Free Web NovelChapter 461: Chapter 279: People Are Shameless, Invincible Under Heaven! _2
But ... special talent requires special treatment!
Professors and lecturers who don’t produce outstanding achievements can of course spend time within the system, but for a super genius like Zhao Yi who has solved the Goldbach Conjecture, a national treasure-level mathematician, it’s quite inappropriate to use the system’s rules. Other competitors could easily poach our talents away with lucrative positions, generous compensations, and hefty salaries.
"We still have to apply to the higher-ups to boost Zhao Yi’s title!"
"At least the Second Level is suitable!"
"The First Level is equivalent to the Academy Fellow, let’s get to the Second Level first ..."
Tang Rongxiu contemplated carefully.
Such a case of extraordinary promotion for a professor is not something he can decide alone, it requires endorsements from figures in the administrative and academic sectors.
Of course.
As long as the application is made, there should be no problem in getting it approved.
The decision makers are not fools.
For a gem who can prove the Goldbach Conjecture, it’s not even an exaggeration to directly appoint him as an Academy Fellow, let alone just promoting him to a Full Professor of the Second Level.
The famous mathematician Chen Jingrun only proved the "1+2" theorem.
Zhao Yi directly proved the Goldbach Conjecture, his achievement is even more significant than that of Chen Jingrun. Based on his accomplishment, there won’t be any issue for him to become an Academy Fellow.
The only concern is still the system, or rather, the rules.
If due to the restrictions of rules, Zhao Yi becomes disillusioned and decides to continue his research elsewhere, causing the country to lose a national treasure-level talent... That’s a blame nobody would dare to take!
So as long as the application is made, it will surely be approved.
The Second Level should not be a problem.
...
The academic report meeting ended.
Zhao Yi was immediately surrounded by a crowd of eager journalists as soon as he left the meeting room. They had been waiting for the interview opportunity for a long time.
A week ago, they heard that Zhao Yi had proven the Goldbach Conjecture, but they almost failed to interview Zhao Yi in person since he was ’protected’ by Yanhua University and all interview requests were rejected.
Now, they finally got the chance to interview him.
After giving a report for more than three hours and catching up with others, Zhao Yi was feeling exhausted, but he still offered the journalists an opportunity to ask questions, "I will only answer three questions. Let’s decide this in advance!"
He explained, "I’m really tired today. In the next couple of days, if there’s opportunity for an interview, I won’t refuse."
The surrounding journalists nodded.
The first to ask questions was a correspondent from Central TV, "Can you tell us why you would use two methods to prove the Goldbach Conjecture? I mean, most researchers would only use one method."
Zhao Yi said, "At first, I had two lines of thought. I couldn’t decide which one to use, so I contemplated both."
"If there were issues with one, or if I found that I couldn’t prove it or I got stuck, I would focus on the other."
"Finally, I realised that both methods could work."
The second question came from a journalist of Capital TV Station, "Standing on top of the world’s mathematics academia, what is your feeling?"
Zhao Yi said, "I have no special feelings, I just feel extremely tired." He modestly added, "I don’t think I am standing at the summit. All mathematics research is endless. The Goldbach Conjecture is just a mathematical problem, I solved it, that’s it, it doesn’t prove anything."
"Here, I would like to thank my mathematics teacher, Professor Hu Zhibin, and also Professor Chen Ming from the Science Academy. They have inspired me."
Hu Zhibin was almost tearing up from behind.
This was the first time he felt that being Zhao Yi’s math teacher was not entirely an embarrassment. It might seem a little shy to say it out loud, and others might doubt it, but hey, did you see that?
During the interview, Zhao Yi clearly mentioned that I was his mathematics teacher, and I even inspired him!
Hu Zhibin instantly felt delighted. He even took an opportunity to shout out, "I am Hu Zhibin."
No one paid heed to him.
The journalists continued to surround Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi looked around and called on a female journalist from Nanjiang TV.
The female journalist seemed quite young, with an excellent figure and her big eyes blinked ...
Of course, that’s not the point. It was necessary to show some concern to the journalist from his hometown TV station.
