Chapter 73 Midterm exam, professor sets the questions himself

"He is just a college student who has just been enrolled for two months. How could he publish a paper in the Annals of Mathematics? This must be fake."

Wu Yongren looked at the increasing number of replies. Although he still insisted on his own judgment, he was actually shaken in his heart. He frantically swiped the mouse with his right hand to read the replies, eager to find opinions that supported his own opinion.

Unfortunately, there was no gain.

He even saw several accounts that were familiar to him before, all of which had cut ties with him.

"Is it so hard to admit that others are excellent? What kind of people are they?"

"Did you check the Mathematical Yearbook before posting? I guess you don't even know what the Mathematical Yearbook is."

"I found it for you. Please clean your eyes and take a good look. Even Princeton University and Dartmouth College have invited Xu Yuan, and you told me that the paper is fake."

"Youth Daily has just published a new article, saying this is a milestone in the development of domestic mathematics."

"Don't ever tell me that we are friends."

"You are a math teacher at a private elementary school in Shenzhen, right? Being a teacher like you will only pollute the flowers of our motherland. You can't do what you say."

"I looked through your previous posts, and they were all filled with vile remarks."

……

If Wu Yongren was as confident as he was just now, he was just as scared now. He never expected that his few subjective replies would cause such a huge chain reaction, and even exposed his real information.

I couldn't help but regret my previous impulse.

If he had posted a public apology, perhaps the matter would have been resolved peacefully.

However, there is no place in the world that sells medicine for regret, and in his panic he still didn't think about how to make amends.

Choose to cancel the account instead.

"So what if you know my name and address? I just posted a few messages."

Wu Yongren looked at the words "Account cancelled successfully" on the screen, slowly let out a breath and comforted himself to calm down.

As if everything would be fine this way.

As for the friends in the community, although it was a bit regrettable that we didn't get a public apology from the other party, getting them to cancel their account and quit the Internet was a major victory, and it also cleaned up the community environment.

The next day.

Wu Yongren went to school with a pair of panda eyes.

What happened last night made him worry from time to time, so much so that he couldn't sleep well the whole night.

It was not until I arrived at school safely and heard the students passing by greet me that the uneasiness in my heart was relieved a lot.

But when he was about to go to the classroom for class, he was suddenly stopped by the dean.

Thinking that some arrangements were to be made, I hurriedly trotted over to meet him.

"Hello, director."

Just after he took the initiative to say hello, he heard unexpected words in his ear: "The principal called this morning and said that you have seriously affected the reputation of the school. You should go and complete the resignation procedures today. The school has arranged other teachers to take over your class." He was suddenly struck by lightning.

He had thought that what happened last night might be bothering him.

But it is definitely not to the extent of being fired by the school.

And so quickly.

Just like the principal was at the forum last night.

Having lost such a decent and well-paid job, he didn't know how to stay in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

In an instant, my entire mood was filled with self-blame and regret, but I still wanted to keep my job as much as possible.

"There must be some misunderstanding here, Director. I can go to the principal and explain the matter clearly. Let me continue teaching the students today."

But it didn't work.

"The principal doesn't have time to see you. You know what you have done. If you continue to bother me, I will call security." The director finally said a few words to Wu Yongren and left.

Wu Yongren was left standing there, his face dazed.

In just a few minutes, the aura he exuded was completely different from before.

But who can be blamed for this?
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Compared with Wu Yongren's experience, Xu Ying, who was far away in Luyang Normal University in the provincial capital, was completely different.

"It seems like he is really my brother."

In the girls' dormitory, Xu Ying looked at the news officially released by the Youth Daily on Zhao Lingling's computer. Even though her eyes were almost glued to the screen, she still couldn't be 100% sure.

I can only say that sometimes it’s annoying when my younger brother is too outstanding.

Zhao Lingling couldn't help but roll her eyes and complained, "You can't even recognize your own brother."

"I never thought your brother could actually solve the problem of the intervals between Carmichael numbers in number theory. I thought it was amazing that he got a perfect score in the Olympic Games and was the top scorer, but he really showed his talents in college."

“Maybe I can win the Fields Medal in the future.”

Zhao Lingling spoke seriously, and the scene when she first met the other person emerged in her mind.

At that time, she thought Xu Yuan was just talking casually about wanting to win the Fields Medal, but now she really thinks that this might be possible.

Xu Ying's eyes lit up: "Is it the medal made of pure gold?"

Then, under Zhao Lingling's helpless gaze, she confirmed the news on the screen again, and then she remembered to call her brother to inquire about the situation.

"I'd better give it a call and ask."

He had just taken two steps after he finished speaking when Zhao Lingling pulled him back: "Use my phone to call." Five minutes later.

Xu Ying hung up the phone with excitement on her face.

The results speak for themselves.

