Have you ever wondered how a 15-year-old girl can solve a mathematical problem that a Canadian mathematician has been working on for five years?
At that time, the second World Laureates Forum was being held in this international metropolis, which was not only a major event in the scientific community, but also a stage that every scientific researcher dreams of. In this star-studded occasion, the most striking thing is not the Nobel Prize winner, but a seemingly inconspicuous 15-year-old girl - Tan Fang Lin.
Sitting in a corner of the venue with a simple ponytail and a suit that didn't fit well, she looked out of place for this serious scientific event. But her existence is not accidental, but with her own strength, she has solved a problem that is a headache for the global mathematical community, and this achievement has made her a special invitation by the organizers.
Mathematicians around the world have been solving this problem for more than five years, including a Canadian mathematician. And this 15-year-old Shanghai girl inadvertently found the answer to her question. This can't help but make people wonder, is genius really innate?
It can be said that the seeds of scholarship have been planted in her life since childhood. Despite this, Tan Fanglin did not have a great passion for learning from the beginning. When she was a child, like many children her age, she lacked interest in boring learning.
However, after her father noticed that his daughter's grades had plummeted, he decided to leave his job and start studying with his daughter and discussing academic issues together. This kind of joint exploration between father and daughter not only allowed Tan Fanglin to regain the joy of learning, but also invisibly cultivated her problem-solving ability.
Talking about Fang Lin's story may give us a lot of inspiration. Her story also reflects the other side of the educational environment in contemporary China. In this competitive society, every child can be a potential "little giant", as long as they find the right way to stimulate their potential.
When a CCTV reporter stepped forward, hoping to understand her thoughts and stories, Tan Fanglin tilted her head and thought about it, but finally gave an unexpected answer: "I don't want my mother to see it." What kind of sadness or helplessness is hidden behind this sentence?
In fact, the teenage girl's mother has extremely high expectations and strict requirements for her studies. Perhaps, in her mind, scientific exploration is her own pure land, a free field that does not need to be expected and evaluated.
This time, she chose to keep a low profile, probably to announce to the world that even under the shroud of the halo, she still wants to maintain a sense of her own innocence and independence.
Talking about Fang Lin's story is not only about the birth of a mathematical genius, but also about the various tests and choices in growing up.
In this era of information explosion, everyone can be the focus, but how to find the true self behind the focus may be the challenge that every genius who is pushed to the front of the stage needs to face.
Tan Fang Lin, a young girl who created miracles in the field of mathematics, let us see the combination of talent and hard work, and the complex relationship between family and personal growth.
On this stage, where everyone seems to be illuminated, how to maintain inner peace and independence may be a subject that every "prodigy" who is watched.
Beyond the applause and aura, each of us needs to find our own path and rhythm.