A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 226 Dennis's Reminder
At the entrance of Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School
Zhao Defeng stood outside the gate, looking at the new banner that had appeared on the left side of the school gate—Congratulations to our student Chen Hui for winning the Guo Jia Natural Science Award.

"No way, aren't you ashamed at all?"

An Chengzhang stood beside Zhao Defeng, clicking his tongue in amazement, "He graduated almost a year ago, and you still call yourself a student of our school, not a graduate?"

"Don't worry about so many details. Just tell me, wasn't Chen Hui a student at our school?"

Zhao Defeng glared at him and said unhappily, "Chen Hui didn't say anything, but you're meddling in his affairs."

An Chengzhang raised his hand in surrender, "But the school gate is almost full of hangings. At this rate, it won't be long before there's no more room to hang them."

“You’re right, so I’m going to apply for funding to renovate the school gate and turn it into a long corridor or something. That kid can keep getting honors, I’ll make sure there are enough walls here!”

Zhao Defeng said proudly.

"Well, it turns out that Chen Hui's efforts to win honors have ultimately benefited you."

Looking at the seven or eight banners at the school gate, where all of Chen Hui's honors were gathered, An Chengzhang couldn't help but sigh. He never expected that the little guy from back then would go all the way from the provincial competition to the CMO and then to the IMO, and now he has won several international and domestic awards, and is already an outstanding mathematician.

"The honor is of course his own, but it's perfectly reasonable for his alma mater to share in the glory."

Zhao Defeng said with a ruddy face that he had recently benefited a lot because of Chen Hui. If it weren't for his insistence, he would have been promoted to the Education Bureau long ago.

"Then you'd better hurry up. At that kid's speed, before you've even finished repairing the school gate, you'll probably be facing a shortage of facilities."

An Chengzhang joked.

Just then, Zhang Anguo suddenly walked out of the school. "Old Zhao, I have two pieces of good news. Which one would you like to hear first?"

Zhang Anguo's daughter's surgery was very successful and she is recovering well. He has become much more cheerful and even cracks jokes from time to time. He is now coaching the math competition team with An Chengzhang. This year, the math competition team of Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School has achieved very good results.

"Just say it."

Zhao Defeng was in a good mood and didn't bother with any tricks.

"Two students from our school went to the CMO this time, Liang Peixuan and Tan Junjie."

Zhang Anguo said with a smile, "These are all my achievements."

"Well, it's really good!"

Zhao Defeng nodded, quite satisfied with the result, "but we also need to pay attention to the training of future talents."

He knew that Tan Junjie and Liang Peixuan were both veterans of the math competition team. Tan Junjie was graduating this year, and Liang Peixuan was graduating next year.

"Don't worry, we had some good prospects last year, and we should be able to recruit a few more this year."

Zhang Anguo said confidently.

"So, what's the other good news?" Zhao Defeng pressed, seeing that Zhang Anguo didn't seem inclined to say anything.

"Chen Hui won the Ramanujan Prize!"

As Zhang Anguo spoke, he glanced back at the large pile of banners at the school gate, his eyes filled with worry for Zhao Defeng.

"Good boy!"

Zhao Defeng chuckled and sighed, not too worried. There was still a vacant spot to the right of the school gate, just enough to hang a banner.

"So, what has he accomplished this time?"

Zhao Defeng asked, "They're not from the mathematics circle, and they rarely pay attention to journals, so their news is naturally slower."

"A complete proof of the Yang-Mills equation is complete!"

"What? It's that Millennium Problem?"

"That's right!"

This news was indeed shocking. Zhao Defeng and An Chengzhang were both dumbfounded, but it didn't last long. In their view, it was not surprising that Chen Hui would do something.

Zhao Defeng looked at the pile of banners at the school gate again and fell into deep thought.

The Millennium Puzzle is quite famous in China. Proving the completion of one of the Millennium Puzzles is certainly worthy of being displayed on a banner!

But now the space is full, and if we want to hang one up, we have to take one down. What should we do?

"Oh, right, besides the Ramanujan Prize, many other organizations and institutions have announced that Chen Hui has won awards, such as the Pólya Prize in the United States, the Ertsch Prize in Israel, the Ostrovsky Prize in Switzerland, and the Neller Prize in Applied Mathematics in the United Kingdom..."

Zhang Anguo listed the names of the various awards one after another. The number of organizations and institutions that announced Chen Hui's awards online was no less than ten, and Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School, a small school, really couldn't accommodate them all.

"stop!"

Zhao Defeng is really going crazy.

If we don't build a hundred-mile-long corridor, we probably won't be able to hang up any banners.

