mathematics masters, including Peter Schultz.

Yes, the video you watched was Qiao Yu sharing his ideas and experience of finding loopholes in the proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture with mathematicians who study the geometric Langlands conjecture. No one can do it, not even a 16-year-old professor at the age of 66.

Believe me, if you can do any of the above, you will be regarded as a treasure by the two big guys, and they may even stand up for you. I know conspiracy theorists will not believe anything they say. At the end of the article, I will show you some of Qiao Yu's manuscripts. Only if you can understand them, you are qualified to comment on him.

Don't ask me how I know this. My office is just upstairs from him. As long as I pay attention, I can follow his every move. To be honest, I used to be indignant, but the fact is that I will graduate with a doctorate this year, and my achievements are not even a fraction of Qiao Yu's!
But what can we do? We can only say that there are two tracks in mathematics, one for ordinary geniuses, and the other for high-end geniuses to show off their skills. Do you know why I hang out on Danghu? It's because I suffered too many setbacks in the research center, so I came here to answer professional questions to gain some confidence.

Do you know why people like Qiao Yu are unlikely to become new knowledge answerers on places like Donghu? Because he can easily find confidence from PhDs like me, or even the professors around him! "

There are more than ten pictures below the answer, all of which are the manuscript papers that Qiao Yuli usually uses for deduction and calculation. There are also various sketches on them that look messy to outsiders.

The draft naturally has its logic, but as long as you can understand it, there is no need to use very rigorous wording so that others can understand it, so to others it is just a pile of symbols.

The most shocking picture is the last one. More than a dozen pieces of manuscript paper are stacked casually on the desk, and they seem to be full of things that no one can understand.

Of course, everyone understands the style of Donghu.

If most people give such an answer, no one would pay attention. After all, this is a place full of magical stories.

However, the answerer not only has the badge of the 2023 New Knowledge Answerer, but has also passed real-name authentication. He is a Ph.D. from the Yanbei International Center for Mathematical Research. Looking through this guy's previous answers, almost all of them are professional answers to mathematics questions, especially geometry questions.

The credibility of the answers given soared when not only were they generally praised by the questioners but ordinary people simply couldn't understand them.

In an era of professional segmentation, human wisdom is not only reflected in the understanding of professional knowledge, but also in the awe of professional knowledge that they do not understand.

There is no doubt that both the previous answers and the manuscripts he released have perfectly achieved this goal, even if his answers are a little unpleasant to the ear.

What do you mean by coming to dohhu to be a reply moderator just to find confidence? Hey... I can only say that this guy really found the right place.

Although there have even been doctoral supervisors on Donghu in recent years, they are a minority after all, and mathematics has its own particularities.

Quantum physics is also very abstract, but it can be listened to as a story.

But it is difficult to tell the geometric Langlands conjecture as a story.

Some people didn't believe it and searched for the geometric Langlands conjecture. In the era of smart Internet, pure English papers can be directly translated into Chinese using artificial intelligence, and then they came back completely confused.

"Fuck, what are these? Functors, stacks, homogeneity, star-shaped modular surfaces, pseudo-modular forms... Is this an artificial intelligence coining words or is there some difference between the math I learned and this math? Why can't I understand what they mean at all?"

"You're right not to understand. Believe me, there are no more than four mathematicians in the world who are working on the Langlands conjecture, and no more than three digits who have achieved results. And those who have achieved results are all very impressive figures! Let's put it this way, this is a field that even amateur mathematicians dare not touch."

"The answerer is awesome! As for Qiao Yu...is his sixteen years old a little different from other sixteen years old? I think if a normal person is a little bit normal, it is impossible for him to start to study the Langlands conjecture at the age of sixteen, right? He can actually find loopholes in others, right?"

There is another hot comment in the comment section.

"Fuck! This Qiao Yu is my junior high school classmate! Our Class 13 actually produced such an awesome person? Does that mean I'm pretty awesome too?"

"You're a talented student in the key class, right? Then shouldn't you be in high school now? Why are you still playing on Donghu during class time today, Tuesday?"

"No, what key class? You can go and ask around to see how awesome Class 13 of Xingtie No. 1 Middle School is. In the vocational school I attend, the teachers don't check cell phones during class, right?"

