In the forest.
On a small platform.
"I heard that he's a teacher?"
"I think he's a teacher from Peking University? Teachers these days are so uncultured! "
"Peking University? They've really fallen! "
"Hai, it's a good thing that foreigners don't understand Chinese."
"Dad, this person is really not shy. I'm even blushing for him."
"If he used a calculator, I could do it too!"
"Don't bother about him. Eh, it looks like the competition is about to end."
Be it the people from the mathematics world or the park visitors, they were all pointing and gossiping at Zhang Ye. Seeing that the competition was about to end and the results were about to be announced, they retracted their gazes and looked in the direction of the competition venue. A lot of people were waiting to see the international rankings as it concerned the honor of the country.
Zhang Ye had lost his new cell phone and was even dressed in such a disgusting manner that he was being looked down upon. He felt like vomiting blood and stared angrily at the female volunteer.
When the volunteer saw this, she stuck out her tongue and made a face at Zhang Ye. It was as though she was saying that she was not scared and that she still believed that Zhang Ye had used a calculator to cheat.
When Zhang Ye saw this, he got even angrier and nearly went up to bite her. What the hell was this? Forget it, this bro has a girlfriend today and is in a good mood. I won't stoop to your level, hmph. He had to admit that Wu Zeqing held a very important place in Zhang Ye's heart. With Old Wu standing there, even if she did not say a word, she would still be able to suppress Zhang Ye. With Old Wu around, Zhang Ye was really too embarrassed to make a fuss.
Now that the matter was over, the onlookers no longer said anything.
But when Xin Ya walked past Wu Zeqing, she suddenly whispered to her, "Sis Wu, why do I feel that this friend of yours is not very reliable?"
Wu Zeqing just smiled and did not say a word. She ignored her and walked over to Zhang Ye. "Why are you even doing the math questions? Aren't you a liberal arts student? "
"I.... hai, don't mention it." Zhang Ye rolled his eyes.
The crowd had gathered outside the competition venue and some people were already coming out.
Wu Zeqing, who was dressed in a dignified qipao, looked over and said, "Let's go and have a look."
Zhang Ye did not move. "You go ahead, Old Wu. I won't be going over. There are too many people and it's better to stay outside. I also need to find a restroom for a smoke."
Wu Zeqing gently criticized, "Smoking is not allowed here, bear with it."
Zhang Ye said helplessly, "Alright then, I'll listen to you."
Wu Zeqing smiled. "Then I'll head over first. Since I'm already here at such an international competition, it wouldn't be appropriate if I didn't go. Go ahead and wander around by yourself. I'll look for you later."
"Alright, do what you need to do," Zhang Ye said.
After Old Wu left, Zhang Ye found a rugged boulder in the periphery. There were still some beer cans and hamburger wrappers left on it by the tourists. Zhang Ye picked them up and threw them away. Then he sat down and looked for Old Wu's figure through the crowd. He squinted his eyes and stared at Old Wu's beautiful and graceful figure from behind. He did not even blink. He liked her the more he looked at her and could not get sick of her. The new cell phone that he had just lost was no longer important to him. How could it compare to Old Wu?
…
Before ten o 'clock.
In the large competition area at the bottom of the hill, the young contestants from the various countries walked out to the large courtyard. Most of them were in their teens, with some of them not even ten years old. They were all the mathematical geniuses of their countries. The team leaders and teachers of the various countries also walked out with different expressions. There were red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple. There were all kinds of skin colors.
A few of the young contestants from the Chinese team looked downcast. There was a girl in the team who was probably the oldest among them. Her eyes were red and she was crying.
When the park visitors saw this, their hearts turned cold.
"They lost?"
"What place did they get?"
"Little girl, don't cry. You all did a good job!"
"Right, you all did a good job. Quick, wipe your tears. Even Auntie's heart is aching for you!"
This was their home ground and most of the park visitors were from China. When they saw this, they all started shouting and cheering for the children!
A middle-aged Chinese mathematician walked into the courtyard and said with a sullen face, "What place did you get?"
The girl was called Huang Lingling. She was the oldest in the Chinese team at 17 years old and was the team leader. She wiped her tears and said through gritted teeth, "Third place. I, I made a mistake."
Behind her, a 12-year-old team member tugged at Huang Lingling. His name was Huang Leilei and he was Huang Lingling's younger brother. "Sis, it's not your fault. Don't cry anymore."
"That's right."
"Leader, it's not your fault."
The other team members also tried to console her.
The team leader, Wang Yiming, and the observer from Peking University's Math Department, Han Henian, also came out.
Wang Yiming was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was not a talkative person, so he did not say anything.
