Chapter 190: Early conclusion of the topic, Mathematics Exchange Conference [Please subscribe]

As time goes by and the day of the Mathematical Academic Exchange Conference draws closer, the Mathematical Council, Qinghua School of Mathematics, Yenching School of Mathematics, and other conference organizers become busier and busier.

In addition to collecting information on all participants in the conference, we also need to make corresponding arrangements in all aspects.

The number of papers received is also a terrifying number.

For this purpose, Ma Zhiming specially selected members of the Mathematical Society and asked them to temporarily serve as editorial board members of the Journal of Mathematics.

Conduct a preliminary review of the paper.

Although Xu Yuan personally guided the paper presentations during the seven-day conference.

But not all papers are eligible.

We must definitely select a portion of them, at least to meet the standards of top journals in the field of mathematics.

Otherwise, not to mention that Xu Yuan simply doesn't have the time, those mathematical papers that can only be regarded as water-filled papers should most appropriately end up in a shredder.

However, due to the high popularity of this conference, the International Mathematical Union also expressed support.

Even though the number of editorial board members of the Journal of Mathematics has increased several times, they are still a bit overwhelmed.

Many mathematics professors have to live where they work.

Work overtime all night.

As a result, mathematics courses in many universities have been replaced by lecturers as substitute teachers instead of professors.

Of course, no matter how busy they are, no one has any complaints.

After all, this is the most prominent international achievement in the history of the domestic mathematics community, and it relies on real strength. In this case, we must seize the opportunity and do our utmost to jointly witness the strong rise of the domestic mathematics community.

In addition, the forum on Tieba, the website with the most domestic netizens, and even in the Penguin group are also discussing it.

Although more than ten days have passed since the Goldbach conjecture was solved, the discussion on mathematics has not diminished.

Everyone is looking forward to the conference and witnessing those well-known overseas mathematicians come to China to study mathematics.

In addition, since the conference is specially divided into inner and outer venues, college students can also sign up to obtain places in the outer venue.

You can experience the charm of mathematics in person.

For this reason, when someone successfully obtains a spot to attend an off-site conference, they will immediately show off online, so much so that the comment sections of many platforms are filled with a lemon-like sour feeling.

"A mathematics professor from our school went on a business trip to Yenching for the conference, so he got some places to attend the conference. I, a graduate student in the mathematics department, was fortunate enough to get a place to attend the off-site conference."

"Although I'm not a math student, what should I do if I go?"

"I heard that many universities have quotas. It seems that it will be difficult for an ordinary undergraduate like me to have a chance."

"It seems that there are a lot of mathematicians participating in this conference. It's great to be able to go out and improve my experience."

"Can you see Professor Xu out in the field?"

"The guy above, please be restrained. This is a math exchange conference, not a fan meeting."

"I just got some good news from the outside world after climbing over the Great Firewall. The International Mathematical Union said it would send secretaries to attend the conference. This is really about the same scale as the International Congress of Mathematicians."

……

Xu Yuan, the backbone of this mathematics conference, seems to be very idle compared to Ma Zhiming and others.

Did not participate in the organization of the conference.

This was also something Ma Zhiming specifically requested.

As the saying goes, good steel should be used on the blade, Xu Yuan can really play a role when the conference is held.

In addition, the papers that had been initially screened had not yet been delivered to Xu Yuan, so Xu Yuan simply continued to improve his final report.

It is easier to conclude a project in science than in other subjects, at least you don't have to conduct a large number of experiments to summarize data.

With the proof of the Goldbach conjecture in hand and recognition from the international mathematics community, all that was needed was to go through the motions and complete the report.

Therefore, within a few days, I successfully completed the project completion report in accordance with the requirements of the Young Elite Scientists Program.

"Finally done. Let's sort it out and send it to the Foundation Committee."

That morning, Xu Yuan sat in front of the computer in his office, looking at the completed project report on the screen. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he stretched his hand while speaking.

