A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 174 He doesn't understand math, you don't understand PhD

The next day, the outstanding young researchers continued their dissertation defense, but Chen Hui was already packing his things, preparing to return to Jiangcheng University.

Before leaving, his grandmaster Tian Yang asked him to come over one more time and actually gave him ten Nanjing roast ducks, which filled a suitcase, leaving Chen Hui both amused and exasperated.

As I walked out of the office carrying my heavy suitcase, a stylishly dressed young man approached me. "Hello, I am Dong Xiying, a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Mathematics, Yanbei University."

"Hello."

Although Chen Hui did not know this person, he still respected him greatly since he was a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Mathematics at Yanbei University.

"Are you getting ready to go back to Jiangcheng University?"

"I'm going to the airport anyway, I'll give you a ride!"

Dong Xiying said enthusiastically.

"No need, we've already called a car."

Chen Hui refused without hesitation.

Dong Xiying didn't say much, but followed Chen Hui downstairs and greeted Yuan Xinyi, who was waiting downstairs, warmly, "Senior Brother Yuan, it's been a long time."

"Ah."

Yuan Xinyi nodded, not very enthusiastically, but it was clear that the two knew each other.

"Let's go, I'll see you off."

This time, Dong Xiying spoke to Yuan Xinyi.

Since the teacher didn't refuse, Chen Hui naturally didn't say anything more.

Soon, two sleek Porsche 911s pulled up in front of the three of them.

The driver got out of the car, handed the keys to Dong Xiying, and left. Dong Xiying put Chen Hui's luggage in the back seat and then said to Yuan Xinyi, "Senior brother, you sit in the back car. Xiao Fei will take you."

As he spoke, he pulled Chen Hui into the passenger seat, started the car, stepped on the gas, and sped away from Yanbei University.

"How is it? Is the car alright?"

After a period of high-speed driving, Dong Xiying slowed down and said to Chen Hui, "The 23 GT3, tuned for the track, allows you to achieve perfect harmony between driver and machine whenever you want. This is a man's ultimate dream!"

"It's really good!"

Chen Hui nodded; even though he didn't know much about cars, he could feel the car's powerful performance and agile handling.

Dong Xiying smiled and said nothing more, but accelerated again. With a hum, the 911 could only slowly and obediently remain stuck in traffic.

About half an hour later, Dong Xiying parked the car on a tree-lined path. The path was lined with ginkgo trees. It was autumn, and some pale yellow ginkgo leaves were hanging on the branches, while others were fluttering down in the air. The ground was also lightly covered with a pale yellow layer.

Just moments ago we were in the city, but after turning onto this alley, it felt as if the hustle and bustle of the city had been instantly shut out. It was like a secluded paradise hidden in the heart of the city.

Through the dense foliage, Chen Hui saw the gate hidden behind the jungle, with the words "Purple Jade Manor" written on it.

Only then did Dong Xiying speak slowly, "Each of these houses is worth no less than thirty million!"

"You'll never be able to afford a house here if you just study mathematics. How about you come work with me in finance? I guarantee you'll own a house in Ziyu Villa in less than a year."

Chen Hui suddenly realized that they had come to win him over.

Unfortunately, he wasn't really interested in finance. He liked money, but he already had enough. The mysteries of mathematics and physics were more appealing to him than anything else.

"I will think about it."

Chen Hui refused outright.

"why?"

Dong Xiying's smile froze on his face; he seemed quite surprised.

He had already learned before he came that Chen Hui went to Jiangcheng University for a laughable mere 200,000 yuan, and now he was indifferent to 30 million yuan.
Do you know how to handle the collapsing singularity problem in four-dimensional gauge fields?

Chen Hui thought for a moment and then asked seriously.

"?"

Dong Xiying was completely confused; he had no idea what Chen Hui meant.

Chen Hui shook his head. He had originally thought that the postdoctoral fellow at Yanbei University would be able to understand, but he still continued, "I don't know how to handle it either, but I want to know!"

Dong Xiying suddenly realized that although he didn't understand theoretical mathematics very well, he understood what Chen Hui meant.

He changed the subject, not giving up on persuasion, "Your defense for your Outstanding Young Scientists Fund probably didn't go so smoothly, did it?"

Dong Xiying said confidently that he had heard his elders talk about this issue many times over the years and had a very clear understanding of the ins and outs behind the Excellent Young Scientists Thesis defense.

Given Chen Hui's background, this shouldn't have been difficult.

But who told Chen Hui to be so reckless as to choose a project that was destined to be impossible to complete?

Chen Hui merely glanced at the postdoctoral fellow from Yanbei University with a strange expression.

This guy wanted to poach his employee, but he wasn't even willing to spend ten minutes to go to the site and watch his defense. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have asked such a ridiculous question.

"Even if you pass the Excellent Young Scientists Fund defense, it's only two million in funding. I can sponsor your research, I can sponsor you two million, but it's in US dollars!"

