Chapter 89: Wish

This child is so young that people envy him. He is not even an adult yet, but the country will definitely not ignore Wu Tong's excellence. Talents are selected regardless of their background. This is what great people said, and it is also the principle for the country to select talents and implement policies in depth.

"The application for national research projects requires a lot of procedures. If you have an idea, you can apply for school funding first. The school also has targeted research funding. Many research expenses can be directly covered by scientific research funding!"

This is only temporary. Wu Tong's rise is too fast, and many of the necessary equipment cannot keep up with her growth rate. Her age will also be a little restrictive in China.

If it comes to the Changjiang Scholars Program or the Young Elite Scientists Program, Wu Tong does not meet the age requirements or academic qualifications, but if it comes to the Ten Thousand Top Talents Program, it is not impossible for Wu Tong to give it a try.

"Although we as mathematicians don't spend as much as physics and materials, we still have to spend money. For example, travel expenses for going abroad or on business trips, page charges for publishing journals, and better office facilities, such as computers and printers...

Even if you give yourself a salary of 10,000 or 8,000 yuan for living expenses, these are all legitimate expenses, as long as you don’t make up stories or falsify them! ... The country and the school are willing to pay for talents like you who can solve major problems!"

There are not too many restrictions on reasonable expenditure. Li Yishen sighed slightly in his heart. The academic world is not without any shadows. There are bad apples everywhere. However, we cannot deny the whole world because of a few bad apples.

Wu Tong roughly understood the significance of scientific research funds, which is the country's strong support for scientific research.

However, before filling out the proposal report in the afternoon, Wu Tong had something else to deal with.

At 2:30 in the afternoon, Wu Tong welcomed an interview with a reporter from an official newspaper. The reporter wanted to do a targeted interview and report on Wu Tong to set an example for new young people.

The interview location was that the Peking University was sneaky enough to bring Wu Tong back to the school and arranged him in the lecture hall of the School of Mathematics. The obvious Peking University logo was used as the background of Wu Tong's interview.

The reporter's surname is Peng. He looks gentle and refined, with half of his hair mixed with white and a scholarly air. He looks more like an educator than a reporter. He has indeed been in charge of the education section for many years and is an experienced veteran. This time, in order to express their respect for Wu Tong, they specially sent him here.

Reporter Peng's interview style was very relaxed, just like chatting, which made Wu Tong feel a little more relaxed. She had little experience in front of reporters, and this was her first time doing a real one-on-one interview, so she was still a little nervous.

"Do you have any thoughts about your current achievements?" After learning about Wu Tong's information, he had interviewed so many famous scholars, but he was still shocked by this girl's achievements and was speechless for a long time.

It is almost unimaginable for many people that the prover of Zhou's conjecture, the top scorer in the college entrance examination, the first gold medal and special prize in IMO, and the prover of the twin prime conjecture are all in the hands of a little girl who is not even seventeen years old. Perhaps, in the future, this girl can achieve even greater achievements!

He even reflected on himself: what was he doing at the age of sixteen? Were there any facts worth mentioning?

Obviously, no, at the age of 16, he was just an ordinary student, still worried about whether he could continue his studies in the future. But the little girl in front of him has already amazed the world and made her voice heard in the international mathematics community.

"Any thoughts? I should be thankful that I woke up at the right time, made good use of my time, and achieved the desired results. I used to be quite playful. Or, should I thank my mother, Teacher Jin, for her unyielding encouragement from childhood to adulthood?" Wu Tong smiled gently.

“It is my honor and my wish to use what I have learned to bring glory to my country!

I just did some ordinary things and solved two math problems. In this world, there are many more great people and great deeds, soldiers guarding the border, firefighters saving people from fire and water, public security officers protecting people's lives and safety, selfless and unknown scientific researchers... Compared with them, I just moved my pen and have only done some theoretical things so far.

I hope that in the future, I will have the opportunity to contribute more to the country with what I have learned! ”

"For these modest achievements, I should actually thank many people, my parents, my grandparents, my uncle... Thank them for giving me their unique love. No matter what I am like, I am the best in their eyes. Thank my teachers for never giving up on me, a poor student. Thank you to Beijing University, which is free and open, and has provided me with the resources and platform to make progress..."

"Student Wu Tong is so simple and humble!" Reporter Peng was moved. This little girl is amazing. Her character is so great that he couldn't help but envy the child's parents.

She is grateful for her achievements and is not arrogant or impatient. Her words are not full of praise for her achievements, nor are they overly decorative.

"What made you delve deeper into mathematics?" the interview continued.

"I think I like it. I like acquiring knowledge, the joy of learning and mastering! My mother taught mathematics in elementary school. Mathematics was the first subject I came into contact with besides speaking. I have a very deep memory of it!" Wu Tong laughed. This "very deep memory" might have had to be replaced by another word, "bitter and resentful".

But after she really fell in love with learning from the bottom of her heart, mathematics became the foundation of her greatest love. She would not specifically make fun of this point, to give herself some face.

"Mathematics is also the foundation of all sciences. It is indispensable in our lives and scientific research!"

"Like and interest are the best motivation. How could you prove such a major world problem as the twin prime conjecture in such a tight time for participating in IMO?"

"The twin prime conjecture is a question I have been exploring since I came to Kyoto University to study after the Chinese New Year. It is a very interesting mathematical problem that I have been studying for half a year. I would also like to thank an unknown teacher at Kyoto University who once suggested that I consider the topology direction...!

At the end of the IMO competition, I extended the discussion on mathematics with Professor Li Cheng, our team leader, and suddenly I had an inspiration. After in-depth deduction, I was able to find the general direction to prove it!

Actually, I didn’t think too much about it at the time, I just wanted to prove it by the end of July and give it to myself as a birthday present.”

"My team leader, Professor Li Cheng, helped me with the logistics throughout the whole process, so I didn't have to worry about anything. It took me two days to come up with the proof, and another three days to organize the paper and submit it for upload!" As for those competing remarks, there is no need to elaborate here, as everyone knows them.