Chapter 74(1/2)
Just have some brains
[Invisible pretense is the most deadly. Do you think Zhou Shen is saving pen refills? He is telling you mortals that he can do every question. 】
[When you reach this level of pretentiousness, it’s better to pretend to be cool than to pretend to be cool. I’m really convinced.]
[It’s really just my thinking, so I’m good at it. There are three big questions. You will know the idea after reading the questions in one minute. Which of you can do it? Anyway, I can do it.]
Zhou Yi saw that something was wrong with their expressions, thinking that he had not answered which direction to choose, so he continued:
"As for which direction to choose in the future, I might choose the direction of number theory. I have become somewhat interested in number theory recently."
The fourth task of the system was to solve a world-class conjecture on his own. Zhou Yi thought about the reward. The main direction behind it must be the direction of number theory.
As soon as these words came out, everyone felt that it was a bit serious but something was wrong.
Then I thought about it, damn, it was number theory.
It turned out to be number theory.
If mathematics were divided into a pyramid, those engaged in application would probably be at the bottom of the chain, while number theory would really be at the top of the pyramid.
The queen of mathematics, with her wonderful grace, makes countless people yearn for her.
However, with the popularity of algorithms in number theory in recent years, they have also been applied to all walks of life, the most obvious ones being the field of cryptography and artificial intelligence.
When the reporter heard that Zhou Yi finally said something normal, he quickly said:
"Then I wish you all the best for Mr. Zhou's groundbreaking achievements in number theory.
So Zhou Yi, as the national champion and the first person in the history of mathematics competitions, do you have anything to say or your experience in learning mathematics to all the students in the live broadcast room and present?"
Zhou Yi touched his head characteristically and said:
"What I want to say is just keep working hard. As for the experience of learning mathematics, my feeling is that you just have to have a brain."
The reporter from the Huaguo Mathematics Society twitched his lips. Just have some brains.
Are you scolding us for being brainless?
Interviewing a guy like you really makes me doubt my life.
The live broadcast room was flooded with views,
【Where is my brain?】
[My scalp feels itchy recently. Am I going to have a brain?]
"What does Dean Miao Lai have to say about the direction chosen by Zhou Yi?"
The reporter asked Dean Miu Lai.
"I hope Zhouyi can go further and further in mathematics."
Miao Lai didn't do anything in the end and answered in a decent manner.
The interview ends here.
All live broadcast rooms are also closed.
The editor who wrote the article for the public account still needs to go back and organize the interview. I wonder if he will be autistic when writing the interview for Zhouyi.
As for establishing Zhouyi as an inspiration to young people, the honor and standard of Zhouyi are not enough, and it may not even be possible to win an international mathematics award.
The annual gold medals in the Qiushe competition, the two naming awards of COMAP and SIAM in the US competition, and the students with various honors have not been publicized. These people are still from Beijing University and Shuimu University.
Zhouyi is only a low-ranking school, and it is not worthy of being established as a model.
It can only be said that it has become extremely famous among undergraduates in colleges and universities across the country.
And the fame is only limited to the country.
What's more, ordinary people don't pay much attention to mathematics, and civil sciences only complain that this kind of competition is meaningless.
It is impossible to cultivate talents who can solve Goldbach's conjecture.
They are just a group of problem-solving students who know how to do problems.
Some master's students have published in top journals but have not been established as examples.
A third-year junior high school girl solved a certain world-class conjecture and it was not established as a template, let alone Zhou Yi.
Forcibly erecting it becomes a typical example, and more likely to become a joke.
Virtue does not match.
Next, Zhou Yi and Miao Lai took a group photo alone, and then the winning contestants who had not yet left also started taking pictures one after another.
To be able to stand out from countless people and win an award is already to be proud of your peers.
If these people do not give up mathematics in the future and engage in the mathematics industry, they will definitely achieve something.
As for Zhou Yi, he is a monster.
At this moment, many professors from schools came towards Zhouyi,
They all said:
"Zhou Yi, we came to Beijing University for graduate school. There is no doubt about the mathematical status of our Beijing University."
"Our Chinese Academy of Sciences is not bad, come to our Chinese Academy of Sciences."
"Zhou Yi, Aurora University is your best choice."
"Zhou Yi, don't listen to them. Come to our Shuimu University for graduate school, and you will have the opportunity to become a disciple of Mr. Qiu in the future. We also have a Fields Medal winner in Shuimu."
Many professors talked to each other and tried to win over me.
Obviously, Chongqing University cannot accommodate such a seedling.
In the fourth round of subject evaluation, it seems that Chongqing University didn’t even get an A in one subject. Because of this, the principal of the school was even changed.
Zhou Yi smiled and said:
"Thank you professors for your kindness. I am only a sophomore now. I will consider it later."
Zhou Yi refused with a smile, for fear of leaving a reputation of being ungrateful.
To get involved in the Chinese scientific research circle, you really need to have some connections.
After declining one by one, Zhou Yi and others returned to the hotel, packed their things, and boarded the evening flight back to Yuzhou.
Along the way, the smile on Miao Lai's face never stopped.
The senior student Tang Menghua on the side was also lucky and won a national third prize.
"It's really too difficult this year. In the past, I could get the second prize at the national level with 40 points. This year, I only got the third prize. Damn it."
On the plane, Tang Menghua complained.
The dean on the side seemed to have remembered something and said:
"Meng Hua, you have good grades, high GPA, and all the awards you deserve. You have achieved good results in national competitions, American competitions and mathematics competitions.
You just missed the SCI paper, so I suggest you choose a topic carefully for your graduation thesis, and don't graduate just for the sake of graduation. After all, you have already gone to Aurora University for postgraduate study, and it might be better if you have a good graduation thesis."
Miao Lai is not worried about Zhou Yi's future, but he is a little worried about this senior student. It seems that Tang Menghua has a gorgeous resume, but after going to Aurora University, where Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is known, it may seem ordinary.
Tang Menghua said:
"Okay, I understand, Dean."
Dean Miao Lai seemed to have thought of something and said:
"By the way, don't do some academic misconduct and don't jeopardize your own future."
Miu Lai's tone was warning, obviously he knew something.
Zhou Yi also knew something about it. Some people wanted to get the attention of their tutors. Every year they would hire someone to write their graduation thesis, and they would take risks. In the end, they would be discovered, and they would be accused of academic misconduct.
Tang Menghua said:
"Well, I won't."
At this time, Miao Lai asked Zhou Yi:
"Zhou Yi, do you really want to study number theory?"
Zhou Yi nodded and said:
"Well, I have become interested in number theory recently, and I plan to go back and take a look at the content of elementary number theory."
When Miu Lai heard this, he couldn't help but sigh,
What young genius wouldn't be interested in number theory?
When they were young, weren't there a bunch of peers who were interested in number theory, but they changed their direction only after experiencing a beating.
"Just make up your mind. Some of the domestic universities with good number theory include the Morningside Mathematics Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing University of Science and Technology, which is also good. There are also one or two people in other strong mathematics schools who are doing well.
You can tell us when the time comes and we'll contact the tutor. With your current results, you should be able to go to any of these schools."
Miu Lai said seriously.
Zhou Yi nodded, having a good mentor and some cutting-edge results and advanced ideas is certainly better than working alone behind closed doors.
To be continued...