Two days before the New Year's Day holiday, Wednesday.
The milk cat Internet cafe is full of joyful and peaceful game atmosphere, except for the corner of the Internet cafe.
The four-person group of Yongchuan Middle School sent another "Mathematics League Confidential Paper", and the person who wrote the paper was probably Vice Principal Zhang himself, and every question was very weird.
Lin Zhaoxi, Lu Zhihao, and Hanjuan looked at the questions on their respective monitors with serious faces and concentrated on the questions.
In order to prevent external sound interference, each of them also wore earphones, but the QQ pop-up window still vibrated from time to time, disturbing them.
On the other end of the network is the group of four from Yongchuan Middle School.
The Tiger of Yongchuan - I have already achieved the first big question!
Hanamaki looked up, glanced at the dialog box, then at Peizhi's test paper, and replied.
Hanamaki—Pei Zhi has already finished the second big question, oh no, it's almost finished.
The Tiger of Yongchuan—what's the use of what you say, let Pei Zhi answer me!
Hanamaki didn't come back, and continued to concentrate on the questions.
According to the rules of the game this time, they will answer the questions within a 20-minute time limit. After the time is up, they will calculate their total scores, so the four-person team from Yongchuan Middle School tried their best to disturb them.
Anyway, the mentally unstable children came up with strange ways to play. There is no reward for the winner, but if they lose, they will go to Yongchuan for a day trip on New Year's Day.
"Where did they get the confidence that we will go if we lose?" Lin Zhaoxi said after reading the terms of the competition knocked by the opponent.
"Because if we don't go, they will have more reason to come to Anning to play again." Hanamaki said.
Lin Zhaoxi was terrified: "Then we have to fight."
She took out the draft paper, rolled up her sleeves, and started working on the questions.
After several months of training, she almost formed an instinctive reaction when she saw the questions in the math league for junior high school students. Seeing that the topic is connected with knowledge points, so as to find the corresponding problem-solving ideas, the meaning of the sea of question tactics lies in this, practice makes perfect.
But facing this test paper, she continued to do the questions one by one, and gradually felt a little difference.
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Yongchuan Middle School, Department of Mathematics. It was nearly 7 o'clock in the evening, and the lights in the teaching and research room were still on.
The four troublesome students of Yongchuan Middle School were sitting in a row at their desks, each with a test paper and a pen, answering the questions quietly.
Not only that, but in the corner of the teaching and research room, two teachers were facing the computer, logged into QQ, and had a brief chat with four other children who were answering questions at the Milkmao Internet Cafe in Anning City.
If Lin Zhaoxi was present and learned that the chat records from the "Tiger of Yongchuan" were written by her old friend Vice President Zhang, she would definitely feel that the world is declining and people's hearts are not old.
But Zhang Shuping didn't have such a psychological burden.
This surprise test was not to test the strength of their school's "competitors", but because of some deeper reasons.
Now, Gao Yuan, the head coach of their Provincial Mathematical Olympiad training camp, is sitting beside him.
In the just-concluded National Mathematical Olympiad winter camp training, only one person from their province finally entered the 60-man national training team squad.
This 1 spot was reluctantly given by the national training team for fear of embarrassing them.
For any province, this represents in some way a failure in their mathematics education.
Gao Yuan held several days of meetings in the Provincial Department of Education, discussing various issues, and at the end of the discussion, everyone finally spoke out about the issues that they dared not speak about before—
Three years ago, their province underwent the reform of the mathematics college entrance examination, canceling the extra points in the Mathematical Olympiad, greatly reducing the difficulty of the mathematics college entrance examination, and paying more attention to the basic examination.
There are pros and cons to this reform.
Although it reduces the burden of mathematics learning for ordinary students, it makes everyone pay more attention to the understanding and application of basic mathematics knowledge.
But at the same time, they also have to face a very real problem-parents therefore focus on training their children on other subjects.
This not only indirectly led to the failure of their province in various mathematics team competitions this year, but also indirectly led to the fiasco of this training camp.
Gao Yuan and the others held a meeting for half a day, and decided to take a longer view, find some good seedlings from the third-year junior high school students who have not yet been exposed to high school, and cultivate them in advance.
