Free Web NovelChapter 348: Chapter 230: The Youngest, Most Talented Mathematician! _2
"Fields Medalist predictably ahead, four years before the award!"
"Selection of Fields Medal Winners is a breeze, as the winner has already been fairly determined in advance!"
"He’s about to become the first domestic Fields Medalist!"
"The youngest Fields Medal winner at twenty: he breaks the record for the youngest awardee..."
After an avalanche of reports from professional media, one could easily imagine how overwhelmed Zhao Yi is.
Even holing himself up in his dorm wasn’t enough, as people kept finding him.
So later, he decided to hide in a classroom and take a Relaxation Coin break during math class. A fellow student tipped off some professors from the School of Sciences, and they simply began discussing mathematics with him right there in the back rows.
What the heck...
How is he supposed to concentrate on the lecture now?
Hu Zhibin shot Zhao Yi a glance full of lament, which was clear as day even from several tens of meters away. Zhao Yi had no choice but to retreat to the corridor and talk with the professors about paper writing.
"Honestly, I don’t think that proof carries much meaning at all."
"Trying to reduce the 246 constant further is difficult enough. Even if we manage to do it, we can only reduce it to around a hundred, or even tens of digits, then it becomes almost impossible to continue."
"It’s just like the Goldbach Conjecture. After proving 1+2, to prove 1+1, using the sieve method alone won’t cut it anymore. You must think up other lines of proof which is almost like completely negating and re-proving it."
Such was Zhao Yi’s perspective.
Clearly.
The other mathematics professors disagreed; an enthusiastic Zhou Li said, "This is fascinating. Even if we cannot continue, at least it equates to making a stride in proving the Twin Prime Conjecture."
"Don’t you know what the greatest significance of your proof is? It’s taking that first step, not whether one can reach the finish line."
Another professor, whom Zhao was not familiar with, also chimed in passionately, "Yes, exactly like Professor Zhou Li said. This one step is crucial!"
"Zhao Yi, I don’t ask much of you. But make arrangements for the day after tomorrow. You should give a lecture at the School of Sciences. Stop attending these math lectures that serve no purpose. They’re a sheer waste of time."
Hu Zhibin walked out of the classroom just in time to catch the remark and took it pretty hard.
What does he mean?
Is my calculus lecture pointless and a waste of time?
What is he trying to say?
But nobody cared about Hu’s feelings. The professors were busy focusing on Zhao Yi, who finally gave in after some deliberation.
He sure can’t escape this!
He had no idea the fourth paper would have such a great influence. Once the influence had radiated, some things became impossible to avoid.
Like receiving awards.
And giving speeches...
Those two words rhymed well indeed!
Since he had to give a speech anyway, doing so at his own university – where the lecture hall was just a few steps away – seemed like a good idea.
"All right!"
"All right, I’ll do it; happy now?"
"I’ll do it tomorrow, then. Tomorrow is Saturday, I don’t have classes."
"You guys can arrange the time."
"Great, great..."
The professors were suddenly content. Their objective had been achieved.
...
After finishing his calculus class, Zhao Yi discovered attending classes normally could be quite challenging so he went home, chatted with Lin Xiaoqing, and complained a little, "This is hard!" frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
"I have no choice but to hide alone at home."
There was silence on the other end for a while; then, she said, "Hold up, I’m coming over."
"Okay!"
Zhao Yi instantly felt better. Seeing the room that had not been tidied in a long time, he decided to get organized. At the very least, he had to dust the floor.
Sweep!
Keep going!
Do housework!
I am a diligent househusband...
After tidying up for about ten minutes, he had cleaned up the bedroom and decided to rest on the sofa.
A clean bedroom is all that matters.
He would clean the rest when Lin Xiaoqing arrived. Not using free labor is just a waste!
When he logged onto the system, there was a pile of notifications--
[Detailed analysis of three-dimensional earthquake waveform prime number solution completed.]
[Research Coin+12]
[Academic fame increased!] freeweɓnøvel.com
[Research Coin+12]
[Academic fame increased, Study Coin+1200]
[Mathematics, Three-dimensional earthquake waveform prime number analysis, task complete!]
[Study Coin+1000.]
[Research Coin+10]
[Proof of bounded gaps between primes completed]
[Research Coin+20]
[Academic fame increased!]
[Research Coin+20]
[Academic fame increased, Study Coin+4000]
Looking at the messages on the system board, Zhao Yi was quite astonished, especially at his final academic fame increase that brought him 4000 Study Coins.
So it seems the greater the impact, the more Study Coins it brings in.
Zhao Yi had previously speculated about the rule of Study Coin increase through academic popularity. The reason the completion of the biological medical mechanism project did not result in an increase of Study Coins was because of its small impact; almost no one knew about it. No one knowing means there’s academic reputation, but there are no Study Coins to be gained.
Now the proof of bounded gaps between primes has been reported by a large number of media resulting in a massive impact, which has brought in more Study Coins.
This really blew up!
The Study Coins increased by 6200 in one breath, and the Research Coins also increased by 74.
Checking his system data, Zhao Yi was already looking forward to it--
[Name: Zhao Yi]
[Brain Development Level: 6.8%]
[Wisdom: 79]
[Energy: 126/157]
[Study Coin: 14201]
[Research Coin: 223]
