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The International Congress of Mathematicians officially concluded the following day.

Lin Chen and Chen Cheng also embarked on their journey back to the Dragon Kingdom.

"Professor Tao, thank you for giving us a ride."

At the airport, Lin Chen thanked the person in front of him.

When I arrived, I was picked up by international students from Long University of Science and Technology who were studying in the United States.

When they returned this time, it was Professor Terence Tao who escorted Lin Chen and the others.

Although this person was born overseas and was of Chinese descent from China, he was very friendly to Lin Chen and his group.

The Tsinghua and Peking University professor who came to the United States with Lin Chen and the others had to give up returning to China with them because of Cheng Zitong's attitude.

Professor Tao, on the other hand, didn't care about Cheng Zitong's thoughts at all and personally took Lin Chen and the others to the airport.

"Lin Chen, I'm so glad I could come this time, otherwise I would have missed the historic moment when you proved the BSD conjecture. It's a pity that the time was too short. I hope we can meet again in the future."

"Oh, right, if you ever want to become a professor at MIT, I'd be happy to connect you!"

Compared to Cheng Zitong, Lin Chen believes that Terence Tao is a more genuine scholar.

He smiled and shook hands with the other person: "If there is a chance, we will meet again. You can also come to China to find us."

"it is good!"

After saying that, Terence Tao escorted the two through security.

On the plane, Chen Cheng asked with a smile, "Lin Chen, why didn't that husky come to see you off?"

Lin Chen smirked: "Uncle Chen, didn't your dance partners also not give you a gift?"

Chen Cheng's face immediately hardened: "Lin Chen, after we go back, let's not bring up the past again!"

"okay!"

After another ten hours of bumpy travel, Lin Chen finally set foot on the land of the Dragon Kingdom once again.

He and Chen Cheng had just exited the airport when they saw someone holding up a long banner.

Congratulations to Lin Chen from Longyan University of Science and Technology on winning the Fields Medal and returning to China!

Upon seeing the large red banner in front of him, Lin Chen was momentarily dazed, thinking that Principal Lin had brought people over.

It wasn't until I saw the three characters "Longke University" at the front that I realized it was another university president who had hung the banner with his team.

Soon, he saw the other principal.

Principal Xu led a large group of students toward Lin Chen, accompanied by numerous media outlets with cameras and flashes going off incessantly.

"Uncle Chen, our principal likes this too?"

Lin Chen whispered a question in Chen Cheng's ear.

Chen Cheng shook his head: "I don't know either. I've never seen him like this before."

At this moment, Principal Xu, along with several school leaders, walked up to Lin Chen.

"Lin Chen, welcome back! You've brought honor to our Dragon Science and Technology University and the entire Dragon Nation! Welcome back home!"

Lin Chen quickly shook hands with Principal Xu and said politely, "This is what I should do."

"Let's go back to school!"

Principal Xu warmly took Lin Chen's hand and led him outside.

All eyes were on Lin Chen, so much so that Chen Cheng, who was also extending his hand to shake hands, was completely ignored.

Seeing that no one seemed to notice him, Chen Cheng awkwardly withdrew his hand, feeling both proud and angry that everyone only had eyes for Lin Chen and not for him.

This brat, doesn't he even bother to look after his father-in-law?

I'll definitely get Xiaoxiao to say something to him later!

On the other side, just as Principal Xu was pulling Lin Chen back, the media, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately surrounded them, shoving microphones at Lin Chen's face.

"Lin Chen, when did you solve the BSD conjecture?"

"Lin Chen, I heard you encountered some difficulties in the US this time. Is that true?"

"Student Lin Chen..."

Principal Xu quickly protected Lin Chen, saying, "Dear reporters, Lin Chen has just returned from the United States and needs to go back to rest. If any of you have interview requests, you can apply to our school, and we will definitely arrange it."

With Principal Xu's help, and with the assistance of teachers and students from the school, Lin Chen finally made his way through the crowd to a school bus.

Once inside the car, Lin Chen's face suddenly lit up with joy.

"Old Wang, what brings you here too?"

"You've made such a big fuss, and I didn't come to pick you up, making you unhappy. What if someone else takes the opportunity to steal my wife away?"

Sitting in the car, Old Wang looked at his disciple, whom he had visited three times to finally persuade to come to Longke University, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

I was right about him. This kid has only been at the school for half a year, and he has already made such a name for himself.

