The top student must be diligent.

Chapter 48: Submit the paper in 20 minutes
However, although Xiao Yi felt a little ashamed of these nicknames like "X God", he also remembered the identity of the Ye God in front of him... Oh no, Ye Cheng. Speaking of which, this name sounds quite like a... protagonist in a novel.

He asked, "By the way, are you the genius who is 14 years old this year and scored 680 in the college entrance examination?"

"It's me." Ye Cheng nodded, but then said: "But I think your score of 741 is more impressive, Xiao Shen. You are more talented than me. My mother asked me to study with you."

Xiao Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This kid was really frank when he spoke.

"You're only 14."

"He's only 14 years old." Ye Cheng shook his head. "My idol is Terence Tao. He won the IMO gold medal at the age of 13. But I tried to do the IMO test this year, but I only got a silver medal in the end. I was one point away from the gold medal."

"That's pretty good too. Terence Tao also won the gold medal in his third IMO." Xiao Yi said, "Don't be too strict with yourself."

"No, it's still too far away." Ye Cheng shook his head and said, "So after entering university, I will try my best to graduate within three years, and then go to Princeton University or the École Normale Supérieure in Paris to study mathematics as a graduate student, because I heard that the mathematics majors of these two schools are the best in the world. After that, I will strive to get a master's and doctoral degree in four years. After that, I will not have to worry about my studies anymore, and I will devote all my time to mathematics. I hope to win the Fields Medal before I am 40 years old."

"I have calculated that I am 14 years old this year, and I can still go through seven International Congresses of Mathematicians. There will be one when I am 7 years old. The Fields Medal requires mathematicians under 40 years old to win, so I have a certain age advantage."

Listening to the child's ambitious words, Xiao Yi was silent for a while.

My goodness, is this the world of genius?
Even the future life plan has been made.

On the other hand, what are his future life plans?
Well……

It is roughly: solve difficult problems → solve more difficult problems → solve problems that many people cannot solve → solve world-class problems →…

Maybe the next step is to "solve human problems"?
"But now the only problem is how can I pass this exam." Ye Cheng was originally full of confidence in his future plans, but now he became hesitant: "I am not sure about the exam this afternoon, because I haven't read any papers on mathematics yet."

"This change is a bit beyond my control. I really don't know what made those academicians suddenly make such a decision."

The genius's face finally revealed the nervousness of a child.

He asked Xiao Yi: "Xiao Shen, are you confident about this exam?"

Xiao Yi quickly tapped the wooden fish in his heart again, and then gave a universal answer: "Uh... I don't know, it depends on the situation."

Ye Cheng nodded, "Okay, fortunately my teacher said that there may not be many students who can get points in the test this afternoon. It will probably depend on the test results this morning."

Xiao Yi nodded, that was indeed the case.

For the vast majority of students, the morning exam scores still account for the majority of the final results, so doing well in the morning exam is the key.

Just then, the bell rang, the invigilator entered the examination room, and the two stopped talking.

All candidates are required to hand in items not related to the exam, refrain from continuing conversation, and wait for the exam to officially begin.

There are three invigilators, as well as various surveillance cameras and signal blockers, which basically eliminate all possibilities of cheating.

Of course, these geniuses present probably would not do something like cheating.

At 8:55, the test papers were distributed.

Xiao Yi got the test paper quickly, glanced at the three questions, and then shook his head. Average!
The format of these three questions is basically the same as that of a math competition, and in the end, it’s still the same test methods.

And because there are only two hours, unlike a math competition where you have four and a half hours to answer the questions, the difficulty of the questions is relatively lower.

However, for Xiao Yi, the situation is the same.

It only took him 20 minutes to finish the three questions. There were fewer questions and he had to write less, which was convenient for him.

And the most important thing is...

This exam allows you to submit your paper at any time!

This is much more humane than the rule in high school where you have to wait until the last half hour to hand in the paper!

So Xiao Yi stood up and walked to the front.

The invigilator at the front was a professor from their School of Mathematics. His surname was Xu. When he saw Xiao Yi, he recognized him immediately.

Because he was the professor in charge of Hua Luogeng's class. He had attended that mathematics academic conference with Liu Bin, and had already seen this talented young man through the videos of Liu Bin and Xiao Yi.

"Are you going to...hand in your paper?" Professor Xu asked, looking at his watch. "The exam has only started for 20 minutes."

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Well, hand in the paper now."

Professor Xu said no more and took Xiao Yi's test paper. "You can leave first."

Then he looked down at the test paper and was immediately shocked. Although he had expected it, he still felt incredible when he saw the test paper filled with answers.

That’s 20 minutes!
Although the three questions this time were not as difficult as those in IMO, it was still too outrageous to finish them in 20 minutes.

It’s almost equivalent to…

Basically, you only spend your time writing?
Didn't you think much about it at all?
"It's... amazing."

Professor Xu shook his head helplessly. Liu Bin had asked him to see how powerful Xiao Yi was, and now he had actually seen it.

At the scene, many math geniuses of course also noticed the movement. When they saw Xiao Yi hand in the paper directly, they all showed expressions of disbelief.

They didn’t even finish the first question, and were even stumped by it, yet some people handed in their papers?

Are you kidding me?
No one thought about whether the paper was handed in blank or not, because they basically recognized that the person who handed in the paper was Xiao Yi.

How could the national top scorer with 741 points hand in a blank paper?
There is only one possibility. For him, it only takes him 20 minutes to finish this test paper.
For a time, these teenagers who were very confident in their mathematical abilities began to doubt their abilities.

The power of the great devil of mathematics begins to show at this moment!
Ye Cheng also looked at Xiao Yi's empty seat in a daze. After being shocked for a while, he finally sighed.

He really is worthy of being the God Xiao that he admires!
(End of this chapter)