The Military-industrial Scientific Research System of the Academic Master Chapter 902

Chapter 902 I, Chang Haonan, make money

The Clay Institute of Mathematics has tackled these seven major problems, and the award format is also based on the Nobel Prize.

If more than one person solves the problem together, the prize money will be divided equally among them.

So according to principle, Chang Haonan and Perelman should each receive US$500,000.

In the original timeline, because the latter went into seclusion directly after completing the proof, the money was not given out in the end.

However, because the situation in this life has changed dramatically, no one can say what decision Perelman will make.

But no matter what, Chang Haonan is still prepared to receive the bonus.

Not that he personally needs the half a million dollars for anything—

In fact, Chang Haonan can't find any place where he needs to spend money in his daily life.

Mainly considering a symbolic meaning.

This is the first time in history that a scholar with Chinese nationality has won such a top honor in mathematics.

That's right, top notch.

It must be admitted that the Clay Institute's publicity campaign was very successful.

On the one hand, the seven questions they chose are indeed very high-level and widely recognized by the industry.

on the other hand…

The dramatic scene of "someone won the award almost at the same time as the award was announced" has indeed objectively made more people understand the "Millennium Mathematics Problem".

Hence, the popularity of this award, which has never been awarded even once, has far exceeded that of "time-honored" brands such as the Fields Medal and the Wolf Medal.

Even once came close to the Nobel Prize.

It is said that the Norwegian Academy of Natural Sciences and Letters was also inspired by this and is preparing to use high bonuses to win another mathematics prize in time for the 200th anniversary of Niels Abel's birth in 2002.

In short, for the glory of the entire Chinese mathematics community, Chang Haonan finally reluctantly decided to stand up and shoulder the heavy burden of 500,000 US dollars...

Of course, having said that, the final situation still depends on the outcome of discussions between the two parties.

So, after careful consideration for a while, he replied to the other party with a sincerely worded email.

In the reply, he first gave the Clay Institute of Mathematics a polite rainbow fart, and then expressed that he was very grateful to the other party for recognizing his research results, and he was also willing to be one of the first recipients to receive this honor, but he was currently in the process of receiving the award. We are at a critical stage of research on an important topic, so it is really inconvenient to leave the capital. I hope this can be taken into consideration when designing the award method.

At the end of the email, Chang Haonan also thoughtfully said that if it is really inconvenient to award the award in China, the prize money can be transferred directly to his account.

The rituals and so on will be added later when it is more convenient.

Simply put it is.

I, Chang Haonan, make money!

After replying to this email, he almost immediately received a message from Perelman.

Or, to ask.

Chang, you should have also received the email from the Clay Mathematics Institute, so I won't repeat its content. 】

[Personally, I have no particular interest in awards or bonuses, and I believe you should be the same. However, on the other hand, there is no shortage of honors in the history of Russian mathematics, so I can make my decision without restraint. But the Chinese mathematics community may need you to stand up and receive this award. I can understand this. 】

【Considering that the award-winning work was done jointly by the two of us, if I were the only one to refuse to accept the award, you may be put in an unfair position. Therefore, I would like to ask your opinion on accepting the award. 】

【—Grigory Yakovlevich】

To be honest, Chang Haonan was a little moved when he saw this serious but concerned email.

It can be seen that Perelman, a mathematician known as a "geek", really regarded him as a confidant.

"well…"

After a long time, Chang Haonan sighed helplessly, and then began to write a reply again...

Yuan Xiangya next to him was originally planning to see the world and see what the communication process for awarding the Millennium Mathematics Prize is like.

So after obtaining Chang Haonan's consent, I also came to peek at the screen.

The result was such an email at first glance.

It makes me a little doubtful about life——

This is an award that others only dream of receiving. Why do you feel that it is like a hot potato?

He said to himself that if no one really wants this 1 million US dollars, it is not impossible to give the money to me...

Actually, there is obviously not only one person who doubts his life because of this incident.

If Yuan Xiangya was still complaining in his heart, then Arthur Jeff, who was preparing for the award at the Clay Mathematics Institute, was already close to going crazy at this moment.

Originally, he actually received replies from these two and a half missing people within half an hour of sending the letter today, and he was still very happy.

result…

Extreme joy brings sorrow. After opening the email, I couldn't laugh at all.

Of these two gods, one said that he didn't care about the award format, and asked him to decide directly with the other person, and then just inform him of the result in the end.

And this other one…

　　 said that he couldn't get away, and then he directly handed over the card number…

Just show it to Jeff and look stupid.

You know, for this award, they have prepared a quite grand and complicated ceremony at the French Academy of Sciences, just waiting to use this to further build their reputation.

It would be best to poach a few more big guys as the situation develops.

In the end, Chang Haonan said he didn't want to go abroad?

In any case, it is absolutely impossible to send money directly.

They set up this award to promote themselves, not for charity.

To put it bluntly, even if you are engaging in charity, you have to meet the other party before giving money.

Jeff doesn't even know what Chang Haonan looks like, and his communication has always been through email.

What if the person opposite is not Chang Haonan himself, but a liar?

So there must be a ceremony.

In fact, logically speaking, Chang Haonan's reply can be regarded as a refusal to accept the award.

After all, the method of awarding is also part of the conditions for winning.

To receive the award, you must abide by it.

But some things don't make sense.

Concerning "whether Poincaré's conjecture is counted as one of the seven major mathematical problems", in fact, it caused quite a stir last year -

Some of them were promoted by sponsor Langton Clay himself.

So now the eyes of melon-eating people all over the world are eager to focus on the Clay Mathematics Institute, waiting to see if you are really ready to pay as promised.

At this time you stand up and say that both winners refuse to accept the award?

Who believes it?

Hundred mouths cannot explain it.

So, this award must be given out no matter what.

But there is another problem.

You can't ask me to go to the capital, so I will go to the capital.

It would be too bad to go all the way to China to present awards because of an email from Chang Haonan.

And it will be a very bad start.

In case the leaders behind them also follow the gourds, wouldn't their Krey Research Institute become kneeling and sending money?

So, you have to find a suitable excuse.

Jeff's mind began to race.

A few seconds later, he turned his head and looked at his assistant not far behind him:

“Jessica, has it been decided where the International Congress of Mathematicians will be held next year?”

Jessica thought for a moment:

“Currently, we are choosing one of four cities: Beijing, Madrid, Bangalore and Seoul. The final result has not been released yet, but it is almost certain that it will be the capital of China.”

Hearing this answer, Jeff finally breathed a sigh of relief.

That will be easy to handle.

Since the specific award rules have not yet been announced, as long as the other contents remain unchanged, the award location can be changed from the fixed French Academy of Sciences to the International Congress of Mathematicians -

This is not something we are easy to talk about, it's just that ICM happened to be in the capital. Don't get me wrong.

　　That's how the Fields Medal is awarded anyway.

Thinking of this, Jeff quickly returned to the home page of his mailbox and began to write an email to his boss, Landon Clay, explaining the cause of the situation and requesting a change in the award plan...

"well…"

After the email was sent, the former leaned back on his chair with relief, his eyes almost lost focus, and he looked straight ahead.

"too difficult."

He said to himself:

“It's okay to make money, but why is it so difficult to make money…”

(End of this chapter)

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