Chapter 63 Thriller
After the list was released, the directors on the stage continued to give some official words of encouragement, such as "You are all the future of the mathematics community in our country. Don't lose your spirit of striving for progress because of temporary success or failure. You must continue to forge ahead for the development of the mathematics community in our country..."
After some more precautions were arranged, the closing ceremony was declared over.
Zhang Ping led their two promising children from Zhongyuan Province to walk on the road to Peking University, and learned about the life of the training team with them. Most of them were expressed by Feng Yueyue. Apart from exams, Wu Tong rarely stepped into the classroom during this period. He basically studied on his own or attended classes. There was really nothing much to say.
"You are all great, keep it up. The next round will be the official confirmation of the national team places. Yueyue, just do your best and don't put too much pressure on yourself!" Zhang Ping consoled with a smile. As for Wu Tong, the kid has already secured a place in the national team with his real strength, breaking the long-standing zero breakthrough in the Central Plains. The Central Plains education system and the Mathematical Society must be very happy.
Feng Yueyue's place on the IMO national team was a bit of a stretch, but they didn't expect to secure two spots at once. With Feng Yueyue's performance, she still has a chance of making it to the Asia-Pacific Mathematics Competition, which would also be a good achievement for Zhongyuan Province this year.
This time, the two beauties from Central Plains Province have made many parents in Central Plains, and in the future even the whole country, envious of their children’s achievements!
"Okay, Teacher Zhang, I understand!" Feng Yueyue nodded. She had already figured it out and knew her goal. She would not be discouraged by this temporary shortcoming.
"Yueyue, go back and pack your luggage later. We will go back to Zhongyuan together. Wu Tong, how about you? Do you want to go back with us?" Although he did not send the two children here together, if he planned to go back together, he had to make proper arrangements for the children to go home.
"No, Teacher Zhang, I have something to deal with here first!" She has almost finished the first draft of the paper on Zhou's conjecture and expects to send it to Teacher Li for proofreading later.
The next step is to submit the paper and participate in the argumentation arranged by Teacher Li. After finishing her work, Wu Tong expects the next IMO training to begin again. She can skip the training classroom with the teacher's exemption, but she still has to be at Peking University and respect the teachers and the rules. She really can't go back for a while.
When she came to Beijing, she had originally planned to go home at this time, but she didn't expect that an unexpected gain would delay her return home.
Fortunately, on the weekend after the opening ceremony, her uncle came to Kyoto as promised and brought her seasonal clothes, as well as delicious food prepared for her by her grandma, mother and aunt.
After seeing off Coach Zhang Ping and Feng Yueyue, Wu Tong returned to her dorm to continue editing her paper. Soon, she wrote the final word, completing the first draft of her paper, proving Zhou's conjecture. After stretching her shoulders and neck, Wu Tong opened a bottle of milk for energy. She rested for a moment.
The milk was prepared for her by her uncle. Her family always takes such good care of her.
However, she was like a grown-up eagle, flying out of the nest once her wings hardened enough, and she couldn't stay with them forever. If she hadn't been so inclined, Wu Tong would have been happy to be one of those classic mama's girls in later generations, a full-time child with her family. She was a very homely person.
After completing the thesis, Wu Tong began to translate it in a targeted manner.
Wu Tong was quite adaptable to such a large amount of translation for the first time. Many of the papers and books of Peking University were in the original language. She had accumulated a large vocabulary by memorizing dictionaries at school and gained experience in studying the original materials. Translation was not a difficult task for Wu Tong.
That night, Wu Tong completed the translation of the entire paper. Although it was not as amazing as his native language, at least the words and sentences were smooth and the grammar was generally fine.
With the country's growing strength, many advances in mathematics are now public, and she can access many resources at home. Wu Tong has little interest in studying abroad, so she wasn't picky about the language, just passing it.
Leaving home to study in Beijing has made Wu Tong miss home, and his family members are worried about him. Studying abroad means the whole family will have to worry about it!
After reading it through from beginning to end and confirming that there were no problems, Wu Tong saved the final document and went to rest.
Just as Teacher Li had instructed, health is the capital of revolution. Wu Tong would rest well and get enough sleep unless absolutely necessary. No matter how busy he was or how much he loved studying, Wu Tong would always make sure to do his morning exercises every day.
The next day, after Wu Tong had his morning exercise and breakfast, he took his notebook and followed the direction of Li Yisheng's office.
Li Yisheng's office was in the School of Mathematics building. Wu Tong had been there several times and was familiar with the route. She had a good sense of direction and hadn't lost her way in the vast Peking University.
Li Yisheng had been worried about Wu Tong's paper progress these past two days, so he came to school early. When Wu Tong arrived, one of Li Yisheng's students was about to come in to ask Li Yisheng a question.
"Wu Tong is here. Have you finished your thesis?" Li Yisheng saw the two people coming in, selectively ignored his own students, and happily asked Wu Tong about the progress.
A thesis? The student who came in with him opened his mouth silently. He remembered correctly that this girl seemed to be studying for the IMO national team. She had already started writing a thesis? As a senior, he trembled in fear.
"It's done. Teacher Li, please be busy now. Please help me take a look when you have time!" Wu Tong put the laptop on Li Yisheng's desk and prepared to let Li Yisheng take care of the senior's affairs first.
Li Yisheng then noticed the student who came with him, "Wang Haiyang? What can I do for you?"
"Professor, I have a question for you!" Wang Haiyang pretended not to notice Professor Li's look of "When did you get here?" He was so grown up, yet he was completely ignored by the professor. He should be under the car, not in the office.
"Problem? Wu Tong, are you okay? If you have any, tell your senior about it! Let me take a look at your paper first!" Li Yisheng opened his laptop anxiously, and then arranged that there was basically nothing that could stump Wu Tong with these college questions.
"Okay, Teacher Li!" Wu Tong nodded. "Senior, please let me see the question first so we can discuss it together!"
Wang Haiyang silently handed over the notebook.
"Is this a linear algebra problem?... Let's first write out the coefficient matrix corresponding to the quadratic form... A and B are similar, so A and B have the same characteristics... We get that the eigenvalues of A and B are both 0.5... It's an orthogonal matrix..." Wu Tong glanced at the question, picked up the pen in his notebook, and began to explain while writing.
"Senior, do you understand?"
Wang Haiyang watched as Wu Tong just glanced at the question and wrote out the analysis process fluently without thinking. It seemed that Wu Tong solved the question that had been a headache for him, a graduate student, as easily as cutting melons and vegetables. Such speed really made Wang Haiyang wonder if he had attended a fake university?
"I roughly understand!" The little girl explained it so clearly, breaking it down for him from beginning to end. If he still didn't understand, he could really jump into the Weiming Lake to avoid losing the pride of Peking University.
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