"Mr. Wang, you're joking. How could I possibly have my job poached?"

"That's not necessarily true. I don't even dare to see that old man Wu anymore. Every time I see him, he complains that I used my beauty to trick you into coming to Longke University. Otherwise, you would be a student at Tsinghua or Peking University!" Old Wang said with a smug smile.

Lin Chen sat down next to Old Wang. After everyone was seated, the car started and drove towards Longke University.

Principal Xu sat in the seat in front of the two of them. As soon as the car entered the highway, he turned around and said to Lin Chen:

"Lin Chen, you really brought honor to Longke University and Longguo at the International Congress of Mathematicians. We, the leaders, have discussed it and decided to award you a bonus of 200 million!"

Lin Chen was taken aback: "Principal, didn't we just distribute one million before?"

"It's alright. Last time is last time, and this time is this time. You've brought such a great honor to our school, how can we not show our appreciation? One million for BSD Guessing, and one million for Fields. It's not a lot of money, but it's our way of showing our support."

Principal Xu looked intently at Lin Chen in front of him and said.

Lin Chen thought about it for a moment and then did not refuse.

It's not that I'm greedy for this little bit of money, but rather that I want to set an example for future generations.

Compared to foreign universities, the biggest problem with domestic universities is that they are unwilling to pay those who can produce results.

It's not that we can't afford it, but there are always various concerns: fear of the impact, fear of public opinion, fear of superiors, all sorts of fears.

In the end, this resulted in some people from domestic universities achieving great things but not receiving the rewards they deserved.

As a result, many people felt indignant and eventually left for overseas.

This isn't just a problem with one university; it's a trend across the entire industry.

Lin Chen can't change anything, but at least he has the courage to set a good precedent for others.

"There's something else... Elder Wang, why don't you tell me about it?"

Principal Xu looked at Old Wang standing to the side.

Old Wang coughed and nodded: "Lin Chen, before you came back, the school discussed your graduation."

Lin Chen was taken aback: "The graduation issue?"

Old Wang nodded: "We originally wanted to wait until the end of the semester to process your graduation, but you've already achieved such great results at the very beginning of the second semester of your freshman year! If we still let you keep the title of student, you may think it's appropriate, but we don't think it's appropriate at all!"

"So we decided that we'll issue your bachelor's degree certificate as soon as possible, without waiting for this semester to end, and then skip the master's stage altogether. One BSD hypothesis is enough for you to graduate with a master's degree. After the summer, you can start your PhD here!"

what?

Lin Chen had only heard of combined bachelor's and master's programs, but he never imagined that it was possible to complete both bachelor's and master's degrees in one go.

"Is this okay?"

"Generally speaking, of course not, but you're just too outstanding!"

Old Wang smiled helplessly.

In fact, the school leaders had just reached a consensus to let Lin Chen skip the master's degree and go straight to the doctoral program.

At first, some people thought Lin Chen was too young and suggested that he study for a master's degree for at least a year before considering graduation.

However, this immigration incident gave Principal Xu and his colleagues quite a shock.

With Lin Chen's achievement of proving two world-class conjectures in succession, pursuing a doctorate is more than enough for him.

Now, many foreign universities are eyeing Lin Chen. Even before the Mathematicians' Congress has ended, Longke University has already received numerous doctoral offers from foreign universities for Lin Chen.

Foreign countries don't care that Lin Chen didn't even get a bachelor's degree; they're willing to invite him directly to pursue a doctorate.

What are we still hesitating about?

It is said that talent should be recruited without being bound by conventions. If we are bound by procedures, age, and time, then what is the point of talking about being unconventional?

At this point, Old Wang seemed to sense the question in Lin Chen's mind and continued:

"We're talking about math right now. As for the other majors where you've already written your thesis, we'll discuss that together and have you defend your thesis then. But if you want to finish your master's degree early in those majors, we'll only consider it if you achieve exceptional results, just like you did in math."

Old Wang was initially very opposed to Lin Chen studying a different major.

But now he can't really say anything.

While Lin Chen was cracking the BSD conjecture, he also managed to write his graduation thesis for five different majors.

He really couldn't figure out how much energy Lin Chen had.

How can one person possibly have the energy to do so many things at the same time?

Could this kid really be a monster?