9 AM.
Central TV News Live, Beijing News Channel, Jinshi Morning News Broadcast, and more than a dozen other television stations simultaneously announced an important piece of news: "Breaking in with a piece of news. Our station's reporters have just received news that the proof of Dale's Conjecture, which once caused a sensation in the mathematics world, has achieved a major breakthrough. The Dale's Conjecture Proof Working Group has sent a message that they will be holding a press conference at 1 PM Beijing time today at Peking University. Our station's reporters will follow up on the details and bring you the latest developments!"
They did not finish their message.
They did not make it clear either.
However, this bit of content was more than enough!
The commoners were not stupid, so how could they not understand what was going on?
They saw that Weibo was instantly swept away by Zhang Ye's army!
"Heavens!"
"Oh my god!"
"Zhang Ye's formula has been solved?"
"It's been confirmed?"
"This is too awesome!"
"Teacher Zhang has really fucking become the world's top mathematician!"
"Has there ever been a world's top mathematician in the history of China? In the past, there were only a handful of world-class mathematicians, right? And they've all passed away! "
"I don't know. In the past, there wasn't such a distinction, so there was no such thing as a 'top'. Now that there is such a thing, I think only Zhang Ye can take that title in China. Nowadays, anyone who can solve a major mathematical conjecture or make an outstanding contribution to the mathematics world will be given the title of a world's top mathematician. Zhang Ye can't run away from this title! There are probably no more than 40 people in the entire world who can get this title! The number of people who are still alive probably doesn't exceed 20! "
"This is too exciting!"
"Yeah, our country has finally produced a pillar of the mathematics world!"
"Teacher Zhang is going to be popular again!"
"Hahaha, he was already losing his first place on the A-list rankings and was about to be overtaken by others. But in the end, what a coincidence, Teacher Zhang can finally stabilize his position! This time, he will definitely gain quite a bit of popularity. I wonder if he can break into the international celebrity rankings! "
"Let's wait for the press conference. It's just a guess now!"
"What's there to guess about? Even a fool can tell!"
"Yeah, why else would he hold a press conference?"
"Congratulations, Zhang Ye!"
"This is Zhang Ye's year, right? Haha! "
...
Peking University.
The students were on vacation, so there shouldn't be anyone in the school.
But when Zhang Ye drove over, he saw a group of joyous people at the school gate. There were people he knew, but there were also people he did not know!
Seeing that the car had arrived, everyone gathered around it!
The moment Zhang Ye stepped out of the car, he was given a bear hug by Dean Pan. He hugged Zhang Ye very tightly as he patted his back. It was obvious that Old Pan was very excited today!
Pan Yang said, "Congratulations!"
Zhang Ye nodded. "Thank you."
Han Henian also came up and gave Zhang Ye a hug. "Congratulations, Professor Zhang!"
This was Zhang Ye's former rival in love, but the past was long forgotten. "Thank you, Teacher Han."
Old Wu's best friend, Xin Ya, also came forward. "I won't be hugging. Congratulations!"
"Same to you," Zhang Ye said with a smile.
Xin Ya chuckled and said, "Who's sharing the same joy as you? You're from Peking University and I'm from Tsinghua University."
Zhang Ye said in amusement, "Professor Xin, why are you still so narrow-minded?"
Xin Ya rolled her eyes. "Nothing good comes out of a dog's mouth. Can't you tell that I'm joking? Your ascension to the summit this time is like a shot in the arm for our Chinese mathematics world! Who wouldn't be happy for you? "
Zhang Ye said, "Thank you."
Over there, the female English mathematician, Jennifer, smiled and came forward to give him a hug. "Congratulations, my friend from China!"
Zhang Ye said, "Thank you, my friend from England."
Wang Yiming.
Fellow Wan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
A young German mathematician.
A French mathematician whom Zhang Ye knew from before.
And so on and so forth. There were too many of them. All of them were present at the scene and were all applauding Zhang Ye!
"Zhang, you're so awesome!"
"Welcome to Germany!"
"My friend! You're a great mathematician! "
"Congratulations! I knew that your formula would be correct! "
Countless reporters had gathered around them, and their numbers kept increasing. Many of the reporters had only received the news at the last minute and had rushed to the scene in advance to get firsthand information. Among the reporters, there were even many foreign faces, including Japanese and Americans!
However, Zhang Ye did not accept any interviews. The press conference would be held in the afternoon, so he definitely couldn't say much at this time. So he followed Dean Pan and the others into Peking University, keeping the reporters at bay.
On the way.
Xin Ya said, "This past year has been really tiring for us. We're still alright since we're all in Beijing, but many of the people from the demonstration teams from other countries had to fly back and forth. They would go back to China for a few days and then have to come back to work after a while. No matter what, you won't be able to escape today's meal. You have to make it up to us!"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "That's for sure. Thank you for your hard work, everyone."
The French mathematician smiled and said in English, "Zhang, I heard that you're a big star in China. My wife really likes your country's Madam Zhang. Madam Zhang's movies are also very popular in our country. Can you help me get an autograph? I think my wife would be very happy! "
Zhang Ye smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "No bam bam bam!"
The French mathematician was dumbfounded. "What bam bam bam?"
Xin Ya was speechless. She translated, "It means no problem."
The Russian mathematician was a burly man. When he heard that, he laughed heartily. "Zhang, it's better if you don't speak English. Your English is really terrible!"
Everyone laughed.
Zhang Ye rolled his eyes. "Don't talk about me. You're not any better."
The Russian mathematician laughed heartily.
At this moment, Fellow Wan came to look for him. "Professor Zhang, are you interested in joining the Chinese Academy of Sciences?"
Zhang Ye said nervously, "Someone asked me before."
