After staying in Paris for nearly a week, Qiao Yu returned to the capital.

He said he was traveling abroad, but excluding the journey from the airport to the hotel, Qiao Yu actually only spent more than three hours outside in Paris.

The closing ceremony of the conference is on the morning of the last day.

After having dinner at the hotel at noon, Tian Yanzhen probably took Qiao Yu out for a walk with many professors, probably considering that Qiao Yu had finally gone abroad once and had never gone out for sightseeing.

Obviously this was not the first time for the professors to come to Paris. There was no need to look for directions. They took Qiao Yu directly along the Avenue Pigalle in the 8th district of Paris outside the hotel and walked to the Champs Elysées.

Knowing that Qiao Yu wanted to buy a gift for her mother, she stayed for some time on the Champs Elysées.

After choosing and choosing, I finally bought two watches, planning to give one to Qiao Xi and one to Xia Keke.

Qiao Yu originally wanted to buy a gift for Mr. Yuan, but was persuaded by Tian Yanzhen.

It is enough to say that after his paper is published and Ann.Math sends him a copy of the sample journal, he will give it to Mr. Yuan.

Qiao Yu had nothing to do about this.

Because although the gift was bought by him, it was given by Tian Yanzhen.

After finishing the purchase, under the leadership of the professors, we walked onto Avenue Montaigne, passed by the Seine River, looked at the Eiffel Tower from a distance, and then returned to the hotel.

Yes, I didn’t even go to take a closer look. Because according to my professor, someone had their phone taken away while taking pictures here. Out of distrust of the local security, everyone’s opinion was just to take a look.

To be honest, this journey was indeed very disenchanting, because the free air by the river was not only not sweet enough, but also smelled bad.

In fact, before coming to Paris, Qiao Yu had read some travel bloggers' strategies and thoughts, and always felt that they were a bit exaggerated. Paris is the capital of a developed country, so it was unlikely that there would be unpleasant things floating in the air. smell.

Not to mention that last year, a large amount of money was spent to regulate the Seine River because of a grand event. But now it seems that the large amount of money was probably wasted.

I never imagined that I could be so free here...

People can actually enjoy the right to freedom of defecation anywhere. Apart from being amazed, Qiao Yu only felt that he had become more knowledgeable.

On the way back to the hotel, Qiao Yu asked in surprise: "Can't they make public toilets free?"

The accompanying professor jokingly said: "Actually, if you think about it this way, maybe this is a means of self-protection. Then the next time the Germans come with tanks, they may just go around Paris because they think it is too disgusting. Pass Paris and choose a southern route, such as going directly through the Alps and marching into Italy."

Qiao Yu was dumbfounded after hearing this sentence, and also opened up the conversation box of the accompanying professors.

What enters Portugal through Spain, opens up and controls the Atlantic coast, and ensures the security of maritime supply lines; what strengthens control over Belgium and the Netherlands, stabilizes positions in Western Europe, and then points to the English Channel...

A group of mathematicians instantly transformed into strategists and helped Lao De with suggestions, giving more than a dozen strategic routes along the way.

The most frightening thing is that they can analyze it clearly and explain all the advantages and disadvantages of the route... Well, the starting point is generals per capita.

This gave Qiao Yu the feeling that if he could not learn geography well, he was not worthy of learning mathematics.

The normally gentle professors turned out to be very eloquent when discussing this matter, which only made Qiao Yu feel even more embarrassed.

It seems that after returning home, he not only has to cram in mathematics knowledge, but also has to cram in detailed geography of various countries, as well as various advanced war games knowledge, otherwise he will be embarrassed to hang out in the mathematics field of Yanbei University. After returning to school, the first

One thing is to move.

In fact, renovations had already started upstairs before he went to Paris to attend the algebraic geometry conference.

He also specifically asked the decoration master about the decoration plan.

The main ones are the waterproofing of the roof, renovation of the toilet, and the addition of two walls.

When he came back, everything had been decorated and everything in the room had been moved upstairs.

