Chapter 65 Expert Interview

Three days passed quickly.

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

Tickets for the bullet train to Shangjing are reimbursed by the school. As for the hotel accommodation, you still have to pay by yourself.

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

Silent all night.

At 8:00 sharp the next morning, the three met in the lounge outside the interview venue in Yenching University.

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

Not wanting to appear in front of the TV, Lu Zhou chose a remote place to sit down, took out the paper manuscript, and began to prepare for the final review.

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

"...The selection experts have already decided who will be awarded the prize before the interview. The interview is just to test the authenticity of your paper." Not far away, a very attractive scholar leaned on the chair, speaking in the tone of someone who had come over. , chatting with a few teams next to him, "I've been here three times."

A few listeners nearby were surprised: "That is to say, the winner has been decided?"

"The press release has been written!" Na Xueba said with a smile.

"God, where are you from?"

"Wudaokou."

There were expressions of admiration on everyone's faces.

As expected of a scholar in Wudaokou, he is truly extraordinary!

Won the National First Prize three times in a row, the strength is so terrifying!

I'm afraid, this big guy, this time came for the Higher Education Club Cup!

But don't PBCSU disdain to participate in the National Mathematical Modeling Contest and only pay attention to their own intramural competitions?

Sure enough, everyone said no or not, 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 statement?

He originally thought that there was a difference between the expert interview and the competition defense, but he didn't expect that he was just here to go through the motions. Thanks to him staying up late for the past three days to modify the PPT, it turned out that people didn't watch this stuff at all.

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

But even if it's just a cutscene, it must be rewarding, right? After all, this is where scholars from major universities all over the country gather, and being able to make friends with these powerhouses of the same level will certainly help a lot in future development...

However, in theory this is the case, in fact it is another matter.

Geniuses are all proud. A group of proud people gather together, let alone making friends, just to tune their brainwaves to one channel, I'm afraid it won't be easy.

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

For her, it was nothing to deal with the two academic bullies. However, now she is a student bully, as a quasi-student scumbag, she not only feels that she is out of tune with the surrounding, but also feels a lot of pressure!

Even the always pure and sweet smile 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 walked over with a photographer.

"Hello sir, are you Lu Zhou?"

Lu Zhou raised his head and looked at his microphone. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he still nodded: "Yes."

"I'm a reporter from Beijing Daily, may I interview you?"

"No problem, what do you want to 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 about it and said, "It's okay."

After waiting for a long time, there is no next word.

"..." The female reporter smiled awkwardly but politely, and continued to ask, "Is it alright? May I ask you, do you find it difficult for the topic of this Mathematical Modeling Contest?"

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

so close!

It's almost okay to say it again.

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

Female reporter: "..."

After finally dismissing the reporter, Lu Zhou was about to calm down and read the paper for a while when he saw a man walking over.

This man was wearing a suit that was out of tune with his surroundings, and he looked rather gentle. Even Lu Zhou had to admit that if he was handsome, this man already had half of his own skills. As for the aura on his body, it is somewhat similar to Wang Xiaodong, but stronger than him.

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

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

"You are Lu Zhou."

Lu Zhou raised his head and asked, "...Who are you?"

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

Lu Zhou smiled, got up and held his outstretched right hand, "I passed the prize."

"Don't be humble," said Wei Wen, releasing his right hand, "Of course, even if your paper is excellent, the champion of this competition must belong to me."

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

Leaving this sentence, he turned and walked away.

Looking at this guy's back, Lu Zhou was stunned.

What the hell, came over to shake hands with me, just to pretend to be a coward to me?

Thanks to him analyzing it for a long time just now, this person suddenly came over to talk to him about what he was trying to do.

Sure enough, apart from himself, is there 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 has begun!

...

In the venue, on the jury's seat, the judges of the organizing committee sat in a state of danger.

He has become numb to the various titles hanging on the jury.

Put the PPT according to the process.

After the PPT is over.

Just as Lu Zhou was nervously waiting for the questions from the Organizing Committee bosses, an old gentleman sitting in the middle and left slowly spoke up.

