A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 249 What rules? Rules are meant to be broken.

Dear Professor Dennis,

I have completed the proof of the smoothness of the solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations...

Dennis was jolted awake, as if from a dream. He had been prepared to dedicate his life to solving this problem, and now someone was suddenly telling him that the problem had already been solved?

How can it be?

Looking at the sender's name, Dennis's doubts only increased, not decreased.

It was Chen Hui!
The two had worked together six months ago, so he was certainly aware of Chen Hui's research progress on this issue. But how could Chen Hui have completed the proof of the smoothness of the solution to the Navier-Stokes equations in just six months?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
In particular, Chen Hui's failure to include proof in the email further solidified Dennis's belief.

Dennis closed the email and, too lazy to deal with any other emails, got up and walked out of the teaching room.

He didn't know what he was supposed to do, but he always felt he should find something to do.

However, after walking a few steps in the corridor and stepping out of the research office, Dennis quickly returned to his desk and dialed a student's number. "James, buy me a plane ticket to Jiangcheng, China, as soon as possible!"

……

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

The International Congress of Mathematicians is about to be held, and Kei Nakajima, as the president of the International Mathematical Union, has arrived early to oversee related matters.

The conference is held every four years, and these four years are undoubtedly big years for the mathematics community. First, there was the complete proof of the Langlands program, then the Guagu conjecture, and even the Yang-Mills equation was given a rigorous mathematical proof. In previous years, any one of these breakthroughs would have caused a sensation among international mathematicians. This year, there were three major breakthroughs!
Nakajima Kei is very happy about this prosperous era.

However, the prover of the Yang-Mills equation has not yet uploaded the report or replied to his emails. With one of the three jewels missing, the International Congress of Mathematicians suddenly felt less radiant.

Some regrets.

It's been almost two months since the deadline for submitting the report, and he's no longer refreshing the official website several times a day like he did before the deadline; he's resigned to his fate.

"The venue is all set up, and the conference agenda is all arranged. But what about that one-hour lecture by the Chinese mathematician?"

Secretary Jim came in with a folder to ask for instructions.

Keiya Nakajima pondered for a long time, then said, "Let's keep the original arrangements for now."

The proof of the Yang-Mills equation was worth the wait. As long as he could contact Chen Hui before the conference started, everything would be fine. If things really changed, he could simply change it to a 45-minute report.

After finishing a pile of tasks, Nakajima Kei lay back in his chair and rubbed his throbbing forehead. With the International Congress of Mathematicians approaching, there were more and more things that required his attention. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear the weight.

After resting for a few minutes, he opened his email and continued working on the next tasks.

But soon, an email caught his attention.

"I will attend the International Congress of Mathematicians as scheduled, and bring my latest findings, the proof of the Navier-Stokes equations..."

"?"

When Nakajima Kei looked at the email, he almost thought it was just another pointless joke from some amateur scientist.

But looking at the sender, he suddenly felt uncertain.

Regardless, once the proof is obtained, and with a month to go, many top mathematicians will likely be interested in it, and he won't have trouble finding reviewers.

Without further hesitation, Nakajima Kei dialed Chen Hui's number directly.

……

At 3 PM at Jiangcheng University, Chloe arrived at the teacher's office as usual.
She was prepared to leave empty-handed, but from a distance, she saw the office door wide open.

Chloe rubbed her eyes and, realizing she hadn't misread it, immediately ran towards Chen Hui's office.

"Teacher, you succeeded?"

Chen Hui, who was sitting in front of the computer organizing his thesis, turned around, paused for a moment, and then smiled brightly and nodded slightly.

"Wow!"

"The teacher is amazing!"

Chloe was overjoyed. "You really completed the proof of the Navier-Stokes equations?"

"It should be fine." Chen Hui maintained the humility typical of Chinese people.

"Teacher, I think you will become a figure like Gauss or Euler in the future!"

Chloe blinked, as if looking at the stars in the sky.

She has been in China for almost two years now, so of course she understands what this sentence means. For example, if you ask a Chinese person what they think of something, and they say it's okay, then it means that the thing is already very good.

"You little rascal, you've finally opened the door!"

Wang Qiming had been observing the situation. After learning from Chloe about Chen Hui's appointment with her at 3 PM, he figured he would arrive around that time. Today, he was a little late due to being busy, but he heard Chloe's happy cheers from afar, so he jogged over.

As expected, Chen Hui has ended his seclusion!

"Dean Wang, what's the matter that's so urgent?"

Chen Hui stood up with a smile, it seemed he wouldn't be able to finish his paper today.

