There are a total of 9 Chinese contestants participating in the Super Brain International Competition. The 9 contestants are divided into 3 groups, with 3 people in each group. These three groups will compete against talented teenagers from the United Kingdom, the United States and France respectively.
Qiao Chu was assigned to the third group. The other two members of the third group were Chen Ziang and Lin Zhuoqun. Lin Zhuoqun was a junior high school student from Zhejiang Province. He was only 11 years old and was also the youngest contestant on the Brain stage.
The international competition will be recorded for a total of three days. The first day is the match between Group 1 and the French team, the second day is the match between Group 2 and the British team, and Qiao Chu's group's match is on the third day, and their opponent is the American team.
In the first two days, Qiao Chu only needed to be a spectator in the audience. The contestants were arranged in the front row of the audience. Occasionally, the camera would scan them. Her task was to put on a sweet smile and clap enthusiastically when the camera scanned her.
The rules of the international competition are very simple. It adopts a competition mode between groups. The number of people in each group is the same. Each group sends one member to compete one-on-one with the other team's members. There are three members in each group, and a total of three games. As long as you win two games, you win.
There are three judges in the international competition, two of whom are Chinese representatives and one is a foreign representative. Everyone is familiar with the Chinese representatives, as they are the two judges of the previous challenge competition - Ren Yuanyuan and Liang Zhongqiu. Liang Zhongqiu was in very good condition this time. He sat upright on the judges' panel, smiling gently, talking eloquently, and making a few humorous quips from time to time. He was completely different from last time. He took the initiative to contact the program crew to come and be a judge this time. Firstly, he wanted to take this opportunity to thank Qiao Chu in person. Secondly, he had a very good impression of this program. He met Qiao Chu through this program by accident and had the opportunity to find his son. This program is his lucky star, and his visit this time can be regarded as a small reward. He has already told the program's director privately that this time he is helping out purely on a voluntary basis and will not charge a penny for his appearance.
The only foreign judge on the jury was Professor Anderson from Harvard University in the United States. He was sixty years old and his blond hair had begun to turn white. However, he had a pair of deep and charming blue eyes, exuded an academic atmosphere, was confident and elegant, and at first glance he was obviously a god-level figure. He mainly studied physics, and also dabbled in chemistry and mathematics. He was once nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics and was highly respected even at the prestigious Harvard University, which is full of talented people.
In fact, strictly speaking, these three cannot be called judges. In international competitions, the winner and loser are obvious in every match, and there is no need for judges to judge. Their role is more to liven up the atmosphere. Except for Anderson, Ren Yuanyuan and Liang Zhongqiu are a singer and a basketball player respectively, and they have nothing to do with academics.
International competitions are more exciting and the atmosphere is more tense than challenge competitions. Every player tries their best and shows their best skills, because it not only affects personal victory or defeat, but also the honor of the country.
The first day was a match between Group 1 and the French team, and Group 1 lost with a score of 1:2. The second day was a match between Group 2 and the British team, and Group 2 won with an overwhelming score of 3:0. On the third day, it was the turn of Group 3 led by Qiao Chu, which was also the crucial final in the international competition. The first two groups had already tied with the foreign teams, and the final victory or defeat would be decided by Group 3. The judges and the audience had great hopes for Qiao Chu and his team, and also put a lot of pressure on them invisibly.
However, without pressure there is no motivation. Qiao Chu, Chen Ziang and Lin Zhuoqun, who are burdened with everyone's expectations, have a stronger sense of mission. They secretly swear in their hearts that they must use all their life's knowledge to win the third game beautifully and win glory for the country!
Finally, the third game began amidst everyone's anticipation. The first to take the court was Chen Ziang. His opponent was Bourne, a 17-year-old boy from Harvard University in the United States. He entered Harvard University with a full scholarship last year and, like Chen Ziang, was best at observation.
Two talented young men stood side by side on the stage, equally handsome, equally outstanding, one with black hair and black eyes, the other with blond hair and blue eyes, each with his own strengths, which provided everyone with an additional visual enjoyment in addition to brainstorming.
After Yu Yongjian finished his opening remarks with a smile, he approached Chen Ziang with the microphone and said, "Xiao Chen, this is your second time standing here. How is it? How do you feel now?"
