"Then we'll wait and see."
"Let's go!" Karen glared at Qin Xueying again, her eyes looking like she wanted to kill her.
"Boss, the captain of the Chinese delegation is really good-looking."
"What? You have feelings for her?"
"Yes, there is, but I don't know if it's possible."
“Lewis, I advise you to put away those ideas. We are still adversaries, and your distractions make me think you are no longer capable of being my assistant.”
"No, boss, I was wrong. I shouldn't have had such improper thoughts."
"You can have it, but not now, you know? We'll talk about it after the game is over."
"Okay, boss."
"Get ready now. The questions this morning are relatively easy, so you can do them."
"Yes, boss!"
The difficulty of the competition questions increases day by day. Today's questions are the easiest. We need to let the contestants warm up first. We can't start with something too difficult. Many contestants are slow to warm up and haven't gotten into the zone yet.
At 9:00 AM Eagle time, the 65th International Mathematical Olympiad officially began. As the countdown began in the venue, everyone eagerly awaited the first question to appear on the big screen.
Wang Xinghe, on the other hand, followed the problem-solving steps one by one, and quickly got into the zone, just like he had practiced during the training camp.
The first question appeared on the big screen, and everyone's eyes were fixed on it.
"The questions on the first day are relatively simple. Strategy group, you can write down your solutions directly. Analysis group, you can help the strategy group. Everyone else, proceed as planned."
To prevent the Olympic Mathematics Committee from changing this pattern, they initially followed the pre-assigned groups, but quickly adapted when they saw the first question.
Upon receiving the order, the two members of the analysis team immediately joined Wang Xinghe and his team.
Wang Xinghe and his team had a brief discussion. Afterward, Wang Xinghe wrote down his solution on a piece of paper and gave it to the calculation team. The proof team, looking at the calculation steps, also began to write their proofs.
Wang Xinghe and his team proceeded methodically, while on the Eagle Country team's side, Karen somehow managed to get a chair, sat down, leaned back, put her hands in her pockets, glanced at the question, and then closed her eyes to rest.
This scene was captured by reporters outside the venue. Although reporters are allowed to take pictures during the competition, their interview and recording area is far away from the competition area, and they are prohibited from speaking, so it will not have any impact on the athletes.
Reporters from various countries were already rapidly editing news reports nearby.
"Was the captain of the Eagles team sleeping during the morning's game?"
Is this arrogance or confidence?
"On the first day of the competition, did the captain of the Eagles team give the problem to his team members to test them?"
As news headlines appeared, the content was quickly edited and sent out.
For the first question, from solving the problem to writing the proof steps and submitting it to the organizing committee for verification, Qin Xueying's team took a total of 20 minutes. At the same time as Qin Xueying's team submitted, the Eagle Country team also submitted theirs.
Soon the rankings were updated on the big screen, and the two teams were tied for first place. The South Korean team and the British team were close behind, and they were only half a minute behind Wang Xinghe and his team.
Upon seeing that they were tied for first place, some media outlets, having just finished editing their reports, immediately began editing them again.
"The Eagle Nation team is too strong! They tied with the Chinese team without their captain even playing. The Chinese team is in danger now."
"As the defending champions last year, China has made significant personnel changes this year, and its strength is not as good as last year."
"This year's champion will undoubtedly be the Eagles."
The first day of competition has ended, and the rankings have appeared on the big screen. The Eagles team is leading the leaderboard with a total time advantage of five seconds.
Before leaving the arena, Karen walked past Qin Xueying and the others with her hands in her pockets.
"It's simple. How about I not play tomorrow and let you guys win again? Your team's strength is even worse than the last one."
"Karen, it's not over yet, it's not certain yet, don't be so smug."
"Haha, if you keep saying that, I won't let you win. Let's go. You did a great job today, I'll treat you to a big meal."
"Thanks, boss!"
Qin Xueying turned to Wang Xinghe and the others and said, "Let's go back too. We did a great job today."
The results of the first day caused a huge uproar online, with the most talked-about topic being the absence of the captain of the Eagles team. As the most famous contestant in this competition, Karen naturally received a lot of attention, and even many math gurus were paying attention to her, but Karen did not play at all on the first day.
The problem isn't that he didn't play, but that even without him playing, the Chinese team had already won by five seconds, and many people were already celebrating the Eagles' victory in advance.
When the news reached China, some keyboard warriors started criticizing Wang Xinghe and his group.
Meanwhile, after Wang Xinghe and his group returned to the hotel, they were called together for a meeting.
"Let's talk about the problems we've encountered today. It's only the first day, so we'll adjust as needed. Analysis team, you can go first."
After the analysis team finished presenting their questions, it was Wang Xinghe and Lin Shiman's turn to present theirs.
"Let me start. To be honest, Xinghe and Shiman performed very well today, especially Xinghe. As a newcomer, all the solutions he provided were the best solutions I could think of."
The other team members nodded in agreement.
"Xinghe, Shiman, it's your turn to speak next."
"Captain Qin, we can do better. I think there were a few unnecessary steps today, and we won't make the same mistake tomorrow."
"Xinghe, don't blame yourself. Actually, I think the biggest problem is with me. As the captain, I didn't do a good job. I apologize to everyone here."
"No, Captain Qin, you've already done a great job. It's just that we didn't do it perfectly," the others quickly said.
Then everyone reviewed the day's events and analyzed the problems that had arisen.
"Then let's work harder tomorrow. If we can't catch up in time, then we'll focus on the number of questions we do on the last day."
"Come on! We can do it!" the group encouraged each other.
"Alright, everyone, let's go eat now. By the way, don't look at the domestic news yet, especially the comments section. It's only the first day, just the beginning, and it's still uncertain who will win."
"Yes, Captain Qin."
"Last year, we only secured the championship at the last minute. You have no idea how badly we were criticized online."
“Yeah, Captain Qin, we were so cyberbullied last time that I didn’t even want to go back to China,” said a team member who participated in last year’s competition.
"So don't take it to heart. The more they don't believe us, the more we need to prove them right!"
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