While Zhao Yi was asleep, countless people were studying his proof paper.
Among them were some big shots in the mathematical world.
If the Hail Conjecture proof paper appeared in a less influential journal, the mathematicians would glance at the author's name, find it unfamiliar, and pay no attention to it. They wouldn't believe that an 'unknown' person publishing a paper in a 'moderately influential' journal could truly prove a highly difficult mathematical conjecture.
"Mathematics Society Magazine" was different.
As one of the top four recognized mathematical journals, the reviewers of "Mathematics Society Magazine" were all influential figures in the mathematical world. Naturally, it was challenging to get a paper accepted. They only published four issues a year, with an average of eight articles per issue.
Thirty-two articles a year!
This number alone indicates the difficulty of getting a paper accepted.