A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 190 Kuafu Project
[Chinese Students Shine on the International Stage! Jiangcheng University Faculty and Students Win Top Award at the European Mathematical Congress] - China News Network

[Bringing Glory to the Nation! Jiangnan University Mathematical Prodigy Conquers World-Class Problem, Awarded Young Scholar Prize by the European Mathematical Congress] - China Youth Network

[“The Beauty of Mathematics” Conquers Europe! Students from Jiangcheng University Solve a Century-Old Conjecture with Eastern Wisdom] - Renren Daily
In an instant, China's media industry was like a sleeping lion awakening, with a deluge of news sweeping across the entire country like a tidal wave.

People in China who were not familiar with the Yang-Mills equations before began to understand the charm of this theory proposed by Chinese people through media reports, and began to feel proud of it, just like they were with Goldbach's conjecture in the past.

Cultural confidence was embodied in every Chinese person discussing this topic at that moment.

At the same time, they became more interested in the name that had appeared in their sights many times, and it quickly became the focus of everyone's discussions during their leisure time.

At Rongcheng University, Ran Peng took off his reading glasses and sighed softly.
Time waits for no one, especially after injuries and illnesses; the difficulty of conducting research becomes many times greater than when one was younger.

He has remained diligent over the years, but unfortunately his brain is no longer sharp enough. Sitting for even a short while causes back and neck pain, which is quite torturous.

He paced back and forth in the study a few times before he felt a little better.

I picked up my phone and walked out of the study.

Well, it seems there's no hope of making any further progress in my academic career in this lifetime.

He's come to terms with it and plans to travel with his wife, hoping to live a few more years and witness more breakthroughs in mathematics in his lifetime.

As soon as he turned on his phone, he saw push notifications from major news websites.

Upon clicking in, Ran Peng fell silent, and for a moment he even lost the desire to go out for a walk.

He originally had the opportunity to advance further in the education field!

In the teaching and research office, Liu Hongtao had just finished a seminar with his students when he saw this news. He was filled with regret, as he had originally had the opportunity to be classmates with that young man.

However, by now, the other side has already left them far behind.

"You're lucky, kid. With that paper where Chen Hui is the second author, you can make a living anywhere!"

Looking at his student who was just giving up, Liu Hongtao even felt a little jealous.

Fang Wen chuckled and said, "If we hadn't latched onto a powerful backer, who would have guessed this would happen!"

The other teachers and students in the teaching and research office were also amazed. Back then, they were still grading Chen Hui's exam papers. Who would have thought that in less than a year, that little guy would grow to this level?

"Do you think Chen Hui's name will become like Gauss and Euler's, a god-like figure in the world of mathematics?"

The junior sister asked in a whimsical way.

No one answered; they were unsure, yet unable to deny it.

At Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School, Zhao Defeng looked at the news that was trending online with a look of satisfaction in his eyes. He immediately went out of his office and personally found someone to prepare a banner. It was foreseeable that tomorrow, no, this afternoon, there would be another banner on the gate of Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School.

"Old An, winter vacation is just around the corner, and Xiao Hui will definitely be going back to Chengdu for the New Year, right? Do you think he would agree to give a speech or something?"

After arranging the banner, Zhao Defeng rushed into An Chengzhang's office, ignoring the fact that An Chengzhang had a math class soon, and insisted on stopping him to chat.

"Why don't you just contact him directly?"

An Chengzhang, clutching his textbooks, was in a hurry to go to class. He understood Zhao Defeng's little scheme: having the currently popular Chen Hui give a speech at the school would not only inspire the students but also draw the attention of the entire Rong Province and even the whole of China to Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School, which would be of great benefit to the school's development.

one stone two bird.

But based on his understanding of Chen Hui, he knew that Chen Hui would not refuse.

"Then it's settled!"

Zhao Defeng felt reassured and overjoyed, then turned around and began arranging the follow-up work.

An Chengzhang hurried towards Class 7 of Grade 11, afraid that the children would miss even half a minute of class.

"Holy crap! Chen Hui is getting more and more awesome!"

Li Hai looked at his phone and muttered to Liang Peixuan in the front row, "But this guy went to Hungary without even telling us. I should have asked him to bring me a bottle of rose perfume."

Liang Peixuan turned around and rolled his eyes at Li Hai, "You really are a genius to get a great mathematician to do your shopping for you!"

"So what if he's a great mathematician? This is just a routine matter."

Li Hai shrugged, looking regretful, and pulled up WeChat to send Chen Hui a message of condemnation.

