That afternoon, the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award was announced.
Chinese Academy of Sciences, mathematics research institute.
Academician Xiang Huanan was sitting in his office. He was wearing reading glasses as he carefully stared at the Annual Mathematics Journal on the table. He held a pen in his hand and wrote on the paper from time to time.
One could never be too old to learn.
Especially for mathematics researchers, there were new results almost every month. The old man would never miss a top journal like Annual Mathematics. Every time a new edition was published, he would read it immediately.
Just then, an unexpected guest visited his office.
As soon as he entered the room, he shouted with a smile.
"Old Xiang, what are you doing?"
Xiang Huanan looked up and saw Wang Yuping walking into the office. He took off his reading glasses and smiled.
"Oh, what a rare guest."
He looked at the student next to him and said, "Xiao Li, go pour a cup of tea for Professor Wang."
"Okay."
The student named Xiao Li put down his pen and skillfully brought over an electric kettle. He then respectfully poured a cup of tea for the two old professors.
This was not Wang Yuping's first time here, so he obviously would not be polite. After he took the cup, he sat next to the coffee table and comfortably leaned against the sofa.
Xiang Huanan flipped through the journal and spoke to his old friend in a casual tone.
"Why aren't you going to the mathematics conference? What are you doing here?"
"It's not like I'm giving an award, why would I go? I might as well come here and enjoy the air conditioning." Wang Yuping smiled and said, "Although I didn't go, I heard that this year's conference was quite interesting. The opening ceremony in the morning actually invited Qiu Chengtong, and the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award was given to that twenty-year-old boy. The rumors were that this year's Chern Mathematics Award was given to Yang Zhiguang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ma Changan from Aurora University, but it seems like Ma was kicked out. "
There was a lot of information, so much that it was surprising.
However, what surprised Mr. Xiang was not who won the award, but rather …
Looking away from the journal, Xiang Huanan looked at his old friend and said in a surprised tone, "Wang Shicheng, that old guy actually bowed to Qiu Chengtong?"
Because of Professor Tian, Old Qiu and the mathematics department of Yan University had a falling out. This was a well-known fact in the mathematics world.
In 2001, Yan University disguised Professor Tian, who was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as a full-time professor at Peking University. However, Qiu Chengtong did not give Lu Zhou any face. He criticized him in the newspaper, "A PhD student that I taught before was second-rate in mathematics. He would get a high salary in China." Later in 2005, Qiu Chengtong accused him of academic fraud and listed seven plagiarized theses.
At that time, this matter caused quite a stir in the country, but in the end, it ended in a low-key manner.
However, the grudge between Old Qiu and the school of Yan University had never been resolved. This was the reason why the Qiu Chengtong Mathematical Science Center was located at Shuimu University instead of Yan University, which had the best mathematics department in the country.
Of course, although there were many academic leaders in the country, not everyone belonged to a certain faction. After all, not everyone was passionate about power.
This was especially so for those old professors who had already achieved success and recognition. Their names were their academic capital, and their own theories could be brought to the international stage. If they were not too obsessed with certain things, they would not care about it at all. After all, for them, many things were not important.
For example, Professor Wang Yuping was someone who did not care about fame and fortune. He was an old professor who was passionate about education.
Because of this, although he taught at Yan University, he had a good relationship with Qiu Chengtong. He often came to China to visit. Academician Xiang Huanan, who he often visited, was also an old scholar who stayed away from the academic circle.
Wang Yuping took a sip of tea and said, "I have to bow down. If Ma Changan wins the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award, I'll lose face across the Pacific Ocean."
"There's such a thing?" Xiang Huanan frowned.
"What else? Why do you think Old Qiu came back? He didn't do anything else. He just told Academician Wang Shicheng that the Federal Mathematics Society is considering awarding this year's Cole Mathematics Award to Lu Zhou, who gave a report at Princeton. "
Xiang Huanan smiled and said, "This is a bit serious. No wonder Academician Wang didn't give up."
Those who deserved the award did not win the award, and those who did not deserve the award won the award. However, if those who did not win the award went across the Pacific Ocean and won the award, people would compare the two winners, which would be a big problem.
If someone found out about this, the media would use the gossip of the mathematics world to make an article about the conspiracy theory.
You can't expect a young man in his twenties to have the "awareness" to reject the Cole Prize for the sake of Wang Shicheng and the other academicians, right?
No normal person would be that stupid.
After all, the Cole Prize was much more important than the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award.
"Looks like this conference is a bit interesting. Wang Shicheng actually took the initiative to shake hands with Qiu Chengtong. It's a pity to miss it," said Academician Xiang with a smile.
Wang Yuping also smiled and said, "It's quite interesting. I plan to go there tomorrow. I heard that the kid has a 30-minute report. I think he came up with something called the Group Structure Method when he was researching Polignac's conjecture. I read the paper he submitted and it's quite interesting. That kid's report level is not simple. It's a pity not to listen to it. "
"That kid's level is quite high. I could tell when I was defending him," said Xiang Huanan with a smile. Xiang Huanan said with a smile, "It's a pity that I didn't manage to poach him. That old man Lu Jianshen cut in. Otherwise, I would be the one bringing him to receive the award."
"Don't talk about this, it makes me angry," said Wang Yuping as he slapped his thigh. He then said, "That Lu guy, a physicist, came to the mathematics world to poach people. What the hell is going on?"
"Oh, say that in front of Old Lu. What's the point of saying it in front of me?" said Xiang Huanan with a smile.
Wang Yuping smiled and said, "This … Forget it. That old man can't take a joke. I'm afraid he'll have a heart attack."
Xiang Huanan smiled and shook his head. He then flipped the journal in his hand.
However, right at this moment, he suddenly froze, and his entire body stopped moving.
He quickly scanned the thesis in front of him from beginning to end. His expression became more and more serious. When he flipped to the last page, his eyes swept over the last line of words and stopped there for a long time.
After pausing for a while, Xiang Huanan suddenly spoke.
"That report you said … What time is it? Where is it? "
Wang Yuping, who was drinking tea, did not notice the change in his old friend's expression.
"Three o 'clock in the afternoon at Beijing Normal University. Why? You're going? "
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