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Chapter 79: Interview with a Clear Distinction between Love and Hate

The next day, the day for the interview, Xia Keke was much more concerned than Qiao Yu.

As usual, he ran down early in the morning and not only brought breakfast for Qiao Yu, but also got together with Qiao Xi to discuss what Qiao Yu should wear today.

This made Qiao Yu feel very angry for a while.

"I said, do you really not have to go to military training today? Is the military training requirement of Changjun Middle School so lax?"

"My mom asked for a day off for me, so I don't have to go today. You don't understand girls' affairs! Hey, I think this white T-shirt is a little big? It's baggy on me, and I look listless, and not very formal."

"Yeah, that's right. Let Qiao Yu try this shirt. I think it would look good with a pair of trousers. But Qiao Yu doesn't seem to have any leather shoes."

"I can buy him leather shoes next time, but this plaid shirt is weird. People on the Internet say that only programmers wear it."

"Is that so? This was chosen by Qiao Yu himself. I guess I can't let him choose his own clothes next time. It's tasteless."

"Boys don't have a lot of clothes to match in the summer. Brother, why don't you try this cotton T-shirt? I think it would go well with your dark blue jeans."

"Hmm... Coco, I think this set is a bit casual, right?"

"That's right, and..."

……

After changing three sets of clothes in a row, Qiao Yu finally couldn't help it and slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I almost forgot. Yesterday, Principal Zhang asked me to wear the school uniform today, saying that it would help promote the school."

"Oh? Really?" Xia Keke looked at Qiao Yu suspiciously: "Then why didn't you say it just now?"

Qiao Yu said righteously, "Everyone said I forgot. I was so excited yesterday that the principal called and said a few words before hanging up. How could I remember? I just tried on several sets of clothes before I remembered."

Qiao Xi glanced at Qiao Yu with a half-smile, and simply put down the two clothes in her hands: "Oh, then you can wear the school uniform, that's fine, it's clean and fresh. Anyway, if he goes to military training, he has to wear a school uniform."

Xia Keke felt a little regretful. It was such a rare opportunity to dress up Qiao Yu like a doll so openly, but it was suddenly interrupted. What a pity.

It’s very annoying. The principal is too controlling.

Qiao Yu also breathed a sigh of relief. He was really too lazy to waste time on dressing.

Why does a junior high school student like him dress so fancy?

He washed his face specially with soap this morning, which was delicate enough.

Well, this is probably why Qiao Xi has always suspected that her son’s hormones have stopped being secreted.

Which fifteen-year-old boy doesn’t like to be coquettish?

……

Xingcheng Railway No. 1 Middle School.

Zhang Tiejun had been waiting at the school gate in the scorching sun for about ten minutes.

The security guard in his 50s at the door felt uncomfortable after chatting with him. After all, it was a hot summer day and he wanted to stay in the security room and enjoy the air conditioning.

Fortunately, Qiao Yu's figure finally appeared in sight.

The boy was full of energy and spirit, especially the blue and white striped T-shirt with the school emblem of Tieyi Middle School printed on it, which made Principal Zhang's mouth curl up subconsciously.

It's rare that this guy is thoughtful.

He didn't mention what to wear yesterday. No matter why Qiao Yu chose the school uniform, Zhang Tiejun felt very relieved. It was right to let Teacher Lan follow this kid all this time. This choice showed some human touch.

"Hello, Principal Zhang. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"No, no, I just got here too. Come on, Qiao Yu, follow me in."

Before taking Qiao Yu into the school, Zhang Tiejun did not forget to greet the security guard at the door: "Old Lu, you have worked hard. By the way, if someone who claims to be a reporter from the Morning Post comes later, just let him in directly. He has been here before and knows my office."

"Okay, Principal Zhang, goodbye." The security guard looked at the young man following the principal, raised his hand in confusion and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

See you soon.

Although it was not the first time that I saw the principal standing at the school gate waiting for someone in such hot weather, it was the first time that he was waiting for a student.

