King of Luck

"The math department's 'King of Show Offs' has run away, so Zhou Yu'an, you'll have to bear all the consequences."

Li Zhenqiang angrily condemned that he was not admitted to Yenching University through a special admission program, but through the national college entrance examination. He did not list mathematics as his first choice, but was assigned to the Mathematics Department.

"Zhou Yu'an, you're the acting class monitor, tell me what to do!" The classmates ganged up on him.

"I..." Zhou Yu'an was dumbfounded. He looked around, where was Shen Qi?

Shen Qi had already disappeared without a trace.

Show off and then run!

That skill, that agile figure—truly the king of amateur long-distance running at Yenching University!

That bastard Shen Qi, he's always shifting the blame onto me!

Zhou Yu'an devised a plan and ran away!

Before he could run two steps, Zhou Yu'an was caught by the other students, who surrounded him in a tight net.

See, this is what happens when you don't love sports. You finally managed to show off, but now you can't escape the consequences!

Kolmogorov is considered one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century because he was particularly fond of sports, ran fast, and therefore lived a long life, exceeding 80 years old.

If you live a long time, you'll see and understand everything, and becoming a master will be a natural outcome.

"Zhou Yu'an, is it so great that you won an IMO gold medal?!"

"Zhou Yu'an, why are you so recklessly provoking hatred!"

"Zhou Yu'an, you must accept the punishment!"

"Send red envelopes!"

"To comfort our wounded hearts!"

The will of the masses cannot be defied, so Zhou Yu'an, who is usually stingy, had no choice but to send a 10-yuan red envelope to the Mathematics Department's WeChat group to avoid further trouble.

Where did Shen Qi go?

He went back to his dorm.

Shen Qi's email address for submitting his paper was linked to his mobile phone. When his phone notified him of a new email, he quickly glanced at it and found that it was another email from the editor of the Zhejiang University Journal of Mathematical Research, providing feedback from peer experts.

Back in his dorm room, Shen Qi opened his laptop and carefully read the new email from his editor.

"Hello Shen Qi, please see the attached document for the peer review comments on your paper, 'A Solution for Three-Dimensional Hypercomplex Numbers'."

Please revise your paper according to the expert's comments, and then upload the PDF and LaTeX documents to our journal's submission system.

The attachment was a PDF document. Shen Qi opened it and saw that it contained only a few sentences and a few formulas.

Editors certainly understand mathematics. As the liaison between expert reviewers and authors, editors translate the reviewers' comments into mathematical language and provide feedback to the authors.

"So, it's been approved?" Shen Qi drew a preliminary conclusion after reading the expert opinions.

The expert's comments were brief, but essentially stated that 99% of Shen Qi's paper was fine, with only 1% needing improvement.

With only a few minor revisions required, Shen Qi's paper has essentially passed the peer review process.

Shen Qi did not know who the expert reviewer was, but he was certain that the reviewer was highly qualified.

"Although it's a bit nitpicky, this expert deserves respect for being able to point out minor, potentially correct, controversies in my paper." Shen Qi immediately started working on the computer to revise "A Solution for Three-Dimensional Hypercomplex Numbers".

The partial revisions were completed quickly. From the initial draft in October to the final version in December, it took two months for Shen Qi to finally publish the final draft.

After uploading the final draft of his paper to the submission system of the Journal of Mathematical Research, Shen Qi felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders. He had revised the paper according to the reviewers' comments, and the reviewers were sure to approve it without finding any further faults.

"A Solution for Three-Dimensional Hypercomplex Numbers" is actually just an ordinary core mathematics journal article. The English version can be published in Series B, so it is nothing more than an ordinary SCI paper. The impact factor of the Journal of Mathematical Research is less than 0.4.

For such ordinary papers, as long as they pass the reviewers' assessment, the editorial board will generally respect the reviewers' opinions.

Unless it's an exceptionally brilliant or profound paper, the editorial board might review it multiple times. The editorial boards of the top mathematics journals in China often include academicians.

Shen Qi knew perfectly well that his paper, "A Solution for Three-Dimensional Hypercomplex Numbers," was just an ordinary core journal article, not worthy of repeated review by the editorial board, much less requiring an academician's involvement.

Therefore, once the reviewers are secured, the overall situation is basically settled, and the paper will be published sooner or later.

As for which university or research institution the reviewers were, Shen Qi didn't know, nor did he need to know, since it was already taken care of.

"Great, I finally have a paper published in a domestic core journal. It's worth celebrating." The math paper that Shen Qi published when he was in high school was published in a general journal. It was so ordinary that Shen Qi didn't even want to mention this embarrassing history.

At this moment, Zhou Yu'an hurriedly fled back to his dormitory. As soon as he entered the room, he heard Shen Qi talking about something related to core journal papers.

"Shen Qi, pay me ten yuan!" Zhou Yu'an spread out his palms, feeling utterly wronged.

"Who bullied you?" Shen Qi asked.

"You showed off and ran faster than a rabbit, leaving me to take the blame. I sent a ten-yuan red envelope in the class WeChat group to appease everyone! Shen Qi, you're so heartless! You stirred up the hatred, but I'll bear the consequences!"

Zhou Yu'an, who had been holding back her grievances, finally spoke up, "In this Analytic Geometry exam, I only managed a maximum of 90 points, while you got 100. Tell me, isn't it more appropriate for you to give out this ten-yuan red envelope?"

"I can't believe it?" Shen Qi took out his phone and opened WeChat. Hey, Zhou Yu'an did send a red envelope not long ago.

Click to see, your fingers are too slow, the red envelopes have already been snatched up.

The King of Luck is Li Zhenqiang, who won 50 cents.

The one with the worst hand was Ou Ye, who only paid 1 cent.

"I don't care, pay up!" Zhou Yu'an's family was of average means. His parents were wage earners and not rich, but they were not poor enough to make Zhou Yu'an destitute. However, Zhou Yu'an was particularly stingy. He would feel bad for a long time even if it was just one yuan, let alone ten.

"I have to give you this ten yuan, but you have to earn it through your own ability." Shen Qi entered the class WeChat group and opened the red envelope interface. "Zhou Yu'an, please get ready, I'm about to send a red envelope, a big one, in the class group."

"At least you haven't completely lost your conscience!" Zhou Yu'an's tone was still resentful, but her hands moved with lightning speed as she entered the class group chat, waiting to grab a red envelope.

"Three, two, one, send!" Shen Qi sent a lucky draw red envelope in the class group, with the largest amount being 200 yuan.

Zhou Yu'an instantly clicked on the red envelope, which had a blessing on the cover. "Wishing everyone success in their exams."

Zhou Yu'an was mentally prepared, so he managed to grab the first red envelope. After grabbing it, Zhou Yu'an became even more miserable. "200 yuan for 36 red envelopes, damn it, I only got 3 cents..."

Shen Qi also managed to snag a bag. "I'm so unlucky, only 62 cents."

Soon, all 36 red envelopes were claimed, and the King of Luck was Ou Ye, who got 13.14 yuan.