Then we will prepare to print out the information and send it to the Young Elite Scientists Program Fund Committee. Once they approve it and give a grade to the project completion, the Young Elite Scientists Program will be completely completed.

However, just as he stood up and was about to organize the printer, his action was suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door outside.

Hearing the sound, he immediately stopped what he was doing, and uttered two words in a deep voice towards the office door.

"Please come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the office door being pushed open from the outside.

Three figures walked in.

The person standing in front was Tang Shihong, and Xu Yuan was not surprised by this.

Instead, he fixed his gaze on the two people of the same age behind him.

Because one of them was Liu Yang.

Both of them were holding a cardboard box in their arms, and judging by the state of their arms, it must be quite heavy.

"Professor Tang."

He first greeted Tang Shihong, and then said to Liu Yang: "You are so brave to come here, put your things on the table and sit down first." He still had a bright smile on his face while speaking.

Even though they were in their own office with Tang Shihong standing next to them, the way Xu Yuan and Liu Yang got along remained unchanged.

It's like joking with each other in the dormitory.

Liu Yang was also afraid of disturbing Xu Yuan, so he came to this office very rarely.

Simply put, the number can be counted on one hand.

When he first learned that he was going to Xu Yuan, he felt a little nervous and reserved.

I don’t know if after such a period of time, given the huge difference in their identities, there will be any generation gap when they get along with each other again.

But after hearing Xu Yuan's words, this worry disappeared instantly.

I know that Xu Yuan is still the brother Yuan in that dormitory.

Nothing has changed.

So a smile also appeared on his face and he took the initiative to answer.

"It was our instructor who asked us to come over to help deliver things."

The boy standing next to Liu Yang did not just stand there at this time, and also quickly greeted him.

"Hello, Professor Xu."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan nodded slightly.

After several people sat down on the sofa, he poured a few glasses of water and brought them over.

He doesn't have the airs of a full professor at all.

Then Xu Yuanze chatted with Liu Yang for a few more sentences, and from their conversation he learned that the other boy next to him was Liu Yang's current graduate roommate.

They also talked about Wang Haitao and Li Zhenya, and learned that they both have stable jobs currently.

The emotional aspect is still not settled.

When Xu Yuan and Liu Yang were chatting, the roommate next to them was also very envious of Liu Yang.

After all, with Xu Yuan’s current fame, I wonder how many mathematicians want to communicate and discuss mathematics with Xu Yuan.

However, although he was envious, he thought it was a very normal thing.

On the contrary, my impression of Xu Yuan has improved a lot.

Xu Yuan and Liu Yang were college classmates and lived in the same dormitory for four years.

This shows that the relationship between their roommates must be very harmonious.

Otherwise, considering that Xu Yuan had already been admitted to a doctoral program, he would probably have moved to the doctoral dormitory at that time.

Because of this relationship, even though Xu Yuan has become a professor now, he will definitely not put on airs in front of Liu Yang.

Tang Shihong was naturally aware of the relationship between Xu Yuan and Liu Yang, so he didn't talk about it immediately. He just sat beside them and listened to their conversation with a smile.

After a few minutes or so, when they had finished reminiscing about the past, he took the initiative to turn the topic to business.

"Your next job will not be easy. These two cartons contain the screened papers." He pointed to the two cartons on the table.

Only after hearing this did Xu Yuan realize that the box contained printed papers.

After screening, there are still so many, which obviously shows that the quality of the papers accepted globally this time is very good.

The thought lingered here, and he took over the conversation and said, "It seems that the quality of the papers received at this conference is quite high."

"The overall level is indeed beyond expectations. There are even some mathematicians who are somewhat famous overseas. Academician Ma is very happy these days." Tang Shihong mentioned this and the smile on his face became even brighter.

Originally, we would use this mathematics conference to accept papers under the guidance of others and publish them in the Journal of Mathematics.

Originally, I only considered the quality of the journals behind Acta Mathematica Sinica and wanted to ensure the quality of the papers published.

