Doing It Over Again

It was already two or three o'clock in the afternoon when the plane arrived in the capital. Because the food on the plane was not so delicious, the group of six people ate very little.After getting off the plane and being taken to the hotel by the organizer to put away the luggage, the lunch time provided by the hotel was over, so the six had no choice but to find a restaurant near the hotel and have a so-so meal.

Vice Principal Yao, who leads the team, is a fat, middle-aged man with a very friendly appearance. He also has a nickname of Maitreya Buddha in the school.The reason why the school sent him to lead the team this time is also considering that his personality can help students relieve their emotional tension before the game.

This time, because there are Jingcheng No. 3 Middle School and Yanghe No. [-] Middle School participating, the three people who lead the team no longer have much hope in their hearts. They just hope that they can keep the No.[-].Among the three students, Vice President Yao is most optimistic about Shen Shao. Before deciding on the entry list, he has seen Shen Shao's academic performance since entering the school.It was found that his test scores were excellent and stable almost every time, and there was no drastic rise or fall. This shows that this child not only has enough brains, but also has a very good ability to self-regulate emotions on the spot.

"Zhang Li, you share a room with Teacher Sun Qin tonight." Considering that both Zhang Li and Teacher Sun are women, Vice Principal Yao simply arranged for them to share a room together. "Shen Shao and Zeng Ping live in a room together. You can discuss any issues with each other, but you have to go to bed on time at night, Teacher Jiang and I will check the bed."

Shen Shao and the other two students nodded in unison. They didn't want to memorize other subjects by rote for the math test, so they didn't need to stay up all night to memorize.At most, do a few mock questions in your spare time to diverge your thinking.

A group of people returned to the hotel, because the three rooms were next to each other, so they went back to their own rooms without any special instructions.

Zeng Ping watched Shen Shao skillfully tidy up the things he brought, as if he was used to doing these things, so he couldn't help asking: "Shen Shao, you seem to be very skilled in tidying up the room?"

"Well, I'm used to it." Shen Shao looked up at the hotel environment. The sheets on the two beds were clean, and the carpet looked tidy, which met the five-star standard as a whole.The sponsors of this competition are really rich and powerful. More than 100 contestants from all over the country have to spend a lot of money just to stay in the hotel.

Following his example, Zeng Ping began to arrange his salute: "I heard that the students from No. [-] Middle School in Beijing are also going to participate this time. Do you think we can pass them this time?"

"How do we know the result before the test?" Seeing that he seemed a little nervous, Shen Shao comforted him with a smile, "Regardless of whether we can win or not, as long as we pass the test, we will have a clear conscience."

But obviously this reassuring words didn't have much effect. Although Zeng Ping nodded his head, the tension in his heart didn't lessen.

The next morning, after the procedure of the mathematics league came out, almost all the participating teachers and students were sweating.

Although it is a mathematics league, it is not just a few test papers.This competition is divided into three stages. The first stage is the written test, that is, the test paper, which will eliminate 50.00% of the students; the second stage is the mental arithmetic test. If the correct answer is answered within the time limit, the top ten can enter the final of the third stage; the competition in the third stage is more complicated, that is, the invigilator will read out the prices of 30 items, and then randomly select five samples from them, and let the examinees The total price is calculated within 1 seconds. After the price is correct, the prices of the five items must be marked within [-] minute.

Although the second stage of the competition was a little more difficult, it still belonged to the category of normal people.But in the third stage of the competition, it was simply a selection of talents.

After Vice Principal Yao heard about the competition process, he was sweating anxiously, but when he saw that the principal of Jingcheng No. [-] Middle School was as dumbfounded as himself, he felt happy again. nothing cheap.

The principal of Jingcheng No. [-] Middle School seemed to have guessed what Vice Principal Yao was thinking, so he sneered inwardly. His defeated subordinates had the nerve to play tricks in front of him. It was okay for Furong No. [-] Middle School to pretend to be the boss in their province.When it comes to the whole country, as long as they are there in Beijing No. [-] Middle School, they will never have anything to do with them.

Thinking of this, he sighed inwardly. It would be great if that Second Young Master Gu was willing to participate this time. It is a sure thing for their school to win the championship.

However, some schools protested to the organizers, saying that the third stage of the competition had little to do with mathematics, but they were blocked by the organizers saying "accounting is the basic application of mathematics knowledge".

The organizers are right, the test in the third stage does have something to do with accounting, but the focus is obviously not on accounting, but on memory!

There was nothing to protest, and in the end, almost all schools had the mentality that students from other schools might not be able to remember prices, and asked their own students to take the first stage of the paper-based exam.

On the afternoon of the second day after the paper-based exam, the results came out. Shen Shao and the other two students passed the first stage of the exam smoothly. Vice President Yao and the two teachers were relieved, at least they passed the first stage. .

