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This is similar to domestic academic ratings.

For instance, in China, being a member of the Science Academy is far more significant than it is in Western countries.

In the West, being an academician is mostly an honorary title. But in China, it carries a very high status. Even though the rank does not equate to power, the prestige still carries a significant amount of influence, far more than the simple ’title’ does abroad.

The National Highest Science and Technology Award is not a rating for academicians; However, it’s even more serious than an academician’s evaluation, as there are only one or two science awards given per year. Those who have won the Highest Science and Technology Award are veteran academicians who have dedicated their lives to national scientific research and have made significant contributions to the country’s development. They deserve the highest level of affirmation. Encouragement for young researchers tends to be offered in the form of bonuses and research funds, rather than official honors.

After all, anything with an official character should be treated prudently.

Additionally, the existence of the Highest Science and Technology Award is to a certain extent really for those senior individuals who have devoted their entire lives to scientific research. Prior to this, there was no honor equivalent to the First-class Award of Natural Science, which has led some top-level researchers who have made significant contributions to the country to end up receiving an award on par with lesser-known scholars who have only made minor achievements.

In any case, the ’Goldbach Conjecture’ had to be temporarily set aside.

The committee selected a more appropriate achievement from Zhao Yi’s other work as his winning entry.

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The National Science and Technology Awards ceremony arrived quickly.

The representatives from Yanhua University were waiting at the entrance early, all set to travel together to the newly constructed capital conference center.

There were ten people in this group.

The Institute of Biological Sciences was the main force. Aside from Zhao Yi, there were six attendees.

Professor He Mingcheng was also invited to attend, but he knew that he was simply there for a ’day trip,’ since he had no award-winning achievements under his belt.

The reason why so many people from the Institute of Biological Sciences were attending was because they had two award-winning projects, taking up four spots, and both projects had connections with Zhao Yi. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

The new factor in myocarditis was discovered based on Zhao Yi’s conjecture, and research on rheumatoid arthritis was a project from Zhao Yi’s lab.

Yanhua University did not have any other award-winning projects.

That was normal.

It was already quite remarkable for a university to have two award-winning projects.

The number of award-winning projects selected by the state each year is just under three hundred, the majority of which belong to large state-owned enterprises and top research institutions, with the National Academy of Sciences occupying some of these places.

When it comes to research institutes and laboratories in ordinary universities, there’s quite a gap, both in terms of technical strength and personnel.

They quickly reached the conference center.

The roads around the conference center have been sealed off early, with many armed police stationed on both sides, and vehicles irrelevant to the event are absolutely not allowed to enter.

Vehicles that arrived were thoroughly checked. Only those with the official invitation fillers were allowed in, and they had to comply with the designated driving rules.

After a number of checks along the way, the group finally arrived at the venue.

Things relaxed at this point.

Compared to the strict security outside, the atmosphere inside the venue was quite relaxed and comfortable. Attendees had formed their little groups and were deep in conversation—it felt more like a social gathering.

When the team from Yanhua University arrived, it drew quite a lot of attention from the attendees.

Mostly it was because of Zhao Yi.

Many people came by to say hello and shake hands with Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi indeed was the focus.

In the past two years, Zhao Yi has made numerous important discoveries, which have been highly influential. He has made striking domestic and international advances in mathematics, physics, computer science, as well as in medical research.

Everyone was quite curious about Zhao Yi and came over to introduce themselves and chat for a moment.

Given that the majority of attendees are quite a bit older, Zhao Yi’s youth certainly made him stand out at the event. Most people around him were in their forties or fifties, and those would be considered the younger ones.

This academician, that professor....

Various officials of different levels, even those in charge of the jury ...

Zhao Yi felt like he spent the whole time being introduced and shaking hands with people he didn’t know, to the point that his right hand started to feel numb.

Finally.

The venue fell silent as the leadership team arrived and everyone returned to their designated seats.

The initial part of the meeting was a speech from the leaders.

At this level of meeting, the leader’s speech is inevitably official in nature. Zhao Yi, however, showed great interest in what was being said. Partly because everybody around him was sitting upright, but also, with a live broadcast and a camera pointing at him at any time, maintaining his image was hugely important.

The camera was frequently directed at Zhao Yi. freewebnøvel.com

Zhao Yi was attracting a lot of attention. He was not only extraordinarily young, which made him seem quite exotic, but he was also more famous than most of the elderly professors present at the meeting who were largely unknown.

At the very least, to the public, Zhao Yi, who frequently made significant scientific discoveries and became famous for his research at a young age, appeared to be something like a star on the stage.

After the leader’s speech ended, the person in charge of reading the awards began to announce the awardees and their projects.

The first award announced was the ’Highest Science and Technology Award,’ won by neurosurgery expert Wang Zhongcheng and chemist Xu Guangxian. Both were veteran experts, with Wang Zhongcheng aged eighty-three and Xu Guangxian aged eighty-eight.