"I know." Fellow Wan said sincerely, "I heard that you rejected the offer, so I'm inviting you again."
Zhang Ye gave it some thought and said with a wry smile, "Let me think about it a little more."
Fellow Wan could only say, "Alright, I'll wait for your news."
There were too many people here, so Fellow Wan did not say much. The Chinese Academy of Sciences was an academic institution, unlike those companies or television stations that could use money to recruit people. If one wanted to join the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the most important criteria would be one's ability. Secondly, it had to be voluntary. This was not something that could be forced.
...
1 PM.
The press conference was held on time!
A dense crowd of Chinese and foreign reporters had filled up the venue. Countless cameras were set up for the live broadcast, and countless camera flashes could be heard!
Zhang Ye was sitting in the middle of the podium.
Fellow Wan, Dean Pan, Xin Ya, and the mathematicians on the task force were all standing beside him!
In front of their televisions, the audience could not wait any longer!
"How many press conferences has Zhang Ye held in the past few days!"
"The entire domestic news headlines have been dominated by him these past few days!"
"How awesome!"
"Hurry up and announce it!"
"Yeah, we're all waiting for it!"
Zhang Ye's parents were anxiously waiting!
Zhang Ye's relatives were also waiting in front of their televisions!
There was also Ning Lan, Little Dong, Li Xiaoxian, Chen Guang and Fan Wenli, Yao Jiancai, Zhang Yuanqi, Wu Changhe, Li Qinqin, Rao Aimin, Yang Shu …
Even though they had already guessed the result!
Even though they already knew that there was no suspense!
But for some reason, countless people still anxiously turned on their televisions. They wanted to hear it with their own ears, to witness this moment with their own eyes!
Fellow Wan adjusted the microphone and announced loudly, "This morning, the proof of Dale's Conjecture has come to an end. On behalf of the verification team, I would like to officially announce that the entire proof and process of Dale's Conjecture proposed by Professor Zhang Ye has been verified to be valid!"
In an instant, there was an outburst of applause!
The Chinese reporters were clapping with all their might!
The foreign media reporters were also giving a warm round of applause!
The applause lasted for a full minute before it stopped. Many of the foreign mathematicians even stood up and gave Zhang Ye a thumbs up! In the past year, although Zhang Ye had not participated much in the verification of the conjecture as he was the one who proposed it, he would still occasionally drop by the task force. After such a long period of interaction, this group of foreign mathematicians had become very familiar with Zhang Ye. Even the two American mathematicians who had a verbal quarrel with Zhang Ye had a very good relationship with him. As such, they spared no effort in sending their blessings and congratulations to him!
It was time for the reporters to ask questions.
An American female reporter raised her hand.
Pan Yang, who was hosting the meeting, called out to her, "Madam."
The American female reporter asked, "Mr. David, may I know why the verification of Dale's Conjecture took so long? Why did it take a year? "
A translator translated the question in Chinese.
The American mathematician, David, clearly knew who she was. "Miss Dani, you might not understand the verification process of a mathematical conjecture. It is very complicated and detailed, and Dale's Conjecture is different from other mathematical conjectures. It is one of the most difficult conjectures in the world to solve, so the workload is obviously much greater. Luckily, the formula and process that Zhang Ye provided for us were very detailed, which greatly reduced the verification time. Otherwise, it would have taken even longer. Zhang Ye is very good." He looked at Zhang Ye and said, "He is the youngest, most talented, and one of the greatest mathematicians I've ever met!"
Zhang Ye smiled and nodded, thanking him.
Comrade David was really on the right track!
Then, many more reporters raised their hands!
Pan Yang pointed to a French reporter.
The French reporter said, "Professor Zhang, some people say that the verification of Dale's Conjecture is a historic moment for the mathematics world, and that it was you who saved the Chinese mathematics world, allowing the Chinese mathematicians to regain the attention of the world. From what I know, there are already five or six mathematics organizations around the world who have taken the initiative to invite some Chinese mathematicians to participate in their new projects or research projects. This is undoubtedly your contribution. I've interviewed a young mathematician before and he said that you are a hero of the mathematics world. What do you think of this?"
This was indeed the truth. Recently, many international mathematics projects around the world had indeed invited quite a number of Chinese mathematicians to participate in them. If they said that it wasn't because of Zhang Ye, even a fool would not believe it!
Fellow Wan looked at Zhang Ye.
Zhang Ye did not even need to think before directly saying, "I'm not a hero, I'm really not. There are many heroes in the mathematics world, some of whom you can see, and some of whom you can't. Everyone here has a dream and a sincere passion for mathematics. In the past, China had many famous seniors in the field of mathematics. In the future, China will also have many young mathematicians who will lead the world. It was these seniors who supported the Chinese mathematics world step by step to where it is today. It will be these juniors who will lead the Chinese mathematics world further. What am I? I'm nothing. I feel that if we're talking about heroes, they are the real heroes! "
The translation was synchronized!
When the French reporter heard this, he immediately stood up and applauded!
The German reporter beside him also clapped hard!
When the foreign mathematicians heard this, they cheered in their hearts!
But that group of Chinese reporters nearly fainted on the spot!
Fellow Wan, "... ((% ¥# ¥%% # @!!)"
Pan Yang nearly vomited blood!
Xin Ya nearly fell off her chair!
The viewers in front of their televisions almost fainted!
These words, why did these words sound so fucking familiar?
Fuck, at the press conference after the war between humans and machines yesterday, didn't you say these exact words? And it sounded like those were his exact words? Damn!
Everyone was convinced!
They were really in awe of him!
What kind of an occasion was this? This was a press conference that was broadcast to the entire world!
Can you be more attentive!
Can you be more attentive!?
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