Tech Hammer

There is no doubt that this kind of academic conference is indeed a good place to make friends.

Starting from the second day, there were more and more visitors to Ning Wei's room. Some came specifically to discuss topics with him, some came to make friends, and some invited Ning Wei to attend his lectures. In addition to three invited lectures, this conference also arranged more than 30 special lectures in various sub-venues, covering algebra and number theory, geometry and topology, ordinary microdynamic systems, partial differential equations, probability statistics, and computational mathematics. and many other branches of mathematics.

For these reporters, having a heavyweight audience is obviously an affirmation of their research. Of course, I would rather blame everything on Lu Dongyi for this kind of matter. Anyway, Senior Brother Lu decided to attend whose report meeting, he just went along with it. All favors belong to Senior Brother Lu. Likewise, if someone offends someone, Senior Brother Lu will also offend someone. Anyway, Ning Wei just said that when Director Tian came, he specifically told him to listen to Senior Brother Lu in everything.

In Ning Wei's own words, he doesn't intend to join the circle anyway, so naturally he doesn't need any favors. The main reason is that in Ning Wei's opinion, it is not good to get too familiar with everyone. After all, he is a person who values ​​emotions. If sometimes he needs to fall out, he has to take into account the friendship between the two parties, which is not very convenient.

Lu Dongyi did not express his position on Ning Wei's thoughts. Anyway, he had already chosen from the meeting minutes the lectures that he thought he could attend. Whether he offended others was never within his scope of consideration. Pure academic judgment was enough.

The three-day meeting passed quickly. After attending the closing ceremony, Lu Dongyi took Ning Wei directly out of the hotel and went straight to the airport to rush back to the capital. Yesterday, Lu Dongyi had already booked a flight back to the capital two hours after the opening ceremony.

Naturally, Ning Wei was very in favor of Lu Dongyi's vigorous and resolute action style, but he was still very confused: "Is Senior Brother Lu so anxious?"

"Haha, don't give the school time to react. Do you want a group of people to pick you up at the airport and congratulate you at the airport for winning this year's Chen Shengshen Mathematics Award? By the way, I'll give you an interview at the airport?" Lu Dongyi smiled and said .

"Huh... Brother Lu, you still have experience. That scene is quite embarrassing when I think about it." Ning Wei nodded quickly and said.

Yes, at this moment, he thought of the scene at Jiangcheng Airport when he was returning from the SODA conference when he was still at Jiang University. Thinking of the sideways glances of a group of people who got off the plane together, Ning Wei felt that it could really embarrass him. Use your toes to dig a hole in the airport floor.

"But interviews are definitely indispensable. I am definitely more comfortable in the institute than at the airport. I can't help it. You are too young to break records, and you are too rich and topical enough. Even Director Tian can't help it. I'll help you push it away, just accept your fate." Lu Dongyi looked at Ning Wei and said.

"Will a reporter from CCTV come to interview me?" Ning Wei asked.

"Otherwise?" Lu Dongyi glanced at Ning Wei and asked.

"I just think that now that CCTV reporters are here to interview me, this level has reached the top. In a few months, we will accomplish big things and there will be no way to upgrade." Ning Wei said seriously.

Lu Dongyi blinked, thought for a while, and said cooperatively: "Don't be afraid, I can only appear on the news broadcast for three minutes this time, and I will give you ten minutes next time. How about that?"

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After getting on the plane and turning off his mobile phone, Lu Dongyi called Tian Yanzhen after the plane arrived in the capital. Knowing that the two of them had returned to the capital, Tian Yanzhen could only scold Lu Dongyi on the phone, and the two of them took a taxi and returned to school in a low-key manner.

However, when the car arrived at the entrance of the research center, Ning Wei was still quite embarrassed. The banner for him winning the Chen Shengshen Mathematics Award had already been prepared and hung at the entrance of the research center.

After throwing the things in the office, Ning Wei suggested: "There is nothing to eat in the cafeteria at this time. Why not go to my house to have a bowl of noodles? My Chenshuang makes delicious fried noodles. It should be almost ready by now. , just waiting to be cooked."

