Some were praising Zhang Ye, some were scolding him. All sorts of voices were mixed together and it was extremely chaotic. Johannes, who was in a hotel in Beijing, saw the comments from those industry insiders and Chinese citizens. He did not know what Zhang Ye was feeling right now, nor did he want to know. He only knew that he wanted to vomit blood right now!
This person is crazy!
This person is practically mentally ill!
"Johannes, what are you doing! What are you doing? " The Abel Foundation's person-in-charge had called Johannes directly. Clearly, the Americans had received the news as well!
Johannes hurriedly said, "There's some misunderstanding here, this matter …"
The person-in-charge shouted, "I don't care what misunderstanding it is! Can you handle this matter or not? "
"I can, I'll get it done right away!" Johannes immediately answered.
The person-in-charge declared, "If you don't handle this matter well, you can resign from your position as the Abel Foundation's board member tomorrow!" Du du du, the call was cut off!
Johannes' body swayed!
In the decades of history of the Abel Prize, there had never been a person who had turned down the award. Even two years ago, when it was awarded to an 89-year-old mathematician from France, he had solemnly attended the ceremony and was helped onto the stage by his grandson and granddaughter to receive the award. From this, the value and value of this award could be seen. As long as one was a mathematician, no matter which country they were from, it was impossible for them to be indifferent to the Abel Prize. They would definitely be extremely excited to receive the Abel Prize. This was the honor of a mathematician's lifetime!
But now?
Now?
There was actually an idiot who wanted to turn down the award!
He wanted to be the first person in history to turn down the Abel Prize!
Johannes' wife, who was beside him, was also panicking. "Quickly think of a way! Hurry! "
Johannes banged on the table and said, "I've already called Peking University and the embassy!"
"Call a few more! Tell them that the visa can be processed immediately. As long as Zhang Ye shows up and hands in the paperwork, it will be approved today! "his wife said anxiously.
"You think I didn't say that!" Johannes shouted, "They only said that they would help to communicate with Zhang Ye! But what about communication? We've been trying to communicate for so long, but there's still no news! "
His wife said, "Call Zhang Ye! Just tell him directly! "
Johannes said angrily, "I called him, but he didn't pick up at all!"
His wife's face turned pale. "What, what should we do!"
Johannes took two deep breaths and said, "I'll go look for Zhang Ye's home address and visit him personally. I don't believe that he would dare to not accept the award! Maybe he's just bluffing! "
When his wife heard that, she quickly said, "Yes, yes, he doesn't have the guts!"
Originally, Johannes had planned it very well. He had wanted to give Zhang Ye a hard time during the visa application process and teach him a lesson. It was also a warning to him to let him know who had the final say in this Abel Prize. But who could have expected that Zhang Ye would only need to retaliate once to make Johannes panic. Zhang Ye's decision to forgo the award had caught him by surprise, and also caught the Abel Foundation in America by surprise!
Johannes understood that there was a saying in the comments online that was very true. If Zhang Ye were to turn down the award, he could not be sure how much of an impact it would have on Zhang Ye. But to the Abel Foundation, and to him, the person who had received the award, it would be a huge blow! So much so that none of them could bear it! Zhang Ye had to go and receive the award! There was no room for negotiation! Otherwise, where would the dignity of the Abel Foundation be? No one could bear the consequences!
...
At home.
Zhang Ye was currently answering a call from his mother.
"You're not going to receive the award?"
"Have you seen the news?"
"Of course, how could I not! I was just out playing with my child when I heard the surrounding tourists discussing this matter. It would be hard for me not to know about it! "
"In any case, I'm not going to receive it. You should let Dad know about it."
"Kid, are you crazy? It's such a big international award, and you're giving it up just like that?"
"That Johannes is trying to trip me up. Do you think I can be nice to him?"
"But that doesn't conflict with receiving the award, and it has nothing to do with the Abel Foundation either!"
Zhang Ye shook his head and said, "Hur hur, how is it unrelated, Mom? You're really funny. If Johannes wants to stop me from getting my visa, do you think he can do it? Does he even have the ability to do that? That problematic invitation document was sent by the Abel Foundation. Do you really believe that no one at the foundation knows about this? They've been cooperating with both sides all along! "
His mother said angrily, "I'm just wondering. You always say that everything is good, but no matter how good it is, why does it always end up in trouble when it comes to you? There are so many other award recipients, so why are they all fine? Could it be that you're the only one who gets into trouble every day? "
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "That's because this bro abhors evil! I can't tolerate even a speck of dust in my eye! "
"Come on, you! You might as well drive me to my grave!" His mother said a few more sarcastic words to him before hanging up. She did not say anything else as she knew her own son very well. What kind of person was Zhang Ye? He could even find trouble for her when there was nothing going on, let alone when there was something going on. She was already used to it.
At this moment, the doorbell rang.
Zhang Ye wondered who it was, but when he went to open the door, he saw Johannes from the Abel Foundation standing outside. Whoa, the main character is here?
