"Yes."

Maybe it's because Zhao Xiancai also graduated from Peking University before, or maybe it's because Zhao Xiancai is not older than him, or because Zhao Xiancai also attended Peking University through participating in mathematics competitions.

In short, in the face of Zhao Xiancai, who is the youngest professor in the history of Princeton University and has received multiple awards such as the Cole Award for Number Theory, the Morningside Mathematics Award, the Ramanujan Award, and the Scientific Breakthrough Award, Yang Biwen did not have the slightest bit of stage fright.

On the contrary, he seemed very calm and a little excited.

Zhao Xiancai could tell from Yang Biwen's face that she must be very excited at this moment, but she was trying her best to maintain a calm demeanor so as not to lose her composure.

After all, this is an interview, not a fan meeting.

In fact, Zhao Xiancai couldn't understand Yang Biwen's performance.

Although he has made some small achievements in the field of mathematics, he will not make these Beijing University students like those star-chasing fans, right?

And even if he has some scholars he admires very much, or even if Einstein or Newton are reborn and appear in front of him, he will not be like those star-chasing fans.

How did Zhao Xiancai know that since he left Beijing University, went to Princeton University, and successively solved the twin prime conjecture and Polignac's general conjecture?

Not to mention the reports and praise of these things about him by various domestic media in China, just talking about Beijing University's praise of him, it is almost put on the radio and promoted every day.

Under this situation, most of the students at Peking University, whether they are from the Department of Mathematics or not, will have some admiration for him, but there will also be a small number of people who don't like him.

Before Yang Biwen chose to submit her resume to Zhao Xiancai, she had already checked all the information that Zhao Xiancai could find on the Internet.

She even went to find some students who had participated in mathematics competitions with Zhao Xiancai, as well as her college classmates to learn about him.

In the first semester of high school, I was still at the bottom of the class. From the first semester of high school, my performance suddenly skyrocketed, and then it became even more uncontrollable until now.

After understanding this, Yang Biwen became more interested in and admired Zhao Xiancai.

Now I finally see Zhao Xiancai in real life. Although it is through a screen, it is like being able to see fans of those celebrities meeting their favorite celebrities face to face. Naturally, Yang Biwen is very excited.

"What are your plans after graduation?" Zhao Xiancai asked again.

There was no change in his question. After confirming Zhou Weizheng's identity just now, the first question he asked Zhou Weizheng was similar to this.

"Yes, yes, I plan to continue studying mathematics..."

After hearing Zhao Xiancai's first question, Yang Biwen began to talk about his love for mathematics and his future plans after graduating with a Ph.D.

"Didn't you study applied mathematics before?

My admissions information also clearly states that the field I am currently studying is number theory, so as a student of applied mathematics, how could you choose number theory, which is in the field of pure numbers?"

Zhao Xiancai asked a little strangely.

"Actually, when I chose my major, I didn't worry too much about pure mathematics and applied mathematics. At that time, my family just said that it would be easier to find a job after studying applied mathematics, and the salary would be higher.

If you study pure mathematics, your options will be narrow after graduation.

At that time, I thought it was all about mathematics anyway. Since my family recommended it, I chose applied mathematics.

Later, when I went to college, I discovered that I actually preferred pure mathematics. And after learning about you, I became even more determined to pursue the path of pure mathematics.

When I was studying at Peking University, I read "Introduction to Number Theory" by Mr. Hua Luogeng, "Analytical Number Theory" by Mr. Pan Chengdong and Mr. Pan Chengbiao, and "Algebraic Number Theory" by J. W. S. Cassels and A. Frohlich...

It may make you laugh a little when you say it. Before you solved the twin prime conjecture, Mr. Zhang Yitang published "Bounded Intervals between Prime Numbers" in the "Annals of Mathematics", proving that there are infinite pairs of prime numbers with gaps less than 70 million for more than a year.

After that, I also studied the twin prime conjecture for a period of time.

Later, when I learned that you solved the twin prime conjecture, I was very excited.

Later, after you solved Polignac's general conjecture and learned that you were hired as a professor at Princeton University and started recruiting students, I immediately started preparing and sending you a resume."

Yang Biwen said to Zhao Xiancai that at the beginning of this long paragraph, Yang Biwen's mood was relatively stable, but when he said it later, he became a little excited.

Regardless of what Yang Biwen said, whether he was patting his own horse or really thinking that way, Zhao Xiancai was still very happy after hearing it.

As for the books that Yang Biwen said she had read, Hua Luogeng's "A Guide to Number Theory" is considered an entry-level book for learning number theory, as long as you have a foundation in calculus and simple complex variables.

"Analytical Number Theory" by Pan Chengdong and Pan Chengbiao can be regarded as a book only read by professionals doing number theory research.

Both books belong to analytic number theory.

As for "Algebraic Number Theory" by J. W. S. Cassels and A. Frohlich, you can tell from the name that it belongs to algebraic number theory. This is also a book that should only be read by professional number theory researchers.

"Since you said you have done some research on the twin prime conjecture before, have you read the article I wrote about the twin prime conjecture?"

Since the other party said that he had read those books and showed his admiration for him, Zhao Xiancai was going to ask Yang Biwen a question from his article on the twin prime number conjecture.

"Well, I have read it, but I didn't understand some parts. I finally understood it after asking the teacher and searching for relevant information on the Internet."

Yang Biwen nodded and replied.

"In that case, please tell me about some new ideas in my article about proving the twin prime conjecture, or what you saw from my article and comment on it."

Since Yang Biwen said that he had read his article on the twin prime number conjecture, Zhao Xiancai asked about it, just to see if she was lying or if she had really read it carefully.

If what she said was okay, and based on what she said on her resume, Zhao Xiancai felt that if there was no more outstanding candidate in the future, he could choose her as one of the students he planned to recruit this time.

"Ah? Old...teacher, I don't...how am I qualified to evaluate your paper?"

When Zhao Xiancai asked him to evaluate his article on proving the twin prime conjecture, Yang Biwen didn't know what to say.

She is a student who is about to graduate from her undergraduate degree and come to Princeton to study for a PhD. How can she be qualified to comment on Zhao Xiancai's article?

Moreover, he was also worried that if he failed to agree on something, he would make Zhao Xiancai unhappy and ultimately fail the interview.

"It's okay, just say what you really think." Zhao Xiancai said with a smile. He smiled because he wanted to make himself look more approachable.

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