From small town scholar to chief scientist

2026 8 Month 1 Day.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, the academic lecture hall of Chongqing University of Higher Education was already crowded with people, and there were no empty seats.

Today is the opening ceremony of the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians,
It is also the day when the Fields Medal, the Chern Prize, the IMU Abacus Prize (a continuation of the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize), the Gauss Prize and the Lilawati Prize are presented.

It is also a day when countless accomplished mathematicians show their prominence internationally.

Every mathematician who is invited to give a 45-minute report or an hour-long report is a star or leader in his or her field.

But everyone's light will be suppressed by one person,

That person seemed to be like a mountain pressing down on everyone, unable to breathe.

Regardless of the direction of mathematics, I feel an unprecedented sense of oppression.

Zhou Yi has already set off from home at this moment, holding Xia Xue's hand, and wandering leisurely along the way.

The assistant and Zhang Bin beside him were very excited.

Zhou Yi has already won the Nobel Prize in Physics on behalf of Great Xia.
If there is no accident, the first Fields Medal will be won for Great Xia Kingdom today.

That is the highest honor in mathematics.

It is synonymous with talent and IQ.

"Academician Zhou, aren't you excited at all?"

Zhang Bin couldn't help asking,
"Today is a global live broadcast. All official media broadcast live at the same time, and the number of viewers may exceed 30 billion."

Zhou Yi glanced at Zhang Bin, and said lightly:
"Why are you excited, I was already excited once when I won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Based on my current achievements in mathematics, it is definitely not an honor for me to receive the Fields Medal? "

Zhang Bin and various assistants:...

It has to be you, Academician Zhou.

The coquettish talk is the same as your teacher Qiu Chengtong, pile upon pile.

In the lecture hall, many people looked up and looked forward to Zhou Yi's arrival.

Not surprisingly, today's protagonist is still Zhou Yi.

They can still vividly remember yesterday's report meeting,
That high-spirited young man is truly unforgettable forever.

And today is bound to be another super event.

Because the presence of the media is no less than yesterday, or even more.

Tao Terence, who is the chairman of ICM2023-2026, has already started to arrange various things at the venue.

Nakajima Hirahisa, the new IMU chairman, was also at the scene to arrange various things with Terence Tao.

The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is one of the most important events of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), and the two new leaders must attend grandly.

Terence Tao, a young genius, winner of the Fields Medal and the Craford Award, is capable and qualified for this position.

If it weren't for his age, Terence Tao would also have won the Wolf Award.

The new IMU chairman Nakajima Hirahisa asked Terence Tao:
"Tao Sang, Zhou Sang hasn't come yet, is he so calm?

This is the Fields Medal, an award that countless mathematicians are looking forward to, and it is also the first medal in the Great Xia Kingdom. "

"He became famous all over the world yesterday, even Shinichi Mochizuki couldn't help but praise him."

"A long time ago we sent countless invitations to Zhou Sang,

Even if he was promised to be the president of our island nation's Mathematics Association and the president of the Royal Academy of Sciences, he was unwilling to come, alas! "

Nakajima Hirahisa couldn't help but praise Zhouyi, it was so good, even if it was for some reason, he couldn't help but praise it.

Tao Zhexuan rolled his eyes, and didn't bother to care about this guy.

What level is Mochizuki Shinichi, and what level is Zhouyi?
Is this comparable?

There is really no B number.

Undoubtedly, it lowered Zhouyi's level.

Except for the old things in the first row yesterday, who would dare to say that he and Zhou Yi are on Friday and Friday?

Such an old guy who is about to enter the soil dare not say that.

Mochizuki Shinichi dares to say that, why not be pissed to death by these old men who are about to enter the earth?
What kind of cat and dog can be tied with labor and capital?
And dig Zhouyi, what can you do to dig.

It's a tiny place, and it deserves it?
But out of politeness, Tao Zhexuan replied very politely:

"Maybe I drank too much yesterday, and I'm on my way now. Isn't the conference only half an hour away?"

Nakajima Hirahisa complained:
"Okay, but Yuzhou is really hot. It's still on the mountain. I can't imagine how to sleep without air conditioning."

Tao Zhexuan would have left long ago if he hadn't seen him as the chairman of the IMU.

Made, B talks a lot.

Tao Zhexuan couldn't help but want to give this little devil a fist!

At this moment, countless mathematicians in the audience are also discussing who will win this year's Fields Medal.

