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Chapter 195 Arriving smoothly
Unlike the last time he went to Australia, Qiao Yu felt quite comfortable going to Philadelphia.

The main reason is that more than 90% of the trips are in business class on wide-body aircraft. Except for the slightly higher price, everything else is good.

Not only can you stretch yourself when sleeping on the plane, you can even turn over at will. You can also watch a movie when you are bored. The only pity is that there is no direct flight from Beijing to Philadelphia, so you have to transfer in Chicago.

Of course it will be more expensive if you add the transfer fee.

However, Qiao Yu did not need to consider the price factor. He did not buy the ticket anyway. This was actually quite reasonable after all, his scientific research entourage also sat in business class.

According to the rules of the World Congress of Mathematicians, scientific research entourage are generally students or assistants of the invited bigwigs.

Because it usually costs money to attend a conference. Many professors and students did not receive an invitation, but they had to pay to attend the conference.

But for invited speakers like Qiao Yu, their willingness to come was a sign of respect for the organizing committee, so they did not have to pay for food and lodging. Even the round-trip travel expenses could be reimbursed.

Invited speakers are usually big names in the mathematics community, and big names need a bag to carry when they go out.

Therefore, if you register as a scientific research accompanying personnel, you can attend the conference for free, or the fee will be lower.

It is not excessive at all for a special speaker like Qiao Yu to bring two assistants with him.

At 6 p.m. local time, they walked out of Philadelphia International Airport. Tian Yanzhen had already arranged for someone to pick them up at the airport.

Tian Yanzhen arrived in the United States a week earlier than Qiao Yu. Not to get ahead, but mainly because he had to attend the IMU, the International Mathematical Union Congress, held in New York, California.

Simply put, it is a meeting held by the higher authorities of the World Congress of Mathematicians.

This conference is usually held before the World Congress of Mathematicians. The main purpose of the conference is to summarize the work of the International Mathematical Union over the past four years, arrange the work for the next stage, and decide the meeting address of IMU and ICM four years later.

The person who led the team to pick up Qiao Yu was Professor Su from Yanbei School of Mathematics. There were three cars in total.

In fact, relatively speaking, Qiao Yu would rather follow Zheng Xiwen and Zhang Mingyu to the conference venue - the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

After all, it would be a pity if he didn't take a look around after finally going out. Although Lao Zheng did tell him a lot about safety, Qiao Yu felt that he had to give Lao Zheng and Xiao Zhang some room to play.

At least you can take a ride around Philadelphia and then wander around safer places. It shouldn't be dangerous.

So after getting on the car, Qiao Yu, who was in high spirits, made a request to Professor Su

"Professor Su, how about you take us around Philadelphia? I think it will be hard for me to go out if we go to the convention center."

Professor Su glanced at Qiao Yu and said with a smile, "Don't think about it. I can't take that responsibility at night. I'm just here to pick you up. I can't control anyone else, including the driver.

And I suggest you go to the hotel and get some sleep to get over the jet lag, because you have a lot of things to do tomorrow. From what I know, Director Tian has agreed to two small meetings for you."

Qiao Yu blinked and asked, "Isn't the opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians the day after tomorrow? Are there any meetings before that?"

"Well, the members of the structural committee want to have some academic discussions with you before the meeting, and there will be some small mathematics group meetings. There are many scholars abroad who study the generalized modal axiom system. Your presence this time will attract a lot of attention.

Also, forget about going out to play. You may not know that the BBC in Britain interviewed a mathematics expert yesterday. Guess what they talked about? "Professor Su said with a frown.

"What?" Qiao Yu scratched his head and asked.

Before Professor Su could respond, Zheng Xiwen, who was sitting next to him, had already answered with a smile on his face: "It's nothing, it just means that your research may change the global cryptography landscape.

I think that the global financial market encryption may undergo earth-shaking changes because of you. It may even threaten the security of the global financial market. This highlights your importance. ”

Qiao Yu blinked, thought about it, and was immediately struck by how stunning Britain was.

As expected, this country was able to produce "Yes, Prime Minister" and is also known as a trouble-maker. It has never lost its skill in stirring up trouble over the years.