Dong Xiying clearly misunderstood Chen Hui's meaning, thinking that Chen Hui's expression was because he had encountered difficulties in his defense.

Since Chen Hui is unwilling to work in finance, why not use money to win over such talent to our side? There will always be a time when he comes in handy. Compared to the nouveau riche in Barbary, these old-money families are the true masters of this country.

"No need, mathematical research doesn't cost much."

Chen Hui resolutely refused. If he didn't say so, who knows how long this postdoctoral fellow would keep bothering him.

“What a pity!”

Dong Xiying really didn't understand: "Doing mathematical research doesn't require money, but people who do mathematical research do need money!"

Chen Hui simply shook his head.

After a moment of silence, Dong Xiying started the 911 again, drove Chen Hui to the airport in silence, and then drove away.

"How about it?"

Do you yearn for this kind of life?

Yuan Xinyi came to Chen Hui's side and asked with a smile.

He knew what kind of person Chen Hui was, and he understood that Dong Xiying couldn't persuade Chen Hui, otherwise he wouldn't have accepted the invitation so readily and let the other party take them to the airport.

Chen Hui shook his head. "Is he really a postdoctoral fellow?"

In his view, people who can graduate with a doctorate must at least have a certain pursuit of scientific research, so how could they say such a thing?

Yuan Xinyi looked at his student speechlessly. He suddenly agreed with Wang Qiming's words that it would be beneficial for Chen Hui to interact more with his classmates.

"Not all PhDs are like the PhDs you imagine."

Yuan Xinyi dragged his luggage toward the security checkpoint. After hesitating for a moment, he continued, "For example, this Dong Xiying is studying in the Yanbei University 3+3 program. What does that mean? It means that as long as you study for three years at a prestigious university at home or abroad, you can apply for this program at Yanbei University. After three years, as long as you meet the graduation requirements, you can get a doctoral degree. While others spend thirteen years studying hard (4+3+6), he only needs six years to complete it."

"?"

Chen Hui was still puzzled. There was nothing wrong with this. According to Wang Qiming, he could even graduate with a doctorate right now if he wanted to.

Yuan Xinyi understood Chen Hui's look and continued to explain, "He majored in car repair in college!"

"?"

After hearing the explanation, Chen Hui was even more confused. "Which prestigious universities, both domestic and international, offer an automotive repair major?"

“Columbia University!” Yuan Xinyi said confidently.

. .

This must be the worst smear Columbia University has ever received.

"Barnard College, Columbia University, is basically Columbia University." Yuan Xinyi rarely joked like this.

"How did he graduate?"

After passing through security and on the way to the departure lounge, Chen Hui spoke again, saying that graduating with a doctorate wasn't easy, especially from Yanbei University. "Don't ask me that," Yuan Xinyi shook his head and said no more.

"Even if he graduates, what can he do if he hasn't learned anything?" Chen Hui continued to ask.

Yuan Xinyi shook his head and chuckled, "Of course they can do whatever they want. They've already graduated, so don't worry about how they graduated. It just means they have the ability to graduate."

"Of course, the usual route is to first work at the grassroots level for a few months, then get a senior professional title, transfer to management, and get promoted directly."

Perhaps because the next hour or so of flight time was rather boring, Yuan Xinyi decided to say a few more words, "That guy from earlier was even on China News, a positive role model!"

Afterwards, Yuan Xinyi revealed some inside information, but his voice was so low that only Chen Hui could hear it, and it was not to be shared with outsiders.

[Congratulations, host! You have published a high-quality physics paper in a top-tier journal. Free attribute points +1]

Just as he boarded the plane, a barrage of comments popped up in front of Chen Hui's eyes.

"Ok?"

I've gained more free attribute points!

Chen Hui was overjoyed. The research on the Yang-Mills equations had reached a bottleneck, and it was precisely the time to improve its fundamental properties.

What delighted him even more was that he had already verified that continuing to publish SCI Q1 papers in the field of mathematics would not earn him free attribute points. Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better; if mathematics didn't work out, he could just switch to another field.

One free attribute point can be obtained by publishing a physics SCI Q1 paper. If one can publish a paper in a top journal such as Nature or Science, one will definitely get another free attribute point.

Not just physics, but also chemistry, and biology?
Could conferences in physics, chemistry, and biology also obtain more free attribute points through performance evaluation?

Even literature and history have top-tier journals and conferences…

With his mind opened up, Chen Hui suddenly felt that the world had become vast and open.

Of course, his main focus now will still be on mathematics and physics. Mathematics is the foundation of all natural sciences. He will first improve his mathematics to a sufficient level before studying other subjects, which will achieve twice the result with half the effort.

When subsequent research encounters bottlenecks, one can then study chemistry, biology, and other fields to obtain free attribute points.

After figuring all this out, Chen Hui felt that the future was becoming more and more promising.

He gathered his thoughts and looked at the free attribute points he had just acquired.

"Boost my insight!"

