A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 136 A Gift from Xuejun

Chen Hui didn't expect his teacher to reply to his email so late, but even though he received a reply, he felt powerless to do anything about it.

Different journals have different requirements for submitted manuscripts. He needs to make some minor revisions to the paper according to the requirements of the journal he is submitting to, but without a computer, this is obviously impossible.

It seems that buying a computer needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Nothing happened that night. At six o'clock the next morning, Chen Hui finished washing up and was about to find a study room to read his thesis when he was surprised to find that Li Zehan had also gotten up and washed up. He then sat next to Chen Hui and started studying, looking like he was on steroids.

After achieving a perfect score on the CMO, he may have already satisfied his obsession and started learning university-level mathematics. The textbook he is currently reading is "Introduction to Functional Analysis and Its Applications." Chen Hui nodded slightly. If he is studying according to the book list he recommended, this is already the fifth textbook. Obviously, he has not slacked off in the past two weeks.

At eight o'clock, the two packed their bags and left the hotel. They needed to go to the classroom to assemble at eight-thirty to begin the first day of intensive training.

The hotel room suddenly erupted in noise, filled with shouts and the sounds of things being moved. Many people hurriedly closed the doors to wait for the elevator, and judging from their sleepy eyes, they had probably just woken up.

Ding Dong!

As the elevator descended to the first floor and everyone exited Luojia Villa, they saw a middle-aged man pulling a trolley towards them. The trolley was loaded with several packages, each bearing a rice logo.

These deliverymen are working so early in the morning; they must be really hardworking!
Many students glanced over here, sighed inwardly, and realized once again the importance of studying.

However, Chen Hui had already gone to greet him, "Teacher, what brings you here?"

Yuan Xinyi smiled wryly, looked back at the large pile of goods on the trailer, and said, "Of course, I'm here to deliver things to you."

"Did the teacher give these to me?"

These cardboard boxes not only had the rice logo on them, but also pictures of mobile phones and computers. Chen Hui could roughly guess what was inside, and he couldn't help but feel moved.

“It wasn’t me who gave it to you; it was Mr. Xue Jun, the founder of the rice brand. He couldn’t find your contact information, so he sent it to me.”

Yuan Xinyi shook his head, "You really never go online. Your interview is already trending on social media."

"Can we accept this?"

Chen Hui didn't quite understand why the other party was giving him these things; he just hesitated as he looked at the huge pile of electronic products.

"Why not accept it? Mr. Xuejun is also your schoolmate. This little thing is nothing to him. You can accept it without worry."

"Interview? What interview?"

Li Zehan's eyes lit up. He didn't expect the two of them to give him an answer, so he took out his phone and started searching.

Since Teacher Yuan said it's already trending, it shouldn't be hard to find.

"Let's go, I'll take it up to you. I've already spoken to the training instructors, so it's fine if we go a little later."

Yuan Xinyi, pulling the trailer, took the lead and entered Luojia Mountain Villa.

What are your plans after submitting your paper?

As they walked, Yuan Xinyi chatted with Chen Hui.

"I haven't come up with any good solutions to those problems yet, and I'm at a loss. I plan to read more relevant papers and accumulate more knowledge before tackling these problems."

Chen Hui answered truthfully.

"There's no rush."

Yuan Xinyi said with a smile, "If those problems were so easy to solve, Professor Aedrian would have already published in the Big Four accounting firms."

“Doing mathematical research is never something that can be accomplished overnight. It’s different from your previous studies and problem-solving. Many mathematicians often get stuck on a problem for years or even decades. You have to be prepared for a long-term battle.”

"You've been working hard enough. Why not relax and enjoy this IMO training camp? The way to learn is to balance work and rest. Taking proper breaks can actually make it easier to spark inspiration."

As they spoke, the three of them had already arrived outside the room.

Chen Hui opened the door and carried his things inside.

He did not respond to Yuan Xinyi's suggestion.

This suggestion might work for others, but he needs a lot of time to grind proficiency, so rest might not be necessary; he just needs to keep grinding.

"Fuck me!"

"Boss, you're awesome!"

Li Zehan finally found the trending topic that Yuan Xinyi had mentioned, which was the video of Chen Hui being interviewed by Rongcheng TV.

This interview will not only be broadcast on television, but will also be published on official accounts on platforms such as Weibo, Xiaohongshu, and Bilibili. Nowadays, these traditional media outlets are also keeping up with the times and developing their own self-media.

"Getting a perfect score on the CMO in the first year of high school, that's amazing!"

"I'm Chen Hui, and what he said about diligence making up for lack of talent is true. If you work as hard as he does, you can also get a perfect score on the CMO exam!"

"The people upstairs probably haven't seen me yet, otherwise you would know that even if I had another liver, I still wouldn't get a perfect score for CMO."

