FYN Chapter 3: Skipping Grades, This World is Cheating!
Chapter 3: Skipping Grades, This World is Cheating!
"Auntie, I want to skip a grade!"
A month later, Zhang Zeyan found his aunt.
In that month, he learned the pinyin of the world, and then easily taught himself all the knowledge of the first grade.
"You want to skip a grade?" the aunt asked Zhang Zeyan in surprise.
"Yes, I've finished learning all the first-grade material. Next, I want to learn second-grade material..."
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That day, the aunt took half a day off and went to Zhang Zeyan's school.
After his aunt communicated with the teacher and school leaders, the teacher conducted a test on him.
When the test results came out, Zhang Ze scored 100 in both Chinese and Mathematics, and he successfully skipped a grade to the second grade.
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Another month later, Zhang Zeyan skipped a grade again and became a third-grade student.
If it weren't for the fact that skipping grades too quickly would make him seem too abnormal, he could skip a grade in just a few days.
His photographic memory is such a huge advantage when it comes to learning.
A month later, Zhang Zeyan successfully skipped a grade again and became a fourth-grade student.
In fourth grade, he finally reached the learning stage that a ten-year-old should be at.
Two weeks later, the school started its winter break, which lasted about a month.
"Auntie, can I look at your phone for a bit?"
That day, Zhang Zeyan made a request to his aunt.
"Children shouldn't play on their phones." Before the aunt could even speak, the uncle immediately stopped her.
"Uncle, I want to learn some knowledge on my phone," Zhang Zeyan quickly explained.
"If you want to study on your own, I'll buy you some advanced textbooks tomorrow. You can't play with your phone," Uncle Chen Hongtao said sternly.
Over the past few months, everyone has witnessed Zhang Zeyan's learning ability.
Many teachers told my aunt that Zhang Zeyan is a learning genius.
After all, unless you're a genius at learning, it's impossible to skip a grade in a month.
Zhang Zeyan's genius performance also improved his uncle Chen Hongtao's attitude towards him.
After all, a gifted child, if properly nurtured, might just change the fate of the entire family in the future.
Chen Hongtao forbade Zhang Zeyan from playing on his phone because he didn't want such a talented child to be ruined by a mobile phone.
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The next day, Uncle Chen Hongtao found fifth and sixth grade textbooks for Zhang Zeyan.
In addition, he bought Zhang Zeyan a dictionary, which made it easier for him to learn unfamiliar words.
During the following winter break, Zhang Zeyan took care of his younger cousins while also studying advanced material on his own.
A month later, the winter vacation ended, and Zhang Zeyan had already finished learning the knowledge points for fifth and sixth grade.
However, after the start of the school year, he was still in the fourth grade. He wanted to skip a grade, but his aunt refused to allow it.
The reason his aunt didn't agree to him skipping a grade was because she felt that Zhang Zeyan needed to have friends his own age, otherwise his childhood would be full of regrets.
However, although he is still in the fourth grade, the knowledge he is learning has become junior high school level knowledge.
The school teachers were aware of Zhang Zeyan's situation, so they were very lenient with him regarding his learning of junior high school material in class.
Many teachers have also said that if Zhang Zeyan encounters any learning difficulties, he can ask them for help at any time.
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Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Zeyan has reached the age of 12.
In the second half of the year, he finally moved from primary school to middle school.
However, by this time, he had not only completed junior high school knowledge on his own, but also high school and even university knowledge.
After he finished learning the elementary school curriculum on his own, his uncle Chen Hongtao saw that he was really serious about learning the later knowledge, so he directly bought him a second-hand old mobile phone.
With a mobile phone, it became much easier for Zhang Zeyan to study on his own.
Online, you can learn not only junior high school knowledge, but also high school and university knowledge.
Many of the mathematical, physical, and chemical concepts in this world overlap with those on Earth.
Therefore, the knowledge Zhang Zeyan learns mainly focuses on the literature, history, geography, politics, and other knowledge points that are different from those on Earth.
With his photographic memory, his learning speed is nothing short of phenomenal.
Through his studies, Zhang Zeyan gained a thorough understanding of the history of this world.
Human civilization in this world originated on a life-bearing planet called Sirius.
After less than five hundred years of recorded development, human civilization on Sirius entered the interstellar age.
Legend has it that they acquired alien technology during that era, but this is just a legend and has not been officially disclosed.
After less than three hundred years of development, humanity in this world successfully found more than a dozen habitable planets.
Compared to the development of Earth, the development of this world is like having a cheat code.
The world Zhang Zeyan lives in is ruled by a force called the "Human Socialist Alliance," which directly manages all planets and star systems.
After hundreds of years of development, the world now has a population of over 120 billion, which is truly terrifying.
Moreover, such a large population shares the same written language and ethnicity, learns the same language, and experiences the same history.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Zeyan's eyes immediately lit up.
What does this mean? It means that this is a super unified market consisting of more than 120 billion people.
Being of the same language and culture means that if he publishes a work, it might reach more than 100 billion people.
This situation gives him a unique advantage in spreading Earth's culture.
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This world is far more technologically advanced than Earth, and it is rich in culture and entertainment, but it is very lacking in history and humanities.
While Chinese culture on Earth wouldn't be considered a game-changer here, it could certainly be suppressed.
At least, many of the entertainment styles on Earth don't exist in this world.
For example, China's long history, games on Earth, and differences in music, such as opera singing, rock, and Chinese style.
In terms of film and television, this world mainly leans towards science fiction and urban themes, while other genres are not well-developed.
After reviewing the history of film and television development, Zhang Zeyan realized that the film and television industry in this world had also gone through an era of AI obsolescence. The development of AI once led to the unemployment of the vast majority of actors and traditional film and television practitioners.
Later, the large number of homogenized AI films and television shows led to audience fatigue, and finally, high-quality films and television shows made by live actors were accepted by the public again.
Film and television consumption is never just about content consumption, but also about emotional consumption.
Viewers pay for not only the plot and visuals, but also the emotional connection conveyed by the actors themselves.
The emergence of AI has had a relatively smaller impact on the literature industry.
Because AI's intelligence still cannot imitate human abstraction.
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"Let's abort this child! We really can't raise any more children."
In the middle of the night, Zhang Zeyan felt the urge to urinate and was about to go to the toilet when he suddenly heard his aunt and uncle talking quietly in the living room.
"But this child is already in this world, wouldn't it be too cruel to abort it?" Aunt Zhang Qin's voice rang out.
"Your nephew is a genius. If you raise him well, he will definitely have a bright future. If we have another child, and your nephew wants to continue his studies after he finishes compulsory education, we will hardly be able to afford to support his education..." Uncle Chen Hongtao said in a heavy tone.
Silence fell in the living room upon hearing Chen Hongtao's words.
After a moment, Uncle Chen Hongtao continued in a low voice, "Your nephew only finished junior high school in the last two years. I asked the high school leaders about his situation, and they said that although your nephew is very good at studying and should be a candidate for a top university, he is not a genius, so it is impossible to reduce his tuition fees too much."
"Let's abort the baby, save up for two years' tuition, and then let your nephew go to high school..."
After a pause, Uncle Chen Hongtao continued, "If I have time after get off work in the evenings, I'll find another part-time job to earn as much as I can."