Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 244 - 110 Is from Mathematical Yearbook_6

To be honest, up until now, I still haven’t had the honor of being specifically called by my advisor to discuss a paper. Mostly it’s about giving some suggestions for revisions or rewriting. By the way, what did your advisor say? Any suggestions on where to submit?"

Qiao Yu had already opened Senior Brother Chen’s paper, and casually replied, "The advisor said it still needs to be verified using supercomputing, and if it passes, suggested I publish it in the Mathematical Yearbook."

Senior Brother Chen nodded and casually asked, "Oh, you mean the Mathematical Yearbook from Shuangdan University? That’s pretty good. The B edition is an SCI Tier 1 core journal. Right, you should be submitting to the Mathematical Yearbook B edition, right? Indeed, publishing in the A edition would be less prestigious than our Advances in Mathematics."

"Huh? Shuangdan University has a Mathematical Yearbook too? And it has A and B editions?" Qiao Yu raised his head and asked.

"Didn’t the boss suggest you publish there? Didn’t he explain? The A edition is a Chinese bimonthly, and the B edition is an English quarterly. Of course it’s... wait, you’re not submitting to Shuangdan University’s Mathematical Yearbook B edition? Then what you’re talking about is..." Chen Zhuoyang realized and looked at Qiao Yu in confusion.

"Director Tian said it’s the Mathematical Yearbook from Princeton, which doesn’t seem to have A and B editions, right?" Qiao Yu responded honestly.

"Oh, I see, that one... indeed doesn’t have editions. Also..." Chen Zhuoyang answered with trembling lips, stopping mid-sentence.

Qiao Yu curiously looked at Senior Brother and asked, "What else, Senior Brother?"

Chen Zhuoyang was silent for a moment and said, "Next time someone asks you, don’t say Mathematical Yearbook, just say Ann Math. Annals of Mathematics to differentiate it from other mathematical yearbooks."

Qiao Yu understood and sincerely thanked him, "Ah, thank you, Senior Brother, for educating me. You know a lot."

Looking at Senior Brother Chen across from him, who seemed unsure where to place his hands, Qiao Yu finally felt much more at ease.

Actually, being assigned tasks by the advisor wasn’t all bad. As long as there are results, it can make Senior Brother envious enough to shiver.

Moreover, it wasn’t like he was actively trying to show off or brag; Senior Brother was the one who asked, and he was just answering truthfully.

"Hehe..." Perhaps not knowing how to handle Qiao Yu’s gratitude, Chen Zhuoyang chuckled awkwardly.

Qiao Yu lowered his head to look at the paper as well, yet his peripheral vision constantly kept track of Senior Brother’s hand movements, just in case Senior Brother had a lapse in judgment and threw his teacup at him, which wouldn’t be good, not knowing if the water in the teacup was hot...

If things seemed off, he planned to stand up immediately, not giving Senior Brother a chance for any physical comfort.

Fortunately, it was clear that Senior Brother was still quite absent-minded, with no sudden movements.

That’s good; Qiao Yu could then focus more attention on the paper itself.

Then he quickly realized that Senior Brother truly had a solid foundation in writing papers. Whether it was the introduction or the later sections of proofs, at the very least, Old Xue’s graduate students couldn’t hold a candle to it.

The paper’s structure is very clear, the logic is rigorous, the arguments are clear, the language is fluent, vocabulary exceptionally rich, and the format flawless. In short, all the shortcomings Qiao Yu thought would make the advisor unhappy were nowhere to be found in this paper. It could even be said that the writing skills are far superior to his own.

Honestly, the paper felt very comfortable for Qiao Yu to read.

Of course, he wasn’t completely unable to spot issues. For example, the tools Senior Brother used, he vaguely remembered seeing them somewhere before; at most, they were slightly altered. Having browsed the paper, he didn’t feel particularly inspired. Hmm, the feeling is much like...

In other words, it’s a very well-crafted surface-level paper, without innovative ideas or new tools. Since it didn’t solve any major problems or propose any new conjectures.

Upon finishing the paper, Qiao Yu realized this paper was indeed beyond his ability to revise...

Not to say it’s impossible, but if he were to modify it, introducing a bunch of new elements wouldn’t be called revising; it would be rewriting.

"Well, Senior Brother, your paper is very well written, logically rigorous and easy to understand." After skimming through the paper, Qiao Yu sincerely offered his evaluation.

"Hehe..."

Chen Zhuoyang chuckled self-mockingly, "You’re right, being too easy to understand is actually the reason the boss feels I’m not ready to graduate. Too understandable, without innovative points. Just an extension of existing tools."

Qiao Yu thought for a moment and consoled him, "Actually, if we were somewhere else, with your level, you’d definitely have graduated by now. Moreover, if you were just a teaching-focused professor, your level would be absolutely sufficient!"

This remark nearly moved Chen Zhuoyang to tears.

Truly, after knowing Qiao Yu for so long, the little junior brother who filled him with envy, jealousy, and hate finally said something that touched his heart.

If only he were somewhere else, he might have already graduated, and if he had switched advisors, he might have powered through to graduation. Who would have thought he’d end up stuck here due to a twist of fate, leaving him feeling too embarrassed to hold any resentment.

The senior brothers and sisters who graduated before him had their papers available online. He even attended their graduation defenses, so he was naturally very clear about what Director Tian’s standards were and where he fell short.

In simple terms, he spent a full four years to confirm one thing: he just wasn’t suitable for doing research!

"So, little junior brother, you really need to put in a lot of effort on this. If you could have Elder Yuan give me some guidance, I would be eternally grateful."

"Alright, Senior Brother, I’ll definitely do my best to plead with Master Grandpa for you!" Qiao Yu solemnly promised.