"I'm sorry, I'll definitely report my schedule to my supervisor next time."

To my surprise, Chen Hui replied very quickly.

Li Hai grinned, "It's a great thing to admit your mistakes and correct them. Just be more careful next time."

"Haha."

Chen Hui, who was waiting for his flight in Beijing, smiled and said, "Although I didn't bring you rose perfume, I did bring you some local specialties from Hungary. I'm sure you'll like them!"

"What local specialties? (Curious.jpg)"

"Fruit brandy!"

"???"

Li Hai sent several big question marks, "Big brother, I'm a minor, I can't drink alcohol!"

"That's such a shame..."

Li Hai's hands flew across the keyboard, ready to express his indignation, when a stern voice came from behind him, "Li Hai, hand over your phone!"

Turning around, I saw An Chengzhang standing behind me.

Sweat profusely!

An Chengzhang had already reached out and snatched Li Hai's phone.

Playing on your phone during class is truly outrageous.

Glancing at the screen, An Chengzhang saw that Li Hai was actually chatting with Chen Hui, and he was even more at a loss for words. "Look at you, why can't you learn from Chen Hui?"

"I'll learn! I definitely will!"

Li Hai readily agreed, "Teacher An, could you please give me back my phone first?"

"Have the parents come to pick it up tomorrow."

An Chengzhang kept a straight face, too lazy to waste time with Li Hai. If Li Hai wasted one minute, the whole class of more than fifty students would waste more than fifty minutes.

He locked the screen, put his phone in his pocket, and walked up to the podium to start the class.

During the process, he also felt his phone vibrate, which meant that Chen Hui had given him another reply.

Li Hai let out a wail, unable to shed a tear.

He wanted to learn from Chen Hui, but is that something a human can learn?
In the guardhouse of Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School, Zhao Dayong sat inside, scrolling through short videos on his phone with the speaker on, and said to Li Tianhua, "Tianhua, is this your son?"

"I knew I wasn't wrong, he's a natural scholar!"

"It hasn't been that long, and he's already a scientist!"

In Qingfeng Times City, elderly people gathered in the public activity area downstairs. Grandma Sun squinted and pointed at her phone, saying to her friend next to her, "Is this Xiaohui?"

"It's only been a few months, and you've really made something of yourself! You're even on the news in China!" "A good kid should be successful!"

Grandma Wu smiled broadly as she looked at the news cover photo on her phone.

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Sun Jianfeng and Xiao Ming were drinking tea together again.

After their collaboration in the Barbary Mathematics Competition, the two hit it off and became good friends, occasionally getting together.

Of course, Sun Jianfeng valued Xiao Ming's intelligence, and Xiao Ming valued Sun Jianfeng's skills and power, so they were a perfect match.

"I'm suddenly starting to regret it!"

Xiao Ming put down his teacup and sighed, "We should have offered that little guy's uncle and aunt a high salary back then."

Sun Jianfeng shook his head and put down the tablet he was using to check the news.

……

Upon landing at Luzhou Xinqiao Airport, Chen Hui followed the crowd to the exit with his suitcase. The local specialties he had brought for his younger siblings and friends had already been sent during his layover in Beijing, so he was traveling light this time.

As soon as I arrived at the exit, I saw a huge banner held up by two people in front of me—Welcome Chen Hui, a student from Jiangcheng University, to visit and provide guidance.

"???"

When he contacted the Luzhou Institute of Material Science, they said they would arrange for someone to pick him up, but he was still a little confused when he saw the scene.

Although he was very reluctant to show his face in public, he had no choice but to go forward.

"Hello, are you Chen Hui?"

Before Chen Hui could even walk over, a pretty young girl jogged up and came forward to ask him something.

"Yes."

After receiving an affirmative answer, the girl excitedly reached out her hand, "Welcome, welcome! Please come with us!"

"He's that genius mathematician!"

"My goodness, he looks so much younger than in the photos! How old is he?"

"The Baidu entry says he's not even seventeen yet!"

At first, no one had noticed this area, but with such a striking banner, everyone couldn't help but take a second look.

Upon closer inspection, trouble ensued; they instantly recognized the teenager who had recently been in the news.

"Chen Hui, can I take a picture with you?"

"Can you give me your autograph?"

Do you have any top students' study notes? Would you be interested in publishing them as a book?

In an instant, Chen Hui was surrounded by a crowd. The young woman from the Institute of Materials Science who came to pick him up was also at a loss, as she had never expected to encounter such a situation.

