Chapter 134 Heading to Princeton
"If Xu Yuan can prove Qiu Chengtong's conjecture, our department will have another famous mathematician." Liao Fangyi took over Tang Shihong's words with a look of joy on his face: "It seems that our college is really going to rise."

As the director of the School of Mathematics, he must consider the situation of the entire school.

Previously, the institute held an exchange activity with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Professor Yang reached an agreement with Qiu Chengtong that as long as Xu Yuan could completely prove Qiu Chengtong's conjecture, Qiu Chengtong would join the Qinghua School of Mathematical Sciences to take on teaching and academic research tasks.

This is bound to drive the overall improvement of the college.

Even if we can't cultivate a second Xu Yuan, it's always a good thing to discover more students with mathematical talent.

"It's all thanks to Xu Yuan." Tang Shihong said proudly.

Then Liao Fangyi remembered that there was something important that he hadn't discussed yet, so he immediately brought the topic back to the topic.

"You see, I was so absorbed in thinking about these things that I forgot about the other thing."

"After discussion between the academy and the Mathematics Council, for your proof of the twin prime problem, you will be awarded a single prize of 500,000 yuan."

"At the same time, he was granted the status of director of the Mathematics Council."

"The specific award ceremony will be held at the end of the year during the school's Person of the Year selection event."

After quickly explaining the situation, Liao Fangyi asked with a smile: "Do you have any other requirements? If so, please let us know and we will do our best to meet them." His tone was very firm when he said this, as if he was not worried at all about not being able to meet Xu Yuan's requirements.

Xu Yuan listened to all the rewards, and even though he tried to pretend to be calm, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

no way.

Who made him withdraw the money again?

Knowledge is wealth.

He did not actively study the twin prime conjecture this time. It was by chance that he helped Zhang Yitang improve the sieve method, which brought him one step closer to truly winning the twin prime crown.

The main reason why the school can offer so many awards is the popularity of the twin prime conjecture in the mathematics community.

Far from the Carmichael number he had previously solved, the smoothness of the solution of Monge-Ampere's equation was comparable, which can be said to be not less.

After all, this is a cash reward, not a scientific research fund.

Take his current situation for example. If he applies for scientific research funds from the institute, it will definitely not be difficult.

However, the funds applied for can only be used for scientific research projects.

In addition, he also knew that the directors of the Mathematics Council were all professors, who had higher treatment and rights than ordinary members and would be able to run for chairman in the future. He did not expect that he would be qualified while still a doctoral student.

He was particularly happy when he thought that he had enough money to build a new house in his hometown of Xuzhai.

Since he had no other requests for the time being, he said to Liao Fangyi: "Let's talk about other things later. I don't have any requests now."

"That's fine."

"If you have any problem, feel free to contact the hospital for solution." Liao Fangyi said firmly.

As the matter was settled, Xu Yuan did not stay any longer, after all, Chen Yuran was still waiting outside.

So he immediately stood up and said to the two of them, "If there's nothing else, I'll go back to the dormitory first."

"Go back." Liao Fangyi nodded and responded with a smile.

Then he also stood up and personally escorted Xu Yuan out of the office.

Chen Yuran stood at the window in the corridor and waited obediently. When she saw Xu Yuan coming out, she hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

When he got closer, he noticed Liao Fangyi also came out, so he had to lower his head and greet him.

"Hello, Director Liao."

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like the behavior of a student meeting a school leader. It looks more like he is meeting a familiar elder outside.

Facts proved that Liao Fangyi did know Chen Yuran. Originally his attention was on Xu Yuan, but when he suddenly heard the familiar voice he turned his head and glanced over.

When he saw it was Chen Yuran, he immediately smiled and said, "It's Xiaoran."

Xu Yuan and Chen Yuran spend most of their time together in the library or discussion room studying, so Liao Fangyi doesn't know their relationship.

At this moment, I noticed that the two were standing together, and then I suddenly realized something.

He looked at the two of them, and finally looked at Xu Yuan and gave him a few specific instructions.

"When did you meet Xiaoran? You have good taste. I watched Xiaoran grow up."

After saying that, he did not forget to whisper to Chen Yuran: "Don't worry, I won't tell Lao Chen about your relationship."

He has been in Qinghua for so many years, and he has seen countless young couples in school.

It was obvious that Chen Yuran had not told her family yet, so as an elder he would definitely not say anything. The key point was that he was really happy that Chen Yuran could be with Xu Yuan.

Chen Yuran's face was so red that it almost extended to her neck. She didn't bother to say anything to Liao Fangyi. She grabbed Xu Yuan's arm and ran towards the stairs.

Liao Fangyi looked at the two people's backs without stopping them, until they went down the stairs and disappeared from his sight. He then withdrew his gaze and turned back to the office, still sighing to himself.

"It's great to be young!"

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Chen Yuran and Xu Yuan ran downstairs in one breath, then stopped and stood there panting.

Xu Yuan was naturally not affected by his regular morning jogging exercise, but he really liked to see Chen Yuran's appearance at this moment.

