Chapter 148: Tokyo
On the afternoon of July 21, Liu Zichen and his entourage got off the plane at the Tokyo airport.
The Chemistry Olympiad national team has a total of four players, two team leaders, and one observer.
The four team members are Liu Zichen, Luo Yuxuan, Li Jie, and a senior high school student named Liu Zhengchao.
Outside the airport, the reception staff of the IChO organizers have arrived.
This is a middle-aged man in his forties.
"Welcome to Japan, I'm Masao Kimura, and I'm going to be in charge of hosting you and arranging a place for you to live. Kimura Masao said to Liu Zichen and his party.
"Hello, Mr. Kimura, I'm ......"
Afterwards, the two sides introduced each other before leaving the airport reception hall.
Under the leadership of Masao Kimura, Liu Zichen and a group of people went to the organizer by car to report.
"Your name is Liu Zichen, are you also here to participate in the Chemistry Olympiad? In the car, Kimura Masao asked Liu Zichen in Chinese with some curiosity.
"Yes, Mr. Kimura. Liu Zichen nodded.
The first time he went abroad, he was a little nervous and restrained.
"How old are you?" asked Masao Kimura continued.
"10 years old. Liu Zichen replied.
"Wow! It's incredible to be able to participate in the International Chemistry Olympiad at the age of ten. Masao Kimura said in surprise.
At first, Masao Kimura thought that Liu Zichen was a child who accompanied the Chinese team to Japan, but he didn't expect that he was also a member of the Chinese team.
In addition to Liu Zichen, Kimura Masao also observed that the student named Luo Yuxuan was not very old, only fourteen or fifteen years old.
Are Chinese children so powerful?
Half an hour later, Masao Kimura took Liu Zichen and his party to the University of Tokyo, the venue of the chemistry competition.
According to the rules of the Olympiad, when the participating teams from various countries arrive at the host venue, the organizer will arrange for the team leader and team members to live separately, and the distance between the two sides is usually more than five kilometers.
Therefore, Liu Zichen was also forced to be separated from his teammates and the team leader.
Fortunately, the organizers assigned an interpreter to each team member.
Liu Zichen's translator was a college student studying in Japan.
"Hello Liu Zichen, my name is Wang Lang, I am your translator and tour guide, and I will be with you for more than a week in the future. Wang Lang introduced himself to Liu Zichen and said.
"Hello Brother Wang, I'm Liu Zichen. Liu Zichen also introduced himself.
"I'm glad to be your translator, I've often seen your news on the domestic Internet recently, congratulations on becoming the top student in the college entrance examination, can you take a photo with me?" asked Wang Lang towards Liu Zichen.
"Yes!" Liu Zichen nodded.
"I'll take you to where you live first. Wang Lang said.
Subsequently, under the leadership of Wang Lang, he and Liu Zichen drove to a house three kilometers away.
"This is where you live during the Olympiad, it's not early, you have a good rest tonight, and tomorrow you have to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympiad. Wang Lang instructed Liu Zichen.
"Okay!" Liu Zichen nodded.
Early the next morning, Wang Lang took Liu Zichen to the auditorium of the University of Tokyo.
Today is the opening ceremony, and it will be over for several hours.
After the opening ceremony, the organizers organized a tour of the participants from all over the world.
During this period, Liu Zichen became the object of many people's attention.
The main reason is that he is too small, and he stands out from the crowd among the participating team members, which is very eye-catching.
In addition, some players from other countries came to take photos with Liu Zichen.
At the end of the day, Liu Zichen took photos and communicated with more than 100 people.
When he returned to the dormitory, Liu Zichen was a little tired and didn't want to move.
"Liu Zichen, a media reporter came to interview. Wang Lang woke up, and as soon as he returned to the dormitory, he squinted at Liu Zichen.
This is a reporter from TV Tokyo, and the International Chemistry Olympiad will be filmed and broadcast on TV Tokyo. Wang Lang and Liu Zichen explained.
Hearing Wang Lang's explanation, Liu Zichen could only cheer up and deal with the media.
TV Tokyo sent a young beautiful reporter to interview Liu Zichen, and the camera had already started filming before they even entered the house.
"Liu Zichen, it looks like you're tired?" asked the female reporter in Japanese.
Liu Zichen couldn't understand Japanese, but fortunately, Wang Lang immediately helped translate it.
"Yes, I talked to a lot of people today and took photos and signed autographs, and I was a little tired. Liu Zichen nodded and said.
"Since Liu Zichen is very tired, let's speed up the interview, Liu Zichen, you look very small, can you tell us how old you are this year?" the female reporter continued to ask.
"In three months, I will be ten years old. Liu Zichen replied.
"Wow, you're only 9 years old! How did you get selected for the national team at such a young age?" the reporter asked in surprise.
"It was selected by examination. Liu Zichen replied.
Soon, Wang Lang translated Liu Zichen's words, and after he finished, he explained to reporters: "Liu Zichen is a genius prodigy recognized by our country, he participated in our country's college entrance examination in June this year, and became the top student in the college entrance examination with a perfect score of 750 points. ”
"Full score in the college entrance examination? Oh my God! Is it easy to get a full score in your country's college entrance examination?" the hostess was very surprised.
"It's not easy, it's very difficult, you know, our country has a population of 1.4 billion, but since the founding of our country, there are no more than five people who can get a perfect score in the college entrance examination, which shows its difficulty. ”
"Oh my God!" Hearing Wang Lang's explanation, the female reporter couldn't help but marvel, and her eyes changed when she looked at Liu Zichen.
Japan also has a college entrance examination, with a total score of 850 points, but in history, no one in Japan has been able to get a full score in the college entrance examination.
"Liu Zichen, you came to Japan for the first time, how do you feel about Japan?" the reporter asked Liu Zichen enthusiastically.
"It's nice, lots of people and it's lively. Liu Zichen thought for a while and answered.
Next, the female reporter asked some more questions, and the interview ended after about half an hour.
When the interview ended, Liu Zichen fell asleep directly after sleepiness.
That night, after the beautiful reporter who interviewed Liu Zichen returned to the TV station, she sent the video materials to the leaders.
Soon, the TV station edited out the video content and uploaded the video on social media.
Liu Zichen, China's 9-year-old top student in the college entrance examination, participated in the International Chemistry Olympiad. ”
In the video, the main thing is to edit the interview about Liu Zichen is the top student in China's full score college entrance examination, and then publicize that the 9-year-old college entrance examination champion will participate in this year's International Chemistry Olympiad, and welcome the audience to watch TV Tokyo, which will continue to broadcast the Olympiad for everyone at 8 o'clock every night.
The TV station uploaded Liu Zichen's interview video, to put it bluntly, in order to promote this Olympiad and increase the ratings.
This year, Japan finally got the qualification to host the Olympic Games, so naturally it had to use a television station to broadcast it.
And this kind of event is generally very boring and boring, and there is nothing to watch, so the ratings are certainly not very high.
Therefore, Liu Zichen's appearance is equivalent to finding a breaking point for the TV station to attract audiences.