The unparalleled talent of the country started from Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 180, Demonic Moonlight, Practice More if You’re Not Good
On May 20, 1981, in the office of the president of Japan's Kishimoto Battery Co., Ltd., Hirokazu Kishimoto was standing respectfully, reporting to Iwasaki Okawa who was sitting in front of him.

"Our Kishimoto Battery Company sold 320,000 batteries last month."

Hirokazu Kishimoto was a puppet who was supported, and the person who really controlled Kishimoto Battery Company was Iwasaki Okawa.

Iwasaki Okawa is a member of the Iwasaki family behind Mitsubishi Motors Group, but he is just a member of a collateral family.

When Diao Pai's lead-acid battery appeared, Iwasaki Okawa did not notice it at first. It was only when this brand of battery flooded the market and caused a large decline in performance of the battery companies under the Mitsubishi Group that he noticed it.

Well, actually, it was a think tank within the group that saw this and asked Iwasaki Okawa to handle the matter.

He was not an idiot who would have asked Mitsubishi Motors Group to imitate and produce the Diao brand battery. Instead, he found Hirokazu Kishimoto and established a company that had nothing to do with Mitsubishi Motors Group.

The reason why Iwasaki Okawa came to find Hirokazu Kishimoto at this time was because Diao Pai Company made a move.

Diao Pai Company's move was very fierce and directly hit Kishimoto Battery Company's weak spot.

All the pressure is on Kishi Corporation. If this matter is not handled in time, things will get out of control.

After hearing what Hirokazu Kishimoto said, Iwasaki Okawa frowned, not knowing what to do.

The reason is very simple, that is, the sales performance of their Kishimoto Battery Company is not ideal.

Despite such heavy investment, the company only achieved sales of 320,000 batteries.

The selling price of each battery is US$128, so the sales in April are US$40.96 million.

However, the cost of each battery is as high as US$102, and the profit is only US$8.32 million.

This part of the profit is not pure profit, because it needs to be shared with other parties such as customs. The final profit will definitely not exceed 3 million US dollars in pure profit.

The net profit is more than 2 million US dollars per month, which is more than 20 million US dollars a year. However, for the Iwasaki family, this is not a report card to show off.

What's more, this business is not stable. Now that Diao Pai Company has made a move, if he continues to struggle, then his identity as Iwasaki Okawa will most likely be uncovered.

Once the truth comes out, Iwasaki Okawa will never have the chance to enter the core management of Mitsubishi Motors Group again.

He hasn't even entered the core layer of Mitsubishi Motors Group, so how can he enter the core circle of Mitsubishi Group?
However, Iwasaki Okawa was reluctant to give up Kishimoto Battery Company. After all, a net profit of more than two million US dollars a month was still very tempting to him.

After much deliberation, Iwasaki Okawa decided to keep his hands off and not give up on Kishimoto Battery Company for the time being. At the same time, he actively sought ways to deal with the situation or get away with it.

After receiving the order, Hirokazu Kishimoto respectfully expressed his understanding.

The other party's surname is Iwasaki, and they are a big family and conglomerate in Japan. No matter whether they are the core heir, direct or collateral line, they are not someone that Hirokazu Kishimoto can afford to provoke.

While Kishimoto Battery Company was actively using its connections to put out the fire on the newspapers and divert public attention, Diao Pai Company also noticed it, so it immediately increased its firepower and launched a continuous attack.

In short, Kishimoto Battery Company must stop production immediately and compensate Diao Pai Company 200 million US dollars!

It seems like asking for too much, but in fact it is very little compensation.

Back home, people have different reactions to seeing how powerful Diao Pai is.

Someone has been kneeling for so long that Diao Pai Company has been able to make a big deal out of a small matter. Don't be petty. After all, Diao Pai Company should be content and smile as long as it can make money. Don't damage trade relations and affect the friendship between the two countries.

It really makes people speechless!

However, some people are stubborn and think that Diao Pai Company has done a good job and should fight back so strongly.

Others are the type who flatter and criticize, believing that Diao Pai Company has not done enough and should be more assertive. After all, the Japanese are the ones who deserve to be killed by anyone!
More people are just watching from the sidelines, just being a spectator.