What Ning Wei didn't expect was that his casual invitation made Lu Dongyi stunned. After a while, he said: "Junior brother, to be honest, I don't envy you at all for winning the award, but this This sentence broke my defense, and I always feel that it is appropriate for me to say this sentence to you."

Hearing this, Ning Wei also became energetic, looked at Lu Dongyi seriously and said: "Brother Lu, how old are you this year?"

"32, what?"

"Then you really should find a girlfriend."

"Then let me ask you, how did you and classmate Jiang reach this Nash equilibrium state so quickly." Lu Dongyi asked seriously.

Well, with a few simple words, the two of them naturally walked towards Ning Wei's home, which made Ning Wei feel very comfortable, so he replied seriously: "No, Senior Brother Lu, you can't use such things as love. To understand a simple two-party game, if you only consider how to map the income functions of both parties to the global potential function, that is, the final marriage, you may not be able to achieve Nash equilibrium in your lifetime. Because to achieve Nash equilibrium requires a potential function There is a consistent trend with every participant, the most critical issues of love and marriage do not necessarily have the only overall solution."

"Oh, you continue." Lu Dongyi nodded and continued.

"If you have to introduce a game, it is also a very complicated game. First of all, you have to know your own needs, right? For example, if you hope that your partner can cooperate with you in publishing papers, then you have to talk to more unmarried women. Professors communicate, and enjoy the kind of game where knowledge exchange and IQ collision can be carried out anytime and anywhere..."

"Stop, I think mathematical thinking is a very personal matter. Under normal circumstances, I don't want too many invalid exchanges." Lu Dongyi interrupted Ning Wei.

"Oh, so you need someone who is very sensible. She will just take care of your daily life silently, such as reminding you to eat on time and helping you wash your clothes. Of course you can chat with her when you are fine, but start thinking about mathematics. She can take care of your work in a considerate way and won't interrupt your train of thought at all, right?" Ning Wei said very considerately.

Lu Dongyi thought for a while, then nodded.

Ning Wei patted Lu Dongyi on the shoulder and said seriously: "There are such girls. It's a pity that you, Senior Brother Lu, are a step too late. I plan to marry her next year. But don't worry, Senior Brother Lu, we will work hard from now on." , and strive to create a robot girlfriend that can be customized according to personal requirements within ten years. When we have this technology, the first thing we will do is to develop such an auxiliary robot for you."

"Is it really that hard to find?" Lu Dongyi asked confused.

"Of course, let me analyze it with you. I'll use a theory you can understand. According to the characteristics of your needs, your utility is infinitely small in this marriage game. If you want to achieve Nash equilibrium, you need the other party. The utility is infinitely amplified. Only by incorporating it into the utility potential function can a pure Nash equilibrium be achieved, right?" Ning Wei asked.

Lu Dongyi nodded.

Ning Wei put his hands on his hips and said proudly: "So, where can you find someone who is willing to infinitely magnify his own utility in the game to satisfy your infinitely small utility? If all the required dimensions are included, loyalty, gratitude, Kindness, housekeeping... do you think it is difficult? Of course, if you really meet a girl like this within ten years, I suggest you never let it go! You can consult me ​​then. After all, I have been there and have experience in this area. Very rich."

…

No matter what, Lu Dongyi still took advantage of Ning Wei and had a delicious meal of fried noodles. Of course, this was thanks to the generous portion prepared by classmate Jiang. After eating, Lu Dongyi left resolutely, leaving space for the two people who had been separated for a long time.

That's right, before Jiang Chenlu came back, there were only these two people in the family. So before classmate Jiang could understand what happened, he found that she was already in Ning Wei's arms.

"Let me tell you, Senior Brother Lu is in love."

"Oh, with Senior Brother Lu's ability, he will definitely be able to find a good one."

"I find it difficult."

"Ah? Why?"

"Don't you think that Senior Brother Lu understands mathematics very well but doesn't understand girls at all?"

"Do you know this very well?"

This question made Ning Wei a little stuck. After thinking about it carefully, he had to admit that he didn't seem to understand it, so he answered confidently: "But I am luckier than Brother Lu!"

This answer was so invincible that Jiang was speechless.

"By the way, Director Tian will call me in the evening. A reporter will go to the research center tomorrow to interview me and tell me if I can be on TV again."

