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Chapter 191 The biggest difficulty is the disapproval of people around you!

At nine o'clock in the morning, the host of the program and the reporter team from the central radio station arrived as scheduled.

This interview also made Qiao Yu realize how to keep the interviewees fresh about the interview program.

It was supposed to be a one-and-a-half-hour program, but the host kept him talking for a full three hours.

However, Qiao Yu felt that this method would definitely not be used when interviewing other people. After all, those big guys might not have so much free time to waste.

Maybe they thought he was young enough and had a lot of time left. Qiao Yu felt this from the host's attitude when chatting with him - it was clear that he was still treated as a half-grown child.

Fortunately, Qiao Yu did not feel disgusted. On the contrary, he felt that his appearance was quite deceptive.

Unlike other children who always hope to be treated as adults, Qiao Yu has always felt that there is nothing wrong with being treated as a child.

For example, when he talked about some topics during the interview, he dared to express his different ideas from Director Tian. If it was Brother Chen, he would definitely not have the courage.

There is no way around it. The older people get, the more things they have to worry about. This has been the case since ancient times.

So Qiao Yu was still very happy, especially after learning that today's talk show would be broadcast in the evening.

"I said so much nonsense, and you can edit it in just one afternoon?"

"Haha, don't worry, Qiao Yu. Our team is very professional, just like your ability in mathematics."

"Well, actually, I'm not only good at math, I'm also pretty good at physics. You may not know that I even attended several math and physics courses. And I got very good test scores. A+!"

"Huh? That's great! Keep up the good work, Qiao Yu. Maybe you can even win a Nobel Prize in the future."

"That is required!"

Tian Yanzhen looked at Qiao Yu speaking shamelessly to the host, and glared at his student fiercely.

This is bullying the journalists because they don't understand the difference between mathematical physics and physics.

Well, as an interdisciplinary subject between mathematics and physics, mathematical physics does have the potential to win a Nobel Prize in theory, but it is very difficult.

After all, mathematical physicists mainly study physical problems through advanced mathematical formulas, focusing on the mathematical structure and rigor of physical theories.

Physics is the study of the fundamental laws of nature, the development of theories and the verification of whether these theories are consistent with experimental observations. The Nobel Prize in Physics strictly follows the standard that theories must be verified experimentally.

In other words, mathematical physics is the kind of physics that doesn't use experiments or pay attention to the actual details of physical systems to study physical theories. So it's difficult to win a Nobel Prize directly.

Unless the theory proposed by a mathematical physicist is verified by other physicists through experiments, it is possible for him to win the prize together with the physicists who verified the theory.

Not to mention how difficult it is to predict physics through mathematical research, what is more important is that most of the theories predicted through mathematics belong to extremely cutting-edge fields, which are difficult to verify with current laboratory technology.

The most typical example is probably Edward Witten, who is definitely one of the most outstanding mathematical physicists of our time and the founder of string theory.

But this big guy has even won the highest honor in mathematics - the Fields Medal, but he has not won the Nobel Prize.

The reason is simple. With current human technological capabilities, it is impossible to verify this theory at the core scale of string theory - the Planck scale.

Unless the technology for studying high-energy particles in the future completely breaks away from the current framework of particle accelerators and develops a new experimental method to explore quantum gravitational effects.

Otherwise, if we want to have a collider that can smash particles to the Planck scale, according to the current level of technology, the scale of this collider may be larger than the solar system.

Obviously, this has exceeded the limits of human engineering. Even if humans can build a collider on the same scale as the solar system in the future, they will definitely not really build this thing...

Moreover, Tian Yanzhen really didn't think Qiao Yu had time to study mathematical physics. Although Qiao Yu was still very young, it would take at least several decades just to perfect the modal system.

But he didn't say much. He was also about 17 or 18 years old. Although he was much more reserved than Qiao Yu at that time, who doesn't have a heart that likes to show off?
"By the way, Qiao Yu's show will be aired in the evening, you can also help promote it."