After Wang Duoyu learned about this, he specifically looked for newspapers to read, and then wrote several articles under the pen names of Yu Wang, Yu Wang, etc., and submitted them to several newspapers including People's Daily, severely criticizing this situation.

The term "worshiping foreigners and fawning on foreigners" appeared again, and Wang Duoyu also mentioned in the article that the reason why these people think that "foreigners" are good is that they were adopted from overseas and became dogs in the hands of Westerners. They want to destroy our environment.

In the office compound of the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building in Beijing, when Fang Lihe saw these articles, he couldn't help but applaud. But soon, he saw other people standing up to refute Wang Duoyu, believing that Wang Duoyu was the eternal sinner.

why?
Because of the favorable environment of reform and opening up, what if Wang Duoyu makes those foreigners angry by writing these articles and they stop investing in our country?
In the south, several cities have used super-cheap land policies and preferential tax policies to attract foreign capital to invest in China, but the effect seems to be not good.

So, they put the blame on Wang Duoyu.

It’s true, there was a leader who had preconceived ideas and really believed this way. This leader was called Yuan Chengshan.

So they called the People's Daily and asked them to remove the articles by authors like Yu Wang and shut them up.

And also sent people to investigate the identities of these authors.

Soon, Yuan Chengshan received Wang Duoyu's identity information and stopped talking immediately.

If someone else had scolded those who worship foreign things and fawn on foreigners and destroyed the current good environment, they would definitely be punished, but no one expected that it would be Wang Duoyu.

Others may only know that Wang Duoyu is just a mathematics professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, but Yuan Chengshan is very clear that Wang Duoyu has many hidden identities.

The matter was left unresolved, and Yuan Chengshan pretended not to have seen the articles.

At the same time, Wang Duoyu is not so leisurely. He stares at the newspaper every day and engages in verbal battles with those mentally retarded sheepdogs.

He just happened to be unable to bear it, so he went online to find something for these people to do.

At present, Wang Duoyu is busy attending seminars and various projects and is not writing any papers.

In his spare time, he continues to read professional books related to aerospace, especially classic textbooks on mechanics, which he likes to read very much.

When he went to the United States last year, he not only gave a report and communicated with bigwigs like Yang Zhenning, but also bought a lot of books.

These books are all very useful. Some can be collected, and more can be read.

The study room in the teachers' dormitory building is currently piled with more than twelve boxes of books.

Wang Duoyu read books one box at a time, and among these twelve boxes, there was still one box left that he had not finished reading.

However, even if he finished reading these books, he didn't have to worry about having no books to read, because he asked people to help purchase books, such as Shing-Tung Yau and others. Every time they returned to the United States, they would buy some books for him.

On this day, May 25th, a news came back from abroad. John Stilwell, a mathematics professor at the University of San Francisco in Australia, published an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, blasting Wang Duoyu: He is sensationalizing, the ABC conjecture has not been proved at all, the logic of the paper is not self-consistent, and he is just a jumping clown!
After the news report, the global mathematics community was shocked, and even many ordinary people heard about it and paid close attention to it.

Many ordinary Americans seem to not understand why John Stilwell would criticize a mathematics professor from a major Eastern country?

It was not until other newspapers introduced Wang Duoyu's identity that ordinary people suddenly realized that this mathematics professor from the great Eastern country was so amazing.

He is actually a top mathematician comparable to John von Neumann?
Who is von Neumann?

He is the father of computers and game theory. He has made very important contributions in the field of mathematics and has in-depth research in physics and chemistry. He is one of the most prestigious scientists in the American scientific community.

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, he is not as famous as Einstein, but in the eyes of American academia and other circles, he is the top existence.

Many ordinary Americans still know John von Neumann, so they were all very surprised to learn that Wang Duoyu's status in the mathematics community is comparable to that of von Neumann.

It is understandable why John Stilwell criticized him.

Of course, laymen watch the excitement while experts watch the details. Well, this time many experts can't see the details clearly, just because the 729-page paper written by Wang Duoyu is really too difficult to understand.

The 729-page paper was published in mid-April, and more than a month has passed until late May, but there are still very few people who can understand it.

John Stilwell was born in Melbourne, Australia. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970 and is currently a professor of mathematics at the University of San Francisco. He has written many books in the fields of mathematical foundations, algebra, number theory, and geometry, including "Reverse Mathematics".