Johannes was sweating profusely and immediately said, "Zhang, I've finally found you!"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Mr. Johannes, didn't you say over the phone that you were out of town? Didn't you say that you wouldn't be back for the next two days? What's the meaning of this? Did you come here on a rocket? "
Hearing that, Johannes looked a little embarrassed. He coughed and said, "Zhang, I knew that your visa application had not been approved, so I hurried back after hanging up. Who knew that when I got back, I would hear that you wanted to turn down the award? You … you were too impulsive, too impulsive. Could there be some kind of misunderstanding here? "
Zhang Ye smiled but did not say a word.
When Johannes saw this, he immediately said indignantly, "Those people from the embassy are too much! I won't hide it from you, I've always found those bunch of people an eyesore! It's just a simple visa application, yet they had to go through so much trouble and go through so many procedures. Not only are you angry, even I get angry when I see them! Don't worry, Zhang. When I get back to America, I will report this situation to the relevant people! We must definitely deal with them seriously! Criticize them! In the future, we must open up a special green channel for famous scholars like you! We must make the visa application process simpler! Simplify! Simplify again! Efficiency! Efficiency! Efficiency! We can't let a hardworking academic like you waste your time and life on applying for a visa! "
Johannes really had a Chinese wife. She had even mastered the essence of the Mandarin language!
"Zhang, you don't have to worry about this matter. Give me your passport and we'll go to the embassy now. You just need to show your face and I'll supervise them to handle the rest of the procedures for you!" Johannes said confidently as he patted his chest.
But Zhang Ye smiled and said, "There's no need for that."
Johannes hurriedly said, "Zhang, you don't have to be afraid of troubling me. Don't stand on ceremony with your old friends from America. I will definitely handle this matter for you properly!"
Zhang Ye did not say a word.
"Zhang!" Johannes said earnestly, "You mustn't give up on the award just because you're angry at those despicable embassy staff. It's not worth it! It's really not worth it! Even if they are in the wrong, you have to give them a chance to turn over a new leaf! "
Zhang Ye looked at him.
Johannes said, "Zhang, let me plead on their behalf. Just give them a chance. Don't stoop to the level of those embassy staff. Give me, Johannes, some face, alright?"
Zhang Ye asked, "Are you done?"
Johannes: "Yes? Yes. "
But the next moment, Zhang Ye gently closed the door. "Bye."
Outside the door, Johannes, who had been snubbed, became even more anxious. He knocked on Zhang Ye's door and shouted from outside, "Zhang, come out first. Let's talk. Don't be rash, don't be rash! You're being irresponsible to yourself, irresponsible to your family, and irresponsible to the mathematics world! Open the door. Zhang, let's talk again! "
"Zhang!"
"Open the door! Open the door! "
"Zhang Ye!"
"Open the door!"
"Zhang Ye, screw your grandpa!"
After shouting for a long time, a curse came out of his mouth.
When Zhang Ye heard that, he was annoyed. He stood up, rolled up his sleeves, and went to open the door. But when he opened the door, Johannes was already gone. He could only hear the sound of someone running down the stairs!
Zhang Ye scolded back down the stairs, "Screw your grandpa!"
After closing the door, he went back to his room to do whatever he needed to do. Not long after, his cell phone rang again. This time, it was an American number. Zhang Ye didn't even need to think to know that it was someone from the Abel Foundation who was getting anxious. He immediately hung up and did not even bother to answer the call. He had already made his decision, so it didn't matter who came!
… …
Online, on Weibo, and even in a debate program on television, the experts and industry insiders were still divided into two factions and were still arguing non-stop!
A Chinese Academy of Sciences research fellow: "Dignity will always be greater than the trophy itself."
A social critic: "Zhang Ye has played a big joke on the entire world! I have never believed that this is what you call dignity and respect! In my opinion, this is a reflection of a lack of tolerance and self-restraint! "
An educator: "Tolerance and tolerance are not the same thing!"
Famous songstress Zhang Xia: "This is Zhang Ye's personal award. Whether he accepts it or not, we should all respect Zhang Ye's decision. Do you think others can scold him?"
On this day, Zhang Ye took over all the headlines of the news!
Actually, when Zhang Ye solved Dale's Conjecture, it had already caused a stir in the world. At that time, those who should have known him already knew him. Even if he were to win the Abel Prize this time, everyone still felt that it was unexpected but reasonable. Although it was unexpected, it was not that shocking. So logically speaking, even if Zhang Ye went to America to receive the award, his popularity would still remain the same and would not increase by much.
However, Zhang Ye's sudden rejection of the award today had instead caused his exposure to skyrocket. As the arguments and heated discussions continued, Zhang Ye's popularity also skyrocketed!
He did not gain much popularity after receiving the award, but his popularity skyrocketed after rejecting it?
That's right, some things in this world were just so bizarre and dramatic!
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