As for his previous cabin, it became a utility room again.

After coming back, although Tian Yanzhen was very tired, he still came over and took a walk.

The renovated decoration is pretty good. Although the room is still not big, it is still about 30 to 40 square meters. It is already a small suite with all the necessary equipment.

Entering the door, there is a corridor that leads directly to the toilet at the back. A door is opened in the wall of the corridor, and you enter a small study room of more than ten square meters. There is also a door in the study room that leads to the bedroom at the back.

It is much larger than the small room downstairs. The most important thing is that it fully meets Mr. Yuan's requirements. There is a toilet, the study is separated from the bedroom, and it is transparent from north to south. The premise is that the door connecting the study to the bedroom is open.

The most important thing is that the lighting on the third floor is much better. Everywhere in the room is bright in the morning. Moreover, the materials used are very good, and the windows have been opened for ventilation for a few days, so there is no peculiar smell in the room.

Let's put it this way, the living conditions are indeed enough to beat many PhD students from Yanbei University.

After all, the dormitory space at Yanbei University is really tight now. Many years ago, it no longer provided dormitories for associate and master's degree students. Most PhD students on the old campus can only live in two-person rooms. If you have special needs and want to live in a single room, you need to

Apply.

"Are you satisfied?" Tian Yanzhen asked.

"Actually, I'm quite satisfied downstairs, let alone here." Qiao Yu replied immediately. Well, anyway, changing dormitories was not what he asked for.

It's okay to be arrogant due to favor, but Qiao Yu doesn't think it's worthwhile to use it for temporary residence.

Although he is the beneficiary, the request was made by Grandpa Shi.

"As long as you are satisfied, if you are not satisfied, I will be scolded again." Tian Yanzhen said with a smile and left.

Qiao Yu was not in a hurry to rest. Instead, he went to the express delivery station and took back the small banner he had specially customized for viewing and motivation on a certain treasure, and hung it on the wall next to the table in the study room.

The wall facing the study door is very eye-catching.

As soon as you walk into the study room, you can see this red flag and the ten characters "Read for the rise of Chinese mathematics!", and that feeling comes over you immediately.

At least Qiao Yu was satisfied with it.

He immediately took out his mobile phone and took a picture of the room as a whole. He planned to post it on Weibo, but gave up before Weibo was opened. Because Qiao Yu considered that this time point was not suitable.

Because he is going to attend IMO in July, and the math experts at the conference have said that he may be complained about by others if he goes to IMO. So it is best to keep a low profile at this time.

However, he couldn't help but send a photo to Qiao Xi on WeChat.

"Look, Mom, at the request of Grandpa Shi and under the auspices of Director Tian, ​​I moved after I came back. Now I am also a man who owns an apartment in the capital."

"Hey, that's good. That flag on the wall reading for the rise of Chinese mathematics was made by the instructor?"

Sure enough, that flag was very eye-catching and impossible to ignore.

Qiao Yu replied with a message: "Haha, I ordered it myself on a certain treasure. It's very cheap, more than 80 yuan. In the future, when I become famous, this place will be the former residence of the great mathematician Qiao Yu. I will be here then. If you sign a flag, it will have collectible value, and you might even be able to earn tens or millions by auctioning it off!"

"If you want to brag, be more generous. Why are you so reserved in your dreams? A million is less. Last time I read on the Internet, it was said that Einstein's manuscript was sold for more than 10 million euros, so your flag must be worth at least 20 million. EUR!"

"Mom, excuse me! Let me take a nap first and have a bolder dream!" "Go! Have a good rest."

Qiao Yu put away his phone and sighed, Qiao Xi always had ten thousand ways to do it, which made him feel uninterested.

Forget it, let's rest first.

In fact, whether this flag will be really valuable in the future is another matter, but it definitely hit the soft spot of the two big guys.

Especially when Yuan Zhengxin came to Qiao Yu's place to see the new apartment the next day, he stood under that flag for a long time.

