From small town scholar to chief scientist

Chapter 171 The embryonic form of Yuzhou Advanced Research Institute
Zhou Yi and Xia Xue finished a bowl of beef noodles, then sent Xia Xue to the door of the female dormitory, and said:

"Stop going to the library this morning, take a rest, and I'll ask you out for dinner at noon."

Rubbing Xia Xue's head, Zhou Yi's tone was unquestionable.

Xia Xue nodded and said:
"it is good."

Not long after, Xia Xue returned to the dormitory cautiously, but was still discovered by the gossip roommate.

Around seven o'clock, everyone got up, and Yang Qian asked in shock:

"You went out with Zhou Yi for the New Year's Eve, and you came back so early today, what happened last night?"

The other two roommates also looked at Xia Xue in shock. They thought it was a spring night, but they came back at 7 o'clock.

Xia Xue blushed and whispered:
"I went to the Internet cafe last night."

“Internet cafe!!!”

The three gossip girls exclaimed,

"I used to think those on the Internet were jokes, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Besides, when Zhou Yi returned to the dormitory, the three roommates also looked shocked,
Yang Shuai hated iron for being weak and said:

"Old Zhou, are you inexperienced? Wouldn't it be better to try a few more times? You go to an Internet cafe to screen your resume with such a good opportunity, how did you get a girlfriend in the first place?"

Zhang Yuan:

"God Zhou, if you can't, go see the old Chinese doctor, don't delay."

Zhou Yi's veins burst out, and he said:
"I'm going to catch up on sleep, stop talking nonsense, don't you review and wait for the final exam?"

The three of them packed up their things and were ready to go out.

Zhou Yi washed up and then lay down on the bed to sleep.

I have to say that the roommate was very caring, did he clean up Zhou Yi's bed, even though Zhou Yi covered it up with waste newspapers.

It wasn't until noon that Zhou Yi slowly woke up.

After taking a hot shower, shaving his beard, and getting dressed, he asked Xia Xue to go to the cafeteria for dinner.

Looking at Xia Xue's exquisite face, Zhou Yi knew that this girl must not have slept for long.

After a simple lunch, Zhou Yi was in the library with Xia Xue just like his undergraduate life.

It was not until the afternoon that Zhou Yi finished screening the resumes of various masters.
There are 10 people who made good results during their master's degree, and posted news on the scientific research assistant, as well as mobile phone text messages.

As for master's students, Zhou Yi plans to contact Qiu Chengtong at night to see if a wave of unified examinations can be held.

If you can't, you can only screen resumes like applying for a doctorate.

While Zhou Yi and Xia Xue were having dinner in the cafeteria, Miao Lai called.

"Hello, Zhou Yi?"

Zhou Yi said:

"Dean, it's me, I'm Zhou Yi."

Zhou Yi got up and immediately went to the bathroom in the library.

Miao Lai said with a solemn tone:
"Come to my office, we have discussed it, and now many high-level officials in Yuzhou are here, ready to hear your opinion."

Zhou Yi nodded and said:
"it is good."

Zhou Yi whispered to Xia Xue:
"Come with me to Dean Miao's place."

Xia Xue nodded and said:
"Ah."

Not long after, Zhou Yi and Xia Xue came to Miao Yuan's office.

Zhou Yi saw that besides Tang Ping, there was actually an acquaintance, Academician Yang.

Before Zhou Yi could speak, Miao Lai said:
"Haha, Zhou Yi, you are finally here. This is our leader, Shen Tiancheng. He represents the senior management of Yuzhou. He wants to hear your views and development strategy issues.
After all, there is already a national center of applied mathematics in Yuzhou. Everyone agrees with your idea, but we still want to hear your opinion. "

Academician Yang Min on the side also looked at Zhou Yi, after all, this was a collision of power.

The National Center for Applied Mathematics in Chongqing Normal University has explained some problems.

In the future, whoever has the final say on mathematics in the Yuzhou mathematics circle will probably decide today.

Shen Tiancheng also quickly said:

"Hello, Professor Zhou, the establishment of an advanced research institute represents Yuzhou, which means investing a lot of manpower and financial resources. We must be cautious. We will definitely not question your level, Professor Zhou. It is just a prospect and goal. We want to see It's up to you."

Zhou Yi said:

"Basic mathematics drives the development of applied mathematics, I believe everyone has no doubt about it.

