Free Web NovelChapter 555: Chapter 326: Absolutely True Love!
Capital TV Station’s work efficiency was very high. The news of Zhao Yi’s interview appeared on the education channel report the next day.
Zhao Yi spoke confidently in front of the camera, winning the good impression of many people.
Domestic scholars with top achievements usually give people the impression of being old professors or academicians. The majority can’t be separated from the word "old". Zhao Yi’s young face was refreshing, and his explanations about his research made people feel very professional. Especially when he finally said, "I do research for the development of mathematics," his sincere tone made people feel trustworthy.
Many people on the Internet also discussed it: "For Zhao Yi, who solved the Goldbach Conjecture, perhaps researching Fermat’s Last Theorem is indeed for the development of mathematics."
"He proved Wiles’ mistake, which probably led him to decide to study Fermat’s Last Theorem."
"Now that he has simplified Fermat’s Last Theorem, maybe there will be a breakthrough in the future!"
"Zhao Yi said he would continue to study Fermat’s Last Theorem, and I hope to see the day it is proven..."
"..."
Many people discussing the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem still believe that it will take a long time.
Although Zhao Yi proved the Goldbach Conjecture, it is a different issue from Fermat’s Last Theorem. Historically, very few mathematicians have been able to solve two world-class mathematical problems at once.
There are also some strange elements in public opinion. The reason is the official text report of Capital TV Station, which published a photo of Zhao Yi walking on a winding path.
The photo was taken very well.
The background is a campus-style park, the distant teaching building, the stone path on the road, a small flower bed on the side, and so on.
Zhao Yi’s side face shot is very clear, giving people a feeling of pondering problems and a purely scholarly posture. It’s truly perfect.
However...
In the background, there was a faint bench with two figures sitting very close to each other.
When netizens zoomed in on the photo, they could clearly see a thin boy and a chubby girl hugged together, warming each other, letting people feel the fiery youthful emotions.
It’s not a big deal for a scene of a boy and a girl hugging to occur in the campus, but it becomes a bit strange when placed in the picture of a scholar walking and thinking.
"There seems to be something strange mixed in this photo!"
"That’s a couple of university students in the heat of love. The girl still... it happened in the university campus, I believe it must be true love without a doubt!"
"No doubt, the boy appreciates the girl’s inner beauty. This is a noble realm, far beyond ordinary people’s excellent male student!"
Of course, there were also people who exposed the truth.
"I know, I know, the boy is a student majoring in biological science!"
"Biological science? The same major as Zhao Yi?"
"Not only the same major but also the same dormitory! They went to class and exercised together every day. I am a student from the next major, in the same dormitory building. I even saw them walking together."
"I see!"
"So... could it be that Zhao Yi was thinking about how beautiful true love is?"
"I think he was thinking, ’why can my roommate bear the cold weather and still go on a date with a girl in the woods...’"
"You guys shouldn’t think like that! Zhao Yi didn’t even look that way!"
"Yes, yes!"
Public opinion became strange like this.
In the dormitory.
Li Renzhe fiercely roared and drove away the gossiping students who came over. He closed the door and looked at Zhao Yi, who held back his laughter and pretended to be serious, and said helplessly, "Now I believe you didn’t see anything at that time."
He knew the situation at the time and inferred that the reporter suddenly took a photo without Zhao Yi looking in his direction.
"But,"
He said somewhat desperately, "It’s over, it’s really over! Now the whole world knows!"
Fan Lei laughed, "Have you seen what they said on the internet? Your mind has already transcended the ordinary, and you and Wen Qian are definitely true love!"
"Get lost!"
Li Renzhe angrily roared.
"Actually, it’s not bad," Zhao Yi comforted with a laugh, "Now that everyone knows, you two are in true love, why not just be together?"
"It’s not like that..."
Li Renzhe was very entangled, "I was still thinking that if it doesn’t work out, we could break up, but now it has come to this point..."
"It’s okay, you can still break up."
"Break up my ass!" Li Renzhe fiercely said, "Now at least the whole school knows. If Huang Wenqian and I break up, I definitely won’t find a girlfriend in my four years of college."
"...Makes sense!" After careful consideration, Fan Lei agreed that was the case.
This was the tragedy.
When the incident spread, Li Renzhe became a celebrity in the school. Even those who hadn’t heard of the incident now knew his name. Even if a girl was blind enough to take a fancy to Li Renzhe in the future, she probably wouldn’t dare to have an official relationship with him in college, as she wouldn’t be able to bear the gossip.
"Anyway, you and Huang Wenqian are true love, so just let it be!" Zhao Yi concluded, "Don’t always think about breaking up. You are a man, and you should take responsibility!" ƒгeewebnovёl.com
"You must be brave enough to accept reality!" Fan Lei also advised.
Meng Zheng had been listening to the conversation and couldn’t help but say, "I think it’s pretty good! Others might even envy you. It’s better than being single."
