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Chapter 178: An Almost Perfect Start to the New Semester
Qiao Yu actually hasn't gotten up yet.

In most cases, Qiao Yu is a very positive person. But the holiday syndrome is still too terrible.

Even during this holiday, it was not just about playing. Qiao Xi also assigned Qiao Yu the task of helping Xia Keke with her lessons.

But the days with a playmate are still different. The direct result is that although I received two calls from Lao Xue and my own tutor early in the morning, I still lay in bed and didn't want to move.

Of course, this doesn't mean Qiao Yu has become lazy...

After all, who can say for sure about the inspiration of mathematicians? It is not uncommon for mathematicians to get inspiration suddenly while lying in bed.

In short, you can’t say that a mathematician is lazy, even if it’s Qiao Xi.

And to be honest, Qiao Yu's brain was really in a blank state at this time. He couldn't sleep, nor did he want to get up. His soul was wandering in the sky, as if he was meditating. It was very comfortable.

Then the phone rang again, pulling him back from this ethereal state.

Qiao Yu picked up his phone and took a look at it unhappily, and the dissatisfaction in his heart began to gradually dissipate.

Forget it... after all, it’s Mr. Yuan’s call.

Elderly people should still be respected. Of course, this refers specifically to the kind of elderly people who are so good to him that there is nothing wrong with them.
It's not the kind of person who suddenly falls down on the street and gets blackmailed if a kind person helps him up...

People always say that the IQ gap between people may be greater than that between people and dogs, but in fact, this sentence is more appropriate when applied to the moral level.

No, it should be said that the moral gap between people is greater than that between people and animals. After all, we cannot only insult dogs as a species.

So when answering the phone, Qiao Yu found the sunny and enthusiastic side of his personality...

"Grandpa, good morning."

"Qiao Yu, what are you doing?"

"I'm thinking about the problem. Alas, the mathematics you know is really too difficult!" Qiao Yu answered casually.

"Haha, if you find it difficult, then it must be a very difficult question. I called you for two reasons. The first is that the first batch of funds from Yu Yanjiang has arrived, totaling eight million.

How to use this money? You should quickly draw up a rough plan for me. Forget it, you don’t need to come up with a plan. Just organize what the platform needs to do into a document and give it to me. I will find a professional to help you with your advice.”

Hearing this, Qiao Yu immediately got up from the bed. He didn't want to lie there any longer.

Although this money is not his, it is the capital for him to make a fortune in the future! It even directly determines what kind of life he will live after he becomes an adult.

No, it should be said that the efficiency of using the money directly determines how much contribution he can make to the country that raised him.

After all, the competition between major powers has essentially evolved into a competition at the technological level.

This is true not only for the moon landing project, but also for all industries. It can be refined almost infinitely. For example, new materials...

"Okay, I'll send it to your email later. But do we need to rent a place to house those servers first?" Qiao Yu asked immediately.

"It's over 20 million for a small computer room, why bother renting it? Just pick a place inside Huaqing. The rent is enough. After all, it is for scientific research.

Qiao Xi is a student of Huaqing University, so no one can say anything. You just need to write the requirements as detailed as possible. Another thing is that Professor Zhang Shuwen just called me.

He said that there is a professor at Princeton who studies the Selberg conjecture and wants to collaborate with you. He sent you several emails, but you didn't reply. Professor Zhang asked me to ask you if you are interested.

After hearing this, Qiao Yu knew that Director Tian definitely had not yet told Mr. Yuan about his recent research plans.

Although it cannot be said that solving the Riemann hypothesis is equivalent to solving the Selberg hypothesis, after all, the Riemann hypothesis only applies to the non-trivial zero distribution of the zeta function.

But there is no doubt that if Yuan Zhengxin knew that he already had the possibility of solving the Riemann hypothesis, he would definitely help him reject this cooperation invitation directly.

"I'm busy, Grandpa. To be honest, I have two priorities at work recently. One is to build our platform as soon as possible. After all, I promised Chief Engineer Yu.

