Recaps

Cheng Che apologized to Pei Jingshu for not telling her about his paper and promised to share things with her from then on. As his achievement shook the entertainment industry and drew official recognition, Qin Lie watched Cheng Che’s reputation become untarnishable.

• Pei Jingshu called Cheng Che after learning about his paper and asked him to tell her about important things in the future; Cheng Che promised to visit her.
• Gu Yan’s old remarks about academic credentials resurfaced beside Cheng Che’s paper and Peking University’s announcement, prompting widespread ridicule and a deleted statement from Gu Yan’s studio.
• Entertainers avoided discussing Cheng Che’s achievement, while some of his friends reposted the news in support.
• Qin Lie refused to have his studio manage the comments and confidently let online discussion continue.
• CCTV Daily praised Cheng Che’s mathematical achievement, tennis victory, and acting work, and noted his upcoming lecture at Peking University; Qin Lie celebrated the recognition.

After Cheng Che proved a sixty-year-old mathematical conjecture and gained widespread attention, his sponsors moved to renegotiate and upgrade their deals. Esquire also invited him to a new photo shoot that would highlight his mathematics.

• Old Zhou called a meeting at Louis Vuitton after Cheng Che’s proof and the CCTV report went viral, and the team agreed to offer him fifty million a year.
• A Louis Vuitton vice president told Old Zhou that headquarters wanted to consider making Cheng Che a global spokesperson after his contract renewal.
• Mark asked Nike headquarters to upgrade Cheng Che to global brand spokesperson, and they agreed to consider it after his presentation.
• Andrew asked Rolex headquarters to consider placing Cheng Che’s ads on the global market after the presentation.
• Gucci decided to upgrade Cheng Che from brand ambassador to global spokesperson and create a worldwide campaign themed “Intelligence and beauty can coexist.”
• Teacher Chen told Esquire’s assistant to invite Cheng Che to a new shoot featuring his mathematics alongside his school uniform, tennis outfit, and formal wear.

Cheng Che’s paper reignited attention around his work in entertainment, tennis, and mathematics as his upcoming talk drew interest from scholars worldwide. He prepared the presentation in his Capital City apartment and added a personal opening about pursuing several ambitions at once.

• Producer Fang and Director Zhou celebrated the increased value of Youth Here after Cheng Che’s paper boosted the drama’s popularity.
• The Walking the Flower Road Together production head ordered more Cheng Che footage and a larger budget for the Europe segment.
• The ATP praised Cheng Che as a champion, Federer called him a genius, and fans around the world shared their admiration.
• Mathematicians from leading universities planned to attend Cheng Che’s talk, while a French professor said he would travel to Capital City after studying the conjecture for thirty years.
• Cheng Che revised his presentation and added that his proof had made him believe one person could do several things well if they wanted to enough.

Cheng Che declined to reshape his Esquire photos, explaining that being a student and a tennis champion best represented him, while foreign mathematicians gathered in Capital City for his presentation. He began the packed Peking University lecture by introducing the conjecture he had proved and explaining its appeal before turning to his paper.

• Cheng Che gave a CCTV interview and said he was not a genius, but someone who spent more time on things and could sit still.
• Cheng Che told Teacher Chen not to reshoot the Esquire photos, saying his school uniform and tennis clothes represented him best.
• Foreign mathematicians arrived in Capital City, and their visits drew attention on Weibo.
• Cheng Che prepared backstage as Peking University's packed auditorium and a livestream audience waited for his presentation.
• The dean introduced Cheng Che, who took the lectern amid applause and began by telling the story of the conjecture he had proved.
• Cheng Che described the conjecture's structural beauty, displayed his paper, and began explaining what made it interesting.

Cheng Che presented his mathematical proof at Peking University while his exceptional charm captivated viewers across the country. As he moved on to the proof’s core, scholars focused on his explanation and fans continued watching him in admiration.

• Cheng Che began his presentation by explaining basic mathematical definitions, while the auditorium and livestream audience listened.
• The buffs activated by the viewers’ attention raised Cheng Che’s charm to ninety-five, and the livestream chat filled with comments about his looks and manner.
• Li Wei’s parents watched the presentation with her, and both praised Cheng Che, prompting playful comparisons between him and Li Wei’s father.
• Female fans who had joined the livestream to criticize Cheng Che became captivated by him and declared him their idol.
• Mathematicians praised Cheng Che’s clarity and predicted he would quickly become a leading algebraic number theorist.
• Cheng Che advanced to the core of the proof, and the scholars sat up to follow as viewers continued admiring him.

