Many years later, Qiao Yu realized that the feeling of being so excited that he could not himself was nothing more than the stimulation caused by the soaring adrenaline.
In a big occasion with thousands of people, countless applauses were heard, and multiple cameras recorded the scene of the winners walking on stage under the blessings of everyone...
This is not only a science festival for mathematics, but also a large-scale fame. After all, awards mean they are recognized by peers all over the world.
As for those laymen who don’t quite understand mathematics…
As we all know, there is a tall wall between mathematics and ordinary people, and the inside is a standard pyramid shape. This means that for people outside the mathematical wall, only the small group of people who can see the top of the pyramid.
There is no doubt that mathematicians who can receive awards at the quadrennial International Mathematician Conference are all those who can have a place at the top of the pyramids.
A single award may not directly create greatness, but it must mean more resources and opportunities.
In this era, having more resources and opportunities means more and greater achievements.
But Qiao Yu didn't think so much at this time. He simply liked the atmosphere at this time and the feeling that attracted worldwide attention...
It can be understood that Qiao Yu is still too young.
But to be honest, isn’t this what others are fighting for?
Qiao Yu was so stunning that the Gauss Award, Chen Shengshen Award and Nevanlinna Award had been awarded on the stage.
These three awards also include his acquaintances. For example, Pan Jingyuan and Dennis who have worked with him...
They won the award for proving the work of Longlands’ conjecture!
Facts also proved that his judgment was correct. At this time, the first Fields Medal winner today had already stood up, and it was Jack Thorne beside him.
At this moment, it was obvious that the atmosphere in the conference hall had reached a step further, and the applause burst out suddenly exploded like spring thunder.
At this time, Jack Thorne had already stood up with a breeze on his face, bowing to the people around him, in return for congratulations.
Even though I had long known that I had overcome all obstacles and won the most important mathematics award in the world, I was somewhat confused before the moment I was announced in public by the President of the International Mathematics Alliance.
At this moment, the dust settled.
"Congratulations, congratulations!" Qiao Yu, who reacted, also said absent-mindedly. It doesn't matter whether this guy can hear it.
Anyway, it is hard to say how much sincerity he has.
It wasn't the first to announce that he went to the stage to receive the award. Qiao Yu felt that he was targeted by the old man on the stage...
I was thinking about whether the league chairman on the stage should be recorded in his small notebook. But then I thought, maybe because he solved Riemann's conjecture, he had to choose him as the finale to receive the award?
Actually, there is some truth.
If he went up first, at the age of seventeen, he would crush all the old men in his thirties around him, and these people might not be able to laugh.
OK, no record yet.
If he was neither the first nor the last one to come to power, Qiao Yu felt that he must write the old man into his small notebook. In the future, let the old man understand what a young man should not be humiliated.
Fortunately, the league chairman Pierre L. Lion did not disappoint Qiao Yu.
After that, three consecutive Fields Medal winners of this year took the stage one after another, and won the medals presented by Pierre L. Lion and delivered a speech on the award.
Just as many people in the audience began to suspicion, Pierre L. Lion spoke again.
"Okay, please be quiet. Because next I'm going to announce the last Fields Medal today."
A single sentence made a conference hall of thousands of people completely quiet. Countless people at the scene had a vague premonition in their hearts, and even many people who had already known the results in advance still felt unbelievable at this moment!
After all, the person in their mind is only seventeen years old this year! Even in most countries, they are not yet adult! Ninety-nine percent of children at this age are still in high school.
What is this concept?
Nearly twenty-three years have passed since losing the age to win the Fields Medal! The record of the youngest Fields Medal has been improved by a full decade!
Even if it is expanding to world academic awards, such as the Nobel Prize, it has improved for eight years! This is already a legend, but what is even more legendary is the reason why he won the Fields Medal so young!
"Well, in fact, when I tell you what he has accomplished, everyone should have already understood. The winner's understanding of mathematics is unparalleled, which amazed everyone.
