A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 48 Congratulations to Chen Hui
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The shrill sound of the alarm clock broke the tranquility of the night.

In the study, Ran Peng raised his head from a pile of papers, took off his reading glasses, rubbed his aching cervical vertebrae, then picked up his mobile phone and turned off the alarm.

After picking up the thermos cup beside him and taking a sip of strong tea, he still felt a little unsatisfied, but he stood up resolutely, picked up his mobile phone, and walked outside.

He was easily immersed in reading papers, and when he was young he often stayed up all night reading papers and doing research.

But he is already fifty-six years old this year.

This age is not considered old in the academic circle, but it is not young in the human circle.

His body functions were aging and he had various minor ailments. He could no longer work as hard as before, so he set an alarm clock for himself and stipulated that he could only study until 11 o'clock at night at the latest.

After a quick walk around the room, Ran Peng picked up his phone, looked at the 99 on the WeChat icon, and clicked on it.

Professors are also human beings. They also have various professor groups and various friends. Even if this is a private WeChat account, a WeChat account that is not processed all day will naturally be full of red dots.

I took a quick look and clicked into some groups. Most of them were discussing gossip, and some were conducting academic discussions, but what was discussed in the group was just some simple directional content. If you really want to communicate, it would be more convenient to do it offline.

Ran Peng didn't look at it any further and left after eliminating the red dot.

After replying to a few more private messages, he clicked on the WeChat of Ma Jingtang, president of the Chengdu Mathematical Society.

In addition to being the president of the Chengdu Mathematical Society, Ma Jingtang is also a professor at Chengdu University and has some research in group theory.

Of course, the most important thing is that the two are childhood friends and have a good personal relationship.

Back then, Ma Jingtang was also a little guy who followed him around and played in the mud.

"Brother Xiaoshan..."

Xiaoshan is Ran Peng's nickname, and only people close to him call him that. Nowadays, people don't care about names like the ancients did, but when Ran Peng was young, he often fell ill. A fortune teller said that the name Peng was too big and the little guy couldn't bear it.

So his parents gave him the nickname Xiaoshan.

Who knew that after having this name, Ran Peng rarely got sick.

So this name always accompanied Ran Peng until he entered junior high school.

After reading Ma Jingtang's message, Ran Peng clicked on the picture.

a1……a11
"!!!"

With just one glance, Ran Peng understood what was going on, because the answer was so simple, so simple that he could understand it at a glance.

This is a question he gave for the National High School Mathematics League (Chengdu Division).

This question is not easy, but the fact that it can be solved with a simple arrangement shows that the answerer has strong mathematical intuition.

"It's a good seedling!"

Ran Peng praised it. Even he, the author of the question, had never thought of such a solution.

But once you see this solution, even people who don’t understand mathematics can appreciate the beauty of it. This is a very powerful ability!

It can be seen from the photo that this should have been taken from a test paper. Considering that the person taking the test is a high school student, it is even more rare.

"The little guy is quite spiritual."

Ran Peng raised his hand and sent a message to Ma Jingtang, "I can find out."

Of course, he knew what Ma Jingtang meant by sending him this WeChat message. They were already past the age of sharing gossip with good friends. Since the other party sent him a message, it was naturally a recommendation. As to whether it was because he loved talent or for some other reason, Ran Peng didn't care.

He only cared about the fact that this little guy had some mathematical talent. It wasn't because he got full marks in the competition, nor because he solved this number theory problem, but because this little guy showed mathematical talent in solving this problem, which is the talent that can make him an excellent mathematician.

Being able to do well in competitions does not mean that you can become an excellent mathematician, and vice versa. For example, Xu Chenyang, a leader in the field of mathematics among the current young generation in China, did not even make it to the IMO.

Sometimes the two are even contradictory, because the upper limit for math problem solvers is the IMO champion. Once these contestants get the IMO, they will lose their goal and instead develop a dislike for math because of the constant practice of problems.

But the upper limit for mathematicians is infinite.

After sending the message, Ran Peng put down his phone. It was indeed an interesting little guy, but not so interesting that he would think of being humble to him.

……

At seven o'clock in the morning, after eating the breakfast that her mother had specially prepared for her, Cai Jingjing carried her schoolbag and walked towards the school with a gloomy look on her face.

He is the top student in the elite class of Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School, or to put it simply, he is the well-deserved number one in the first grade of Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School.

It can be said to be the best among the best.

But he was not happy.

If he hadn't gotten an upset stomach from a bowl of beef noodles before the high school entrance exam last year, he would never have come to a crappy high school like No. 2 Middle School.

Their home is very close to the school, which is why he finally chose to come to No. 2 Middle School. He can go home for dinner in the future.

The closer he got to the school, the more students like him there were around him. He even met a classmate. After a brief greeting, they walked towards the school in silence.

Ten minutes later, Cai Jingjing arrived at the gate of Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School. At this time, the school gate was already crowded with people, pouring into the school like a sea.

He had seen such scenes many times and was not surprised at all. His classmates were the same. They jumped into the school numbly, like corpses controlled by corpse-drivers from western Hunan.

But today seems a little different.

The usually numb crowd became a little agitated. Everyone looked up and pointed at the top of the school gate, talking among themselves.

Cai Jingjing also looked over and found that there was an eye-catching banner hanging above the school gate, with white letters on a red background. It was like a bloody bayonet, violently piercing Cai Jingjing's brain.

Congratulations to Chen Hui for winning first place in the Chengdu Division of the National High School Mathematics League.

He knew about the mathematics competition at No. 2 Middle School, and his teacher had invited him to join the mathematics competition team, but he refused. His goal was to be admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University. To achieve this goal, he needed to be in the top 60 in CMO, which would not be easier than passing the college entrance examination to be admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University.

And the second middle school competition team?
He had never heard of any achievements, and he never had any expectations of being admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University through competition when he was in No. 2 Middle School.

But now, he was told that someone from No. 2 Middle School won first prize in the provincial competition!

And it seems that it is not just an ordinary first prize, but the first place!
This means this person will definitely go to CMO, and may even have a chance to be admitted to Tsinghua University, Beijing University, or Beijing University. You must be surprised, right? "

Someone took a picture of Cai Jingjing who was in a daze. It was his deskmate Meng Jie.

"A few days ago, I heard that No. 2 Middle School had a math genius, and he was really popular on the math competition team. But at the time, there was some controversy, and there was a possibility of cheating. Now it seems that this guy really is a genius!"

"Ah."

Cai Jingjing nodded, feeling somewhat complicated.

He had also heard the rumors a few days ago, but he always focused on his studies and ignored those messy things.

What’s the use of getting the first place in the provincial competition? As long as you can’t make it into the top 60 of CMO and the national group, you still can’t be directly admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University. But you have the ability to pass the college entrance examination and enter Peking University or Tsinghua University!

Cai Jingjing comforted herself.

(End of this chapter)