Chapter 156: On the News Broadcast
"We have a news broadcast today. Please pay attention to the time after we start, and try not to cause any delays that may affect the following programs."

The station director hurried into the studio and handed the press release in his hand to the host while giving instructions.

"What kind of news is this about?" The nearby female host took the manuscript and asked casually.

As a national news program that starts at 7 o'clock every day, because the half-hour content takes time to produce, if something important happens suddenly and needs to be reported, there will be temporary interruptions, which is not uncommon for the host.

Sometimes the total length of the news will even be extended, and the subsequent programs will be postponed.

Before the station director could answer, the female host had already seen the contents of the manuscript.

Read it out loud subconsciously.

“International Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid.”

"Gauss Prize..."

The director of the station also said at this time: "This time our mathematics society participated in the International Congress of Mathematicians, and someone successfully won the Gauss Prize. This is a milestone achievement in the domestic mathematics community, so the higher-ups asked for it to be reported and publicized in a prominent manner." There was a hint of pride in his words.

For news anchors, all they need to do is to complete their work smoothly as required.

Therefore, after listening to the director's words, they all nodded to show that they understood.

Soon it was seven o'clock.

The station director has left the studio and come to the director's room to follow the report of today's news.

……

Accompanied by a familiar piece of music, the 7 o'clock news officially begins every night.

At the same time, in a residential area in Luyang, the provincial capital, Xu Jianguo and Ms. Liang Yanli were having dinner in the living room while the color TV on the cabinet was playing the news.

When there was no television in my hometown, eating was just eating.

Now that I have a TV, when I come back from the store I always want to turn it on and watch some movies or TV shows to pass the time.

Now that their daughter and son are no longer a concern for them, and others are full of envy when they mention them, plus there is a lot of work to do in the store, so the two of them naturally feel relaxed.

Originally, Ms. Liang Yanli didn't watch the news much. In her opinion, newspapers were far less useful as a keepsake.

Mainly because I have been following a TV series broadcast by CCTV recently, so I simply found the CCTV channel and watched the series directly after the news was broadcast.

"There is something I want to discuss with you today. Xiao Yuan's aunt wants to introduce her niece to Xiao Yuan."

"They said they would let the two meet during the Chinese New Year." Ms. Liang Yanli suddenly stopped and said this.

Xu Jianguo, who was standing next to him, immediately put down his chopsticks and asked with a serious expression:
"You didn't agree?"

"I haven't informed Xiaoyuan about this yet, so how can I agree to it directly?" Liang Yanli said firmly.

"That's good."

Xu Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued, "We all know about your sister's niece. Her family didn't allow her to go to school before she graduated from junior high school. If she really gets together with Xiaoyuan, what can she do for Xiaoyuan?"

"You're right. I'll make a phone call later to deal with it." Ms. Liang Yanli thought about it and felt that it made sense.

"Xiaoyuan is now a doctor and is highly regarded by the big professors in the school. Are you still worried that you won't be able to find a girlfriend in the future?" Xu Jianguo added.

He didn't want his son to be burdened by family matters at this time.

It is their responsibility as parents to provide their children with education and schooling, and what they do is no different from other families.

The reason why my son can perform so well now is all due to his own efforts.

In the words of others, smoke was coming out of the Xu family’s ancestral grave.

Since parents can no longer support their children at this time, they should at least not make things worse.

After hearing this, Ms. Liang Yanli reacted quickly and thought about finding a reason to reject all the relatives who were trying to matchmake her.

Her son is so outstanding now, his girlfriend should at least be a top student in the city.

While the couple was eating and thinking about these things, their attention was suddenly drawn to the TV on the cabinet.

Although they didn't listen to the news carefully, they were surprised to hear the host on TV mention their son's name.

"Here's a piece of news. Today at 25 a.m. Madrid time, the opening ceremony of the th International Congress of Mathematicians was successfully held. At the opening ceremony, the president of the International Mathematical Union announced the list of winners of this year's mathematics awards."

"Among them, Xu Yuan, a doctoral student at the School of Mathematics of Qinghua University in my country, became the first Gauss Prize winner for his proof of twin primes and successful solution of the Qiu Chengtong conjecture."

"The German Mathematical Union, on behalf of Konkobi, awarded him the Gauss Medal for Mathematics."

"Please see the detailed report below."

……

After listening to what the host announced, both Xu Jianguo and Ms. Liang Yanli were a little stunned.

I never expected that my son would be in the news.

And also won a prize.

They naturally knew that Xu Yuan had gone to Madrid to attend the conference and had called home in advance.

But they just thought it was just another normal exchange meeting, after all, they had attended several of them in recent years.

As a result, I won an award just as the meeting started, and most importantly, it was reported in the 7pm news.