Is he trying to encourage something by publishing this kind of article at this time? The only pity is that although his goal in studying prime numbers is this, as of now, he has not yet developed an algorithm that is powerful enough to pose a threat to the global financial market.

But since the BBC has broadcast this program, Qiao Yu feels that he has to consider this issue after returning.

After all, when someone tells you that you have some amazing skills, it would be best if you actually have them.

However, what made Qiao Yu most curious at this moment was that Zheng Xiwen had been with him since he got on the plane. How could this guy receive information so quickly?

In half a month, the two of them had indeed established some tacit understanding. As soon as Qiao Yu's curious eyes fell on him, Zheng Xiwen knew what Qiao Yu wanted to say and said with a smile: "As soon as I got off the plane, I contacted the team ahead. We have a department dedicated to collecting and analyzing various information.

But you don't have to worry at all, someone has already negotiated with you. That irresponsible interview program won't cause any trouble. Many mathematicians have already refuted the rumor and questioned the professional level of the Imperial College professor. "

Well, Qiao Yu roughly understood what Director Tian meant when he said there were invisible security personnel.

Not only is there personal protection, but there is also a special team responsible for collecting and analyzing information, and even starting a public opinion war for no reason. This is probably the legendary all-round protection, right?

Qiao Yu still felt bored for a moment. With Britain stirring up trouble, his wish to go out was most likely to be dashed.

He just made a mental note of Britain. You like to stir up trouble, don't you? London is also the financial center of Europe. When he really gets this done, he will first ask London for protection money!

Let them know what it means to stir up shit, and shit will splash on them. No, he is not shit, so angry!

Fortunately, Qiao Yu was too lazy to care about this topic anymore. He looked at Professor Su and asked, "By the way, what did you say about the structural committee? What is it?"

Professor Su immediately explained: "It is a newly established committee of IMU, which is mainly responsible for selecting speakers and report contents at the ICM conference. It is an honor to give a report at the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Therefore, the selection of speakers was subject to some external influences. The identities of the members of the newly established department will be kept confidential before the IMU conference, so that the members of the protection committee can independently select candidates who are qualified to make reports at the conference. "

Professor Su explained it in great detail. After all, he came to pick up Qiao Yu for this purpose. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to come.

Zheng Xiwen, who was following Qiao Yu, told Zhang Mingyu that he was a scientific research entourage, but he was only responsible for Qiao Yu's safety.

He still had to explain to Qiao Yu all the intricacies of the meeting.

Seeing Qiao Yu nodding continuously, Professor Su continued, "There are also meetings with some small teams, all of whom are mainstream mathematicians in the world's mathematics community.

It would be good for you to have some adequate communication before the meeting. Anyway, your schedule for tomorrow is very full. So don't think about going out today, it's better to go back to the hotel and have a good rest. "

Qiao Yu nodded helplessly.

I chatted with Professor Su for a while, and in less than half an hour, the car drove into a parking lot.

The three of them followed Professor Su to check in. Probably considering the convenience of Qiao Yu receiving visitors, a suite was specially arranged for him. Professor Su directly sent Qiao Yu to the room and then opened the curtains.

"The biggest advantage of this Days Inn is that it is across the street from the Pennsylvania Convention Center where the conference is being held. Your room has a good view of the main building."

Qiao Yu looked across the window and had to admit that the view from this room was pretty good.

It was not completely dark yet, and I could see the glass curtain wall opposite reflecting the sun's afterglow.

It looked like a very modern building, but there were many buildings like this in Beijing. However, the many historical-looking buildings next to the conference center made Qiao Yu more interested.

But after taking a few more glances, Qiao Yu lost interest and asked casually, "Will Director Tian come over later?"

"Well, Academician Tian is still chatting with some old friends today. He asked you to rest early. I guess he won't come tonight."

Before Professor Su finished speaking, someone poked half of his head into the room.

"Little junior brother."

"Hey, Brother Chen, how did you know I was here?"

"Director Tian told me."

Seeing his own people in a foreign country, Qiao Yu felt more at home. He waved at Chen Zhuoyang. Chen Zhuoyang walked into Qiao Yu's room and looked curiously at Zheng Xiwen and Zhang Mingyu who were following Qiao Yu. However, the two ignored him, so he was not too curious and just greeted Professor Su.

