Free Web NovelChapter 290: Chapter 204: Aspiring for the Nevanlinna Prize! _2
Previously, Lin Xiaoqing didn’t feel that there was much distance between her and Zhao Yi. Their homes were close, they went to school together and saw each other often.
Even when Zhao Yi achieved certain successes, she didn’t feel much alienation.
Now things were different.
Zhao Yi had been away for over a month. Looking at the news reports, she suddenly felt a great distance between them, as if they were not living in the same world.
Lin Xiaoqing clenched her fists, gritted her teeth in determination, "I must go to the capital as soon as possible."
"I can’t wait anymore."
"Otherwise, there will definitely be more girls falling for him..." She thought and glanced to the side.
Zhao Linlin felt a bit indifferent because Zhao Yi was always far away, not just in the physical distance but also in the emotional one.
For instance, she had deep feelings for Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi didn’t know about this.
Lin Xiaoqing didn’t know about this either.
Nobody knew this.
"Sigh."
"Sigh."
The two girls sank into their thoughts, glanced at each other, and simultaneously let out a sigh.
Meanwhile.
Many people at Yanhua University were also paying attention to the news, among whom Qian Zhijin was the most active and enthusiastic.
Qian Zhijin was not surprised by the news because he already had plenty of surprising experiences.
He started pondering the practical issue.
With the verification that the 3D tremor waveform graph has the second group of prime solutions directly related to the Riemann Conjecture, the Intelligent and Automated Laboratory can start the new validation.
That’s right!
New validation!
Qian Zhijin immediately thought to contact Zhao Yi to understand the simplest method of the new verification. But he found it humiliating and suddenly recalled Zhao Yi discussing mathematics with Professor He before heading to the Mathematicians Conference.
"Perhaps he got his inspiration from Professor He?"
"Did Professor He know about this all along?"
Qian Zhijin immediately went to visit Professor He and got a disappointing answer, "He indeed proved that Wiles’ proof logic was flawed."
"When he discussed Wiles’ proof with me before, I had no idea what he was researching."
"What?"
"If you guys want to verify the second group of prime solutions, why don’t you research it yourselves?"
"..."
"I would have done it myself if I had the capability to research it, why would I ask you?"
Of course, Qian Zhijin didn’t dare to say this out loud, he could only hold these words in his heart and leave with a forced smile on his face.
"In the end, I still have to find Zhao Yi!"
"Who knows how much equipment and spare parts this will cost..."
"This is going to be tough!"
...
Madrid, Spain.
Zhao Yi rested in his hotel room all day before returning to the conference venue the next afternoon, but was quickly bombarded back to his room by the enthusiastic mathematicians.
Whenever he arrived at the venue, he would be surrounded by crowds bombarding his ears non-stop.
It has to be said...
Being famous is tough!
Three days later, the Mathematicians Conference entered its climax. The names of the award winners were to be announced at the ceremony.
The award hall was teeming with people.
Zhao Yi, in the corridor outside the venue, bumped into Professor Tom Thomson from University of Florida.
Thomson recognized Zhao Yi at a glance, greeted him, and began talking about the interesting incidents during the review of the Collatz Conjecture paper.
Zhao Yi suddenly remembered that one of the reviewers of his Collatz Conjecture paper was named ’Thomson’.
Right.
He could barely be considered as an acquaintance.
Zhao Yi knew few foreign scholars. Being able to talk with one was quite nice. The two of them were chatting about the Collatz Conjecture in the hallway, then the conversation shifted to the academic conference they were here for.
"You did a fantastic job. I’ve always thought that Wiles was a fraud, and so did my professor."
"Oh, by the way, his name is Dunn. He was also your reviewer."
Zhao Yi merely laughed.
He no longer comments on Wiles in public.
After a few exchanges, they entered the conference hall together. They were both invited mathematicians who had reserved seats in the venue.
Quite coincidentally.
They sat in rows one behind another.
Next to Zhao Yi was a big-nosed Englishman in formal attire, seemingly not very good at socializing. He turned his head and smiled at Zhao Yi, then continued sitting quietly.
As the host announced the official start of the session, the big-nosed Englishman suddenly turned his head, gave Zhao Yi a stiff smile and simply said, "You’ve won an award."
"Me? What award?"
The big-nosed Englishman turned his head again. It seemed like he had done something unseemly. He looked left and right, worrying others might have heard him.
Thomson had heard it already. He turned to Zhao Yi and casually commented on how crowded the venue was before adding quietly, "Andrei Bell is quite a solitary person. He often says weird things."
After hearing this, Zhao Yi stared at Andrei Bell for quite a while. freёwebnovel.com
That chap did seem a bit eccentric. Perhaps those who’re immersed in research their whole life could be somewhat strange.
But the main point was...
"I won an award? Seriously?"
Zhao Yi simply nudged Bell with his elbow and asked, "What award did I win?"
Bell gave a stiff laugh and said quietly, "I can’t tell."
"Don’t listen to him!"
A caucasian man behind them said, "Andrei, stop joking around. No one knows who will win an award before it’s announced."
Bell just shrugged indifferently. freewebnovёl.ƈom
Zhao Yi finally realized that Bell was purposely being mysterious.
This guy was indeed joking around, pretending he didn’t want anyone to hear him, must’ve been for Zhao Yi’s amusement.
"How odd!"
Zhao Yi commented lightly, feeling a bit disappointed deep down. As he was invited, he could indeed have been a candidate for the award. Although he didn’t harbor much hope, he still wished to win something.
Soon enough.
After the opening speech, the host began inviting the guests on stage to announce the winners of each prize. The first was the newly added Gauss Prize, named in honor of the "Prince of Mathematics," Gauss. It was given to those who had made significant contributions in applied mathematics.
"The Gauss Prize goes to... Ito Kiyoshi!"
Then, the host started introducing Ito Kiyoshi, who had made numerous fundamental research contributions in the field of stochastic differential analysis.
The second announced award was the Nevanlinna Prize, an award given to mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to the mathematical aspects of computer science.
"Please welcome Mr. Andrei Bell to announce the winner of the Nevanlinna Prize!"
Under the astonished gaze of several people around him, Andrei Bell awkwardly stood up, gave Zhao Yi a wide smile, and walked slowly towards the stage.
"Zhao Yi!"
"It’s you!"
"So, this guy was invited to present the award!"
Although they couldn’t discuss aloud, a few people around him exclaimed in surprise.
Zhao Yi was also quite excited.
While the Nevanlinna Prize may not be as prestigious as the Fields Medal, it’s still an international award in the field of mathematics, and no Chinese had ever won it before.
At that moment, his brain was working continuously, but his eyes were just staring unwaveringly at the stage, where Andrei Bell was moving stiffly. His movements now seemed much more pleasing to the eye.
Andrei Bell got on stage, took the microphone from the host, picked up his prepared notes, and directly read out the first line, "This year’s Nevanlinna Prize goes to..."
"A Chinese mathematician, Zhao Yi!"
