At this stage, during the intense final sprint for the college entrance examination, senior high school students only get half a day off a week.
Chen Xiaoting and Gu Xiaodan usually don't come out during this rare half-day break, but they have to give Shen Qi face.
Xu Rui didn't care. Despite having the worst grades in his class, he was recommended to the Capital University of Science and Technology. He made the right bet on sports.
Shuimu University is not a place for everyone. There will always be regrets in life. After experiencing two sports meets, winning third place and second place, Xu Rui has come to terms with it and matured a lot.
Look at Chen Xiaoting and Gu Xiaodan next to him, still struggling to prepare for the college entrance examination with an uncertain future. Xu Rui has no reason not to be satisfied with the outcome of being directly admitted to a 985 university.
It depends on who you compare him to. Compared to Chen Xiaoting and Gu Xiaodan, Xu Rui is lucky.
Compared to Shen Qi, that's just asking for trouble.
Shen Qi knew that Chen Xiaoting and Gu Xiaodan had limited time recently, and he wouldn't let his deskmate and the boy in the front row who admired him come for nothing.
"Although I've been busy with physics competitions lately, I've had some new inspiration in mathematics. Mathematics and physics are interconnected, so let's inspire each other. Here are a few sheets of paper for you two; I believe they will be helpful for your college entrance exams." Shen Qi gave Chen Xiaoting and Gu Xiaodan a few sheets of paper each.
"Forget about it, it's pointless to give it to you," Shen Qi said to Xu Rui.
"Don't poison my mind, I wouldn't understand it even if you gave it to me." Xu Rui had no desire to read Shen Qi's study notes.
The few pages contain Shen Qi's new understanding of high school mathematics, which are some supplements to his book, "<Olympic Math Champion Shen Qi's Math Techniques>".
In addition, Shen Qi also wrote down some of his understanding of High School Physics on the paper.
"Great! Thank you Shen Qi!" Chen Xiaoting and Gu Xiaodan were overjoyed.
Chen Xiaoting asked, "Shen Qi, why hasn't your book of math insights been published yet?"
Shen Qi said, "My dad is negotiating the business terms with the publisher. It's almost finalized, and printing will start soon."
"I'll buy a case after it's published and sold!" Gu Xiaodan said, patting her chest.
"I'll buy... two cases!" Chen Xiaoting retorted, not wanting to be left behind.
Xu Rui was displeased. "You two ingrates! Shen Qi loves you like his own father, and you two just buy things by the box?"
"How do I do that?" Gu Xiaodan asked.
"Shen Qi, I won the silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the National Youth Athletics Selection Competition this time, and I received a small bonus. After your book goes on sale, I'll buy a truckload of it as a small token of my appreciation," Xu Rui said generously.
"Truck or train?" Shen Qi asked with a smile.
"This..." Xu Rui stammered, "The trunk of my dad's Fit, fill it up to the brim."
"..."
A few days before he went to participate in the CPhO National Final, a reporter found Shen Qi.
The principal had spoken to Shen Qi beforehand, saying that a reporter from the Guangdong section of QQ News wanted to conduct an exclusive interview with him, and suggested that Shen Qi as much as possible. This was free advertising, after all, QQ News is a mainstream media outlet.
At a coffee shop near Shen Qi's home, the reporter showed Shen Qi his press card.
Qin Wu, a reporter from QQ News.
It was him, no doubt about it, he wasn't a scammer.
Shen Qi gladly accepted the interview.
"Hello Shen Qi, I mainly do news interviews in the science and education sector of our province. In the past two years, the Gaokao Top Scholar in our province have been interviewed by me." Qin Wu first introduced his main achievements.
"Teacher Qin, it's an honor to meet you," Shen Qi replied politely.
Qin Wu on the recorder and said, "Actually, what initially attracted me was your IMO gold medal, Shen Qi, and then your advancement to the CPhO national finals. Recently, I've been following you closely. Not long ago, I went to your Nangang Second High School, hoping to interview you there, but I was told you weren't there. Your principal was very accommodating; he arranged for us to meet here."