For example, he once keenly discovered loopholes in the proof of Geometric Langlands’ conjecture, and helped the proof of Geometric Langlands’ conjecture to perfect their proof in his subsequent work..."
When the chairman of the audience said this, Frank, who was sitting in the audience, couldn't help but feel gloomy.
In fact, when he saw former research team member Dennis and Pan Jingyuan come on stage to receive the award, he is in a bad mood!
He had done his best to maintain a smile on his face and applaud his former companions.
At this moment, I heard the Mathematics Alliance Leader Schipierre L. Lion on the stage say this again as Qiao Yu's achievements, and it is really impossible to control the expression.
For example, the corners of my mouth subconsciously twitched.
But he can't be blamed for this.
Who knows about the family? At that time, Qiao Yu picked out a little loophole in his work, pulled him out of this great work, and went up by himself...
It was equivalent to him investing five years, but he didn't get any money! He became someone's background board!
Now he is still being proposed in a few thousand people, as Qiao Yu's achievements! But the person who does this is still his own son who he wants to recognize at the moment!
He really wants to ask if there is any law in this world?
But Frank still needs to control his facial expressions. After all, he has lost his project and achievements, and he cannot lose his reputation and dignity in the mathematics world.
So I have to smile...
What Frank didn't know was that there were people around him with the same complexion as him secretly observing his expression. He whispered while everyone was listening to the story on the stage.
"Hey, do you think this person is in a very bad mood now?"
"Nonsense! If he had been to him, I would have the desire to die now."
"Do you think Qiao Yu knows that this is his biological father who has been separated for many years?"
"I said? I said this is not an obvious matter? You haven't studied that kid's archives!"
"It's boring to chat with you! It's equivalent to not saying it!"
"Hehe, if you are not afraid of gossiping and Zheng Tou know that you are just slapped everywhere. Zheng Tou doesn't mention this to Qiao Yu at all, guess why?"
"Hey... really, I feel a little sorry for him."
"The university professor at Berkeley wants you to be pitiful? Can you know a little bit about it?"
"What a professor? It's only more than 200,000 US dollars a year, and I only get thirteen or 40,000 yuan. I have to support a family of four and can I be as casual as me? It's not that the elderly on both sides can't afford the mortgage!
Look at Qiao Yu again! The various bonuses given by the school alone can be worth millions. This time I will get another million US dollars, which will be worth more than ten years! If I were him, I would have to vomit blood."
"Shut up and you! At least someone can give birth to such an excellent son, what about you?"
...
Fortunately, Frank could not hear these words, otherwise he would probably burst out directly, and then he didn't even have the chance to hear anything he said on the stage.
After all, if you make trouble on such an occasion, the security guards at the scene will definitely not spoil him.
"...especially the generalized modal axiom system has opened a new door for mathematicians who study algebraic geometry, number theory and other fields.
Most importantly, he independently solved the problem that has plagued us for a hundred and sixty years - the Riemann hypothesis. Well, let us welcome the last Fields Medal winner - Joe from China!"
...
At this moment, everyone's emotions that had been suppressed for a long time were finally ignited instantly! This time the applause resounded like a tsunami at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, and even spread to this modern building.
There is no way, Pierre L. Lion introduced Qiao Yu's achievements on stage for more than three minutes...
This is a treatment that no Fields Medal winners have ever had before! None of the others' results were introduced for more than a minute.
Of course, this is normal for many people.
Just as Pierre L. Lion said last words just now, Qiao Yu solved the problem that has plagued the world for more than 160 years.
With this alone, he deserves this gift.
Even though he is still so young.
This also made Qiao Yu quite satisfied with the old man on the stage. The small notebook that he had already taken out in his mind was put back.
At this time, he had already stood up and walked towards the rostrum.
Then he discovered how scientific the arrangement of the seats was. He deserved to be a math.
Through the journey, he happened to pass by the most important people around him. His mentor Tian Yanzhen, Grandpa Yuan Zhengxin, and his mother Qiao Xi.
