A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 152 We Need a Math Expert

Duke University

Oliver arrived at the teacher's office looking dejected.

"How much time has passed, and you still haven't finished your paper?"

Bryant angrily confronted him, "You're not still playing your damn game, are you?"

"Oliver, pay attention."

“No, I’ve been working hard on my paper these days, I swear, Bryant.”

Oliver quickly added, "There's just one key problem I haven't solved yet; only after I resolve this problem can my paper be published."

"Didn't you say that with that paper, you could easily write one?"

Bryant was furious; he was now starting to wonder if Oliver was an idiot.

He's taking a risk by doing this; it's not worth it for a fool.

"It is true."

Oliver nodded. "But that's the problem. His paper hasn't been published yet, so how am I supposed to cite it?"

"Damn it!"

Bryant looked at him with a disappointed and angry expression, "Why didn't you just copy it directly?"

"You said it yourself, he hasn't published it yet, so it's yours!"

"Listen to me, Oliver, there's a big project waiting for us, and this paper is your key to getting started."

"I don't have the energy to deal with this right now. Submit the paper before you leave work tomorrow, otherwise, you won't be involved in the next project. Think about what you're going to do."

"Alright, please leave now."

……

In Guangzhou, Wang Qiming emerged from Baiyun Airport, looking travel-worn, and took a taxi to Sun Yat-sen University. He planned to attend the closing ceremony, where a prominent figure would be giving a speech, and he intended to make an appearance.

After rushing around, we finally arrived at the venue just before the closing ceremony.

"You're really busy. I thought you weren't coming."

As soon as he entered the venue, Shen Jianfeng, director of the Department of Applied Mathematics at the School of Mathematics of Shuangdan University, joked.

"Something delayed me."

Wang Qiming replied in a good mood.

"What could be more important than listening to Professor Qiu speak?"

Shen Jianfeng's curiosity was piqued, and he looked intently at Wang Qiming. Judging from Wang Qiming's mood, he could tell that what Wang Qiming said must be good news.

Wang Qiming waved his hand, "It's not important, it's a small matter."

Shen Jianfeng didn't believe Wang Qiming's nonsense and said in a low voice, "Your School of Mathematics at Jiangcheng University has been making quite a few moves lately!"

"With proofs of the Langlands program and the introduction of number theory talent, are they aiming to catch up with Tsinghua and Peking Universities?"

"Wait, I know the Langlands program. What does it mean to bring in number theorists?"

Wang Qiming was somewhat confused.

Because of the incident involving Qiu Chengwu and Tian Yang's WeChat Moments, the Chinese mathematics community is now basically aware of this matter.

What the heck is countable talent?

He has been busy with Yuan Xinyi's affairs these days and has no time to do anything else, so where would he find any number theory talents?
"It's a shame you're not a spy; your secrecy is truly impeccable."

"They've already published their papers under the name of Jiangcheng University, what's there to hide?"

Shen Jianfeng clicked his tongue and said that the two were not only childhood friends, but also classmates. They had also gone to MIT to study together. Meeting an old friend in a foreign land, and keeping such a relationship a secret, is really disheartening.

"What paper?" Wang Qiming looked genuinely innocent.

“A Special Solution to the Cubic Diophantine Equation”, Chen Hui, Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics.

Shen Jianfeng didn't expect that even at this point, Wang Qiming would still pretend with him, so he simply threw out these keywords.

"Chen Hui?"

Wang Qiming's eyes widened. He knew perfectly well what level of journal the *Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics* was.

Because Shen Jianfeng used the full English name, he was able to distinguish that this was a magazine from the University of Bonn, and not a domestic publication with the same name.

As far as he knew, in the entire School of Mathematics at Jiangcheng University, there seemed to be only that little guy named Chen Hui.
At least, no one with a master's degree or above has this name.

However, if this paper was published by an undergraduate student, then it would be easier to accept that it was that young student.

Even so, he was deeply shocked.

Still somewhat skeptical, he logged onto the website of the Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, found Chen Hui's paper, and began to study it.

He knew about the Yanbei University seminar, and the results from that seminar were enough to produce at least one Q1 SCI paper. However, in his opinion, those results should have been produced under Yuan Xinyi's guidance, which was quite normal given Yuan Xinyi's level of expertise.

But then Chen Hui suddenly published an article on number theory, which was quite surprising, as Yuan Xinyi wasn't good at that kind of thing.

