Doing Homework Amidst the Sound of Mahjong, I Made a Comeback Against the Odds

Leads: Zhang Yingfei & Hu Wenle

Description: Her father once roamed the streets, her mother was rebellious and flamboyant in her youth, yet their daughter Su Nian is a once-in-a-millennium mathematical prodigy. After entering a prestigious school, she faced exclusion and prejudice from her classmates, but she never argued or dwelled on it—she shattered all doubts with her grades alone. Carrying her parents’ hopes, Su Nian soared all the way into the national team. At 18, she stood on the IMO stage in Tokyo and was exceptionally admitted to Tsinghua and Peking University for a combined bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral program. She declared to the world: Having no way out is the greatest talent.