Chapter 164: Topics of the Young Elite Project [Please subscribe]

"To be honest, none of us expected that you would be able to advance so far and so quickly in mathematics."

In the principal's office, everyone sat on the sofa and chatted. Wang Qingtao looked at Xu Yuan with emotion.

"No one in the outside world would have thought that such a mathematical genius who could win the Gauss Prize at the Mathematicians' Congress actually came from a small county in Guyuan."

Even when he discovered Xu Yuan's talent for mathematics, he only thought that winning a gold medal in the competition was already excellent.

I didn't think about it at a higher level at all.

As a result, after Xu Yuan entered Qinghua, it was as if his Ren and Du meridians of mathematics were opened up.

He achieved a series of academic achievements and became a dazzling new star in the entire mathematics community.

This year, he won the Gauss Prize at the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Completely broke the record of zero awards in the Chinese mathematics community.

Every time he saw the good news from Qinghua, he felt both relieved and scared.

I am glad that my student has grown to this point, but I am also sad that I agreed to let Xu Yuan sign up for the math competition.

Otherwise, if he really killed such a mathematical genius, his responsibility would be too great.

It's not just Wang Qingtao, Li Yan, Zhou Feng and others around him also have the same feeling.

Li Yan is especially complicated.

She clearly remembered that she had persuaded Xu Yuan more than once, hoping that he would give up the math competition and concentrate on the college entrance examination.

Although he was truly thinking about Xu Yuan, he almost ended up doing something worse with good intentions.

Now seeing Xu Yuan, who looks almost the same, I can’t help but feel mixed emotions.

I can only say that as teachers in a high school in a small county, no matter their level or vision and knowledge, they cannot be compared with those teachers in big cities.

Xu Yuan’s achievements today are entirely due to his own talent, and strictly speaking, it has little to do with their teaching.

These teachers are just lucky enough to have met such a mathematical genius.

When Sun Xuehai heard these words, he was undoubtedly the happiest in his heart, and he was even more grateful for all the benefits Xu Yuan brought to the school.

In addition to the support from the city and province, the key is that every time Xu Yuan achieved results, Guyuan No. 1 High School would always appear in the field of vision in different ways, so that even students from surrounding cities wanted to come to Guyuan to study.

If Xu Yuan had come from a middle school in a big city, perhaps the school would not have attracted much attention from the outside world.

It just so happened that Xu Yuan was recommended by Qinghua from Guyuan County, and he was born in a poor village like Xuzhai Village.

In the context of backward educational resources, Xu Yuan's strong talents are even more prominent.

"I am already satisfied that we have Xu Yuan in Guyuan. Now the students in the school can enjoy better treatment. It is all thanks to Xu Yuan."

Sun Xuehai personally poured a cup of tea for Xu Yuan, handed it to him and said with a smile.

What he said was absolutely right. Since the school trained Xu Yuan, the school has received financial support from above to update its facilities, renovate the teaching building and rebuild the playground.

Even the teaching staff has recruited a group of highly educated teachers.

Compared with the educational conditions Xu Yuan enjoyed, today's students are undoubtedly better off.

Because of this, he even wanted to train a second Xu Yuan at the beginning.

But it ended in failure.

Only then did he truly understand that Xu Yuan's success was the result of his personal strong talent.

It cannot be copied.

Xu Yuan quickly stood up, took the teacup, and replied to Sun Xuehai with a broad smile.

"It's a good thing that younger students can receive a better education."

After saying that, he just sat back on the sofa when his attention was attracted by the voice of his physics teacher Zhou Feng.

"I heard that you are studying two subjects at the same time in Qinghua. You will graduate soon, right?"

“I’ll graduate with a Ph.D. soon.” Xu Yuan answered truthfully.

When Zhou Feng heard this, he was stunned at first, and then his eyes widened instantly.

"PhD?"

He definitely doesn't pay as much attention to Xu Yuan as Sun Xuehai, after all, he is busy teaching most of the time.

Although it is no secret that studying two subjects at the same time, three or four years is only enough for a normal college student to graduate from college.