Li Zehan scrolled through the comments below and couldn't resist taking the plunge himself, rapidly tapping on his phone screen with both hands, "A perfect score is just the upper limit of the CMO exam, not the boss's limit!"

Chen Hui rolled his eyes. Li Zehan was really getting too involved.

However, he also knew why Xue Jun had sent him a family bucket of rice. After Rongcheng TV released the interview, it was liked and reposted by several influential figures in Rongcheng, and quickly gained some popularity. Then, somehow, Xue Jun, the founder of the rice company, saw it.

"Hey buddy, leave your address, and I'll take a family bucket of rice!"

As a result, this incident caused a huge stir. With Xue Jun's current popularity, the interview went viral and became a trending topic.

When people looked into Chen Hui's past, they were all captivated, as if they were watching a protagonist in a story.

After winning the CMO gold medal, the number of people questioning Chen Hui online has become extremely small.

This is the difference in credibility between commercial and official competitions. Even after winning the Acer Gold Award, many people still questioned Chen Hui, at least 20%. However, after the CMO results were announced, this number dropped sharply to 1%.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Hui took out his phone, took a few pictures of the pile of cardboard boxes on the ground, registered a Weibo account, logged in, and replied to Xue Jun's comment, "Thank you, Ms. Xue, I have received the items! Pictures attached."

"Dami ProX17!"

Xiaomi Mi 15 Ultra!

"Mi 7 Pro Tablet!"

Li Zehan then withdrew from the wave of the internet and looked at the pile of cardboard boxes on the ground, listing them off as if they were his own treasures.

Computers, mobile phones, tablets, watches, headphones... Li Zehan's eyes lit up with excitement.

It's not that he cares about these things that much; given his family's circumstances, he already had these things ten years ago. But these things were given to him by Xue Jun, the founder of Da Mi. How can they be the same?

"Why haven't you left yet? It's already 8:17!"

The door opened, and Chen Ling'er peeked in and asked.

"You just barge into a boy's room like that? Don't you have any sense of boundaries?"

Li Zehan was perhaps too excited, for he actually dared to question Chen Ling'er.

Chen Ling'er glared at her, "Are you itching for a beating?"

Immediately, Li Zehan fell silent and even took a half-step behind Chen Hui.

In thirteen minutes, the three of them, who had bought two electric scooters, rushed from Luojia Mountain Villa all the way to the School of Mathematics at the top of Cherry Blossom Hill, entering the training classroom just as the nine-minute hand was about to strike.

Electric scooters are awesome!

"I'm so envious, I want a family bucket of rice too." The arrival of the three naturally attracted a lot of attention. Unlike Chen Hui, they didn't go online. Many people noticed the trending topic, and given Chen Hui's prominence as CMO, everyone naturally remembered him.

"What's there to envy? If you want it, just buy it yourself."

"Get out of here, you rich kid. You don't understand the pain of being poor."

"He signed with Jiangcheng University just for a family bucket of rice. I really don't know what to say. He'll regret it in the future. Mathematics majors are already hard to find jobs, even those from Tsinghua and Peking Universities. I don't know how he'll make a living as a math major from Jiangcheng University."

"So is it possible that a genius like him will become a mathematician?"

puff!

"Mathematicians? Don't just focus on those few high-flying gods; how many mathematicians do you see who are doing well?"

"If you become a mathematician at a university but can't get projects, can't apply for grants, and can't produce results, you'll just waste your life and that's it."

"Um, would you like to see what this is?"

At this moment, a classmate handed his phone to the classmate who was sneering. In the comments section of the trending interview video, after Chen Hui replied to Xue Jun's reply, Xue Jun replied to Chen Hui again, "Young man, are you interested in working at Dami? I can offer you a job with an annual salary of one million."

"!!!"

A million-dollar annual salary? He's still a high school student!
Everyone else was also filled with excitement and mixed feelings.

The student who had been sneering blushed and fell silent.

Fortunately, a middle-aged man stepped onto the podium, attracting everyone's attention and saving him from embarrassment. "Hello everyone, I am Xu Zhiyuan, a professor at the School of Mathematics of Jiangcheng University. For the next week, I and several other teachers will be teaching you classes."

Xu Zhiyuan looked at the young faces in the classroom with a big smile. "It's nice to meet you all. It's a real treat to have so many math geniuses here. The ancients had the saying that we make friends through martial arts, so let's make friends through math problems. Let's do a few problems to warm up."

As he spoke, Xu Zhiyuan had already turned on the computer and put down the projector.

"We have sixty people. Next, we will divide into ten groups of six. We will score points by group, and the group with the highest total score will receive a mystery gift package. In the subsequent training, everyone will also be in groups."

