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Chapter 137 This reporter is so bad...

Qiao Yu was busy on WeChat, and unknowingly more and more people began to care about him.

Mr. Yuan, Mr. Xue, Senior Brother Chen, several professors from Yanbei and Huaqing University who added him on WeChat, and his group of friends...

Everyone saw him on the news and congratulated him in their own way.

For example, the friend group mainly relies on acid...

Xia Keke also sent him a clip from the news, and Qiao Yu watched it from beginning to end. I have to say that the central media is very professional when it comes to praising people. It didn't emphasize the professional aspects of what he said, but simply announced the names of the bigwigs who were listening to his report...

A bunch of Fields Award bigwigs were sitting below, and that feeling came over me immediately.

At least those who know what the Fields Medal stands for should be able to get that feeling.

So it was natural for Qiao Yu to forward this video to his Weibo account.

Now Xu Shu no longer reminds him, but for such an honorable thing, Qiao Yu doesn't mind promoting himself.

This is how I slowly built up my character, who has flaws but is very awesome.

The main reason is that fewer and fewer people watch the 7 o'clock news now, otherwise there would be no need to go through so much trouble.

After posting, Qiao Yu waited on Weibo for a few minutes as usual.

This is an opportunity to observe whether your account has more positive or negative fans.

Qiao Yu likes haters, especially those who are good at hating him. Because the disapproval of these people can really become a driving force for him to move forward.

Just like Yu Wei who had always wanted to compete with him, when he was slacking off, he could feel motivated just by thinking that there was a rich second generation chasing him. Unfortunately, this rich second generation was just like his name, not very persistent, and surrendered before he could even draw his sword...

Means nothing.

I originally thought that Yu Wei would become his lifelong enemy... Actually, to be honest, Yu Wei is more suitable for studying mathematics than him. He comes from a well-off family, has no worries in life, has an elder brother who can inherit the family business, and can live for his interests all his life.

He is a natural born mathematical researcher. The only pity is that he is already 16 years old, but he still can't understand some simple papers, which directly hits his confidence.

Qiao Yu sighed in his heart.

He even seriously considered Gong Jiatao's last assumption in the friend group.

By the time they graduate, I should be able to become a professor, but I don't know if I'll be eligible to recruit graduate students. Of course, Qiao Yu has no interest in recruiting three grown men, and even feels embarrassed.

But if Qiao Xi can really catch up with the undergraduate courses in mathematics in the future...

Being a mentor to mothers, well...it seems possible.

In the future, whenever they have a disagreement at home, he can call Qiao Xi to his office to take out her homework or paper and criticize her. Just thinking about it makes him feel that life has become fair and perfect.

As expected, after uploading the screen recording of the 7 o'clock news on Weibo, a bunch of people who probably never watch the 7 o'clock news immediately blew up.

"Is it fake? Let me sort it out. I don't think I've ever heard of any competition bigwig going directly to an academic conference before? What? Now the Olympiad questions are directly asked about the Millennium Problem?"

"Holy crap! Geometric Langlands conjecture? What a mastermind at sixteen!"

"The big shot from the Fieldhouse Awards is standing on the stage? Qiao Yu? This really seems a bit out of place, right? Is this a true genius this time?"

"Big brother is seriously unbalanced in one subject, he needs to take some Chinese lessons!"

"Really, it's true. I just watched the replay on the official website of the central media. Brothers, it's not dark here anymore. Hurry up!"

……

Qiao Yu casually posted a few comments and then closed his Weibo account.

Mainly because it's meaningless.

There aren't many constructive opinions.

Of course, this is mainly because this conference was a bit high-end. People who don’t know how impressive it is to make an opening speech at such a conference, and people who know don’t know from which angle to criticize it.

Although Qiao Yu's teacher is Tian Yanzhen, and he has a special relationship with Yuan Zhengxin, both of them are big names among the academicians whose words are really useful. However, neither Tian Yanzhen nor Yuan Zhengxin served on the organizing committee of this conference.

Not to mention that the influence of these two people is mainly in China.

In the first row of the 7 o'clock news alone, there were five Fielding Awards bigwigs given screen time.

There is also Peter Schultz, who is known as a genius of Western mathematics. It would be impossible to invite so many people to support the event just by relying on the reputation of Tian Yanzhen and Yuan Zhengxin.

Not to mention that anyone who has read the Langlands Program knows how abstract it is. Not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary mathematicians would not rashly choose this direction.

