amaotonovel Chapter 223: The Math Challenge Begins!
Chapter 223: The Math Challenge Begins!
As they spoke, the two arrived at the library.
Because Meng Lan had spoken up for him beforehand, the outside disturbances did not affect Lin Chen's life.
Now, he lives the life of an ordinary college student.
During this period, besides attending classes, Lin Chen would occasionally discuss some paper-related issues with Professor Wang, or go to the library with Chen Xiaoxiao to read books in the evenings.
He has already set a goal for himself to complete Task 2: prioritize leveling up his math skills to LV4.
This time, Stardust EDA was created using a system add-on.
However, when exchanging Stardust EDA, Lin Chen also gained an understanding of the role of mathematics.
It is often said that mathematics is the starting point of science, and that is absolutely true.
Whatever Lin Chen may do in the future, it's always good to be prepared by raising his level of mathematical knowledge first.
Time just passed by day by day.
While things were peaceful and serene on Lin Chen's side, the media frenzy surrounding Stardust EDA continued outside.
Until one day, the discussion surrounding Stardust EDA suddenly cooled down.
It wasn't that some mysterious force intervened, but rather a much bigger event that suddenly overshadowed the Stardust EDA topic.
This major event is the International Mathematical Challenge between University Students from China and the United States!
In fact, back in the United States, on the other side of the ocean, the American media had already begun to provide comprehensive coverage of the challenge in an effort to soothe their bruised faces.
The purpose is to divert public attention.
This tactic worked very well. At least while the discussion about Stardust EDA was still going strong in China, the Americans' attention was completely focused on this competition.
This competition was a grand show meticulously prepared by the US President to promote his MAGA strategy.
Americans have made ample preparations for this.
It was supposed to be just a math competition, but this time the venue was the Las Vegas Convention Center, known as the city that never sleeps in the United States.
And the redecorating began half a month in advance.
The venue can accommodate more than 50,000 spectators and is prepared to broadcast the event live to dozens of countries around the world at the same time!
This naturally includes the Dragon Kingdom!
Because of the extensive hype created by the US media beforehand, some media outlets reportedly predicted that the viewership rating in the US alone on the day of the game could exceed 40%!
The Super Bowl is comparable to the American version of the Spring Festival Gala!
The sudden surge in popularity of the competition in China was due to an interview given by the outspoken US president the day before the competition.
Right in front of the camera, a reporter asked the golden-haired president:
"Your Excellency, the mathematics challenge between university students from the United States and South Africa is about to begin. What are your thoughts?"
"Believe me, this will be a fantastic match! Our players will once again prove to the world the greatness of the United States!"
"But President, recently, because China has broken through our technological blockade, world opinion believes that there is a problem with the US education system. We should reflect on this."
"This is all nonsense!"
The golden-haired leader looked disdainful.
"Tomorrow's game will prove this. In fact, I can reveal in advance that I have already met our boys, and they are the elite of the elite!"
Especially one of them... he was truly an unparalleled genius!
I bet they'll really shine in the game and impress everyone.
"As for the college students in China, they may have spent a lot of time memorizing textbook knowledge, spending all day memorizing various formulas and theorems."
But mathematics is not a subject that can be mastered simply by rote memorization.
It requires talent, inspiration, and the ability to see problems from entirely new perspectives.
And these are precisely what students from China lack!
When this interview was broadcast in China, it immediately sparked outrage among countless Chinese netizens.
"Kill those Americans! Nine Chapters, Five Chiefs, charge!"
"Go China Team!"
"Looks like the Americans didn't learn their lesson last time, they're about to get slapped in the face again! Enough said, Nine Chapters and Five Kings Envoy, do your best tomorrow, make sure the Americans learn their lesson!"
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These days, thanks to Stardust EDA, Chinese netizens have had a great time of gloating.
The online sentiment is largely the same. Because of the Stardust EDA incident, even those public intellectuals who usually speak up for outsiders have fallen silent.
It seemed like everyone was hoping that the Dragon Kingdom team would win tomorrow's match.
In this atmosphere, the match day arrived!
The day of the competition was Saturday at 12 noon in China, which is Friday at 8 pm in the United States.
After Lin Chen and Chen Xiaoxiao had lunch together, Chen Xiaoxiao insisted on going back to her dormitory.
The girls in their dorm had already made plans to watch today's game together.
Left with no other choice, Lin Chen could only send her back first, and then he returned to his dormitory.
Along the way, the campus of Long University of Science and Technology was almost deserted, as if it were on holiday.
Because almost all the teachers and students were preparing to watch today's game.
As soon as Lin Chen entered the dormitory, he saw that Lu Han and the other two had already set up small stools and were sitting around Lu Han's desk, looking at his 49-inch ultrawide monitor that cost thousands of dollars.
"Boss! Hurry up, it's about to start!"
"I'm coming!"
At this moment, the live broadcast of the match was already appearing on the screen.
The scene in the picture is spectacular.
The stadium, which can hold a total of 50,000 people, was completely full.
And it became a sea of stars and stripes.
Everywhere you look, there are Americans waving Stars and Stripes and wearing little red hats.
Like the Chinese before them, Americans have also been suppressed for a long time.
The emergence of Stardust EDA dealt a heavy blow to the self-esteem of many Americans.
They crave revenge and want to see the United States prove itself again.
And today, perhaps, is that moment!
At this moment, the host from China in the live broadcast room suddenly shouted excitedly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our contestant has appeared!"
In the video, five young people walk out of the backstage dressing room and form a line to walk towards the competition stage.
However, as they passed through the audience, an endless chorus of boos suddenly erupted from the crowd.
In the dormitory, Lu Han was the first to jump up.
"Holy crap! These Americans have absolutely no manners!"
Chen Hao nodded: "Exactly, don't Americans know that friendship comes first and competition second?"
Shi Jun also shook his head: "Many people in my hometown say that foreigners are of high quality... but it seems they're not all that great."
Lin Chen smiled silently.
Are foreigners more civilized?
It can only be said that China has been poisoned by certain people for too long, to the point that many people naturally have unrealistic fantasies about foreign countries.
To be honest, Lin Chen is also very angry right now.
It's not because of the rudeness of those Americans.
Instead, they were angry that the Chinese players were too uncompetitive.
Even though others are already in this situation, they're still hanging their heads and acting like cowards.
If he were there, he would definitely give those Americans the middle finger!