Even if it is not as good as the proof of the Goldbach conjecture, it must at least meet the standards of top journals in the field of mathematics.

Otherwise, if the previous review standards are still used, the Journal of Mathematics will never be able to grow into a top mathematics journal.

In the eyes of mathematicians outside, it can only be regarded as a low-level mathematics journal.

When Xu Yuan first proposed this suggestion, Ma Zhiming agreed, but did not have too high expectations for his sister.

I think that even if someone submits a paper, the quality will probably not be high.

To this end, he was even prepared to reduce the number of journals in the Journal of Mathematics in order to ensure the quality of journal articles.

Avoid the latest paper proving the Goldbach conjecture, as the gap in quality is too big.

However, when the number of editorial board members was temporarily increased and a preliminary review of the received papers was conducted, it was discovered that both the number of papers and the overall quality of the content far exceeded expectations.

It is no exaggeration to say that when I was reviewing manuscripts for the Journal of Mathematics, I had never seen a mathematical paper of this quality.

It was after seeing the appeal of this mathematics conference to the mathematics community that Ma Zhiming immediately dispatched personnel from various universities to ensure that every paper would undergo preliminary review.

After layers of screening, we finally selected some more valuable papers for printing.

Send it to Xu Yuan for guidance at the conference to further improve the paper and resolve its shortcomings.

Xu Yuan felt both amused and helpless when he thought about how he had just finished his project report and had not had time to rest when so many papers were sent to him.

But I have to say, compared with Ma Zhiming, Liao Fangyi and others, I have it pretty easy.

Without these people working hard to organize the conference, this mathematics conference would probably not have been held at all.

"These papers were delivered on time. I just finished the final report of the Young Elite Scientists Project and now I have to continue working."

"There are still ten days before the mathematics conference begins. Your task is not an easy one." Tang Shihong heard Xu Yuan's words and agreed with a smile.

Xu Yuan is not worried about finding solutions to loopholes in reviewing papers.

After all, his mathematical level is there, coupled with his rich experience and various problem-solving methods, it is no exaggeration to say that he can quickly find areas that can provide guidance just by reading the papers.

Even let the level of the paper rise again.

If the original paper had a score of five or six, then it would have at least a score of seven or eight after his guidance.

He still has this confidence.

Otherwise, it would not be possible for so many people to choose to submit their works.

In addition, after entering the deep learning state, the efficiency is greatly increased, so I can naturally finish reading the paper on time.

But there is another problem that needs a solution in advance.

The thought stopped here, and Xu Yuan said directly: "Of course I have no problem here, but with so many papers at the conference, I'm afraid there won't be enough time to explain them all."

When Tang Shihong heard this, his expression did not change. It was obvious that the conference had already considered the relevant issues.

There was almost no delay and the next second he explained with a smile.

"After seeing so many papers being submitted, we discussed this issue seriously with Academician Ma, and finally decided to invite Professor Zhang Yitang and Professor Qiu Chengtong to also participate in the guidance of the papers."

"It is equivalent to giving participants the opportunity to choose for themselves, which should not affect the progress of the conference."

After listening to Tang Shihong's words, Xu Yuan immediately nodded in approval of the plan.

After all, Qiu Chengtong is a Fields Medal winner and has proved the first two possibilities of the Calabi conjecture. He is naturally qualified to supervise a paper of this level.

As for Zhang Yitang, he is also in the first echelon in the field of number theory. I believe there must be many scholars who want to ask him for advice.

At this time, Liu Yang and his roommates who were sitting next to them became involuntarily restrained and remained silent the whole time. Even if they wanted to interrupt, they had no chance.

After talking to Xu Yuan about the thesis, Tang Shihong had no intention of staying in the office any longer.

Then he stood up and said, "There's still a lot of things to do at the conference, I need to go back and help, I'll leave these papers to you."

"Don't worry, I will arrange it." Xu Yuan nodded.

Liu Yang and his roommates also stood up following their instructor, then turned around and left together.