As a result, Xu Yuan was about to graduate with a doctorate.

The speed of this rise is a bit too fast.

It is indeed hard to imagine for teachers like them who have taught in county high schools for many years.

Sun Xuehai noticed Zhou Feng's reaction and immediately explained with pride on his face.

"Xu Yuan has already graduated from college and went straight to a doctorate. He should have graduated now based on his achievements in mathematics alone."

Having said this he paused for two seconds, then moved his gaze to Xu Yuan and asked another question.

"I went to the city for a meeting before, and I heard that you will be directly hired as a professor by Qinghua after you graduate with your doctorate?"

As soon as these words came out.

Teachers including Wang Qingtao, Li Yan, Zhou Feng and others almost simultaneously focused their attention on Xu Yuan.

Waiting for Xu Yuan's answer with anticipation.

Looking at the entire Guyuan No. 1 High School, there is not even one associate professor. It can be said that they will never become professors even if they teach for their entire lives. But now Xu Yuan, who is just in his early twenties, is being hired by Qinghua as a professor and stays in school.

The impact of this event is much greater than the doctoral graduation just now.

Although they may have a professor student, they will definitely feel a little envious in their hearts.

Xu Yuan met the gazes of several teachers and immediately felt the pressure.

I'm mainly worried that they will be stimulated.

However, it would be even more inappropriate to lie and deceive the high school teacher who taught you.

So after a little hesitation, he still gave the answer.

"Our department head did talk to me about this."

As he finished speaking, the expressions on everyone's faces, starting with Wang Qingtao, suddenly became relieved.

"You have made so many achievements in mathematics, and this time you won the Gauss Prize in Mathematics. It is only right that you are directly appointed as a professor."

"We are also happy to have you as a professor and student."

Wang Qingtao said this with a smile on his face, and he was truly happy for Xu Yuan from the bottom of his heart.

After all, Xu Yuan was able to become a professor thanks to his mathematical ability.

If he could prove a Millennium Prize puzzle now, he would probably be able to become a professor as an exception.

The key point is that I don’t have the math level.

Currently, he is the head teacher of a key class and also serves as a math competition coach, and he is very satisfied with his job.

The next second, teachers from various subjects including Li Yan and Zhou Feng also echoed Wang Qingtao's words and offered their congratulations.

"I'll tell others later that I was also a person who taught English to the professor."

"It really makes us teachers proud!"

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When this session was about to end, Zhou Feng subconsciously asked another question, not knowing what he was thinking of.

"Is he a full professor or an associate professor?"

As soon as he said this, he felt the gazes of the other people around him.

After a little thought, I feel that this is indeed a redundant question.

After all, Xu Yuan is of age, and it is already very good that he was hired as a professor based on his academic achievements in mathematics. Normally, he should have been an associate professor at the beginning.

However, as soon as this thought appeared in his mind, it was shattered by Xu Yuan's next words.

"He should be a full professor."

Xu Yuan knew that he was very popular now. Not only many domestic universities wanted to hire him, but also many famous overseas universities.

In this case, of course, he would at least be a full professor.

As for Zhou Feng, he didn't know what to say after hearing this. He didn't expect that even such a thing could bring such a surprise.

You have to know that even the lowest level four full professor is basically an academic leader.

Looking at the many professors across the country, most of them are stuck at the level of second-level full professor until retirement, and only a few have the opportunity to become academicians and obtain the title of first-level full professor granted by the state.

What's more, Xu Yuan is still a full professor in his early twenties. As his age increases, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a second-level full professor.

Maybe he will even become an academician in the future.

After thinking all this through, Zhou Feng didn't know what to say for a moment. Finally, he moved his lower lip and expressed the regret that had been on his lips before.

"Ugh."

"I should have asked you to sign up for the physics competition."

When Xu Yuan heard this, he naturally didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He stood up and responded quickly in a deep voice.

"Teacher Zhou."

"No matter what competition I participate in, I am also a student of all of you."

Almost at the same time as he finished speaking, the familiar bell for the end of get out of class rang through the wall window and floated into the office.