"Thank you Director Tian!"
"Congratulations!" Tian Yanzhen stood up, raised her hand and touched Qiao Yu's head in front of everyone, and then sat down.
Although no one heard what they said under the surging applause, everyone could see the intimate movements.
"Grandpa Shi, don't blame me. I don't know why they gave me this award so early."
When he walked to Yuan Zhengxin, Qiao Yu hugged the old man gently, and then said mischievously in his ear.
"Haha, don't worry, I'll watch you win the Crafford Award and the Abel Award!" The old man still smiled from ear to ear.
Finally, it was Qiao Xi.
This time, Qiao Yu was so unrestrained that he hugged his mother in his arms and said, "I will stand on the rostrum later. I may not be able to see every face below the audience! That man must be there too, but unfortunately I can't see where he is! It's time for you to come on."
Qiao Xi didn't say anything, but just hugged Qiao Yu a little tighter and let it go after one or two seconds.
"Okay, go to the stage!"
"Um!"
The applause was too hot, and no one knew what Qiao Yu said, even if he knew the lips, he couldn't help, because Qiao Yu always said it in the ears of the adults, but the camera faithfully recorded this scene.
Until Qiao Yu walked onto the rostrum, the cameras of more than ten cameras were pointed at the boy with a hint of youth on his face.
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At the same time, China.
Philadelphia is Eastern Time, and the time difference between daylight saving time and Beijing City in China is exactly twelve hours.
It was already 9:40 pm. It had been 40 minutes since the opening ceremony of the International World Mathematician, a set of central media broadcasts live with the Internet.
Finally, I waited for this moment.
Although it was a live broadcast, the studio actually specially invited two professors and guests who did not attend the conference. They were from Huaqing and Yanbei University.
The two of them had the task to explain this grand event in the mathematics community with the host.
The previous commentary was neither salty nor light...
It is nothing more than explaining to the audience why those winners can win the award and what their research has contributed to the mathematics community.
When they arrived at Qiao Yu's place, the two finally felt emotion.
"I asked my colleagues to search before. Qiao Yu is the third Chinese mathematician in history to win the Fields Medal, right?"
"That's right, the first one is Mr. Yuan who just hugged Qiao Yu, and the second one is Tao Zhixuan. But I want to emphasize that Qiao Yu is the first Chinese mathematician." Professor Huaqing took the lead in responding.
"I want to add that. Not only Chinese mathematicians, but also Qiao Yu is also a student in the Talent Class of the School of Mathematics of Yanbei University, and he has not even graduated.
So what I want to say is that Qiao Yu is not only the first Chinese mathematician to win this honor, but also a Chinese mathematician who is completely trained by our Chinese education system and has never gone abroad to further study!
This represents the development of mathematics in China, just as Mr. Yuan expected, from a mathematical power to a mathematical power! We are regaining the lost fifty years!"
Professor Huaqing next to him glanced at Professor Yan Bei, opened his mouth, and finally said nothing...
It has been agreed that the joint training has been done long ago. How much do you mean to emphasize on TV that Qiao Yu is a student of the talent class of Yanbei University?!
Do you have no idea what you have cultivated? Has Qiao Yu ever taken a class?
Really, if it weren't for considering that today's program was broadcast live nationwide, he would have really exposed the nonsense of Yanbei University's professor in public.
Of course, there is still a struggle.
"Professor Xu is right, but I also want to add that Qiao Yu actually has deep cooperation with many professors from Huaqing, just like what he said about the Qiao Yu achievement link just now.
When Qiao Yu made his mark in the international mathematics community, he cooperated with Professor Pan from the Yuan Zhengxin Mathematical Science Research Center of our school to complete the proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture..."
...
In the video, the two professors were quietly arguing about the cultivation of Qiao Yu by the two schools. In the live video barrage of the online broadcast, netizens' reactions should be much more unified.