They are all Tang Shihong's graduate students. Right now, the entire School of Mathematics is busy organizing a mathematics academic exchange conference, and they will definitely help out by following Tang Shihong.

Soon, the figures of Tang Shihong, Liu Yang and the other two completely disappeared from sight.

Xu Yuan walked to the printer and first sorted out the completion report of his outstanding young scholar project.

I didn't look at the papers in the box.

Anyway, he can enter the deep learning state at any time and study these papers very efficiently.

Although there are still ten days before the mathematics academic exchange conference begins, it is enough time for him to read all the papers.

So after that, Xu Yuanxian took the final report to the foundation committee for submission.

After coming back and having lunch, I officially started reviewing the papers in the afternoon.

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at the same time.

Afternoon at the headquarters of the Young Elite Scientists Fund Committee.

Office Director Qiu Junhai is busy with this year's projects and needs to formally determine the list of people who will receive the Young Outstanding Scientist Award.

During the process, he also talked to the secretary in the office and expressed that he was not very satisfied with this year's project.

"The overall level of this year's Young Elite Scientists Program is much lower than last year's batch."

"Even some projects with no real value were brought in."

"We don't allow the Young Elite Scientists Program to be labeled as a hat. Projects that should be eliminated must be eliminated."

The establishment of the Young Elite Scientists Program is mainly to cultivate high-level scientific and technological leaders and scientific and technological strategic talents, and to lead the development of domestic basic research, rather than simply giving young scholars a layer of gold.

He has always been strict in enforcing this matter.

Multiple rounds of review will be conducted on the projects submitted each year, and more funding will be provided for key projects with far-reaching technological significance.

As for those projects that are simply gilded but have low gold content, they will be ruthlessly eliminated no matter who the reporting agency is.

Even for projects funded by the Young Elite Scientists Fund, if they perform very poorly and make no progress in the first year, their funding will be stopped immediately.

The secretary who was helping to organize the documents heard her director complaining about this year's Young Elite Scientists Program, and immediately took over the conversation and agreed with a smile.

"Compared with the projects submitted last year, the overall level this year is indeed a bit worse."

"However, if successful, some of these projects will be very helpful for technological reforms in certain key areas."

When Qiu Junhai heard this, his expression suddenly improved a lot. Although he didn't say anything, he nodded slightly to show his agreement.

Judging from all the Young Elite Scientists projects, the overall quality is indeed slightly lower than last year.

But if we look at some of these projects alone, they have far-reaching impacts.

Of course, the prerequisite is that these projects can produce research results, otherwise the funding will be in vain.

At this moment, their actions were suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door outside.

After temporarily stopping his action, Qiu Junhai frowned slightly and whispered:
"Come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man walked in. He was wearing the same uniform as Qiu Junhai. It was obvious that they were both internal staff members of the fund committee.

"Director Qiu."

"This is the final report submitted by Professor Xu. You need to approve it."

The other party walked to the desk, stopped, and handed a document to Qiu Junhai with both hands.

"Is it the topic about the Goldbach conjecture? It was completed ahead of schedule in just one year. It is rare among all the young outstanding students' projects." Upon hearing this, Qiu Junhai immediately took the document and spoke to himself.

The popularity of the Goldbach conjecture has swept the entire mathematical community during this period.

Even overseas people are discussing it, let alone in China.

Qiu Junhai naturally knew it a long time ago.

However, when I saw that Xu Yuan had already submitted the final report, I couldn't help but feel emotional.

Since the Young Elite Scientists Program was officially established, it can be said that many Young Elite Scientists Programs have been funded.

Naturally, some projects that were completed ahead of schedule will not be published.

However, it is still rare for someone like Xu Yuan to complete a project in just one year. The key research on the Goldbach conjecture is undoubtedly the ceiling of the Young Elite Scientists Program in Science. Under normal circumstances, it is most reasonable that it is not completed within the Young Elite Scientists Program period.

Unfortunately, Xu Yuan only took one year, and I'm afraid no one will be able to break this record in the future.