The row of “???” below probably expresses people’s confusion.

After all, among classmates of the same age, some have already become mathematical geniuses trained by the two major mathematics centers of Huaqing and Yanbei, while others are studying in vocational schools. The contrast seems too great and is indeed difficult to understand.

Most people didn't believe it. But when the other party used his trump card and posted a group photo of the class, and circled Qiao Yu and himself...

The comment was deleted shortly afterwards.

The reason is simple, mainly because the news has already reached Xingtie No. 1 Middle School.

Coincidentally, even Principal He saw this question and noticed the answer. When he saw that there was a former big shot from Class 13 playing on Donghu in the comment section and even posted photos, he almost went crazy.

It only took 20 minutes to contact this classmate who was in a vocational school in Xingcheng and was playing on his phone...

When the news became so popular on Donghu that even the principal of a middle school saw it, it was enough to show that the matter had already gone viral.

It even triggered a hot search on Weibo, after all, this is the melon-eating base camp. Aren’t academic melons also melons?
Many popular science accounts even dug up those events from more than ten years ago, and then focused on introducing the achievements of these two people in the field of mathematics, to tell everyone how precious it is for Mr. Yuan and Academician Tian to appear in the same photo.

Moreover, the self-media on Weibo are obviously more bold, and directly released words like "great reconciliation of the century."

That would have been fine, the official Weibo account of the Chinese Academy of Sciences with Blue V certification, Voice of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, also liked this Weibo post.

Wow, the bigwigs in the Academy of Sciences are also enjoying the show, right?

Soon after, the official Weibo account of Huaqing University also gave a thumbs up, and the official Weibo account of Yanbei University followed closely behind...

This immediately caused many Weibo users to get excited.

So many official accounts of China's top academic circles came out to like it... This is a high-end event that only comes once in a century!
Anyway, God knows how many people are behind the scenes fanning the flames, and this topic has become popular on Weibo.

There is also a new topic on Weibo's hot search list: How awesome is Qiao Yu?
The answer from a PhD from the Yanbei International Center for Mathematical Research on Donghu was directly forwarded. According to the PhD's description, most users on Donghu already think that Qiao Yu is awesome, but sorry, it is obviously not enough on Weibo, and Qiao Yu still needs to practice.

Of course, I can’t explain to some Weibo users who asked, “Can he win the Nobel Prize in the future if he’s so awesome?” that there is actually no Nobel Prize in mathematics. After all, they probably don’t care whether there is one or not, because if they don’t win it, they’re just too bad.

But no matter what, Qiao Yu still became a little famous.

It became so popular among friends that Gong Jiatao created a new group and added Yu Wei and Yu Yongjun to the new group to chat about Qiao Yu.

Gong Jiatao: "Fuck, fuck, fuck...Have you read the news online? Qiao Yu is extremely popular!"

Yu Yongjun: "I saw it, but I don't know what to say, @CicadaUnknownSnow, please invite Yu Wei, who regards my big brother as his lifelong goal, to give a speech."

Yu Wei: “…”

Yu Yongjun: "Brother, don't avoid the topic, just tell me whether you are still pursuing me or not?"

Yu Wei: "Why are you chasing me? Get out of here!"

Gong Jiatao: "Don't use voice input, I can't understand it! It's just like the geometric Langlands conjecture, I can't even understand the question... Why does Qiao Yu want to participate in IMO? Isn't this just making us feel upset? Everyone is on a completely different track, right?"

Yu Yongjun: "When a strong person climbs to the top, he also needs a background. Unfortunately, both of you are the background."

Yu Wei: "Get lost! Aren't you just a background?"

Yu Yongjun: "Of course I'm not. I'm Big Brother's little brother and follower. My loyalty is evident to all. I'll live until Big Brother is dead! By the way, I've taken screenshots of all your insults to Big Brother. If you don't want me to send your gossips behind my back to Big Brother, you can V me 50."

Less than two seconds after this sentence was sent, Yu Yongjun saw a message: You have been removed from the group chat.

Ah……

This guy Old Gong is so despicable!
……

That’s what happened. After Qiao Yu finished dinner with the two big guys, almost the entire Internet was filled with news that the two big guys in the Chinese mathematics community had shaken hands and made peace, interspersed with hot searches about Qiao Yu. The topic even surpassed the gossip that a certain celebrity was caught cheating during the Qingming Festival.

