The Scholar's Grind
Chapter 177

The Next Goal: Superconductivity!

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As the interview ended, Liang Qiuhao also left here quickly with his people. After all, they had to go back quickly and send the interview process back so that their main station could edit it.

Xiao Yi looked at their leaving figures and recalled the interview process just now.

Hmm... he should be doing pretty well?

At this time, Ye Cheng, who had been watching from the side, walked up with excitement on his face.

"Brother Xiao, you are going to be on TV! You are so awesome!"

Xiao Yi nodded with a smile, waved his hand and said, "Low-key, low-key!"

"Uh... I can't keep a low profile anymore. I just posted the photos in the group."

Ye Cheng scratched his head and showed Xiao Yi the interface on his mobile phone. Sure enough, it was their Joint Examination Group. At this time, there were already a lot of "Huh?" in the group.

Xiao Yi immediately pointed at him speechlessly. "You kid, you dare to secretly take photos while being interviewed."

Ye Cheng shrugged and said, "The staff member saw me and he didn't say anything."

Xiao Yi was too lazy to talk to him too much, and then turned on his mobile phone and started to look at what was being chatted in the group.

After entering, the chat in front of them was quite normal.

[Am I super? Interview? Brother Xiao is going on TV again!]

[Okay, okay, I haven't watched the news for many years, but I think I have to watch it tonight]

[That is to say, Scholar Xiao has made such a big noise, and it will be unjustifiable if we do not conduct an interview.]

However, as these normal chats passed, things started to take a turn for the abnormal.

The first paragraph made his face darken.

Beijing University-Lu Ping: [I'm sorry, that's not right, Ye Cheng, how did you know this? Are you secretly having a private meeting with Brother Xiao! Not called brothers, right?]

Beijing University-Chen Muhua: [That's right, to be honest, is this guy secretly stealing Brother Xiao's trophy? Just eating alone? You won't let your brothers touch it, right?]

Xiao Yi's mouth twitched, what a trophy, it's obviously a medal, okay?

However, seeing their vocabulary becoming more and more outrageous, Xiao Yi had to stand up.

[@-, touch the trophy, right? Your true nature is revealed, right? Also, that's a medal, not a trophy!]

Beijing University-Chen Muhua: [Trophies, medals, etc. are all the same concept! Not a big problem]

Beijing University-Lu Ping: [Brother Xiao, can I touch yours?]

USTC-Xiao Yi: [... Thank you, Kongtong]

Putting down the phone, Xiao Yi shook his head, these people are probably stupid when they learn mathematics.

Then he turned his head and said to Ye Cheng next to him, "Don't learn from them in the future."

Ye Cheng nodded, and then asked slightly nervously, "Well, Brother Xiao, can I touch your medal? I really want to touch the Fields Medal medal."

Xiao Yi: "..."

Did you do it on purpose or accidentally?

Forget it, whether it was intentional or accidental, just bury it.

The news that Xiao Yi accepted an interview with CCTV spread quickly, and then spread throughout Academic Circle.

News generally focuses on news about the international community and people's livelihood. Of course, it also pays attention to domestic achievements in the field of science.

For example, USTC, the Academician Pan Wei team that has made many major breakthroughs in quantum computer research, or Plasma Institute, which has achieved major breakthroughs in nuclear fusion, etc., have all been interviewed.

Of course, this interview by Xiao Yi was completely expected. 

However, there are still quite a few people who are preparing to see how Xiao Yi is interviewed tonight and hear what this young genius thinks about winning the award.

Soon, the domestic time came to the official broadcast time.

USTC, Institute of Materials Science and Technology.

Professor Sun Lina's conference room...

Ahem, it should be the conference room of Luo Mingya.

At this time, they arranged the table, facing the large multimedia screen at the front, and there were various meals in take-out boxes on the table, which looked quite sumptuous.

It looked like he was going to watch a movie while eating.

But in fact, what is playing on the big screen is the CCTV set, and the hourly time signal of 18:59:30 has been reached in the upper right corner.

As the time entered 7 o'clock, a familiar starting screen immediately appeared on the TV.

"It's started, it's started!"

As soon as Xu Ming saw it, he shouted, "You will be able to see the heroic figure of Scholar Xiao soon!"

Today's event was proposed by him. A few hours ago, he saw someone online saying that tonight's news would include an interview with Xiao Yi, so he suggested in their group group that they might as well watch Xinwen Lianbo while eating tonight.

It is well-known as: learn from advanced figures.

Surprisingly, his proposal was approved by their senior sister.

His original suggestion was just a joke.

"Sister, I still want to ask you why you agreed."

