Recaps

After Cheng Che defeated Medvedev to reach the Australian Open final, news of his historic breakthrough spread across Xia Country and brought him widespread attention. Su Qingyue, Su Miaoyin, Yan Ruanning, and Pei Jingshu each arranged to travel to Melbourne, with Pei Jingshu telling Cheng Che she would not just sit in the stands this time.

• Cheng Che's semifinal victory over Medvedev made him the first Xia Country men's player to reach a Grand Slam final, and his achievement surged across social media.
• Su Qingyue booked a flight to Melbourne for the final and began packing.
• Su Miaoyin booked a flight to Melbourne and searched her wardrobe for something to wear.
• Yan Ruanning asked Xiao Zhou to book her a flight to Melbourne and canceled a recording commitment.
• Pei Jingshu booked a flight, got permission to take two days off, and messaged Cheng Che that she would not just sit in the stands.

Cheng Che’s Australian Open final run gave the crews of Walking the Flower Road Together and Youth Here a major boost in attention. Director Zhou used the momentum to promote Youth Here, while Cheng Che remained in Melbourne preparing for the final.

• Director Zhou and Producer Fang learned that Cheng Che had reached the Australian Open final and recognized how closely his real life matched his character, Zhou Ye.
• Director Zhou decided to release a short Youth Here trailer featuring Cheng Che’s name and Zhou Ye’s tennis scenes.
• The trailer post went viral, and fans connected the drama to Cheng Che’s tournament run as its trending topic climbed.
• Wen Zhiyi, Zhao Yiming, Li Siyuan, and other cast members reposted the trailer, driving further attention to Youth Here.
• Producer Fang reported that trailer reservations had passed eight million, and Director Zhou predicted they could break the record if Cheng Che won the championship.
• Cheng Che continued his final preparations on a training court in Melbourne, unaware of the drama’s rising popularity.

Cheng Che entered the Australian Open final against Zverev to overwhelming support from the crowd. After winning the toss and choosing to serve, he opened with a 219-kilometer-per-hour ace, leaving Zverev unable to react.

• Lin Yan and Zhou Zhou introduced the final, noting Zverev's world ranking and his previous loss to Cheng Che in the Magic City Masters final.
• Pei Jingshu, Jin Zhixiu, Su Qingyue, Yan Ruanning, and Su Miaoyin watched from different sections of the packed stadium.
• Cheng Che emerged to a huge ovation, while Zverev watched him and recalled their previous match.
• Cheng Che won the coin toss and chose to serve first.
• Cheng Che served a 219-kilometer-per-hour ace past Zverev to take the first point.

Cheng Che and Zverev traded service holds through the first set, with Zverev’s aggressive positioning and powerful serves denying Cheng Che several break chances. The set reached a tense tiebreak, where the score stood at five-all as the chapter ended.

• Cheng Che and Zverev exchanged points early, and Zverev used aggressive returns and net play to take two points in Cheng Che’s opening service game.
• Zverev held serve after saving two break points, and both players continued holding serve through the next games.
• At four-all, Cheng Che earned two break points against Zverev, but Zverev saved them with strong serves and held.
• Neither player broke serve, so Cheng Che and Zverev took the first set into a tiebreak.
• Cheng Che and Zverev traded points in the tiebreak until the score reached five-all.

Cheng Che overcame a two-set deficit to defeat Zverev and win the Australian Open, becoming the first Grand Slam singles champion in Xia Country men's tennis. As the crowd celebrated, the system confirmed that Cheng Che had completed the Stamina Trial's final objective.

• Zverev took the first two sets, leaving Cheng Che trailing two sets to love as Zverev's aggressive play overwhelmed him.
• Cheng Che adjusted his strategy in the third set, using deep, heavy shots to make Zverev run and taking the set six to three.
• Cheng Che broke Zverev early in the fourth set and won it six to two, forcing a deciding set as Zverev's stamina faded.
• Cheng Che dominated the fifth set six to one, winning the match three sets to two after four hours and twenty-one minutes.
• Pei Jingshu, Su Qingyue, Yan Ruanning, and Su Miaoyin joined the crowd in cheering Cheng Che as the system marked his Grand Slam title objective complete.

After Cheng Che won the Australian Open, his championship sparked a wave of attention in Xia Country and around the world. As his family, teachers, classmates, and tennis figures celebrated, he prepared to face the press at Melbourne Park.

