381 Receiving the Award; A Wonderful Speech!
Lin Fan had just finished the noodles on the table when the phone in his pocket rang.
He looked at the caller ID. It was the dean of the Mathematics Department, Hu Chuan.
“Lin Fan, where are you now? Why aren’t you at Huaqing University yet? The Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Prize Ceremony is about to begin!” As soon as the call connected, Hu Chuan’s anxious voice sounded.
Lin Fan finally remembered that today was the day of the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Prize Ceremony. He said, “I’ll be right there!”
After hanging up the phone, Lin Fan hailed a taxi and sped toward Huaqing University.
After all, this award was related to the mission.
Soon, he arrived at Huaqing University.
At this moment, Hu Chuan was waiting anxiously at the school gate.
When he saw Lin Fan getting out of the taxi, he quickly went up to him and said, “Lin Fan, you’re finally here. Let’s go in quickly.”
“Alright,” Lin Fan replied.
Under Hu Chuan’s urging, the two of them arrived at the auditorium in no time.
At this moment, a bright banner hung in front of the auditorium—Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award Ceremony!
Below them were men and women who wore glasses and looked very refined and knowledgeable.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in formal attire standing on the podium said in an extremely excited voice, “Thank you very much for attending this year’s Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award Ceremony. I am the host of this year’s award ceremony, Yu Lehua.”
The entire venue immediately erupted into extremely enthusiastic applause.
Then, Yu Lehua spoke on stage about the development of mathematics, its impact on society, and the great mathematicians.
About ten minutes later, Yu Lehua said, “Today, I’m honored to hold this event at Huaqing University. I’m here to announce the winners of this year’s Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Prize!
“He’s young, but he solved Zhou’s Conjecture which hasn’t been solved for nearly 20 years, and the Twin Prime Number Conjecture which hasn’t been solved for more than 100 years. Some people say that he’s the world’s number one in prime number research. He’s the closest man to solving Riemann’s Hypothesis!
“Just when everyone thought that he was going to try his best to solve Riemann’s Hypothesis, he solved an abstract algebra problem that was unsolvable for nearly 40 years, the Hail Conjecture!
“However, his mathematics journey didn’t end there. Soon, he challenged the Hodge Conjecture and succeeded!
“It’s Lin Fan from Jiangbei University!”
As one achievement after another was announced, the atmosphere at the scene had already reached its climax.
When Lin Fan’s name was called out, the crowd immediately erupted into thunderous applause.
Yu Lehua handed over the medal and microphone and said, “Mr. Lin, do you have anything to say to everyone?”
The entire auditorium fell silent.
Everyone turned their attention to Lin Fan, anticipating what he would say next.
At this moment, many people picked up their phones and were ready to record.
Lin Fan slowly opened his mouth and said, “Thank you, everyone.”
Everyone was still staring at his mouth.
They were looking forward to it.
However, there was nothing more?
Lin Fan did not open his mouth again!
When Lin Fan saw Yu Lehua standing at the side in a daze, he could not help but cast a glance at him.
Only then did Yu Lehua react. He stuttered, “Ah… Ah… Thank you, Lin Fan, for your wonderful speech.”
Wonderful speech?
A ‘thank you’ was also considered a wonderful speech?
The crowd below the stage froze. The corners of their mouths twitched slightly, but they still applauded.
Yu Lehua seemed to have realized that he had said something wrong, and a rare look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
After Lin Fan left the stage, Yu Lehua continued, “This figure made a major discovery in abstract geometry and successfully published a thesis in Mathematics Chronicle…
“It’s Liu Peng from Huaqing University!”
Then, a man in his 40s in a white shirt stepped forward.
This time, the applause was much less than Lin Fan’s.
It was no wonder.
Major discovery in abstract geometry?
Mathematics Chronicle?
These… Compared to Lin Fan’s achievements, it was like comparing the sun to a firefly. There was no comparison at all.
In reality, a large part of the reason why many people were here today was because of Lin Fan.
Then, Liu Peng gave a long speech that he had already prepared.
Lin Fan did not care about that at all.
After he returned to his seat, he immediately turned his attention to the mission system.
[Mission: Win five international awards (1/5). Reward: Five golden packets.]
Seeing this…
Lin Fan’s lips curled up.
Sure enough, the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Prize was an international award.
Hu Chuan looked at Liu Peng, who was talking about a series of great principles, and sighed. “Lin Fan, why didn’t you say much earlier? You didn’t prepare a speech?”
Lin Fan said, “Didn’t I say thank you?”
Hu Chuan’s lips twitched, but he did not know what to say.
At this moment, the super smart watch on Lin Fan’s wrist flashed slightly.
Then, all the electronic devices that had taken photos of Lin Fan flashed.
After Liu Peng’s passionate speech, a few other seniors from the mathematics world went up to speak.
At this point, the award ceremony for the Shiing-Chern Mathematics Prize had officially ended.
Many scholars and experts left in an orderly manner.
Some people discussed it as they walked.
“I heard that Lin Fan was very young. I didn’t expect him to be so young.”
“That’s right! He’s so mysterious. There are no photos of him on the internet.”
“It’s just that what he said was a little… too simple.”
“That’s not important. What’s important is that I’ve already filmed him.”
As he spoke, he took out his phone.
However, at the next moment, he was a little puzzled.
“What happened? I remember recording him.”
…
In reality, it was not just him. All the images of Lin Fan had disappeared into thin air.
Clearly, it was Lil White’s doing.
…
After walking out of the auditorium, Lin Fan walked slowly along the winding path.
He looked at the clear lake, the verdant trees, the ancient buildings, and the walking students…
He could not help but compare Huaqing University with Jiangbei University.
In comparison, Huaqing University was richer in history and had a stronger learning atmosphere.
Jiangbei University, on the other hand, seemed more relaxed and relaxed.
Each had their own characteristics.
However, Lin Fan did not wander around Huaqing University for too long.
This was because the two old men who were over 50 years old and would occasionally let out a laugh were following him. He really could not raise his interest.
No wonder Hu Chuan and Song Guotao were so happy.
One had to know… this was the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Prize!
In the past, they could only look up with their mouths open.
Now, someone from their school had actually won a medal!
Lin Fan said, “It’s about time, right? Let’s go back to the hotel to pack up and return to Jiangbei.”
“Alright.” Hu Chuan chuckled again.