Doing It Over Again - Chapter 19

The test site for the second stage 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, and the lighting, sound effects and cameras were all in place. This posture was not like a competition, but more like a TV show. .

He understood why the participating schools protested the unscientific process of the league, but were reluctant to withdraw from the competition. It was just for the sake of fame and fortune.

Sponsors want to increase the exposure of their products, TV stations want to increase the ratings, and schools want to show more faces, so the competition process is set up to be so tricky for candidates.

“I don’t think this competition should be called a math league. Who should be called a genius, it’s even more ferocious than the math Olympiad competition,” Zhang Li’s complaining skills were already on, she whispered softly, “Shen Shao, our school’s face depends on you. That’s it.” She probably can barely cope with the mental arithmetic competition process, and the third stage is not within her ability, after all, she has not yet entered the mysterious circle of genius.

When Shen Shao turned around, he saw that Zhang Li and Zeng Ping both had expressions of “I believe in you” on their faces. They touched their noses helplessly and said, “Don’t look at me like that, I don’t know what to do.” After speaking, He also sighed and said, “I just hope that the question is not too weird, otherwise it will be a real shame this time.”

“Shen Shao, Brother Shao, Brother Shen, you must resist,” Sun Li put her hands together. “Maybe all of our schoolmates are watching this game.”

Zeng Ping nodded and nodded.

Shen Shao: …

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

This competition is similar to a wheel battle. Each candidate enters the field to answer the question according to the number they touched before the test. If they answer correctly within 15 seconds, they can continue to the next round of questions and answers. If they return to the wrong one, they will be eliminated directly. Up to ten people.

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

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

“Are you ready?” the leading female teacher asked gently.

Shen Shao nodded: “Ready.”

“Okay, the game starts,” the female teacher showed a soothing smile, pressed the button on the table, and a question randomly popped up on the big screen.

“The countdown begins.”

Shen Shao finally knew why some candidates looked so ugly when they came out. The three teachers stared at him, the camera was filming, and the countdown beeped. Can calculate the correct answer in fifteen seconds.

The first round of questions is relatively easy, it is a relatively simple multiplication problem.

“Please answer the question.”

“164458”

“correct answer.”

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

After coming out, walking to the waiting area, Shen Shao was greeted by the applause of the five teachers and students. He smiled shyly, sat down beside Zeng Ping and said, “Zhang Li, it’s almost time for you, go get ready.” After that, he gave her a cheering gesture.

There is a big screen in the waiting area, where you can see the candidates’ performance on the field, so when it was Zhang Li’s turn, the five of them became nervous.

Fortunately, although Zhang Li’s face turned pale, the question was answered 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 usually have no problem with mental calculation of these questions, but they are too nervous to affect their performance. But on the field of play, no one will think about how you are usually, all they want is the result, so psychological quality is a very important thing.

In this round of competition, the comparison is between mental arithmetic ability and psychological quality. Sometimes psychology determines success or failure, not just empty words.

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 by decimal points. The answering time has also increased from 15 seconds to 20 seconds. The footsteps of the halberd sink into the sand.

At this time, viewers who were not very interested in this kind of boring program also saw some interest. During Saturdays and Sundays, there were many adults and children resting at home, so the family gathered around the TV and commented on the performance of each student. It’s normal.

“Yo, there are only more than 20 contestants left?” When Gu Pingwen turned on the TV, the competition had already finished. When he called his younger brother to sit down on the sofa, two more contestants were eliminated. .

“The school uniform of Furong No. 3 Middle School is very good. This student is dressed very well. Your school uniform looks good.” Gu Pingwen took the fruit cut by the nanny, handed the plate to Gu Ningzhao, and took it away silently when he saw him. After one piece, he said, “You went to Furong City some time ago. Was it fun there?”

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

“3763.352”

“correct answer.”

As soon as the camera turned, a close-up was played on the card on the contestant’s chest.

“Shen Shao?” Gu Ping said with a faint smile, “It’s really taking advantage of people to get this name.”

Gu Zhaoning turned her head and glanced at him, but said nothing.

The game on TV continued.

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

After another round of competition, the remaining dozen or so contestants on the field were sweating on their foreheads. Shen Shao unscrewed the water provided by the organizer and took a sip, then waited for the next round.

When he played again, there were still thirteen people left, including him. He walked onto the stage without a hassle and continued to answer.

After the “15624.397” time was up, he accurately stated the answer.

Seeing that Shen Shao’s answer was correct, the remaining twelve contestants were somewhat disappointed. After all, if one more player is eliminated now, they will be safe by one point.

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

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 happy smile on his face.

“I didn’t dare to let out the air just now,” Zeng Ping breathed a sigh of relief. “Fortunately, we still have you in our school.”

Vice President Yao glanced in the direction of Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School. This time, two students from Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School were shortlisted for the finals. They did not have an advantage in the number of Furong No. 3 Middle School, not to mention that there was no logic in the third stage of the competition. Going to check some tips now, he couldn’t use them skillfully 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, just let him rest well, after all, tomorrow morning is the last game, no matter what the result is, there must be a good one The appearance of the competition.

“Vice-principal Yao, this classmate from your school is very good,” the principal of Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School came over with an elderly smile in his eyes, and said a lot of compliments to Shen Shao.

Vice President Yao also smiled and said: “Where, where, it’s all luck. You have two classmates in the first capital of the capital. This time, the throne of the first place is probably yours again.”

“Haha,” the principal of Beijing No. 1 Middle School smiled and said modestly. Although he said that the chance was not big, the pride in his eyes was even seen by the two minors, Zeng Ping and Zhang Li. The results are quite confident.

After returning to the room, Zeng Ping and Zhang Li indignantly gave Shen Shao all kinds of spiritual encouragement.

Shen Shao sighed, if people who didn’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 collectively, although many times, Gu Ningzhao was the one who only listened and did not speak.

“Ning Zhao, I heard that you watched the math league live broadcast today?” Gu Chongzhen sat down beside his younger son, saw that he was holding a thick original book in his hand, and reached out and touched his head.

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

Gu Chongzhi didn’t seem to notice that his sitting posture became 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.”

“That’s good,” Gu Chongzhen retracted his hand on top of his head. “If you like something, just tell Dad.”

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

Looking at the taciturn young son, Gu Chongzhen’s smile did not change, but he sighed in his heart.

Listening to the conversation between her husband and her son, Mother Gu brought a plate of cut fruit and placed it in front of the two of them: “Come, eat some fruit.”

“Thank you mom,” Gu Ningzhao said thanks, took a piece of fruit from the plate, and slowly nibbled it.

“No thanks.” Mother Gu smiled softly.