Chen Ziang replied calmly and confidently: "I am a little excited and looking forward to the upcoming competition."
"Facing such an outstanding opponent, do you think you can beat him?"
Chen Ziang said without hesitation: "Of course!"
Yu Yongjian smiled: "Oh? So confident? Then let me ask your opponent what he thinks."
Yu Yongjian walked to Bourne and said, "Bourne, you just heard Xiao Chen say that he can definitely defeat you. How do you respond?"
Seventeen-year-old Bourne looked younger than his age. His baby face fell and he shook his head vigorously, retorting: "No, no, no, I don't agree. I think I must win!"
"Oh? Bourne is also very confident in himself. It seems that neither of us two handsome guys is willing to give in to the other. Let's see who's the winner on the field!"
"The first match between the Chinese team and the American team is about to begin. What kind of challenge will the two players face this time? Please bring out the props!"
Four scientific assistants pushed up two walls, which were covered with densely packed black dots. One glance at them made people dizzy, and they couldn't see clearly what those dots were.
Yu Yongjian pointed to two walls and introduced the rules of the game to everyone: "The name of this game is - QR code spotting. Everyone has seen these two walls, right? These two walls are exactly the same. Each wall is made up of 10,000 QR codes. Everyone knows QR codes, right? QR codes are like leaves. There are no two completely identical QR codes in the world. Therefore, each QR code is unique and each represents a different meaning and purpose. Each wall here is divided into two parts, and each part is made up of 10,000 QR codes arranged closely. Among the QR codes on the left and right sides, only five are different. Xiao Chen and Bourne's task is to find the five different QR codes among these 10,000 QR codes. Whoever finds the five first wins!"
"Wow--"
“Oh my god—”
After Yu Yongjian introduced the rules of the competition, there was a sensation at the scene. This competition is... too difficult, right?
Ren Yuanyuan spoke first: "This is really difficult for Bourne and Xiao Chen. I dare not look directly at this wall of QR codes. I get stars in front of my eyes after just one look. Are you sure this is not difficult for them? Are our program team serious when they set the questions?"
Yu Yongjian smiled and said, "Of course, our program team is very responsible. The questions they come up with have been repeatedly tested and improved. Moreover, the people who come up with the questions include not only people from our country, but also representatives from the American team. This ensures the fairness and justice of our competition. Besides, Yuanyuan, don't underestimate these two guys. They are geniuses!"
"Ah, yes..." Ren Yuanyuan looked as if she had suddenly realized something. "How could I have forgotten that their brains are much more developed than mine. I cannot judge them by my mortal standards. Well, I will not say any more. Good luck, two geniuses!"
"Okay, Xiao Chen, Bourne, are you all ready?"
Chen Ziang and Bourne nodded, "Okay."
Yu Yongjian handed two red markers to the two of them. "When I say start, you will turn around and face your respective QR code walls. Find the five different QR codes as quickly as possible. Circle each one you find with a pen. Raise your hands when you have found all five. Do you understand?"
“I understand!”
"Okay, I declare the competition officially started!"
As soon as Yu Yongjian finished speaking, Chen Ziang and Bourne quickly turned around and faced the QR code wall behind them. They both quickly adjusted their positions to keep a distance of about five meters from the wall. This distance was just enough to bring the entire wall into their field of vision.
The two of them stared at the wall with full concentration, their eyes moving quickly from side to side, making quick and accurate comparisons.
The atmosphere at the scene was very quiet, and everyone was nervously waiting for the results.
Suddenly, Bourne moved. He walked forward and drew a red circle on the right side of the QR code wall. Obviously, he had found the first difference. As for whether it was correct, he had to wait for verification by the scientific assistant. However, he had clearly taken the lead, which put great psychological pressure on Chen Ziang next to him.
Although Chen Ziang's expression did not change, he was a little panicked in his heart. This competition was much more difficult than his last Rubik's Cube Wall Finding Faults, and his opponent was so strong... He clenched his right hand, trying to keep his mind steady and concentrate, while speeding up his scanning speed.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up—he found it! He quickly stepped forward and circled the spot he had just found, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.