Schultz said to Anna Cariani:

"Hey, my partner, besides Zhou Yi, who do you think has a chance to win the Fields Medal this year?"

Anna Cariani is a female mathematician, a master who specializes in number theory, and one of Wiles' apprentices, one of Schultz's collaborations.

Ana Cariani says:

"Apart from Zhou Yi, the most promising person this year is Xiao Wanyi, and it's hard to say about the rest.

It is not yet known how many people the Fields Medal was awarded to this year. "

Schultz was silent for a while and said:
"The number of people awarded each Fields Medal is at least 2, and the maximum is 4. Depending on the situation, there is a high probability that there will be only 2-3 people this year.

Sun Song's achievements must not be enough to qualify for the Fields Medal. "

Sun Song has the Veblen Prize in Geometry, the Sloan Research Award, etc.

But in terms of mathematical achievements, it is still very reluctant, and the chances are not great.

Seeing that Anna Cariani did not speak, Schultz continued:

"Xiao Wanyi has broken a record by winning the Fields Medal, the youngest female mathematician in the history of the Fields Medal.

The mountains on your body are not small. "

Ana Cariani was silent and did not speak.

Even Henrik Ivaniez, the 2015 Shaw Laureate in Mathematical Sciences, was silent.

Although she has also made great achievements in the field of number theory,
But Xiao Wanyi's achievements are not low, and Xiao Wanyi is younger.

Maybe only the first two female Fields Medal winners can compare with Xiao Wanyi, but their potential and age are not worth mentioning.

Ivanets and Faltings developed many powerful modern tools in the fields of algebra, analysis, algebraic and arithmetic geometry, automorphic forms, and the theory of the zeta function.

They and others have used these tools to answer many long-standing problems in classical number theory.

At this moment, Sun Song was also sitting under the stage, with a somewhat puzzled expression on his face.
Who is a mathematician who studies mathematics and does not want to be recognized by the Fields Medal?
Is it true that when you get old, you can compete for the Wolf Prize?

The Fields Medal is the affirmation of the talent of a mathematician.

You can’t produce results when you’re young, and it’s even harder to produce results when you’re old. Not everyone is like Zhang Yitang, and not everyone is like those old guys who won the Wolf Prize.

The mathematicians present were all looking forward to it. In addition to the Fields Medal, there are several other awards that are also very valuable.

With one, you can teach in any university in the world and get a high-paying offer.

Even if you want to go to the Institute of Mathematics of Chongqing University, there is no big problem.

Wiles sat at the front and said to Faljens:

"Did you eat the rake chicken feet last night, tsk tsk, it's really delicious, I want to eat it at noon today."

Faljens rolled his eyes and said:

"Okay, okay, why don't you stay here and eat every day?"

Faljens will not be used to this old guy, just go straight to him.

"There is no suspense for today's Fields Medal."

Wiles finally spit out a sentence lightly.

If it weren't for yesterday's BSD conjecture conference, they wouldn't be here for the ICM at all.

In their identities, it is completely unnecessary, they belong to the walking mathematics super boss.

The time was getting closer and closer to 9 o'clock, and Zhou Yi brought Xia Xue and others to the lecture hall under the expectation of everyone.

Today's host is not Yugaoyuan, but IMU and ICM, but as the host,

The vice president of Chongqing Higher Education Institute, the other deputy directors of the Institute of Mathematics, and others have already arrived.

Receiving everyone, helping to arrange the venue, getting to know various mathematicians, and expanding contacts are all things they need to do.

Zhou Yi came so late just because he didn't want to be surrounded by a group of people.

Another reason is that I was overworked last night.

However, Zhou Yi was not stage fright at all for the live broadcast that was watched by at least 30 billion people around the world.

Small scene!
At nine o'clock sharp, the 30th International Congress of Mathematicians officially kicked off.

First, IMU Chairman Nakajima Hirahisa delivered the opening ceremony speech,
Immediately afterwards, Tao Zhexuan, chairman of ICM, delivered an opening speech. Tao Zhexuan was dressed in formal attire at the moment,
The expression is solemn and solemn.

"First of all, I would like to thank mathematicians from all over the world for participating in this event.

The ICM conference has a long history, dating back to the end of the last century in 1897, when the first ICM conference was held in Zurich, Switzerland;

If you have to go back a little further, it is the 0th Chicago International Mathematical Congress in 1893.

Now it is the first time in 133 years. During this period, countless mathematical geniuses have appeared, which we are familiar with.

