Chapter 83: Tang Feng’s Moment to Shine! (Part 1/2)

Although it was already 8 p.m., the entire teaching building was still brightly lit from the outside.

Walking into the teaching building, they arrived at the conference room.

Tang Feng and Su Xiaoli followed Lu Tao inside.

Everyone stood up to welcome them as they entered.

Tang Feng became nervous upon seeing so many luminaries from the Mathematics Department.

Su Xiaoli hesitated about whether to take one of the two empty seats in the front row.

After all, these were the only two vacant seats in the entire conference room.

If she didn’t sit down, standing next to Tang Feng the whole time would seem somewhat awkward.

Seeing this, Lu Tao quickly arranged for her to sit down.

Next to her was a female professor who looked to be in her fifties.

The female professor smiled at her.

She felt a bit embarrassed.

Lu Tao introduced Tang Feng to everyone.

“Tang Feng, the following time is yours. We’ve written five formulas on the blackboard,” Lu Tao gestured invitingly.

Tang Feng stood on the podium.

He looked at the five formulas projected onto the blackboard, seemingly lost in thought.

A computer was in front of him.

The projector displayed the computer’s content onto the blackboard.

“Tang Feng, do you need someone to type for you?” Lu Tao offered.

“No need! I’ll do it myself,” Tang Feng answered.

Then, he began to derive the first formula.

The mathematical giants in the conference room were intently watching the blackboard.

Afraid they might miss something.

Su Xiaoli was also very shocked to see this scene.

After all, these were the giants of the Mathematics Department!

Any one of them was a walking reference!

Objects of adoration for countless mathematics students!

Yet at this moment, in this conference room, everyone was listening intently to Tang Feng’s lecture.

She felt genuinely proud of Tang Feng from the bottom of her heart!

This was truly a highlight moment!

If the students of Jingcheng University were to see this, they would probably be too shocked to speak!

After all, Tang Feng was just a recent high school graduate!

As time passed, Tang Feng had derived two of the formulas.

Academician Gao and the others were very excited.

They meticulously recorded Tang Feng’s derivation process.

They would digest it slowly once they returned.

“Ladies and gentlemen, it’s getting late, shall we call it a day?” Lu Tao stood up and suggested.

“Professor Lu, what time shall we start tomorrow?” Academician Gao asked with a smile.

“How about 8 a.m.?” Lu Tao thought of a time.

“Is 8 a.m. a bit too late? Can we start earlier?” Academician Gao negotiated.

Lu Tao didn’t say anything but looked at Tang Feng.

“Is 7 a.m. okay?” Tang Feng suggested.

“Fine! Tang Feng, rest well. See you at 7 a.m. tomorrow!” Academician Gao said and was the first to leave the room.

The remaining attendees also left one after another.

As they passed by Tang Feng, they all gave him a knowing smile.

Finally, only Lu Tao, Tang Feng, and Su Xiaoli were left in the conference room.

“Tang Feng, Su Xiaoli, I’ve arranged accommodations for you at the guest center. Follow me!” Lu Tao said and led them away.

Before long, they arrived at the guest center located in the northwest corner.

After giving some instructions, the attendant took them to their rooms.

Due to the late hour, Tang Feng and Su Xiaoli said goodnight to each other and then went to their separate rooms to rest.

Lu Tao didn’t go home.

He went straight to his office.

To his surprise, he saw that the lights were still on in Zhang Wei’s office.

He knocked on the door and entered.

Zhang Wei was examining Tang Feng’s derivation process.

“Professor Lu, you’ve come at the right time! How did Tang Feng explain this step?” Zhang Wei quickly waved him over.

Lu Tao hastened to his side.

“He said this step involves a triple-phase inequality. Honestly, I found it quite challenging to follow his derivation,” Lu Tao said after a glance.

“How is his brain so incredible? I thought he was just very proficient in high school mathematics, but his knowledge of mathematics has far exceeded my expectations,” Zhang Wei said, unable to help but sigh.

“Your thoughts mirror mine. When I went to Binjiang District to meet him, I even suggested he preview some university mathematics content. Looking back, that seems rather funny,” Lu Tao also shook his head.

“The formulas he used, even Academician Gao and others couldn’t derive. Such a genius, historically, maybe only Gauss and others could be mentioned in the same breath as him,” Zhang Wei said.

“Well, if he had only derived these formulas, he still couldn’t be compared to those individuals. Even if he has proven the Riemann hypothesis, there’s still a gap compared to them. Unless he can propose and prove a greater conjecture! Then he could not only be mentioned in the same breath as them but even surpass them and become the number one mathematician in history!” Lu Tao said a lot in one breath.

“Proposing a greater conjecture, that’s extremely difficult! Of course, he’s only eighteen now! His future achievements are indeed limitless! I wonder who can be his teacher when he comes to Jingcheng University. Even Academician Gao and Academician Lin probably don’t qualify,” Zhang Wei’s words were full of envy.

“That’s not necessarily the case. Mathematics has many branches, and he might not know all of them. Besides, ‘Among three people walking, I will find something to learn from them.’ We can help him in his weaker areas,” Lu Tao responded.

“Do you know what I’m most worried about now?” Zhang Wei looked at him and asked.

“Worried he’ll be poached by those top foreign universities?” Lu Tao guessed.

“Yes,” Zhang Wei nodded, “Although Tang Feng’s manuscript has not yet been verified, his derivation of those formulas already demonstrated extraordinary mathematical ability! And I feel his proof process is correct. Do you think those top foreign universities wouldn’t be envious of such a mathematical genius?”

“Such talent must be retained in our country! I will find a way to persuade Tang Feng. I believe he will consider the bigger picture,” Lu Tao’s expression became serious.

“But our current level of mathematics, compared to abroad, still has a significant gap. Forcing him to stay might be unfair to him,” Zhang Wei said.

“Let’s talk about that later. Regardless, Tang Feng has already proven his mathematical prowess. Whether he stays at Jingcheng University or goes abroad for further study, that’s not something we can control,” Lu Tao said.

“Right,” Zhang Wei nodded.

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