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Chapter 332 - 126 Qiao Yu, You Really Are a Super Genius!_2

Chapter 332: Chapter 126 Qiao Yu, You Really Are a Super Genius!_2

For this, Qiao Yu even specially ordered two sets of elder-style clothing online, just to look a bit older.

After all, he was genuinely just planning to quietly sit in a corner and listen to the lectures, with no other motives.

But his youthful and handsome face always brought him some trouble — like being teased by the senior girls at Yanbei.

Honestly, a young man going out in the world needs to learn to protect himself, never thought it’d be so literal.

Qiao Yu was thinking, after all, he’s now a celebrity in the math world, many people should recognize him.

After all, his photos with two big shots in the math community were widely circulated online.

But unfortunately, apart from being recognized when attending math and physics departments’ lectures, hardly anyone else on the Yanbei University campus knew him.

This made Qiao Yu start to realize that often the all-powerful internet might give people an illusion... always feeling that you’re a big deal, but maybe you’re not as famous as you think.

Everyone’s influence is probably limited, especially in mathematics, breaking out seems pretty hard.

Of course, maybe his looks weren’t very recognizable, just ordinarily handsome and ordinarily confident.

At the end of April, the visa to France was also processed.

Speaking of the visa, there was a minor incident.

On the day of the interview appointment, Professor Zhou, who had the authorization letter from Qiao Xi, accompanied Qiao Yu.

During the face-to-face conversation with the visa officer, the other person obviously had some doubts about Qiao Yu’s age and asked a few questions on this topic.

"Hello, what type of visa are you applying for?"

Professor Zhou beside him answered for Qiao Yu: "My student was invited to Paris next month to attend the World Algebraic Geometry Conference, he is one of the invited speakers."

The visa officer looked at Qiao Yu and asked: "Oh, so young and already invited? Qiao Yu, can you briefly explain the purpose of attending this conference and the content of your report?"

Qiao Yu patiently replied: "Do you know about the Geometric Langlands Conjecture? Recently, a mathematician has claimed to have proven it, but I found a small error. So they invited me to explain this mistake."

The visa officer nodded and continued to ask: "So your participation’s importance lies in correcting an error. Do you think such a report is worth assuming all travel expenses? Also, have you considered staying in France to continue studying mathematics?"

Qiao Yu was a bit impatient, directly saying to the visa officer: "Enough with that, what kind of questions are you asking? Didn’t you study math in college? Don’t you know if you prove a widely accepted theorem wrong, how many math papers will have to be taken down?

Besides, have you been in Beijing all this time without getting out of this building to look around? If it weren’t for your country having produced mathematicians like Poincaré, Hilbert, and Gauss, and the algebraic geometry conference happening to be held there, do you think I would want to go there?

You should have a sense of what Paris is like now, right? The Seine River’s in that state, I wouldn’t even dare to drink your tap water if I went there, and yet you’re worried I won’t come back? Isn’t this confidence a bit misplaced? I’m currently a student at Yanbei University, my teacher is a Huaxia Academician, why would I stay there to study?

Take a good look at the invitation, it’s because the organizing committee invited me that I decided to go! If you don’t give the visa, I won’t go, do you think it’s my loss? It’s the world mathematics community’s loss!"

Really, hearing Qiao Yu suddenly burst out with such remarks, Professor Zhou Liang who was accompanying him was so shocked, he broke out in a cold sweat, for a moment forgotten to explain.

Fortunately, the visa officer just froze for a moment, hesitated briefly, then expressionlessly lowered his head and began silently reviewing the documents, half a minute later directly said: "Alright, your documents seem quite complete, the visa results will typically be out within a week, you’ll receive a notification then."

Qiao Yu immediately stood up and turned around to leave.

Professor Zhou stayed behind to add: "Mr. Visa Officer, the Geometric Langlands Conjecture is currently a major topic of frontier research in the mathematics community. Qiao Yu’s talk this time indeed holds significant importance for the mathematics field. I suggest you contact the conference organizers before making a decision.

Also, all expenses for Qiao Yu’s participation in the conference are fully covered by the Yanbei International Mathematics Center. We’ve submitted the related financial proof documents."

The visa officer looked up at Professor Zhou, still expressionless, replied: "Please trust in my professionalism, it will not be influenced by personal emotions whether to approve the visa, sir."

...

Once outside the visa center, Professor Zhou couldn’t help but start chiding Qiao Yu: "What’s with your sudden temper, Qiao Yu? What did I tell you before we came? Just answer truthfully whatever the visa officer asks."

Qiao Yu immediately abandoned his previous defiant attitude, looked up, with a sunshine boy smile on his face, replied: "Professor Zhou, you’re right. But respect is mutual. That guy was so annoying, it clearly says in the materials I’m from Yanbei University, yet he asked if I wanted to stay in France to study math?

Think about it, isn’t this belittling our Yanbei University? I just can’t stand that. Where is our Yanbei University School of Mathematics any worse than those universities in Paris? Who gave him that audacity? Really, it doesn’t matter if he looks down on me, but looking down on my future alma mater, looking down on Director Tian, Elder Yuan, and you, I can’t tolerate that.

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