At this time, Sun Xuehai did not delay any longer, and stood up and said to Xu Yuan: "The students are getting ready to attend the meeting after class, so let's get ready to go too."

"Okay, Principal. Don't let our juniors wait anxiously." Xu Yuan nodded without any objection.

Then everyone left the office and went to the playground.

After all, Xu Yuan was a high school student himself, so he naturally understood what the students were thinking very well.

Everyone arrived at the playground on time and sat down according to class as required, but the school leaders didn't come for a long time. No matter how much they were looking forward to the meeting, they would definitely have some complaints.

So since I am giving a speech to these younger classmates, I must first make a good impression.

It was the end of the second class in the morning. According to school regulations, all classes had to go to the playground to do radio gymnastics. However, because school assemblies were scheduled for the next two periods, the radio gymnastics in the morning were cancelled.

Students from each class could be seen carrying their own benches and rushing down the stairs to the playground.

Because the seats for each class had already been allocated, under the command of the class monitor and physical education committee member, they quickly sat in rows of three.

Neat class queues were formed one after another on the playground.

Soon, Xu Yuan followed the principal and the dean of studies to the podium in front of the special team and sat down, and there was an immediate cheer from the audience.

I couldn't help but discuss Xu Yuan in a low voice below.

The mood is extremely excited.

"It really is Senior Xu Yuan. The school really invited him."

"Senior Xu Yuan looks so young."

"This is the senior Xu Yuan that our class teacher always mentions. Today, I finally got to see him in person."

……

At the same time, in the team of the first grade key class, a girl with some baby fat in the front row said to Xu Xiaolin excitedly:
"Your cousin looks quite handsome, different from the math genius I imagined."

Xu Xiaolin hadn't seen Xu Yuan for a long time. When she heard what her deskmate said, she immediately smiled and asked, "What did you imagine him to be like?" Maybe she was embarrassed to look at Xu Yuan in front of her classmates.

"Just like your brother."

The girl with baby fat quickly changed the subject.

When Xu Yuan heard what his junior classmates said, perhaps thinking about his own experiences at school, a warm smile appeared on his face.

He also noticed his cousin Xu Xiaolin in the key class and glanced at her.

It was not until Sun Xuehai took the microphone and gave an opening speech that the entire venue suddenly fell silent.

"I believe everyone knows the purpose of holding this meeting today. The school has specially invited your senior, the math genius Xu Yuan, to come to you."

"Let him share his learning methods and experiences with you."

"I hope you will all listen carefully and pay attention to the venue discipline."

Sun Xuehai knew very well that Xu Yuan was the protagonist today, so he did not take up too much time and focus on the topic.

After speaking a few brief words, he handed the microphone directly to Xu Yuan.

"Let's warmly welcome Xu Yuan to speak."

Immediately, the four grade classes, including repeaters, gave them thunderous applause.

And the applause continued to grow louder and louder, until Xu Yuan raised his hand and made a gesture, and then they calmed down again.

"Hello everyone."

"I am a graduate of Guyuan No. 03 High School, Class of . I am considered your senior."

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Although Xu Yuan is about to become a professor, he does not put on airs in front of these younger students.

He completely treated himself as a senior who was greeting his younger classmates, and his speech was relaxed and humorous, which caused happy laughter to be heard from the class from time to time.

He first talked about how at that time there was no distinction between arts and sciences, and the college entrance examination was a hellish difficulty mode of three plus one comprehensive test.

Point out that the current model of dividing liberal arts and science is more relaxed.

This was followed by interesting stories about his participation in math competitions, as well as some more practical methods for developing logical thinking and improving learning efficiency.

Throughout the entire speech, the students in the audience were visibly serious.

Even many teachers seem to be learning.

Soon it was the final part. In addition to distributing some small gifts that he had brought from Princeton and this mathematicians' conference, Xu Yuan also took his Gauss medal to the stage for everyone to see.

While satisfying everyone's curiosity, it may also plant the seeds for some people to be determined to study mathematics.

Perhaps I will be able to make contributions to the mathematics community many years later.