Shen Qi doesn't like coffee; he ordered hot chocolate instead. "Yes, I'm currently preparing for the CPhO National Final."
"I heard you're very popular at school, a male god and academic genius in the eyes of many girls," Qin Wu said with a smile.
"It's alright, it's alright." With the recorder in front of him, Shen Qi didn't dare to say anything carelessly, because what he said would make the news, the mainstream media.
Qin Wu asked, "I heard from your classmates that you've scored above 730 on your recent mock exams?"
Shen Qi: "Yes, just a casual test."
"Aiming to be the top scorer in the Gaokao Top Scholar?"
"We have this idea, after all, our No. 2 High School hasn't produced a top scorer in many years."
"Shen Qi, you won the IMO gold medal, the national championship in the math competition, and at least a third-place prize in the national physics competition. Plus, you're Provincial Model Student —all of these are bonus points for the college entrance exam."
"I've asked, and the regulations in our province state that the maximum bonus points for the college entrance examination are 20 points."
"Yes, that's right. The maximum score is 20 points. These extra 20 points are usually recorded in parentheses after the score on the exam paper. So, Shen Qi, if you maintain this good form, you are very likely to become the top science student in the province this year. Since the resumption of the college entrance examination, our province has never produced a Gaokao Top Scholar above 730."
"I've done my best."
"If your score on the college entrance exam is above 730, plus the 20 points in parentheses, Shen Qi, you will surely set a new record for college entrance exam scores in our province."
"Yes, I'll try."
The interview concluded within 30 minutes, after which Qin Wu wrote a brief press release, which was published in the "Focus on the College Entrance Examination" column of the Guangdong section of QQ News.
"Shen Qi, the Olympic Math champion, casually takes the exam, aiming to be the top scorer in the provincial Gaokao Top Scholar..."
On April 29, Shen Qi set off for the capital, accompanied by Mu Rong.
This year's CMO national finals will be held in Magic City, while the CPhO National Final will be held in Beijing.
The Nanyue Province Physics Society did not organize a training camp for the 12 national finalists.
Why?
Because top high schools in the province conduct their own physics competition training, they are self-sufficient and bear all the responsibilities and risks themselves.
High schools like Huafu High School, Guangdong Experimental Special Zone High School, and Shimen High School, which are among the top high schools in the province, are very good at organizing subject competitions.
Of the 12 contestants from Nanyue Province who participated in the CPhO National Final, 11 came from the aforementioned prestigious universities.
Their school is a prestigious school in the province, while Shen Qi's school, No. 2 High School, is a key high school in the city; there is a difference.
But Shen Qi believed that his physics competition coach, Teacher Mu, was no less capable than the physics competition coaches of several prestigious universities.
The 12 athletes from Nanyue Province, led by their respective coaches, arrived in the capital one after another.
The Chinese Physics Association, the organizer of the CPhO, arranged for more than 400 national finalists from across the country to stay in the Yenching University student dormitory.
The competition venue for this year's national finals is Yenching University.
Shuimu University had no objection; they acknowledged that Yenching University's physics program was now stronger than theirs.
Before the 1970s, the Physics Department of Shuimu University could easily outperform any other university in the country, including Yenching University.
Since the passing of Mr. Ye Qisun, a grandmaster of Chinese Physics Community and the founder of Modern Physics, Tsinghua University Physics has been unable to surpass Yenching University, and has instead been overtaken by Yenching University. What to do? The throne rotates, so we just have to endure it.
The national decision will last from May 3rd to May 7th.
Mu Rong and Shen Qi arrived at Yenching University on April 29, several days ahead of schedule.
Mu Rong graduated from Yenching University, Shen Qi will be officially enrolling at Yenching University in a few months. The two hit it off immediately and decided to leave early so they could have a few more days of fun at Yenching University.