• Cheng Che’s Australian Open victory sent him to the top of trending searches, while tennis professionals credited him with drawing unprecedented attention to the sport.
• Jiang Xue and Cheng Jianguo called relatives, friends, former colleagues, and Cheng Che’s teachers to share the news of his championship.
• Cheng Che’s former teachers and classmates celebrated his win online, and Peking University congratulated him as a student and a national tennis champion.
• The ATP congratulated Cheng Che, and Federer praised his maturity and said the future was already in his hands.
• Qin Lie told Cheng Che reporters were waiting and his press conference would begin in an hour; Cheng Che said he was ready.

After winning his first Grand Slam, Cheng Che avoided meeting the four women who had come to Melbourne and returned to Capital City. He signed autographs for more than a thousand fans at the airport, then headed home to sleep.

• At his press conference, Cheng Che said he had focused on winning while trailing by two sets and called his championship only the beginning.
• Qin Lie told Cheng Che that Pei Jingshu, Su Qingyue, Yan Ruanning, and Su Miaoyin were at the tournament, but Cheng Che declined to meet them because reporters and fans made it unsafe.
• Cheng Che messaged each woman about reimbursing her travel costs, and they accepted his offer or arranged to settle it later.
• On the flight to Capital City, Cheng Che signed autographs for passengers while Su Qingyue, Yan Ruanning, and Su Miaoyin sat apart without acknowledging him.
• At the airport, Cheng Che agreed to meet the waiting fans and signed autographs for more than a thousand people, encouraging them to focus on themselves and their studies.
• Cheng Che told Qin Lie to take him home, where he planned to sleep.

Cheng Che’s Australian Open victory kept drawing fans to his old content, while “Youth Here” released behind-the-scenes footage that brought attention and new followers to Zhao Yiming and Li Siyuan. Zhao Yiming and Li Siyuan credited Cheng Che for their sudden rise in popularity and returned to filming.

• Fans revisited Cheng Che’s matches and entertainment appearances, and a new fan shared a photo and story about meeting him at Capital Airport.
• “Youth Here” posted the first of seven daily behind-the-scenes videos, showing Cheng Che gaming, working on set, running, signing autographs, and reading a math textbook.
• Fans recognized Zhao Yiming and Li Siyuan as the people who filmed some of the footage and flooded their Weibo accounts with comments and follows.
• Zhao Yiming joked that Cheng Che was bad at games, and Li Siyuan replied that Cheng Che learned quickly and soon played better than him.
• Zhao Yiming and Li Siyuan noticed their follower counts rising, agreed Cheng Che was doing them a favor, and left the lounge to film.

Cheng Che reviewed four lucrative brand endorsements and an Esquire cover offer with Qin Lie, learning that the deals would bring him 86 million in first-year earnings and boost his standing. After Qin Lie left to coordinate the contracts, Cheng Che checked his rewards and discovered the Hand of God talent and the healing title One Tree Makes a Forest.

• Qin Lie explained how his success managing Cheng Che had improved his family's life and presented five commercial opportunities, including an Esquire cover.
• Qin Lie revealed ambassador deals with Louis Vuitton, Nike, Rolex, and Gucci worth 86 million in total for the first year, then explained their prestige.
• Cheng Che trusted Qin Lie's choices and learned that Esquire would photograph him next week for its first issue of the year.
• After Qin Lie and the others left to arrange the contracts, Cheng Che celebrated his earnings and imagined buying a villa.
• Cheng Che checked his rewards and received the active Hand of God talent and the permanent healing title One Tree Makes a Forest.

Cheng Che gained the permanent [One Tree Makes a Forest] title, which improved the health and recovery of those close to him. As its effects quietly healed their ailments, he began writing a song about the people he wanted to protect.

• Cheng Che read that [One Tree Makes a Forest] would protect his loved ones from major illnesses and help them recover, and he began composing a song about them.
• Jiang Xue and Cheng Jianguo woke from a nap feeling relief from their back, shoulder, and other discomforts.
• Cheng Qingshan and Zhou Lan noticed their legs and knees felt better, while Su Miaoyin's cold cleared and Yan Ruanning's throat improved.
• Su Qingyue found that her wrist no longer hurt, and Pei Jingshu felt refreshed after staying up all night.
• Pei Jingshu called Cheng Che and attributed her improved energy and appearance to love; Cheng Che did not reveal the title's effect and continued writing his song.

Cheng Che’s tennis victory made his upcoming drama, “Youth Here,” a highly anticipated premiere, and Tengda Video’s servers crashed under the unprecedented audience surge. After Tengda restored service, viewers watched Cheng Che appear as Zhou Ye, whose first scene immediately captivated them.