But as a municipality directly under the central government, does Yuzhou always feel a bit inferior compared to others?
Scientific and technological strength, cultural heritage, educational development and economic issues.In such a large municipality, there is only one 911 University.A 285 university, is it a lot worse?

If there is no outstanding research institute, it will be difficult for us to surpass Shangjing, Shanghai and Tianjin in terms of education.

Let alone the historical background, although Yuzhou has a long history, not to mention the other municipalities directly under the Central Government, such as Jinling and Qiantang, the ancient capitals are still a little bit inferior compared to them. "

Miao said:

"Haha, Zhou Yi, you really dare to say it!"

This is not a taste, if it is not for the painstaking efforts to create a magical 3D city, the tourism industry will also drop significantly.

Zhou Yi said:

"If an advanced research institute is established, it means that under my leadership, Yuzhou will attract a large number of top talents, including various application directions of mathematics and artificial intelligence.

Will the masters and Ph.D. talents we lead and those who come to the research institute as postdoctoral talents also strive to stay in Yuzhou?
They will engage in various high-end industries, drive the development of nascent technologies, and then open factories, thereby driving economic development from the industrial and Internet industries. "

Shen Tiancheng said respectfully:
"Professor Zhou said it's okay, we are looking for a way out now."

This is a political achievement, they definitely want it, and it is also something that benefits the people, and it must be remembered by countless people.

Zhou Yi said:

"Of course, these are just a specific idea. It may take more than ten years to see results. Secondly, although I have some influence, before I won the Philippine Award, there may not be top talents joining.
It will not be like Shuimu University, where a large number of elites will join,
In the initial stage of the establishment of the Institute, there will be a group of high-end talents who will stay in Yuzhou, such as masters and doctors in mathematics, masters and doctors in artificial intelligence, and so on. "

A large number of foreign mathematicians settled in Shuimu University. It was Qiu Chengtong who went all over the world to lobby and fool around, which made such great results. Zhou Yi's current network is still far behind.

Staying at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton for a few years could have that kind of impact.

But Zhou Yi didn't want to stay there, so it would be more difficult to come back.

Shen Tiancheng said:
"The Philippine Award is a matter of time. A certain academician dared to say that to the students. The strength of Professor Zhou was obvious to all. We heard that Academician Yang and Academy Miao came together, and it was unprecedented.
After all, the Department of Mathematics of Chongqing University and the Department of Mathematics of Chongqing Normal University have always been in harmony."

"Cough cough."

Academician Yang coughed hard.

Shen Tiancheng laughed awkwardly and said:

"At that time, we were ready to agree when we heard the news, but we mainly wanted to hear Professor Zhou's opinion. In addition, how to choose the location of the research institute is also a problem. Professor Zhou will not come back after three years. We strive to build it in advance. Zhou When the professor comes back, we can immediately invest in scientific research.”

Zhou Yi nodded and said:
"I also have the same plan. In the past few years, I have tried to train more students at Shuimu University, and I will bring them together at that time. In addition, I will recruit some talents from Shangjing University and Shuimu University, or learn from Mr. Qiu to dig some talents from all over the world. .”

Shen Tiancheng said very politely:

"Does Zhou God have any development plans for the research institute?"

When Shen Tiancheng asked this question, he actually wanted to see if Zhou Yi, a 19-year-old young man, was enthusiastic for 3 minutes on a whim.

If so, the human and financial resources invested will be in vain.

Zhou Yi said:

"The Institute for Advanced Study only considers the direction of mathematics. Currently, according to the five major branches of mathematics, five research institutes are established. The five research institutes are independent of each other, including basic mathematics, applied mathematics, computational mathematics, operations research, probability theory and mathematical statistics. same level;
Academician Yang is in charge of the research institute in the direction of operations research, and Miao Yuan is in charge of the direction of applied mathematics. As for the others, I plan to recruit some people.

As for the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, a separate department will also be set up. "

Shen Tiancheng asked with great respect on behalf of the senior management:

"According to Professor Zhou's plan, you will be the director of the Institute for Advanced Study, the director of the Institute of Basic Mathematics, and the director of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence. Do you think so?"

The senior management of Yuzhou obviously also wanted to tie Zhouyi to Yuzhou.

Investing in Zhou Yi is better than investing in the 2022 Nobel Laureate in Economics.

The story of Xicai seems to be echoing in the minds of senior executives in Yuzhou. After investing for so many years, they refused to renew the contract a year before winning the Nobel Prize. This operation is really a word, absolutely!

