Chapter 234: Role Models in the Hearts of Young People

In addition to the speakers and hosts of the Let's Talk show, there are also many college students as audience members.

Although the filming of Xu Yuan was temporary, college students were undoubtedly the easiest audience to find. The program crew could easily find dozens of them by visiting Qinghua and Yenching University.

What's more, this is an opportunity to listen to Xu Yuan's lecture.

If it weren't for the program effect, there would be no problem filling the studio.

that's it.

It's about four o'clock in the afternoon.

After all the preparations were completed, Xu Yuan stood on the podium and in front of him were students from Qinghua and Yenching University.

He had met some of them in the hospital.

"Hello, everyone."

"Welcome to watch the first TV youth open class "Let's Talk" on TV screen."

……

"From the study of Carmichael numbers to solving the ultimate problem in number theory, the Goldbach conjecture, China's talented mathematicians have given us our own answers to the mysteries of the world's mathematical problems."

"Please welcome our guest speaker today with applause."

"Professor Xu Yuan, a senior professor at the School of Mathematics of Qinghua University, the first Fields Medal winner in mathematics in China, and a world-renowned genius mathematician."

"Please welcome Professor Xu with applause."

With the warm welcome from the host and the audience, Xu Yuan waved and walked to the center of the podium.

Then, according to the program's procedures, Xu Yuan and the host had a few words about mathematics.

The host temporarily went to the podium, leaving Xu Yuan to speak alone.

What Xu Yuan was going to talk about today was all about mathematics. Although he did not prepare a speech in advance, he was able to speak without any pause or blockage throughout the whole process.

Share with the audience live and in front of the TV screen his experience from participating in a mathematics competition to winning the Fields Medal.

It also includes stories about proving difficult mathematical problems and interesting experiences of participating in exchanges at Princeton.

As for matters in the aerospace field, not much was mentioned.

There is no doubt that everyone is very familiar with Xu Yuan, whose achievements in mathematics can be called miraculous.

He is recognized by the international mathematical community as a genuine mathematical genius who is no less than Gauss.

But today, after hearing some of the stories behind Xu Yuan's winning the award, we all understand more clearly that in addition to his mathematical talent, Xu Yuan also has more hard work and faith than ordinary people.

Through understanding the mathematics mentioned by Xu Yuan, I became more interested in this mysterious subject.

Due to the time limit of the "Let's Talk" column, Xu Yuan only spoke for twenty minutes.

Following another round of enthusiastic applause, the host returned to the podium and handed the floor to the audience representatives.

"Next, the youth representatives on the scene will ask questions. Who goes first?"

The voice just fell.

Then several representatives sitting in the front row raised their hands at the same time, so the host had to point to one of them.

"Come to Guo Enxiang."

The boy who was called, with the excited smile still on his face, quickly picked up the microphone and stood up.

"Hello, Professor Xu, hello, Teacher Sa."

"I am a graduate student at the School of Mathematics of Qinghua University. I am very happy to have the opportunity to listen to Professor Xu's lecture in person. However, I am here today on behalf of the School of Mathematics because I have a question for Professor Xu."

Xu Yuan stood on the stage listening to the other party's words, and thought to himself that it was no wonder that he had met the other party several times.

It turns out he is a graduate student in the School of Mathematics.

However, this made him a little curious about this question, so he immediately signaled the other party to continue.

"Excuse me."

"It's like this, Professor Xu. The students in the School of Mathematics all hope that you can have more courses. Everyone likes to listen to your professional courses."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect that he would be asked to urge students to attend classes on TV.

Although he does not have many professional courses.

But on this issue, he decided to find someone to take the blame.

"The main reason for this is that the academy didn't assign me any lectures. You can report this to the academy."

"Of course I'll give a few more classes next month."

After giving such a reply, Guo Enxiang suddenly felt as if he had accomplished his mission, and immediately sat back with a look of joy on his face.

As for the next questions, they are relatively normal and are about some methods of cultivating mathematical thinking.

Until it was a girl's turn to ask a question, the question she asked had nothing to do with mathematics.

It's related to aerospace engineering.

"Hello, Professor Xu."

"We all know that you participated in the launch of the lunar exploration satellite and helped us master the autonomous rendezvous and docking technology. Right now, our space station is also being built in full swing."

“But I wonder when will we be able to land a man on the moon?”

"Both the lunar exploration satellite and the recently launched lunar rover are aimed at achieving manned lunar landing. Although I cannot tell you the specific time of the lunar landing now, it may be possible to achieve it if we are given ten years." Xu Yuan thought about this question and answered it this way.

As the words fell, the audience was also very surprised.

Although ten years seems a long time, it undoubtedly gives everyone hope of landing on the moon.

The key is that if this time is true, then many people can wait for this day to come.

Xu Yuan's ten-year time limit was not a random guess. According to the overall plan of the Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, it would take at most four more years to completely build the space station.