He also reached out and touched the material of the flag. Qiao Yu even felt that the old man's eyes were a little wet.

This made Qiao Yu feel a little nervous for a while, wondering if he was going too far.

Fortunately, after the old man turned around, he just patted him on the shoulder and said with a slightly choked tone: "Okay! Just have this ambition. This is the ambition of several generations!"

Well, it can be seen that the old man is still very satisfied.

As long as you are satisfied, the more than eighty yuan will not be wasted.

The old man was invited to sit down in the room. Unexpectedly, the old man also brought a newspaper and handed it to Qiao Yu.

"Have you ever received an interview in France?"

"Ah, yes, a reporter named Zhang interviewed me."

"Well, I've already seen it in the newspaper. You boy, you really know how to talk." The old man said with emotion. Qiao Yu took the newspaper, and sure enough, his interview took up a large page.

Qiao Yu also probably knew why Mr. Yuan said he could talk. The reporter wrote out the last question that made him disgusted.

But the meaning is actually very positive.

"... Just like Qiao Yu said, we don't need to worry about topics like the so-called Great Reconciliation of the Century. The future of the Chinese mathematics community as a whole will be bright..."

Well, at least the reporter didn't misinterpret his meaning, and Qiao Yu felt very relieved. So after reading the newspaper, Qiao Yu raised his head with a sunny smile still on his face.

"It's not me who can speak. I really think so, Grandpa, isn't it right?" It was obvious that the old man had no sullen mood and kept a warm smile. "Yes, everything you said is right."

Just like last time, Mr. Yuan didn't stay long. After confirming that Qiao Yu's accommodation environment had indeed been qualitatively improved, he chatted with Qiao Yu for a few words about his experience in Paris this time before heading back.

Before leaving, the old man asked Qiao Yu a question that made him feel ashamed. "By the way, the day after tomorrow is Children's Day. Do you have any idea how to spend it?" "Well, grandpa, I am sixteen years old, and I can still live as a child." Festival?"

"Why can't you pass? Article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child stipulates that a child refers to anyone under the age of 18, unless the age of majority under the applicable laws is less than 18 years old. Children are all children until they reach adulthood. What, you are an adult?"

Mr. Yuan said loudly.

Qiao Yu immediately accepted this explanation and asked proactively: "How about we go to a park? One where you can ride a roller coaster? I didn't go there much when I was a kid."

"Okay, I'll go with you! But you're not allowed to ride the roller coaster. It's too dangerous. You'll be allowed to ride on other less dangerous rides."

Well, Qiao Yu felt that if he was in high school and had to write an essay after this holiday, he would have a lot of material.

The title is "My Grandfather, an Academician, Accompanying Me in the Park." If this is an essay competition and it doesn't win an award, it's definitely because the judges are ignorant.

On the day of Children's Day, Mr. Yuan actually took a whole day and took Qiao Yu to Happy Valley in the capital with the staff.

Both meals were eaten out.

Although this year's Children's Day happened to be on a Sunday, it still left Mr. Yuan and his entourage speechless.

Mr. Yuan was recognized several times and happily took photos with several children.

As for Qiao Yu, he didn't bother to care what others thought. Anyway, he was really happy on this Children's Day.

He basically played everything in Happy Valley except the roller coaster.

However, the weather in Beijing is nice today, and Labor Day falls on the weekend, so the park is crowded with people.

But since his master is here, he will not be kept waiting, and every project will be purchased directly and quickly.

In several projects, Mr. Yuan was recognized, and the fast-track service fee was confiscated. Some parents also learned that Mr. Yuan was taking his grandson out to play today, and they were so enthusiastic that they asked Qiao Yu to jump in line, even if they wanted to queue. .

Really, unless he went out for a walk, Qiao Yu wouldn't have known that his master's grandfather was so dignified among ordinary people.

But he was really happy on the whole day of June 1st.

I played almost all the games and took a bunch of photos, including more than ten photos with Mr. Yuan.

When I got home in the evening, I sent all the photos to Qiao Xi.