The leader’s child?
That’s not right either!

How is it possible for the leader’s children to study at Tieyi Middle School?
eccentric!
But soon, someone helped the security guard to solve the problem.

As soon as Principal Zhang and Qiao Yu entered the school, the director of the school office came in from outside with two people to the school gate.

Soon, a long red banner was hung above the gate at the school entrance.

The gate of Tieyi Middle School is quite grand. If it were some schools with narrow gates, such a long banner might not be able to be hung.

“Congratulations to our freshman Qiao Yu for winning the gold medal in the Algebra and Number Theory category of the Xiaolibaba International Mathematics Competition!”

After hanging it up, Director Fan stood at the school gate with a smile on his face, took out his mobile phone, and took several photos.

The security guard couldn't help but lean over and ask, "Director Fan, this award must be very impressive, right?"

"Haha, Old Lu, let's talk about whether it's amazing or not. But since the start of this competition, not to mention the middle schools in Star City, even if all the universities in Star City are included, this gold medal is unique. Do you think it's worth celebrating?"

"Oh, that's really worth celebrating. Our middle school has produced such an outstanding student?"

"Haha, Old Lu, that's why they say things change over time. As long as you run the school with your heart, there will always be unexpected surprises. Okay, I'll go back and report first. By the way, there will be a press conference later..."

"Principal Zhang has already told us that he has been waiting at the gate for a long time today just to pick up this student." The security guard looked at the name on the banner with admiration, and there was a hint of sadness in his joy conveyed by Director Fan.

It would be even more perfect if the banner had his grandson's name on it and the principal was waiting for him in person at the school gate.

It's a pity that his grandson has just started kindergarten. But he has to start catching up with culture.

The security guard was thinking that he had to ask his son to buy some math enlightenment books for the baby.

……

"Qiao Yu, our school was very lively yesterday. Many media wanted to interview you and came to our school first. What do you think?"

On the way back to the office, Zhang Tiejun took every opportunity to find out what Qiao Yu was thinking.

Children who are precocious usually have more independent ideas, especially at the age of fifteen. Making decisions under the pretext of doing good for the child will cause complaints regardless of whether it is in line with the child's wishes. It is better to ask for opinions first and guide them appropriately.

This is the importance of strong business capabilities.

Zhang Tiejun was originally a teacher in his early years. He worked his way up step by step, from deputy director, director, and vice principal, and then gradually rose to the position of principal. However, the previous promotions were not at Tieyi Middle School.

However, having been dealing with students for many years, he naturally has a more accurate grasp of students' psychology than those principals who were transferred from department heads of higher-level departments to serve in schools.

In fact, under normal circumstances, the difference between the two types of principals cannot be seen in the short term.

After all, the principal's job is to grasp the general direction, and he or she rarely deals with a specific student. But when it comes to some specific details, there are actually differences. For example, the understanding of the general direction of education, the specific requirements for teachers, etc.

Although the school has clearly spent a lot of effort in training them, there are many outstanding graduates who complain about the school after graduation. In many cases, it is because the principal’s educational skills are not strong.

Especially when facing a special student like Qiao Yu, a principal like Zhang Tiejun who has rich educational experience will naturally be able to handle the situation with ease.

Qiao Yu, who was walking beside Zhang Tiejun, was looking at the playground, where rows of freshmen from the first grade of junior high school and the first grade of high school were lined up in square formations under the scorching sun. He should have been one of them.

But there was no way. He had an interview assignment today, and the principal said on the phone that he didn't need to undergo military training, so he was forced to be lazy.

After hearing what Principal Zhang said, Qiao Yu retracted his gaze and then replied, "How about the school help me screen them? There are too many messy interviews. I think it's a waste of time."

If it was before Xue Song called him yesterday, Qiao Yu really didn't think that accepting a few interviews would be a waste of time.

But now his thoughts have changed a little.

