Just turned over a new leaf and became a wise and intelligent student

Chapter 394: Shining in the Academic Community

"Hey! Xu! Long time no see!"

When Xu Qingshan and his companions were visiting the exhibition hall, a group of people came towards Xu Qingshan from a distance. They were so large that before Xu Qingshan could see who they were, he heard a familiar greeting.

The greetings came from not just one or two people, but a group of people.

"Mr. Fefferman, Lord Deligne, Mr. Bombieri"

The visitors were professors from Princeton.

Unlike the group of scholars at Huaqing University and Peking University, the group of scholars at Huaqing University and Peking University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology is not as large as that of Princeton University alone.

But it is true that if we really want to talk about the gathering place of Fields Medal winners and winners of major top mathematics awards, Princeton will definitely be the place with the highest density.

A well-deserved holy land of mathematics.

Mathematicians are inherently elegant. After all, mathematics itself is a science full of elegance and natural aesthetics.

After approaching, these glorious and highly respected scholars first greeted Tian Gang and others. Those who failed to greet Xu Qingshan in front also chatted with other Chinese scholars nearby.

"After tomorrow, you'll be just like us."

Bombieri was wearing a high-end suit, and the old man looked very elegant.

He patted Xu Qingshan's shoulder hard and laughed heartily.

Xu Qingshan understood what he meant. It could be said that almost every old guy surrounding him had a Fields Medal.

"That's still a long way to go. I still have a long way to go."

Xu Qingshan said with a humble smile.

Tian Gang, who was chatting with Lord Bu, heard this, turned around and blinked at Xu Qingshan.

Is this what came out of your mouth?

Who was that guy who bragged to me last night?

"Don't pretend! Have you read the documents I sent you?"

Bangbieli was the most active. He put his arm around Xu Qingshan's shoulder and asked.

"Yes, I'll give you a little surprise in a few days."

Xu Qingshan smiled and nodded.

"Looks like you've found your Ferrari."

Professor Feferman just smiled and said nothing until Xu Qingshan said this, then he spoke to Bang Bieli.

"Wuhu!"

The gambling king of Bang uttered a strange cry, and the small circle chatted enthusiastically.

Although everyone knew that Xu Qingshan said this, perhaps there was some breakthrough in the Riemann hypothesis, but everyone kept it secret. No one publicized it, nor did they rush Xu Qingshan to speak on the spot.

The two groups merged into one and continued to walk around the exhibition hall.

"That's great. Fortunately, we have Xu Shen leading the team. We can communicate more with these Princeton professors. I just got the business cards of six professors. How about you?"

"I took eight. I won't say more. That one seems to be the big guy in our direction. I'll go talk to him."

The scholars in the team murmured quietly.

Looking at Xu Qingshan's back surrounded by the big guys in the front, he felt even more respect for him.

Although some of them had participated in the International Congress of Mathematicians before, they had no problem chatting with the big names when giving reports at the conference venue. In such places for academic exchanges, sometimes there are not so many petty-mindedness and snobbery.

But to expect the other party to take the initiative to hand over their business cards, talk about academic research, and seek cooperation like they do now is just a pipe dream.

But Xu Qingshan gave them this opportunity.

That night, the organizers actually brought busloads of mathematicians, like pigs to a slaughterhouse, directly to the Golconda Castle to hold a warm-up academic forum.

Such a big castle is also packed with the essence of human wisdom.

Xu Qingshan and Academician Peng are naturally extremely popular.

Many people came up to chat, all of them were there to talk about the topic of their one-hour academic report.

At this time, Xu Qingshan felt a little miserable.

Others came over to ask me questions and we had a good chat. After the chat, I gained a lot, and then I ran to the tea break area to eat some snacks to fill my stomach.

I was overwhelmed with the constant comings and goings.

In such occasions, Tian Gang had told us before coming here that we must maintain good manners and etiquette, so that when the results are announced tomorrow, everyone will cheer louder and we must maintain our elegance in the academic circle.

This is what Xu Qingshan heard and did.

This meant that he had no chance to eat anything the whole evening.

Fortunately, he took a look at Academician Peng and Gambling King Bang and others. As long as they were scholars with a bigger reputation, their treatment was almost the same as his, so he felt much more balanced.

When he returned to the hotel arranged by the organizer, Xu Qingshan felt very comfortable tonight for some reason and slept very peacefully until Tian Gang came and knocked on the door, and he woke up slowly.

