From this point of view, it is good for Qiao Yu to leave first.

Lan Jie was really afraid. Qiao Yu was also in the car. The expressions on everyone's faces when they said that this year's questions were difficult would hit the little remaining confidence of these children. After all, he was a child who was confident that he would get perfect scores after coming out. Guy.

Except for Zhang Luo, everyone in the car has no chance at all. Everyone else can participate again next year, and it’s not yet time to completely lose confidence.

The driver started the car.

The atmosphere in the car was a bit dull, and several people didn't even discuss this year's exam questions.

This makes Lan Jie feel a little worried. Even if Zhang Luo has no chance to participate in the competition in the future, he will still have to study hard for a year when he goes back. After all, there is still a more important exam waiting for him, the college entrance examination. It is not a mistake to completely lose confidence at this time. A good thing. I was thinking about how to encourage everyone when the phone rang.

Lan Jie took a look and saw that it was from Principal Zhang.

When the call came at this time, Lan Jie certainly knew what he wanted to ask. After the call was answered, the first thing he said was: "Is everyone out? How did you do in the exam this time?" This was the first time that Zhang Tiejun was so concerned. The school’s Olympiad results.

The league is held every year on the second Sunday in September, and the next day is Monday. The principal can wait until the working day to learn about the situation. Anyway, generally speaking, he has no special surprises to bring to the principal.

In fact, Tieyi Middle School didn't have much hope in setting up competitive classes. That is to say, everyone else has it, so we can't live without it. Even if the quality of students is not as good as other schools, we still have to give interested students a chance. It really cannot be said that Tieyi Middle School has no pursuit. Just go to the Xingnan Mathematical Society and download a list of the first and second prizes of the Mathematical Olympiad competition announced by the Xingnan Division in previous years and you will understand.

At first glance, in the school column, almost all of them are the names of the four famous schools in Xingcheng. Occasionally, there are a few key middle schools in the counties and cities below Xingnan interspersed.

Even one of the weaker middle schools among the top four schools rarely appears on the list.

There are more and more schools for third-class places. But many of them are still key middle schools in the following counties and cities, and you will only occasionally see one or two ordinary colleges and universities in Star City interspersed among them. It can only be said that mathematics requires too much talent.

Those who are talented in mathematics are basically accepted by prestigious schools in advance, and it is difficult for them to live outside.

So there is no doubt that although Principal Zhang asked on the phone "How are everyone's grades?" in fact, only Qiao Yu was concerned.

So Lan Jie took a look at the situation in the car and did not directly answer Principal Zhang's words. Instead, he replied: "We are in the car. Let me chat on WeChat." "Oh, I understand."

After saying that, the other person hung up the phone, and Lan Jie opened WeChat and quickly edited a message.

"Other candidates this year reported that the test questions in the first test were more difficult, and everyone was not in a good mood. However, Qiao Yu thought that the questions were very simple, and there would be no problem in entering the national competition." "Oh, okay! By the way, I remember that the competition list is usually in October. It will be announced in the middle or late half of the year, right?”

"Yes, but sometimes it will be delayed until early November. But it will definitely be announced before the winter camp starts."

"Then do you think it's necessary to prepare a separate study room for Qiao Yu now?"

"Okay, there is no point in him continuing to take classes with the class. I'm afraid he will slack off if he stays at home every day. It is a good idea to prepare a separate study room. In addition, it is best to have a computer in the study room and connect to the Internet. He is doing it now Many things require the cooperation of a computer."

"I understand, you are busy."

Putting down his mobile phone, Lan Jie clapped his hands and said, "Okay, everyone, cheer up! The questions in the first test this time are difficult, and they are the same for candidates across the province. Maybe the cutoff for provincial three will be lower than in previous years. Don't be discouraged yet, cheer up.

I have always told you that when studying mathematics, don’t just think about how many points you will get in the competition. The most important thing is to stimulate your interest in mathematics. When you get to college, you will find that the mathematics you learn in high school is not the same as what you need to learn in college. Mathematics is not the same thing

At that time, what will keep you going is not how many problems you can solve, but your interest that will not be easily wiped out. Do you understand?"

On another bus that is traveling on the opposite route to Tieyi Middle School, Li Xiaoyun, the Olympiad coach from the High School Affiliated to Normal University, is sitting in the last row and is discussing the topic of this Olympiad with other students. There is no other way, the High School Affiliated to participate. There were too many students for the Mathematics Olympiad. For this reason, the school specially chartered a bus with a capacity of 56 people to accommodate everyone.

There are too many people, so it is impossible for the head coach who leads the team to get even the rain and dew.

At this time, the people crowded around Li Xiaoyun were the strongest children in the usual competition classes. As for the other children, there were other leading teachers in charge. Of course, unlike Tieyi Middle School, the focus of discussion among the top students in the attached middle school was still Now for the second try.