As the two announcers appeared on the screen, Xu Ming couldn't help but ask Luo Mingya.

Luo Mingya looked at him expressionlessly. "What? Are you trying to figure out what I mean?"

"Uh..." Xu Ming's hair suddenly stood on end.

He said this as if he was trying to figure out his intentions...

Okay, it seems about the same?

"Eat your food with peace of mind." Luo Mingya added, "In addition, if there is no interview with Xiao Yi later, you will be responsible for the laboratory hygiene during the summer vacation."

Xu Ming twitched the corners of his mouth, finally lowered his head in resignation and started to eat.

However, at this time, Sun Lina next to him smiled and said, "I see, it's Xiao Yi who hasn't been here for a long time. You senior sister misses me."

Xu Ming They immediately raised their heads and looked at Sun Lina in shock.

When did their mentor become so brave?

How dare you say such things in front of Senior Sister?

However, Luo Mingya looked indifferent to Sun Lina's teasing words, and even said, "Yes, I do miss him."

Xu Ming Their shocked gazes immediately shifted to Luo Mingya.

ah?

Senior sister, what are you talking about?

Zhao Yuanyuan even held his face with both hands, looking like he was screaming, "Ahhhhhhhhh..."

However, Luo Mingya's next words made them lower their heads in shame. "How fast did the project progress when Xiao Yi was here? A nature article was completed in four months. I don't think he still misses you? Have you read the paper? Have you finished the experiment?"

The head is lowered.

Liu Chao whispered, "So she is Scholar Xiao, and I am just a laboratory aunt."

Xu Ming said to him, "No, you are not even a laboratory aunt. A laboratory aunt can do experiments skillfully, can you?"

"Of course I can!" Liu Chao thought about his usual operations during the experiment.

Xu Ming raised his eyebrows. "Oh? The lab aunt has a salary of several thousand yuan every month, do you have it?"

"This..." Liu Chao was stunned for a moment.

"Auntie in the lab doesn't have to write a paper yet, how about you?"

"I..." Liu Chao's expression began to stiffen.

"The lab aunt doesn't use 996 yet, how about you?"

"Stop scolding, stop scolding..." Liu Chao is about to cry.

While they were chatting, the news anchor had finished reporting several news on the big screen in front of them.

After a piece of news related to the political situation ended, anchor Li Zimeng said with a smile, "After reading about the international situation, let us turn our attention to a major event in the field of science."

"At 7:30 pm local time on July 6, the 29th International Congress of Mathematicians opening ceremony was officially held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. At the opening ceremony, International Mathematical Union Chairman Carlos Koenig announced the winners of this year's five major awards, including Fields Medal, Chern Prize, and Gauss Prize."

"Among these five major awards, Fields Medal is known as the Nobel Prize in mathematics and is the highest honor in the field of mathematics."

"At this award ceremony, my country's famous mathematician Xiao Yi successfully won the Fields Medal award and became the first scholar in my country to win the award as a Chinese national."

The screen flashed and the scene of Xiao Yi receiving the award was played.

"It is reported that Xiao Yi is only 19 years old this year, making him the youngest winner in the history of Fields Medal. The previous youngest winner was 28 years old..."

As the news was broadcast, Xu Ming in the conference room couldn't help but sigh.

"Nineteen years old, so awesome." Xu Ming said with emotion.

"Well, I'm only 3 years younger than your senior sister." Sun Lina also said with a smile, "Three years, this age difference is quite good, but it's a pity that Xiao Yi has not reached the legal age yet..."

Luo Mingya glanced at her. "Sun Lina, if you talk nonsense again, don't blame me for mentioning the man you met abroad."

Back then, Sun Lina chose to return to China because of emotional problems.

Although this is a scar in her heart, she knows that if she continues, Luo Mingya will not care about her scars or anything like that.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything anymore."

With a blank look at Luo Mingya, she stretched out her chopsticks to pick up the last Coke chicken wing on the table.

However, another pair of chopsticks was one step ahead of her and picked up the Coke chicken wings. 

Sun Lina's eyebrows suddenly stood up. When she saw that it was Luo Mingya who pinched her, she pouted and whispered softly, "You stingy man, you will definitely not find a boyfriend in the future."

However, her words were accidentally heard by Luo Mingya, who suddenly raised his eyebrows and was about to get angry.

But at this time, Xu Ming and the others who were paying attention to the screen suddenly shouted, "The interview has started! The interview has started!"

Just listen to the announcer say, "Next, let's take a look at the interview about Xiao Yi brought by our reporter in Russia Liang Qiuhao."

Then, everything on the screen entered the interview screen.