Even if one is skilled, isn't the speed at which they publish articles a bit too fast?

Thinking back to the boastful words the kid had uttered when signing the contract, Wang Qiming suddenly felt that the kid was probably going to be a top-tier celebrity soon.

Although he felt Chen Hui could do it, he never imagined that day would come so soon.

He suddenly felt that his ceremony to welcome Chen Hui today might not have been grand enough.

"So you really didn't know?"

Shen Jianfeng was very familiar with Wang Qiming, so he naturally understood Wang Qiming's surprise.

Wang Qiming then came to his senses, and joy gradually welled up in his heart. He seemed to see a towering tree rising, a towering tree that would protect the School of Mathematics at Jiangcheng University in the future.

And this tree was found by him!

"This Chen Hui is not a teacher."

Wang Qiming said in high spirits, "You know the student that Teacher Tian and Xin Yi were vying for, right? His name is Chen Hui!"

"It's him?!"

Shen Jianfeng's mouth was slightly open.

After a moment of stunned silence, he said, "No wonder even Elder Tian was tempted."

"You old thief, you're really lucky!"

Ran Peng sat in the back row of the lecture hall, watching Wang Qiming and Shen Jianfeng chatting and laughing in front of him, his feelings a mix of emotions. A perfect score gold medal in the CMO, a perfect score gold medal in the IMO, a Q1 SCI paper…

In just a few months, this little guy has grown to this extent, to the point that he has even forgotten that when he first took a liking to this little guy, he had just won first place in the provincial competition.

Unfortunately, arriving early was of no use.

He naturally already knew that Chen Hui had chosen Jiangcheng University, and the admissions office had also given him a photo of Chen Hui being interviewed by Rongcheng TV.

He knew, of course, that this was just an excuse from the admissions office to fool him, but he had nothing to say. Ultimately, it was because he himself hadn't taken the matter seriously. If he had put more effort into supervising this matter, even if those guys in the admissions office made up excuses, it wouldn't have ended up like this.

However, being able to become a student of a future Fields Medal winner is also a good thing for that little guy. Ran Peng felt a little regretful, but he had no intention of competing for it. Instead, he wished the little guy well and hoped that he could bring something different to the Chinese mathematics community!
……

Jiangcheng University

The dramatic turnaround of Class 1 from bottom to top became the biggest topic of conversation during the School of Mathematics' military training. Everyone was curious about the three geniuses who returned from the IMO, but unfortunately, they did not join the military training after enrollment, so no one got to see them.

This has led some people to scoff at the three, questioning whether good grades grant them special privileges and allow them to do whatever they want.
Unfortunately, no one cared about these complaints, as Chen Hui devoted all his energy to establishing the standard model of topology-number theory.

Although he had grasped that spark of inspiration, there was still much work to be done and many details to fill in, such as constructing the topological order and building a unified symmetry framework...

This achievement is undoubtedly groundbreaking, and naturally it couldn't have been accomplished easily.

In the library, Chen Hui, who had just completed the partial proof of the physical quantity-modulus mapping, stretched, checked the time on his phone, and saw that it was almost nine o'clock. It was time to go to the school gate to meet up with his classmates.

After more than a week of military training, these naive freshmen had completely transformed into tanned and rugged college students. The class funds for Theory Class One had already been deposited into their accounts, and Yin Hao couldn't wait to organize a social event.

Sure enough, his roommate was no ordinary person either. He actually managed to find a joint event with a foreign language class, which instantly elevated his status in the Theory Class to a level comparable to Chen Hui's. He could be said to have a lot of followers.

Chen Hui originally didn't plan to participate in such an event, but Yin Hao kept pestering him, saying that if he, as the biggest contributor to winning class funds, didn't go, then there would be no point in their gathering.

In the end, Chen Hui agreed; it was just a meal, and it wouldn't take long.

The meeting time was nine o'clock. Chen Hui, who got up at six o'clock, first went to the library to study for a while.

However, as soon as Chen Hui opened his phone, he saw a WeChat message from his teacher.

"I need to go to the teacher's office first. You guys go ahead and send me your location later. I'll come right over. Tell Yin Hao."

Chen Hui said something to Li Zehan and Chen Ling'er beside him, then slung his backpack over his shoulder and headed towards Yuan Xinyi's office. He knew which was more important: attending the class reunion or greeting the teacher.

