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

Chapter 169, Professor's Bestseller Overseas Decision (Subscription Request)

September 16, 1980, in an office at the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Wang Duoyu was very surprised by Chen Shiing-Shen's arrival.

The former exchanged a few pleasantries and then got down to business:
"Professor Wang, I'd like to ask if you have completed the proof of Fermat's conjecture? If so, I hope you can tell me the truth and publish it as soon as possible."

Chen Shiing-Shen learned about this news from Wu Cong-hsin.

The latter was preparing for the "Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematical Journal", hoping to invite more authors to contribute to this new journal. Then, Wu Congxin, who didn't know what was wrong with his brain, actually wrote a letter to Chen Shiing-Shen to invite him to contribute.

You should know that Shiing-Shen Chern is a world-famous figure with a very high status in the mathematics community.

Do people lack channels for submission?

Besides, given Chen Shiing-Shen's status, how could he possibly publish his paper in the Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematical Journal?

Doesn't this lower his status?

Although it is said that everyone can carry a fancy sedan chair, the sedan chair of Harbin Institute of Technology is not worthy of being carried by Shiing-Shen Chern. At least it is definitely not high enough for Chern to condescend to carry it now.

But what no one expected was that Chen Shiing-Shen actually wrote back and asked Wu Congqin a lot about Wang Duoyu.

After making it clear that Wang Duoyu could not become his student, Chen Shiing-Shen had let it go.

There are many factions in the country, which is an inevitable phenomenon.

This young man, Wang Duoyu, didn't want to go to Peking University when he took the college entrance examination. He must have seen through something, so he went to Harbin Institute of Technology.

Perhaps Wang Duoyu himself also has the idea of ​​preferring to be the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a phoenix, or even to establish his own faction.

Judging from the current situation, such a trend has already emerged.

Chen Shiing-Shen saw it very clearly and knew that Wang Duoyu had started planning very early.

A young man in his twenties, with an extraordinary IQ, his EQ is not very obvious, but it is definitely not at the level of an ordinary person. In terms of courage, vision and ability, Wang Duoyu is absolutely unparalleled in the world.

Xue Xiaoling, Rong Guangxia and Mo Ruogao, these three classmates, might be part of Wang Duoyu's plan.

Although Zhu Chengwu was retained at Princeton University, who knows when he will return to Harbin Institute of Technology?

Therefore, the Department of Computational Mathematics of Harbin Institute of Technology will definitely be the best in the country in the future.

Nowadays, the domestic mathematics community has become a three-way competition.

At present, the most powerful place is Beijing, because Hua Luogeng, Chen Jingrun, Duan Xuefu and others are all here, and there are also many mountains in Beijing itself.

The second is Ice City. Although the current Ice City is just a Harbin Institute of Technology, and it can even be said that there is only Wang Duoyu, he alone is worth a whole city.

Finally, there is Tianjin where Shiing-Shen Chern is located.

He has returned to Nankai University to take charge of the Institute of Mathematics and devote himself to the development of mathematics at Nankai University.

If it weren't for his old age, which would make it difficult for him to produce many scientific research results, he would still be able to compete with others like Wang Duoyu.

But these are secondary and are things of the future.

For Shiing-Shen Chern, the most important thing now is to confirm whether Wang Duoyu has proved the Fermat conjecture.

He didn't want his student Shing-Tung Yau to be kept in the dark and work hard foolishly.

Although Fermat's conjecture is notoriously difficult and his student Shing-Tung Yau may not be able to prove it, Wang Duoyu should have no problem proving it.

It’s not that Chen Shiing-Shen is full of confidence in Wang Duoyu, but the latter’s talent and ability are there.

The most important thing is that he is only 24 years old this year. At this age, it is definitely the peak of his creativity.

You have to know that when Shiing-Shen Chern published papers such as "A Simple Intrinsic Proof of the Gauss-Bonnet Formula on Closed Riemannian Manifolds" at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, he was only 33 or 34 years old.

Wu Congyin didn't know whether Wang Duoyu had proved Fermat's conjecture, but he knew that Wang Duoyu had been in the capital for quite some time.

After Chen Shiing-Shen learned about this, he rushed to the capital without stopping, wanting to confirm the matter personally from Wang Duoyu.

From July to September now, that is, in just two months, Wang Duoyu proved Fermat's conjecture, which seems completely impossible.

