From child prodigy to chief scientist

Chapter 115 The difference between people is sometimes greater than the difference between people and dogs.

From this moment on, Xu Xiao has already stepped into the academic world.

Seeing Xu Xiao's somewhat excited expression, Dong Yi could completely understand his feelings and even felt very envious of Xu Xiao.

He published his first paper when he was 24 and pursuing his master's degree.

Xu Xiao is not even 12 years old yet, but he has already published his first paper in Acta Arithmetica, a journal with a certain weight, not some low-quality journal.

Given time, Xu Xiao will surely become a highly influential figure in the mathematics community, perhaps even standing at the very top of the mathematical pyramid.

After a brief moment of excitement, Xu Xiao quickly calmed down.

This paper is just the beginning for him. He will publish more papers with higher academic value in the future. He should not be overly complacent because of such a small achievement.

"Senior, how's your paper coming along? Have you received any peer review comments yet?"

"It's out. Overall, I'm quite satisfied with the journal, but the paper needs major revisions before it can be published. I definitely won't be able to defend it this month."

Although he couldn't graduate immediately, Dong Yi was still quite satisfied with the result.

This means that once his paper is successfully published, he can stay at Yenching University and take a position there, without having to worry about finding a job anymore.

"It's good that it's published. Thank you for coming all this way, senior."

"It's nothing. I'll treat you to a nice meal after you return victorious from the IMO."

Dong Yi still felt grateful to Xu Xiao. If it weren't for Xu Xiao, he would probably still be stuck in his own research and unable to extricate himself.

This kind of great kindness cannot be repaid with just a few meals. Dong Yi will always keep this matter in mind, and he will do his best to lend a helping hand when Xu Xiao needs help in the future.

After saying goodbye to Dong Yi, Xu Xiao returned to the training room with the journal in his arms.

When Xu Xiao returned, everyone was curious about what she was carrying, and even Fei Ran couldn't help but take a look.

Pan Hong reacted the fastest. Recalling what she had heard in Yuan Jiyang's office, she immediately guessed the whole story.

"Xu Xiao, has your paper been published?"

Hearing Pan Hong's question, Xu Xiao hesitated slightly, but finally nodded.

Although he did want to keep a low profile, he couldn't very well lie in front of Pan Hong.

Seeing that Xu Xiao did not deny the matter, everyone was once again amazed.

Although everyone participated in the training camp together, some people haven't even fully understood the training questions, while others have already published academic papers.

Not to mention that Xu Xiao had taken time to go back and take the college entrance examination, and became the top scorer in the province.

The difference between people is even greater than the difference between people and dogs!

"Xu Xiao, can I take a look at this journal?" Pan Hong asked tentatively.

To be honest, when Xu Xiao first received this journal, she almost wanted to frame it and hang it up, afraid that she might accidentally damage it.

However, after the initial excitement, he realized that it was just a journal.

Periodicals are meant to be read; if you treat them with the same care as you would a work of art, you'll lose their original meaning.

"certainly."

Pan Hong took the journal from Xu Xiao and cherished it very much, even turning the pages very carefully, for fear of accidentally damaging it.

Having found Xu Xiao's paper, Pan Hong began reading it carefully with a learning attitude.

When reading Xu Xiao's paper, Pan Hong had no idea that it was just a paper written by a student doing a research project for the first time.

Both the research level of the topic and the writing level of the paper made Pan Hong feel very professional, which was very similar to her feeling when she read other papers before.

This also explains why Xu Xiao seemed so experienced when working on the project with me.

At this moment, Fei Ran, who was sitting in front of the podium, was staring at Xu Xiao, seemingly thinking about something.

Fei Ran had overheard most of the conversation between Xu Xiao and Pan Hong.

To be honest, he even wanted to borrow the journal to read Xu Xiao's published paper.

However, as the head coach of the national math competition team, he felt he should be more reserved and wait until later to take a look in private.

Seeing that it was time for the afternoon training session to begin, Fei Ran organized everyone to start training.

time flies.

Before we knew it, it was already July.

With the start of the IMO approaching, the team began preparing for their journey to the competition venue.

This year's IMO is being held in Mexico, which is quite a long distance away.

Even by plane, it takes a full fifteen or sixteen hours to fly.

Given their budget, it's unlikely they'd be able to fly business class; they'd have to choose the relatively cramped economy class.

After getting off the plane, everyone felt back pain and various physical discomforts due to sitting for a long time.

Xu Xiao's reaction was relatively mild. In his previous life, he had a lot of experience flying, and he could easily fall asleep even while sitting.

His short stature, however, became an advantage, giving him more room to move around than others.

After a good night's sleep at their rest stop, their bodies finally recovered somewhat, but they still needed to adjust to the local time difference.

Fortunately, the team had anticipated these situations and deliberately set off a little earlier.

The competition won't start for another three days, so there's still plenty of time for them to adjust their form.

The following morning, Fei Ran led everyone to the site to register the team members.

Registration will take place at the Palace of Culture and Arts in Mérida, where the exams will also be held two days later.

There is a very strong artistic atmosphere here, and you can see various murals everywhere, even on the walls.

In addition to the Chinese team, teams from other countries also arrived at the scene one after another.

Just as Fei Ran was talking with the organizers, several members of the US team passed by the Chinese team.

Upon seeing Xu Xiao, a tall, blond-haired boy couldn't help but say, "Look over there, the Chinese team."

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"Wait, that kid... is he also a team member?"

"Hey, looks like the Chinese team is short on people this year, they even

(Hey, looks like the Chinese team is short-handed this year; they even dragged in an elementary school kid to make up the numbers.)

"Are you planning to use the "youngest contestant" gimmick to get a

Is "consolationprize" just a consolation prize they're trying to get by using the "youngest contestant" gimmick?

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