The entire conference lasted until after eleven in the morning, and after the announcement, the students were given a chance to have breakfast.

Originally, Sun Xuehai planned to take Xu Yuan and his teacher to a restaurant in the county for lunch.

Xu Yuan was worried that it would be too troublesome, so he suggested eating directly in the school cafeteria with the students.

Speaking of which, he hasn't tasted the food in the school cafeteria for several years.

Sun Xuehai and others also chose to agree to this.

After many years, Xu Yuan walked into the cafeteria again. The most intuitive feeling he had was that it was equipped with tables and chairs.

It allows students to sit down to eat, unlike before when they mostly had to squat on the ground.

What also surprised him was that the taste of the food in the cafeteria had improved significantly compared to before. It can only be said that it was just as Sun Xuehai said, because his school had indeed improved in all aspects.

Although I did not enjoy these, it is still good to provide convenience to my younger classmates.

After Wang Qingtao finished his meal, he sat next to Xu Yuan and chatted with him about another thing while eating.

"You can't leave so early this afternoon. There are several talented students who have signed up for the math competition this year. Since you're here, you have to give them some pointers."

Ever since Xu Yuan stood out in the mathematics competition, Guyuan No. 1 High School has restored the mathematics competition class.

As the quality of students continues to improve, there are basically several people signing up every year.

Wang Qingtao is very clear about Xu Yuan's talent in mathematics. With his current level, he can guide several competition students, even with only two classes, so that they can gain a lot.

Maybe if you are lucky enough to enter the provincial team, you can even win a gold medal.

Xu Yuan naturally knew about this matter. Sun Xuehai mentioned it in the car when he first arrived in the morning.

Before that, someone even won a national gold medal.

Faced with Wang Qingtao's request, he naturally felt embarrassed to refuse.

Besides, guiding a few high school competition students is really not a difficult task.

So he nodded and agreed without much hesitation: "I will definitely listen to what the teacher says."

When Sun Xuehai, who was sitting opposite, heard this, a bright smile immediately broke out on his face.

"That's great."

He invited Xu Yuan to give a speech mainly to stimulate students' passion for learning.

I didn't expect such a good thing to happen.

If he could really train another student to win a gold medal in the competition, Guyuan No. 1 High School would probably be famous throughout the province in competitions.

However, he actually hoped that Xu Yuan could stay for a few more days, and it would be best if he could personally guide these contestants.

With a Gauss Mathematics Prize winner as a competition coach, the students he teaches will definitely not be bad.

Of course, he also knew that there was no hope for this matter, and it was already very good to be able to simply provide guidance for two quarters.

that's it.

After lunch, Xu Yuan followed Wang Qingtao to the key class.

By the way, I'm also concerned about the situation of my cousin.

Then he met the three math competition students. Except for one who was in the first year of high school, the other two were in the second year of high school.

Facts have proved that those who still participate in competitions in their senior year of high school like him are indeed a minority.

"Hello teacher."

In a separate classroom, three boys greeted Xu Yuan politely upon seeing him.

In response, Xu Yuan waved his hand and said, "Just call me senior."

In the following time, Xu Yuan first wrote a few questions on the blackboard and asked them to try to answer them.

Because the questions cover a wide range of content, we can identify their weaknesses and provide targeted guidance.

What surprised him was that the boy in the first year of high school had the clearest idea for solving the problem.

It can be seen that he has a certain talent in mathematics. No wonder he had the confidence to sign up for a mathematics competition when he was just in the first year of high school.

Xu Yuan was quite happy to meet a student with good mathematical talent in his alma mater.

There was no hiding anything in the following guidance.

Their deficiencies were pointed out in detail, as well as methods suitable for them to train their logical thinking and other mathematical abilities, so that they can improve themselves quickly in the future.

In addition, when he left, Xu Yuan also left his Penguin account.

If you have any questions, you can also ask on Penguin.

"What do you think of the strength of these three people? Do they have a hope of making it to the national training team?"

Outside the classroom, Wang Qingtao waited for Xu Yuan to come out, and walked downstairs with him while asking about the situation.

