Qiao Yu actually hasn't gotten up yet.
Under most circumstances, Qiao Yu is a very positive person. But holiday syndrome is still too scary.
Even during this holiday, it was not just about playing. Qiao Xi also assigned Qiao Yu the task of helping Xia Keke make up classes.
But after all, life is different when I have a companion by my side. The direct effect is that although I took two calls from Lao Xue and my tutor early in the morning, I still lay in bed and didn't want to move.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Qiao Yu has become lazy...
After all, who can say what inspiration comes from a mathematician? There are times when inspiration comes suddenly while lying in bed.
In short, you cannot say that a mathematician is lazy, not even Qiao Xi.
And if you really want to talk about it, Qiao Yu's brain is really in a state of emptying at this time. He can't fall asleep or think about it when he gets up. His soul is wandering in the sky, as if he is meditating, which is very comfortable.
Then the phone rang again, bringing him back from this ethereal state.
Qiao Yu picked up the phone and looked at it unhappily, and the dissatisfaction in his heart gradually began to dissipate.
Let's forget it...after all, it was Mr. Yuan's call.
The elderly should still be respected. Of course, this refers specifically to the kind of elderly who are so kind to him that he cannot find fault with him.
It's not the kind of person who falls down suddenly on the street and gets blackmailed if a kind person tries to help him...
People always say that the IQ gap between people may be greater than that between humans and dogs, but in fact it is more appropriate to apply this sentence from a moral level.
No, it should be said that the moral gap between people can be greater than that between people and animals. After all, dogs cannot be insulted only as a living creature.
So when answering the phone, Qiao Yu found the sunny and enthusiastic side of his personality...
"Grandpa, good morning."
"Qiao Yu, what are you doing?"
"I'm thinking about a problem. Hey, the mathematics you know is really difficult!" Qiao Yu answered casually.
"Haha, you think it's difficult, so it must be a difficult question. I'm calling you for two things. The first thing is that Yu Yanjiang's first tranche of funds has arrived, totaling eight million.
How to use this money, you quickly draw up a rough plan for me. Forget it, you don’t need to come up with a plan, you can just organize what needs to be done on the platform into a document and give it to me. I will find professional people here to help you advise.
"
Upon hearing these words, Qiao Yu immediately climbed up from the bed. He didn't want to continue lying down at all.
Although this money is not his, it is the capital for his future fortune! It even directly determines the kind of life he will lead when he becomes an adult.
No, it should be said that the efficiency of using this money directly determines how much contribution he can make to the country that raised him.
After all, the competition between major powers has essentially evolved into a technological competition.
This is not only true for moon landing projects, but also for every industry. It can be refined almost infinitely. For example, new materials...
"Okay, I'll send it to your email later. But do we need to rent a place to put those servers first?" Qiao Yu asked immediately.
"More than 20 million yuan is just a small computer room, so why rent it? Just pick a place within Huaqing. The rent is enough. After all, it is for scientific research services.
Qiao Xi is a student at Huaqing, so no one can say anything. You just need to write down your requirements in as much detail as possible. Another thing is that Professor Zhang Shuwen just called me.
He said that there is a professor at Princeton who studies the Selberg conjecture who wants to cooperate with you. He has sent you several emails, but you have not replied. Professor Zhang asked me to ask if you are interested."
After hearing these words, Qiao Yu knew that Director Tian must not have told Mr. Yuan about his recent research plan.
Although it cannot be said that solving the Riemann Hypothesis is equivalent to solving the Selberg Hypothesis, after all, the Riemann Hypothesis only targets the non-trivial zero distribution of the ζ function.
But there is no doubt that if Yuan Zhengxin knew that he had the possibility of overcoming the Riemann Hypothesis, he would definitely reject this cooperation invitation directly for him.
"I don't have time, grandpa. To be honest, I have two priorities recently. One is to build our platform as soon as possible. After all, I agreed to Chief Engineer Yu.
The other is to prove the Riemann Hypothesis. I forgot to tell you that after careful consideration and thinking during my winter vacation, I plan to shift the main focus of the next stage of mathematical research to proving the Riemann Hypothesis!
After all, you also said that you still hope that I can focus on mathematics and not waste my talents. I think there is nothing better than proving the Riemann Hypothesis to fulfill your request for me!
