I'm a scientist, why can't I have faith?

Wang Dong?

This familiar name was truly unexpected for Su Yuran.

Is it a coincidence, or just a case of people sharing the same name?

"Is this Wang Dong... a fair-skinned boy?"

Du Fan began to think carefully.

"I really didn't know that; we've only communicated via email..."

He suddenly realized that something seemed off.

"You know him? Then you should know his skill level..."

"The person I met yesterday during club recruitment was also a freshman from Yuanpei College..."

Su Yuran didn't know why she had to try so hard to explain, feeling like she was about to be caught dating by her family in high school.

"Give me your email address, I'll ask you myself."

Du Fan didn't think too much about it and returned to his main task after sending the email to Wang Dong.

"Wait here for me, Ranran. I'm going to the lab to give you a few more instructions."

As a mentor and an academician, even going home for the holidays isn't something he can just do on a whim; he needs to make all the necessary arrangements.

At least the general framework has been laid out, and the students will handle the rest on their own.

Seeing the email address her uncle sent, Su Yuran recalled the fair-skinned figure from yesterday. Could it really be him?

After thinking for a moment, Su Yuran still opened WeChat and sent the message.

At this moment, Wang Dong was sitting on the high-speed train back to Tianhai City, intently studying the Bolzano-Weilstrasse theorem on his iPad. He was currently researching real number theory.

It has to be said that the iPad is a very cost-effective product, not only making learning lightweight, but also offering a wealth of electronic resources.

If you want to read any book, just search for it on the internet, and you'll find all kinds of versions for free.

Wang Dong is completely addicted to real numbers.

Then he received a WeChat message from Su Yuran.

[Su Yuran: Junior, didn't you contact a professor named Du Fan?]

Academician Du Fan?

When Wang Dong recalled his email, some unfriendly memories flooded his mind.

He spent a lot of time in the library writing this email, and without Mr. Turing's "Turing Test," he didn't know when he would have been able to complete Sir Isaac Newton's commission.

But why does Senior Su Yuran know about this?

So, it seems that the senior student is from the School of Information Science and Technology. Could it be that Academician Du Fan sent her to interrogate her?

My email was worded very appropriately, so I shouldn't have offended him in any way. Moreover, judging from Academician Du Fan's reply, it seems that this is not the case.

Wang Dong hesitated for a moment before giving an affirmative answer.

[Wang Dong: Yes, senior, I emailed Academician Du Fan before to ask some questions.]

If you've done something, then you've done it; you should have the courage to admit it.

Originally, it was thought that things would develop in a bad direction, but Su Yuran suddenly changed her tune.

This was something Wang Dong hadn't anticipated.

[Su Yuran: Have you heard of the "East Asia Smart Cup"? Our team is short one person, do you want to join?]

Is there any connection between sending emails to academicians and the "East Asia Smart Cup"?

Even with [Thinking: 0.3], Wang Dong couldn't find a connection between the two.

However, since someone has invited me, there's no reason not to accept.

After all, Wang Dong originally wanted to participate in this competition, but he gave up before because he couldn't find a suitable team.

Now that Su Yuran has taken the initiative to extend an olive branch, he should definitely accept it.

Moreover, he had a premonition that Su Yuran's team was very strong, and that he wouldn't need to carry the team if he went in.

[Wang Dong: Okay, senior, is there anything I need to do?]

Seeing Wang Dong's affirmative reply, Su Yuran was momentarily stunned.

Why did I invite him to join the team so directly?

Normally, an on-site inspection should be conducted. Even if he was recommended by his uncle, he shouldn't be brought into the team immediately.

Although she is the team leader, she also has to consider the other team members. The goal of everyone coming together is to achieve a good result.

Recruiting people into the team like this is somewhat irresponsible towards the other team members.

But Wang Dong had already agreed, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to break the contract unilaterally; she didn't want to leave a bad impression on her junior.

With the holiday approaching, it's not easy for the team members to get together to discuss things, so it seems we'll have to take a long-term approach.

[Su Yuran: We've almost finished the preliminary round questions, and there aren't any tasks for now. You can review the relevant knowledge for the competition to prepare for the final round.]

Just as Wang Dong had predicted, Su Yuran's team was indeed very strong, confident that they could enter the finals even before the preliminary rounds were over.

The preliminary round of the "East Asia Smart Cup" has a unified theme, with the organizers providing questions on practical application scenarios related to AI.

Participating teams are free to submit their proposals, and the final teams are selected through screening and evaluation.

The final round was even more exciting, with questions presented on the spot, specific solutions provided within 24 hours, and a final evaluation, with the highest scorer winning a medal.

This puts the contestants to the test of their ability to work under pressure. They not only need to find a feasible solution in a short time, but also optimize the algorithm and provide a working script within the allotted time.

Both the thought process and the code are indispensable.

Based on the information available so far, Su Yuran's team clearly does not lack coding skills, so Wang Dong can focus on improving his problem-solving approach in the future.

This is the greatest help he can offer.

Of course, you can't be completely clueless about code either; without any understanding of code, you can't provide a feasible optimal approach.

Having just received the invitation, Wang Dong had already planned out his future learning strategies.

This is the transformation brought about by the "Thinking: 0.3" factor; when faced with a problem, he can always quickly come up with a solution.

However, there's no need to start learning right away. The finals are in December, which is still two months away.

These two months are enough time for Wang Dong to improve to a good level.

So Wang Dong returned to the world of mathematics, having only studied half of his Bolzano-Weilstrasse theorem.

On the other side, Su Yuran replied to Wang Dong and then opened her team's group chat.

I typed out a short paragraph and then quickly deleted it.

And so the cycle repeats itself.

She hesitated about how to bring it up with her teammates.

"They...should agree, right?"

Thinking of Wang Dong's clean and aloof face, her face involuntarily flushed.

"I didn't invite him just because he's good-looking..."

"Everything's settled, Ranran, let's go."

Du Fan appeared in the office at an inopportune moment, just in time to witness his niece's awkward behavior.

Why is Ranran staring blankly at the screen? And her face is all red?

Based on his experience of being unbeatable in love when he was young, he has a general understanding of the current situation.

My Ranran, is she in a relationship?

Which pig dared to steal our cabbage?!