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It must be acknowledged that successful mathematicians share many common characteristics.

His high intelligence goes without saying.

When it comes to advanced mathematics, without exceptional intelligence, one will definitely be completely bewildered by those abstract mathematical concepts...

During their university years, they fully realized the limitations of their insufficient intelligence and decisively abandoned the idea of ​​pursuing further advancement in mathematics. Alternatively, they switched directly to applied mathematics or financial mathematics.

In addition, one must possess extremely strong logical thinking skills and creativity.

Having the former ensures that the proof of every proposition is traceable, while having the latter ensures that mathematicians can continuously innovate in theory, solve those problems that have troubled the world, and continue to advance mathematics!

Throughout history, all mathematicians who have left their mark have been of this type. The same is true in modern times.

Fortunately, among the nearly eight billion people in the world today, there are always a hundred or so outstanding individuals who possess all of the above qualities. This prevents the mathematician community from being too lonely.

When most of these hundred or so mathematicians began to collectively annotate Qiao Yu's ideas, it was no surprise that the mathematics community became excited.

Of course, this is just a starting point; whether it's excitement or euphoria, it's merely an outward manifestation.

What truly drives people to strive for success is academic achievement.

When David Andre, one of Tao Xuanzhi's brilliant students, used the modal operators proposed by Qiao Yu to re-prov Fermat's Last Theorem.

The key point is that it only took three pages to complete the core steps of Wiles's argument, which previously took more than a hundred pages.

This time, Tao Xuanzhi's brilliant student submitted the paper directly to the new bilingual journal "New Journal of Mathematics" which was established three years ago by the Yanbei International Mathematics Research Center.

You can tell from the journal's name that the organizers don't really care much about naming things.

Fortunately, mathematicians don't really care. But after three years of development, especially with Qiao Yu at the helm, the journal has grown significantly.

It is currently considered a near-top-tier journal in mathematics. This is mainly because, in recent years, Georg algebraic geometry has been one of the most popular research areas in mathematics.

Papers on the geometry of Geiger algebras are considered the most authoritative only if they are published in the *New Journal of Mathematics*.

It has a wealth of related research and is an authoritative journal; anyone researching George's algebraic geometry will consult and cite it. Therefore, its impact factor surpassed that of the traditional top four journals last year.

At the time, science and technology media outlets talked extensively about this matter, believing that following the shift of the world's science and technology center to the East, the world's academic center had also begun to shift to the East.

Some high-profile commentators even wrote thousands of words analyzing and arguing about this phenomenon, but in reality, the article summed up in one sentence: Historically, the world's economic, technological, and cultural centers have always been where productivity began to explode.

Clearly, this wave of productivity exploded in China, so the East replaced the West as the world's economic engine.

This also elucidates a core viewpoint, which is also what Chinese people love to read the most.

That could be the last industrial revolution in Earth's civilization.

Because this industrial revolution led by China is clearly aimed at the interstellar era.

Whether it's the first planetary-level defense system in human history—Sky Shield—or the lunar landing and construction programs, they all represent external defense and conquest.

This proves that the Chinese people have already moved beyond Earth and have begun to truly look at the vast starry sky above them!
As for how productivity will develop once humanity truly enters the interstellar age, that's beyond the realm of history and simply unpredictable!
The author even predicts that when humanity acquires its first colony, the calendar system, which may have been in use for over two thousand years, will begin to change.

Humanity will use a calendar more suited to the recording habits of the interstellar age to record history.

Okay, we've gone off on a tangent!

In fact, the heated discussions and reactions that these cultural and social issues have sparked once again prove the ancient Chinese saying.

"After entering the pass, great Confucian scholars will naturally come to debate the classics for me!"

After all, the author of this article had previously promoted the advanced aspects of Xida University and denigrated Dongda University's policies in most of his earlier articles.

In the internet age, every word leaves a trace. It is well known that some netizens in China have excellent memories, or perhaps they are particularly vengeful.

Especially for those public intellectuals, many people may have heard what they said before but no longer pay attention.

But there are always people who remember it silently.

After the author's article went viral, previous articles were quickly dug up by netizens.