Xiao Yi himself appeared in front of the camera, and there were some very complicated-looking mathematical formulas written on the small blackboard behind him. It seemed right at first glance.

"First of all, I want to know what motivates you to study..."

Liang Qiuhao's interview begins.

Xu Ming They all stopped using their chopsticks and looked at it seriously.

Including Luo Mingya, she temporarily forgot what Sun Lina said and stared at Xiao Yi on the screen.

As a person who grew up with praises such as "genius" and had almost never seen a girl who was higher than herself in scientific research talent, Luo Mingya has always paid attention to this boy who is younger than herself but suddenly became famous and seemed to far surpass her in both talent and achievements.

Because she really wants to know how high Xiao Yi's talent is and how far it can go.

Therefore, every time Xiao Yi makes a result and appears in various news and hot searches, she will pay attention to it. Occasionally, she will leave a comment of her own below to contribute to the popularity.

Probably Xu Ming and others did not expect that their senior sister, who has always been proud, would actually pay attention to other people in private.

Last year, she had the opportunity to cooperate with Xiao Yi, which allowed her to see first-hand the amazing ability of Xiao Yi. It was only the first time that she participated in a non-mathematical subject, but she was able to make such a big contribution.

But now, Xiao Yi has not been seen for almost a year, but her name still appears in her ears from time to time. Until now, he has not only made great achievements in the field of physics, but has even entered the list of candidates for the Nobel Prize. Now he has won Fields Medal, the Nobel Prize in the world of mathematics.

"A thirst for those hard questions..."

Xiao Yi's answer to the first question came from the big screen.

"I like to study difficult problems... Fortunately, even to this day, I have almost never encountered a problem that can really stop me. Basically all the problems have been solved by me, well... the only one that has not been solved seems to be one of the prime number problems, x^2+1 prime number problem..."

"Maybe it's because I still have a clear understanding of my own abilities, so I won't set goals that are too difficult, such as Riemann Hypothesis..."

Listening to Xiao Yi's answer, Luo Mingya thought about the problems she had encountered in the past. However, the cruel thing was that she had encountered too many problems that she could not solve, and in the end she gave up on these problems.

And Xiao Yi has only encountered one problem that he has not solved in so long?

Luo Mingya feels a little incredible.

Xu Ming and the others said, "Scholar Xiao is still humble. He just solved a Millennium Prize Problems in mathematics, and he said that he would not set too difficult questions as goals."

"Indeed." Liu Chao nodded in agreement.

Hearing what they were talking about, Luo Mingya couldn't help but laugh.

But she didn't speak and continued to listen to the second interview question.

And after Xiao Yi said "I am lucky to gain, but my life is lost", it aroused surprise and admiration in their hearts.

"Fortunately, the philosophy of our culture can help me adapt..."

"Before the award was announced, I was able to wait calmly... I was lucky to finally win the award..."

"Fields Medal is in my pocket..."

Listening to his words, Xu Ming admired him and said, "You are indeed Scholar Xiao! I'm convinced."

"I'm convinced too."

Liu Chao, Zhao Yuanyuan also nodded.

Modesty without losing confidence, plainness without being domineering.

Although Luo Mingya still didn't express anything, his admiration in his heart was no less than that of Xu Ming and the others.

Such a mentality...

She thought that she still couldn't do it.

Looking at Xiao Yi on the screen, the smile on his face is calm and calm, making people feel like a breeze blowing on their face.

The interview continues, and the following questions mainly focus on matters related to the quality gap issue.

They finally understood why Xiao Yi was studying this problem. It turned out that Xiao Yi encountered a problem in the process of studying superconductivity and was eventually diverted to high-energy physics. He wanted to use the study of high-energy physics to help think about superconductivity issues.

So... the problem of Yang-Mills' existence and quality gap can actually be regarded as a problem he solved by coincidence?

Xu Ming They were completely convinced.

"Is this the realm of God? How do we poor students feel?"

"A scumbag is like this. A scumbag only needs to go from discovering problems to solving them. A scumbag has a lot to think about, such as whether to change careers or run away."

That's it, until the end of the interview, with Xiao Yi answering the last question, "Always stay curious about questions."

The screen also cut back to the studio.

"Okay, let us finally congratulate Xiao Yi for winning Fields Medal, which has added glory to our country. He deserves the pride of our people." The announcer said, "Then, let us look at..."

On to the next news item.

And Xu Ming and the others began to chew on Xiao Yi's last message.

For a moment, the young junior brother Liu Chao was so excited that he looked at Luo Mingya and said, "Sister, please give me a project that can win the Nobel Prize!"