Li Renzhe took a deep breath, got into bed, and buried his head in the quilt. He felt he needed to calm down and think about this matter properly.
...
Zhao Yi felt a bit guilty for "casually exposing" Li Renzhe.
Although Li Renzhe was always talking about breaking up and didn’t seem like a good man, it had nothing to do with him. "Casually exposing" Li Renzhe did have some impact on him.
So, Zhao Yi accompanied Li Renzhe into the night, playing games together.
"Play more games!"
"Forget your worries!"
"Vent all your worries and sorrows on the enemy on the other side!"
It was rare for Zhao Yi to stay up all night, but fortunately, the next day was the weekend, and he slept until noon.
He turned on his computer and found a new email.
"From the Department of Science and Technology?"
"An email reminder for project completion?"
"I didn’t apply for any project completion, did I?"
Zhao Yi logged into the school’s network and checked his project. He found that the ’Fermat’s Last Theorem Research’ was in the ’completed’ status. It should have been voluntarily completed by the higher-ups, and no one else would have access to the project.
He made a special call to ask about his project, and the reply he received was, "Your thesis is done, so wasn’t the project completed as well?"
Zhao Yi was depressed, "But I haven’t proven Fermat’s Last Theorem yet! I just did a simplification..."
"That’s already enough."
"If I want to continue the research..."
"You can submit a new project application."
"Funding?"
"We will approve the new funding application. The new project will be treated as a separate project and the remaining funds from the original project don’t need to be returned."
"..."
Zhao Yi found out that the department in charge of research funding was quite easygoing.
He understood it upon some thought.
Millions of funds would definitely be questioned, but his name was hung in the Department of Science and Technology. Many departments with complex projects wanted to show their support for his research, and he had completed some secret projects, which could be said to have made significant contributions to the country. The extra bonus from the project settlement was simply given to him as a reward.
Moreover, it was quite normal for the higher-ups to settle the projects.
Although he did not apply for the settlement, in general, once there are world-class results, the project could be considered completed. Research on conjectures like Fermat’s Last Theorem, most mathematicians applied but made no progress. He had already published influential papers and obtained recognition from the world of mathematics. The ’Column Ratio Elimination Method’ had an even greater impact on the mathematical world.
From the project’s perspective, he had already achieved outstanding results. Each year, the country invested a large amount of money in scientific research, and most of it yielded no results, especially in theoretical research. It was very difficult to produce results, while he had already achieved world-class results. Compared to the millions of funds, it was nothing.
The higher-ups naturally thought there were results in his research, so they simply completed his project.
Zhao Yi decided to apply for another project. He felt that the higher-ups were "too considerate," and it was somewhat embarrassing. He simply marked that he only applied for 100,000 funds.
In the afternoon, someone from the Department of Science and Technology came directly to him.
He was a young man with short and capable hair, who politely said, "Professor Zhao, my name is Hu Jun, and I’m from the Department of Science and Technology. We noticed that you’ve applied for another project on Fermat’s Last Theorem. We wanted to ask you if you plan to solve Fermat’s Last Theorem at one go?"
Zhao Yi was stunned by the question and hesitated, "... I guess so?" freewebnovёl.ƈom
Hu Jun said, "Don’t feel any pressure. Because you’ve applied for two similar projects in a row, the previous one has received high praise in the world of mathematics. This time you’re applying again, so our director asked me to come and check."
"The director means that 100,000 is too little for a project aiming to solve a world-class conjecture. He is afraid that you might resent it, so he asked me to come and speak to you directly. We still have a lot of funding for basic research in theoretical science this year. How about we raise it to 500,000? Would that be okay with you? This would make it easier for us as well."
"Easier?" Zhao Yi was a bit confused.
"Yes."
Hu Jun said, "You need to understand our difficulties. Think about it, if you were to complete Fermat’s Last Theorem, and the news came out that the funding was only 100,000, the public would definitely say that we’re mistreating researchers. It would be too embarrassing if that got out."
"... Alright."
Zhao Yi felt that Hu Jun made a lot of sense, and he began to understand why the higher-ups always preferred to give him more funds.
After Hu Jun left, Zhao Yi stood at the door of his office, thinking about the conversation just now, and suddenly felt a bit helpless, "It’s really difficult to reduce the funding and save some money for the country!"
Zhou Li, who was standing nearby, almost spat blood after hearing this sentence.
Just now, Zhou Li had been listening by the door and overheard the conversation between Zhao Yi and Hu Jun. His resentment at that point was beyond words.
He applied for a 50,000 yuan mathematics research project, but in the end, only 20,000 was approved.
Zhao Yi, also researching mathematics, applied for 100,000 yuan. However, the higher-ups sent someone specifically to persuade Zhao Yi to accept 500,000 in funding.
What the hell...
Zhou Li was considering quitting. What was the point of being a professor at the School of Sciences?
What’s the point of doing mathematics research?
The gap in treatment was too big!
