Chapter 143 Qinghua Person of the Year [Please subscribe]

"After several decades, our students finally proved and put a perfect end to the Calabi conjecture, which made the Chinese mathematics community proud internationally." Liao Fangyi handed the freshly brewed tea to Tang Shihong and took over the conversation with pride on his face.

Tang Shihong took it and said with a smile: "What surprised me most was the speed at which this guy wrote the paper."

"No wonder those overseas mathematicians were all dumbfounded. They couldn't find any problems." Liao Fangyi nodded in agreement.

They knew that Xu Yuan had started studying Qiu Chengtong's conjecture as soon as he returned from Hong Kong.

On the first day of his trip to Princeton to attend an academic conference, Xu Yuan had not yet completely proved Qiu Chengtong's conjecture.

It's just that I have the idea and method, but it takes time to deduce it.

Under normal circumstances, even if inspiration strikes during a meeting, it speeds up the derivation process.

But the paper will definitely not be written first.

That is to say, Xu Yuan indeed completed the paper proving Qiu Chengtong's conjecture in just one day.

It is not what the overseas mathematics community believes, that the proof has been completed long ago.

Even though they knew Xu Yuan's talent for mathematics, they still had to marvel at such efficiency.

Of course, it was precisely because of this that it was able to quickly fight back against the overseas mathematics community.

This means that no one overseas dares to question the results of the proof.

Liao Fangyi sipped his tea happily, put the cup down, raised his eyes and looked at Tang Shihong and asked:

"By the way, Old Tang, Xu Yuan will be back today, right?"

Then he thought thoughtfully and said, "We should organize an airport pick-up event."

"Welcome our heroes back home."

"I support the airport pick-up event, but it has to be postponed for one day." Tang Shihong finished the tea in the cup and replied with a smile.

Liao Fangyi: "Postpone it for one day?"

Tang Shihong did not keep Liao Fangyi in suspense when he heard this. Seeing Liao Fangyi's confusion, he immediately explained it to him.

"It's like this. Xu Yuan came to say that Princeton University wants to award him an honorary doctorate, so he can only postpone his flight back home for one day."

"Honorary Doctorate Certificate?" Liao Fangyi said in surprise: "This kid really brings honor to the school!"

It is definitely a matter of pride for the school that a doctoral student in science at our college was awarded an honorary doctorate by Princeton University.

But soon Liao Fangyi thought of something and immediately discussed it with Tang Shihong.

"In this case, I think it's time for him to graduate early as a PhD candidate. You can discuss this with Xu Yuan when he returns to China."

"No problem." Tang Shihong agreed readily.

Xu Yuan obtained a bachelor's degree in science in just two years. Normally, it would take five years to pursue a doctorate directly, but this is obviously not suitable for Xu Yuan now.

at the same time.

With the widespread coverage in China, everyone in the school also knew about Xu Yuan’s performance overseas.

Especially as a student of Qinghua, I am naturally filled with pride and honor when I see my seniors making the mathematics community lose their temper on their own.

It is no exaggeration to say that this matter is being discussed on school forums, in Penguin groups, and even in dormitories.

"The senior is so amazing. Not only did he prove the mathematical conjecture on the spot, but he also made so many well-known scholars squat on the ground to calculate without caring about their image. He is simply the idol of us Qinghua students."

"This is our God Xu. Junior students should get to know him better, especially the freshmen this year."

"Does anyone know if Senior Xu Yuan has a girlfriend?"

"When will the senior come back? I really want to ask for his autograph."

"I admit I was impressed."

"Standing in the hall of mathematics and making great efforts, the formulas I wrote casually surprised so many mathematicians. Isn't this the scene I dreamed of in class?"

"I wonder who will dare to question our math skills in the future. This time, I have to say that Master Xu is awesome."

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"Dorm leader Liu Yang, come over here and take a look. Brother Yuan is popular again. Everyone is talking about Brother Yuan!"

In the boys' dormitory building of Bauhinia Apartment, Wang Haitao suddenly shouted loudly at the computer screen in his dormitory, looking very excited.

