Zhang Xinyang, a former Chinese genius prodigy, went to college at the age of 10 and studied for a doctorate at the age of 16, becoming the youngest doctoral student at that time. However, now at the age of 28, he lives a life without a car, a house or a job, and even asks his parents for 10,000 yuan every three months. This raises the question of why he "fell" to this point.
In 2011, at the age of 16, Zhang was admitted to Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, majoring in mathematics, becoming the youngest doctoral student in China. But his PhD career did not go well, and he did not complete his Ph.D. until 2018, narrowly missing his graduation. After graduating, he became an external teacher at Ningxia Normal University, earning more than 10,000 yuan a month, but it seems to be a shame for him, who has always been named a prodigy.
In August 2021, after two years of work, he saved 50,000 yuan, then left university and moved to a rented apartment in the suburbs of Shanghai. There is no fixed job and salary, and he lives on taking on projects, but his income is average. Although the life of a prodigy in the past was difficult, Zhang Xinyang lived a more sober life than most.
One of the reasons he asked his parents for money was that they failed to fulfill his wish to buy a house in Beijing. Zhang Xingyang said with a smile that his parents still owed him a Beijing house, worth more than 10 million yuan. He is not currently pursuing a garage and lives a more modest life, focusing on project work. His attitude has sparked controversy, and some people think that he is "lying flat" on the scrap, but he believes that such a life is more promising than working for a lifetime. He and his parents had a disagreement over their career plans, which led to conflicts, but he believed that the relationship with his family was still good.
Regarding the negative evaluation of the outside world, Zhang Xinyang treated it indifferently, thinking that life could not be **, he had not yet taken off and was still on the runway. His experience reflects the troubles and changes faced by the former prodigy as he grew up, showing an understanding and acceptance of the diversity of life.