"Xiaoyuan really published a paper in the Annals of Mathematics, and a famous overseas university has invited him to study and exchange." He handed the phone back to Zhao Lingling while saying this in disbelief. He actually felt a little strange about his younger brother.

In the following time, Xu Ying went downstairs of the dormitory to call home.

When Ms. Liang Yanli and Xu Jianguo on the other end of the phone learned the news, they did not react much.

After all, as an ordinary person who grew up in the countryside, I didn’t quite understand what it meant to publish an academic paper in the Annals of Mathematics.

It was not until Xu Ying mentioned that there was a bonus from the school that the two were surprised.

But more of it is confusion.

I couldn't figure out whether my son was going to college or working, but the house renovation fee came out just over two months after school started.

In addition, Xu Yuan’s alma mater, Guyuan County No. 1 Senior High School, also enjoyed this surprise.

Sun Xuehai has been in a very good mood recently because the school has cultivated Xu Yuan, a beautiful business card. Not only has the enrollment in the new semester been very smooth, but the province has even allocated a lot of resources to him.

Even the cafeteria purchased a batch of dining tables.

Students no longer have to stand or squat to eat.

One morning, when he was sitting in his office sipping tea, the office door was suddenly pushed open from outside.

He frowned instantly when he heard the sound.

Just as he was about to start scolding her, he noticed that the person who came was the school's dean, and finally he managed to control his emotions a little: "What's the matter? You are so flustered that you even forgot to knock on the door."

However, the Dean of Studies obviously didn't have time to listen to the criticism. He took a few deep breaths and said hurriedly, "Principal, we have received good news from the college again today."

"Really? Sending out good news at this time?" Sun Xuehai immediately became interested when he heard the word "good news".

Under normal circumstances, colleges and universities will only issue congratulatory messages to their original high schools when their students perform well or achieve good results. This is both a symbol of honor and an expression of gratitude to the high schools for sending them such outstanding students.

For example, when Xu Yuan won the top spot in the imperial examination, Qinghua University sent him a congratulatory message.

But if good news is released at this time, it is very likely that the school’s previous graduates have achieved some results.

With this thought in mind, Sun Xuehai no longer hesitated and immediately asked the dean for more details.

"Which university sent it from?"

"Qinghua University."

The dean of studies said the name of the school in a deep voice, and then finally managed to speak in complete sentences: "The good news said that Xu Yuan solved a difficult mathematical problem, and his paper was published in the Annals of Mathematics, so he specially expressed his congratulations and gratitude to us."

"You said Xu Yuan solved a difficult math problem." Sun Xuehai was surprised and shocked at first, then said proudly: "This kid still likes to surprise people so much."

The next second he thought of something and quickly gave instructions.

"correct."

"Hurry up and print out the good news and post it in newspapers and magazines."

"Let these freshmen see this as well."

"To know what the best students in Guyuan No. 1 High School are like."

"Don't worry, Principal. I have asked the teacher to post it." The dean of studies also felt happy from the bottom of his heart at this time.

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As the popularity of the paper continues to spread, many people are still discussing it both inside and outside the campus.

Even Yenching University, an old rival, congratulated the students of Qinghua on their outstanding achievements.

Of course, there were also a lot of media reporters who wanted to interview Xu Yuan.

Fortunately, the school arranged personnel to deal with the situation in a timely manner, and Xu Yuan himself refused all the requests, so he did not waste time and affect his exam preparations.

In the days before the midterm exam, Wang Haitao and Li Zhenya also worked hard, which was rare.

Whenever they have time, the four of them will go to the library to review, to ensure that no one in the dormitory will fail a course.

Saturday, November 2003, 11, Shaw Science and Technology Building.

Because Xu Yuan was not taking the mathematics department exam, he separated from Li Zhenya and the others after breakfast and went to the mechanics department alone. According to the previously announced exam schedule, the morning subject was theoretical mechanics.

Soon the invigilator arrived and began distributing the test papers, and the others immediately began to answer the questions.

On the other hand, Xu Yuan was still sitting in the front row and had not received his test paper yet.

"These are the questions Professor Xu set for you. Professor Xu said you only need to finish these and you don't need to take the exams for other professional courses later."

After the invigilator distributed the test papers to the candidates in the classroom, he walked up to Xu Yuan and took out a handwritten paper.

After making the request, he joked: "There are not many students who can have Professor Xu personally set the questions for them."

The other people around felt quite sympathetic towards Xu Yuan when they heard this. Anyone could imagine that the test paper prepared by Xu Chongxing himself would definitely be much more difficult than the one they were doing now.

It might be difficult to get a passing grade.

Xu Yuan took the test paper calmly and found that there were many pages and the questions involved theoretical mechanics, material mechanics and fluid mechanics.

It is equivalent to combining several professional courses together. No wonder he does not have to take the subsequent exams.

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