Are you still going to attend the International Congress of Mathematicians?

Wang Qiming was also somewhat anxious. Chen Hui had a very high chance of winning the Fields Medal this year. This medal was of great significance to China and the Chinese mathematics community. In particular, if three of the four Fields Medal winners were Chinese, the scene would be incredibly moving.

It would be such a pity if Chen Hui didn't participate.

"Of course I'll participate. I've already contacted the president of the International Mathematical Union."

Chen Hui is also preparing to present his latest findings at the International Congress of Mathematicians, so of course he will attend.

"The deadline for submitting the report has passed by almost two months ago."

Wang Qiming was also helpless. He knew that Chen Hui's seclusion was out of necessity. If it weren't for a major breakthrough, he wouldn't have missed such an important time. "Let's think of another way and see if we can discuss it with the International Mathematical Union and submit the manuscript again."

Wang Qiming did not give up either. After all, it was a heavyweight achievement like the Yang-Mills equation, and the International Mathematical Union would not want to give up easily. There must still be some room for negotiation.

However, he also knew that Westerners valued rules the most, and it wouldn't be easy to get them to make an exception.

"Is that so?"

Chen Hui was also somewhat regretful, as he hadn't expected his seclusion to take so long.

Missing the submission deadline is no one's fault but one's own; missing this International Congress of Mathematicians is indeed a regret.

But he didn't care too much. He was still very young, and maybe he would become the first person in the world to win two Fields Medals. Chen Hui was very confident.

Woohoo...

Just then, Chen Hui's phone, which was on his desk, vibrated.

It was an unfamiliar number with strange digits. Chen Hui usually hung up immediately when he received such a call, and this time was no exception.

In Philadelphia, Nakajima Kei stared blankly at the phone that had been hung up.

Didn't you reply to all the emails? Why did you hang up on yourself?
He's in a real hurry.

"Xiao Zhang, buy me a plane ticket to Jiangcheng, China, and hurry!"

Nakajima Kei hurriedly left the office.

Wang Qiming was also anxious. "Wait a minute, Professor Qiu should be able to get in touch with the International Mathematical Union."

He didn't know Chen Hui's situation beforehand, nor did he contact them in advance, but now that Chen Hui is back, he should give it a try.

"Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure!"

Wang Qiming exclaimed with delight that it was fortunate that Professor Qiu had returned to China, which meant that China was not completely without connections in the international mathematics community.

Woohoo...

Just then, Chen Hui's phone vibrated again. With Chen Hui's memory, he could naturally recognize that it was the same call from before.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Hui finally pressed the answer button.

"Is this Professor Chen from Jiangcheng University?"

This familiar opening line was something Chen Hui had received many scam calls with similar openings before, which is why he no longer answers calls from unknown numbers.

Chen Hui took the phone off his ear and looked at the strange number.

However, before he could hang up again, the next sentence came through the receiver: "I am Kei Nakajima, President of the International Mathematical Union."

"Hello."

Although still skeptical, Chen Hui decided to believe it for the time being.

"Hello."

Chen Hui could hear a sense of relief in the voice coming from the microphone.

In his Philadelphia office, Nakajima Kei's forehead was already beaded with sweat. "Professor Chen, I've read your email. Is it true?"

"Of course!"

"Can it be uploaded to the official website as soon as possible?" Nakajima Kei was somewhat excited. To complete the proof of two millennium problems in the four years of a single conference was a feat that would surely become a legendary tale for all time.

As the chairman of the alliance, he will inevitably be mentioned by people at that time.

If there were a precedent, he would have invited Chen Hui to give two one-hour presentations at this conference of mathematicians, whether on the Yang-Mills equation or the Navier-Stokes equation; Chen Hui was qualified for that.

Of course, we must also be wary of Chen Hui exaggerating. There are precedents in the international mathematics community. Some great mathematicians do some foolish things in their later years. For example, a certain Phil Prize winner claimed in his later years that he had proven the Riemann Hypothesis.

Therefore, he wants to see Chen Hui's proof as soon as possible. There is still a month, which is enough time to complete the simple review.

"Hasn't the deadline for submission already passed?"

"What deadline? Just upload it!"

Nakajima Kei blurted it out.

The rules are merely a protective circle drawn by those at the top to safeguard their own interests; the proof of the Navier-Stokes equations is enough to break these rules.

"no problem."

Chen Hui was also quite happy.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Qiming spoke again, "Come with me to Yanbei. We'll have to ask Old Qiu for help with this."

"No need, it was Nakajima Kei who called just now."

Chen Hui shook his head.

"Nakajima Kei?"