And Zhouyi is definitely a stock with great potential. Leaving aside the mathematics achievements they don't understand,
At the age of 18 or 19, he won three world-class awards and had three teachers with strong backgrounds, which is already worth investing in.

The only pity is that this guy didn't teach in Princeton for a few years, otherwise he might not have to dig around for the talents of the research institute at that time, and just fool a group of people to come.

Zhou Yi knew what they were thinking and said:

"Can,"

Shen Tiancheng continued:
"Miao Yuan and Academician Yang will serve as vice presidents together. If stronger people join in the future, we can also set up a few more vice president positions."

At this time Miao Yuan interjected and said:
"There is another question. How to issue the diploma issued by the Institute for Advanced Study? Is it issued by our Chongqing University or by Shu University. After all, Academician Yang has a part-time professor in Shu University."

Zhou Yi thought for a while and said:

"Can the research institute apply to become a university independently? Then the diploma will be issued directly in the name of the research institute."

"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."

Miao Yuan said bluntly,
"Which school's diploma is very important, we can't have a unique advantage like the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

Shen Tiancheng said:
"After the establishment of the Institute for Advanced Study, we can also learn from them. To build a Yuzhou Institute for Advanced Study University, the same approach works the same way. First recruit masters and postgraduates, and when our grades improve, we will start applying for undergraduate recruitment."

Zhou Yi was stunned, these ZZ people really have something.

Before they could respond, Shen Tiancheng said again:

"At that time, the best university in Yuzhou will be the Yuzhou Institute for Advanced Study, which will be similar to Princeton University and Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, and also similar to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences University."

Miao Yuan said:

"At the moment, at the moment."

Shen Tiancheng said in a very solemn tone:
"Tell them that as long as they meet the graduation requirements and sign the contract with Yuzhou, the settlement fee will not be less."

Shen Tiancheng still didn't say a word. Three years later, after the selection of the new Filipino Award, and the generous treatment given by Yuzhou, these people may have sharpened their heads and wanted to join the Yuzhou Institute of Advanced Studies. .

If Zhou Yi does not come back within three years, at most they will repair the campus, and activities such as listing will not be held.

The people present were all smart people, and they all understood what they meant.

Zhou Yi also said:
"Well, as long as your imperial court strongly supports it, the level of students will not be bad, and will never be weaker than that of top prestigious schools. Graduation requirements will be very high."

"Ah That's good."

At this moment, Zhou Yi's phone rang again.

Zhou Yi saw that it was Mr. Qiu, and immediately said:
"Is it convenient for me to answer the phone?"

When everyone saw that it was Qiu Chengtong, they immediately said:

"it does not matter."

Zhou Yi immediately connected the phone,
"Hello, Zhou Yi?"

Said immediately on the phone.

"Teacher Qiu, it's me, I'm Zhouyi."

Zhou Yi said with great respect.

Qiu Chengtong said in a loud voice:

"Haha, Zhouyi, good news. The first day of this year is good news. Ugly country asked me to inform you that you are going to receive the award in February."

Zhou Yi looked confused and asked:

"What award?"

Qiu Chengtong said with a smile on the phone:
"Sloan Research Award."

Zhou Yi was taken aback for a moment, this is considered a world-class award, one of the wind vanes before the Philippine award.

Established in 1955, the Sloan Research Awards are presented annually to support and reward outstanding scientists and scholars in the early stages of their careers.

截至2017年2月，已有42位该奖项获奖人获得了诺贝尔奖、16位获奖人获得了数学菲尔兹奖。每位获奖者将获得5万美元的奖金。

Awarded subject areas are: Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics and Marine Science.

There are not many people who won this award in the mathematics circles of the Great Xia Kingdom, no more than ten, and most of them were won by the group of people from Shangjing University.

Zhang Wei, Xu Chengyang, Ding Jian, Liu Yifeng and others, as well as Sun Song of the University of Science and Technology of China, have also won it. In Zhou Yi's view, Sun Song has a certain chance to hit the Philippine Award in 2026.

The second is Chen Gao, who is only 28 years old this year and has 12 years to hit the Philippine Award.

As far as the current situation is concerned, except for the future, the two of them have the greatest chance.

After everyone on the side heard that Zhou Yi had won another prize, especially the high-level officials in Yuzhou, they were very grateful to fully support Zhou Yi.

Damn, do you really want to win prizes and get soft hands?

At the beginning, those who studied mathematics at Beijing University won awards, but they were publicized in front of many media, and now Zhou Yi is only 19 years old!
Zhou Yi said:

"Then I'm going to the ugly country?"