Before leaving, the host named Li Wei did not forget to remind him. This sentence instantly reminded Qiao Yu that he still had a Weibo account with real-name authentication.

Thinking of this account, Qiao Yu suddenly felt that the guy named Xu Shu was becoming less and less professional.

In fact, he had a lot of achievements that he could have shown off on Weibo during this period, but he forgot about them. Xu Shu used to remember to remind him, but recently he has not reminded him at all.

If the host hadn't said it today, he wouldn't have remembered it.

Sure enough, when he was a newcomer, he had a more positive attitude towards work, but now he has probably become a veteran in the company and has more business to deal with, so he is too lazy to pay attention to him.

Qiao Yu thought so, but he did not choose to criticize Xu Shu on WeChat. After all, he was not the one who paid him. Qiao Yu was still clear about this.

After seeing off the host, he opened his Weibo account which he hadn't used for a long time. He hadn't logged in for a while, and to his surprise, his Weibo followers had increased significantly again, and now he had 370,000 followers!

Although he hadn't logged into this software for a long time, Qiao Yu remembered that the last time he checked, he only had more than 150,000 fans.

Qiao Yu had never expected that his Weibo followers would surge after not posting on them for a year. But after browsing Weibo for a while, Qiao Yu roughly understood what was going on.

It's really because he proved the Riemann hypothesis.

Although he did not promote it on Weibo, many science popularization celebrities of the Chinese Academy of Sciences @ed him after popularizing the significance of the Riemann hypothesis to the public.

After all, he is recognized by the world mathematics community as the man who solved the Riemann hypothesis. The World Congress of Mathematicians always invites him to give the opening speech. Now when the Riemann hypothesis is mentioned, it is natural to @ him.

Those who follow these yellow V and blue V can follow @his link and come directly to follow him.

Not to mention that in the past two days, many official Vs of various universities have congratulated him on his achievements on Weibo and @ed him.

Countless messages have been accumulated in the private message section. Seeing these, Qiao Yu suddenly remembered that when he first opened the paid consultation service on Weibo, someone seemed to have paid him two hundred yuan to solve the Riemann hypothesis.

Unfortunately, he returned it at that time and then closed the paid Q&A. Now it seems that he was careless and his income was directly reduced by 200.

Thinking about these random things in his mind, Qiao Yu ignored the random private messages and directly opened the Weibo editing interface.

"At 8 o'clock tonight, CCTV's high-end interview special program, "Exclusive Interview with Qiao Yu: From the Riemann Hypothesis to Mathematical Dreams," will be broadcast. Please stay tuned.

In addition, I just made up the subtitle. Anyway, everyone knows what it is. Anyway, the most comprehensive introduction to Qiao Yu Riemann's theorem will be at 8 o'clock tonight! "

After editing the text, Qiao Yu took another careful look. There was nothing wrong with it. Qiao Yu Riemann's theorem was also designed based on some internationally accepted naming rules.

The generalized modal axiom system used to solve the Riemann hypothesis in the future should most likely be named after him as the Qiao Yu method.

After doing these things, Qiao Yu stayed on Weibo for a while. Just like the previous times, as soon as he posted, fans appeared in the comment section.

"Sofa! By the way, is this a fake corpse?"

"I just took a look and the last Weibo post was over a year ago. Thank you for satisfying all my imaginations of mathematical geniuses. It turns out that serious mathematicians don't have time to play Weibo."

"Qiao Yu, it's me. Zhou Shuang, please reply on WeChat quickly, or I'll bombard you with calls."

Qiao Yu quickly swiped away the Weibo post...

He found the second comment quite interesting, so how come the third comment suddenly popped up?

But after thinking about it, Qiao Yu opened WeChat and found Zhou Shuang.

"Don't make a fuss. That was just some random doodle I made in class. Throw it away right away. When I get back to Star City, I'll give you a few copies of the manuscript proving the Riemann hypothesis and you can sell them. That's where you can really make money."

