Top student: All my teachers are academic whizzes!

Chapter 25: The Belonging of Genius

During his lunch break, after filling out the National High School Physics Competition registration form that Fang Jianyu had given him, Han Chuan went to the office of the second-year high school group.

In the office, Cao Wen was sitting at his desk grading math homework, steam rising from the hot tea in his enamel cup.

Hearing the noise, he looked up, saw it was Han Chuan, and greeted him with a smile.

"You're here?"

Glancing into the office, Han Chuan noticed the physics teacher wasn't there. Clutching the registration form, he asked, "Teacher Cao, where's Teacher Fang?"

Cao Wen smiled and said, "He went out and will be back in a bit. What's wrong? Did you run into some problems with your homework?"

He knew that Han Chuan had also made rapid progress in physics recently, and subconsciously assumed that he had come to ask Fang Jianyu some physics questions.

"No, Teacher Fang asked me to bring this over."

Han Chuan shook his head and placed the registration form in his hand on the physics teacher's desk.

"What is it?"

Cao Wen became interested, got up, walked over, took the form, glanced at it, and his expression immediately changed.

"The registration form for the Physics Competition? You're going to participate in the Physics Competition?"

Han Chuan: "It was recommended by Teacher Fang. He said to fill it out and send it to him."

Cao Wen held the registration form, his fingers gripping the edge of the paper, and looked at Han Chuan, asking in as even a tone as possible, "When did he give it to you?"

Han Chuan honestly replied, "It was after physics class in the morning."

Cao Wen took a deep breath, put the registration form back on the table, but didn't let go.

He tapped the form twice with his index finger, making a dull sound.

That old bastard Fang Jianyu!

They actually secretly kidnapped his students behind his back? And they even made Han Chuan participate in the IPHO competition!

Just as Cao Wen was pondering how to speak and persuade Han Chuan, the office door was suddenly pushed open.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Physics teacher Fang Jianyu hummed a little tune as he walked in, carrying physics materials he had obtained from the competition group.

Having discovered a physics genius, the smile on Fang Jianyu's face hadn't faded yet. Seeing Han Chuan in the office, the corners of his mouth curved up even more.

Just as he was about to ask if the registration form had been filled out, Cao Wen's voice rang out from the side.

"Fang Jianyu! You shameless bastard!"

Without the slightest politeness, Cao Wen immediately launched into a zero-frame attack: "Did you consult me ​​before sending him to participate in the physics competition?"

"He's already registered for the math competition and submitted the registration form. What do you mean by registering him for the physics competition now?"

"what?"

"And you, without even a word, just told him to register for another subject?"

Fang Jianyu was so startled by the shout that he almost dropped the documents in his hand.

He composed himself, placed the documents on his desk, turned to look at Cao Wen, and tried to make his tone sound calmer.

"What do you mean by shameless? I'm just eager to nurture your talent!"

"What's wrong with Han Chuan participating in physics competitions? He's a true physics genius; he went from failing monthly exams to being able to solve challenging problems in the provincial competition in just two months!"

"Moreover, he used more than one method; he used two completely different problem-solving approaches."

"This talent! This learning speed and ability... if you don't go into physics, are you going to go into math?"

"What utter nonsense!"

Cao Wen retorted angrily, "What do you mean, 'If he doesn't study physics, does he have to study mathematics?' His studying physics is a waste of his talents; mathematics is the right path!"

"Besides, he's a junior in high school now, and there are less than four months until the September league. How can he allocate his time and energy to prepare for two competitions at the same time?"

"You've taught physics for sixteen years, when have you ever seen a student aiming for provincial competitions in two subjects simultaneously?"

Fang Jianyu slammed the documents on the table and said, "That's because most students simply don't have that ability!"

"But Han Chuan is different. He went from failing the monthly exam to being able to solve the challenging problems in the semi-finals in just two months. Do you still think he needs to grind through time like a regular competition student?"

There's a limit to how fast you can go!

Cao Wen's voice rose a few octaves: "If we push math and physics together at the same time, splitting the time in half, the progress of each subject will be cut in half at least. By September, we've only prepared for less than two months of math and less than two months of physics."

"You want him to compete with those students in Xingcheng who have been training intensively since their first year of high school or even junior high school in this condition? Isn't that just harming him!"

Fang Jianyu opened his mouth, but did not immediately refute.

He acknowledged that Cao Wen's words made sense, and that time was an objectively existing bottleneck.

Even if Han Chuan is a genius, he can't possibly stretch a day into forty-eight hours.

But he was not convinced.

Could it be that Han Chuan's keen physical intuition and his way of thinking that directly deduces from the final state are just being wasted?

At least he disagrees!

He took a deep breath, looked at Cao Wen, and said earnestly, "Old Cao, I've been teaching for over ten years and have taught countless students, but I've never seen a genius like Han Chuan!"

"Most students can memorize the standard answer after you teach them ten times, but they can't do it when the numbers are different. Some geniuses can understand it with just a little guidance, and can even apply what they've learned to other situations."

"But Han Chuan is different. He doesn't just understand or apply what he's learned to other situations. Instead, he can systematically organize and integrate the entire high school mechanics system in just two months."

"Moreover, he possesses a most instinctive, direct, and almost intuitive understanding of the laws of physics, enabling him to see through the core of a problem at a glance and find a solution that even I hadn't thought of!"

"Even among the four top universities in Xingcheng, a student like this might only appear once every few decades or even centuries!"

"I can't just watch his physical talent go to waste!"

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In the office, Han Chuan watched as teachers Cao Wen and Fang Jianyu argued almost like they were having a fight, and he couldn't help but laugh and cry.

He raised his hand, coughed, and interjected, "Um, Teacher Cao, Teacher Fang..."

Cao Wen and Fang Jianyu looked over at the same time.

"Can't I register for both the math competition and the physics competition at the same time? I looked at the information, and the exam times for these two competitions are spaced out, so it's perfectly fine to participate in both at the same time."

Cao Wen stared at Han Chuan for a while before speaking, "Do you know how much training is required each week for math and physics competitions up to the provincial level?"

Before Han Chuan could answer, he gave his answer.

"The first test examines basic knowledge, and the second test examines thinking skills. Mathematics requires rotation among four modules: combinatorics, number theory, algebra, and geometry, while physics requires coverage of four areas: mechanics, electromagnetism, and modern physics of thermo-optics and optics."

"Both subjects are taught simultaneously, requiring at least six specialized training sessions per week—three for math and three for physics. Including problem explanations and reviewing incorrect answers, at least four to five hours are needed daily."

"Unless you abandon other subjects like Chinese, English, chemistry, and biology right now and devote all your time and energy to math and physics, this is impossible!"

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