Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 163 - 96 The Competition Exam Ends

The thoughts of those in power are often not as complex as they seem.

Take Tian Yan for example. Today, he initially just planned to meet Qiao Yu, to see this child himself. He didn’t have the intention for him to join Yanbei University next semester, nor the intention to directly take him as a closed-door disciple.

Although Qiao Yu is indeed outstanding, at Tian Yan’s age, observing more seems to do no harm.

What changed his mind were Qiao Yu’s daily journal entries.

Solving equations is nothing special, gaining insights from solving them is nothing special, even tutoring juniors is nothing special, but directly discovering the beauty of mathematics and having personal interpretations of competition problems is quite rare.

In Tian Yan’s mathematical career, he has encountered very few who talked about the beauty in mathematics, and without exception, these people have become prominent figures in the world of mathematics.

Another reason is Qiao Yu’s habit of proactively engaging in exploratory reading.

Helping his seniors review papers, he would read numerous documents when he encountered areas of interest and take detailed notes, showcasing a vigorous thirst for knowledge and learning drive.

Possessing both the talent for discovering the beauty in mathematics and maintaining a strong thirst for knowledge, this is more than just a holy body of math research. Tian Yan felt the last young person he met with these two qualities was Peter Schulz.

If there were any flaws to point out, it would be that from Qiao Yu’s recorded complaints about mathematics, it seems that the child doesn’t have a comprehensive understanding of it. In other words, although he possesses an extremely high level, his knowledge structure is not systematic.

However, considering Qiao Yu is only fifteen, just entering high school, this is not a flaw at all; it’s even considered an advantage.

After all, people generally only start engaging with real mathematics in university. To put it simply, the first two years of Yanbei University’s talent class are to build a solid foundation for these math prodigies. The real exposure to mathematical research comes next.

It is precisely because of these reasons that Tian Yan decided not to miss a child like Qiao Yu and was even willing to become his mentor personally.

After all, he truly didn’t want Qiao Yu to choose to study abroad after graduating from college. This is also a dynamic change in perspective; a decade ago, he might have even recommended students like Qiao Yu to go abroad after undergraduate studies to broaden their horizons, willing to write a recommendation letter for him.

But nowadays, studying abroad is not a very good idea, even in fundamental subjects like mathematics.

Mainly because there are too many distractions outside the academic range, and recruiting students like Qiao Yu with high capability might even cause trouble for international peers. Because of many underhanded methods, Qiao Yu’s mathematical talent could be buried, which is even worse.

The optimal cultivation method, instead, is to occasionally invite some mathematicians to Huaxia for a series of lectures, allowing Qiao Yu to listen more and get exposed to these mathematical thoughts. As long as these mathematicians stay long enough in Huaxia, arranging private targeted discussions is possible.

Yes, this was the real reason why Tian Yan decided to take Qiao Yu as a disciple this afternoon. It was no more than a spur of the moment out of excitement upon seeing talent.

Captain Luo clearly misunderstood the meaning of the big shot.

But it doesn’t actually matter, because big shots generally don’t care about these details.

For Qiao Yu, it doesn’t matter either.

It’s just a matter of getting a finer meal up the ranks. freewebnσvel.cѳm

As for the worldly matters at the dining table...

He’s just a child after all; his responsibility is only to eat, and he can forget the names he hears. So, the only one having a tough time is probably Lan Jie, the poor high school math teacher!

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For Qiao Yu, being pre-admitted to Yanbei University and possibly becoming a student destined to become an academician in the future is undoubtedly a good thing, but it’s just a good thing, nothing more.

Regardless, he surely can’t miss the CMO. After all, it represents Railway First Middle School’s eager expectations of him. It wouldn’t be right to ignore his alma mater just because he has a bright future.

Principal Zhang must be eagerly awaiting a new banner to be hung at the school entrance in his heart.

For example, "Warmly congratulate our student Qiao Yu for achieving first place in the CMO!" or "Warmly congratulate our student Qiao Yu for achieving a perfect score and a gold medal in the IMO!".

After all, one must not forget their roots.

Moreover, the things he wanted to do before must certainly be done, like becoming a peak that certain rich second-generation can never surpass in mathematics.

Yes, Qiao Yu’s direction of thought is increasingly heading towards grandeur and righteousness.

Therefore, for the consecutive two-day exams, Qiao Yu went all out.

Besides the scoring, the CMO rules are essentially a direct simulation of the IMO’s design.

For instance, the exam is held over two days, with a total of six questions and nine hours of time.

Throughout the exam, Qiao Yu firmly remembered to keep his handwriting neat, no matter how simple the questions were, ensuring not to skip any obvious steps just to write a few less words.

In short, he imagined the graders as fools who only grade against the answer key, meticulously checking each scoring point step by step.

Yet, even so, perhaps because the CMO exam was not too difficult this year, Qiao Yu completed both exams ahead of time. However, according to the rules set by the Huaxia Mathematics Society, papers couldn’t be submitted early.

It’s worth mentioning that quite coincidently, Qiao Yu and Yu Wei shared the same exam hall.

Because when assigning exam halls, the rule is that each area has no more than six people in the same hall. So, whether it is Qiao Yu or Yu Wei, there were actually contestants from the local area in the exam hall.