"Li Dong is the most talented among the three of them. After joining the provincial team and receiving intensive training and improvement, he has a great chance of getting a place in the national training team."

"The other two provincial teams should have hope."

Xu Yuan naturally told the truth when answering Wang Qingtao's questions, and the Li Dong he mentioned was the boy in the first year of high school.

As soon as he finished speaking, he thought of something and added: "But he can continue to participate next year in high school. By then, his level should be higher."

Wang Qingtao obviously also liked Li Dong. Upon hearing this, he immediately smiled and talked about Li Dong's situation.

"Li Dong is really good at math, and he got full marks on the exam just like you."

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At this point, Xu Yuan naturally didn't want to delay any longer, so he took the principal's car back to Xuzhai Village without eating dinner.

It is also worth mentioning that Xu Yuan and his family did not stay at home for too long.

The main reason I came back this time was because Xu Yuan won the award, and I wanted to make everyone happy.

In addition, the store could not be closed for a long time, and my sister Xu Ying asked for leave from school, so the family returned to the provincial capital Luyang the day after tomorrow.

During this time, Xu Yuan wanted to give his parents a heads-up in advance, so he briefly told them about Chen Yuran's situation.

When Ms. Liang Yanli heard that her son had a girlfriend, and that she was a graduate student of Qinghua, her face immediately showed excitement and she couldn't wait to ask her son to bring her home.

Later on, he even planned to make another trip to Yanjing to meet the future daughter-in-law of the Xu family.

Xu Yuan had guessed this would be the case, and he patiently persuaded her for a long time, saying that he would bring the person back during the New Year. Only then did this dissuade Ms. Liang Yanli from going to Yanjing.

But having said that, Ms. Liang Yanli is still glad that she did not listen to her relatives and introduce a partner to Xu Yuan.

Otherwise, if this top student daughter-in-law flies away, I will regret it so much that I won’t know where to go.

However, Xu Jianguo was very calm and even glanced at Ms. Liang Yanli from time to time.

It's like saying, see, what I said before was right, there's no need to worry about our son.

But the one who gave Xu Yuan the most headache was his sister Xu Ying, whose gossipy questions were more harsh than the last.

But he knew that his sister Xu Ying had a male classmate in school who was attracted to her, and that they had gotten married in their previous life and were quite happy and loving.

Sure enough, after he brought up this matter, sister Xu Ying immediately gave up and stopped talking.

After returning to the provincial capital Luyang, Xu Yuan separated from them and went directly to the station.

Back to campus again.

Xu Yuan's life also became regular.

Most of them are writing doctoral dissertations on the proof of singularities in differential geometry.

Speaking of which, he and his roommates Li Zhenya, Wang Haitao and Liu Yang co-wrote the graduation thesis.

It does feel different.

Although theirs were undergraduate theses, his was a doctoral thesis.

It is true that Li Zhenya, Liu Yang and the other two quickly formally determined the topic of the thesis after he came back, but the progress was unusually slow.

Xu Yuan couldn't write the papers for them, and could only provide some revision suggestions.

His doctoral dissertation was written very quickly because it was a report, which was equivalent to providing more detailed arguments and proofs on the content of a one-hour report.

In some ways, it's no different than just copying the answers in your head.

Time passed by minute by minute.

In a blink of an eye, more than a month has passed since the International Congress of Mathematicians.

The news about Xu Yuan winning the Gauss Prize has gained popularity, but because of the mathematics competition league, he has been brought up again in some media reports.

For this reason, reporters would call the school from time to time, wanting to apply for an interview with him.

This also made Xu Yuan feel fortunate that he did not leak his personal mobile phone number.

Otherwise, if I am disturbed continuously, I will probably have to change my number.

The school naturally fully respected his opinion and turned down all the interviews.

In particular, it is strictly prohibited for people without an appointment to enter the college for interviews, which will affect students' normal studies.

The main reason is that Xu Yuan had accepted interviews from many media outlets when he just came back from overseas. This is understandable for the sake of the domestic mathematics community, but it is inappropriate to continue interviewing them after such a long time.