Although this proposition is difficult and the challenge is great, I feel that for your sake, I must solve this problem. If I can succeed, you will be able to say this when you go out in the future."
As he spoke, Qiao Yu didn't wait for the other person's reaction, coughed twice, and imitated Yuan Zhengxin's speaking style.
"Do you know why I refused when my teacher suggested that I do the Riemann Hypothesis for my Ph.D.? Because I know that my disciple can do this proposition, and I have to leave the opportunity to him! What do you think?"
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In Qiuzhai's office, hearing Qiao Yu's funny voice, Yuan Zhengxin didn't react for a while.
He had discussed it with Tian Yanzhen before, and both of them felt that with Qiao Yu's ability and his interest in number theory problems, especially prime number problems, he might be able to solve the Riemann Hypothesis in the future.
But both of them felt that there was no need to rush this issue. They could wait until Qiao Yu was studying for a Ph.D. before confirming their ideas with Qiao Yu.
As a result, Qiao Yu suddenly decided to do the Riemann Hypothesis again. Why does this little guy always do it in bursts?
Now when the whole world is waiting for him to continue to work on the generalized modal axiom system, he is going to do the Riemann Hypothesis?
Just like when he solved the geometric Langlands conjecture, everyone thought that Qiao Yu should continue to delve into this field in the future, but Qiao Yu came up with a generalized modal axiom system.
He doesn't play according to common sense at all, and plays his cards as he pleases. Every time Yuan Zhengxin feels that he should wait for Qiao Yu to make a mistake before talking to him about the importance of focusing on one thing.
People of his age know better what it means to teach others but not others, and to teach things once and for all.
But so far, Qiao Yu has never encountered this kind of waterloo. Every time, it goes smoothly. He hits wherever he wants and succeeds every time.
So when Qiao Yu said that he was going to solve the Riemann Hypothesis, Yuan Zhengxin was no longer thinking about waiting for this guy to hit the south wall, but what if Qiao Yu really solved the Riemann Hypothesis?
In other words, how to help Qiao Yu maximize his interests on this issue.
So the old man ignored his funny words and asked seriously: "Are you really planning to study the Riemann Hypothesis?"
"It's necessary! Just to fulfill your old wish, I have to make a contribution on this issue!"
Well, the child answered categorically, and you could hear his firm attitude through the phone, which is good!
To engage in mathematics, you must first have confidence! If you don’t even have the confidence that you will succeed, then no matter what topic you choose, it will be difficult to succeed!
Yuan Zhengxin nodded slightly subconsciously, "Are you ready to not have any gains for a long time?"
"No, grandpa, how much do you look down on me? Change it to how long you plan to surprise me."
"Okay, I'm not kidding you. Since you have decided to do this subject, then apply for another national foundation. Tian Yanzhen taught you how to apply last time, so I won't care. You can download those by yourself.
Fill out the documents and submit them as you did last time."
Yuan Zhengxin gave direct advice.
"Ah? Well...Grandpa, is it possible that the topic of the project application is just to prove the Riemann Hypothesis?"
"Otherwise? Since you have chosen this proposition, you must write it openly! Isn't it shameful how to study the Riemann Hypothesis?" Yuan Zhengxin asked rhetorically.
"No... I mean, is it really possible to pass this test when applying for a national foundation?"
Qiao Yu's suspicion is justified.
The Riemann Hypothesis is certainly eligible as an application project for the National Foundation. However, the most basic application requirements for the National Foundation are specific and feasible research goals, and the ability to achieve phased results within the project period.
At the same time, the project research needs to have scientific issues that can be evaluated. It would be too high-profile to directly prove the Riemann Hypothesis as the project goal. The difficulty of this thing lies there.
Moreover, it is difficult to say that operable phased results can be produced within the project period, and it is also difficult for experts to evaluate the progress of the project.
Although Qiao Yu is very confident in himself, this does not mean that everyone is confident that he can challenge this proposition.
If you really want to apply for a national foundation, you might as well make a fuss about the generalized modal axiom system, and you will definitely pass it in seconds.
Yuan Zhengxin also directly answered Qiao Yu's question: "If others apply like this, they will definitely not be able to pass. But if it is you, it is still possible to pass.
