Volume 1: Student Life Chapter 150 It Becomes Real
Room 103, Science Education Building.
Looking at the increasing number of students gathering around, Dean Yang felt a slight headache.
Originally, this was a small award ceremony organized within the School of Physics, and it was held at five in the afternoon.
He never expected that so many people from other colleges would come to watch.
For this award ceremony, in addition to eight instructors, Dean Yang organized four people to help.
Two were hanging banners and two were making posters.
Originally, these four people could have left after hanging up the banners and placing the posters.
As a result, the four of them now plunged into the crowd of students watching, trying their best to maintain order among the crowd.
However, faced with the increasing number of onlookers, these four people were clearly not enough.
After thinking for a while, Dean Yang walked over to the two instructors and whispered a few words.
The two instructors took a look at the students, smiled bitterly, and went up to maintain order.
Dean Yang looked at the two instructors and sighed softly. He had no choice.
He still hasn't figured out how he could attract so many students' attention?
Although UPC's international influence and value are increasing year by year, at most it can only attract some interested students to watch.
But now, Dean Yang estimated that the number of students in the School of Mathematics, the School of Physics and other colleges is at least 200 to 300...
When there are too many people, accidents are likely to happen, so order at the scene must be maintained.
Dean Yang walked up to another instructor, explained the situation to him, and asked him to arrange staff now.
The instructor took a look, responded, and walked out of the classroom.
It took him a long time to squeeze out from the crowd of students.
"This..." The instructor looked back. There were not just two or three hundred students here. The Science Education Room 103 was filled with onlookers inside and outside. The entire Science Education Room 103 was packed with people. There were at least several hundred students.
He withdrew his gaze and hurried to the yard to find help.
When Chen Zhou and his friends arrived at the science building, they were very surprised and puzzled to see the crowded scene.
They wondered if there was some important event taking place in the science building today.
Just when they were confused, someone shouted, "The two most outstanding players from the gold medal team are here."
In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Chen Zhou and Yang Yiyi.
Chen Zhou and Yang Yiyi looked at each other. What was going on? Were these people here to see us?
Unlike the previous instructor who had to work hard to squeeze out of the student team, Chen Zhou and his team easily slipped in.
Because of the students watching, they consciously made way for a small path.
When Dean Yang saw Chen Zhou, Yang Yiyi and the other two walking out of the student team, he immediately realized that the target of this group of onlookers was the three people in front of them.
No, it’s Chen Zhou and Yang Yiyi.
As for Fang Jieming, he doesn't seem to be the focus of attention.
But it shouldn’t be that serious?
Chen Zhou took a look at the Science Teaching Classroom 103 and found that there were still a few seats left except for the front row.
The rest of the places, whether places for sitting or standing, were all packed.
Coming to the empty seats in the front row, Chen Zhou and the other two sat down.
Fang Jieming couldn't help but ask, "What's going on? Why are there so many people?"
Chen Zhou shook his head. He really didn't know why these people came to join in the fun.
Yang Yiyi also shook her head and said, "I don't know. Professor Ma only told me to come over in the afternoon to receive the gold medal and certificate, but he didn't say there would be so many people watching..."
Fang Jieming looked around again and said, "Okay...but judging from the way they made way just now, these people are here to see you two."
Chen Zhou thought about it but couldn't figure out the reason.
Is this UPC gold medal so attractive?
With a slight movement in his heart, Chen Zhou raised his head and looked around. This number of people should be enough, right?
Five o'clock in the afternoon.
All participating teams were present, and volunteers were added to the scene to maintain order among visitors.
As Dean Yang spoke at the podium, the scene fell silent.
Dean Yang did not mention the competition at first, but said: "Can you all hear me? In fact, I am very confused, why did you all come to watch? If you are interested in UPC, that is, the International University Physics Competition, you can come to me directly. When you understand the organization and registration for the competition, we will arrange it. These are all small matters."
"I originally wanted to quietly present the awards ceremony to the participating teams, and for us to digest this outstanding achievement internally, that's enough. But so many of you suddenly gathered here, it really gave me a headache. On the one hand, I have to organize people to maintain order, discipline and safety on the scene, and on the other hand, I have to think about how to share our impressive achievements with you."