The friend group also selected a few photos of playing in Happy Valley and taking photos with Mr. Yuan and sent them to them.

The caption read: "Today my grandpa took me to the Happy Valley in Beijing. It was really fun. When you come, I will take you there too."

I received several exclamation points, ellipses, and several shameless replies.

For example, Yu Yongjun directly replied: "Brother, we can just be their father, why bother being their grandfather? It makes me look old for nothing."

Of course, these are just pictures, Qiao Yu's main focus is on learning basic lessons.

This time Qiao Yu was more planned, not only referring to the bibliography given to him by Director Tian and Mr. Yuan, but also referring to the undergraduate courses arranged by the mathematics departments of multiple schools.

Not only Yanbei and Huaqing, but also the undergraduate course arrangements and textbooks used by top universities such as Princeton, Harvard, Bonn University, and Stanford University.

To make up for the basics, Qiao Yu felt that it was necessary to study undergraduate courses, especially the undergraduate course systems formulated by these prestigious schools.

This is enough to ensure that he has not missed anything in basic mathematics.

He chose these schools because he didn't need to search hard on the Internet. He only needed to send an email to the professors who had left their contact information for him.

Not only did he get all the undergraduate course schedules from these well-known universities, but he also got some textbooks used by major universities and final exam papers issued by professors in recent years.

Especially Lot Dugan and Peter Schulz.

The mathematics test papers sent to him included almost all the final papers for undergraduates in the past five years. They also included some thinking projects and even papers required by the teacher.

Peter Schulz also mailed him several sets of mathematics textbooks he approved.

This made Qiao Yu unable to find any reason to slack off. He could only say that these professors were too enthusiastic. Of course, June is also the harvest season.

For example, his paper has finally been published in Ann.Math. Not only did he receive a sample journal from the other side, but it can also be searched from the literature database of Yanbei University.

Another paper on conjugate ridged singular points has entered the formatting process and is expected to be officially published next month.

On the other side, I am also communicating with Dennis and Pan Jingyuan every day, and their papers have basically been revised.

The previous five papers have now become four, and the last one, on the generalization of the Ambidexterity theorem, was merged into his paper.

Because the solution method given by Qiao Yu has essentially proved the global applicability of the Ambidexterity theorem, ensuring global consistency in the context of algebraic geometry.

The four papers combined have been reduced from more than 800 pages to more than 600 pages. They appear more concise and clear.

The next step is to discuss where to publish.

During this period, I received a lot of benefits from Lot Dugan, so Qiao Yu also suggested it and sent Ann.Math, and it was unanimously approved.

Obviously, no one had much obsession with where to publish the paper. They simply let Qiao Yu do it as a favor.

The paper was submitted directly. This time it was submitted by Qiao Yu himself, which was considered as a personal practice of the journal's backend submission system.

However, this time the corresponding author mentioned Yuan Zhengxin’s name, and he was the first author, while the second author was Pan Jingyuan.

He had discussed this with Director Tian.

Because it was Mr. Yuan who introduced Professor Pan and gave him detailed tutoring, which annoyed Professor Pan very much at that time.

There must be some compensation at this time.

However, correspondingly, other papers named Qiao Yu also have three and four authors, which are also based on academic rigor.

Because some of the contents also use the mathematical ideas provided by Qiao Yu.

As for Professor Li's project at Huaqing, Qiao Yu did not continue to study it in depth.

The most critical issue has been solved, and Qiao Yu feels that the results will come sooner or later. There is no need for him to take the lead.

Therefore, the main theme for Qiao Yu throughout June was reading, learning basic knowledge and doing papers.

Of course, Qiao Yu also didn't forget about Xia Keke.

In late June, when Qiao Yu saw the news on the official website of Yanbei University that registration channels for this summer's mathematics and science summer camp for middle school students were open, Qiao Yu went to find Tian Yanzhen.

However, Tian Yanzhen didn't speak for him. He just gave him the number of Professor Luo, who was in charge of summer camp review at the School of Mathematics.

