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Chapter 71: Praise from the Big Brothers
"The end of the ABC conjecture, the talent of a 17-year-old genius boy!"

"17-year-old math boy vs. 51-year-old math master, the boy wins!"

"Another Schultz or Terence Tao in the mathematics world? Watch a 17-year-old boy end an eight-year dispute in the mathematics world!"

《Shock! A 17-year-old boy actually spoke at an international mathematics conference...》

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As September 9th gradually approached its final moments, various headlines appeared on the front pages of major media outlets around the world.

The amount of attention continues to increase. After all, people always like to pay attention to geniuses.

In particular, after the video of Xiao Yi being interviewed by European News TV was posted on YouTube, the number of views quickly exceeded 100,000.

In the video, Xiao Yi's answers to the reporter's questions also moved international netizens.

Reporter: "What do you think about successfully defeating Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki?"

Xiao Yi: "I did not defeat Professor Mochizuki Shinichi. Professor Mochizuki is a mathematician whom I admire very much. His work on far Abelian geometry has given me a lot of inspiration."

"In addition, there is no victory or failure on the road of mathematics. There is only how far we are from the final answer. Today's result only tells us that the distance between each of us and the abc conjecture has not changed. However, as long as one person succeeds on this road, it will be a success for the entire mathematics community."

Reporter: "That's very good. You mentioned far Abelian geometry. As far as I know, far Abelian geometry is a very difficult field in mathematics. There are very few people studying it. But you have mastered it very deeply."

"According to the information I have, it seems that you discovered the problem of Professor Mochizuki's theory in the direction of far Abelian geometry from his narration, so you were able to defeat... well, to make his theory have irreconcilable contradictions."

"So how did you manage to learn tele-Abelian geometry to this extent?"

Xiao Yi: "Uh... For this question, the only thing I can explain is... I have read a lot of books? So when I studied far Abelian geometry, it was like a natural process to figure it out."

Reporter: "If you spread this out, I'm afraid it will cause countless people who study mathematics to lose sleep."

Xiao Yi: "Then you won't release this part, right?"

The reporter laughed and said, "Of course I will release it. Otherwise, how will others know the difference between me and a genius?"

Xiao Yi had a helpless face.

Then the comments under this video exploded.

Netizens from all over the world were in tears, especially those students who were taking mathematics courses.

[Oh my god, far Abelian geometry, you can learn it just by reading some books? Why can't I do it?! ]

[This reporter is so abominable, why didn't he cut this part? Now I really know the gap between me and a genius!!]

[Hou Lixie Te, this Chinese kid's talent is really enviable! ]

[It's understandable that Mochizuki-kun lost to this guy, because this guy is a rare mathematical genius! ]

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The first half of the video was an interview with Xiao Yi, while the second half was an interview with famous mathematicians who attended the discussion, asking them to share their opinions on Xiao Yi. Faltings was the first one.

Generally speaking, he doesn't like to be interviewed. In his opinion, there is no need to talk too much with these guys who don't understand mathematics. To use the outrageous words of a mathematician, people who don't understand mathematics are monkeys.

So why should he talk too much to these monkeys.

However, after learning that the question the other party wanted to ask was about Xiao Yi, he gladly accepted the interview.

“I once said that Schultz was one of the three best mathematicians I had ever met in my life.”

"But today, I saw an opportunity for the emergence of a fourth person in this young Chinese man."

"He has a talent that almost all mathematicians do not have, that is, his independence in thinking and logic. He will not be influenced by any existing experience or judgment, and can always maintain absolutely independent thinking. Any other knowledge will only serve as a reference for him in the end."

"With such talent, no matter what he studies, such as physics, chemistry, or philosophy, I believe he can walk a great path and reach a great destination."

"Of course," Falting paused, and finally said with a smile, "This young man wisely chose mathematics, which is the path that suits him best and is the path that needs him most. Therefore, I believe he can reach a greater destination."

Faltings undoubtedly gave Xiao Yi a very high evaluation.

This is quite rare, because people who are familiar with him know that with his temper, even mathematicians who have been famous for many years dare not speak carelessly in front of him. Once they say something wrong, they will definitely be criticized by him, and he rarely gives praise.

But apparently, this seventeen-year-old boy made him break an exception.

Of course, it was not just Faltings. After him, the two great mathematicians, Deligne and Bombieri, were not spared by European News.

These two were also among the top mathematicians at the scene and they did not hesitate to give their praise.

Deligne: "There are many outstanding mathematicians and many outstanding geniuses, but I believe that there is no genius younger and more outstanding than this 17-year-old boy."

Bombieri: "I think Faltings and Deligne have said enough about how brilliant this young man is, and as a mathematician studying Diophantine analysis, I will just briefly talk about the abc conjecture, the most important problem in Diophantine analysis."

"Once the abc conjecture is proved, we will easily prove Fermat's last conjecture and the Model conjecture - of course, these two have been proved. In fact, there are many unsolved problems that will also be easily solved, such as the Wojta conjecture, Beer conjecture, Hall conjecture, etc."

"So, the conclusion of the ABC conjecture is very important."

"We were all happy to see it proved before, but when it got into controversy, we didn't want to see it, because it meant that other people who wanted to study the problem might hesitate. For example, halfway through the study, the controversy was over and it was successfully proved, but the fact is that its result could never be obtained."

"Xiao Yi successfully freed this issue from the dispute. After that, anyone can study this issue with confidence and boldness without worrying too much."

"So, the mathematics community needs to thank this boy."

"Of course, no one knows. Will this boy be the one to put an end to the ABC conjecture in many years?"

Speaking of this, some anticipation appeared in Bangbieli's eyes.

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(End of this chapter)