On the morning of July 31, 2018.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where mathematicians from all over the world gather for the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Although tomorrow will be the opening ceremony of the conference, at this moment, the parking lot outside the Hotel Barra da Tijuca is already a little crowded.

There is no other reason.

Professor Lu Zhou from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton will present the latest research progress in the upcoming lecture on "NS Equations" in the main conference hall.

For many, the significance of this presentation is even more important than the opening ceremony tomorrow.

It's not just about a million dollars.

It is the beginning of a new era......

Although the organizers of the conference have provided accommodation for all scholars invited to the conference, as well as some of the applicants for the conference, after all, the rooms are limited and not everyone can afford to live here.

The vast majority of attendees attend at their own expense, usually staying in a nearby hotel or express hotel.

Some of these people are professors at a university or researchers at a research institute, some are Ph.D. students who attend the conference with their supervisors, and some are students who come to admire the academic atmosphere in groups or as tourists.

For many universities with high academic rankings in the field of mathematics, similar group participation activities are occasionally organized, such as selecting a few students with outstanding abilities according to their GPA or other assessment criteria, and setting off with the participating professors.

After all, such an opportunity is only once in four years, and even if you can't understand anything after you go, you can take this rare opportunity to enhance your international horizons, broaden your horizons, and pave the way for your future academic career.

At seven o'clock in the morning, a tourist minibus stopped at the entrance of the hotel.

Led by a young professor, several young Chinese students stepped off the bus and met at the entrance of the hotel.

These students are from Yan University, and all of them are top students in the eyes of their peers.

And the professor who led the team was even more extraordinary.

As one of the leading young scholars in China, Professor Xu Chenyang, who is born in the 80s, is not only one of the leaders in the field of algebraic geometry in China, but also won the honor of the Ramanujan Prize in 16 years.

At this year's International Congress of Mathematicians, there are five professors in China who have been invited to give 45-minute reports.

Professor Xu is one of them.

This time, Xu Chenyang was also entrusted by the dean of the School of Mathematics of Yan University, and he and another professor of the School of Mathematics were responsible for taking these students around the conference.

Just in time for this world-renowned report meeting, he didn't plan to miss it, and by the way, he also brought these students. Whether or not there is an opportunity to bring them into the lecture hall, it is much more interesting for them to wait for the results to be outside than to wait for the news report.

Looking at the crowd coming and going at the entrance of the hotel, a boy with glasses looked at Professor Xu.

"Professor, have you read Professor Lu's paper?"

Xu Chenyang nodded and replied briefly: "I've seen a little, but I am in algebraic geometry and don't know much about the field of partial differential equations." ”

Another girl then asked, "Do you think he can succeed?" ”

"It's not good," Xu Chenyang shook his head, "Regarding Professor Lu's paper, there is still no unified conclusion in the academic community. Because it takes a very novel approach, and everything that is new is often indispensable. ”

The bespectacled boy went on to ask, "More novel than abstract proof?" ”

Xu Chenyang raised his eyebrows and glanced at the student unexpectedly: "You still know the abstract proof method?" ”

The man with glasses smiled embarrassedly, scratched the back of his head and said, "I usually read a little literature on this." ”

"Then you are very good, partial differential equations are a very potential direction, whether it is for application or theory, it is very promising." As he spoke, Professor Xu smiled, and just as he was about to explain the difference between the two methods to the students in detail, a familiar voice came from the side.

"Senior Brother Xu, don't come unharmed."

Looking in the direction from which the voice came, after seeing the person, Xu Chenyang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stretched out his right hand with a smile.

"Senior Brother Zhang, long time no see!"

Looking at the person who shook hands with Professor Xu and smiled, the bespectacled student recognized him at a glance and couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

"Wei Shen!"

Hearing this name, several students next to him cast surprised glances at the man.

Wei God!

There is only one Wei God in Yanda, and that is Zhang Wei!