By then, the development of aerospace technology will certainly be more mature, and there will be more detailed data on the moon, making it entirely possible to carry out manned space missions.

Then, as the program came to an end, the host continued speaking.

"Professor Xu."

"I have a question for you too."

"Everyone knows that you are currently studying the world's most difficult mathematical problems. I wonder if you can tell us more about it."

“This should be of interest to many people.”

Xu Yuan's proof of Hodge's conjecture is currently going smoothly, and the progress bar on the panel is always on an upward trend.

When I heard the host mention this matter by chance, I thought about it for a moment and decided to take the opportunity to chat about it.

"The Hodge conjecture is the most abstract mathematical problem in the world, but I have been studying it because it can establish a connection between algebraic geometry and topology."

"Although the Hodge conjecture has remained unsolved for so long, I am confident that it will eventually be proven."

“Maybe in two years, I will announce the news to the mathematics community.”

If the moon landing ten years ago surprised everyone, then the current situation is shocking.

That was the Millennium Prize Puzzle with a reward of one million US dollars, but Xu Yuan said he would take two years to prove it.

One can imagine how much of a stir this statement would cause in the mathematics community once the program was broadcast and news of this matter became known.

Both the host and the director in the audience were very happy to invite Xu Yuan to be the speaker at this moment.

After all, it is just one episode, but it contains so much information that it will definitely create a new viewing record.

The next time was after the filming of the program was completed, as there was not much time left before getting off work.

Xu Yuan was waiting to go back with Chen Yuran.

During this period, he learned a piece of news from the director that his content would be broadcast in advance on the comprehensive channel this Saturday night.

Although this could be considered as a sign of respect for him, Xu Yuan did not take it too seriously.

After all, it has already been filmed, so it doesn’t matter when it will be broadcast.

……

Saturday came in a blink of an eye.

In the evening, in a community far away in Guyuan County, Pingzhou City, Wang Qingtao sat on the sofa and watched TV with his baby daughter.

There are many group photos with students placed on one side of the living room, but there is one that is not covered with any dust, and it is obvious that it is often taken down and wiped to reminisce the past.

Wang Qingtao is the mathematics teacher and head teacher of Guyuan No. 1 High School. He has been bringing up Xu Yuan, a mathematical genius.

He also shoulders the task of training the school's competition classes.

Although no student has been able to compare with Xu Yuan in recent years, there are still students who have been admitted with gold medals.

It is quite famous in Guyuan County and even Pingzhou City.

His daughter is about to go to junior high school, so it can be said that his family is harmonious and happy.

At this time, as my daughter pressed the remote control to find her favorite TV station, the broadcast of "Let's Talk" suddenly came into view.

Before Wang Qingtao noticed the speaker on the screen, his daughter next to him suddenly shouted in surprise.

"Teacher, look! It's Brother Xu Yuan. Brother Xu Yuan is on TV."

Hearing his daughter following the students in calling him "teacher", Wang Qingtao subconsciously wanted to correct the address, but before he could open his mouth he was attracted by the following words.

"Xu Yuan!?"

He murmured subconsciously and quickly turned his head to look at the screen.

Who else could the figure standing on the podium and talking eloquently be but his student Xu Yuan?

He often talks to his daughter about photos of himself and Xu Yuan, indirectly making his daughter admire him as a father.

After all, in today's Guyuan County, you can see content about Xu Yuan everywhere.

Even children who have just graduated from kindergarten know who Xu Yuan is.

The greatest pride of Guyuan County.

So when she saw Xu Yuan, the girl immediately recognized that this was the brother Xu Yuan she often heard of.

Wang Qingtao learned that Xu Yuan had started a lecture, so he and his daughter watched it very carefully.

I was very moved when I heard Xu Yuan talk about his participation in the competition and mentioned him as his class teacher.

As a teacher, I have no regrets in being able to teach such a genius of humanity in this life.

"Now Xiaoyuan is not only the pride of Guyuan, but also a role model in the hearts of young people across the country!"

I sighed silently in my heart, and the smile on my face grew wider and wider.

It was not until his daughter's words rang in his ears again that he came back to his senses from the memories of the past.

"Brother Xu Yuan is so amazing. I want to be a mathematician in the future."

"Our Yueyue can definitely do it." Faced with her daughter's ideal, she immediately gave encouragement.

With the official broadcast of the program "Let's Talk", those who see the content will naturally be attracted by the two pieces of information revealed by Xu Yuan. Thinking that it will not be long before they can witness the proof of the world's difficult mathematical problems and that the Chinese people will successfully realize their dream of landing on the moon with humans, their mood will immediately become extremely excited.

They chose to go online as soon as possible to discuss this matter with everyone.

I really hope that I can see what Xu Yuan said in the near future.

……

(End of this chapter)