Free Web NovelChapter 180: Chapter 159: What a Great Spirit This Is!_2
Zhu Chunlai was about to start filming with his camera, but Zhao Yi hurriedly stood in front of the lens and apologized, saying, "Classified!"
Xu Chao came out.
He had been working the whole time, letting the robot make coffee for him. When he heard the door open and knew that Zhao Yi was back, he thought nothing of it. But it seemed the commotion outside was not just from one person.
"Zhao Yi, who are these?" Xu Chao pointed at Wu Wensheng and Zhu Chunlai.
"They are an interview crew from CCTV."
Zhao Yi explained briefly, and introduced everyone. When Wu Wensheng heard that Xu Chao was a doctoral student working with Zhao Yi on a project, he had a hard time wrapping his head around it.
PhD student?
High schooler?
Then Wu Wensheng recalled Zhao Yi cracking the Collatz Theorem and his connection to computing academia and research, and he figured that there was no reason to be surprised about anything. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
They only stayed for a short while before leaving.
Zhao Yi’s home was not a suitable filming location; it didn’t matter if the robot was filmed, but he didn’t want others to know about its functions too early as it would definitely cause a lot of trouble.
This wasn’t part of the plan.
The next day.
Zhao Yi arrived at school early by bike, and as soon as the morning self-study session ended, the interview crew arrived.
This time it was Deng Nana and Zhu Chunlai. One on-camera reporter and one cameraman were enough.
Wu Wensheng went to film school scenes.
Deng Nana was a very professional interviewer. She came prepared with a lot of questions. After they sat down, she began asking them one by one. The camera was recording the interview video. If it were to be used for news or a program, some shots would be edited and included. Zhao Yi felt a bit nervous.
This was an interview by CCTV!
Zhao Yi knew that he definitely couldn’t be nervous, and tried to keep his body as relaxed as possible while answering the questions one by one.
Deng Nana’s initial questions revolved around the Collatz Conjecture.
Zhao Yi felt as if he was doing a report on the proof of the Collatz Conjecture. He first used layman’s terms to explain the Collatz Conjecture and discussed the peculiar pattern of numbers within the conjecture. Then, he spoke about the process of solving the Collatz Conjecture.
This wasn’t presenting a thesis, just explaining a situation.
Zhao Yi started with the Rubik’s Cube calculator, emphasized the importance of Effective and Irrelevant Carry Filtering, and thanked Professor Liu Hemin for his guidance. He also talked about the lecture at Yanhua University.
Then.
A dramatic event occurred.
"I didn’t initially realize that it had anything to do with the Collatz Conjecture until that lecture. Professor Li Yilai questioned my conclusion at the time because there was a process that could not be proven mathematically. If my conclusion was correct, then the Collatz Conjecture must also be correct."
"I was very confused because I had completed the entire process."
"After contemplating it carefully, I realized that I had proved the Collatz Conjecture. Essentially, proving the Collatz Conjecture was part of my research on ’Effective and Irrelevant Carry Filtering’."
"I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Professor Li Yilai. Without him, I would have never realized this."
This issue was discussed online.
Since many people were there at the time, the news would have been spread. But most people thought it was a rumor. How could someone prove a world conjecture without being aware?
Zhao Yi’s explanation made it clear.
So that’s how it was!
The proof of the Collatz Conjecture was contained in ’the research of an algorithm’. When reporting on the algorithm research, he was reminded that he had proven it.
That makes sense.
Zheng Nana listened with great interest. She found it very dramatic and hurriedly asked some details, such as, ’how you felt at that time’, ’who is Professor Li Yilai’, and ’which achievement do you think is greater, proving the Collatz Conjecture or inventing a new algorithm’.
The first question was easy to answer.
He got stuck on the second question. Zhao Yi didn’t know where Li Yilai worked, as he had never paid much attention to that.
The third question.
"Of course, it’s the ’Filtering Method’."
Zhao Yi said, "Although the proof of a mathematical conjecture attracts more attention, the ’Filtering Method’ is of more practical significance. It is a new algorithm that can be used in many fields, and progress in the field of computing can be clearly felt by people."
"Besides, the ’filtering method’ includes some proof of the Collatz Conjecture, hence, the question, in fact, is meaningless."