Qiao Yu didn't feel any psychological burden, so he called directly and mentioned the matter.

Then he added WeChat and sent Xia Keke's information to Professor Luo, and Qiao Yu ignored the matter.

Two weeks later, he received a call from Xia Keke.

"Brother, I was really selected for the Yanbei University summer camp. Did you speak for me?"

"Ah? Registration for the summer camp at Yanbei University has started? That's it. I forgot about it. But just being selected means you are strong enough and don't need my help to say hello." "You must be here."

Lie to me!"

"Why did I lie to you? I really forgot. By the way, what was your ranking in the whole grade in the last exam?" "Well...ranked 21st in all subjects and 17th in the elective subjects."

"Look, this is it! What does it mean to be the 21st grader in Changjun's headquarters? This means that most of you have already entered Huaqing and Yanbei! Isn't it normal to pass the exam?"

"but.."

"Nothing but, by the way, my mother also plans to come to the capital to see me, so you might as well come with her. We will go back to Star City together then."

"Auntie is also going to the capital? That's great." "Well, okay, then hang up." "Okay!"

After arranging this matter, Qiao Yu is destined to have a fulfilling life in July. He has even discussed all the itinerary arrangements with Director Tian and Mr. Yuan.

This year's IMO is from July 18th to July 26th. He will still attend as usual. The delegation is expected to depart on the 16th, arrive in Australia on the 18th, and return home on the 26th. After coming back, I waited two days for the Yanbei University Mathematics Science Summer Camp to start.

This year's arrangement is from July 29th to August 1st, a total of four days. After the summer camp is disbanded, he can take Qiao Xi and Xia Keke to play in the capital for two days, and then return to Star City to spend more than half a month of summer vacation.

Wait until September to report to Yanbei University and officially enroll.

After discussing with Tian Yanzhen, Qiao Yu decided to transfer his student status to the elite class normally.

However, Qiao Yu does not need to attend classes. Instead, he will submit a written application and study plan to the school and accept the assessment of his performance and ability in various subjects by the department.

As long as you reach the required credits, you can directly apply for graduate transfer in academic affairs.

To put it simply, Qiao Yu can apply for an independent exam at any time based on the teaching content of the elite class. The exam results will be included in the files and system like other students, and credits and grade points will be calculated.

If Qiao Yu had confidence in himself, he could have completed all the four-year courses of the elite class in half a year or even less, received his diploma and degree certificate directly, and officially started the joint training program between the two major research centers of Yanbei and Huaqing. .

However, Qiao Yu's plan for himself was not so urgent. He roughly estimated that based on his learning efficiency and ensuring a solid foundation, it would be better to plan for one year at the undergraduate level.

As for the doctoral research stage, you can speed up the process appropriately. As long as you have a solid foundation, you can accumulate a lot of experience and write a weighty thesis, and you can graduate directly when you are an adult.

At that time, being a professor was still useful. Of course, it was not just for being Qiao Xi's teacher. The main reason was to have more freedom of action.

In short, this is the plan. Qiao Yu didn't think too much about the specific future. But at the beginning of July, there was another surprise.

Inexplicably, after Qiao Yu finished reading the book and had dinner in the evening, he suddenly received a text message from his bank reminding him that there was a large transfer on his card, totaling 1.367 million.

Although Qiao Yu liked money, he was still a little confused when someone sent money so suddenly.

So he quickly sent a screenshot of the transfer directly to Tian Yanzhen on WeChat. "Director Tian, ​​I just suddenly got an extra income. What is going on?" Before Qiao Yu could wait long, Tian Yanzhen called. .

"That money should be the consulting fee sent to you by Professor Zhang's research team. He just asked me for your bank card number and information a few days ago."

"Professor Zhang?"

"You forgot, I asked you to help with the new cobalt-based catalyst project before. Your consulting fee was supposed to be two million, but when the project team transferred the money to you, they paid the tax for you. You should be able to check it in your personal income tax next month."