After a brief hesitation, Chen Hui decided to continue enhancing his insight.

He has now solved the first step of the existence problem of the Yang-Mills equations, creating a brand-new mathematical tool called canonical topology weaving, which transforms the infinite-dimensional problem into a finite-dimensional problem.

His current dilemma is finding a solution to the problem after the transformation, which requires even greater insight.

It still felt unreal, as if nothing had happened.

Chen Hui pondered the problems he had encountered before, but the scene of easily solving them, as depicted in the novel's plot, did not appear. He still felt that the road ahead was hazy and unclear.

It seems that more research and thought are needed to solve this problem.

Since the goal was not yet attainable, Chen Hui did not waste time on internal struggles. Instead, he took out his thesis and continued studying it.

Your physics rating has increased from level 3 (38%) to 39%.

Not long after, a barrage of comments popped up in front of me.

Chen Hui pursed his lips slightly, revealing a smile.

After getting off the plane at Tianhe Airport, Jiangcheng University sent a car to pick them up. It only took about an hour to get back to Jiangcheng University. The driver even thoughtfully took Chen Hui to his dormitory.

Dragging my suitcase, I pushed open the door that hadn't been opened for some time.

The three tables in the dormitory were brightly lit, but they weren't playing games. All three of them were studying diligently. Yin Hao was even standing next to Li Zehan, looking intently at the past exam papers on the table.

"This problem uses proof by contradiction combined with the nested interval theorem to arrive at a contradiction, look..."

Li Zehan said confidently that he had already self-studied the junior year curriculum and would be able to easily tackle the freshman year final exam questions. If it weren't for the existence of a certain prodigy, he would be the envy of his classmates as a top student.

If his two roommates hadn't invited him to answer their questions, he would probably be studying with Chen Ling'er in the library right now.

"Boss, are you back?"

The dormitory door opened, and Li Zehan looked at the doorway, immediately standing up excitedly.

"Fuck me!"

"Our boss is amazing! He's only just started learning physics, yet he's already built a huge empire in the semiconductor industry!"

"So, you're saying you're abandoning theoretical mathematics altogether and embracing applied mathematics to lead China to catch up with and surpass the UK and the US, and revitalize the nation through science and technology?"

Li Zehan was so excited that he was almost incoherent. Chen Hui's paper had greatly stimulated him. He had originally thought that he could catch up, but now he had completely given up on that unrealistic idea.

Yin Hao and Zhang Xia both looked at Chen Hui. Although it had only been less than half a month since they last met, they felt as if there was a thick barrier between them, as if they were still students while Chen Hui was already a national-level researcher.

"I brought you some good stuff!"

Chen Hui ignored Li Zehan, opened his suitcase, took out a roast duck, and handed it to the three of them.

"Peking duck from Beijing?"

Li Zehan was rather uninterested. He had eaten all sorts of good food and was not particularly fond of Peking duck. If it weren't for the fact that Chen Hui had brought it, he wouldn't have given it a second glance.

"It's not Beijing roast duck, it's Nanjing roast duck!"

"Roast duck from Nanjing?"

Li Zehan's eyes darted around. "Could it be a gift from Old Tian?"

With his intelligence, he instantly grasped the key point from just one keyword.

Looking at the entire suitcase full of roast ducks, he felt his eyes well up with tears.

"Who is Old Tian?"

Yin Hao asked subconsciously.

"Who else could it be but his teacher's teacher, Academician Tian Yang of Yanbei University!"

"Was this roast duck a gift from Academician Tian Yang?"

Yin Hao gasped in surprise, like a startled cat, his eyes wide, shoulders hunched, and the hairs on his body standing on end.

Chen Hui nodded. Since Li Zehan had already said so, he had no reason to lie. "Try it. It tastes different from Peking duck in Beijing. It's quite delicious."

"Thank you!"

Yin Hao swallowed hard. In his eyes, this duck was no longer an ordinary duck.

Chen Hui once again carried his suitcase and delivered a roast duck to each dormitory in Class One.

"Chen Shen, you're back!"

"Holy crap, we've captured a living Chen Shen!"

"Chen Shen, can I get your autograph?"

"Come, look here,"

Click!

"Damn it, Zeng Yiyuan, you left your flash on, trying to blind me, Chen Shen? Confess honestly, are you a spy sent by the other side?"

Chen Hui's arrival caused an uproar throughout the entire ninth floor of the dormitory.

After finally getting out of the crowd of classmates and returning to the dormitory, he told Li Zehan to bring one for Chen Ling'er as well, and then carried the last one towards the School of Mathematics.

Dean Wang has been quite considerate of him, so sending him some local specialties shouldn't be against the rules, right?

As Yin Hao watched Chen Hui's departing figure, he felt a pang of regret. That was a roast duck given by an academician, and he just gave one to each dormitory room.
what a shame!

If the students knew who gave them this roast duck, they probably wouldn't be willing to eat it.

(End of this chapter)