The Chinese genius started studying for a bachelor’s degree at age 10 and earned a doctorate at age 16, but never got an indie job. Although there are still a few thousand yuan left
The 28-year-old Chinese youth has been known as a child prodigy since childhood. At the age of 16, he studied for his Ph.D. But as he grew older, he decided not to depend on his parents for work. Ready to reveal the reason for refusing to work, there were only a few thousand yuan left.
Jiveboy News has published an exclusive interview. “Genius Zhang Xinyang’s current status: Only a few thousand yuan left in the card” is a popular news in China.28-year-old Zhang Xinyang became famous at the age of 10 after showing extraordinary talent in mathematics.
He won many gold medals in international mathematics competitions and attracted public attention. Wrote the college entrance exam. (Equivalent to University Entrance Examination) at the age of 10, but the examination results are not satisfactory. Studied at Tianjin College of Engineering. And became China’s youngest college student.
Zhang Xinyang entered Beijing University of Technology for a master’s degree at the age of 13, breaking the record for being China’s youngest graduate student.
Then in 2011, 16-year-old Zhang Xinyang entered a doctoral program in applied mathematics at Beihang University and became China’s youngest doctoral student.
Zhang Xinyang said he asked his parents to buy a house in Beijing. Otherwise he will not take Ph.D. He has remained out of the public eye until today after being heavily criticized.
In 2019, Zhang Xinyang finally completed his Ph.D. After more than 8 years of study, some netizens claimed that they could not find his doctoral thesis.
To this Zhang Xinyang responded on the issue: “That’s right, Bei Hong’s thesis should not be discovered. If you want to check my thesis. You should go to the Library of Congress website,” he said, showing his doctoral certificate.
Zhang Xinyang admitted that it was a complete failure from the perspective of his scientific research. Measured by the standards of Western universities, he could not complete a doctorate.
Zhang Xinyang revealed that it took him five years to write his doctoral thesis. and published a few days before the deadline for submission to graduation.
After completing his doctorate, Zhang Xinyang worked as a part-time teacher at Ningxia University. He later resigned in August 2021.
While working as a teacher, Zhang Xinyang saved 50,000 yuan (about 247,000 baht), but has now spent almost all of it.
Currently I am doing money making projects with friends. He rents a house in Shanghai for 2,200 yuan (about 10,000 baht) a month.
“Every few months, my parents give me 10,000 yuan (about 50,00 baht). Now I don’t have a regular salary. I only pay for each completed project. Now I can earn about 50,000 yuan (about 247,000 baht) from this project.
Zhang Xinyang said that his bank card now has only a few thousand yuan left. But he doesn’t want to work with others.
“You already work for someone else. Want more wealth and freedom? Are you kidding? At least I don’t have to see other people’s faces anymore!”
Meanwhile, Zhang Xinyang’s parents did not fully agree with the idea. But he said “I had serious differences with them regarding my career throughout 2022. They obviously didn’t understand anything and still wanted to give me advice.
Zhang Xinyang was very satisfied with his current life. “I am unemployed and unstable. I can live my whole life without working. At this time, the family’s wealth was not great. But at least our family has a prosperous life.
“If you really need something, call my father. They still owe me the house in Beijing where I lived. Now it is probably worth more than 10 million.
Asked if he was a child prodigy, Zhang Xinyang replied, “I don’t think so.”
Zhang Yahui, Zhang’s teacher, told Zhang Xinyang at the university that he had known Zhang Xinyang for almost 20 years and that a lot had changed. He will speak less than before. Zhang Xinyang used to speak. Once he got an idea but now he actually faced many setbacks.
The story of a genius has come under fire again. After the publication of this interview, many say that he is only 28 years old but already has a Ph.D. He is young and very talented. There is still a bright future ahead.