After saying this, Qiao Yu immediately remembered it and was a little surprised.

He remembered that the question was quite simple. He just spent a day doing some calculations, and he actually got two million in consulting fees?

"ah?"

"Don't think the tax is too high. Paying taxes according to the law is a glorious thing. And your situation is also very special. It is difficult to avoid taxes. After all, you are not an adult yet. If you choose to pay taxes in other ways, there will be a lot of trouble, so use

The casual labor remuneration model is the best.”

"No, it doesn't matter whether there is a tax or not. Isn't two million a bit too much?"

"Haha, Professor Zhang said, you saved at least two months of time for the research team, and the effect was very good. You also asked me to thank you. Okay, the money has been sent to you. You can use it at your own discretion. As long as you don't

Just talk nonsense everywhere."

"Well, don't worry, I won't talk nonsense everywhere. If Professor Zhang needs help with other topics next time, I'm still willing to go."

"Don't just think about good things. This kind of horizontal project that is not short of money is rare. If it is a vertical scientific research project, even if you help, that is, if you add an author to the paper, you can get thousands of dollars.

The labor fee is pretty good. Your task now is to study with peace of mind and don’t rush to make money. I’m done.”

After saying that, Tian Yanzhen simply hung up the phone and stopped thinking about Qiao Yu.

Well, it turns out that the money is not as easy to earn as expected. But if you just help with calculations, you can get two million in labor fees, which still shocked Qiao Yu a little.

Although Senior Brother Chen had calculated it for him, if he received all kinds of paper prizes and scholarships from the school, he might be able to earn millions in a year.

But after all, the money hasn’t been seen yet.

The 1.367 million has actually been credited to his bank card, and a tax of 633,000 has also been paid.

This also means that his personal assets have exceeded the 1.6 million mark! This is definitely something Qiao Yu never expected before coming to Yanbei University.

He had more than 250,000 in his card when he came, and he basically hasn't used any money since he came.

There are still six digits in the Huaqing all-in-one card. Although the meal card here in Yanbei is not that exaggerated, there is a fixed amount of 3,000 yuan deposited into it every month, and it has never been used up.

After finally going out, it was not his turn to spend money. There was always someone around him to help him settle the bill. Including the two watches he bought in France to be given away when Qiao Xi and Xia Keke arrived. After Tian Yanzhen's incident,

He also didn't confiscate his money.

And he still has a lot of money outside, such as with Senior Brother Chen and his alma mater. If all of this is added up, it would be more than two million.

Although this amount of money seems completely insignificant to many people on the Internet, it is definitely a big figure for Qiao Yu now.

After all, he had never seen so much money.

If he didn't consider his lofty ideals, he could have lived a prosperous life for several years without doing anything back in Star City.

The mood is naturally very good.

Although Qiao Yu feels that he has nothing to spend money on yet, this income at least means that he is one step closer to his ideal.

The only thing that makes Qiao Yu depressed is that interest rates on time deposits are extremely low these days. And she doesn’t know when she might need the money.

He didn't want to touch funds or stocks that were beyond his control. So he simply made a smart seven-day notice deposit.

Interest can only be said to be better than nothing, but it is better in stability and flexibility. It can be used and withdrawn at any time. After the money was credited to his card, it was like a signal, and things followed.

The next day, he was pulled into the group to participate in this IMO by Professor Zhou, the leader of this IMO team. Obviously, he was the last one to be pulled into the group because he was ranked last.

This is indeed the case.

This group has been established since the second training camp after the CMO, but Zhou Liang has never brought Qiao Yu into the group.

This is also Tian Yanzhen's request. Qiao Yu does not need to participate in many of the next things, for fear that the content of the group chat will disturb Qiao Yu's study plan.

But now that we are about to set off, it is natural for Qiao Yu to return to the team.

To be honest, no one, including the team leader Zhou Liang, was quite sure whether Qiao Yu would be able to play this time after he went to Australia.