But Chen Shiing-Shen was not an ordinary person. He had talked with Liu Deben, Wu Cong-yin, Liu Taoshun and others before, and learned from them about Wang Duoyu's daily life when he was proving the Poincare conjecture.

Let’s not mention the Poincaré conjecture in four-dimensional space, as not many people know about it. However, Wu Congyin and others are definitely very clear about the proof of the Poincaré conjecture in three-dimensional space and the capping paper.

Wang Duoyu heard this and said with a smile:

"Professor Chen, I haven't fully proved it yet, but I have some preliminary results. Every elliptic curve is modular and can be uniquely matched to a modular form through a function."

When Chen Shiing-Shen heard this, he was shocked and immediately started discussing it with Wang Duoyu.

The Taniyama-Shimura conjecture had already pointed out the connection between elliptic curves and modular forms, but no one expected that Wang Duoyu would actually prove this.

It took nearly a day and a half for Chen Shiing-Shen to finally understand with Wang Duoyu how the latter proved the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture.

"Professor Wang, you are truly amazing. Once this paper is published, your status in the history of mathematics will undoubtedly surpass mine."

Chern gave Wang Duoyu a thumbs-up and praised him, then suddenly asked curiously:

"Since you've already proven it, why don't you submit it for publication?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he exclaimed:

"Isn't it because of the Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematical Journal? You want to publish this paper in this journal?"

If I remember correctly, Chen Shiing-Shen remembered that Wu Cong-yin said that the "HIT Mathematical Journal" has both Chinese and English versions.

This journal has been in preparation for several months. Although it has collected a lot of paper manuscripts, the quality seems to be average.

Wu Congqin is very ambitious. He wants to make the "HIT Journal of Mathematics" soar to the top in China, so he has very high requirements for the quality of papers.

It’s a pity that Harbin Institute of Technology itself does not have such capabilities.

Even though we have outstanding students such as Xue Xiaoling, Zhu Chengwu, Rong Guangxia, and Mo Ruogao, there are only four of them after all, and it is impossible for them to be so productive and of high quality.

The only top mathematician, Wang Duoyu, doesn't seem to have that much time.

However, if the Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematical Journal is published every six months, this may still be possible.

Wang Duoyu smiled and said that he did have such an idea. Chen Xingshen immediately asked back:
“But do you have such a review mechanism?”

Top paper journals need top review teams. At present, except for Wang Duoyu, everyone else at Harbin Institute of Technology can be ignored.

Xue Xiaoling and others are not qualified to review such a high-quality paper written by Wang Duoyu.

Even if it was Shiing-Shen Chern, if he were fifteen to twenty years younger, he would definitely be able to help with the review, but he is already sixty-nine years old this year and is about to enter his seventies.

In addition to Shiing-Shen Chern, the other people in China who were qualified to review Wang Duoyu's papers were Chen Jingrun, Feng Kang, Duan Xuefu, Su Buqing, Wu Wenjun and others.

Most of these mathematics researchers, professors, etc. are already old.

Generally speaking, after the age of 60, reviewing top papers actually takes a lot of time and energy.

Why is the American Annals of Mathematics published every two months?
One of the reasons is that there are too few paper manuscripts, and the second important reason is that it is difficult to find a review team.

Mathematics professors such as Smale, Shing-Tung Yau, and André Weil are all part-time reviewers for the "Annals of Mathematics" or other professional journals. They have the right to choose whether to help with reviewing.

However, most people are very friendly and willing to help review manuscripts.

"Well, we're still in the process of preparation. We've already invited some professors to help, including Researcher Chen from the Institute of Mathematics, Director Duan from Peking University, and Professor Lu Jiaxi from our school. For the English version, we've invited people like Smale to help."

Wang Duoyu did not hide this matter.

If Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematical Journal wants to develop, this is the path it must take in the future.

Before going to Princeton University to give a report, Wang Duoyu had already discussed this matter with school leaders including Liu Deben.

Zhu Chengwu's stay at Princeton University can actually be said to be paving the way for Harbin Institute of Technology and helping him learn more about the situation in the United States.

Some of the students like Jian Xianglan who did not return will join Harbin Institute of Technology's office in the United States after graduation, mainly assisting with things like contact with American mathematics professors.

For example, this time, if Wang Duoyu's paper needs to be reviewed, the English version will be sent to the office, and Jian Xianglan or Zhu Chengwu will help submit it to professors such as Smale.

Only a relationship with give and take can last.

