Wednesday, two days before the New Year's Day holiday.
The Milkmao Internet Cafe is filled with a joyful and peaceful gaming atmosphere, except for one corner of the Internet cafe.
The four-member team from Yongchuan Middle School sent us the "secret math competition test paper" again. The person who wrote the test paper was most likely Vice Principal Zhang himself, and every question was very strange.
Lin Chaoxi, Lu Zhihao, and Hua Juan looked at the questions on their respective display screens with serious expressions, concentrating on doing the questions.
To prevent external sound interference, each of them wore headphones, but the QQ pop-up windows still shook from time to time, disturbing them.
On the other end of the network are the four-member group from Yongchuan Middle School.
Tiger of Yongchuan——I have already finished the first question!
Huajuan raised her head, glanced at the dialogue box, then looked at Pei Zhi's test paper, and replied.
Huajuan——Pei Zhi has already finished the second big question. Oh no, he is almost done.
Tiger of Yongchuan——What’s the use of what you said? Let Pei Zhi answer me!
Huajuan didn't reply and continued to concentrate on doing the questions.
According to the rules of this game, they will answer the questions within 20 minutes. After the time is up, each of them will calculate their total score, so the four-member team from Yongchuan Middle School tried their best to disturb them.
Anyway, the mentally unstable children came up with some strange ways to play. There was no reward for the winner, but if they lost, they would have to go on a one-day trip to Yongchuan on New Year's Day.
"Where do they get the confidence to think they will go if we lose?" Lin Chaoxi said this after reading the terms of the competition sent by the other party.
"Because if we don't go, they will have more reasons to come to Anning to play again," said Huajuan.
Lin Zhaoxi was horrified: "Then we must fight."
She took out a piece of scratch paper, rolled up her sleeves, and started working on the questions.
After several months of training, she has almost developed an instinctive reaction to the questions in the junior high school math competition. She can connect the knowledge points with the questions and find the corresponding solution ideas. This is the meaning of the tactic of solving a sea of questions: practice makes perfect.
But when faced with this test paper, she worked on each question one by one, and gradually felt a slight difference.
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Yongchuan Middle School, Mathematics Teaching and Research Office. It was nearly 7pm, and the lights in the teaching and research office were still on.
The four troublesome students from Yongchuan Middle School were sitting in a row at their desks, each with a test paper and a pen, answering the questions as quietly as a chicken.
Not only that, in the corner of the teaching and research office, two teachers were sitting in front of their computers, logging into QQ and having a brief chat with four other children who were answering questions at the Naimao Internet Cafe in Anning City.
If Lin Chaoxi was present and learned that the chat records from the "Tiger of Yongchuan" were written by her old friend, Vice President Zhang, she would definitely feel sad about the decline of morals and the change of people's hearts.
But Chang Shuping does not have this psychological burden.
This raid was not to test the strength of their school's student "rivals", but for some deeper reasons.
Now, Gao Yuan, the head coach of their provincial Mathematical Olympiad training camp, was sitting next to him.
In the just-concluded National Mathematical Olympiad Winter Training Camp, only one person from their province made it into the 60-person national training team.
The national training team gave them this spot reluctantly because they were afraid that they would lose face.
For any province, this represents, to some extent, a failure of mathematics education.
Gao Yuan held several consecutive meetings at the Provincial Department of Education to review various issues. In the end, everyone finally spoke out what they had not dared to say before.
Three years ago, their province underwent a reform of the mathematics college entrance examination, canceled the extra points for Olympiad mathematics, significantly reduced the difficulty of the mathematics college entrance examination, and placed more emphasis on basic examinations.
This reform has both advantages and disadvantages.
While reducing the burden of mathematics learning for ordinary students, it also allows everyone to pay more attention to the understanding and application of basic mathematical knowledge.
But at the same time, they also have to face a very realistic problem - parents therefore focus on other subjects in educating their children.
This not only indirectly led to their province's failure to win any prizes in various mathematics team competitions this year, but also indirectly led to their disastrous defeat in this training session.
