I’m Really a Superstar

Caishikou.

As soon as I got out of the car and was about to go upstairs, my mother called me.

"Son! Did you win the International Mathematics Prize?" My mother was very excited.

Zhang Ye said into the phone: "How did you know?"

Mom said: "It's been said in the news, who doesn't know yet! When will you receive the award?"

Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "How are you doing over there in a few days?"

My mother said, "We just arrived in Tianjin. If we had known that such a big thing would happen, your dad and I wouldn't have gone out. I heard that you are the first Chinese to win an Opry award or something like that?"

Zhang Ye nodded and said, "You and my dad can just take care of the kids. There's nothing going on here. There are people helping us arrange passports, tickets, etc."

Press the doorbell.

After a while, the door opened.

When Zhang Ye sniffed, he was filled with the smell of stewed meat, "Oh, it's so fragrant."

"Stewed pork ribs." Wu Zeqing smiled, "Are you hungry?"

Zhang Ye moved his index finger, "I wasn't hungry at first, but I became hungry as soon as I smelled it."

After closing the door, Wu Zeqing asked, "How is it over there? Are the procedures completed?"

"What kind of procedure can there be? Just come and congratulate me. People from the Chinese Academy of Sciences are here, which makes me quite flattered." Zhang Ye looked at Old Wu and said, "It's the people from the OP Foundation. It's a bit annoying to me. My brothers didn't bother anyone, but my grandson came up and beat me up first. Why am I not qualified enough? It's a fluke to get this award. It's because they did something special for me. , that means telling me that their award threshold is very high, making me feel grateful, haha, it makes me happy!"

Lao Wu asked, "Then what did you say?"

Zhang Ye curled his lips and said, "Then can I still have something nice to say to him?"

"Same." Old Wu smiled.

"Later I made him angry and came back." Zhang Ye said.

Suddenly, Dean Pan of Peking University called.

Zhang Ye picked up the answer strangely,

"Dean Pan, didn't we just break up? What's wrong? Are you looking for something from me?"

Dean Pan wondered: "Did you offend the people from the OP Foundation?"

"No." Zhang Ye was as clear as day in his heart, but he pretended not to know.

"That's strange." Dean Pan said: "Then Johns seemed to have a dark face after talking to you. He seemed to be a little emotional. He even refused to interview reporters later. Who is your temper? Don’t you know? I often offend people, and I don’t feel at ease, so I called and asked, by winning this award, you have given face to our country, our Peking University, and our mathematics community. I don’t need to tell you how important this award is. , it will definitely rank among the top six in international awards in mathematics, so don’t screw it up.”

After hanging up, Zhang Ye raised his phone to Old Wu and said, "Look, what a waste." After sitting down, he said, "Ignore them, I have to eat first. I'm hungry."

"Wait, then."

"Thank you for your hard work, Old Wu."

The meals were served and quite sumptuous.

Zhang Ye and Lao Wu were watching TV news and eating happily.

Regarding the fact that Zhang Ye won the OUP Mathematics Award, various provincial and municipal satellite TV channels reported on it. The news channel of Beijing TV even made a ten-minute special column on the matter. Ten minutes seemed to be a very short time. , but you must know that a news period itself is not very long. The real content of the midday news and evening news is less than half an hour. It is obviously very important to devote ten minutes to an independent news. .

At the beginning, Beijing Satellite TV's news feature introduced in detail the origin and naming of the Opp Mathematics Award, as well as the list of winners of the award in history. Everyone on the list is a famous or once famous mathematician in the world. As the first Chinese national of the Republic of China to win this award, Zhang Ye is undoubtedly quite conspicuous.

The middle part of the topic is interviews with industry insiders.

Dean Pan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who is engaged in mathematics research, was interviewed. The background of the camera was actually Peking University. It should be that the reporter from the Beijing TV station sent back the first-hand news as soon as the interview was completed. Then catch up on the midday news.

At the end of the feature, there is a street interview.

Reporters from Beijing TV Station interviewed people on the street.

Reporter: "What do you think of Professor Zhang Ye winning the OPU Mathematics Award?"

The person being interviewed was a young man. Hearing this, he became energetic and said, "It's so awesome! I'm still excited!"

