Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 156 - 93 The Genius Who Remains True to His Original Aspiration_3

This was explained to him by Old Xue himself.

Considering Old Xue’s suggestion that he should get an IMO gold medal and definitely find a senior academician as a mentor, Qiao Yu felt that the fact this Academician Tian held him in such regard was likely related to Old Xue.

"Anyway, it’s a good thing. If Academician Tian really comes to see you tomorrow, make sure you do well and don’t say anything inappropriate. Although it’s not apparent now, if you enter the academic world in the future, having connections like Academician Tian will be very beneficial."

Lan Jie reminded him again.

Qiao Yu nodded and said, "Don’t worry, Teacher Lan, I’m aware of it. Professor Xue has also specifically told me about these things."

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Sitting on the bed, Qiao Yu opened WeChat and directly found Old Xue.

"Professor Xue, is Academician Tian from Yanbei University the type of senior academician you mentioned who can handle situations?"

After waiting for a while, the other side responded with a question mark, followed by, "Why are you suddenly asking this? Did Academician Tian contact you?"

"No, I’m here in Ningshui for the CMO, and Academician Tian should be attending the opening ceremony tomorrow, so he specifically asked about me when he ran into our team leader."

He sent the message, and without waiting for Xue Song’s reply, the other side directly called.

"Hello, Mr. Xue."

"Qiao Yu, is it convenient to talk now?"

Qiao Yu glanced at Lan Jie next to him, happened to meet the good guy’s gaze, and straightforwardly said, "Yes, it’s convenient."

"It’s a good thing that Academician Tian noticed you, but don’t feel too pressured. Just perform normally in the competition. I don’t think Academician Tian values your problem-solving ability that much; there are many students who have excelled in competitions at Yanbei.

Besides, as a student, don’t be too influenced by some statements on the internet. The opinions, insights, or even disputes of the older generation don’t concern you newcomers at all. Your goal is to pursue your own scholarship in the future, understand?"

Qiao Yu replied, "I definitely understand that, Mr. Xue."

"Hmm, you’re a smart student, but when interacting with people, especially with figures of Academician Tian’s level, you don’t need to appear too smart. At fifteen, it’s best to just be simple and have a normal attitude.

As for the ability to handle things. Let me put it this way: at least in the Huaxia mathematics community, if he is willing to shoulder it, there’s really nothing he can’t handle. If we talk about the mathematician with the greatest influence worldwide with Huaxia nationality, he would definitely be among them.

Regardless of Academician Tian’s status in Huaxia, he is only one of two mathematicians from Huaxia who has given an hour-long report at the International Mathematicians Conference. You may not understand the significance of this, but let me put it this way: those who can give hour-long reports at the quadrennial mathematics conference are all major figures in contemporary mathematics.

For example, Hilbert and Noether back in the day. Furthermore, he has served as a judge for the Abel Prize and as the editor-in-chief of the Princeton Mathematical Yearbook.

Oh, right, at the beginning of the century, when Perelman proved the Poincaré Conjecture, he sent emails to fifteen mathematicians worldwide asking them to evaluate the proof process of his paper, and among these mathematicians was this Academician Tian.

So if you could indeed become Academician Tian’s closed-door disciple, as long as you don’t commit serious crimes, even if the sky of Huaxia mathematics were to be broken, it wouldn’t be a big deal. You should trust the foundation of Yanbei University in the Huaxia mathematics community, especially in theoretical mathematics."

The last time Xue Song earnestly talked to him so much on the phone was the last time.

However, the effect was almost the same.

Qiao Yu probably figured it out too: Academician Tian wouldn’t notice him just because of a competition; it’s likely that Professor Xue had also helped him behind the scenes.

But since the person didn’t explicitly say it, Qiao Yu could only keep this help in his heart.

This assistance was indeed very useful to him. Qiao Yu had never forgotten his original intention of researching mathematics: to find the distribution pattern of prime numbers or a method to quickly factorize large prime numbers, challenging various computer encryption systems worldwide.

This was also why Qiao Yu always had a special fondness for solving equations, after all, factorization is essentially part of finding solutions to complex equations.

Qiao Yu didn’t know if he could really break all the encryption systems worldwide, whether it would be considered breaking the sky of mathematics, but he thought it should be about the same.

So after listening to Professor Xue’s words, Qiao Yu sincerely thanked him again, "Don’t worry, Mr. Xue, I’ve remembered everything you said!"

He was still very touched in his heart.

He also understood why Xue Song called instead of saying it on WeChat; there are indeed some things that aren’t quite suitable to exist on WeChat.

"Alright, I’ve said enough. By the way, your paper is now in the review stage, and I’ll let you know when there’s news. I estimate there won’t be any issues; now it just depends on the efficiency of the reviewers."

"Thank you, Mr. Xue."

"Hmm, goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yu took a deep breath.

"Was that Professor Xue recommending you to Academician Tian?" Lan Jie had also guessed, asking the question.

Qiao Yu nodded and explained, "Yes, I think Mr. Xue showed the paper I wrote to Academician Tian. It’s the method I used to solve that equation; Mr. Xue had me write it into a paper, saying it should be submitted to the Journal of Number Theory."

"Oh, no wonder, that explains it," Lan Jie realized, then genuinely felt some envy for the young man beside him.

This journey has truly been too smooth.

From discovering this kid just six months ago, he has already gone from an unknown junior high student hanging out in an internet cafe to becoming the hope of Huaxia’s future mathematics community, even entering the vision of Huaxia’s top academicians.