Mathematics Is More Interesting Than Life

Huang Weifeng, 39, is a professor at a prestigious Chinese university. It's not surprising that he won the Chern Prize in Mathematics.

Shen Qi, 21, is a graduate student at a prestigious international university. His receipt of the Chern Prize in Mathematics is quite rare in the Chinese Mathematics Community.

Are there people who question Shen Qi?

Are there any people who are envious of Shen Qi?

Of course.

The Chinese Mathematical Society's decision to award this prize to Shen Qi was one of great courage and vision.

Of course, there are also higher-level strategic considerations involved.

Encouraging young researchers to get involved in major research projects at an early stage is a long-term strategy at the national level.

The longer one's academic career lasts, the more enduring one's contributions to the country will be—a truth that even ordinary people can understand.

Major projects aimed at enriching the country and strengthening the military can take more than a decade or even several decades to complete, from preliminary research to formal project approval, implementation, verification, and finally, completion and commissioning.

Frequent changes in the core members of the research team are detrimental to project research and execution.

Therefore, it is a long-term benefit for the country and its people for researchers who have matured academically at an early age to be involved in or even lead major national scientific research projects.

It is encouraging that there is a growing trend of young researchers who mature academically earlier. Designers born in the 1980s have become the backbone of the C919 project, and Engineer born in the 1990s have participated in the research and development of the new aircraft carrier's propulsion system. They are a valuable asset to China.

What's the most valuable thing in the 21st century? Talent.

However, Shen Qi is indeed too young, which further demonstrates the determination and courage of the Chinese Mathematical Society.

Shen Qi, dressed in a suit and tie, walked onto the stage with a solemn and composed expression, his heart filled with reverence and his eyes filled with piety.

While he could joke around and show off to reporters, Shen Qi dared not act presumptuously in front of all the math experts in China.

"What exactly is mathematics? I think it's like a woman, someone worthy of our love."

This is Shen Qi's opening statement.

"Of course, he can also be a man, someone worthy of our love," Shen Qi added.

The audience initially gasped in surprise, then agreed. Yes, there are female mathematicians too; mathematics is their man.

"If I didn't love her, how could I have spent my life with her without any regrets? I love my woman very much, yes, I love her, without any regrets." Shen Qi paused for a few seconds at this point, but the audience below the viewing platform was a sea of faces that were indistinguishable.

In the audience, Sun Erxiong, Ou Ye, and Zhou Yu'an took their seats in a row.

Ou Ye, who had been feeling weak, was now radiant. She was joyful and proud, happy because of love, and proud of her man.

Zhou Yu'an couldn't help but applaud. His former roommate was now on stage receiving an award—a dream for everyone who loves mathematics.

"If mathematics were a woman, then Shen Qi, you're such a womanizer..." Zhou Yu'an clapped his hands as he muttered to himself.

"You're not as fickle as him. You only love men, not math, so there's a difference between you and him," Zhou Yu'an whispered to Ou Ye. "I'm even starting to miss the old Calculation Ji. The most powerful girl is the one who's completely devoid of humanity."

"I don't regret it." Ou Ye didn't retort to Zhou Yu'an as usual, and then added, "Besides, I love math too."

"Soliciting nonsense, ha, women." Zhou Yu'an shook her head and continued listening to Shen Qi's acceptance speech.

"I'm telling the truth..." Ou Ye thought to herself, "My love for mathematics is a normal love, but his love for mathematics is obsessive."

Shen Qi paced back and forth on the stage with slow steps. "I'm not Academic God. Math was my least favorite subject when I was a child. Until one day, I realized that I had to do well in math, because if I didn't do well in math, I would definitely do poorly in the college entrance exam."

"A new world opened up for me, and I fell in love with mathematics."

"Someone asked me, 'Isn't math boring?'"

I countered by asking him, "Isn't the daily routine boring?"

He was speechless.

I told him that math is more interesting than life.

"Thank you, that concludes my remarks. I would like to thank the Chinese Mathematical Society again for awarding me this prize. Thank you!"

