darknovel Chapter 168 Media Articles
Chapter 168 Media Articles
"Are you sure?!" Shen Yuxuan exclaimed in surprise. "Did you hear clearly what I just said about those harsh realities?"
Lin Wan bit her lip tightly, and because of the excessive force, her lips turned a little pale.
Then, she revealed an extremely resilient, serene smile, unique to mothers of the Xia Kingdom:
"Since he's afraid we'll suffer, then all we need to do is work our hardest to live our lives well over there!"
Her eyes were slightly red, but her tone was filled with determination:
"As parents, we gave him poverty and we gave him compromise."
This is the first time... the first time we've been able to truly do something for that child's future!
We'll learn the language! Even if it means memorizing vocabulary from scratch!
We will do everything we can to integrate into the local community, even if it means putting aside our pride, to find a decent job!
No matter how difficult the road ahead, we will never let him see even the slightest bit of pain.
We will show our son our happiest and most carefree selves!
This resounding declaration echoed in the small living room.
Shen Yuxuan was completely stunned.
Looking at his mother, who, though ordinary, seemed to radiate boundless light at that moment, he finally understood:
Where did that prodigy, revered as a god by the academic world, get his unwavering, gentle yet indomitable spirit?
Even when he was overwhelmed by the profound heritage of the world's top universities, Shen Yuxuan never lost his composure.
But at that moment, the bystander's eyes inexplicably welled up with tears.
Then, he exhaled a long breath of stale air.
His previously tense face slowly revealed a radiant smile of extreme satisfaction, even tinged with respect.
...........
Two days later, a media article began to circulate wildly online.
Title: [14-Year-Old Math Prodigy Su Hao, May He Go Abroad?]
Recently, the Boston-based daily newspaper, *The Daily IT*, published a major news story on its front page that went viral online:
Su Hao, the Chinese prodigy who has garnered global attention and is hailed as a "once-in-a-century" talent, is very likely to choose to cross the ocean and study at MIT!
The news is not unfounded; its core basis points directly to one of the giants at the very top of the global academic pyramid:
Harold Whitman, Chair of the Department of Mathematics at MIT.
At a top-level academic conference held on the 5th, this academic giant, who had seen countless so-called "geniuses," surprisingly made a public statement:
"We will use every possible means, even if it means overturning all previous precedents, to ensure that Su Hao can continue his academic research at MIT!"
These words were spoken with absolute certainty, even exuding a bandit-like air of "I'll fight anyone who dares to take it from me."
Although MIT has not yet issued an official statement, The Daily IT newspaper has uncovered some bombshell information through internal channels:
The school's board of directors was in an uproar and was holding an emergency meeting overnight to discuss all sorts of "miracle" support plans, hoping to provide the greatest possible convenience for Su Hao's family.
They're practically ready to carve out a piece of land in Boston and build a castle for them!
It's no wonder foreigners are so crazy; Su Hao's incredible resume is just too terrifying!
When Su Hao was 13 years old, he single-handedly used a unique method he devised himself, without relying on any computer assistance...
He proved the Four Color Theorem, which was considered impossible to prove manually, entirely by paper and pen!
On the day this achievement was announced, countless balding mathematicians in their laboratories suddenly coughed up blood, frantically rubbing their eyes, wondering if they had traveled to some science fiction parallel universe.
Furthermore, what's even more chilling is that this young man seems to have glimpsed the path to the truth regarding the Riemann Hypothesis, which has tormented human intelligence for over a century...
When the news reached China, the academic community was shocked, but also expressed extremely complex feelings, even to the point of being extremely envious.
Professor Liu Zhiyun of Xia Hua University, in an interview with reporters, expressed her deep regret and sorrow:
"It's a tragedy! For a genius of this caliber, our domestic universities have searched high and low, but we simply can't come up with any exceptional conditions to attract him. We can't keep him, we just can't keep him..."
[…]
The article immediately sparked a storm on the internet!
In an instant, thousands of comments flooded the comment section, almost crashing the server!
[Getting into MIT at fourteen? That's amazing!]
[I've been following this kid since he was little, watching him dominate the rankings, but in the end, this golden phoenix still flew overseas. Sigh, it's heartbreaking.]
[To be honest, what's there to be sad about? They're doing fundamental mathematics. Staying in China to do fundamental mathematics? Is there any future for them? They wouldn't even have enough to eat!]
[We still have to look to Europe and America for basic science; there's no way to deny this.]
They have a Philippine Prize winner as their mentor, who can guide them to work on the most cutting-edge research projects!
Want to retain talent domestically? They'd better at least assemble a team of academicians to mentor him first, right? Who's qualified to teach him right now?
[(The tough guy sheds tears) Sigh, I'm a pure scientist too, and not only does this field not pay well, it also frequently doesn't receive funding or subsidies. It's all powered by love.]
The person upstairs is right. If you can't produce research results, even that meager amount of funding will be ruthlessly cut.
But that's basic mathematics and physics! Those are things that defy the laws of nature, how can you expect to achieve results so easily?
Ultimately, if even professors can't conduct research in a comfortable environment, how can they possibly keep such a brilliant genius?
[Go and find out about the monthly stipends for master's and doctoral students in mathematics; you'll definitely cry after hearing about them!]
It's ironic that national key projects, which often receive tens of millions of yuan in funding, are allocated to basic mathematics.
At most a few hundred thousand! Not even a fraction of that! And they'd have to rob it! It's hilarious.
Suddenly, researchers in the field of basic science seemed to have found an outlet, flocking in and quickly taking over the comment section as if they had found their tribe.
For decades, basic sciences have been neglected under the policy of "prioritizing application and implementation," and have even been regarded as "money-devouring beasts" that only take in money and never give it out.
These researchers, forging ahead in the darkness, used Su Hao's name to desperately cry out online.
But these voices, in this noisy world, can never reach any further.