After all, even if you can get full marks in the first test, it will only be at the level of provincial three. If you want to securely enter the national competition, you must at least be in the top 30 of provincial first to be safe. After all, it still depends on the answers to the questions in the second test.

In particular, Xingnan is a major province in first-class mathematics competitions. The advantage is that the National Mathematical Society allocates more national competition places to Xingnan Province every year, but it also means that the competition among various schools is more intense. Just like the college entrance examination, it may only be a few points. The small gap determines whether you can enter the provincial team and participate in the national competition.

For candidates taking part in Xingnan Province this year, there is an even more cruel situation.

Since the year before last, the level of mathematics competitions in Xingnan Province has actually shown an overall downward trend. In particular, the proportion of people selected for the national mathematics training team has dropped significantly. So this year, will the Chinese Mathematical Society give Xingnan as much money as in previous years? There is a question mark over how many places the province will allocate.

This is also something that can't be helped.

First, the strong foundation plan replaced independent enrollment, making the competition less attractive to Xingnan candidates.

After all, top universities such as Huaqing and Yanbei, as well as second-tier universities such as Shuangdan, Yuda, and Linjiao, do not have many enrollment quotas in Xingnan Province every year.

Secondly, the income level of Xingnan Province cannot retain very high-quality coaches. The economically developed coastal areas of China are really willing to spend a lot of money to dig up nationally famous senior international gold medal coaches all over the country. Just like those from the attached high school. Li Xiaoyun was originally just a teacher in the competition class, but eight coaches at the attached high school had been poached over the years, so he stepped up.

"Well, this question mainly tests the modular sum operation of negative numbers. It is a very classic maximum value problem. When you do it, in addition to using the recursion method, it is best to use the combination of numbers and shapes to understand the complex numbers in the complex plane. At the position on the real axis and the imaginary axis, offset the projections, and the result will come out. Well, the answer 0 should be correct."

There wasn't much time in the car, and Li Xiaoyun had just seen the test questions. He still had to ponder some of them himself, so he could only briefly talk about his ideas.

As we were almost arriving at school, everyone began to discuss the difficulty of this competition. Except for Coach Li, everyone felt that the test questions for this year's competition would be higher than those in previous years. Someone said dullly: "By the way, I met Tieyi Middle School today. That Qiao Yu said, he said that this year's question is very simple, and there is no problem in getting full marks."

One sentence made the originally lively discussion atmosphere suddenly cool down.

Even Coach Li didn't know what to say for a moment. He stared at the classmate who was speaking and asked, "Xiao Xiaozhuo, did that Qiao Yu really say that?"

"Yes, he also said that he expected to be tied for first place because the question was too simple and he was not sure if anyone else could get full marks." Xiao Xiaozhuo emphasized.

"Ahem, okay, although there are very few players who can get full marks in the league, it's not uncommon. It's normal for people like them to find the questions simple. Don't let these talents interfere with everyone's confidence. No matter how hard Qiao Yu tries, It’s just one person. The number of participating countries in Xingnan Province can be at least thirty, so don’t think too much.

Many of you will definitely have the opportunity to participate in the national competition. You must train hard when you go back. The results in the league do not mean anything, the results in the finals will determine whether you can enter the national training team." Li Xiaoyun encouraged. Who did he meet? Oh no, I met that weird kid.

The outside world may not know it yet, but at least the coaches in the Star City Mathematical Olympiad have spread the news that Qiao Yu's performance in the finals of Little Libaba was indeed dominant. Although the mathematics competition organized by Little Libaba was completely different from the Olympiad. The thing is, the things investigated are completely different.

But if you are talented in mathematics, you will know everything about many things.

I just couldn't help but murmur in my heart that it was really a waste of money for such a student to be snatched away by Tie Yizhong. While others were still talking about Qiao Yu, he was already a little full.

It can only be said that Changjun is indeed one of the most prestigious schools in China. Even the small restaurant in front of the school that makes fried rice is more delicious than the small restaurant in front of Tieyi Middle School. Moreover, two people can have a full meal for only the same price. It cost 18 yuan. This probably means that the canteens of Huaqing and Yanbei universities are better and cheaper than the canteens of ordinary universities. It makes sense that outstanding people from all walks of life will unconsciously gather next to famous universities?

After eating and drinking, Qiao Yu began to think wildly. After all, he didn't need to think about anything later. It was just being dragged around the pedestrian street by Xia Keke.

In Qiao Yu's opinion, Ke Ke has been like this since he was a child. He likes to go shopping, but he doesn't necessarily have to buy things. He just looks around and will be very satisfied and happy. "Would you like milk tea?"

"If you don't drink, you will gain weight."

"Then why did you drag me here?"

"Look at the two people queuing up there, the one wearing a white top and the one wearing a green skirt." "What's wrong?"

