228: Chapter 228 You're going to use Goldbach's Conjecture for your doctoral dissertation?

When the time comes, this lights-out laboratory will serve as the core to establish a fully automated unmanned factory.

With the automated production line in place, the next step is to start recruiting from society. However, the purpose of hiring isn't for R&D, but primarily to prepare for subsequent clinical drug trials and to open up pharmaceutical sales channels.

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The pharmaceutical industry is very complex; collecting clinical data, the NMPA's approval process, and hospital procurement bidding all require professional teams to handle the fieldwork.

As for the core technology and the original active ingredients of the drugs, they must be kept strictly confidential.

Of course, it's still too early to think about these things.

Although Shin-chan has immense computing power, chemical analysis requires objective physical reaction time. Using mass spectrometers and chromatographs to compare unknown drug components one by one, and then controlling robotic arms for reverse synthesis, requires a massive sample size for trial and error.

This is a very lengthy physical time cycle.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yang sighed slightly.

It can't be rushed.

He pulled back his thoughts and closed the monitoring interface of the control terminal. His current priority was to complete the Gold-tier task issued by the system.

Solving an S-rank world-class mathematical conjecture.

Zhao Yang picked up several monographs on Analytic Number Theory from the table and continued leafing through them.

Two days later.

Zhao Yang took a car back to Peking University.

Since he had decided to tackle Goldbach's Conjecture head-on, he planned to go with the flow and use this conjecture directly as the topic for his doctoral dissertation at Peking University.

His status at Peking University was a specially appointed joint-training Doctoral Student, with his academic registration under the School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University. According to normal academic procedures, he needed to conduct a thesis proposal.

Zhao Yang went to the office of the Dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University and found his nominal doctoral supervisor, Professor Wang Wenyuan.

After knocking and entering, Zhao Yang sat on the sofa and, without beating around the bush, spoke directly to Professor Wang Wenyuan about the matter.

"You want to use Goldbach's Conjecture for your doctoral dissertation proposal?"

Professor Wang Wenyuan had just picked up his teacup when he heard this; his hand froze mid-air, and the tea almost spilled. His eyes widened in shock.

"Little Zhao, do you know what you're saying?" Professor Wang Wenyuan put down his teacup, his expression becoming extremely serious.

"I'm very clear, Professor Wang. Any even number greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers. That is, the so-called '1+1'."

Zhao Yang stated in a calm tone.

"Since you're clear, then you should know the difficulty of this conjecture!"

Professor Wang Wenyuan began to advise him earnestly.

"Mr. Chen Jingrun spent half his life's blood to push the proof to '1+2'. Since then, Number Theory experts worldwide have been stuck on this problem for decades, unable to move a single step. Current Sieve Method and Circle Method tools face an insurmountable parity barrier when dealing with '1+1'."

Professor Wang Wenyuan looked at Zhao Yang and said earnestly, "You are indeed a once-in-a-century genius; the proof of the twin prime conjecture has already demonstrated your strength. But Goldbach's Conjecture is different; it's the jewel in the crown of Number Theory. Using it for your doctoral dissertation is too risky. If you can't prove it within a few years, according to the regulations, you won't be able to obtain your doctorate smoothly. Your current fame is too great, with countless eyes on you; once your graduation is delayed, public opinion will be extremely unfavorable to you."

Zhao Yang sat there, quietly listening to Professor Wang Wenyuan's analysis.

He knew Professor Wang was acting out of protection for him.

"Professor Wang, I've considered all these objective factors."

Zhao Yang gave his judgment, "But I need a sufficiently challenging topic. If I just find some random extended application of partial differential equations to make up the numbers for graduation, it would have no substantive meaning for me; it would be a pure waste of time."

Professor Wang Wenyuan looked at Zhao Yang's unwavering eyes and knew he couldn't persuade this very independent young man.

"Alright, since you insist, as your supervisor, I agree to your proposal application."

Professor Wang Wenyuan sighed and had no choice but to agree to Zhao Yang's request.

But at the same time, out of a sense of responsibility, he also made the fallback plan clear to Zhao Yang in advance: "Let's have an agreement. If within one or two years you find that this topic really cannot be pushed forward and you've hit a dead end, you can apply to the school to change to an ordinary topic at any time. Graduation is the bottom-line requirement."

"That's fine. Thank you, Professor Wang." Zhao Yang nodded and agreed.

With the official business concluded, Professor Wang Wenyuan's mood calmed down slightly.

He added some hot water for Zhao Yang and casually brought up the MIT invitation incident that had caused quite a stir some time ago.

"Your refusal of the MIT Senior Visiting Scholar invitation has caused quite a stir in academic circles." Professor Wang Wenyuan shook his head with a smile.

"Actually, it's not just MIT. Just last week, the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University also sent an official letter to our Yanjing University Foreign Affairs Office; it was an invitation."

"Princeton?"

Zhao Yang's brows quirked slightly.

"Yes. But they aren't inviting you to be a visiting scholar; they want to invite you to pursue a doctorate at Princeton. They are willing to provide a full Presidential Scholarship, and have several of the top fields medal winners in their department serve as your joint supervisors."

Professor Wang Wenyuan said.

After listening, Zhao Yang shook his head directly and rejected the proposal without the slightest hesitation: "Not interested."

Professor Wang Wenyuan wasn't at all surprised by his answer.

He smiled and said, "I figured you'd have that attitude. MIT invited you as a Senior Visiting Scholar; going to Princeton for a doctorate would indeed have little meaning for you."

Zhao Yang was non-committal.

At this moment, Professor Wang Wenyuan took the opportunity to make a suggestion.

"Little Zhao, since you've decided to tackle Goldbach's Conjecture, this topic requires immense theoretical deduction and the consultation of a vast amount of literature. The foundation of the School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University in this area is the deepest in the country."

Professor Wang Wenyuan sincerely invited him, "Why don't you stay here at Peking University for a while? I'll allocate an independent office in the school to you, and all internal database access will be open to you at the highest level. The mathematical atmosphere at Peking University is better, and if you encounter problems, you can discuss them with the senior professors in the school at any time. What do you think?"

Zhao Yang hesitated for a moment.

He quickly calculated his current schedule in his mind.

His Biology level had already been upgraded to LV4 Expert, and the battery data from CATL had temporarily concluded; in the short term, he indeed didn't need to go to the School of Life Sciences laboratories or corporate R&D centers anymore.

As for the unmanned laboratory, Shin-chan had taken full control through monitoring and robotic arms; he only needed to sit at his computer every night and occasionally analyze the spectral data and component reports transmitted by Shin-chan.

Currently, the two major tasks he was working on were both related to mathematics. One was a report for next year's International Congress of Mathematicians, which was passively triggered—he just had to show up when the time came.

The other was the current Gold-tier reward task: solving an S-rank mathematical conjecture.

Therefore, his focus for the foreseeable future would mainly be on Goldbach's Conjecture.

Being at the School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University would indeed save a lot of trouble.

"Alright, I agree. I'll be working here at Peking University during this period."

After a brief thought, Zhao Yang nodded and agreed.

Professor Wang Wenyuan was very happy to hear that Zhao Yang agreed to be based at Peking University. He quickly had the school's administrative staff clear out a spacious independent office for Zhao Yang and promptly helped him complete the application process for his doctoral dissertation proposal.