Capítulo 639: Chapter 197: Yes, It’s All True!

Qiao Yu forgot to take the money not because he didn’t respect it. Mainly because presenting the prize on stage is just for show.

After all, who would take a check almost as tall and as long as half a person to the bank to cash it?

In the end, it has to be exchanged for a normal check or transferred directly to a bank account.

However, out of respect for the sponsor, Qiao Yu obediently stayed on stage to complete the acceptance of the prize with the founder of the Clay Research Institute.

“Congratulations, Qiao.”

“Thank you!”

“We can strengthen our cooperation in the future.”

“It’s an honor.”

After shaking hands, the two stood next to the large check for 1.5 million US Dollars, with countless flashes lighting up.

After capturing this moment, Qiao Yu stepped down from the podium with a beaming smile.

Finally satisfied!

The spotlight’s been on, the medal and prize money received, family assets exceeding ten million directly!

He’s taken one big step closer to his goal!

After sitting back in his seat, the four Fields Medal winners of this year congratulated each other once more.

Next came the cultural performances of the opening ceremony.

However, at this moment, Qiao Yu had no mood to watch those performances, nor much interest in exchanging insights with his fellow Fields Medal winners, instead taking out his phone to snap a photo of the medal first.

Didn’t care before, but this time he had to post a Weibo immediately, to rapidly gain a wave of followers.

The picture would just be a photo of the medal, and he had long thought of the caption.

“I heard that this year a seventeen-year-old college student won the world’s most prestigious mathematics award—the Fields Medal, isn’t that unbelievable?!”

Sure enough, as soon as this Weibo post was published, it drew tons of attention.

After all, what proper Fields Medal winner interacts like this with ordinary netizens on Weibo, doesn’t a math prodigy care about face?

In short, it was all fresh and novel.

“Ah, yes, yes! Fake news, absolutely fake news!”

“Really, I’ve found that Weibo has made progress! I can actually face-to-face with a Fields Medal bigwig on Weibo?!”

“No wonder they are the youngest Fields Medal winner, just by the post you can tell it’s written by them!”

“Bro, I beg you, don’t do this! My teacher wants me to write an 800-word argumentative essay based on your deeds. This Weibo post got me confused!”

“Bros, this one’s truly unslanderable, give it a like and move on to the next!”

…

Really, in just tens of seconds, there were a bunch of comments.

The private messages were almost exploding…

However, Qiao Yu just glanced at the recent comments and logged out of Weibo. Posting was just to gain some followers, who knows when it might come in handy.

He had no patience for learning netizens’ funny remarks. He was too familiar with that; during the time in Class 13 of Xingtie First Middle School, although his classmates weren’t doing great academically, they were all experts in witty banter…

Sure enough, when he opened WeChat, the previous classmates’ group chat had become lively again. Yet still, not much respect for knowledge, with the main focus surprisingly on the 1.5 million US Dollars prize money.

Though Xia Keke had sent him several messages. After quickly replying to Xia Keke, Qiao Yu put his phone back in his pocket.

It’s not that the phone wasn’t fun anymore, mainly that Qiao Yu suddenly noticed the camera frequently turning towards him, he still had to give the organizers some face.

If he’s engrossed in his phone during the literary performance, being broadcasted, Director Tian would give him a good talking to!

…

At the same time, in Huaxia Capital, in an office within a large building complex in the central Ring area.

Yu Yanjiang was watching TV and chatting with an elderly person.

Commander Yu arrived at exactly nine o’clock and waited until nine twenty-five for the old man to finish his affairs. Luckily, they didn’t miss the most important moment.

“Huaxia’s first mathematician to receive the Fields Medal, only seventeen years old! Commander Yanjiang, the talent you recommended gave everyone a big surprise!”

Yu Yanjiang sighed deeply, “To be honest, I didn’t expect Qiao Yu to win the Fields Medal this year. When it first came out that he solved the Riemann Conjecture, I even called Yan Zhen.”

“Saying that he, as a teacher, wasn’t teaching students properly and was being unorthodox. Who would have thought the world of mathematics recognized his paper in just a few days. Turns out I was the one playing the fool.”

“Haha, you’re implying that this kid is wasting his talent on theory, right?” The old man laughed heartily, clearly in a good mood.

“I didn’t mean that. The smartest people all enjoy theoretical work; it’s just that this kid received the money, but who knows if he can focus more on our urgent project!”

Yu Yanjiang sighed deeply, complaining.

“That depends on your abilities. Qiao Yu is so young, if you try to give him extra responsibilities, you might worry about a rebellious mindset. But you can communicate more with Academician Tian and Elder Yuan. I see this kid is quite energetic. Maybe he can handle everything well.”

The old man said with a smile.

Yu Yanjiang thought for a moment, nodded, and said, “That’s all we can do.”

“Mm. What are the thoughts from the Academy of Sciences? Next year is another academicians’ election year. I heard the School of Mathematics seems to have already nominated this kid?” the old man asked.

“Of course, someone has nominated him. After all, he’s Academician Tian’s student. I reckon he’ll pass next year. Qiao Yu is quite the character, winning over both Elder Yuan and Academician Tian with ease.

His accomplishments are so solid, if he passes the nomination but isn’t elected as an academician, it will be quite the spectacle. The International Mathematical Union dares to give him the Fields Medal, if he can’t even become an academician here, that would be a joke.