Chapter 293: Chapter 119 Congratulations, you have already seen some beautiful scenery_5

Anyway, I don’t really know if those ideas are right or wrong, but when the professor asks, I’m bold enough to speak up. Actually, we’re all ordinary people, but the more ordinary we are, the more we need to have confidence! Anyone saying ordinary people aren’t fit to be confident is an idiot!”

Chen Zhuoyang shook his head and laughed, “Alright, little junior. Stop calling yourself an ordinary person. It’s not like I’m lacking confidence either, it’s just that being in this place for so long, I can’t truly feel confident.

But some senior brothers have already said that once I graduate and go into the workforce, it’ll be fine. As long as I’m away from non-humans like you lot, and interact with other colleagues, I’ll realize I’m still quite capable, and slowly I’ll recover my confidence.”

Qiao Yu nodded, suddenly realizing that Senior Brother might be better at comforting people than he is.

But seeing Chen Senior Brother was back to normal, Qiao Yu couldn’t be bothered to say more, so he asked, “Senior Brother, do you want to come in and sit for a bit?”

Chen Zhuoyang shook his head and said, “Oh, no need. The mentor asked me to come, he said he saw you returned, so he wanted you to go to his office. He’s been in his office waiting for you today. I thought you’d surely have dinner at Huaqing first before coming back, didn’t expect you’d return early. So we chatted a bit more.”

“I… well, forget it… Senior Brother, just say it straight next time, will you? I’ll head over to Director Tian first! Let’s catch up later!”

After speaking, Qiao Yu shut the door and dashed towards Director Tian’s office energetically.

When the mentor calls, you must be proactive.

…

Five minutes later, Qiao Yu arrived at the door of Director Tian’s office, as usual, he pushed the door open without knocking and asked bluntly, “Director Tian, did Senior Brother Chen say you were looking for me?”

“Hmm. Just a while ago, several professors from the research center messaged me, all reporting on your glorious deeds today, how does it feel to cause a scene at the Huaqing venue?” Tian Yanzhen looked up at Qiao Yu and teased as he put down his phone.

Seeing this action, Qiao Yu strongly suspected that before he came, the mentor was still chatting with professors who stayed in the Huaqing meeting room.

Qiao Yu said somewhat embarrassed, “Director Tian, don’t embarrass me… you know me, at that time I just suddenly thought of a very clever way, it really wasn’t intentional!”

Tian Yanzhen put away the smile and asked seriously again, “No, Qiao Yu, I’m seriously asking you, how does it feel to create a scene at the Huaqing venue?”

“Uh…” Qiao Yu looked at Director Tian’s serious expression, thought for a moment, then nodded and said, “Well… actually, it felt pretty good. Especially when not a single professor from the big crowd in the meeting room questioned it, it actually felt quite satisfying.

Oh, and when Professor Everton asked me what to name that point I constructed, seeing I didn’t respond, he temporarily named it the JOE point, it felt kind of different, like a secret pride.”

Listening to Qiao Yu’s tone that was partly serious and partly proud, boasting about his mindset at the time, Tian Yanzhen smiled again and gently said, “Hmm, I hope you’ll always remember this feeling, best to get addicted to it. The process of mathematical research is often very tedious, with most of the fun actually coming from the final results.

Especially since you will encounter more difficult problems in the future. You might get stuck in a place, unable to find answers for a long time. That kind of frustration you haven’t experienced yet, but anyone truly aiming to achieve something in mathematics will probably face it in the future, it might even become a norm in their lives.

Otherwise, with so many astonishing mathematicians throughout history whose achievements are jaw-dropping, why have they left behind not just theorems, but also conjectures that troubled mathematicians for decades or even centuries?

You’re fortunate to experience the joy brought by mathematical achievements at such a young age. Remember this feeling, and if you really hit a bottleneck someday, feeling like you can’t hold on, just think about today’s feeling!

Moreover, it’s your age to shine! Don’t care what others say. If young people don’t steal the spotlight, are they going to let a bunch of old guys take it? As long as you have the ability, just perform boldly, your teacher will back you up!”

Qiao Yu nodded earnestly, then got even more smug.

Well, he indeed felt quite pleased today, but obviously, it wasn’t just because he made a splash in the venue. However, hearing his mentor say this made Qiao Yu feel even prouder.

Since Director Tian put it that way, next time any senior brother or junior brother gets jealous, he’ll have something to say.

After all, he’s in a bit of a tough spot too, it’s like showing off with permission, if anyone has a problem, they should take it up with Director Tian, it’s not his business…

“By the way, Professor Ding just mentioned that the professors at the meeting have already started arguing. Some believe your idea is right, others think it’s wildly imaginative.

Professor Tan really supports your idea, he said it feels like you might be correct. Strive to write out the detailed proof process in the next couple of days. I know you have the ability.

But don’t feel pressured either. Even if it turns out to be wrong in the end, it’s okay; you should know that attending the meeting this time are top experts in the field. The fact that your idea can stir their debates is already a success.”

Qiao Yu pouted and said, “Director Tian, although I agree with most of what you’ve said, there’s a part of your last sentence I can’t agree with!”