The scene changed, and another person was being interviewed. This was a young female college student. She was just heard to say: "I am a student in the Department of Mathematics. I am a sophomore this year. I never thought that there would be mathematicians in our republic who would one day be able to get... Opp Mathematics Award, Teacher Zhang is my idol. I will take Teacher Zhang as my goal in the future, carry forward the subject of mathematics, and like Teacher Zhang, win glory for our country!"

A middle-aged man: "My first impression is that he is so awesome! Zhang Ye is well-deserved!"

Another interviewee: "I was shocked when I first heard the news, but when I thought about it, the Dell conjecture was solved by Teacher Zhang. Winning the OUP Mathematics Award is not a big surprise! Congratulations. Teacher Zhang, you have created another history!”

A senior high school student said: "I am taking the college entrance examination next year. I had not decided which school to apply for and what major to apply for. But today, after I learned that Teacher Zhang Ye won the OUP Mathematics Award, I suddenly decided that I want to take the entrance examination of Peking University and enter the Department of Mathematics." !Teacher Zhang Ye is so awesome!"

All TV stations were the same, scrambling to report this big news.

However, there is only one exception. The most authoritative TV channel that should report at this time has dropped its chain today - it is CCTV!

It’s not like CCTV didn’t report it. If such a big thing happened, they wouldn’t ignore it, and they couldn’t not mention a word. However, the final news report only mentioned a few words. CCTV On the midday news, there was a briefing of just a few seconds. The host explained Zhang Ye’s award in one sentence, and then there was nothing more. Not to mention the interview, there were not even any live pictures or illustrations. , this understatement was so simple that it surprised countless people.

Zhang Ye was not surprised. He knew that this was an upgrade of CCTV's plan to hide and ban him. From now on, CCTV's plan was no longer just to hide Zhang Ye at work and not assign anything to him. , even the ban on the news is about to begin, and the attacks are extremely ruthless!

Zhang Ye sneered in his heart and was no longer too lazy to talk to them. He asked himself that he had nothing to do with CCTV. He had not rested for months and was working on programs day and night. He almost didn't even reply during the recording of "The Voice" At home, I was living and eating in the work unit, just to save some time and leave it for the new program. I worked hard and the program became popular, but the result was that people were dissatisfied. Jiang Naixiong and Jiang Yuan were the leaders of CCTV. He was so greedy that Zhang Ye couldn't help but fight back. Was he wrong? He has a clear conscience.

Just give it a try!

It's time for us to settle the accounts!

…

Another day.

Many of Zhang Ye's friends called to congratulate him.

"Xiao Zhang, congratulations."

"Thank you, Brother Hu."

"Seeing you becoming more and more heroic every day, I, as an elder brother, am also happy for you!"

Hu Fei, Yao Jiancai, Dong Shanshan, Ha Qiqi, etc. all sent greetings. The most noteworthy one is Zhang Yuanqi’s manager Fang Weihong, who actually sent a flower basket to Zhang Ye’s house. There were some congratulations and congratulations written on it, making it quite formal.

This made Zhang Ye quickly call back.

"Sister Fang, the flower basket has been received," Zhang Ye said.

Fang Weihong smiled and said: "Just received it, congratulations."

Zhang Ye said: "Haha, thank you very much. It's just too formal. This is my first time accepting this thing."

"It's appropriate to be more formal. This is not a false award, but a real academic award. It is one of the best mathematics awards in the world, and it is the first of its kind in the country. You have brought glory to the country, so of course you have to congratulate me more formally. It would be too insincere to make a phone call, haha, and you don’t need to thank me, Sister Zhang asked me to buy this flower basket, and the congratulations above were all dictated by her." Fang Weihong said.

Zhang Ye said unexpectedly: "Oh, it's such an honor for me. Come on, thank Sister Zhang for me."

The news that Zhang Ye won the award has become even more popular!

"The Opp Prize in Mathematics is no longer a "back garden" for Westerners! 》

""All-rounder" Zhang Ye makes his debut on the world stage! 》

"OPP Mathematics Award - an award that Chinese people have looked up to for fifty years!" 》

The Internet, newspapers, and TV stations all reported on it, and the people's congratulations were overwhelming. Because it was bringing honor to the country, and because it was an international award, no one stood up to speak against Zhang Ye this time, not even his enemies. Didn't say anything.

But at this time, an episode happened!