It is obvious that the two bosses could not have shaken hands and made peace for no reason. There must be some story behind this.

However, as Qiao Yu's experiences during this period were further unearthed and analyzed by science bloggers, many people came to the conclusion that the answer was the question itself.

Professor Yuan personally stood on the podium and officially announced that Qiao Yu would become a joint training target of the Yanbei and Huaqing mathematics research centers. Didn't this reveal the common point?
The effect was obvious. Qiao Yu did nothing, but his real-name verified Weibo account saw a surge in followers. After such a long time, he only had over 30,000 followers, but after this incident became a hot topic, Qiao Yu's Weibo followers have been heading towards 150,000...

One topic skyrocketed fivefold.

This made Xu Shu, who had been following Qiao Yu's Weibo, very sad.

The reason is simple. Qiao Yu seems to have forgotten about Weibo again. He has not logged in, let alone posted a new Weibo. The last Weibo he posted was the day he won the first place in CMO. Since that day, according to the background records, Qiao Yu has not logged in.

With such great popularity, if Qiao Yu posts another Weibo post, wouldn’t the speed at which his followers increase be further fueled?

Moreover, Qiao Yu's traffic is of very high quality, and there is almost no possibility of failure, nor is it possible to cause too much negative public opinion.

But now Xu Shu really doesn't have the courage to keep sending messages to Qiao Yu like he did last time.

After all, last time, even though Qiao Yu got first place in CMO, he was just a middle school student.

But Qiao Yu is different now.

The last disciple of the academician, the joint training object of the two major schools in China, the mathematical genius who was highly expected by the Chinese mathematics community... In an instant, Xu Shu felt that he could only look up to him...

So he hesitated for a long time before carefully sending a message on WeChat...

He didn't even dare to ask "Are you there?"

Instead, he directly posted the suggestion in a paragraph.

"Student Qiao Yu, congratulations on your recent achievements. If you have time, you might as well log in to Weibo. The number of followers has increased rapidly today. If you can spare some free time to post a Weibo to record your life, I believe the effect will be better. After all, this is also a voice channel on the Internet, isn't it?"

But after the message was sent, it fell into oblivion.

But Xu Shu didn't care.

The fact that the message could still be sent showed that this future star in mathematics had not deleted his WeChat. Xu Shu felt that this was already giving him a lot of face.

……

Xingcheng, Changjun Middle School, dinner time. Xia Keke and her good friends walked out of the classroom, planning to go out to find food. As soon as they walked out of the teaching building, they happened to meet the math teacher who was just coming back from outside.

The two of them took the initiative to greet him: "Hello, Teacher Yang."

"Hmm, wait, Xia Keke, I remember you went to Xingtie No. 1 Middle School for junior high school, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Yang, what's wrong?"

"Then do you know Qiao Yu? He is also from your Tieyi Middle School."

"Yes, Qiao Yu lives downstairs from me. He's my brother. He went to Yanbei University. By the way, the test paper I received last time was sent to me by brother Qiao Yu."

When Xia Keke heard the math teacher ask about Qiao Yu, she immediately answered proudly.

"Your brother is really amazing now. He is currently a joint training project of the Yanbei International Mathematics Research Center and the Huaqing Yuan Zhengxin Mathematics Research Center. At the age of sixteen, he was able to solve world-class mathematical problems. When you are admitted to university, you should communicate with him more often."

Teacher Yang sighed.

"Ah? Qiao Yu is so powerful now?" This news made Xia Keke and her girlfriends' eyes widen.

After all, world-class math problems still sound scary to high school students, not to mention that they are certified by the teacher himself.

A math teacher who can gain a foothold in the science experimental class of a prestigious school like Changjun Middle School must have undoubted teaching ability. At least it is enough to convince the top students in the class.

"He must be better than you think. You can contact him more often on weekends. Find out about the mathematics summer camps at Yanbei University or Huaqing University." Teacher Yang gave a subtle suggestion.

He looked in the classmates group and found that many sources had confirmed that Qiao Yu's paper would be published in Ann.Math next month. Even his junior fellow doctoral student had downloaded Qiao Yu's paper from the pre-publication website and gave it a very high evaluation.