But I actually don’t want you to pass the review. For others, it is definitely a bad thing if the project is blocked. But if you can really make it happen, being blocked might actually be a good thing.
In short, just do as I said and submit an application directly. As for whether it is approved, you don’t need to worry. It doesn’t matter if the application fails, just leave a record there.”
"Okay, then I'll finish the application and send it to you or to Director Tian?"
"Just send it to me! I'll fill it all out today."
"Okay, grandpa, I'll fill it out later and send you an email with the platform's functional requirements at noon."
"Can."
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After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yu had to get up from the bed.
Still have to start working.
Although he still doesn't know what Mr. Yuan's thoughts are, but he believes that the old man will definitely not harm him, so he will naturally follow his instructions.
Filling out the application doesn't take much time anyway. Even if it makes the old man happy, it's good.
After walking out of the bedroom, Qiao Yu saw the diligent Qiao Xi already sitting in the living room studying questions. Hearing the noise, she turned to glance at him and casually said, "Are you finally willing to get up?"
"Actually, I have been lying in bed thinking about a very difficult mathematical problem." Qiao Yu explained seriously.
Then, without waiting for Qiao Xi to refute him, he walked into the toilet and started washing up. This once again proved that no one can beat him in the field he is good at. This is how people's confidence is built up little by little.
After a simple wash, Qiao Yu went back to the bedroom and used his laptop to download documents from the official website and fill them out.
The declaration work for 2026 has not started yet. But it doesn’t matter. This kind of filling in information that is not aimed at successful declaration actually does not require too much thinking at all.
Just fill it out according to the template that Director Tian taught him before.
Don't tell me, don't tell me, Qiao Yu really felt proud when he filled in a few words to prove the Riemann Hypothesis in the topic section of the project book.
Regardless of whether this application can be passed or not, if you dare to write this application, you have surpassed 99% of math people.
I didn't plan to get the application approved, so I was more casual when filling in the team members. Those who could contribute were listed. To be honest, it has no practical significance, but it can help the rest of the team become familiar.
For example, Xue Song.
If you are not a mathematician who specializes in elementary number theory or even Diophantus, you may not have heard of this name.
But being able to show up on this kind of application materials can leave some impression on the review expert team, and it is also very positive.
This Xue Song has appeared in the team where Qiao Yu applied for the project before. I didn't review it for Qiao Yu last time, but the project was really successful. This Xue Song should not be underestimated.
Then the next time Xue Song applies for a project, maybe seeing this name will bring back some memories, and then he will apply...
Of course, this effect may also be reversed.
However, in Qiao Yu's view, Lao Xue is now backed by Yanbei University, so even the negative influence can be minimized.
After all, my mentor is not easy to bully. But what if it has a positive impact? The same goes for Qiao Xi...
Anyway, let’s wait and see if it works or not. Let’s get familiar with it first.
As for Senior Brother Chen, there is no need.
Recently, Senior Brother Chen has become one of the most popular people in the academic world. There is no need to be exposed anymore.
After all, his paper was published in the Annals of Mathematics by Princeton Press at the same time as Qiao Yu. After people read Qiao Yu's proof, they will definitely click in to see some auxiliary verification processes.
So Qiao Yu directly kicked Chen Zhuoyang out of the Riemann Hypothesis research team - let this guy show off his affection...
As for the performance required to provide a mathematical calculation platform for the majority of laboratories, it has already been prepared.
After spending an hour and a half filling out the national foundation project application form carefully and perfunctorily, Qiao Yu sent it to Mr. Yuan along with the requirements.
The old man also replied to him on WeChat with "I got it", which was so thoughtful!
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Using the Gregorian calendar as the reference standard, on days after the Lunar New Year, school often starts earlier than usual. The same is true for Yanbei University.
School starts directly on the 11th day of the lunar calendar, that is, February 27th.
If the Spring Festival falls in January, you can often celebrate the Lantern Festival at home and end the winter vacation. Of course, there is nothing you can do about it.
After all, the teaching content and quality requirements are set out there every year. And the summer vacation is based on the Gregorian calendar. There is no way it can be delayed too late.
If the start of school is delayed until March, teaching tasks will be tight.