Li Zhenya said calmly, "When did Xu Yuan stop being popular? This is normal."

The attention is still on the game screen.

Liu Yang turned his head and responded softly, then continued reading his math textbook.

"Brother Yuan is a well-known figure in the school, and there is a lot of discussion about him."

When Wang Haitao saw that no one was paying attention to what he said, he quickly raised his voice and began to explain.

"This time is different."

"Brother Yuan proved Qiu Chengtong's conjecture in front of more than 100 scholars at the Princeton academic conference."

"He published the paper the next day, which stunned all the overseas mathematicians."

As Wang Haitao finished speaking, Li Zhenya and Liu Yang suddenly jumped to his side and took over the mouse to check the news content on the screen without any explanation.

After reading all the reports, the two of them looked at each other and read two words from each other's eyes.

envious.

Although as a roommate, I am often provoked by Xu Yuan and I am almost immune to these things.

But at the age of just over 20, he solved a difficult problem that had plagued the mathematical community for decades in front of nearly two hundred well-known scholars. This was a highlight of his life that everyone would envy.

After all, it is a dream come true.

After returning to his seat, Li Zhenya was the first to say, "Xu Yuan was really pleased this time."

"As expected of my idol, Brother Yuan is truly amazing." Liu Yang sighed with emotion on his face.

At this moment, Wang Haitao suddenly thought of something, turned around and told the two of them his proposal.

"We have a world-famous mathematician in our dormitory. We'll celebrate when Brother Yuan comes back."

As soon as the words were spoken, the proposal was agreed by everyone.

"You're right. We must give Xu Yuan a surprise." Li Zhenya nodded and fell into thought.

Liu Yang: "Then let me ask Brother Yuan when he will be back."

Although I envy Xu Yuan's highlights in life, I am still very happy for him deep down.

After all, they saw Xu Yuan's research on Qiu Chengtong's conjecture.

The success proves that in addition to one's own talent, the hard work cannot be ignored.

Just as Li Zhenya and others were thinking about how to congratulate Xu Yuan, the sun gradually illuminated the land of Princeton, far away on the other side of the strait.

Xu Yuan changed into new clothes in the morning and after having breakfast at the hotel, he followed Professor Feng Zuming to the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University.

Attend the ceremony to award him an honorary doctorate certificate in the morning.

Because Zhang Yitang had to catch a flight back home, he was unable to attend this special ceremony.

"The certificate presentation ceremony was held in front of the main building of the Department of Mathematics. In addition to several professors from the Institute for Advanced Studies, the head of the Department of Mathematics, Mr. Richter, was also there to present you with an honorary doctorate certificate."

On the way, Feng Zuming and Xu Yuan explained the relevant situation, and their attitude was even more enthusiastic than when they met us at the airport a few days ago.

no way.

Who would have thought that Xu Yuan successfully solved Qiu Chengtong's conjecture in just a few days.

After his achievements in the field of geometry, he can be said to have firmly established his position as the prince of mathematics.

In addition, he is only in his early twenties, and the academic achievements and status he can achieve in the field of mathematics in the future will probably be higher than those of Professor Deligne and Professor Witten.

Truly enter the palace of mathematics and become a world master of mathematics.

Faced with such an existence, how dare we be negligent?

However, it is true that the higher Xu Yuan's achievements, the more regretful he feels in his heart.

If he could be given another chance, at the closing dinner of the International Mathematical Olympiad, he would definitely not question Xu Yuan's inability to achieve success in the academic field of mathematics.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as regret medicine in the world, and he was also glad that Xu Yuan did not keep holding on to this matter.

Xu Yuan knew that today's ceremony was rather urgent, and he would probably have to get an honorary doctorate certificate. Was that a temporary decision made by Delinewitten and the others?
So there is nothing wrong with setting up the ceremony venue outside. On the contrary, it can accommodate more people's attention.

Soon Xu Yuan and Feng Zuming arrived at the location.

Looking around, I saw that the podium had been set up and many Princeton University students gathered there.

There were also many overseas media reporters carrying cameras and long guns. I don’t know whether they were invited by the school or received the news and came here to shoot and report.