Gao Yuan and his colleagues held a meeting for half a day and decided to look further ahead. They wanted to find some good talents among the third-year junior high school students who had not yet started high school and cultivate them in advance.
This 20-minute test was part of the entire inspection, but neither the children in their school nor the four children on the other side of the computer were aware of this at the moment.
When Chang Shuping thought of this, the chat box flashed and a reply appeared in it saying "Pei Zhi is about to finish the test paper". Gao Yuan looked delighted, but Chang Shuping was very calm.
He glanced at the time display in the lower right corner of the computer. There were still three minutes left before the 20-minute short test was over.
Based on his understanding of Pei Zhi, if it is not finished by this time, Pei Zhi will probably do it slowly within 20 minutes.
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Milk cat internet cafe.
The countdown is three minutes, two minutes, one minute...
The more Lin Chaoxi focused on answering the questions, the more he realized the uniqueness of this test paper.
It is not difficult at all, or rather, it is not difficult at first glance.
The question description is simple, with almost no complicated mathematical formulas, but it is quite unexpected.
For example, the last big question is: the three sides of triangle abc are all rational numbers, prove that cos(a) is a rational number...
Lin Chaoxi saw this.
The timer started beeping and she had no choice but to put down her pen, but her mind was still thinking about the pressing question.
It examines both rational numbers and trigonometric functions without requiring any complex calculations, only the understanding and flexible application of mathematical knowledge.
After figuring out the solution to the problem, Lin Chaoxi finally pulled himself out of the short test and began to look around.
The "secret test paper" sent by Yongchuan Middle School this time contained 6 multiple-choice questions, 4 fill-in-the-blank questions and 3 big questions. The questions were on the computer, and they took their own draft papers and answered the questions.
At a glance, Pei Zhi's answer sheet was the cleanest, with question numbers, answers, and brief answer steps all included. He had already completed the entire "secret paper".
Huajuan had just finished the multiple-choice questions, Lu Zhihao had finished the fill-in-the-blank questions, and Lin Chaoxi glanced at her test paper and found that she still had one big question left to finish.
Young people are full of energy. Just as the 20 minutes were up, Huajuan's QQ pop-up window started shaking again. "Yongchuan Tiger" classmate had already sent the answers to them, so they could check them by themselves.
Lin Chaoxi waited until the end to answer the question and looked at the solution to the main question. It was indeed similar to what she had thought. However, question 2 of the main question was indeed very difficult. She admitted that she could not figure it out in a short time.
"What do you think?" Lin Chaoxi asked Pei Zhi across Lu Zhihao.
"It's quite interesting." Pei Zhi replied.
Huajuan was quick with his hands and eyes, and had already typed these four words into the chat box and pressed the Enter key.
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"What do you mean by 'quite interesting'?"
Yongchuan Middle School, Mathematics Teaching and Research Department. Gao Yuan looked at the reply on the screen and turned to ask Zhang Shuping.
Chang Shuping took back the test papers of his students and waved goodbye to them.
After the four students left, he replied to Gao Yuan: "I was complimenting you on your good question."
Gao Yuan stared: "Is this a junior high school student?"
Chang Shu Ping thought for a moment and answered, "Do you remember that I was working at An Ning at that time?"
Gao Yuan: "What's wrong?"
"They forced me to change the rules of the summer camp. At that time, I was only in fifth grade."
“…”
Gao Yuan was speechless for a long time before he finally said, "That's really, really amazing."
Zhang Shuping looked at his student's test paper and frowned: "You used too many adjectives."
"Not much. After all, Mr. Zhang is a middle-aged man who resigned in anger to oppose the reform of the math college entrance examination and finally chose to come to Yongchuan Middle School to be a math teacher."
"Stop exaggerating." William Chang interrupted him.
The atmosphere in the office became inexplicably depressing. Most of the campus was dark, but the high school teaching building was brightly lit.
Gao Yuan looked at the dialog box on the computer screen and said, "It's a little late to say 'I'm sorry', but I'm sorry. I really regret not supporting you back then."
He said.
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Anning City, Naimao Internet Cafe.