Wang Qiming was taken aback, but then realized that, considering the context, this Nakajima Kei could only be Nakajima Kei, the president of the International Mathematical Union.

"what have you done?"

"You actually managed to get him to personally give you the green light?"

Wang Qiming exclaimed in surprise, suddenly remembering the cheers he had heard Chloe on the road earlier. Combining this with Chen Hui's many days of seclusion, he suddenly came to his senses and asked, "You've completed the proof of the Navier-Stokes equations?"

He already knew Chen Hui's current research direction and what Chen Hui was doing in seclusion, but after all, it was a millennium problem, and only a few months had passed. He thought it was at most a preliminary result.

However, these preliminary achievements are unlikely to open doors for Nakajima Keidai.

Chen Hui nodded.

Wang Qiming felt his breath catch in his throat and gasped for air.

A new millennium question every year: What kind of monster is this person?

It's so scary!
But this quickly turned into immense joy. The emergence of such a figure in the Chinese mathematics community was truly a blessing for China. And the fact that such a figure was from their Jiangcheng University made Wang Qiming unable to hold back his laughter.

Chen Hui stopped arguing with Wang Qiming, sat down at his desk, and continued working on the proof of the Navier-Stokes equations.

……

The next day, Chen Hui submitted the completed paper to the official website of the International Mathematical Union. At the same time, he also uploaded it to the arXiv pre-release system. Although it was unlikely that his paper would be copied given his current status in the international mathematics community, it was better to be prepared.

After doing all this, he finally stepped out of his small office again after more than two months.

It's already Labor Day holiday, and the city is experiencing a heat wave. Only a few students are hurrying around on their electric bikes on campus.

The cherry blossoms on the cherry blossom avenue had long since fallen to the ground and turned to dust, leaving only bare branches standing on both sides of the avenue. During his seclusion, he had already missed the annual cherry blossom season.

Chen Hui strode toward Wang Qiming's office. He had now completed the proof of the smoothness of the solution to the Navier-Stokes equations, and the next step was to apply it to engineering.

Controlled nuclear fusion filled Chen Hui with excitement.

However, engineering is different from theoretical research. Chen Hui can handle theoretical research on his own, but to conduct research on controlled nuclear fusion, he needs support from all sides. As for how to do it, Chen Hui plans to consult Wang Qiming first.

"Give up. Everyone's using new energy sources now. What future is there in researching internal combustion engines?"

"If we keep going like this, we'll have a hard time graduating."

"I still want to give it a try. They gave us so much funding in the early stages, so I have to produce some results."

"Even if the internal combustion engine is eventually replaced by batteries, mathematical experience will always remain, and perhaps this problem-solving approach can be applied to other fields."

As Chen Hui passed by a teaching and research office, he suddenly heard a quarrel.

He instinctively stopped at the doorway and looked into the teaching and research room because he heard a familiar voice.

"Ling'er!"

Chen Hui was pleasantly surprised.

Li Zehan went to Princeton last year, while Chen Ling'er's talent was a bit lacking, so she ended up staying at Jiangcheng University. However, Chen Hui has been either receiving awards or in seclusion for the past few months, and he hasn't seen Chen Ling'er for quite some time.

"Brother Hui."

Chen Ling'er smiled happily and walked towards the door.

"Professor Chen."

"Professor Chen."

Everyone in the research group greeted Chen Hui warmly, their eyes filled with respect. As a genius mathematician who had completed the proof of the Millennium Problem Yang-Mills equation and secured the Philippians Prize ahead of schedule, Chen Hui was already a household name in China and had become an idol for many young people.

Chen Hui nodded to each of them before turning to Chen Ling'er and asking, "What were you arguing about just now? Are you in any trouble? Do you need any help?"

With Li Zehan absent, he naturally had to lend a hand.

Chen Ling'er shook her head and pulled Chen Hui toward the outside of the teaching and research room.

"Chen Shen just nodded at me, I can brag about that for the rest of my life!"

"Damn it, hurry up and check the corridor surveillance footage, maybe we can still catch me and Chen Shen in the same frame."

"Why bother checking the surveillance footage? Why not just go up to Chen Shen and ask for a photo together?"

"I'm so mad! Why didn't I ask Chen Shen for an autograph just now?"

"Chen Shen is at Jiangcheng University. Opportunities to get his autograph are rare, aren't they?"

"That's right, Chen Shen is from our Jiangcheng University!"

The people in the teaching and research office were all beaming with joy. The thought that Chen Hui was actually a teacher at Jiangcheng University made them incredibly happy.

(End of this chapter)