In addition, Xu Yuan also found reporters from domestic radio and television stations.

Judging from the logo on the microphone in his hand, he should be an international news reporter for CCTV stationed overseas.

As I was thinking about this in my mind, I suddenly noticed Deligne's figure out of the corner of my eye.

Seeing the other person walking towards him, he hurriedly took a few steps to meet him.

"Professor Deligne."

"The morning ceremony is relatively simple and won't take long, so you don't have to worry about that." Deligne walked over and looked at Xu Yuan and explained specifically.

Since Xu Yuan agreed to accept the honorary doctorate certificate, he would naturally follow the procedures of Princeton University.

I'm sure I won't be dissatisfied with the time, so when I heard this, I quickly responded:
"It's ok."

"I'll just wait patiently."

"That's good." Deligne nodded with a smile on his face.

And as Deligne said, the entire honorary doctorate awarding ceremony was not that complicated.

Half past nine in the morning.

The venue was basically full, and many students even skipped classes to participate in today's event, mainly because they wanted to see what this mathematical genius from China who is so famous in the mathematics world looks like.

Then the department head, Mr. Richter, walked onto the stage and after a brief speech, he got down to business.

"Students, I'm glad you can be here today. In five minutes you will be attending the honorary doctorate ceremony."

“This is also the first time that Princeton University has awarded an honorary doctorate to the youngest person.”

"He is the genius mathematician who solved the Carmichael number spacing problem, proved the smoothness of the solution to the Monge-Ampere equation, opened the door to the study of the twin prime conjecture in the mathematical world, and proved the Qiu Chengtong conjecture."

……

"Let us welcome Mr. Xu Yuan from Qinghua University..."

Xu Yuan, who had been sitting aside waiting, did not delay any longer after hearing his name. He immediately stood up and walked onto the stage amid warm applause.

"Mr. Richter."

When Xu Yuan came to the stage, he shook hands with Richter first, and then greeted the students below the stage.

At this time, Richter looked at Xu Yuan closely. Although he smiled on the surface, he felt very sorry in his heart.

He still remembered that when Xu Yuan had just solved the Carmichael number and had made a name for himself in the mathematics world, he wanted to invite Xu Yuan to study in the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University.

Unfortunately, Xu Yuan chose to refuse in the end.

At that time, he thought this was completely stupid, after all, Princeton University had the best mathematics learning environment.

He even thought that Xu Yuan would never achieve any more academic success in mathematics.

However, the reality slapped him in the face. Xu Yuan not only achieved amazing results in the field of cryptography, but also solved the problem of smoothness of the solution of Monge-Ampere equation. But now he has made great progress in solving the ultimate problem in number theory, the twin prime conjecture, and completely proved Qiu Chengtong's conjecture, which put a perfect end to the Calabi conjecture decades late.

All these prove Xu Yuan's strong mathematical talent and he is an absolute prince of mathematics.

Even under not very good conditions, one can still shine brightly in the field of mathematics.

But if Xu Yuan had chosen to join Princeton University, these achievements would be attributed to them.

Maybe he will go further than his current achievements and become a mathematician who is no less than Gauss.

But right now he could only think about it.

Soon as the etiquette personnel came on stage, he came to his senses, took the certificate from the etiquette personnel and presented it to Xu Yuan.

“Thank you for your contribution to the Institute of Mathematics.”

"Thank you."

Xu Yuan took the certificate with both hands and then gave a speech according to the procedure.

The so-called speech of thanks for receiving an honor is nothing more than a talk to everyone.

Since most of the people sitting in the audience were students of the same age, Xu Yuan adopted a relaxed and humorous approach.

Her strong mathematical talent, good looks and the kind of temperament she showed when speaking made the atmosphere very lively and cheerful. Xu Yuan even saw some girls winking at her on the stage.

Express your love without any reservation.

This made Xu Yuan secretly sigh that foreign girls are indeed bold.

"This mathematician from China is so outstanding. I wonder what it would be like to have a relationship with him."