Although it is not a bad thing to become famous first, becoming famous on the Internet is a very mysterious thing and it usually comes in waves.

He still has two important tasks to accomplish, so there is no need for him to keep making his presence known.

Zhang Tiejun immediately agreed, "Yes, I think so too. Although from the school's perspective, large-scale publicity is definitely better. But you are still a student, and too much exposure may not be a good thing for you.

Especially now that the Internet is full of mixed people, don't focus all your attention on it. Just expose yourself moderately. You still have a long future ahead of you, and your current achievements are just a starting point. Don't let external information interfere with your mentality too much. "

"It's all up to you, Principal." Qiao Yu replied with a smile.

"By the way, the reporter from the Morning Post told me this morning that the new media department of the Morning Post has also received an interview assignment, so there will be a cameraman accompanying us this time. But you don't have to be nervous later. It's not a live broadcast, just some footage for the new media department.

The materials will be edited before being released to the short video platforms on the Internet. He sent me some of the questions he prepared today. When you get to the office, take a look at them and think about how to answer them. "Zhang Tiejun threw out another piece of news that Qiao Yu didn't expect.

"Huh? Doesn't that mean I have to be on camera? I thought we were just going to take two photos." This news was a bit unexpected.

"Haha, what are you afraid of? Handsome young man, you should appear on camera more often. I just checked, and the questions asked by the reporters are all quite standard. When answering, just speak truthfully according to your own ideas. Don't be afraid of making mistakes, I'll cover it for you anyway!" Zhang Tiejun laughed and patted Qiao Yu on the shoulder.

...Zhang Tiejun had an appointment with the reporter from the Morning Post at 9:30, but this time, the reporter Qiao who was responsible for the interview and the cameraman also arrived at the principal's office of Tieyi Middle School fifteen minutes early.

Both sides gave a brief introduction.

The reporter who was responsible for interviewing Qiao Yu and Zhang Tiejun this time was also surnamed Zhang, named Zhang Zhen. According to Principal Zhang, he was a senior reporter of Xingcheng Morning Post. This reporter was mainly responsible for the current affairs and social news sections of the newspaper.

The brother in charge of photography is named Gu. He is obviously a technical talent and doesn’t talk much.

While the three were still chatting, the cameraman began to debug the equipment in the office.

Reporter Zhang took this opportunity to sit on the sofa in the office with Zhang Tiejun and Qiao Yu, and started chatting with Qiao Yu.

Common routines for interviews in front of the camera.

The interviewer first chats with the interviewee about daily life and discusses a few questions to be asked later, allowing the interviewee to completely relax, which will naturally result in better filming results.

If it is just a written interview, it is not a big deal, after all, how to express it depends on the pen. But if it is a video clip, and the interviewee is so nervous when answering questions that it is like reciting a script, it will be boring.

From this point, we can see that senior journalists in print media are also required to have knowledge of various business matters these days. Although it was a temporary task, Zhang Zhen handled it with ease.

This is obviously not the first time he has done an interview in front of the camera.

Qiao Yu also performed perfectly, and did not feel nervous at all even when being pointed at by the camera.

The three of them chatted together for about five minutes, and then the cameraman on the opposite side made an OK gesture.

"Qiao Yu, we are officially starting now."

"Ok."

Zhang Zhen sat up straight and said, "Congratulations, Qiao Yu, for winning the gold medal in the algebra and number theory category of the Xiaolibaba Mathematics Competition. When did you discover that you were talented in mathematics?"

"I didn't discover this myself. I have to thank Mr. Lanjie from our school. I had no interest in mathematics at first, but by chance, Mr. Lan discovered that I was very talented in solving Olympiad questions and began to tutor me carefully.

By the way, he also gave me two books on mathematics. They inspired me a lot and made me very interested in mathematics, specifically algebraic number theory, especially the distribution law of prime numbers..."

Qiao Yu spoke eloquently.

Principal Zhang had just shown him what questions the reporters would ask and let him answer them freely.

