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The good news coming from China made Ning Wei feel like he was being helped by a god, and his brain was much smoother when thinking about problems. However, he did not choose to speak out on Weibo first, but asked Yu Xingwei to inform him. , ask the organizing committee to borrow a small room, and wait until eleven o'clock to explain several issues to the reporters.

This is certainly not a difficult task.

In order to hold the conference, I rented almost all the large and small conference rooms in the hotel. Many small conference rooms will be idle at 11 o'clock for the report meeting. Of course, it is not a problem to borrow them.

As for inviting journalist friends to visit, it probably won’t be a problem. After all, in the eyes of these reporters, Ning Wei is probably a walking news-making machine. Nowadays, most of the information about this romantic transnational love affair is vague descriptions obtained from others. It has not been confirmed that the person involved is willing to come forward. There is nothing better than speaking out. No matter what you say, as long as it is not an academic report, it will be big news.

Yes, for ordinary people, they are too lazy to care about what new mathematical theories Ning Wei has proposed, and at what level these theories will change their lives. They are more concerned about the gossip about this Chinese boy and the Snow Country Princess. How will it end? In fact, for most people, they hope that this romantic encounter will have a good outcome.

Even the snow country-owned media has launched a poll on this issue to investigate the public's attitude towards this cross-border romance. Although there are not many samples interviewed, only 2,000, there are still nearly a quarter of invalid samples, such as those who have not heard of this matter. But according to this media report, among the remaining 1,500 cases, there are nearly a thousand people who are optimistic about the relationship between the two and are willing to send blessings to the two...

This is already an extremely terrifying ratio. Of course, this does not have much impact on Ning Wei. Even though he also saw this report on the Internet, in addition to being deeply surprised by the imagination of foreign media, the most emotions were probably It's thanks.

Really, if these foreign friends didn't worry so much about his life-long affairs, it would most likely be extremely troublesome for Jiang to overcome his inner knot and become brave. After all, forceful melons are not sweet.

Of course, Ning Wei did not put too much energy into the following press briefing. After leaving the matter to Yu Xingwei, Ning Wei was full of motivation and got back to work again.

He has a feeling that after going back and upgrading March this time, the little guy's abilities will be greatly improved. Perhaps it can be directly upgraded to become one's most important assistant. As for why every second counts now, the reason is very simple. Every minute he spends on research is to buy time to spend more time with classmate Jiang after returning to China.

Ning Wei feels that he is the real winner in life. He never needs to choose between career and love. As long as he manages his time well, he can do both without delay.

Just like this, when Yu Xingwei returned to the room at 10:40 and told Ning Wei that everything was ready, he temporarily put down the work at hand, saved everything, and then followed Yu Xingwei to the reserved conference hall. .

This is a conference hall for 100 people in the hotel. It is not big, but when I walked into the conference hall, I was still shocked by the battle.

Countless jousting is much more exaggerated than giving a report at a computer conference. This is probably the first time he has been treated like this.

What's even more frightening is that he never expected that so many reporters would gather in the hotel, filling a 100-person briefing hall.

No, it seems that they are not all reporters. There seem to be some guys in the back row who are watching the fun with nothing.

Well, probably the scholars who had just listened to the report knew that he wanted to clarify some facts, so they chose to stay and watch the fun.

In fact, it is definitely a very novel experience for the scholars who came to participate in the conference. The chemical reaction between a certain young Chinese mathematician and a princess from Snow Country who happened to meet him turned a serious scientific conference into the center of gossip around the world. As a result, more than one scholar who attended the conference was criticized by reporters. People asked if they knew anything interesting between the two...

This is unique in the history of STOC conferences. Of course, everyone has different opinions, but when the big guys in the industry don't raise any objections, it's natural for ordinary people to say nothing more.

Ning Wei didn't pay attention to other people's thoughts, let alone the reporters' questions, and went straight to the reporting table.

For this to be so smooth, we must also thank Yu Xingwei for his meticulous work and taking the lead in notifying the hotel. The hotel is also very experienced in dealing with this kind of thing and dispatched security personnel early to maintain the order of the press conference.

Ning Wei glanced at Yu Xingwei and saw that Yu Xingwei had taken out his mobile phone and stood next to him and started filming. From Yu Xingwei's perspective, Ning Wei, most of the reporters attending the press conference, and the cameras were captured. Ning Wei then officially said: "Thank you very much for your concern about my personal situation. I invite everyone to participate today." This press conference is to clarify two things."

"First, Princess Isabel and I are just ordinary friends who have just met at this conference. Our communication is limited to a group photo to commemorate this conference and limited discussions on non-academic aspects; second Second, I already have a lover, and classmate Jiang is a student at Yanbei University like me and a pianist, and we have a very good relationship."