Lin Chaoxi and his team finished marking their own test papers and calculating the total scores. Thanks to Pei Zhi's strong ability to pull up the scores, they narrowly defeated the Yongchuan Middle School team of four with a 5-point advantage.
Huajuan typed the result into the dialog box and pressed the Enter key.
The Tiger of Yongchuan sent me the four words “You won”, and my QQ profile picture immediately darkened. I didn’t even have the interest to chat with them any more.
"I really can't afford to lose!" Huajuan said disdainfully.
Lin Chaoxi rested his chin on his hand, still looking at the last big question.
Although they won by 5 points, it was really thanks to Pei Zhi. Her score in the 20-minute speed test was only ranked 4th among 8 people. Ah Hu and Lao Wang from Yongchuan Middle School both scored higher than her.
After taking many tests together, Lin Chaoxi almost watched them grow up and felt more and more how powerful these freaks were.
This was taught by William Chang Shuping. If it was taught by Lao Lin, they would probably be even better.
Lin Chaoxi couldn't help but praise Lao Lin, but at the same time he felt that there were many masters in the mathematics competition, and he might meet more and more powerful students in the future.
In the Internet cafes, the Internet-addicted teenagers are working hard to prepare for the New Year's Day gaming activities. The sounds of mouse, keyboard, and team battle commands are heard everywhere...
In this atmosphere, Lin Chaoxi suddenly felt that the surroundings were strangely quiet.
She looked to her right, Brother Sleepy.
It seems that Chen Zhu hasn't played games for a long time.
Seeing her gaze drifting towards him, Chen Zhu paused for a moment, and then, as if he had finally waited for an opportunity, he asked, "What are you doing?"
"We are answering questions within a limited time." Lin Zhaoxi answered subconsciously.
After saying this, she felt something was wrong. They had done many small tests in the Noisy Cat Internet Cafe, and Chen Zhu had been there the whole time. It was impossible for him not to know everything.
Chen Zhu was a little embarrassed. He gave up trying to start a conversation and just said, "Can you help me take a look at this?"
Chen Zhu stepped back to make room in front of the screen. Lin Chaoxi sat in his seat. The screen was crowded with things.
She looked at it carefully and found that it was a complete Excel spreadsheet, which divided the future career directions of the gaming industry into several categories and summarized in detail the difficulty, advantages and disadvantages of the career...
Lin Chaoxi saw words like e-sports, professional players, game anchors, etc., and at the end, it was the word "game development".
She read it carefully and was shocked by Chen Zhu's meticulous preparation.
"And then...what?"
Chen Zhu asked: "What do you think I am suitable for?"
In the noisy environment of the Internet cafe, Brother Sleepy's eyes were very serious, just like when he was playing games.
Lin Chaoxi also became serious, thought about it carefully, and replied: "I think... maybe it's not about what you are suitable for, but what you want to do."
"But I don't know, I think it's OK..."
"We are still so young, we can all give it a try before making a decision..."
After she finished speaking, Chen Zhu did not answer.
Lin Chaoxi was stunned for a moment and realized that the reason why Chen Zhu did not answer was because he understood that some things could be tried, but for some things, one must go all out from now on, otherwise there would not even be a chance to prepare.
Her eyes fell on the "game development" category that Chen Zhu put last. In a sense, both the beginning and the end are the most important parts.
Chen Zhu: "Blizzard Entertainment seems to only recruit graduates from prestigious American universities."
Lu Zhihao had been listening nearby: "Will there be any special cases?"
Chen Zhu looked at Pei Zhi with a questioning look.
Pei Zhi: "Special cases are all cases that seem conspicuous, but they are conspicuous because the probability of their occurrence is extremely small, so don't pin your hopes on special cases."
Lin Zhaoxi suddenly realized that this was not about "asking them to help", but about "asking them to help"...
Lin Zhaoxi: "Brother Sleeping God, you are being roundabout again..."
Chen Zhu's cheekbones turned red, and he was embarrassed again, but he still asked: "If my family has no money, how can I go abroad to attend those schools?"
Pei Zhi: "Get a full scholarship."
Chen Zhu: "But I have to be a high school student first?"
Pei Zhi: “Yes.