Needless to say, Robert Langlands himself.

Pierre Delini won the Fields Medal for his work on part of the Langlands Program, which proved part of the Weyl conjecture. He happened to be one of the Fields Medal winners who was sitting in the audience listening to Qiao Yu's report.

Laurent Laforgue won the Fields Medal for his contributions to Langlands correspondences, especially Langlands high-dimensional correspondences.

Richard Taylor, whose research in the field of modular forms and Galois representations is well known to all, is also one of the big names in mathematics. He worked at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and then went to Stanford University.

There are some such mathematicians, such as Peter Schultz, Edward Frenkel, Michael Haas, Dennis... Most of the mathematicians who study this thing are now the big names at the forefront of mathematics.

This research direction is challenging the peak of human intelligence.

Many mathematicians hope that breakthroughs in this area of ​​research will solve many currently unresolved mathematical problems, such as the famous Riemann hypothesis.

As I said, research that provides new ideas, frameworks and tools for basic mathematical research has always been the most difficult.

This is the same as saying that creating tools is much more difficult than using them.

Theorems proved by these math masters can be used directly by later generations, instead of going through the tedious process of proving them again.

Therefore, those first fans who followed Qiao Yu probably really couldn't find anything to discredit Qiao Yu.

After all, mathematics is based on a basic law. You can criticize it if you want, but you must first understand it.

If you don't understand shit and just try to criticize it...it will easily lead to public ridicule.

This means that if you want to discredit a mathematician based on his professional knowledge, the threshold is extremely high. Unless it is an internal quarrel, it is really difficult.

Of course, this is also the reason why mathematics has difficulty resonating with the general public.

However, after Qiao Yu closed his Weibo account, the news about him appearing on the 7 o'clock news quickly became a hot topic.

Because this actually has nothing to do with mathematics, it only has to do with the four words "young genius".

There have been cases of young geniuses being certified by official media in the past, but most of them were through online platforms. This time it was different, it was the 7 o'clock news, China's most serious news program.

Any news reported by the host must go through layers of review, and any mistake will be considered a broadcast accident.

The sixteen-year-old genius has always been a hot topic.

But at this time Qiao Yu had no time to pay attention to these things, because Tian Yanzhen called him.

"You still in the room?"

"Yes, Director Tian."

"The reporter from the China News Agency in Paris wants to interview you tonight. I agreed to it for you. It will take about half an hour. How about starting at nine o'clock in the evening?"

"Oh, but I don't know what to say."

"It's okay. The reporters at the news agency are still professional. I've also told reporter Zhang that this will be a text-only interview. I'll be next to you, so it doesn't matter if you say something wrong. Just don't write it in the manuscript."

"That's fine, but can't it be earlier?"

"You forgot that there is a dinner party in the restaurant on the fifth floor tonight. It will officially start at six o'clock. This is the most important dinner party of this conference. Especially as the opening speaker, don't be late. Many people will leave after tonight. Talk to more mathematicians and listen to their views on the development of cutting-edge mathematics. It will be helpful for your future."

"understood."

"Also, don't be fooled. In mathematics, there are always people who come up with some very novel ideas, but you also have to remember that those ideas that have not been proven are often of little value. Anyone who invites you to do some research should ask me first.

It’s not that I’m afraid you’ll waste your time, but I’m afraid someone will use your reputation to endorse unrealistic ideas! Even more than just project collaboration, you should never give a firm commitment to anyone’s request.”

"Don't worry about this, Director Tian. You forgot that this morning Professor Frank wanted to bring me to his research group, but I rejected him directly. I am very careful in this regard. Let me put it this way, before I have learned the basics of mathematics well, I will not trust anyone except the projects assigned to me by you and Professor Yuan."

"That's good! By the way, if someone invites you to any card game, remember to refuse."

"Card game? They play cards at a banquet? What kind of cards? Landlord?" Qiao Yu felt his eyes were opened.

"Bridge. Some mathematicians are addicted to bridge. They will use every opportunity to expand their card-playing friends. Of course, this includes banquets like this."

"Don't worry, Director Tian, ​​I'm not interested in any gambling, and I don't even know how to play bridge."

"With your intelligence, you can learn the rules of bridge in one or two rounds. It tests probability, combination and strategy. But it's best not to play these with them. And don't drink alcohol, only juice. Strictly speaking, it's illegal to drink alcohol here at your age."