For the students in the elite class, they have officially entered the second semester of study.
As usual, Qiao Yu applied for several courses to take early exams at the beginning of the semester. In addition to professional courses, this time he also applied for several general courses, such as college physics, college English, college Chinese, and ideological and political courses, etc...
I have memorized almost everything I need to memorize. Anyway, these courses don’t require high scores. It’s enough to get credits.
High grade points or high scores may be useful to other students. After all, if you want to apply to a prestigious foreign school after graduation, you need a beautiful transcript.
But Qiao Yu has passed the stage of needing such test scores to prove himself. Not to mention that he has never thought about studying abroad, even if he really wants to study abroad, no one will care about his transcript.
Famous people have privileges after all. It seems unfair, but it is actually the biggest injustice in the world.
It is the greatest unfairness to let ordinary people compete with geniuses like Qiao Yu. For example, after Qiao Yu participated in last year's IMO, this year's IMO organizing committee announced a new rule on the official website.
"After passing the preliminary examination and review, students in mathematics competitions from various countries who win awards at world-renowned conferences or have papers published in leading SCI journals should not participate in the competition in principle. Those who must participate will not be included in the total score of the team.
"
Obviously this rule is unfair to the next genius like Qiao Yu, but most people think it is fair.
There is no way. For many players who participated in IMO last year, the damage caused by Qiao Yu is irreparable. If you fail the competition test, forget it, and even the game will be crushed. Who the hell has to suffer?
For the organizing committee, making such an announcement can also be regarded as an explanation to other participating countries.
We didn't think about it before, so someone exploited the loophole. Now we thought about it and patched it immediately.
In short, the exam specially arranged for Qiao Yu started and ended quietly just like last semester.
The results were not announced to the public, but Qiao Yu only felt that he was very satisfied with the results. Although the results of some courses could only be described as unsatisfactory, he got all the credits that should be taken.
No one is perfect, so he can't be required to do scientific research while also getting high marks in general courses. After all, he didn't even attend a few classes.
Not to mention that two days before the exam, he went to the Institute of Computing Technology to give a lecture to a group of researchers there!
In addition to exams, his complex computing platform project is also going very smoothly. Facts have proved that as long as the money comes in, the construction is really powerful.
The school’s knowledgeable teachers directly approached a well-known domestic full-service solution provider.
After confirming the location of the computer room and paying the deposit, three engineers were sent directly to survey the site and come up with a design plan. After the equipment arrived, they were on duty 24 hours a day to install and debug the equipment...
Really, if Qiao Yu didn't catch a cold, this would have been the perfect start to the new semester.
But there is no way, illness is not something that depends on one's will. The good news is that this time Qiao Xi is not the only one to worry, or it is not Qiao Xi's turn to worry.
Qiao Yu just got up late, and Lao Xue happened to come to the door with a problem. He found that Qiao Yu had a fever and immediately reported the situation to Tian Yanzhen.
Although Qiao Yu repeatedly said that he might just have a common cold. Most likely, he went out to take out the garbage last night and suddenly wanted to buy something to eat. He was too lazy to run to the third floor and caught a cold. All he needed was a good sleep.
Already.
But obviously, his explanation was of no use. Anyway, in a daze, the instructor called a car and took him directly to the school hospital, and then did a full body examination.
It wasn't until he was sure that there was nothing serious wrong with his body, just a common bacterial cold, that he felt relieved and sent Qiao Yu directly to Huaqing Qiao Xi with a bunch of medicines prescribed by the doctor.
There is no way, the child needs to be taken care of, but there is only one room in Yanbei, and there happens to be two bedrooms and one living room in Huaqing.
The direct effect is probably that Qiao Yu doesn't have to pretend to be strong this time. After all, his biological mother not only doesn't feel sorry for him this time, she even dislikes him...
"I was studying hard, and when I was called back to take care of you, I thought it was a serious illness! It took me a long time to catch a cold? Are you so fragile?"
"Do you think I thought about it? I told Director Tian, ​​but Director Tian was worried. What can I do? The hospital took several tubes of my blood and even took a brain CT scan."
Qiao Yu screamed sadly and indignantly, but was ignored by Qiao Xi gracefully.
Chapter completed!