Although he is just a high school teacher now, people who have studied for a doctorate naturally know what it means to publish a paper in Ann.Math.

For undergraduates, it is not excessive to give them the title of associate professor after graduation.

This is even in the current situation where the advocacy of not only focusing on papers is advocated. If it were when he was studying for a doctorate, I'm afraid the school would have directly released a position to keep him.

For such students, helping the girl next door whom they are familiar with to get an opportunity to go to summer camp for training is probably just a matter of words.

As for two years later...

Even if the 18-year-old Qiao Yu was promoted to professor, Teacher Yang didn't think it was surprising. At the age of 16, he was able to find loopholes in the proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture. The teacher didn't dare to imagine what he could do at the age of 18.

"Eh? Teacher Yang, how did you know that Brother Qiao Yu also suggested that I go to summer camp for some training? But he said that I must first be able to independently solve those advanced training questions he mailed to me, and then it will make sense to go. I feel like I'm still a little short of that."

Xia Keke replied with some distress.

Of the so-called advanced practice questions Qiao Yu sent her, she could only solve about 40% of them independently. In other words, she could only get 40 points out of 100 points, which was really discouraging.

Teacher Yang shook her head and said, "Don't underestimate yourself. The advanced questions Qiao Yu gave you are still very difficult. Generally speaking, the questions in the Women's Mathematical Olympiad are easier than those advanced questions."

After saying that, Teacher Yang glanced at the female student next to Xia Keke and said with a smile: "Chen Xiwen, why don't you go to the cafeteria first?"

"Okay, Teacher Yang." The girl glanced at Xia Keke and said, "Then I'll go to the cafeteria and wait for you."

"it is good."

Teacher Yang said, "It's okay, you go first, Xia Keke and I will finish our chat in two minutes."

After watching the girl leave, Teacher Yang spoke up, "Xia Keke, your grades are actually pretty good. You should have confidence. So, I'll help you apply this summer. Although you may not be selected, it's good to see the world. By the way, tell Qiao Yu after you submit the materials."

Xia Keke blinked and said, "Thank you, Teacher Yang."

"Okay, let's go eat." Teacher Yang said to Xia Keke with a smile, then walked into the teaching building.

In fact, Chen Xiwen didn’t walk far, and Xia Keke caught up with her by just taking a few quick steps.

"Xia Keke, what did Teacher Yang say to you just now?"

"Nothing, just asked about my brother."

"Humph, you are not honest. I guess Teacher Yang must have asked your brother to help. Tell me the truth, can you go to the math summer camp at Yanbei University in the summer?"

"Don't make a fuss, it's impossible. My brother would never do such a thing. Even if I told him, he would say that he had to rely on his own ability!"

Xia Keke corrected her best friend's words.

I feel proud, but also a little flustered...

Her brother Qiao Yu ran too fast and she could no longer keep up.

Such an outstanding brother can't be snatched away by those charming seniors in Yanbei University, right? !

So annoying!

……

Qiao Yu was actually a little troubled.

Many netizens online are worshipping him and are envious and jealous of him for being able to sit in the C position between the two big guys, but only he knows how uncomfortable it is to sit in this position when eating.

No matter who you are talking to, you must be very careful and go over it in your mind several times.

That would be fine, but why are all these dishes piled into his bowl?

Both bosses like to watch him eat?

Is it okay for him to do a food show?

In short, this was the most lively but also the most headache-inducing meal Qiao Yu had had since coming to the capital.

This is not finished.

During the dinner, in front of Director Tian, ​​Mr. Yuan mentioned that he hoped Qiao Yu could join his students - Associate Professor Li Lixing from the research center, Professor Ronald from the University of California, Berkeley, and Professor Zhang Xinwen from MIT's research team.

The team's current research topic is the two-dimensional generalization of Chevalier's theorem for all reduced Lie algebras and reduced algebraic groups.

In the words of Mr. Yuan, it was not his idea to hope that Qiao Yu could join the team, but Professor Li had already mentioned this matter to the two collaborators, and the other two collaborators agreed.

In other words, this is also the first research group to formally invite Qiao Yu.

Mr. Yuan also explained very clearly the reason for inviting Qiao Yu to join the research team.