• Cheng Che signed endorsement contracts with Louis Vuitton, Nike, Rolex, and Gucci as his popularity continued to rise.
• Tengda Video prepared extensive promotion and expanded its server capacity ahead of the premiere of “Youth Here.”
• More than twenty-eight million users flooded Tengda Video when the drama launched, causing the platform to crash and complaints to dominate Weibo.
• Old Zhao learned the audience surge had exceeded projections, celebrated the drama’s success, and ordered the platform restored with an apology and a giveaway.
• Tengda Video returned after twenty minutes, and viewers watched Cheng Che enter the classroom as Zhou Ye, prompting an enthusiastic response in the comments.

Gu Yan watched Youth Here premiere and recognized Cheng Che’s natural acting talent, while the drama earned record-breaking viewership and praise. Cheng Che then arrived at an Esquire photoshoot and activated [Hand of God] to decide between formalwear and tennis clothes.

• Gu Yan watched the first episode of Youth Here and grew jealous after seeing how naturally Cheng Che played Zhou Ye.
• Viewers praised the show, and Director Zhou announced that its four premiere episodes had surpassed two hundred million views and set Tengda records.
• Director Zhou called Cheng Che to thank him for the show’s success, and Cheng Che agreed to attend the celebration banquet.
• Cheng Che went to Esquire’s studio, where the editorial director and photographer prepared formalwear and tennis clothes for two photo sets.
• Cheng Che activated [Hand of God] as he considered which outfit to choose.

Cheng Che changed his Esquire shoot from formalwear to his old school uniform and tennis clothes, producing striking photos that Teacher Chen had to keep secret until March. The next day, Louis Vuitton launched Cheng Che as its Asia-Pacific brand ambassador, while rival Gu Yan reacted bitterly to the news.

• Cheng Che used [Hand of God] to decide that his shoot should feature his school uniform and tennis clothes instead of a suit, and Qin Lie persuaded Teacher Chen to approve the change.
• Cheng Che modeled Spring City No. 13 Middle School's uniform and tennis clothes, impressing the studio staff and prompting Qin Lie to decide to arrange bodyguards for him.
• Teacher Chen praised the photos but kept them unreleased because Esquire's March issue could not be revealed early.
• Louis Vuitton launched Cheng Che's Asia-Pacific campaign across major cities and announced him as its Asia-Pacific brand ambassador, drawing a flood of online reactions.
• Gu Yan saw Cheng Che's Louis Vuitton campaign and, comparing it with his own lesser fashion deal, put his phone down and closed his eyes.
• Teacher Chen viewed the unreleased school-uniform photos and resolved to wait until March before showing them.

Louis Vuitton’s worldwide campaign made Cheng Che’s ads and name dominate Asia-Pacific cities and trending charts, stunning the entertainment industry. The chapter ended with celebrities and fans recognizing his extraordinary appeal and commercial value.

• Louis Vuitton launched Cheng Che’s campaign across more than a dozen Asia-Pacific countries, covering prominent landmarks and commercial districts with his ads.
• Netizens shared collages of Cheng Che’s advertisements and trending-chart rankings, and he reached number one in more than a dozen countries.
• Shen Du and Lu Heng saw the scale of Cheng Che’s popularity and admitted they could not compare with it.
• Cheng Che’s fans celebrated his Louis Vuitton Asia-Pacific ambassadorship, while wealthy female fans who had supported other top stars switched to supporting him.
• A second-tier actress learned that Cheng Che had drawn fans from all four top stars, read a rich fan’s defense of him, and told her assistant not to mention him again.

Louis Vuitton’s successful promotion of Cheng Che prompted Nike, Rolex, and Gucci to expand or reconsider their campaigns, while Qin Lie learned that Cheng Che’s paper had been accepted by Annals of Mathematics. The chapter ended with Cheng Che celebrating the news that his paper would appear in the journal’s next issue.

• Old Zhou praised the decision to choose Cheng Che after Louis Vuitton’s Asia-Pacific promotion drew widespread attention, and he promised Qin Lie continued support for Cheng Che.
• Jack and his colleague at Nike were surprised by Cheng Che’s popularity in Europe and discussed his growing international fan base.
• Andrew urged Rolex to consider a worldwide campaign for Cheng Che, and Gucci upgraded its planned campaign to brand-spokesperson-level promotion.
• Qin Lie visited Cheng Che to share Louis Vuitton’s potential fifty-million-a-year renewal offer, but found him unusually excited.
• Cheng Che told Qin Lie that Professor Liu had confirmed his paper, “The Integer-Coefficient Polynomial Root Distribution Conjectures,” would be published in the next issue of Annals of Mathematics.