But soon, Zhao Defeng smiled slightly and said, "What kind of awards are these? What level are they? Do they even deserve to be associated with these honors?"

Zhang Anguo and An Chengzhang looked at Zhao Defeng and couldn't help but chuckle. This vice principal had really gotten too cocky.

At this moment, Zhao Defeng looked at the school gate again and saw the banner of the Barbary Mathematics Competition Gold Award, feeling that it was out of place with the other honors.

"Come down you!"

The missing spot has been found.

At the Barbary Charity event, Xiao Ming looked at Sun Jianfeng and smiled with relief, "This time we've really hit a brick wall. Let's keep a low profile in this year's competition."

Sun Jianfeng nodded. Although it was hard to imagine that this little guy was a high school student just a year ago, that's how geniuses are; you can't use common sense to predict them.

Looking at the tablet in his hand, he saw that almost the entire internet was discussing this matter. Fortunately, no one mentioned the Barbary Mathematics Competition, otherwise, he would have been sweating bullets.

[By the way, the prize money for the Ramanujan Prize isn't even as high as the gold medal in the Barbary Mathematics Competition, so its prestige is probably even lower than that of the Barbary Mathematics Competition.]

Why bring up something you shouldn't talk about? Sun Jianfeng really wanted to thank this guy.

However, he quickly had a flash of inspiration and commented directly, "They've already solved the Millennium Puzzle. Don't you know about the Clay Institute's bounty? Solving a Millennium Puzzle is worth a million dollars. Why would they care about the Ramanujan Prize?"

[Holy crap, robbery? A million dollars?]

[If I could solve one of the Millennium Prize Problems, wouldn't I achieve financial freedom instantly? No way, I'm going to learn math right now.]

"There are houses of gold in books; the ancients were truly right."

[Chen Shen is awesome! One million US dollars!]

Sure enough, he successfully steered the discussion in the comments section as one million dollars was still quite a shock to most netizens.

Looking at the news forwarded by others in the WeChat group, Chen Min from McGill University had stars in her eyes. She thought of the words of several other award winners at the annual meeting of the Chinese Mathematical Society. If she were to go back to that moment now, she wouldn't refute them at all.

At Toulouse III University, Deng Bin shook his head and smiled bitterly. One should always compare oneself to oneself; comparing oneself to prodigies is too discouraging.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University...

Jilin University... ...

[Congratulations, host! You have completed the proof of the Yang-Mills equation. Free attribute points +1]

Jiangcheng University, the barrage of comments finally popped up in front of Chen Hui's eyes again.

He finally earned free attribute points for proving the Yang-Mills equation. To his disappointment, the Ramanujan Prize did not award him a single free attribute point. It is unclear whether he had to wait until after the award ceremony or whether awards of the same level only award one free attribute point.

Following this pattern, it's unclear whether completing the proof of the Navier-Stokes equations will result in a reward of free attribute points.

After thinking for a moment,

"Boost my insight!"

Chen Hui decided to focus on improving his insight first. He had not yet grasped the essence of the NS equation and needed to enhance his insight to complete the process. Only after understanding its essence could he then use existing tools or create new ones to solve it.

After completing the additional points, he continued to look at the papers on the table. These were research papers he had recently collected related to the Navier-Stokes equations, as well as cutting-edge papers in topology, complex geometry, and other frontier fields. While researching new problems, he was also mastering knowledge in other fields.

For other mathematicians, mastering all fields of knowledge is simply unrealistic, but Chen Hui possesses a memory far beyond that of ordinary people; once he has learned something, it is very difficult for him to forget it.

Coupled with his amazing insight and creativity, and his unprecedented learning speed, he believes that even in the 21st century, it is not impossible to produce another mathematical genius!
Furthermore, there is great potential not only in mathematics, but also in physics and chemistry.

Your math level has improved from 4 (66%) to 67%.

As the barrage of comments appeared before his eyes, Chen Hui discovered that when learning mathematical knowledge in areas he was unfamiliar with, his proficiency improved much faster. This was especially true after he added free attribute points, which had an almost immediate effect. This further solidified his determination to become a mathematical all-rounder.

With a thought, he summoned the control panel.

[Host: Chen Hui
Chinese Level 2 (33%)

Mathematics Level 4 (67%)

English Level 3 (61%)

Physics Level 4 (36%)

Chemistry Level 2 (93%)

Biology Level 2 (0%)

Physical Education Level 2 (0%)

Geography Level 2 (0%)

History Level 2 (0%)

Politics Level 4 (9%)

These days, because I've been focusing on math, my math proficiency has improved quite a bit. Physics, on the other hand, hasn't improved much, and Chinese, English, and chemistry have only seen slight improvements. However, after winning the Guo Jia Natural Science Award, my political science proficiency skyrocketed to level 4, making it my third level 4 subject.