Otherwise, is it really just based on mutual love for mathematics?

Shit!

Who doesn’t pursue fame and fortune in life?

Why is Smale so willing to help Harbin Institute of Technology?

If Wang Duoyu hadn't asked him to do so, Smale wouldn't have cared about Harbin Institute of Technology.

Then why would Smale give face to Wang Duoyu?

Nonsense, Wang Duoyu's ability and age are there. If Smale was not already fifty years old, he would definitely move directly to Harbin Institute of Technology and do scientific research with the former.

It’s just because Wang Duoyu is too young, and he will definitely be able to produce many more scientific research results.

Then if you follow such a big boss, you will definitely be able to make some money.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xingshen was silent for a while, and then he said:

"Your idea is great. I wish you success. But I have to call Xiao Qiu and tell him not to continue this project."

Wang Duoyu couldn't help but shook his head and laughed:
"Professor Chen, maybe Professor Qiu has already proved the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture? You can't discourage him like this."

Chen Shiing-Shen was almost about to curse.

Fortunately, he is able to keep calm and is not such an impulsive person.

Skipping this topic, Chen Shiing-Shen asked Wang Duoyu when the finishing work could be completed?

"Not so fast." Wang Duoyu shook his head and did not tell the other party that he had already fully proved it.

Throughout the Fermat conjecture, he used mathematical tools and theories such as the modular lifting theorem, the induction method based on Galois theory, the extended group bounds of Iwasawa theory, the theory of modular elliptic curves, and the ring theory properties of certain Hecke algebras.

If broken down, there would be five papers in total.

But Wang Duoyu simply gathered them all together and put them on two papers.

He has not yet decided when and where to publish the two papers.

However, as time goes by, I am afraid that even if he wants to wait, others are not willing to wait anymore.

Chen Shiing-Shen stayed for another day before leaving.

On September 20th, Wang Duoyu ended his life in Beijing and returned to Harbin Institute of Technology.

After returning to Harbin Institute of Technology, he started his busy work.

Although he had only been away from Harbin Institute of Technology for less than ten days, many projects had already accumulated a lot of problems, and naturally they needed his help to deal with them.

That afternoon, Liu Deben found Wang Duoyu and briefly explained to him the list of professors who were promoted to full professors at Harbin Institute of Technology this year.

"Principal, I've only been employed as an associate professor for a little over a year now, right? I'm promoted to full professor already? What will others think?"

Wang Duoyu was surprised when he heard this and shook his head to refuse.

He was hired as an associate professor by Harbin Institute of Technology in July last year. Now it is late September 1980. In just fourteen months, he was promoted from associate professor to full professor. His promotion speed is as fast as riding a rocket.

You know, his father-in-law Zhu Qizhen is still just an associate professor.

So it is indeed a bit unreasonable for him to be promoted to full professor so quickly.

Liu Deben was firm in his attitude:

"If you don't become a full professor, then others will think too much."

Even other professors don’t dare to become full professors, as they will definitely feel very uncomfortable.

This is indeed the case. Because Wang Duoyu is very famous, People's Daily, Industrial and Commercial Daily, Youth Daily and other media have frequently reported news about him, which really brings honor to the Chinese people.

In the era of reform and opening up, many of us will realize that we are just a nobody on the international stage as soon as we go abroad.

But Wang Duoyu has become famous in the world's top field of mathematics.

If people like this cannot become full professors at Harbin Institute of Technology, then who is qualified?
What's more, Wang Duoyu has many scientific research achievements and has led and guided many projects. If he does not become a full professor, others will not dare to and are not qualified to become a full professor.

On the contrary, the problem that Wang Duoyu is only 24 years old and does not have sufficient qualifications is the problem that should be ignored the most.

Wang Duoyu fell silent. He had thought a lot.

So even if he didn't accept the position of full professor, it would not work.

"We will hold an appointment ceremony the day after tomorrow. It will be held in the auditorium."

Liu Deben said so, and then without waiting for Wang Duoyu to refuse, he started talking about other things.

The auditorium of Harbin Institute of Technology was newly built this year. It can be said that the failure to hold lectures twice before has always been a pain in the hearts of Li Rui, Liu Deben and others.

Therefore, at the beginning of this year, Diao Pai Company rose rapidly, with so many foreign companies placing orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

With its confidence bolstered, Harbin Institute of Technology immediately embarked on drastic measures to launch large-scale construction projects.