Luo Mingya glanced at him and said, "Didn't Xiao Yi just talk about it? High-temperature superconductivity, you go study room-temperature superconductivity. I'll call you senior brother."

"Ah this..." Liu Chao said weakly, "Isn't this a bit too difficult?"

"Well... then about battery materials, you can research solid lithium batteries and you can win the Nobel Prize." Luo Mingya Immortal pointed the way.

"This..." Liu Chao's tone became weaker. "This is also difficult, right?"

Luo Mingya rolled his eyes. "Then don't think about the Nobel Prize."

Liu Chao lowered his head, but quickly picked himself up again, stretched out his hand, squeezed it, and said firmly, "No matter what, never give up your curiosity about the problem!"

"This kid is stupid."

Xu Ming next to him shook his head with a look of pity on his face.

But while they were all teasing Liu Chao, Luo Mingya lowered his head and began to think again while eating.

Always stay curious about problems?

She thought back to the various problems she had faced, especially those that had stumped her so much that she had to give up.

Finally, she turned to Sun Lina and said, "Sun Lina, I want to graduate."

Sun Lina was stunned for a moment, holding a half-eaten fried chestnut in one hand. "Huh?"

Many, many people watched this interview with Xiao Yi, not just Luo Mingya and them.

Xiao Yi's parents, Professor Liu Bin of USTC, academician Hu Guangde, etc. all saw it.

Listening to Xiao Yi's answers also gave them a deeper understanding of Xiao Yi.

Netizens gave this a very high evaluation.

[This is considered as a perfect way to cultivate one's self-cultivation.]

[You are worthy of the name of Young Master! This is the real scholar!]

[I really admire him now. No wonder he has a high IQ.]

[Scholar Xiao deserves Fields Medal.]

"Brother Xiao, you're on fire again!"

Ye Cheng came to Xiao Yi's hotel room, pointed at Weibo's first hot search on his phone: I gained it, but I lost my life, and said.

"I know."

Xiao Yi waved his hand.

Indeed, as Liang Qiuhao said yesterday, after the news was broadcast, it immediately caused a considerable response.

Now it's almost as if he is a living saint.

Unfortunately, the Internet environment is not very good, and even the word saint has been stigmatized.

However, he didn't care about these false reputations.

After all, in addition to "What I gain, I am lucky to lose my life", there is also a saying that "Without indifference, there is no clear ambition, and without tranquility, there is no progress."

Instead of thinking about these, it is better to think about your current problems.

At this time, Ye Cheng turned his head and saw a pile of draft paper Xiao Yi placed on the desk, and then said in surprise, "Brother Xiao, are you still doing some research now?"

"Yes." Xiao Yi nodded.

"Could it be the superconducting thing you mentioned in the interview?"

"Yes."

Looking at so many scraps of paper, and the paper basket below also filled with crumpled scraps of scrap paper, Ye Cheng finally understood what the unity of knowledge and action means.

"Then I won't disturb you."

After saying that, Ye Cheng left the room.

Xiao Yi waved to him, then returned to the desk, looking at his current research progress.

Smile slightly.

The main reason why he studied high-energy physics was to use the phase transition form of quark-gluon plasma under the strong interaction force to connect with the high-temperature superconducting mechanism, thereby helping to explain the high-temperature superconducting mechanism. 

Although the direction of his research eventually turned to other aspects, the Hodge-vertex algebra analytical method has now successfully helped him connect from quark-gluon plasma to the high-temperature superconducting mechanism.

Recalling the superconducting-insulating transition in the FeSe/SrTiO3 monolayer he studied in Institute of Physics, the iron vacancies discovered would cause local electron density fluctuations, which would then lead to the transition from the superconducting state to the insulating state by changing the interaction between electrons and the energy band structure.

Combining the two, he has discovered that despite the huge differences in physical scales and interaction forces between the two, they are surprisingly consistent in their phase transition mechanisms and critical behaviors.

Next, as long as we can further search for the microscopic mechanism of superconducting-insulating transition in the FeSe/SrTiO3 monolayer based on such similarities, then the high-temperature superconducting mechanism will be successfully explained by him.

"Then, let's wait for International Congress of Mathematicians to end and return to China for experiments."

Xiao Yi was thinking in his heart.

And now he can finally use his experimental funds.

Turn on the computer. Because it is not turned off, the screen lights up and a project funding application form appears.

This topic is exactly: [Exploration of high-temperature superconducting mechanism and FeSe/SrTiO3 single-layer superconducting materials].

"In addition, I now have the additional effect of [Material Mastery]."

Recalling this incident, Xiao Yi's eyes were filled with anticipation. "I don't know how much impact it can bring to my research?"

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