Top Student: Experience Infinite Occupations

68 He Hongyun, First Place

After Li Chengqian came out of the hall, he looked around but didn’t see Ding Ling and the others.

“It’s still early. I’ll go browse and buy some books to read.” After discovering a bookstore not far away, Li Chengqian strode over.

He submitted his paper early for two reasons. Firstly, the questions were indeed too simple. There was no point in staying in the competition hall. Secondly, he needed to continue reading and absorbing knowledge.

He had initially thought that creating a brainwave receiver was not a difficult task.

However, after learning about integrated circuits, digital circuits, and analog circuits, he realized that he had underestimated the task.

This thing was indeed very difficult.

There was a lot of knowledge involved. If he wanted to create a brain wave receiver, not only did he have to have high level software knowledge, he also had to master the technology related to gathering, amplifying, and noise reduction of brain waves.

If he wanted to realize these abilities, he had to use a special chip, which was a special CPU manufactured by AMD.

In addition, he also needed to have a detailed understanding of brain waves and a good understanding of the functional areas of the brain.

The brainwave receiver may only look like a helmet, but this thing was really a huge system. Once it was developed, it would have a great impact on the information industry.

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Meanwhile, He Hongyun submitted his paper at the last minute, just as the theory test ended.

On the computer screen, his test results were tabulated.

“The results of your test are as follows: You took 2 hours 29 minutes and completed all the questions.”

“You got 35 multiple-choice questions correct. 70% accuracy. 35 marks.”

“You got 8 True/False questions correct. 80% accuracy. 8 marks.”

“You got 6 fill-in-the-blank questions correct. 60% accuracy. 6 marks.”

“Subjective questions pending review by the examiner.”

“This test is over.”

He Hongyun did a mental calculation of his test score and revealed a confident smile. “I scored 49 marks out of 70 marks, 70% accuracy.”

“Of the three subjective questions, I’m very confident about two of them, and I should be able to score some marks for the third one.”

“My final score should be at least 70 marks!”

“In the previous competition, the first place in the theory test only scored 71 marks!”

“The questions for this competition are much harder than the previous one! I can definitely be in the top three for the theory test.” He Hongyun stood up from his seat.

A series of sighs came from all over. “Other than subjective questions, my luck was bad. I only scored 15 marks!”

“I scored 20 marks!”

“I scored 18 marks!”

“I scored 24 marks. I don’t know how to answer the subjective questions.”

“What a coincidence. I don’t know either.”

“That damn question is so difficult and unexpected.”

“The Junior Informatics Programming Competition has really lived up to its reputation.”

Amidst everyone’s whining, He Hongyun’s face was filled with arrogance as he walked out of the competition hall. “Which competition hall is Li Chengqian in? I can’t wait to tell him my score.”

“And see the look on his face.”

He felt that Li Chengqian definitely wouldn’t do as well as him, and his score won’t be as high as his!

“I heard that the results of this theory test will be released in batches within the next half an hour.”

“The top ten students’ names, schools, and marks will be displayed on the big screen in real time.” Based on past experience, the marks will be shown on the screen and they will be ranked as they are released. The final ranking would be released at one in the afternoon.

When He Hongyun walked out, Tian Wenming and the others were already waiting at the entrance of the competition hall.

“How did you do?” Tian Wenming asked with concern.

“I would score at least 70 marks!” He Hongyun said with a smug smile.

“Not bad, not bad.” Tian Wenming nodded seriously. He had a satisfied look in his eyes. “The highest score in last year’s theory test was 71 marks. If you score 70 marks, you are already in the top tier.”

“Teacher Tian, this year’s questions are much harder than last year’s. It’s very difficult to score as high as the highest score last year,” He Hongyun said proudly. He was confident of his results. He felt that he had a high chance of coming in first in the theory test.

Although He Hongyun didn’t say it directly, Tian Wenming understood what he meant.

“It’s good to have confidence.” He felt that He Hongyun’s arrogance and confidence were a little too much, but now wasn’t the time to destroy his confidence.

After Jian Qingli heard what He Hongyun said, her eyes lit up. “It would be great if He Hongyun could get first place. Then, he would be able to cut Li Chengqian down to size. I humbly begged to join his team and he actually rejected me.”

“He would rather have a timid little fatty than let me join his team. This egomaniac! B*stard!” Jian Qingli thought of Li Chengqian rejecting her and gritted her teeth in hatred.

Zhao Peng curled his lips in disdain. He was very disdainful of what He Hongyun said.

“Teacher Tian, look at the big screen. The results are already starting to appear.” Bi Jialiang’s eyes were fixed on the big screen, and the names on the big screen kept jumping.

Every time someone with higher marks appeared, the name on the tenth position would be displaced.

On the big screen, the current first place score was 48 marks, and the last place scored 38 marks. The average score was only 40 marks.

Some statistics were also shown on the big screen, such as the number of papers that have been graded, and the average results.

There were a total of 287 candidates participating in the competition in Jinshan Province. Currently, 53 test papers have been graded and the average score was 32 marks.

“This is unbelievable! The average score is actually so low.” Bi Jialiang found it hard to believe.

“It’s indeed too low. The average score for last year’s exam was 45 marks!” Tian Wenming looked at the results on the big screen and found it unbelievable too.

“This is because the questions this year are very difficult!” He Hongyun had a smug smile on his face as he emphasized the difficulty of the exam again.

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“That’s why I said that the highest score for this year’s theory test will be lower than last year’s. Perhaps, if I score 70 marks, I would be the highest scorer for this test,” he said conceitedly.

“It’s possible!” Tian Wenming nodded. He was even looking forward to it. If He Hongyun got first place in the test, he would also look good.

Everyone kept their eyes on the big screen. One hundred and fifty test papers had been graded, and the top score was only 57 marks. The overall average score had gone down by one mark to 31 marks.

“He Hongyun, have you seen Li Chengqian? Why hasn’t he come out yet?” Zhao Peng asked anxiously as he looked left and right. Most of the people in the competition hall had already left, and he still didn’t see Li Chengqian come out.

Ding Ling had already run to the exit of the competition hall. She was especially anxious and kept looking inside.

“I didn’t see him! I don’t know why he didn’t come out, but I’m guessing he might be too embarrassed to come out because he didn’t do well.” He Hongyun said with a smug look on his face.

“He Hongyun, don’t be smug. Li Chengqian’s results haven’t been released yet. If you talk big now, and Li Chengqian’s results turn out to be better than yours, I’m afraid you wouldn’t know where to look.” When Zhao Peng heard this, he felt especially uncomfortable in his heart. His voice was filled with displeasure.

“Hehe…” He Hongyun sneered in disdain.

“He Hongyun, you’re first! 73 marks! Second place is 57 marks. A 16-mark gap. Amazing!” Bi Jialiang said excitedly when he saw He Hongyun’s name on the big screen.

“He Hongyun, you’re amazing!” Jian Qingli was beaming with joy. She looked at He Hongyun with admiration.

“Li Chengqian, don’t think that you’re the only capable person in the world! He Hongyun is better than you.”

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“Did you just say that you’re afraid that I’ll be embarrassed?” After seeing the results, the smugness on He Hongyun’s face intensified. He looked at Zhao Peng mockingly.

“Look, I’m first! You should be the one to feel embarrassed.” He Hongyun pointed at the rankings and marks on the big screen like a victor. He patted Zhao Peng’s shoulder and laughed proudly.

Zhao Peng was so angry that his face turned green. This was the first time he had seen someone so smug and arrogant after just a minor victory.