"..."

"Also, you are not allowed to leave the hotel unless you are with me."

"..."

Qiao Yu was very troubled. Did Director Tian treat him as a minor?
Wait, it seems that he is indeed not an adult yet... Never mind, it’s okay.

In this phone call, Tian Yanzhen spent more than ten minutes talking to him about various precautions. This also overturned Qiao Yu's perception of such mathematician gatherings. In the American and British dramas he watched when he was learning English, dinner parties were just people wearing formal clothes, holding a glass of wine and chatting with people everywhere.

It is totally unimaginable what it would be like to see a bunch of old men playing cards at a dinner party.

That seemed to be what the old men outside his neighborhood in Xingcheng liked to do.

It seems that the old man and the mathematician have similar hobbies. It's nothing more than changing the Landlord and Pao Kuai games into Bridge.

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yu no longer had the idea of ​​going to the branch venue to listen to a report, and simply started reading a book in the room.

After communicating with Peter Schultz, Qiao Yu also realized his shortcomings.

When having an academic discussion with someone, it is really embarrassing when the other person suddenly mentions a theorem that he thought was well-known but he didn't know it.

Fortunately, he had a private chat with Peter Schultz last night. If there were more people around, he would have brought shame to his alma mater.

Qiao Xi had just reminded him not to get carried away, especially not to disappoint those who had placed great hopes on him. Qiao Yu felt that this was something he had to do.

He just read quietly in the room. At five fifty, Qiao Yu walked out of the room and went down to the fifth floor.

Although I have heard many rumors online that events organized by foreign countries are unreliable, it seems that the hotel did a pretty good job this time.

As soon as you exit the elevator, there is a special bilingual sign in French and English pointing to the restaurant where the mathematicians' banquet will be held.

However, Qiao Yu felt that this kind of bilingual sign was somewhat redundant, and that Chinese and English would be enough.

Just as I walked a few steps towards the restaurant, I heard a familiar voice behind me saying, "Oh, look, I bet a dollar that the young man in front must be the star of today's conference, Qiao Yu."

Qiao Yu turned his head and looked, and sure enough, many familiar faces had just walked out of another elevator in the hotel.

The speaker was Pierre Delini, followed by Lotte Dugan, Peter Schultz, and several other Princeton professors.

In short, they were all acquaintances he had met today.

"Hello, Professor Delini. And hello, everyone." Qiao Yu stood there and greeted a few people.

"We just discussed a few issues. By the way, Lotte also said that he forgot to tell you this afternoon that after you write the paper about what you talked about today, you should submit the manuscript to Ann.Math, right? Lotte." Pierre Delini turned his head and glanced at the little old man following behind him.

"Of course, Qiao Yu, I think our relationship is pretty good. I also promised to send you five sample copies this afternoon. I will also mail you five copies of your paper." Lott Dugan said.

"Ah? I should discuss this with Professor Dennis and Professor Pan, right? Shouldn't everyone's papers be published in the same journal?" Qiao Yu asked curiously.

Lott Dugan stepped forward, shook his head, and said, "Why should we listen to their opinions? This is your achievement, Qiao Yu, and you should have confidence in it. It is your freedom and right to submit your ideas, your achievements, and your paper to any journal. You don't need to care about other people's opinions at all."

Qiao Yu blinked subconsciously. He probably understood why Director Tian specifically told him not to make any definite promises to anyone.

None of these math giants have any moral principles.

It would certainly be possible for him to develop the paper separately from that of Dennis and Pan Jingyuan, but the entire proof process of the geometric Langlands conjecture would seem to be discontinuous.

So Qiao Yu immediately said, "Professor Dugan, I think what you said is right, but there is nothing I can do. I am not an adult yet. In China, people under the age of eighteen are considered to have incomplete civil conduct. I don't have to discuss this with Professor Dennis and the others, but I must get my teacher's consent."

Lott Dugan spread his hands.

Well, although he had been to China more than once, he was not familiar enough with China to know whether there were such legal provisions.

But then again, every country has restrictions on minors. It can only be said that Qiao Yu’s age advantage is too incredible.

"Haha, okay, Lotte, I think you can go talk to Professor Tian later. We should go in, Qiao Yu, come with us."

……

For Qiao Yu, the mathematicians' banquet was both interesting and boring.

But he couldn't do anything interesting, so all he was left with was boredom.

Like bridge...