Sure enough, the other party was playing with his phone and replied quickly.

"Fuck, is this true? Then let's make a deal!"

"Don't worry, it's just a few manuscripts. If you can really sell them, I'll give you a few more!" Qiao Yu replied generously.

However, he felt that although Zhou Shuang was admitted to high school, it would still be difficult for him to get into a good university.

During the weekends in high school, instead of spending time reading and studying, I actually have time to play with my phone, check Weibo and chat on WeChat. There is no hope!
"Haha, that's a deal! Give it to me when the time comes, and I'll leave it to my son. When you're gone, these manuscripts will surely be extremely valuable. I checked, and Einstein's manuscripts were sold for more than 156 million euros! He made a killing! Even a note he wrote to a courier sold for million dollars!"

After reading this, Qiao Yu suddenly felt that he should write a few more manuscripts. Anyway, for him, it was nothing more than a waste of dozens of manuscript papers. In the future, when doing research on the generalized modal axiom system, he should use less computers and more manuscript paper.

In addition, he felt that Zhou Shuang was becoming more and more eloquent.

This means that his future achievements will definitely not be lower than Einstein's. However, Qiao Yu thinks this is inevitable.

After all, when Einstein was about his age, he wanted to skip high school and go directly to college, but he failed the entrance exam because his Chinese grades were too low.

He is different. He can get high scores in all liberal arts subjects such as Chinese, English, history, and morality. He is a high-end talent with all-round development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor.

"Okay, I'll give it to you. I'll leave you ten! But don't forget to watch the high-end interview tonight."

"Haha, don't worry, we will definitely watch it. The head teacher has already notified everyone in the group a minute ago that everyone must stay at home tonight to watch your interview. And take pictures!"

"How come your class teacher also received the news? He also followed my Weibo?"

"I sent the screenshots of your Weibo to your class teacher. Believe me, everyone in our school will probably see it tonight! You don't know, but now our principal won't even talk to you!"

"Haha...Okay, I have to get busy. I'll contact you when I get back to Star City."

After chatting with Zhou Shuang, Qiao Yuzhi closed WeChat with a smug look on his face. As expected, old classmates are still reliable. Although he is definitely not as knowledgeable and accomplished as Yu Wei, Yu Yongjun, and Gong Jiatao, at least his old classmates really have no bad intentions towards him and can give him the right emotional value.

Well, he believed that the three people in the friend group had no bad intentions, but the guy who created two groups with four people was thinking too much. It is well known that people with many thoughts don't like to deal with people with the same thoughts. It's tiring!

After chatting with Zhou Shuang, Qiao Yu left the research center, hailed a shared yellow car on the side of the road, and headed straight for Huaqing.

According to the plan, Qiao Yu first went to the computer room of Xiyu Technology. The computer room of Xiyu Technology rented a house in Huaqing, but it was quite far away from Qiuzhai, in a small building in the northwest corner of the school.

However, the company does not need to rent a too large space for its computer room now. After all, there are only two cabinets in total.

The bigger the place, the higher the cost of ventilation and cooling. There is no other way. The total amount is only 30 million, so we have to be frugal.

If you invest a lot of money in the early stage and directly install three cabinets, 30 million is enough. But the pressure of operation and maintenance will be great in the later stage.

According to Qiao Yu's plan, he did not intend to make much money in the early stage. The most important thing was to build a reputation first.

When the entire Chinese scientific research community reaches a consensus that only Xiyu Technology can do the calculations and the laboratory can produce results as quickly as possible, making money will not be a problem at all.

In addition to his status in the mathematics community, he will not only be able to earn RMB, but it will not be difficult for him to earn US dollars.

As calculated, his advanced high-dimensional projection algorithm is extremely leading in the world.

Foreigners also have to do a lot of research. If they can open up the market, they can not only earn dollars, but also help enrich their database.

Qiao Yu doesn’t dare to think about the most cutting-edge research, but general research shouldn’t be a big problem. After all, foreigners also want to win various awards.