After all, applicants for the Young Outstanding Scientists Program are all doctoral students. If they want to reach the same level of scientific research as Xu Yuan, they can only choose to study the difficult problems of the Millennium Prize.

It is normal to say that no one will break this record.

"It is indeed a blessing for our country to have such a mathematical genius."

"As for the Young Elite Scientists Fund given to Professor Xu, basically not much has been spent." The staff member who delivered the final report heard the secretary's words and immediately echoed with a smile on his face.

Qiu Junhai was already looking through Xu Yuan's final report. After a while, he rated the project as excellent. Then he looked up at the two of them and sighed.

"It would be great if there were more geniuses like Professor Xu."

He is not the only one who has this idea. It can be said that all members of the Young Elite Scientists Fund Committee hope that those who apply for the Young Elite Scientists program are talented people like Xu Yuan.

In this way, all the review cycles for the Young Elite Scientists projects can be completed ahead of schedule in less than three years.

Of course, this idea can only be thought of in the mind. Mathematical geniuses like Xu Yuan are not easy to find everywhere.

Even if there is only one, it is enough to make me secretly happy.

After all, the current situation in the domestic mathematics community is the best illustration.

Among so many Young Elite Scientists projects approved last year, only Xu Yuan's research project on the Goldbach conjecture completed the final proof ahead of schedule, and the Young Elite Scientists Fund Committee also issued an official announcement.

It was announced that Xu Yuan’s project was officially completed and became the first project with an excellent rating among the projects of the same period.

Nowadays, the two words "Xu Yuan" can be said to represent popularity. Even if the news is contentless, as long as Xu Yuan's name is in the title, many people will stop and look at it.

Naturally, the official completion of Xu Yuan's Young Elite Scholars Project attracted a lot of media coverage.

As the heat spread on the Internet, netizens expressed great excitement.

Although the mathematics conference has been gaining popularity during this period, Xu Yuan has rarely appeared in public.

It makes people wonder what the specific situation is.

Now that there are finally new reports, the comment section has become a large-scale fan group-building site.

"I still remember that when Dr. Xu Shen graduated, he chose to apply for the Young Elite Scientist Program. When the program was announced, no one was optimistic about it. They thought it was impossible to prove the Goldbach conjecture within the Young Elite Scientist Program. It is really surprising to get such a result now."

"You wouldn't have thought that Professor Xu would not only complete the project, but also complete it in just one year."

"Last year, among so many outstanding young scientists' projects, only Xu Shen's project was completed ahead of schedule."

“If I hadn’t witnessed the entire situation unfold, I wouldn’t have believed what I saw.”

"Congratulations to Professor Xu for completing the project successfully."

"No wonder Professor Xu hasn't shown up these past few days. It turns out he was working on the final report for his research project."

"So I have to devote myself to the conference next. I am really looking forward to it."

……

Although Xu Yuan did not pay special attention to the discussions among netizens, he was still aware of the announcement released by the fund committee.

Seeing that my project was successfully completed with excellent results, I felt relieved.

If you are responsible for project research next, you will be the real academic leader.

Although his current title is still a fourth-level full professor, as the prover of the Goldbach conjecture, it is estimated that it will not take long for his title to be promoted.

Moreover, with the International Mathematical Union's certification of his solution to the Goldbach conjecture, he will definitely win the Fields Medal at the next International Congress of Mathematicians.

By then, he will directly become a second-level full professor and reach the same level as Tang Shihong and Liao Fangyi.

You should know that as a second-level full professor, as long as you have outstanding academic contributions in a certain field, you can apply to enter the Academy of Sciences or the Academy of Engineering.

Become a first-class full professor and academician awarded by the state.

Even though Xu Yuan has experienced many big scenes, he couldn't stop feeling excited when he thought about how he was getting closer and closer to becoming an academician.

If he continues to work hard and achieve more, he may even become the youngest academician in history.

Of course, it is a bit early to think about these things now. In the next few days, Xu Yuan will be busy checking papers.

