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Chapter 211 It’s all about human feelings
Huaqing University.

At the beginning of the school year, the originally deserted campus has become extremely lively.

Freshmen begin to look forward to the wonderful college life that is about to come.

For all the students who are able to enter China's top universities based on their own abilities, this is undoubtedly the most exciting time.

They have not yet been outsmarted by the genius prodigies around them or the knowledgeable professors in the school. They just feel that everything is so new and life is full of beauty.

Especially the playground next to Bauhinia Apartment was bustling with people.

However, Qiuzhai on the other side of the campus is still as quiet as yesterday.

In the quaint two-story office, Yuan Zhengxin and Zhang Shuwen had just finished discussing the new semester's Yuan Zhengxin Elite Class and the graduate training plan of the Yuan Zhengxin Mathematics Research Center.

Academics need to be passed down, and so do educational concepts. This is why Yuan Zhengxin persuaded Zhang Shuwen to return to China.

Considering his age and declining energy, his legacy at Huaqing needs someone to carry on.

Although Qiao Yu is the best choice to take care of this place in the future, he is still too young. Precocity is only in scientific research, while education is something on another level, which requires experience.

After all, Zhang Shuwen has been a professor for more than 20 years, especially in the past 10 years, he has been teaching at the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University.

Princeton's School of Mathematics is recognized as one of the strongest mathematics training bases in the world.

Moreover, Yuan Zhengxin commented long ago that Zhang Shuwen is outstanding among the world's mathematicians in terms of guiding students.

This is also the reason why Lott Dugan repeatedly tried to keep Zhang Shuwen when he was about to leave Princeton.

But from Yuan Zhengxin's point of view, Zhang Shuwen can at least help take care of Qiao Yu for more than ten years.

More than ten years later, Qiao Yu was almost thirty years old, which was the peak of a mathematician's energy and wisdom.

According to the plan he discussed with Tian Yanzhen, Qiao Yu will graduate by March next year at the latest, and then start teaching students, by which time he will have at least ten years of teaching experience.

There is no doubt that at that time, when Qiao Yu was in his strongest state, it was no problem for him to take care of the research centers of both Yanbei University and Huaqing University.

This was not just the judgment of Yuan Zhengxin and Tian Yanzhen. Zhang Shuwen willingly returned to China, mostly because he agreed with Yuan Lao's idea.

After talking about the business, Mr. Yuan personally made tea for Zhang Shuwen.

Zhang Shuwen hesitated for a moment and then asked, "I heard that Qiao Yuxin applied for a project and it has been approved. But do you need to take an exam to join the research team?"

Hearing this question, Yuan Zhengxin smiled and asked, "Did someone find you?"

Zhang Shuwen smiled bitterly and nodded, saying, "Actually, I didn't want to come back before. I was most afraid of this kind of thing. Alas, I originally wanted to ignore everything, but after all, some people are hard to refuse."

Yuan Zhengxin asked directly: "Who asked you to ask?"

Zhang Shuwen replied: "My student, you also met him the last time you came here, Zheng Zefeng."

"Oh, he works at the Yuda Institute of Advanced Mathematics. His major is quite suitable, but it seems that the research group only needs one person to study number theory and algebraic geometry.

Since you have received the message, you should know that what the research team needs most is engineers who are familiar with quantum algorithms, quantum physics and supercomputing structures.

Qiao Yu can do most of the math work himself, so there are only two spots, one of which will be for math and physics research."

Zhang Shuwen nodded and said, "I know. His age is just right for the academician. And we all believe that future research in number theory and algebraic geometry will definitely not bypass Qiao Yu's generalized modal axiom system.

I joined the project team this time because, on the one hand, Qiao Yu's topic is really challenging. If it succeeds, it will be a great achievement. On the other hand, through this project, I can deepen my understanding of the generalized modal axiom system, which will be very beneficial for subsequent research projects. "

Yuan Zhengxin nodded in approval.

The mathematics community also follows trends.

Just like the hottest research direction in the world right now is algebraic geometry.

Algebraic geometry involves the profound relationship between equations and geometric shapes, and its tools and ideas can be applied to many fields such as physics, number theory, and cryptography.

At the same time, it can also be related to many modern physics theories such as string theory, quantum field theory, as well as computer vision, machine learning, coding theory and other aspects.

In addition, there are still things such as the Hodge conjecture and the BSD conjecture that need to be solved in the field.

Once you achieve results, it is easy to gain both fame and fortune.