Because there is not long time to receive the award, the matter is relatively urgent. Zhang Ye has handed over his passport to the school office staff at Peking University yesterday. Since Zhang Ye does not have an agent or a team, this is the first time that this has happened. So, this time, the personnel allocated by the Peking University Office were responsible for communicating with the Opp Foundation. This plan did not require Zhang Ye to contribute anything. At most, he would just show up at the embassy, ​​but However, Zhang Ye and the people from the Peking University office ran into trouble when applying for a visa, and the embassy immediately rejected it!

——Rejected!

The reason is that the procedures are incomplete, and the supporting documents for contacting the OP Foundation are also incorrect!

The people in the Peking University office were a little confused and quickly communicated with Dean Pan.

Dean Pan was also stunned, "Incomplete procedures? No way!"

The person from the school office said: "Yes, everything is done according to the procedures. The procedures with the OP Foundation have also been completed. The invitation documents have been sent over there. Johns should have communicated with the embassy? Why? Will it not be possible? And the visa was rejected directly? There is no room for negotiation? If you apply again after the visa is rejected, the time may be delayed. Don't miss Professor Zhang to go to the United States to receive the award!"

Dean Pan hurriedly asked: "Where is Professor Zhang?"

The school administrator smiled bitterly: "Professor Zhang is next to me now."

"I'll ask again. I guess the communication was not in place." Dean Pan hung up the phone and immediately contacted Johns. Later, he made several calls to the embassy.

Zhang Ye was smoking outside with squinted eyes. He didn't know the visa rules on this earth and didn't interrupt.

Not long after, Dean Pan's call came back. Someone from the Peking University Office came out to call Zhang Ye. He went into the embassy again and communicated again. After struggling for a whole morning, he still couldn't get it done. Finally, he was asked by the person from the embassy. The staff asked the OP Foundation to send a new formality document, and they also had to go to several units and departments to get their stamps stamped. There were a lot of requests, many of which several people from the Peking University office didn’t even understand. In fact, this is not the first time they have applied for this kind of visa. Peking University staff and some scholars and professors often go abroad for business trips, but visas are very easy to apply for. You just need to go through the process. There has never been a visa like Zhang Ye's. It’s so difficult to handle. Besides, Zhang Ye is not just going on a business trip. He was invited by the United States. There’s no reason for it to be so troublesome to apply for a visa! ?

All right!

There are gaps in the OP Foundation's documents, so we won't go through this procedure. We will go through Peking University's own work visa, right?

So, the people in the school office immediately called back and urgently drafted a document for Peking University to send Zhang Ye on a business trip to the United States for research. He signed and sealed it and had someone send it over quickly. However, the result was the same, and it still didn't work. The reason Why can’t we apply for two different visas within a week?

Only then did the people at Peking University feel that something was wrong.

Zhang Ye knew better. This must be Johns personally or even people from the OP Foundation. Zhang Ye had seen this kind of formal means many times. It was not an American trick, but a blow to the face. The style of the Republic came. Considering that Johns has a Chinese wife and speaks fluent Chinese, Zhang Ye is not surprised.

People from Peking University are in a hurry. Can we apply again after a week? The day lilies are cold! What’s the point of applying when the awards have already been given? The OUP Mathematics Prize must be attended in person!

The people from the embassy were not able to get in, and no matter what they said, it would not work. The people from the school office quickly contacted Johns, hoping that he could help coordinate the matter.

"Hey, Mr. Johns, we have a problem here." The school administrator explained the matter.

Johns pretended to be surprised: "Is there such a thing? No way?"

The person from the school office said: "Now that Teacher Zhang Ye's signature cannot be obtained, we are all waiting at the embassy. Do you think you can come forward?"

Johns said: "Maybe the foundation didn't communicate with the embassy, ​​maybe something went wrong, but I'm in a hurry right now and I'm out of town."

"Ah?" said the school administrator: "Are you in another place?"

Johns said: "I definitely won't be able to go back today. Please contact me again tomorrow."

Zhang Ye guessed correctly. This matter was indeed a stumbling block for Johns. At this moment, Johns was in a business suite of a hotel in Beijing. Next to him was his Chinese wife and two of his American friends. The four of them were in the room. Dine in, with steaks and wine included.

Hearing Johns say that he was out of town, the Chinese wife next to him smiled slightly.

"Haha, drink." The blond-haired American said.

The Chinese woman shushed and smiled, telling them to keep their voices down.