After glancing at the basic attribute panel, Chen Hui focused his attention and continued studying the paper on the table.

He was unaware of the online discussions, but he knew that completing the full proof of the Yang-Mills equation was just a small step in his life journey. There were still countless mountains ahead waiting for him to climb, and now was not the time to rest.

However, in the past few days he received an email from the Clay Institute, inviting him to the Collège de France in Paris to receive the Clay Institute's grand prize.

The Clay Institute is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, but the seven Millennium Problems were first published at the Collège de France. When Perelman proved the Poincaré Conjecture, the Clay Institute chose the Collège de France in Paris as the venue for his award ceremony.

If it were the United States, Chen Hui probably wouldn't go; it's too far and a waste of time. But Paris is where he needs to receive the Ramanujan Prize and attend the IMO gold medal award ceremony. Since it's on his way, Chen Hui naturally wouldn't refuse.

After replying to the email, Chen Hui looked at the problem he was researching again.

These days, he and Professor Dennis have been studying the Navier-Stokes equations from the perspectives of complex geometry and topology, respectively, but they have both encountered bottlenecks. Dennis is struggling with how to rigorously describe the "elastic" change of the vortex tube topology over time and its relationship with energy dissipation.

Chen Hui then pondered how to correlate the abstract fiber bundle structure with actual vortex dynamics.

Dennis contacted him a few days ago, saying that he would come to Jiangcheng University to visit and exchange ideas for a while. He also told Chen Hui about the difficulties he was facing.

In the past few days, besides thinking about his own problems, Chen Hui has also been trying to solve Dennis's problem, and he's doing quite well in topology.

"Hey, Hui, congratulations!"

Suddenly, a cheerful voice came from behind. Dennis was standing at the office door with a big smile on his face. He threw down his suitcase and opened his arms to give Chen Hui a bear hug.

"What's there to congratulate me on? My problem isn't solved yet, so yours is?"

Chen Hui asked with curiosity and anticipation. He didn't see any frustration on Dennis's face, which was troubled by the problem. Looking at him, anyone who didn't know better would think that he had already proven the Navier-Stokes equation.

Dennis shook his head with a smile. "Of course not."

"But you proved the Yang-Mills equation, isn't that something to congratulate you on?"

"You Chinese are always like this, demanding too much of yourselves. That's not good!"

Dennis has obviously collaborated with many Chinese scholars, and couldn't help but complain, "Difficult problems like the Navier-Stokes equations require many mathematicians to spend their entire lives solving them. It's normal to encounter difficulties in a short period of time, but it's rare to achieve results."

"When you decide to spend decades solving a problem, then temporary gains and losses are not important. Instead, it is important to maintain a good mindset, ensure your physical and mental health, and study diligently day after day for decades in order to achieve results."

"Otherwise, if your health collapses, then nothing will be of any use."

"My friend, do you understand?"

“You are the most brilliant genius I have ever met. I believe that if we work together, we will eventually be able to solve this difficult problem. I don’t want you to fall by the wayside.”

Chen Hui was both amused and exasperated. "Thank you, Dennis. Don't worry, I won't collapse halfway there."

For others, solving the Navier-Stokes equations might take decades, but Chen Hui is confident that he can complete the proof within a few years.

"Professor Dennis, would you like to rest for a while? We have already arranged a hotel for you."

Wang Qiming said from the side.

Dennis has now formally applied to Jiangcheng University to be a visiting scholar for a period of time.

Jiangcheng University had no reason to refuse a big shot like Dennis and immediately agreed.

"No need, I still have some questions I want to discuss with Hui."

He came to China to attend a conference and had already adjusted to the time difference. He took a nap on the plane to Jiangcheng and didn't feel very tired. In other words, anyone who can reach the top in a certain industry is bound to be an energetic person.

They say they're not in a hurry, but their actions tell a different story.

Chen Hui smiled, pulled out the whiteboard in the office, and began writing the vorticity equation ω/t +(u·)ω=(ω·)u +νΔω, while Dennis drew a schematic diagram of an entangled vortex tube next to him...

"..."

Wang Qiming rolled his eyes. Well, these two guys were completely ignoring him.

He didn't bother the two of them. When he left the office, he closed the door behind him. The note Chloe had written back then was still hanging on it—"In seclusion, please do not disturb."

(End of this chapter)