For this very reason, for top students like Chen Bing, who are so talented that they can choose any university and major they want, participating in the Olympiad and aiming for national awards is actually somewhat counterproductive.
The so-called "bonus points" do not actually add points to the college entrance examination; they only provide a certain reduction in the required score for admission.
What meaning does the so-called reduction in score have for academic geniuses like them who rank in the top 50 in the province?
After all, the Olympiad focuses on a specific subject, while the college entrance examination is a comprehensive assessment, so studying too deeply may actually affect your grades.
However, the aforementioned problems did not exist for Shang Yunmiao. Her goal was simply to get into Qingyan University, so winning the Olympiad was very valuable to her. As long as she didn't let her focus too much on mathematics cause her grades in other subjects to drop too drastically, there would be no problem.
Not only her, but also the students in the first year of Shangping Experimental High School who ranked in the top five or even the top ten in math, since there was a certain probability of winning the provincial award and thus gaining "bonus points", they would definitely try their best.
Therefore, at the grade-level meeting some time ago, Vice Principal Liu Hai emphasized to the head teacher of the math group that they should ask the eight students, excluding Chen Bing, who ranked in the top 200 in the city in math at the end of last semester, whether they should participate in the Olympiad.
Although Shangping Experimental School is relatively weak in the city, it is still considered a leading educational institution in the county. Therefore, it has a considerable number of slots that can be recommended to participate in the city-wide preliminary competition. Allocating these slots to the first-year high school students would be enough for them to participate. It could even allow some students with high overall scores but ranking only two or three hundredths in the city in mathematics to gain some experience.
It was against this backdrop that Zhao Puming asked the class representative to call Shang Yunmiao, who ranked 207th in the city in the final exams and 99th in the city in mathematics. At the same time, he did not call Chen Bing, who ranked first in both mathematics and overall scores in the city.
After recalling everything about the Olympiad, Chen Bing shook his head and replied to Zhao Puming, "I don't have that idea. Even if I made it into the national team, it wouldn't be as prestigious as being the top scorer."
Nodding, Zhao Puming expressed his agreement with Chen Bing's point of view.
For both teachers and schools, the cost-effectiveness of a top scorer is indeed higher than that of a national team member. At the same time, he had no doubt that Chen Bing could become the top scorer in the future college entrance examination; it was simply a matter of probability that he would become the top scorer in the city, and the probability that he would become the top scorer in the province.
Turning to look at Shang Yunmiao, Chen Bing asked her calmly, "What do you think? If you can participate, you should definitely do so. Focusing on math and getting a provincial third-class score in the college entrance exam is very worthwhile."
After giving a sweet smile, Shang Yunmiao nodded and accepted Chen Bing's arrangement like an obedient little wife.
Seeing this, Zhao Puming, who was left standing aside by the two, couldn't help but smile like an aunt, even though he was nearly fifty years old. He then concluded, "Then it's settled. Shang Yunmiao, go to the second-floor lecture hall at seven o'clock tonight to listen to a lecture about the Olympiad and pick up some materials."
Go home and do some practice problems whenever you have free time. If you encounter any problems you don't understand, bring them to me for help. Also, you don't need to hand in your math homework before the Olympiad ends; for the rest, just follow the instructions of your teachers.
After nodding very seriously, Xiao Shang sweetly agreed.
"Huh? Teacher, what about me? Am I so good that it's okay if I don't attend lectures or get materials?" Chen Bing looked at Zhao Puming with feigned surprise, while Zhao Puming looked at him with genuine surprise.
"You're going to participate too? Didn't you say you weren't going down this path?"
“Look, Teacher Zhao, I also want to study hard. Nobody wants to drag the class down, right? Ah... I mean, I also need to improve myself.”
Zhao Puming was getting on in years and was a math teacher. So, based on stereotypes, he probably didn't recognize the movie reference Chen Bing was using.
Just as he was thinking that Chen Bing still had room for improvement, and that Chen Bing could still drag the class down, he came to his senses after hearing the explanation and said, "What are you talking about? Aren't you afraid that participating in the Olympiad will affect your studies?"
At the same time, Shang Yunmiao tugged at Chen Bing's sleeve, hoping he would stop.
Ignoring the two's advice, Chen Bing arrogantly declared, "With my grades, even if I went to compete now, getting a provincial award and bonus points wouldn't be a problem. I plan to experience the provincial league and then not take the exam."
Zhao Puming chuckled to himself, thinking, "Chen Bing isn't as noble as he makes it sound. He's clearly after that young girl."
After glancing at Chen Bing and Shang Yunmiao, Zhao Puming asked pointedly, "Won't it affect your grades?"
Chen Bing remained as confident as ever.
"It's just a provincial award, what difference does it make? Even though it's a 'fake' point, it's still a point. If someone else gets it and I don't, I'll feel really bad."
Since that's the case, Zhao Puming didn't intend to say anything more and cheerfully said, "Alright, then I'll put your name on the form too. I don't think the grade will say anything. Okay, that's all for now, you two can go."
After the two left, Zhao Puming smiled again, thinking to himself that Old Shang was really lucky. It was such a coincidence that a child with the potential to be a top scholar had taken a liking to his daughter. Not only did she want to accompany him through high school, but she also said she wanted to go to college together, and now even for a competition, he, as her family member, wanted to go along.
How should I put it, love-struck?
Zhao Puming disagreed, believing that Chen Bing simply possessed a magnanimous and serene temperament.
Because he achieved early success, there were almost no goals in the world worth striving for, nor anything worth taking seriously.
Therefore, when doing many things, he does not start from the most rational perspective, but makes choices based on his own feelings and emotions.
Zhao Puming thought that such a sensitive child might not be suited to studying science. When the students were divided into different majors, some teachers in the grade felt sorry for Chen Bing because she chose humanities, but he felt that there was no need to feel sorry.
Because Chen Bing, who is a liberal arts major, will be able to go further in the future and has a greater chance of challenging the throne that everyone dreams of.
That day, through Zhao Puming's subjective description, the main leaders of the grade learned that Chen Bing was going to accompany his young wife to participate in the math competition.
Upon hearing the news, they were utterly dejected and unhappy. Given Chen Bing's current momentum, whether or not he gets extra points is irrelevant; he can easily defeat Qing Yan anyway. What he needs to strive for is a higher ranking, not so-called "extra points."
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