It was said that they wanted to take back the Higher Education Society Cup trophy, but in fact the moment the final list was announced, the trophy was already in the Department of Mathematics of Kyungshu University.
According to the tradition of previous years, the competition organizing committee will only issue certificates.
Institutions that have won the Higher Education Society Cup and Innovation Award can make trophies and invite members of the organizing committee to present the awards.
Regarding the trophy, Dean Qin had already mentioned that he would stay in the hospital, so Xu Yun didn't pay much attention to it.
Anyway, the school just gives out bonuses.
"So that's it, I still thought I could go back with the trophy." After Zhu Liyan heard the explanation, disappointment was visible on his face.
Next to him, Zheng Yuchao suppressed his inner excitement and felt a bit passionate when he sighed.
"This is definitely the highlight of my life."
Just as Xu Yun was about to answer the conversation, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Pu Wenxing, the captain of Li Wenqing's group, walking over again.
"Congratulations on winning the Higher Education Society Cup."
Looking at Pu Wenxing, who was standing half a meter away from him, he was briefly startled when he heard the sound, then quickly came back to his senses and expressed his gratitude to the other person with a smile on his face.
"Thanks."
He couldn't reach out to hit the smiling person, not to mention he could feel that the other person was congratulating him from the bottom of his heart.
He knew very little about Pu Wenxing, and was limited to a brief introduction by Li Wenqing in the morning.
However, as a student of Jinghua Mathematics Department, he led his team to the second place in the Mathematical Modeling Competition, so he is obviously a veritable academic master.
It's just that the desire to win is a little bit stronger.
Pu Wenxing recognized Xu Yun's strength and took the initiative to come over to congratulate him, but this did not mean that he gave up.
You must know that the mathematical modeling competition is more than just the Higher Education Society Cup.
"I thought that starting a company would delay your studies and waste such a good talent. Now it seems that I despise you."
But I will definitely not lose to you in the US competition next February, and we will meet again then. "
Pu Wenxing specifically mentioned next year's US competition, not only to challenge Xu Yun, but also to motivate himself.
His original goal was to win the Higher Education Society Cup and the American Competition to prove his strength and bring glory to the Jinghua Mathematics Department.
Although they have just missed out on the Higher Education Society Cup, it would be nice to win an overseas championship.
At least he won't lose too completely.
Unfortunately, Xu Yun's answer immediately disappointed him.
"I probably won't participate." Xu Yun gave such an answer seriously after thinking about it.
"Not participating?" Pu Wenxing was surprised.
As the winner of the highest award in this mathematical modeling competition, he would normally participate in overseas competitions to bring glory to the school.
It is indeed rare to give up voluntarily.
But soon a guess came to his mind and he asked in front of Xu Yun.
"Are you scared?"
He knows that the style of overseas competitions is different from that in China, and if he wants to get a ranking, he must change his original thinking.
This is why it is difficult for many Higher Education Society Cup winners to achieve better competition results after participating in the US competition, let alone win a double crown.
Xu Yun didn't want to be embarrassed when his grades were too poor, so it was possible that he would choose not to participate.
In this matter, Xu Yun had no intention of hiding anything. Seeing that Pu Wenxing was so interested in his own affairs, he explained one more thing.
"It's not that I'm afraid of that."
"The main thing is that I have almost completed my credits now. I may have to be busy with my graduation thesis and defense by that time next year."
What he said was not wrong. Compared with others, he was actually entering his senior year.
The next main task is to complete the graduation thesis and defense, and draw a successful conclusion to my undergraduate career.
Naturally, I won’t participate in competitions everywhere.
What's more, after experiencing the Higher Education Society Cup, he also lost a lot of interest in this type of competition.
Instead of simply getting a certificate, it is better to continue studying other unsolved problems in mathematics.
Otherwise it is a waste of resources.
At this moment, Pu Wenxing was completely speechless, and his whole body felt like his spirit had been hit hard.
When he entered his junior year, he had not yet thought about his graduation thesis, while Xu Yun was only about to graduate from his undergraduate degree in his sophomore year.
It turns out that the gap between the two of them is so big.
"I see."
His mood instantly dropped, he muttered repeatedly in a daze, and then silently turned around and left.
Xu Yun felt a little embarrassed when he saw the other party suddenly acting like this. He wanted to call out to the other party before saying something else, but he finally swallowed the words.
"This man is quite strong, but it's a pity that he chose the wrong opponent." Zheng Yuchao couldn't help but comment while looking at Pu Wenxing's back.
Next to him, Zhu Liyan said with a smile: "So what about Jinghua? Anyone who comes here will leave crying."
"Let's not talk about this for now. Hurry up and book the high-speed rail tickets. We will return to Jingzhou tomorrow."
Seeing that the two people were talking more and more exaggeratedly, Xu Yun hurriedly changed the topic.
Previously, he was hesitant to meet his old classmates, so he did not buy a return ticket in advance. Now that he happened to meet Li Wenqing at the expert interview, there was no need to continue to stay in the imperial capital.