The other is to prove the Riemann hypothesis. I forgot to tell you that after careful consideration and thinking during this winter vacation, I plan to shift the main focus of my mathematical research in the next stage to proving the Riemann hypothesis!
After all, you also said that you still hope that I will focus on mathematics and not waste my talent. I think nothing can better meet your requirements for me than proving the Riemann hypothesis!
Although this proposition is difficult and challenging, I feel that I must solve this problem for your sake. If I succeed, you can say this when you go out in the future. "

As he spoke, Qiao Yu didn't even wait for the other party to react. He coughed twice and imitated Yuan Zhengxin's speaking style.

"Do you know why I refused when my teacher suggested that I do the Riemann hypothesis for my doctorate? Because I know that my apprentice can solve this proposition, so I have to leave the opportunity to him! What do you think?"

……

In Qiu Zhai's office, listening to Qiao Yu's funny voice, Yuan Zhengxin didn't react for a long time.

He had discussed this with Tian Yanzhen before, and they both felt that with Qiao Yu's ability and his interest in number theory problems, especially prime number problems, he might be able to solve the Riemann hypothesis in the future.

But they both thought that there was no need to rush this issue. They could wait until Qiao Yu was in the doctoral program and then confirm their ideas with him.

As a result, Qiao Yu suddenly decided to do the Riemann hypothesis again. Why does this little guy do things in bursts?

Now that the whole world is waiting for him to continue working on the generalized modal axiom system, he is going to work on the Riemann hypothesis?
Just like when the geometric Langlands conjecture was solved, everyone thought that Qiao Yu should continue to delve into this area in the future, but Qiao Yu came up with a generalized modal axiom system.

He doesn't play by the rules at all, and always does what he wants. Every time Yuan Zhengxin thinks he should wait until Qiao Yu stumbles before talking to him about the importance of focusing on one thing.

People of his age understand better the principle that no one can teach you, but you can learn it once you are taught.

But Qiao Yu has not encountered such a Waterloo so far, and every time he succeeds, he hits the target wherever he points.

So when Qiao Yu said he wanted to solve the Riemann hypothesis, Yuan Zhengxin was no longer thinking about waiting for this guy to hit a wall, but rather what to do if Qiao Yu really solved the Riemann hypothesis?
In other words, how to help Qiao Yu maximize his interests on this issue.

So the old man ignored his funny words and asked carefully: "Are you really going to study the Riemann hypothesis?"

"Of course! Just to fulfill your wish, I will also make a contribution to this issue!"

Well, the child answered decisively, and I could tell his resolute attitude even through the phone, which is good!
To do mathematics, you must have confidence first! If you don’t even have the confidence that you will succeed, then no matter what question you choose, it will be difficult to succeed!

Yuan Zhengxin nodded subconsciously, "Are you ready? Are you prepared to not get anything for a long time?"

"No, Grandpa, how much do you look down on me? Change it to how long do you plan to give me a surprise?"

"Okay, I'm not kidding you. Since you've decided to work on this project, then apply for another national foundation. Tian Yanzhen taught you how to apply last time, so I won't bother you anymore. Just download the files yourself, fill them out, and submit them like last time."

Yuan Zhengxin gave direct suggestions.

"Ah? Um... Grandpa, should we just write "Prove the Riemann Hypothesis" as the topic for the project application?"

"What else? Since you have chosen this topic, you should write it down openly! Is it shameful to study the Riemann hypothesis?" Yuan Zhengxin asked back.

"No... I mean, can you really pass the National Foundation application by just writing this question?"

Qiao Yu's suspicion is justified.

The Riemann hypothesis is certainly eligible for application to the National Foundation of China. However, the most basic application requirements of the National Foundation of China are specific and feasible research goals and the ability to achieve phased results within the project period.

At the same time, there must be scientific problems that can be evaluated in the project research. It would be too high-profile to directly prove the Riemann hypothesis as a project goal. The difficulty of this thing is there.

Moreover, it is difficult to produce operational interim results within the project period, and it is difficult for experts to evaluate the progress of the project.

Although Qiao Yu is very confident in himself, this does not mean that everyone is confident that he can challenge this proposition.

If you really want to apply for the National Foundation, you might as well focus on the generalized modal axiom system, which will surely get you passed in seconds.

Yuan Zhengxin also directly answered Qiao Yu's question: "If others apply in this way, they will definitely not be approved. But if it's you, there is still a chance that you will be approved.

