Chapter 113: The Crisis in China’s Go Community! Tang Feng Prepares to Turn the Tide! (Part 2/3)

Gao Mingzhou and others began to eat.

“Delicious! Just as Professor Lu said, it’s indeed quite tasty!” Gao Mingzhou praised while eating.

“This is the first time I’ve eaten such good stir-fried squid! I’ve had it in many restaurants before, but the taste can’t compare to this,” Qiu Gang said.

“If you like it, you can come to my place next time!” Tang Feng offered.

“Tang Feng, isn’t your home in Binjiang District? That’s quite far for us to visit,” Qiu Gang laughed.

“I’m not talking about the home in Binjiang District. I bought a house in the community across from the school a while ago. I go there to cook and study when I’m free. Two of the four mathematical problems I solved this time were completed at home,” Tang Feng explained.

“Tang Feng didn’t buy just any house; he bought a villa,” Lu Tao corrected.

“Tang Feng, you’re really something! You’ve only been in the capital for a few days and already bought a villa,” Qiu Gang laughed.

“That’s because the International Mathematicians Association sent me two million US dollars. I thought about it and decided to use part of the money to buy this villa. This way, whether for studying or living, I can have a better environment,” Tang Feng said.

“So, you’ve already moved out of the dormitory and into the villa?” Qiu Gang asked.

“Not yet,” Tang Feng shook his head, “I still sleep in the dormitory at night, but sometimes I spend the day at the villa.”

“Why is that? Is it because your girlfriend doesn’t live with you?” Qiu Gang guessed.

“We’re just in a relationship right now. Although we’re very close, we haven’t taken that step yet. We’ll see about it after some time,” Tang Feng replied.

“Su Xiaoli is a very nice girl. Of course, compared to her, you’re naturally more outstanding. Both of you, in your future journeys, will surely face many temptations. I hope you can walk through them side by side, steadfastly,” Qiu Gang said earnestly.

Tang Feng understood what he meant.

“Rest assured, old Qiu! Xiaoli and I have been childhood sweethearts, growing up together, and we know each other inside out. Since we’ve decided to be together, it’s after careful consideration,” Tang Feng said.

“That’s good. By the way, with these four world-class mathematical problems, where do you plan to publish them?” Qiu Gang asked.

“Can I still publish in ‘Mathematics Monthly’ and ‘Mathematics at Home’?” Tang Feng asked.

“Yes, we’ve already applied to the relevant authorities to issue special editions,” Qiu Gang answered.

“In that case, two papers will be published in ‘Mathematics Monthly’ and two in ‘Mathematics at Home’,” Tang Feng decided.

“With this, the impact factors of both journals will definitely increase significantly. Tang Feng, I must say, because of your excellent performance, others in China’s mathematical community are also benefiting. After all, everyone needs to publish papers. Especially for some of the emerging talents in the mathematical field, having their papers published in journals with higher impact factors will greatly help their future development,” Qiu Gang said.

“That’s exactly what I want to see! Of course, I hope the quality of the papers published in these journals will also be higher than before,” Tang Feng smiled.

“That’s for sure. As the impact factor increases, many domestic mathematicians will also prefer to submit their papers to domestic journals. I think this is a mutually beneficial situation,” Qiu Gang said.

“That’s good. Of course, I will continue to publish some papers later on,” Tang Feng said.

“Now that the seven world-class mathematical problems have been solved, the remaining ones are of lesser difficulty. If you wish to tackle them, it shouldn’t be too difficult,” Qiu Gang said.

“Let others tackle those problems! My idea is to propose some more advanced conjectures and then prove them,” Tang Feng said.

“Ah? Your idea is good, but the difficulty is enormous! If you can really do it, then even mathematicians like Riemann and Gauss couldn’t compare to you,” Qiu Gang said.

“I’m not trying to compare with anyone. I just feel that since I have the ability, I naturally should do some pioneering work. If I just solve problems left by predecessors, I don’t think there’s much meaning,” Tang Feng said lightly.

“If someone else said this, I would just laugh it off and definitely not believe it. But since you’re the one saying it, I naturally believe it. I hope to see you become the greatest mathematician in the world in my lifetime!” Qiu Gang’s eyes were filled with expectation.

“I will definitely try my best,” Tang Feng nodded.

“Now that the four world-class mathematical problems have been solved, you should also relax a bit. Have you visited all the sights in the capital?” Gao Mingzhou asked.

“I have! During the National Day holiday, I went around with Su Xiaoli,” Tang Feng answered.

“No way? You managed to solve these world-class mathematical problems while touring?” Gao Mingzhou was very surprised.

“Touring during the day, solving problems at night. The two activities don’t conflict,” Tang Feng laughed.

“In that case, if you hadn’t gone touring and focused solely on solving problems, wouldn’t you have been even faster?” Gao Mingzhou continued to ask.

“Not necessarily. The brain also needs rest, especially with the kind of effort I put in. Professor Lu knows, the last time I solved the NP-complete problem in the library, I passed out,” Tang Feng replied.

“Maintaining such a high level of concentration for a long time is indeed very difficult. It’s like playing Go. It’s said that when old Nie played against a player from Japan, he lost five pounds after one match!” Qiu Gang said.

“Go matches indeed consume a lot of brain power! After all, every move requires detailed calculation. Tang Feng, do you know anything about Go?” Gao Mingzhou asked.

“Go? I know a little,” Tang Feng replied.

Although he had seen the Go secret manual in the point store, he hadn’t exchanged it.

After all, he didn’t have many points on hand. He could only exchange for the skills and items he needed first.

As for the rest, he would wait until he had more points to exchange later.

“With your mathematical prowess, you should try Go. You might find it rewarding,” Gao Mingzhou suggested.

“Yes, and given your ability to solve mathematical problems with such high intensity, it proves your concentration is top-notch. If you can achieve results in Go, it would be a great boon for the entire Chinese Go community!” Qiu Gang added.

“Tang Feng, you might not know. The Chinese Go community was quite strong, but for some reason, in recent years, we’ve been consistently outperformed by players from Japan and Korea in international competitions,” Gao Mingzhou said, shaking his head.

“Is that so? I’ll study it,” Tang Feng agreed.

Initially, he wasn’t very interested in Go. But now that China’s Go community is facing such a crisis, he naturally wants to step forward!

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