The Work Had Only Just Begun
"As is customary, I will now give my acceptance speech."
Winning the Fields Medal brought about a subtle change in Shen Qi's demeanor. "Compared to writing papers, I'm not very good at giving acceptance speeches."
"There are so many people I want to thank: my parents, my mentors, my team members, the people I love and who love me, and all the friends who care about me and have helped me."
"Mathematics transcends national boundaries; it's a subject where, apart from music, one can communicate smoothly without needing to know other languages."
"Wow, the Fields Medal, that's fantastic." Shen Qi flicked the medal; it was solid.
Shen Qi showed off his Fields Medal to the camera, switching his language from English to Chinese: "On this special occasion, at the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians, I only want to say one thing: Master mathematics, Science and Engineering, and chemistry, and you'll be able to go anywhere in the world without fear."
Hahaha!
The Chinese audience burst into laughter.
There weren't many Chinese people attending the International Congress of Mathematicians, but their laughter was joyful. "The relevant domestic departments must award Shen Qi an honorary certificate for 'Outstanding Educator of the Year' and appoint him as an ambassador for promoting Science and Engineering."
Master Science and Engineering, and chemistry, and you'll be able to go anywhere in the world without fear.
This classic quote can only be understood by native Chinese speakers or foreigners who are experts on China.
The foreigners in the audience, who weren't fluent in Chinese, looked bewildered and curious: what was Shen Qi saying?
"Hey, Ou, tell me, what does Qi mean by that Chinese phrase?" Professor Faltings asked Ou Ye humbly, sitting across an empty seat.
Only someone fluent in both Chinese and English can translate this famous Chinese saying accurately, vividly, and elegantly.
Ou Ye looked troubled, and she reluctantly translated. "Master mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and you will possess the whole world."
Professor Faltings agreed wholeheartedly, "Hmm, that makes sense. Perhaps I should learn some Chinese."
On stage, Shen Qi bowed and expressed his gratitude. "Thank you to IMU for awarding me the Fields Medal, and thank you all for listening. Thank you!"
Shen Qi's trip to the International Congress of Mathematicians has come to a perfect end.
The international Mathematics Community was shocked!
The American Mathematics Community was shocked!
The European Mathematics Community was shocked!
The Mathematics Community in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are shocked!
Apart from South Pole, all the other continents were shocked.
The world was shocked; the usual shock was necessary and needs no further explanation.
Chinese media naturally showered him with praise, while Western media offered more objective commentary. "Shen Qi, the 22-year-old first Chinese mathematician to win the Fields Medal, continues to unlock the mysteries of mathematics with this China Key. Princeton's mission is complete; should the Courant Institute at New York University take over?"
Princeton's fundamental mathematics is world-leading, while New York University's Courant Institute for Applied Mathematics is globally advanced.
Shen Qi made tremendous achievements in the field of basic mathematics that have been recognized by Westerners. At this moment, mathematics demonstrated its high-end nature that transcends national boundaries.
Pure mathematics paved the way, and applied mathematics followed.
Princeton provides the theoretical support, Courant Institute is responsible for applied research.
The Western Mathematics Community holds this view, expecting to see sparks fly between theory and application. A complete set of Riemann Theorem and a comprehensive theoretical system of prime number distribution of the Riemann zeta function must have practical applications.
Scientists are always the most expensive, the most insane, and the most imaginative group of people.
Scientists, especially those engaged in applied research, often find it difficult to remain calm in the face of new, reasonable, and generally accepted correct theoretical systems.
Shen Qi has provided all the theoretical support he can offer at this stage, and application experts around the world will likely be quite busy in the coming period.
The system exclaimed in shock, "New achievement! New achievement!"
The fact that two "new achievements" were issued in quick succession shows that the system was extremely shocked.
It could also be a glitch; the system is displaying this information:
"The host, as the youngest recipient, has won the highest award in Mathematics Community, the S-level Fields Medal. The base reward is 5 million academic points, multiplied by the primary mathematical talent coefficient of 2.0, resulting in a final reward of 10 million academic points."
