Chapter 107 Congratulatory Telegram

Those who understood got it, those who didn’t know didn’t know where to ask, this report has been a complete success. It can be formally announced to the world that another world problem, the Bollobás conjecture, has also been conquered.

“So, this report ends here. Thank you all for coming to listen!”

Wu Tong gently bowed to the audience below as a gesture of farewell.

The audience below instantly erupted into another round of enthusiastic applause. Led by the top elites in the front row, headed by Pierre Deligne, the entire hall stood up one after another to clap. This was the best award and congratulations for Wu Tong’s report.

Congratulations to Wu Tong on her first international victory, a complete triumph, and also for once again providing a perfect answer to a world problem that has plagued humanity for a century.

As this highly attended report session drew to a close, the influence began to spread from the venue to the outside world. Domestic and international media competed for interviews and reports. European renowned newspapers directly published headlines with the title “Let the world’s mathematicians marvel at the Eastern genius of Gauss’s era!”

Domestic media, naturally unwilling to be outdone, followed suit and forwarded the grand spectacle of this International Congress of Mathematicians. Various exaggerated headlines temporarily flooded the entire internet.

“In just half a year, consecutively proved three world-class problems, the 17-year-old mathematical genius from the East!”

“Gauss and Euler reincarnated? The 17-year-old girl makes a name internationally!”

“The Chinese 17-year-old prodigy girl bravely won the international award and was awarded the Ramanujan Prize!”

Ever since ancient times, discussions of genius have always been captivating. Many people saw the headlines and curiously clicked to read. After reading, they were so shocked that they doubted their own existence. Someone had just turned 17, and had already achieved something so remarkable that the world marveled at her.

“Because of the wind listening, my god is awesome, my god creates brilliance again!”

“The Bollobás conjecture has been proven? Is the next step to climb to the peak of the Goldbach conjecture? Or, among the seven Millennium Prize Problems, besides these, what else could challenge my god’s steps?”

“Yu Ming Yuan University of Science and Technology sent a congratulatory telegram, congratulating our schoolmate Wu Tong on her international achievements! The younger sister bravely walks the path of flowers, the senior brothers and sisters wave flags and shout without end!”

From this building onward, the tall posted notices began to tilt and sway.

“Wudaokou Vocational and Technical College sent congratulations, the neighbor really got that kind of luck, this does not include my god!”

“Wujiaochang Literature and Secretarial Vocational and Technical School also congratulates!”

“Haimushi First Construction and Installation Team sent a congratulatory telegram!”

“Shengmajiagou Male Technical Vocational School sends distant congratulations to my god for creating brilliance again!······”

Those who didn’t understand, who were bewildered and asked inexplicably, where did so many vocational and technical colleges come from to send congratulations to this young talented student?

Immediately, it caused many onlookers to burst into laughter, and they eagerly began to explain and clarify for this lost lamb, informing them of the real identities behind these taunting nicknames····

The internet was bustling like during New Year’s Eve, the influence kept fermenting, and Wu Tong’s name resounded both domestically and internationally.

The external hustle and bustle did not concern Wu Tong; she continued to focus on the reports she found interesting. With the international scholars she gradually became acquainted with, occasionally overlapping reports during the conference, exchanging insights and extensions, and incidentally receiving invitations from various top journals at the first opportunity.

Wu Tong did not make too many choices; she selected the first invitation she received. That was an inquiry from the Acta Mathematica editorial department, wanting to compile and publish Wu Tong’s proof in the semi-annual issue.

Acta Mathematica, one of the four top journals in the international mathematical community, founded in 1882, affiliated with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the earliest one to arrive, its status is on par with the Mathematical Annals she had previously submitted to. It publishes only two volumes per year, each with two issues. They wanted to publish Wu Tong’s proof in their latest journal to be released in the second half. Wu Tong had no reason not to choose it.

The review editor had a detailed discussion with Wu Tong regarding the publication schedule. Given that Wu Tong’s report had two major highlights, they decided to publish the proof of the infinite group method and the Bollobás conjecture proof in two separate papers, which would be more convenient for mathematicians worldwide to access the information. The format etc. would be adjusted by them; there was no need for Wu Tong to make changes.

Having one more top journal was good news. Wu Tong directly sent the previously written Chinese and English papers to the opponent’s submission email. The efficient operation made the other-side editor very happy.

Their decision was correct; their sincerity touched this genius. This genius had not treated the Mathematical Annals as a fixed channel for submitting publications in the future. The ranking of top journals would still depend on who worked harder!

Finally, the editor-in-chief of Acta Mathematica specially issued an invitation to Wu Tong, requesting that she become a reviewer for their journal. This invitation, with the spread of Wu Tong’s dazzling rise, in addition to the Mathematical Annals that Wu Tong had already agreed to, the other two top journals in the international mathematics community and other SCI first-zone journals all sent sincere invitations to Wu Tong one after another.

It can be said that with Wu Tong’s fame rising and firmly establishing herself at the International Congress of Mathematicians, various international mathematics resources—resources that many domestic scholars could not even imagine—were being sent to Wu Tong’s hands one after another.

Such reviews, although they do not require Wu Tong to produce results immediately, and it is possible that top experts might take months, but she could not be greedy for too many; her energy was limited. Wu Tong agreed to the four top journals and would review papers she found interesting in her free time.

As for those who didn’t have time, sorry, prioritize her own research. These top journals are already accustomed to the style of international top experts and it was no surprise.

Upon learning that Wu Tong again had two top journals in hand, Li Yisheng and Zhou Wenping were both as expected and unexpectedly so.

They did not find it surprising that Wu Tong’s major achievement would be competed for by the four top journals, but they did not expect that Acta Mathematica would be willing to occupy two positions to publish Wu Tong’s achievements one by one.

That is a world-renowned, core top journal in mathematics, SCI first zone. When did they lower their arrogant posture so much? Indeed, this is the privilege belonging only to geniuses.

On August 27, this grand exhibition and seminar on the development of mathematics, meeting old friends, making new friends, and the international conference for mathematical exchanges officially concluded.

Every participant was still not fully satisfied. At this International Congress of Mathematicians, they witnessed the birth of the new Fields Medal, also witnessed the birth of the new Ramanujan Prize winner, listened to the most influential reports, and witnessed the rise of the international genius···

Wu Tong’s report session became one of the most influential report sessions of the congress. International renowned scholars had already spoken and discussed in various famous forums, conducting in-depth analysis and research on Wu Tong’s infinite group proof method. On arXiv, there had already appeared “watered” papers about research on the infinite group proof method.

After attending the closing ceremony and the farewell banquet, the group of Chinese participants set off on their return journey.

Abroad had not been neglected in the least; the hotels were perfect and comprehensive, the exchange meetings were full of gains. Wu Tong still felt that returning to her homeland was the most joyful and relaxed for her.

(This chapter ends)