Restarting Life: From Top Student to National Academician

Genius is 1% talent and 99% hard work. That 1% inspiration is the most important part, even more important than the 99% hard work.

Everyone dreams of becoming a top student, and Zhou Haoming is no exception.

Starting his life over, he vows to become a top student.

At first:

His classmates: "Zhou Haoming is steady and well-rounded, with neither weaknesses nor strengths. He's utterly ordinary."

His teacher: "Zhou Haoming has no talent for math. Give up. The math competition isn't for you. It's only for geniuses."

Then Zhou Haoming gets a study space that gives him an extra hour every day.

His classmates: "Zhou Haoming, how did you study math? How did you suddenly get so good?"

His teacher: "What? Zhou Haoming won second place in the county competition... Wait, how did he get first place in the city competition!? We agreed you'd just make up the numbers at the provincial competition. Even third place would be a stretch. How did you win the provincial gold medal?"

Years later, Zhou Haoming returns to his high school and stands on the auditorium stage. "I owe my achievements to studying just a tiny bit longer than everyone else each day."

The teachers are dumbfounded. "Wait, it's only been a few years. How did you become an academician?"