Qiao Yu's generalized modal axiom system provides a series of new and proven effective tools for modern algebraic geometry and number theory.

For those who are researching in this field, joining Qiao Yu's research group is indeed of great significance.

Not to mention how much I can learn in the research process, even if I can become friends with Qiao Yu, the future benefits will be immeasurable.

"Okay, when we finalize the preliminary list, I can try to recommend you. But Qiao Yu said that you need to take an exam to join the research group. I really can't do anything about that."

After saying that, Yuan Zhengxin smiled and said, "You can't let me lose face and ask that guy for questions, right?"

"Ha ha……"

Zhang Shuwen also laughed, shook his head, and said with emotion: "That's not necessary. It's enough to fight for an opportunity. Whether you can get in depends on your ability.

Qiao Yu is a thoughtful kid. Alas, I often thought of the first time I met him some time ago. Who would have thought that in just two years, his achievements have surpassed mine. Tian Yan is so lucky. "

Speaking of Tian Yanzhen, Yuan Zhengxin suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.

Although this student I taught is not completely incompetent, after all, a mathematician who can publish more than 20 papers in the four top journals is definitely not a fool.

But Yuan Zhengxin always felt that Tian Yanzhen was only clever but not wise. But this luck was indeed very good!
How great it would have been if he had discovered Qiao Yu first! That child would have definitely avoided many detours!

However, after finalizing the matter, Yuan Zhengxin said seriously: "But there is one thing. The reason why Qiao Yu was not allowed to directly determine the candidate this time is because the confidentiality level of this project is relatively high.

So we still need to check the candidates. So I am just recommending them. Whether they can be included in the list depends on the results of the verification by the relevant departments. I can't guarantee it. "

Zhang Shuwen nodded and smiled, "Yes, I know that. But there shouldn't be any problem with Zefeng. He has been back for a long time."

"Well, let's just say that now. Let him prepare well."

……

Even a big shot like Zhang Shuwen who had just returned to China would be asked for help, not to mention Tian Yanzhen, Xue Song and Chen Zhuoyang, the people around Qiao Yu.

It goes without saying that Tian Yan is Qiao Yu's mentor.

Chen Zhuoyang and Xue Song are well-known people who have been working with Qiao Yu for a long time.

Chen Zhuoyang and Qiao Yu's papers were published in the same issue of Annals of Mathematics, which shows the close relationship between the two.

As for Xue Song, it goes without saying that in the century-old paper that solved the Riemann hypothesis, Qiao Yu specifically thanked Xue Song in a paragraph of acknowledgments, and Xue Song was the only person thanked in the paper.

He was also the person I specifically thanked after winning the Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Although the two of them could not influence the personnel selection decisions of the Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology, they could have a say in front of Qiao Yu.

Even though the situation this time was special, Qiao Yu could not directly decide on the candidates. Instead, the Academy of Sciences would first draw up a preliminary list based on Qiao Yu's requirements and then submit it to the relevant departments for review.

But as the initiator and host of the project, Qiao Yu naturally has the right to recommend.

The result is that both of them are troubled...

Especially Chen Zhuoyang.

It's not that few people came to see Xue Song, but Professor Xue didn't like socializing. When he was at Yujiang University, he mostly did his own research.

Moreover, Lao Xue has a very stubborn temper. When someone comes to him, he will just say "I really can't do anything about this matter" and then fight back.

But Chen Zhuoyang has a tender face and soft ears.

Especially since he had just started working and he switched from Jinzhou University to the neighboring Jinnan University, many people gave him a lot of help.

Now he has a good relationship with many colleagues at Jinnan University. In addition, he has to date and do research recently, so his time is tight.

I would occasionally ask my colleagues for help with a lot of work, and they always agreed. Now that I'm asking him for help, it's really hard to refuse.

So after thinking it over, Chen Zhuoyang simply made a trip to Beijing during the busiest time of the school term to demonstrate his importance to this matter.

No matter what, he planned to come and tell his junior brother. Regardless of whether Qiao Yu agreed or not, Chen Zhuoyang had already explained it to his colleagues.

By the way, I can also go back to Yanbei to see Zhang Xiao openly and give my girlfriend a surprise.

Knowing that he was here to ask Qiao Yu for help on behalf of his colleague at Nanjing University, the dean approved two days of leave for him without hesitation.

However, after Chen Zhuoyang arrived in Beijing, he did not go to find Qiao Yu first, but called Zhang Xiao out.