"Professor Su."

"Zhuoyang is here. Okay, just tell Qiao Yu if you have anything to say. I also have some things to do, so I'll go get busy first."

"Thank you for your hard work, Professor Su."

"It's not hard. I'm leaving first. Qiao Yu, remember to have a good rest."

"Qiao Yu, we'll be staying in the room next to yours. If anything happens, remember what I told you before."

Knowing that Qiao Yu wanted to chat with Chen Zhuoyang, Zheng Xiwen also took Zhang Mingyu and said goodbye directly.

Half a month of running-in has made the two sides have a tacit understanding. Although there are no formal classes, there are complete plans for dealing with any emergencies, and they have been explained to Qiao Yu.

He even simulated it many times. Given Qiao Yu's intelligence, there was nothing wrong with his on-the-spot reaction.

And it is basically impossible for any emergency to happen in the hotel. Security work is never about dealing with emergencies quickly, but a job that requires prevention.
The most perfect security is to eliminate danger before it happens.

"Is it fun to come here with Director Tian this time?" Qiao Yu asked immediately after everyone else left.

Chen Zhuoyang smiled bitterly: "What are you doing? Director Tian has been in a meeting in Manhattan. I just came along to see the world."

"Manhattan is great, an international metropolis. Have you been to Wall Street? Is it fun?" Qiao Yu asked curiously.

"I just looked around from the car. There's nothing special about it. It's just a bunch of tall buildings. It doesn't seem like anything special. And the street is very narrow. You have to go around a lot to get there."

Chen Zhuoyang thought about it carefully and answered. He really thought it was meaningless. The buildings in Jingcheng and Mingzhu were no worse than those in Wall Street, and they looked newer.

Qiao Yu looked at his senior brother with disdain and said, "Who told you to talk about architecture? Of course you have to look at people for places like that. I heard that agents are all crazy."

"Ah? I passed by there twice in the car, how could I have seen the agent or anything?" Chen Zhuoyang said aggrievedly.

It can only be said that Qiao Yu’s thoughts were too erratic and he was completely unable to follow them.

"Forget it. It seems that I really don't have time to go out and play this time in the United States." Qiao Yuyi waved his hand listlessly.

After finally coming out, Qiao Yu had planned to see how corrupt life here was...

"No, aren't we here for a meeting?" Chen Zhuoyang said cautiously.

"Well, how's your work going? Hurry up and prove the Riemann hypothesis again. I plan to give you a proof. By then, you will be famous in the mathematics world."

Qiao Yu rolled his eyes and didn't say where he went to play. Instead, he continued to encourage Brother Chen.

Fully stimulate Brother Chen's enterprising spirit.

"what?"

Hearing Qiao Yu's words, Chen Zhuoyang was stunned. After he reacted, he immediately started shaking his head frantically: "No, Junior Brother, if you can give me the first authorship of other papers, I will really thank you.

But I just did some auxiliary work on this paper, so I can be the second author, or even the third author! You should still be the first author, so don’t be willful about this! I really can’t take it, I really don’t have that ability! "

Qiao Yu looked at Senior Brother Chen in surprise. This guy used to be very active, so why was he as timid as Old Xue this time?

"No, I didn't test you. If I were to prove it again using a different method, it wouldn't make any sense to me."

Chen Zhuoyang smiled bitterly and said, "It's not a question of whether it's meaningful or not, I just can't bear it! Besides, the rules of the academic world don't mean that the results of your research can be given to anyone you want.

Besides, mathematicians all over the world know that I don’t have the ability to do this research! If you let me sign the paper as the only author and spread the news that I have proved the Riemann hypothesis in a different way, I will be laughed to death!

Even if I am shameless, you still have to consider yourself! This kind of thing is very taboo in academia. And I think that if I want to be in the academic world in the future, I have to have some dignity!
Let me put it this way, if I dare to sign my name as the first author of this paper, where will Director Tian put his face? Professor Yuan will have to call me out and expel me from his school. In short, please don't mention this matter!
I am very lucky to be the second author. Even if you don't sign your name, you can thank me just like you thanked Professor Xue in the first paper. As for the first author, just keep your name, no one else can do it. "

Chen Zhuoyang spoke very quickly and his meaning was very clear, he would never accept this first work.

