Chapter 56: First Place in Team Total Score

The host's words instantly attracted many eyes from the audience. Hu Zhiwei even stood there in a daze, staring at the stage. Suddenly, a strong sense of belief emerged in his heart uncontrollably.

Is it...

In contrast, Feng Zuming and other national team leaders had doubts in their eyes.

Their team members' scores have just been announced, and there is no player who won a gold medal with full marks.

Who will be the absolute winner?
The host on the stage did not give them time to think, and immediately announced the absolute winner of this session.

"His name is Xu Yuan, and he is the only one who got a perfect score in this competition."

"He scored 42 points."

"Let's welcome him to the stage to give his acceptance speech!"

Almost at the moment the host called out Xu Yuan, cheers from Liu Yang, Zhou Wenshun and other team members resounded throughout the hall.

Even more excited than when they won the gold medal.

"Did you hear that? The host called out the name Yuan Ge."

"The championship is ours!"

"Worship Brother Yuan."

"I was wondering how the organizing committee could have missed a contestant's result, but it turns out there was such a surprise."

"Xu Yuan...Xu Yuan..."

Hu Zhiwei felt the warm applause from the audience, and the little thorn that had been suppressed in his heart for two days disappeared in an instant. Although he didn't know why Xu Yuan handed in the paper so late, at least he knew that he didn't miss the big questions.

A delighted smile appeared on his face, and after he realized what was happening, he hurried towards the team.

But at this time Feng Zuming's face looked very ugly.

"How did this kid do it?"

He clearly saw Xu Yuan still calculating hard just before he handed in the paper. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have gotten full marks.

Originally their team was in the lead with a good chance of winning first place in the total team score. However, because the Chinese team suddenly had an extra full score, they fell far behind and could only secure a top three spot.

As the head coach of the competition, you can imagine how bad his mood was.

Hu Zhiwei returned to the team without any further ado and immediately asked Xu Yuan.

"Why did you take so long to answer the last test? I remember you were still calculating when the bell rang."

"I'm proving a problem I studied before." Xu Yuan answered casually without thinking too much.

Hu Zhiwei's expression immediately froze when he heard this.

I really want to complain.

That was the International Mathematical Olympiad, and you didn't concentrate on doing the test paper but had the mood to study other questions.

From the first competition to now, I am afraid that there is no other one.

But in the end he swallowed his words and urged Xu Yuan to go on stage.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Hurry up and go on stage to give your acceptance speech. You are the only one who got a perfect score this year."

"take it easy."

Liu Yang and Zhou Wenshun beside them also echoed excitedly.

"Yes, Brother Yuan, hurry up and give them a shock. We are all cheering you on from below."

"Who of you brought a camera? You should take pictures of things like this and keep them."

"Don't worry, there are so many media here, and the country will definitely report on it when the time comes."

Of course Xu Yuan was not nervous. In his previous life, when he attended project reports, there were countless big shots sitting in the audience. Now he was only facing more than 400 contestants of the same age.

"Then I'll go up." He responded to everyone and walked towards the stage.

He took over the podium from the host, cleared his throat and spoke into the microphone.

"Hello everyone, I'm Xu Yuan, a member of the Chinese national team this time."

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"I think the most interesting question this time is question 6, which took me nearly half an hour to solve."

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In just over two minutes of speech, Xu Yuan expressed his liking for the sixth question and praised the organizing committee. Although he actually did not think the question was very difficult, he was inspired in the process of solving the problem and completed the proof of the Carmichael number problem by chance.

The other contestants in the audience, who had not paid much attention at first, were surprised to hear that Xu Yuan had finished answering the sixth question in just half an hour.

He even deliberately used the word "almost", which immediately broke my defense.

When I thought about how I had spent two and a half hours on the calculations, I finally understood the gap between me and the absolute winner.

Soon Xu Yuan came down from the stage, and the closing ceremony finally proceeded to the award ceremony.

The format is the same as that of domestic mathematics competitions, with contestants going on stage to receive their medals in turn, starting with the bronze medal.

Since Xu Yuan and his team ranked first with a total team score of 229 points, they were the last to appear as the champion team of this competition.

When everyone stood on the stage and unfolded the national flag in front of their chests, the sense of honor and pride emerged from the bottom of their hearts.

At this moment Xu Yuan became more determined in his previous choice.

The organizer arranged a dinner in the evening. Everyone was very excited to think that they would be able to return home with this honor the next day. Liu Yang even had the courage to ask for a bottle of red wine to celebrate.

"Today, if you are happy, you can just have a few drinks. When we return home, I will treat you to a big meal at my own expense."

Team leader Han Youzhang was beaming as he spoke to everyone, his face not concealing his joy at all in his every move.

Deputy team leader Hu Zhiwei also agreed happily. Although he was a little curious about what kind of problem Xu Yuan could solve in the exam, it was not a good idea to ask more questions now that the competition was over.

However, just as everyone was enjoying their meal, Americana Competition head coach Feng Zuming came over.

Following behind them were their teammates, three of whom were Asians with oriental faces.

Feng Zuming obviously had a clear goal. When he approached, his eyes fell directly on Xu Yuan.

"You are very talented in mathematics and should not be buried. On behalf of Princeton University, I would like to invite you to study for a degree here."

Such a direct and blatant act of poaching made the two team leaders Han Youzhang and Hu Zhiwei very angry.

They immediately stood up and looked at Feng Zuming.

But they did not stop him forcibly, but waited patiently for Xu Yuan's reply.

After all, speaking of mathematics alone, Princeton University does have a good mathematical foundation.

Xu Yuan was somewhat surprised that Feng Zuming was poaching people so openly, but he had studied abroad in his previous life, and he did not think that going to Princeton would definitely be of much help to him.

What's more, he wants to study more than just mathematics. If he goes to overseas universities in the future, he can only exchange and provide guidance as a scholar.

"I'm sorry, Professor Feng, I have already chosen Qinghua University."

"This is really a wrong decision. With your talent, you may be able to achieve excellent results in the competition, but it is difficult to achieve academic success in Qinghua."

Feng Zuming was very surprised by Xu Yuan's choice. He shook his head and expressed his judgment with great regret.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yuan instead displayed a confident smile on his face, and replied to the other party with confidence.

"I will prove to Professor Feng that you are wrong, and I believe that day will not be far away."

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(End of this chapter)