Science has no borders.

Arriving at the small building, Qiao Yu first went to say hello to the maintenance personnel who stayed in the office on the first floor.

Two people were hired to maintain the computer room, both of whom are graduate students from the School of Computer Science at Huaqing University.

This is probably the benefit of the company borrowing the qualifications of Huaqing University. The rent, electricity and labor are all very cheap.

No, it should be said that it was so cheap that even Qiao Yu felt embarrassed.

For example, Yuan Jie, who stayed behind today, basically comes here to help every day.

But then again, being responsible for computer room maintenance actually has some hidden benefits for them, such as gaining work experience.

In particular, you can directly communicate with the engineers who come to build the computer room. Understanding all aspects of building and maintaining a computer room is also a practice that makes perfect.

More importantly, the office in the small building is warm in winter and cool in summer. It has heating and air conditioning. There are only two computer cabinets, both of which are new. There are not many problems in normal times, so it is equivalent to having an exclusive study room, which is very cost-effective.

At least that’s what Qiao Yu thought.

……

After wandering around the computer room and chatting with Senior Brother Yuan for a few more words, Qiao Yu went straight back to Huaqing's home.

Qiao Xi was not at home, she must have gone to class. Qiao Yu sent a WeChat message to Qiao Xi, asking her to remember to bring more food when she came back and not to just focus on herself, and then she went to her room with her computer.

He was busy with his thesis during this period. The Institute of Computing Technology did send him a lot of questions, but he ignored them all. He took advantage of the afternoon when he had nothing to do and dealt with them all.

A little after half past five, Qiao Yu heard the door of the living room open. He rushed out to take a look and saw that it was Qiao Xi who came back with dinner.

"Didn't you say that you were bored of staying in Huaqing and didn't want to come here before summer vacation?" Qiao Xi laughed when he saw Qiao Yu.

"That's because something great is happening! Hurry up and beg me to tell you something great is happening, and I won't bother with you for being so rude to a world-class mathematician!"

Qiao Yu held his head high and said with pride.

"Isn't it just that the central station did an exclusive interview with you? Is that why you're so proud?" Qiao Xi glanced at Qiao Yu and said.

Qiao Yu was stunned and not very happy.

He also specifically told Director Tian not to tell Qiao Xi first, as he wanted to give his mother a surprise.

"No way? Director Tian told you?" Qiao Yu asked unsatisfiedly.

"Mr. Yuan called me at about 11 o'clock last night and told me about this. But the teacher said it was late and you should have gone to bed. He also said you must be very tired recently and asked me not to disturb you."

Qiao Xi said casually, and then put the food brought from Huaqing Canteen on the dining table: "Okay, stop wasting time, wash your hands and eat. After you are full, we can appreciate your style together in the evening."

Well, it turned out that Qiao Xi knew earlier than him that he could be on TV again. However, considering that it was not Director Tian who betrayed him, Qiao Yu felt better.

I can only blame the two big brothers in my own sect for being too powerful and knowing all the news first.

An An quietly had a meal with Qiao Xi, and then they both went about their own business. At exactly eight o'clock, they sat down on the sofa and turned on the TV.

“Hello everyone, welcome to this episode of “High-end Interviews”. Today we are very honored to invite a young man who has amazed the world - Qiao Yu.

He used his extraordinary wisdom and persistence to crack the Riemann hypothesis that had troubled the mathematical community for about 160 years. Today, let us walk into Qiao Yu's world and explore his story and his unique understanding of mathematics. "

As soon as the host finished his opening remarks, Qiao Xi said, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, extraordinary wisdom and persistence? Isn't this a bit too much?"

"How is that an exaggeration? Isn't this the truth?" Qiao Yu retorted dissatisfiedly.

"What are you insisting on?" Qiao Xi asked.

"Even though Director Tian, ​​Professor Yuan and many other mathematicians were not optimistic about me, I insisted on studying the Riemann hypothesis!"