His eyes were fixed straight ahead without blinking, very openly.

Perhaps feeling Xu Yuan's gaze, Chen Yuran let go of Xu Yuan's arm.

He opened his mouth and explained:

"Director Liao is my father's classmate. Will you blame me for not telling you about this in advance?" He looked quite worried after saying this.

Obviously he was afraid that Xu Yuan would be angry with him because of this.

Xu Yuan didn't think about these things at all. After all, the two of them had never met each other's parents.

It is normal not to know each other's elders.

"I didn't ask you, so don't let your imagination run wild." Xu Yuan reached out and rubbed Chen Yuran's head to comfort her.

Then he took the initiative to change the subject: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Guess what Director Liao wants to talk to me about."

……

After Xu Yuan and Chen Yuran separated and returned to the dormitory, they were naturally questioned by several people in the dormitory first.

She kept asking him to treat her to a meal.

Naturally, Xu Yuan would not refuse this and agreed without hesitation.

However, after Li Zhenya and the others learned that Xu Yuan had won a bonus of 500,000 yuan, they fell silent again.

It seems that even this meal is not delicious anymore.

no way.

I am so envious!

In the blink of an eye, it was October, and there were only a few days left before the academic conference held by the Annals of Mathematics. However, Xu Yuan's pace was not affected. He was still calculating the Qiu Chengtong conjecture until the first day of departure.

Now, as he tries to combine more public information, the progress of Qiu Chengtong's conjecture has reached 70%.

It can be said that we are very close to complete proof.

It is no exaggeration to say that if you can come up with some inspiration, it can be completed in a short time.

Therefore, he was looking forward to his trip to Princeton, thinking that he would finally be able to communicate face to face with Professor Deligne.

Since Lao Zhang is currently overseas, dealing with matters related to his return home, he will go directly to Princeton at that time.

Xu Yuan needs to take a flight from Yenching to Philadelphia first, and then transfer to Princeton.

Fortunately, Princeton University has made thoughtful arrangements and will send someone to pick us up at the Philadelphia airport, so it is not a big deal. In addition, many people from China who go to Princeton to study have this kind of itinerary, so there is nothing to worry about.

But despite this, Tang Shihong still gave him a lot of instructions before leaving, which made him feel warm in his heart.

It is also worth mentioning that all travel expenses to Princeton are borne by the institute.

I also specially allocated two thousand dollars for expenses, so that even if I spend more than that, I can get reimbursement later.

The main focus is on the importance attached to Xu Yuan.

Friday, October 2005, 10, on the way to Yanjing Airport.

"Please remember what I told you. Apart from Princeton University and the hotel we arranged for you, don't go out for no reason, especially at night."

"Come back as soon as possible after the meeting, but you should be with Professor Zhang by then."

Tang Shihong personally drove Xu Yuan to the airport, and on the way he did not forget to repeat his instructions to Xu Yuan.

Although he had heard these words many times in the past two days, Xu Yuan understood that it was all for his own good, so he nodded in agreement without any boredom.

"Don't worry, mentor. I remember all of this."

Compared to going out shopping, he is more interested in staying in the room and doing math.

For him, the biggest attraction of being invited to attend the conference was probably the opportunity to communicate with Professor Deligne.

So we can only say that Tang Shihong’s worries are unnecessary.

He knew a lot about Zhang Yitang. The other party had already reached a cooperation with Qilu University. He would officially join after returning from this meeting.

Liao Fangyi felt quite regretful about this incident, as he had originally wanted to recruit someone to Qinghua.

However, Mr. Yang previously recruited Wang Xiaoyun from Qilu University, and now he is sending back Zhang Yitang, which is a relatively reasonable arrangement. He even feels embarrassed to start poaching.

The distance from the school to the airport was not far, and Xu Yuan quickly arrived at his destination and boarded the flight smoothly.

After almost a day's journey, we finally landed at Philadelphia Airport near Princeton.

Princeton is located in New Jersey, between New York and Philadelphia. It is a distinctive rural city with a casual and comfortable atmosphere, which is more suitable for academic research.

But the biggest drawback is that the transportation is not very convenient, otherwise he wouldn't have to take such a long journey.

Fortunately, after Xu Yuan came out of the airport with his few luggages, he soon saw a sign with his name on it.

It was the airport pick-up person arranged by Princeton University.

He quickened his pace and walked over, and only then did he notice that the person who greeted him at the airport was actually an old acquaintance.

"Professor Feng, we meet again."

When Xu Yuan saw that the person waiting for him was Feng Zuming, he immediately took the initiative to extend his hand and shook hands with the other party to say hello.

He originally thought that the person who would pick him up at the airport would be a student from Princeton University, but it turned out that Professor Feng Zuming came in person, which was indeed a bit surprising.

"Welcome to Princeton University. The hotel has been arranged. I will take you there first."

Feng Zuming couldn't help but sigh in his heart when facing Xu Yuan again at this moment. He didn't expect Xu Yuan to be so rapid in mathematics. After only two years, the other party's academic achievements had completely surpassed his.

(End of this chapter)