There was actually a mathematician who put two tables together and started a card game.

He understood the rules of the game after watching two games, and these mathematicians were just playing around, it had nothing to do with gambling, the stakes were just some change. Even if the luck was bad, the winnings and losses would probably be less than a few euros.

The real fun is actually in the winners' ridicule and mockery of the losers after a game of cards, and the complaints between the players themselves...

These big guys are really fierce when they talk nonsense to each other.

Although there are no swear words, if you think about it carefully, it is far dirtier than just the national curse.

There were no attractive beauties at the banquet. Qiao Yu had thought that there would be ladies wearing high-end backless long dresses like those seen on TV, and he planned to see with his own eyes what such clothes looked like in real life.

Unfortunately I didn’t see it.

However, Lucas Eisen brought Frank to chat with him for a few more words. Frank invited him again, but was politely rejected by Qiao Yu.

After this conversation, Qiao Yu felt that Frank might have recognized him, judging from his expression, tone, and words, and he felt that his premonitions were always accurate. But Qiao Yu performed very steadily.

He is just an ignorant sixteen-year-old boy. His most important task now is to study. Any matters that require his decision can be pushed to Tian Yanzhen.

"You two may not know that I lost my father when I was young. My mother and grandfather worked hard to raise me. So I don't understand a lot of things. My teacher, Professor Tian Yanzhen, is like my father. He told me that I still have a long way to go.

So I believe we will definitely have the opportunity to cooperate in the future, but that will have to wait until my teacher Tian Yanzhen, who is also my emotional father, feels that I have the ability to do this. "

That is to say, when Frank said this, Qiao Yu could feel that something was not quite natural, and he had some guesses.

This made him feel very interesting.

He originally wanted to say, "Oh, my father died so tragically back then..." but he held back because he thought this sentence was too deliberate.

Qiao Xi said that he no longer cared about these things, but Qiao Yu actually still cared a little, but he was not in a hurry at all.

After all, he is not strong enough now, and has not yet grown to the point where he can control this man's academic resources. So take it slow.

The only pity was that Professor Frank was also leaving the next day.

But this is not a very special situation.

Because this is a long mathematics conference, most of the important reports will be given on the first day.

Many people choose to leave early after attending a lecture or dinner that interests them, after all, mathematicians are also very busy.

Qiao Yu also heard that the organizing committee originally intended to change the professor's opening speech on 3K surfaces that was originally scheduled for today to a one-hour lecture at the main venue this afternoon.

But because the professor wanted the organizing committee to announce that the reason was that he was unwell, the event was simply postponed from the first day to the last day.

Of course, this was just a rumor that Qiao Yu heard and it couldn't be taken seriously.

In short, Professor Frank was planning to leave tomorrow, which still made Qiao Yu feel a little disappointed.

He wanted to communicate with the professor every day to see if he would be unable to resist doing something stupid...

The party will last from six to eight o'clock.

The professors playing cards were obviously still not satisfied, so they went to the recreation room downstairs to continue. Qiao Yu, who had drunk a bellyful of juice, followed Tian Yanzhen back to the room obediently, waiting for the next interview.

Tian Yanzhen was probably in high spirits because he had drunk some wine.

"How is it? You're going to be interviewed soon. Are you nervous?"

"To be honest, I'm not nervous at all. When I won the Little Li Baba gold medal, the school arranged an interview for me, and there were people filming it, but I didn't feel nervous at all."

Qiao Yu replied.

"Haha, yes, don't be nervous, just answer whatever he asks. Originally, they wanted to do a video interview, but I refused. Your foundation is not strong enough now, so there is no need to be too high-profile. Those people don't care about your future. They can praise you highly when you succeed, but they will also step on you when you fail."

Tian Yanzhen said it very bluntly.

There was no way, Qiao Yu was too young. As a mentor, he was afraid that he would not be able to speak directly and Qiao Yu would not understand.

The real world is not mathematics. There are many things that you won’t understand unless you experience them.

But Qiao Yu was obviously an outlier. In fact, he understood and believed this truth very well, and nodded in agreement: "I understand, Director Tian."

In fact, the observant Qiao Yu has accumulated a lot of social experience, which is often counterintuitive, but he just never tells anyone about it.

For example, those who like to praise others and those who like to step on others are often the same group of people; for example, when someone is in trouble, those who have helped you before will generally not help you again, but those who have helped you before are more likely to lend a hand again...