How ridiculous is it that a mathematics professor in his prime could not understand the ABC conjecture paper after spending more than a month on it?
After reading these newspaper analyses, ordinary people immediately stood on John Stilwell's side.

Many mathematics professors have also spoken out, saying that they really can't understand it.

For a time, the global mathematics community was filled with such criticisms and denunciations.

When the news reached the HIT campus, Wang Duoyu himself was not worried, but Xue Xiaoling, Rong Guangxia, Mo Ruogao and others were getting anxious.

"Duoyu, aren't you going to fight back? They actually said that about you in the newspaper. That's really too much."

Wang Duoyu said very calmly:

"The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuchs are. I know you are more anxious than me, but don't worry, let the bullets fly for a while."

He was planning to hold a report meeting in October this year. He originally thought that this would be enough to make some people shut up, but he didn't expect that those people were still so anxious.

Some people want to get promoted, some people want to be famous, but in the field of mathematics, one is one, two is two, and no is no.

This mathematics professor named John Stilwell has made achievements in the field of scientific research, but he can only be said to be an ordinary mathematician, not a top mathematician.

He is famous for his mathematical knowledge and education. In other words, the mathematics textbooks he compiled are really awesome, and many of his popular publications are really good.

But this is in the field of popular science and education, not the top field of mathematics.

John Stilwell had previously taken his graduate students to Princeton University to attend Wang Duoyu's lecture, and they were able to understand it, but it took time.

The ABC conjecture is obviously much more difficult than the Poincaré conjecture, so it is normal that John Stilwell himself could not study it thoroughly.

I'm afraid that the reason why John Stilwell did this this time was to achieve his own goal by ruining Wang Duoyu's reputation.

Or maybe he just doesn't like Wang Duoyu!

But no matter what the other party's purpose is, Wang Duoyu is not in a hurry. After all, he has already stated that a report meeting will be held at Harbin Institute of Technology in October.

Xue Xiaoling and the others didn't understand, but Rong Guangxia suddenly said:

"Duoyu, you're not trying to use this opportunity to promote the October seminar, are you?"

Wang Duoyu nodded slightly and said:
"Ruzi can be taught!"

"Fuck you, you're not even as old as me."

“There is no order in learning, the one who achieves the most is the first!”

Without waiting for Rong Guangxia to continue to refute, Wang Duoyu stretched out his hand and continued:

"And what you don't know is that Professor John's purpose might not be that simple. But whatever his purpose is, he might be able to achieve it, but we will definitely not lose out. You have to understand this."

He mentioned the issue of talent recruitment.

Let’s not talk about what John Stilwell’s purpose was, but this time the other party might accidentally make big news.

Wang Duoyu’s purpose is very simple, which is to hope that more people will know about Harbin Institute of Technology. It may seem to be black and red now, but it is still red.

Moreover, the reason he dared to publish the paper was naturally because he was sure that he had completed the proof.

The school leaders called Wang Duoyu to the conference room and asked him to discuss how to deal with this crisis. Liu Deben, Lu Gongliang, Han Jue and others were all there, and of course Wu Congxin, the head of the Department of Mathematics, was also there.

"Secretary, Principal, why are you making such a big fuss? Did something big happen?"

Wang Duoyu thought it was something else, but after Liu Deben and the others spoke, he realized that it was Professor John criticizing him, which made him speechless.

I had no choice but to quickly comfort Liu Deben and the others and tell them not to worry.

After listening to his explanation, everyone felt relieved.

Jiang Boju, Andrew Wiles and others also expressed their concerns to Wang Duoyu, and even Yorkz and others volunteered to help.

But they were all suppressed by Wang Duoyu.

Two days later, Wang Duoyu conducted a second round of interviews and planned to recruit six students.

There were ten candidates in total, but only six passed the interview in the end, because this was the result after Wang Duoyu thought about it.

There are two master's students: Li Jianshu and Li Jun, the master's and doctoral students are Rong Guangxia and Yang Nianzhen, and the doctoral students are Yorks and Bochers, a total of six people.

Li Shenglong, Mo Ruogao, Zhu Hanting and the other four were eliminated and did not pass the interview.

Zhu Hanting is not so bad. He has no papers published in top journals. Although he has published several papers in journals such as "Science China Mathematics", the quality is not good enough, so it is a pity.

