June 1, 1978, Children's Day, MIT Basketball Arena.

After the stadium gate opened at 8 a.m., spectators began to enter the stadium one after another, and their seats were numbered according to their seats.

This time it was a live broadcast in the United States, and Bao Zixuan didn't want to expose his photos too early. But now it seems that it is impossible, and it is definitely unreasonable for such an important event not to show up as the chairman of the company.

Since he wants to show up, he has to take it seriously, and Bao Zixuan put the suit that Phil Hawkins wore when he got married again. made it suddenly the focus of the audience when he appeared, so young and dressed like this, sitting on the rostrum, then there was only one person with such qualifications, and Bao Zixuan, the boss of the Black Cloud Group. Because sitting next to him was John Sohnson, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Bao Zixuan was communicating cordially with Principal Johansson, the rules of this time were explained by Bao Zixuan, and Principal Johansson was going to announce the opening of the competition.

However, there was some smell of gunpowder on the seats next to the rostrum, and the tickets for these positions were given out by Bao Zixuan. In addition to the roommates, there are two female dorm members at Harvard University and Boston College.

Hearing Miyuki Matsushita's obvious RB accent English, Jessica Mellon knew that it must be this RB girl who quarreled with her that day.

Could it be that Bao Zixuan brought his girlfriend over, but he didn't hear from his brother that he had a girlfriend! I want to see who this girl is! With such a purpose, Jessica Mellon began to ask Danny Green, who was sitting next to him, if he had any of them.

As soon as 9 o'clock arrived, after the host made an opening remark, Bao Zixuan stood up. Walked to the center of the venue, took the microphone and said to everyone: "Welcome to the finals of the first Rubik's Cube Competition." I'm Bao Zixuan. ”

After bowing, the audience burst into warm applause.

Bao Zixuan continued: "This time it is a competition with a knockout format. To win the championship, you have to go through 6 rounds. ”

"After the first round of 100 players, we select 60 players to go to the second round, the second round of 60 players and we select 30 players to go to the third round, the third round of 30 players we select 10 players to go to the fourth round, and the fourth round of 10 players we select five players to go to the fifth round. Of the five players in the fifth round, we selected three to advance to the sixth round. In the sixth round, 3 players will compete in the final round. ”

"There is an interval of 10 minutes between each match, and the eliminated players automatically leave the field and go to the lounge to rest. In order to increase participation in the competition, you will be rewarded for each round you advance. ”

"Now all players are taking out $10,000 in prize money, and we're going to add $10,000 for each round we go on. The final prize money for the winner was $360,000 and the runner-up was $260,000. The third place was $160,000. ”

"After the competition, it will be distributed to everyone, and I just tell the children that as long as you are willing to work hard, you can support yourself. ”

After Bao Zixuan returned to his seat, the host said: "Next, I would like to invite the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the best university in the world, Johansson, to announce the opening of the competition. ”

Johansson took the microphone and stood up and said, "I announce the opening of the first Black Cloud Cube Contest Finals. ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw that the Kuromo employees on the field put the competition table in the center of the field, and at the same time, the employees of Casio Co., Ltd. also entered the venue with a timer.

This time, Casio sent a huge team, also to make a name for himself in this contest. Originally, there was only $200,000 in sponsorship fees, but because there were too many people to come, and all of them were wearing Casio uniforms, they were given a lot of billboards. After negotiation with Kuroku, the sponsorship fee was increased to $1 million.

This is also the reason why the bonus of the participating team members has increased, after all, after receiving so much sponsorship fee, if Heiyun does not increase the welfare of the participating players, it is a little unreasonable.

Everything was ready, and after the host said "start", I saw 100 team members leave the timer with both hands and pick up the Rubik's cube and dance quickly. In less than 10 seconds, all the team members had restored the Rubik's Cube.

At this time, the timer accurate to the millisecond has counted all the results, and the fastest player took only 5.63 seconds, and the slowest player took 8.28 seconds. In this high-pressure competition, 63 players entered within 6 seconds.

As the last 40 players withdrew from the field, the atmosphere became even more tense, and the remaining players were all ruthless within 6 seconds, and the results were not much different, and one would be eliminated if he was not careful.

After the timer was restored, the staff was scrutinizing possible problems. If there is a problem with the timer, then Casio's previous efforts will be in vain, and there is indeed something to be commended about the work of the RB people in this regard.

After the new preparation is completed, the host says "start". This time it was shorter than the last time, and it took less than 7 seconds to recover completely, and it was a team member who made a wrong step in a wrong situation and wasted 1 second.

What happened was that a little girl was very sad and cried next to her, and the little volunteers were very caring at this time. A volunteer handed a tissue to the little girl who had made a mistake and gave her a hug, and the audience burst into applause. The audience in front of the TV was also moved.

The narrator said: "A small tissue, two small figures hugging together tells us not to be afraid of mistakes, to face difficulties bravely. One mistake is not terrible, you are still young and you can come back next year. ”

The third round was already within 6 seconds, and 20 runners left disappointed. However, there were no losers in the game by this time. Every player deserves respect.

Now the rest of the players are all from various countries that have been reported before, and they have become local stars.

Although the time for each game is very short, everyone feels very happy to see the players' fingers turning like an engine. There is no race in this world that can be so fast, and Heiyun Group has become the first company to eat crabs.

In the fourth round, Ryan, a Los Angeles player who had been performing well, was unexpectedly eliminated, much to the disappointment of the American audience, but this was the competitive game. Every time, someone moves towards the next goal, and someone leaves with regret.

In the fifth round, there are the last five players left, they are Hank of Germany, Yingzi of RB, two young players, and the remaining three are all young people over 16 years old, Guy of the United States, James of the United Kingdom, and Lu Gangsheng of Xiangjiang.

Lu Gangsheng is the child of an employee of Heiyun Group, and his hand speed has been very fast since he was a child. This time, I got the Rubik's Cube in advance with the identity of the family members of internal employees, although there are some suspicions of cheating, but if I don't have the strength, I can't achieve the current results. And the Rubik's Cube was bought by the child's father at his own expense. Bao Zixuan didn't say anything after hearing about it, no matter what, he had to give this child a chance.

After the five contestants were ready, the host shouted "start". This time, everyone was faster, and the fastest time was 5.14 seconds. The slowest is 5.60 seconds, and if it weren't for the timer, it wouldn't be visible to the naked eye.

Reaching the final were Germany's Hank, RB's Eiko and the United States' Gay. The British and Xiangjiang players were eliminated. But they weren't frustrated, and for them it was a super performance today. To be able to achieve such a result, you can leave with your head held high.

The three finalists were moving their finger joints and they had to make their last effort. In particular, Yingzi has received widespread attention, and girls are very rare in the arena that emphasizes speed and intellectual competition.

After the three people re-entered the venue, the camera focused on them. In their country, every family is cheering them on.

Bao Zixuan came to the competition venue in person, took the host's microphone and shouted "start". The three of them danced their fingers quickly, but in a flash, the Kung Fu Rubik's Cube had been restored. The final result left everyone stunned. Little Hank of Germany was exactly 5 seconds and won the first place without dispute.

Guy of the United States was second in 5.35 seconds, and RB's Eiko was third in 5.54 seconds. After the competition, all 100 competitors came to the center of the field to receive the prize money and medals.

The photo of Hank wearing the championship medal and holding the championship trophy made a lot of media headlines, and he became a household name in Germany.