Doing It Over Again - Chapter 20

The buffet breakfast in the hotel is very rich, there are Western and Chinese styles. Shen Shao picked out his favorite food and put it on the plate. Seeing that his hands were full of local Chinese food, he said with a polite smile, “Hello, aren’t you used to Western tastes?”

Shen Shao picked up a glass of milk and smiled at the boy: “Thank you, I prefer Chinese-style breakfast.”

The boy turned to the side, politely let Shen Shao walk over, and the smile on his face gradually faded after he walked away.

“Shen Shao, what did the person from the No. 1 Middle School just say to you?” Seeing Shen Shao coming over with breakfast, Zeng Ping moved a position inside, and then pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, “This person is a bit strange.

Shen Shao smiled indifferently, and sat down beside Zeng Ping: “It’s nothing, I just said hello.” He had seen this kind of person in his previous life, and he clearly looked down on him, but his face was polite and every move Belongs to “aristocratic” elegance.

He is noncommittal to this kind of person, it’s just that the way is different. What’s more, he had seen this boy in his previous life.

The boy who played the piano in front of the floor-to-ceiling window was once a shadow that he could not let go of when he was young.

“I went to inquire, and I heard that he is a genius in No. 1 Middle School, and he is in the final list this time.” Zhang Li has a cheerful personality and is very open to the female students participating in the competition, so she inquired about some gossips in just a few days. The news, “I heard that his name is Xiao Ji. The family conditions are very good. He is very gentleman and has a good appearance. Many girls in the first middle school have a good impression of him.”

Shen Shao coughed dryly, chick? The name is quite distinctive, both catchy and memorable.

“But it seems to me that this person is like this,” Zhang Li lowered her voice even more, “I don’t know if it’s my illusion, I always feel that this person looks very polite, but in fact, there is a bit of contempt in his bones. .”

Shen Shao raised his eyebrows, not expecting that a young girl like Zhang Li would be quite accurate. He took a sip of milk and said with a smile, “Whatever he does, it has nothing to do with us anyway.”

“You’re right,” Zhang Li nodded, “Brother Shao, you have to cheer up later!”

Shen Shao picked up the thin-skinned xiaolongbao with lots of stuffing, and took a silent bite. If his spiritual power could materialize, he would definitely be surrounded by energy piles.

Before entering the arena, Vice Principal Yao and the two teachers earnestly instructed Shen Shao not to be nervous, they were waiting for him outside.

Shen Shao felt that they were more nervous than himself, but he nodded obediently, and when he entered the gate of the arena, he turned back and smiled at the five teachers and students.

After watching Shen Shao enter the arena, Vice Principal Yao sat down in the waiting area. He noticed that there was a camera next to him and tried his best to make himself relaxed, but his right index finger kept flicking, revealing his emotions.

After the ten contestants entered the field, they wore their number plates, and then stood in front of the corresponding number table. After introducing themselves, they waited for the game to start.

The host is a veteran TV host of teenage programs. She speaks very standard Mandarin. Every time a picture of an item appears on the screen, she will recite the price in a hurry. After introducing twenty kinds of products, she stops.

“Now ask the contestants to look at a few items on the big screen, and please write down their total price within 30 seconds.” The host glanced at ten people, “The timer starts.”

As soon as the clock rang, Shen Shao took out a pen and quickly wrote down the price on the tablet.

“When the time is up, the contestants are invited to present the topic board.”

“There are two contestants who have different answers from the others. Let’s see what the correct answer is,” the host said mysteriously, “Please look at the big screen.”

Some graphic reporters in the outfield looked at the performance of the contestants on the big screen, and they were stunned. Not to mention that they didn’t remember the prices of those commodities. Even if they knew, it was impossible to calculate the correct answer in such a fast time. High school students are really too evil.

Just when the reporters used the computer to count the first question, the second question had already come out.

In the shot, Shen Shao and Xiao Ji performed the best, because when the countdown bell rang twice, they both picked up their pens and wrote the correct answer without hesitation, which was especially conspicuous among the contestants who closed their eyes and thought.

There were five questions in the first round, each question was ten points, and the two candidates with the lowest scores were eliminated.

The second round of competition started soon. This time, in addition to the first 20 kinds of products, 30 kinds of products were added. The most annoying thing is that some products have the same brand and size, only the packaging color and price are slightly different. For example Some sort of shampoo that conjures up a rainbow of seven colors.

The second round of competition was more intense. After answering the five questions, three more contestants were eliminated, and there were five people left.

At this time, the TV station began to broadcast commercials in a timely manner, which was also a time for the contestants to rest.

“There are still contestants Xiao Ji from Beijing No. 1 Middle School, Zhou Lu from Yanghe No. 3 High School, and Shen Shao from Furong No. 3 High School…” After the live broadcast started again, the host introduced the five contestants who remained on the field. “Now the matchup is getting more and more intense. I don’t know who will win the championship. Please wait and see.”

One hundred kinds of items, and then select a few of them, and then calculate the correct total price, this is almost an impossible task for ordinary people.

Because yesterday’s game showed everyone what a genius is, after the live broadcast started today, the ratings have been rising. There were very few such programs in Huaguo before. Although there were also various intelligence competitions, the nature was different from this, and even the identities of the contestants were different.