After all, no one has ever encountered such a thing before that a registered IMO contestant had the opportunity to give an opening report at a world-class mathematician conference before participating.

Not only have I never encountered it, I have never even thought about it.

Especially for the team leader Zhou Liang, a professor at Yanbei University, the deputy team leader Zhang Zhuowei, a professor at the Academy of Sciences of Huaqing University, and the observer Fu Shaojie from Shuangdan University, the most embarrassing situation is that although they are all professors, they really have to discuss It seems that his academic achievements are not as good as those of sixteen-year-old Qiao Yu. Although the number of published papers is definitely more than Qiao Yu's, the quality is incomparable. For example, none of the three have appeared in world-class academic conferences. I gave a 60-minute opening report. I haven’t had time to publish an article in the four top mathematics journals.

Neither of them had the chance to appear on the central media's seven o'clock news. They didn't even appear in state-run newspapers.

Obviously this team is difficult to lead. This seems to be the case.

Qiao Yu just said "Hello everyone" as soon as he entered the group, and a bunch of young players started to make a fuss. Yu Yongjun was the first to pop up and sent an emoticon of "big brother, please drink tea", and then everyone started to relay. .

As an observer, Fu Shaojie could pretend he didn't see it, but Team Leader Zhou would naturally still have to speak. Well, to be honest, Zhou Liang almost sent the same expression just now, but luckily he realized something was wrong and held back .

"Okay, everyone, be quiet. Now all the members who are going to IMO this time are here. I will send the schedule of this trip to the group in the evening, and there are a few things I want to emphasize to everyone first.

The first thing is discipline. This time, on behalf of the country, everyone must pay special attention to everything they say and do, not only to show the good appearance of our team, but also to ensure concentration during the competition.”

As usual, I emphasized the key points of participating in the competition in the group, and then sent the arrangements and regulations issued by the organizing committee to the group.

Zhou Liang made the final conclusion.

"Okay, the next step is for everyone to get ready to participate in the competition. Pay special attention to your diet in the past few days, and report to me in time if you feel any discomfort.

Finally, I hope everyone can relax and just try your best. We have struggled together for so long, and now it’s time to show your strength. No matter what the final result is, I believe each of you will be the best!"

The big group became quiet, and the group of friends became lively.

Gong Jiatao: "Well, let's talk about it. Boss Qiao, you haven't given up IMO yet? Are you really embarrassed to go to Australia with us?"

Qiao Yu: "Why am I embarrassed to go? To popularize science, IMO's requirement is that only high school students under the age of twenty can go."

Gong Jiatao: "But you have already given the highest level report at a world-class mathematician conference! Is it appropriate to compete with us for a gold medal?"

Yu Yongjun: "Well, brother, although I firmly support you to participate in the competition, if you take the field, it will indeed feel like a cannon hitting mosquitoes."

Qiao Yu: "I'm not a cannon, and I don't allow you to call yourself a mosquito!"

Yu Wei: "Qiao Yu, have you ever thought about how embarrassing it would be if you failed at IMO and didn't get the bronze medal?"

Qiao Yu: "Do you think this is possible? And even if I didn't get the bronze medal, who do you think would dare to question my level? The on-site judges?"

Directly versus three.

While leaving his friends speechless, Qiao Yu actually felt that his interest was waning. Even one of his own people felt that there was no need for him to participate in the competition, which was indeed something he did not expect.

However, Qiao Yu felt that this probably meant that the psychological shadow he had brought to several friends was not enough. He had to work harder.

After all, if everyone is afraid of him, they should not dare to refute any of his decisions.

But don't be in a hurry.

We have to wait until this IMO is over and his friends arrive in Yanbei.

We can't really let them lose their mentality before this kind of World Series. The team leader will probably chop him with a knife that week.

But no matter what, IMO Qiao Yu felt that he still tried his best to participate. Even if someone really complained, he would still fight for it.

IMO's list has been submitted a long time ago, and it has been approved by the World Congress on Algebraic Geometry that he just went to attend. Why is he not allowed to participate?

