After Failing the Gaokao: I Built a Hot Air Balloon and Crashed the White House

One failed exam. One homemade hot air balloon. One impossible landing on the world's most guarded lawn. When Xu Yang bombs the college entrance exam, he doesn't give up—he builds his way to greatness. From backyard inventor to national sensation, this prodigy will shatter every limitation the world tries to impose. No degree? No problem. He'll reach the stars, conquer the depths, and prove that genius doesn't need permission.