A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 239 Industrial Cthulhu

After the dance ended, Chen Hui and his companion walked off the dance floor.

"I'm so happy dancing with you."

Karina said with a bright smile, took a glass of wine from the waiter's tray, and raised it to Chen Hui.

Chen Hui then took a glass of juice and reciprocated, saying, "I'm happy too."

Karina glanced at the juice in Chen Hui's hand, took a sip of red wine, and left with her glass.

Chen Hui, on the other hand, didn't care. He believed that alcohol would damage the brain, and he liked the feeling of being sober at all times.

Before he even returned to his booth, several young women walked towards him.

Of course, without exception, Chen Hui declined their invitations.

As soon as Chen Hui returned to his booth, he felt his phone vibrate.

It was my uncle, Li Tianhua, calling.

Happy birthday, brother!

As soon as the video call connected, Rui Rui and Qing Shan congratulated Chen Hui in unison.

Today is September 25th, which is also the 9th day of the eighth lunar month.

It's unclear whether the Clay Institute considered this when choosing this date for the awards ceremony, but Chen Hui's birthday happens to be August 15th.

He had originally planned to invite his uncle and aunt to come and receive the award together, but his uncle firmly declined Chen Hui's invitation, citing that the trip would interfere with Rui Rui Qingshan's studies.

"Thank you, Ruirui, Qingshan."

Chen Hui responded with a happy smile, then took his phone and walked out of the dance hall.

"Is it your birthday today?"

Liang Peixuan asked in surprise.

Chen Hui has always been low-key, and high school students are more focused on their studies. Even his two close friends didn't know his exact birthday.

“Peixuan is here too.”

Uncle Li Tianhua greeted Liang Peixuan on the other end of the video call. He works at Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School and runs into Liang Peixuan from time to time. Liang Peixuan always greets him in return, and the two have become quite familiar with each other over time.

Hello, Uncle and Aunt.

Liang Peixuan leaned closer to the camera and greeted Li Tianhua and Fan Rong, not forgetting Li Qingrui and Li Qingshan, "Hello, Ruirui and Qingshan too."

"Hello, Brother Peixuan."

Chloe, sitting in a booth, looked at Liang Peixuan with some envy. Watching the two walk out of the dance hall, she ultimately decided not to follow them.

"It's my brother's birthday today, did you have anything good to eat?"

Rui Rui asked in a clear voice.

"Of course we'll eat something delicious. I'll ask Brother Peixuan for some photos and send them to you later."

Chen Hui himself doesn't have the habit of taking photos, but he saw that Liang Peixuan took a lot of photos while eating, so he decided to borrow them.

"Okay, okay."

Li Qingrui clapped her hands happily.

Liang Peixuan leaned closer again, "He not only ate well, but he also danced with the Duke's daughter today!"

"The Duke's daughter?"

"Is she a princess?"

Li Qingrui's eyes sparkled; for a little girl, the title of princess held a magical power.

"I guess so!" Liang Peixuan said after a moment's hesitation.

"Do you have any photos? I want to see the princess!"

"Of course, add me as a friend later and I'll send it to you. It includes not only photos but also videos!"

"Oh dear, I want to see, I want to see!"

Chen Hui was both amused and exasperated as he watched Rui Rui chatting enthusiastically with Liang Peixuan.

After a while, Liang Peixuan started fiddling with his phone, and then Li Qingrui looked at Chen Hui again and said proudly, "I got first place in the class in the opening exam, better than Qingshan!"

Chen Hui understood. "What do you want? Your brother will buy it for you."

"I want a bicycle!"

Li Qingrui's eyes shone brightly, "From now on, Qingshan and I can ride our bicycles to school by ourselves."

"Why would you want a bicycle? It's too dangerous."

Fan Rong quickly interrupted, then said to Chen Hui, "Don't listen to her, don't buy it for her."

"I'm 12 years old now, so I can ride a bicycle on the road!"

Li Qingrui retorted in dissatisfaction.

"Okay, I'll buy it for you and Qingshan."

After a slight hesitation, Chen Hui agreed, "But you have to promise your brother that you will always wear a helmet and protective gear when riding your bike, obey traffic rules, pay close attention, don't compete with other vehicles for lanes, and don't rush. Often, it's not enough for you to follow the rules yourself, because others may not. You have to be careful to give way..."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Fan Rong and advised, "Auntie, they have grown up now. If they want to go to and from school by themselves, then let them go to and from school by themselves."