And this 20-minute answer test is part of the whole inspection operation, but neither the children in their school nor the four children on the other side of the computer are aware of this for the time being.
When Zhang Shuping thought of this, the chat box flashed, and the reply "Pei Zhi is about to finish the test paper" appeared in it. Gao Yuan looked delighted, but Zhang Shuping was very calm.
He glanced at the time display in the lower right corner of the computer, and there were 3 minutes before the end of the 20-minute short test.
Based on what he knew about Pei Zhi, if he hadn't finished it at this point in time, Pei Zhi would probably be working on it slowly for 20 minutes.
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Milk cat Internet cafe.
Countdown time three minutes, two minutes, one minute...
The more Lin Zhaoxi concentrated on the questions, the more she could appreciate the uniqueness of this test paper.
It is not difficult at all, it should be said that it is not difficult at first glance.
The description of the topic is simple, and there are almost no complicated mathematical formulas, but it is quite unexpected.
For example, the last big question - the lengths of the three sides of the triangle abc are all rational numbers. Prove that cos(a) is a rational number...
Lin Zhaoxi saw this.
The timer "beep beep" stopped beeping, and she could only stop writing, but her mind was still thinking about the finale involuntarily.
It examines rational number sets and trigonometric functions at the same time, without any complicated calculations, and only examines the understanding and flexible application of mathematical knowledge.
After roughly thinking about the way to solve the problem, Lin Zhaoxi finally pulled out from the short test and began to look around.
In the "Secret Paper" sent by Yongchuan Middle School this time, there are a total of 6 questions, 4 fill in the blanks and 3 big questions. The questions are on the computer, and they answer the questions with their own draft paper.
At a glance, Pei Zhi's answer sheet is the cleanest, complete with question numbers, answers, and brief answering steps, and he has finished the entire "Secret Paper".
Hanajuan had just finished the multiple choice questions, Lu Zhihao finished filling in the blanks, and Lin Zhaoxi looked at her test paper, she still had one big question left to finish.
Young people are motivated, just after 20 minutes, Hanamaki's QQ pop-up window is shaking again. The "Tiger of Yongchuan" students have already sent the answers, let them correct by themselves.
Lin Zhaoxi dragged it to the end of the answer first, and looked at the solution to the final question, and it was indeed similar to what she thought, but the final question 2 was really difficult, and she admitted that she couldn't think of it in a short time.
"What do you think?" Away from Lu Zhihao, Lin Zhaoxi asked Pei Zhi.
"It's interesting." Pei Zhi replied.
Hanamaki had quick eyes and hands, and had already typed these four words into the chat box and pressed the Enter key.
—
"What does 'quite interesting' mean?"
Yongchuan Middle School, Department of Mathematics. Gao Yuan looked at the reply on the screen, then turned to ask Zhang Shuping.
Zhang Shuping took back the test papers of his students and waved them away.
He waited for the four students to leave before he answered Gao Yuan: "It's to praise you for writing a good question."
Gao Yuan stared: "Is this a junior high school student?"
Zhang Shuping thought for a while, and answered, "Do you still remember when I was working in Anning?"
Gao Yuan: "What's wrong?"
"They forced me to change the rules of the summer camp. At that time, I was only in the fifth grade of elementary school."
"..."
Gao Yuan was speechless for a long time, and finally said: "That is really, really amazing."
Zhang Shuping looked at his student's test paper and frowned: "You use a lot of adjectives."
"Not much. After all, Mr. Zhang resigned in anger against the reform of the mathematics college entrance examination, and finally chose to come to Yongchuan Middle School as a middle-aged man as a mathematics teacher."
"Stop boasting." Zhang Shuping interrupted him.
The atmosphere in the office became inexplicably gloomy. Most of the campus was dark, but the teaching buildings in the high school were brightly lit.
Gao Yuan looked at the dialog box on the computer screen: "It's a bit late to say this 'sorry', but I'm still sorry. I regret not supporting you back then."
He said.
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Anning City, milk cat Internet cafe.