Dean Yang's words immediately caused laughter at the scene.
Chen Zhou looked at Dean Yang on the podium and laughed out loud.
Dean Yang raised his hand to signal for silence, and then continued, "Thank you all for your support. I just wanted to share some common knowledge about the International University Physics Competition, and let those of you who are interested in participating next year know more about it."
Dean Yang spoke nonstop for a full twenty minutes, explaining everything from the reasons for the birth of UPC, to its development history, to its connection with real life in aerospace, and the competition process involved.
Just like what Zhao Qiqi once said, Dean Yang compared the value of UPC with that of the American Mathematical Olympiad.
In his opinion, although the time limit for this competition is tighter than that for digital simulation, the experience is better.
After hearing what Dean Yang said, some students who were just there for fun actually became interested in UPC.
Some of them also wanted to know how difficult it was for Chen Zhou and his team to win the gold medal.
After promoting the competition, Dean Yang gave the podium position to Professor Mananton.
He will temporarily host this award ceremony.
Since so many people are here and watching, we have to act more properly.
We certainly can’t just give out a prize randomly as did before and call it a day.
Mananton stood on the podium, cleared his throat, and began to host.
"Our Dean Yang has given a detailed introduction to the International University Physics Competition. Students who are interested are welcome to sign up for the competition next year."
"Before we proceed with the award ceremony, let me first talk about the winners of this competition."
"A total of 2,004 teams from around the world participated in this International University Physics Competition. Among them, one team won a gold medal for Problem A and one team won a gold medal for Problem B. The winning rate of a gold medal is less than 0.1%."
At this point, Manandon paused, and some discussions were already being heard from the audience.
"Fuck, is the winning rate so low?"
"This is quite amazing. Such a low winning rate suddenly raises the value of the award."
"Yes, and from what Dean Yang said, this competition is not a weak one."
"You believe whatever people say?"
"No, brother, even if Dean Yang didn't say that, do you think that with so many people participating and such a low winning rate, this competition can be of no value?"
"Yeah, they are indeed the new generation's peerless duo, awesome!"
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After listening to the discussion for a while, Mananton signaled them to be quiet. He looked up at Chen Zhou and the other two sitting in the front row. He smiled and said, "I'm sure everyone knows that we are the only gold medalist team for question A. They are sitting in the audience now. When the awards are presented, everyone will be able to see these three people clearly."
Manandon's words once again drew everyone's attention to Chen Zhou and the other two.
After a pause, Mananton continued, "In addition to the gold medals, 76 teams won silver medals, 189 teams won bronze medals, and 542 teams' contestants were named outstanding contestants."
"We at Yanda sent a total of 24 teams to participate in the competition. In addition to the gold medal I just mentioned, we also won 3 silvers and 8 bronze medals, all of which were excellent."
As Manandon finished speaking, applause broke out from the audience.
Although the other 23 teams are not as strong as Chen Zhou and his team, after all, there are only two gold medals, but this record is indeed impressive.
All excellence means that all participating teams are within the top 45%.
After all, this is a world event and a comparison between schools.
Dean Yang looked at the atmosphere below the stage and smiled slightly, thinking that Old Ma was not bad, and that he was doing a decent job as a temporary guest host.
After the applause, Mananton said, "It's getting late now, so let's quickly move on to our main event, the awards ceremony."
As he spoke, the other seven instructors walked up to the podium holding their medals and certificates.
They temporarily acted as ceremonial and award presenters.
Tilting his head slightly to glance at the people who were ready, Mananton began to call out names: "First, our gold medal winning team, they are Yang Yiyi from the Department of Physics, Chen Zhou from the Department of Mathematics, and Fang Jieming from the Department of Computer Science. Congratulations, you have won the honor of the gold medal with your strength."
Chen Zhou, Yang Yiyi and Fang Jieming stood up from their seats and walked towards the podium.