Of course, even if he could not become Wang Duoyu's student, if he had questions to ask Wang Duoyu, the latter would definitely try his best to help him instead of ignoring him.

On the contrary, Li Shenglong did not pass the interview, but was recommended to Lu Jiaxi by Wang Duoyu, asking the latter to help train him.

The matter concerning student Wang Duoyu was finally settled, and Liu Deben and others were very happy.

I really didn't expect that they even accepted two foreigners as doctoral students.

The next day, Wang Duoyu called Li Jianshu and the other six people to his office, asked them to sit down, and said:

"This is my first time teaching, so there are many things I don't understand. I don't have any rules, but I do have requirements, which are stricter than those you've had in previous interviews."

"The honeycomb conjecture, the perfect number conjecture, and other topics are your future research directions. When you encounter problems, I will help you, but you cannot rely solely on me."

"However, these mathematical conjectures may still be difficult for you now, so my request now is that you familiarize yourself with them as quickly as possible and then choose your own direction."

Li Jianshu and others nodded, and then listened to Wang Duoyu say the same thing.

"You all have experience publishing papers in top journals before, so I won't go into the details of how to write a paper, but I'll give you a brief introduction based on your previous experiences."

Wang Duoyu gave Li Jianshu and the other six people a separate analysis. Based on their previous experiences, he briefly told them the direction in which they should conduct their scientific research.

Yorkz is suitable for studying multiple branches of mathematics such as differential equations, difference equations, topology, chaos theory, etc., because Wang Duoyu discovered that Yorkz has a high talent in the field of differential and difference equations, and this kid's talent in physics is not bad either.

So I suggested that he study this aspect.

"Li Jun, you can first study the four papers on the Poincare conjecture. If you have time, you can directly consult Lao Rong. He has thoroughly studied these four papers, so there is no problem for him to be your teacher for the time being."

Hearing Wang Duoyu's words, Li Jun nodded repeatedly.

Although Li Jun's heart was filled with complexities, after all, Rong Guangxia had been Wang Duoyu's roommate. Therefore, he had the advantage of being close to the water and getting the moon first. Rong Guangxia had already learned the four papers on the Poincare conjecture early on, something he couldn't envy.

"You can focus on studying sub-fields such as algebraic surfaces and simulation space. The Poincare conjecture should be very helpful to you." After talking with Li Jun, Wang Duoyu gave instructions to Rong Guangxia, Yang Nianzhen, and Li Jianshu respectively. Finally, when it came to Bochers, Wang Duoyu pondered for a long time and did not say a word, which made Bochers very nervous.

After a while, Wang Duoyu said:

"Two years ago, John Conway and Simon Norton published a paper called 'Moonlight of the Demonic Group'. You should have read it, right?"

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

After 1978, Wang Duoyu, Wu Congxin and others suggested subscribing to several top international mathematics journals to keep abreast of advanced international mathematical theories.

Therefore, the latest mathematical papers can be read at any time in the Harbin Institute of Technology Library and the Department of Mathematics Teaching Building.

Especially after the end of last year, when the visiting scholar exchange group led by Andrew Wiles came to Harbin Institute of Technology, these mathematical papers were read more often.

Therefore, Li Jianshu and the other six people had all read this paper and were certainly familiar with it.

In this paper, John and Simon jointly speculated that these mathematical correlations must come from a deeper connection between the magic group and the J function. The two named this conjecture Moonlight.

It's not because this conjecture is romantic, but because it is so out of reach.

There are some background stories about this conjecture.

As early as 1913, British mathematician Hardy received a letter from an accounting clerk named Ramanujan in Madras, India, which set out some mathematical formulas.

Hardy wrote back inviting Ramanujan to England. Ramanujan was best known for his ability to deduce entire mathematical relationships out of thin air, and he was convinced that many of his discoveries were due to the Indian goddess Namakar, who frequently appeared in his mind.

He had many exchanges with Hardy, and before his death in 1920, he wrote to Hardy informing him of his discovery of a function named pseudo-theta.

In addition, Ramanujan also proposed the τ function, which is a special case of modular form. These are all related to the Riemann hypothesis (Weil conjecture) of algebraic varieties over finite fields.