"They are my senior and senior sister at Changjun. They are both sophomores in high school. They must be in love." Xia Keke said mysteriously.

Qiao Yu glanced at it again, and then asked in shock: "Xia Keke, did you come to Changjun to study or are you a gossip? You have only been here for a week, and you already know everything about people's relationships? Are you still a sophomore in high school? This is already across the grade, right? ?」

Xia Keke turned around and glared at Qiao Yu angrily and said, "What do you know? I signed up for the music club and participated in the club activity for the first time the day before yesterday. The seniors and sisters are both seniors in our club. I just suddenly saw it. I wonder if it would be good for them to go on a date together."

"oh.."

Qiao Yu nodded, accepted the explanation, and then naturally pulled Xia Keke away, still muttering: "So, you can't have contact with such seniors and sisters. High school is a time for learning, and time is What should I do if my grades are all used for dating? You wait two years and wait and see. By then, one of your seniors has passed the exam in Nanshui Province, and the other has passed the exam in Beijiang Province. It will take six or seven hours to meet each other. I regretted it when I did it.”

"Can't you just expect good things from others? Maybe someone else is Huaqing or Yanbei?"

"This is the most vicious curse of yours. If this happens, one of your seniors will be ruined for the rest of his life."

In this way, the two of them wandered on the street and bickered until they had digested their lunch. Qiao Yu took Xia Keke to McDonald's to eat two burgers, and then sent Xia Keke back to school before taking a taxi. Returning home. As soon as she entered the door, Qiao Xi asked, "How is Keke adapting to high school?"

While walking around with Xia Keke in the afternoon, I had already called Qiao Xi to report the situation.

"No, as a qualified mother, on this day, you shouldn't first ask me how I did in the exam?" Qiao Xi gave Qiao Yu a strange look and asked, "Why should I give you a chance to do my job?" In front of you?"

It seemed to make sense. Qiao Yu could only answer dully: "What's wrong with Keke? The fried rice outside the school is cheaper and more delicious than the one downstairs." "Oh, that's fine. You too. Don't be too discouraged, I just chose the wrong path temporarily. In fact, Tieyizhong is not bad, at least it is close to home." Qiao Xi said lazily.

"I'm discouraged? Have you figured out the situation? Changjun's principal wants to cry and beg me to go to school, but I'm just too lazy to go." Qiao Yu said with his eyes widened. "Haha... It's just up to you to survive. The score is 18 points, so the principal's eyes are swollen from crying, right?" Qiao Xi said disdainfully.

"Forget it, I won't tell you." Qiao Yu was too lazy to care about Qiao Xi, who had not found a good TV to watch and only focused on beating him. He returned to his room and turned on the computer.

There is no point in quarreling with women. He has almost finished studying the paper recently, and Qiao Yu feels that he has enough ability to complete his first paper independently. The title is "ethods for Diophantine Equations Based on Special Structures".

The abstract and keywords are almost ready.

The next step is to introduce his problem-solving method in a more universal way. Qiao Yu feels that it is not too difficult.

But when he started to write, Qiao Yu realized that he still seemed to think too simply.

For example, the terminology of the paper is more particular. After Qiao Yu wrote some of it and compared it with other papers, he always felt that something was wrong. He kept deleting, deleting, and revising like this. He stayed up until ten o'clock in the evening, and Qiao Yu could only grind on it. An abstract and introduction were published. But after reading it through, Qiao Yu felt that it was still perfect.

The only problem now seems to be that going to school every day is such a waste of time.

He plans to finish writing the first paper in his life before participating in the national competition. After all, according to Lao Xue, the competition king has nothing to do with serious academic circles, and the recognition level is almost None. So he can't have any preferential treatment.

Even if Lao Xue is willing to sign as the corresponding author, the most he can do is talk to the editors of a few domestic journals and decide to publish in top foreign journals. Lao Xue's name is actually not very easy to use. So Qiao Yu needs to do a good job. The preparation for the review may take a long time. Three to five months is the most basic, and half a year is not impossible.

This is not even targeting the recognized top one percent journals, such as the four well-known top mathematics journals.

It is normal for newcomers to have to deal with editors and reviewers repeatedly, review, revise, re-review, and revise... for one, two or even several years. Of course, these are not the most exaggerated.

If we follow what Lao Xue said, sometimes reviewers will deliberately block the manuscripts of newcomers.

The review opinions given include various hints and even some can be said to be explicit. The reviewer's paper must be added to the cited documents of the paper in order to pass the review.

In order to minimize this risk and prevent him from having to discuss mentor issues with Huaqing and Yanbei, the paper has not yet been published, so Qiao Yu felt that he had to plan ahead. What Lao Xue meant was that he could It’s OK to finish the thesis before New Year’s Day next year.