It’s just that Qiao Yu’s observations of the people and things around him are a little more mundane, but in fact, human nature is often the same.

Putting on a coat of reserved nobility does not make human nature much more noble.

"It's OK as long as you understand. At your age, any achievement you make is only temporary. You must continue to work hard and don't waste your talent. If you are really interested in prime numbers, I think you may be the one who can answer the Riemann hypothesis."

Tian Yanzhen gave some encouragement.

The term "end conjecture" is actually a good term, because the reason why a conjecture is called a conjecture is that no one has yet determined whether it is correct. Although most mathematicians believe that the Riemann hypothesis will one day become the Riemann theorem.

But mathematics is often counterintuitive.

It's like the bunk bed hypothesis in probability theory, which states that when graphs are stacked like bunk beds, they can be navigated in different ways. Just looking at this proposition, more than 90% of mathematicians would think it's obvious.

But last year, three mathematicians found a counterexample, proving that this seemingly obviously correct conjecture was wrong.

In short, no one dares to say that a mathematical conjecture is definitely correct or wrong before it is proved or disproven completely through logic.

Tian Yanzhen spoke so rigorously, obviously he really thought Qiao Yu could make some achievements on this issue.

"Uh..." Qiao Yu was a little flattered.

"You should have met Professor Mattis from the Clay Institute tonight. You don't have to be polite to them. The global reward for this problem has been increased to 150 million US dollars, which is nearly million RMB at the current exchange rate.

The country does not collect taxes on this kind of international natural science reward, so you must think of a solution when you return. I will chat with you more often in the future to see if I can give you another idea and solve this problem completely. "

Tian Yanzhen joked.

There is no way. Today, many people discussed with Qiao Yu how he came up with this solution, and Qiao Yu used the same explanation he gave to Pan Jingyuan - because of something Director Tian once said, and then he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and solved the problem.

Although they didn't say it in front of Tian Yanzhen, it was a party and mathematicians were chatting with people everywhere, so it was inevitable that the words would reach Tian Yanzhen's ears again and again.

I can only say that this little flatterer is extremely good.

Although Tian Yanzhen would not really take credit for the achievement, he was undoubtedly very happy in his heart.

After all, if so many people talk about this kind of thing, it might be recorded in textbooks a hundred years later. When people talk about the geometric Langlands conjecture, they will probably mention Qiao Yu, who once said that his mentor "seeks constancy in change, and simplicity in complexity."

When people reach a certain age and status, all they want is a good reputation both before and after their death.

With disciples like these, what more could one ask for? I am very happy!

"Hehe." Qiao Yu laughed dryly twice.

I've already flattered you before, so there's no need to emphasize it again now.

Of course, Qiao Yu didn't even think that he was flattering his mentor. Strictly speaking, he was just stating a fact. He just processed it a little bit and deleted Senior Brother Chen, who played a bridging role in the middle, from the story.

"Okay, go back to your room and read for a while. I'll call you when reporter Zhang comes."

……

Qiao Yu returned to his room obediently, but within fifteen minutes he received a call from Tian Yanzhen.

When I arrived at Tian Yanzhen's room, my mentor had already changed into a new set of clothes. The barely detectable smell of alcohol on his body had already dissipated.

There was also a young man in the room who looked to be in his thirties.

"Come, let me introduce you. This is Zhang Nuoke, the resident reporter of the China News Agency in Paris. This child is Qiao Yu, and he is also the rising star of our China's future mathematics community!"

"Hello, reporter Zhang. Director Tian, ​​you are too kind." Qiao Yu greeted politely.

I was a little bit dissatisfied in my heart. Before the interview, I told him to keep a low profile, but when introducing him, he said he was the future hope of China's mathematics community. Well, he was very lax in self-discipline.

"Hello, Qiao Yu. I'm very glad that you agreed to today's interview. I saw your report on site today. Although I didn't understand it, I could feel that it was very powerful." Zhang Nuoke said with a smile.

Qiao Yu smiled shyly.

The word "momentum" is too mysterious, and he doesn't believe that he can have any momentum.

After another round of greetings, the three of them finally sat down.

Zhang Nuoke also asked: "Why don't we start now? Qiao Yu, do you need to warm up first?"

Qiao Yu shook his head and replied, "It's okay. In fact, I've been interviewed once before and I'm used to it."