Lin Zhaoxi and the others finished approving their test papers and finishing the total score. With the super strength of classmate Pei Zhi, they beat the Yongchuan Middle School quartet by 5 points.
Hanamaki typed the result into the dialog box and pressed the Enter key.
The tiger of Yongchuan sent the words "You have won", and the QQ avatar immediately darkened, and he was not even interested in chatting with them.
"I really can't afford to lose!" Hanamaki said contemptuously.
Lin Zhaoxi rested her chin, still looking at the last big question.
Although they won by 5 points, it was really thanks to Pei Zhi. Her score in the 20-minute quick test this time was only ranked fourth among the eight students. Both Ahu and Lao Wang from Yongchuan Middle School had higher scores than her.
After doing the test papers together many times, Lin Zhaoxi almost watched them grow, and felt more and more how powerful these freaks are.
This was taught by Zhang Shuping. If it was taught by Lao Lin, they might be even stronger.
Lin Zhaoxi couldn't help blowing Bo Laolin's praise, but at the same time, she felt that there were so many masters in math competitions, and she might meet more and better students in the future.
In the Internet cafe, teenagers addicted to the Internet are working hard to prepare for the game activities on New Year's Day. The sound of mouse, keyboard, and team battle commands can be heard endlessly...
In this atmosphere, Lin Zhaoxi suddenly felt strangely quiet around her.
She looked at Brother Sleeping God on her right.
It seems that Chen Zhu hasn't played games for a long time.
Seeing her gaze drifting towards her, Chen Zhu paused for a moment, and then, as if he had finally waited for an opportunity, he asked, "What are you doing?"
"We are answering the questions within a limited time." Lin Zhaoxi replied subconsciously.
After finishing speaking, she felt that something was wrong. They did many small tests in Naomao Internet Cafe, and Chen Zhu was always by the side, so it was impossible that they didn't know anything.
Chen Zhu was a little embarrassed, he gave up making excuses and said directly: "Can you help me look at this?"
Chen Zhu stepped back to get out of the front of the screen, Lin Zhaoxi sat in his seat, and the things on the screen were densely packed.
She looked carefully, only to find that it was a complete excel sheet, which divided the future career direction of the game industry into several categories, and summarized the difficulty, advantages and disadvantages of the industry in detail...
Lin Zhaoxi saw words such as e-sports, professional gamer, game anchor, etc., and at the end, it was the word "game development".
She read it carefully and was shocked by Chen Zhu's meticulous preparation.
"Well... then what?"
Chen Zhu asked: "What do you think I am suitable for?"
In the noisy Internet cafe environment, Brother Sleeping God looked very seriously, just like when he was playing games.
Lin Zhaoxi also became serious, thought carefully, and replied: "I think... maybe it's not what you are suitable for, but what you want to do."
"But I don't know, I think it seems to be okay..."
"We are still so young, we can try and make a decision..."
After she finished speaking, Chen Zhu didn't answer.
Lin Zhaoxi was stunned for a moment, and realized that the reason why Chen Zhu didn't answer was because he understood that there are some things that can be tried, but there are some things that must be worked hard from now on, otherwise there will be no chance to prepare.
Her eyes fell on the "Game Development" category that Chen Zhu put at the end. In a sense, the beginning and the end are the most important parts.
Chen Zhu: "Blizzard Entertainment seems to only recruit graduates from famous universities in Midi."
Lu Zhihao was listening all the time: "Will there be a special case?"
Chen Zhu looked at Pei Zhi with questioning eyes.
Pei Zhi: "Special cases are cases that seem conspicuous, but the reason why they are conspicuous is that the probability of occurrence is extremely small, so don't place your hopes on special cases."
Lin Zhaoxi suddenly understood that this was not "asking them to help take a look" at all, but "asking them to help"...
Lin Zhaoxi: "Brother Sleeping God, you have taken a detour again..."
Chen Zhu's high cheekbones turned red, and he was embarrassed again, but he still asked: "If my family has no money, how can I go abroad to attend those schools?"
Pei Zhi: "Get a full scholarship."
Chen Zhu: "But what if I am a high school student first?"
