The unparalleled talent of the country started from Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 120, Montblanc Black Fountain Pen, Chen Xingshen's Persuasion and Reasons, Chinese People's Mathematical Talent is Too Strong

At the guesthouse, Liu Deben, Wu Congxin and others had just returned, and saw two security staff members returning with sacks on their backs, while Wang Duoyu was walking behind with a stack of letters. They couldn't help but ask in surprise:
"Duoyu, where did you get so many letters? Are all the letters in the sack?"

Liu Deben really didn't know about this, but Liu Taoshun knew it very well, because last month, Wang Duoyu brought back six sacks of letters and asked him to help arrange a storage room to keep those letters.

I originally thought it was just an accident and there wouldn't be many letters in the future. I didn't expect two more sacks to arrive now. How long has it been?

After Liu Taoshun's explanation, Liu Deben was even more surprised, but he was still a little unhappy in his heart, and couldn't help but hint at it:
"Duoyu, do you feel tired now?"

Wang Duoyu felt a little strange, but still shook his head.

As they talked, they returned to the room. After Wang Duoyu put down the letters, Liu Deben began to ask about his well-being.

Then he asked:
"Duoyu, do you really like literary creation?"

Since Wang Duoyu is a mathematical genius, and geniuses are very arrogant, Liu Deben certainly does not want the other party's resistance to lead to communication failure or any accidents during the communication process.

"No!" Wang Duoyu immediately understood the other party's concerns and said:
“I started writing literature before because I had no money, so I had to do it. The reason I continue to write now is that I want to see it through to the end.”

"Of course, literary creation can be said to be one of my many hobbies. It's good to use it occasionally to kill time and change my mind."

Upon hearing this, Liu Deben smiled and nodded, saying, "Very good. Since you know what you are doing, I am relieved."

The next day, Chen Shiing-Shen called and asked Wang Duoyu to go to the Jingxi Hotel for a chat, and told him that it would be best if he came alone.

Well, Wang Duoyu has already guessed what the other party's intention is.

Wang Duoyu came to the Jingxi Hotel alone. After entering the room where Chen Shiing-Shen was, he met him.

Both Shiing-Shen Chern and Shing-Tung Yau were in the room. When they saw Wang Duoyu coming in, they stood up to welcome him warmly.

There were only four stools and two tables in the room. On the tables were placed a lot of books, manuscript paper, pens, etc., and some gifts were placed on the side.

"Mr. Wang, you can take these gifts back later. They are cakes, books and other gifts, as well as this pen. I believe you need it very much."

Shing-Tung Yau took out a pen, which was a Montblanc matte black fountain pen with a black matte coating. The design was simple and elegant, in line with Montblanc's consistent classic style.

The entire body is made of high-quality metal alloy materials to ensure durability, and is equipped with Montblanc's iconic 18K gold nib to provide a smooth and comfortable writing experience.

Definitely a superb pen.

Wang Duoyu certainly knew about such a pen, because he owned one in his previous life, a pen he treasured like a treasure.

Although the entire pen is not made entirely of gold, the nib is made of 18K gold, which is enough to prove its high value.

"Thank you!"

This time, Wang Duoyu did not refuse, and he probably knew that he could not refuse.

What's more, such a gift is not worth mentioning to people like Shiing-Shen Chern and Shing-Tung Yau.

Upon seeing this, Shiing-Shen Chern and Shing-Tung Yau were stunned for half a second, then they were overjoyed and full of confidence in the following conversation.

The chat started with Shing-Tung Yau, and it was really just a chat. We talked about Princeton University, Berkeley, and other related situations, just some very basic things.

For example, when Shing-Tung Yau first went to Berkeley, he felt very uncomfortable living there.

Then they talked about Stanford University and explained how he benefited a lot from his exchanges with the masters in these schools.

After all, Shing-Tung Yau is only 29 years old. To be precise, he is from the same generation as Wang Duoyu.

Therefore, what he said is still very convincing.

After chatting for a while, Chen Xingshen suddenly said:
"Student Wang, your hometown is in Northeast China, right?"

"Ah."

Taking advantage of this, Chen Shiing-Shen began to talk about his impression of the Northeast, in order to get closer to Wang Duoyu.

