This mathematics competition is one of the most famous mathematics competitions in the world.
Not only contestants from various countries came, but also many media.
Even quite a few media outlets from China came, but their numbers were relatively small. They knew their own business, and they didn't hold out any hope of getting a good ranking here. They just sent a few reporters according to the rules.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this competition is different from previous ones. Our organizing committee has implemented a new competition system reform. We will adopt a teamwork approach in this competition."
Come to the auditorium and sit down. There is a large screen in front of you where you can see the situation of the candidates in real time.
The candidates were already sitting inside, but unlike in the past, they were arranged together in waves. This arrangement was a bit strange in the first place, and after hearing the sound of the broadcast, it immediately caused an uproar, and people in the waiting area outside were talking about it.
"What's going on? Why did the rules change so suddenly? We didn't get any advance notice."
The broadcast continued, "You heard correctly. This competition system reform is a temporary decision and will not be rejected. The competition will officially begin in half an hour. Before the competition, let me first explain the rules of this competition."
Zhao Qingchang and others sitting in the stands pricked up their ears and listened to the rules.
If it were an individual competition, Zhao Qingchang and the others would still have some confidence in An Minghe.
But now it has been changed to a team competition. An Minghe is not on the same level as the other participating students. Those students' knowledge reserves are far inferior to An Minghe. Turning it into a team competition also means that the difficulty of the questions will increase, and those students will become a burden to An Minghe.
No matter what everyone said, the competition was held as scheduled when the time came.
"What should we do, Professor Zhao? Is China going to have no chance now?"
"Yeah, look," a teacher pointed at several students in the large square, "except for Minghe, who's calm, everyone else is panicking. How can we compete like this?"
"This team competition involves deducing and proving a famous mathematical law. If one person were to deduce it, it would take at least 10 hours. Now they've only got two hours. If the five of them work well together, they should be able to deduce it. But the problem is, they've been thrown off by the drastic change in the rules, and without any tacit understanding, it's going to be difficult for them to complete it."
Zhao Qingchang didn't say anything. He looked at An Minghe on the screen who picked up the pen and started working in an orderly manner.
A glimmer of hope rose in his heart. Maybe? Maybe An Minghe could pull it off on his own.
At the same time, some people looked at the other students who were in a state of panic with disappointment.
He took a look at the performance of other foreign students and found that they were still far behind others.
Mathematics below high school level can be achieved through hard work, but mathematics above high school requires talent. He does not think that children in China are not as smart as children abroad, he just has not encountered such an opportunity.
"Professor Zhao, don't worry too much. Minghe can do it." An Jingzhi sat aside relaxedly. It can be said that except for the foreigner who came to provoke Zhao Qingchang, An Jingzhi was the most relaxed person in the audience.
The other party watched as the students quickly cooperated after a brief panic, and then looked provocatively at Zhao Qingchang and the others with contempt and disdain in their eyes.
The teachers all glared at each other and clenched their fists.
"Okay, teachers, just ignore him. The more angry you are, the more proud he will be." An Jingzhi advised.
Several teachers forced themselves to turn their heads away from looking at that person. Seeing that these people did not respond, the person lost interest and stared intently at the students on the screen.
After a brief panic, most people have already started answering the questions.
Even a few French students, after a brief flurry, began to assign topics.
They saw that An Minghe had already started working on it, and naturally took over the rest. The three of them finished the calculations in less than a minute.
The scene soon became quiet, with only the scraping sound of pen touching paper.
An Minghe wrote very quickly, and before he knew it, an hour and a half had passed. The scene in the video, which was originally quiet, became a little messy.
As time passed, their mentality became more and more broken. Many people gave up on themselves when they saw that they could not complete the task, and were soon fired by the management.
Others barely suppressed their anxiety and continued writing.
Several Chinese students had more and more sweat on their faces, and they frequently looked up at the clock.
It can’t be done. They have already made their own judgment.
There was only half an hour left, but they had only completed half of it, with a large part left to do. In addition to the fact that they were panicked at the beginning and failed to get into the right state, it was also related to their own abilities.
The status of each student is clearly visible on the large screen in the waiting room.
"Zhao, it seems that students from your country will not be able to enter the International Mathematics Forum again this year."
Zhao Qingchang ignored the other person and let him chatter on. He stared at An Minghe who was writing from beginning to end without blinking.
An Minghe is now his last hope.
He remained very calm from beginning to end and didn't even look up.
"Sir, please be quiet."
The other party deliberately sat next to Zhao Qingchang and chattered incessantly. Perhaps because he talked too much, he attracted a warning from the security guard nearby.
The other party smiled awkwardly and sat back.
"The exam time is over, please put down your pen immediately." The announcement will be made as soon as the time is up.
Everyone seemed to have pressed the pause button, and no matter whether they had finished the work or not, they did not dare to write on the test paper.
Not finishing the test does not mean you will not get a rank. It depends on how others perform, but if you write it on the test paper, it will be counted as 0 points.
An Minghe also stopped writing completely and walked out slowly in an orderly manner.
When they came in front of several professors, they all smiled bitterly at each other with shame in their eyes.
“I haven’t finished.”
"I'm almost there."
"What a shame! If we hadn't wasted so much time at the beginning, we might have been able to finish it."
Several professors could only comfort them, "It's okay, the important thing is to participate." Apart from this, they didn't know what else to say.
An Minghe grinned and said, "I've finished writing it all." From the beginning he had no intention of asking others for help.
Everyone looked at An Minghe in shock. Zhao Qingchang opened his mouth, but found his throat seemed to be blocked by something. He waited for a few seconds before finding his voice. He nervously grabbed An Minghe's arm and asked, "Are you really done writing Minghe?"
An Minghe nodded, "I'm done."
Zhao Qingchang was overjoyed, his face flushed with excitement, "That's great!"
The performance of several people attracted the attention of others, "What's wrong with these Chinese people?"
"Could it be that he was so shocked that he had mental problems?"
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