Pei Zhi: "Yes.
Chen Zhu asked very seriously: "Based on my current grades, is there still time for me to enter high school?"
—
Swap seats.
Lin Zhaoxi sat in Pei Zhi's seat, and Pei Zhi sat next to Chen Zhu.
Chen Zhu: "Don't you think it's a waste of time to teach me and Zheng Tianming
Pei Zhi: "You've made it hard for me, but thinking about this question might be a waste of time."
Lin Zhaoxi and Peizhi's computer screen is still a little dazed, this...
Teacher Pei started accepting a second disciple
Compared with Zheng Matt, Chen Zhu is much more humble.
Pei Zhi took the draft paper and pen, and was about to start teaching him the basics of mathematics in junior high school.
Chen Zhu: "I didn't do well in elementary school, and my foundation in mathematics is not good."
Pei Zhi: "There is no difference in elementary mathematics, they are all basics."
Chen Zhu: "..."
When Lin Zhaoxi heard this, she almost laughed out loud.
This conversation was written at the beginning of Lao Lin's lesson plan. Pei Zhi read it once and directly grasped the essence of Lao Lin's teaching method.
Probably.
Contempt strategically, pay attention tactically.
That night, Pei Zhi spent two hours explaining to Chen Zhu the general framework of junior high school mathematics.
The machines in Internet cafes are limited in time, and after they got off the plane, they stayed in front of the machines for a while, but the boss of Milkmao Internet Cafe did not come to drive them away.
Lin Zhaoxi and Lu Zhihao Huajuan were also able to get together and study the "secret scroll" they made from the beginning to the end.
The more she thinks carefully, the more she can understand the intention of the person who wrote the test paper.
In fact, the best questions are not those that can help you get a high score, but those that can help you understand the connotation of knowledge more deeply after you finish it.
For example, the last big question is really interesting.
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It was nearly nine o'clock, and the Internet cafe smelled of instant noodles for supper.
Smelling the aroma of various instant noodles in the air, Lin Zhaoxi's stomach involuntarily growled twice.
She was clutching her stomach, thinking about going out to buy something to eat later, but it was so cold, and she didn't know how much was left at the supper stand.
It seems that there will always be someone giving charcoal in a timely manner, and suddenly the aroma of sesame paste wafts around.
Lin Zhaoxi raised her head, and in front of her was the friendly smiling face of the milk cat Internet cafe.
The boss put a tray in front of them with five bowls of sesame paste on it.
Lu Zhihao reacted quickly: "Boss, we didn't order this."
"Send it, eat it, eat it, see you have been studying, you must be hungry."
The owner of the Internet cafe waved his hand casually, put down his plate and left.
The few of them looked at each other, but the sesame paste in front of them exuded a tempting aroma. The next moment, everyone grabbed the bowl and started to eat in a hurry.
Soon, the five bowls of sesame paste were all empty.
Lin Zhaoxi rubbed her belly, packed the dishes, put them back on the tray, and walked towards the cashier with them, wanting to ask where I can wash the dishes.
Not far away, the owner of the Internet cafe is still smiling and turning on the machine for the new guests.
"Let's go to area c." The owner of the Internet cafe said.
"Is there anyone at the seat by the window today?"
"The smell of smoke is light over there, and there are still a few children there. If you are troubled, move to another place."
Lin Zhaoxi couldn't help but stop when she heard this.
The kind smile of the middle-aged man in front of him overlapped with his once sad and desperate face.
She seemed to be able to hear his wailing voice, he cried and said to his daughter, "It's all gone, what will Dad give you to go to college"...
Probably this is the right time, she stabilized her mind and walked over.
Internet cafe owner: "Let's put it down, let's put it down, Auntie can wash it."
Lin Zhaoxi put down the tray and pretended not to know how to speak: "Boss, on the way to the Internet cafe that day, there were a few elementary school students walking in front of me. I seem to... heard them say something..."
Seeing him hesitating, the owner of the Internet cafe was a little concerned: "What's wrong?"
"They said they were going to set fire to this place on New Year's Eve. I always feel that they are serious and not joking. Do you want to... Pay attention?"