After all, he has so many things to do at school and doesn't have time to cooperate with the media every day.

With the completion of his thesis on singularities in differential geometry, he successfully obtained his Doctor of Science degree certificate.

As for engineering mechanics, I am currently pursuing a doctorate in engineering because I am helping the Space Technology Institute complete the lunar exploration satellite project.

There is no impact on these two aspects.

In the next two or three months, Xu Yuan continued to study mathematics, so that he could master as many branches of mathematics as possible.

In this way, when faced with difficult problems, the brain can automatically select methods that can be used to solve the problem.

It is also easier to spark inspiration.

Apart from discussing mathematics with Professor Qiu Chengtong, I would hang out in the library with Li Zhenya, Wang Haitao and Liu Yang.

Since Chen Yuran has just started her graduate studies, she often participates in group projects and has less free time.

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Time is like a wild donkey, it never stops running.

New Year’s Day marks the beginning of a new year, and the Spring Festival is not long away.

Friday, January 2007, 1, Qinghua Academy of Mathematical Sciences.

In the morning, Xu Yuan sat in his office, his eyes focused on the emails on the computer screen.

As his fame in the mathematics community grew, more and more overseas professors were willing to discuss mathematics with him, and this became even more obvious after he won the Gauss Prize.

It is no exaggeration to say that new emails arrive almost every day.

So every few days he would take the time to reply and answer the questions raised in the emails.

Doing this is equivalent to colliding with other people's ideas, which often makes it easier to generate inspiration.

Even a few days ago, Holt, the editor-in-chief of the Annals of Mathematics, sent him a paper in the field of number theory, hoping that he could help verify it.

"Finally all the replies have been completed."

At this time, Xu Yuan typed the last character, took his hands off the keyboard, stretched, and muttered to himself.

Just as I was about to get up and pour myself a glass of water, there was a knock on the door.

Since Xu Yuan always enters a deep learning state when working, he naturally doesn't like to be disturbed.

Therefore, he always locked the door when he was in the office, and it gradually became a habit.

Other people around me are used to it.

So when he saw someone coming to look for him, he quickly walked towards the door and opened it from the inside.

Then two familiar figures appeared in the field of vision.

"Professor Tang."

"director."

He greeted him subconsciously, and then he noticed that Liao Fangyi was holding a document in his hand.

"Why don't you invite us in?" Tang Shihong looked at Xu Yuan and joked with a smile.

Hearing this, Xu Yuan immediately reacted and quickly invited, "Please come in."

When Liao Fangyi and Tang Shihong sat on the sofa, he poured two glasses of water and handed them to them.

Although Xu Yuan has not yet attended the graduation ceremony to be officially hired, Liao Fangyi and Tang Shihong no longer regard him as a student, but a colleague of the same level in the college.

Despite Xu Yuan's age, he sometimes inevitably feels awkward, which is why he is able to adapt now.

After Xu Yuan sat down next to them, he naturally knew that the two people came here suddenly for some reason, so he did not hesitate and took the initiative to ask them.

"Is there anything the Director wants to talk to me about?"

As soon as he finished speaking and before Liao Fangyi could answer, Tang Shihong next to him suddenly smiled and said two words.

"Good thing."

Liao Fangyi then said: "Take a look at this first."

After saying that, he handed the document in front of him to Xu Yuan.

Although Xu Yuan was confused, he still reached out to pick up the document and lowered his eyes to check the contents on it.

As the title caught my eye, I subconsciously read it out loud: "Application for the National Outstanding Young Scientist Fund Project."

He is naturally familiar with the Young Elite Scientists Program. As a special project managed by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, its purpose when it was officially approved in 1994 was to promote the growth of young scientific and technological talents and encourage overseas scholars to return to China to work.

Accelerate the training and cultivation of a group of outstanding academic leaders who can enter the forefront of world science and technology.

Applicants must be under 45 years old and have undertaken basic research projects or other basic research experience.

Given his current situation, he is naturally eligible to apply.

Once the Young Elite Scientists Project passes the review, it will receive a million-dollar fund from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

More importantly, to some extent, the Young Elite Scientists Program is the precursor to becoming an academician.