Cheng Che completed his three-hour presentation of the conjecture proof at Peking University and received a standing ovation from more than eight hundred people. Professor Liu told him he would be nominated for the State Natural Science Award and receive the new Annual Young Mathematician Breakthrough Special Award in March, bringing Cheng Che closer to completing his Intelligence Trial; meanwhile, Walking the Flower Road Together announced a trip to Paris.

• Cheng Che presented his proof in full, and more than eight hundred people stood to applaud him as Qin Lie and Chen Wei watched backstage.
• Louis Vuitton, Nike, Rolex, Gucci, and Esquire congratulated Cheng Che online after his successful presentation.
• Professor Liu told Cheng Che that the dean and he planned to nominate him for the State Natural Science Award and that the Xia Country Mathematical Society would give him the Annual Young Mathematician Breakthrough Special Award in March.
• Cheng Che accepted the March award, realizing it could let him complete his Intelligence Trial and become a Higher Incubus months before the State Natural Science Award was presented.
• At a banquet with visiting scholars, Cheng Che discussed his proof and a Princeton professor’s paper with the professor.
• Walking the Flower Road Together announced that its next trip would go through Europe and end in Paris, prompting fans to celebrate online.

After Walking the Flower Road Together announced its Europe season, agents tried to secure guest spots or replace cast members, while Su Jianqiu, Ning Qing, and Han Zheng held on to their places. Qin Lie set aside Cheng Che’s many new offers to prioritize the Europe season and went to pick him up from a Peking University banquet.

• Agents called Mango TV to seek guest spots and challenge Su Jianqiu and Ning Qing’s places, but the production team and their agencies kept the cast members secure.
• Old Wu confirmed Han Zheng’s spot was safe and warned him to stop acting pretentious and make better use of his time alongside Cheng Che.
• Han Zheng agreed to change his behavior, recognizing how much exposure Cheng Che brought him.
• Qin Lie reviewed a flood of variety-show and event invitations for Cheng Che and told Chen Wei to record them without replying.
• Qin Lie cleared Cheng Che’s schedule for the Europe season until mid-March and left to pick him up from a Peking University banquet.

Cheng Che chose a historical drama, a romantic comedy, and two variety-show appearances from the many projects offered to him, while planning his upcoming tennis season. Four days later, he joined the European trip for “Walking the Flower Road Together” and was surprised to find Yan Ruanning had arrived as a female guest star.

• Qin Lie reviewed Cheng Che’s project offers, and Cheng Che accepted the drama “The Realm and Old Friends” and the romance movie “Easter Egg.”
• Cheng Che chose guest appearances on “Let’s Eat” and “Keep Running, Youth” and turned down the other offers.
• Qin Lie outlined Cheng Che’s tennis schedule, and Cheng Che decided to play both North American Masters before reassessing his preparation for clay.
• Qin Lie told Cheng Che that Louis Vuitton, Nike, Rolex, and Gucci were considering endorsement upgrades worth about 150 million annually, but Cheng Che chose to revisit the matter in the second half of the year.
• Cheng Che agreed to join “Walking the Flower Road Together” on its Europe trip, then met the production crew at Hongqiao Airport four days later and discovered Yan Ruanning was the new female guest star.

Cheng Che and the other guests traveled to Paris, where they visited the Louvre Museum as part of a team challenge. The next morning, Qin Lie told Cheng Che that the museum had been robbed.

• Cheng Che greeted Yan Ruanning at the airport and explained that he had learned music from her, while Su Jianqiu teased them about their relationship.
• The guests flew to Paris and formed teams for a Louvre challenge to photograph three designated exhibits.
• Cheng Che, Su Jianqiu, and Yan Ruanning visited the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory of Samothrace, and Cheng Che sent his mother a photo of the Winged Victory.
• The guests explored Paris and had dinner before returning to the hotel for the night.
• Qin Lie called Cheng Che the next morning and told him that the Louvre Museum had been robbed.

After the Louvre Museum theft, online discussion about Cheng Che and Yan Ruanning’s visit sparked rumors and fan arguments. The production team decided to keep filming in Paris with tighter security, while Cheng Che learned the police wanted him to give a statement.