In fact, since Qiao Yu announced on the pre-release website that he solved the Riemann conjecture, the relevant publicity has never stopped.
Although the jury reviewed the papers for a while, the topic of whether Qiao Yu can win this year's Fields Medal has been very lively since Princeton's official website announced the final certification results of the jury on his official website.
Of course, the official did not make any public announcement.
But starting from the sudden announcement by the central media that the opening ceremony of this year's World Mathematician Conference was broadcasted throughout the process, the answer was actually almost explicit.
After all, if Qiao Yu wins the award, it would be the first time that a serious Chinese mathematician won this world-class award. And he also broke many firsts.
Whether it is the significance of the Riemann conjecture to the mathematics community or the significance of boosting the self-confidence of the Chinese nation, it is all there.
So there are quite a lot of people who specialize in taking time to watch this live broadcast online. Even if it is Monday, I still have to go to work the next day.
Not to mention that there are many students across the country who have received notices from their class teachers and must stay at home to watch the opening ceremony, especially many students from Star City.
So the barrage is naturally very lively, and the most common words are naturally the words "awesome" and "congratulations".
But there are also many long comments.
"I would like to call Qiao Yu a god! It feels like a child standing among a pile of adults!"
"Qiao Yu is so awesome! He is only seventeen years old! Why did those people just come up and have the nerve to say the award!"
"It is said that if I don't fail the academic performance, I will worship you in the future, God Qiao!"
"At this time, BGM should let the young Huaxia say!"
"Huaxia is awesome! Yanbei is awesome! As for Huaqing, you can practice boxing quickly and don't take advantage of the popularity!"
"Seventeen-year-old Fields Medal winner! Whoever slapped me in the face, I even suspected that I was dreaming when watching the live broadcast!"
"Otherwise! No matter how old you are, if you solve the Riemann conjecture, if you don't give a Fields Medal, which mathematician will still like this broken prize in the future?"
"Brothers, there are not many world math problems left for you to solve! Come on, everyone!"
There are some strange things interspersed in countless passionate barrage.
"Everyone, do you want to book Qiao Yu to prove the manuscript of Riemann? Fidelity! It can be authenticated! I'll send me a private message to me and have a private chat for the price!"
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In addition to barrage, major Chinese websites, forums, short video software and circle of friends have also quickly begun to be dominated by the Fields Medal...
A direct message from the Central Media News was topped by major search engines.
"News: China's seventeen-year-old mathematician Qiao Yu won the 2026 Fields Medal and broke the record of the youngest award for the Fields Medal. It is reported that this is the first Chinese mathematician to win this honor."
Although this "news" is up for debate.
But for many ordinary people, it is not an exaggeration.
After all, before the conference, all award winners are strictly confidential. Even if the winner receives notice in advance, they must sign an electronic version of the confidentiality agreement and cannot be disclosed.
All those who have made a clear statement about Qiao Yu’s award can only be considered speculation.
As for the opening ceremony of the abnormal live broadcast by the central media, it cannot be said that the central media received the news in advance. It can only be said that since Qiao Yu proved that the paper that Riemann conjecture was recognized before the conference began, the opportunity was very high.
At this time, even the hot searches on Weibo have been dominated by mathematics. There may be some other factors in this, but there is no doubt that no matter whether you care about this topic or not, today I will definitely not be able to avoid the name Qiao Yu, and there is no way to escape.
Someone even joked on Weibo that Qiao Yu might be grateful to "Brother Feng". What is the rock tycoon who specially chose to release a new song today can be regarded as helping Qiao Yu win awards.
Then a group of people criticized him for being autistic... When a cultural person scolds him, he may not have any dirty words, but he can always touch every sentence.
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In the venue, the applause finally stopped gradually.
At this time, Qiao Yu had already stepped onto the stage and took over the gold medal that already belonged to him from Pierre L. Lion.
"Congratulations, of course this is what you deserve." Pierre L. Lion said with a smile.