In 1978, mathematician John MacKay noticed something like a strange coincidence while studying a mysterious class of simple groups and trying to find different expressions for their structure.

This type of sporadic simple group has the largest order of all known sporadic simple groups, and mathematicians call it the monster group.

However, before this, many mathematicians were not sure whether the monster group really existed, but they knew that if they could really find a monster group that met the conditions, it must have a specific order, the minimum order being 1, followed by 196883.

John MacKay happened to see a mathematical paper in a completely different field that discussed one of the fundamental objects of number theory: the J function.

The first important coefficient of this J function is 196884, which is exactly the sum of the first two special orders of the monster group (1 and 196883).

Of course, this phenomenon is just a coincidence in the eyes of most mathematicians, because the magic group and the J function are two completely unrelated things.

But there are exceptions to everything. John Thompson, the 1970 Fields Medal winner, also noticed the wonderful connection between the monster group and the J function, and took this discovery a step further:
The second coefficient of the J function, 21493760, is actually the sum of the values ​​of the first three special orders of the monster group: 1+196883+21296876.

Therefore, at this point, mathematicians all suspect that the J function can, to some extent, "constrain" the elusive structure of the monster group.

It wasn't until 1979 that John Conway and Simon Norton proposed the monstrous moonshine conjecture.

However, two years later, everyone thought that the moonlight conjecture was nothing but empty talk and delusion, and hoping that someone could prove it was just wishful thinking.

"Bochurch, do you have the confidence to prove the moonlight conjecture?"

Wang Duoyu's question made Bochers very nervous.

confidence?

My goodness, this is the Demonic Group Moonlight Conjecture. Professor Thompson, the Fields Medal winner, has personally taken part in it, and he has been studying it for several years without any results. How can you let him, a doctoral student, complete this problem?

difficult!
The J function is one of the basic objects in number theory, and the monster group is an elusive existence. What should we do?
Li Jianshu, Yorkz, Yang Nianzhen and the other five were also stunned when they heard this.

Is it really possible to reach such a terrifying intensity directly?
Although only two years have passed since the Moonlight Conjecture was proposed, many people have participated in this conjecture, and they are all big names.

"Professor Wang, I'm willing to try."

Bochers nodded seriously and accepted this great challenge. Wang Duoyu immediately nodded with satisfaction.

Days later, the bullets are still flying.

But on the last day of May, Charles Stewart, a professor at the University of Cambridge in the UK, announced in the newspaper that the ABC conjecture had been proved by Wang Duoyu and the paper was perfect.

This news has attracted widespread attention in Great Britain, Europe, the United States and other places, not because Professor Charles has such a great influence, but because Professor Charles has nothing to do with Wang Duoyu and their relationship is not that good, but he was the first to support Wang Duoyu.

Either it is just a publicity stunt, or Professor Charles really understood the paper on the ABC conjecture and it was actually proved.

Professors Shing-Tung Yau, Smale and others did not speak because they had a very good relationship with Wang Duoyu. They wanted to speak, but were stopped by Wang Duoyu.

In today's global mathematics community, as time goes by, more and more people know about Wang Duoyu's paper, which was published directly without being reviewed.

In addition to Professor John Stilwell's earlier statement and the instigation of others, more and more mathematics professors said that they could not understand this paper, which led to more people raising questions.

From the mathematical community to ordinary people, many people are discussing the ABC conjecture and this matter.

It is obviously a matter of the mathematics community, but now it has become known to everyone, as if it were entertainment news, and everyone is talking about it with relish.

After Charles Stewart came out to support Wang Duoyu, Professor Vann Lawrence of the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University and others also came out to support the former, saying that the ABC conjecture had been proved.

Professor Andreze Szemeredi of Hungary also publicly stated that he had studied Wang Duoyu's paper. It was not that the logic was inconsistent as Stilwell said, but that the latter's level was not enough.

Semaredi's words immediately made Stilwell angry.

The latter, without saying anything, criticized Semeredi through the newspapers, and the war of words escalated again.

But Semeredi was silent and had no intention of responding at all.

It wasn't until half a month later that Semeredi suddenly spoke out for himself through a reporter:

"As a mathematics professor, instead of doing research, he's acting like a clown, publishing articles in newspapers every day. How high can his level of competence be?"

