This also made Lucas feel very dissatisfied, after all, he had invested a lot of energy and resources in this guy.
After sulking for a while, Lucas Eiseng didn’t calm down; instead, the more he thought about it, the angrier he beca, and then he simply picked up the phone and dialed Frank.
"Hey, Frank, you must have seen the statent just released by Princeton University, right?"
"Yes, Lucas, I saw it. It’s unbelievable; he really solved the Riemann Conjecture. In fact, I’ve been studying his paper these days and have so insights."
Lucas Eiseng felt the other’s tone was very downcast, which made him even angrier. Now having insights from reading the paper? What were you doing earlier?!
"I just had a call with Pierre, you know? After two months of discussions, all twelve reviewers and their teams found no problems with Qiao Yu’s final proof! You should understand what this ans!"
Look at this, Frank on the other end of the phone felt that anyone in the world should understand what this ans. Especially with the World Mathematicians’ Conference set for next month.
"Of course, Lucas, I understand. The Fields dal committee can’t ignore the status of the Riemann Conjecture — oh no, now it’s the Riemann Theorem. So Qiao Yu can get the Fields dal this year, right?"
"Yes, it seems you’re still sowhat clear-headed, so now you understand why I wanted you to try your best to collaborate with Qiao, don’t you? But look at what you’ve done?
You wasted a golden opportunity, I told you to make good use of the fact that both you and Qiao are Huaxia people to establish a good rapport with him. I don’t understand where your inexplicable sense of superiority cos from.
Is it because he’s young and makes you feel uneasy? If that’s the reason, then you’re really foolish! Really, I always thought you were smart and knew the importance of it!"
This lecture from Lucas Eiseng left Frank feeling speechless.
He really wanted to tell Lucas Eiseng, "Because damn it, I’m Qiao Yu’s father! And he doesn’t even know that yet!" But ultimately, he didn’t let it out.
Frank wasn’t worried about Lucas finding out about his youthful escapades. In fact, at his current standing, it wouldn’t be much of a problem if such things were exposed.
The main issue is that the way things were handled back then was inappropriate, with a strong sense of abandonnt. Lucas is also the kind of person who claims to value family a lot.
Most importantly, from the standpoint of Huaxia Culture, his actions back then were quite inappropriate. If he suddenly acknowledged Qiao Yu, he feared it would lead to conflict with him.
In fact, since Qiao Yu announced on arXiv that he solved the Riemann Conjecture, he has been tornted every day.
And his emotions are particularly complex.
On one hand, he hopes Qiao Yu is right. After all, he’s confird that Qiao Yu is his biological son.
On the other hand, he doesn’t want Qiao Yu to be that formidable; Frank is genuinely afraid that if Qiao Yu finds out about the past, he might seek revenge.
After all, Qiao Yu has been living with his mother all these years, and Frank doesn’t know how Qiao Xi spoke about him to Qiao Yu, but he imagines Qiao Xi didn’t say anything good.
Confronted by a seventeen-year-old mathematical genius who solved the Riemann Conjecture, Frank feels that his future in mathematics looks bleak, especially since he truly knows the power an academic tyrant can wield these days.
Qiao Yu just so happens to have all the elents needed to beco an academic tyrant of his generation. Damn it, does this even let anyone live?
And now he has to face Lucas’s relentless questioning...
Frank regrets it! Deeply regrets it!
If only he hadn’t chosen to go abroad back then, or at least if he had returned to find Qiao Xi after graduating from MIT, admitted his mistakes, and taken on the responsibility of raising Qiao Yu himself...
Just thinking about how bright the future would look if he had made that choice back then makes Frank wish he could slap himself twice!
Fate originally gave him a shortcut to success, yet he chose the path behind the shortcut.
It’s a pity, life doesn’t have "ifs," so now faced with Lucas’s questioning, he has nothing to say.
Of course, even if he had sothing to say, he wouldn’t say it. Frank knows Lucas Eiseng’s personality; he’s a stubborn old man.
If he defended himself, it would only make this old man even angrier and say a pile of nastier things. He has no choice now but to rely on Lucas to pave the way for him. So he can only endure this reproach.
"I’m sorry, Lucas, to let you down. But you know, there are too many people who want to collaborate with Qiao Yu. I did try, but he rejected ."
"Hmph... You’d better think for yourself! If you can’t even capitalize on your own advantages, how can you expect to help you?"
After saying this, Lucas Eiseng angrily hung up the phone.
On the other end, Frank listened to the busy signal in the phone with a changing expression on his face.
There are many things that need consideration, such as how he’s going to face Qiao Yu at the upcoming World Mathematicians’ Conference?
Especially since he heard that Qiao Xi has now been taken under Yuan Zhengxin’s wing. He doesn’t even know if Qiao Xi will attend the World Mathematicians’ Conference, and if she does, what if she recognizes him...
But it’s also impossible not to attend this eting; after all, even though he doesn’t have the qualification to give a full session report, it’s already confird that he’ll give a thirty-minute presentation at a sub-session, so he can’t afford to miss such a chance.
After all, even if he doesn’t get the Fields dal, he can still look forward to the Abel Prize and the Wolf Prize in the future. He can’t afford not to show his face at such a top conference that happens only once every four years, can he?
What a headache!
...
anwhile, in Huaxia, Lu Yanxiang of the Huaxia Science Academy Mathematics and System Science Research Institute is also worried.
Of course, he isn’t as worried as Frank. But seeing Princeton’s announcent still gives him so trouble...
It’s really been recognized!
Let’s just say Zhang Yuanling has a companion now. But Lu Yanxiang really wants to find soone to reason with; was it wrong for him to reject Qiao Yu’s project proposal which aid to solve such a big problem as the Riemann Conjecture?
Is there really sothing wrong with that?
Before the Riemann Conjecture was solved, who would believe that a teenager could really solve this problem, and leave an ultra-luxury peer review team speechless?
The most annoying thing was when he called Zhang Yuanling to complain, and that guy actually said, "Hey... Academician Lu, our situations are completely different. Can’t be mixed up.
After all, Qiao Yu withdrew that project himself at the ti. I only raised a few questions and didn’t an to deny it. But your situation is different; you directly rejected his project!"
Listen to this, is Zhang even speaking human language? Is there anyone in this world who can be reasonable?!
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