Three days passed quickly.

Soon it was time to rush to Beijing to participate in the expert interview.

The ticket to the bullet train to Beijing is reimbursed by the school, and as for the money for staying in the hotel, you still have to pay for it yourself.

After arriving in Beijing by bullet train, the three of them opened a room in a hotel near Yenching University.

Nothing was said all night.

At eight o'clock the next morning, the three of them met in the lounge outside the interview venue at Yenching University.

When they arrived, the venue was already crowded, not only the participating teams, but also some reporters from the capital media, who were interviewing the finalists in the venue.

He didn't want to show up in front of the TV, so Lu Zhou picked a remote position to sit down, took out the paper manuscript of the paper, and began to make final preparations for review.

However, before he could read two lines, he heard the voice of a discussion next to him.

“…… The selection experts have already decided who will give the award before the interview, and the interview is only to check the authenticity of your paper. Not far away, a student who looked very dragged leaned back on a chair and chatted with several teams next to him in the tone of a passerby, "I've been here three times." ”

A few listeners next to him were surprised: "That is, the winner has already been decided?" ”

"The press release is all written!" The scholar said with a smile.

"Great God, where are you?"

"Wudaokou."

Expressions of admiration appeared on everyone's faces.

is worthy of being a top student in Wudaokou, it is really extraordinary!

Won the national first prize three times in a row, and the strength is terrifying!

I'm afraid, this big guy, this time he is running for the Higher Education Society Cup!

However, doesn't this PBC University disdain to participate in the National Mathematical Modeling Competition, and only pay attention to its own intramural competition?

Sure enough, everyone said don't want it, but in fact, the body is quite honest......

Lu Zhou, who was sitting not far away, also had a surprised expression on his face.

And this kind of statement?

He originally thought that there was a difference between the expert interview and the regional defense, but he didn't expect that it was really just a formality, and he stayed up late for the past three days to revise the PPT, so people didn't look at this thing at all.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhou couldn't help but cry and laugh a little.

But even if it's just a formality, you must be able to gain something, right? After all, there are students from major universities all over the country, and being able to make friends with these strong people at the same level must be of great help to future development......

However, this is true in theory, but the reality is another matter.

Geniuses are proud, a group of proud people get together, let alone make friends, or tune the brainwaves to a channel, I'm afraid it's not easy.

Sitting in this group of people, Lin Yuxiang only felt restless and uncomfortable.

For her, circumambulating between the two top students is nothing. However, now she is a top student, and as a quasi-scumbag, she not only feels that she is out of place with her surroundings, but also feels a lot of pressure!

Even the smile that was always pure and sweet was a little stiff and unnatural.

Just as Lu Zhou was looking at the paper manuscript in his hand and preparing for the upcoming expert interview, a young female reporter came over with a photographer.

"Hello sir, are you Lu Zhou?"

Lu Zhou raised his head and looked at the microphone facing him, although he had some doubts in his heart, he still nodded: "Yes." ”

"I'm a reporter from Shangjing Daily, can I interview you?"

"No problem, what do you ask?"

"Thank you for your cooperation." The female reporter pursed her lips and smiled, and continued, "How do you feel about this mathematical modeling competition?" ”

Lu Zhou thought for a while and said, "It's okay." ”

I waited for a long time, but there was no next word.

"......" the female reporter smiled awkwardly but politely, and continued to ask, "Is it just okay?" May I ask you, do you feel that the topic of this mathematical modeling competition is difficult? ”

"Also...... All right. As soon as he said the first word, Lu Zhou immediately reacted and changed his words in time.

It's dangerous!

I almost said it was okay again.

For his wit, Lu Zhou silently praised it in his heart.

Female Journalist: "......"

Finally sent the reporter away, Lu Zhou was about to calm down and read the paper for a while, when he saw a man coming over.

This person was wearing a suit that didn't fit in with the surroundings, and he looked more gentle, and even Lu Zhou had to admit that if he was handsome, this person already had half of his skills. As for the aura on his body, it is somewhat similar to Wang Xiaodong, but it is stronger than him.

Seeing a handsome guy coming this way, Lin Yuxiang's eyes lit up, and he quietly fiddled with his bangs on the mobile phone screen.

However, the embarrassing thing is that this man didn't look at her, nor did he look at Wang Xiaodong next to her, his eyes kept on Lu Zhou.

"You're Lu Zhou."

Lu Zhou raised his head and asked, "...... You are? ”

"Wei Wen, Yan Da," Wei Wen stretched out his right hand, "I have read your article "Optimal Inversion Theory of Linear Operators and Linear Functionals", and it is very well written. ”

Lu Zhou smiled, got up and grabbed his outstretched right hand, "It's over." ”

"Don't be modest," Wei Wen said, letting go of his right hand, "Of course, even if you write a good paper, the champion of this competition must belong to me." ”

Lu Zhou: ???

Leaving these words, he turned around and walked away.

Looking at this guy's back, Lu Zhou looked confused.

What the hell, you came over to shake my hand, just to pretend to be with me?

He had been analyzing it for a long time just now, and this person suddenly came over and talked to him about what he wanted to do.

Sure enough, except for myself, there is no normal person sitting here?

Lu Zhou shook his head, and was about to continue the review that had been interrupted countless times, but at this moment, the bell rang in the venue.

The defense, here begins!

……

In the venue, on the judges' seat, the judges of the organizing committee are sitting in danger.

He has become numb to the various titles that hang on the judges' bench.

Put PPT according to the process.

After the PPT is over.

