July 8th.

Opening Ceremony of the IMO Event.

Around the world, 684 players, as well as deputy teams and inspectors from various countries, gathered on the open-air playground of the University of Bath in the British Empire, where thousands of seats had already been arranged, and at this moment, these places were almost full.

Under the podium, there are contestants from all over the world, some of them have yellow skin, some have white skin, some have black skin, different skin tones have different hair colors, and there are different hairstyles, some are natural curls, some are bald, and some have black hair, they all represent the strongest mathematics among the younger generation of countries in the world.

They are all one-in-a-million players, carefully selected from various countries.

Now they are gathered in the city of Bath, where they are going to listen to the rules and regulations of the IMO race and make some presentations.

In this sacred place, there is no war in their hearts, only a love of mathematics.

Here, everything becomes sacred, people yearn for peace and look forward to competing in mathematics.

On the podium were well-known experts in mathematics from all over the world.

"Next, we have asked Professor Andrew Wiles of the Royal Society of London to give us a lecture on the rules and regulations of the competition."

"Bang Bang!!"

"Bang Bang Bang!!"

"Bang Bang !!"

At this moment, the applause below was thunderous and enduring, which was their highest respect for mathematics.

"Fang Chao, it's Andrew Wiles, how can I actually see a real person in such a place, I'm not dreaming, it's incredible, I originally thought that this kind of thing could only be seen on TV, but I didn't expect to see it at the University of Bath."

"That old man is the strongest contemporary mathematician in London, that is, he broke Fermat's great theorem that no one has broken for more than 300 years, and it is because of this that Andrew Wiles became famous overnight and became a hot mathematician in the world, also known as the only mathematician in London, you can imagine how noble his status is, I really didn't expect it, I didn't expect to see him, I can see his blinking eyes, I can see his sparse hair, I can even see the pores on his face, He's a real person......"

"Real people, of course."

Fang Chao said angrily, in fact, his mood was not much calmer than Zhang Tiannan, he could feel the enthusiasm of the people around him for Andrew Wiles, which was different from ordinary star chasing.

Is Andrew Wyles a star?

Be!

In this moment, no, at any moment, he is a star.

The definition of celebrity refers to a person who has a certain degree of influence in a certain field.

Andrew Wiles, he solved Fermat's theorem, then he is a star.

The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng once said that truth is like the bright moon in the sky, and words are just fingers pointing to the moon. A finger can point out where the moon is, but a finger is not the moon.

The star is the finger that points to the truth, and fans can see the light of truth and the immortal soul along the finger, and it doesn't matter which finger points to the moon.

When fans are chasing stars, what they really should get is the truth behind the stars. Whether it is the positive energy of the character or the promotion and publicity of the star itself.

At this moment, on the podium, Andrew Wiles is a star, and the contestants below are all fans, and what they are pursuing is the energy of Andrew Wiles, which is the enthusiasm for mathematics and the concept of high respect for mathematics.

Dozens of minutes later, Andrew Wiles gave his closing remarks and sat down.

This man with countless badges on his body was not the protagonist of today, but when he finished speaking, the thunderous applause continued, and it took nearly three minutes or so to slowly subside.

"Now, let us welcome Professor Karen Uhlenbeck once again for a few remarks."

"Bang Bang!!"

"Bang Bang Bang!!"

"Bang Bang !!"

The same applause was thunderous, and this time, the most excited of the six-member group was none other than Chen Qin.

She was very excited, "It's Karen Uhlenbeck, it's really her, I'm so excited, I didn't expect to see her here, she's my idol......"

This time, Fang Chao was a little surprised, he didn't know Karen Uhlenbeck.

"She is"

Chen Qin was not angry because Fang Chao didn't know Karen Uhlenbeck, but explained to him, "It's normal for you to not know Karen Uhlenbeck, because few people knew her before, but she is the first female mathematician to win the Albert Prize, Albert Prize, you know, this is the highest award among all mathematics awards, because there is no mathematics prize in the Nobel Prize, so the Albert Prize is equivalent to the Nobel Prize in mathematics, and its gold content is absolutely high. It is an award that can be won by people who have made great contributions to mathematics, so she is my idol, and I want to learn from her and continue to improve in her direction. ”

"If I had the chance, I would really like to meet her at Princeton University and ask for an autograph, or study math with her, and that would be a wonderful thing."

She was actually at Princeton University

Fang Chao was stunned for a moment, looking at Chen Qin's excited expression, he couldn't help but say, "If you have the opportunity, I will help you get a sign of hers." ”

"Really"

"If I have the chance, I will definitely help you!"

"Thank you."

After this competition, it is unknown whether the two sides can meet, but Fang Chao's promise to her still makes Chen Qin very happy.

Fang Chao had no way to give Chen Qin an accurate reply, so he could only try his best, because whether he could go to Princeton or not was unknown, and even if he went to Princeton, if he wanted to ask for an autograph from Karen Uhlenbeck, it depended on whether the other party was willing or not.

On the rostrum.

Karen Uhlenbeck is still making her own statements.

This mathematician from the United States imperialism, because she was the first female mathematician winner of the Albert Prize, so the British Empire tried every means to invite her over, and I heard that it was the person in charge of the IMO event who invited her, Karen Uhlenbeck agreed without thinking about it, so there was a scene where she appeared here today.

She was speaking fluent American English.

"I think mathematics has no borders, no region, and no distinction between men and women, and someone used to tell me that the Albert Prize is only won by male mathematicians, and I didn't believe it, so I also won an Albert Prize......