Qiu Chengtong said:
"Go, why not? It's the Lantern Festival."

Zhou Yi: . .

"I'm planning to recruit master's degree students for the Lantern Festival. I'm going to tell you whether Shuimu University can agree."

"Of course, don't worry, Qiuzhen Academy has the final say. As for the others, if you win the prize, they will definitely be happy."

Qiu Chengtong said.

Zhou Yi said:

"Then go there, if you can't go, let them send it."

"If you send it, it may not be sent to you, unless you are making something."

Qiu Chengtong said mercilessly.

Zhou Yi looked embarrassed, it was true, he didn't have such a big face.

"Okay, thank you teacher."

Qiu Chengtong said:
"This year's New Vision Award in Mathematics and the Breakthrough Award in Mathematics should also be awarded to you. I don't know the details, but I feel that I will give it to you. It is unreasonable not to give it to you, and the meaning of this award will be lost.

If a scientific award does not have fairness and impartiality, its gold content will be extremely low. "

Miao Lai and Academician Yang at the side were so envious.

Zhou Yi said:

"Oh, okay, I'm going to receive the award in February."

"Okay, come back early, go back to rest for a few days during the Spring Festival and prepare for new scientific research. Maynard's research is very hot, and Dongda University is also contacting you to prepare for new projects."

Qiu Chengtong said.

After Qiu Chengtong finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Zhou Yi said embarrassedly to the senior management of Yuzhou:

"Excuse me."

The people said:

"It's nothing, it's a good thing. If we don't win awards, the gold content of our Institute for Advanced Study will be low. We strive to win all the awards. In the Great Xia Kingdom, if there are no awards, the gold content will appear very low, and the degree of recognition will be very low. "

Qiu Chengtong's phone call undoubtedly gave them a shot in the arm.

The establishment of the Institute for Advanced Study is imperative!

"Then we're done with this matter?"

Shen Tiancheng asked.

Zhou Yi said:

"Education B, if you can handle it, then there's no problem."

"Okay, happy cooperation, how about celebrating tonight?"

Miao Yuan said happily.

Others also wanted to celebrate the establishment of the prototype of the Institute for Advanced Study, and looked at Zhou Yi and Xia Xue one after another.

Zhou Yi thought for a while and refused:
"Seniors, Dean Miao and Academician Yang, let's forget about it today. It's not too late to celebrate the day when the institute is established.

I'm still busy writing questions to prepare for my master's degree. In addition, Mr. Qiu said just now that Maynard's research on Goldbach's conjecture seems to be progressing well. I also have to review the manuscripts of the other two SCI journals. "

Goldbach Conjecture?

The people present, except for Miao Lai and Academician Yang, took a breath. Although Zhou Yi's mathematical achievements were high, they didn't know exactly how high they were.
But Goldbach's conjecture, a conjecture known to everyone in Great Xia, has a higher gold content than any conjecture in the eyes of ordinary people.

This is not just a mathematical conjecture, but also has a hint of political color.

"Okay then, we will ask Miao Yuan to send you the contract. The annual salary should not be low. In addition, we are also planning to apply for outstanding young talents for you. Anyway, we will use all our resources to support you."

After discussing for a while, Shen Tiancheng and others gave Zhou Yi a very positive answer.

Zhou Yi also said very solemnly:

"You won't be disappointed."

"Okay, let's say goodbye, let's go back and discuss, let's leave a contact information."

Shen Tiancheng said.

Not long after, Zhou Yi left a contact information with a group of high-level officials.

It wasn't until Zhou Yi pulled the dumbfounded Xia Xue away that Xia Xue looked at Zhou Yi with some unconfidence,

The sweetheart in front of me has really changed a lot.

It was so big that some high-level officials in Yuzhou came to ask for his opinion, and the tone was very respectful and polite, without any airs at all.

Zhou Yi looked at Xia Xue who was a little distracted, and asked gently:
"What's up, Cher?"

Xia Xue looked at Zhou Yi who was holding her hand tightly, and knew that her feelings had not changed.

Xia Xue smiled at Zhou Yi, like flowers blooming all over the city, and said:

"It's nothing, let's eat, I'm not full."

Zhou Yi was taken aback for a moment, and he was indeed in a hurry when he left just now, and said:

"Leave halfway through the meal. I'm not full yet, so I'll eat another portion."

Xia Xue narrowed her eyes, nodded and said:
"Ah."

(End of this chapter)