Argument

Mary's teaching assistant office was much smaller Muller's professor's office, and she shared the office with another teaching assistant.

Mary invited Shen Qi to her office to discuss the revision of the problem of the Riemann zeta function ζ(2n+1).

"Mary, things look very bad. Our paper needs major revisions; in my opinion, it's equivalent to rewriting it entirely."

After studying the experts' feedback on the "Problem with Riemann zeta function ζ(2n+1)", Shen Qi seemed somewhat troubled. "Several months of effort haven't yielded the results we hoped for."

"You've been working on this for months, while I've spent a whole year on this project." Mary looked even more depressed and troubled.

"Looking at it from another angle, perhaps the situation isn't so bad. I trust the expertise of the experts at the Annals of Mathematics, and I agree with their opinions. Since we haven't done well enough, let's do it better. At least the experts have pointed us in the right direction, so we should find another way." Shen Qi quickly emerged from the shadow of failure. He had two projects on his hands and didn't have time to dwell on one of them or complain about his fate.

"Tell me about your new idea," Mary said, sounding quite interested.

A blackboard hung on the office wall. Shen Qi wrote the following formula on it: ln(1-x)=ln(1-cost-isint)=ln√(1-cost)^2+(1-sint)^2+iarctan...

After finishing writing, Shen Qi said, "Mary, take a few minutes to read this. I'm going to the restroom. I'd like to hear your suggestions when I come back."

Mary stared blankly at the blackboard, then nodded woodenly.

A few minutes later, Shen Qi returned to Mary's teaching assistant office.

Mary took off her suit jacket and held it in her hand. She stood straight in front of the blackboard like a wooden statue, neither blinking nor speaking.

Snap!

Shen Qi snapped his fingers in front of Mary: "Hey, wake up, Dr. Mary."

Mary snapped out of her daze, covered in sweat. "Shen Qi, are you sure this will work? It doesn't seem reliable at all; the previous version was better!"

"Our previous version has been rejected, Dr. Mary, so in this version we must change our approach and seek a breakthrough from the perspective of series."

"But Shen Qi, I have a feeling of unease. It's a woman's intuition, but I sense there's a flaw in your new approach, though I can't quite put my finger on it."

Shen Qi explained, "In the stage of setting up the logical approach, there is no right or wrong, only the choice of whether to continue."

"If we proceed with your series calculation derivation, we might waste our efforts again in the coming period of time." Mary had reservations about Shen Qi's new approach.

"Mary, you just need to answer me whether you'll do it or not." Shen Qi tapped the blackboard, thinking to himself, if you don't do it, I'll go solo. If I didn't have an Orbifold project to work on, I really would have gone solo.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Mary slammed her suit jacket on the table. "I'll do it!"

"Very good, I wish us a pleasant cooperation." Shen Qi erased the formulas on the blackboard and wrote down a new series of formulas.

Without further ado, Shen Qi and Mary drafted the overall logical framework and detailed derivation of the revised version of "The Problem of Riemann zeta function ζ(2n+1)", and clarified their respective roles.

Regardless, the two shared the same principle in proving the Riemann Hypothesis based on the Hadamard system, which served as the cornerstone for seeking common ground while reserving differences and pursuing cooperation.

During the day, Shen Qi worked with Mary on the problem of the Riemann zeta function ζ(2n+1), and at night he worked alone on the problem of characterizing Symplectic Orbifold Groupoid using the Fundamental Group.

A week has passed.

"Hey Mary, you made a huge mistake! This level shouldn't be this conservative! Because of your error, we've worked for nothing this week!"

"Shen Qi, don't put on that critic's face. I did it exactly according to your logic! The one who needs to take responsibility is you!"

"Dr. Mary, this is unreasonable and utterly incomprehensible!"

"Mr. Shen Qi, I've said it before, your thinking is flawed and contains loopholes!"

Shen Qi and Mary argued incessantly during their first week of working together.

Shen Qi and Mary have no doubt about the authority of the Annals of Mathematics, because the journal is sponsored by Princeton and its editor-in-chief is Fields Medal winner Faltings.

Among the four major mathematics journals, the Annals of Mathematics is the most famous and has the most rigorous peer review process.

The Annals of Mathematics criticized Shen Qi and Mary's first paper mercilessly, putting them under immense pressure. They were extremely eager to redeem themselves and prove their abilities in the second edition.

When you're under a lot of pressure, your temper tends to get short-tempered, and you might start arguing over the slightest thing.

The situation did not improve in the second week; the conflict escalated.

"Hopeless German woman, I really don't know how you got your PhD in mathematics? So the standard for awarding PhDs at the University of Bonn depends on the size of a PhD student's breasts?"

"You arrogant Chinese brat, you're lost in your own ignorant and ridiculous fantasies. Your so-called new ideas, haha, your laughable series derivation method, are worthless in my eyes!"

"Mary, if that's your attitude, then there's no need for us to continue working together. Let's just go our separate ways."

"Do as you please! Now leave my office, right now!"

Bang!

Shen Qi slammed the door shut and stormed off.

This German woman must be going through menopause. She clearly made a serious mistake in her calculations, but she won't admit it and is blaming me instead!

"If it weren't for the fact that you and Professor Muller are from the same hometown, I would have..." Shen Qi found Muller, his anger blaming him. "This woman is insane, hopelessly insane. Professor Muller, please forgive me for not being able to continue working with her. I will complete the <Problem of Riemann zeta function ζ(2n+1)> on my own. Please approve, Professor Muller."

Professor Muller smiled and showed Shen Qi a series of photos on his Facebook page—a set of magical aurora borealis images, "The aurora is so beautiful, it's breathtaking! I was so lucky that my wife and I caught it for three consecutive days. Shen Qi, you should take your beloved woman to Yellowknife; you still have a chance to see the aurora before March."

"Professor Muller, the aurora you photographed is absolutely mesmerizing." Shen Qi replied absentmindedly, then turned serious and said, "I assure you, my research on the <Riemann zeta function ζ(2n+1)> alone is definitely more efficient than that of two people. It's tiring, but it's better than endless arguments."

Muller patiently advised, "Shen Qi, one day you will lead your own team to forge ahead on the path of mathematics. The importance of a lone wolf is far less than that of the wolf king. A team will contain all sorts of people, each with different strengths and personality traits. Learning tolerance and being good at coordination are essential lessons for a team leader."

"Okay, I admit I've had a problem with my mindset. I don't know why, but I've been getting angry very easily lately." Shen Qi thought about it and felt that Muller's words made sense.

"Mary is a pitiful woman. Her outward strength is just to cover up her inner fragility and pain. Be tolerant of her, Shen Qi. She will become an important partner for you."

"I tried to reconcile with her. Thank you, Professor Muller, thank you for your advice."

I recommend a book called "Born to Run," a new book by the author of "Running My Life," which is worth looking forward to.