eurekapd Chapter 248 It's not Fields
Chapter 248 It's not Fields
The matter has blown up, and Cheng Zitong, one of the parties involved, has naturally received the news.
Upon learning that Lin Chen had decided to forfeit the prize, the elderly man nearly suffered a stroke.
Outrageous!
This is simply unreasonable!
Is this kid crazy?
"Elder Cheng, what should we do now?"
"Elder Cheng, many people have been asking us, including those at higher levels. They're all trying to find out what's going on."
Members of the Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award Committee also came to Cheng Zitong's door, asking for her opinion.
Lin Chen's withdrawal from the award has clearly severely damaged the authority of the award.
Even officials have come to inquire about what happened.
After all, the Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award is an achievement in talent recruitment that is highly recognized by the authorities.
But now?
A gifted young boy who had just won honor for the country actually gave up the Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award.
It also alludes to the fact that the reason for forfeiting the award was because of unfair treatment.
This is unacceptable!
The pressure from the authorities also put immense pressure on the committee members.
Cheng Zitong, in a fit of rage, slammed her hand on the table and said, "Go contact the reporters! Use your connections to get them to smear that kid!"
"It's fine if he doesn't accept the award, and you don't need to bow your heads. Just keep his hat on me!"
"So what if a freshman in college proves Goldbach's Conjecture? Our Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award will never bow down to someone with talent but no morals!"
Cheng Zitong's original plan was to use this award ceremony as an opportunity to make Lin Chen bow his head, to teach him a lesson, and to let him know who is in charge in the Chinese mathematics community now.
Unexpectedly, this kid flipped the negotiating table, catching Cheng Zitong completely off guard.
But Cheng Zitong was a seasoned veteran; he knew his place.
Although Lin Chen may be very dazzling now, in terms of reputation, status, and even in the eyes of the authorities, he is far superior to Lin Chen.
It's true that things have blown up, but he's not afraid.
As long as we tarnish Lin Chen's reputation, no one will care whether Cheng Zitong's math award is unfair.
This kind of thing happens in the US too, and quite often, so Cheng Zitong is very skilled at it, no less so than people in China.
Of course, we will suffer some losses as a result of this incident.
But compared to having to bow down to a brat, this loss is acceptable.
……
Cheng Zitong's network of connections is certainly not to be underestimated.
Soon, experts from all walks of life online began to voice their support and condemnation.
In addition, many educators, public intellectuals, and others have sided with Cheng Zitong.
"Young people today have lost their basic moral values and are completely self-centered! This kind of behavior should not be encouraged!"
"Lin Chen's decision to forfeit the award proves his narrow-mindedness. Combined with his behavior during the competition, I think he is very uncultured and lacks respect for everything around him."
"Do you know how much Professor Cheng has done for the country and how much he has sacrificed? Do you know Professor Cheng's status in the international mathematics community? Lin Chen is just a young upstart who has become arrogant after achieving some success. His refusal of the award is actually a stroke of luck for the Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award!"
"The behavior of a certain student surnamed Lin proves that academic knowledge and talent are not equivalent to personal qualities!"
These sounds were naturally initiated by Cheng Zitong's side.
At the same time, the Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award Committee also issued an announcement:
"Regarding the matter of Lin Chen, a student from Longtech University, resigning from the award, this committee has confirmed that it is true. We deeply regret this and find it incomprehensible."
The Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award was established by Mr. Cheng Zitong to encourage young people in China to explore the mysteries of mathematics and to discover and cultivate young mathematical geniuses.
We hope to discover and cultivate outstanding mathematical talents for China that can lead the future, but the prerequisite is that such talents also possess excellent moral character.
Lin Chen's past behavior was clearly inconsistent with the purpose of our award, but considering his great contribution to mathematical understanding, we still made a special exception to allow him to be shortlisted for the award and gave him a chance to correct his mistakes.
Unfortunately, our good intentions were not appreciated and instead sparked such a huge controversy, which is a huge blow to our award and to the Chinese mathematics community!
Therefore, we hereby announce that the Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award will never again accept nominations from Lin Chen!
As soon as the announcement was released, it was immediately reposted and supported by many celebrities, who cheered for Cheng Zitong.
Suddenly, the online outcry against Lin Chen grew louder.
However, their actions also prompted many of Lin Chen's supporters who had previously remained silent to stand up.
"What a piece of shit!"
"It was clearly Lin Shen who gave up your award, and you still have the nerve to say you'll never accept Lin Shen again? What are you pretending for!"
"So, just because someone won't back down, they resort to smearing others! And they even got so many people to help them! What kind of international math master is this?! This is their attitude!"
"Lin Shen was right not to accept the award! It's just a lousy award, not the Fields Medal!"
All night long, Lin Chen's supporters and opponents argued incessantly online.
News related to Lin Chen dominated the front page of almost every news story that evening.
As the night passed, the voices opposing Lin Chen seemed to gain the upper hand online the next day.
More than a dozen winners of the Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award stood up together.
Some people criticized Lin Chen's rude behavior during the math competition.
Some people strongly support Cheng Zitong, saying that their lives have been changed because of him.
Some people launched a moral attack on Lin Chen, saying that he had corrupted the children.
Naturally, these people were all helpers that Cheng Zitong had found in one night.
These people are all winners of the Cheng Zitong Award, and they all later devoted themselves to the field of mathematics.
Although they were all once-genius teenagers, they didn't have Lin Chen's cheat codes, and their backs weren't as strong as his. They could only bow their heads in the face of immense pressure.
In addition, various media outlets have also begun to take sides, openly or covertly siding with Cheng Zitong.
Many online trolls also joined in, criticizing and condemning Lin Chen under various hashtags.
Cheng Zitong's network of connections built up over the years since returning to China is clearly not unfounded.
With the combined efforts of these people.
Yesterday's evenly matched public opinion has suddenly begun to shift in a direction unfavorable to Lin Chen.
As if overnight, Lin Chen became a morally corrupt, arrogant bad boy who relied on his talent.
Cheng Zitong was in a great mood as she watched the online public opinion reverse.
But before he could be happy for long, he suddenly received a call from the committee.
"What? Isn't this trying to cover our mouths? Who's so shameless?!"
"Hi~!"
Upon hearing a name uttered over the phone, Cheng Zitong couldn't help but gasp.
He softened his tone and asked, "Why are they doing this? Do they value that kid more than I do?"
"Elder Cheng, you haven't seen the news yet, have you? Lin Chen's status is different now! It would be ugly to keep those news comments around!"