Three days after the first oral defense of the Youth Creation Competition, Gu Xi and the other two were notified to the office of the competition's organizing committee.
"… After reviewing and evaluating your team's topic, we believe that there are still some problems with your topic and that it does not meet the 'feasibility' requirement of the Youth Creation Competition. We are very sorry, but the organizing committee has decided to cancel your previous results and disqualify you from this topic," the person in charge informed Gu Xi and the other two.
Although they had heard some rumors before coming that their topic might be re-evaluated, Gu Xi's heart still sank when she heard the other party's announcement.
Clenching her fists, Gu Xi tried her best to remain calm. She looked at the teachers in front of her and asked, "So our topic was disqualified because it wasn't feasible, right?"
Faced with the girl's inquiry, a hint of awkwardness flashed across the man's eyes. However, he quickly hid it and nodded with a straight face. "Yes, that is indeed the case."
After pausing for a moment, the man softened his tone and said politely, "There were some mistakes in our earlier judgment. If you have other topics to participate in, you can submit them again. We will open up a green channel for you and let you go through the review process again. You have to submit them before the second round's exhibition date."
These words … were very similar to giving a red date a stone after hitting it with a stick.
When she heard what the other party said, Gu Xi frowned. Even if it was possible to come up with a new topic at the last minute, there was still a week until the second round's public exhibition. It was impossible for them to complete the materials for a new topic in such a short time.
Dong Mingming obviously thought the same. She couldn't help but lower her head and mutter, "How is that possible …"
Moreover, she didn't think there was anything wrong with their topic. Although Gu Xi and Sheng Xiuyan were the ones who did most of the design, and she didn't understand many of the steps, she felt that Gu Xi raised her eyebrows and raised her eyebrows.
During the oral defense, there were many expert reviewers present, and no one said that the topic was unreasonable.
How did their topic become a problematic topic in just three days?
— —
Not only was Dong Mingming dissatisfied with this judgment, but even Sheng Xiuyan's face turned cold.
Sheng Xiuyan, who had been standing with Gu Xi as the judge, suddenly sneered and looked at the people in front of him.
"Every step of our project was done according to a reasonable and feasible plan, and I don't think there is anything unreasonable about the entire design." After a pause, Sheng Xiuyan narrowed his eyes and said, "If you doubt the reasonableness of our project, I would like to doubt the fairness of the competition."
Sheng Xiuyan's words were calm, and he didn't deliberately raise his voice, but there was a kind of momentum that made people tremble.
Most importantly, they were actually feeling guilty too …
When this youth bluntly pointed out the issue of fairness, many of the people present silently wiped away their sweat.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the office became unusually heavy, and there was even a hint of tit-for-tat.
"How could that be? Our competition team …"
Before the man in the lead could finish speaking, Sheng Xiuyan interrupted him again.
"As for whether the competition is fair or not, I will provide evidence. Since you said that our project was unreasonable, I hope you can provide evidence as well." Sheng Xiuyan said this calmly, but the calmer he was, the more confident people felt.
Dong Mingming, who was at the side, was already dumbfounded. Xiu, Xiu Shen is indeed Xiu Shen. He is too handsome!
— — Ah, ah, ah, I'm going to be a fan!
On the other hand, Gu Xi secretly wiped away his sweat.
Gu Xi secretly pulled Sheng Xiuyan's arm, indicating that he should stop talking.
Once the conflict was magnified, it might be even harder to explain, and they would be in an even more passive position.
Seeing that Sheng Xiuyan didn't say anything, Gu Xi looked at the judges again and said word by word, "Since the teachers think that there are problems with the rationality and feasibility of our project, and we don't agree with this judgment, then shouldn't you give us a chance to prove ourselves?"
Gu Xi's request was indeed reasonable.
The man in the lead thought for a moment, then reluctantly nodded.
Seeing this, Gu Xi asked again, "Then, do we have to prove that there are no problems with the rationality of our project? Can we maintain the previous judgment?"
Hearing Gu Xi's words, the man in the lead looked conflicted.
He didn't think about it: When the previous judge said that the project was unreasonable, it was also a one-sided statement without any evidence.
Since it wasn't easy to prove that the project was unreasonable, it would be even more difficult to prove that it was reasonable. Plus, there was only one week left.
At least, he didn't think that the three middle school students in front of him could provide any convincing evidence for such a complicated project.
With this thought, the man gritted his teeth and nodded. "If there is sufficient evidence, then the competition team can restore your participation in the project and award your points. However, this has to be done within a week, which is before the next round of public demonstrations."
After receiving the other party's reply, Gu Xi didn't say anything else. He pulled the two people beside him and left.
— —
Dong Mingming couldn't help but complain as he walked out of the competition team's office and into the corridor.
"This is too strange. Didn't they say that our project was pretty good? Why did those guys suddenly turn their backs on us?"
"Also, I really don't think that our project has any problems like they said!" Dong Mingming said indignantly.
Sheng Xiuyan beside him also agreed. He looked at Gu Xi and said with certainty, "There are no problems with the design of this project."
"Don't pay attention to what those people say." He still maintained his judgment that this competition was unfair.