After chatting for a while, he finally said:

"Honestly, with your talent, I really hope you can study abroad in the United States. There are so many math professors there, and you can definitely get better educational resources."

"As far as I know, Harbin Institute of Technology currently only has one full professor of mathematics, Director Wu Congxin. Honestly, this is very detrimental to your future development."

"If you're willing, I can recommend you to study in the United States. You can choose from schools like Princeton University, MIT, Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, etc. I'll write you a letter of recommendation."

"As for the dietary issues you mentioned earlier, and some other problems, honestly, in the United States, as long as you have money, these problems are not a problem at all. Your mathematical talent is very valuable. The American universities I just mentioned will be very happy to pay you a certain amount of scholarships, etc. So as long as you are willing to come to the United States, your future is limitless."

The so-called unlimited must be in the United States.

Wang Duoyu knew very well that Chen Shiing-Shen did have the qualifications and ability, but he did not want to go to the United States.

He didn't know why Chen Shengshen and the others were so persistent. After all, he had already rejected them on the spot two days ago, but today he had to invite them again in private.

So, out of curiosity, he asked directly, "Professor Chen, I don't quite understand why you think so highly of me."

The two of them were just meeting for the first time, and they had no idea who they knew before.

But Chen Shiing-Shen was very hard-working and persistent, and Wang Duoyu was really puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xingshen smiled slightly and said:
"As the old saying goes, 'A dying man's words are always kind.' I'm already sixty-seven years old, and I don't know how much longer I can live. The earth has already buried me up to my eyes."

"I didn't stay in 1949, but now I've enjoyed everything I should have in my life. Before I leave, I just want to do my best for this land."

Wang Duoyu fell silent. Thinking back on Chen Shengshen's previous life, this sentence was indeed very credible.

In fact, Chern had already returned to Beijing last September, but he didn't bring Shing-Tung Yau with him. "You are the most talented mathematical student I've ever met, Mr. Wang. I hope you will seriously consider this and not regret it."

In the office of the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wang Duoyu was sitting at the table, concentrating on calculating something.

After talking with master and apprentice Shiing-Shen Chern and Shing-Tung Yau three days ago, Wang Duoyu's trip to Beijing was complete. However, he did not return to Bingcheng because he still had to come to the Institute of Computing Technology.

The high-speed array processor project has been launched, and the main memory that Shan Yunbo and Chu Yuheng brought back last time has been verified. Xia Peisu even called Harbin Institute of Technology.

After learning that Wang Duoyu was in Beijing, Xia Peisu called the guesthouse and arranged a meeting time.

So, Wang Duoyu came to the Institute of Computing Technology after finishing all the work.

It was because he knew that working at the Institute of Computing Technology would be very troublesome and would inevitably waste a lot of time, so he had to finish other things before he could come to the Institute of Computing Technology to work without distraction.

While he was busy with the project, Chern and his apprentice had already boarded the plane. Looking at the capital below, Chern sighed. Yau immediately understood and comforted him:

"Teacher, it's his own choice not to come. You don't need to feel sad for him. China is so big, there must be many talented mathematical geniuses."

"Didn't the higher-ups tell you to come back and help promote the revival of Chinese mathematics? They also asked you to be the director of the Institute of Mathematics at Nankai University. You'll definitely meet a mathematical genius even more formidable than Wang Duoyu in the future."

Chen Shiing-Shen's status was very different, so it was inevitable that he would be valued by his superiors.

Today, reform and opening up have become very clear. If China wants to develop its economy, it must have enough talents, and mathematics is an extremely critical link.

Therefore, promoting the rise and revival of Chinese mathematics is not just empty talk. In addition, regarding the Nankai University Institute of Mathematics, the higher authorities are of course very supportive. Why?
Because in 1926, the 15-year-old Chen Shiing-Shen entered the Department of Mathematics of Nankai University. At that time, Professor Jiang Lifu of the department had a great influence on him, and he also served as Jiang Lifu's assistant.

It can be said that it was under the influence of Professor Jiang Lifu that Chen Shiing-Shen devoted himself completely to the subject of mathematics.