Being able to obtain the Young Elite Scientist Award and complete the project excellently can be said to have the initial potential to be selected as an academician.

While Xu Yuan was thinking about this, Liao Fangyi smiled and said, "The Young Elite Scientists Program is just right for you right now. Of course, it's up to you to decide whether or not to apply, but Old Tang and I definitely hope you'll apply." He added at the end.

"You have a strong talent for mathematics and you are so young, so you have a great chance of being selected as an academician in the future." Tang Shihong took over the conversation and said one more sentence.

Due to various reasons, he and Liao Fangyi had basically no hope of entering the Academy of Sciences.

But Xu Yuan has unlimited potential.

Being able to see their students become academicians can make up for the regrets in their hearts.

Xu Yuan listened to everything the two said and naturally understood what they meant.

If they decide to select academicians in the future, then the title of Young Outstanding Person will be considered a qualification to some extent. He had already made up his mind to become an academician of a major country to satisfy his regret. At this time, there is naturally no reason to refuse the application of Young Outstanding Person.

What's more, the field he wants to apply for is naturally science, and as he is good at it, I believe he will be able to complete the Young Elite Scientists Program excellently.

With the thought staying here, Xu Yuan no longer hesitated and immediately stated his decision.

"I'll apply."

When Liao Fangyi and Tang Shihong heard this answer, there was no surprise on their faces except for smiles. It was obvious that they had known that Xu Yuan would definitely agree.

"Then you should fill out the application form first. With your level, it will be easy to get the qualification to defend your thesis at the meeting."

"We can first consider what to choose as the Young Outstanding Scholars Project."

After listening to Liao Fangyi's words, Xu Yuan nodded and said, "I understand."

Tang Shihong then reminded: "Once you pass the Young Elite Scholars Program, you will be assessed and rated. If the project you choose is too difficult, it will have a negative impact."

He was very clear about Xu Yuan's situation in this regard. When he wrote his undergraduate thesis, he had to study the optimal transmission theory.

If you really choose a very difficult Young Elite Scientists Program, but are unable to complete the project on time, it would be better to give up applying for the Young Elite Scientists Program.

Hearing this, Xu Yuan's face suddenly became a little embarrassed. He could naturally understand the meaning of Professor Tang's words.

The duration of the Young Elite Scientists Program is three years, which is more than enough time for him to complete the difficult mathematical problems he has solved in the past.

However, it is definitely impossible for him to spend so much time studying the mathematics project. Even if he applied for the Young Elite Scientists Program, he would have finished the project early.

However, since I have to apply for the Young Elite Scientist Fellowship suddenly, I haven’t yet decided on the specific content of my research.

He nodded and responded to Tang Shihong.

"Don't worry, Professor Tang. I will consider this matter carefully."

The matter had basically come to a conclusion here. The next second, Liao Fangyi stood up and said:
"Then I won't bother you. The defense will probably be in May. You can think about it carefully."

After they finished talking, the two of them didn't stay any longer and turned around and left.

After Liao Fangyi and Tang Shihong completely disappeared from his sight, Xu Yuan turned his attention back to the application form.

Then he took the application form back to his desk and prepared to fill it out first.

Because there are corresponding specifications for all aspects of the application form, it is not difficult for him to fill it out. He just needs to finish the paper version first and then complete the electronic version.

Having made up his mind, he no longer hesitated and took action immediately.

The summary section mainly contains the applicant's main academic achievements.

This could only be so easy for him.

Whether proving the problem of the spacing of infinite Carmichael numbers, studying the optimal transmission theory, participating in the cracking of the MD5 cryptographic algorithm, making a major breakthrough in the twin prime conjecture and proving the Qiu Chengtong conjecture, any one of them can stand up to scrutiny when taken alone.

What's more, write it all down.

As for the project name column, what needs to be filled in is the research field, and no specific topic is required for the time being.

After a brief thought, I finally chose the field of number theory.

no way.

No matter from which perspective, his best mathematics is indeed related to number theory.

