Doing It Over Again

The venue for the second stage of the exam was set up in the lobby on the second floor of the hotel. When Shen Shao arrived at the arena, the entire arena was set up, with all the lighting, sound effects, and cameras in place. .

He understood why the participating schools were protesting against the unscientific process of the league, but at the same time were unwilling to withdraw from the competition. After all, it was just for fame and fortune.

Sponsors want to increase the exposure of their products, TV stations want to increase ratings, and schools want to show their faces more. That's why the competition process is set up to confuse candidates.

"I don't think this competition should be called a mathematics league, but who should be called a genius. It's even more brutal than the Mathematical Olympiad competition," Zhang Li said softly, "Shen Shao, the face of our school depends entirely on you." It's gone." She can barely cope with the process of the mental arithmetic competition, and the third stage is beyond her ability, after all, she has not yet entered the mysterious circle of geniuses.

When Shen Shao turned his head, he saw that Zhang Li and Zeng Ping had expressions of "I believe in you" on their faces, and they touched their noses helplessly and said, "Don't look at me like that, I don't know the truth." After finishing speaking, He also sighed and said, "I just hope that the questions I asked will not be too weird, otherwise this time it will be really embarrassing."

"Shao Shen, Brother Shao, Brother Shen, you must stand up," Sun Li clasped her hands together, "Maybe the whole school is watching this game."

Zeng Ping followed suit and nodded.

Shen Shao: ...

The pressure is suddenly great, what about the agreed friendship first, and the competition second?

This competition is similar to a game of wheels. Each candidate enters the arena to answer the question according to the number touched before the test. If he answers correctly within 15 seconds, he can continue to the next round of questions and answers. If he returns to the wrong question, he will be eliminated directly. Personally.

The number Shen Shao touched was No. 14, so it was his turn to enter the arena after a while.

Standing in front of the table in the middle, saluted the three judges and teachers, and waited for the exam to start.

"Are you ready?" the leading female teacher asked gently.

Shen Shao nodded: "Ready."

"Okay, the competition begins," the female teacher smiled reassuringly, and pressed a button on the table, and a random question popped up on the big screen.

"The countdown begins."

Shen Shao finally understood why some candidates had such ugly faces when they came out. The three teachers stared at them, the camera was filming, and there was a countdown beeping. Can calculate the correct answer within 15 seconds.

The first round of questions is fairly easy, and it is a relatively simple multiplication question.

"Please answer the question."

"164458"

"correct answer."

The three teachers turned on the lights at the same time, indicating that Shen Shao passed the question.After bowing in the direction of the judges, he walked out quickly.

After leaving the stage and walking to the waiting area, the five teachers and students greeted Shen Shao with applause.He smiled shyly, sat down next to Zeng Ping, and said, "Zhang Li, it's almost your turn, go get ready." After speaking, he made a cheering gesture for her.

There was a big screen in the waiting area, from which candidates could see their performance on the field, so when it was Zhang Li's turn, all five of them became nervous.

Fortunately, although Zhang Li turned pale, she still answered the question smoothly, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

What is more surprising is that in the first round of simple multiplication and mental arithmetic, seven or eight people were eliminated.Maybe these students have no problems with these mental arithmetic problems at all, but they are too nervous to affect their performance.But on the field of competition, no one will think about how you are usually, all they want is the result, so psychological quality is a very important thing.

And in this round of competition, the competition is mental arithmetic ability and psychological quality.Sometimes psychology determines success or failure, not just empty talk.

After three rounds of competition, most of the participating students have been eliminated. At this time, the questions have been added, subtracted, multiplied, and divided with decimal points. The answering time has also increased from 15 seconds to 20 seconds, but the extra five seconds did not stop most candidates from failing. Sandy footsteps.

At this time, the viewers who were not very interested in this kind of boring program also showed some interest. On Saturdays and Sundays, there were many adults and children resting at home, so the whole family gathered in front of the TV to comment on the performance of each student. That's normal.

"Hey, there are only about 20 contestants left?" When Gu Pingwen turned on the TV, most of the competition had already gone on, and when he called his younger brother to sit on the sofa, two more contestants were eliminated.

"The school uniform of Furong No. [-] Middle School is pretty good. This student is dressed very energetically. Look at your school uniform." Gu Pingwen took the fruit cut by the nanny, and handed the plate to Gu Ningzhao, who took it away silently. After a while, he said, "You went to Furong City some time ago, was it fun there?"