For such an opportunity, Qiao Yu certainly wouldn't mind helping the good guy brag about it.

"So this is your first time participating in Little Libaba's math competition, right?"

"Yes."

"This is my first time participating in this kind of competition and I've won the gold medal. And we have confirmed that one of the two silver medalists in the Algebra and Number Theory track is a master's student at MIT, and the other is an undergraduate at MIT. The other winners are also mostly students from well-known universities. So are you surprised by this ranking?"

"It was a bit unexpected. How should I put it? When I was answering the questions, I felt that the questions in this year's finals were actually quite simple. When I was doing the questions, I thought that everyone would get full marks and win the gold medal this year, and the bonus promised by Xiaolibaba Group would not be enough. When the results came out, I didn't expect that I would be the only one to win the gold medal."

Qiao Yu answered this kind of question without thinking, because that was what he really thought at the time.

And Principal Zhang just said that he should tell the truth, so he has no scruples.

This answer also made Zhang Zhen, a veteran reporter, couldn't help but smile.

My colleagues in the new media must be very happy. Such an honest answer will definitely attract traffic! The KPI is great!
Originally, the new media didn't want him to send all the interview questions to Principal Zhang first, because they were afraid that the school would teach Qiao Yu how to answer them on the spur of the moment, and it would be meaningless to send back some rigid materials. However, Zhang Zhen directly refused.

This interview was done with his connections. This kind of surprise attack made the new media department happy with the good material, but what was he? His task was to publish the interview. No matter what Qiao Yu said, it would all depend on his pen to polish it. The target audience was not ordinary people who watched short videos, and they did not need those eye-catching answers.

Who would have thought that Xingtie No. 1 Middle School would not follow the usual path? It was obvious that they did not ask Qiao Yu to answer at all.

Perhaps Qiao Yu also realized that just telling the truth would be hurtful if it got out, so he added, "Of course, because I was invited to Xiaohu University to participate in the finals, it was easier to calm down and answer questions in that environment.

If I were at home and had to answer questions for eight hours straight as required by the competition rules, I would have been interrupted for one reason or another and was delayed in doing the questions. So I got lucky and won first place, right? "

The patch was done quite well, but Zhang Zhen felt that his colleagues in the new media department would definitely edit out Qiao Yu's additional remarks when they released the video.

There is no way. The KPI that is most emphasized in the entire newspaper is probably the new media, and traffic is very obvious, so there is no way around it.

This sudden humility is less likely to cause controversy.

Zhang Zhen was still thinking about how to edit the film. Qiao Yu paused and suddenly added, "But the two MIT students behind me, well, how should I put it? I think this is probably a true reflection of MIT's math level. It's not bad for them to win a silver medal."

This sentence was something Zhang Zhen never expected. Was this a direct DISS to Massachusetts?
Colleagues in new media are probably confused again: should we edit or not?
Zhang Zhen subconsciously glanced at Zhang Tiejun next to him. What he didn't expect was that the principal sat there as steady as an old dog.

Wow, Tieyi Middle School is really unconventional.

"Well, Qiao Yu, do you have some different ideas or opinions about the level of mathematics at MIT? After all, MIT is a world-renowned university. Although it is not an Ivy League university, it has almost the same level and reputation as the Ivy League schools."

"Huh? Isn't this a preset question?" Qiao Yu asked curiously.

"Don't worry, the final presentation of our interview will be in text form. As for the recorded materials, they will be edited. It doesn't matter if you don't want to answer." Zhang Zhen replied immediately.

"Oh, that's ok, I just asked casually. Actually, it's mainly because I often read textbooks and class videos from different universities on the Internet, and then I will make comparisons when summarizing.

I am not sure about other subjects, but I think MIT is definitely not as good as Harvard or Princeton in mathematics. It is also far behind Yanbei University and Huaqing University in China.”

Qiao Yu said seriously.

Although she could not do anything to the man for the time being, Qiao Yu had no psychological burden at all when she casually made a few bad remarks about the man's alma mater.

