"Where was I exaggerating? Isn't this the truth?" Qiao Yu retorted unhappily.
"What did you persist in?" Qiao Xi asked.
"Even when Director Tian, Elder Yuan, and many mathematicians didn't think much of me, I insisted on researching the Riemann Conjecture!"
Qiao Yu said with his head held high.
Qiao Xi glanced at Qiao Yu, smiled, and didn't say anything else.
The little fellow's dignity needed to be preserved.
And besides, the formal interview on the TV had already started.
Host: "Qiao Yu, your name has appeared in the headlines of major media worldwide these days, but for many people, you still remain a mysterious and unknown figure.
Can you share with us what your upbringing was like? How did you step by step end up on the path of mathematics? For example, did you have a mentor? Or were you influenced by your family?"