Gu Ningzhao shook his head slowly, then nodded again, and then focused on the TV.

"3763.352"

"correct answer."

As soon as the camera turned, a close-up shot was made on the card on the contestant's chest.

"Shen Shao?" Gu Pingwen said with a half-smile, "It's really an advantage to get this name."

Gu Zhaoning turned to look at him, but did not speak.

The game on TV continued.

At this stage of the competition, it is no longer a competition of mental quality but brain IQ. After all, the contestants with poor mental quality have already been eliminated, and the rest are those who have passed the test of mental quality and have strong mental arithmetic ability.

After another round of competition, sweat broke out from the foreheads of the remaining dozen or so contestants. Shen Shao unscrewed the water provided by the organizer and took a sip, then waited for the next round.

After he played again, there were 13 people left including him. He walked onto the stage unhurriedly and continued to answer.

After the "15624.397" time was up, he gave the answer accurately.

Seeing that Shen Shao answered correctly, the remaining twelve contestants were somewhat disappointed. After all, now that one more player is eliminated, they will be able to safely score one point.

Soon, three more contestants were eliminated, and the remaining ten people advanced smoothly, waiting to participate in tomorrow's memory competition.

As soon as Shen Shao walked outside the arena, he was surrounded by Vice Principal Yao and others. The three adults handed him water and wiped his sweat, each with a joyful smile on their faces.

"I didn't dare to get angry after the comparison just now," Zeng Ping heaved a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, you are still here in our school."

Vice-principal Yao glanced in the direction of Jingcheng No. [-] Middle School. This time, two students from Jingcheng No. [-] Middle School were shortlisted for the finals. They did not have an advantage in the number of Furong No. [-] Middle School. What's more, the third stage of the competition was really illogical. Going to check some tricks now, he can't use them proficiently in such a short time. He is really not optimistic about tomorrow's game.

Thinking of this, he simply didn't say too much about the game to Shen Shao, so as not to increase Shen Shao's psychological burden, and only let him have a good rest. After all, tomorrow morning is the last game. No matter what the result is, there must be a good match. The appearance of the competition.

"Vice Principal Yao, this student in your school is very good," the principal of Jingcheng No. [-] Middle School walked over, with an elder-like smile in his eyes, and praised Shen Shao a lot.

Vice-principal Yao also smiled and said, "Where, where, it's all due to good luck. Two of your students from Beijing No. 1 Middle School have been shortlisted. This time, the No.[-] throne is probably yours again."

"Haha," the principal of Jingcheng No. [-] Middle School smiled and said modestly. Although he said that the chance was not great, even the two minors, Zeng Ping and Zhang Li, could see the pride in his eyes. The results are very confident.

After returning to the room, Zeng Ping and Zhang Li were filled with righteous indignation and encouraged Shen Shao in various ways, with only one purpose, that is to beat the whole floor of Beijing No. [-] Middle School.

Shen Shao sighed, if people who don't know what happened heard these words, they would think that he was going to participate in the martial arts conference tomorrow.

After dinner, it was time for the Gu family to chat together, although most of the time, Gu Ningzhao was the one who only listened but didn't talk.

"Ning Zhao, I heard you watched the math league live today?" Gu Chongzhi sat down next to his youngest son, saw that he was holding a thick original book in his hand, and reached out to pat his head.

Gu Ningzhao wanted to move his head away, but when he thought that the person beside him was his father, he forcibly endured it.

Gu Chongzhi didn't seem to notice that his sitting posture had become stiff, and still said in a gentle tone: "If you like it, Dad will hold another one in the second half of the year."

Gu Ningzhao thought about it carefully, then shook his head: "No."

"Alright then," Gu Chongzhi withdrew his hand on top of his head, "If you like anything, just tell Dad."

Gu Ningzhao turned the pages slowly, then shook his head again.

Looking at the taciturn youngest son, the smile on Gu Chongzhi's face remained unchanged, but he sighed in his heart.

Listening to the conversation between her husband and her son, Gu's mother brought a plate of cut fruits and put them in front of them: "Come, eat some fruit."

"Thank you, Mom," Gu Ningzhao thanked, took a piece of fruit from the plate, and slowly gnawed it.

"You're welcome." Mother Gu smiled softly.