A high schooler who can't be bothered to study spends all day skipping class, playing on his phone, and spacing out, yet proves the Goldbach conjecture in just one hour.
After that, mathematicians seek him out to discuss the world's toughest problems.
Astronomers ask him about the origins of the universe.
Physicists ask him whether there's anything that needs improving in general relativity.
It isn't until Ye Fei turns in his final exams after ten minutes and gets perfect scores in every subject that people realize: he skips class to publish academic papers, plays on his phone to answer famous scientists' questions online, and spaces out while contemplating the mysteries of the universe.
Reporter: "Ye Fei, you're only 16 and you've already won ten Nobel Prizes. Everyone calls you a top student. What do you think about that?"
Ye Fei: "I'm really not a top student. My IQ is just a tiny bit higher than the average person's..."
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Please do not imitate.