Yesterday, when he was at Peking University, Johns, as an official of the OP Foundation, was pushed back by Zhang Ye. This made Johns always grudge. When he came back, he complained to his wife and friends, scolding Zhang Ye for not understanding. Follow the rules and the villain will succeed. His wife was very angry after hearing this, so she gave him such an idea. At that time, Johns called his friends at the embassy, ​​and then contacted people at the foundation. Ever since, today, at the embassy This scene just happened. Johns just wanted to regain his face and scare Zhang Ye.

Johns certainly knows how important the Opp Mathematics Award is. Judging from the news in the Republic of China media in the past two days, he also knows that the Republic of China and Peking University attach great importance to Zhang Ye's award. The signal that Johns conveyed today is to tell Zhang Ye is the director of the OP Foundation and the contact person this time. He has all the itineraries in his hands. If he doesn't want Zhang Ye to get a visa, Zhang Ye won't even be able to go to the United States, let alone the United States. Forget about receiving the award. There are many awards in the international mathematics community, because they are not organized by one company, so each award basically has its own rules. For example, some mathematics awards clearly stipulate that they are only awarded to young mathematicians under the age of 40, such as the Opp. According to the rules of the Mathematics Award, if the person is not present at the award ceremony, the award will be forfeited. Of course, the Opp Mathematics Award has a history of several decades, and there is no precedent for giving up the award.

Such an important international mathematics prize, a prize that your country values ​​so much, is about to be won, but something like this happened. I don’t believe you are not in a hurry!

Johns thought that no matter whether Zhang Ye begged him for help or was so angry that he would be able to let out a bad breath, which would suppress Zhang Ye's arrogance and make him absolutely angry in the future. Don't dare to talk like that in front of me anymore, your goal has been achieved! As for really not granting a visa to Zhang Ye? Just to prevent him from going to the United States? This obviously won't happen, and Johns doesn't dare. He is just trying to scare Zhang Ye, but he doesn't have the guts to really prevent Zhang Ye from accepting the award. In that case, it will be a big problem. Johns is not stupid, no Maybe!

Over there on the phone.

His two American friends were already urging him with winks, and one of them even refilled Johns's glass of wine, gesturing for him to eat quickly.

Johns smiled while holding the phone and nodded in response.

The person from the Peking University office said anxiously: "If you can't make it, you can just call them and tell them. If that doesn't work, let the OP Foundation communicate with the embassy again. The formalities will definitely not be a problem. , the award day is coming soon, we’re afraid we won’t be able to make it!”

Johns put his arm around his Chinese wife's shoulders and declined with a smile: "You can't explain this kind of thing on the phone, and the people at the embassy don't know me. You'd better wait until I get back. Well, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, you Ask Zhang Ye to come to me and I will contact you."

It was only tomorrow!

In the blink of an eye, it becomes tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?

Several people in the Peking University office were anxious. If this matter went wrong, they would not be able to bear the consequences and responsibilities. It would be the first time in the history of the Republic that a person won the OUP Mathematics Award!

However, Zhang Ye at the side was very close and had heard the content of the phone call very clearly. He was not as anxious or angry as some people from Peking University. His expression was very calm. He took one step over and stretched out his hand. He stopped and said, "Call me."

The person from the school office was startled and subconsciously handed it to Zhang Ye.

Zhang Ye took it and said into the phone: "Mr. Johns, let's not worry about the day after tomorrow. Since my visa has been refused, I also know the attitude and sincerity of you and the OP Foundation. In this case, then We have nothing more to say. You may not know me, but you will slowly understand me from now on. I am also officially informing you that I will not go to this OUP Mathematics Award, you guys. Look for whomever you like!"

"What? What did you say?" Johns' face changed drastically and he said hurriedly: "Wait, wait!"

Amid Johns's stunned voice, Zhang Ye hung up the phone leisurely and threw it to the Peking University office staff who also looked stunned.

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Everyone has worked hard today. Let's go."

A young man from the school office said in shock: "Professor Zhang, are you crazy?"

"Abandon the prize? You want to give up the prize!?"

"Damn it! Professor Zhang, please stop making trouble! You really should stop making trouble!"

"Professor Zhang, don't scare us! Oh, hey, don't leave!"

Zhang Ye had already walked out the door and drove away.

The few remaining people in the Peking University office were all panicked!

Something big happened!