"Then you should dress more formally tomorrow. I will help you choose your clothes for tomorrow later. Don't dress too casually."

"Well, it's all up to you."

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The uproar after Ning Wei won the award lasted for three full days. First, he was interviewed by CCTV. Facing the camera, Ning Wei, who is already a Ph.D., acted much calmer, less frivolous than when he was an undergraduate, but of course more He has a somewhat light-hearted demeanor and has contributed many golden sayings to the Internet.

"Actually, I think there is no need for the media to use the gimmick of being the youngest to attract the public, because many of the achievements of mathematics masters in history were actually made when they were young. For example, Lagrange pioneered the calculus of variations at the age of 19, which is similar to these historical achievements. Compared with other math geniuses, 23 is actually very old, and there is really nothing to be proud of."

"I feel that I am not rich because my wealth is too poor compared to many of my ideas. Maybe there are many things I want to do, but my money is too little, at least for now. , I simply cannot afford to realize many of the ideas in my mind, so I am still very interested in big money.”

"How do you feel about winning the award? I am probably very happy that someone can recognize my research. The award mainly represents a kind of recognition. As for whether I can win the Fields Medal in the future, I think it is still difficult. The biggest difficulty is probably that I don’t know how many achievements I have to make that are recognized by others, so that some people can hold their noses and award this world-wide award to me.”

"To be honest, this is actually quite challenging. I also have my own information channels, because I have offended some very powerful people in the world before. Many of these people are big shots. Many of them are not I hope I can have greater influence, as it is naturally very difficult to win awards.”

"Don't offend people? Haha, it's probably impossible not to offend people at the moment. There's no way to do it. It's not just about personality. It's not just a conflict of scientific ideas. The key is a problem of cognition of the world. It’s a question of who controls the standards. Technology is the primary productive force.”

"And from a scientific point of view, I think this is actually a very interesting thing. I think that for a scientist with a stand, the highest reward is not to win various awards, but all the merits that come with it. On the contrary, it is the highest compliment to be able to see countless foreign colleagues gnashing their teeth but having to use my theories to guide their research. To paraphrase the Internet, that is what I like most about foreign colleagues who clearly want to kill me but take advantage of me. I look helpless."

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Facts have proved that CCTV is still reliable and did not release all of this interview without reservation. Many of the words were edited. Even the relatively mild parts of the interview were broadcast on Xinwen Network again.

But in developed online media, Ning Wei’s interview became popular. In particular, the sentence "I have not only offended many people, but I will continue to offend them tirelessly" was talked about by countless netizens, and they kindly coined a new word for Ningwei - "cow talk" .

The Internet definition of this word is that someone as awesome as Ning Wei has to say awesome things.

Of course, questions such as "I am 23 years old this year, but in fact I am already very old.", "It is impossible not to offend others.", "The highest academic praise is to make my foreign colleagues hate me so much that I gnash my teeth and have to pinch my nose to use my theory." ." These words have also become popular. When you open the short video software, they have been translated into various jokes.

Naturally, the controversy caused by these interviews is still there, and it is very large.

The main controversy probably centers on whether Ning Wei's current achievements can support what he said. This is obviously a matter of opinion, so the evaluations vary. Some think that young people should have this kind of drive, while others think that young people should have this kind of drive. I think Ning Wei's attitude is not that of a serious academic person, it is too arrogant and too arrogant, and the latter view is even the mainstream.

As for the mathematics community, there really aren't many people who speak out, and there are actually quite a few people who comment across other fields. They are generally similar to those of outsiders. There are people who like him, but there are even more people who can't stand Ning Wei. It's just that most of the serious bigwigs in the entire Chinese academic world have not spoken out.

But one thing is undoubted, most of those who like Ning Wei are true love. Although the real owner has not spoken out on the Internet at all, various protective remarks can be seen everywhere on the Internet.

So, just like that, after receiving the Chen Shengshen Mathematics Award, Ning Wei became the most influential academic star in China in 2022 with his strength and quite outstanding remarks. This is different from him winning the award, and it is absolutely undisputed. !

It’s September 18th again. I can only say that we must not forget the national humiliation and move forward!