In recent years, the news media and various departments have paid more and more attention to education. With the gradual improvement of living standards in recent years, ordinary people are also very concerned about the education of their children. For many parents of this generation, they would rather eat poorly and dress themselves. Even if you are poor, you need to provide your children with reading, so you have a natural sensitivity to topics such as genius.

This attention, once discussed, the ratings will naturally rise, and all parties involved in the game are also happy. This can be regarded as a kind of reform. Who said that the game can’t be held interesting?

Of course, as soon as the live broadcast of yesterday’s game came out, some people criticized this kind of unprofessional game, and felt that it was really insulting that a good game has been stained with copper odor.

But no matter how the outside world commented, it is an irrefutable fact that the attention of Sunday’s game has greatly increased.

The first question in the third round of the competition was answered correctly by all five people present. Shen Shao’s school uniform bow tie was a little tight, so he stretched out his hand and pulled it. In fact, their school uniforms are not so good-looking. This time, the clothes they wear are specific to the school for the competition. They are shirts, ties, black jackets and school badges. The only thing that is the same as the school uniforms they usually wear is probably the school badge.

“Please look at the big screen and start answering questions in fifteen seconds.”

There are six products on the screen, beverages, mops, shampoo, biscuits, hair dryers, and rice cookers. Half of these items are industries under the sponsor’s name, and the LOGO on it has a big close-up.

After seeing these items clearly, Shen Shao clearly printed the prices of these products in his mind, and then quickly wrote down the answer after the bell rang.

I don’t know if any of the candidates have deliberately recited the price of the products under the sponsor’s name for this morning’s competition. In Shen Shao’s opinion, this is a very stupid method. You must know that the products under this company’s name are all kinds, and they can’t be memorized in just a few days, not to mention that these pictures are deliberately mixed with fruits or brooms. , as long as one price is not remembered, the total price calculated is wrong.

Therefore, the seemingly simple process actually tests a person’s memory, reaction ability and mental arithmetic ability, all three of which are indispensable.

After completing the five questions, two of the five people on the field were eliminated, leaving only the students of Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School, Yanghe No. 3 Middle School, and Furong No. 3 Middle School. In previous years, the three middle schools were basically the top three, but the champion was often swept by the students of Beijing No. 1 Middle School, and the second and third places were left to Yanghe No. 3 Middle School and Furong No. 3 Middle School to compete.

So at this point in the competition, almost everyone believed that Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School would win the championship, and some people even started to congratulate the principal of Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School.

“It’s our final stage now, are the three players nervous?” The host handed the microphone to Xiao Ji, “Xiao Ji, do you have anything to say?”

“I know that many teachers and classmates are paying attention to this game. I will try my best not to disappoint everyone. Thank you.”

It’s an official answer, but it’s very rare that only a 16- or 17-year-old child can behave so naturally in front of the TV.

“Shen Shao, do you have anything to say?”

Shen Shao looked at the microphone handed in front of him and said with a smile, “Don’t be nervous, thank you.”

The host is speechless, this one is really simple and direct, but the way he smiles is really rare.

After interviewing the three contestants, the host returned to the center of the stage and pointed to the big screen to introduce the rules of the final: “This time, the three contestants must not only answer the total price of the product, but also mark the price of each item. Our The requirement is to be accurate to the point. The first to make a mistake is the third runner-up, and the second to make a mistake is the runner-up, and the answer time is within 90 seconds. So, are you ready?”

After seeing the three contestants nodding, the host made a cheering gesture: “Okay, the finals begin.”

The competition was fiercer than expected, especially when the contestants from Yanghe No. 3 Middle School were eliminated, Xiao Ji and Shen Shao were almost evenly matched, making those who originally thought Xiao Ji would win the championship, began to doubt their initial judgment. .

At the end of the comparison, the organizer gave a heart-wrenching photo, which contained four boxes of toothpaste of the same brand and size but with different functions, three bottles of shampoo with different colors, an umbrella, a bottle of vinegar, and a learning machine. . These ten products are all products that were not drawn in the previous answering process.

When Xiao Ji saw the bottle of vinegar, his face was a little unsightly, because among the 100 products, there were two other brands of bottled vinegar, and he mixed up the three kinds of vinegar in his mind, so for a while, it was true I can’t tell which is the correct price for this bottle of vinegar.

He tilted his head and glanced at Shen Shao, who had already started to answer the question, and had no choice but to grit his teeth and write the answer in his heart.

“Oh, what a pity, Xiao Ji’s answer was only a little bit right.”

“This competition, the wonderful performance of the students has opened our eyes…”

Although Xiao Ji still had a smile on his face, he was a little confused, how could he lose?

And also lost to a poor student who was nothing like him?

He originally thought that without Gu Ningzhao’s participation, the championship this time would be in his pocket. Who knew that such a dark horse would emerge?

Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School’s unbeaten record of participating in the mathematics league for several consecutive years was broken in his hands?

Looking at the shy smile on Shen Shao’s face next to him, Xiao Ji felt that this was his biggest embarrassment in more than ten years.