After seeing the results, Vice President Yao asked the two teachers to take the three students out to play in order to relieve the tension before the exam. Maybe they will be in a better mood today, and they can all pass the mental arithmetic competition tomorrow.

Shen Shao followed the teacher out of the hotel, and found that the current capital is somewhat different from the capital he remembered later, but the only thing that remains the same is the prosperity and grandeur of the capital.

People on the street came and went in a hurry, Shen Shao held the milk tea bought for them by the teacher in his hand and slowly drank it, occasionally admiring some distinctive buildings beside the street, as leisurely as if he was out on a trip.

"Shen Shao, look!" Zhang Li, who was walking beside him, tugged at his sleeves, and secretly pointed to the black Mercedes cars parked in front, "There are a lot of Mercedes cars."

Shen Shao heard the words and looked around, and found that there were many Mercedes-Benz cars parked in front, and beside each Mercedes-Benz car stood a bodyguard in a suit, as if waiting for someone to come out.

Just thinking about this, I saw a group of people walking towards the car surrounded by three people. The man walking in front was a man around 40 years old. Behind him were two boys, one big and one small. expressionless.

When the three got into the car, the Mercedes-Benz convoy drove away, leaving a bunch of fawning people behind.

After these people dispersed, the two teachers who led the team breathed a sigh of relief. Although they didn't know these people, they knew from the scene that they couldn't provoke them.

"It's nice to be rich," Sun Li looked enviously at the fleet that was gradually going away. She looked away after a long time, and said with some reluctance, "If only I had this much money."

Shen Shao smiled and said, "As long as you work hard, you can always get what you want."

Sun Li looked at his smiling side face, then turned her head to look at the direction the Mercedes was leaving, and nodded heavily.

Inside the car, Young Master Gu looked at his expressionless younger brother: "I heard that your school signed up for the National Math League, why didn't you go?"

"It's boring," Gu Ershao moved his eyes out of the window, looked at the fleeting scenery outside, and said in a flat tone, "I'm not interested in the competitions sponsored by my family."

"If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have asked Dad to agree to sponsor this event," Gu Dashao said with a smile, "In this way, you can also participate in the competition."

Second Young Master Gu's eyes were still staring out of the window, as if he didn't hear First Young Master Gu's words.

Gu Dashao saw him like this, although he was smiling, there was a worry hidden in his eyes.After waiting for a long time, he didn't see his brother speak, so he could only smile and say, "If you don't like it, then don't like it."

The eyes looking out of the window blinked, and the long eyelashes trembled slightly, but they couldn't hide the indifference in these eyes.

"By the way, I heard that tomorrow the TV station will broadcast the game live. Do you want to cheer for your classmates in front of the TV?" After the car was quiet for a while, Young Master Gu said again, "I heard that this game is very interesting, don't watch it." Pity."

"Oh." Gu Er Shao finally spat out a word out of compassion.In fact, he was not interested in whether those students who couldn't even pronounce their names could win the championship. He just reluctantly agreed because he didn't want to see the worried eyes of his father and brother.

Obviously he thinks he is so good, why do they look at him like that?What's the point of wasting your life on behalf of people who have nothing to do with you?

The teachers and students who had wandered around outside returned to the hotel with a lot of Beijing's special snacks in their hands. This was probably their biggest gain this afternoon.

"Tomorrow's mental arithmetic competition will be broadcast live on Beijing TV Station. If you see camera equipment when you enter the venue, don't be nervous, just pretend that those things don't exist." During dinner, Vice President Yao picked up the meal in the self-service area , Seeing that the three students had already taken their meals and sat obediently, they couldn't help muttering again, "Participation is the most important thing. As long as you work hard, no matter what your grades are, the school will be proud of you."

Shen Shao took a bite of the mango, and when he heard Vice President Yao say that there will be a TV station, he asked in surprise, "Why is there a TV station?"

"This is the National Mathematics League, and the whole country attaches great importance to it. How can there be no TV station to capture live images?" Vice President Yao frowned when he said this, "It's just that there was no live broadcast in previous years. This year, it may be The content of the competition has changed, and the fun has also increased a lot, and because the sponsor is a big company, it is a good thing to be able to broadcast live, so you don’t need to be nervous." At least these participating schools can greatly increase their exposure in front of the national audience, raise the popularity.

Where the fun has increased a lot, it is obvious that the pit dug is getting deeper and deeper.Shen Shao glanced at Sun Li and Zeng Ping, feeling sorry for his two classmates. Hearing this, his expression changed because of his nervousness, which shows how much the live broadcast is a test of psychological quality.

In the sound of the vice principal's instructions, Shen Shao ate the meals on the buffet plate, and ate a few pieces of fruit by the way, and made a summary of the vice principal's central idea in his heart.

That is to lose with grace, to let the audience in front of the TV know their demeanor in Furong No. [-] Middle School.

Tsk, why didn't you think about winning to win beautifully?