"Chen Hui, you are the leader of the first group. You can choose your team members as you see fit..."

"Deng Leyan, you are the leader of the second group..."

"Wang Xiao..."

“Li Zehan…”

Clearly, Xu Zhiyuan had done his homework. After all, the competition was going to be divided into groups. If all these top experts were put in the same group, then this competition to make friends through the topic would lose its meaning.

However, a problem arose as soon as they were assigned to the fourth group. Li Zehan stood up and objected, "No, I want to be in the same group as the boss!"

"Okay, but you'll have to make the final selection of team members later."

Xu Zhiyuan quickly and decisively continued assigning tasks, "Jingxin, you're in the fourth group..."

Soon, the ten groups were assigned, and the projector was warmed up, displaying the content that Xu Zhiyuan wanted to project.

"This question is worth 10 points, everyone can try to answer it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Deng Leyan raised his hand.

"Three people wearing black hats!"

After saying that, he glanced at Chen Hui, clearly wanting to take this opportunity to have a match with Chen Hui.

Not only him, but the other team leaders also looked in Chen Hui's direction.

They were all still high school students, all geniuses, proud and arrogant, and naturally competitive. The CMO was over, but they felt they might not lose this opportunity.

However, when they looked over, they found that Chen Hui was looking down at his paper and hadn't even glanced at the blackboard.

This made them feel like they had punched cotton, which was very frustrating and uncomfortable.

Chen Hui might not care, but Li Zehan couldn't stand it.

What's with those looks you're giving me?

"When the tiger's away, the monkey becomes king?"

"You two little minions, Deng Leyan and Wang Xiao, dare to challenge the boss?"

His gaze toward the blackboard became serious, like that of a rooster always ready to fight.

"Correct answer!"

Xu Zhiyuan walked towards Deng Leyan's group, naturally taking in all the students' little actions. He was very satisfied with the result. In many cases, healthy competition can promote learning, and he divided the students into groups precisely to achieve this effect.

"But you still can't get those ten points. Why is your description of three people wearing black hats?"

"If you can't answer, then these ten points will have to be given to someone else."

Xu Zhiyuan smiled and looked at Deng Leyan.

"If only one person is wearing a black hat, then he should slap everyone else when the lights are turned off for the first time, since he sees everyone else wearing white hats. So there is more than one person wearing a black hat."

This was naturally no challenge for Deng Leyan. "Let's assume there are two black hats. The first time, both people only see the black hat on the other's head and are not sure of their own color. But when the lights are turned off the second time, both people should realize that if they were wearing a white hat, the other should have slapped them in the face the first time."

"Therefore, since I was also wearing a black hat, I would have been slapped by two people. But the truth is, the sound of slapping didn't come until the third time the lights were turned off, which means there were three black hats in the room!"

Even though only two or three seconds had passed between the time the question was presented and when he raised his hand, so many thoughts had already flashed through his mind.

However, this is not the end. Deng Leyan continued, "Extending to a more general case, following the same line of thought, we can also deduce that the number of black hats should correspond to the number of times the lights are turned off."

"very good!"

"The ability to apply knowledge to new situations is something every mathematics professional should possess. Deng Leyan's group gets ten points!"

Xu Zhiyuan returned to the podium, moved the mouse, and soon, the second question appeared on the projector.

This time, before Xu Zhiyuan could even speak, Li Zehan had already raised his hand.

These questions were not difficult for anyone present. Even if they were given enough time, they could easily deduce the answers in just a minute or two.

But the difficulty of this game is that you need to be faster than everyone else!
This not only tests everyone's reasoning and calculation abilities, but also puts participants' psychological qualities to the test.

Step 1: Weigh 1, 2, and 3; the total weight is a.

Step 2: Weigh 2345, the total weight is b.

If a/3 and b/4 are equal, then the defective item is lost; otherwise, the defective item is 6.

If they are not equal, weigh 34, and the total weight is c.

If b/4 = c/2, then item 1 is defective.
If ba = c/2, then 2 is a defective product.
If ba = ac, then 3 is a defective product.
If (bc)/2 = a/3, then 4 is a defective product.
"If a/3 = c/2, then 5 is a defective product." Li Zehan stated the answer directly.

Xu Zhiyuan then continuously played the PPT, presenting one question after another, with the difficulty gradually increasing.

The students were completely immersed in the game, especially after the difficulty of the questions increased, they became even more engaged.

The competition among the groups has become extremely fierce, with Deng Leyan, Wang Xiao, and Chen Hui's group all scoring 70 points.

At this moment, Xu Zhiyuan returned to the podium, placed his hand on the mouse, but did not immediately release the next question. Instead, he teased, "Next is the last question. Are you all ready?"

(End of this chapter)