Chapter 268 Ying Shen: Sorry, the image was zoomed in [2 updates]
She can run into us even if she comes to the Chinese Calligraphy Artists Association?
A staff member standing nearby noticed her stop and asked in confusion, "Ms. Xiu, what's wrong?"
Xiu Yan frowned, raised her chin, and asked calmly, "Do you know that old man? Who is he?"
The staff member followed her gaze, hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head: "I'm sorry, Ms. Xiu, I don't know her."
He indeed did not know Sheng Qingtang.
It has been four years since Sheng Qingtang left the China Arts Association, and the people in the association have changed batch after batch.
Not to mention the staff, even some new members may not know Shengqingtang.
In addition, Sheng Qingtang used to lead a leisurely life and didn't like to show himself in front of others.
After retiring, this old rascal went to Shanghai and bought a villa with a garden to grow melons and vegetables. He only went to the capital to visit Mu Weifeng.
His contemporaries, all renowned calligraphers, have also retired.
Within the Chinese Calligraphy Artists Association, only the current president and Sheng Qingtang know each other.
The current president of the Chinese Calligraphy Artists Association is a nominal apprentice of Sheng Qingtang, not an official one.
As for the other two vice presidents, they were both newcomers promoted by the current president after Sheng Qingtang left the association.
They had heard of Shengqingtang's great reputation, but had never seen it.
The staff member thought for a moment and then said, "I saw them go to the exhibition hall earlier; they must be tourists who came to see the calligraphy exhibition."
Xiu Yan thought for a moment, nodded, and looked away: "I'll be going now."
She knew that Ying Zijing was from Shanghai, and last week Teng Yunmeng and Feng Yue had taken Ying Zijing to visit the Forbidden City.
The calligraphy exhibition of the Chinese Calligraphy Artists Association is also a major tourist attraction in the capital, so it's quite normal for Ying Zijin to come here.
Xiu Yan had originally thought that the Feng family would be able to deal with Ying Zijin.
Unfortunately, the Feng family was too useless, which attracted the attention of the Yizi team.
After getting into the car, Xiu Yan thought for a moment and then said, "Teacher, I apologize for bothering you at this time, but I wanted to ask if our association has any new members to recruit?"
Upon hearing this, the vice president said, "Yes, we recruited three people this year, all of whom have won awards in calligraphy exhibitions at home and abroad. What's wrong?"
“I met a girl my age, and she writes very well.” Xiu Yan smiled. “I guess she might be a student of one of the calligraphy masters in the association, so I’m asking you, teacher, is there anyone named Ying Zijing?”
"Ying Zijin?" The vice president took out his computer and checked the student information. "There is no such student."
Xiu Yan was relieved: "I see, thank you, teacher."
The Chinese Calligraphy Artists Association truly represents the pinnacle of Chinese calligraphy. If someone isn't even a student, then having good handwriting is useless.
Xiu Yan hung up the phone and went home.
**
This way.
Sheng Qingtang treated Ying Zijin to another meal.
In the afternoon, she received a call from Zuo Li, asking her to return to the training camp.
Inside the professor's office group.
Zuo Li sat in front of the computer, a PDF document on the screen.
There are pictures and text.
Seeing her come over, Zuo Li waved and said, "Ying, let me show you a contestant's information."
Ying Zijin nodded.
“I originally said that you would have no problem winning first place in the international finals, but today we received the list of contestants that Yilan Academy sent to the organizing committee,” Zuo Li said. “But now, you need to pay attention to one person.”
“This Ilna,” he pointed to the information on the computer, “was a child prodigy, but at the age of thirteen she had a high fever that affected her nerves, and she became mentally impaired.”
"But her parents did not give up on her and kept looking for ways to save her. Later, they found a very famous hypnotist abroad and hypnotized Ilna."
"Miraculously, Ilna returned to normal and even learned many things she didn't know before, and could even casually utter a few sentences of Middle English."
"She said she remembered her past life, in which she was a scientist, but just take that as a joke. The important thing is that she is really strong."
Ying Zijing paused for a moment: "It's not impossible."
Hypnosis has been mythologized in many novels and films.
Hypnosis is actually a form of psychological suggestion.
Even the most basic forms of hypnosis are readily available to ordinary people.