Finally, airport security, seeing the situation was turning against them, came and dispersed the crowd. Chen Hui seized the opportunity to escape into a business vehicle arranged by the Institute of Materials Science, and only then did he find peace.

Chen Hui never expected to be thrust into the spotlight. Many Chinese scholars have made good achievements in the past, but without the promotion of major media outlets, they would not have caused such a sensation.

He was simply caught up in the moment; by sheer chance, he became a prime example and gained some fame.

"Hello, Chen. My name is Xiao Ying. I'm a researcher at the Institute of Materials Science. Actually, I'm your senior. I also did my undergraduate studies at Jiangcheng University, but I was in the School of Physics."

After getting on the bus, Xiao Ying finally found an opportunity to introduce herself.

"Hello, senior!"

Xiao Ying smiled, her eyes crinkling, revealing two adorable dimples on her cheeks. Being called "senior sister" by an internationally renowned mathematician felt quite wonderful.

She didn't sense any arrogance unique to geniuses from this excessively young guy; on the contrary, she found it very comfortable to be around him.

"I really admire you. You've achieved so much at such a young age. You'll definitely have a place in the Chinese mathematics community in the future!"

"I'm quite envious of you too. Being able to participate in such a project is exciting just thinking about it!"

Chen Hui sincerely said that before accepting the invitation, he had also checked relevant information and naturally saw the major breakthrough of 100 million degrees per second achieved by the Luzhou Institute of Material Science not long ago.

Xiao Ying's eyes lit up. "Really? You can join our project anytime if you're willing!"

Chen Hui did not agree immediately.

He was indeed interested in the project, but he didn't know what he could do about it. If he was just going to be a figurehead, then there was no point in participating.

The two chatted along the way and soon arrived at their destination.

As soon as Chen Hui got out of the car, he saw several middle-aged men waiting in the park.

"Hello, I am Song Yuntao, Director of the Plasma Institute of Luzhou Institute of Material Science. Welcome!"

Chen Hui was flattered that the director would come to greet him personally. "Hello, it is a great honor for me to visit such a national treasure."

After introducing the other people to Chen Hui, Song Yuntao said, "Let me take you to see the tokamak fusion device!"

Chen Hui suddenly understood why such remarkable feats could be accomplished here; with such swift and decisive execution, it was hard not to succeed.

"The sun shines and generates heat because of the nuclear fusion reaction inside it. The artificial sun, as the name suggests, is to create a sun to generate electricity through fusion. Nuclear fusion materials are extremely abundant on Earth. Deuterium can be extracted from one liter of seawater. The energy produced by nuclear fusion is equivalent to the energy produced by burning 300 liters of gasoline, and it emits no pollution. It is the key to opening the door to energy freedom."

As they walked, Song Yuntao introduced the place to Chen Hui.

Led by Song Yuntao, the group entered a factory building. Under the mural of "Kuafu Chasing the Sun", a 20-meter-high, 5600-ton object shaped like an "orange segment" came into view.

"It's called the 1/8 vacuum chamber. Eight of these orange segments are combined into one, and an artificial sun will burn inside."

Song Yuntao pointed to the orange segments in front of him and introduced them with great interest.

"This is the Crimson Sky, a high-current linear plasma device named after a famous ancient Chinese sword. It can eject 10 to the power of 24 particles per square meter per second—that is, trillions of trillions of particles. It can operate continuously for more than 24 hours at a time. my country has become the second country in the world, after the Netherlands, to possess such a device..."

As they walked, Song Yuntao introduced each component, his eyes filled with emotion as he looked at them, which moved Chen Hui deeply.

It was as if these were not massive metal figures, but living, sentient beings.

Finally, the group arrived at the main control room.

Song Yuntao looked at Cao Xu, who had been following beside him, and said, "Light the fire!"

Cao Xu nodded and went to the side to work with the other staff members, operating the buttons.

They certainly weren't trying to activate the Kuafu device. After the last experiment, it was clear that Kuafu wouldn't be able to function properly without three months of maintenance.

They are currently activating a small simulation device. Although it will reach the critical reaction conditions, the duration will only be a few seconds. With the institute's current technological reserves, this is not a difficult task.

They needed to collect some data, which was why they were so eager to invite Chen Hui over; otherwise, even a simulation experiment would be quite expensive to run once.

Chen Hui looked around blankly. Was it too sudden for him to start the experiment so soon after he arrived?
It made him feel like he was part of their experiment, but at this moment everyone's attention was focused on the densely packed screens on the main control panel.

(End of this chapter)