This one sentence made Stilwell completely furious!
Before he could react, Andrew Wiles also published his opinion in the newspaper:
"Professor Wang Duoyu has already said he'll hold a lecture. He'll definitely explain everything clearly there. If you can't understand the paper, it's because you're not good enough. To borrow Professor Wang's catchphrase: If you're not good enough, practice more!"

puff!
After seeing this sentence, Stilwell almost vomited blood.

My goodness, how can you be so insulting?
Andrew Wiles is just a junior, why do you speak to him like that?
Regardless of the reason, Wang Duoyu did not expect that this matter would become such a big deal.

By now, the global mathematics community must have known about this, and many onlookers also know about it. The bullet has been flying for more than half a month, and it is time to make it public.

Wang Duoyu accepted the interview invitation from the New York Times reporter and was interviewed in the office of the Department of Mathematics at Harbin Institute of Technology.

The entire interview process lasted only forty-five minutes. When watching the other party leave, Wang Duoyu looked calm, but felt a little unhappy inside.

Draco Perkins, a reporter from the New York Times, repeatedly set traps for him, hoping to make him fall into them, but the other party obviously underestimated him. Not only did he fail, but he was ridiculed by Wang Duoyu several times.

Even so, Wang Duoyu was still very unhappy.

Since the interview request was initiated by the other party, he was already giving the other party a great deal of face by agreeing to it. He didn't expect that the other party was still so unruly!

"Forget it, let's try to have as little dealings with each other as possible in the future."

Wang Duoyu ignored the matter and turned around to immerse himself in the project and continue with his own work.

He is very busy. Even if he is not busy, he would rather read a book or go to Beijing to accompany his son than pay attention to what is happening in the outside world.

However, after the New York Times reported the interview, the mathematics community had not yet reacted, but the onlookers were furious.

"Wang Duoyu said: There are less than ten people in the world who can understand the ABC conjecture paper! So in October, I will hold a 'Huashan Sword Contest' lecture at Harbin Institute of Technology in China. Welcome."

No matter how difficult a paper is to understand, it shouldn't be the case that only a handful of people can understand it, right?
Isn't this sentence a slap in the face of John Stilwell, meaning that Stilwell was only seeking fame and reputation and was unable to understand the paper at all?
The real boss personally comes out to confront Stilwell, now it’s going to be a good show!

In addition to this, what shocked everyone was the recruitment of talents for the "Chinese Cube" game and other related projects. Wang Duoyu actually personally appeared on the stage and claimed to be the game planner of "Chinese Cube".

The game "China Cube" was launched several months ago. Once it was launched, it quickly became the most popular game in the world, without a doubt.

The game "China Squares" represented by Sega signed the agency contract in early March and went on sale in mid-March. Now in mid-June, three months have passed, and 18 million cartridges have been sold in the United States alone.

This game is definitely a best-selling game, no doubt about it.

In just three months, so many have been sold, and this is not the end, it is just the beginning.

Is it really possible that the most popular game planner is actually the world's top mathematics professor?

Ordinary people were very curious, but those scientific researchers became excited after seeing those recruitment advertisements.

For example, a PhD in physics can directly get a monthly salary of $1,800 as long as he passes the interview.

PhD students are very popular, but I never expected that they would be so popular!

In the United States, the salary of many doctoral students, especially purely theoretical researchers, is at most around eight to nine hundred to one thousand US dollars per month, which is not very high.

In other words, only students in popular majors, such as finance, economics, applied mathematics and other related majors, can get high salaries.

You should know that in the United States in 1980, the average annual wage income per capita was US$10,900 and the median was US$7,900.

There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor in the United States, and doctoral students are considered to be in an income group around the median.

Therefore, China Ice City can offer a monthly salary of 1,800 US dollars, which is an annual salary of 21,600 US dollars. For many doctoral students, this is a huge temptation.

In addition, the consumption in Ice City is very low, so if you work in Ice City for a few years, you can live a good life when you return to the United States.

A monthly salary of 1,800 US dollars is indeed very high. Wang Duoyu's own monthly salary is only 241.5 yuan.

But there is no way, if there is no high salary, these people will not be attracted at all.

The recruitment advertisement became an instant hit, attracting many people to China's Ice City.

