The night before the college entrance exam results were released, I redeemed my Peking University ad

The next day.

The sky was just beginning to lighten.

On the runway of a military airport in Fucheng, the morning mist had not yet dissipated, and the signal lights of the control tower blinked in the pale blue light of the sky.

At the end of the runway, a small, dark gray military transport plane was slowly descending, the roar of its engine tearing apart the morning tranquility of this small northeastern city.

There was no airline logo on the fuselage, only an inconspicuous number.

The hatch opened, and several distinguished-looking elderly men stepped out.

Academician Wang from the Chinese Academy of Mathematical Sciences, Dean Lin from the Department of Mathematics at Tsinghua University, Director Zhang from the Department of Mathematics at Peking University, Dean Wu from Nanjing University…

Each of these names alone could create a deep crater in the Chinese mathematics community.

It can be said that the leading figures in China's mathematics community, representing half of the nation's mathematical elite, have gathered in this small northeastern city.

The city leaders, who had been waiting there, quickly stepped forward: "Mr. Wang, Dean Lin, you must be tired from your journey! Breakfast has been prepared here, please rest for a while."

"No need."

Academician Wang waved his hand, not stopping for a moment: "Go straight to No. 99 Middle School."

"Alright, alright! Please come this way, everyone!"

The officials in charge of receiving them did not insist. Nobody is a fool. These people rushed over overnight, even mobilizing military transport planes. The first thing they would do after getting off the plane was definitely to go to No. 99 Middle School.

It was just polite talk before.

You may not eat it, but I can't not ask.

The group boarded the extended Coaster.

The roads were empty and quiet in the early morning; this small fourth- or fifth-tier city had not yet fully woken up.

The breakfast stall had just opened, and steam from the steamers rose gently in the morning light. Occasionally, a few elderly men wearing tank tops would run past on the roadside, glance at the extended Coaster with its special license plate, and then continue their run.

The pace of life in Fucheng is so slow that no one realizes that sitting in this unassuming Coaster is one of the most valuable brains in the entire Chinese mathematics community.

Before long, the convoy arrived at the entrance of No. 99 Middle School.

The large red banner with yellow lettering at the school gate was still hanging in the same place, fluttering slightly in the morning breeze, and the words "City's Top Scorer in College Entrance Examination" were particularly eye-catching in the morning sun.

A team of heavily armed special police officers set up a cordon at the school gate. Black riot shields were lined up on the wall, and special police officers stood every few meters, stretching from the school gate all the way to the auditorium at the end of the playground.

The area around the auditorium was so crowded that it was impossible to get through; there were guards every three or five steps, and not even a fly could get in.

Last night, the higher-ups gave a strict order: no matter what, those twenty blackboards must be protected.

No one may touch it or wipe away any chalk dust before the experts have completed the verification.

These twenty blackboards may become the most valuable academic artifacts since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and must be protected in accordance with the standards for national-level special-grade cultural relics.

It is worth mentioning that No. 99 Middle School is closed today.

When the first and second-year high school students received the news, they thanked Ji Bai's ancestors for eighteen generations.

It's not that having a day off is so wonderful, but that when they wake up in the morning as usual, their minds are foggy and they just want to sleep for even five more minutes.

Then, I received a holiday notice from my teacher.

Who can understand the happiness of that moment!

Upon entering the auditorium and seeing the twenty blackboards filled with formulas, Academician Wang and his group couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

In fact, they had already looked at the high-definition photos of the twenty blackboards several times on the plane, and they had memorized every step, every lemma, and every logical loop.

I'm standing here now simply to experience it up close.

Experience the awe-inspiring mathematical problem that an 18-year-old boy wrote with chalk in just three hours.

Experience the power of the ultimate imperial weapon.

"How's it going? Will you send it?"

Academician Wang spoke first, his tone filled with an excitement that had been suppressed for too long and could no longer be contained.

"hair!"

Dean Lin of Tsinghua University spoke with conviction.

"We've discussed and verified everything several times on the way here, and there are no problems with any of the steps!"

