The second day's reports are all over.

Mathematicians from all over the world shook hands with Shen Qi, talked cordially and congratulated.

The media surrounded Shen Qi, who believed that Shen Qi had a great hope of winning this year's Fields Medal.

A reporter from CCTV International Channel in Brazil asked Shen Qi: "Shen Qi, you have completed the systematic study of the Riemann conjecture and Riemann's theorem through three expressions, so can you tell me this math layman, what is the significance and role of the Riemann conjecture and Riemann's theorem to today's mathematical and scientific circles?"

"Of course it makes sense. Shen Qi said firmly, he explained: "Many highly abstract aspects of modern mathematics are reasonable, and many difficult problems that have stumped mathematicians in the past have been solved at this abstract level, such as the Riemann conjecture. The extreme rigor of modern mathematics is also justified, avoiding errors and enabling thorough thinking, which is necessary in the midst of numerous difficult problems. ”

"Hmm. The reporter of the CCTV International Channel pretended to understand, and what he wanted to do was to truthfully feedback the on-site interview to the Chinese people and the people of the world: "Shen Qi, the Chinese people have high hopes for you, you are the only Chinese mathematician who gave the highest one-hour report at this international conference of mathematicians." The Chinese crave a Fields medal, so are you stressed?"

"It's not a lot of pressure. Shen Qi replied with a relaxed expression, "I've done everything I need to do, and I don't have any pressure." ”

Reporter: "Your mentality is really good. ”

Shen Qi: "But I believe that one day the Fields Medal will belong to the Chinese, the Chinese's Fields Medal." ”

Reporter: "Good luck, we are very much looking forward to the draw day in six days. ”

In the next few days, Shen Qi participated in several Q&A sessions and answered some doubts about the third expression of RT from number theorists and IMUs from various countries.

Because he had done the foreshadowing before, Shen Qi's Q&A was relatively smooth.

Two of the other seven favourites, Australian mathematician Williamson and French mathematician Sophia Morrell, also completed their one-hour presentations each.

The closer we get to the Fields Medal draw, the more rumors there are.

It's not just Faltins who makes predictions, but even media reporters play with them.

Brende, Ayub, Shen Qi, Schultz. The quartet is the most frequent prediction, with most people believing that the quartet will win this year's Fields Medal.

Of course, there are other forms of combinations.

No matter which combination is predicted, the names of Brende, Ayub, Shen Qi, and Schultz appear very frequently.

Considering the age distribution, school, academic field, and academic achievements, the combination of the four is the most reasonable.

Figari did not give up hope either.

In the event of an upset, Figali could replace either Brent or Schulz.

In terms of nationality, Figari is Italian, and Brende and Scholz are both Germans.

Figari is also likely to replace Shen Qi, both of whom represent Princeton, and Princeton will gain no matter who wins the Philippine Award.

Williamson and Sofia Morel are also favored.

Williamson published a study on the mathematical structure of 498 dimensions two months ago, and Sophia Morel is the only female mathematician.

For a while, there were different opinions.

The IMU is tight-lipped and extremely confidential.

Finally, the 8-day academic report meeting was over.

This year's International Congress of Mathematicians has entered the last and most important day, the award day.

Before going to the award ceremony, Ou Ye asked Shen Qi: "Are you nervous?"

"No, not nervous at all. Shen Qi shook his head and said.

"I also said that I was not nervous, and the buttons of my shirt were all buttoned. Ou Ye helped Shen Qi unbutton his shirt in the hotel room and re-button it neatly.

"Hehe, my hand slid a little, and I was really not nervous. Shen Qi was as stable as a dog on the surface, but in his heart he was actually a little uncertain.

Half of the lottery depends on your own strength, and the other half is decided by the IMU judges.

came to Brazil in a beautiful way, and Shen Qi did not want to leave without a harvest.

At the award ceremony, all eyes were on it.

Until now, except for a few senior officials of IMU and members of the jury, no one knows who will win this year's Philippine Award.

At 8 p.m., the draw was drawn.

The winner of the lottery is the president of the IMU, who will announce the names of the four winners of this year's Fields Medal.

Shen Qi sat in the audience, with Ou Ye on the left and Faltins on the right.

"Believe in yourself. Ouye said.

"Qi, you're still ranked third, don't worry. Faltins looked more confident than Shen Qi.

"I'm not worried. Shen Qixin said, Professor Faltins, whether we can drink coffee happily together in the future depends on the results of this lottery.

"First of all, I would like to thank the 189 young mathematicians who participated in this International Congress of Mathematicians, and your presentations over the past 8 days have been wonderful. The IMU president began to speak, and the scene was silent.

"I would also like to thank all the guests, as well as friends from the media and academic publishing circles. ”

"I'm not the main character tonight, so I'm going to jump right in, and I'm going to announce the names of the four winners of this year's Fields Medal, who are the main characters. ”

The chairman of the IMU opened the envelope, took out the card, and said with a solemn expression: "After an extremely strict and fair selection, the first winner of this Fields Medal is...... Thank you, Mr. Brende, for his outstanding contributions to the field of differential geometry and partial differential equations!"

It's a lottery!

The first winner was the German mathematician Simon Brende, who, as Faltins had predicted, was in a very strong position and came out on top.

Brende, who had been calm and calm before, was very excited at the moment, he won the Fields Medal at the age of 39, can he not be excited.

In his acceptance speech, Brende cried, like a child.

"Brende occupies the first Philippine Prize spot, which is expected. Shen Qi turned his head and glanced at Faltins, your prediction is really accurate, great god, admire and admire.

Faltins smiled faintly, as if everything was under control.

"The second winner is ......," the chairman of the IMU said in a long voice, exaggerating the mysterious atmosphere.

Shen Qi's state of mind was relatively stable, and according to Professor Faltins' prediction, the chairman announced the answer: "The second laureate is Joseph Ayub! Thanks to Mr. Ayub for his unparalleled achievements in the field of algebraic geometry, we look forward to the day when the 'Ayubid identity' will be fully verified! I believe that the day will come when mathematics will be completely changed! I invite Mr. Ayub to receive the Fields Medal." ”

Sure enough, the second Filipino Award winner is Ayub.

Faltins smiled faintly, like a prophet who saw everything.

Shen Qi adjusted the tie knot, and he held his breath.

The names of the third winners will be announced soon.

According to the prediction of former Philippine Prize winner Professor Faltins, the third place is Shen Qi.