But I don’t actually want you to pass the review. For others, a project being blocked is definitely a bad thing. But if you can really do it, being blocked may be a good thing.

In short, just follow my instructions and submit an application. You don’t need to worry about whether it will be approved. Even if it is not approved, it will be a record.”

"Okay then. When I finish the application, should I send it to you or to Director Tian?"

"Just send it to me! I'll fill it all out today."

"Okay, Grandpa, I'll fill it out later and email you the platform's functional requirements at noon."

"Can."……

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yu had to get up from the bed.

We still have to start working.

Although he didn't know what Mr. Yuan was thinking for the time being, he had to do as he was told, believing that the old man would definitely not harm him.

Filling out an application doesn't take much time anyway. Even if it can make the old man happy, it's good.

When Qiao Yu walked out of the bedroom, he saw the diligent Qiao Xi sitting in the living room doing his homework. Hearing the noise, he turned his head to glance at him and casually scolded him, "You finally got up?"

"Actually, I was just lying on the bed thinking about a very difficult math problem." Qiao Yu explained seriously.

Then, without waiting for Qiao Xi to refute him, he went into the bathroom and started to wash up. This once again proved that no one could beat him in the field he was good at, and people's confidence was built up little by little.

After a simple wash, Qiao Yu returned to the bedroom and used his laptop to download files from the official website and then fill them out.

The application for 2026 has not started yet. But it doesn’t matter. Filling out the information without the goal of successful application does not require much thought.

Just fill it out according to the template that Director Tian taught him before.

You know what, when Qiao Yu filled in the few words "proof of Riemann hypothesis" in the project content section of the project book, he really felt a surge of heroism.

Regardless of whether this application will be approved or not, the fact that I dared to write it has already surpassed 99% of mathematicians.

I didn't plan to get my application approved, so I was even more casual when filling in the team members. I wrote down anyone who could make a contribution. To be honest, it didn't have much practical significance, but it helped the other team members to get to know each other.

For example, Xue Song.

If you are not a mathematician specializing in elementary number theory or even Diophantus, you may not have heard of this name.

But being able to appear in this kind of application materials can leave some impression on the reviewing expert group, and it is a very positive one.

Xue Song had been in the team that Qiao Yu applied for the project. I didn't approve Qiao Yu's application last time, but the project was successful. Xue Song should not be underestimated.

Then next time Xue Song applies for a project, maybe seeing this name will bring back some memories, and he will easily accept it...

Of course, this effect can also be reversed.

However, in Qiao Yu's opinion, Lao Xue now has Yanbei University behind him, so even the adverse impact can be minimized.

After all, my mentor is not someone who can be easily bullied. But what if there is a positive impact? Qiao Xi also feels the same way...

Anyway, let’s not talk about whether it will succeed or not, let’s make ourselves familiar with the company first.

As for Senior Brother Chen, there is no need for that.

Brother Chen has become a very popular figure in the academic world recently. He does not need to be exposed any more.

After all, his paper was published in the "Annals of Mathematics" published by Princeton University at the same time as Qiao Yu's. After reading Qiao Yu's proof, people will definitely click in to see some auxiliary verification process.

So Qiao Yu directly kicked Chen Zhuoyang out of the Riemann hypothesis research team - to let this guy show off his love...

As for the performance required to provide a platform for mathematical computing for a large number of laboratories, it has already been prepared.

After spending an hour and a half filling out the application form for the National Foundation Project carefully but perfunctorily, Qiao Yu sent it to Mr. Yuan together with the requirements.

The old man even replied to him on WeChat with a “received”, which is so thoughtful!

……

Taking the Gregorian calendar as a reference standard, on days when the Lunar New Year is late, school usually starts earlier than usual. This is also the case for Yanbei University.

School starts on the eleventh day of the lunar calendar, which is February 2th.

If the Spring Festival is in January, you can usually spend the Lantern Festival at home before the winter vacation ends. Of course, there is nothing you can do about it.

After all, the teaching content and quality requirements are there every year. And the summer vacation is based on the Gregorian calendar. It is impossible to delay it too late.

If school starts in March, the teaching tasks will be tight.

For students in the elite class, they have officially entered the second semester of study.