"The second point is actually the focus of the limited exchange and discussion between Princess Isabel and I. I promised that if Princess Isabel visits China one day, I will ask my girlfriend to play a song for her. Finally, thank you all for your personal support to me. Thank you for your concern. I’m done with my speech. Goodbye everyone!”

After saying that, Ning Wei turned around and left directly from the front door of the conference hall next to the rostrum, leaving behind a bunch of reporters who were still in a state of confusion. However, these reporters reacted in an instant.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Ning, if what you say is true, please explain why the Royal Family of the Snow Country has not issued a statement. Can you comment on this?"

"According to media statistics, 30% of the people in Snow Country support your relationship with Princess Isabel. How do you feel about this!"

"Mr. Ning, can you introduce us to your girlfriend? Do you think she is more attractive than Princess Isabel?"

…

"boom……"

The closed door cut off all the messy questions, and Ning Wei suddenly felt that it was enough for him to suffer this kind of crime once. It’s hard to imagine how those celebrities can still remain cheerful in the face of so many random and unhelpful questions.

Ning Wei quickly walked directly into the safety stairs next to the corridor under the guidance of Yu Xingwei. When the security cards arranged by the two hotels took the safe exit, the two of them were considered safe, at least they could no longer be blocked by a group of reporters.

"Is everything recorded?" Ning Wei asked Yu Xingwei.

Yu Xingwei gave a thumbs up.

Well, this footage is the point.

Ning Wei didn't care what the trend of public opinion in Europe would be. Anyway, after he left this meeting, he probably wouldn't come back for a long time. But he still had to stay in China for a long time. He had to give an explanation to Lao Ning, an explanation to the people who related to him, and of course, the most important thing was to give an explanation to Classmate Jiang.

Yes, Ning Wei's expression of the world is becoming more and more direct, simply because he finds that there is really no need to explain too much to people he doesn't care about, and he even doesn't need to get much understanding at all, as long as the people he cares about It's enough to understand him.

He followed Yu Xingwei up the two flights of stairs, and then Yu Xingwei swiped his card and walked out of the safe passage. On the way to the elevator, I happened to bump into Michael I Jordan and a very familiar person.

"Ha, Smith, what do you mean by coincidence? We happened to bump into him." Michael I pointed at Ning Wei and said with a smile.

With one sentence, Ning Wei quickly recognized this familiar-looking person. Wasn't it Professor Smith, whom he had been friends with for a long time?

When he published his first "Nature" article, it was because of this professor's paper.

"Mr. Jordan, Professor Smith, hello both of you. Professor Smith is also here to attend this conference?" Ning Wei immediately stopped and said hello.

"No, no, no, I just arrived today. In fact, I came here specifically to see you at Michael's invitation. Also, don't call me professor. I have resigned as a professor. You should know that I am studying philosophy. Since we happened to meet each other, why not go have lunch together. We can have a good chat in the afternoon." Smith said with a smile.

Ning Wei hesitated for a moment. Michael I seemed to see Ning Wei's worry and said, "Don't worry, I know a relatively private restaurant where you can drink coffee after the meal. No one will disturb you."

After thinking about the time difference with China, Ning Wei turned to look at Yu Xingwei, nodded at him, and then said: "Okay then."

After all, it's hard to refuse kindness, let alone Smith being kind to him.

…

Soon, Michael I took the two of them to the seventh floor of the hotel. Only then did Ning Wei find out that there was a high-end French restaurant hidden in this international hotel. The expensive decoration and the three-star Michelin logo on the door indicated that there was a high probability of consumption here. Not too low.

As soon as they entered the restaurant, a service staff came up and asked if they had a reservation. After Michael I exchanged a few words with the restaurant waiter, the three of them were taken to an extremely private corner booth of the restaurant.

The right partition will not completely isolate this place from the hall as a whole, but also prevent outsiders from peeking into the partition.

It was my first time to eat French food. I didn’t have much experience so I just ordered the same thing as the two professors, an appetizer of smoked silver carp, then a crispy onion soup, a lamb chop as a staple food and some desserts. .

Michael I also ordered a bottle of red wine, which was said to be a collection of a well-known winery. Of course, in Ning Wei's opinion, drinking it by himself would be a waste of money. Because except for sweet wine, all other red wines tasted the same to him, sour and astringent.

Ning Wei also quickly discovered that eating a French meal is really suitable for chatting, because the long waiting process without talking about anything will make people angry because their stomachs are tortured.

"Ning Wei, have you noticed that the mathematics paper published in Nature has been cited 87 times? I'm curious why you didn't continue research in this direction." Smith started the conversation first.

Of course Ning Wei knew which paper Smith was talking about. The interpretation of the general solution for the specific case of the NS equation provided a specific solution to this type of limit constraint problem. It is natural that the number of citations is high.