In Yan University Mathematics Academy, this name can be said to be known to everyone, and everyone knows it.

At the age of 29, he won the Ramanujan Prize, at the age of 34, he was hired as a tenured professor in the Department of Mathematics by Columbia University, and at the age of 35, he won the Morningside Mathematics Gold Medal...... This bull man who is like hanging is listed as an idol in the minds of the students of Yan University School of Mathematics alongside Yunshen.

Looking at the enthusiastic junior brothers and sisters, Zhang Wei smiled friendlyly, and then continued to look at Senior Brother Xu.

"So early? We're still two hours away. ”

"Aren't you too?" Xu Chenyang said with a smile.

Like Xu Chenyang, Zhang Wei was also the 45-minute speaker at the conference.

After bringing the students into the conference and agreeing on a meeting time, the two went to the main lecture hall together.

Along the way, the two did not talk about the NS equation, but talked about tomorrow's opening ceremony, and the highlight of the opening ceremony - the Fields Medal.

Xu Chenyang: "Is there any hope for this session?" ”

Zhang Wei sighed: "There are too many cattle, it's difficult." ”

One of the youngest 3 professors in Germany and the youngest full professor of Princeton University, these two great gods have almost no suspense.

There were only two places left for others to compete for from the start.

In addition to these two, the other competitors are also not idle. If the last Filipino Award selection was a gathering of strong people, then this session is a fight between the gods, and those who can stand out can only be the strongest of the strong.

Looking at Zhang Wei, who had a somewhat melancholy expression, Xu Chenyang didn't know what to say, so he could only try to comfort him: "You are Wei Shen, so unconfident?" ”

Standing in front of the door of the lecture hall, looking at the black and oppressive venue, Zhang Wei shook his head with a smile.

"Forget it......

And who is sitting here who is not?

……

Eight o'clock sharp.

The venue was so crowded that even the aisles on both sides of the seats began to crowd.

Although there was still an hour before the official start of the presentation, the venue was already full.

In addition to the scholars who participated in the conference, there were rows of cameras on either side of the lecture hall against the walls.

There are many people who challenge the NS equation, but few have succeeded.

If the challenger succeeds, the images will become valuable historical references. Such an opportunity is not only unwilling to be missed by the media, but even some famous video museums have applied for filming.

Sitting in the back row of the venue, looking at the figure on the stage, Vera took a deep breath and calmed her somewhat disordered heart rate.

Two days later, her report meeting was held, but at this moment, she was more nervous than standing on the stage.

“…… Come on. ”

Whispering a silent word, Vera's hand squeezed tightly, silently praying for him in her heart.

Just then, an old man came up and sat down next to her.

"Worried about him?"

“……”

Looking at the old man in surprise, Vera nodded subconsciously.

Pierre Deligne!

Her mentor's mentor......

When she was at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, she had met the old man a few times.

In her impression, he probably belongs to the type that does not smile, and rarely takes the initiative to talk to people.

Glancing at the front of the lecture hall, Deligne said lightly.

"There's nothing to worry about, he's my proudest student."

As soon as the words fell, a discordant voice came unceremoniously from the side.

"Don't you blush when you say that? You only taught him for a few months. ”

You didn't have to look at it, just by hearing the arrogant and mean tone, Deligne guessed which old friend it was.

Rarely, the corners of his mouth curled, and Deligne glanced at the man.

"You're here too?"

"Your question is strange, how could I not come." Sitting down next to Deligne, Faltins said with a blank face, "If someone is talking nonsense on stage, someone has to point it out offstage." ”

Hearing this, Vera subconsciously glanced at him dissatisfied, obviously dissatisfied with his statement.

However, her presence was so weak that no one noticed it......

As for Deligne, he just smiled faintly.

"I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."

Faltins raised his eyebrows: "So confident? ”

Deligne: "Do you want to bet?" ”

Staring at his old friend for a while, Faltins finally didn't answer the sentence and looked at the stage instead.

“…… It's about to start. ”

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