The audience at the scene also breathed a sigh of relief. Although they didn't dare to speak out, they were silently cheering for Chen Ziang in their hearts, hoping that he could defeat Bourne. After all, this is our home court, and it would be too embarrassing if we lost.
After that, the two of them were like in a chase game, one moment he found one, the next moment the other one found one right after him, they took turns to gain the upper hand, the score was always very close, the audience's hearts also went up and down, like riding a roller coaster.
Time passed minute by minute, and Chen Ziang and Bourne had found four different QR codes, and both of them only had the last one left.
The winner will be revealed soon, and everyone is waiting with bated breath——
Suddenly, both of them moved, drew the last red circle on the wall almost at the same time, and then raised their hands at the same time.
The audience was excited and everyone had different opinions. Some thought Chen Zi'ang was faster, while others thought Bourne was faster.
Suddenly, there were sounds of discussion, applause, and arguments everywhere, and it was noisy and loud.
Yu Yongjian quickly came out to maintain order at the scene: "Everyone calm down, let's first ask the scientific assistants to verify whether their answers are correct."
Then, two long-legged girls walked onto the stage, each facing a wall, to check whether the QR codes circled by Chen Ziang and Bourne were correct.
Ten minutes later, the scientific assistant announced: "Chen Zi'ang, the answer is correct; Bourne, the answer is correct."
If both answers are correct, then time becomes the only criterion for measurement. Whoever takes the shorter time will be the winner.
Finally, after discussion, the program team decided to play the last shot of the two people in slow motion on the big screen, relying on the camera to judge whose movements were faster.
Everyone saw with the naked eye that the final movements of the two people were completed at the same time, but once it was put into slow motion, the difference immediately became apparent. It was obvious that Chen Ziang was one second faster.
Snap, snap, snap——
Yu Yongjian announced amid applause: "Okay, everyone has seen the results. Our Xiao Chen was the first to find five different QR codes, so I declare that Chen Ziang wins this game!"
Bourne, who lost the game, was also very graceful. He walked up to Chen Ziang, shook hands with him, congratulated him with a smile, and invited him to fight again next time when he was free.
Chen Ziang agreed with a smile. He admired Bourne very much. They were of the same age, but the other was already a top student at Harvard University, so he still had a lot of work to do. Bourne is the strongest opponent Chen Ziang has ever met. His palms are full of sweat. In this match, he has already given 100% of his strength, but still only won narrowly. Moreover, this narrow victory also involves an element of luck.
After Chen Ziang bowed to express his gratitude, he walked off the stage with a smile. He fired the first shot for the Chinese team, relieving the pressure on Lin Zhuoqun and Qiao Chu. As long as the two of them could win one more game, the Chinese team would win!
Therefore, Chen Ziang's victory was of great significance. On his way down the stage, the audience passing by looked at him sideways, cheered him, and applauded him...
As Chen Ziang's official girlfriend, Qiao Li was also very excited. She looked at Chen Ziang affectionately and her slender hands turned red from clapping. Chen Zi'ang's eyes swept over her and he nodded implicitly. Qiao Li's cheeks immediately blushed shyly, looking like an innocent girl who had just fallen in love.
However, it was just "seemingly" just the surface of things, something Qiao Li did deliberately for Chen Ziang to see. He liked her innocence the most and enjoyed her admiration for him the most. In fact, Qiao Li's mind was not on Chen Ziang at all. She didn't even pay attention to what the game just now was about. She got up early this morning and dressed up carefully, and even sprayed expensive light perfume, just for Fu Zhen who was sitting next to her. This was the first time they sat in the same row, and their seats were close together, with only a fist distance between them.
For the first time, she smelled the fragrance of Fu Zhen, which was just like him, slightly cold, yet so fascinating; she could also hear his heartbeat, so steady and powerful; she could also see his hands at his side, with distinct joints, slender and white, and his nails neatly trimmed and beautiful; she could even feel his breath, so hot that it made her dizzy...
Qiao Li found that she seemed to really fall in love with Fu Zhen. Every time they met this young man, she fell deeper in love with him. She sat upright, looking serious, but she secretly glanced at Fu Zhen's beautifully shaped chin and sexy thin lips, fantasizing that one day she would be kissed by those lips...
I really hope that time can stay at this moment forever, without Qiao Chu and Chen Ziang, just the two of them...
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