After Qin Lie learned that Cheng Che had proved a famous sixty-year-old conjecture and published it in Annals of Mathematics, he planned to build publicity around Cheng Che’s achievement. Cheng Che met with Peking University professors, agreed to give a talk after the paper’s publication, and was treated as their peer.

• Qin Lie searched for Annals of Mathematics and the conjecture Cheng Che had proved, then realized the significance of the achievement.
• Cheng Che told Qin Lie that he had proved the conjecture during a three-day stay in Spring City and had Professor Liu submit the paper.
• Qin Lie outlined a publicity plan connecting Cheng Che’s mathematics achievement with his tennis career.
• Cheng Che drove to Peking University to meet the dean, Professor Liu, and three other professors.
• The dean confirmed that Annals of Mathematics would publish Cheng Che’s paper in its next issue and invited him to give a university talk.
• Cheng Che agreed to return to Peking University for the talk, and the professors welcomed him as one of their own.

Cheng Che finished preparing his presentation and traveled from Rongcheng to Spring City to spend Spring Festival with his family. He arrived safely and reunited with his parents and relatives over dinner, where Xu Qian urged him to choose Yan Ruanning.

• Cheng Che prepared a presentation about his paper and completed three Louis Vuitton livestreams that drew growing audiences.
• To avoid crowds at the airport or train station, Cheng Che planned to drive from Rongcheng to Spring City after a Louis Vuitton interview.
• Cheng Che bought an Audi A6L, drove carefully through the mountains, and stopped at a service area where he overheard a traffic officer repeatedly asking a truck driver for his license.
• After nine hours on the road, Cheng Che arrived at his family’s home in Spring City and was warmly welcomed by his parents and relatives.
• Xu Qian asked Cheng Che why he had so many rumored love interests and urged him to choose Yan Ruanning, before the family gathered for dinner.

Cheng Che’s family gathered to watch the finale of Youth Here, while the drama shattered viewing records across the country. The finale’s emotional high-speed rail station scene left his family in tears and Cheng Che embarrassed but staying beside them.

• Cheng Jianguo and Xu Chengjun discussed new products for the cultural and creative goods shop, whose success helped Cheng Yulan and Xu Qian settle into a more comfortable life.
• Xu Qian persuaded Jiang Xue to make the family watch the finale of Youth Here, despite Cheng Che’s reluctance to see himself act.
• Cheng Che’s family watched the finale together and praised his performance as the episode began.
• Tengda Video’s audience surged past fifty million during the high-speed rail station scene, and President Zhao celebrated that the drama had broken every record.
• Cheng Che’s family cried as he and Wen Zhiyi smiled at each other across the tracks, while Cheng Che remained on the sofa beside them.

After Youth Here's finale drew widespread praise for Cheng Che's performance, Nike officially announced him as its brand ambassador for Greater China. The announcement immediately topped Weibo's trending searches.

• Viewers praised Youth Here's final railway-platform scene on Weibo, and many new fans celebrated Cheng Che's acting.
• Lin Ming posted that Cheng Che had drawn him from tennis into watching his drama, while Su Miaoyin wished Cheng Che happiness.
• Entertainment companies discussed pursuing Cheng Che for future roles, while Cheng Che hid in his room, embarrassed after watching his own performance.
• Qin Lie told Cheng Che that Nike wanted to announce their partnership early, and Cheng Che agreed.
• Nike announced Cheng Che as its brand ambassador for Greater China, and the post reached number one on Weibo's trending searches within ten minutes.

After Nike announced Cheng Che as its Greater China spokesperson, his fans drove an unprecedented surge in sales, and rival brands regretted failing to sign him. Cheng Che accepted his mother’s New Year’s gift while realizing the endorsement would bring him back to work early after the Spring Festival.

• Cheng Che’s fans rushed to buy the Nike styles he wore, and Nike replaced advertisements across major cities with his images.
• Nike Greater China head Mark saw online sales increase tenfold and recommended raising Cheng Che’s renewal offer and considering him for global spokesperson.
• Adidas’s regional head confronted the employee who had offered Cheng Che only three million yuan for a regional endorsement, then dismissed him.
• Nike publicized the sales surge, while Jiang Xue bought two pairs of shoes for Cheng Che’s father after learning Nike had already sent Cheng Che several boxes of merchandise.
• Cheng Che saw the Nike items waiting for him in Capital City and sighed that he would have to start work early after the Spring Festival.

Cheng Che’s four top-tier endorsements stunned the entertainment industry and gave his fans a chance to silence his detractors. On Lunar New Year’s Eve, he celebrated with his family and shared New Year greetings with his team, classmates, and friends, ending the chapter on a video call with Su Miaoyin, Su Qingyue, and Yan Ruanning.