"Don't worry, brother, I know."

Li Qingrui said excitedly. She grew up in the city and had witnessed many car accidents, so she was aware of the risks. Chen Hui wasn't too worried, though. "It should arrive home in a few days."

"Long live my brother!"

Li Qingrui was so happy that she danced around and kept spinning in the living room.

"Thank you, brother."

Although Li Qingshan didn't show it so obviously, his serious eyes were full of joy.

Li Tianhua and Fan Rong exchanged a glance, but ultimately did not stop him, as they felt Chen Hui was right.

……

After receiving the award, the three of them spent a few days sightseeing in Paris before Chloe returned home. She will then go directly back to Jiangcheng University to continue the research project that Chen Hui had arranged for her.

Liang Peixuan should also go back. Having already secured his admission to university, he is full of energy after his experiences over the past few days and is ready to return to begin studying materials science and lay a solid foundation in advance.

Chen Hui boarded a train to Italy, where he had the Ramanujan Prize to attend to.

The Ramanujan Prize is different from the Clay Institute Prize; it's more like an academic conference where Chen Hui was just given an award incidentally.

As usual, Chen Hui gave an in-depth report at this conference, explaining in detail his proof of the existence of solutions to the Yang-Mills equation and the details of the mass gap problem.

He also hopes that his research can be widely disseminated, encouraging more mathematicians to engage in this research, whether it's promoting his new tool, the standard topology weaving technique, or studying the Yang-Mills equations.

The path of mathematics is endless; even with a data panel, it is impossible to solve all mathematical problems.

More people need to join in, even if only a very few can save him an afternoon. If mathematicians from all over the world unite, they will generate tremendous synergy. Only by working side by side can we go further on the road to exploring the truth! After understanding so many patterns and using mathematics to unravel the mysteries of this world step by step, Chen Hui couldn't help but wonder whether this world was formed randomly or was truly created by an omniscient and omnipotent god, as some people describe.

Or, is Earth's civilization designed by a more advanced civilization?

Indeed, the ultimate goal of science is theology.

Newton couldn't escape it, Einstein couldn't escape it either, and Chen Hui never expected that he would also start thinking about such questions.

Those predecessors only began to study theology in their later years, and he never expected that he would have this idea so quickly.

Perhaps it's because of the data panel I own!
He wondered if people like Newton and Einstein also had such panels in their minds.
Or perhaps, in some other form?

Of course, the theology they studied was not the kind of theology that everyone thinks it is. What Chen Hui wanted to study was the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics. Are quantum fluctuations really random?

Is there really no formula that can describe the four fundamental forces?
If we can complete a description of the essence of these phenomena, perhaps humanity will truly be able to wield power that only gods can possess!
Of course, if one day it can be proven that π and e, these infinite non-repeating natural constants, are not truly random, or if a sudden change in a natural constant, such as the gravitational constant, can be observed...

There are still so many things in this world that humans cannot understand, as fascinating as the vast starry sky, attracting Chen Hui to immerse himself in them wholeheartedly.

When Chen Hui returned to Jiangcheng University from Canada, it was already late October.

This time, Wang Qiming did not come to pick him up because he had not reported his itinerary to Wang Qiming. Since he went to Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, his itinerary information has been kept confidential, so even if Wang Qiming wanted to pick him up, he would not be able to.

But when Chen Hui reached the exit, he still saw the middle-aged man wearing sunglasses standing there.

"Brother Feng, what brings you to Jiangcheng?"

The visitor was Dai Yafeng, who had been his driver at Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group.

"We are not monitoring your life. It's just that all flight information is entered into the system. You are a key person under protection, so it will be automatically pushed to the leaders."

Dai Yafeng made a point of explaining before answering Chen Hui's question, "From now on, I will be your personal driver. You can call me anytime you want to go anywhere."

"Go back and tell your boss that I don't need a personal driver. You can go back now."

Chen Hui waved his hand. It wasn't that he was unhappy about being monitored; he understood that it was for his protection. However, he usually conducted his research at Jiangcheng University, so such protection didn't seem very necessary.

