Chapter 21: The Shocking Professors

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

Professor Li stared at the smiling Wu Liao with a face full of disbelief.

"You can't be this smart. You don't even come to class usually, and you've never passed physics. I don't believe this is your answer!"

It seemed that Wu Liao's plagiarized answer had instantly shattered Professor Li's psychological defenses, making him lose his composure somewhat.

If it really were Wu Liao's answer, the blow to Professor Li would be too intense; it was simply unbelievable to him!

Seeing this, the female class monitor quickly stood up to save face for Professor Li.

"Professor Li, that wasn't Wu Liao's answer."

As soon as she said this, the other students chimed in one after another.

"Right, it's not Wu Liao's. I watched last night's program too, I stayed up late for it."

"It was proposed by the new genius science host, Jiang Zhe."

"Exactly. In his debut live stream, he decrypted the Grandfather Paradox, the foremost of the ten great paradoxes. Wu Liao was just repeating Jiang Zhe's words."

"..."

Hearing the students say this, Professor Li on the podium finally relaxed a bit. If Wu Liao had really come up with it, his worldview would have shattered!

A poor student who doesn't study well suddenly becomes so sharp one day—if that's not possession, what is?

Hearing this, Professor Li's self-esteem was restored.

"So that's how it is?"

"Is that new genius host really that smart?"

As he finished speaking, the female class monitor nodded quickly. "He really is smart. His logic is very novel; he's the kind of person none of us are. I'm not sure if he's a genius, but he's definitely suited to be a sci-fi editor!"

"I see. I'll look into it."

Coincidentally, he saw that time was up and hurriedly left the classroom.

Back in the office.

He felt extremely awkward as he told the other professors in the office about the previous situation.

"You guys might not know, but the Grandfather Paradox has actually been solved!"

This immediately caused the professors who knew about it to chime in.

"Hahaha, look at you, Old Li. You're just like me. Someone in my class said the Grandfather Paradox was solved by a 24-year-old host."

"I also took some time to watch that program just now. His train of thought and logical thinking are so peculiar they're impossible to refute."

"I've studied theoretical science for most of my life. When I was watching his video just now, I thought he was going to stumble into my professional expertise using Quantum Mechanics, but he didn't. I don't know how that kid's brain is wired, but he's incredibly impressive!"

"..."

Professor Li asked curiously, "Is that program on a local Television Station? What time does it start?"

A female professor said, "Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, starting at ten at night. That young man is amazing; he even proposed a 'Bootstrap Paradox.' I feel that if he doesn't make any mistakes or get into scandals, he'll have a place on the public celebrity list in the future."

Another young male professor said, "Before you came, we already made an appointment to catch him in the act that day. I really don't believe a 24-year-old science graduate can solve a paradox proposed by professional writers who double as scientific consultants!"

Professor Li fell into thought. "I don't know the process for the Grandfather Paradox, but when I heard the answer, I didn't even have the urge to refute it. Remember to call me when the time comes; I must watch!"

It wasn't their fault; the usually lifeless university suddenly had an entire building's worth of philosophy classes discussing the Grandfather Paradox at the same time.

For the students of this world who had a dull education, this was undoubtedly explosive news!

Besides Suzhou University of Science and Technology, there were other local colleges where mostly science and philosophy students and professors were participating.

Gradually, more and more professionals remembered Jiang Zhe's broadcast time, preparing to witness it for themselves over the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday period!

Aside from this, throughout the entire day, the number of students coming to consult about the Grandfather Paradox, Quantum Mechanics, and even biology rose exponentially.

Some said Telepathy is an extension of Quantum Mechanics, others said Quantum Mechanics is the key to traveling through the Microscopic World, and some students even exaggeratedly said, "Since information can cross time, can I also travel through time and space in my dreams at night?"

The student who asked that was punished by the professor on the spot to copy the Schrödinger equation 10,000 times.

...

Time passed quickly.

Six days had passed since the last live stream.

With the fermentation of these few days, Jiang Zhe's video had become top-tier content in small circles.

Many people who came because of his reputation were waiting in the live stream room.

During these six days, Jiang Zhe subsequently received an additional 2 million from the veteran screenwriter Old Qian in Kyoto.

At this moment, his net worth was 5 million, tax-free.

Currently, he lived in the company dormitory, in the same building as Wang Lin, Old Wang, Xiao Shiyi, and other hosts he didn't know.

He invested most of this 5 million into a few stocks he favored; the tens of thousands of yuan in monthly interest was enough for his daily expenses.

He had also thought about buying a house, but the housing market was already saturated; buying now would mean a certain loss!

In the past few days, advertisers for the program had also gradually increased, and his commission was linked to the number of online viewers.

During these days, he mainly used Weibo to build relationships with potential viewers and then maintain those relationships, drawing more viewers to the Television Station.

