Star City No. 1 High School.
This was one of the countless venues for the Gaokao.
As the most important examination deciding the fate of a generation of young people, the Gaokao was an annual event that received great attention from all sides. The areas around the exam venues had all been cordoned off, with students taking their exams inside the schools and countless parents waiting anxiously outside.
Of course, besides the students' parents, another group was waiting eagerly-the media reporters.
Although the Gaokao took place every year, it was still a major event and something of a news story. Even outlets that did not want to chase the buzz had to put out a report or two out of consideration for the authorities.
As such, television stations, especially local ones, generally had a standing feature for the annual Gaokao: reporting from the exam venues and interviewing a few of the first students to finish and come out.
At the moment, however, most of these media crews were taking a break, since there was still a full half hour before the exam ended.
But there were exceptions to everything. Although teachers, schools, and the like advised against handing papers in early, the rules did allow students to submit them half an hour before the end.
Sure enough, with half an hour left before the exam ended, a student walked out through the gates of Star City No. 1 High School right on time.
"Quick, quick, quick! Go interview him! Get the camera set up!"
Several reporters promptly perked up and hurried over, pulling along their cameramen with cameras on their shoulders. "Hello there, student! Could we have a quick interview?"
"Can I say no?"
The student's voice was flat.
An ordinary student would certainly have been flustered by a scene