"Don't dream. I'm leaving Princeton soon."

"This is really bad news."

"It seems that I can only wait and get a contact method."

Xu Yuan listened to the conversation between the people sitting in the front row and felt both amused and helpless.

But he had no intention of dating a girl from overseas. After all, compared to passionate girls, he felt more comfortable and natural getting along with Chen Yuran.

Finally, he expressed his gratitude to everyone, answered the interview questions asked by the CCTV reporters, and then hurried back to the stage.

The entire honorary doctorate certificate awarding ceremony lasted less than an hour before it was declared a complete success.

After saying goodbye to Deligne and the others, Xu Yuan prepared to go back to his hotel room to pack his things and then take the nearest flight back home.

After arranging his subsequent schedule and preparing to leave, he saw two foreign students, a boy and a girl, walking towards him.

In response, Xu Yuan did not leave in a hurry, but stopped and waited for half a minute.

The main thing is that he is not unfamiliar with these two people. They are the two people who followed Feng Zuming when he went to the airport to pick him up. Their names are Mike and Kalinda.

"Hi Xu Yuan."

After Kalinda came closer, she took the initiative to greet Xu Yuan, still with a confident and cheerful smile on her face.

Mike next to him was more excited, and he started talking about how he had proved Qiu Chengtong's conjecture on site two days ago.

"Xu Yuan, you are so cool. This is the first time I have seen someone who dares to try to prove a mathematical conjecture in such an occasion. It's a pity that I couldn't witness this historic moment in person."

"Thank you for your compliment." Xu Yuan said with a warm smile on his face.

Then he raised his eyes to the two of them and asked, "Did you come here specially to say goodbye to me?"

"This is what friends should do, but I suggest you find another way to leave our school." Kalinda said with a mysterious smile.

Even Mike couldn't help but say, "Xu Yuan, you are so popular. Many people outside want to meet you."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan thought of the situation in the audience during his speech just now. He just briefly imagined the scene in his mind and suddenly felt a chill.

He knew how passionate and bold overseas girls were. If he were surrounded, he wouldn't lose any weight, but he would most likely be molested and kissed.

If this were photographed and transmitted back to China, it would be extremely damaging to the country's image.

His thoughts stayed here, and he turned his attention to Kalinda and Mike again.

"As friends, you will definitely help, right?"

"of course."

"Follow me." Kalinda said coolly and walked in another direction.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan naturally did not hesitate and followed the other party directly.

It wasn't long before they successfully arrived at the school gate, and the hotel opposite could be seen clearly.

After the three of them stopped, Kalinda turned around and said, "In your words, it means bon voyage. I hope we have the chance to meet again in the future." The idiom was deliberately expressed in Mandarin with a certain accent.

Mike, who was standing nearby, asked, "Can I email you to ask you math questions in the future?"

"No problem, I think we will have a chance to meet again." Xu Yuan looked at the two foreign friends he made and answered solemnly.

Then, under the two people's eager gaze, Xu Yuan returned to the hotel, leaving only a familiar back.

……

……

After finishing his work in Princeton, Xu Yuan took a bus to Philadelphia in the afternoon to take a flight away.

At the same time, the flight information was sent over at Tang Shihong's request.

It was still a long flight, but maybe because I had gotten used to it on the way here, my body was quite normal on the return journey and I didn’t feel any discomfort.

Just as Xu Yuan's flight was about to land at Yanjing International Airport.

Many journalists have gathered in the airport reception area, all wanting to interview Xu Yuan as soon as possible.

After all, this time in Princeton, Xu Yuan proved the Qiu Chengtong conjecture, which had not made any progress for decades, and put a perfect end to the Calabi conjecture proposed a hundred years ago. Many well-known overseas media and newspapers have reported on this rare mathematical event, so how could China lag behind?

At least this is also an opportunity to promote the domestic mathematics community and can effectively enhance people's sense of pride.

In addition, there is the airport reception team from Qinghua School of Mathematics.

Department Head Liao Fangyi and Professor Tang Shihong were present in person, along with several board members from the Mathematics Council.

