I Just Want to Be a Quiet Top Student

Because of the disagreement of £5.68, Shen Qi, Zhou Yu'an and the cashier, the British girl, were in a stalemate.

This triggered a lot of discussion among the British people who lined up behind them.

"They are Orientals."

"Chinese?"

"Chinese people are the best in mathematics."

"Chinese multiplication tables are amazing."

The onlookers in the UK didn't dislike Shen Qi and Zhou Yu'an for occupying the pit and didn't pay. Instead, they watched the excitement with interest. In their minds, people who are good at mathematics are awesome.

"Shen Qi, what should we do? Will something happen to us? Forget it, let's give her 33.50 pounds and leave, so as to spread the money and avoid disaster." Zhou Yu'an was timid and retreated.

"Don't be impatient, don't panic, don't you see that these British people are praising us?" Shen Qi wanted to calm down. He held the dual-currency credit card in his hand, and when he couldn't bear it anymore, he swiped the card to pay £33.50. The pound was beaten.

"She doesn't mean anything malicious, please don't get me wrong, two young gentlemen." Suddenly, an authentic southern London accent sounded behind Shen Qi and Zhou Yu'an.

The two looked back, and an old Caucasian man wearing glasses was looking at them with a smile.

The external features of this old British man are quite peculiar. His face is thin and long, and his cheeks are sunken, as if processed by a knife. His aquiline nose is surprisingly sharp, and a pair of protruding ears are almost vertical at a right angle of nearly 90 degrees. As for his cheeks, he would have been a little scary if he hadn't been wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

"No, no." Shen Qi waved his hand, indicating that we are all good citizens, and we didn't come to the British Empire to make troubles.

"Tesco is a well-known supermarket chain in the world. They don't deliberately deceive consumers. It is true that some discounted prices were miscalculated. I think this is an oversight of their financial manager and has nothing to do with this beautiful lady."

"British people are obviously not as good at mathematics as Chinese. Without a calculator, most of us can't calculate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division within 20. We will lose about 800 million pounds a year for this. Our prime minister has decided to import it from China. Mathematics textbooks to improve the overall mathematics level of the British people." The old British man looked at the cashier girl, Shen Qi and Zhou Yu'an, and explained. With a shopping basket in his hand, he was also a guest.

Shen Qi, who has a level 1 English level, half understood what the old man meant. The old man probably said that the British are not good at mathematics, and they often make mistakes when calculating accounts. Please forgive me, Chinese friends.

If you explain it this way, then I won't be angry. Shen Qi no longer struggles with the loss of 5.68 pounds. He swipes his card and pays 33.50 pounds.

The cashier girl in the mist put the goods Shen Qi bought into the shopping bag, and Shen Qi took the shopping bag and prepared to evacuate.

"Maybe I can use other methods to compensate you for the loss of 5 pounds 68 pence." The British old man said again.

"Fuck!" Shen Qi was startled.

"What are you lying on?" Zhou Yu'an was confused.

"This weird old man can mentally calculate addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division within 40. He is a local folk master! A strong dragon does not overwhelm a snake, Zhou Yu'an, hurry up, run!" Shen Qi ran away with his shopping bag in hand.

Zhou Yu'an followed Shen Qi and ran to the door of the supermarket. The two were panting, and then walked slowly along Waterloo Avenue, admiring the scenery of England.

During the move, Shen Qi, who couldn't stand the loneliness, stopped at a roadside stall. He was attracted by the traditional British snack fish and chips.

"Hey, Zhou Yu'an, let's buy some local London snacks." Shen Qi took out a 10-pound note, feeling hungry.

"Shen Qi, you're a foodie, right? You bought a bunch of food in the supermarket, and then you went out to buy food again! The fish and chips are so unpalatable, I don't want to eat them, so let's go." Zhou Yu'an dragged Shen Qi, trying to push Shen Qi away. pull away.

"It's your first time in England, how do you know that fish and chips are bad?"

"Teacher New Oriental said."

"Understanding the unity of knowledge and action, practice is the only criterion for testing all theories, Zhou Yu'an, you cheapskate who is reluctant to spend money, I can treat you to dinner. Boss... oh no, hey-man, fish-and-chips, two." Shen Qi handed the 10 pound note to the roadside stall boy.

The British boy who sold fish and chips quickly wrapped up two portions of fish and chips, handed them to Shen Qi and Zhou Yu'an, and found a five-pound note and a bunch of coins.

Shen Qi glanced at the change that the little British brother gave. One fish and chips was 2.3 pounds, two were 4.6 pounds, and he gave me 8.6 pounds. What kind of magic trick is this?

Is the math of the British really so scumbag?

How much is 10 minus 4.6? Chinese elementary school students can give the correct answer immediately.

Shen Qi returned 3.2 pounds to the British brother. The stubborn British was not happy anymore, and he insisted that he did not make a mistake in his calculation.

"Zhou Yu'an, testify to me that I am an honest person, and I did not intentionally defraud the British people of money or goods."

"Let's go, let's go, if you continue to spend with this Englishman, he may beat you."

With 8.6 pounds in change, Shen Qi and Zhou Yu'an left the fish and chips roadside stall. The two walked to the Thames River to find a bench to sit down and eat fish and chips.

"Newton is an Englishman, he invented integral." Shen Qi said.

Zhou Yu'an answered: "Green and Taylor are great British mathematicians. They invented Green's function and Taylor's formula, which almost drove me crazy."

"And McLaughlin and Clem, McLaughlin's series and Clem's law bothered me for a long time."

"Turing was also British, and he was a mathematical genius."

