I Just Want to Be a Quiet Top Student

In the latest global ranking of mathematics majors, Princeton once again won the first place, and the Paris Ecole Normale Supérieure ranked second with a slight disadvantage.

Yanda and the University of Minnesota Twin Cities are tied for 15th place, ahead of them is UCLA, and behind them is Imperial College London.

The international status of Yanda Mathematics Institute is steadily improving, rising one place every two years, and is expected to enter the global TOP10 in ten years.

As the only university in China that has entered the top 30 mathematics majors in the world, the School of Mathematics of Yanda University represents the strength of China's mathematics. With the concerted efforts of the whole school, it is still possible to achieve some things.

Because it is a big project led by Shen Qi, Yanda fully supports the project of mathematical analysis of the Hodge conjecture that Lu Guozhen is in charge of.

Lu Guozhen's project is progressing smoothly, and Shen Qi has confidence in his alma mater, Yanda University.

After video communication with Director Wu of Morningside Mathematics Center, Shen Qi learned that Director Wu's team had encountered some troubles.

The strength value of Morningside Mathematics Center is weaker than that of Yan Da. Director Wu is responsible for the very complicated topology section, which is not so easy to handle, which is expected by Shen Qi.

Shen Qi said to Director Wu in the video screen: "In short, Director Wu, if it is so easy to solve, it is not Hodge's conjecture. You must face up to difficulties. Some hurdles need to be overcome by yourself, so that the center can truly grow. Of course, during the rapid development period of the center, I will provide appropriate help. It is not clear on the Internet, and we have the opportunity to communicate in person.”

"Professor Shen, when will you return to China next time, or let's go to the United States..."

"I'll probably be here... Sorry Director Wu, someone knocked on the door of my office, today's video is here first, we'll talk later."

The person who knocked on the door was usually someone inside Princeton. If there was an outside visitor visiting Shen Qi, his administrative assistant, Barbara, would first call the landline to ask Shen Qi for instructions.

Shen Qi finished the video chat, and said to the direction of the office door: "Please come in."

The door opened, and a person came in, Mary, a colleague from the Department of Mathematics.

Mary's current identity is a researcher in the Department of Mathematics at Princeton. She sat down on Shen Qi's sofa, looked around, and asked, "Qi, do you have any coffee beans? I'm done."

Shen Qi said bluntly: "Yes, you can find Barbara later, I don't know where she is hiding."

"Thank you." Mary replied with a smile, and didn't mean to say goodbye.

"You're welcome."

"It's so boring recently." Mary looked a little empty.

The divorced young woman did not date a new boyfriend, so researcher Mary must be a little lonely and boring.

Mary must be looking for a man, Shen Qi suggested: "Mary, you need a new boyfriend, I think Jonas is good."

Mary immediately vetoed: "Him? Forget it, drunk all day long, I hate alcoholic men. And you know, Jonas...he's not very interested in women."

Shen Qi: "No, Jonas had a girlfriend last year, but they broke up not long ago."

"His girlfriend isn't very interested in men." Mary obviously has more gossip information than Shen Qi.

Shen Qi was puzzled: "Why would a man who is not interested in women and a woman who is not interested in men become lovers? At least they were lovers for a while."

"God knows." Mary spread her hands, and then asked expectantly, "Odd, is there any new project for me to do?"

"How can I have time to start a new project? Hodge's conjecture made me dizzy." Shen Qi shook his head and said, "Mary, you are a researcher. You are qualified to start a project alone and apply for an academic fund."

"But now I don't have any inspiration at all. I really miss the time when we solved the Riemann Hypothesis together." Mary fell into a trough in her life, her marriage was unhappy, and she was stagnant academically.

They are all colleagues from a university or a department, so please help if you can. Shen Qi opened the drawer, seemingly looking for something: "Mary, let me give you some inspiration."

"Oh?" Mary got up and walked to Shen Qi's desk, sliding her fingers back and forth on the desk, and the provocative details revealed the loneliness in the heart of the divorced young woman.

Shen Qi took out a pair of binoculars and put them on the table: "Take it, I will lend it to you for a few months, it will bring you endless inspiration."

"Binoculars?" Mary was puzzled, she asked inexplicably: "What can a telescope do?"

"Take these binoculars and go to the bush three miles south of Princeton."

"What are you doing there?"

"Observing astronomy, the stars will give you inspiration. Believe me, Mary, that's what I do, and the effect is amazing. Binoculars are the simplest astronomical observation equipment, and middle school students can use them proficiently. I don't think this is a problem. a Princeton researcher."

"Really?" Mary was skeptical. She picked up the telescope and said, "You can only observe astronomy at night. I am a woman who goes outdoors late at night, so I feel insecure."

"Then find a man to accompany you, Mary, I understand your mood at the moment, you need a more considerate man, watching the stars together is a very romantic reason for a date."

"Where can I find a man?"

Shen Qi: "You understand men better than I do, don't you?"

"It was because I chose the wrong man that I got divorced. I don't understand men at all." Mary said bitterly.

"I'm sorry, Mary, I mean... I wish you a better love." Shen Qi realized that he had said the wrong thing and apologized.

"Schultz is competing with you again, this time in his field of algebraic geometry." Mary was well-informed, and she learned that her ex-husband and her colleagues were challenging the Hodge conjecture.

"I have never been afraid of competition, Schultz is a good competitor." Shen Qi said.

"Well, thank you for the binoculars and the coffee beans." Mary walked to the gate, opened it and was about to leave. She received some heartwarming gifts.

At this time, Zhou Yu'an came to the door of Shen Qi's office with a sad face, and met Mary, "Mary, are you here too?"

"Hi, Zhou." Mary nodded and left.

Sitting on the sofa, Zhou Yu'an carefully found a woman's hair on the sofa cushion, not black and straight, but golden curls: "Shen Qi, I can see that Mary wants to pick you up. Foreign women are like this. Do you have a girlfriend, as long as you are not married, you can compete fairly."

"Zhou Yu'an, you're thinking too much. Divorced women have a very complicated mentality. They yearn for new love but are wary of men. You don't understand."

"Okay, okay, you know best, you are a friend of women."

"Stop talking nonsense, tell me, what do you want from me? Seeing that you are unhappy, what hit you?" Shen Qi asked.

"My doctoral dissertation was dropped by Professor Figali..." Zhou Yu'an hugged his head in pain, as if he was suffering.