Tian Yanzhen also put down his teacup and stared at Qiao Yu, saying, "Well said! But Qiao Yu, I rember when you first arrived at Yanbei, you proactively told that our goal in solving difficult problems is not the problems themselves, but rather finding the ways and thods to solve these problems, right?"
Qiao Yu thought for a mont and then nodded.
There was no way around it; his mory was excellent. At that ti, to please Tian Yanzhen, he did say that.
What he didn’t expect was that Director Tian, who was over seventy years old, also had such a good mory, rembering things from over ten years ago so clearly.
"Hah, what you understood over ten years ago, you don’t understand now? Elder Yuan asked you to solve the N-S equations not just to solve the problem! What’s important is your approach and thod for solving it!
Now that your approach has been recognized by many, shouldn’t you let more mathematically gifted people understand and learn it, instead of closing the door and working in isolation?"
Tian Yanzhen’s tone was not particularly strict, but his words were straightforward.
But Qiao Yu still looked bitter and said firmly, "There are too many trivial matters that really cause too much delay. Director Tian, you don’t know, now I’m exhausting myself every day, and I’m genuinely becoming more interested in turbulence.
I’m just hoping to solve this problem soon! You should understand, once you delve into a problem, it’s really hard to pull yourself out of it in the short term.
Now, even when eating or drinking, I’m thinking about how to relate the viscosity term to the curvature tensor of the modal space. The mathematical representation of this part is really a headache.
I really don’t have the mind to manage anything else! By the way, Elder Yuan, you also told that when you were solving problems back then, you also forgot to eat and sleep. You should be able to understand how I feel now, right?"
Yuan Zhengxin subconsciously nodded.
Obviously, both seniors had good mories, as he indeed had told Qiao Yu about his hard-fought life back then.
Thus, when he spoke again, his tone softened a bit. After all, this problem was indeed one he had handed to Qiao Yu.
Although facing others, the elder didn’t care much about what they thought. But when interacting with Qiao Yu, Yuan Zhengxin still focused on self-criticism.
"Well, actually, what Qiao Yu said makes sense. We really can’t demand everything from him, right, Yan Zhen."
After slightly nodding, Yuan Zhengxin looked at Tian Yanzhen with a gentle tone seeking agreent.
Tian Yanzhen was speechless, this change ca too fast.
Last night, Wu Changgeng, the current president of Huaxia Mathematics Society, specifically treated the two to dinner. Although there was no drinking, at that ti his forr ntor had affird others’ ideas.
He agreed to persuade Qiao Yu to take up this matter for the sake of Great Huaxia’s status in the world mathematics community.
And now, they’re switching tunes this fast?
But looking at Yuan Zhengxin’s gaze, Tian Yanzhen remained silent.
Don’t be fooled by the elder’s gentle deanor, as if he was seeking his opinion.
But if he dared to ignorantly voice any opposing views, then there’s no need to discuss with Qiao Yu; Elder Yuan would directly scold him...
This wasn’t anything new. The elder’s good temper was always selective.
Of course, he didn’t follow along either; silence was his final stubbornness.
"However, Qiao Yu, yesterday Xiao Wu found and talked about the difficulties on this side of the Huaxia Mathematics Society.
Just think, now Huaxia already has things capable of influencing the world in many fields, including mathematics.
For example, journals, including our two major mathematics research centers at Huaqing and Yanbei. But currently, the Huaxia mathematics community really doesn’t have any standout conferences.
This ti the International Mathematical Union reaching out is indeed a chance. But they only recognize your achievents now.
So this ti, you’ll have to put in so effort. I’ll go talk to Old Wu; you don’t have to take on the role of chairman, just an honorary chairman title without having to manage anything usually.
But for the first eting, I think it’s okay for you to do an opening report, and have so communication with mathematicians from around the world, there’s no problem with that, is there?"
Yuan Zhengxin directly opted for a compromise.
Qiao Yu thought for a mont and then nodded.
There was no way to refuse. Just giving a report, if he refused even this, it would be ungrateful.
Actually, Qiao Yu knew very well, although it was just the chairman of a mathematics conference’s organizing committee, many people were still vying for this position, even if he disdained it.
It all depended if the International Mathematical Union and Qingbei recognized it or not.
Although Qiao Yu wasn’t interested in this position, keeping the benefits within was important, so he proactively suggested, "Why not let Professor Xue be the first chairman organizing this conference.
Professor Xue is qualified enough, and it will also facilitate direct communication between Yanbei and Huaqing with the International Mathematical Union. Since we’re the hosts, so things can’t be entirely according to those foreigners’ rules."
Yuan Zhengxin raised his hand and said generously, "You an Xue Song? Alright, if you won’t be the chairman, then it doesn’t matter who is. I’ll ntion it to Xiao Wu later.
However, I think the first eting should be held at Huaqing. They just recently built a large academic conference center, and it hasn’t hosted any major events yet."
"No problem, no problem, I’ll listen to you!" Qiao Yu replied with a smile.
Tian Yanzhen remained silent.
It didn’t matter, whatever the old and the young decided, he couldn’t contest it.
At least Xiao Xue was from the International Mathematics Research Center; it could count as a mutually satisfying outco...
It could only be said that Qiao Yu understood balance.
After pushing away the chairman position, Qiao Yu was utterly relieved.
As for when the specific conference will be held, how grand it should be, and what support to seek from the International Mathematical Union, those were matters for the inaugural organizing committee.
As everyone knows, an honorary chairperson is just a nominal title and doesn’t need to do any work. At most, they just look at the outstanding papers picked by the review committee and give so evaluations.
With the important decisions made, the two elders discussed Qiao Yu’s proposed new mathematics for another two hours with him before leaving satisfied.
For most of the ti, it was actually Qiao Yu speaking, and mostly about the most basic concepts.
There’s no way around it; age doesn’t forgive. For the elders, understanding these complex cutting-edge mathematical concepts was indeed a daunting task.
Experience is an incomparable advantage in many industries, but in mathematical theory, it’s hard to say that experience has much effect.
It’s clear the two elders truly loved mathematics; although many new concepts were difficult to grasp, they still listened intently, occasionally asking questions.
Qiao Yu had to rack his brains to give more detailed explanations, so much so that he didn’t dare use the word "obviously" often.
After finally seeing the two elders off, feeling parched, Qiao Yu grabbed the cold tea from his cup and gulped down two big mouthfuls. Then he called Zheng Xiweng into the office again.
"Uncle Zheng, how’s the previous task coming along? Um... by the way, has Richard John taken the bait?"
Zheng Xiweng couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
What does "taken the bait" even an? Such unsophisticated language!
Actually, from his perspective, Qiao Yu’s playful plan was undoubtedly a rare opportunity in life for Richard John’s family, even a chance for a leap in class!
"Well, he has already submitted his application. Not just him, ninety percent of the people on our initial selection list have applied."
"But he is indeed suitable, and I have high hopes for him. The opportunity should go to him. Right, once chosen, we need to start the exposure. We can start by filming a few episodes of his daily work life at West University.
Use the organizing party’s na to hire a professional docuntary director to shoot in full English, making sure the entire Western world knows about this fortunate individual from Philadelphia.
Rember to intersperse past hardships with present happiness to draw a contrast. When the ti cos, the docuntary should be broadcasted on all dia platforms at West University.
Our goal is to get at least eighty percent of West University to imrse themselves in Richard John’s life!"
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