"There have been so many outstanding mathematicians in British history, why are the mathematics of contemporary British people so bad?"

"My country's junior high school students should be able to dominate the UK when they come to the UK, only in the field of mathematics."

"Britain is a wonderful place, in that sense."

"But to be honest, Shen Qi, your English needs to be strengthened."

"That's true. Fortunately, the IMO exam questions are translated into various languages, otherwise I might not understand the questions."

Shen Qi and Zhou Yu'an returned to the hotel after strolling around the streets of London, preparing for the upcoming IMO race.

China is the most powerful king in the International Mathematical Olympiad in the past 30 years, bar none.

Since participating in the IMO for the first time in 1985, the Chinese Mathematical Olympiad team has won 18 team championships, and they have played against other countries called Dad.

Shen Qi and his Chinese Mathematical Olympiad team came to the UK with only one goal—to win the championship.

"Shen Qi, the overall level of Chinese mathematics is so good that elementary school students can do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division within 100, while most adults in the UK cannot complete simple calculations within 20. It can be said that we have laid a very solid foundation in mathematics since childhood. , but why no Chinese has ever won the Fields Medal, while the British, whose mathematics is so bad, have won the Fields Medal six times.”

Lying on the single bed in the hotel room, Zhou Yuan added: "I mean Chinese with Chinese nationality. Well, even including Qiu Chengtong and Tao Zhexuan, there are only two Chinese who have won the Fields Medal so far. "

"I feel that mathematics in our country is similar to that of bicycles. Both are countries with a large population and a solid mass base. However, there are only a handful of top world-class players. In contrast, although most of them are weak in the UK, once they emerge Those few strong chickens are world-class super strong chickens. I can’t tell the real reason, maybe it’s because of the different national conditions.” After finishing speaking, Shen Qi went to the shower to take a shower. Of course, he knew that the Fields Medal was awarded every four years. It is the highest achievement in the field of mathematics, yes, why no Chinese has ever won the Fields Medal, this is unscientific.

On July 25, British local time, the Chinese Mathematical Olympiad team gathered at the hotel for a meeting.

The leader of the Chinese Mathematical Olympiad team has been controlled by the British organizers, and the deputy leader of the team is currently in charge of everything.

In fact, the leaders of the Mathematical Olympiad teams from all countries are under the control of the organizers. They are arranged in a secret location and cannot communicate with the outside world.

For the sake of fair competition, this rule has been implemented since the first IMO was held in 1959 and continues to this day.

Team leaders from various countries gathered together, and each person asked one to three questions, forming a question bank of nearly 300 questions. Afterwards, the team leaders went through several rounds of screening, and voted for the six questions with the highest number of votes as the six official competition questions of this IMO. And translate them into their own languages ​​and report to the organizer for record. The competition examination papers that contestants from various countries will get at that time are all in their mother tongue, so there is no language barrier in doing the questions.

The leaders were not released until the game was over. This mechanism ensures fairness.

The team leader was locked up, and the deputy team leader of the Chinese Mathematical Olympiad Team mobilized before the competition: "In the past 30 international Mathematical Olympiads, our China has won 18 team championships, and we are the well-deserved overlord in this event."

"However, players and coaches, you must be clear that although our Chinese Mathematical Olympiad team is strong overall, it is not invincible."

"We will lose, and we have missed. We have lost to the United States, Russia and even South Korea. These are painful lessons."

"In this IMO, the above-mentioned three teams are still our most difficult opponents on the road to the championship, especially some developed countries led by the United States, they respect the use of doctrine, they do not cultivate talents, they are talents Harvester."

"All in all, we must go all out, boys, do you have the courage!" The deputy leader was talking, suddenly impassioned.

"have!"

"Is there any determination!"

"have!"

"our target is?"

"Champion! Champion! Champion!"

"Okay, I am very satisfied with everyone's firm belief in going forward without fear of hardships and dangers. Victory will definitely belong to us! Three players, Shen Qi, Zhou Yu'an, and Yu Lei, will accompany me to the pre-match announcement. The rest of the players and coaches will stay in the hotel to prepare for tomorrow's IMO Race." The deputy team leader led the three team members out of the hotel and walked to London South Bank University.

The auditorium of London South Bank University was full, and representatives of athletes from 102 national Olympic math teams around the world gathered together.

Sitting on the rostrum is a group of bigwigs, people of all colors, who are well-known experts in the international mathematics community.

"I would like to invite the leader of the judging panel, Sir Andrew Wiles, Fields Medal winner, member of the Royal Society of London, and professor at Oxford University, to announce the rules of the competition." The host asked the leader of the jury to read the rules of the competition. This is a routine matter. Teams must have a representative present.

The leader of the judging panel was an old white man. He stood up to pay tribute, and the audience burst into thunderous applause.

A Fields Medal winner, a member of the Royal Society of London, a professor at Oxford University, and a knight canonized by the Queen of England. These titles are too scary for one person. The trough is so awesome, applaud quickly, and the applause at the scene lasts for a long time.

Professor Wiles began to read out the rules of the competition. He used to have a well-known identity in the industry --- the dean of the Princeton Department of Mathematics. His most famous masterpiece, which shocked the world, was his successful proof of "Fermat's Last Theorem" in 1995.

After his tenure at Princeton ended, Wiles returned to his native England as a professor at his alma mater, Merton College, Oxford.

"It's a big trough..." Shen Qi and Zhou Yu'an in the audience were dumbfounded. The leader of the judges and Sir Wiles with a frightening name have seen him before. He was the one they met in the supermarket two days ago. An old British man.