Qiao Yu said with his head held high.

Qiao Xi glanced at Qiao Yu, smiled, and said nothing.

We still have to give the little guy some face.

And the official interview on TV has already begun.

Host: "Qiao Yu, your name has appeared in the headlines of major media around the world in recent days, but to many people, you are still a strange and mysterious figure.

Could you please share with us your background? How did you get into mathematics? For example, did you have a mentor? Or were you influenced by your family?

Qiao Yu: "Well, how should I answer this question? Actually, I became interested in mathematics because of a movie called "Good Will Hunting". How should I put it? Actually, I was quite depressed for a period of time in junior high school.

Later, a friend who I grew up with insisted on dragging me to watch this movie, and then I suddenly became interested in mathematics and started to teach myself some things.

That’s how I was discovered by Mr. Lanjie of Xingcheng No. 1 Middle School. I was in the third grade at that time, and he said that I was a potential candidate for the Mathematical Olympiad, and he insisted that I participate in the Xiaolibaba Contest and the Mathematical Olympiad. That’s how I started on the path of mathematics without knowing what was going on.”

Seeing this, Qiao Xi laughed again.

"Good Will Hunting? Isn't it "Jerry and Maggie Live Big"? Have you forgotten that you vowed to study mathematics and win tens of millions, and then take me on a trip?"

"Do you think I want to? This is called proper artistic beautification! Director Tian discussed this with me! I am now a role model for young people all over the country. If I say on TV that I study math just to make money, how can I show the power of role models!" Qiao Yu glanced at Qiao Xi and explained.

Qiao Xi smiled and nodded. She knew that someone must have taught him not to let Qiao Yu talk nonsense on TV, but she just liked to see Qiao Yu's indignant look.

After all, she is her mother.

……

“Just now you briefly introduced the Riemann hypothesis. My colleagues have also consulted many mathematicians, and they all said that solving the Riemann hypothesis is of great significance.

This is not only a milestone in the history of mathematics, but also an extremely complex task. Can you share with us how you got on the path of studying the Riemann hypothesis? Where did the initial inspiration come from? "

Qiao Yu nodded seriously and said on TV: "I met Professor Xue Song when I participated in the Xiaolibaba competition. He should be regarded as one of my mentors in number theory.

At that time, his introduction aroused my interest in the problem of prime number distribution. Later, he proposed the generalized modal axiom system, and its original purpose was to solve the problem of prime number distribution.

So it can be said that since I started on this path of mathematics, I have hoped to solve this conjecture one day in the future! Fortunately, I succeeded. "

The host immediately asked: "Did you encounter any difficulties during the research? How did you overcome them?"

Qiao Yu hesitated for a moment, then answered frankly: "Well, I think the biggest difficulty I encountered when I was planning to do this project was probably the lack of understanding from people around me.

Because many people didn't believe that I could really solve this problem. When I first proposed the generalized modal axiom system, I applied for the Natural Science Foundation, but it was not approved.

Later, I published a paper and initially constructed this system. Then I found that this system can indeed be used to solve the Riemann hypothesis. This year, I applied for a project related to the Riemann hypothesis, but was rejected again. "

After saying that, Qiao Yu sat there and spread his hands, like a little adult, and then sighed: "Ah...how should I put it? I felt that I was not trusted at the time, and I did feel very depressed for a while.

However, Professor Tian, ​​Professor Yuan and my mother have always encouraged and supported me. For example, they helped me apply for many school-level awards and funds, and Professor Tian also invited many mathematicians who are researching in this field to give lectures.

Many of their ideas were very inspiring to my research, which not only helped me overcome my frustration at the time, but also saved me a lot of time until I finally finished it.

Of course, as I wrote in the acknowledgments section of my paper, Professor Xue Song’s research was also very helpful in helping me solve this problem. In fact, I also wanted to write about Director Tian and Professor Yuan in my acknowledgments section, but they wouldn’t let me…”

(End of this chapter)