After all, everyone needs a gift to say goodbye to innocence when they grow up. Qiao Yu thinks an IMO gold medal is very good.

It can also be regarded as an explanation for the good old man.

This is the route planned by the good old man for him!...

Unlike going to France, it is much more convenient to get an electronic visa directly to Australia this time.

However, this trip to Australia's Gold Coast is also different from the last trip. Not only does it require a transfer, but also it is not a wide-body passenger aircraft for a long period of time.

Although it was also first class, it was not as comfortable as last time. But fortunately, this time I was surrounded by people of the same age.

Facts have proved that Qiao Yu has rich experience in dealing with people of all ages.

Although during the last training camp, his impression on everyone was definitely not that good, and he was often criticized among his friends.

But this time after the IMO gathering, everyone met offline. In fact, Qiao Yu didn't have any airs. He quickly became enthusiastic with everyone, just like when he was in Class 13.

Qiao Yu has always felt that students have always been the best group to deal with. Even guys with weird personalities like Yu Wei are like this.

People always need experience to grow, no matter how high their IQ is. Children who are protected under their wings are mostly naive.

Qiao Yu felt that he was the same.

Looking back now, I think he overestimated many things when he was a child.

And the most comfortable thing for Qiao Yu when they meet again this time is that everyone is convinced by him. He doesn't need to think of any tricks to make these guys curb their arrogance. Everyone listens to his words. Even many times he Talking is more useful than Team Leader Zhou.

All in all, everything went smoothly until we arrived at the Gold Coast, the venue for this IMO.

But after arriving at the competition venue, what Qiao Yu was most worried about happened naturally.

For the contestants, their IMO journey starts on July 18th, but in fact, the IMO Board of Directors and the leaders responsible for this IMO have already arrived on the 14th.

and began to preside over jury work.

The preliminary work of the jury is mainly to select the final questions for the competition from the question bank submitted by various countries, and to translate these questions into the languages ​​of each country.

And develop unified scoring standards before the official exam to ensure that the scoring standards in different countries are consistent.

The problem also lies in this area.

Although the jury is not responsible for reviewing the qualifications of participating students from various countries, this is the responsibility of the selection and organizing agencies of each country or region.

But Qiao Yu's reputation is indeed too loud. When the leaders of other national teams saw that Qiao Yu was actually on the list of the Chinese team, they expressed some incredible emotions to this year's directors.

So the Chinese delegation had just arrived and before they had time to rest, the team leaders Zhou Liang and Qiao Yu were invited by this IMO to attend a closing meeting of the board of directors.

This is probably a very high-level reception.

When he received the notice, Qiao Yu had a bad premonition. Sure enough, when he walked into the conference room with Zhou Liang and saw a few familiar guys, he knew that what Professor Delini said had come true.

They met at the World Algebraic Geometry Conference in Paris not long ago, and Qiao Yu even remembered to receive his business card.

"Hi, Qiao Yu, is it really you? I really didn't expect to see you here again after only two months."

"Yes, Professor Smith, I didn't expect that either. Are you also a member of the board of directors?"

"Board of Directors? No, no, no, it should be said Steering Committee. The co-option mechanism of the IMO Steering Committee is to select co-opted representatives from the previous three terms. Last year it happened to be held in the UK, so you happened to see me."

Qiao Yu's acquaintance smiled and explained.

Next to him, Zhou Liang also greeted others.

After all, he was also the team leader last year, and he also has many acquaintances.

"Isn't Professor Zhang here?" After greeting everyone, Zhou Liang asked after everyone sat at the conference table.

The steering committee members of this Mathematics Olympiad also include professors from China, because next year’s IMO will be held in China.

"We discussed it with Professor Zhang. Because the issue discussed this time was whether Qiao Yu should participate in this competition, he avoided it."

Christine, the IMO Secretary-General from Denmark, gave a simple explanation. Okay, let’s get right to the point.
Chapter completed!