Director Zhang from Peking University nodded: "I also believe that Ji Bai has indeed proven Goldbach's Conjecture!"

Academician Wang took a deep breath and nodded emphatically: "Okay! Let's publish it!"

"On behalf of the Chinese Mathematicians' Society, we extend a formal invitation to the global mathematics community! We invite all the world's top mathematicians to come to China to jointly verify this achievement!"

Everyone was excited.

This is actually a rule in academia.

For any major academic achievement, the inventor will invite authoritative peers from around the world to jointly verify it.

Only by withstanding the most discerning scrutiny from around the world can a result be truly recognized as a proven achievement.

For over a century, it has always been Chinese scholars who have traveled overseas to attend other people's academic verification conferences.

Go to Princeton, go to Cambridge, go to the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, go to the Max Planck Institute, and witness the glory of others in those stone halls bearing the century-old emblems of their institutions.

And today, it is finally their turn to extend an invitation to the world.

This is the first time in history!

This is a historic moment!

It's no wonder these bigwigs are excited; they've been waiting for this day for far too long.

But then, a real problem was presented to everyone.

location.

Where is the verification conference held?

Conventionally, these achievements are made at the institutions where they originated.

For example, Haval, Oxford, Massachusetts...

Kefucheng No. 99 Middle School...

It's not that I look down on No. 99 Middle School, but Fucheng doesn't even have an airport, so how are people supposed to come here?

At this moment, Director Zhang from Peking University was the first to speak, clearing his throat: "Ahem, I forgot to mention to everyone that Ji Bai applied to Peking University as his first choice in the college entrance examination, and he is now a student at Peking University. This conference should rightfully be hosted by Peking University."

"Peking University's School of Mathematical Sciences has the largest academic lecture hall in the country and the most experience in hosting international conferences."

"Wait, wait, wait!!!"

Lin Boqian immediately objected.

"What do you mean by 'should'? The admission notice hasn't even been issued yet, so Ji Bai isn't a student at Peking University! Even if it is, he can choose not to go!"

"The doors of Tsinghua's Mathematics Department are open to Ji Bai 24/7; he can set any conditions he wants! The verification conference will be held at Tsinghua; I'll clear out the main building's lecture hall overnight!"

"How many seats does your Tsinghua University lecture hall have?"

"I suggest we do it at Tsinghua University!"

"Our Jinling University International Conference Center has a main venue for 2,000 people and top-notch facilities nationwide! Moreover, Jinling is an ancient capital of six dynasties, with a rich cultural heritage. International friends attending the conference can also experience Chinese culture at the same time."

"When it comes to cultural heritage, is Hangzhou lacking? A stroll around West Lake is enough to overflow with its rich cultural essence!"

"Moreover, our new building for the Mathematics Department at Zhejiang University has just been put into use, and all the equipment is the most advanced in the world: smart blackboards, simultaneous interpretation, holographic projection... Do your old lecture halls have that?"

……

A group of academicians and hospital directors, with an average age of over sixty, argued heatedly like children fighting over candy.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing!"

The oldest and most senior academician, Wang, finally couldn't take it anymore.

"A bunch of people whose combined age is almost a thousand years old, arguing like children. How about this, I suggest we hold the verification conference in our School of Mathematical Sciences, where we..."

"No!"

"be opposed to!"

Before Academician Wang could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the crowd.

"Then where do you suggest we hold the verification conference?"

"I think we should do it at the Great Hall of the People!"

Someone suddenly suggested it.

"The Great Hall of the People?"

"hiss--!"

Everyone gasped.

That's the highest-level conference venue in the country!

But it must be said that this is indeed a proposal that is hard to refute.

No matter which university it's located at, no one else will be satisfied.

If it were placed in the Great Hall of the People, no one would have anything to say.

We're using a top-tier venue to welcome a top-tier academic achievement!

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

I second that.

……

Therefore, a formal statement drafted in the name of the Chinese Mathematicians Association was simultaneously released to the world at 10:00 a.m. that day through all mainstream media channels, including Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, and CCTV News.