Chapter Seventy-Fifth Chen Tianhua

  The provincial math competition finals were from 3 to 5 pm, and the exam room was at Bolling University. Since they weren't familiar with Bolling University, it might take some time just to find the classroom, and it would also take about half an hour to get to Bolling University from Bozhou Institute of Technology. So, Zhan Fei and Liu Yuan set off after lunch and a short rest.

  By two o'clock, the two had already arrived at Bolling University. As one of the top 20 universities in the country, Bolling University was indeed impressive, and just by looking at its campus size, it was much larger than Bozhou Institute of Technology.

  But for the two of them to find their own exam venue in such a large campus, it was not an easy task. After asking several students from Bole University, they finally found the third teaching building. By the time they took the elevator to the eighth floor exam room, nearly forty minutes had passed, and there were only twenty minutes left before the start of the exam. As a result, more than half of the people were already seated in the exam room.

  The two sat down according to the admission ticket number on the table, took a slight breath, and the invigilating teacher arrived. This time, the invigilating teacher was not from Bolling University, nor could it be from Bozhou Institute of Technology, but rather one of the few teachers selected by the Education Department of Bolling Province from several universities as the invigilation team.

  This is also to ensure absolute fairness and justice in the final, it is impossible for any teacher from the same school to help students cheat. The entire province of Boling has many universities, and there are many participating students, but after the preliminary round, 80% have been eliminated, and the remaining ones are quite capable.

  However, there were still more than 60 people left. This final exam was also distributed in two examination rooms, with only over 30 people taking the exam. The invigilation team had as many as six people, and all the cameras in the examination room were turned on. Six invigilating teachers, two on the podium, two in the middle, and two at the back, stared at several students respectively.

  It can be seen that the proctoring intensity this time is much stricter than the college entrance examination. After distributing the test papers, the six invigilating teachers were also expressionless and silent, neither giving students any hints or help nor having any influence on them because they were all very clear.

  At this moment, the leaders of the Education Bureau are all watching the entire examination process. How dare they be slightly slack?

  After Zhang Fei got the test paper, he also started to look at the questions. His face showed a very interesting expression. This time's exam questions were finally a bit interesting. It felt like doing these questions required moving his brain a little, unlike the preliminary round where Zhang Fei could just read the question and write the answer without needing to think much.

  But this time, like last time, there are six questions, but the difficulty of these six questions has increased greatly. The first two questions are as difficult as the last two questions in the preliminary round, and the next two are even more difficult.

  As for the last two questions, it's not just a simple combination and intersection of mathematical concepts, but involves knowledge beyond the university mathematics syllabus. It requires using the concepts given in the question stem, combining them with one's own mathematical thinking and innovation ability to deduce a new theory, and then skillfully applying this theory to get the points for these two questions. The difficulty can be seen at a glance.

  While Zhang Fei spent a full half hour on the first four questions, he used another half hour to finish the last two questions. If Liu Yuan saw this scene, he would probably be so shocked that his glasses would fall off.

  So far, he has only done one question, and it's still an extraordinary performance. The reason why he did this question is that this question is the same type as the last question in the preliminary round, just with different numbers.

  After the preliminary round, he had carefully reviewed the materials and pondered for four or five hours before finally solving the problem. So Liu Yuan was lucky, but the next question would require real skills. Liu Yuan's foundation was solid, but in this exam to select math geniuses, he still fell short by a lot.

  In fact, at this moment, everyone in the examination room is frowning and scratching their hair, thinking about how to solve the problem. This final exam, the provincial question-setting group has made great efforts, and the difficulty of the questions they set is very high.

  Even the head of the proposition group had estimated that this time it might be possible to get 40 points, which would be a first-class prize. As for getting more than 50 points, it's highly likely to be the champion of the final round. The reason why they came up with such difficult questions is that they are also looking forward to seeing if there will be a math genius among these universities in Bogotá Province who can surprise them and get a score of 70 or even higher.

  In this way, next time the International University Student Mathematics Competition, Bogotá Province may have a chance to show up. After finishing the questions, Zhan Fei did not sleep because there was an invigilating teacher standing near him, and these teachers seemed very serious. Zhan Fei also dared not to be presumptuous and could only play with his pen holder in boredom.

  This scene was naturally seen by the leaders of the Provincial Department of Education and the leaders of various universities. If the Provincial Department of Education is a mother, then each university is her child. These children are always vying for favor in front of their mother, elevating themselves and belittling others, in order to get more milk.

  And now, Zhan Fei's behavior has also given other universities an excuse to attack Bozhou University of Technology. Just listen to the teaching director from Bao Lin Normal University say: "That student should be from Bozhou University of Technology, right? All the other students are concentrating on their thoughts, but he is playing with his pen. Even if he can't do it, such an important exam shouldn't be treated like this, should it?"

  When the director of studies said this, Ma Wenhua, who was also the head of the department at Bozhou Institute of Technology, also smiled slightly. If it were someone else, Ma Wenhua might have been embarrassed this time, but who is that person? The genius who finished all the questions in half an hour during the preliminary round, he's now playing with his pen holder, which means he must have already finished answering everything.

  "So perhaps that student finished all the questions and got a bit bored?"

  At this time, a director of teaching at Bolling University said: "Our school's Chen Tianhua hasn't finished yet!"

  Chen Tianhua, now a junior, three years ago entered Bohai University as the top scorer in the Bohai Provincial College Entrance Examination. His math score was even full marks. During his high school days, he had participated in the Olympic Math Competition and won a decent ranking. With some bonus points added, Chen Tianhua's total exam score actually exceeded 755!