Shen Qi bowed in gratitude and finished his acceptance speech.

Thunderous applause erupted from the audience. Shen Qi's heartfelt remarks touched most of those present.

After the meeting, an article was published by the media. "21-year-old math prodigy Shen Qi: There is a kind of love called mathematics, which is more interesting than life."

Shen Qi returned to the hotel, took a shower, and went to bed.

"Your speech today was very moving," Ou Ye said, lying in bed.

"Yes, just saying what's on my mind." Shen Qi lay down next to Ou Ye and said, "My dad's coming to Hong Kong tomorrow, let's have dinner together."

"Oh." Ou Ye became nervous and asked cautiously, "What does Uncle Shen like?"

Shen Qi: "Businessmen, they like money."

"Well..." Ou Ye was speechless, yet felt there was some truth to it. She was in a dilemma. "I can't exactly give your dad my bank card, can I?"

"Hahaha, you're so funny. Come on, give me a kiss." Shen Qi laughed and rolled around on the sheets, eventually kissing Ou Ye as he rolled.

"Since it's our first meeting, I should give your dad a gift, just a small token of my appreciation." Ou** stubbornly asked again, "Besides money, he must have some hobbies, right?"

"Ou Ye, you're being too polite. It makes me feel embarrassed. I've met your dad several times, and I didn't bring him anything. He even bought me a bottle of sports drink. Girlfriends don't need to bring gifts when they come to the house; that's our Shen Family's rule. It's just a casual meal, that's all. My dad is very easy to talk to."

"Okay." Ou Ye verbally agreed, but she was still uneasy. Would meeting the parents be awkward? Would she lose points if she didn't perform well...?

"Don't think so much, go to sleep," Shen Qi comforted her, then rolled around on the sheets with Ou Ye.

"You bad guy... you have to do this every day... ugh... be gentle... it hurts..."

Young men and women experiencing love for the first time will likely have a second and a third time. For a period of time after their love has deepened, their passion is at its peak.

Both parties gain a deeper understanding of each other. They can confide their troubles to those around them and share their joys with those around them. They work together towards the same goal and walk hand in hand toward the end of happiness.

Shen Qi has a very good physique and amazing stamina. He doesn't experience much jet lag and is always in high spirits. He closes his eyes at one o'clock, gets up at six o'clock, reviews the report materials from today's academic seminar, and his body is not exhausted; he still has plenty of energy left.

The morning after the passion subsided, Ou Ye didn't get out of bed; she was completely exhausted.

Shen Qi called to order breakfast, fed Ou Ye milk, and peeled an egg.

Ou Ye's body needs further conditioning; she can't handle overly intense and frequent lovemaking. She may be psychologically prepared for Shen Qi's stormy passion, but her body can't cope.

"I'm sorry, Little Yezi, it's my fault."

"It's alright, go to the meeting."

The schedule was tight; the academic seminar started at 9 a. m.

There were two main venues where a lively and friendly academic exchange took place around the two laureates.

The room where Shen Qi was located was mainly filled with experts in the field of number theory.

In fact, Shen Qi knew very well that of the 11 papers he published during his undergraduate years, only one was truly worth showing off in the eyes of these experts: the paper titled "Proof of Diophantine Equation Wash Conjecture," published during his graduate studies at Princeton and published in Top Four Journals.

Shen Qi held a PowerPoint presentation turner, and the core content of the proof of the Wash Conjecture was displayed on the large screen.

"When c is different from the above value, the problem of the number of integer points on the curve determined by the equation aX^4-bY^2=c, or the problem of the upper bound of the number of integer points, is a very difficult problem. I have solved this problem and proved the Wash Conjecture. Next, I will focus on reporting the solution to this problem." Shen Qi spoke with great passion and enthusiasm.

"Wait a minute, I have a question." At this moment, an expert interrupted Shen Qi's report, pointing out. "I think the preconditions you defined are insufficient and worth discussing."