Looking at Chen Zhou and the other two, Manandon thought for a moment and added, "It is particularly worth mentioning that the members of this team are all junior students. Yang Yiyi and Chen Zhou are both freshmen who entered our Yanda University this year, and Fang Jieming has just entered his sophomore year."
After Mananton finished speaking, there was another round of heated discussion in the audience.
"Sure enough, just like the legendary story post, the two heroes plus the third person won the gold medal."
"But I heard that the two heroes are the main force, and the third person is just a bystander..."
"This situation is very common. It doesn't really matter. After all, they are two of the most outstanding couples in the world!"
"Brother, don't you admire this third person? Do you have such courage and the ability to withstand pressure?"
When Fang Jieming heard this, he staggered unconsciously, and quickly steadied himself, followed Chen Zhou, and walked towards the podium.
Fang Jieming looked around. Fortunately, his action just now was not very obvious, otherwise, as he was in the spotlight, he would definitely cause a burst of laughter.
Chen Zhou and the other two walked up to the podium and stood next to Manandon.
Immediately, an instructor came over with medals and certificates and stood next to the three people.
Mananton continued to host: "This is our gold medal winning team. Now, please invite Dean Yang from our School of Physics to present the award to them."
As Mananton finished speaking, Dean Yang walked onto the stage again.
They took the medals and certificates from the instructor who was temporarily acting as etiquette instructor and presented the awards to Chen Zhou and the other two.
As per convention, the award presenter, Dean Yang, gave an encouraging speech.
This was followed by acceptance speeches from the winners.
First is Fang Jieming.
Fang Jieming naturally thanked his teachers and teammates, and was very happy to win the gold medal. He would participate in more competitions in the future.
Then there is Yang Yiyi.
As usual, Yang Yiyi expressed her gratitude and said that the gold medal in this competition was just a starting point. She cherished the experience of participating in this competition and found many shortcomings during the competition. She will continue to work hard in the future.
Finally, it’s Chen Zhou.
Chen Zhou organized his words a little and said, "First of all, I am very grateful to my teammate, Yang Yiyi. If she hadn't invited me to participate in the competition, I would not have had the opportunity to win this gold medal..."
As soon as Chen Zhou finished speaking, a voice rang out from the audience: "Tsk~ Who else would she choose if not you? You are the only candidate, okay? Don't be like this..."
Hearing this voice, Chen Zhou smiled and did not respond. Instead, he continued, "Then, I am also very grateful to my other teammate, Senior Fang Jieming. Without his excellent programming ability, we would not have won this gold medal. And our instructor and Dean Yang, their help was also huge. Thank you very much."
Dean Yang and Mananton looked at Chen Zhou with smiles on their faces. This thank you was more pleasant to hear than just a passing mention.
After a pause, Chen Zhou smiled and said, "I don't know if I understood correctly. Many of you came here today. You all came here for us, right? But what I don't understand is, why did you come here?"
Someone in the audience said, "You got it right. We are here for you two, the peerless duo."
Someone else said, "I heard that you guys were admitted to Yanda by repeating your grade. Is that true?"
Hearing this question, some people focused their attention on Chen Zhou.
They were a group of people who came to join in the fun. They had only heard about Chen Zhou and Yang Yiyi repeating a grade and had not verified anything about it.
Before Chen Zhou could answer, Dean Yang said, "Since the students are so enthusiastic, we will temporarily add a question session. If you have any questions, you can ask the gold medalist team. As for the time, let's limit it to 20 minutes. After all, it's getting late, and there are still many of our students sitting in the audience waiting to receive their awards. We can't ignore them, right?"
The students around him immediately expressed their understanding in a kind manner. In their opinion, twenty minutes was not a short time.
The students from the 23 teams who were still sitting in the audience looked at Dean Yang with gratitude. They felt that they were today's supporting actors, the perfect foils.
But in fact, they were wrong about one thing, because the perfect foil was also standing on the stage.
Fang Jieming thought to himself, if he had known this would happen, he would have just said he had diarrhea and not joined in the fun...
He was sure that in these twenty minutes, he would not be asked a single question...
