Chapter 146: Woken Up by a Splash

For the next 3 days, Xu Qingzhou's life was surprisingly calm. The project application was approved, and the process was completed quickly. The School of Physics was quite generous, giving a project budget of 500,000 yuan directly.

According to Xu Qingzhou's experimental design, four types of BIBO crystals needed to be used, but the equipment required for preparing nonlinear crystals was being used by other project groups.

January 27th.

Xu Qingzhou had gone for a run with Song Yao last night and slept exceptionally well. Moreover, it was winter, so he lay in bed a bit longer. By the time he finished washing up, it was already 10 o'clock in the morning.

There were still two people in the dormitory. Kong Xianbo, who was originally scheduled to leave on the 20th, had stayed behind.

"Old Kong, when are you leaving?" Seeing Kong Xianbo going out, Xu Qingzhou asked curiously.

"I'll read for a few more days," Kong Xianbo said with a chuckle. During this period, his mood was just great. The feeling of being number one in the grade was simply too wonderful.

Facts proved that Old Xu was not invincible either. He got a full score in Mathematical Analysis 1, just like him; it was only in Advanced Algebra that he was off by 5 points.

Now, the media's attention shifted to Dean Tao. For Dean Tao, all kinds of rhetoric naturally came easily.

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【Xu Qingzhou, wow, our Sichuan Province science top scorer!】

【Freshman shocks the world! Genius youth conquers the century-old Cramér conjecture in one fell swoop, the mathematical community is boiling!】

Kong Xianbo stopped talking, took out his phone, tapped away, and searched for the Cramér conjecture.

"We feel deeply proud and excited because in our school, there is such an outstanding freshman student,"

Xu Qingzhou spread his hands and said helplessly, "It's really not as interesting as a few math problems."

"Reporters are here?" Xu Qingzhou was a bit surprised. He walked to the balcony and, sure enough, saw a reporter's van outside the dormitory building. At the entrance of the dormitory building, a group of reporters was negotiating with the dormitory manager.

【Shocking, a Jingda student actually did such a thing!】

【You're telling me this damn thing is a freshman?】

【*Xia Nation Youth Daily*: A milestone in the mathematical community! Jingda undergraduate conquers the Cramér conjecture. Recently, our country's young scholar Xu Qingzhou has achieved world-renowned achievements in the field of prime number distribution, successfully proving the Cramér conjecture that has plagued the mathematical community for many years. This breakthrough not only opened a new era for number theory research but also cast shockwaves into the broader mathematical field. Heh, there's even an editorial in the *People's Daily*? Something about every piece of technology being the shining light of human wisdom, something about regarding education as the cornerstone of national development... Xu Qingzhou's achievement is the result of Xia Nation's long-term emphasis on basic scientific research and the cultivation of innovative talents.】

The page popped up.

Kong Xianbo said, "Reporters, the entrance is full of reporters!"

Young scholar Xu Qingzhou?

"I proved a conjecture, the Cramér conjecture."

"Did Martians attack Earth?" Xu Qingzhou rolled his eyes.

Kong Xianbo put down his phone and said with a light smile, "Old Xu, with that expression of yours, someone who didn't know would think the reporters were here to find you."

Conquered the Cramér conjecture?

"Today, Jingda Mathematics upholds the fine traditions and profound cultural heritage of the century-old Jingda, strives to build a harmonious and enterprising environmental atmosphere, and is advancing steadily toward the overall goal of 'perfecting systems, gathering talents; forward-looking layout, excellent teaching; consolidating foundations, creating brilliance again', striving to make the college..."

"Student Xu Qingzhou, you solved a world-class problem. Do you have anything you want to say to the young students of Xia Nation?"

Xu Qingzhou rubbed his temples and sighed, "Troublesome."

Bang~ The door was pushed open, giving Xu Qingzhou a fright.

Kong Xianbo's mouth twitched, still feeling somewhat unbelievable, "What big thing have you done recently?" These were all clichés, but there was an extra name on top!

Kong Xianbo turned back, his expression exaggerated, "Damn, Old Xu, just now at the dormitory entrance, guess what I saw!"

"Not yet."

The comment section of the *People's Daily* had already exploded. 【Another day of just making up the numbers in the world】

!.

When Dean Tao was being interviewed, Gu Zhizhong stood beside Xu Qingzhou and said with a smile, "Facing reporters for the first time, you're nervous, right?"

Thinking of this, Kong Xianbo suddenly felt more motivated. Go home? Why go home? Isn't studying hard good? Isn't being a happy academic master good! Xu Qingzhou sighed. Old Kong was in such a good mood that he couldn't bear to wake him up with a splash, "Let's refine the experimental plan first."

Xu Qingzhou pulled the dejected Kong Xianbo out of the dormitory building together. He originally wanted to hide in the crowd and slip out, but he was recognized by sharp eyes, and seven or eight microphones were shoved in front of him.

What Xu Qingzhou didn't know was that while Professor Gu Zhizhong, Professor Jiao Mingwu, and countless mathematical experts and enthusiasts were verifying the Cramér conjecture, this carnival in the mathematical community had finally entered the media.

"You don't like it?" Gu Zhizhong asked with a smile.

A moment later, Kong Xianbo put down his phone. The amount of information was too large, making him feel completely numb.

【A miracle is born! 18-year-old freshman subverts the mathematical community!】

These were news drafts from regular media, and there were also some news pushed by his browser.

Xu Qingzhou thought to himself that he didn't know how many times he had faced this, but he said, "Not very used to it, Professor. There won't be reporters every day during this period, right?"

Make it big and strong, create brilliance again! "Old Xu, let's go."

Although Xu Qingzhou hated doing interviews, he responded quite easily. While answering, he was thinking about how to run away. Fortunately, Dean Tao and Gu Zhizhong came at this time.

"If nothing unexpected happens, yes," Xu Qingzhou nodded, put on his clothes, and prepared to find a way to slip out.

"Student Xu Qingzhou, after solving the Cramér conjecture, do you have any plans to continue tackling other conjectures in the prime number field?"

"First, maintain curiosity and a thirst for knowledge. In the ocean of knowledge, curiosity is our most precious compass..."

Seeing Xu Qingzhou's serious expression, Kong Xianbo inexplicably felt a familiar, bad premonition.

Mm, set a small goal to close this gap next semester.

He swallowed his saliva and asked tentatively, "Is it really here to find you?"

"Did something incredible happen in our building?" Kong Xianbo opened the dormitory building's group chat but found that apart from surprise that there were reporters, everyone was blank.

Xu Qingzhou looked at him without speaking.

"Having this mindset is good. Doing academic work requires this kind of spirit," Gu Zhizhong nodded with satisfaction. He paused, glanced at Dean Tao, who was talking about the college's educational philosophy, and said with a smile, "The college has already helped you block the interviews that could be blocked, but here, some things are unavoidable."

Xu Qingzhou smiled lightly. Just as Professor Gu Zhizhong said, the academic environment in the country was like this. Influenced by various aspects, although it had improved a lot over the years, it still couldn't compare to regions like Europe and America.

Standing on the side, looking at the eloquent Xu Qingzhou, Kong Xianbo sighed. This time, he was really woken up by a splash. For some reason, a sense of powerlessness suddenly emerged, or rather, despair.

Originally, he thought that after a few semesters of effort, he had caught up a little. Even if there was a gap, it wouldn't be too big. But now he realized that the damn gap was a hundred thousand miles away! Suddenly, he understood.

He scored 100 points, and he really could only score 100 points. And the reason Old Xu scored 100 points was because the damn test paper only had 100 points!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 147 =====