After hearing this, Zhang Nuoke laughed and said, "I know. Before coming here, I watched the video of your interview with Star City Morning News. You performed very well. But your comments on MIT are very interesting."

This was not an easy question to answer, so Qiao Yu could only smile again.

Since he knew that the man left MIT after graduating with a master's degree, he has forgiven MIT. After all, MIT's attitude is much better than that of Berkeley. Not only did it allow the man to study for a doctorate, it even allowed him to stay on as a professor.

After obtaining the consent of Qiao Yu and Tian Yanzhen, he took out a recorder from his pocket and the interview officially began.

Before the interview officially began, Zhang Nuoke gave a special reminder: "If you feel the questions I ask are inappropriate or you don't want to answer, you can choose not to answer. Just chat with friends as casually as possible."

"Okay, reporter Zhang."

"Don't be so formal, just call me Brother Zhang."

"Then ask Brother Zhang."

"Well, I saw that you said in an interview before that your teacher, Mr. Langjie, was your first math teacher when you were in Xingcheng Railway No. 1 Middle School, right? From your current perspective, how do you view your first math teacher?"

Zhang Nuoke's first question made Qiao Yu feel full of goodwill.

After all, this kind of question has a standard answer, which is easy to answer and can help him get into the state quickly.

"I've always been grateful to Teacher Lan, just like I said last time..."

After praising the good guy and his former alma mater in various ways, and chatting about a few random issues, Zhang Nuoke's questions began to become more in-depth.

“First of all, I want to congratulate you on having a paper published in Ann.Math, the world’s top mathematics journal. Together with the report you gave today on the Langlands conjecture, these topics require very profound mathematical knowledge.

As a recognized mathematical genius, how did you choose your research direction? And what do you think are the biggest challenges you encounter when solving these problems? And how do you overcome these challenges? "

"Forehead……"

Qiao Yu subconsciously glanced at Tian Yanzhen who was smiling beside him. After a quick thought, he answered, "Regarding the topic selection, it's actually just interest. I want to thank my teacher Tian Yanzhen and my master Yuan Zhengxin for this.

Since I came to Beijing, they have given me a lot of freedom in terms of study. They didn't force me to learn anything, but provided me with self-study materials after finding out what I was interested in.

For example, when he knew that I was interested in the geometric Langlands conjecture, Professor Yuan specifically introduced me to Professor Pan, who was studying the geometric Langlands conjecture. As I said at the report meeting, Professor Pan provided me with a lot of help.

As for the challenges in research…I don’t think I feel any challenges. Because my supervisors don’t have any special requirements, I do these researches just out of interest, I just find problems every day, think about them, and then solve them. ”

The answer to this question made Zhang Nuoke a little stuck...

Is it okay if you don’t feel challenged?

He subconsciously glanced at Tian Yanzhen next to him, but unfortunately the academician didn't show any expression.

“Is there any specific way of thinking or technique involved?”

Qiao Yu shook his head confidently and said, "Really? If you can't think of it, just try to think of it. Of course, it's probably because I haven't encountered such a difficult problem yet. Or maybe someone has already solved the most difficult part.

But mathematics sometimes really relies on inspiration. I have to thank my teacher Tian Yanzhen for the inspiration to solve the geometric Langlands conjecture..."

Qiao Yu repeated his method of dealing with those mathematicians.

Zhang Nuoke laughed.

“I tried hard”, “I didn’t encounter any difficulties”, he didn’t know whether to say this was modesty or Versailles…

Although he is a liberal arts student, he has done his homework in these areas. Not to mention the geometric Langlands conjecture, the problem of the upper bound of rational points on a curve is definitely not simple. In other words, the problems solved by the articles that are valued by the top mathematics journals are probably not simple.

But he still likes this straightforward way of expression...

"So what are your expectations or ideas for future mathematical research?"

"After talking with Professor Schultz yesterday, I found that my basic knowledge of mathematics is still very weak. In fact, Director Tian and Professor Yuan also reminded me of this problem. So in the next period of time, I plan to focus on learning. I will lay a solid foundation first, and then consider this problem."

"Well, a child with weak basic knowledge solved the geometric Langlands conjecture..."

Zhang Nuoke thought to himself. Seeing Qiao Yu's cooperation, he suddenly became bolder. He first subconsciously glanced at Tian Yanzhen next to him, and then asked, "You thanked Professor Tian and Mr. Yuan more than once just now. Did you know that there was some unpleasantness between Professor Tian and Mr. Yuan? So what do you think of the century-long reconciliation in the mathematics community that was hotly discussed online before?"