Today, he is well-known in the global mathematics community. If his superiors support him to return to Nankai University to head the Institute of Mathematics, he will certainly seriously consider it.

If he comes back, he will definitely be able to take charge of the work of Nankai University's Institute of Mathematics, and he may really be able to meet more students with excellent mathematical talents.

"I know you are comforting me." Chen Shiing-Shen shook his head and did not continue to say the rest.

Wang Duoyu's mathematical talent is rare in the world.

Not to mention the previous proof of the Poincare conjecture in four-dimensional space, just take the thirteen papers that Wang Duoyu brought this time. Chen Shiing-Shen has already read them all and they are very exciting.

He has asked someone to help make a copy, which he will take back to the United States to help translate, and then submit to the "Annals of Mathematics" to help Wang Duoyu publish these papers.

Although he has not carefully reviewed these papers, he does not think that the papers written by Wang Duoyu will not be able to pass the review of the "Annals of Mathematics".

Moreover, Chen Shiing-Shen had a hunch that Wang Duoyu's talent was more than that. He was no worse than students like Wu Wenjun, and was even better than Shing-Tung Yau. So after missing out on Wang Duoyu, it might be really difficult to meet a student with similar talent again.

Besides, he is already so old, how could he be so lucky to meet another student like Wang Duoyu?
Upon hearing this, Qiu Chengtong fell silent for a moment.

Two days later, Master Chen and his apprentice returned to Berkeley, rested for two days, and then took out Wang Duoyu's paper and carefully examined it.

Compared with the Poincaré conjecture in four-dimensional space, the papers related to Langlands's conception are indeed very impressive, but the difficulty level is indeed not as high as the Poincaré conjecture.

So in less than half a month, Chen Shiing-Shen had reviewed and completed these thirteen papers.

The young and energetic Shing-Tung Yau completed the review in less than a week.

After reading these thirteen papers, Qiu Chengtong's expression became more complicated. Perhaps he and his teacher really missed a gifted and talented student like Wang Duoyu.

It’s a pity that all this has become a foregone conclusion. Who made Wang Duoyu unwilling to come to the United States?
In the small town of Princeton, New Jersey, in the editorial office of the Annals of Mathematics, editor-in-chief Victor King has received thirteen papers sent by Shing-Tung Yau.

These thirteen papers were all translated with the help of Shing-Tung Yau, who also stated that he had completed the review.

After reading the letter, Victor King was overjoyed, because although the "Annals of Mathematics" is very famous in the industry, there are not many contributors who can produce high-quality papers.

According to Winston Ortega, an ordinary editor, who receives about one hundred to two hundred paper submissions every day, the Annals of Mathematics is naturally not short of papers.

But in reality, there is a severe shortage!

Because there are very few papers that can be successfully reviewed by the editor-in-chief after being screened by Winston and then reviewed by other co-professors.

Otherwise, the Annals of Mathematics would not be published every two months, and the number of papers in each issue would not be certain, and the quality could not be guaranteed.

After all, ordinary papers are certainly not as good as the proof paper of the Poincaré conjecture. Even papers such as "Using Harmonic Analysis to Study Important L Functions in Number Theory" written by Wang Duoyu are not as good as the Poincaré conjecture.

The papers related to Langlands's conjecture seem very impressive, but they are not key papers and are certainly not as important as the Poincare conjecture.

After reading the paper, Victor King couldn't help but take a breath:

"The Chinese are incredibly talented in mathematics. In just a few months, they've produced so many papers. Oh my God, how did they do it?"

At first glance, these thirteen papers are very impressive. The Langlands idea has only been around for a short time and is a "young" mathematical problem, but even so, its importance is self-evident.

The fact that Wang Duoyu was able to produce thirteen mathematics papers at one time shows how capable he is.

Immediately, Victor King made copies of these thirteen mathematical papers and distributed them to the review professors of the "Annals of Mathematics".

The jury included Bryant Mumford of Harvard University, John Thompson of the University of Chicago, Charles Fefman of Princeton University, and, most appropriately, Robert Langlands.

The latter is the originator of the Langlands concept and is currently a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

"Is it true that someone has written thirteen papers on the Langlands concept?"

After receiving the notification from Victor King, Robert Langlands confirmed it again with surprise.

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