Chen Zhu asked seriously, "Based on my current grades, is it still in time for me to take the high school entrance exam?"
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Swap seats.
Lin Chaoxi sat in Pei Zhi's seat, and Pei Zhi sat next to Chen Zhu.
Chen Zhu: "Don't you think it's a waste of time to teach me and Zheng Tianming?
Pei Zhi: "You're giving me a hard time, but thinking about this problem might be a waste of time."
Lin Zhaoxi and Pei Zhi's computer screen were still a little dazed. This...
Teacher Pei has started accepting a second disciple?
Compared to Matt Cheng, Chen Zhu is much more humble.
Pei Zhi took a piece of draft paper and a pen and began to teach him the basics of junior high school mathematics.
Chen Zhu: "I didn't learn well in elementary school, so my math foundation is weak."
Pei Zhi: "There is no difference in elementary mathematics. They are all the basics."
Chen Zhu: “…”
Lin Chaoxi almost laughed out loud when he heard this.
This dialogue was written at the beginning of Lao Lin's teaching plan. Pei Zhi read it once and immediately grasped the essence of Lao Lin's teaching method.
Probably.
Despise it strategically and pay attention to it tactically.
That night, Pei Zhi spent two hours explaining the general framework of junior high school mathematics to Chen Zhu.
The machines in the Internet cafe have a time limit. After they got off the machines, they stayed in front of the machines for a while, but the owner of the Naimao Internet Cafe did not come to chase them away.
Lin Chaoxi was also able to get together with Lu Zhihao and Huajuanze and study the "secret scroll" they made from beginning to end.
The more carefully she thought about it, the more she understood the intention of the person who wrote the test paper.
In fact, the best questions are not those difficult ones that can help you get high scores, but those questions that can help you understand the content of the knowledge more deeply after finishing them.
For example, the last question is really interesting.
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It was nearly nine o'clock and the Internet cafe was filled with the smell of instant noodles for midnight snacks.
Smelling the aroma of various instant noodles in the air, Lin Chaoxi's stomach couldn't help but growl twice.
She held her stomach, thinking about buying something to eat later, but it was so cold and she didn't know how much food was left at the midnight snack stall.
It seems like there is always someone to help you when you need it, and the aroma of sesame paste suddenly fills the air.
Lin Chaoxi raised his head and saw the friendly smiling face of Naimao Internet Cafe in front of him.
The boss placed a tray in front of them with five bowls of sesame paste on it.
Lu Zhihao responded quickly: "Boss, we didn't order this."
"It's a gift. Come on, eat it. You guys must be hungry since you've been studying so much."
The Internet cafe owner waved his hand casually, put down the plate and left.
They looked at each other in bewilderment, but the sesame paste in front of them exuded an alluring aroma. The next moment, everyone rushed over the bowl and ate it up.
Soon, all five bowls of sesame paste were empty.
Lin Chaoxi touched his stomach, cleaned up the dishes, put them back on the tray, and walked towards the cashier, wanting to ask where he could wash the dishes.
Not far away, the Internet cafe owner was still smiling and turning on the computer for the new customer.
"Let's go to area C." said the Internet cafe owner.
"Is that seat by the window occupied today?"
"The smoke is lighter there, and there are a few children there. Please go somewhere else."
Lin Chaoxi couldn't help but stop when he heard this.
The kind smile of the middle-aged man in front of him overlapped with his once sad and desperate face.
She seemed to still hear his loud sobbing, he cried to his daughter, "Everything is gone, how can daddy support you to go to college?"...
Perhaps this was the right time, she calmed herself down and walked over.
Internet cafe owner: "Put it down, put it down, Auntie can wash it."
Lin Chaoxi put down the tray and pretended to be at a loss as to how to start the conversation: "Boss, on my way to the Internet cafe that day, there were a few elementary school students walking in front of me, and I seemed to...hear them say something..."
Seeing him hesitate, the Internet cafe owner asked with some concern: "What's wrong?"
"They said they were going to set fire to this place on New Year's Eve. I always feel like they are serious and don't seem to be joking. Do you think you should... pay attention?"
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