The key to solving this problem lies in how to calculate the global function on the exchange stack. The team hopes to use Langlands duality to transform it into the calculation of the Whittaker layer in the cocenter of the affine Hecke category.

Langlands duality is a core concept in the geometric Langlands conjecture, and Qiao Yu just happened to show a deep understanding of the geometric Langlands conjecture.

Moreover, Qiao Yu has a very active mind, so maybe he can bring some new ideas to their team.

It was said that they had originally planned to invite Professor Pan to join. But Professor Pan was obviously not available, because in the following period, to fill the loopholes raised by Qiao Yu, it would inevitably take a lot of time and energy.

Really, Mr. Yuan poached people so openly that Qiao Yu was still a little uncomfortable with it.

After all, he was from Yanbei, and he had never experienced the feeling of joining someone else's research group in Yanbei. It was a bit unfair.

Fortunately, Director Tian just said lightly: "Since Professor Yuan has spoken, you should agree. If you really have achievements and make contributions, add your name when the paper is published. If you can't make contributions, just treat it as training in the research group."

Since both bosses said so, Qiao Yu had no choice but to agree.

So after dinner, on the way back to Yanbei University, Qiao Yu's bag had a pile of manuscripts. Not only that, there was also a lot of information on the Internet.

There is no other way. When joining a research group that has been established for more than half a year, the first thing you need to do is to understand the previous work of your collaborators.

However, Qiao Yu was very familiar with this job.

It's probably just a matter of going over it in your mind, and it doesn't even take much time, since the cycle of this kind of mathematical research project is measured in years anyway.

Therefore, Qiao Yu also decided that he would have to join a project team when he returned to Yanbei, so as to benefit equally from both sides and not favor one over the other.

So after getting off the car in front of the gate of Yanbei University and saying goodbye to other professors, Qiao Yu took the initiative to keep Director Tian.

"Director Tian, ​​why don't you give me some more work? I'm idle every day anyway, so you can introduce me to a research group. When I get tired of reading the information here, I can go and do some research there to rest my brain."

Tian Yan couldn't help but glare at this guy after hearing this, and asked, "You're free anyway?"

Qiao Yu said confidently: "Think about those serious high school students who have to get up at 5:30 every morning, go to bed at 11 o'clock at night, and have to memorize words while eating. I am already very idle. How did that sentence go?

That’s right, only those who endure the most hardships can become the best. As long as you study hard, you should study till you die… Geniuses must not only be smarter than ordinary people, but also be more diligent than ordinary people! Otherwise, wouldn’t it be very embarrassing if others catch up with them? "

Tian Yanzhen felt a little emotional. It is really good to be young, with endless energy.

However, since this kid made a request, Tian Yanzhen decided to satisfy him.

"Okay, since you feel free... let's put it this way. You won't be allowed to do theoretical research. Professor Zhang Zuolin from the School of Chemistry just found the research center. She has a horizontal project that has run into some trouble. She wants us to help. Since you are free, why don't you go and help them?"

Qiao Yu was stunned for a moment, then asked suspiciously, "A horizontal project in the School of Chemistry? What does that mean?"

Tian Yanzhen shook his head and said, "Why is your focus always so strange? Horizontal projects are generally research projects commissioned by companies or in cooperation with companies, and they have more practical applications.

Vertical projects refer to projects approved by superior units. For example, if you apply for a Natural Science Foundation project, it is a vertical project. The School of Mathematics and the Research Center generally have more vertical projects.

For example, the project that Professor Yuan invited you to join today is a project funded by the China Natural Science Foundation, which is a vertical project. "

Qiao Yu thought for a moment and said, "Then can't horizontal projects make money? Just like the project that Peter Schultz and Microsoft are collaborating on, they talked about today, it must pay a lot, right?"

Tian Yanzhen glared at Qiao Yu again: "The cooperation between the enterprise and the university laboratory will definitely solve the funding problem, but it is definitely not as much as you think. Besides, you are just going to help, why do you care whether others make money or not?"

"Oh." Qiao Yu nodded, but he felt that Director Tian's sudden anger must be because he asked about his knowledge blind spots...

But Qiao Yu continued to ask: "Do you know what this project is? Why do you need help from our mathematics department?"

