After transmigrating into the cultivation world, the school topper was reborn - chapter 439

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The deputy team leader and the observers looked at them like this and smiled to comfort them, “You find it difficult, and so do others.” 

The deputy team leader led them back, “Friendship first, competition second, as long as we can keep up this time, after the task is completed, you can relax. There will be another day tomorrow, and you can play with peace of mind for two days after it’s finished.”

They looked calm, but in fact were uneasy. They got third place for three consecutive years. If they couldn’t even get third place this time…

Prior to departure, the leaders of the relevant departments had already told them that they must ensure that they were competing with each other.

When it came to friendship, the first was competition and it was second. Who actually came to participate in the competition? Who didn’t want to compete for the first prize? They had their own pride in their hearts.

Moreover, this year was different from previous years.

This year because of Su Xingchen’s popularity, the domestic attention to the IMO was very high, which could be said to be the concern of the people. This was both a good thing and a bad thing. The advantage was that more people paid attention to the IMO competition. There were also more people who compared it with the 100-meter sprint, saying it would also bring prosperity for the country.　　

The disadvantage was that there were too many people concerned about it. Once they lose the game, it would be like Liu Xiang*, who carried too many people’s expectations in the 2008 Olympics.

The first to bear the burden was the “star” Su Xingchen.

They paid attention to the competition because of her, and naturally required her to bear the anger if they lost.

Of course, if they could win the competition, it would be another scene of throwing over flowers and applause.

Both the observer teacher and the deputy leader set their sights on Su Xingchen’s back, who could not see the tension in the front.

The first place wasn’t the individual score, but the group score, the total score of the group.

But an individual also needed to get the medal. If she personally got the gold medal, the pressure she bears would be less, even if the team didn’t get the first or third place. Of course, there was no place for criticism. If other members didn’t get the gold medal, they wouldn’t need to bear the brunt accompanying many people’s expectations or the anger for failure like Su Xingchen.

Both observers were worried.

Back at the hotel where they lived, the two observers asked the deputy team leader who had been training her, “Professor Peng, how was Su Xingchen’s test?”

Because she had too many lessons, they were really not optimistic about her results.

Professor Peng, the deputy team leader, was quite relaxed. While eating, he said with a smile, “How was her test, you should ask her. How would I know?”

“She still has an exam tomorrow. If we ask her at this time, won’t that put pressure on her?” The two observers wanted him to answer.

Professor Peng took a mouthful of soup and put down the spoon, “You are in a hurry and it’s useless now. The test is not just about knowledge but also luck. The six questions are sent from more than 100 countries. I have chosen to depend on luck. I have taught her the topics. She has learned it. We may not be able to solve it ourselves. What do you ask them to do? You have also seen the topic of P3 today…”

Speaking of the topic of P3, the teacher from the observer school in Haishi High School couldn’t help but feel uneasy again.

Although he was an observer of the IMO this time, he was also the teacher of their school quiz class like Teacher Ke, a senior teacher with more than 20 years of experience in teaching Olympiad, but he couldn’t solve the P3 question.

“Forget it, just eat,” the teacher from the observer school of Haishi said.

The other observer teacher comforted him and said, “In fact, there is no need to be nervous. We have another day tomorrow. Besides, I think Su Xingchen is quite calm, as long as she can maintain the correct rate of doing three questions, the trip to the IMO will not be considered a drag.”

For each seven-point question, the correct rate of three questions was twenty-one points. This score was incomparable with the score in the first few years, but it wasn’t worse than the score in the recent years.

He looked at the results of the contestants in the first few years, they basically all scored 28 points.

Fearing that Gao Shang and other contestants were under psychological pressure, many professors adjusted their emotions themselves. On the second day of the exam, they couldn’t see the tension and heaviness in their expressions.

Gao Shang held Su Xingchen’s hand before the exam and asked nervously, “Xingchen, what if I didn’t pass the exam?”

Su Xingchen smiled and said, “What are you afraid of? I’m here!”

This sentence successfully relieved the pressure on her. She took Su Xingchen’s arm with a big smile, and felt relieved.

As the only two girls left in the national top six this time, in the previous Chinese women’s competition and training team, her score was only below that of Su Xingchen, but she then trained for three months. Su Xingchen prepared for the college entrance examination. She believed that she hadn’t made progress in the three months. Su Xingchen’s words did make her pressure much less.

This test was still in the stadium. A large number of observers had gathered outside the stadium. Except for the locals and a few other members of the country, most of them came from China. They held a portrait of Su Xingchen.

Cheng Kangyao, as one of the fans of the Shā mǎ tè fan club, stood on the steps in front of the stadium and shouted to them, “This is an IMO competition, not a basketball game. You must be quiet when you enter. Do not affect Xingchen’s exam! Do not be loud and noisy. If you want to go to the toilet halfway, go quietly.”

Standing in front of Cheng Kangyao were all Shā mǎ tès. It was this group of weird  guys that attracted the attention of many people abroad.

But these Shā mǎ tès were all confident because of Su Xingchen, raising their heads and raising their chests.

They were the visual department, the rock department, hum! o(￣ヘ￣o#)

A girl with a tattoo on her arm gave them a cold look and separated herself from them.

Miao:

Liu Xiang: Liu Xiang, the defending Olympic champion for the 110 meter hurdles, had pulled out of the heats with an injury. He had won China’s first gold medal in track and field. Liu’s withdrawal disappointed millions with some accusing him of being afraid to lose. Liu’s coach had been told by government officials that if Liu couldn’t win a gold medal in Beijing, all of his previous achievements would become meaningless.

Another rowing coach fired by China said,”nobody can guarantee a gold in any sport…but here, anything less than gold means nothing.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerns_and_controversies_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics

There is just a separate wiki page showing the controversies on the 2008 Olympics held in China.