This was a treatment that none of the celebrity singers had. It was not until they saw their son standing on the stage and receiving the medal on TV that they came to their senses and were filled with excitement.

"Look, it's really Xiao Yuan."

"Call Yingying and ask her." Upon hearing this, Xu Jianguo immediately thought of his daughter Xu Ying, who had become a teacher.

Xu Yuan is obviously overseas and it is inconvenient for him to make a phone call at the moment. If he asks his daughter, he will know what the award is.

However, judging from the news reports of this level, it is probably even more powerful than the million-dollar bonus awarded by Qinghua last time. The green smoke above the ancestral tomb of their Xu family is getting stronger and stronger.

At this time, Ms. Liang Yanli also reacted and quickly stood up and walked towards the phone next to her.

At the same time, he was getting more and more delighted, thinking that his son's girlfriend, a top student from the city, was sure to be his.

Not only Xu Jianguo and his group, but all the viewers watching the news across the country knew about this matter.

Although most people do not understand what the Gauss Prize is, or even know what the use of winning this award is, they remember Xu Yuan's age and look back at their unfortunate child.

I'm afraid it won't be long before Xu Yuan becomes a source of pressure for thousands of students.

Of course, it is predictable that after the evening news report, online discussions about Xu Yuan will explode.

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Xu Yuan naturally had no idea what was happening in the country, after all, he was in Madrid.

The day after the opening ceremony.

After Xu Yuan finished his meal at the hotel, he and everyone else took a special car to the venue of the Mathematical Congress.

Today's main focus was on reports from Fields Medal winners. Although it was a pity that Perelman was not present, the other three must have a deep understanding of mathematics since they were able to win the award.

Listening more can also help broaden your thinking and spark inspiration.

"I have good news to tell you." The vehicle stopped at the venue. As soon as Xu Yuan got out of the car, he heard Ma Zhiming's voice behind him.

"good news?"

Xu Yuan was startled when he heard this, stopped and turned to look behind him.

"Academician Ma."

"Everyone in the country knows that you won the award, and it was even featured in a special report on the 7 o'clock news. Now everyone is praising you for bringing glory to the country."

Ma Zhiming walked up to Xu Yuan and talked about this matter with a smile on his face.

He listened to Ma Zhiming's words and was not surprised that the news of his winning the Gauss Prize spread in the country.

After all, after so long, someone in the domestic mathematics community finally won an award at a mathematicians' conference. This kind of proud and milestone-making event must be reported.

It can also arouse everyone's interest in learning mathematics.

However, he was somewhat surprised that the incident was reported on the 7pm news that day.

I guess the Mathematics Council also made a lot of efforts.

The reason why the overseas mathematics community has such a high influence internationally is not due to any single genius.

But it is the mathematical talents that continue to emerge.

Therefore, if the domestic mathematics community wants to grow thoroughly, it certainly cannot be achieved by relying on one person alone.

Among the current students in China who participate in mathematics competitions, how many are truly interested in mathematics?

Most of them want to win gold medals in competitions so that they can be admitted to prestigious universities, and very few are willing to pursue further studies in the field of mathematics. Now the Mathematical Council has taken advantage of the situation to promote him as an image spokesperson, so that more people can become interested in mathematics and form a virtuous circle.

He certainly supports this. After all, who doesn't want to see Chinese people going on stage to receive awards at future mathematicians' conferences?

"Now that I am a member of the Mathematics Council, I must do my best to bring glory to the country."

Xu Yuan replied with a smile, and then the two of them walked towards the conference hall together.

On the way, Ma Zhiming seemed to suddenly think of something and asked casually, "Tomorrow is your one-hour report, right?"

"The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning." Xu Yuan nodded and replied.

Hearing this, Ma Zhiming didn't say anything more. After all, Xu Yuan's work was indeed reassuring.

After quickly walking into Lecture Hall No. 1, Xu Yuan saw someone he knew there, so he greeted him and exchanged a few simple words before finding a seat and sitting down.

Among the two reports in the morning, the one that interested Xu Yuan the most was undoubtedly the combinatorics presented by Terence Tao.

The main reason is that he did not have a deep understanding of combinatorial theory, and the content of Tao's report was more novel.

After listening to the whole morning, I felt that I gained a lot. Maybe I can use it when I study difficult math problems in the future.

After all, many conjectures involve many branches of mathematics. Take the Qiu Chengtong conjecture as an example. He successfully completed the proof by combining and innovating methods from several branches of mathematics.

In addition to the lectures, the conference will also accept papers submitted by many mathematicians.

In the afternoon, Xu Yuan also studied a few articles specifically, but the level was indeed limited compared to the papers published in the Annals of Mathematics.

The next day came in a flash, and it was finally Xu Yuan's turn to go on stage and give his one-hour report.

(End of this chapter)