"Thank you, but as you said, this is indeed what I deserve!" Qiao Yu also responded with a smile.
He is very unmodest, but Qiao Yu feels that if he really wants to be modest in this situation, it is inconsistent with the character he has always created, and there is a risk of collapse of the house!
As for the same thing, as long as the moral bottom line shown in daily life is low enough, he will never have the possibility of a house collapse.
"Haha, you are different from other Chinese mathematicians, but I like young people like you! Okay, you can speak. This is a stage specially reserved for you. Enjoy it!"
Pierre L. Lyon said concisely.
Yes, at this time, the three winners had already stepped off the rostrum and left the entire stage to Qiao Yu.
This was also specially arranged by the organizing committee, because after Qiao Yu delivered his award speech, there was also a link in which the Clay Institute awarded Qiao Yu the prize.
No other winner would want to stand on the stage at this time.
Qiao Yu picked up the microphone and didn't say anything. Instead, he picked up the medal and took a look, then glanced around the audience.
Sure enough, the crowded people below, as he had guessed before, surpassing the first three rows, and the people behind almost became a vague symbol...
"I am very happy today. It reminds me of many past events. I remember when my mentor Tian Yanzhen introduced me to the Fields Medal for the first time, I checked it out and found that, wow, why is the prize money so small! It's not as good as the Nobel Prize. Is it possible that mathematicians are not worthy of getting a higher prize?"
Before he could finish his words, he caused laughter from the audience.
Well, the age advantage has emerged again. This means that Qiao Yu is still a 17-year-old boy. Anyone who is over twenty years old on the stage will probably not be so tolerant.
Qiao Yu paused for a while, and then continued to say, "But when I really devoted myself to mathematics, I realized that my understanding was wrong, and it was very wrong!
It’s not that mathematicians are not worthy, but that most mathematicians except me have nobler qualities. Because mathematics is the language of science, the thought of philosophy, the structure of art, and the starting point for all disciplines to explore unknown truths!”
No one laughed this time, but thunderous applause sounded again.
After all, these words really please everyone in the audience!
Even physicists who can attend this meeting will not have too low mathematical attainments.
The scholars were very polite. This time the applause lasted only more than ten seconds before it stopped.
"So I am honored to have gone so far on the road of mathematics and have also been recognized by many people. I would like to thank my mentor, my teacher, Professor Yuan Zhengxin, and many people who have accompanied me along the way.
For example, Teacher Lanjie and Teacher Xue Song, who took me step by step, were with me. But what I want to thank the most was my mother. When I was complacent about my achievements, she told me that I should look at the highest mountain!
Because only by standing on the top of the mountain can you enjoy the most beautiful scenery! Obviously, I did not disappoint her! She guided me to see the highest mountain, and then I climbed up! Then the scenery in front of me is presented! I want to say, this scene is indeed beautiful."
As he said that, Qiao Yu raised the medal in his hand again, and another burst of cheers came.
This time, we will mainly be young people in the future.
For those young people who are determined to devote themselves to mathematical research, Qiao Yu at this time is definitely like a beacon.
"Finally, I would like to thank the partners and reviewers who helped me a lot. By the way, there is also the Clay Institute. You may not believe it. In addition to my mother, let me focus on the Riemann conjecture, and the Clay Institute has also made great contributions.
They were selflessly willing to give out huge rewards to make up for the shortcomings of the Fields Medal bonus! It was like an academic bank with a sum of money in it, and you only need to find the cracked password to get the money out! Fortunately, I found one of the passwords.
And now there are five passwords left, and I hope to believe that in the not-to-date future, these passwords will be cracked one by one under our joint efforts! Finally, thank you again!"
After saying that, Qiao Yu bent slightly towards the audience...
When the tsunami-like applause sounded again, Qiao Yu was about to walk off the rostrum, but was stopped by Pierre L. Lion...
"Qiao Yu, wait a moment, have you forgotten that you haven't withdrawn the money yet?"
"Forehead?"
Chapter completed!