Chapter 116 Chapter 116 [US$1 million]
On this day, when Lin Yimu was looking for information about a new topic, he received a call from Director Jia of the Mathematical Research Center, telling him a good news, which surprised Lin Yimu.
"Director, are you sure you didn't say it wrong? Or did I hear it wrong?" Hearing the message from the other end of the phone, Lin Yimu asked again in surprise and uncertainty.
Director Jia on the other end of the phone laughed and said, "You heard it right, and I didn't say it wrong either. The fact is that you won a $1 million reward for solving the twin prime conjecture."
When Lin Yimu heard this again, his surprise subsided, but he was still confused. After all, the twin prime conjecture was not a Millennium Prize problem, so it should not have won the prize.
Thinking of this, Lin Yimu also asked his doubts.
When Director Jia heard Lin Yimu's question, he smiled and said, "Although it is not a Millennium Prize puzzle, its difficulty should not be underestimated. Now that you have solved it, it is also a great thing for the Mathematical Research Center of Peking University. So I tried to get this award for you, but that's all I can get."
Now that his doubts were solved, Lin Yimu felt a little excited. After all, he had not thought about getting a prize when he solved the mathematical conjecture. If he followed this algorithm, would he be able to become rich in the future just by solving mathematical conjectures?
Although he had many thoughts in his mind, Lin Yimu did not forget to thank Director Jia: "Thank you, Director. I will continue to work hard in the future."
Director Jia laughed and said, "You deserve this money. You don't have to thank me. But you can't be complacent. You have to know that there are always people who are better than you. I am still looking forward to you bringing more surprises to everyone in the future."
After a pause, he continued, "Okay, I heard that you are busy with a new project recently, so I won't waste your time. Please report your bank card number to the Finance Department later, and I will transfer your bonus and salary to you at the same time."
When Lin Yimu heard what Director Jia said about salary, he was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that he was currently working at the Mathematical Research Center and seemed to have a salary.
Thinking of this, Lin Yimu hurriedly asked when Director Jia was about to hang up the phone: "Director, can I know how much the researchers at the Mathematical Research Center earn a month?"
Director Jia said with a smile: "Don't worry, although our country's treatment of scientific researchers may not be as good as some Western countries, it is still relatively good, and you will definitely not be left out." After saying that, Director Jia told Lin Yimu an accurate number.
Lin Yimu smiled a little embarrassedly after hearing what Director Jia said. After thanking him and hanging up the phone, he was a little dazed and thought that maybe he could really get rich by becoming a scientific researcher. Even the fact that he had always believed that the salaries of scientific researchers were low was actually very high compared to most people.
However, Lin Yimu gave up his idea when he encountered a bottleneck in his research on a new topic.
The new topic he is currently researching is the new Mersenne conjecture on prime numbers, which is also a new field, so Lin Yimu has no idea how to calculate it for the time being, and even can't quite figure out the relationship between prime and prime numbers. He can only stop writing and start looking for relevant information again, and sort out the corresponding relationship chain.
Lin Yimu first looked through the books he had borrowed from the Peking University Library, and then looked for papers on mass on arXIV. As he did not find any useful information at this stage, he became a little upset and frowned. Even the thick stack of draft paper at hand was crumpled up and thrown all over the room because of multiple calculation errors.
Finally, 001 reminded him, "Host, you can go to the Interstellar Library to have a look. Maybe it will be helpful to you?"
"Yes! How could I forget it! 001, you are such a good commander!" Lin Yimu's eyes lit up when he was reminded. After praising 001 casually, he plunged into the Star Library to look for information.
001 was made a little shy by Lin Yimu's casual compliment. This was the first time the host praised it. Although there was only one word "good", it also represented the host's recognition of it.
When 001 was feeling happy, Lin Yimu, who was searching for information in the interstellar library, finally found information that was useful to him at this stage. However, because this information was only half, the content inside was not very comprehensive, and some of the content even seemed very difficult for him to understand, so he really couldn't figure it out for the time being.
Lin Yimu looked at the information he had pulled out of his mind with a conflicted mood. Although he now had some ideas about the new Mason conjecture, because he only had a partial understanding of the information, he could only try again and again based on his own ideas, trying to find a suitable reference direction.
But today Lin Yimu was destined to do useless work. He still hadn't found the right calculation method, and every formula could not help him find the final calculation direction.
Until late at night, when his roommates had all fallen asleep, Lin Yimu was still struggling with the problem of how to solve the problem.
Three days passed, in which he studied until late at night every day and went to class with everyone the next day. Lin Yimu was still full of energy, but his roommates became a little worried.
Anyone who has seen his roommate busy at the desk while he goes to bed at 12 o'clock for three consecutive nights, and then gets up at three or four in the middle of the night to find his roommate still busy at the desk, would inevitably worry about his health.