It is no exaggeration to say that I have read as many papers as I have in the past few days, even if all the papers I have read before are added together.

Fortunately, the deadline for receiving relevant papers was a few days before the conference officially started.

Otherwise, time will definitely appear to be rushed.

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On Thursday, May 2008, 5, participants of the Mathematics Conference checked into designated hotels.

This conference, which has attracted the attention of the entire mathematics community, will be officially held the day after tomorrow.

Many mathematicians and scholars from overseas have begun to arrive in Yenching.

As organizers of the conference, Xu Yuan and Ma Zhiming will definitely have to welcome some important participants.

Therefore, Xu Yuan came early that afternoon.

The hotel arranged for the conference was not far from Qinghua, and they had specially applied to the higher authorities for security arrangements.

After all, those who came here are well-known mathematicians from all over the world, and their main purpose of attending the conference is to communicate and learn. If any accidents happen here, it will definitely affect the domestic mathematics community.

This is something no one wants to see.

“I didn’t expect that the number of participants in this conference has exceeded that of the mathematicians’ conference held in Yenching a few years ago.”

“This is beyond all of our expectations.”

In the hotel lobby that had already been decorated, Ma Zhiming's smile never disappeared when he talked about the number of people attending the conference.

This is enough to show how happy I am at the moment.

Xu Yuan remembered that at the last Yenching International Congress of Mathematicians, there were as many as 4,000 mathematicians from home and abroad attending the conference, which was indeed a terrifying number.

Thinking that the meaning of Ma Zhiming's words was higher than this number, he turned his head and asked out of curiosity.

"Has the number reached 5,000?"

"The total number of mathematicians participating from home and abroad is close to 4,500, and this does not include participants from outside the venue." Ma Zhiming gave this number without any suspense and with a hint of surprise.

There are more than 4,000 mathematicians and scholars attending the conference in the inner field alone, and if you add the ordinary mathematicians in the outer field, the number may be close to 10,000.

In terms of the level of excitement alone, it has already crushed the Mathematical Congress.

This kind of data is definitely a huge surprise for the domestic mathematics community, which used to be relatively transparent internationally.

"Fortunately, we have temporarily connected with several hotels nearby, otherwise there would be a shortage of accommodation." Liao Fangyi, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but interject.

Just as Xu Yuan and the others were discussing these situations, they saw the special car parked in front of the hotel.

After the car door opened, several familiar figures got out.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan and the others immediately went to meet them.

"Professor Tao, welcome to this mathematics conference." Xu Yuan first shook hands with Terence Tao who was walking in front of him.

When he was replying to the other party's email, he already knew that Terence Tao would attend the conference, and he intended to discuss the proof of the Goldbach conjecture with him in person.

So he was not surprised to see Terence Tao.

As for Tao's friend Bagev, Xu Yuan was not unfamiliar with him because he had met him before at the International Congress of Mathematicians.

After letting go of Terence Tao, he did not forget to say hello to him.

"Professor Bagoff, we meet again."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bagev looked serious, and it could be said that he was expressing his emotions from the bottom of his heart.

"Xu."

"You are the most legendary mathematician I have ever met."

"Solving the Goldbach conjecture in such a short time gave the entire mathematics community a big surprise."

"You are truly admirable."

Xu Yuan did not expect that Bagfu did not control his emotions. Almost everyone in the hall heard these words.

But in this situation, he didn't know what to say, so he could only keep smiling and didn't respond.

However, Terence Tao continued, "This time I have many questions about number theory that I would like to ask you."

"But now, I'd better not disturb you for the time being."

Then he took Bagfu with him, walked into the elevator and went to the room arranged by the conference to rest.

After all, I had traveled a long distance by plane, and my body was somewhat tired.

Xu Yuan knew that Terence Tao was also studying the Goldbach conjecture, but his progress was a little slower.

Before he decided on a specific proof method, he had already solved the Goldbach conjecture. It goes without saying that there must be many problems.