However, Qiao Yu felt that if he didn't have to go to class, he might be able to complete the first draft in early October. In this way, if he handed the manuscript to Lao Xue for review and then revised it, he might be able to submit it in November, which would give him a lot more time for error. .

Especially if he can finish the paper in early October, he can make full use of the seven-day National Day holiday to discuss writing techniques for mathematical papers with Lao Xue. Qiao Yu believes that writing a complete paper is equivalent to having practical experience. , you can have a targeted discussion with Lao Xue, and the harvest will naturally be greater.

As a person who believes that knowledge should be paid for, someone is actually willing to provide him with completely free and high-quality learning resources, so he must take advantage of it.

The next day he went to school as usual. Qiao Yu was thinking about when to go to Principal Zhang and talk about allowing him to go home and study on his own. Just after morning reading, his head teacher, Teacher Tang, came to him first. "Qiao Yu, Principal Zhang." I called just now and asked you to go to the principal’s office.”

"Oh, thank you, Teacher Tang." "Well, hurry up and go." "Report, Principal Zhang."

"Hey, Qiao Yu, since when have you been so polite? Come in quickly. I haven't heard anyone shout a report for a long time. You don't have to shout when you come here from now on." Seeing Qiao Yu walk into the office, Zhang Tiejun joked with a smile. , subconsciously thinking of the time when he was a teacher in Xingcheng No. 6 Middle School.

At that time, children were just like Qiao Yu now. When looking for a teacher, they would honestly shout a report in front of the office. This made Zhang Tiejun's evaluation of some teachers in the junior high school reach a new level.

Look, although Qiao Yu has been in the worst class in the third grade of junior high school for more than a year, he still has the courtesy he should have. This shows that the teachers still have a thorough understanding of the nature of education.

After all, Zhang Tiejun has always believed that there can be many reasons for poor teaching performance, and you can continue to learn and improve. But if a teacher cannot teach well, there is really no need for such a teacher to work on the front line of teaching. "Okay, Principal Zhang, What do you want from me? About yesterday's Olympiad?"

"Well, Teacher Lan reported to me yesterday about your Olympiad. You are very confident. Teacher Lan said that you think you are sure to win the first place." Zhang Tiejun followed Qiao Yu's words with a smile. "This It's true. If I can't get the first place, it will be unless the paper is corrected wrongly." Qiao Yu emphasized seriously.

It's not because he wants to show off his superiority in front of the principal, but because he has to fight for the perks of being able to study at home. After all, the future has been planned, and he can work more efficiently at home.

"Okay, Teacher Lan believes in you. I have nothing to disbelieve. I asked you to come because of your actual situation. There is no point in continuing to study in the class. So I will fulfill my previous promise and give you special training in school. We have prepared a study room. Come on, I will take you to see it."

"Oh, okay." This treatment really surprised Qiao Yu. He held back what he wanted to say and followed Zhang Tiejun out of the office. What he didn't expect was that the study room prepared for him by the school was right here. In an administrative building.

It was a 14,5-square-meter room on the third floor. It had obviously just been cleaned, and the windows were bright and clean. There was a table and stools inside, and a laptop on the table. If anyone else came, they could only stand. With.

No, there is a water dispenser next to the window on the other side of the room, with a bucket full of water on it.

"Is it okay here? This computer is the highest-configuration computer uniformly equipped by the school, and the network has been configured for you. I asked Teacher Lan to check it, and it must be enough for writing papers anyway. When you usually come to school, You can just study by yourself here. If you want to exercise, you can go to the playground downstairs to exercise.

Oh, by the way, there is a notebook in the drawer with Director Fan's phone number written down on it. If the network is not good or the water is out, just call that number and someone will take care of it." Qiao Yu was naturally satisfied.

The school is much quieter than the family area, and generally no one will disturb it. The weather is quite hot in September, and you can even save money on air conditioning and electricity bills. The environment is so good that Qiao Yu feels a little embarrassed.

"Thank you, Principal Zhang, but actually I study at home the same way."

"Haha, don't think about it. If you come to school every day, at least there will be a check-in record at the school gate. If you are at home, Teacher Lan is afraid that you can't help but run to the Internet cafe every day!" After saying that, Zhang Tiejun raised his hand habitually, He patted Qiao Yu on the shoulder. Well, now Qiao Yu didn't feel ashamed at all.

He didn't know why Principal Zhang liked to pat people on the shoulder so much. Anyway, whenever he met with the principal recently, he would always find an opportunity to pat him. As we all know, the age of fifteen is when boys grow up, and they have been patted on the shoulder for a long time. It may affect his future height.

Forget it, just regard this temporary office as compensation from the school, and he doesn’t care about Lao Zhang next to him. Anyway, he mainly relies on his brain to make a living. It doesn’t matter if he is one or two centimeters shorter. "I can be here today. Self-study here, right?”
Chapter completed!