The contrast between the before and after content is so striking that it makes you want to laugh.

The author himself didn't seem to care at all and even publicly responded on Weibo.

"When I started studying philosophy in junior high school, I learned that motion is the essence of this world! Humans are naturally the same! Our thinking is also in motion."

Time will teach us to face our own growth. The me of yesterday, the me of today, and the me of tomorrow are not the same me! Let us strive together!

Well, to be honest, whenever productivity begins to develop rapidly, it is often the time when a group of people are most at a loss.

Once a belief collapses, rebuilding a new one is actually a very difficult thing.

For example, you need to be shameless enough...

Of course, these are all minor changes at the societal level.

In short, after David Andre, Tao Xuanzhi’s brilliant student, published his paper in the Journal of Mathematics, mathematicians around the world began to re-examine how to deal with Qiao Yu’s new ideas.

Even the International Mathematical Union couldn't sit still. They made three phone calls, inviting Qiao Yu to give a more in-depth lecture on his idea.

Therefore, the International Mathematical Union took the initiative to contact the Chinese Mathematical Society, hoping to organize an annual mathematics conference on the theme of "New Mathematics" as a satellite meeting of the World Congress of Mathematicians.

The conference was organized by the Chinese Mathematical Society and funded by the International Mathematical Union. Of course, the main purpose was to allow Qiao Yu to articulate his ideas more clearly at the conference.

Ideally, this line of thinking should be summarized into some new mathematical tools, that is, new theorems.

So after going around in circles, all sorts of ideas returned to the originator.

……

Huaxia Yanbei International Mathematics Research Center.

In Qiao Yu's office, Mr. Yuan and his former mentor, Tian Yanzhen, were sitting and drinking tea, while Qiao Yu sat beside them.

The fact that two elderly people, who don't usually have a good relationship, gathered together was clearly not a pre-arranged tea gathering, but rather an invitation from the Chinese Mathematical Society to jointly "exert pressure."

There was no other way; the International Mathematical Union took the initiative to approach the Chinese Mathematical Society this time, giving them both face and substance.

If this conference is successfully organized, it will greatly enhance the influence of the Chinese Mathematical Society in the global mathematics community. Therefore, the current presidium of the Chinese Mathematical Society attaches great importance to it.

Unfortunately, although the International Mathematical Union contacted them directly, the main problem was that the bigwigs within the union didn't have the connections to get in touch with Qiao Yu directly.

Of course, this is a euphemism. The main point is that they made contact, but Qiao Yu has been unresponsive and doesn't give them any face.

They had considered contacting Tsinghua University, Yanbei University, and the International Center for Mathematical Research. However, these three institutions primarily followed Qiao Yu's opinions on matters related to mathematics, and since Qiao Yu ignored them, no one else dared to speak up.

In the end, they had no choice but to settle for second best and directly approached the China Mathematical Society.

Clearly, the Chinese Mathematical Society doesn't really have any solutions.

Although many of the members of the current presidium of the Huaxia Mathematical Society are mathematical giants from Huaqing and Yanbei.

But they were all very clever and didn't say anything, so in the end we had to find a way to move the old folks out.

Moreover, finding just one wasn't enough, so they simply invited both of them.

Even someone as capable as Qiao Yu could only have tea prepared before sitting obediently beside these two.

Although he still didn't really like drinking tea, he still had a cup with me.

From this perspective, Qiao Yu is very grateful.

Although Lan Jie, Professor Xue, and the two elderly men in front of him did not help him much academically.

These people not only helped him find the right direction in life, but also saved him at least ten years; they were all benefactors in his life.

Now, during holidays, besides his family, he only contacts these four people.

Especially since Mr. Yuan and Tian Yanzhen are getting older and more sensitive, Qiao Yu is being extra careful in dealing with them.

You have to make the elderly feel comfortable.

Old Yuan is over eighty years old, but he still has the fiery temper he had in his youth. Tian Yanzhen was still leisurely sipping her tea beside him, but he couldn't help but put down his teacup and speak first.

"Qiao Yu, you should know that the International Mathematical Union wants to organize the International Mathematical Summit on the Future of Manifolds with the Chinese Mathematical Society, right? What is your attitude?"