The Ice City today is not the same as before. It was almost impossible to go to the Ice City before.

But now, it’s much simpler.

If Andrew Wiles and his fellow visiting scholars and exchange group were able to travel to Ice City smoothly, then it would certainly be easy for others to go as well.

Of course, if they want to go, it is very simple. We have offices in the United States or in Hong Kong Island.

The interview address was already on the recruitment advertisement, so many people came directly to the Harbin Institute of Technology office in the small town of Princeton. After passing the interview, they were directly sent by the office staff.

The interview questions were all set by professors from Harbin Institute of Technology, and Wang Duoyu also participated in setting the questions, so the interview itself was not a big problem.

There are definitely parallel imports these days, but Harbin Institute of Technology is not a foreign garbage collection station where you can get a monthly salary of $1,800 for any kind of garbage.

As a result, several offices in the United States were overcrowded.

Some doctoral students had seen this recruitment advertisement before, but firstly, the Eastern giant was too far away and full of unknowns, and secondly, they did not believe it.

However, now with the guarantee of Wang Duoyu, the world's top mathematician, and the desire for a high salary, all fears have naturally been overcome.

Many people who study computer-related majors are originally undergraduate graduates. If they are in the United States, their internship salary is only a few hundred dollars.

But now if they go to the big Eastern country, they can also get a monthly salary of 1,500 US dollars, so they also submitted their establishment to the office.

Undergraduates, masters, and doctoral students in many related majors such as materials science, computer science, physics, and mechanical engineering have submitted their resumes. Depending on their majors and academic qualifications, their monthly salaries are around US$1,200 to US$1,800.

Many graduates who can only earn five or six hundred US dollars in the United States can get double or even higher salary by going to the big Eastern country, so of course they are willing to leave their hometown.

On June 18th, in a roast duck restaurant in Beijing, Wang Duoyu was eating roast duck with Smel and others in the restaurant, chatting while eating.

Wang Duoyu came to Beijing this time to visit his son, and Smel came because he liked eating roast duck, and the roast duck in Beijing was more authentic, so he also came along.

They all looked very relaxed, not affected by the outside world at all, especially Wang Duoyu, who was no longer paying attention to the criticism caused by the ABC conjecture paper.

"Professor Wang, why don't you think there's such a delicious roast duck restaurant in Bingcheng?"

Smel has a special liking for roast duck and a bit of a grudge.

Upon hearing this, Wang Duoyu immediately said:
"Arrange it! When I get back, I'll suggest to our president that we build a food street at Harbin Institute of Technology. I'll invite the roast duck restaurant here to open a branch in our Ice City. Then, if you want to eat on campus, you can eat on campus. If you want to eat off campus, you can eat off campus."

To be honest, these are all small things.

Against the backdrop of reform and opening up, eating has gradually become a freedom for many ordinary people.

For the country at the moment, economic development is the top priority, but many other things are also very important.

Opening branches of roast duck restaurants is part of economic development, but in Smel's opinion, it is very touching.

He was just muttering something, no need to worry about it, right?
This is not the first time that Smale has come to Beijing. He has been to Ice City several times, especially this year. He has been here several times throughout the first half of the year.

If Wang Duoyu had not verified the ABC conjecture this time, Smale would not have come to Harbin Institute of Technology one after another.

"You don't have to be too touched. Just think of it as compensation for your help in promoting me in America during this period of time."

Wang Duoyu said happily.

Not long after the ABC conjecture was released, Smale had visited Wang Duoyu once. At that time, he wanted Wang Duoyu to go to the Berkeley University for a lecture, but after being rejected, he agreed to let Wang Duoyu return to the United States to help promote it.

After all, Wang Duoyu is going to hold a lecture at Harbin Institute of Technology. It would naturally be a better thing if more people could come to attend.

Although not many people will be able to understand the ABC conjecture paper, it is definitely much more difficult than the Poincaré conjecture.

Therefore, calling on more people to come to Harbin Institute of Technology to attend the lecture will not have any effect.

However, Wang Duoyu still hopes that more people will know about this and that more people will come to Harbin Institute of Technology to attend the lecture, because if Harbin Institute of Technology wants to catch up with Peking University or even surpass Peking University, it must do so.

"Is there no need for such compensation?"

(End of this chapter)