"Eh? Professor Chen, why are you here? Has your Jinan University not started yet?"

"I missed you, so I came to see you even after school started." Chen Zhuoyang said seriously.

"Keep making it up! I don't believe you would come to the capital on a weekday if you don't have something important to do."

Zhang Xiao rolled his eyes at Chen Zhuoyang.

But Chen Zhuoyang didn't refuse and just reached out and held her hand.

"Hehe, I knew I couldn't fool you. Actually, I was commissioned to come to find my junior brother. My junior brother recently applied for a new project, and Nanjing University wants to recommend a colleague to join the research team, but I'm not sure if he can make the list.

So he wanted me to talk to my junior brother and ask if he could help recommend it here. I thought it would be hard to explain it over the phone, so I decided to come to Beijing and ask my junior brother what he thought. "

Zhang Xiao thought about it and said tactfully, "Isn't this a bad idea? Dr. Qiao must have a candidate in mind. If you rashly tell Dr. Qiao about this, will it embarrass Dr. Qiao?"

Chen Zhuoyang smiled and said, "That's because you don't understand Junior Brother. Although he is young, he is very opinionated and very cunning. If he thinks this is feasible, he will agree to it.

If you think it's not feasible, then nothing I say will work. So I didn't make any promises directly, I just said I was here to test the waters. In fact, the main purpose is to be able to ask for leave to see you with a clear conscience."

Zhang Xiao rolled his eyes again after hearing these words: "What a waste!"

"Come on, it's already noon, let's go eat first, what do you want to eat? I'll treat you."

"Why don't you invite Dr. Joe to join us?"

"Will Junior Brother miss this meal? Now the number of people who want to treat Junior Brother to a meal can probably be lined up from Yanbei University to our Jinnan University!
Let's go eat first, then you can help me figure out how to tell my junior brother about this, and I'll go find him in the afternoon. That's it."

"Well... okay? But I should treat you to a meal today, as a welcome for you. It just so happens that the boss's subsidy has been paid, so I'll treat you to a big meal today."

"Ah? I'm so sorry. I came here today specifically to ask you to be my advisor..."

"Do you want to eat? If not, I'll go back. I have a lot of things to do."

"Eat, eat, let's go to the cafeteria."

……

If Qiao Yu knew that Senior Brother Chen wanted him to do something for him, but he didn't even plan to treat him to a meal and was only concerned with dating, then their friendship would probably be over.

But Qiao Yu couldn't take care of these things now as he was very busy.

When he was at the Academy of Sciences, he patted his chest and said that the topic had been designed. In fact, it was just a rough idea in his mind.

Therefore, he had to design the test questions before the Academy of Sciences finalized the list and set the date for the test at Yanbei University.

When Qiao Yu really started to do this, he found that making questions was not an easy task.

The most critical problem was not the question itself, but that he was not sure how to grasp the difficulty of the question.

It's not that he doesn't have faith in the Academy's ability to recommend talent. The key point is that the generalized modal axiom system has only been around for half a year, and he's not quite sure about the extent of everyone's research.

For example, yesterday he discussed some issues with many mathematicians at the Academy of Sciences. The mathematicians who were able to block him there were all well-known figures, and some of the questions they raised made him doubt their ability to understand.

So after spending a whole morning and deleting and revising for half a day, Qiao Yu only came up with three questions that he considered to be of basic difficulty.

Qiao Yu was so annoyed by the questions that he even didn't bother to go to the cafeteria for lunch. He just went out and asked someone to bring him a box lunch.

After a tasteless meal, he took a nap. When he was about to continue to make questions, Qiao Yu suddenly thought of Qu Junhao from the Institute of Computing and his elite soldiers...

Then I felt that it was not rational for him to work in isolation.

When he was unsure of the difficulty of a question, the best way seemed to be to find someone to do the question first.

So Qiao Yu thought of Lao Xue.

If Lao Xue also thinks these questions are simple, then he can increase the difficulty of the questions step by step when setting them next time.

Qiao Yu had just taken out his cell phone and hadn't even had time to open WeChat when he heard a knock on the door.

Qiao Yu turned his head and stretched his neck to look out the window through the gap in the curtains, and saw Senior Brother Chen's big face looking at him. He was overjoyed.

Speaking of which, Chen Zhuoyang is more suitable to take the test than Lao Xue! Brother Chen can be nicknamed "Timely Rain"!

(End of this chapter)