Anyway, it's not his alma mater, so it's unfair to blame the whole school for the whole thing.

"Then do you know Zhang Yuanyang? He was once a PhD from MIT. After returning to China, he founded Fox.com, which is also considered one of the leaders of China's Internet business."

Unknowingly, Zhang Zhen's interview had seriously deviated from the preset track.

"Of course I have heard of it. That's why I said that choosing the wrong school can have a huge impact on your life. You see, others are getting better and better after becoming Internet business leaders, but Fox.com has obviously been getting worse and worse over the years.

If he had studied for a PhD at Harvard, Shenzhen University, or Jiangnan University, Foxnet might be more powerful than Internet giants like Penguin Group and Rice Company now!"

Qiao Yu spoke eloquently without any stage fright.

Zhang Zhen subconsciously glanced at Zhang Tiejun next to him and found that the principal was also staring at Qiao Yu with a questioning look on his face.

Well, it’s finally not that stable anymore.

When Principal Zhang finally couldn't help looking at him, Zhang Zhen finally got back to his normal pace: "Besides what I just said, do you think there is anyone else who has helped you on the road of mathematics that you want to thank?"

"Yes, there are. For example, our school and Principal Zhang have been very helpful to me. The school has helped me solve many practical difficulties, so that I can focus on studying. Especially when I failed the high school entrance examination in the second year of junior high school, they still did not give up on me.

In addition, I would like to thank a forum called Algebraic Number Theory and Decimal House. The netizens in this forum are all very good people. They are not only strong in mathematics, but also very knowledgeable and give very good advice.

Especially when I encountered difficult problems, they encouraged me in various ways and supported me in solving one problem after another, which greatly improved my algebra and number theory skills.

By the way, after I successfully won the gold medal, they celebrated for me in a very special way, which made me feel that learning mathematics is really a very happy thing. So I am very grateful to them. "

Qiao Yu mentioned Algebra, Number Theory and Decimal House but did not mention Xue Song, mainly because Xue Song was one of the marking experts for the algebra and number theory group of the Xiaolibaba Mathematics Competition.

He is not afraid of being criticized for taking the back door.

After all, he went to the main campus of Xiaohu University to participate in the finals. There were no blind spots for surveillance in the specially designed examination room, and everyone was answering questions online, so everything could be traced.

But Qiao Yu is also aware of the diversity of species on the Internet. Many people don't care about the truth at all and only believe what they believe.

Especially since he had just said a lot of outrageous remarks, he didn't want to cause any trouble to Teacher Xue, who had broadened his horizons.

However, Qiao Yu believed that if Teacher Xue accidentally saw what he said, he would definitely understand it.

For some words, it’s enough if the meaning is conveyed.

"Speaking of your high school entrance exam results, well, this is also a question I'm personally very curious about. Your scores in the main subjects are all very good, and you even got full marks in six subjects. Why are your biology and geography scores so unsatisfactory?"

Zhang Zhen was really curious about this question.

After getting Qiao Yu's information yesterday, he was puzzled by this score.

"I can only say that I was not very sensible when I was in the second year of junior high school and did not realize the importance of studying. So I would like to especially thank the school and Teacher Lan for their help."

"I see. Well, is there anything else you want to add?"

"Well, anything?"

"Yes, you can say anything you want."

"Just yesterday I saw a lot of people on Dyin changing their names to Xingcheng Qiaoyu. I want to clarify that those are not me. Although I also have a Dyin account, my name is the user name plus a string of numbers. And I have never shot a video on Dyin. Well, you must help me broadcast this sentence!"

　Thanks to book friends phoenixv and longtianbu for their rewards and encouragement.

　　PS: A book friend suggested that I update a chapter of 10,000 words every day, which is more enjoyable to read. I would like to ask for your opinions. If everyone thinks this is better, I will merge the two chapters into one and post it in the morning.

　　
　
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