He finally agreed, and after the elevator door closed, he withdrew his gaze and continued to pick up people.

As soon as Professor Wells entered the hotel, he started looking for Xu Yuan. After determining his location, he immediately walked over.

"I was right about you, Xu. Your proof of the Goldbach conjecture is very brilliant and ingenious."

"I believe you will be able to solve the Millennium Prize problem in the future."

Facing Xu Yuan, Wells skillfully raised the problem of the Millennium Prize without saying a word.

This time, he used the number theory group of the Clay Mathematics Institute to verify Xu Yuan's paper proving the Goldbach conjecture, and ultimately concluded that the conclusions in the paper were valid.

The number theory group also gave very high praise to Xu Yuan's proof method.

In this case, there is no doubt that Wells has seen the opportunity to solve the Millennium Prize problem, so when faced with the mathematics conference that happened to be held, he would definitely join in the fun.

Of course, his most important purpose was not to listen to the report, but to hope that Xu Yuan could start studying the problem of the Millennium Prize.

Xu Yuan was somewhat touched that Professor Wells came in person.

People like Ma Zhiming and Liao Fangyi were extremely excited. After all, everyone in the mathematics community knew that Wells represented the Clay Mathematics Institute.

This is equivalent to the Clay Mathematics Institute participating in the conference, which invisibly raises the level of the conference.

If it weren't for the Fields Medal, Gauss Medal and other mathematics awards, it would really be no different from the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Xu Yuan was aware of Wells' support in this matter, so he immediately responded:

"I would also like to thank Professor Wells for clearing my name and convincing the mathematical community that the Goldbach conjecture has been solved."

"The Clay Mathematics Institute also wants to confirm the truth of this matter, which is what we should do." Upon hearing this, Wells immediately waved his hand and replied to Xu Yuan in English, but then he said mysteriously: "But there are still two years before the next Mathematician's Congress. If you study the Millennium Prize and make achievements, I can guarantee that the Fields Medal in Mathematics will belong to you."

After hearing Wells' words, Xu Yuan didn't know what to say.

After organizing my words a little, I was about to speak when I suddenly heard a voice in English.

And the sound is quite unfamiliar.

"Professor Wells underestimated the value of the ultimate problem in number theory. With Xu Yuan's contribution to the academic research of mathematics, he is fully qualified to win the Fields Medal."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan immediately turned his head and saw Ma Zhiming accompanying a foreign man who was about fifty years old.

Then Ma Zhiming took the initiative to introduce: "This is the representative sent by the International Mathematical Union to attend the conference..."

Because of what he just heard the other party said, Ma Zhiming was extremely excited at this moment.

Since the other party is attending the conference on behalf of the International Mathematical Union, it must have a certain influence on the selection of various awards.

Being able to say in front of others with absolute certainty that Xu Yuan is fully qualified to win the Fields Medal, doesn't it mean that I can now put my mind at ease?

After all, under this circumstance, if a new International Congress of Mathematicians is held in two years, Xu Yuan will definitely win the Fields Gold Medal, which will also fill the gap in this award in China.

Wells obviously knew this representative, but he didn't seem to want to pay any attention to him.

His eyes were still on Xu Yuan, and he tried to persuade him earnestly: "Anyway, I am very optimistic about your ability to solve the problem of the Millennium Prize. I hope to see you receive the million-dollar prize someday."

Although Xu Yuan is not ready to study the problem of the Millennium Prize at the moment.

But as a mathematical genius who is highly regarded by everyone, I will definitely try hard in the future.

Therefore, in order to prevent Wells from regretting this trip, he organized his words and responded with one more sentence.

"Solving the Millennium Prize problem is something that I think every mathematician would pursue."

“I will naturally challenge them.”

"And I also hope that Professor Wells will verify my proof process in the near future."

Almost at the moment Xu Yuan finished saying these words, the expression on Wells' face was suddenly filled with a bright smile.

The emotions are extremely exciting.