Just when Lu Zhou was nervously waiting for the organizing committee bigwigs to ask questions, an old gentleman sitting in the middle and on the left slowly spoke.

"What do you think about the prospect of a moon landing?"

Well?

Does this question have anything to do with the paper?

However, Lu Zhou only hesitated for less than a second, and immediately replied fluently.

"It means a lot."

"How significant? I see that it is a waste of money and labor," the old gentleman asked with a smile, "Some time ago, I was still discussing this issue with my old friends, in many remote areas of our country, there is not even a child's desk, and it costs tens of billions of dollars every year, compared with Americans, Russians, and Europeans, how much significance do you think?" ”

Lu Zhou looked at the old gentleman a little strangely, not knowing what he meant by asking these questions. Let yourself talk about the prospects of space technology? What is the scientific value of the moon landing? How does the space program improve national cohesion?

It doesn't feel like it's on point.

Lu Zhou secretly observed the other judges, and found that they did not stop him, but waited for him to return with interest.

Seeing that the captain didn't speak, Lin Yuxiang couldn't help but be a little anxious, but he was helpless. Wang Xiaodong, who was standing behind Lu Zhou, was still expressionless, not knowing whether he believed that his captain would have a way, or whether he didn't know how to answer this question.

After thinking about it, Lu Zhou spoke.

"Do you think the Great Wall makes sense?"

The old gentleman raised his eyebrows, but he didn't expect this kid to ask himself, but he still smiled and said, "Of course it makes sense, which descendant of Yan and Huang would doubt the meaning of the Great Wall?" ”

"That's now, what about the past?" Lu Zhou also smiled, looked at the old gentleman and continued: "More than a thousand years ago, there were also many people who felt that resisting labor and money and cutting off the sixteen states of Youyun, and Emperor Shi Jingjiao was hung up in the history books and scolded for more than a thousand years. Now, if we think that aerospace is a waste of money and waste, and we will never do it anymore, it is enough to be able to launch missiles and satellites into orbit, are we planning to let future generations scold us, and we have given up the entire universe? ”

There was silence in the judges' bench for a moment.

Lin Yuxiang held his breath, still with a forced calm smile on his face. Wang Xiaodong was still expressionless, but his fists were clenched nervously.

Staring at Lu Zhou, the old gentleman suddenly laughed.

"Hahaha, yes! Well answered! ”

That's the end of it?

Lu Zhou still couldn't believe that this judge who asked tricky questions would just let him go.

What about papers? Isn't it necessary to examine the authenticity of the paper? Why did the most crucial steps omit, but asked about something inconsequential. He didn't believe that this old gentleman could sit here and not understand the meaning of spaceflight, and he had to ask his own student for advice.

was signaled by the judges to leave the venue, Lu Zhou took his USB flash drive and two teammates and walked to the exit of the venue.

Before leaving, he glanced at the name tag on the old gentleman's desk.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, I was shocked when I saw it.

Ren Changming!

Of course, it wasn't the name that scared him, but the title behind the name -

Former chief designer of Huaguo's lunar exploration project!

After Lu Zhou's team left, Ren Changming looked at the other old man next to him and said with a smile.

"Lao Wang, are you satisfied with this answer?"

"Heh, you brought our discussion to the judges' seats? What does a student know, and he still talks about the past and the present? Full of empty words, just sophistry. Although Ming expressed dissatisfaction, judging from the expression on Wang Zhongyi's face, I am afraid that there are more elements of hard mouth.

After a pause, Wang Zhongyi continued to ask.

"What's that student's name?"

Ren Changming unscrewed the thermos flask, took a sip of hot water, and said with a smile: "Lu Zhou." ”

Wang Zhongyi frowned: "It seems that I have heard of ...... somewhere"

……

Back at the hotel in the evening, the three of them gathered in Lu Zhou's room and waited in front of the TV.

Winners will be announced on the same day and broadcast on news channels.

It seems that the expert interview is indeed a formality, and the winner has already been decided before the interview begins. Otherwise, it would never have been possible to decide this championship in such a short period of time.

Not to mention anything else, it's too late to just hold a meeting to exchange opinions!

"It's already good to get the national one." Watching the news on TV, Lin Yuxiang sighed softly beside him, "I saw a lot of masters in the lounge." ”

"Yes," Wang Xiaodong nodded, "I looked at the team in the lounge, and many of them were familiar......

"Familiar?" Selectively ignoring someone who was lying down to win, Lu Zhou looked at Wang Xiaodong and asked.

"Well," Wang Xiaodong nodded, and said with a blank face, "Last year's National College Student Programming Competition. ”

I see.

That's really a lot of masters.

Lu Zhou nodded and looked at the TV screen.

The Mathematical Modeling Competition, which is too professional, pays little attention to outsiders, and CCTV does not give much time for reporting, and it is interspersed with a bunch of text messages.

"This afternoon, the last expert interview of the National College Students' Mathematical Contest in Modeling came to a successful conclusion, and a total of more than 70,000 undergraduate and junior college students across the country decided a total of more than 300 national first prizes."

“…… In addition to the 300 national first prizes, there are also two special prizes: the Higher Education Society Cup and the Matlab Innovation Award. ”

Here it comes.

Lu Zhou's fists clenched, staring at the screen, holding his breath.

The critical moment that will determine the evaluation of his mission has finally arrived!

Winners announced......

Winner of the Higher Education Society Cup in the Undergraduate Group——

Lu Zhou, Wang Xiaodong, Lin Yuxiang (Jinling University)!