Everyone's face was filled with smiles, showing how much they valued Xu Yuan. But if Xu Yuan were here right now, he would notice that there was a girl holding flowers in the crowd, and the side ponytail tied behind her head was particularly eye-catching.

Who else could it be if not Chen Yuran?

"This is the Yenching Daily. In ten minutes, our math genius, Qinghua doctoral student Xu Yuan, will arrive safely in Yenching from Princeton."

"Xu Yuan was invited to attend the Annals of Mathematics academic conference and successfully proved the Qiu Chengtong conjecture on site, which was highly praised by many people in the mathematics community. This proof also put an end to the Calabi conjecture."

……

As the flight was about to land, some reporters had already started reporting in front of the camera. The whole scene attracted countless passers-by.

If I hadn't seen the sign of Qinghua Academy of Mathematical Sciences, I would have thought that some big star had arrived.

On the other hand, Liao Fangyi was much more steady and just stood there chatting and talking with them.

Xu Yuan didn't know that the school had prepared a pick-up for him at the airport. After getting off the plane, he wanted to take a taxi directly back to school. However, before he could react, he saw a group of people with machetes and cannons surrounding him.

"He is Xu Yuan from Qinghua."

"Xu Yuan is out."

"Hurry up, let's go over and interview."

Listening to the shouting next to his ear and realizing that it was from a reporter, Xu Yuan felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

After all, the whole person was surrounded, and it was obviously impossible to refuse the interview and run away.

Almost as soon as the thought came to mind, I heard the reporters in front of me starting to ask questions.

"Hello, Xu Yuan. I'm a reporter from the Yenching Daily. May I ask how you feel about successfully proving the Qiu Chengtong conjecture?"

"You have achieved great success in number theory and geometry. Do you admit that you are a mathematical genius?"

"What do you think of the mathematics community calling you the Prince of Mathematics?"

"I'm from Youth Daily. Will you continue to try to prove mathematical conjectures?"

……

Although Xu Yuan didn't like being interviewed, he had no choice but to answer in the current situation.

"Please ask your questions one by one, and I will respond to the relevant questions."

After shouting for everyone to be quiet so as not to disturb other passengers getting off the plane, Xu Yuan continued talking about the question just now.

Because some of the questions were repetitive and had already been asked by reporters when I was at Princeton.

The answer is actually simple and basically no language needs to be organized.

At this time, Chen Yuran, who was on the periphery, looked at Liao Fangyi beside him and asked with some concern.

"director."

"Should we go over and help out?"

Naturally, she had been following overseas news these days, and when she learned that Xu Yuan had successfully proved Qiu Chengtong's conjecture, she felt happy for Xu Yuan.

She happened to know that the Department of Mathematics was organizing an airport pick-up event, so she found Liao Fangyi and asked him to agree to let her participate.

After all, there is a relationship between the elders, and Liao Fangyi also knows that the two are dating, so he naturally did not refuse and agreed directly.

When Liao Fangyi heard what Chen Yuran said, he turned his head with a smile on his face and said in a teasing tone: "You are starting to worry now. Don't worry, he has caused such a big sensation in the mathematics community this time, he can't keep a low profile." He did not think that it was a bad thing for Xu Yuan to accept the interview.

The main reason is that the domestic mathematics community needs to enhance its international authority, but in the past it had no choice but to endure.

Today, Xu Yuan has become a shining new star in China's mathematics community, and he must receive the necessary coverage.

When Chen Yuran heard Liao Fangyi say this, she immediately turned her head away.

My ears quickly turned red and I felt very embarrassed.

The main reason was that Liao Fangyi was an elder whom she was more familiar with, and there were so many professors around.

This also includes Xu Yuan’s mentor.

It's somewhat embarrassing.

Fortunately, Liao Fangyi did not continue speaking. When he saw that the time was almost up, he led his men towards Xu Yuan.

Before and after approaching, he immediately said to the reporters: "Xu Yuan has to go back to school to deal with some things, so today's interview will end here."

As a media reporter, I am naturally familiar with the director of Qinghua Mathematics Department.