• News of the Louvre Museum theft reached Xia Country, and a photo of Cheng Che, Su Jianqiu, and Yan Ruanning at the museum went viral.
• Fans argued over Cheng Che and Yan Ruanning appearing together, pushing their names onto Weibo’s trending list.
• The production team canceled Louvre-related plans but decided to continue filming in Paris with upgraded security measures.
• Qin Lie told Cheng Che that the Paris police wanted him to come to the police station and give a statement about his visit to the Louvre Museum.

Cheng Che and the Walking the Flower Road Together cast went to a Paris police station to give statements about the Louvre robbery, but Cheng Che’s fame turned the visit into an autograph session. A tourist’s post about the police officers and chief lining up for his signature went viral, sending his name onto the trending list.

• Cheng Che and the other guests arrived at the Paris police station to cooperate with the investigation.
• A police officer recognized Cheng Che as the Australian Open champion, and a Chinese fan asked him for an autograph.
• Police officers, including the station chief, lined up to get Cheng Che’s autograph, while the other guests watched.
• The chief told Cheng Che that his grandson Louis admired him, and Cheng Che signed a note encouraging Louis to keep practicing.
• A tourist posted a video and account of the autograph session, and a Cheng Che fan shared it online.
• The post spread across Weibo, and #ChengCheParisPoliceStationAutographs began trending.

Cheng Che’s popularity surged after Paris police officers lined up for his autograph and his Esquire cover sold out, while his work drew advertisers across the entertainment industry. He flew to Shenzhen City to sign a contract for The Realm and Old Friends and meet its creative team.

• Cheng Jianguo and Jiang Xue saw the Paris autograph video, and Jiang Xue called Cheng Che to warn him to stay safe.
• Cheng Che finished filming Walking the Flower Road Together in Paris, said goodbye to Yan Ruanning, and returned to Capital City.
• Esquire released Cheng Che’s March cover and interior photos, and the issue sold out its first print run before additional copies and digital subscriptions also surged.
• Netizens and industry figures highlighted the advertising success of Cheng Che’s variety shows and drama, describing him as a walking banknote.
• Cheng Che flew to Shenzhen City, where Qin Lie arranged for him to sign the contract for The Realm and Old Friends and attend a dinner with Director Zhou and executives.

Cheng Che signed on as the lead of Tengda Video’s S-tier drama “The Realm and Old Friends” and agreed to help assess supporting actors. After exchanging flirtatious messages with Pei Jingshu, he became the focus of online excitement when Tengda announced the project, sending actors and their agents scrambling to prepare for auditions.

• Cheng Che signed the contract for “The Realm and Old Friends” at Tengda Video and agreed to give his opinion on supporting-cast auditions.
• President Fang showed Cheng Che and his companions around the Tengda complex, then hosted a lunch where executives discussed his work in tennis and mathematics.
• Cheng Che told Pei Jingshu he was in Shenzhen City for work and would soon collect a mathematics award, then sent her a revealing selfie that flustered her.
• Tengda Video announced that “The Realm and Old Friends” had launched with Cheng Che as its star and opened supporting-role auditions for three days later.
• Actors and agents reacted to the announcement by preparing for auditions, knowing Cheng Che would be involved in casting.

Cheng Che dominated the auditions for a television drama, helping Zhao Yiming pass and Ning Qing win the female lead role. Afterward, Professor Liu told Cheng Che that the mathematical society award ceremony had been scheduled and that the State Natural Science Award had passed its preliminary review, bringing him closer to the final step of the Intelligence Trial.

• Cheng Che played opposite Zhao Yiming as Shen Mo and impressed the audition panel, which marked Zhao Yiming as passing.
• Cheng Che overshadowed three actresses during the female-lead auditions, leaving them unable to keep up with his performances.
• Ning Qing auditioned opposite Cheng Che, and their scene moved the panel to choose her for the female lead role.
• Professor Liu told Cheng Che that the mathematical society award ceremony would take place the following Wednesday and asked him to arrive in Capital City a day early.
• Professor Liu also told Cheng Che that the State Natural Science Award had passed the preliminary review and that its ceremony would be held in November.

After returning to Capital City, Cheng Che arranged signed photos for fans waiting at the airport, then attended a ceremony and received a national-level academic award. The fifth stage of the Intelligence Trial was completed.

