He used to be the leader of the Fudan Junior Class, and later went to the United States to study for a doctorate, and was once a proud protégé of Lee Tsung-dao, but now he has been living on the streets of the United States for 16 years.
As soon as this news spread on the Internet, it immediately attracted the attention of countless people, and it was difficult for him to believe that he was now living a wandering life with any previous identity.
Many netizens expressed regret for the unfortunate experience of the genius, and hoped to help him and take him back to China.
However, many netizens commented that they did not want him to return to China, believing that the difficulties he encountered were all self-inflicted.
Netizens have very different attitudes about whether he should return to China.
How did this genius postdoc get into this predicament step by step?What is the secret behind it?
A wanderer like no other.
A few days ago, a blogger named "Zhu Feng in New York" posted a ** and shared it on the Internet short** platform.
On the streets of New York, a blogger met a homeless man who looked like a Chinese and, out of sympathy and wanting help, invited him to dinner.
Although the appearance of the homeless man is no different from that of an ordinary homeless man, in the process of talking with the blogger, it was found that this homeless man is not an ordinary person.
He was different from the homeless people we usually see, neither taciturn, nor difficult to converse, nor lacking in politeness.
When he speaks, his eyes are powerful, his language skills are extremely strong, his logical thinking is clear, and his manners are decent. Whenever he talks to a blogger, he always puts down his chopsticks and listens carefully.
According to the homeless man, he claimed to have gone to the United States to pursue graduate and doctoral studies after completing his undergraduate studies at Fudan University, and also worked as a postdoctoral researcher for two years, specializing in physics.
Engaged in computer software development on Wall Street, with a monthly salary of more than 100,000 yuan.
Because he suffered from loneliness and fantasy, he began to live a wandering life.
*Once posted on the Internet, some viewers admitted that his temperament was different from that of other homeless people, but he claimed that he was a Ph.D. graduate in physics, and then engaged in software development, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a month, so how did he become a homeless man now?
Is he unable to work because he suffers from delusions, or are these academic qualifications and work experiences fictitious?
However, soon many netizens who knew him stood up and said that his academic qualifications were not faked, and some netizens gradually revealed his life experience ......
The birth of a teenage genius.
In 1969, Sun Weidong was born in Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province.
He showed talent from an early age, possessed an extraordinary brilliant mind, and became a prodigy in the minds of many teachers and classmates. His grades are beyond the reach of other students.
According to many netizens who know Sun Weidong, his grades were too outstanding when he was in high school at Nanqing Middle School, and he was admitted to the junior class of Fudan University after only one semester and began to study physics.
Successfully being admitted to the junior class of Fudan University is a very remarkable achievement.
Some netizens knew him and posted his ** when he was young, one of which was a photo with Professor Xie Xide, the president of Fudan University at the time.
One blogger, who was also a student at Fudan University, mentioned that his skills were better than most of his classmates at that time, even though they were all Fudan graduates.
The importance attached to them at that time was evident, as they were even able to take a photo with the principal.
After completing his undergraduate studies at Fudan University, Sun Weidong received a scholarship from Tsung-Dao Lee to study in the United States.
After pursuing a master's degree in physics in the United States, he continued his studies, earning a Ph.D. and conducting postdoctoral research for about a year or two, after which he became a scientist engaged in physics research.
He published a total of 32 SCIs during his studies in the United States, which were retrieved by his Fudan alumni.
During the five-year period from 1992 to 1997, Sun Weidong focused on nuclear physics research and published 22 SCI papers.
If Sun Weidong can continue to develop at this pace, there is no doubt that he will make amazing achievements in the field of physics and become a dazzling academic star.
After two years of postdoctoral research, he went to Wall Street in the United States to work in software development, and according to him, the salary was very good.
Whether he is engaged in physics research or computer software development, according to his abilities, he will definitely have a good life in the future.
So how did he get into this predicament?
According to the information revealed by netizens and Sun Weidong's own statement, he may have suffered from depression and loneliness fantasy because of some setbacks in his life.
So what kind of shock did you experience?
The collapse and disappearance of a young genius.
It is often said that genius thinking is always different from ordinary people, because they have excellent IQ and concentrate on academic research, so they lack the ability to deal with daily trivial matters.
According to netizens, around 1993, Sun Weidong returned to China with $30,000 in his backpack. However, during the ride, it is not known who stole the money.
His good hopes for everything in the world were hit for the first time because of this incident.
He has been engaged in physics research, but after something happened in 1999, the United States began to restrict Chinese people from studying physics, which was a blow to him.
Perhaps this is the reason why Sun Weidong studied physics for many years and worked as a postdoctoral fellow for two years, but finally chose to work in software development.
Maybe another blow was because his marriage wasn't going well.
According to Sun Weidong, he and his wife have been together for eight years, but they have only lived together for four years. Although the two did not officially divorce, they were essentially divorced, and finally chose to part ways after several years of entanglement.
Some netizens claimed that the lady who married Sun Weidong was a layoff employee in China and also carried a daughter.
My acquaintance with Sun Weidong was purely accidental, and I married him only to get a U.S. green card.
After being deceived, Sun Weidong was stimulated again, and gradually developed a psychological illness, unable to work normally, and finally became what he is now.
At present, we can't confirm the truth of it, maybe it's just speculation by some netizens.
In an interview with the blogger**, he believes that he is not wandering, but resting, and says that he has been doing it for sixteen years. He was convinced that he was just resting and would get back to work when he recovered.
He also expressed that he has always been ambitious and unpragmatic, so he has missed many opportunities.
For about five or six of the past 16 years, Sun Weidong has spent the day studying the Bible in church in exchange for food, and spending the night in an Internet café.
After his wandering time, he made a living by picking up garbage, sometimes sleeping on the side of the road, sometimes lying on a bench in the park, and going to the subway station for hours when it was cold.
Due to the cold weather, he had some difficulty holding on and wanted to ask Fudan alumni for help.
Friends noticed it and were eager to help.
After Sun Weidong's ** spread, netizens he knew hoped to find ways to support him.
According to online information, his Fudan alumni spontaneously formed a group and were ready to help him.
His family has been informed of the incident. His younger brother, Sun Weixing, said that he also has a mother in her 80s who is not in good health, but does not want to disturb her because he does not want his mother to be stimulated.
However, netizens are divided on whether they should help Sun Weidong return to China.
Some netizens feel that he was too naïve and hurt, and now he looks pitiful and should be given help and more tolerant.
It's a shame that he is so smart, but wastes his life's talent in wandering.
However, some netizens believe that he has obtained American citizenship and should not help.
Netizens are arguing about the current situation.
Although Sun Weidong has now obtained American citizenship, it is undeniable that his roots are still rooted in the motherland, and his family has been looking forward to their early reunion.
Sun Weidong's achievements in the first few decades are awe-inspiring, but the next ten years have aroused people's feelings and sighs.
Who would have thought that the former heaven would experience such a reversal of fate?
What do you think about whether you should help Sun Weidong return to China?