Although there are still many questions I want to ask Xu Yuan, I have to give him face since he has already said it.

After all, that was Qinghua.

Then many reporters took the opportunity to make way for him.

After Xu Yuan successfully escaped, he had a smile on his face and immediately walked up to Liao Fangyi and greeted him.

"director."

After saying that, he looked at Tang Shihong next to him and said, "Teacher, you are here too."

"You did a good job this time. You are courageous." Tang Shihong patted Xu Yuan's shoulder with pride.

The next second, Chen Yuran came out and handed the flowers to Xu Yuan, and whispered, "Congratulations on successfully solving another difficult math problem. We are all proud of you."

Xu Yuan was quite happy about Chen Yuran's appearance, but in front of so many people, after accepting the flowers, he just stared at Chen Yuran and uttered two words.

"Thank you."

Seeing this scene, Liao Fangyi said with a smile: "This is not the place to talk. Let's not disturb the normal order of the airport. Let's go back to school first."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan naturally had no objection, and then followed everyone to the parking lot outside.

As for the media reporters, they naturally would not waste time and went back to report the news they had interviewed as quickly as possible.

It is foreseeable that in the next few days, there will be more and more reports about Xu Yuan.

On the way, Xu Yuanze, Liao Fangyi, Tang Shihong and others talked about their trip to Princeton.

Although Chen Yuran didn't say a word the whole time, her eyes were always on Xu Yuan and she listened very carefully.

After returning to school safely, Liao Fangyi and Tang Shihong knew that Xu Yuan had taken a long flight, so they didn't say anything more, but just asked him to go back to the dormitory and have a good rest.

In response, Chen Yuran accompanied Xu Yuan to the downstairs of the dormitory before leaving reluctantly.

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Xu Yuan went upstairs to the dormitory door. Seeing that the door was not locked, he pushed it open and walked in.

As soon as I raised my head, I saw Li Zhenya, Wang Haitao and Liu Yang standing together, holding a red banner in their hands.

They all shouted in unison: "Welcome Brother Yuan's triumphant return!"

After finishing, Li Zhenya hurriedly pulled Xu Yuan to sit on the chair, raised the banner in his hand and said, "This is what we prepared specially for you. Is it a surprise?"

"What a surprise, thank you." Xu Yuan said with a smile.

Then he suddenly thought of something, squatted down, opened the suitcase, revealed the contents, and said to the three people, "These are some small gifts I brought back from Princeton. Feel free to pick any you like."

When Li Zhenya and the others heard that it was brought back by Princeton, they quickly lowered their eyes and looked at the suitcase.

But after seeing the box full of small gifts, I couldn't help but ask questions.

"Xu Yuan, are you sure you didn't move the warehouse back?"

Xu Yuan was somewhat embarrassed when he heard this. He had originally thought of bringing back gifts with the Princeton University logo to give to his classmates, but he didn't expect Feng Zuming to take so many.

But this is convenient for him. If he returns to his alma mater, he can give these things to his younger classmates.

"Who made them so enthusiastic?"

Thinking of this, he responded casually and no longer cared about the gift.

Li Zhenya just said that and had already chosen the gift without waiting for Xu Yuan to answer.

Wang Haitao and Liu Yang also acted quickly, with bright smiles on their faces.

Although these gifts are not very valuable, they are printed with the Princeton University logo, which is currently not available in China.

Then when Xu Yuan put the rest into the cabinet, Wang Haitao came over and said awkwardly:
"Brother Yuan, can you let me touch your honorary doctorate certificate? Is it the same as the doctorate certificate from our school?"

This immediately aroused the curiosity of Li Zhenya and Liu Yang, and they immediately gathered around.

"I had never heard of an honorary doctorate before. I only looked it up after seeing the news. Should I call him Dr. Xu now?"

“Only if you have made outstanding contributions in a certain field will you be awarded an honorary doctorate by a prestigious university.”

“I haven’t seen what it actually looks like.”

Xu Yuan listened to everything they said, met three pairs of expectant gazes, then opened his backpack and took out his honorary doctorate certificate.