For example, television commercials are a form of psychological suggestion and can be classified as a type of hypnosis.
However, there are indeed many documented cases where people are able to recall past lives during hypnosis, remembering many things that happened in previous lives or even several previous lives.
However, whether what was recalled was actually a past life remains to be seen.
Scientists believe that it is very likely that human potential is fully awakened during hypnosis, which also leads to a new level of brain development.
As we all know, even the most unparalleled geniuses in history, such as Simon Brand, only developed about 25% of their brain capacity.
With only 25%, he was already so talented.
No one can imagine how terrifying it would be if a person's brain were 100% developed.
"She will be a formidable opponent for you in the international finals." Zuo Li patted her shoulder earnestly, "Ying, you must bring glory to our country!"
After a pause, he casually asked, "By the way, what are you doing later? Why don't you come with me to the physics lab at Beijing University?"
"No." Ying Zijing glanced at his hair. "Let's go shopping."
"..."
**
After arriving in the capital, aside from the time spent in the training camp, Ying Zijing did indeed go shopping.
Fu Yunshen came to the training camp to pick her up.
It was already evening when the outing ended. Ying Zijing leaned against a lamppost, gazing at the sky, feeling as if she had forgotten something.
Fu Yunshen turned his head: "Can't walk anymore?"
“No.” Ying Zijin shook her head. “I was wondering if I’d forgotten something.”
"What?" Fu Yunshen raised an eyebrow. "Is it tutoring a silly kid or doing homework?"
His casual remark actually reminded Ying Zijing.
"Do your homework." She took out her phone, opened it, and tapped her head with her other hand. "I've been so busy lately I forgot."
She had forgotten that there was a prize for the selection competition, and that she would take whatever she could get.
Hearing this, Fu Yunshen glanced at his watch: "Little friend, it's already 10:30 p.m. You should be asleep before 11 p.m."
Ying Zijing yawned: "It's okay, I don't lose hair even if I stay up all night occasionally."
As she spoke, she began practicing coding problems.
**
Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean.
O Continent.
Ilan School.
Like Zuo Li, two other teachers have also been paying close attention to the ISC overall rankings.
This is no longer just an academic competition; it involves the honor of the nation.
The rankings are refreshed every ten minutes.
With each refresh, the top spot on the overall leaderboard remains unchanged.
The scores are as follows—
NO.1: Amanda, USA, 346 points
NO.2: Lance, France, 298 points
...
No. 9: Carl, Country Y, 268 points
NO.10: Xiang Shun, China, 248 points
NO.11: Dexter, Country D, 244 points
The eleventh and tenth places are very close, differing by only two bonus questions.
If China can't even hold onto tenth place, it will truly be a laughing stock.
“The quality of this batch of students from China is indeed not good.” One of the teachers shook his head. “It’s been two days, and the top student from China is still in tenth place. It seems they are really short of students.”
“Although he’s ranked tenth, look how much he’s behind ninth,” another teacher said. “Twenty points, plus ten bonus questions. Don’t underestimate him just because it’s only been two days; the gap will only widen later on.”
"After seeing China, it's nothing special."
At the beginning of this online quiz, the contestants were all very motivated.
In the later stages, signs of fatigue will become apparent.
Therefore, two days is enough to predict the outcome of the entire selection process.
At 11:50, the two teachers took one last look at the list.
Amanda remains in first place, and her score has increased by 6 points to 352.
That's definitely a terrifying score.
“The US is strong too.” The teacher who spoke earlier gasped. “Amanda is so strong, yet she didn’t qualify directly for the international competition.”
“Regardless of whether she qualified directly or not, she won’t be the winner of the international finals.” Another teacher remained calm. “Ilna is much better than her.”
Whether it's due to recalling her past life or an enhanced development of her brain, Ilna's level of knowledge is indeed comparable to that of a scientist.
If we go to the international finals, isn't it just like giants playing with kids?
After the two teachers confirmed the rankings, they discussed Ilna's situation.
At that moment, the clock struck twelve, announcing the arrival of September 17th.
At the same moment, the global rankings were also updated.
The two teachers instinctively looked at the screen.
No.1: Username hidden, China, 456 points
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P.S.: Hypnosis is amazing. Everything I've written here is true, with real-life examples.
(End of this chapter)
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