Feeling Sheng Xiuyan's encouragement, Gu Xi nodded and smiled at him. "I think so too."
Then there was another problem.
"Why is the competition team targeting us?" Dong Mingming asked with a conflicted expression. She didn't think that they had offended anyone. Speaking of which, Gu Xi and Sheng Xiuyan's family background, there wasn't much that they couldn't afford to offend.
Gu Xi shook her head. She didn't know either.
— —
What they didn't know was that the competition team wasn't united in their opinions.
As soon as they left the competition team's office, a fierce argument broke out inside.
The person who was arguing the most was Teacher Yu from the preliminary examination team and the vice-team leader.
"Isn't it unreasonable to judge their project as unqualified?" Teacher Yu asked stiffly.
She had been paying attention to this group since the preliminary examination and had always been optimistic about their project. Naturally, she was quite dissatisfied with the results of the competition team's evaluation.
Faced with Teacher Yu's questioning, the vice-team leader said, "You should know that this kind of judgment wasn't decided by the competition team or the judging team. This is also the opinion of the old experts."
Hearing this, Teacher Yu laughed. "Old experts? Don't think that I don't know. Isn't it that Liu Dexing? Why, did he say that it's unreasonable? The problem is that many of our judges, including many experts, didn't think that there was a problem with this project! "
This time, after being rebuked by Teacher Yu, the vice-team leader's face stiffened, but he still insisted on explaining, "Teacher Liu is an expert in this field, after all. Furthermore, he has presided over the Youth Creation Competition for many years, so he is already an authoritative existence. For Teacher Liu to be able to point out this problem, there must be a reason behind it."
He said that Liu Dexing and CEO Wu, the main person in charge of the competition, were old classmates. They still had to give him face at that time.
The vice-team leader didn't say the last sentence directly, but the meaning in his attitude was very clear.
Teacher Yu's face flashed with disdain. Bah! What kind of logic is that?
"I think he's lying on purpose!" Teacher Yu said unhappily.
She later found out a little about this matter.
This time, Liu Dexing's grandson, who was in his second year of high school, also participated in the competition. He seemed to have heard some rumors that in the future, the winners of the "Youth Creation Competition" would be given extra points because Liu Dexing's family attached great importance to it.
CEO Wu also considered the issue of avoiding suspicion, so this time, he didn't invite Liu Dexing to be the chief judge.
This was out of good intentions, but who knew that Liu Dexing was petty and was very unhappy about this matter.
Moreover, the project that he had carefully selected for his grandson was actually suppressed by another team's project and got second place. Liu Dexing was even more unhappy, so he used Gu Xi's team as an example.
"This is a competition. Shouldn't we talk about fairness and fairness?"
The vice-team leader sighed. "You should know that fairness is relative."
After a pause, the vice-team leader said, "Moreover, the current situation is that most people believe in Teacher Liu. What can we do?" They were also very passive.
As an old expert, Liu Dexing's reputation was not small.
This time, Liu Dexing directly expressed his stance and said that Gu Xi's project was unreasonable.
Liu Dexing didn't participate in the judging panel this time, and the reason he told the public was that he had health reasons. Others didn't know about his grandson's identity and the fact that he was participating in the competition, so the public was naturally more willing to believe the words of this old expert who was "impartial" and concerned about the competition.
However, the rationality and feasibility of this project were indeed difficult to prove. Previously, everyone felt that it was feasible based on their work experience.
However, this project was now a concept after all. Currently, no one had done it, and it seemed that no one could produce a corresponding product. It was like whether the high-speed railway would run underground or fly in the sky in the future. No one could say for sure …
CEO Wu also considered these troublesome issues, and at the same time, he didn't want to ruin his relationship with his old classmates. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally chose to sacrifice Gu Xi's team.
After hearing the vice-team leader's explanation, Teacher Yu was so angry that she couldn't breathe properly. However, she couldn't help but leave in anger.
— —
After leaving the office, Teacher Yu didn't directly return to her office. Instead, she ran to catch up with Gu Xi's team who had yet to leave the building.
Gu Xi was a little surprised when she saw Teacher Yu chasing after them. No, this female judge had left a deep impression on her during the oral defense.
"I'm very sorry about the judging results," Teacher Yu said to the three students in front of her with a serious expression.
"However, I personally don't think that your project is unreasonable."
She had a similar idea in the past. The reason why she didn't do it was not because she felt that the idea was unreasonable or unfeasible, but because she knew that she couldn't put this idea into practice with her own standards and resources.
However, just because she couldn't do it didn't mean that others couldn't.
"Therefore, I hope that you can find a way to prove the rationality of your project," Teacher Yu said with certainty.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xi was a little touched. She nodded at Teacher Yu and said, "Thank you, we will prove it."
"That's good." Teacher Yu smiled firmly at Gu Xi and gave Gu Xi a number. She said, "This is my number and also my WeChat. If you need any help during the process, you can contact me at any time. I will provide you with reasonable guidance in my name."
"Thank you."
…
After Teacher Yu left, Dong Mingming held Gu Xi's hand and shook it. "That's right, Gu Xi. Previously, you said that you wanted to prove it. Have you thought of a way?"
