From Small-Town Top Student to Chief Scientist

From the vastness of the universe to the minuteness of particles, from the speed of rockets to the ingenuity of chemical engineering, from the changes on Earth to the mysteries of biology, from everyday necessities to every corner of life, mathematics is everywhere.

Mathematics and aerospace, mathematics and national defense, mathematics and biomedicine;

mathematics and information technology, mathematics and energy, mathematics and the oceans;

mathematics and artificial intelligence, mathematics and advanced manufacturing,

mathematics and the stars and seas!

"If the nineteenth century was the century of Western mathematics, and the twentieth century the century of Color Country's mathematics, then the twenty-first century will surely be our century of mathematics. We can tell the whole world with confidence: we're back."

"Technology changes the world, but mathematics changes technology."

"The competition between nations is not so much a contest of technological strength as a contest for mathematical talent. In this era, we will become a mathematical superpower and a technological superpower!"

This is the story of a rural exam-focused student who faced controversy, endured hardship, and overcame countless trials on his way to becoming a chief academician.