Manufacturing Empire in the Valley

Chapter 149 Here's Ten Thousand Dollars, Do You Want It?

Watson has been watching from the sidelines. When he first saw the formula written by Niu Xiaoqiang, he seemed a little puzzled; when Niu Xiaoqiang wrote half of the formula, his expression was a little surprised; His indecision turned to shock when he learned the formula of bis.

The look of shock remained unchanged until Niu Xiaoqiang wrote the last note.When Niu Xiaoqiang handed over the notebook, Watson was still on the spot, with the same expression on his face.

Seeing that Watson was stunned by his own performance, Niu Xiaoqiang was somewhat proud and fortunate: Fortunately, some time ago, Master forced me to learn the skills of mechanical drawing, which forced me to give up algebra and study geometry instead. , If I hadn’t worked hard some time ago, I really wouldn’t be able to answer this question. Hmph, this foreign devil really wanted to embarrass me, and he came up with such a difficult question. It took me so long to figure it out. As for the solution to the problem, since I succeeded in the challenge, the bonus he promised should be handed over to me.

Niu Xiaoqiang thought of this and said again: "Mr. Watson, please check the answer. If there is no problem, please hand over the bonus to me according to the previous agreement."

"Ah—oh, I, you—"

Watson's brain was a little messed up, and even the words he spoke were incoherent.

After reorganizing the language, Watson said: "You... Have you ever seen a question similar to this question before?"

Niu Xiaoqiang thought that Watson was making excuses to play tricks, and immediately said with a straight face: "I can tell you very seriously, I have never seen this question before, and I have never seen a question similar to this question. Mr. Watson, please don't miss the appointment."

Naturally, more than 100 yuan was not considered by Watson. He handed the money to Niu Xiaoqiang casually, and then asked, "Do you want to earn more money?"

Niu Xiaoqiang was overjoyed. He nodded while counting the money: "Of course I do. Why, you still want to ask me a hard question and watch me make a fool of myself?"

Watson suppressed the excitement in his heart, and hurriedly wrote an Olympiad problem he had seen in his notebook.

After finishing writing, he handed the notebook and pen to Niu Xiaoqiang, and took out a stack of Da Tuanhe from his pocket: "Did you see the money? As long as you can answer the question I just asked, the money will be all It's yours."

Niu Xiaoqiang just said that casually just now, maybe he was joking, but he didn't expect Watson to actually do that.He stared at the banknote in Watson's hand, quickly estimating how much it was.

In this era, the largest banknote in China is the ten-yuan paper RMB, which is also known as the Great Unity as the saying goes.As for the hundred-dollar bill, it has not yet been issued.

According to Niu Xiaoqiang's estimation, Watson held no less than twenty banknotes, that is, no less than 200 yuan, which was dozens of yuan more than the chips he took out for the first time.

Niu Xiaoqiang just counted the bonuses he got, a total of 140 yuan, if he can earn more than 200 yuan... Tsk tsk, it's really wonderful to think about it!

"Okay! It's a deal!"

Without much consideration, Niu Xiaoqiang once again accepted the challenge.He put the bonus he had just won into his pocket, then grabbed the notebook and pen, and began to think seriously.

Compared with "The Problem of the Seven Bridges of Königsberg", the topic of the Mathematical Olympiad is naturally simpler. This time Niu Xiaoqiang only thought for a few minutes before writing.

Soon, he wrote out the answer, then handed the notebook to Watson, staring at the banknote in Watson's hand and said: "I have written the answer, please check it, if there is no problem, Just give me the prize."

Watson took the notebook and glanced at it for a while, then handed the banknote to Niu Xiaoqiang without hesitation, and at the same time he was more sure of his guess.

When the first answer was written, Watson was completely stunned by Niu Xiaoqiang.He didn't expect Niu Xiaoqiang to be so powerful that he solved the improved version of "The Seven Bridges of Königsberg Problem" in less than half an hour. What a terrifying IQ is needed!
Later, he realized that many of the answers written by Niu Xiaoqiang belonged to the category of basic geometry, and not many belonged to the category of advanced geometry.If all are solved with advanced geometry, the answer will be greatly simplified.It is not difficult to see from this that Niu Xiaoqiang's access to knowledge is still limited, and it is not that broad.This shocked Watson even more.

Just imagine, a person who has not received a complete higher mathematics education can solve the "Seven Bridges of Königsberg Problem". If he has received a complete higher mathematics education, wouldn't he be able to solve those world-class mathematical problems? ?What are difficult problems such as the Poincaré conjecture, Riemann hypothesis, and Hodge conjecture in front of him?
Watson just had such an idea, and he was not very sure. In order to test his conjecture, he paid for the actual investigation again.The result was exactly as he had guessed. Niu Xiaoqiang still used some knowledge of basic mathematics when answering the Olympiad questions, which showed that his knowledge of mathematics was indeed not comprehensive enough.

A person who has the ability to learn calculus by himself, and also relied on his own strength to solve the improved version of "The Seven Bridges of Königsberg Problem". students.Watson didn't want to miss Niu Xiaoqiang, which in his view was a crime.

Watson has accumulated rich experience on how to impress Niu Xiaoqiang.He put his hand into his pocket, and originally wanted to take out all the remaining RMB as a bargaining chip to seduce Niu Xiaoqiang.But when he reached into his pocket, he realized that all the RMB he had exchanged had been used up.

Watson had no choice but to take out a bunch of dollar bills from his pocket. He fiddled with the dollars with his fingers, and the green dollars made a pleasant sound. Niu Xiaoqiang turned his head and looked over when he heard the sound.

Watson showed the smile of the big bad wolf deceiving Little Red Riding Hood: "This is 10 U.S. dollars. According to the current exchange rate, one U.S. dollar is equivalent to two yuan. Of course, this is only the official exchange rate. I listened to my advice before coming to China A Chinese friend said that one U.S. dollar can be exchanged for ten yuan in RMB on the black market, which means that the money in my hand is equivalent to [-] yuan, boy, do you want it?"

Watson originally thought that Niu Xiaoqiang would cry and go to MIT after hearing what he said. This kid is so excited about more than 300 yuan. If he can get 10 yuan, he will die of happiness?
But what Watson didn't expect was that Niu Xiaoqiang didn't show the slightest happy expression, but took two steps back, staring at him with very vigilant eyes, even with a trace of hostility in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)