So when Lin Yimu stayed up all night again and followed a few people to the School of Mathematics for class, the three people led by Jiang Zan looked at him worriedly, which made Lin Yimu very confused. He couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Jiang Zan was puzzled when he saw Lin Yimu's rosy complexion and energetic appearance. If they had not lived in the same dormitory with Lin Yimu these days, he would never have thought that the other party had been staying up all night these days.
Although he was somewhat confused, Jiang Zan still spoke up on behalf of the other two out of concern for his friends: "Master Lin, do you want to take a rest? You have been staying up all night these past few days and have barely slept for a few hours. Your body can't handle this. Even if studying is important, you can't ignore your health."
Hearing Jiang Zan's caring words, Lin Yimu finally understood their concerns. It was his own fault for not considering things carefully. He never thought that his body was different from that of ordinary people now, which made them worried.
Thinking of this, Lin Yimu smiled soothingly and said, "I know you are worried about me, but don't worry, I am in good health. Even if I stay up late every day, I am still very energetic. You should be able to tell from my spirit and complexion, so don't worry, there is nothing wrong."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zan and the other two thought carefully about Lin Yimu's complexion and spirit in the past few days. It seemed that there was indeed no change, and he was even better than them.
The three of them glanced at Lin Yimu's face again and found that he really looked more energetic than the three of them who did not stay up late. Although they were puzzled, they had to admit that Lin Yimu really didn't look like he had just rested for two hours.
The three of them looked at each other, and finally it was Jiang Zan, who was more calm, who spoke up and advised: "Although you do look more energetic than us, it is true that you have been staying up all night these days. No matter what, you should pay more attention to your health. Otherwise, how can you continue to study if you break down your body?"
Jiang Zan's usually calm and composed face rarely showed a look of disapproval, and it was even directed at someone he admired very much. This showed how hard Lin Yimu stayed up late, relying on the help of the system.
Jiang Zan finished his words of consolation, and finally said seriously: "Besides, Master Lin, I am looking forward to catching up with you one day, so you can't let anything happen to you because of your health. Besides, if you have any difficult problems that you can't solve now, you can also ask the professors. I believe they will be happy to help you solve your doubts."
After Jiang Zan finished speaking, he couldn't help but laugh when he thought about how every teacher would take Lin Yimu out for a walk during class.
Because Lin Yimu was always compared with other students by teachers of various subjects on various occasions, the students of the School of Mathematics now looked at Lin Yimu with resentment and sighed in front of him, making Lin Yimu very uncomfortable.
The person involved, Lin Yimu, also thought about the professors' excessive preference for him and looked ashamed, but he began to consider Jiang Zan's proposal in his heart.
Originally, Lin Yimu was upset because he had no clue, and the Professor Jiang he wanted to find had been busy in the laboratory recently, and sometimes he could not even be seen at meal times. He thought it would be better to figure it out on his own first.
But now he was a little hesitant. He was living in a four-person dormitory. If he continued to be so busy that he didn't pay attention to the movements around him, Jiang Zan and the others would probably be even more suspicious. He also realized the inconvenience of living in the dormitory.
"Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of my body. And I think what you said is right. I should indeed go and ask the professor. Maybe I can get something different."
However, it was also because of Jiang Zan's reminder that Lin Yimu wanted to move out. After all, there were many abnormalities in him. If he was discovered by others due to carelessness in the future, it would not be as easy to fool him as today.
Lin Yimu followed the crowd towards the School of Mathematics while thinking. It seemed that there was a class taught by Professor Jiang today. He didn't know whether he would come in person or if one of his students would help out.
When it was Professor Jiang's class in the afternoon, as Lin Yimu had expected, it was once again one of Professor Jiang's graduate students who came to substitute for the class. This made Lin Yimu, who had been looking forward to it for the whole morning, sigh in disappointment.
"It seems like I can only go ask other professors. I don't know if I can find anyone this time." During the break, Lin Yimu muttered helplessly to Jiang Zan while packing his things.
Jiang Zan also said while packing his things: "There's nothing we can do. Professors don't have only students like us. It's normal for them to be busy. If all else fails, we can just find their graduate students and doctoral students and ask about the situation, right?" Jiang Zan said the last sentence uncertainly.
Although Lin Yimu was helpless, he had no choice but to do so. His research had made no progress recently and had been stagnant. All his time was spent on studying, either in the School of Mathematics or the School of Physics.
Because the two colleges are close to each other, and Lin Yi Mu is the target of professors' attacks on students, this has really caused Lin Yi Mu a lot of trouble recently. For example, as mentioned before, the resentful looks surrounding him were contributed by students from the two colleges, and they always gave Lin Yi Mu goose bumps.
That day, before Lin Yimu could find other professors to ask questions, he saw Professor Jiang in the classroom of the School of Mathematics. Even after the class, Lin Yimu was called to the office by Professor Jiang with a serious expression.
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