In the eyes of his mentor, Qiao Yu was clearly not the type of student who liked to brag. In fact, one could say he was very pragmatic.
The older generation of professors are generally very rigorous.
They evaluate whether a person likes to boast by combining what they say with what they do. Although Qiao Yu's speaking style often doesn't please people, there is no doubt, he delivers on his words.
As everyone knows, things that can be done are not called bragging.
So after hearing Qiao Yu's words, Tian Yanzhen thought that Qiao Yu probably believed he could solve the Riemann Conjecture in half a year. The reason he said a year was to give himself ample buffer time.
Although this sounds unbelievable, considering the many surprises Qiao Yu had given before, Tian Yanzhen felt it was actually not too surprising. As for whether he would succeed, or if Qiao Yu was underestimating the problem...
