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Chapter 36 National Mathematical Olympiad First Place

Time flew by, and Ye Yi and Yang Zhuyi finished their dinner. They didn't immediately return to their rooms.

Instead, they all moved toward a notice board without prior arrangement.

Because the national math Olympiad results are posted in the evening.

After all, there are a large number of math teachers at Kyoto University, so grading is very quick.

The two arrived at the notice board and looked up at it.

Ye Yi's name was prominently displayed at the very top.

First place: Ye Yi, Kyoto Province, High School Affiliated to Beijing University, 100 points.

Second place: Li Xue, Zhejiang Province, High School Affiliated to Zhejiang University, 96 points.

Third place: Li Xiang, from Shanghai Province, Shanghai High School Affiliated to Shanghai University, 95 points.

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Looking at the rankings, Ye Yi and Yang Zhuyi were both quite surprised.

Ye Yi was surprised that out of more than two hundred people, he was the only one to get a perfect score. After all, in Ye Yi's mind, this exam shouldn't have been too difficult.

Yang Zhu was initially surprised that Ye Yi had actually gotten a perfect score, and that he had even achieved the highest score in the country.

Besides, this exam seems to be very difficult, because there are only about ten people who scored above 90.

The moment these results were announced, an uproar erupted.

People online first praised Mr. Yang, saying that he truly deserves the title of "Grandpa Yang," and that his grandfather is always his grandfather.

Next, everyone's attention turned to Ye Yi.

After all, this was the only perfect scorer this time, and also the only one who could remain so carefree under Mr. Yang's guidance.

After seeing the interviews with these people after the exams, many people felt incredibly embarrassed.

At the same time, everyone marveled at Ye Yi's strength, after all, Ye Yi could now be called a "genius in both arts and sciences".

Not only that, Ye Yi's Weibo account has also gained many fans who have participated in Ye Yi's daily quiz game.

Before he knew it, Ye Yi had also been hailed as a genius.

After checking their scores and rankings with satisfaction, Ye Yi and Yang Zhu returned to their dormitory.

After all, in Ye Yi's mind, tomorrow's math Olympiad competition is just the beginning.

Ye Yi returned to his dormitory and had just sat down when his phone rang.

He picked up his phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. Although he didn't know who it was, Ye Yi answered it anyway.

"Hello?" Ye Yi called out in confusion.

"Hello, are you Ye Yi?"

"Yes, that's right," Ye Yi admitted.

"Hello, Ye. This is the admissions office of Shanghai University. We'd like to offer you early admission through a special program. What do you think?" the voice on the other end of the phone asked impatiently.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I don't have any plans to be admitted early at the moment." Ye Yi immediately voiced his thoughts.

"Here's the thing, our school is offering you generous terms this time. You can choose any major, your tuition will be waived for the next four years, and you'll receive a scholarship of 50,000 yuan every year. Furthermore, if you achieve excellent grades in every subject during your four years of university, our school will exempt you from the postgraduate entrance examination." The person on the other end of the phone was tempting Ye Yi with numerous benefits.

Ye Yi clearly didn't care about these benefits and refused again.

"I'm sorry, I really have no intention of recruiting ahead of schedule."

"Alright, if you have any ideas, please consider Shanghai University. Shanghai University has a history of over a century and is one of the top three universities in China. Please give it serious consideration."

"Okay, I'll think about it seriously."

The two then hung up the phone.

"So? Are there any universities that want to recruit you early?" Yang Zhu asked at this moment.

"Yes." Ye Yi didn't hide anything and answered directly.

After Ye Yi admitted it, Yang Zhu asked in confusion.

"I just heard that their benefits are pretty good, why don't you go?"

"I feel like Shanghai Province is so far away, I don't want to leave Beijing Province," Ye Yi said honestly.

Upon hearing Ye Yi's words, Yang Zhu's eyes lit up, and he asked.

"Have you considered which university in Kyoto Province? Kyoto University, Tsinghua University, or perhaps the University of Science and Technology of China?"

These three universities are the three most powerful universities in Kyoto Province today. Kyoto University and Tsinghua University are the top three universities in China and also among the top ten universities in the world.

However, the unique characteristics of USTC make it comparable to Peking University and Tsinghua University.

That's why Yang Zhu asked that question.

Yang Zhuyi's question made Ye Yi hesitate for a moment, then he shook his head and said.

"I'll probably choose between Peking University and Tsinghua University."

"Then Peking University is definitely better. Look, Peking University's mathematics department has Professor Yang in charge," Yang Zhuyi recommended eagerly.

Perhaps wanting to tease Yang Zhuyi, Ye Yi said with a smile in his eyes.

"It is quite good, but my maternal grandfather is in the Chinese department at Tsinghua University, so it should be considered good as well."

"No way, with your mathematical talent, why would you study Chinese literature?" Yang Zhu suddenly snapped.

Seeing Yang Zhuyi's great excitement, Ye Yi smiled and didn't continue speaking.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the room became awkward.

"Ahem, look how pretty the girls from Peking University are, and look at the girls from Tsinghua University next door," Yang Zhuyi said casually, trying to persuade them again.

"Really?" Ye Yi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Of course, look at those people from Tsinghua University next door, they're just bookworms, unlike our Peking University, where the atmosphere is so good." In order to win over Ye Yi, Yang Zhuyi frantically belittled Tsinghua University and frantically praised Peking University.

Ye Yi nodded immediately and said.

Let me think about it.

"Okay, you must think it over carefully," Yang Zhu reminded him again, still worried.

Yes, I will.

Although Yang Zhuyi stopped talking, the ringing of the phone annoyed Ye Yi.

After Ye Yi attended Shanghai University, many university admissions offices called him, offering him various attractive benefits and promises.

However, Ye Yi had already prepared to study in Kyoto Province, so he declined all offers.

Finally, something surprising happened: neither Peking University nor Tsinghua University, which Ye Yi wanted to attend, called to offer early admissions.

It wasn't that Peking University and Tsinghua University didn't want to recruit Ye Yi; rather, they both assumed Ye Yi would definitely go to their universities.

People from Peking University believe that since Professor Yang said he would take Ye Yi as his last disciple, Ye Yi must be from Peking University, so they should try to recruit other talented people.

The people at Tsinghua University believed that Ye Yi, being Professor Chen's grandson, would definitely come to Tsinghua, so they didn't try to recruit him.

Thus, both sides missed the best opportunity to recruit Ye Yi.

He also deeply regretted recruiting Ye Yi later.

However, with Yang Zhuyi constantly praising Peking University beside Ye Yi, Ye Yi's heart began to lean slightly towards Peking University.