Poincaré, Hilbert, Weil, Grothendieck, Milnau
They have made indelible contributions to the development of mathematics,

But the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, geniuses will always only get younger and stronger,
As the younger generations, we should inherit the mathematical achievements of our predecessors and promote development on this basis.
Now, I declare the official opening of the 30th International Congress of Mathematicians! "

At this moment, the applause from the audience was like thunder, resounding through the entire lecture hall.

Countless reporters snapped pictures.

After the opening ceremony, came the most exciting part,
That is to award various mathematics awards.

Gauss Award, Chern Award, Lilawati Award, International Mathematical Union Abacus Award.

Issued one by one.

Among them, the Chern Award is similar to the Lifetime Achievement Award, similar to the Wolf Award and the Abel Award.

The winners are all elated, and once they win the prize, they will ascend to heaven.

The future is promising, even if you go to college to eat and die, you are a mascot and you have to pay for it.

Whether a university's mathematics department is strong or not depends on whether it can be recognized internationally.

Among them, winning is the best recognition.

In front of countless media, their names will surely spread all over the world.

After the awards were presented, it was the climax of the entire meeting.

The focus of the entire conference, the core part of the conference,

Terence Tao will announce the list of Fields Medal winners this year.

Most of the achievements in the history of mathematics were born before the age of 40,
The Fields Medal is specially awarded to young talents under the age of 40.

A medal cannot determine a scholar's future mathematical career,

But the recognition of this medal will definitely inspire people and make countless people climb for this medal.

Tao Zhexuan's expression at this moment was more solemn and serious than before.

Countless people held their breaths, all staring at Tao Zhexuan.

Sun Song and the others all clenched their fists, although there is a high probability that there is no chance,
But there is always hope in my heart.

Tao Zhexuan said in a very solemn voice at this moment:
"He made his debut at the 29th International Congress of Mathematicians, and solved 400 unresolved Kepler conjectures at the opening ceremony of the conference, which caused a sensation in the mathematics world.

Then completely solve Hilbert No.18 question,

Created Zhou's geometry, shocking the past and shining the present;

That year, he was only 17 years old.

Shortly thereafter, he created the number theory bible "Zhou's Analysis Method",
Solve Bill's conjecture, 3n+1 conjecture, and Crown Goldbach's conjecture in number theory, twin prime number conjecture, Polignac's conjecture, ABC conjecture,

And the BSD conjecture of the seven major mathematical problems of the millennium that has attracted the attention of the whole world.

This Bible has become a must-read book for beginners in number theory. If you study number theory and don't understand "Zhou's Analytic Method", I think he is probably not a qualified mathematician.

Numerous mathematics awards are eager to be awarded to him,
Even the Fields Medal can't wait to be awarded to him immediately,

I think this is not his honor, but the honor of the Fields Medal.

His name can even run through half of the history of mathematics, shining brightly in the history of mathematics.

Whether it is discussing geometry, number theory, algebra or even differential geometry, analysis, and combination, he is inseparable.

Even this is only his achievements in the field of mathematics, and the achievements in non-mathematical fields are not even panicked.

For example, in physics, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics at the youngest age in the history of the Nobel Prize. In the field of computer science, he won the Turing Award at the youngest age.
Slaughter all high-difficulty subjects with one's own strength.

He is an unscrupulous genius! "

Tao Zhexuan recited the achievements of the Book of Changes one by one, and everyone present felt their scalps go numb.

In ancient times, Galois was born out of nowhere, and now there is Zhouyi shining brightly.

These achievements, as long as the mathematicians here can solve one of the simpler ones, it is enough to be among the strong series,
But Zhou Yi not only solved it by himself, but also insisted on developing two new disciplines.

I saw Tao Zhexuan continued:
"After the BSD week theorem comes out, the connection between algebra, geometry and number theory will be strengthened unprecedentedly,
Our road to unified algebraic geometry seems to have taken a big step all of a sudden.

The BSD week theorem looks like a paper, but it is actually a new subject.

I pride myself on being a genius at a young age, and I am conceited that I am so talented, but in front of him, I can't help being overshadowed.

But mathematics is so cruel, there will always be more geniuses and more evil people,
I believe that his ability to achieve these achievements is not only the late night hard work, the early morning wake up, tireless persistence, but also the talent that we envy. "

Having said that, Tao Zhexuan paused, and then announced in a very solemn tone:

"Now I declare,

The first winner of the Fields Medal is from the Great Xia Country——

Zhou Yi! "