• Rolex and Gucci announced Cheng Che as a spokesperson and brand ambassador, adding to his Louis Vuitton and Nike endorsements.
• Cheng Che’s fans posted screenshots of his four endorsements in rival stars’ supertopics, and the critics fell silent.
• While cooking with Jiang Xue, Cheng Che explained that Qin Lie had turned down the Spring Festival Gala invitation for him, though his paper presentation was his real priority.
• At the family’s New Year’s Eve dinner, Cheng Che sent red envelopes to his studio team, high school classmates, and the group chat with Su Miaoyin, Su Qingyue, and Yan Ruanning.
• Su Miaoyin, Su Qingyue, and Yan Ruanning joined Cheng Che on a video call to exchange New Year wishes, while Xu Qian teased him for talking with three older women.

After returning to Capital City, Cheng Che balanced promotional shoots with self-defense lessons from Zhao Gang. His paper appeared on the Annals of Mathematics homepage and in print, sparking excitement across academic circles while Cheng Che remained unaware of the wider reaction.

• Cheng Che treated Guo Xin, Zhou Mingxuan, Lin Xiao, and Su Qingyue to a meal in Spring City before returning to Capital City for promotional shoots.
• Zhao Gang began teaching Cheng Che basic self-defense, and Cheng Che quickly learned the moves.
• Cheng Che received a notification that he had completed the fourth stage of the Intelligence Trial and found his paper listed on the Annals of Mathematics homepage.
• Cheng Che picked up a printed copy of the journal and read his paper at home.
• Professor Liu and the Peking University dean discussed the publication and planned a larger presentation as mathematicians around the world debated Cheng Che’s proof and background.
• News of Cheng Che’s achievement spread across the internet while he continued reading his paper, unaware of the commotion.

Peking University student Song Zhixing discovered that Cheng Che had published a complete proof of the Integer-Coefficient Polynomial Root Distribution Conjectures in the Annals of Mathematics. As news of the proof spread online, Cheng Che’s manager Qin Lie activated a publicity plan and began arranging coverage of the upcoming academic presentation.

• Song Zhixing read Cheng Che’s proof in the Annals of Mathematics and recognized the author as the famous tennis player and actor Cheng Che.
• Song Zhixing and his classmates reacted with shock as they confirmed Cheng Che’s identity and discussed his achievements in mathematics, tennis, and entertainment.
• Peking University announced that Cheng Che had independently proved the conjectures and would give an academic presentation in late February.
• The announcement spread across social media, and the topic of Cheng Che’s proof reached the top of the trending list.
• Qin Lie saw the trending topic, activated Plan A, and ordered his team to explain the journal’s prestige, confirm the presentation details, and arrange media interviews.

Cheng Che’s independently completed proof of the Integer-Coefficient Polynomial Root Distribution Conjectures sent the internet into a frenzy, and Peking University publicly confirmed his achievement. As he prepared slides for a livestreamed academic presentation, he claimed the rewards for Intelligence Trial: Stage Four.

• Cheng Che’s paper and accomplishments surged across internet platforms, overwhelming trending searches and straining their systems.
• Skeptics questioned whether Cheng Che had truly proved the conjectures and accused Professor Liu and Peking University of fabricating the achievement.
• Peking University announced that Cheng Che had independently completed the paper, was its sole first author, and had passed anonymous peer review and repeated expert verification.
• Jiang Xue read the university’s announcement and told Cheng Jianguo that their son’s achievement made her happy.
• Cheng Che adjusted the slides for his academic presentation, then claimed the active talent Academic Descent and the item Time Hourglass.

After receiving powerful system rewards, Cheng Che gained specialized mathematical knowledge and read congratulatory messages from his family and friends. He returned several calls, while Pei Jingshu’s missed call remained unanswered.

• Cheng Che received Academic Descent and a Time Hourglass, then used Academic Descent to learn part of Alan Baker’s work on lower bounds for linear forms in logarithms.
• Cheng Che read Jiang Xue’s and Cheng Jianguo’s messages expressing pride and concern, then replied to his parents.
• Cheng Che promised Guo Xin roast duck and told the Room 302 group he would give them extra lessons.
• Cheng Che spoke with Su Miaoyin, who congratulated him and reminded him to cook for her, then called Su Qingyue, who said she was proud of him.
• Yan Ruanning asked Cheng Che to teach her calculus, and he agreed; afterward, Cheng Che noticed a missed call from Pei Jingshu.