Tian Yanzhen replied: "It is common for the chemical laboratory to ask us to help with mathematical models. As for their project, it seems that a state-owned enterprise commissioned them to make a cobalt-based catalyst to improve the efficiency of methanol conversion. I don't know the details, you will know when you go there.

I will send your WeChat to Professor Zhang tomorrow, and he will ask the doctoral student in charge of the project to contact you. When you get there, just do your job as they ask. Don't ask about things that are not your business. Just treat it as a practical math course."

Then he glanced at Qiao Yu who seemed to be deep in thought and gave another reminder: "Professor Lu Huazhou of the research center is very good at this and has collaborated with the chemistry laboratory many times. I will also send you his WeChat. If you encounter any problems, you can always ask Professor Lu for advice. Be humble."

Qiao Yu nodded and said confidently, "Oh, OK! Director Tian, ​​don't worry, I will complete the task!"

Tian Yanzhen said, "Well, it would be best if you can help, but it doesn't matter if you can't. The other party won't blame you. The main purpose of letting you get involved in these projects is to let you understand the specific applications of mathematics in other disciplines.

You will definitely do theoretical mathematics research in the future, but Huaxia is currently short of applied mathematicians. The research center also needs to train some applied mathematicians who can adapt to the current development of Huaxia. So my requirement for you is just to understand.

You should focus on the project at Huaqing University. If you can really make achievements in Professor Li's project, it will be a great help to your future development. After all, this is a project of the National Natural Science Foundation. "

Qiao Yu probably understood.

As expected, Director Tian still felt sorry for him...

But it doesn’t matter. In fact, in Qiao Yu’s opinion, it’s also good to do more horizontal projects.

After all, corporate money is definitely easier to make.

Thinking of this, Qiao Yu couldn't help but ask again: "By the way, Director Tian, ​​if the horizontal project achieves results, does the patent belong to the laboratory or the company?"

This time Tian Yanzhen didn't answer at all. After glancing at Qiao Yu, he turned his head to look at the lights in the research center and said leisurely, "You will know the answer to this question when you become the scientific research leader of a specific project. Okay, you go back to the center. I want to go back too."

……

Qiao Yu returned to his room in low spirits.

Alas, Director Tian still treats him like a child, which is really frustrating.

The head of scientific research - isn't it just a matter of time? Why would it matter if I talked to him in advance?
Putting the documents casually on the table, Qiao Yu sat at the large desk in his dormitory and began to review what happened today.

It is obvious that compared with Director Tian, ​​Master is more eager and radical in wanting to promote him as soon as possible, otherwise he would not have forced him into the research team.

Although it is true that the team really needs him, Qiao Yu feels that the actual situation is most likely due to the strong recommendation made by his master.

Director Tian was very perfunctory about recommending him to go.

He was not required to produce any results, but was just asked to understand, which was obviously paving the way for his future.

But it is understandable, after all, Director Tian is only in his sixties, while Mr. Yuan is almost eighty. So it is understandable that Mr. Yuan's mentality is more radical.

After all, time is unforgiving...

However, Qiao Yu felt that since he had taken on the task, he had to do a good job on both sides.

Not to mention that from the perspective of realizing your ideal life path, there is no doubt that doing applications is definitely more profitable than doing theory. In short, every step must be taken steadily.

After making plans for the future, Qiao Yu took out his phone and took a look. Suddenly, his phone exploded...

Well, the word "explosion" is too exaggerated here. After all, he is using a domestic mobile phone, so its security is still guaranteed. But if the word "burst" is used, it should not be a big problem.

Because he was the keynote speaker today, in order to ensure that he would not be interrupted during his presentation, Qiao Yu specifically set his phone to do not disturb mode.

After the lecture, he was kept chatting with a group of professors, then had lunch, and on the way back he was chatting with Director Tian again, so he never took out his phone to check it. As a result, he now has seven missed calls and a lot of @ messages on WeChat in his notification bar.

Really, just opening WeChat takes me half a day...

Qiao Yu subconsciously glanced out the window...

It's quite normal, it doesn't seem like the end of the world? Are all the people on WeChat crazy?!

　Thanks to the Chinese treasure and impeccable Cristiano Ronaldo for the reward and encouragement!

　　The 39th day of the -word check-in is completed!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)