Shen Qi sent Ou Ye back to Columbia University, and by the way, he exchanged academic issues with Gong Changwei.

Back at Princeton, Shen Qi combed through his recent gains.

During the year and a half of studying at Pupu University, he published five papers, three of which were published in four major journals, which solved the Walsh conjecture, the Mill-Shen theorem and the Shen proximity theorem.

It can be said that the solution of these three major journal papers and these three important problems is the capital of Shen Qi to mix in the mathematical world for a period of time in the future, and it is a very important academic capital for him.

After more than a year of winning the Chern's Mathematics Award, the Ford Prize, and the Breakthrough Award in Mathematics, Shen Qi's ambition was further stimulated, and he was eager to win a louder award.

The brand power of a single award is directly linked to the influence and authority of the awarding organization.

The Chern Prize in Mathematics is awarded by the Chinese Mathematical Society, the Ford Prize is presented by the American Mathematical Society, and the Breakthrough in Mathematics Award is awarded by a foundation set up by several wealthy people.

In the eyes of people in the mathematics circle, the American Mathematical Society has high influence and authority.

The Ford Prize is a small brand under the American Mathematical Society, and there are more than a dozen mathematics award brands under the American Mathematical Society, and the most powerful brands are the Cole Prize and the Steele Prize.

There is no doubt that the most influential awarding body in the world is IMU, which has established the Fields Medal, Ramanujan Award, Naiwanglin Award, Gauss Award, and Chern Prize.

The first two brands under the IMU umbrella need not be repeated, the Naiwanglin Prize is awarded to mathematicians in the field of computer science, the Gauss Prize is awarded to mathematicians in the field of application, and the Chern Prize and the Chern Prize in Mathematics are different awards.

The Chern Prize is an international award, awarded every four years, in the nature of a Lifetime Achievement Award, and it is almost impossible for mathematicians under the age of 60 to receive the Chern Prize.

The other two big brands of the Wolf Prize and the Abel Award, which are awarded by the German Wolf Foundation and the Norwegian government, +A These two awards are also in the nature of the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Milner, Wiles, and Deligne are all over 60 years old when they win the award.

Of course, there is also the Krayford Prize, which is known as the same name as the Nobel Prize, issued by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Shen Qi pinched his fingers and calculated, there are not many brand awards that he may win in the next few years, such as the Philippine Award, the Ramanujan Award, the Cole Award, and the Stihl Award.

is still too young, this may be the biggest obstacle Shen Qi has encountered so far.

When it comes to academic capital, the Walsh conjecture, the Muller-Shen theorem and the Shen proximate theorem are enough for Shen Qi to eat for several years, while the Riemann conjecture is enough for Shen Qi to eat his old book for a lifetime.

"Riemann Conjecture Proof Based on 'Twin Matching Method'" is only a pre-recorded on arVix to prove academic originality and be observed and appreciated by mathematicians around the world.

This Riemann conjecture paper, which Ou Ye described as "half a god", still needs to be officially published in a journal or academic monograph.

The "History of Mathematics" compiled by Shen Qi has important dry goods, but there is still a certain amount of time before it is published.

"So, in the first half of this part, let's submit to the journal. Shen Qi began to work on adapting the "Riemann Conjecture Proof Based on the 'Twin Matching Method'" to a standard journal article format.

The amount of work is not large, just a fine-tuning of the format, and the content does not need to be changed.

As soon as he finished adjusting the format of the journal paper, Shen Qi received a phone call, and a representative of IMU came to visit.

At Princeton, Shen Qi met with the IMU representative, Mr. Andre Wiese.

Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, the IMU is a German-American who was born in the United States and is fluent in English, German and Hebrew.

There are quite a few Germans in mathematical circles, both historically and contemporary.

Mr. Weeser personally sent an invitation letter to Shen Qi to show his attention.

Shen Qi opened the invitation letter and took a look: "In October, the International Congress of Mathematicians, 45 minutes of report time, thank you very much, Mr. Weize, for your hard work." ”

"You deserve it, Shen. Wiese said with a little envy, "I used to be a mathematician, and now I mainly do management work. If I had to choose one more time, I would stay in Munich and become a professor of mathematics. ”

"You can do the same now, apply to be a professor, Mr. Wiese. Shen Qi said.

"I haven't worked in mathematics for ten years, I've almost forgotten how to expand a double Fourier series, and no college would hire a professor like me. Wei Ze handed Shen Qi a business card and said, "The front-line research is handed over to you, and we are responsible for the rear support." ”

Shen Qi took the business card and looked at it: "Mr. Weese, do you still have an identity?"

"IMU is very poor, and the prize money of the Philippine Award is only 15,000 Canadian dollars, and I don't receive a salary at IMU. Wiese smiled and said, "I have to survive, I need a job to support my family." ”

The senior manager of Springer Publishing Group is a decent person, who has no problem supporting his family and can live comfortably.

Springer Publishing Group is a giant in the publishing of scientific literature, along with Elsevier Group in the Netherlands and Nature Publishing Group in the United Kingdom.

Elsevier, which focuses on medicine and biochemistry, has well-known journals and magazines "Cell", "Lancet" and "Tetrahedron", and people engaged in research in the fields of medicine and biochemistry have heard of or subscribed to these journals and magazines.

Nature is a household name under Nature Publishing Group, while Springer covers almost 90% of the major mathematical journals and monographs.

The four major mathematics journals are all published by Springer on behalf of the public, and the English editions of Series B of several core mathematics journals in China are also published by Springer and distributed to the world.

Group operation and global operation are the trend of today's academic publishing industry.

Wei Ze revealed to Shen Qi the identity of Springer's senior manager, and it seemed that he wanted to talk about cooperation: "Shen, in fact, all your important mathematical papers have been published in Springer's mathematical journals. ”

"So you're the ones behind the scenes. "Shen Qixin said that you are the big boss, I subscribe to the paper I wrote myself, and I have to pay you money, of course, this subscription fee is generally paid by the school.

"No, we are auxiliaries, or operators. Wiese shook his head with a smile and said, "Our core purpose is to serve front-line scientists, which is also the capital of Springer that has always been at the forefront of the industry for more than 170 years. Shen, you are a rising star in mathematics that is rapidly becoming popular, and we are very willing to cooperate with you in depth. ”

"Shen, you can expand your academic influence, publishing journal papers is only part of your work, you can also publish books, academic monographs, from editing and proofreading to printing and publishing, to global voice communication, sales operations, we Springer provide you with the most professional services throughout the process. That's what we've been doing for more than 170 years, and we've been the best at it. ”

"Mr. Wiese, you are an excellent salesperson. Shen Qi understood, no wonder Wei Ze didn't want to be a mathematics professor, mathematics professors can make a lot of money, how can a global academic copyright operation make a lot of money.

"Society is developing, consumption outlook is changing, in addition to the traditional offline publishing operation, we Springer will also provide you with the best service online. And all over the world, we have a number of high-quality partners, if you want, we will organize special lectures for you, such as the world's top university lecture tours, which is also an important channel for you to expand your personal visibility and influence. Wiese stretched out his hand and shook hands: "Looking forward to cooperating with you and keeping in touch." ”

This partner can have a relationship, no matter how good the university is, it is also an academic institution after all, and business operations with an academic nature have to find a global professional team, Shen Qi shook hands with Wei Ze: "Okay, if there is a demand, I will contact you." ”