The female reporter asked a highly professional question about the future, "In just a year, you’ve accomplished a lot, including expanding three-dimensional tremors, weakening the twin prime conjecture, discovering new particles in physics, and now proving the Goldbach Conjecture."
"With all these accomplishments, something that many people fail to achieve in their entire lives, I presume everyone would be interested in what’s next for your research. Do you have any plans?"
The female reporter’s questions were professional and sparked the interest of many people, even those standing behind her like Hu Zhibin, were curious to hear Zhao Yi’s plans.
Disappointingly, Zhao Yi replied, "Plan? I don’t have one for now..."
"But I do have a research project on Rheumatoid Arthritis that I am working on at the moment, which should be completed in a few months. After that, my research focus will switch to biomedical science."
After finishing, Zhao Yi emphasized, "I think it shouldn’t always be about my mathematics, computer science and so on; I have many achievements in the field of biomedical science as well..."
Reporters around were baffled.
Zhao Yi also studies biomedical science? Does he? Even if he does have achievements in that field, can’t they be ignored in the face of the Goldbach Conjecture?
...
Zhao Yi’s final response was obviously ignored; people’s focus was still on the Goldbach Conjecture.
Many media outlets reported on the conference that day, some TV stations even edited the conference into clips for reporting, with the most influential being Central TV.
Central TV gave three minutes of its prime time news broadcast to the conference, and many of the attendees were caught on camera. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
Most of the screen time was given to Zhao Yi, who, under the cameraman’s lens, stood confidently on the stage, seriously explaining his research.
The presenter’s voiceover said, "The seminar proving the Goldbach Conjecture, held at Yanhua University, was a great success."
"Professor Zhao Yi delivered a four-hour report in the morning and afternoon sessions, where he detailed two methods of proving the Goldbach Conjecture."
"His successful proof of the Goldbach Conjecture is the top achievement in the world’s mathematics and academic fields..."
Clearly.
The media coverage will remain heated for quite some time, there is still much to explore in the interviews regarding the Goldbach Conjecture research, be it on Zhao Yi or those around him.
The reporting from Nanjiang TV is a clear example.
That night.
Nanjiang TV featured a special program on Zhao Yi but instead of Zhao Yi himself, they interviewed Zhao Yi’s parents, neighbors, teachers, classmates, and so forth.
Zhao Yi’s old family home appeared in the footage.
Liu Jing excitedly exclaimed, "Xiao Yi, your father and I are so proud of you. I’m going to visit you in the capital once I’m on annual leave."
Zhao Zhenxi grumbled, "This is on TV! Don’t make absolute statements, I might not be able to take leave if things get busy at the factory..."
"You shut up!"
A sense of family warmth could be felt from the TV footage.
Zhao Yi couldn’t help but smile.
The following shots were even more interesting as reporters arrived at the Thirteenth Middle School. Principal Wang Chengmin, Director Li Lisheng, and other teachers appeared on camera.
Wang Chengmin and Li Lisheng got the most screen-time.
In one interesting shot, Li Lisheng led reporters into a small library and pointed to a shabby desk, "That’s the desk that Zhao Yi used, we’ve kept it."
Wang Chengmin nodded beside him, "Actually, we’d also like to replace the desks with better ones for our students, but the school’s funds are limited..."
If this shot were to be seen by the city’s education bureau, it would surely increase the funding for Thirteenth Middle School.
Li Lisheng rummaged through the stuff piled inside the room and took out a huge stack of books. He introduced them in front of the camera, "These are all the books that Zhao Yi used when he was in senior year."
He especially held open one page, where one could see a comment, "Endure what others can’t, achieve what others won’t! --Wang Chengmin and Li Lisheng."
The next book.
"The book may be old, the important thing is to remember its contents. --Wang Chengmin and Li Lisheng."
The next book.
"You’ve already finished reading this book. Come to the office this afternoon for a review. --Wang Chengmin and Li Lisheng."
The comment appeared on camera three times.
Zhao Yi was stunned. How was he not aware that his textbooks had comments from the principal and the year level director?
Shameless...
To such an extent?
Indeed!
The thing with shamelessness is, it requires constant cultivation!