"The host has proven a supplementary theorem to Riemann Theorem and established a complete theoretical system for the prime number distribution of the Riemann zeta function. The basic reward is 5 million academic points, and the final reward is 10 million academic points."
"Remaining Academic Points: 29,377,510. Please confirm."
Shen Qi's achievements are indeed outstanding and deserve the additional 20 million academic points.
Shen Qi has already met the first condition for advancing from level 13 to level 14 in mathematics, and now he has nearly 30 million academic points.
Condition two requires Shen Qi to obtain 5 Math Prize of grade A or above.
In real life, Shen Qi has received seven awards, including the Fields Medal, the Ramanujan Prize, the Clay Research Award, the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, the Ford Prize, the Chern Prize in Mathematics, and the Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Prize.
The Fields Medal is an S-level award, the Ramanujan Prize is an A-level award, and the other five are B-level awards.
The completion progress of condition two is 2/5.
Condition three is an area that Shen Qi needs to focus on in the near future. He is very strong in solo play, and training outstanding students is a new challenge for him.
With the Fields Medal already secured, winning three more A-level awards would be a piece of cake for Shen Qi.
The president of the American Mathematical Society also came to Brasilia and invited Shen Qi to attend the award ceremony for the Cole Prize in Number Theory and the Steele Prize organized by the American Mathematical Society after returning to the United States.
In the system's designation, both the Cole Prize in Number Theory and the Steele Prize are Class A Math Prize.
Shen Qi's current status is that of a bigwig at the Fields Medal. People are begging him to accept other smaller awards, and if Shen Qi goes, it's out of respect; if he doesn't, it's just the typical arrogant attitude of a bigwig at the Fields Medal.
He proved the Riemann Hypothesis, established a complete theoretical system for the prime number distribution of the Riemann zeta function, and won the Fields Medal, the highest honor in Mathematics Community. Shen Qi achieved great success.
Is that all?
No, this is just the beginning.
Shen Qi was still thinking about reaching level 14 or 15 to experience what it felt like to be "Invincible Loneliness".
A few days ago, Shen Qi also said in an exchange with other mathematicians that the Lê Conjecture, the Hochschild Conjecture, the Poincaré Conjecture, the Persday Conjecture, and so on are individual cases, and that Grand Unification is the way out for the future of mathematics, as well as the way out for the future of physics.
Of the seven Millennium Prize Problem in mathematics, four involve the word "guess".
The four "guesses" —Lê Conjecture, Ho's conjecture, Pon's conjecture, and Bosty's conjecture—are purely mathematical problems.
The three problems without the word "guess" are not purely mathematical problems; they are interdisciplinary problems.
P versus NP problem, the Navier-Stokes equations, and the Yang-Mi equations, Shen Qi believes they may be more difficult to solve, and the significance of solving them would be even greater. Whether they represent the ultimate benefit or the ultimate disaster for humanity will only be known after they are solved.
Even at level 13, he could only conquer one Lê Conjecture. When he had nothing to do, Shen Qi had imagined several other difficult problems, but he had no clue how to solve them.
Learning has no end. Shen Qi is only 22 years old, and his academic career has decades to go.
After receiving the Fields Medal, Shen Qi and his team members took a group photo at the entrance of the lecture hall of the International Congress of Mathematicians.
Just after the photo shoot, news came from Princeton that Director Feierman had personally called Shen Qi: "Qi, congratulations on winning the Fields Medal. You can spend a few more days in Brazil with your girlfriend. You might be very busy after you return to Princeton."
Shen Qi smiled and said, "I'm always busy, I'm used to it."
Feierman: "Princeton professors are busier than lecturers, so have a great time in Brazil."
Shen Qi: "Professor?"
Feierman: "Yes, Qi, soon we should be calling you Professor Shen."