The auditorium is the most important project among them.

Today, Harbin Institute of Technology has incorporated several surrounding areas and made them part of the campus.

After the fifth phase of the Diao Pai Company's factory was established, it immediately began production. It was originally two kilometers away from the campus, but now because of the expansion of the school, it has become a neighbor.

After all, the fifth phase factory of Diao Pai Company is indeed very large, with the number of workers exceeding 3,000. It is definitely not a small factory.

Wang Duoyu hesitated to speak, but Liu Deben had already started talking about the production and sales of electric bicycles by Diao Pai Company.

In April this year, electric bicycles began road testing.

By the end of June, the bicycle had passed all the tests and was ready for market launch.

Sales officially began in late July.

At that time, Wang Duoyu had just returned to Harbin Institute of Technology. He was busy teaching Yang Nianzhen and others, and also had to prove Fermat's conjecture, so he had no time to care about the sales of this electric bicycle.

What's more, the sales team led by Associate Professor Shang Zhongmin is already very mature and has even initially established sales channels with foreign companies.

After the Diao brand electric bicycles were launched on the market, they quickly found corresponding agency companies to help with sales.

Equipped with safe and reliable lead-acid batteries, electric bicycles can completely solve the travel problems of many people within a ten-kilometer range.

This is definitely good news for ordinary people in European and American countries.

So after being launched on the market at the end of July and arriving in early August, Diao brand electric bicycles have been sought after by many people.

Product safety is not the first priority, low price is the biggest reason why people are chasing it.

In China, a lightweight Diao brand electric bicycle has a range of only 30 kilometers, a cargo capacity of no more than 50 kilograms, and a unit price of 339 yuan.

The same model of bicycle costs US$259 abroad.

There is also a plus model electric bicycle with a range of 48 kilometers and a cargo capacity of 150 kilograms. The domestic price is 559 yuan and the overseas price is 399 US dollars.

There are only these two models at the moment. The Max model of electric bicycle has not yet been developed and produced, so we still need to wait.

The price of an electric bicycle is only $399. Take the average American as an example. Their monthly salary is between $800 and $900 and $2,000, and their average annual salary is between $10,000 and $25,000. They can easily pay such expenses.

As for maintaining such an electric bicycle, that is even easier.

By September 1980, the international crude oil price had risen to US$35 a barrel, a full US$22 increase from the previous year's price of only US$13 per barrel.

This is a very exaggerated number, and for ordinary Americans, this will certainly increase their car maintenance costs.

They had no choice before, but now they have plenty of choices, so they all ordered an electric bicycle to meet their daily commuting needs.

Many people live in cities, or between urban and rural areas. Most people's commuting distance is generally within 20 kilometers, and only a few people's commuting distance exceeds 20 kilometers.

The Plus version of the electric bicycle perfectly meets their commuting needs.

Except for the fact that it cannot shelter them from wind and rain, it has advantages in other aspects.

As a result, Diao Pai Company's electric bicycles quickly became best-sellers after they were launched on the market.

According to statistics, Diao Pai has received orders for over 80,000 e-bikes, including 53,000 for the Plus version. In other words, Diao Pai has generated over $28 million in foreign exchange revenue this year from e-bikes alone.

This does not include domestic orders.

After hearing this, Wang Duoyu felt relieved and sincerely happy.

Although at present, orders for electric bicycles are not as high as those for batteries, the profits are higher.

And judging from the current market response, electric bicycles will continue to sell well and will be far ahead in this small track.

Lead-acid batteries are an exception. After all, their success is difficult to replicate, their application range is very wide, and their price is not expensive, so they have so many orders.

After discussing this matter, Liu Deben asked Wang Duoyu about the current development of Diao Pai Company and whether it was possible to develop some new projects?

"Principal, the Diao Pai Company is already doing very well. Just keep digging deeper in the directions I mentioned before. Don't think about going in other directions."

Wang Duoyu quickly stopped him and said:

"The electric bicycle market has a lot of profit potential, and the same is true for the smaller battery market. If we want to maintain our $100 million in foreign exchange earnings each year, we must innovate every year."

"The lead-acid batteries we developed previously still have many technical pain points and difficulties. If we can solve these problems, there will be no worries about orders."

"There are also lithium-ion batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, etc. These projects are the future of our Diao Pai company."

"Professor Zhang, Professor Fan, and others should not give up on these tracks, and should not think about other things. They should continue to dig deep into their research."