"The only way I can think of now is to make a detailed design and push it to a flowchart. Then, step by step, we will use examples and existing theories to prove the rationality of each step."
It was like a mathematical proof problem. If every step was correct, then the final conclusion would be correct as well.
Yes, this kind of design process was not like the simplified schematic model they were doing now. They had to really do the entire theoretical design process of the finished product.
Moreover, during the process, they might have to look up a lot of information and label each step to ensure that each step was supported by solid theories.
This was very difficult, but it was also the only way Gu Xi could think of at the moment.
"I'll go with you." At this moment, Sheng Xiuyan spoke up. She met Gu Xi's gaze and said, "It'll be faster with two people. Besides, I'm more familiar with the information processing part in the middle."
"Okay." Gu Xi nodded in response.
At this moment, Dong Mingming also jumped over and raised her hand. "Me too, I'll go with you!"
"Well, although I might not be able to help much, I can help you look for literature. Also, if there are foreign literature, I can translate it."
She had no choice. In front of these two prodigies, she could only read liberal arts and English.
"No." Thinking of something, Dong Mingming said with a conflicted expression, "What if we have evidence and they go back on their word?"
Gu Xi: "I'll secretly record it."
Sheng Xiuyan: "I'll record it."
The two of them spoke almost at the same time.
Dong Mingming: "…" Sorry, I'm a burden to the organization.
—
After leaving the competition building, the three of them decided on a specific plan and time after a discussion.
After returning to school, the three of them devoted themselves to finding evidence. They used almost every minute between classes, lunch breaks, and weekends.
To Gu Xi's surprise, apart from Gu Yanxiao and Gu Chenyi who came to help, even Gu Yanlin somehow managed to sneak into the library at noon.
With the help of this genius, the speed at which they sorted out their thoughts was much faster.
—
While Gu Xi was busy sorting out the "evidence", on the other side, in an office of the competition team, the higher-ups of the organizers were holding the project paper for Gu Xi's team and secretly lamenting.
"It's not bad that a junior high school student can come up with such ideas. I think it's better than many of the projects submitted by high school students." Manager Xu shook his head and sighed.
Manager Yang, who was sitting opposite him, was surprised when he heard this. "This project was done by a junior high school student?"
"Yes."
"Let me take a look."
Manager Yang took the project paper from Manager Xu. He came to take a look at the contestant's information and see which high school she was from. However, the moment he saw the contestant's name, Manager Yang's eyes widened.
"What's wrong?" Manager Xu asked.
Manager Yang raised his head and looked at Manager Xu. He pointed at the name on the project paper. "This Gu Xi, do you know who she is?"
"Who?" Manager Xu was puzzled. He could not understand why Manager Yang was suddenly so nervous.
"She's Gu Shao's daughter!"
Previously, Manager Yang had been working under CEO Wang Huazhou. At that time, he had followed CEO Wang to handle the "Heavenly Creation Competition's competition system change." Hence, he had a rough idea of how the competition system was changed. Naturally, the name "Gu Xi" was still fresh in his mind.
If it wasn't Gu Xi, then it was Sheng Xiuyan as well.
"What the f * ck!" Manager Xu almost jumped up. "Gu Shao? The one from NTN? "
"Who else do you think it could be?"
Manager Xu fell silent. "…" They were just junior high school students. He did not expect them to have such an identity.
The registration was done in the name of the school, and the information left was also the school's student information. Hence, the other party did not reveal anything. They really did not know the family situation of the contestants, and it was even more impossible for them to investigate.
Manager Xu immediately revealed a smile that was uglier than crying. He looked at Manager Yang and said, "Tell me, did our CEO Wu offend Buddha by doing Monkey Sun a favor this time?"
Although Liu Dexing and Gu Shao had quite a reputation, if they were to compare their actual strength, and if they did not include the Gu family, then Liu Dexing and Gu Shao were not on the same level.
Furthermore, they did not know about the relationship between Gu Xi and Gu Shao at the beginning. It was obvious that they had deliberately concealed it and did not want to rely on their connections. In this aspect, they were much more obvious than Liu Dexing's family.
Manager Yang also returned a look. "It's obvious."
Furthermore, it was not just Gu Xi. It seemed that Sheng Xiuyan's family background was not simple either.
— —
After the two of them reported this matter to CEO Wu, CEO Wu was obviously shocked.
After discussing with the managers under him, CEO Wu decided to personally visit Gu Shao.
— —
In the CEO's office of NTN, Gu Shao did not seem surprised by CEO Wu's visit. However, he still asked, "CEO Wu, why are you here?"
"Uh, there is something …" CEO Wu's expression was awkward. He was slightly nervous facing Gu Shao.
"It's about the 'Youth Creation Competition'. It's indeed our mistake. We misjudged your daughter's topic, so we're here to apologize. Also …" After a pause, CEO Wu continued, "As for the previous evaluation results, we'll re-adjust it. We'll still divide it equally according to the initial results. In this case, you …"
Before CEO Wu could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Gu Shao.
"No need," Gu Shao said. He looked at CEO Wu calmly and said, "I respect the decision of the competition."
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