"You guys can watch it for yourselves. I need to get some sleep first."

He handed it to Liu Yang and the others generously, then climbed directly onto the bed to rest, as he was inevitably tired after the long journey.

……

Just as Xu Yuan had expected, in the next few days, there were a lot of news reports about him on the Internet.

Although some media still wanted to interview, they were all rejected by the college.

This ensured that Xu Yuan's life at school was not disturbed.

It is worth mentioning that he solved the Qiu Chengtong conjecture problem in Princeton, and the paper has been published in the Annals of Mathematics.

After research, the school decided to increase his bonus to one million yuan.

However, the award ceremony was held at the end of the year for Qinghua Person of the Year, in order to make the ceremony more lively during the New Year's Eve party.

Qinghua’s annual person selection is also a regular program. Normally, ten graduate students who have made achievements in their respective fields are selected, and the school issues awards as encouragement.

Xu Yuan naturally had no objection to the awards in his mathematics department being presented together with the school's annual person awards. After all, there were only two months left.

But when he thought about the million-dollar prize this time, he was still quite excited.

With this bonus, it will be no problem to build a new house on the site of my hometown, and with the remaining money I can even buy another apartment in the city.

In this way, for the next two months, Xu Yuan entered a slow pace.

In addition to reading and exercising every day, he spends time with Chen Yuran, and their relationship has taken a step further.

During this period, he did not rush to study mathematics, so he relaxed and adjusted his state.

Although the department has indicated that it will allow him to graduate with a doctorate early, he has not yet considered writing his doctoral thesis. After all, he has been solving difficult mathematical problems one after another in such a short period of time, and if he does not rest and recharge himself, his inspiration may dry up.

Tang Shihong was very supportive of this and even specifically told him to relax more.

As time passed, it was the end of December.

The Person of the Year award plus the New Year's Eve party, as well as the appearance of Xu Yuan, a mathematical genius from the Department of Mathematics, naturally became the most discussed topic.

Looking forward to this party too.

Maybe because Xu Yuan was going to go on stage to receive the award, Chen Yuran signed up to be the host even though she was about to take the postgraduate entrance examination.

Saturday, December 2005, 12, Qinghua University Gymnasium.

7 p.m.

When the evening party officially started, Xu Yuan encountered a big surprise while waiting backstage to receive the award.

"Mom and Dad, why are you here?"

When Xu Yuan saw his father Xu Jianguo and mother Liang Yanli in the waiting area, he was stunned for a few seconds, then quickly took a few steps forward and shouted in surprise.

Naturally, he called home to claim the prize, but since the store was so far away, it would definitely not be convenient for his parents to come.

I didn't expect my parents to suddenly appear here.

After coming to his senses, he turned to look at his sister next to him and asked, "Sister, did you bring my parents here?"

"Someone from your school came to pick you up." Sister Xu Ying answered truthfully.

Just when Xu Yuan was feeling confused, Tang Shihong came over and explained the matter with a smile.

"The hospital sent someone to pick up your parents and sister. You always gave us surprises before, so this time it's a surprise for you too."

After hearing Tang Shihong's words, Xu Yuan immediately understood the situation.
I was also quite touched.

When children achieve outstanding results and stand on the podium, who doesn’t want to see the proud eyes of their parents below the stage?

The thought stopped here and he immediately expressed his gratitude to Tang Shihong: "Thank you, tutor and the institute."

"This is what the school should do. You should stay with your family first." Tang Shihong raised his hand to interrupt Xu Yuan's deep answer.

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Xu Yuan and his family to talk.

"Xiao Yuan."

"Professor Tang is very good to you. Remember to pay more attention to him in the future." Xu Jianguo specifically said this at this time.

Xu Yuan: "Don't worry, Dad, I know."

"My son is so promising. When I first heard about your life abroad, I thought we just had the same name." Ms. Liang Yanli said as she sorted Xu Yuan's clothes.

When I think about how my son has achieved such great success in just two or three years after being admitted to Qinghua, even though the facts are right in front of me, I sometimes can't help feeling like I'm dreaming.