Qiao Yu applied for several courses to take exams in advance at the beginning of the semester as usual. In addition to his major courses, he also applied for several general courses, such as college physics, college English, college Chinese, and ideological and political courses, etc.

I have memorized most of what I need to memorize. These courses don't require very high scores anyway, so it's enough as long as I can get the credits.

A high GPA or high score may be very useful to other students. After all, if you want to apply to a prestigious foreign university after graduating from undergraduate school, you need a beautiful transcript.

But Qiao Yu has passed the stage where he needs such test scores to prove himself. Not to mention that he has never thought about studying abroad, even if he really wanted to study abroad, no one would care about his transcripts.

Famous people have privileges after all. It may seem unfair, but it is actually the greatest injustice in the world.

It is the greatest injustice to let ordinary people compete with geniuses like Qiao Yu. For example, after Qiao Yu participated in last year's IMO, this year's IMO organizing committee announced a new rule on the official website.

"After passing the preliminary examination and review, students from various countries who have won awards at world-renowned conferences or have papers published in top SCI journals should not participate in the competition in principle. If they must participate, their results will not be counted in the team's total score."

Obviously this rule is unfair to the next genius like Qiao Yu, but most people think it is fair.

There is no way. For many players who participated in IMO last year, the damage caused by Qiao Yu is irreparable. Not only did he fail the competition, but he was also crushed in the game. Who can stand this?

For the organizing committee, issuing such an announcement is also a way of giving an explanation to other participating countries.

We didn’t think of it before, so someone exploited the vulnerability. Now we have thought of it and patched it immediately.

In short, the exam specially arranged for Qiao Yu started and ended quietly just like last semester.

The results were not announced to the public, but Qiao Yu was very satisfied with the results. Although the grades of some courses could only be described as unsatisfactory, he still got all the credits he deserved.

No one is perfect, and we can't ask him to do scientific research and get high scores in general courses. After all, he didn't even attend a few classes.

Not to mention that two days before the exam he went to the Institute of Computing Technology to give a lecture to a group of researchers there!
In addition to the exam, his complex computing platform project also went smoothly. It turns out that as long as the money is in the account, the construction is really powerful.

The knowledgeable teachers in the school directly contacted a well-known domestic full-solution provider.

After confirming the location of the computer room and paying the deposit, the other party directly sent three engineers to survey the site, come up with a design plan, and after the equipment arrived, they were on duty 24 hours a day to install and debug the equipment...

Really, if Qiao Yu hadn't caught a cold, this would have been the perfect start to the new semester.

But there is no way, illness is not something that can be changed by human will. The good news is that this time Qiao Xi is not the only one who is worried, or it is not Qiao Xi's turn to worry.

Qiao Yu just got up late. Lao Xue happened to come to him with a problem. He found out that Qiao Yu had a fever and immediately reported the situation to Tian Yanzhen.

Although Qiao Yu repeatedly said that he might have a common cold, it was most likely that he went out to take out the garbage last night and suddenly decided to buy something to eat, but was too lazy to run to the third floor, so he caught a cold. He would be fine after a good sleep.

But obviously, his explanation was useless. Anyway, in a daze, the instructor called a car to take him directly to the school hospital, where he underwent a full-body examination.

Only after he was sure that there was nothing serious wrong with his body and it was just a common bacterial cold did he feel relieved. He took a bunch of medicine prescribed by the doctor and sent Qiao Yu directly to Huaqing Qiao Xi.

There is no way. The child needs to be taken care of, but there is only one room in Yanbei, and Huaqing happens to have a two-bedroom, one-living room apartment.

The direct effect is probably that Qiao Yu doesn't have to pretend to be strong this time. After all, his biological mother not only doesn't feel sorry for him this time, but even seems to dislike him a little...

"I was in class when I was called back to take care of you. I thought you were seriously ill! It turns out you're just suffering from a cold? Are you that fragile?"

"Do you think I want to? I told Director Tian, ​​but Director Tian was worried. What can I do? The hospital drew several tubes of blood from me and even took a CT scan of my brain."

Qiao Yu shouted in grief and anger, but was glaringly ignored by Qiao Xi.

"Being vulnerable is being vulnerable. There's nothing to be ashamed of admitting. Just stay in bed for the next few days, dear."

(End of this chapter)