As for whether the paper has been included and cited in the application, that is even less of a problem.

It's totally a statistical table thing.

After all, all his mathematical papers were included in the Annals of Mathematics, and his proof of Carmichael numbers was widely cited in the mathematical community because of its innovative improvement of the new sieve method.

In the end, it didn't take long for Xu Yuan to complete the application.

Just as Liao Fangyi said, with his achievements in mathematics, applying for the Young Elite Scientist Award is no different from just going through the process.

There is no possibility of failure.

Even if I go to the mathematics and science department to defend my thesis in May, I estimate that the judges I meet will be acquaintances.

"never mind."

"Let's wait until we receive the defense notice before considering the specific topic."

Xu Yuan thought about the project alone for a while but still had no idea about it, so he finally decided to put it aside for the time being.

Anyway, there is still a long time before the defense, and the topic direction of the Young Elite Scientists Project may be announced one day. By then, as long as the specific content is determined, we just need to go all out to overcome it.

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For Xu Yuan, applying for the Young Elite Scientists Program did not affect his usual pace.

In the blink of an eye, it is February.

As the Spring Festival was getting closer, after the winter vacation, Xu Yuan took Chen Yuran back to the provincial capital Luyang to celebrate the New Year as planned.

Speaking of this matter, he didn't know how many calls he had received from Ms. Liang Yanli in recent days.

He even made it clear on the phone that his son could stay in Yanjing and not go home for the New Year, but his future daughter-in-law must see it.

So I had to rush back as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Chen Yuran's parents were quite supportive and even urged her to get married. Not only did they let their daughter meet her future parents-in-law, they also hoped that there would be a chance for both sets of parents to meet in person to settle things first.

But Xu Yuan took into consideration that it was Chen Yuran's first time meeting his parents, and at such a long distance.

Therefore, I planned to return to Yanjing early after the Spring Festival.

In addition to this being for Chen Yuran, he also received a piece of news from Chen Jianfang.

The Chang'e-1 lunar exploration satellite will be launched ahead of schedule from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in March.

No matter what, he participated in the Chang'e-1 project. Now that it is officially launched, he must be watching at the flight control center. If there are problems with the orbit, such as changing the orbit, timely adjustments will need to be made to solve the problems.

It is foreseeable what a sensation the news of the successful first launch of the lunar exploration satellite will cause in the world.

"Is it really appropriate for us to go there empty-handed? Will you think I don't know etiquette?"

On the train to the provincial capital Luyang, Chen Yuran finally understood Xu Yuan's feelings that day, and he almost had a hundred thousand questions on the way.

I am quite nervous and anxious about the upcoming meeting.

Xu Yuan also found Chen Yuran's appearance funny, but in order to make Chen Yuran relax, he could only comfort her:
"It's inconvenient for us to carry too many things on the road, so we can just buy some gifts when we get there."

"It's not like you haven't met my parents before. Don't worry, they're easy to get along with."

"She even told me on the phone this morning that it doesn't matter if she comes back or not, as long as she gets there, it will be fine."

Chen Yuran felt a little embarrassed when she heard Xu Yuan's words. After all, there were other passengers sitting around her on the train.

As for what Xu Yuan said, she also knew that when the school held the annual person awards ceremony on New Year's Day last time, the school specially invited Xu Yuan's parents over. As the host, she naturally had met them.

Unfortunately, I didn’t dare to go over and say hello at that time, I just looked at him from a distance.

But wanting Xu Yuan to be around, she wasn't worried anymore, since we would be a family sooner or later anyway.

Just like that, when the train smoothly pulled into Luyang Station, Xu Yuan pulled Chen Yuran out of the station. They were just about to buy some gifts before going home, but they happened to meet Xu Jianguo, Ms. Liang Yanli, and her sister Xu Ying, who was full of surprise.

When Xu Yuan saw this scene, he immediately understood that his mother must have been impatient and had brought her family to the station to pick him up.

Chen Yuran was stunned on the spot, looking at her empty hands, then raised her eyes to glance at Xu Yuan, somewhat at a loss.

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(End of this chapter)