Dai Yafeng shook his head. "I will respond to your request truthfully, but our duty is to obey orders. Let me take you back to Jiangcheng University first."

have to.

Chen Hui didn't dwell on it any longer. Anyway, he was going to take the subway back, which wasn't much different from taking Dai Yafeng's car.

Upon arriving at the parking lot, there was another black sedan, still bearing the Chengdu license plate, clearly driven by Dai Yafeng from Chengdu.

The only difference is that the original gasoline-powered vehicles have been replaced with new energy vehicles.

"You changed cars?"

Chen Hui was somewhat surprised.

"Ah."

After starting the car, Dai Yafeng gave a soft "hmm," thought for a moment, and then continued, "I feel more at ease with cars that I produce myself."

"Then why did we use gasoline-powered cars before?"

Chen Hui was puzzled by this answer. Although Huaxia's internal combustion engine technology was not very good, it was still assembled in-house. What could he not trust?

"Gasoline-powered cars are more convenient."

"It has a longer range, can travel long distances even in case of emergencies, and refueling is faster, which will be much more convenient."

Dai Yafeng also answered every question.

"Have all these problems been resolved now?"

Dai Yafeng revealed a smug smile, "You don't know yet, do you? We have made huge breakthroughs in battery and charging technology. Now, the range of new energy vehicles is actually higher than that of gasoline vehicles. Although the charging speed is slightly slower, it is still no problem to charge 500 kilometers in five minutes."

"You'll see once you're on the road; gasoline cars are a rare sight these days."

So fast? !

Chen Hui certainly knew that this was the effect of gallium oxide, but how long has gallium oxide been industrialized?
Less than half a year.

After gallium oxide is produced, it still needs to be applied to various scenarios. From testing to stable operation, and then to production, and such a large-scale promotion, it only took half a year.
Is this the speed of Tokyo University?
Who can rival this speed of industrialization and military buildup?
Even Chen Hui, the discoverer of gallium oxide, was somewhat surprised.

"Our country still has many talented people like you. It is said that this breakthrough was also accomplished by a genius scientist!"

Dai Yafeng's national pride was almost overflowing. "It is said that not only did he help the domestic new energy vehicle industry upgrade, but he also made a lot of money in patent fees."

"How did you know?"

"It's all over the internet now," Dai Yafeng said somewhat embarrassedly. "I also browse Douyin and other similar platforms in my spare time."

Do you know who that scientist is?

"I don't know that."

Dai Yafeng shook his head slightly and said seriously, "Even if I knew, I couldn't tell you. This kind of thing definitely has to be kept secret."

Chen Hui didn't ask any more questions. He knew that this was a form of protection for him by the organization, and that releasing this information was probably to boost morale.

Chen Hui has always suffered from motion sickness, but Huo Lai's condition has improved a lot as he has traveled more often, though he still occasionally feels uncomfortable.

However, when riding in Dai Yafeng's car, Chen Hui did not experience motion sickness symptoms again.

After a smooth journey to Jiangcheng University, Dai Yafeng left. It was unclear where he usually stayed, but he told Chen Hui that he could contact him anytime if needed, and that he would arrive within ten minutes.

"You're back?!"

As soon as I stepped into the office, Wang Qiming ran over excitedly from the corridor, "When are you leaving?"

"Walk for what?"

"Going to Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group?"

"Why would I go to Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group?"

"You're not going?"

Wang Qiming was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, "The problem is solved?"

"solved."

Wang Qiming opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say, only feeling a tremendous shock.

He originally thought that even Chen Hui would need at least several years to solve this problem, but unexpectedly, Chen Hui only took a few months!

"By the way, Professor Zhou from the Chemistry Department has a tricky project that needs the help of a math whiz. Are you interested?"

Wang Qiming had originally intended to contact Yuan Xinyi, but upon seeing Chen Hui, he immediately changed his mind. "It's about the Navier-Stokes equations. I remember you were researching this area recently."

"What do you need me to do?"

Chen Hui might not get involved in other issues, but he was still interested in the Navier-Stokes equations.

"Come with me to Professor Zhou's lab tomorrow, and he'll talk to you about it in person."

Wang Qiming was also very happy. He had found such a capable helper for that old guy Zhou Zhen, so he had to treat him to a meal.

"No need for tomorrow, I can go right now!"

(End of this chapter)