Chapter 526 - I find that thumb ring to be quite attractive! (1/2)
Chapter 526: I find that thumb ring to be quite attractive!
The scene was bursting with excitement!
A person who didn’t know what was going on might even a.s.sume that China's soccer team had won the World Cup if they saw the situation here.
”Awesome!”
”Zhang Ye, you're too smart!”
”Teacher Zhang, I love you!”
”Zhang Ye, I love you too!”
Some of the younger park visitors were cheering loudly.
The mathematicians were also tickled by what they heard.
All the local and foreign reporters had already rushed up with their recording devices and cameras, sticking their equipment forward and began asking questions.
The yard area was not large and was soon overcrowded with people. Seeing this, Fellow Wan quickly said, ”Wait a moment. Please don't squeeze into this area everyone. Let us have some time, don't squeeze anymore. Please back up a little.”
A number of mathematicians had gone to protect whiteboards amid this as they all carefully ensured that no one could squeeze over and accidentally damage them. They were also afraid that they would accidentally smudge the writings on the whiteboards while protecting them as they knew very well that these writings on all of these boards were worth an immeasurable amount!
Professor Qu found Zhang Ye. ”You are Little Zhang, right?”
”That's me.” Zhang Ye did not know who he was.
Xin Ya introduced him, ”This is Professor Qu, one of the recipients of the highest awards during last year's nationwide scientific community awards. He is also a person of distinction in the mathematics world.”
When Zhang Ye heard this, he suddenly realized, OH…he still did not know who he was!
Professor Qu said, ”We would like to seek your permission first about those 39 whiteboards that you have written on. Would it be alright for us to keep and manage them for now? We will bring it back to the relevant mathematical organizations to do further validations. In the future, these whiteboards will become our country and our mathematics world's most important and precious items. It would even become an important artifact of the global mathematics world's history and might possibly be put up for exhibition. If it is well kept, there wouldn't even be any problem keeping it in its original form for several decades to come. As this work was completed by you, we would definitely need your permission to release it to us.”
Left as a legacy forever?
Important artifact of mathematics?
Hah! This would be a rather good source of reputation as well, and it even seemed like it would not run out anytime soon!
Zhang Ye was naturally happy to agree, ”Sure, just do what you want with it. I have no use for them anymore anyway.” Immediately after he said that, a few foreigners had squeezed to stand in front of him.
The first one was the female mathematician from the United Kingdom, ”Hi.”
”Hi,” Zhang Ye replied her.
The female mathematician shook his hand in the courtesy of Chinese traditions, then smiled and said, ”My name is Jennifer and I am very happy to meet you, Zhang of China.”
Zhang Ye could understand English and so, corrected her, ”It's Zhang Ye.”
The woman followed his p.r.o.nunciation and said, ”....Zhang....Yé (Grandpa)?”
Zhang Ye laughed and said, ”Don't stand on such ceremony with me, you're older than me.” Of course he said that in Chinese.
The United Kingdom's team translator was left speechless at this and decided not to translate it to the female mathematician. There was also no proper way to explain this to her and the English would probably not understand it anyways.
A middle-aged German mathematician also came to greet him.
Then followed by the French, j.a.panese, and many other mathematicians from different countries.
”h.e.l.lo, how are you.”
”I am Kato.”
”I am Pierre. You are welcome to visit France anytime.”
”You're welcome to visit Germany for an exchange. We will definitely receive you with our highest form of etiquette if you do.”
Zhang Ye did not put on any airs and also shook their hands one by one, getting to know each and everyone of them. Because of the availability of translators, their exchanges were rather smooth as well.
The Chinese mathematicians did not join in on the exchange. There was no need to do so in this setting and there were still many opportunities to get to know Zhang Ye better in the future. A mathematical conjecture had been proven today and would need a rigorous validation process. Only simple verifications had been done on the spot and the actual process would require more than just a few people. This was also the reason why they still had many chances to contact Zhang Ye from now on. After all, being fellow countrymen, they wouldn't be afraid of him running away.
At the other side.
Fellow Wan was already surrounded by a group of reporters.
”Fellow Wan!”
”I'm with Xinhua News Agency!”
”Now that Dale's Conjecture has been proven, what are your views on it?”
Fellow Wan laughed loudly and high-spiritedly. ”I did not expect to see this day while I was still alive. This is a matter that makes me very excited and is also an unbelievable one.” He put his hand to his chest and added jokingly, ”My heart's still racing and I believe that it's the same for a lot of us here as well. It's such an honor to have witnessed this today and the pride I have due to the fact that the person who solved this conjecture is a fellow Chinese countryman and is only at 20-something years of age!” Then he looked at Elder Rong.
Elder Rong continued on from his words and said to the reporters, ”When we get back, we will set up a special working group to do detailed checks on Teacher Zhang Ye's proof. We will also invite mathematicians from our local organizations, as well as foreign mathematicians, to partake in the validation to speed it up so that we can have a conclusion as soon as possible. This will all be made known to you immediately when it is completed.”
In the past, whenever a mathematical conjecture had been proposed and proven, the Chinese mathematics world had always only had the responsibility of sending some of their own mathematicians to fly overseas to take part in the proof’s validation process, but this time, Zhang Ye had gained this honor for them and they had become the main leads of this matter!
The other mathematicians also accepted interviews.
w.a.n.g Yiming said, ”I'm still shaking with excitement!”
Xin Ya said, ”Don't ask me, hur hur. I have yet to come back to my senses. It all feels like a dream.”
At this moment, the area in front of Zhang Ye had also cleared up. Noticing this, those reporters, who had not managed to squeeze over there earlier, ran over as quick as lightning and surrounded Zhang Ye once more. Some of the reporters, who were still in the middle of interviewing some mathematicians, suddenly stopped, carried their equipment, and ran over to Zhang Ye as well!
”That is why mathematics…” Han Henian had just been riding the high of the event and had accepted an interview when in the blink of an eye, he realized his interviewer had abandoned him. He nearly fell over, feeling extremely embarra.s.sed. These reporters were really discriminatory as h.e.l.l!!
But there was no other way it could have developed. Zhang Ye was the person in the limelight today after all!
”Teacher Zhang!”
”Teacher Zhang!”
The group of reporters had totally surrounded Zhang Ye and camera flashes were going off continuously. There were also about 20 microphones being pushed towards him and a young female reporter even had to squat behind Zhang Ye, her face almost touching his backside. She even pushed a microphone up through Zhang Ye's armpit in a very awkward manner and rested it on his chest. The reporters were all showing their individual skills and adaptability, contorting themselves to get what they needed. It was really a stunning sight!
Zhang Ye jumped up in shock at this. What a crazy day! What the heck was going on? Having been famous for some time now, he had never experienced being surrounded by so many reporters. There were even foreign reporters here this time!