Qiao Yu immediately gave his opinion.

"Grandmaster, I have no objection! I think this is a great thing. Moreover, as a satellite meeting of the World Congress of Mathematicians, it can be held every year in the future, and the organizer is the Chinese Mathematical Society. This is very beneficial to the growth of young Chinese mathematicians. I wholeheartedly support it!"

One sentence left Yuan Zhengxin almost speechless.

This kid is still as cunning as he was when he was a teenager, always trying to finish what he has to say first.

Fortunately, having been in contact with Qiao Yu for so many years, Elder Yuan had gotten used to it and quickly realized what was going on. He then directly questioned, "You're right, that's what the Chinese Mathematical Society means now."

But when people approach you, why do you always make excuses? Is it really that hard to be the chair of the organizing committee for this conference and share your experiences at the event?

Qiao Yu's face immediately fell, and she said pitifully, "No, Grandmaster, you know me. I'm not the kind of person who has to give a report before achieving anything!"
After you assigned me the task, I really put all my energy into studying turbulence!

Ugh, nothing was wrong at first. Who knew Tao Xuanzhi was such a blogger! He even published the letter I wrote to him publicly!
Now that's bad. I'm currently in seclusion working on the Navier-Stokes equations, and they're asking me to chair this kind of meeting. Won't that distract me?

I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to complete the task you assigned me on time and disappoint you, so I didn't want to get busy with these messy things.

I have to complete the task you assigned me before I can do these trivial things!

Therefore, my stance has always been clear. I support the International Mathematical Union's desire to organize this conference, as long as I don't have to be involved!

Qiao Yu said this with absolute certainty.

If Qiao Yu hadn't consistently displayed an attitude of being like a donkey pulling a millstone, only responding with a few lashes and ignoring everything else, Yuan Zhengxin might have actually believed it.

This guy is clearly lazy and doesn't want to care about anything, but he makes up some high-sounding excuses.

In fact, Qiao Yu was also very upset at this time.

The elderly folks had all learned to launch surprise attacks, running straight to him before he could even call for help.

If he had known earlier that the two elders were coming today, he would have made sure that Xia Keke brought Qiao Zisheng to see him.

Ideally, one could let the self-reflection directly urinate on the old man, which would reduce his stress.

He really couldn't be bothered with this math conference; once he got involved, his name would be inextricably linked to the conference.

There will be no shortage of trouble in the future.

What many people don't know is that academia also has diplomacy.

Despite the current immense popularity of Geiger algebraic geometry, the conservative and radical interpretations within the global mathematical community are still fiercely debating.

If he were to accept this job, he could already imagine how exciting his life would be.

It's hard to refuse when scholars who have won this or that award, or even those who have won the Philippine Prize, come to you to discuss things...

From a personal perspective, he could ignore it, but as the chairman of the conference organizing committee, especially for a conference that is held every year, he wouldn't have the confidence to refuse when people approached him for discussion under this pretext!

Not to mention that, in Qiao Yu's view, such conferences are still a hell on papers.

He's already having enough of a headache just being the editor-in-chief of the *New Journal of Mathematics*. If he really becomes the chairman, all the papers he can't handle will eventually end up being sent to him.

Heaven knows how many papers on Georg algebraic geometry and its derived modal operators need his review each year.

This is a job even a dog wouldn't do!

Even if he has no connection to this conference, but has an excellent paper, the organizing committee might let him take a look if they can't keep it. He can just glance at it when he's free, and they'll still thank him.

But if he takes on this task, it becomes a matter of course, and he has to look at it whether he wants to or not!
This would be a great thing for people who like to make decisions, but Qiao Yu simply can't be bothered to make such decisions in academia.

Qiao Yu doesn't need any new math students to actively approach him or to gain much influence in academia.

After all, how many people in this world are qualified to study mathematics? But if we broaden our perspective and look at how many people there are in the world, we'll know how to make the right choice.

Especially those who play with math—their hearts are all dirty! Which university department isn't the most disunited?
Having already broadened his horizons, Qiao Yu was truly too lazy to linger in the mathematics world… (End of Chapter)