• Cheng Che left the television drama's remaining auditions to Director Zhou and President Fang, then flew back to Capital City with Qin Lie and Chen Wei.
• Cheng Che had Chen Wei distribute hundreds of his signed photos to the fans waiting at the airport and asked them to go home safely.
• Cheng Che posted a message thanking the fans, and they shared their signed photos and praised his thoughtfulness.
• Professor Liu welcomed Cheng Che to the Mathematical Society's annual meeting, where Cheng Che accepted a certificate and trophy for a national-level academic award.
• Cheng Che checked the system panel in the van and saw that the fifth stage of the Intelligence Trial was complete.

After completing the Intelligence Trial, Cheng Che gained new system rewards and celebrated his team’s hard work with generous red envelopes. He then visited Yan Ruanning and surprised her by pretending to be her teacher.

• Cheng Che completed the Intelligence Trial, became a Higher Incubus, and learned that his next trial would unlock after he reached the attribute cap.
• Cheng Che received the Child of Wisdom talent and the Teacher title, which improved his learning and teaching abilities.
• Cheng Che gave each studio staff member a 10,000-yuan red envelope and invited everyone to hot pot.
• Cheng Che drove to Ruanning Music and went upstairs to find Yan Ruanning in the recording studio.
• Cheng Che put on gold-rimmed glasses, displayed a copy of Fundamentals of Calculus, and told Yan Ruanning that her teacher had come to give her a lesson, making her blush.

Yan Ruanning blushed when Cheng Che arrived in gold-rimmed glasses to teach her calculus, then realized he planned to test her from elementary school math onward. She began the middle-school test paper, facing five more levels after it.

• Yan Ruanning shut the door on Cheng Che after his teacherly greeting flustered her, then let him into the recording studio.
• Cheng Che gave Yan Ruanning an elementary-school math test and set a one-hour limit.
• Yan Ruanning correctly answered all sixteen questions, and Cheng Che moved her on to middle-school math.
• Cheng Che revealed he had six test papers, from elementary school through advanced calculus, and told Yan Ruanning to get to work.

Yan Ruanning tried to escape doing more math tests with Cheng Che by inviting him to eat and go shopping, and he agreed. They left Ruanning Music together, while Yan Ruanning happily treated their outing as a date.

• Staff at Ruanning Music speculated about what Yan Ruanning and Cheng Che were doing in the recording studio.
• Yan Ruanning emerged exhausted after Cheng Che made her complete math exam papers, while Cheng Che remained energetic.
• Cheng Che said they would continue the tests that afternoon, so Yan Ruanning hugged his arm and offered to treat him to food and shopping instead.
• Cheng Che agreed to go out with Yan Ruanning because he wanted to spend some of his money.
• Yan Ruanning and Cheng Che disguised themselves, left through the back door, and drove away from Ruanning Music.

Yan Ruanning and Cheng Che shopped for clothes and groceries, then cooked and ate dinner together at his apartment before she left for a recording. Cheng Che spent the night at his courtyard house, where he unexpectedly reunited with Su Miaoyin and offered to cook for her.

• Yan Ruanning picked out clothes for Cheng Che at the mall, and he chose a trench coat and scarf for her.
• Yan Ruanning and Cheng Che bought groceries and cooked dinner together at his apartment, where she praised his cooking.
• Yan Ruanning left when Xiao Zhou arrived to pick her up, and Cheng Che decided to stay at his courtyard house before returning to Peking University.
• Cheng Che arrived at the courtyard house and ran into Su Miaoyin, who rushed into his arms and asked when he had returned.
• Su Miaoyin offered to cook for Cheng Che, but he asked whether she wanted something to eat and offered to cook for her.

Cheng Che cooked dinner with Su Miaoyin, then returned to classes at Peking University and reunited with friends over roast duck. After giving Su Qingyue a scarf from Paris, he saw their intimacy level rise to 85 and resolved to cultivate his relationships with everyone.

• Su Miaoyin took Cheng Che to the market, and he cooked ribs and other dishes for her at home.
• Cheng Che and Su Miaoyin shared dinner, and he wiped sauce from the corner of her mouth before helping with the dishes.
• Su Miaoyin invited Cheng Che to the music club's Monday activity, and he agreed before leaving for the evening.
• Cheng Che returned to classes at Peking University, where students asked him for autographs and help understanding his paper.
• Cheng Che invited Guo Xin, Zhou Mingxuan, Lin Xiao, Su Qingyue, Wang Zheng, Zhou Hao, and Li Yuan to Quanjude for roast duck.
• Cheng Che gave Su Qingyue a silk scarf from Paris, saw her intimacy level reach 85, and decided to pursue his relationships with them all.