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

Um?

Is this question related to the paper?

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

"Significant."

"How important is it? I see that it is a waste of money and labor," the old gentleman asked with a smile, "I was discussing this issue with an old friend some time ago. In many remote areas of our country, there is not even a desk for a child. , it will cost tens of billions every year, compared with Americans, compared with Russians, compared with Europeans, how meaningful do you think it is?"

Lu Zhou looked at the old gentleman strangely, wondering what he meant by asking these questions. Allow yourself to talk about the future of aerospace technology? The scientific value of the moon landing? How does the space program improve national cohesion?

It doesn't feel right.

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

Seeing that the captain didn't speak, Lin Yuxiang couldn't help but feel anxious, but there was nothing he could do. Standing behind Lu Zhou, Wang Xiaodong was still expressionless. He didn't know if he believed that his captain would have a solution, or he didn't know how to answer this question.

After thinking about it, Lu Zhou spoke.

"Do you think the Great Wall is meaningful?"

The old gentleman raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect this kid to ask himself back, but he still smiled and said, "Of course it makes sense. Which descendants of Yan and Huang would doubt the significance of the Great Wall?"

"That's now, what about the past?" Lu Zhou also smiled, looking at the old gentleman and continued: "More than a thousand years ago, many people felt that resistance to labor and people wasted money, and they cut off the sixteen states of Youyun. The emperor Shi Jingtang has been scolded by history books for more than a thousand years. Now if we feel that spaceflight is a waste of money and waste, we will not do it any more. It is enough to launch missiles and satellites into orbit. Are we planning to let future generations scold us, we give up The entire universe?"

The jury was quiet for a while.

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

Staring at Lu Zhou, the old gentleman suddenly laughed.

"Hahaha, yes! Good answer!"

Is that the end of it?

Lu Zhou still couldn't believe it. The judge who asked the tricky question just let him go.

What about the thesis? Don't you want to check the authenticity of the paper? Why was the most critical step omitted, and instead asked something irrelevant. He doesn't believe that this old gentleman can sit here, he will not understand the meaning of spaceflight, and he has to ask his own student for advice.

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

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

It doesn't matter if you look at it, it's startling when you see it.

Ren Changming!

Of course, it wasn't the name that scared him, but the title after the name——

The former chief designer of the Huaguo 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.

"Pharaoh, are you satisfied with this answer?"

"Oh, you brought our discussion to the jury's seat? What does a student know, and still talk about the past and the present? It's all empty talk, just sophistry." Although Mingzhi expressed his dissatisfaction, the expression on Wang Zhongyi's face was evident. Looking at it, I'm afraid there are more hard-mouthed ingredients.

After a pause, Wang Zhongyi continued to ask.

"What's that student's name?"

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

Wang Zhongyi frowned: "I seem to have heard of it somewhere..."

...

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

The list of winners will be announced on the same day and broadcast on the news channel.

It seems that the expert interview is indeed a cutscene, and the winners have already been decided before the interview begins. Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible to decide on this championship in such a short period of time.

If nothing else, it's too late just to have a meeting to exchange opinions!

"It's very good to get Guoyi." 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?" Lu Zhou looked at Wang Xiaodong and asked, ignoring someone who was lying and winning.

"Well," Wang Xiaodong nodded and said expressionlessly, "Last year's National College Student Programming Contest."

I see.

That is indeed a gathering of experts.

Lu Zhou nodded and looked at the TV screen.

The Mathematical Modeling Contest, which is too professional, attracts little attention to outsiders. CCTV does not give much time to report, and it is interspersed with a bunch of newsletters.

"This afternoon, the final expert interview of the National Undergraduate Mathematical Modeling Contest came to a successful conclusion. A total of more than 70,000 undergraduate and junior college students across the country have decided on a total of more than 300 national first prizes."

"...On top of the 300 national first prizes, there are also two special prizes, the Higher Education Club Cup and the Matlab Innovation Award."

coming.

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

The critical moment that determines his mission evaluation has finally come!

Winners announced...

Undergraduate group Higher Education Club Cup winner——

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