Xu Ying, the elder sister next to him, also said with pride: "Now all the students in our class are your fans, and they ask me to bring you over every day when I have time."

Xu Yuan knew that his sister was currently doing an internship at Luyang No. 1 Middle School, and was not at all surprised by this request from the students in his class.

After all, Lian Qinghua has so many younger students on campus who are his fans, not to mention high school students.

However, thinking that I have not yet fulfilled what I promised to Principal Sun, I definitely cannot make any promises.

I could only smile and reply: "There will definitely be a chance in the future."

As the family chatted happily, the evening soon came to the final session of the Person of the Year awards.

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"Now, please allow Principal Gu to announce the Qinghua Person of the Year and present them with trophies and certificates."

Chen Yuran served as the host on the stage. After she finished speaking, Principal Gu Binglin walked onto the stage, took the microphone and read out the names of the ten people. Their introductions immediately appeared on the screen.

Among them, Xu Yuan, who ranks first, has achieved many achievements that are no less than those of senior professors.

Published a paper in the Mathematics Annual in my freshman year.

Cracking MD5 password algorithm.

Prove the smoothness of the solution of Monge-Ampere equation.

Promote progress in the twin prime conjecture.

Solve Qiu Chengtong's conjecture.

Because there are so many achievements, some of them are not even marked.

Even though many students in the audience had heard of Xu Yuan a long time ago, the direct display of these achievements created a great visual impact, which made people gasp.

Xu Yuan did not delay at this time. He said something to his parents and walked onto the stage, standing with the other nine people.

What surprised him a little was that he found two familiar figures among this year's Person of the Year. They were Guo Zhihang and Zhu Minfeng, who had previously participated in the machine learning algorithm project at the School of Computer Science.

Soon the principal and several department heads presented the trophies, and everyone walked down the stage starting from the last person.

But when it was Xu Yuan's turn, the host's voice suddenly rang in his ears: "Xu Yuan, please stay."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan glanced at Chen Yuran and stopped obediently.

"Ok."

He knew that what was coming next was the highlight of the day, his own special award ceremony.

"Now, please invite Qinghua University President Gu Binglin and Mathematics Council Chairman Ma Zhiming to come on stage to present Xu Yuan with a prize of one million yuan for his mathematical academic achievements and a certificate of membership in the Mathematics Council."

The school was going to give Xu Yuan a generous reward, and the news had already spread in the school forum.

So it's nothing special.

However, no one knew the specific content of the reward. When they heard that the prize was as high as one million, their expressions were immediately replaced by shock and filled with envy.

Zhu Minfeng and Guo Zhihang, who had already walked to the stage, looked at the trophy in their hands and then at the stage. The joy of winning the award disappeared in an instant.

But although everyone was envious, no one questioned it, because based on Xu Yuan's contributions in the field of mathematics, he was qualified to receive these generous rewards.

At the same time, Ms. Liang Yanli was also shocked by this number and quickly asked Xu Ying beside her:

"How much prize money did the pretty girl on the stage mention just now?"

"Xiaoyuan won a prize of one million." Xu Ying said to her mother with a happy smile on her face.

Although Xu Jianguo next to him didn't say anything, he clenched his fists nervously and tried to calm his excitement.

It is said that parents hope their sons will become successful, but how many can actually achieve that? But now, his son is the focus of everyone's attention.

On the stage, Xu Yuan took a photo with President Gu Binglin and Academician Ma Zhiming, and on his chest was a medal with the word "one million" written on it.

"Congratulations, Xu Yuan. I hope you can achieve new and more brilliant results in the future. The school is proud of you."

"The Mathematics Council will rely on your leadership in the future." Ma Zhiming continued Gu Binglin's words.

Listening to the earnest wishes of these two big guys, Xu Yuan suddenly felt the pressure doubled, but he still responded with a firm look.

"Thank you, President and Academician Ma. I will continue to work hard."

Just as the evening party ended successfully, Xu Yuan just walked off the stage and saw Guo Zhihang and Zhu Minfeng walking towards him.

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(End of this chapter)