Bit off more than you can chew!
Many people understand this principle, but Liu Deben has become a little arrogant and greedy now.

People are like this, it's hard to satisfy them.

When I was earning 5,000 yuan a month, I dreamed of earning over 10,000 yuan a month. When my monthly salary exceeded 10,000 yuan, I wanted 20,000 yuan a month. I was never satisfied.

In fact, many times, people seem to be happiest when they are at their poorest.

Because there is nothing to lose at this time, and there is no fear of loss.

But once you have something, such as getting married or having a monthly salary of over ten thousand.

If you don’t continue to work hard and be more diligent at this time, you will most likely lose everything, and anxiety will follow.

After being persuaded by Wang Duoyu, Liu Deben gradually came to his senses.

It's not possible not to wake up. If Wang Duoyu doesn't support it, Liu Deben would not dare to invest in the research plans proposed by other professors.

Even if they invest, it is impossible for them to invest hundreds of millions of dollars like Wang Duoyu without thinking too much.

In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the auditorium the day after tomorrow.

Many students came here today, and students from other schools like Yang Nianzhen came to watch.

Because today Professors Wang Duoyu and others have been officially hired as full professors by Harbin Institute of Technology, this is a big deal.

The whole process was quite ceremonial, but Wang Duoyu was a little unaccustomed to this kind of ritual.

After becoming a full professor, Wang Duoyu's monthly salary became a third-level salary, which was RMB 241.5 per month.

This salary level is actually equivalent to that of his father-in-law Zhu Qizhen.

This salary standard is actually the highest salary an associate professor can get. Above that is a full professor.

In fact, Li Rui and Liu Deben applied for the salary of a first-level professor for Wang Duoyu, which was over 300 yuan.

The reason is very simple, which is to hope to give Wang Duoyu the highest standards in terms of salary and benefits.

After all, Wang Duoyu went to Princeton University, where not only were all expenses waived, but he also brought back $50,000 when he returned.

These 50,000 US dollars converted into RMB is 74,500 yuan. Based on Wang Duoyu's previous salary level of more than 100 yuan, it can be paid for more than 40 years.

So the foreigners are so good to Wang Duoyu. Although we in China cannot offer such a high salary, we can at least give him the highest level in terms of position, right?
But Wang Duoyu rejected it.

Why does he want such a high salary?
It’s enough!
With his status and ability, the future will only get better and better, and he will definitely enjoy everything he deserves.

That evening, in a small private room in the school cafeteria, Wang Duoyu attended the celebratory dinner.

During the meal, Wu Congxin next to him whispered to Wang Duoyu:
"I heard from Professor Chen that you've already proved the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture. How about having your paper published as the first in our Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematical Journal?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Taoshun and others pricked up their ears and showed very curious expressions.

Everyone knows about the math problem Taniyama-Shimura conjecture because everyone has heard about the bet between Wang Duoyu and Shing-Tung Yau to see who can prove Fermat's conjecture faster.

Therefore, everyone is very concerned about this matter.

Wang Duoyu looked helpless when he heard this.

He knew that Chern would not keep the secret and that the secret would spread, but he did not expect it to spread so quickly.

Difficult!

"Let's talk about it in October. We haven't found a qualified review team yet, and the most important thing is the final review team."

Hearing Wang Duoyu's words, Wu Congqin couldn't help but look embarrassed.

The Department of Computational Mathematics at Harbin Institute of Technology has a large teaching team, but previously there was only one full professor, Wu Congxin, and the others were either associate professors or lecturers.

But even so, none of them are well-known in the domestic mathematics community.

Even Wu Congyin, let alone being compared with people like Chen Jingrun, is at a disadvantage even when compared with mathematics professors from Tsinghua University and Peking University.

Just don’t mention it!

Therefore, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult to invite a qualified number theory review team.

Either Wang Duoyu serves as a reviewer, or he can only be the paper provider, he has only one choice.

Just like now, if Wang Duoyu's paper proving the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture is taken as the first paper, then Wang Duoyu cannot be a reviewer.

If we look for someone from outside, alas, how many people can review Wang Duoyu's paper?

Stop joking. The Taniyama-Shimura conjecture is the most important part of Fermat's conjecture. Fermat's conjecture has been around for hundreds of years, and no one has been able to prove it, which is enough to show that it is indeed very difficult.

It is probably very difficult for ordinary reviewers to even understand the paper.