The Imperial City is prosperous and nice, but after all, it doesn't have the same sense of belonging as Jingzhou City.
November is not a peak period at the moment, so even if you buy a ticket on the same day, you will not be without a ticket.
There is no need to worry about the return trip.
It is worth mentioning that in the evening, under Li Wenqing's help, the two championship and runner-up teams had a dinner at a nearby restaurant.
Although Pu Wenxing's mood was still lower than during the day, fortunately, the overall atmosphere was pretty good.
Xu Yun only chatted with Li Wenqing about what happened in the university, and especially mentioned that Li Hui was led by his senior to win the provincial second prize.
As for other topics, it was as if they were tacitly mentioned, and no one took the initiative to bring them up.
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At around nine o'clock in the evening, Xu Yun returned to the hotel room.
After taking a shower and lying comfortably on the bed, he first picked up the algebra and number theory textbook he had been reading on the way.
After turning a few pages, I put it down again.
Pull out your phone and check the news above about today.
During the day, he was busy answering questions from experts, and in the evening he attended a dinner party for the two award-winning teams. He had no time to reply to messages.
The news that their group successfully won the Higher Education Society Cup in the afternoon had already been sent back to the school.
First of all, the most lively thing is the dormitory group.
Qian Yudong and the other three chatted constantly in the group. In addition to congratulating him on winning the Higher Education Society Cup, they also mentioned the treat.
"I knew Xu Yun would be fine. I won't win it easily."
"Brother Yun is awesome."
"We must find a high-end restaurant this time. Even if Xu Yun gets the bonus to eat meat, he also wants his brothers to drink some soup."
"Brother Yun, when will you come back? I want to touch your trophy."
Seeing Zhao Yuefeng's last news, Xu Yun couldn't laugh or cry, thinking that he hadn't even touched the trophy yet.
He tapped the virtual button with his thumb to reply that they would be at school tomorrow, and then exited the chat window.
In addition, Li Hui and some high school classmates, as well as Chen Shihe and Yao Leyi, also sent congratulatory messages.
He responded in turn and expressed his gratitude.
But then when he was about to put down his phone, he suddenly noticed that there were two new email notifications on the notification bar. Because they were all in English, he almost ignored them as advertising emails.
I clicked in and discovered that the address of the email was from Princeton.
"Eh~"
"Could it be that there is news about the paper?"
Suddenly thinking of something, he subconsciously sat up straight and started checking quickly.
Almost two months have passed since he submitted his article to the Annual Journal of Mathematics.
At first, he checked the status of the paper from time to time. After finding that there was no change, he reduced the frequency of attention.
Unexpectedly, just after participating in the expert interview and receiving the Higher Education Society Cup Award, Princeton sent me an email.
It can be described as a double happiness.
Xu Yun roughly read the two emails and found that the contents were exactly what he thought.
His paper was accepted by Annals of Mathematics.
One of the two emails came from the editorial board of the Annals of Mathematics. The email first explained the reason for the long delay, and then highly praised his Hodge conjecture proof process, saying that this paper would cause great concern in the entire mathematics community. Shock, and they will also urgently publish the paper in this month's journal.
Xu Yun was not surprised by this. After all, it would take time to conduct preliminary demonstrations when it comes to proving difficult mathematical problems in the world.
At the same time, he also understood that the publication of the paper was only the beginning. When this paper appeared in front of mathematicians around the world, it would definitely arouse doubts from all aspects.
Only when it is recognized by the mathematical community can it be truly announced that the Hodge conjecture has been successfully proven.
As for the other email, which is more interesting, the sender is the School of Mathematics at Princeton University.
The email first affirmed his achievements and quoted the evaluation of many mathematicians, including Professor Deligne.
Finally, he was invited to study for a master's degree at Princeton University.
Although Xu Yun knew the value of this paper in his heart, seeing so many famous professors in the field of mathematics giving him very high evaluations made him feel as if his blood was boiling.
It's hard to calm down.
In particular, Professor Deligne not only praised the exquisiteness of the proof process, but also expressed great amazement at his ability to prove the Hodge conjecture alone at such a young age.
He has no interest in studying for a master's degree at Princeton University. After all, after proving Hodge's conjecture, his status in the mathematics community should be no different from that of senior professors.
Therefore, whether you stay at home or abroad, you still have to rely more on your own research.
What's more, after graduating from undergraduate degree, he has decided to switch from mathematics to other new majors.
First of all, with his learning efficiency, he can still study mathematics in depth even if he is exposed to a completely new subject. Secondly, learning mathematics content seems to be impossible to create tasks again.
His thoughts gradually drifted away, and Xu Yun suddenly came back to his senses, planning to deal with these matters after returning to school.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to calm down in the next few days, and I don't know to what extent this earthquake in the mathematics world will spread."
Exiting the email, Xu Yun sighed secretly in his heart. He was not in the mood to read the algebraic number theory book anymore, so he simply went to bed early and waited to return to school tomorrow.
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