"Aren't you worried at all? You're sleeping so soundly. Someone who doesn't know would think you've already gone out."

Tian Gang leaned against the door, waiting for Xu Qingshan to wash up, with his arms folded across his chest, and spoke casually.

"I used my brain too much last night, so to speak."

Xu Qingshan still had the toothbrush in his mouth and looked at Tian Gang helplessly.

"Teacher, you don't have to stand here and wait for me, right?"

"Stop talking nonsense, wash up quickly, and put on your suit so I can see it. If you're going on stage to receive the award today, nothing can go wrong."

Tian Gang scolded with a smile.

Looking at Lao Deng's gaze, Xu Qingshan quickly packed up, washed up, and put on the custom-made suit that had been kept in the suitcase.

It has to be said that clothes make the man, and Xu Qingshan himself has a good foundation. After putting on this tailor-made dark suit, his back is straight and he looks very dazzling.

Even when there is no spotlight on him, he is always radiating light.

"Tsk, if you really win the award, I don't know how many girls will be delayed."

Tian Gang made a neutral comment and took Xu Qingshan downstairs to meet Peng Shige.

When he met Peng Shige, the old man was dressed very formally today and looked quite energetic.

"Oh, the young man is very energetic."

Peng Shige looked at Xu Qingshan with a smile.

"If I had a granddaughter, I would definitely introduce her to you."

"Oh, forget it, Qingshan already has a girlfriend."

Tian Gang snorted twice, shrugged and said to Peng Shige.

"I just have a partner, but we are not married."

Peng Shige muttered softly.

"Hey, you old man."

"You are not much younger than me, only about ten years old."

"Eleven years old, okay?" Xu Qingshan saw the two old men arguing and quickly pulled them apart.

"You two are gone, the opening ceremony is about to begin."

Compared with yesterday's venue, today's venue seems to have a more grand atmosphere, perhaps because more people are present today.

The doors of the main hall were open, and mathematicians from all over the world came in one after another.

Of course, mathematicians are not the only ones attending the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Volunteers recruited from local universities, on-site reporting from global mathematics journals, scientific media and mainstream news organizations from all over the world, this highest-level academic event in the global mathematics community brought together top scholars from all over the world.

Many scholars from Peking University, Huaqing University, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology have already entered the venue to find communication partners they are interested in and start discussing academic viewpoints. Even if there is only a little time left before the opening ceremony, they will seize every opportunity to enrich themselves.

When Xu Qingshan entered the venue, his biggest feeling was the noise.

However, this kind of noise is not the kind that gives people a headache, but rather a kind of noise that is a mixture of inexplicable chaotic yet orderly communication sounds.

When arranging the seats, the organizers paid more attention to cultural issues. They did not separate the people, but arranged them according to different continents and regions. For example, scholars from Chinese universities would sit in one area, with Xu Qingshan and Academician Peng at the front. In addition, people like Tian Gang and other scholars of higher levels, as well as those scholars who were invited to give 45-minute reports, sat behind them, which was very representative.

Xu Qingshan also met scholars from other southern academic departments such as Aurora University and Jinling University. They did not seem to care about sectarianism as Tian Gang said, but nodded and greeted him in a friendly manner.

Of course, it is also possible that Xu Qingshan’s strength prevented them from having any prejudice against each other.

Almost everyone had entered the main hall and the appointed time had arrived. Music that shook the entire hall suddenly began to sound. Before anyone came to preside over the opening ceremony, a group of Indian singers and dancers wearing distinctive Indian costumes appeared on the stage.

Before Xu Qingshan could react, the song and dance that resembled a Bollywood musical hit directly washed over his eyes.

“Will there be singing and dancing performances at the opening ceremony? Is this an Indian feature?”

Xu Qingshan asked Academician Peng beside him in a low voice. Academician Peng sat in his seat calmly.

"It's normal. It depends on how the organizing committee arranges it. This year, India arranged it themselves. It would be strange if there was no singing and dancing. It will start soon. Don't worry. It must be you."

Peng Shige thought that the young Xu Qingshan still couldn't resist the temptation of the Fields Medal and started to get nervous, so he smiled and comforted him.

He is 63 years old this year and has seen through all this a long time ago.

"I'm not in a hurry, it's just very interesting."