How to invite?
Embarrassed, Wu Congxin could only touch his nose, then lick his face and said:
"Teacher Lu should be able to help with the review, and Researcher Chen Jingrun can also help. As for foreign research, I'll have to trouble Duoyu to invite Professors Smale, Shing-Tung Yau, and others."

Wang Duoyu rolled his eyes and said:

"talk later!"

How could he not know?

But the favors of people like Smale are not so easy to borrow, and they will definitely need to be repaid when the time comes.

Ugh!
It is difficult in all aspects for Harbin Institute of Technology to develop.

Only Wang Duoyu's board is relatively long, the others are all short boards, so how can Harbin Institute of Technology hold more water and accommodate more talents?
We must think carefully and develop comprehensively.

As a result, the publication of the paper was once again put on hold.

The next night, Yuan Jigang, Zhu Hanting, Rong Guangxia and other members of the 303 dormitory all came to Wang Duoyu's house to celebrate his promotion to full professor.

"Congratulations!"

After eating and drinking, Zhu Hanting took out a paper and hoped that Wang Duoyu could help him correct it.

After reading the paper, the latter shook his head and said:
"Our school's Department of Computational Mathematics is currently preparing a new journal. You can submit your manuscript directly. Trust me."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Hanting was reluctant to do so, because he still hoped to submit his paper to international journals such as the "Annals of Mathematics" rather than a low-class journal like the "HIT Journal of Mathematics".

Wang Duoyu was silent for a moment, and then suddenly said:
"I previously proved a paper on the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture, and will also submit it to the Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematical Journal."

As soon as he said this, everyone looked at him in surprise.

Everyone was surprised, but Wang Duoyu was helpless.

Because whether it is Zhu Hanting or anyone else, they all want to stand out and want fame and fortune.

The Annals of Mathematics is the real big stage. What is the Harbin Institute of Technology Journal of Mathematics? Nothing at all!

However, if Wang Duoyu published such an important paper in the "HIT Mathematical Journal", it would be a groundbreaking event.

It is bound to affect Zhu Hanting and others.

On the contrary, even though Zhu Hanting and others were forced to publish their paper in the "Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematical Journal" under pressure from school leaders.

Later, I will secretly publish the paper outside.

It is definitely not a long-term solution!

So what Zhu Hanting said just now woke Wang Duoyu up and made him make a decision immediately.

This matter cannot be delayed any longer.

If we continue to delay, something might go wrong.

"Then I do!"

Zhu Hanting responded immediately.

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt embarrassed. Yuan Jigang, Rong Guangxia, Mo Ruogao and others all looked at him with strange expressions, which made him almost unable to hold it in and he wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it.

How can a person be so utilitarian?

I'm afraid that the four words "arrogant at first and respectful later" are not used to describe Zhu Hanting, right?
After all, the last second, he was still reluctant to publish his paper in the "HIT Mathematical Journal", but the next moment, after hearing what Wang Duoyu said, he immediately changed his mind, contradicting himself in the face, and was so impatient.

Gee!

Wang Duoyu stopped and said:
"It's not up to you whether you like it or not. 'HIT Mathematical Journal' is a newly established journal of our Department of Computational Mathematics. As a member of it, if you are unwilling to submit articles, and others follow suit, how can this journal survive?"

"However, since I have already decided to publish my paper as the first inaugural work, if the rest of you want to piggyback on my paper, you must improve the quality. If it is too poor to pass the second round of review, then submit it to other journals."

Upon hearing this, Rong Guangxia couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Duoyu, is our journal comparable to the American Annals of Mathematics?"

Seeing Wang Duoyu nod, Zhu Hanting, Yu Xinyao, Tian Maohua and others took a deep breath.

Among the people in the room, except for Wang Duoyu, Rong Guangxia and Mo Ruogao, the other five had never published a paper in the "Annals of Mathematics".

Even Rong Guangxia and Mo Ruogao were just lucky and were able to barely meet the publication standards of the "Annals of Mathematics" and publish successfully.

If they were asked to write a few more papers of such high standards, they might not be able to do it.

Immediately afterwards, Rong Guangxia asked the second question: Who will review the manuscript?

This is top priority!

"Yes, Duoyu, your paper is of such high quality, and it's about Fermat's conjecture, a problem that no one has been able to solve for hundreds of years. Who is qualified to review your paper?"

Lou Jianguo couldn't help but open his mouth wide and echoed.