In addition, to take care of Jiang Zhe's income, Station Manager Zhao turned Jiang Zhe's live stream room into a personal one and set a tip limit.

Actually, such an operation was not allowed within a public Television Station, but Jiang Zhe's subsequent contract did not include these restrictions; so Jiang Zhe could be considered a famous "temporary worker."

In order to keep Jiang Zhe, Suzhou TV Station changed a rule: hosts were allowed to start their own live streams as a side job, though the taxes would be doubled.

Jiang Zhe didn't have much yearning for these so-called public official statuses and didn't broadcast during his rest time.

Time continued to pass, and in the blink of an eye, it was nine o'clock in the evening.

Today was once again the exciting moment for the netizens.

In the black screen of the live stream room, before Jiang Zhe appeared, the bullet comments had already filled the screen.

"Rumor has it that tips are now enabled in Jiang Zhe's live stream room."

[Schrödinger's Wallet tipped the host: 1,000 yuan in Little Red Flowers, and left a message: "Upstairs, what did you say?"]

"The person hasn't even arrived and you're already tipping? Are you joking?"

[Schrödinger's Wallet tipped the host: 2,000 yuan in Little Blue Flowers, and left a message: "Do I look like I'm joking?"]

"Damn, you're really rich!"

"..."

"It's Friday today. I've already finished work and just had dinner, waiting for ten o'clock."

"Plus one. I went to other TV stations to check them out in the meantime. Other places have people decrypting paradoxes too. Do you know what they were decrypting? The Trolley Problem. In the end, that host just got stuck; it was a total broadcast accident."

"+1, more than one. As far as I know, there was one in Inner Mongolia too, decrypting the 'Bootstrap Paradox.' Jiang Zhe hadn't even finished explaining the paradox, and that guy wanted to ride Jiang Zhe's hype. In the end, it also ended with a broadcast accident."

"Hahaha, they can't handle decrypting paradoxes."

"Some imitate his face, some imitate his program. No matter how much they imitate, it's not Jiang Zhe. If you're going to watch, only watch Jiang Zhe!!"

"..."

...

At this time, Jiang Zhe, Wang Lin, and Xiao Shiyi were riding shared bikes through the night toward Suzhou TV Station.

The weather at the end of October was already a bit cold.

Naturally, their speed was a bit slower.

The three of them chatted as they rode, having a great time.

Wang Lin was a sci-fi host, and his unique way of thinking had always given him an unrestrained imagination.

He had been observing Jiang Zhe's every move for the past few days.

Thinking that Jiang Zhe might turn into a pretty lady at night, he had followed him for a few days.

He must get up at six in the morning, walk to the market to buy groceries, and chat with the newsstand owner about national affairs on the way.

He must sleep by ten, almost never staying up late.

Reading the newspaper during the day, exercising in the park in the evening, and going back to the dormitory to sleep after exercising.

Within six days, he had been playing around with the aunties in the park downstairs.

Several times, charming aunties in their forties even came to the dormitory building to find Jiang Zhe, inviting him to their homes for square dancing; all were politely declined by Wang Lin, who had come to mooch a meal from Jiang Zhe.

Finally, Wang Lin couldn't take it anymore. While waiting for a red light, he braked and looked at Jiang Zhe with a solemn face.

"Teacher Jiang."

"Don't call me Teacher Jiang. In private, just my full name is fine." Jiang Zhe stopped his bike and looked at Wang Lin, "Is something wrong?"

"Do you... not like women?"

As soon as he said this, both Jiang Zhe and Xiao Shiyi were dumbfounded.

Jiang Zhe had a blank look on his face. "What?"

Xiao Shiyi quickly backed away, covering his buttocks. "What?"

Wang Lin said awkwardly, "I said it wrong. Do you not like young women, and only like aunties in their forties?"

"Huh?"

"We're all brothers, all young guys. Who spends all day square dancing with aunties? Just you!"

At this, Jiang Zhe was stunned, and then his mouth twitched.

In his previous life, he was only twenty-seven or twenty-eight, but his schedule was poor. He probably died suddenly while lecturing students in class, so in this life, he had to maintain a strict routine. How could he not like young women?

"Who told me to be born looking like this!?"

Jiang Zhe pretended to blink, pointing at his own fair and well-defined masculine face.

Wang Lin and Xiao Shiyi then sighed:

"You are very handsome, but still 3 points worse than me!"

"2.5 points worse than me!"

And so, this funny incident was passed over like a joke.

He certainly wouldn't say that his charm was constantly in effect.

There were things Wang Lin hadn't seen yet; some men had even approached Jiang Zhe privately, wanting to give him money for a "clean" transaction, but all were rejected!

This damn charm value, how hateful!