After signing a film contract, Cheng Che joined Teacher Huang and other guests for the food variety show Let's Eat. His luck secured them a cruise to Zhoushan, though the crew scheduled their departure for three in the morning.

• Jiang Xue told Cheng Che that his parents had celebrated his specially appointed associate professorship by visiting his grandparents’ graves.
• Cheng Che signed a twelve-million acting contract for Easter Egg with director Chen Yu in Capital City.
• Cheng Che arrived near Ningbo’s Old Bund to join Teacher Huang and the other guests filming Let's Eat.
• Cheng Che spun the transportation wheel and landed on a cruise ship for the trip to Zhoushan.
• The director announced that the group would leave at three in the morning, and Cheng Che boarded at the harbor with the cold-resistant guests.

Cheng Che pretended to struggle through an electric-shock block-stacking game and helped the guests win a seafood breakfast. As the group heard that dolphins would soon pass the ship, his [Little Luck] value continued to rise.

• Cheng Che noticed that his [Little Luck] value had climbed to nine before the production team started an electric-shock block-stacking game.
• Cheng Che felt nothing from the device but used [Faces of All Beings] to imitate the other guests' pain and shaking.
• Teacher Huang and the guests took turns pulling blocks while enduring the shocks, and Cheng Che safely removed several blocks from the increasingly unstable tower.
• The young producer pulled a block that brought down the tower, so the guests won a seafood feast.
• As everyone ate breakfast, the announcement system reported that a pod of dolphins would pass the ship, and Cheng Che saw [Little Luck] still climbing.

Cheng Che and the others watched a pod of dolphins swim alongside their cruise ship before reaching Zhoushan for a fishing challenge. Cheng Che drew cuttlefish as his assignment and began fishing at sea, hoping his nine points of luck would help him catch one.

• The guests and production team rushed onto the deck to watch a pod of dolphins, while Cheng Che’s [Iconic Moment] triggered as he looked out over the sea.
• The dolphins swam beside the ship for nearly ten minutes, and Cheng Che attributed the rare sighting to his nine-point luck stat.
• In Zhoushan, the production team assigned each guest a fish or seafood ingredient based on where their thrown shoe landed.
• Cheng Che tossed his shoe onto the cuttlefish square, taking on the difficult task of catching cuttlefish.
• Cheng Che boarded a small fishing boat with Teacher Huang and two other guests, then cast a line and waited for a bite.

Cheng Che’s luck brought him a cuttlefish when a dolphin tossed one onto his boat, and he later joined the cast of The Realm and Old Friends. He left for filming with Qin Lie after weeks of tennis practice and other work.

• Teacher Huang and the guests caught nothing while fishing until a dolphin tossed a live cuttlefish onto Cheng Che’s boat.
• The group returned to the Zhoushan dock with only Cheng Che’s cuttlefish, which Teacher Huang cooked with help from Cheng Che.
• Cheng Che filmed Keep Running, Youth, then returned to Capital City for classes and tennis practice on clay and grass courts.
• In mid-April, Cheng Che went to the airport with Qin Lie to begin filming The Realm and Old Friends, whose schedule included locations in Hengdian, Xiangshan, and the northwest.

Cheng Che arrived in Hengdian to join The Realm and Old Friends, drawing a huge crowd at the airport before settling into his hotel. After the production crew prepared for him, he visited the set, met Director Zhou and Producer Fang, and began his costume fitting.

• Cheng Che signed autographs for fans at the airport, but the crowd quickly swelled to more than a hundred people, so Coordinator Liu arranged security to escort him out.
• Coordinator Liu took Cheng Che to the Dongci Building hotel, while Qin Lie went ahead to arrange parking, security, and separate meal deliveries with Old Wu on set.
• Tengda released the cast announcement for The Realm and Old Friends, revealing Cheng Che and Ning Qing in costume and prompting both praise and criticism online.
• Cheng Che arrived at the set with more than two hundred cups of milk tea and snacks for the crew, and his appearance stunned the staff and extras.
• Director Zhou and Producer Fang welcomed Cheng Che, then the assistant director took him to the dressing room, where the makeup artists asked him for autographs.