This is why the mathematics community is still discussing a series of contents such as Ningwei space. Maybe in a while, when all the dust has settled and the academic community has a unified consensus, the number of citations of that paper will increase rapidly.

"I simply feel that it is meaningless to continue researching in this direction." Ning Wei smiled and explained.

"Haha, Smith, you should read his paper at this conference, then you will know that the conversion direction is right. So what if the NS equation problem is completely solved? The existence of a general solution in theory does not allow us to Under the current technical conditions, design more useful mathematical models. Mathematics is a discipline that exists to solve practical problems. You are going astray." Michael I laughed and expressed his opinion.

Of course, this big shot is the only one who dares to speak so unscrupulously. After all, if these words are really heard by those great mathematicians who study pure numbers, it will inevitably lead to an academic debate.

But then again, it cannot be said that Michael I was wrong. After all, the greatest significance of pure mathematics to reality lies in the innovative mathematical tools provided in the process of solving various mathematical problems and conjectures. The tools are all given, and it is really boring to continue to work hard.

"That's right, I'm superficial."

Smith shrugged and said again: "But Ningwei, don't you want to have a freer and more open research environment? The expression of academic ideas should be unrestrained. At least at this point, I think the United States should be more suitable for you. . I know many scholars from China. Before they came here, most of them were troubled by various mundane tasks, resulting in low efficiency. Especially for mathematicians, the golden time is about ten years, which is a waste of time. Unfortunately, many achievements will pass you by."

Well, here we go again.

Ning Wei glanced at Michael I. The big boss just smiled slightly and did not interrupt, so he thought for a while and said: "Thank you very much Mr. Smith for your opinion, but don't you think freedom is actually just a false proposition? At least to So far I haven't felt restricted in college. If anything..."

At this point, Ning Wei paused before continuing: "Then the biggest restriction I have ever experienced is probably the paper that was supposed to be submitted to the Journal of the American Mathematical Society, but was forced to submit it to Nature for publication. , I have to thank you for speaking out on this matter. And to be honest, I don’t know many people in the academic world, so I don’t know what others think.”

"As for what you said about missing out on many achievements... let's put it this way, if the so-called achievements are winning various awards or something, it's actually not too important to me. I don't care too much about whether I can or not. If I get the Fields Medal, otherwise I will continue to study along the path of NS equations, because my supervisor, Professor Tian Yanzhen, has already planned this path for me."

"Similarly, I don't value the Wolfe and Abel Prizes, including some domestic awards. If it must be given to me, I will take it. If it cannot be given to me, I don't care if it is awarded to someone else. After all, I I don’t think that doing research is for winning awards or anything. Doing research with this idea is a kind of restriction on free thought. The direction of my research is determined just because of pure interest, or I think I will follow this direction. If I go down, I can get the results I want.”

"And currently I feel quite free in this regard. My mentor is supportive of my choice. So I don't feel that I am not free as you said, or that I am entangled in all kinds of worldly things. And it wastes time to do research. So, you can probably understand? "

These words left Smith almost speechless, and he couldn't help but start to criticize a certain professor at Princeton. Of course, he was even more surprised that Ning Wei's ideas were so open-minded. Is this because I have no desire for anything other than research?

If these were Ning Wei's thoughts, Smith only felt that this young man was probably invincible.

I thought I was free enough to give up mathematics and start studying philosophy, but I didn't expect Ning Wei to be more free and easy than him from the bottom up. The awards that Ning Wei mentioned are what many mathematicians dream of, because they represent the world's recognition and affirmation of their research, but in Ning Wei's eyes, they are so dismissive...

This seems like he is superficial again...

"But scientific research requires massive financial support. With all due respect, a better hardware environment also helps research. You don't care about the awards or whether you are recognized, but you should hope to get trust and support, right? And you Now I feel that I am not troubled too much because you have not yet been exposed to research that requires money. When you need to compete for resources, you know that some problems are unavoidable."

"Of course, I am not a lobbyist, but my mathematics laboratory does need young scientists like you, and given the talent you have shown, I can give you 100% support." Michael I said carefully. .

"Thank you very much for your trust."

Ning Wei thought for a while before continuing: "Can I ask if the 100% support you mentioned means that as long as I propose an idea, you can give me at least 300 million U.S. dollars every year to implement the idea? ?”

"Um? This probably requires proof. And it depends on whether the idea you propose has practical significance and whether there is a funder willing to support it." Michael I said matter-of-factly.

"Look, this is the problem. If this requirement is not met, it will be completely unattractive to me. More importantly, if the money comes from the support of the donor, it means that even if my idea is realized, other The results also belong to the investors, and I can’t even decide in what direction these results will be used. To be honest, this is not the same as my philosophy. You may not know it yet, but the patent on the turbulence algorithm belongs to me personally.” Ning To put it politely.