Chapter 496: Forming a Joint Research Group

"Xiao Gu, tell me honestly, did you do it on purpose?" Old Yang asked meaningfully.

Su Yi was a little confused: "What do you mean by intentional?"

"You actually solved the P and NP problem a long time ago, but you deliberately chose to solve it when you gave a lecture at Princeton University..."

Hearing this, Su Yi laughed: "Mr. Yang, I said it was not intentional, do you believe it?"

Mr. Yang had an expression that said, "It depends on whether I believe it or not."

Then he slammed his palm on the table and said excitedly, "No matter what, you have made a big splash this time and brought honor to our country. This is great! When you go to receive the award at the Clay Mathematics Institute..."

Su Yi interrupted Mr. Yang and said, "Mr. Yang, I don't plan to accept the award."

Old Yang was stunned.

Su Yi briefly explained his reasons.

Elder Yang nodded: "That's right, you are in the spotlight right now, it's better to keep a low profile, but it's a pity to lose the bonus."

After all, it's a million dollars.

After hearing what Mr. Yang said, it does seem a bit of a pity?

A million dollars is a lot of money to invest in a lab.

"How about I go and receive the award?" Su Yi pondered, "This money would be a lot if I invested it in the lab."

Elder Yang: “…”

He really just said it casually.

"You'd better not go." Old Yang said quickly, "You are the treasure of the country now. If you lose a single hair, I will be a sinner for all eternity."

One million US dollars is indeed a lot of money, but if some malicious forces were asked to spend one million to buy Su Yi's head, there would definitely be someone willing to do so.

Not to mention one million US dollars, they would probably be willing to pay even ten million US dollars.

If something unexpected really happened, he would be blamed for it.

Su Yi has offended quite a few forces internationally. For example, the AI anti-abduction bracelet she designed previously has greatly reduced the proportion of abducted women and children in China. In a sense, this has also touched the hearts of human traffickers. These people hate her to the core.

The AI anti-abduction bracelet is just one of her inventions.

…

After spending almost a week to organize the thesis, Su Yi applied for a doctoral defense at C University.

The paper she published on arVix was also revised simultaneously, and she soon received an email from the official SCI journal stating that her paper would be included in the first zone.

In fact, Su Yi didn't even need to defend his thesis, after all, the thesis had already been recognized by an authoritative academic institution.

But you still have to go through the motions.

Even her teacher Zhang Yuan took half a day off to come back to C University and sat under the podium with a group of professors from the Department of Mathematics to listen to Su Yi talk about her thesis.

When it was time for the teachers to ask questions, the professors looked at each other.

Professor Huang then smiled and said, "We've already discussed this and will not ask any more questions about your paper. There's no need to ask any more questions. However, we do need to ask some other questions."

"Okay, no problem."

"After completing your research on the 'P and NP problem', what are your next plans and what topics do you plan to research?"

"I don't have a precise plan yet, but I'm interested in the existence and smoothness of solutions to the NS equations. However, this involves physics, and proving the solution alone is somewhat difficult for me, mainly due to the time constraints..."

"I remember you participated in the International Physics Olympiad and won a gold medal?" asked another professor.

Su nodded: "That's true."

"So you're actually good at physics, right?"

Su Yi immediately understood what the other party meant.

"I may have a decent talent for physics, but a person's energy is always limited. Between physics and mathematics, I would choose mathematics because, besides physics, I have also been studying informatics, and scientific research is also my lifelong goal."

"What if we form a research group to study the existence and smoothness of solutions to the NS equations? Would you like to join?"

It was exactly as Su Yi had guessed.

If that's really the case...

"If there's a suitable research group, I'd certainly be happy to join. However, as you professors know, my schedule is very tight, so it's difficult for me to gather for extended discussions like other research groups. This also means that forming a research group isn't just about individual talent and ability..."

It’s the same as making friends. Only if you have compatible personalities can you work together.

Su Yi's uniqueness means that she doesn't spend much time with other group members. If she meets some petty-minded people, they will only think that Gu Su Yi joined in order to take advantage of the project results.

In the end, it became unpleasant and even affected Su Yi's reputation in the academic community, which Su Yi could not accept.

"If we really want to set up a research team, I know a well-known physics professor who may be able to provide some advice," said Su Yi.