After he finished speaking, he paused, and then immediately asked nervously: "By the way, you haven't mentioned this to anyone else, right?"

Qiao Yu probably understood the situation. His decisions, which were made on a whim, were indeed a bit too reckless.

"Don't worry, not yet. I just mentioned it to Lao Xue and asked him if he was interested in using a different method to solve the Riemann hypothesis, and he said he wasn't interested." Qiao Yuyi said listlessly.

"That's good, that's good. If outsiders knew about this, they would think that I was tempting you to do academic misconduct every day! Then I would be miserable in the future!" Chen Zhuoyang said with a look of fear on his face.

Qiao Yu curled his lips, and suddenly realized that the people around him seemed to be too shameless...

If he had this opportunity, he would definitely not hesitate.

"Then you can't relax, Brother Chen. Although you are only the second author, I have one more first author paper! And you should finish this task quickly so that you can free up your hands to do something else."

"Don't worry, it's almost there! I estimate it should be about the same in two or three months."

Qiao Yu nodded, and roughly understood how to do it in the future. The main research work still needs to be delegated, so that they can have the nerve to sign their names.

"By the way, if we use two different methods to prove the Riemann hypothesis, can the Clay Institute's prize be awarded twice?"

"Well... Junior Brother, when they offered the reward, they clearly stated that the prize would be awarded to the first person to provide the correct solution. Not to mention that the two proofs might be separated by half a year, even if they were solved at the same time, the prize would be awarded to whoever was recognized by the jury first!"

Qiao Yu nodded slightly disappointedly. Sure enough, there were no loopholes in the bounty issued by a group of mathematicians. It was almost like the Huaxia Lottery.

"Okay, Junior Brother, I came here mainly to see you. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first. Director Tian told me to tell you to rest early, adjust your work and rest schedule, and stay in good spirits.

I will come to call you for lunch at 7:30 tomorrow morning. There will be a small meeting at 8 o'clock. Anyway, you should be prepared. You will be very busy in the next few days. "

Chen Zhuoyang felt that his junior brother had just arrived in Philadelphia today and was obviously too excited, and he really couldn't handle it.

Of course, considering the time difference, Qiao Yu really needs a rest. Whether as the terminator of the Riemann hypothesis or the specially invited opening speaker of the conference, Qiao Yu will be very busy in the next few days.

Moreover, Chen Zhuoyang knew better than anyone how busy Qiao Yu would be. Tian Yanzhen took him to attend the International Mathematical Union meeting this time mainly because he was also involved in the research of the generalized modal axiom system.

It is for this reason that Chen Zhuoyang has been invited to talk with several world mathematics leaders in the past few days. Even he can enjoy this kind of treatment, let alone Qiao Yu.

In Chen Zhuoyang's opinion, many foreign studies on the generalized modal axiom system have been progressing very fast. He simply couldn't cope with many of the questions raised, so one could imagine how much mental effort Qiao Yu would have to spend in the next few days.

"Oh, we have to get up at 7:30? Fine then, I'll just take a shower and go to bed. By the way, did Director Tian say that he would arrange some overtime pay for me for attending this small-scale meeting?"

"Uh..." Chen Zhuoyang looked conflicted. After all, the participants in the conference were all big names in the world of mathematics. Let alone paying them, even if they offered money, a bunch of mathematicians would be eager to attend.

"Haha, Senior Brother Chen, I was just joking with you. I'm not obsessed with money." Qiao Yu said with a laugh.

Chen Zhuoyang glanced at Qiao Yu. He felt that Qiao Yu understood his expression.

Hey……

Junior Brother is good in every way, except that he seems to be obsessed with money. After thinking carefully, he suddenly decided that when he returned to China, he would calculate how much he earned in his first year of work and then transfer it all to Qiao Yu.

Although Qiao Yu said no, just consider it as overtime pay for him, Chen Zhuoyang felt that he definitely could not accept this overtime pay.

Anyway, he didn't need the money for the first year, but keeping his word was important! Especially keeping the promise he made to his junior brother was very important. Especially about money...

Of course, Chen Zhuoyang would never have thought that Qiao Yu would despise him for only making RMB...

(End of this chapter)