Therefore, it's generally believed in mainstream Western society that even if a successful person flaunts their success in front of a failure, the most graceful response for the latter is to maintain composure and congratulate the other person, to preserve the last bit of dignity.
This also ensures that people never hesitate to offer sincere blessings to the successful.
So when Qiao Yu finished his presentation, he was met with more than just applause from the whole audience.
It was the fervent enthusiasm of many mathematicians in the audience.
Let's put it this way, from the afternoon onwards, wherever Qiao Yu went, he received the deserved star treatment.
Even though to many Westerners, all Asians look the same, Qiao Yu was evidently too easy to spot because he was young enough.
He was the only high school student at the mathematicians' conference.