After the singing and dancing ended, there was another drama-like performance that Xu Qingshan couldn't understand at all. Although Xu Qingshan couldn't understand Hindi at all, he could roughly tell that what they were performing seemed to have some relationship with Indian mythology. Those strange costumes were very distinctive, but Xu Qingshan had no knowledge of Indian mythology.

Fortunately, this somewhat strange performance soon ended. An Indian old man with white Mediterranean hair who looked a bit like Gandhi slowly stood up on the podium.

Xu Qingshan looked at Peng Shige.

"Madabhushi Santana Raghunathan, the Indian mathematics community, is also the chairman of the organizing committee of this year's ICM. He studied under Armand Borel."

"Oh, I know. Measure theory."

Xu Qingshan suddenly realized.

"But, Lao Peng, his name is so long, how did you remember it?"

Peng Shige:
"Pay attention to yourself, kid. Don't embarrass yourself when you go on stage later."

Academician Peng gave strong guidance to the young people.

Fortunately, Raghunathan spoke English, so Xu Qingshan no longer had to suffer from Hindi.

However, this somewhat old-fashioned-looking Indian mathematician was indeed as old-fashioned as his appearance. He only got to the point after saying a lot of polite words that made people want to fast forward through them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as is customary, we will officially present this year's four major awards at the opening ceremony. Among them, the Chern Prize, which is presented for the first time at this conference, will be given as a lifetime achievement award to a great scholar who has made profound contributions to the field of mathematics. The winner will receive an encouragement bonus of $50."

Professor Raghunathan announced in a stern tone.

"Next, we will first announce the winners of the Fields Medal at the 2010th International Congress of Mathematicians in 26."

Xu Qingshan straightened his back.

Now that I'm on the scene and at this point, it would be a lie to say I'm not looking forward to it.

Although Tian Gang, Zhu Xiaohua, and other bigwigs from Academician Peng and Princeton all recognized him and believed that he would definitely win the Fields Medal, Xu Qingshan still had no confidence in his heart.

It’s nothing, I’m just too young.

For the international mathematics community, it is extremely incredible that a 19-year-old young man won the Fields Medal.

As Professor Ragunathan's voice echoed throughout the hall.

Xu Qingshan always felt like a lottery pick sitting in the green room, waiting for the results of the NBA draft.

“The winner of the Fields Medal is”

Xu Qingshan took a deep breath.

He felt that he was sitting in the front row, and the spotlights in the front row were really too dazzling, making it difficult for him to open his eyes.

But that light also licked his cheeks like a warm flame.

It turns out that I am still nervous?

". Wu Baozhu from France proved the basic lemma of the theory of automorphic forms in the Langlands program, opening up a new situation for the exploration of the grand unified theory of mathematics. His revolutionary innovation in methodology paved the way for the full realization of the Langlands program, and enabled the mathematical community to take a key step towards the goal of the "grand unified theory"!"

The stuffy Professor Raghunathan could also announce the winners with great gusto.

Xu Qingshan smiled. He saw a short mathematician not far away stand up and trot up to the stage to receive the Fields Medal.

Awards were received one by one.

Until the next process is announced, no one knows which mathematicians will receive the prize this year.

毕竟98年发了5位，02年发了2位，4只是理论位数。

Xu Qingshan clenched his fists.

"The second winner is Elon Lindenstrauss! He proposed the measure rigidity of ergodic theory."

"The third winner is Stanislav Smirnov."

It coincides with what the teacher said.

Xu Qingshan narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the stage.

Watching the three people go on stage, receive awards, make speeches, and leave the stage, Xu Qingshan's heart beat faster and faster.

“The fourth winner.”

Professor Ragunathan paused, raised his head, no longer looking at the envelope in his hand, but scanned the entire audience.

Xu Qingshan could feel his gaze lingering on him for two seconds.

"Xu Qingshan from China!"

As soon as Professor Ragunathan finished speaking, the hall suddenly erupted with enthusiasm that was even louder than the applause and cheers from the three winners combined.

What they are celebrating is that they are witnessing new history.

The last winner represented the end of this process. Music full of ancient Indian flavor suddenly rang out in the hall, but at this moment it seemed like a BGM specially designed for Xu Qingshan, full of grandeur.

Xu Qingshan stood up from his seat to the passionate drumbeats.

He could feel that countless cameras in the hall were now pointed at him.

Coming as promised.

As expected.

The youngest Fields Medal winner in history, shining in the academic world!
(End of this chapter)