If the matter is important, there's no reason to hesitate to cancel the gathering.

This was actually the first time he had ever been to his teacher's office.

A dozen minutes later, Chen Hui arrived at the top of the cherry blossom tree, outside the teacher's office, riding his electric scooter.

Yes, on his second day of school, he spent over two thousand yuan to buy this Niu electric scooter.

It can only be said that having money really can change a person's spending habits. A few months ago, Chen Hui could not have imagined that he would spend so much money to buy a vehicle. At that time, he would have thought that running was a good choice, as it could also exercise the body and improve athletic proficiency.

But now that he's bought this electric scooter, he finds it surprisingly useful.

Putting aside his chaotic thoughts, Chen Hui knocked on the door and entered the office.

"coming."

Sitting behind his desk, Yuan Xinyi looked up and saw his prized student, Chen Hui. He forced a smile and said, "Congratulations on having a Q1 SCI paper so soon after starting school. How does it feel?"

Yuan Xinyi hasn't been having a smooth time these past few days. He needs to keep an eye on the review process of his thesis and communicate with the editor, which is undoubtedly a time-consuming and laborious task. At the same time, his poor relationship with his teacher has also left him somewhat exhausted. Ultimately, he was in the wrong in this matter.

"Teacher, are you alright?"

Chen Hui had no idea what had happened. He only noticed Yuan Xinyi's haggard face and was puzzled, thinking that there had been some new changes to the breakthrough he had made last time.

"I'm fine!"

"I believe you will find out soon, and then your name will appear on it."

Yuan Xinyi didn't intend to explain these things to Chen Hui. He didn't want to involve Chen Hui, as these things would be a waste of a genius's energy.

After he received the Fields Medal, he believed he would be able to protect Chen Hui from all this mess.

"But I didn't call you here today for this matter."

Yuan Xinyi finally regained some of his energy, and his smile became much more natural. "How's your functional analysis coming along?"

"It should be OK."

Chen Hui maintained the humility that is consistent with the Chinese people, but he had already roughly anticipated what might happen, so he was not overly humble.

Yuan Xinyi could read this humility and said with a smile, "Professor Xiao Meng from the School of Physics has a condensed matter physics project that is currently facing some difficulties and needs a mathematical expert who is good at functional analysis to help. He came to me, and I recommended you."

Mathematics has always been a powerful tool for scientific research. Mathematics and physics are inseparable; many physics formulas can be derived independently as long as one has a solid foundation in mathematics.

Physics experiments often require the use of mathematics, but not all physics researchers have a solid mathematical foundation. Specialization is key, and a reasonable division of labor is the most efficient choice. Therefore, there is a lot of cooperation between the School of Physics and the School of Mathematics.

When should we report for duty?

Chen Hui asked with some excitement, as his physics proficiency had also improved to level 3, and he could use it to practice in the project.

"Don't rush. Problems can't be solved overnight. For projects like theirs, finishing in one or two years is considered fast, and three to five years is also normal. Go to Professor Xiao Meng's lab tomorrow to report for duty and get to know him first. Take your time."

"I'll send you some information first, and you can take a look at it when you get back."

Yuan Xinyi said with a smile, as if he saw his own shadow in Chen Hui.

He then waved his hand and said, "Alright, go do your own thing."

"Oh, by the way, do you have any ideas about the question from the seminar the other day?"

Before leaving, Yuan Xinyi casually asked a question.

"Yes, I already have some ideas."

Chen Hui nodded in response.

"oh?!"

Yuan Xinyi was very surprised. How long had it been?

"very good!"

"Although Professor Xiao Meng's matter is also important, you should prioritize your own affairs. If you don't have time, I can coordinate with others to help."

Yuan Xinyi attached great importance to Chen Hui's work. He understood that finding some clues was vastly different from finding the final answer, and that it would take a lot of time to study and research.

Chen Hui's ability to find a solution in such a short time was beyond his expectations.

At this moment, Chen Hui's time is precious.

"No need, I can coordinate the time." Chen Hui, who has been cramming on physics recently, naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity. He was also preparing to test the effect of the experiment on improving his physics proficiency. He hadn't had the chance to learn until now, and there was no reason to turn down the opportunity.

“Okay.” Yuan Xinyi nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. He was also looking forward to Chen Hui’s performance in scientific research.

(End of this chapter)