Well, this question is very risky. Zhang Nuoke is already prepared to be kicked out by Tian Yanzhen.

As expected, he felt that Tian Yanzhen was about to speak. Fortunately, Qiao Yu asked curiously, "Don't you know? What is the great reconciliation of the century? Hasn't the relationship between Director Tian and Mr. Yuan always been good? Where did you hear the news?"

"Well, there has always been related news on the Internet." Zhang Nuoke said.

"That must be fake news!" Qiao Yu said firmly.

"But Mr. Yuan did publicly criticize Professor Tian." Zhang Nuoke couldn't help but say.

"Has Professor Tian ever publicly criticized Mr. Yuan?" Qiao Yu asked in return.

Zhang Nuoke was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

"So, it's all fake news. Isn't it normal for a tutor to criticize a student? Haven't you ever been criticized by a teacher when you were studying? Director Tian also criticized me, and I could only listen at any time, even after graduation.

After all, a teacher is always a teacher. So what you said just proves that Director Tian respects teachers and that Mr. Yuan still cares about students who have graduated, and the relationship between teachers and students has always been good. "

Qiao Yu said with reason.

Well, actually, when Zhang Nuoke mentioned the topic of the conflict between Tian Yanzhen and Yuan Zhengxin and the great reconciliation of the century, the material for this interview was actually almost enough.

After sensing that Academician Tian was no longer happy, Zhang Nuoke stopped the interview in a timely manner and wisely said goodbye and left.

The reason why he dared to take such a risk was that he was based in Paris. This kind of world-class mathematicians' congress is usually held all over the world, and it is unknown when the next one will be held in France, so he was not too afraid of offending this mathematics giant.

But as a reporter, I still know my place. I feel I am no longer welcome, so it is better to end the interview normally than to be kicked out.

Sure enough, when he said it was over, Tian Yanzhen just said a few words indifferently and asked Qiao Yu to send him out.

The only thing that made him depressed was probably the answer given by Qiao Yu.

If they simply deny that there had ever been a conflict between the two, there will naturally be no great reconciliation of the century.

In this regard, Zhang Nuoke could only give a thumbs up.

As expected of a math genius, his ability to tell lies with open eyes is also amazing!
However, after Zhang Nuoke left, only the teacher and the student were left, and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

"You really don't know what happened back then?" Tian Yanzhen asked.

"I don't know." Qiao Yu shook his head confidently. Anyway, he really didn't care too much. As for those online rumors, true or false, who can say for sure.

Looking at Qiao Yu's innocent face, Tian Yanzhen laughed at himself and said, "Actually, looking back now, there's really nothing much to say. It's the same with any road. The higher you go, the narrower it becomes.

Everyone has their own ideas, but when you are at a high level, the space is too narrow to accommodate so many people's ideas. When you have a say in mathematics, you will face the same problem. There is no clear boundary between right and wrong, you just have to make choices. "

Qiao Yu thought for a moment and said, "Director Tian, ​​you don't have to be so pessimistic. If the space is small, then we should find a way to expand it."

Tian Yanzhen glared at the boy, wanting to scold him but unable to bear to blame him, so she just said, "Okay, go to bed early today. You still have to go to the reports of Dennis and Professor Pan tomorrow morning. You also have to go to the reports of Professor Zhou and Professor Li at Yanbei University in the afternoon."

"Okay, then I'll go back first."

"Ah."

Watching Qiao Yu leave obediently, Tian Yanzhen sighed, then laughed.

At least now the road ahead is smooth, what's wrong with that?
……

Qiao Yu returned to the room and let out a long sigh.

The damn reporter asked such a random question, which was really a test of one's adaptability... He really liked to bring up things that were not related to the topic. If he hadn't been busy making money since fifth grade and had practiced the art of speaking to satisfy the sponsor, he really didn't know how to answer that question.

However, this also made Qiao Yu alert to the journalist industry. Next time, I must try not to accept interviews. Even if I accept interviews, I must first get the questions in hand...

We must never give these reporters the opportunity to ask random questions!
　Thank you for the reward and encouragement from Chinese to Baby!
　　By the way, today I was watching a short video app, and it only showed me various exotic foreign girls. What the hell?!
　　It’s so strange. I almost couldn’t finish my task today!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)