Zhao Yi switched the topic to the filtering method.
Listening to Zhao Yi’s talk, Zheng Nana was like reading a heavenly book, pretended to be serious, and quickly interrupted and asked about the Rubik’s Cube calculator.
The Rubik’s Cube calculator is widely known.
She brought up a question that many professionals would care about, "There is news online saying that many big companies hope to buy the source code of the Rubik’s Cube calculator. Is it true?"
"Yes."
"Can you tell me more about it?"
Zhao Yi thought and said with a smile, "The problem is quite obvious. Some companies want to buy my code. What do you want to know about?"
Feeling a bit embarrassed, Zheng Nana said with a smile, "Can you tell me how much you plan to sell your source code for? It is said that some domestic companies have offered more than five million, and foreign companies have offered even higher prices."
"I don’t plan to sell."
"What?"
Zheng Nana was somewhat surprised after she heard this.
Zhao Yi suddenly said seriously, "I think the rapid development of the Internet over the past decade is largely due to open-source defeating closures. Computer technology is the most frequently communicated and open field in the world. A new algorithm that can be applied to many fields should not be kept secret from others."
"I have made the ’filtering method’ public, but because of its complexity, many people still find it difficult to understand. The source code of the Rubik’s Cube calculator is the first and textbook-like application of the ’Effective and Irrelevant Carry Filtering’."
"So I decided ... to make the source code public."
Looking at the suddenly high-profile boy next to her, Zheng Nana was surprised and asked with her mouth wide open, "How would you make it public? Would you publish it in a magazine?"
"No."
Zhao Yi shook his head and said, "The source code of the Rubik’s Cube calculator is also very complicated. Just releasing the source code is not that meaningful. In order to help more people understand it and avoid wasting time studying it, I think it’s better to explain some difficult code segments in detail."
"Even though it requires a lot of text and a lot of time, I still decided to do so. I will write the notes myself. I have already contacted a publisher, and I decided to publish it at my own expense."
Zhao Yi’s words were full of righteousness, as if he was ready to sacrifice his own interests and publish the valuable source code for free for the development of the computer industry."
Zheng Nana was inspired.
She never thought that a high school student could have such awareness and would sacrifice his own interests and time for the technological development of mankind, and it wasn’t just a ’small interest’; she knew that some companies were willing to spend millions to buy the source code.
Zheng Nana was shocked.
Zhu Chunlai was shocked.
The teachers who were sitting behind him and those standing at the door were all shocked.
Among them was Sun Liang, a special student in the school. He didn’t have to attend class and no one cared about him. He came to watch Zhao Yi’s interview. After listening to Zhao Yi’s righteous words, he immediately felt something wrong, "Is Zhao Yi so great?"
"Impossible!"
"There must be some conspiracy in this!"
"By the way, isn’t it Brother Chao who is helping Zhao Yi write the book about the source code?"
Sun Liang didn’t say anything.
But others didn’t know Zhao Yi as well as Sun Liang did. Even Wang Chengmin, Li Lisheng, and the teachers were all moved.
Wang Chengmin even wanted to shout out loud, "Do you see that? No.13 Middle School is not just about quality education and cultivating capable students. It also nurtures students with high moral standards that don’t waver in the face of millions of temptations but sacrifice personal interests for scientific development!"
Zhao Yi’s interview ended.
Then, the teachers were interviewed in turn. They were all impressed by Zhao Yi’s words, praised Zhao Yi all-around, and portrayed him as a student who is comprehensive and extremely high achieving in morals, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor.
Zhao Yi, standing on the side, felt a little embarrassed listening to them.
"When did I become good at painting? The good blackboard newspapers were all painted by me? I am sorry, but I took credit for my classmates’ work while doing nothing..."
"When I was in the first year of high school, I paid for planting ten trees on Tree Planting Day? I didn’t even know it..."
"While it is true that I exercise every day, sometimes even play basketball. But to say that I am good enough to join the city team... Isn’t it a bit of an exaggeration?"
Zhao Yi could not bear to listen anymore.
He simply left the classroom. ’Let the teachers be creative and I don’t feel frustrated if I don’t hear about it!’, he thought to himself.
