Chapter 8: Do You Know the Formulas of Mechanics?

At that moment, in an opulent office, Su Yueying watched Su Chen’s livestream with great interest.

Before this, she had only thought of Su Chen as a rather delicate-looking boy with good character and a witty sense of humor.

During her work breaks, she would occasionally connect with Su Chen just to tease him, treating it as a lighthearted pastime amid her busy schedule.

But after watching today’s livestream, her impression of Su Chen had changed. She realized he truly had a talent for insight—his keen observations of people and situations were sharp and precise, earning her genuine admiration.

If it weren’t for Su Chen’s obvious lack of talent in singing and acting, Su Yueying might have even considered signing him up and nurturing his potential seriously.

In truth, with Su Chen’s handsome appearance, promoting him wouldn’t be impossible. It was just that he probably lacked the kind of ceiling that made it worthwhile.

At this moment, Su Yueying was genuinely curious about what kind of story he might craft around this high school student.

“Hey, little brother, seriously, surrender now and you’ll only lose half,” Su Chen said with a smile. “If you just admit you were wrong, I won’t have to mess with you anymore. Don’t want people saying I’m bullying the little guy.”

Damn, how can you talk like such a show-off? Just admit you want to give up already,” the high schooler grumbled, thinking Su Chen was at a loss for words. “If you want me to forgive you, you have to apologize.”

Su Chen almost burst out laughing at that. He chuckled and replied, “Alright, since you’re so confident, let’s analyze this!

“First off, if you have something to say, you can just say it normally. Everyone can understand; no need for all that dramatic, over-the-top nonsense.

“Don’t go on about having been through so much, and how everything points to mechanics, or falling into an abyss.

“Though that’s not a huge problem, it’s super awkward. Maybe you don’t notice, but everyone listening probably felt the cringe!

“What’s my honest impression? You’re basically a late-stage case of ‘chūnibyo’—too much teenage posturing and an inflated sense of self.

“Also, to be honest, I rarely see anyone throw in random English words like ‘society’ in a perfectly normal sentence.

“Is that some meme? Or just awkwardly forced? Trying to sound classy? Or do you have some hidden meaning?

“It feels like if I replaced the easiest words in your sentence with English, even you’d feel uncomfortable!”

The high schooler was left speechless.

[Received negative irritation points from Liu Ran: +188]

As soon as Su Chen finished, the comment section erupted with laughter.

“Damn, Big Brother Su Chen, go easy on him, he’s about to cry from your words!”

“Exactly, I’m dying laughing!”

“Never thought Su Chen could be so ruthless, no mercy in his words. Makes me want to try it out myself…”

“Hey, upstairs, you’ve got half of Teacher Yueying’s skills already!”

…

“Uh… this… this is just how I talk. Do I have to report to you about how I speak?” Liu Ran stammered nervously.

Su Chen smiled and continued, “Okay, let’s not dwell on that. Let’s analyze what you said earlier.

“You said your overall grades are average, and you don’t have time to improve them.

“From that alone, we can tell your chances in the college entrance exam are slim. Forget about top-tier schools; even vocational colleges would be a stretch!

“But here’s a fact—I bet your so-called mechanics skills are trash too. It’s just that no one around you has challenged you or knocked you down yet.

“It’s like practicing boxing in front of a bunch of elderly women—you might feel cool showing off, but it’s useless. Put yourself among young fighters, and you’ll get beaten up badly!

“You think your level can beat the world? Then why don’t you dare to enter any mechanics competitions?

“If you’re so into mechanics, why not shine in a high school physics contest with your great skills and get directly admitted to Beijing University?

“Why not start a livestream and teach all those physics majors in key universities who can’t even pass their exams?

“So, kid, I’m begging you—stop wasting your energy on this pointless posturing at your age…

“As someone who’s been through it, I’m just trying to be kind. Come back and look at this in a few years, and you’ll be embarrassed enough to want to travel back in time and slap yourself.”

As soon as he finished, the comment section buzzed with excitement.

“This is so real, Big Brother Su Chen, you’re this kid’s god!”

“I’m cracking up, your words are hilarious.”

“First time in this stream—your words hit hard and you’re handsome too, followed!”

“User experience good, gifting streamer one hot air balloon…”

“Reasoned and well-argued, this streamer is solid!”

…

Unnoticed, Su Chen’s livestream viewers had surpassed a thousand, and his followers steadily grew.

Meanwhile, Liu Ran found himself cornered. To save face, he had to retort, “I have my reasons for not entering mechanics competitions; that’s none of your business. What you’re saying is just your guess, no solid evidence. I just don’t accept it.”

[Received negative irritation points from Liu Ran: +199]

Hearing this, Su Chen sneered. He’d met many stubborn people, but this level of obstinacy was rare—it was over the top.

Since Liu Ran refused to admit defeat, Su Chen decided to showcase his profound knowledge of mechanics.

“Kid, if you still don’t believe me, let me ask you—are you really that good at mechanics? Do you understand it? Do you know the three laws of mechanics?

“Do you know the law of inertia? What about F_net = ma or a = F_net/m? Do you understand F = –F’ and what it means? The relationship F = Kx between extension and external force? Do you know the law of universal gravitation? Coulomb’s law, Ohm’s law, Joule’s law, Faraday’s electromagnetic induction law… all those?

“Mechanics is a deep subject, and I’m not saying you have to know everything, but surely you’ve at least heard of these?”

After Su Chen’s words, the kid’s eyes went wide, and the viewers were stunned.

None of them had expected Su Chen to have such an in-depth grasp of mechanics.

Those theorems and formulas weren’t just pulled out of thin air.

“Damn, 666! The streamer’s amazing—learning lifelong for real!”

“Never thought Big Brother Su Chen was so talented. This kid just ran into a wall!”

“Haha, kid, you’re busted now. What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?”

…

Listening to Su Chen rattle off those mechanics principles, Liu Ran was completely baffled. Who am I? Where am I? What should I do?

But stuck between a rock and a hard place, he stubbornly refused to admit he was outmatched.

“Yes, I know all that!” he blurted.

“Ha! You know all that? Screw you, you don’t know a damn thing,” Su Chen laughed mockingly. “You say you know? All those laws and theorems I mentioned are made up. If you’ve heard even one, I’ll admit defeat!”

Liu Ran: Screw you twice over…

[Received negative irritation points from Liu Ran: +526]

Viewers: …utterly confused.

Of course, Su Chen hadn’t just looked it up; some were legitimate mechanics laws, but many were pure fabrication.

“Whoa, this trickster streamer actually fooled him. This streamer is really something. Following!”

“Well, that’s gotta embarrass the kid to death.”

“Haha, exactly, got you good, stubborn kid. Bet you’re about to cry.”

“Big Brother Su Chen, you really know how to play—such clever tricks! I can’t defend against them!”

…

It was past 7 p.m. when Su Chen finally ended the livestream.

Though exhausted, the experience was exhilarating—speaking freely, standing his ground, doing as he pleased.

After a brief rest, Su Chen excitedly checked the livestream stats and was pleasantly surprised.

Duration: 4 hours 29 minutes

Viewers: 3,584

Peak concurrent viewers: 6,987

New followers: 839

Tips received: 5,800 yuan

Not to brag, this was Su Chen’s most successful chat-style livestream besides his web novel writing streams—both for viewer engagement and tips.

Even more thrilling was that he had earned nearly eight thousand negative irritation points during the stream. He never expected to rake in so much irritation value in a single session!