The Professor's Advice

"What? Academician Hu said my paper might be the best in Far Abelian Geometry recently?"

And he said it was a perfect mathematics paper?

After receiving a call from Professor Liu Bin and hearing what he relayed, Xiao Yi was stunned.

Damn, am I this amazing?

"Professor Liu, is this true? Did Academician Hu really say that?"

Liu Bin, on the other end of the phone, chuckled, "Hey, would I lie to you? Of course, it's true. Academician Hu is standing right next to me. Want me to have him tell you himself?"

Then, Academician Hu's voice came through the phone, "Heh heh, Xiao Yi, you don't believe I said this?"

"Ah, Academician Hu, you're here too." Xiao Yi felt embarrassed.

"Haha, you need to have confidence in yourself. Believe in your paper. We all believe in your talent."

From the phone, Hu Guangde's voice became clearer, as if he had taken Professor Liu's phone. "When I first read this paper of yours, I strongly believed in its value. After reading it for a few days, I'm completely certain now. Your talent in mathematics might be even greater than any of us imagined."

Receiving praise from an academician, Xiao Yi couldn't help but feel flattered and humbly replied, "It's not that good..."

"Don't be so self-deprecating," Hu Guangde laughed. "I also hope you can continue to utilize your talent in the future and not let it go to waste. Perhaps, you might even become China's Gauss."

Gauss, the Prince of Mathematics, a mathematical genius of the 19th century, was a renowned figure not just in the world of mathematics, but in the entire world.

And now, Hu Guangde was comparing Xiao Yi to Gauss, showing how highly he thought of Xiao Yi's talent.

Beside him, Liu Bin's eyes showed surprise, but it quickly subsided, replaced by an expression of "Indeed."

Gauss proved the constructibility of the regular seventeen-gon at the age of 19. Xiao Yi, who is only 17 this year, has completed the proof of the Absolute Remote Abelian Conjecture.

Who is superior, who is inferior, no one can say. We can only wait for a few years, or even decades, after Xiao Yi makes more achievements in mathematics, to make a judgment.

"Alright, Xiao Yi, no need to say more about other matters. Next, you should start translating this paper into English."

Hu Guangde said.

"Okay!" Xiao Yi first replied, but then he paused again. Translate into English?

"Why translate it into English? Do our domestic core journals also require English writing?"

"Uh..."

Hearing Xiao Yi's question, Hu Guangde and Liu Bin exchanged glances.

So this young man was actually thinking about publishing his paper in a domestic core journal?

Such a "newbie" question, compared to the quality of this paper, left the professor and the academician unsure how to respond.

Even though Xiao Yi was their junior and treated them with respect, and they were both seniors in academia – not to mention Hu Guangde being an academician, Liu Bin was also an outstanding scholar who had already been recognized as an Outstanding Young Scholar. Their talent in mathematics was naturally quite good.

But facing such a young genius at this moment...

It was truly... making them want to swear.

Why is Heaven so unfair?

Hu Guangde suddenly felt a bit weary and waved his hand listlessly, handing the phone back to Liu Bin. "You explain it to him. I... need a moment."

Liu Bin was helpless. He also wanted a moment.

But there was no choice, who made Xiao Yi the leader?

He could only explain to Xiao Yi, "For your paper, our domestic core journals might be a bit... not good enough. This paper of yours can be published in international core journals."

"Just like the journal where the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem was published, the 'Annals of Mathematics,' which is one of the most central and authoritative journals in the entire international mathematics community."

"And for your paper, since Academician Hu said it's the best paper in Far Abelian Geometry recently, you can completely publish it in some top international mathematics journals."

"Although it might be a bit of a stretch for top-tier journals like the 'Annals of Mathematics,' it's definitely suitable for second-tier top journals."

"Academician Hu and I both recommend you publish in 'Publications mathématiques de l'IHS.' This journal is the mathematics journal of the French Institute for Advanced Study. It's very well-known in our mathematics community, and the quality of the papers in it is excellent, with no 'watered-down' articles."

"Also, after you submit your paper, Academician Hu will provide some assistance to expedite the review process, so you won't have to wait too long."

"What do you think?"

Hearing Liu Bin's words, what else could Xiao Yi say?

He wasn't completely unaware of these journals. He knew that the 'Annals of Mathematics' was one of the four top journals in mathematics.

He just didn't expect that his paper would be eligible for submission to a journal just below the 'Annals of Mathematics.'

The initial value defined by that voice in his mind was a bit too exaggerated, wasn't it?

Based on his guess, to upgrade the 'Ruthless Continuous Study' buff, he probably needed to publish at least a medium-value paper.

Now, even the initial value was a paper worthy of a second-tier top journal. A medium value would be at least at the level of the 'Annals of Mathematics,' right?

And going further up, for high value...

Would it require a paper as weighty as the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem?

Xiao Yi felt a headache coming on.

"Hmm? Xiao Yi, is everything okay?"

Seeing Xiao Yi's prolonged silence, Liu Bin on the other end asked again.

Xiao Yi snapped back to attention and quickly replied, "Oh, no problem. I'll start translating these next couple of days."

"Mhm, send it to me after you're done translating, and I'll take a look for you."

"Okay, thank you, Professor Liu."

Soon, a few days later, Xiao Yi finished translating the paper. It took him quite a bit of effort, as it was his first time doing this kind of English translation.

He then sent the translated paper to Liu Bin, asking the professor to review it.

Under Liu Bin's guidance, Xiao Yi corrected the formatting and rephrased many parts, making it sound more like a SCI paper.

"Alright, this is about right. When it comes to writing papers, the more you write, the more experience you gain. You'll become more proficient in the future," Liu Bin said with a chuckle over the phone.

"Thank you, Professor Liu!" Xiao Yi expressed his gratitude.

"Mhm, that's it then. You can submit the paper to IHES. If you have any problems during the submission process, just ask me," Liu Bin said.

At this moment, Xiao Yi suddenly asked, "Um, Professor Liu, for the corresponding author, should I put your name? I saw online that the corresponding author is usually the advisor's name."

Hearing Xiao Yi's words, Liu Bin was stunned for a moment, then felt a surge of emotion.

Although what Xiao Yi said made Liu Bin a little tempted – after all, this was for IHES! – he suppressed the urge and quickly said, "No, don't put my name. Just put your own name for the author information. Don't fill in any other names."

"This paper was completed entirely by you independently, so you are the sole author."

Xiao Yi said, "But, you did choose this topic for me, after all."

Liu Bin chuckled and replied, "It's just a topic, it's no big deal. I didn't provide any guidance during the process. In fact, this topic was originally given to me by Academician Hu. I couldn't understand it myself, so how could I claim to be the corresponding author?"

"What's yours will always be yours."

"Also, in the future, don't casually send your written papers to others. The academic world isn't clean; it can even be quite dirty. Protect yourself and protect your achievements."

"This is my advice to you as your professor."

Listening to Liu Bin's words, Xiao Yi on the other end of the line was deeply moved. Finally, he said with utmost sincerity, "Thank you!"

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