"Great."

"I knew you would prove it."

"I really hope this day will come sooner. I believe the whole world will applaud your success by then."

He spoke a few words to Xu Yuan without hiding his feelings at the moment, then sighed as he thought of something.

"It's a pity that Deligne didn't attend this event, otherwise I would definitely share this joy with him as soon as possible."

Xu Yuan naturally also extended an invitation to Professor Deligne.

However, judging from the content of the reply email, it is not convenient for the other party to come to Yanjing to attend the conference at the moment.

In fact, he knew a little about the little tricks done by the Mathematical Annals.

After all, he now has his own connections in the mathematics community, but he is not worried about this.

In his opinion, the rise of the Chinese Journal of Mathematics is certain, and the other top journals in the field of mathematics must be prepared to have an additional strong rival, otherwise they may lose their position to the Chinese Journal.

Although he had collaborated with the Annals of Mathematics several times before, he successfully gained status and authority in the mathematical community.

Thanks to these papers, Annals of Mathematics has become more and more secure in its position as the leading journal in the field of mathematics.

So no matter what choice he makes later, there will be no problem.

It can only be said that the path of the Annals of Mathematics has narrowed.

Although Deligne will not be able to attend the math congress in person, he will appear at a satellite conference.

It can be regarded as a statement of attitude.

The thought lingered here, and Xu Yuan did not forget to tell Wells: "Professor Deligne will attend the satellite meeting at the conference."

After that, neither Wells nor the International Mathematical Union stayed in the hotel lobby for too long.

Then, under the guidance of the hotel staff, I went to the room to rest.

Later, Xu Yuan and Ma Zhiming welcomed several well-known mathematicians, including winners of the Fields Medal, the Wolf Prize in Mathematics and the Abel Prize in Mathematics.

It can be said that both the number and quality of participants have surpassed the previous Yenching International Congress of Mathematicians.

Two days before the mathematics conference, mathematicians from all over the world arrived in Yenching one after another. Together with mathematics students from China who had the opportunity to participate in off-site activities, it seemed as if the whole of Yenching was filled with the atmosphere of mathematics.

In the blink of an eye, it was Saturday.

The grand opening ceremony was held in the gymnasium in the morning.

It is worth mentioning that in order to allow more people to witness the country’s mathematical strength.

The opening ceremony was also broadcast in a special broadcast, and the performances were carefully choreographed and incorporated mathematical elements.

After the relevant video was uploaded to the Internet, it also received praise and congratulations from netizens.

When the opening ceremony ends in the afternoon, the most anticipated content for the participating mathematicians will begin.

Especially number theorists.

Because Xu Yuan will give the first report, explaining the proof process of the Goldbach conjecture.

Almost all the participants in the conference had read the relevant papers and were deeply attracted by the ingenious proof methods and ideas therein.

Everyone is waiting to listen to Xu Yuan’s report to improve their mathematical thinking.

There were more than 4,000 mathematicians in the hall, and it was definitely impossible for them to gather in one lecture hall to listen to the report.

For this purpose, the conference has set up ten main venues, and Xu Yuan's report will be broadcast in real time. In a sense, Xu Yuan is giving classes to thousands of people at the same time this time.

This record is so valuable that it will be hard to break it in the future.

that's it.

Half past two in the afternoon.

The lecture halls of the main conference venues were also filled with mathematicians from all over the world.

As for Xu Yuan, he walked briskly to the largest lecture hall in the main venue and stood on the podium with a natural expression and a faint smile on his face.

"First of all, I welcome everyone to this mathematics exchange conference. My report today is about the proof of the Goldbach conjecture by combining two improved sieve methods with methods from the branch of group theory."

After Xu Yuan briefly finished his opening remarks, he immediately began his report without any delay.

In addition to the presentation manuscript that had been prepared long ago on the screen, he also specially asked someone to prepare a writing board.

The report was completed in this way with explanation, and several mathematicians in the main venue were quickly immersed in it.

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(End of this chapter)