Han Henian's expression did not look good. The moment he came out, he said to Huang Lingling with a straight face, "That question, we trained for it earlier. Why did you still get it wrong?"
The other Chinese mathematicians also sighed.
Huang Lingling wiped her tears.
The other team members were also at a loss. They all felt that they had let down their teacher's trust and let down the expectations of the entire nation. They were feeling very down. In the past, at their most glorious time, China had won three consecutive championships in the International Math Olympiad. But because of a small mistake last year, they had lost the championship. Who would have thought that not only would they not get first place this year, they would even lose second place?
Assistant team leader Xin Ya also came out. She was also not in a good mood. After working hard for a year, selecting the candidates, training, and preparing for the competition, the results were getting worse and worse. This made her feel ashamed and said, "Let's try again next year!"
Huang Lingling said with red eyes, "Teacher, I'm sorry."
The results for this year's competition were announced.
First place was the United States.
Second place was the UK.
Third place was China.
Up to this point, many of the tourists who came to Summer Palace Park to sightsee were no longer in the mood to watch the show. One by one, they prepared to leave. However, after the results were announced, the next segment of the International Mathematics Competition was announced. When everyone heard this, they stopped in their tracks and came back.
It wasn't over yet?
There was still a competition?
Although the first segment of the International Math Olympiad had ended, according to the tradition of the annual competition, there would still be a group exchange after the competition. The participants, teachers, and even onlookers were allowed to participate. This was considered an international exchange of mathematics after the competition. Although they did not speak the same language, they were still familiar with each other in the field of mathematics, so they could use numbers to communicate.
For this event, the various countries could put up some prizes and come up with some questions. It was similar to the Mathematics questions that the park visitors had participated in earlier. Whoever managed to answer the question correctly within the stipulated time limit would be able to win the prize given by that country.
The prize was usually something unique to each country. For example, China's annual prize was basically a traditional Chinese painting or the Four Treasures of the Study. They were all old objects or masterpieces. In the Western countries, there were also oil paintings by masters that were used as prizes. Of course, no one managed to win the prize in the end because the question was too difficult. It wasn't that the questions could not be solved, as there were so many internationally renowned mathematicians present, but some of the questions were more complicated and not something that could be solved in a day or two. This was also the reason why the prize was so big. In previous years, some countries had even used scholarships as prizes, which could be tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of US dollars. It all depended on the difficulty of the question. Of course, there were also countries that purely wanted to make friends. For example, the UK mathematics world was relatively more gentlemanly and would put up some good prizes every year. However, the mathematics questions that they put up were not particularly difficult and were very particular.
In any case, each country had its own style.
This exchange was also a chance for the mathematics world of the various countries to interact with each other. If it wasn't too serious, it wouldn't be a big deal. They could just chat and exchange their experiences. It could be a peaceful exchange, but if it was too serious, or if the relations between the countries were not that good and they had to fight it out, then this exchange after the competition would attract a lot of attention. Every year, there would also be situations where the mathematicians from the various countries would fight to the death. However, such matters were not usually reported on the media or even on the news.
The exchange began.
The stipulated ending time: 5 PM.
The entire day would be considered a complete International Math Olympiad.
If there was a competition, then there would be winners and losers. Many of the Chinese park visitors thought that there would still be a chance for revenge, so they stayed behind to watch the exchange.
"What's the prize this time?"
"I don't know, but I'm looking forward to it."
"Let's win against the Americans!"
"Right, let's give them a good beating! Look at how our children are crying! "
"The children might have lost this time, but surely the adults will win, right?"
Although China's contributions to the international mathematics world were not that outstanding, everyone knew that the Chinese people were smart and had very high standards in mathematics. For example, Xin Ya, the team leader Wang Yiming, and the dozen or so Chinese mathematicians present were all top-notch mathematicians. Naturally, everyone was looking forward to it.
However, what he was concerned about was not the competition, but the children who were representing China. Listening to the surrounding tourists chatter about all sorts of things, Zhang Ye finally understood for the first time how much effort and effort these children had put into this international competition. They had even neglected their studies and wasted their youth, all for the sake of honor. Seeing Captain Huang Lingling wiping away her tears with her teammates in a corner, Zhang Ye felt extremely uncomfortable. This bunch of people from the mathematics world, including Old Wu's best friend Xin Ya, were really not any good people. The children had already tried their best. If they lost, so be it. Would it kill you to comfort the children? All of them were scowling. If not for Old Wu being here today, this bro would have scolded all of you this morning! What the hell is this!
And this bunch of foreigners too!
Motherfucker, bullying the children of our country?
At this moment, Zhang Ye's nationalistic soul was suddenly possessed by him. It burned fiercely as he looked at the group of people in the stadium. This fellow was finding everyone an eyesore!
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