Yuan Jigang and others nodded in agreement and were very curious about the review team of the Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematical Journal.

Wang Duoyu shook his head and laughed:
"You might not understand, so let me explain briefly. Our journal has both Chinese and English versions. This means that if you want to submit an article, you can submit it in either Chinese or English, and we will publish it in both languages."

"For a paper like mine, I have to ask a foreign mathematics professor to review it, because only experts in the field can help review a paper like this."

"In China, Researcher Chen Jingrun, Lu Qikeng, and others can help. If that doesn't work, we can also trouble Director Hua, Professor Chen, Director Duan, and others. However, they are elderly after all, so if we can avoid bothering them, we should do so."

They are all favors and need to be repaid.

Zhu Hanting and the others suddenly understood, and wanted to continue asking, but Wang Duoyu shook his head and said:
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Just keep it to yourself and don't talk nonsense outside."

Since we can’t talk about this anymore, let’s talk about other things.

For example, Yuan Jigang’s most enjoyable hunting!

In June, Zhu Hanting had gone to the Siberian primeval forest in Mohe to hunt tiger kings. After he came back from the United States, Yuan Jigang and others talked to him about this matter many times.

This made Zhu Hanting extremely envious, and he became jealous.

why?
Because he went to study in the United States, he should be the one to be envied, but he was overtaken by Rong Guangxia and Mo Ruogao in his studies, and even in some daily activities. How could he not be jealous?

Although he didn't wash dishes when he went to the United States, his life was still very hard.

In contrast, Rong Guangxia and his friends happily hunted and played, and then published their papers with great satisfaction.

Don't delay your study and life!

There is no harm without comparison. Zhu Hanting was jealous when he saw how well they were living.

Not to mention that Xue Xiaoling has become a teacher, Zhu Hanting's mentality is even more exploded.

"Duoyu, let's go hunting in Mohe this time. This will be the last time this year."

Zhu Hanting looked at Wang Duoyu eagerly and suggested so.

The latter shook his head and refused.

He didn't want to go there again because it was different from June now. It was almost October and it would be very cold there.

If something happens and you are trapped in the mountains, it will be difficult to deal with.

Just go back to my hometown, Dahonggou Village, and stay there for a while to relax.

Hearing this, Yuan Jigang and the others were very disappointed, but there was nothing they could do.

The next day, Wang Duoyu informed Wu Congqin of his decision. After the latter confirmed it again and again, he jumped up on the spot and danced with joy.

Fortunately, he and Wang Duoyu were the only ones in the office at that time, otherwise they would have been laughed at.

But even if he was just watching a joke, Wu Congqin would be very happy.

Because now it seems that "HIT Mathematical Journal" is saved!

"Then I'd like to trouble you, Duoyu, to contact our friends abroad and ask them to review the paper. By the way, this paper of yours shouldn't be particularly difficult, right?"

"good!"

Wang Duoyu was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile.

For him, this paper was naturally not difficult. After all, it only took him one month from the beginning of the proof to the end.

If it weren't for the fact that I needed to teach Yang Nianzhen and the others at that time, it definitely wouldn't have taken so long.

But for others, I don’t know.

"Okay, okay, fine. I'll trouble you to take care of the international English version. I'll contact Chen Jingrun and others for the domestic version."

Wu Congyin said quickly, and then started working in a hurry.

But soon, he was surprised to find that the paper handed over by Wang Duoyu was over a hundred pages long.

Wow, is it so long?
It has to be long!
Because Wang Duoyu already has experience, if the proof process of some papers is simplified or omitted, many people will not understand it and will directly reject his paper.

For example, if he doesn't explain the mathematical tool of modularity lifting theorem more clearly, others will definitely be confused.

So, after Wang Duoyu explained everything clearly, the number of pages in the paper increased.

Seeing this, Wu Congxin didn't care about anything else and quickly arranged for people to conduct the first round of review. Everything was done according to normal procedures.

After all, the first publication of "HIT Mathematical Journal" must be more formal.

After such a long preparation, it’s time to start.

The first draft review was passed after two days, and then the paper was printed in multiple copies and mailed out at the same time.

Since the paper Wang Duoyu submitted had already been translated, there was naturally no need for Wu Congyin and others to translate it again, so it was much more convenient.

Chen Jingrun, Qiu Chengtong, Smale, Sergei Novikov, John Milnor, Hirzebruch and others all received the paper very quickly and were shocked.

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